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That will save the paint from fingernail scratches. Cool.

Called Costco the other day to see if I could get both vehicles in at the same time for tire rotation/balance.  Today was the day, 1pm.  We dropped both in the lot, then did our shopping.  Thirty five minutes and we were done shopping, but it usually takes an hour or so for the tires.  Looked at new fridges to waste time. Good grief, I hope ours last another 20 years.  Yep, took an hour and eight minutes for both vehicles to be done.

I'll probably be changing oil in the dailies this June.  The Tacoma and Forester both have the oil filter on top of the engine with a built in drain 'cup' to catch that last little bit of oil.  I installed Fumoto drain valves on both vehicles and they make the oil changes so much easier/cleaner.  I added a short hose to each one.

https://www.fumotousa.com/

The 4WD Taco is high enough to get under it unless I have to lube it and turn the driveshafts.  The Subie gets driven up on heavy plastic ramps. The Taco has 110,000 miles and the Subie 90,000 miles.  Still both like new.

I seldom buy new cans, as I find many at estate/garage sales almost full for a couple bucks each.  They'll catch on one of these days as to what these actually sell for new.

Very nice, Matt.

This is how I did my floors. Someone else did all the beads and bending, then I cut to size and welded it in.  I've got limits to what I can do.

She has me beat in every category. Geez.

It's been warm here the last two days.  I took down my 40' tv tower the other day, thanks to having it hinged on a base plate.  A guy from southern IL is coming on Wednesday to buy it for his ham radio.  I thought my wife might want to put a large flower pot on the level plate that was still in the ground, but she said she'd rather plant an evergreen there.  So, I spent yesterday digging out the base, with 3' of concrete attached to a 3" steel pipe.  I buried this thing about 10 years ago and hadn't ever planned on digging it up.

After digging down about 20" all around, I wrapped a chain around it and pulled it out with the 4 wheel drive Tacoma, which grunted more than once for the load.  Contacted the guy who is buying the tower and asked if he wanted it for his base, but he already has that planned out.  My John Deere X738 with an after-market bucket was able to lift if a few inches off the ground as long as I stayed in the seat (205#) and with 100# of wheel weights.  I took it to a ravine behind the house and dumped it over the edge.  Glad that's out of the way.

We were at Costco a week or so ago, and I saw that Mobil1 was $50 for a 5 quart jug. Passed. A couple days ago, we hit an estate sale where the guy wanted $50 for a bin with 11 quarts of Mobil1 and a lot of bottles of drygas/antifreeze.  Good deal.  I'll mix the drygas with old oil to start my brush fires.

Way to go, Frank.  Did it have a rebuilt front end?

I hate when that happens.

Most stations around here are $3.49, but Costco was $3.23 the other day when I filled up the car.

The new tires came in Friday, and it was the last stop for the FedEx guy, so he was really chatty.  We have DSL for our internet, and a 40' tower with antenna for the local stations.  No local stations last night, so I checked the indoor wires etc. and decided it was probably the pre-amp on top of the tower.  Not good.  When I put up the tower years ago, my buddy made a plate that mounted on top of the buried section with heavy duty hinges welded to it and the other plate welded to the bottom of the bottom section.

 I tied a rope to the top of the tower, ran it to a pulley on a large maple tree and used the truck to pull it up.  Worked great.  I also have a pulley at the top of the tower so I can raise a rope to the top in case I have to take it back down.  I put a small sacrificial rope on it so I could change it now and then as it weathered.  Last year, I went to change the rope and the new one slipped off the pulley.  No way to get it back on.

Today, we bought a new antenna at Menard's and I installed it in the attic, and it works just as well as the one on top of the tower.  I'm going to put the tower and antenna on MarketPlace and see if I can sell it in this rural area.

Glad you got that taken care of, Bill.  Dermatologist told me today that the biopsy he took on my nose near my eye needs surgery. Crap!  He also took a biopsy on my right shoulder; we know that one will probably need surgery as well.  The center is down to only one surgeon now, so it will take a while to get it take care of.

I sandblasted the four Corvair wheels this afternoon.  Getting a couple cans of paint tomorrow at the auto paint store, $25 per 16oz. can. Marina Blue.  Wish they'd been black, it would've been cheaper.

Going to let us know??

I got an email from the tire vendor asking if I was sending all five tires or just two.  I decided all five. He emailed me the labels, one for each tire.  I unmounted the three tires that I had mounted yesterday, attached the labels and loaded them in my truck.  We're going to Peoria tomorrow for a dermatologist appointment, and will drop them off at the FedEx store there.  I ordered four tires from another vendor, and they should be here Friday. Almost double the price for only four tires, but I'll use one of the old tires for a spare. For now.