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That was the plan, and I have followed through quite nicely, thankeebeerymucho!

Ran to the Freight, picked up basics; gloves for keepin’ paws clean(er), some of the expendables like saw blades for my bandsaw, cut-off wheels, etc etc

Didn’t take Bloo for that trip, took Buffalo so I could fill her tank and give her a good blowin’ out on the highway there. She’s gonna be doing a lot more sitting these days up’n’comin’,,,, I will drive her some, mostly weekends and such: She won’t be left be. Like I told Da, she needs a lot of work, like the entire steering geometry needs replaced (typical Chevy thing,) as well as the DS door hinges,

and the obvious, the ENGINE that is sitting on 334K original miles.

And all of that is gonna take time to become a reality. I gotta pay off/down several lines of credit, before I go throwing for more parts.

Fact: Bloo is set up for anything I can do, shy welding, as I didn’t mount my welder to her. (don’t wanna, its an indoor MIG, BUT, it can be tossed in the bed if I have something small that needs glued together with molten steel.) Honestly, I don’t really want to continue the Welding genre as a MAIN,,, Not adverse to doing it here and there, but around here, the only real pay is in the oil/coal feilds, and I don’t wanna jump through the hoops nor compete with those guys that have the big Monster welders mounted to thier rigs. Little one off sorts? Ok,, maybe,,, Let me think about it a moment,,, (part of that hesitation is that many of the side welding gigs I have had were “Frame Repairs” on ate out pickemups,,, Last one, I had to use a ballpeen to show the guy, “Nope, nothing there to weld TOO,,, you’re SOL dood!”. and, Everyone bucks when you tell them $30/hr plus 5% expendables costs, Materials extra.(gas, wire, FUEL if using a genny) (and yes, that is CHEAP, but even so, they act like I’m tryin’ to rip ’em off. That sort of shit just ain’t worth the headache.)

I’m hopin’ that choosing the Auto repair side, I can get away from the cheep-asses that don’t wanna pay jack shit for quality. Those types would rather keep bandaiding something together (like the frame of their truck that is more weld than frame) or do it themselves when it comes to keeping it rolling. (hmm,,, sounds sorta like me,,, LOL)(note, I WILL pay for others to do things for me; IF its beyond my inclination/ability/tools. Like paying to have a clutch put in my white S10: because I didn’t want to deal with a 4×4 package while on my backside.)

on a different note, I did use some rubber roofing material to seal up the tops of the boxes. Some 3M high strength contact Cement, a hand sander and some acetone to clean both surfaces before treatment and mating. It doesn’t look bad,,, and I figure later, a fresh coat of paint on them,,, you’ll never know unless you are looking for it. I just wanna keep my tools dry. ( could take pics for ya, but feelin a might lazee right now,,, and feel justified in it,,,)

Cosmos REALLY likes Bloo,,, He loves that bench seat,,, he can SPRAWLLLLLL and have his head in Daddies lap when on the highway, unlike in Buffalo with her bucket reclining seats. He likes to sit up and watch when on the backroads, but gets really bored at speed. My biggest transistion is ‘No power anything (except the power steering and brakes) No powered heated mirrors, no power windows or locks, no ‘convenience’,,,, THAT, and the jump from automatic to a stick, I keep trying to use a clutch in Buffalo, or forgetting to use the clutch in Bloo… I got spoiled over the last few years with Buffalo, and it shows. That’s not all a bad thing though; Far less to F!up later down the road. Besides, her transition into the modern world was in headlights and a human interface in the dash’radio’: Good enough!!! Don’t need all the bells and whistles in a work truck.

Anywhatzamijigawitz,,, tomorrow is back to the J.O.B. (gotta pay those bills somehow.) and the colder weather is blowing in after our near springlike Christmas break. Yet another shortened week for the NewYears holiday,,, Has a followup Doc Appointment for the Da on Friday, then on Satyrday, the ThankzChristNewMasYearGivingDay get together of KayakyKrew. Bloo gets to make her debut there,,, Little Bub is gonna go Ga-ga over her: He LOVES Twucks!!!

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