Basik maff be hard,,,
Oh, where to start,,,, Been a mad, mad, mad, DAY,,, Not mad emotion, just sort of this side of total off the hook krazzeee,,,
Lots o runnin’
BUT, For a goodness for once. Talkin’ ta Da this weekend, he was discussing a ‘clinic’ that recently Re-vamped and GREW a town over (bout 14 miles away) and how they have been getting really good word from people he knows.
I looked, but weekend, not open, so well, nuthin much came about, EXCEPT the fact that “walk ins welcome”,,,, Roll the dice, buy the ticket, take the ride,,,,
Left Da’s at 10am,,, arrived there shortly after,,, Walked in, talked to receptionist, lobby not overly full, but BIZZY,,, thinking to self “great, we are gonna be here for HOURS,,,,”
filled out the paperwork side of things for Da, showed him where to sign, did the leg work of getting him checked in and before my arse made contact with the chair next to Da, they called him in.
DOC was Supernice, Nice looking (9 months pregnent and I envy her hubby,,, she’s a looker) VERY empathic to our needs, was horrified by the recent events so far, even got angry about it to some extent though not cussin’ mad, but carefully chosen wording describing “incompentent sheepskin holders”
Funny that, she is an honest to Dawg DOCTOR,, not an APRN or PA,,,
Da completely relaxed around her, was even cracking jokes a bit (his humor ain’t ded, but the pain makes it a little less afluent.)
Build a treatment strategy,,, DO carry forward with the second MRI (was today at 3) Don’t bother with the Rheumatologist as this isn’t showing signs of old Arthur (cancled that one) Hold the current other appointments, FOR NOW, as there may be further information from them concerning this recent MRI, Forward ALL imaging to her office (done!) and she wrote a scrip for a powerful but NOT NARCOTIC pain killer, to help aleviate this mess he has been in.
And Da and I returned back to his house by 11:15,,,, No appointment recall,,,, less than an hour and MORE forward movement in that hour and only 28 miles of driving versus the 6 appointments, 5 diffferent docs, 1000 miles of driving, and NO Plan for treatment of any sort.
I’m TICKLED PINK right now.
But the logistics of all the running (as we still had to get him to the MRI at 3,) messed up me head a bit.
Had some time to kill before the run to the RILLY BIG MAGNETS,,, so, piddle on Bloo for a minute. Started by stuffing the cylinder with rope (#7) and pulled the rocker arm, and
BRAIN FART!!! I’m looking down at the new valve seals and totally flummoxed myself thinking “I forgot to put one on somewhere,,,,” (I’m looking at 4 seals in the bag) F!F! F! F! fFFFFFfffff!!!!! Run in the house, grab the borescope and start eyeballing things,,, “Nope! new seal, new seal, new seal, new seal,,,,,,,,”
And then the math hit me,,,, Two cylinders remaning, two valves each, FOUR SEALS,,,,
Fuggit,,If’n I’m that scatterbrained that I made ‘bad maff’ anxiety hit,,,Mehbe, I just need to leave the wrenches alone for the day,,,, Better than messin’ sumpin up: like dropping another keeper!?!?! Though I have access to good ones, I DID intend on using that donor block at some point. even if only to power a genset of something. (High milage, but ran great before I went to rippin’ her apart.)
So, Bloo sat,,, run to the MRI an hour or so later and that was another ‘in n out’. I think I sat longer waiting for the receptionist to make a disc of the recent images for us. (she also forwarded the files to the Neurosurgeon for assessment.)
Now we wait for word,,, Three places,,, someone is gonna have something to say,,,, Roll the dice, buy the ticket, take the ride.
badd maff n all
on other fronts, I stole this from Francis
Time to wake up if ya haven’t felt that burn yet. Its not so bad here in Appalachia, but Was HORRID when I went back to my hometown a couple three year back. I’d imagine it’s grown worse since, as we are seeing Diversity rear its head ’round here too.
And no, I have no problems with skin tones, I DO have a problem with intergration resistence, and many of the current ‘immigre’ are HIGHLY resistant to intergration to “Murhican”
Sad to say, I know more than a few ‘muricans’ that don’t fit that description. Especially that “I do not wish to be a kept citizen” aspect,,,, Too many live on that check from Ungle Sugar at far too early an age, and never Get off of it. They “barter that incentive for a dole’ and then bitch when the state wants to control every aspect of thier lives.
I don’t pity them when the bitchin’ starts: I just point out that they let that particular camel into the tent, now its time to live with it.
ANNNDDDDDDDDDD,,,,,,,,,
on other fronts, a HUGE thankyou goes out to Mike in FLA for another Donation to the Blog/shop. Brother, you are being incredibly generous to this not so destitute grump, and its HIGHLY appreciated. Please, do not put yourself in a predicament on my account, but thank you and it IS appreciated!!!! (and if any others are feeling generous in their own way, the TIP JAR link for ya. I wont’ give ya any crap, but will publicly thank you unless told otherwise!!!)
And oh Yeah,,, Jesse Jackson died,,,,
I’ll just leave that right there for your inspection,,,,
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Rollin’ on,,,,
#5 is DONE! both valves resealed. Those keepers from Donor truck worked teats! (still have #7 and #2 yet to do. No rush,,,,)
“Chasin’ Docs with Da” day,, won’t have much to add,
maybe
maybe a lot to add and vent and get off me chest some more frustrations,,, Maybe,,,
or not,,, will see. Hopin’ to turn this ‘run-around’ into “treatments”
Something in the world I have been seeing more of lately. “coming to God moments” BCE is having one too. Look up at my pages and you will see I had one as well.
I don’t want anyone to think I am Anti-Christian, or something,,, all I want is the same thing I have always wanted in every aspect of my existence: TRUTH. And I feel that so many aspects of our ‘organized religions’ are NOT TRUTH, but digressions from the truth to favor a select few. In one case in particular, its become quite obvious that the ‘word’ was heavily manipulated and edited, and created MORE strife than it solved.
And yes, I do believe that the Muslim world is the thirteenth tribe of Israel,,,, Proof in the first chapters of the Qu’ran,,, Check it out if you don’t believe me (if you think about it, the Abraham Accords admit this as well.)
Anywhoosits,,, I gotta get some running around done, and HOPEFULLY get some treatments started on Da,, His attitude about all of this stuff in his personal world is downturning in bad ways: kinda startin’ to scare us kids a little (understatement!!!!)
More laters, hopefully good
LLLLL! (, ‘)
Ya meet the strangest friends,,,
local worker at jobsite today.
way upstream IMO,,,
sure was more ‘fun’ watching him(her?) take a bath than checking up on the realworld.
GaRBB@($((###!!!!
Dropped a keeper!!! ARGGGHHHHH!!!! And of course, it hit the tarp and went-a-buhbye!! Probably in EREHWON now,,,
Cheap part, has to order it no matter which route I go, but still cheap ($3/pair so not THAT cheap considering what they are)
OR,,, I can pull a valve cover on Donor truck and pull a pair from her,,, Same part number on all SBC’s/4.3’s as I checked that last night,,,,
STILL,,, GRRRRRR mad at myself,,, I had it in hand and it dropped through the frame to the ground, even heard it hit plastic, but can’t find it for nuthin! (for those unfamiliar, this peice is about the size of a fingernail. TINY!)
On that note,,, Its the exhaust port #5 that I’m working on. only have 5, 7, and 2 remaining. BUT I STOPPED ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT when that thing fell. Not moving until I can put that particular valve back together.
and its back to the mines today,,, Doc runs tomorrow with Da, and likely no movement at all on Bloo in the interim. I kinda want the ground to dry out a bit too. it was getting rather goopy with my movements trying to find that keeper,,, (and that keeper may be encased in that goop now,,, dunno,,,) (note, I did use a rather large magnet as well: found a few nuts and a bolt that had fallen off Buffalo when I worked on her in this location prior, but not that keeper, YET.)
Back at it,,, ’nuff grumbles, keep movin’.
more laters
Three of Eight
#1 #8 #4 that order,,, as in firing order,,, thats whats done. Set up for #3 now, but haven’t started pulling anything there. Doing this slow and methodical,,, Check the tension on the pushrod, pull the rocker arms, pull the spring/keepers, replace the old seal, reverse march,,, Put things back to where I found them, checking that tension by feel, so no scientific method here, just artistry of a sort. May not be right, but hey, I wasn’t planning on putting those covers back on until I did running adjustment on her. Just get it close enough for now and make it RIGHT on the tail end of things. (for what its worth, I COULD push through and have things done a couple of hours,,, its not hard. I’m just taking my time, piddlin’ so to speak, and not letting things get my gruff,,, start feeling frustrated: walk away, do sumpin’ else for a bit.)
And it’s rainin’ today. Not that that would slow me up, though I may hold off. Domestics today too. not cold, but certainly chilly out there.
Dunno which of y’all out in the spheres sent me that little ear-wig thats runnin’ in me head currently, but thankee,,, Kinda needed the reminder that ‘this too shall pass’ and that getting in a tizzy over little shit only prolongs the agony.
bills have been paid(for the month), battery bank is full, water supply is at overflow stage, chili in a pot on the stove staying warm (slow simmer that only makes it better) I’m upright n breathin, the kids have food and are healthy little bastaches, roof over me head, and a family that cares deeply,,,
Cripes, I be rich!!!
Prolly a few peeps in this world that can’t say same.
Prolly by choice too, but I digress,,,,
Y’all take care out there, think on your world and what you have that you take for granted on the day to day and give some small thanks for that sanity (even if only at your local level).
Tomorrow is another day,,,,
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Broke even ‘gain
Silly Lotto,,, Broke even again,,,, Not like I’m serious about it or anything,,, just play the 13ths of Fridays,,, Maybe next time will hit the big’un,,, LOL And I would know not what to do with meself,,,, Deer in headlights unable to choose,,,
Hasn’t done mucho today,,,Took Da to town for grocery run, stopped at hospital that did his imaging and got a disc for our records and had them forward same to the Neurosurgeon (hope to hear back that ‘no, you don’t need ortho’ or ‘no, you need a Chiro’ , or sumpin’ NOT surgery,,,,)(IF, surgery is the only option, I am mentally and emotionally prepared, but if it comes out for the worse, Spiritually, gonna be devastated for a spell.)
Nows,,,, Big ol’ pot-o-chili simmering on the stove. Prolly enough for this ol’codger for a week. My recipe, which means “that sounds good, toss it in” and no notes. APologies to those that were hoping for some cooking lesson here. Its Chili, Get it THICK, get it to your FireAlarm level and make sure it has beans and MEAT,,, LOTSA MEAT (I’ll even toss sausage in, breakfast, kielbasa, smoked, hot italian (that one was kinda wyrd, but worked.) BUT, there MUST be DEDKOW in there too. In this case, a 3# chuckroast that was on sale (not turned, but on the reduced for fast sale line) cut fine (1/2″ cubes) and flash seared on a REALLY hot cast iron before tossed in the pot.
Seriously, smellin’ good and my tummy is rarin’ to go. But it ain’ta ready yet,,,, Maybe tonight, definitely tomorrow and next.
grumble grumble grumble SHushh belly, not time yet,,,,
Workin’ on Bloo too. Not pushing, she ain’t goin nowheres,, dont’ want to get my arse in a hurry on this one. Too many little itty bitty parts that can disappear in a blink, usually propelled by a rather hefty spring lettin’ loose. I have never lost a keeper to date, don’t wanna start now: and when they go ‘zoom-zow!’, they leave this reality for some parallel universe, never to return. Not that I have lost one, but have had similar happen with a spring on a 1911,,, that thing is likely still in low orbit around Jupiter,,,, No wanna go there under hood,,,
And when I cook, I turn on the sound system,,,, Kittehs and Dawgum are scarce right now,,, When I listen to the stereo, so do ALL of my neighbors,,,
Only one from my trax today, but man, Boston MUST be as loud as you can tolerate to get the full impact of the whole of it. I still get chills and goosebumps hearing those melodies and harmonies when the volume is ‘just right’
And I’ve been eyeballin’ Lyssa and Bluejean this week. The recent upswing in weather (which likely won’t last another week before we see ol’man winter return in anger) has me wanting some water time (well, not just the weather, but the whole she-bang of recent life,,, need some ‘church time’.)
is what it is,,,, Soonssssssssss
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1 down, 15 to go
pulled Bloo apart to get at the valve seals, and even managed to do one (and get the spring keepers back in) Going the long road on this,,, doing one cylinder at a time,,, Best that way for many reasons,,, Take the moment to focus on those minute parts like the keepers,,, Use shop towel to cover the whole and smack it with hammer to make sure the keepers get seated properly (trick I learned with the Fiats,,,) Towel there to catch anything if they decide to fly apart. Lots of stored energy in valve springs: not quite grenade level, but sure seems like it when little bits get tossed will-he-nil-he.
Gonna have lots of little towel parts to pull loose too. My insurance policy is a tarp under Bloo to catch any wayward parts (keep ’em out of leaves and gravel) and stuffing the oil drains with towelling to make sure a potential dropped keeper doesn’t make its way towards the pan. AND being meticulous in process,,,,
No rush,,,
Its Friday the 13th, my usual day for playing that lotto thingy. I dropped a few notes on that game today,,, Who knows,,, Can’t win if you don’t play, and the only times I play are Friday13ths Only 3 this year. This month, next and one in November. I usually ‘break even’. Hit just enough numbers to get back my initial investment. Once made double back. Its gambling, blind gambling at that. Not like in cards where you have facial tells and such. But I don’t play cards,,, I can’t pokerface for shit,,,
My usual gambles are backed up by my knowledge and skills, My most recent gamble was Bloo, and I failed to account for a trend around here: the ‘drive it till it breaks’ trend. So I bought into a problem child and it sorta bit my ass. It WILL pay off eventually,,, Maybe even sooner, depending on how this repair fairs. (the one seal I pulled so far was ‘soft’ but did look worn out. I figured they would be hardened and cracking, but I’ve only seen the one so far.)
Decent week. Coulda been better ‘ceptin’ I had to take half a day for Da/Docs. I did manage to pay TWO bills this week. Not hammering ’em hard, YET, but definitely NOT minimal payments. The only way to eat a sasquatch,,, one forkful at a time. That leaves me open to hammer the principle on one that I really do need to hammer down on, next week. (three weeks before its actual due date. May get to make two payments on it this month.)
Yah,, notta much to talk at here. Dealing with Da, dealing with docs, dealing with fams and appeasing tensions. Things ain’t great, but I’m still upright n breathing, I guess thats a goodness? Hoping to find a different doctor, one not in some frellin’ network setup, PRIVATE PRACTICE type,,, Looking, but they are a rarity, especially ’round here.
anygobamahjiggowitz, its been a day, i’m tired, and maybe even a little short tempered,, and have nothing much to add to the mix of the world right now.
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