Archive: A last November weekend to finish yard chores
Posted By RichC on November 25, 2025
This could have been the last nice weekend to finish up yard work such as raking and hauling leaves – and my rake is about to be retired, as am I! Who knows as a few trees are still fulling loaded with leaves; perhaps the wind will blow them elsewhere???
Anyway if felt good to be nearly done with the yard before winter and getting things looking halfway decent before family arrives for Thanksgiving. Brenda has been working hard too as there have been multiple Tesla trips to the stores, meal prep and getting the house ready. We are actually enjoying the chores and looking forward to getting together (tends to be once a year with my brother and his family).
I made second batch of Portuguese Sausage Soup as both Brenda and I grew to like it. It is one of those “packed with veggies that we don’t necessarily like (kale)” kind of foods that are supposed to be better for your health — missing vitamins. Who knows, but we’re going to “try” to serve it to family if they get tired of Thanksgiving leftovers. 😊
Taylor was getting over a stomach flu and also busy with Megan taking her mom to Urgent Care for her knee. She was climbing the stairs in her house and her knee (that has needed a knee replacement for years) could not get her up the stairs. Hopefully a steroid shot will help until she can decide what she wants to do? Frustrating for all to say the least — especially for those of us who just want it a “fix” (speaking selfishly for myself as my foot problem continues).
In lighter last weekend happenings, the Oostras were celebrating a birthday and babysitting for Drew’s brother and wife so they could go shopping together (assuming Christmas?). They ended up outside in the leaves with the girls entertaining their younger cousins.
On a side note, I mentioned to Drew that we might try to run the Tesla battery down low this week with all the local shopping trips in order to recalibrate the 0-100% useful range of the battery. Who knows if it will improve the 
capacity … or if we’ll chicken out and do it another time?
Using the Battery Health Test
Access: Go to Controls > Service > Battery Health Test.
- Requirements: The car must be plugged into an AC charger providing at least 5 kW, have less than 20% battery, be in Park, and have no pending software updates or battery/thermal alerts.
- Process: The test runs for up to 24 hours, during which the battery is deeply discharged (possibly to 0%) and recharged. The touchscreen will be off for parts of the test, and features like Sentry Mode and climate control are disabled.
- Outcome: After completion, the system provides a percentage reflecting the battery’s current energy retention compared to when new and may recalibrate the displayed range.
This official software tool, introduced in updates like 2025.8.3, automates the recalibration process, offering a precise and user-friendly way to assess and recalibrate battery performance directly from the vehicle interface.
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