Good Morning!!!! 57F @ 4:00AM. A mix of clouds and sun. High 63F. Winds light and variable.
Yesterday was windy enough that I spent most of it futzing around in the office.
Don't give up hope, Drew. You'll find another partner someday, as long as you keep looking...
That east coast storm starting Sunday night looks like bad mojo. How many is that this winter, now?
Not like I've ever forgotten my wallet, Ted. The last time, I was 600 miles from home on the first day of a cross country trip, and had no way of buying more fuel. Did the signature card thing at a local branch of my bank, fueled up, and went back home. Wallet was sitting on the headboard of my bed, right where I left it. One of the hazards of getting an early start, when you're not really awake.
The Big Sur version of MacOS comes with a keyboard viewer app, but it doesn't seem to speak Spanish either, Billy.
Still no luck chasing down that sprocket for the chain saw. Lots of places list it for sale on their web site, but none have it in stock. So that puts delivery at least into the middle of February, when the Makita guy said they'd have it back in stock at their national supply center.
At the end of the day I donned a very bright headlamp and crawled around under the truck looking for a brake fluid leak. Of the four wheel calipers, the last one I checked, driver side rear, was wet, with a shadow on the driveway where more fluid had evaporated. Eureka! Finally, a smoking gun! Checked with the Ford dealer for caliper rebuild kits, and not only do they not sell kits, Ford doesn't even sell the calipers. All he could do was offer me no name remanufactured ones at twice the price of what I found at Rock Auto. I guess model year 2000 is now officially "no longer supported". And even though the master cylinder reservoir was full just before I left town to head home, it was pretty much empty when I checked it yesterday. So I think the master cylinder is OK. I ordered a new pair of calipers for the rear axle. Hope FedEx doesn't lose this one, too. Still no sign of the first one, either.
I learned earlier this week that my friend's sister lost her battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday night. She passed peacefully in her sleep. Cancer sucks; she was only 67 and didn't look a day over 50. Hard blow for my friend and especially her sister's husband, but at least she's no longer suffering. And life goes on. Looks like I might be headed down there for a long weekend to offer some moral support. It doesn't hurt that part of the route runs down the coast on Highway 1, and the only reliable vehicles I have right now just happen to be motorcycles.
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!
but the donuts are still free. 
