Good evening everyone. Long day. Not too bad, just long as one of the cases lasted 9 hours. Was glad to make it home in time to see the kids before bed. That is one of the most important things to me. I could make more money working long hours elsewhere, but here we have a great family oriented situation. Most of us have young kids and want to get done to get home.
Bob, thanks, I would like to check out some more photos. Not sure if I have any of my old photos around. That definitely is a C-series Mack engine though. Also, glad you are back on the scope dealing with the work issues.
Brent, the CPAP does take some getting used to. I prefer the mask that only goes over the nose. Even with that, it takes some adjustments. The place you got it from should be able to help with trying different mask types and sizes. Also, for most of the year, I can leave the vaporizer on "0" and it still will moisten the air just enough. If you turn in higher than that, it makes things too wet. In the winter, I may go up to "1", but that is the most needed. If you don't have a good seal on the mask, it will blow in your eyes and make them dry. I only sleep between 4-6 hours a night anyway, but the mask does help. At least it keeps me quiet so my wife can get some sleep.
Chief, I have been doing my best to store up some money in the Social Security lock-box. As originally instituted, it was not to exceed 1% of gross salary, was not to ever be used for anything else besides the guaranteed retirement assistance, and several other things that have long since gone to the waste side. Politicians from both parties have certainly messed that all up! I think you are covered, but from what I am told, I should not count on getting anything for myself. Of course, by that time they will make minimum retirement 85 years old.
We are getting ready to head to Kennedy Space Center in the not too distant future. I hope this will be a great experience for the kids. We also have scheduled "lunch with an astronaut." That should be fun. From what I have read, it is quite an experience to jump start the kids into science. If anyone has been there, I'd like to hear what you have to say and take any suggestions. If not, I will have to post photos when I get back and then I can answer questions... maybe?
God Bless,
dennis