Fixing Stuff ~ PEX, Specs, & Golf Game 20Sep24-22Sep24

Learning PEX Plumbing To Repair BC20X ~ While fire suppression @ Blodgett was my prime concern recently I did learn PEX plumbing on the repair of a leaky valve in the camper. I replaced the value to the loo in the BC20X... but 1st I needed the right tool to remove and install crimp hose bands (kind of an improved version of worm gear hose clamps). I chose the iCrimp tool which can be configured to cut out or crimp down and can be used 3/8" - 3/4" tubing. My toilet has 1/2" PEX plumbing and the new style hose clamps/bands were use to secure tubing to fixtures; it came with a PEX pipe cutter. My 1st step was to cut out the leaking section (one has to cut out the PEX piping from fixtures, not much reuse).  I then built a new section with a new brass valve and new PEX pipes sized righ. Finally I installed the section in the water closet of the BC20X. New stuff works like a charm but the toilet still fills up so there's another issue earlier in the line. Work to do, but I own the tools now and have some experience.

Chasing New Sunglasses... after a bushwhack on the Gunny with Tim took a toll on my gear I need to get some new fishing and driving specs (polarized brown). I have a narrow head and only small glasses fit; unfortunately the Costa Mantas I lost are now out of production. I went to the Costa del Mar site and "virtually" tried on the three narrowest pairs currently made. Brine seemed the best fit there but I still ordered Brine, Harpoon, and Fathom from AMZ's "Try Before You Buy" system. I returned them all today but the Brine are the best for me for now. Once verifying physically I went to eBay and bought a couple pairs of the frames, one tortoise, one matte black, each new open box kind of condition for one third the price of AMZ. I will reload cool prescription lenses in the new frames once I have them. It was a decent scheme for resolving the loss, but still a bonehead move to lose them in the first place.

Fixing My Golf Game... OK, that's impossible obviously but I did get to play Yoho's keen Flying Horse course with the kid, Wilks, and Yoho. It's a thing. We played in the PM on an increasingly cooling day, and made it back to the clubhouse before the skies unleashed at 6:30pm. It was cool watching Jim and Matt rip 350yd drives while I tried to stay out of the waste areas. Wilks was pretty steady as always. We enjoyed Torchy's afterward as well as the keen game of Buffs over Baylor.