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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Oct 26, 2022 14:47:24 GMT -5
Recovering from a UTI. Urine no longer red. Urinary interval no longer eight minutes. Taking the Ciprofloxacin antibiotic that may make all my tendons disintegrate. Life is full of tradeoffs.
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Oct 26, 2022 14:53:07 GMT -5
Humperdink! Those of us still working... we'll get through this. Just take that miracle pill.
My mother loved Engelbert Humperdinck. My sister took her to one of his concerts and when the part of the show came when he invited a fan on stage I think she knocked three other old ladies down to claim the honor. She treasured the scented scarf he removed from his neck and tied around her wrist until she died. |
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Post by james on Oct 26, 2022 15:04:06 GMT -5
I had shepherd's pie for dinner while watching a touching episode of The Repair Shop. When I've dried my eyes and blown my nose. I'll pour another glass of pleasant Portuguese plonk and watch the film Licorice Pizza. T-Bob recommended it a while ago and it has now appeared on Amazon Prime.
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Post by epaul on Oct 26, 2022 15:15:04 GMT -5
... After 15 minutes of cussing the bolts that wouldn’t budge, I got the the old starter out. Put in the new starter... Ah, pleasant memories of replacing the starter on my '61 IH Loadstar tender truck. IH was always a little backwards, and in the case of the placement of that 30 lb. starter, sadistic. I was on my back under the engine and had to support the starter with an unbraced arm while working away at the nearly inaccessible 3/4" rusted bolts holding that damn monstrosity in place. Thank goodness the Delco re-built only weighed 23 pounds. There were some people at IH that should have been shot. |
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Post by brucemacneill on Oct 26, 2022 16:52:16 GMT -5
... After 15 minutes of cussing the bolts that wouldn’t budge, I got the the old starter out. Put in the new starter... Ah, pleasant memories of replacing the starter on my '61 IH Loadstar tender truck. IH was always a little backwards, and in the case of the placement of that 30 lb. starter, sadistic. I was on my back under the engine and had to support the starter with an unbraced arm while working away at the nearly inaccessible 3/4" rusted bolts holding that damn monstrosity in place. Thank goodness the Delco re-built only weighed 23 pounds. There were some people at IH that should have been shot. Let's face it guys, some of us would be better off with shoe-box Chevys. Parts are available and you can field strip them in your backyard, fix or replace whatever the problem is, charge the battery, turn the key and drive away. With my car in the body shop for a few weeks, I took Mary's usually dependable Buick this morning and noticed the dash background lights don't work. I'll be spending some time replacing the headlight switch which also controls the dome light and the backlight for the dash. |
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Post by david on Oct 26, 2022 18:10:07 GMT -5
Ah, pleasant memories of replacing the starter on my '61 IH Loadstar tender truck. IH was always a little backwards, and in the case of the placement of that 30 lb. starter, sadistic. I was on my back under the engine and had to support the starter with an unbraced arm while working away at the nearly inaccessible 3/4" rusted bolts holding that damn monstrosity in place. Thank goodness the Delco re-built only weighed 23 pounds. There were some people at IH that should have been shot. Let's face it guys, some of us would be better off with shoe-box Chevys. Parts are available and you can field strip them in your backyard, fix or replace whatever the problem is, charge the battery, turn the key and drive away. With my car in the body shop for a few weeks, I took Mary's usually dependable Buick this morning and noticed the dash background lights don't work. I'll be spending some time replacing the headlight switch which also controls the dome light and the backlight for the dash. I agree that the shoe-box Chevys and similar cars were easier to work on and that parts always seemed to be available, but they did not last as long, got worse gas mileage, were not as safe or comfortable, did not handle as well, and needed more repairs and adjustments during their life. Despite Doug's old reminder that the anticipated EMP would not stop his old Volkswagen (with points and condenser), I really hated the relatively frequent need to replace points, condenser, and spark plugs, and the occasional need to rebuild my carburetor. |
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Post by david on Oct 26, 2022 18:14:31 GMT -5
The rain gauge shows 4.5 inches of rain yesterday. Yow! That is an amazing amount of water! I got a lot of work done at the office today. It feels good! Now it is time to head to the pharmacy to get a flu shot, then home. Maybe replace my dead carbon monoxide detectors. |
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Post by millring on Oct 27, 2022 3:09:08 GMT -5
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