Let the weight-gain begin...
When the neighbours came to the door with the 2 kids and the little dog, Benz ran to the door and watched them in awe. He does seem to enjoy Halloween, even though we only got less than a dozen Trick-or-Treaters this year. Oh well more candy for us. Hahaha!
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The prompt that my son Tim used was: "exquisite portrait photograph of an all black cat. Halloween pumpkin scene."
Pretty amazing eh?
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Closing
Tools
Monkey wrench
Flat and Phillips
screwdrivers
Hand pump
Steps to close:
1.
Unplug the chlorinator
2.
Unplug the heater.
3.
Turn off the gas to the heater.
4.
Backwash the pool filter until the pump
sucks air.
5.
Unplug the pump.
6.
Use hose to siphon off remaining pool
water to 'below the return'.
7.
Remove and store the chlorinator element
and control box.
8.
Shut off the valve to the pump
9.
Remove and clean the pump basket.
10. Remove
the drain plug on the front of the pump with the flat screwdriver.
11. Remove
the cap on the bottom of the sand filter.
12. Use
the basket for plugs and caps and loose items you'll need in Spring.
13. Move
the handle on the filter selector valve to winterize.
14. Undo
the pipe connections to the pump and the heater in the pool shed.
15. Insert
the hand pump's rubber hose into the 2 underground pipes and remove most of the
water.
16. Make
sure the hose returning from the heater is clear and lower than the heater
inlet/outlet to allow it to drain.
17. Remove
and store away the pool ladder using the Phillips screwdriver.
18. Clean
and store away the pool blanket.
19. Scoop
out all the leaves etc.
20. Cover
the pool with the winter cover using the deck clips. (12 +12)
It was such a beautiful day on Friday with temperatures up into the 70's. Erin came over and we carved our pumpkins:
Wendy saved the seeds to roast later.
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These are large files and may take a minute to load:
I used the prompt: 1960's, elaborate Psychedelic airplane, in the style of a Psychedelic Illustration, steampunk style
Click on the image to see the fine detail. It was generated in a very high resolution and took about 3 -4 minutes to make.
Below are a few more Hi Res Images from the depths of the AI's mind:
I used the prompt: 1960's, elaborate Psychedelic spaceship, in the style of a Psychedelic Illustration, steampunk style
TAP ON THE PICTURE FIRST then expand it to really see the fine details.
And here's (below) a quick Hi-Res of some figment of the AI's brain:
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These took about 30 seconds to create!
That's it for 2023. Wow where did summer go? That was quick. Well, we got some good use out of the pool this year even though we had to put in a new pool heater last month. That kept the water nice and warm (nearly 90F) and we were still swimming on Friday.
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I saw this joke on line and did not understand it so I asked the ChatGPT robot and it gave me this credible answer...
Me:
Explain this joke: Well, if there's one thing I've learned from my daughter's first swimming lessons,
She's definitely not a witch.
The ChatGPT robot answer:
This joke plays on the stereotype that witches are often depicted as being able to float or walk on water, a common theme in folklore and popular culture. In the context of the joke, the speaker is observing their daughter's swimming lessons. The humor comes from the fact that the daughter is learning to swim like any normal child, and not displaying any supernatural abilities like floating on the water magically. The punchline, "She's definitely not a witch," is funny because it states the obvious (that the daughter doesn't have magical powers) in a humorous way, contrasting the viewer's expectation of something extraordinary happening during the swimming lessons with the mundane reality of a child learning to swim.
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