Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

68°F and .04 inches rain

Nothing too serious yesterday, just piddling about most of the morning. A trip to town later for light shopping, milk and juice, as we didn’t do Friday fillies. Tried the new Chicken Big Mac, not bad.

Thinking energy conservation and some football will serve today well.

Paul’s OFH project coming to a close as is Drew’s adventure. I predict a major shift in our picture pleasures.

I can assure you Sophie and I never were even in same state let alone neighborhood when it comes to some incomes mentioned. We do live comfortably now, and that’s OK. I remember the joy of that big raise to $2.50/hr. $100 a week if you conveniently forgot taxes and SS. Working in a factory at the time.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

Bummer Drew but more reading is good

thankfully they showed up at 8:15am
never saw this before
and if EMS needed to get in for a heart attack?

Ted, do you carry bolt cutters on your trucks???

 

[daugen]

nice drive up to Chattanooga, road was very rough for awhile, but construction ongoing.
pretty campground up on hill, heading out to fly drone and see what I can see.
had to wait for fog to burn off this morning.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good (late) morning!!!! 83F @ 11:15 AM. Plenty of sunshine. High 82F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Looks like a beautiful day.

Finally found an owner's manual for the rear 3-speed hub on buddy's bike and got the rear wheel off the frame. All down hill from there getting tires changed. Coulda sworn I ordered Schraeder valves all around, but the 700c size showed up as Presta. PITA swapping valve adapters, but at least the tubes look like they're pretty bulletproof.

RAM dealer applied a software update that took care of the recall and maybe the problems with the radio system; they're all hooked up in one big mess. Pressure tested the cooling system and no leaks found, so all they did there was top up the fluid. Got a quote for a new windshield, that'll be the third one. $400 less than the last one.

Headed out in a little bit to test both bikes out with a ride to lunch. Fingers crossed.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

nice splitter.
getting locked in not good Drew... I would have a complaint about that.
Wngsprd, hope Mom will be ok.
Ken, nice decorations.
Buppies, sorry about wife..
Don, nice hay decorations.

We have a fly infestation in one room. Don't know how they get in. Windows always shut. It's driving the wife nuts, which in turn drives me nuts.......

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My mazda app won't work on my phone until I accept new terms of service, which I haven't. I saw youtube videos about them trying to get $100 month to use remote start now.... Might have to sell the car for something else.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Drew, yes we do.... I have used them on multiple occasions. Most of the time though, if there were locks on public access gates, there were keyed lock boxes that we had "master keys" to open, giving us the key hidden inside to unlock gates.

Speaking of school, the paramedic program here was the last 2 years, but full years in a trimester schedule. 2 weeks off in between. Specifically, nothing but medical related study. The first 2 years were the 'prerequisites', all the general courses.... bio, chemistry, anatomy, math, English, etc...
Then the next challenge.... actually being accepted into the program! Usually 60-75 applicants for a class size of 20. They used a matrix to accumulate "points" .... the most points get in....

The paramedic part was the hardest. Cramming a whole lot of medical stuff into a very small package. Each semester a few would drop out. Our class started out with 21, nine of us graduated.

Then, at the end of the course, we had to take the University's "final comprehensive exam". An "all or none" situation, if you didn't pass, then you had to repeat the whole paramedic course. You couldn't take the national PCLEX exam (kind of like nursing or medical boards). Then, if you pass, you can take the just the state license exam or the national registry exam. I took the national..... hardest exam I ever took....

The odd part to me is that not all states require a degree to get a paramedic license..... about 50-60% of them. I was told that because of our "rural areas" being so far from medical facilities, the training has to be more in depth. Transporting / treating a patient for possibly up to 2 hours can be seriously challenging.

Medics working in the Grand Canyon area are even more trained with "special skills" exceeding even the national certification requirements. Those guys are top notch!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Drew, I forgot to mention.... try to go up on Lookout Mountain outside of Chattanooga. There is a very tall waterfall inside the mountain! Then, at the top, you can see 3 states. Might be an interesting excursion for you.

I'm feeling much better, no lasting SxS. Wifey still having pain. Maybe get her checked this coming week...... I think I'm delusional though....

We finally got a decent amount of rain. 1 1/2" in the gauge this morning from over the last 2 days. No local flooding, all absorbed in. It just started raining again. Good that it's coming in waves and not all at once.

Unfortunately, major flash flooding is occurring in the burn scar areas. A couple of towns getting hit again......

Everyone have a great day!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, you left on your trip the day before the Big Boy steam train left Cheyenne on it's journey, and you get back the day after Big Boy returns to Cheyenne..

 

[m7040]

Yes we had the gate locked at the Galveston State park at night but it could be opened with a code that the campers were given at check in. Had to use it a few times