Grill Repaired

This winter, I finally received a replacement part for our grill. The igniter would not light the flames on the burners. The item was back ordered for a long time. Eventually they sent me one as long as I paid the postage.

It was too cold to work on the grill recently. But today the weather was okay. So I unscrewed the old igniter. I left it hang underneath the grill with all the connection wires. Then I slowly, one wire at a time, disconnected the old igniter, and connected the wires to the new one.

Then I moved the battery into the new igniter as I screwed it in and secured it to the grill. Initially, this replacement would not light any of the burners. But I remained calm. I replaced the battery with a fresh one as the old was seemed a bit corroded. That did the trick.

Now we can light all the burners and cook food on the grill again. There is no doubt that the quality of our grill is super low. So I plan to buy a replacement grill, maybe within the next year. Next time I will get one with a slightly higher quality. I don't want to spend a fortune, as grills break down and rust. I also don't want to cheap out and end up with another dud.

Superbowl Pizza Problems

Momoko wanted pizza for our Superbowl watch party. I volunteered to go pick it up. One and a half hours before kickoff, I called in an order to 2 large pizzas. I knew it was busy because I was on hold for a while. They told me it would take 20 to 25 minutes to have the food ready.

I headed to the gas station to fill up my car. Had to kill a little time. I arrived at the store 30 minutes after I placed my order. The guy behind the counter said it would take another 5 to 8 minutes. I figured that short duration meant I was good.

There were a ton of other people waiting for pizza there. Most were Door Dash drivers. I just sat tight. Thirty minutes later, I was still sitting there. Eventually the guy who initially helped me found my order. He apologized for the delay. He said I could have some free food.

When I got home, I saw the free food was some plain wings, and another medium pizza with black olives, onions, jalapenos and other toppings. Momoko actually liked that one. I did make it back just in time for Superbowl kickoff. Not a good move to order pizza on that one day of the year.

Birthday Party Rocking

This weekend, Momoko's friend from work was having a belated birthday party. This one was a double occasion, as this friend also bought a new house 1 year ago. This was the big reveal of the new house to most of us.

Momoko, Little Kat, and Kit Kat decided to go to the party. Little Kat brought some liquor along as a gift. This house was not new to Kit Kat. She works with this friend too, and had previously took care of the friend's cats while the friend went out of town.

I was the designated driver. Momoko does not liking driving when it is dark out. And the kids planned on drinking alcohol at the party. I used Google Maps with my Apple Carplay to get to the place. Kit Kat gave me some helpful tips, as it was very dark outside.

Near the friend's house, Google Maps got confused. Kit Kat navigated me to the doorstep. I parked in the driveway and let the family out. Then I proceeded to drive home. Had some trouble turning Google Maps off. Now I sit and wait until the family needs taxi service home. Momoko said she would probably come home early. And this time, Kit Kat thought she would not stay into the AM hours at the party.