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Old May 30, 2026 | 09:17 AM
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Whimsy Continues

I was having a good week (for me) so I smoked a pork butt and used part of it to get my neighbor to put my truck on Jack stands and remove the wheels. I was able to use my garage chair on wheels and got all the calipers off and hung on some wire. Next I did some clean up with brake clean then alcohol. I had ordered 6 cans of Ford Blue and I ended up putting three coats on each. Ran out of poop but was able to get my neighbor to put it back together for a 24 pak of Modello. So technically I didn't do it myself, but at 72 with Myasthenia Gravis, it was a win for me.





 
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Old May 30, 2026 | 09:27 AM
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72 and still messing with your truck, That's awesome.
 
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Old May 30, 2026 | 09:45 AM
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72 and still messing with your truck, That's awesome.
I have lots of time, just not lots of energy anymore. But keeps me happy .. LOL
 
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I have lots of time, just not lots of energy anymore. But keeps me happy .. LOL
are many of us not feeling that way, wait till your with me being 6 years older ,
 
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are many of us not feeling that way, wait till your with me being 6 years older ,
Not looking forward to it .... but I would relish it if I could get rid on the $160k with of medical treatments I get every 4 weeks. Glad I got the calipers done before my surgery on the 2nd. That will add another $20-30k to this cycle. The only good news ... the VA picks up the tab for all of it except my medicare premiums (the VA charges lots of my stuff to medicare, other than that I don't use it) and ~$100 a month in medicine copays. Took the docs almost 2 years to tear my immune system down. Now they tell me I should start making a come back, probably not all the way, but hopefully when I get infusions now there will be a bump left over before the next one and each bump will bring me back some. Kind of like having $1 and 4 weeks later you have $0.15, then get another dollar, if you don't spend the $0.15 then you build up.

Not the greatest life, but sure beats the alternative.
 
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