Bad Day at Block Rock - errrr - Make it Bad Year.

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Will get a little posted before back does its thing.

sort of a normal day yesterday.
Truck ac not working. Have a can of self fill it. Yep it has juice in it. But the plug to put it in does not fit. also don't think clutch is working.
Move on. Make hole in wall large enough to get cord for flag light through.
Moving right along. Got window frame for north wall stuck together. Some nails to large split wood. Got some smaller ones, just barley long enough, but its together. More fun on the way, get to put in & then the window. After moving almost every thing on the deck.
Failure 2. maybe i can get swamp box running a little. 97/98 yesterday.
Motor crapped out last year. Nope it ain't going to go. Water pump now rusted up so it don't go. Bony knocked the stand out of the way last year. It is old & rickety & got worse. will stiffen it up, but it should be rebuilt.

Another success. Electric grill found, cleaned up & it even works. Don' remember buying it or using it. OH well what else is new. Works better than expected. & No flare ups like gas grill. ( Too hot to use gas guy.)

Have lots of pictures in camera. Will take them out & post in a week or three. Also had some fun things to post, but can not think of them right now.
After every little project sit down, let back settle down & of course have a beer. By the time all the projects done it was getting real nice outside. So a few more beers. May of had 1 too many. But who cares. :laughing::thumbsup:

Found weird tic on Bobby Girl. A big female, Sort of yellow & full of what looked like sperm. Any ideas, or have you ever seen 1 like that??

Birds been entertaining lately. Doves taking bird baths. Cardinals doing the same. 5 Quail lined up on steel rail, played follow the leader jumping off. Use to see similar when I fed the them up closer. Biggest cotton tail ever, with the longest ears. Different than all the others.

More later,
Jim

 

[Ken]

Good Morning Jim about time you got out of the Hidey Hole where ever you have been.
Weather here was snow last not over 1/2 inch but some idiot will run off the road .
Usually the 4 whl. drivers spin out on the first curve.

Guess you didn't have to adjust every clock in the house just because some thinks it is needed
Remember trying to get our kids in for nights sleep and the sun had not set yet.

How is the health. The V.A. give you and appointment some time this year.

Good to see your back writing.
ken

 

[hawkeye08]

Will get a little posted before back does its thing.
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Move on. Make hole in wall large enough to get cord for flag light through.

More later,
Jim

Speaking of flag lights, I had some solar spotlights that sort of, kinda worked, but wanted something better. Running extension cord across yard was not the best solution for me and the solar lights that go on top of flagpole were $80-100, more than I wanted to spend. I recently found this solar light that I am pleased with so far (only been up a few days, but seems to light the flag all night).

Amazon.com : Solar Flagpole Light by Deneve - 26 LED Lights - Brightest Top Mounted Flags Pole Downlight, Fits Most 15 to 25 Ft lawn American Flagpoles Including Telescoping Models : Patio, Lawn & Garden

 

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Will get a little posted before back does its thing.

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Found weird tic on Bobby Girl. A big female, Sort of yellow & full of what looked like sperm. Any ideas, or have you ever seen 1 like that??



More later,
Jim

If this tick was engorged, a regular dog tick will look yellow. The "sperm like" stuff found was the tick digesting it's blood supply.

 

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Another day & another $ in the hole.
The good the bad & the funny or weird.

When in pain I make bad decisions or do stupid things. Stupid. Have a slip from post office for package from the VA.
( No idea what it is. None of the p0eople that I have talked to said anything about sending med.) Drove right by PO & did not pick it up. All I wanted too do was get home & let my back settle down.

First time I have even tried to use 1. One at wally World kept crapping out. After trying 3 & get one running, was afraid.
Got cooler motor & pump. Always had a 3/ horse. The only had 1/2 HP.So I got it.

Went to Lows & the cart worked well just very slow. Got cement boards, pulley for motor, That WW did not have. Some saber saw blades. ( that will not work on my saw. ) Another odd thing or 2. Lows had 3/4 at almost the same price as WW.
Couple of other little things.

Fry's cart was real nice & faster. Friend was there & got the dog seeds for me. Only 1 sack. only 2 dogs to feed now. Didn't get 1/2 the things on my list. Had them load every thing. Almost forgot fuel for truck, was on my way out when it downed on me. Also saw the bank, deposited my 3 little checks.


At Indian store a new guy. Does not seem very bright.Wanted 5 beers & 5 cigars. He could not remember the 2 things. & had to make 2 trips to the back room. Then dropped 1 & some cans broke. He did get me another 1.

When home got the have to things in fridge in barn. Then sat back & had a beer.

Lots of PH calls from the VA. So many I lost count & not real sure what some of them were all about.
Need to get an appointment with pain doc & pee doctor. Throat acting up. Had 2 real bad act act ups. 2 minor & had one about 1/2 way in be tween. Had it gotten any worse was going to call ambulance. When it is real bad I can't even talk.

Pain in the butt belongs to Clinton ( criminal #2 ). He or his mother Sandy do nothing to keep it home. Never had any fence of any kind to keep dogs in.

Dry mouth & burning every since the ER trip. Nothing even tastes good & have some trouble swallowing.

To day cooler gets it motor & pump. Stand about ready to collapse. Going to stiffen it up before putting in new motor.
Should build a new 1. Don't think back will let me do that.

Sorry but back says go lay down.
More later.
Jim

 

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Hits & Misses
Hit - Got
AC in truck working, very , very cold. $30 Labor & $30 bug juice.
Miss - Little cafe close by. Get a cheese burger, not only cold but does not taste good. Choked down about half & saved rest for Bobby. By now I am cold & back really fired up. Just get home get warm lay down. Crap on TV. That is nothing new.
Hit ( sort of). Got cooler motor & water pump at Wally World. With help turn what should be a 1 or 2 hour job into a 12+ hour job. Cooler working celebrating on deck & watching it cool down. Go in house lay down its cooling off. Dose off for a little while. Wake up, boy it should be a lot cooler by now.
Check, water pump has crapped out. Oh well, get another 1 for only $10 at local Ace.

More Later
Jim

 

[Ken]

Good Morning Jim Looks like all is normal in your area again.
Swamp coolers are prone to quitting just when needed. so get extra pump and will never need replacement since there is a spare .
At the Philips Dodge refinery near Douglas Ariz. in the 1960's we were replacing material and needing a drink of water . went to near by house that had water hose running on lawn picked it up and drank from hose. not bad tasting but realized it was from the swamp cooler over flowing.

Did you get the Dodge or Chev. air conditioning fixed?

ken

 

[crash325]

Hits & Misses
Hit - Got
AC in truck working, very , very cold. $30 Labor & $30 bug juice.
Miss - Little cafe close by. Get a cheese burger, not only cold but does not taste good. Choked down about half & saved rest for Bobby. By now I am cold & back really fired up. Just get home get warm lay down. Crap on TV. That is nothing new.

Hit ( sort of).
Got cooler motor & water pump at Wally World. With help turn what should be a 1 or 2 hour job into a 12+ hour job. Cooler working celebrating on deck & watching it cool down. Go in house lay down its cooling off. Dose off for a little while. Wake up, boy it should be a lot cooler by now.
Check, water pump has crapped out. Oh well, get another 1 for only $10 more at local Ace.

not finished, may edit later.
Jim

 

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Here goes nothing & it may not last long. Computer on TBN is running dead slow.
& Not feeling so hot.

Made it to town yesterday, Just a waste, knew I shouldn't the way things started off. Had $20 bill in envelope for water bill hung sack on fence driving off with the $ still on dash. Power steering growling, needs fluid. Stop Ace & fill it up. Can't open mail box, keys lost.

Know I need to turn on Kinny road, drove right by it Ok just take Ajo. go 1 street too far, circle around & get the Home Depot. Want small skill like saw. Saw it on the web $35. They don't even have 1, except a Dremel for $129 2 carts not 1 works Guy got 1 sort of working , get about 30' & it quits. HD only gives vets discount with disabled on card & then only on holidays. Off to lows No carts at all. Want several little things, sort of look, Have girl get me a small can of white paint & that's it.

Off to Wally World. A cart that works. No saw like I want. ( 3 /3.5 blade Skill type saw.) Got few little things.

I give up may post more later. Have enough frustrtaion

Jim

 

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Very short post. Comp very, very slow.I have sure4 turned into a whiner.

Yesterday another day of misery.Can barley walk, needed to go around the house a few times to work on cooler. It ma sound silly, but I drove. don't think today will be much better.

It took all the strength I have get pad off cooler. Yep water spider is plugged. up.. Need a good nozzel to back flush it.


Got to Quit
Jim