2025: What are you doing today?

[chimp koose]

Canadian air , you're welcome . It was -42 here yesterday!

[58 Yeoman]

Went for an MRI today for a bulging disc in my neck, courtesy of the VA.  Tomorrow we head to Springfield IL to stay overnight so I can go to the University hospital for the skin cancer surgery on both lower eyelids at 7:45am.  We're staying overnight because it's a two hour drive and I don't feel like getting up at 3 or 4 am, plus there's supposed to be a big snow storm coming in tomorrow.  Fun times.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Tuesday we made the run to Winslow AZ to the Walmart there.  Found this truck - trailer situation there at McDonalds.  I always wondered why the entrance corner there had larger than usual yellow posts? Now we know.  There are also Height barriers just past this to stop trucks from entering Walmart parking lot.

Notice the sticker on trailer door: How is my driving ?  Gonna be an expensive repair

[idrivejunk]

Wow, yesterday was bliss. Whistler absence.

Engine was hanging in the truck all day, no mount stands. Due to lack of significance I presume, both coyote jobs are ridiculously skewed within a logical order of operations and I shouldn't be trying to work on them.

Be that as it may, today will be day 3 of mudding one rear fender that had "nothing wrong with it". And it looks like stock tunnels woulda worked on both jobs. And today is an ice and salt day, they say.

A Dynacorn 69 Camaro body (coupe? Ain't seen it) showed up Monday and scuttlebutt indicates thats my next victim. Killing time, I peeked at a Camaro forum to check for any valuable insights prior to embarking. Nope! Straight slick vertical stone wall of hate that gets a man shamed for mentioning DC there. Alright then. Sounds like a cake walk with doors and decklid already installed. I await the green flag prompt on it.

I often wonder how the BR green metallic 69 body I reskinned went once it got home.

The green machine below is back in the painter's hands now, shined up a bit, and thats closer to a checkered flag. I think it just sat half the time we've had it. It looks especially good to me when pulling onto the street as if to go home.

[kb426]

there's no question that the model a is radical. The purist's will have a fit.

[idrivejunk]

It is mildly cartoonish.   I played with the gas flap today. 

Purists are one thing and traditionalists are another, right? Both might be well "fitted" by that car. I'm thinking especially with the dark sparkly color toning it down somewhat it looks fairly mundane but not from behind. Or any angle from which the rear wheel depth can be percieved.

Wanted to raise the hood for a pic of under there but had too much dust on me.

Back when I did it, if I recall correctly ribbed roofs were cliche, taboo, out of style. Maybe ribs can be back in now.

[kb426]

A few days ago, it was below zero. This afternoon was 72 degrees with wind gusts up to 45mph. I was outside doing a few things and took the bike for a ride. I was real careful at stops with the side wind. The next few days will be back in the freezer again. Once again, every nice day is one less cold one.

[WZ JUNK]

I hauled firewood to the shop today.  There was a cold wind blowing but I made a quick job of it.  Next week the weatherman is calling for significant snow and then very cold temperatures.  I have work to do in the shop and the refrigerator is stocked.

As a side note, I am still in awe of the welder I bought.   I sold the expensive Lincoln to a friend.  Both of us are happy.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

30+ mph wind here All Dang  Day.  Still windy , a bit slower tho.  4 days in a row of strong wind.  I think it hit 50*F today with a feel like: 41.. Light rain too for about 1 hour.

Swapped out the crankcase vent filter oil separator  on the F350 with a unit for a 2023 - 2024 6.7 diesel.  Supposed to separate oil vapors better , altho it is slightly smaller.  Guess we will find out?  So much plastic stuff on this engine, which used to be metal compared to older 6.7 diesels.

Ordered up some sand paper on AMazon.. Arrived quickly. It was wrong grit.  I contacted the vendor. The refund hit my account in record time . Less that 8 hours. They no longer stock the 80 grit I ordered from their listing. I received 120 grit.

 

[58 Yeoman]

I'm recuperating from my skin cancer surgeries yesterday.  Right side of my nose by my eye and lower right eyelid. Dermatologist took two passes on eyelid and three on the nose to get it all, plus took a biopsy on left side of my nose for April surgery.  When she did my eye, she put a green contact lens on my eye so I couldn't see what she was doing.  On the second pass, I could see her with the scalpel. Fun times.

Then, off to the plastic surgeon to close it all up.  That was fun.  He put me under for the first part where he cut parts of my upper eyelid for grafts for my nose and lower eyelid. Then he wakes me up as he's sewing my eyelid shut.  I talked with him as he was doing it. My right eye is sewed partially shut for a couple weeks.  After this heals up, I'll get to have the cataract in that eye removed. Isn't it great getting old?

[jaybee]

Wow, good times, Yoeman! Hope you get it all done soon.

Tony, CR England is gonna get a big bill on that one. First the trailer will have to be transloaded. Then they'll need need a crane to lift the whole box onto a lowboy. Another trailer for the tandem assembly. Tearing the wheels out from under the box did a whole bunch of damage to the crossmembers and slider rails. Given that one axle is torn clear off the bogey frame, they're probably going to have replace all of it. I'm guessing that's a $40,000 accident all in.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Phil: heck of a story on the surgery. It sounded complicated when you mentioned it earlier.  Take care. My brother had surgery on his nose and top of his ears for skin cancer twice now.  That basal cell skin cancer.

I have a cataract in my right eye. It was discovered as a tiny spec almost 4 yrs ago now.  Last eye inspection in 2024 , the eye doc said it was still very tiny. I have no problems with eyesight or night driving yet. It is very slow growing.

Wind is still howling here.  Tapers off at night. By 10am the next day the fans are turned back on.  I blame the wind mill electric farm that is 30+ miles south of us .... If they would leave those fans off, it would be better? 

 

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Tony, CR England is gonna get a big bill on that one. First the trailer will have to be transloaded. Then they'll need need a crane to lift the whole box onto a lowboy. Another trailer for the tandem assembly. Tearing the wheels out from under the box did a whole bunch of damage to the crossmembers and slider rails. Given that one axle is torn clear off the bogey frame, they're probably going to have replace all of it. I'm guessing that's a $40,000 accident all in.

I had thought in my mind a figure of 25k $$ or so when all was done.  I had Not thought about the trailer having a load or not. If loaded , that would need to be handled via labor , forklift, another semi trailer, etc.  Yeah , the costs would add up !

Not in the photo is a post that was ripped out at ground level...  Money to fix that too.

[enjenjo]

Behind my barn I have a 28 ft box trailer that I bought for $100 with the subframe ripped out of it. It was a nearly new trailer. I set it on railroad ties and use it for storage.

[kb426]

Most of the day was between 0 and 5 degrees. We had 2" of light fluff. I scooped off the drive and walks because it's easier than when it starts to melt, in about 4 days. No excitement here at all. Phil, that really sounds painful. I hope it's better than I think. Frank, I hope you're healing a bit. Best wishes to all in my least favorite season.