V8Vega Fifemax I'm on my 2nd border Collie, I love a active dog and I think they are the most active of all. Both go absolutly nuts with fireworks.
Fifemax I'm on my 2nd border Collie, I love a active dog and I think they are the most active of all. Both go absolutly nuts with fireworks.
We've had eight Basset Hounds. All but one slept through fireworks and thunderstorms. A local earthquake too, for that matter!
Bassetts only get excited about important things, like food!
DJSpanky Some heavy thunderstorms, maybe got three quarters of inch of rain out of it. We'll see what happens today.
Spank, if you're not using those thunderstorms could you send some down here? We got some rain last week but it's just not enough.
Slow this AM but feel OK. Can't stay awake. I'm guessing that the new nausea meds is making me sleepy.Wake up and drink some sweet ice tea with lemon. Back to sleep. Did watch [through eye lids] Barn Wood Builders. Living Off The Grid next. Then sleep.Hope all are OK.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Afternoon folks!
Sunny and 95 today -
Still taking it easy - been dealing with a lotta fatique the past few days - but still on the upwards mend!
Spent a lot of time this am filling out on-line forms for doc visits - better than doing it in the office!
Kev - ouch - prayers for the young man
Chief - keep takin it easy!
Regards, Roy
ChiefEaglesDid watch [through eye lids] Barn Wood Builders. Living Off The Grid next. Then sleep.
Chief, have you ever watched the Mike Holmes shows like "Holmes on Homes" or "Holmes Makes It Right?" Man, are they fun! Trust me!
The stuff he finds wrong with houses will have you scratching your head in disbelief!
Hello there,
Kev.....Prayers for Rocko. Hope he does well . My dad lost the middle 3 fingers on his left hand in '64. He could lift more with his little finger than most men with good hands.
Went to the dirt drags Saturday. Son had an off night and went out early. Off and on thunderboomers Sunday. Hot, humid with showers all week. Yesterday a dental cleaning. Today a follow up with my hearing aids. Then a visit to BILs new place. Moved into a senior living apartment in a former hospital. Very nice place. Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Oy. Hopefully he'll be okay. A different kind of okay, to be sure. I'll keep you all in my prayers!
Same me, different spelling!
KRM Rocko as far as I know now, after many hours of surgery yesterday, they stitched what was left of the middle finger back on. Not sure what they did on the ring finger. Everything was pulled backwards in the machine when it caught his glove. They are not sure it will get the needed blood to heal and it may yet need to be removed. It will never function as it did. So that is still TBD. They also removed skin from his leg to replace the skin pulled off the back of the hand. Not yet sure what they will do with the broken bones. There was a delay in surgery because he and Dan’s sister are not married so his parents had to get there to approve? Damn liability, lawsuits and lawyers. That delay did not help.
Rocko as far as I know now, after many hours of surgery yesterday, they stitched what was left of the middle finger back on. Not sure what they did on the ring finger. Everything was pulled backwards in the machine when it caught his glove. They are not sure it will get the needed blood to heal and it may yet need to be removed. It will never function as it did. So that is still TBD. They also removed skin from his leg to replace the skin pulled off the back of the hand. Not yet sure what they will do with the broken bones. There was a delay in surgery because he and Dan’s sister are not married so his parents had to get there to approve? Damn liability, lawsuits and lawyers. That delay did not help.
It's amazing what they can do now. I worked with an engineer who had lost one hand and the other was a mis mash of both his hands. He got one hand caught in a paper machine and tried to save it with the other. This was +/- 30 years ago. They've only gotten better.
Good Morning!!Lots to catch up on - Looks like everyone had a great weekend....Rained heavily going to and from Carlisle, we took the PATP going out and up 81 to 78 going home - we were limited to 45 in the heavy rain which made the trip longer.2,929 showed up and it was definitely more crowded than last year. We caught up with just about everybody - It was a great time.Rained Monday and yesterday, more rain later today. Up to 80.Good Progress, Chief - Prayers continue.Nice to see Fife and Mr and Mrs Buckeye together.....looks like it was a good time!!Banks - Prayers that your son finds employment soon - that does really suck.....
1 year ago yesterday, I proposed to my beautiful girlfriend Jenni - still waiting for that 1st argument....lol
I took the bike to Jenni's and surprised her with a card and roses. Roast Beef dinner with corn on the cob. Home by midnight.It was SO HUMID the sky was lit up like it was snowing - it was a damp ride home, the windscreen was wet and the bottom of my jeans were wet.Not much on the agenda for today. Off to work
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Mornin' guys and gal(s). Sunny and pleasant along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Another rough night with FifeMax, not due to weather, but apparently he had a digestive "issue" at 0300... Woof.
Yesterday was humid, bigly. Weeded out a large yard bag full, and it looked like I walked through a waterfall. Did start on the next section of the layout; Fort Mulligan.
80 degrees with heat index around 100. Slept good last night. Back to the can't hardly stay awake morning. Drinking lots of sweet ice tea with lemon.Watching some TV. Dr. phone conference at 11:00. Not satisfied with lung advancement. Coughing up yucky stuff a lot.Hope all have a great day ahead.
Morning boys and girl(s). Sunny & 68 in the Potomac Highlands. Peaceful night's sleep. Hoping the Chief had the same. Had nice chat with FifePup last night.
After taco boats for dinner, headed to the train room to continue working on the new scenery. Spent a couple hours with glue gun in hand, forming cardboard earthworks and bomb proofs. Will post a pic or two on SPF.
77 and sunny. Woke up at 6:15 AM from a dream I was healed. Then felt the best I had since starting treatments. Out the door to hospital for chest x-ray. blood work and injections. Full day.Have a good one.
Chief, hang in there, sounds like you getting there!
Boy from dry as toast to wet as a swamp. No middle ground. At least my grass I planted is looking good. If it don't get waashed away. 2.7" in two days, at least I got the grass cut first.
Got my teeth cleaned and am good for another 6 months. Oldest birthday is next Tuesday so I got him a part he needed for his 1975 Triumph and have it in the mail to him. It should fix his oil leak issue. No word on the SIL's surgery recovery or Rocko so I guess they are doing better.
Not much else, be good.
Good Afternoon, I think it's still Thursday-----The heavens opened up and Thor was having a good time right after 5 Eastern - lasted until 7. I made my getaway to Jenni's for chicken dinner coated with crushed BBQ chips - it was great.Had some Carvel ice cream after dinner as a dessert.Prayers for Rocko....and Chief!!!90s again today, humidity up there somewhere, should be uncomfortable, but hey, I can't shovel sunshine, and I HATE shoveling snow....
Should be drill night - I'm gonna 2 wheel it, I think!!
Mornin boys and gal(s). Sunny and 70 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Gotta mow the lawn before it gets too warm in a bit. Wifey babysitting today, so I'm thinking Subway for dinner.
We went to Hagerstown yesterday on a little shopping trip. Stopped by the Outlets for a pair of boots, couple of Nautical shirts, and Grandma had to go to Carter's, of course. Then Michael's to get my new print framed. Then Hobby Lobby for stuff. Then a very nice meal at Olive Garden. Came home and had nice phone chat with Buckeye.
81 and sunny hot.Errand to run with Wifey driving.Daughter coming around 1 to babysit. Got retired director of Human Services coming round 2. She is riding with the Wake County Extension Director.Feel so so.That is it for today.
You're doing the right thing, I'm sure your friend will more than appreciate your presence.
Weather still decent - 90's and peasant breezes. Survived my 4 doc appts and one lab visit Wed and Thurs. Still under the weather a bit with the fatique - but docs said all is OK. Skin doc attack - I look like I was the loser in a Star Wars laser fight.
Prayers continue for those in need
81 and hot sun. Going to be another hot one. Possible showers this AM.Good night's sleep after Wifey got in at 12:20 from Wilmington. Wedding went great.Good morning resting up. Two slices of cheese toast and coffee. Shower and shave later. Take more breathing treatments [been a little slack on that]. Feel a lot better. If I could get this blood ox to stay up without aux. O2, I'd be good. Can't go out for long periods as heat and humidity hit you when you go out.Hope all have a great, safe and happy weekend.
Sunny and mid-90's today. Haze from the "Sahara dust" - keeps temps down. We are having one of the coolest 1st half of July in the record books.
Dennis - agreed re the YT videos - some people just like to hear themselves talk.
Chief - hang in there!
Piddling with the El Cam dash install - a few minor electrical issues I am tracing down and need to optimize the main wiring harness placement for best fit. This will probably take several days at my current pace
Hi all!
Nala our house guest, loves riding in the Gator, and Russell and Tiff came by to show off his bike I built for him years ago that is now fixed with the birthday gift I got for him to install to repair the oil leak, the bike is four years older than he is. Nice day all in all. Hope yours was to!
Kev....Nice Ride! What year? Our Priest bought one in 72(I think that was the year) His cousin was the local dealer. A bunch of us talked him in to going to the woods with us. He didn't make it far..
Mornin' boys. Overcast and 68 in the Potomac Highlands. Nothing on tap today, perhaps the Nascar race, and some time in the train room. Need to tidy up a bit, as we are hosting a little gathering Wednesday night.
Yesterday was on the train as the gondola guide, spotting eagles. (Oh, hi Chief) We had to unload for weather halfway through the trough again, then the heavens unloaded on us on the drive home. Truck needed washing anyhow. Cleared up just in time for steaks on the grill.
V8VegaWhen I was young 650 Triumps were the king of motorcycles.
If what I've read is true it was a Triumph Steve McQueen rode in that great film "The Great Escape." A period correct German BMW bike wouldn't take the pounding they were going to put it through so the studio people "humped up" a Triumph to look German.
And supposedly no-one knows what became of that Triumph.
PS: It wasn't Steve who made the jump over the barbed wire fence, it was a stunt man buddy of his who was a close look-alike. As Steve put it, "I'm good on a bike, but I'm not THAT good!"
Anyway, go for a ride with the "King of Cool," God rest his soul! Taken from us much too soon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec5iTVtj7z8
Morning gang,
We will be taking the house guest home this afternoon, I think the cat will miss her. He loves to mess with her and has no fear of her at all. She on the other hand has great fear of him!
Weather is perfect today.
My son's bike (in the picture) I got in 1982 as a spare parts bike for mine. Both are 1975 Triumph Tridents, 3 cyl model T160. It was the last year of the three cylinder bikes of that style. Only year with elect start. They are called 750 but they have 743cc stock. Mine has a 867cc big bore kit with 12 to 1 compression so it is too much engine for the starter to turn. They started 3 cylinders in 1969 as T150 and the T160 was only a one year production of under 2,200 bikes. I have had three. I sold one and I still have mine and Russ still has his. I also have had a 1967 TR6C 650cc, a 1971 Trophy T250, a 1972 TR6C 650cc all before I got my 75 new in November of 75. I paid $2175.75 in the crate and assembled it at the bike shop I bought it from. So now you all know the history.
Yes that was a Triumph in "The Great Escape." It was a 1963 Triumph TR6 Trophy.
A lot of field spraying going on today. It is cool to watch those guys fly so close to the tops of the corn and not get killed.
Best get to it.
KRMA lot of field spraying going on today. It is cool to watch those guys fly so close to the tops of the corn and not get killed.
Your own personal airshow, and the admission's free! Can't beat that!
Morning/afternoon all!
Cloudy here and rain in forecast for this afternoon and tomorrow. Temps only hit 92 yesterday so we stay well below normal.
Good progress on the El Cam minor dashboard electrical. Validated that the issues were not related to the wiring harness reinstall and all appeared to be in the plug-in instrument pod.
Pulled the instrument pod - which plugs into the main dash with an interesting flexible PC "board" concept. I found two issues - one was many of the lamps (night illumination, check eng light, seat belt light, brights indicator, etc.) twist in connectors have a lot of oxidation, in addition to the wires on the "bayonet" lamps. I scraped the lamp leads and filed the connectors copper contacts and got all the work with exception of 3 burned out lamps I replaced. Made a diagram of the connector contacts and used a 12 vdc p/s to test all the lamps in the pod. I am presently working on polishing the flexible copper contacts on the pod's PC "board" as they are quite oxidized also. Removing the pod and dash "disturbed" the 37 yr old electrical connections and replacing the pod exposed the oxidation issues.
Talk about a "high end" '84 Chevy vehicle - there is a tiny night illumination lamp in the ash tray - never knew it was there and it still works.
Dinner at a neighbors last night where all brought a side dish. Good conversation solving the world's and our adult children's issues.
Kev - nice back story about the bikes!
Hello there, Another week done. Hot and humid. Need to get hay made. Not as hot but good chance of showers every day in the 7 day forecast. Had to have Mrs little poodle put down Thursday. The lump on his right hind leg was growing like mad and he was staring to walk funny.
Little work on the house. Son brought a fresh load of sand and we sat up the easy set pool for the kids. Just finished a takeout Turkey dinner from a local VFD. Rich....how do VFDs raise money there. Seems like the locals put most of their time fundraising. Now for a nap. Prayers for those in need
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