Gonna needa bigger,,,,

Truck, or van, or sumpin,,,,

The uses I put Buffalo to, she’s a bit crowded up inside (and out).

OR, maybe I just need to get a different “Work Truck” and only use it through the week.   Buff could carry boats and camp gear and always be ready to roll (and not get so many miles on her)

Or I need to downsize some,,,,  

NAW!!!!   I like my tools(toys), and I especially like being CAPABLE and those tools definitely put me on that list.   I still get things done without them, but Jury-rigged repairs are bandaids waiting to fail.  

(funny story: one of the guys at the J.O.B. thought that was an actual college ‘shield’ and wanted to know what school I went to.  LOL    I told him Hard Knock Community college and Life lesson University with my Masters from LOW-Tech,,,   It took him a minute to catch on, then he did a double take and actually READ the shield.    )

Long story short, Had to replace a Sawzall this week; more debt on the card, but would rather it be at the prices I am seeing than whats to come, and to have and not need, than need and not have.   The old Sawzall burned it’s brushes out while doing a job (and why I prefer the modern brushless types) full blown ‘let the magic smoke out’ moment.   Was still running, but there was noticable drop in power.   Added another impact driver (old one is seven years old and getting flaky.) and a portable 2 gal wet/dry vac to the mix as well.   Can’t say how many times one of those has pulled miracles for me (pulling feeder string through conduit for electric runs,,, clean up to keep a client sedate,,,,) Well worth having on hand.    Not too hateful: only added 3 Benjamins to my debt, and that won’t take long to knock back down.   Even so, the prices on the ‘deals’ had gone up $20 since last week alone.   Everyone is slowing raising prices BEFORE Black Friday so they can say they reduced prices for Black Friday.   HA!    See it every year.   AND I will never shop on BF, period.   I’ve seen the ugly side of humanity on that day and I steer well clear of that.    I’ll take the higher prices before or after over the potential loss of freedom I would have to endure if confronted with ‘Stoopid’,,,,

Did I mention that Buff is getting crowded?      Yah,,, A crew cab truck that can only carry one passenger,,,   that backseat is LOADED, Half tools, half camp/kayak gear.   The bed has a full width box on it that carries more tools, and then you have the kayak rack on roof and truck bed: that ALWAYS has a kayak on board. 

Anywonder I don’t get great MPG?  LOL.   (actually, she doesn’t do half bad for a block with 320K on the odo.  Just do regular oil changes and she holds her own.   I know when the MPG starts to drop, its time for an oil change.)

No boatin’ today.   Decided there were too many things needed done here to fart around with luggin’ Lyssa up and down hills to water.    With the weather being topsy-turvy up-down mercury scales, and wet/cold; my kayakin’ is gonna be a little more hit/miss right now.   I try to make up for the lost days by using the Ergometer, (which needs new ropes this year,,, looking bad frayed.) even though its not the same, its close enough.  And I don’t have to don mad levels of protective clothing to use the Erg,,,  Drysuits and wetsuits are something of a pain in the butt,,,,(which also gets weighed in when going boatin’.)

There are TWO days that are written in stone for kayaking during winter.    Solstice and New Years day.   Solstice because I can, New Years as my promise to the upcoming year and a chance to G&C for it.   And one of these years, I am going to be hit the ‘lottery’ and get to paddle during snow,,,  (krazy? mehbe 😛  )

Not a prefered situation, but a goal I wish for so I can say “Done it!”,,,,

The shadows are getting longer, and there are still things need attended to, and this post is a ramblin’ mess anyways,,,,

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