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Finally done winterizing my irrigation system and RV today. Finished splitting and stacking the season's firewood yesterday. Almost ready for winter... We spent close to a month camping on the beach at Oceanside and came home to a winter-chores list that has been keeping me pretty darned busy ever since parking the trailer in the driveway. I'm thinking that maybe I should have done the chores first, then spent the time on the beach. I'd be much more rested now and in the right frame of mind for several months of snow.
Still here guys , I’m like a squirrel in the fall getin ready for Winter , and I’m still one nut short of a full basket, needless to say I’ve been chaseing that all year , two steps forward and in reality more like 10 steps back , I’m not ready to punt yet , sooooo World Series is looking good the Sox’s are two games up with game three going to La la land , Dodgers usually play better in above 34 Deg temps ,lol
oh note to Da Mods , that’s you Stewart , was there something going on yesterday with the site , I tried to comment on the new member thread a few times , to revert some talk over to October Thread , it wasn’t letting me type , send or vote .
have a great evening Gents .
Unfortunately my friend, maintenance where hiccups like that occur happen a lot, but it's usually such a fleeting moment only those who might be trying to click "edit" or "post" may notice. Plus, the only time we're notified about an interruption is when it's a planned one, and it's big, where they take the site down for awhile.
Well, I just slipped over to the dark side when nobody was looking. And traded in the Thunderbird for a Ford Sienna. Yeah I know Ford doesn't make the Sienna, but as soon as I find some blue oval badges, mine will be made by Ford.
10 years newer (but same mileage, go figure) working AC and cruise control, and all the accessories work. I am surprised at how many cup holders this thing has. It seats 8, not 7 (which was hard to find, for a price I could afford). Out the door with trade in included it will be $6,036.
Probably a lot easier for you to get in and out of Jim, nothin like crawling into a low seat or using everything you have just to get out, years ago I looked at a grand am, I went to sit in it and smashed my head on the door weather strip , I knew right then and there this car we won’t be friends and most likely I’d hit my head 15 more times before I learned how to sit in right , my truck I climb up head first .congrats on the uhhum Dodge
Well today is bittersweet. I just got back to the apartments with two of my grand kids, and found out someone had broken in and stolen my gun! They did not take anything else, just the gun. it had to be someone who was in my apartment as the gun was hidden.
Damn Jim. Sorry to hear about the break in! Just the break in would freak me out, but what they chose to take makes it even worse. Make sure you report it. The next thing will be it being used in some kind of crime, and they trace it back to you.
The Police arrived this morning to take a report and give me a case number. He tried to take prints off the screen frame but was unable to pull any. I told him who I suspected, and he told me almost all the calls to this complex are for her apartment. She has lived here a long time, but I only started talking to her relatively recently. She came by about 2-3 days ago trying to sell stuff to pay a $500 PG&E bill but I had no money on me. I am thinking she stole it to sell to get money, but of course, I found out from the Police she is a drug addict, so she could have stolen it for anything. Yeah, I tried to be nice to her and offer her a shoulder to cry on, and this is how she repays me. I did not see her today, but it will be interesting to see how she acts the next time I do see her. Since my carport space is right in front of her apartment, I am sure I will see her eventually. I wanted to let the manager know today also, but she was not in today for some reason. The office hours are 2pm to 6pm Tuesday through Saturday, so she should have been there. I also found out they tried to evict her once, maybe after this incident, they will try again. I did not show her where the gun was hidden, so I honestly don't know how she could have just taken that. But I have 4 computers in this house, and an X-Box One and 32inch flat screen TV. None was even disturbed, much less removed, I double checked my safe (where I normally kept it) to no avail, even checked behind the desk thinking maybe it fell (which would be impossible for me to not here it) Nothing.
As for the Toyota Sienna, wow what a difference it is to get in and out of compared to the Thunderbird. I wish I would have looked for one of these when I had my settlement money. However, I was so dead set against buying anything from Japan at the time (So I buy two unreliable Jaguars, and a POS Jetta, go figure LOL) It rides nice and smooth, the V6 even has more HP than the Thunderbird (215hp to 200hp) but weighs more (4,300lbs compared to 3,400lbs) and of course shaped more like a brick than the Thunderbird. I loved the Thunderbird, and hate to see her go, but the Sienna fits what I need now, especially with my leg getting worse. Today I cleaned the windows and found out the rear wiper had no rubber left, which explains that loud screeching sound when I try to turn on the headlights, but grab the wrong stalk. LOL. I'll get used to where everything is in time. Also replaced a blown right brake/tail light. The light tan (Desert Sand Mica according to Toyota) is not my favorite color, and I hate the bare bones steel wheels with hubcaps. but when I recover from the down payment (they only gave me $700 for my Thunderbird, and want $800 in 45 days!) I will look for some stock aluminum wheels for it, as well as a right brake light cover. I see them selling on eBay for $45 but I am sure I can find one in the local junk yards cheaper than that. I didn't want a 2006, I was hoping to get a 2004, which was blue, but that dealer wanted half down, and it only had seating for 7. This one seats 8.
I think that Toyota emblem in the grill is too big for a blue oval to cover, so I may have to just resign myself to driving a Toyota. LOL Only other emblem is on the steering wheel. I like the fact that everything works. Unlike the Thunderbird which started shutting down, first the Cruise Control, then the driver side Power Window, and finally the AC. Still I will miss it.The hood is the worst feature of the Sienna. Everything else is fine, save a small crease on right rear leading up to the broken tail light cover. The dealer put that red cellophane looking tape over it, and like I said, I replaced the bulb. I had my grand daughter press on brake while I was behind it getting ready to clean the window, and noticed it not working. That is also when I saw there was no rubber left on the wiper.
Anyway, even though it is not a Ford, I like it, and hopefully it will serve me well. It has the same mileage as mine, which is a bit disconcerting since it is 10 years newer, but It runs well, and straight and true with no rattles of any kind. I do wish it was the AWD version, but that would have raised the price, and this one is already at my limit to afford, so I will just be happy. It was listed at $7995, but once the manager found out I was a veteran an living on a fixed income, he lowered the price to $5999. Took most of the day to find a bank willing to approve me, but he finally found one.
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And traded in the Thunderbird for a Ford Sienna. Yeah I know Ford doesn't make the Sienna, but as soon as I find some blue oval badges, mine will be made by Ford. 
It was listed at $7995, but once the manager found out I was a veteran an living on a fixed income, he lowered the price to $5999. Took most of the day to find a bank willing to approve me, but he finally found one.
