I am king of the (sniff) mole people

In a more distant friend's fb ran into good old fashioned ribbing about "short people suck," and overtly stated preferences for height. It's not a protected class, but really? I am US cultured enough that I genuinely think you should not have preferences for things people cannot control. Maybe I've just fallen for the myth perpetuated by the rich who have every advantage and then get the poor to blame themselves. I mean the short.

Inexplicably I'm sick again - 2nd time in a row. I thought after getting sick I was over it - so safe I could lick handrails in public transportation. But no, I'm fighting some sinus crap. Allergies? Whatever it is I'm exhausted, coughing until wheezing, waking up (coughing), and sore (from...youguessedit).

That said, I dragged my sorry carcass to the gym today and set a personal record. It's a good and bad record - I DL 425 for 2, which means it isn't my max. It also means I'm still not quite there with my form, but I'm working on it. I'm trying to learn to engage my hammys without doing this romanian dance on the way down to the bar.

Sick or no, I've passed a personal 1k. If we count 425 DL, 345 Sq, and my meh bench of 235...I'm at 1005. That's one goal reached.

But I'm still short so I guess it don't mean nuffin.

(not really sad - just making a scene and pissed off about being sick right now)

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Got a surprise call from Jordan:
He bought a 5gpm electric tankless water heater because it was a really good deal at only around $400, while 6gpm or higher doubles or more the price. I thought it sounded good, having checked online
http://learn.compactappliance.com/tankless-water-heater-sizing/
that seems to show a shower can run easily with 2-3 appliances going at the same time...when will that ever happen?

He also explained a bit more about the hvac guy's conclusions - he said running a return from the main floor was a bad idea, but the ductwork was still good as supply to get the main floor cool. They're moving the return from the closet / over the stairs to the same area but "around the corner," which I think means on the hall wall (also much easier to access, which I hadn't thought of) (duh). Curiously the other comment was that the a/c is overpowered in the master bedroom if we use the 2 vents in there now. 3 vents should be fine for the main floor (but not with an intake). I'm sad to lose the intake because it would eat dust - but taking air from the lowest part of the house for cycling into the a/c is a bad idea.

They're having problems with the doors - the supplier isn't being responsive. He thinks as they screwed up another job they probably screwed this one up and are working to get the right doors prior to taking his call. Or it's xmas.

He asked when I'd be delivering the faucets I got, guess that's tomorrow.

He also noted he thinks the kitchen cabinets are probably going to be going in around the time the hvac guy is there, Jan 4.

He also noted not to worry about what I see with the drywall around the stairs - there was some kind of miscommunication. There have been 4-5 guys working there at once.

The stairs for the front steps to the basement were framed in and about ready, but this rain pushes that back.

They passed inspection in the basement on Friday.

Saga continues.

Update: 12/25 (home sick still)
Visited the place with Veronica (yesterday).
The drywall issue may be that they drywalled the closet under the stairs now that the stairs are complete. However they also, reasonably I would think, drywalled all sides - when one side will be open as doors are put in for under-the-stairs Harry storage space. So the confusion or concern might have been whether the extra closet doors/drawers was scrapped.
Also, did I mention the stairs are complete? I think they're pretty.
Forgot to mention they've also sanded most of the wood around the stairs and bannister.

Every time I visit the place it's more gorgeous. It's more than I ever thought about when I bought the place. Not sure...I think I'm kinda ghetto so it's not clear I'll actually appreciate a lot of the changes. I think the master bath and laundry is a huge plus though. The space is nice.

One struggle is where to put my pinball machine and her piano.