No doubt I could do it but just a little concerning without a backup person in case I ran into a problem. I got the rear bearings in the 4 wheeler today, will try and start on the front tomorrow. Front brake pads are worn out so I have new ones on order and be delivered on Wednesday.

 

Big guys from corp showed up so no work on the 4 wheeler yesterday. Some dirt bag broke into the new store on Sunday and stole a 55 inch TV and a case of toilet paper. A case of toilet paper??? All the drainage and curbing issues are fixed and suppose to be warm enough to pave today!! First shipment of parts for the parts department arrives tomorrow! Still waiting for furniture and the company to come set up the floor displays.

 

The crack head will pawn the TV. Will trade the toilet paper for a little crack.
So did anyone know corp was coming? That could have been bad if your 4 wheeler was in the shop. Maybe yall get moved into the new shop soon.

Put the new injectors in the Mazda. Some thing is still wrong. Once I come off light duty, will pull it back apart and see it the injectors are firing. The computers were know for being bad.

Yesterday afternoon gave the planer a good work out.



still gave to get the rest of the stack trued to 1 inch . Then hopefully just 1 more trip thru the the planer to get them all uniform . Then I got to work on the sides. This is the last of what the guy. Utched last year

 

They didn't say anything about it in the shop, I get an hour for lunch so if they asked I only work on it on my lunch break. Had to order new front calipers since we could not get the pad alignment pins out of the old calipers. This dang thing is going to be brand new before long if I have to keep replacing stuff. But hopefully I won't have to worry about anything but routine maintenance for a while after I get it finished.

I'm a way better mechanic than carpenter, I can do what I need to do but I'm in no way an expert in wood working.

Worked on my taxes last night and I have to pay in to the Feds and I get a refund from state. It looks like I end up only paying a hundred bucks out of pocket when it all plays out.

UPDATE: Ended up ordering new upper and lower ball joints for the front since I ripped the boot on one of the lower ones trying to get it loose from the control arm.

 

I learning as I go. In high school (back when dirt was new) it took 2 years of drafting. The teacher also taught wood shop. Once we finished our house plans the second year, he took us the the shop to finish a few projects thsst were not going to get finished. Right now I am doing mostly carpentry stuff. The tractor and Mazda are making me question my mechanical skills

 

hello there

Its surely been a while since Ive been around

Ford (since I have to update lol) Parts ready for primer, stripped to bare metal in areas, and now the girl wants to have the ford assembled for the wedding, all rusty and ****. SO, my whole plan is upside down now.

My dodge, working on it, nuff said

life, is up and down like hell, but my sister graduated the Naval nuclear academy, and she is on a sub for 6 months for hands on training, then shes assigned the real life base.
I met her boyfriend while I was with the family on the east coast with the girlfriend, hes decent. I see him sticking around.

I FINALLY CHANGED JOBS AND GOT OUT OF THAT **** HOLE. I dont remember what I told yall last, but things got super toxic, and I was almost at the point of burning that **** down. Funny thing too, is that the boss hired a new guy, to be the foreman and surpass an internal promotion, and I ****ed it all up with my leaving. So now the promised foreman has to stay in my recent position. Oh, and 2 other guys tossed in their noticies too.

Im now working at the same company my girls dad works. I am now specialized per say in repairs for certain machines, and I may be shipping out to Illinois soon for a 2 week training session for certain manu's and products.

 

Jacob
Soundls like you are working on CAT. My quick update Rain, Rain Rain more Rain. My 250 is still down for transmission, bought a 93 Mazda cheap still working on it. Bought 2019 Jeep. Bought a portable sawmill. Bought a utv. Built my first wood project simple platform for an air mattress. Daughter , son in law, 3 grand kids came for Christmas. My son s truck burned down didva little damage to house. He went back to work for one of his old companies

 

They have paving equipment staged at the new shop so hopefully they can pave today before it rains again. New wheel bearing are installed on the 4 wheeler so just waiting for the rest of the parts to finish it up.

 

 

I have been watching the Tim Tracker on Youtube starting way back when I started planning the first Disney World trip. He does videos about the theme parks but also other local Orlando attractions. I was watching a video last night of a Disney Cruise they just took. My wife does not watch the videos I watch but she was sitting next to me last night and saw the one about the cruise. They are pricey but with the character meets, the private island stuff and the food she was really impressed. She thought it was great and said: We ought to take little man on one in a year or two when he is older. SCORE!!

 

My son did one saod never again. It way over priced. All the major cruiselines have private islands or parts of islands that are private.

Royal Caribbean had some characters Puss in Boots was one of them

 

It's FriYAY!!
No paving yet because of the rain.
Yesterday was super slow because of the rain, so the day dragged on. It would have been a good day to work on the 4 wheeler but my parts won't be delivered till today.
The Disney Cruises are pricey and that's why it will probibly be a one and done for us too, one of the main reasons the wife wants to wait till little man is older. My wife said lets get past this Disney trip before we talk about going somewhere else. Looks like the weekend is going to be a yucky one.

 

Of course it going to be yucky it the weekend. It also going to butt freezing cold high 44 with nw wind at 20.I talked to my grading contractor we are planning on first week in Feb for him to get out to the land. We are going to cancel the Thanksgiving cruise. Just too much money we could use sonewhere else.

Started another small wood project all the littkke projects are skill builders and using wood I already have . It a very simple led candle holder. First time did a skecth in Paint.



Learning to get creative with it also.

Actual corthouse and location we got married in

 

damn things havent changed haha

Hopefully this year ill be able to start my floors in the house. Maybe I can do that, and do all new furniture in the main room. Time will tell. Got the girls family all moved out as well, so they will be out by monday, and just in time for this freezing rain and wind to hit tonight. thank god it all got done, I did not want to be loading trailers and trucks in that junk this weekend.

 

The new job might also be sending me to Chicago here fairly soon for training, and that will be 2 weeks paid fully by the company, plus time for being there.