Thursday, August 10, 2023

Starting to move again

 Hello everyone,

Had a telephone meeting with the surgeon today and all is full steam ahead! Whew, glad that’s behind us.

Picked up the new stereo last weekend and got it all hooked up and functioning again, tunes and surround sound for movies, woohoo, living high on the hog!!


The last few days we went over to Shipshewana and saw Steve Miller, he was very good. I had forgotten how many songs he had that we knew. 


Even bought me a cool tshirt! We spent an extra day farting around by the big flea market over there and then came home today.

The old grind pretty much starts tomorrow, I have to mow the grass and start spraying the weeds and stuff. Next week I’ll go back to my little job and then start back on the gator project as well.

I did order a new high definition tv antennae. We switched over to Star Link for internet and got rid of Dish for our tv provider and I need something so we can watch football. The antenna should be here in the next few days, I’ll get my son to go up the ladder for me and that should be that, hopefully.

Well, I think that’s all for now, talk to you soon,

TVI

Sunday, August 6, 2023

Made it through

 Hello everyone,

Well, I managed to get through stent surgery with flying colors! Had to spend one night in the hospital ( not so fun!). Came home yesterday with instructions to change my diet and start exercising. So, that pretty much starts today.

The surround sound stereo I had out in the shop gave up the ghost a couple of months ago. I had bought it a few years ago from one of my youngest sons buddies for I think $100. It worked pretty well for a shop. So this time I purchased or, am going to purchase, a much newer model by the same manufacturer. It’s a little more powerful, still a 7.1 surround , but has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. I’m supposed to meet the guy who has it this morning at 9, in a town a few minutes north of me.

After that maybe I’ll start walking a little bit and start to get my sea legs back under me. I’ve never been an excercise guy so this will be a new kind of experience. I’ve always worked hard just not excercised. 

Hopefully that’ll speed up the recovery and get my life back to normal, or at least to some semblance of normal. The last few weeks have been pretty eye opening and a little scary. I had no idea I was that plugged up! Just a few weeks ago we were putting up that swimming pool!

Well, I think that’s all for now, talk to you soon,

TVI

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Still kind of sucks

 Hello everyone,

I’m still not allowed to do much yet. I’m scheduled to have stents put in on Friday. Hopefully that will help my mental heath as well. I’m not really sure how far I can go doing a few things, so I’ve been very cautious, and I’m getting quite bored! Never thought I’d say that, but, there it is!!

Well, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI 

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Well, this kind of sucks

 Hello everyone,

The last couple of weeks I had some medical tests ran and they’ve shown I have some blockage around my heart. Apparently quite a bit. I’m going to the doctor tomorrow to discuss the options and see where I go from there.

I’ve been told I have no damage in the heart muscle so I have a good chance of recovery whether it’s stents or bypass surgery. 

My wife and I are not real “medical “ field followers so we’re into uncharted territory. We’ve been natural practitioners for most of the 40 years we’ve been married. I guess we’ll see where this part of our journey leads us.

As far as my projects go, they’ve ground to a halt as I’m not supposed to do anything for the time being including going to concerts. That really sucks!

I’ll keep you as informed as I am as this thing progresses.

Talk to you soon,

TVI 

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Getting started

 Hello everyone,

Finally pretty done with the pool project, so I started on the old Gator project. Got the old engine out and the new one just setting in the frame.



I also have the pump and cylinder set in the approximate locations.


Progress will be slow, but hopefully steady.

Well, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI

Monday, July 17, 2023

Getting there



 Hello everyone,

Got all the railing up on the deck by the pool, and got the solar lighting up as well. Did a clean up around the pool, got rid of most of the construction debris. Still trying to figure out the sidewalk and I still have a small amount of electrical work to finish. 

I have a doctor’s appointment today so I’ll have a little time this afternoon to do the electrical work. 

The music events this past weekend were both very good, but the wife and I discovered we’re getting a might old for back to back events! Had a little trouble making it through Saturday night!

I’ve been pondering the gator engine swap situation for awhile and I think I have a basic plan of attack when I get it ready. It won’t be straightforward but I don’t think it’ll be to frustrating either. 

I’m going out with my brother and “Shop Teacher Bob” for breakfast this week and I need to ask Bob about some sheet metal prices. Also this week we’re going to go see Foreigner down in Indy, plus spend a day at some friends house. Should be fun!

Well, I think that’s all for now.

Talk to you soon,

TVI


Sunday, July 9, 2023

Almost finished

 Hello everyone,

The pool project has gone relatively smoothly. It’s been 11 days and it’s almost finished. Just railings, landscaping, put in a walkway, etc., etc. So, still another week or so! Here’s some pics:






I managed to make some new holdowns for the Moon Shade for the van:


The legs will go in the pipes and the tie down cords will go on the hooks, should work well.

I also picked up the new engine for the gator, hopefully get started on that when the pool is finished.

Got some shows coming up this weekend, Heartsfield on Friday and a band we haven’t seen before, Marakesh Express, that’s a CSN and Y cover band. Should be fun.

Well, I think that’s all for now, talk to you soon,
TVI