#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.

It just takes some time,,,

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,,,,

Carry on,

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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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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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go read the whole thing, its not long.

No Idea when, or even IF, the break will happen, but the simple fact that we are NOT represented by those that lay claim to ‘representatives’,,,

Yah,,, Seems that this country was founded on that simple “no taxation without representation” clause and those in ‘power’ would do WELL to recall that fact. Not gonna happen, but SHOULD,,,

Like I said, ‘not sure when or even IF that break will happen,,,,’. I can say, the level of “Pissed off”edness is growing. That some of this is due to contents of a certain ‘list’ (folders of information actually) along with “Discovery” of massive levels of fraud at both Federal and State levels in various forms, the breakdown of what used to be reliable systems within our borders(Medical systems that are seemingly another taxation system,,,) Taxation at every turn and transition of daily living, with no reciprocated services,,,

People are waking up. People are getting pissed. People are dropping out too. The number of ‘homeless’ is NOT in direct proportion to mental illness or drug addiction. It IS showing signs of people opting to drop out of the system entirely and go it alone. (fact, I met one today who is entirely SANE, Sober, and quite intelligent, and he walked away from the madness that we ‘tolerate’ called Government. He was quite open about it, Gave up on fighting it and walked away, giving everything away. And his stress levels are NIL Can you say the same? I can’t. )

What comes next? Financial collapse seems imminent, and that will cause a domino effect of FURTHER GOVERNMENT OVERREACH in my possibly skewed and biased opinion. Then the mid-terms, which ever comes first, where its looking more and more like the Demoncommunistparty is going to take back control of the lower houses,,, With many of them saying “pay back is a bitch”.

Kabuki theater,,, Its all scripted, ran from behind the curtains, and those that REALLY are in charge of the show will NEVER be held accountable, EVER,,, They may get ran off and out of power, but they will find other ways and means later down the road. They always do. That sort will never be the “leave me alone” type, they want CONTROL. They want POWER, and thats is ALL THAT DRIVES THEM. Francis quite frequently quotes the “Power” speech from 1984, and with reason. Its the only definition that spells it all out, without sugar on top. That sort will always find ‘kindred spirits’ to align with, that will be more than willing to do the footwork for them: the ‘useful idiots’. For those reasons alone, the ‘leave me alone types’ will always be overwhelmed until such time as they say “ENOUGH”. Then the power mongers will run back into hiding until such time as they can find a chink to work and start building back up.

I would like to think, we are on the verge of that “ENOUGH’ stage. Bloody and ugly, usually, but PAST TIME in my humble opinion.

More laters, Finding my balance in the day to day, if only for a short spell.

LLLLL! (‘ ,)

Did it to meself, I did,,,

never hit an equilibrium state last eve: went to bed still fuming over the events of the day, and tossed, turned and grumped my way through the night.

But i seem better for it, even if a bit on the tired side. Not mad this morning. Maybe a bit vengeful, knowing that the future isn’t written in stone and that whats coming is going to do persons building on ‘what is’ are going to be shocked to the core of “what will be”. IE: Doctors groups that are riding the 3rd wave of Oblammy-Care, building these supernice offices, ran by several platoons of Nurse (whom most are just paper-pushers/collectors) When that 4th wave hits, those offices are going to be fast sinking anchors.

Or not,,,

No one knows what the hell is coming next, not really. Even those in those groups that are chivvying this world in a certain direction have no real idea. For one, they never reckon this thing called HUMAN NATURE, thinking they are so smart and the rest of us out here are dumb monkeys.

The monkeys get a vote too, ya know,,,

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Its way too early, my body is reacting to things strangely. I know the time change is coming in the next month, but my body is acting lke its going to go the other way.

I don’t like living by the clock. Un-natural, static, unforgiving. Circadian rythms n all. Messes with the kittehs and dawgums when I shift my ‘clocks’ around. Messes with me too, but they let me know I’m insane, cutting the tail off the day to add to its head.

Shift of subject,,,,,

Read in some comments somewhere (BCE’s I believe) that Miz Bondi of the Federal level, who, to date, has done quite little in the bigger scheme of things, made a statement that if she un-redacted all the names of Perps in the Epstein Files, the Federal Government would collapse.

Hell Love! Why stop there?!?!? Lets get this ball rolling. The longer we let this monstrosity continue its fucked up amble towards the cliffs, the harder the fall is going to be.

And on that note,,,, Something for your consideration. Go Read, Consider its implications and alignment with your stance of the world. I leave it here without comment on my end (for now.)

Things are not as they seem, nor are they as bad as ‘all that’. Lots of what we are being deluged with are the actions of a VERY SMALL PORTION of the world. Lots of the ‘generic’ reports are blown out of proportion for fear factor build up. Shut off the phone, turn off the tube, go for a walk around your ‘hood. Better, go for a walk in the woods. All that noise and turmoil fades fast when you get away from it.

Were it not for the Doc visits for the Da, I’d walk away from that too. (already have, since I don’t use insurance for med stuff. Self pay, and it’s a ton less headaches. And yes, I know, if something catastrophic were to happen, I’d be on the hook for gob-lots of cash. OR I’ll be dead and not give a hoot. Is what it is)

the suns comin’ up, the J.O.B. awaits my attendance, gas and wire delivery today, and who knows what else,,, I rarely know until I am on site.

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Follows is a rant, a quite angry rant, and explietives will NOT be deleted. If you’n are sensitive to stuff, go elsewhere.

(. ‘) a’fore i get started,,,,

FUGGEM!!!! FUG ALL OF ‘EM!!!! Only, I can’t say that yet,,, Gawd how I wanna. 6 office visits, 5 doctors under 4 referals, have a 6th Doc coming up next Tuesday, and ANOTHER MRI scheduled,,,

And NOT ONE HAS STARTED ANY TREATMENT ON AN OLD MAN THAT IS OBVIOUSLY IN FUCKIN’ PAIN!!!!! NOT ONE< NOT ONE SINGLE, SO CALLED “HEALTHCARE PROVIDER“ has even made the effort to prescribe JACK SHIT<<<< ONE, gave him a Steroid shot, that DID do something decent, even if only temporarily, but only after I MADE A STINK ABOUT IT!!!

I tallied up the bills so far,,,, $4000, and they have treated JACK SHIT, and haven’t even STARTED a process, let alone RELIEF EFFORTS other than that ONE I stated.

And when I ask around, talk to others

THIS IF FUCKIN NORMAL PROCEDURE NOW

NO,,, NO, IT AIN’T!!!! THIS IS OBLAMMYCARE WRIT LARGE!!!

THIS is what happens when Federals and Bureaucrats take over what should be PRIVATE INDUSTRY held to FAIR MARKET STANDARDS,’ IE, The market dictates costs and success/failure of individual providers. You suck, word gets out and you go under,,, the cost of medical supplies dictated by supply and demand, not bureaucratic diktat of which supplier paid off best last year.

Something that struck my colon the hardest was back when Da had his heart attack. On the bill. Baby aspirin, 1, $5 FOR FUCKS SAKE!!! I COULD WALK TO THE LOCAL WALLY-WORLD AND GET A BOTTLE OF 100 FOR $0.88!!!!!!

That ain’t GOUGING! That makes highway robbery seem like a profession with high Honors attached to it.

Ok,,,, I’m vented for now… I have to call the sisters and give them detailed updates,,, and BE the Middleman that is going to hear all of the above and then some from them as well. (and listened to the Da for 80 miles, purt much saying the same shit I just did.

More laters,,, got works to do and calmin’ down to do yet.

Spent the day at J.O.B. in shop. Built an 8’x46′ cantilever gate. (30′ opening) Since we don’t have(and never have) a gantry crane or overhead hoist, I wait till AM Emp arrival to flip it to finish the welding. These things are beasts.

Tomorrow is a Doc day with Da. Neurology. He’s hoping for surgery, sooner than later: us kids are hoping the Docs push PT or some other non-intrusive treatment. The idea of surgery and Anasthesia specifically, scares the ever lovin’ poop out of us kids,,,, He’s 85,,,

His outlook (and I warned my sisters of this very thing, but Heard it from his mouth just days later) “Surgery, they Fix it or I’m dead: either way, problem solved” I can see his take: he hurts and wants relief,,, Nuff said,,,,

My wishes and emotions need to remain neutral: just be there in spirit and support.

Nothin’ moving on any other front in my world. Back is kinda grumpin’ today (usually does when I do one of these monster gates,,, They’s heavy!!!) and prolly gonna call it an early night to give the spine a chance to stretch and relax before tomorrow.

Y’all take care and I’ll see if the world provides any fodder for the morrow.

L,L,L,L,L!!! (, ‘)