FINALLY SOME PICS!

HELLO AGAIN,

WELL IF I FIGURED IT OUT RIGHT, THERE SHOULD BE SOME PICS IN THIS POST!!

FINALLY GOT SOME PAINT ON ONE OF THE WALLS IN THE SHOP, TOOK EVERYTHING OFF THE WALL, CAULKED ALL THE SEAMS, AND PAINTED THE WALL. MADE UP THE TRIM FOR THE WINDOWS AND SERVICE DOOR AND PAINTED THEM. STILL NEED TO PAINT THE ACTUAL WINDOWS AND DOOR BUT, IT'S A START.

IT'S EVEN CLEANER THAN IT WAS.

I EVEN HAVE SOME PICS OF THE NEW CAMPER DIGS, IF I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT THEM IN AGAIN.

WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, I FIGURED IT OUT.

I STARTED THIS POST AWHILE AGO, SO WE'RE PAST HALLOWEEN AND THANKSGIVING. HAD A JOB AT ONE OF THE STEEL MILLS UP HERE AND ENDED UP WORKING ON THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. BIG MONEY BUT, TRULY WOULD HAVE RATHER BEEN AT HOME FOR FOUR DAYS.

STILL WORKING ON PAINTING THE NEXT WALL AND PICKING UP THE FINAL PARTS FOR THE GOLF CARTS, SO I CAN GET STARTED ON THAT PROJECT. KIND OF IN LIMBO ABOUT WHICH TO DO FIRST, BUT APPARENTLY, CUTTING WOOD THIS NEXT WEEKEND IS A PRIORITY. HAVE EVERYBODY HOME AGAIN TO GIVE ME A HAND.



                                                 WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW
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HELLO AGAIN,

WELL STILL NO PICS BUT, MADE IT TO THE RACES AND BACK, THE CAMPER WORKED OUT PERFECTLY. USED IT AGAIN IN OCTOBER AT THE COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL IN INDIANA. FROZE OUR ASSES OFF BUT, HAD A GOOD TIME.

STARTED CUTTING WOOD FOR THE WINTER, MADE UP A COUPLE OF NEW PATHS IN THE WOODS, ORDERED A BUNCH OF PARTS FOR THE GOLF CARTS. THE CARTS ARE PART OF THE WINTER LIST OF THINGS TO DO. I'M HOPING TO START PAINTING THE SHOP INSIDES THIS WEEKEND. MY WIFE FLEW TO FLORIDA TO VISIT SOME OF HER FRIENDS, SO, I'M ON MY OWN TO DO AS I PLEASE. NO GUARANTEE ABOUT PICS BUT I'LL TRY.

THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR NOW.



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GETTING READY FOR RACING

     WELL, I FIGURED OUT THE TAILLIGHT ISSUE, BLOWN FUSE. STRANGE THAT THEY WOULD FUSE JUST THE TAILLIGHTS IN THE TRAILER PLUG, BUT THEY DID. YOUTUBE TO THE RESCUE!

     THIS WEEKEND I'LL SET UP THE LITTLE TRAILER, TRY OUT THE SCREEN ROOM ATTACHMENT, SEE IF THE AIR CONDITIONER ADAPTER WORKS AND THEN START PACKING UP MY STUFF.

     I LEAVE NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR THE TRACK AND WILL RETURN ON SUNDAY. SHOULD BE FUN. NOT A BAD DRIVE, STRAIGHT DOWN I-65. WILL VISIT A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE WHO LIVES ABOUT A MILE AND AND A HALF FROM THE TRACK. WE WORKED TOGETHER AT THE CAT DEALER A LIFETIME AGO.

     I'LL GET SOME PICS AND VIDEOS FROM THE RACING AND SHOW AND SHINE. TAKE A PIC OR TWO OF THE NEW CAMPER DIGS, SEE HOW THE MAIDEN VOYAGE GOES.



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HELLO AGAIN,

     WELL, I MADE IT PAST THE WIFE'S PARTY. IT WAS A BLAST. TOOK THE YOUNGEST SON TO HOUSTON, HE'S GOING TO INTERN DOWN THERE FOR THE SUMMER. NOW ON TO THE NEXT SERIES OF THINGS.

     I HAVE TO GET READY FOR THE HOT ROD REUNION IN KENTUCKY IN A FEW WEEKS. I DIDN'T GET TO GO LAST YEAR, BECAUSE MY CAMPER SPRANG A LEAK. SO WE BOUGHT A NEW CAMPER. I CAN NOW GET EVERYTHING READY FOR THAT TRIP. I DISCOVERED THAT MY LIGHT PLUG DOESN'T GIVE ME TAILIGHTS TO THE TRAILER, SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING TO ATTEND TO. AFTER THAT I HAVE GOLF CART REPAIRS AND I NEED TO PUT AN ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ON THE GATOR.

     I WANT TO GET THE SHOP CLEANED UP AND PAINTED, SOME NEW LIGHTS, AND RID MYSELF OF SOME THINGS. THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT TO DO HEADING INTO RETIREMENT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS YET BUT, I WANT TO GET MY DUCKS IN A ROW BEFORE HAND.

     EVENTUALLY I HAVE TO GET THE OLD CAMPER REPAIRED. THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS SUMMER AS WELL. I'LL TRY TO POST SOME PICTURES OF SOME OF THESE THINGS, BUT WE'LL SEE.........




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HELLO AGAIN,

     THIS TIME IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG TIME  SINCE I WROTE HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN KEEP IT GOING THIS TIME OR NOT BUT I'LL TRY.

     QUITE A BIT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST TIME, NOTHING DRASTIC, JUST ON TO OTHER THINGS. I NOW OWN TWO GOLF CARTS, A 1974 3WHEEL CUSHMAN AND A 1975 4 WHEEL CUSHMAN. BOTH ELECTRIC, 36 VOLTS. I ALSO MANAGED TO GET AN 80'S JOHN DEERE AMT 600 GATOR, KIND OF LIKE A TRIKE, BUT 5 WHEELS INSTEAD OF 3. BOUGHT A NEW (USED) DODGE RAM 1500, THAT I HAVE SOME SERIOUS PLANS FOR. JUST BOUGHT A NEW CAMPER. A VERY SMALL POP UP TYPE THAT YOU WOULD PULL WITH A MOTORCYCLE. THAT WAS THE WIFE'S IDEA.I HAVE A SMALL CAMPER THAT HAD A LEAK IN THE ROOF THAT I NEED TO REPAIR TO SELL. I TOOK IT APART, NOW NEED TO DO THE REPAIRS TO PAY FOR THE NEW ONE.

     THE BIG PLAN FOR THIS YEAR IS MY WIFE'S 60TH BIRTHDAY PARTY! WE'RE STARTING THE FIX UPS NOW AND SHOULD BE READY BY PARTY TIME. SHOULD BE A BLAST! HIRED A BAND FROM THE 70'S CALLED HEARTSFIELD, KIND OF SOUTHERN ROCK. GOING TO HAVE A FOOD TRUCK, FOR THE VITTLES AND FRIENDS ARE GOING TO SUPPLY ALL THE SNACKY THINGS.

     MY BROTHER, MY COUSIN AND I TOOK A TRIP TO ALASKA LAST SUMMER, IT WAS A BLAST EXCEPT FOR THE FLIGHT.HAVE BEEN DOING THE OLD BAND TOUR THING THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE'VE SEEN QUITE A FEW BANDS. SAW STYX, THE WHO, THE DOOBIE BROTHERS, STEELY DAN, LYNARD SKYNARD, MARSHALL TUCKER, THE EAGLES,JUST TO NAME A FEW. THIS YEAR, BLUES TRAVE
LLER, SANTANA,HEART, ALICE COOPER,AND BOSTON ARE ALREADY BOOKED, AND WE'RE PLANNING A FEW MORE.

     WELL, THAT'S IT FOR NOW, I WANT TO POST SOME MORE PICTURES ALONG THE WAY, AND I WILL WHEN I HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME.





                                                                    HOPEFULLY TALK TO YOU SOONER
                                                                     THAN LAST TIME,
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