JUST AN UPDATE

HELLO TO ALL,

WELL, MADE IT THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS. HAD A GOOD TIME WITH THE YOUNGEST SON HOME FROM COLLEGE. ALL THE FAMILY CAME OVER FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND WE RODE FOUR WHEELERS AND GOLF  CARTS, SHOT GUNS AND ATE WELL. GOOD TIMES!

GOT SOME MORE DONE ON THE SHOP, PAINTED AND TRIMMED OUT ANOTHER WALL, THREW OUT A BUNCH OF SHIT, CHANGED SOME ELECTRICAL AROUND, BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TOOL BOX (FIRST ONE EVER!).

STARTED ON ANOTHER WALL, CHANGED SOME MORE ELECTRICAL BOUGHT A USED DOOR AND INSTALLED IT BETWEEN THE GARAGE AND THE SHOP.

NEXT TO THIS DOOR I BUILT SOME NEW WORK BENCH AREAS, THE OTHER NIGHT I BOUGHT SEVERAL SHEETS OF 4X8 OLD GYM FLOORING FROM A GUY IN LAFAYETTE, CAME OUT OF A JUNIOR COLLEGE GYMNASIUM. IT WILL BE THE NEW BENCH TOPS IN THAT SPACE PLUS, WILL REPLACE THE TOP ON ONE OF MY OLD BENCHES. WHEN I GET IT CUT AND FITTED I'LL POST SOME PICS OF IT.

I STILL HAVE SOME CABINETS TO BUILD, ONE WHOLE WALL TO FINISH AND ANOTHER WALL TO PRETTY MUCH RECONSTRUCT, BEFORE IT'S ALL DONE, PLUS NEW LIGHTING. SO MUCH STILL TO DO, BUT AT LEAST IT'S PROGRESS.



                                                  WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, TALK

                                                  TO YOU SOON,

                                                                          TVI

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
                                                       TALK TO YOU SOON,

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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.



                                                           TALK TO YOU SOON,

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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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THANKSGIVING

HELLO TO ALL,

     WELL, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD AND BAD THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME THIS YEAR.I MADE SOME NEW FRIENDS, LOST SOME OLD FRIENDS, ALMOST LOST A COUPLE OF OLD FRIENDS. WORKS BEEN GREAT, MADE A FINE LIVING, GOT SOME SPIRITUAL INTERVENTION GOING AGAIN, (ALWAYS A GOOD THING!!). BEEN HEALTHY FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. ALL IN ALL A LOT TO BE VERY THANKFUL FOR.

    PLEASE REMEMBER ALL THE HOMELESS, UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE WHO,BY THEIR OWN CHOICE OR NOT, DON'T HAVE WHAT WE HAVE. MAYBE NO FOOD, MAYBE NO PLACE TO SLEEP, MAYBE THEY'RE UNHEALTHY, WHATEVER, IF YOU CAN'T HELP IN ANY OTHER WAY, SEND THEM SOME LOVE IN A PRAYER. PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER OUR TROOPS, WE DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT THEY'RE STILL THERE DEFENDING OUR RIGHT TO BE THANKFUL!

    ENJOY THIS HOLIDAY WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WE ALL HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

                                                           TALK TO YOU SOON,

                                                                         TVI