First curling game of the season

Well another fine (I have more faith that it will be great then I do that the Euro will survive until this time next year.) curling season has begun. Though we lost today, at least we lost on the last rock of the eighth end. The short version play by play would run like this. We pulled ahead early, leading 3 to 1 by the fourth end. Then gave up four, and then one, to fall back 6 to 3 by the sixth. Then we took four back to head into the final end up 7 to 6 (and telling ourselves that we'd either have to win, or make sure they took two - not that an extra end is that bad, but the beers upstairs were calling!). We gave up two, by about half an inch, on the last rock of the game. A respectable loss against a worthy opponent. 

The upstairs talk ranged from geotherm heat systems (good but no panacea), to the new Altona brand (not good, not even approaching a panacea, and pretty expensive to boot (Thanks TKennerd! Seems there's no media niche safe from the retired sports wankers of any league!)), to the benefits of a heated garage (good, and a panacea) even if you were not asked about the height of your garage ceiling and ordered a door to fit the opening, for which you've just been told that the hardware will not work, because you do not have enough interior clearance. Sigh.

Yes, if you're looking for a 7 x 9 r16 steel garage door, I have one available for a reasonable price. Now excuse me while I order another door and reduce the opening to 6'6" x 9 so that the hardware will work. By Christmas the door will be on and the garage will be warm. I hope.

Ride report

in:      4'C wind NW 15ks

out:   8'C wind W 15 ks