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Teats or Tires

Day started with a dead battery in Buffalo.

It DID improve, but man, the mad rush to get a jumpstart from my Unk in near zero dark hours,,,

Gonna spend the lucre to get a jump box, for future use.   Like the saying goes; “rather be lookin’ at it, than lookin’ for it.”  and today was a ‘lookin’ for it’ kinda mornin’.

anywhoos, once the Buff was running, she was just fine, and I did need to jump her again at the end of work.  Went to the battery supplier straight away and bought and installed new, and NOT a wallyworld Chinesium question mark.  

Install went well today.   Actually REALLY well, and I had Burnout with me.   Gave him something of an education on installing powered gates, even had him doing some hands on stuff, not just the backbreaking labor side of things (which is what he was there for; trenching for underground lines, etc.)   If he could keep his attention span a little more focused, I would be more tempted to train him to do my job so I can have some respite now and again.

I mean, Just like Buffalo’s battery dying because ‘cold snap’; this time of year tends to be when I start getting texts on the daily from powered gate clients with issues and gripes.   If there were another body with my skills, I wouldn’t likely get so backlogged on things.

Nopes, won’t be holding my breath about that though.   Burnout has been making strides towards being more reliable, but he is also dependent upon me for some of that (I am his ride in, in the mornings,,,,)      Like I told him this morning when he was eyeballing a high dollar sports car and saying he ‘would love to own that’,,,  “Dood, get your priorities straight and get your damned license back before you go dreaming beyond your means”

but I digress,,,, Tired, a little grumpy, and its cold,,, Gotta get some heat in the house tonight.   

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  1. Spud's avatar
    Spud

    Your burnout ,Reminds me of a good guy and friend of mine . He constantly posts photos of exotic cars , boats and high living. However he is under retirement age, drawing full SS Disability, lives in his sister’s condo which is located in an extremely high rent place over on the Gulf coast.

    Always dreaming about the finer things in life , yet has not the capability to ever achieve them, without someone else handing it to him…

    Yet he considers himself to be a Conservative and supports only Republican politicians. Even though he gladly takes the handouts provided by only the left.

    Sure is much hypocrisy going on in today’s mixed up drug induced society.

    everbody wants , but fewer do

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    October 18, 2024 at 5:16 am

    • diogenesoftherifle's avatar
      diogenesoftherifle

      I’d blame that on the school systems. They don’t teach things to help people get forward and the big message is “do it this way, fit in, don’t buck the system” and ZERO intro to finances past balancing a checkbook.(and not even that these days.)
      I’ve become something of a mentor to him, and he is improving, but in fits and starts. He still does stoopid sheet like blowing his entire paycheck on Friday, not putting anything aside. But at least he has figured out to stop borrowing against it,,, that road leads to a paystub with no cash,,,
      Won’t kill myself to pull him out of the hole, thats his job, but I point out where he is digging and should be putting the dirt back, so he can climb out.

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      October 18, 2024 at 5:44 am