Had the plans to go kayakin’ with Lyssa and self and Nuthin’ else. No phone, no nuthin’ but a bottle of water and time.
BahWhooom!!!! destroyed before even leaving the driveway.
Buffalo is dead again. Acting very much like she did when that rotor crapped out and was getting no sparky spark to the cylinders. But this time she has something new to add in. Seems like during the crank cycle, she hits a HARD cylinder. Me is betting (and no, Hasn’t looked yet.) that #3 finally gave way and that cylinder is getting a lot of coolant inside.
Ok,, lets think about this’un a minute. My kayak hauler is likely dead in water until such time as I can get that newer block in. Needs to rebuild the front end to not chew shoes to bits and peices at the same time. She is not essential to the day to day. (though I would really like a backup ready and waiting.) Fall back to second line of defense: BlooTwuck.
Second strike was arriving at Da’s. First was some mis-interpreted signals on my part. He asked about a landline and I found an option, only,,, He changed his mind overnight or something. THAT turned into a bonus for him, and he IS getting that landline and it costing him LESS to do so. Whether or not he uses it,,, NMP!!! But the Celly: Time to change over his phone to a different carrier to ease elder Sis’s financial burden. Da is no luddite, but he is Technophobic. Flip-phone, won’t even attempt to learn the touchscreen types. Finding a replacement carrier, that can actually provide support for his chosen comm, and make the buy, but the onsite tech looked at me and flat said, “You have to do this, we aren’t allowed to.” Oh, frellin’ GREAT! Alright, retreat to Da’s to deal with 20 year old tech transfer to modern 5G network. And it actually wasn’t as bad as I expected, but I will NEVER EVER try to navigate the net using that hardware again. NEVER!!! Didn’t say it, but was thinkin’ it hard “Dad, DON’T You EVER! ask me to do this shit again!“
About the only thing that went entirely smoothly today: bought and assembled a new office chair. Old throne of chaos was starting to give me back-aches and was screaming for retirement. I gave that old horse a vikings funeral, with a slight modification: No boat, no water. New Chair is rockin’ it. I can already tell this is helping the lower spinage.
So what to do for a kayak hauler? I was thinking, have been thinking, that BlooTwuck needs some sort of rack. There may be time where i need to haul a 4×8 sheet of ply or such, or even a ladder or three, and I can adapt from there. Just making it, finding it or buying one (and y’all know which option this frugal grump will run with. Dunno why I list all three,,,)
Was I surprised by Buffalo shitting the bed? Not at all. One could almost say I willed it into existence by expectations. She has sat all week since I got her out of the quagmire of the yard. and now, well. I ain’t gonna kill a battery or starter attempting to force her into a condition she obviously wants to avoid. (and I could smell a touch of coolant while trying to start. Purt certain that headgasket finally gave way.)
But I am still upright and breathing, has a new comfy seat for my arse while doing the writing and podcasting,,,,,
Speaking of that. Was gonna try something a bit different this round. The Podtrak is a portable unit, self contained minus mic and headphones. She has a terabyte card installed and can handle 8 hours of continuous recording. Was gonna go find a small island on the lake, set up and just word spill. Clean up and edit at home. Thats still the plan, but, well, Will see, right? I feel the isolation of ‘boating in’ will give it a different vibe and wanna see how it pans out. Gotta be able to get the boats to water though.
Alright,,, its goin’ on 7, I’m too sober after a day like today, It’s satyrday and I have absolutely nothing pressing until the AM when Domestic duties call me forth.
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