Walked a bit, finihed off paper work for next job, and did ice-packs for a sore back-Ouch!

Back to the old grind. Work, school and sleep.

same grind , 2 drs visits today to find my paralysis is permanent ,another visit tomorrow ,best thing i got not is the airplane in the garage and drinking beer with pop , all i got left now.

Thats awesome BULL!

Got back from camping. Got the jeep stuck in a huge fing mud puddle!!! Great trip all in all

Officially became property of the United States Navy. Shipping out to basic training on Aug 14, 2008. Then going to train in "A school" as a Master at Arms in Ace's hometown of San Antonio, TX.

Excellent move-Congratulations! Nice area to be in-much to learn. A good time for you to learn, have fun, and pull things together in terms what you wish to do in the future. There are many benefits from doing a tour-if you decide to continue on with your education, you will have some great support from the military-either in service, or as a vet. Good luck, and God Bless. Df.

Lazed about the house most of the day, then picked the boy up and took him to work. Bonus find: the bar where he usually works weekends now has free wi-fi, so now I have something to do other than sitting here looking girly and pretty while he works.

Congrats!!

pappy, sorry and saddened to learn of this situation. But as a start, "... the airplane in the garage, and drinking beer with pop." Although, perhaps not a permanent fix, nor solution, indeed may be a God sent, and provide some needed perspective and quality mend time. Respectfully, Df.

bought a mug off of Foxes Pizza today...thinking it was a little 12oz mug for $5....spent the $5 and got this giant thing...

holds 100oz and is insulated.

Sur.. Congrats

thanks Snuffy

Peap, neat mug .... could double as a bomb shelter too. Still a little sore from back, but much better than 4/5 days past! Strange how this stuff works ... or doesn't!

Get to go to the firehouse and clean all afternoon for an open house. Woohoo?

Made steaks for lunch and my dog took them off the grill and started eating them.

sat in the second day of a certification class my company is putting on.

came home, looked over my notes-- and took the pretest again.. and did worse than I did the first time. GRRRRR

pulled the transmission in the blazer. found the flexplate is cracked. Luckily it's on the shelf and cheap at Advance, so I went and bought one. cleaned up so maybe the code enforcement asshole won't have a tizzy. will put the flexplate in tomorrow and shoul dget the tranny in on wednesday. no helper till then, and I'm installing the transmission and transfer as one unit so I can ensure the transfer bolts are torqued properly (and threadlocked to hell and back).

will go ahead and redo the vacuum lines tomorrow as well. maybe get some cold air in the truck, not to mention better economy. gods, wouldn't that be nice!!

Got bored this evening and actually reinstalled MSN Messenger.

Anybody happen to remember what my handle is?

Sorry man i cant help you with that one.

I have two for you. However, both of them are Mister 4x4.

Today was day two of three babysitting twelve breakout rooms as a sound tech for a substance abuse counsellors seminar/convention. Woo-freaken-hoo.

Went to the store and bought $200 worth of food. My cart wasnt even half full. And i didnt even buy beer. It seems to me that the store is just twice as expensive now days. Watched the TV show HEROES. Wow this was a really great series. Its like video crack!! If you have the time i would for sure go out and get a copy of it!

You disappeared off my list. I thought you were Mister4x4@hotmail??

We had a hell of a night last night. 3 chest pains and a short of breath who ended up coding and dying...all pretty much at the same time.

SSDD. I find that my life isnt interesting anymore. Ive become the victim of a routine! Any suggestions?

Sit on a large pincushion? LOL. Kidding!

Yesterday and this morning I woke up at 5:05 and 5:01 a.m. Time to go look at the latest Strongbad episodes.

Up at about 5:40 am, did shower, made food for all the animals-inside and out, cleaned a bit- was back in the sack untill 9am! It only took an hour or so to do the work bit. Got back up at sound of jack hammers in the street. Did some prework, now feed the animals again, before I leave, will be gone several hours. Sleep is nice!

I slept for 17 1/2 hours last night! Apparently I'm not used to working four days in a row any more.

Wow thats quite a nap! So four days in a row. That dont sound like that much fun. What do you do?

Thanks for the advise burner!

Sat at work and looked and at the Surf Control page...they have blocked everything!!

I'm a stagehand (work backstage for concerts, Broadway tours, opera, ballet, corporate events, etc.). During the season, four days in a row is like a vacation. We've just been absurdly slow this summer, so I've gotten used to only doing one or two days a week (read: lazy )).

AHHH i see. sounds like a fun job

Volunteer, snuffy. I used to when my job was more erratic. Volunteered at a major hospital in the IT department. They loved me. They even went so far as to try to hire me, but then the union got involved and fecked everything up royally. No wonder I loathe unions and big business equally. Generally both are obstructionists and jackasses to the same degree. Not all though.

sent 4peeps contrubution to Bull for his fire dept.
and it is from all the members of 4PEEPS.com !

Thanks pap. I am gonna make something to put on the case to indicate that. I have some mailing labels I can print something up.

Its the weekend the reservist report in! Looks to be an easy weekend!

Took our Tanker to see if the tank company could get it to stop leaking. No go...

Worked the phones and ran around putting out "fires" as the boss is in the States and I'm the cheese head or is it the head cheese while he's away. Too many phone calls and not enough physcial work.

put my airplane up for sale

Threw together a display booth detailing what my union local does in about eight minutes at the office. Flew to Union Label Day (put on by the local union label coalition where I'm a board member). Ended up manning not only my local's booth but opening poker hands (it's a pseudo-poker run...all in one room, gather cards from four booths instead of making it a road trip) as well as keeping an eye on the kitchen (we were serving free hot dogs, chips and sodas).

By the end of the day I understood quite clearly how and why people get addicted to drugs. I could use some.

But wait...the day's not over. I have to do two loads of laundry, run through the shower, and be out the door by 10pm. It's 7:55 now.

So...about those drugs....

I just received official notification that I will once again be working directly for the government - beginning 1 Oct 2007.

It was my 'Plan B' job, but I'll take it. Can you say, "long-term career plans?" My position will be the Site IAM (Information Assurance Manager) for those who are interested.

At the Reno Air Races, there have been 4 crashes in the last 4 days. In the last 30something years there have been 19 crashes. Worst race year in years.

realy , realy depressed. sold my last airplane today.
well 15 grand is 15 grand

Pappy, i never knew you sold planes! We are talking about real life size right? Because if you can sell the gliders or the remote control ones for 15k... well im in the wrong line of work Still doing the weekend drill with the reservist. For a reserve unit the work really well. Not like more typical units where they show up 3 days a month and think they are Rambo. Have the top and doors off the jeep, driving to work this morning was a real treat! I had the heater blasting and the front of the cab keeps you somewhat warm in the feet and legs. But the rest of it. I could see my breath!

yes real planes , i was a pilot and AP mechanic.
i can no longer do any of it.

Hang in there pappy!

Spent the entire day at the firehouse. Cooking, cleaning and whatever else came up.

I did win the pedal tractor pull!!!

Also drank a few beers at the end and played a bit of poker.

You mean you can still fit in one of those? Kidding! <Sprints for the rampant, scampering just out of bull's reach.>

Just finished up the Reno Air Races with the reservist! I got to take out a fence and a ladder with the 7ton!!!!

attempted the milk challenge...
(1 gallon of 2% milk or thicker...in 1 hour...do the math)


got down past the bottom of the nutritional facts and had to stop...couldn't go any further...

another day....

Sur your my hero!

Thank You! Thank You!
I'll be here all week