The main accomplishment this week was to carry my 2024 tax papers to Jessica at the CPA office. Nancy had always done “the taxes”, but her illness caused a major delay. Left with a mess I did not understand, I got help. I continue because now I don’t have to do anything but put a dozen pieces of paper in a folder and take them into EBRG. In a few days, I’ll sign off and they get filed electronically. Then in three weeks a refund appears in the bank account.
Under the heading “There is always something”: 
I turned on the computer this morning and have a yellow vertical line on one of the 2 identical monitors. These were introduced by ACER in 2012 but I think I got them about 2016/18.
The screen is about 17 inches wide and the line is 2.75 inches in on the left side. While this is a distraction, I don’t have to worry about it. Even if I “snag” part of an image with the yellow line on it, the line doesn’t appear in the copy. The copy is coming from the internal file, not the surface of the screen. So – I will wait and see if something else happens. Update: As I finish writing, the yellow line is gone. Go Figure.
Contractor Walter came by with the main topic being replacing 8 windows from the original 1980s build. The estimate for this is about $5,000.
The R-value of 1980s double pane windows is about 2+. New ones with Argon gas between panes and a Low-Emissivity {Low-E} coating might be three times better at stopping heat and cold transfer through the window. I’ll have to research this a bit more. New windows have to be made to fit the dimensions of the original construction, so they have to be ordered, with a delivery time of about 3-weeks. Maybe in 3 weeks the temperature will be better for the installation.
Here is the coming week’s forecast:
Beginning Thursday a weather change is supposed to happen so that we go from no clouds Tuesday to 90% clouds on Friday. The clouds stop heat radiation and cooling at the surface.
There is a major cold air mass in Canada but it appears to be heading into the USA’s mid-to-east regions. Washington State should start to warm in late February. Yea!
My area has gotten only light snow in the past 6 weeks but what we got in December is still here. It has gone through several softenings and re-freezing. So it has slumped to about 6 inches thick and has become hard enough to walk on.
Seeds for the birds and wood for the stove are stored in quantity, so all is good.
Keeping Track
on the Naneum Fan
John H.