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What are you doing today, II

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Maybe when he gets a little stronger, working out with him may be motivation for him to stick with it, and wouldn't hurt you any either.
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It took two additional trips to the hospital since my last update within a week and a talk with a social worker at my request to get him to commit. I signed the paperwork earlier today and he's going to be there for the next three weeks. He NEEDS this. All I need from him is a letter from his attending physician to the bank that states he isn't competent enough to handle his finances and I can handle his business and all of his bills.
 
My front lawn is a wreck. Between voles, moles and a cable company conduit pipe installer, it's toast. Fortunately, it is all buried under about 6.0" of dried leaves.
My side lawn hosts the same condition PLUS about 12 Modelo Especial and Bud Light beer cans from an @sshole I am eventually going to catch and maybe kick in the balls. But that is another story.

I worry that somewhere in the backyard leaves, is the pet Turtle. I have to be careful there. But otherwise, the bagger lawn mower will handle the leaves.

Some pruning is also needed. I figure, at the end of Thursday, the pickup bed will be full.
 
We did our leaves about 3 weeks ago. We're in a storm warning now that is supposed to drop a mixture of rain, freezing rain, hail, and snow over the next 24hrs. So far it's been like a liberal campaign speech. Alot of air movement without much substance. I managed to get both golf carts, both atvs and the Jacobsen lawn tractor stored for winter including removal of all the batteries. Speaking of batteries, I parked the electric golf cart behind the shop beside the gas one and removed the 4 batteries. I was having charging issues this summer with it at camp and finally discovered why. I tested all four. 3 were reading 13.6 volts. One was reading 9. So I will replace it in the spring. I pulled all the batteries from the quads golf carts and campers and stored them in our attached heated garage for the winter. I don't trust leaving them outside over the winter at -40 after losing 2 of them 2 years ago to freezing.
 
My dad started physical therapy today. He'll be in for the next three weeks and receive therapy twice a day for an hour each time. He still seemed very groggy when I spoke with him over the phone and saw him, but I'm much more confident now than I was. He's in good hands. He isn't being ignored, shunned or treated like he didn't matter. I hope he comes out on top, because a lot of people are rooting for him.
 
Did my 5K run training this morning, followed by a session of resistance band 'weight lifting' then off to the hardware and grocery stores. Picked up a few paint brushes and some polyurethane.

At the grocery store I was planning to grab a couple heads of cauliflower but they were priced at $7.99 per head. WTF?!?

Walked over the frozen food and they had bags of frozen cauliflower for $2.19. 1 bag of cauliflower is just about the same as 1 head of cauliflower. So I bought a bunch of bags of the frozen stuff. I use it in casseroles and as a pasta substitute so the frozen stuff is good enough.

Painted the door and window trim on the pool house.

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Sat around with the dogs.

Then another session of 'weight lifting' with the resistance bands. I'm still shocked at how much of a workout you get with those things. Honestly a far better workout with the rubber bands than with free weights. So much you can do with these things. And a whole set up of resistance bands, wall mounts, bar, etc is under $100 give or take, depending on your options. Hard to beat the price and hard to beat the workout if you are looking for strength training/muscle toning.
 
I agree with you on the resistance bands for exercise. They provide a constant tension giving a better workout than weights in my opinion. I was using them all the time prior to covid as I was in a workout class for people with chronic pain at the complex.

Yesterday was a total write off as far as getting anything done. I was stiff and sore from the day before so I started off the day with a good workout of squats (the didly kind) followed by more of them. I worked hard yesterday putting a butt to the recliner all day seeing as it was crappy weather outside. It's pouring rain now. Supposed to change to freezing rain this morning followed by a full day of snow starting tonight. So I plan on tackling the reverse osmosis water system install today. I have the water line run loosely from the furnace room to the kitchen already. Next step is drilling a hole through the quartz counter for the faucet and hard mounting the filters in place.
 
Well, I was supposed too have the day off.

First the mechanic called in he would be late and one employee had a bad lag.

So, I came in to open but had to stay until the mechanic arrived. The Mechanic showed up, we got the project up and running. I went to leave, and he became, 'um, "sick."

The joys of owning a business. :whistling:
 
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So far I've tackled some poorly installed ceiling lights in the hall downstairs. It's suspended ceiling throughout the basement. In the hall, they didn't have the light fixtures hard mounted to the ceiling but rather had a couple of 1x3s holding the electrical boxes up and just resting on the rails of the suspended ceiling. Easy fix. I just cut a couple of 2x4s to drop down from the floor joists above and attached them to the 1x3 so it's mounted solid. I also inspected the water system again and the fittings I picked up. Turns out I need a couple more couplings to splice a 3/8 water line to the 1/4" line that came stock.
 
Started the day on the toilet about 4am. Back again at 5am. And again before 6am.

It is my fault. High fiber diet yesterday. But then about 9pm I dove head first into one of those supermarket rotisserie chickens. HALF of the chicken was gone before my very patient dog even got a snack. Mix in some good chicken fat with a good dose of fiber and intestinal trouble is bound to occur.

On the bright side, I did manage to get up early, got in a good workout on the rowing machine. Plus an early morning resistance band workout. And then a late morning (just ended) resistance band workout. My arms feel like jello now.
 
Shitty day Bob. 😂

It was raining this morning. Turned to freezing rain covering everything in a sheet of ice. Now it's snowing. Beginning of the storm for us. As far as I can tell I have everything dealt with outside ready for winter. Two of the three snowmobiles are ready to go. One needs a solenoid installed.
 
It's snowing. Of course as soon as we woke up this morning the kids were asking if their bus was canceled. It wasn't. They got up and started getting ready. Then we got a notice that their driver was sick and therefore the bus was canceled. My wife has the day off as it's remembrance day and a federal holiday. She suggested that the kids stay home then started complaining about them being home on her day off. F that! I drove them in to school. I have to drive back in to pick them up soon. It's an hour round trip.
 
I went over to a buddy's place just down the road to help him take the box off a '63 Chevrolet c10 stepside long box. It's getting a frame off restoration. He just bought it a few weeks ago as a project running and driving. The frame and body are solid. I love the simplicity of the older vehicles. Hardly any electronics under the hood. Heading to the city later this afternoon to play music at the church.
 
Visiting my dad. He’s apologized to me more than once for being a burden. I don’t feel he is at all but he still does. He has zero motivation. He’s just given up. And it just plain sucks.

I’m hanging in there because I’ve had quite enough these past few years. It’s life but I’m not going to let it put me down.
 
Apparently I'm shopping for a new plow truck. I was out plowing snow the other day and was almost done when the truck jumped out of 4x4. I heard a bunch of squealing. And it went into a fail safe mode. I managed to get it moving in reverse and backed down the hill in our driveway where I got stuck spinning as it's only in 2wd. I shut the truck off and restarted it. Was able to get it moving forward after a quick tow and parked it by the garage. I went out to try it today. Starts fine. But absolutely nothing when I shift into any gear. The frame is rotten. The body is rotten. Exhaust is shot. Only good for a yard truck.
 
NorthernRedneck said:
Apparently I'm shopping for a new plow truck. I was out plowing snow the other day and was almost done when the truck jumped out of 4x4. I heard a bunch of squealing. And it went into a fail safe mode. I managed to get it moving in reverse and backed down the hill in our driveway where I got stuck spinning as it's only in 2wd. I shut the truck off and restarted it. Was able to get it moving forward after a quick tow and parked it by the garage. I went out to try it today. Starts fine. But absolutely nothing when I shift into any gear. The frame is rotten. The body is rotten. Exhaust is shot. Only good for a yard truck.
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I spent the afternoon looking at options for a new plow truck and found a couple of viable options.

The first: a 2009 chevy silverado 1500 4x4 with a 4.8l for $4500. Looks decent but I would have to get my plow mounted to it for a minimum of $2000 for brackets and install then I would have to install the wiring harness myself. And wouldn't be able to get it in to have the brackets installed for a month. Costing more $ as we would have to pay someone else to plow.

Option 2 is a turnkey 2006 chevy 1500HD 4x4 with a 6L engine. Complete with a meyer plow already installed ready to go for asking price of $8500 obo and be plowing snow this week. The truck is still on the road.

I'm going to look at both tomorrow.
 
I went to look at an older plow truck last night. A 1994 ford extended cab. It ran. It moved (barely). No front brakes. Have to wiggle the steering wheel and shifting lever to get it out of park. Wipers didn't work either. Not for me. Not looking for an antique project that has no guarantee of running when I need it.
 
NorthernRedneck said:
I spent the afternoon looking at options for a new plow truck and found a couple of viable options.

The first: a 2009 chevy silverado 1500 4x4 with a 4.8l for $4500. Looks decent but I would have to get my plow mounted to it for a minimum of $2000 for brackets and install then I would have to install the wiring harness myself. And wouldn't be able to get it in to have the brackets installed for a month. Costing more $ as we would have to pay someone else to plow.

Option 2 is a turnkey 2006 chevy 1500HD 4x4 with a 6L engine. Complete with a meyer plow already installed ready to go for asking price of $8500 obo and be plowing snow this week. The truck is still on the road.

I'm going to look at both tomorrow.
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Buying the 2nd truck. Original owner. Has some rust but still lots of life left in it. 4x4 works. Plow works. The guy has all the receipts for it since new. For now it's a dedicated yard truck but won't take much to safety it for the road. Picking it up tomorrow morning after the bank opens. 🤪

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Bought 40 -12' fence panels from the neighbor that doesn't have horses anymore. Started last Saturday hauling them over and putting them together. Made about a half acre arena with a bump out round pen at the bottom. It will be used for training. A couple hours a day got them done in a week. As soon as the cement dries on the gate posts I can paint them and put the gate on. We will be riding in there soon. Also trimmed the tree up high so I can ride under it.
 
Heading to the Marinato make sure the old boat is still on top of the water.

We do have heat but it will be a cold night into the teens (F).

No kids and no anticipated work. Just me and Crumpy ,,,,; alone. :ThumbsUp:
 
Busy day. After making a pancake breakfast for the family, I headed to the city to get the funds to buy the truck. It's going to need a little work to put back on the road but doable. For now, it's a good yard truck. The guy delivered it to our house. As soon as he left, I put it to work plowing snow. It plows good. After I was done plowing, I headed to the city to play music at the church. Then it was back home to change quickly and head out for a couple hours of bowling with our camp friends.
 
My best high school kids today in Wisconsin.

Aubrey, Gold Medal in Women's Saber
Quillan 5th and Caleb 3rd in Men's Saber

All 3 will be competing tomorrow with my Purdue fencers at the Purdue Fall Open in West Lafayette. Honestly the high school kids are better than most of the college kids. It is a big event, fencers of all ages from around the midwest. It will be interesting to see how they all do.

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It was 19F outside the boat Saturday night. Inside was just above freezing. Maybe low 40's. We turned on the heaters and went to dinner. 2 hours later it was warm inside but below 60F. This because everything inside the boat was cold.

Lots of covers and a little spooning, things got better.

The V-berth, being the farthest from the heaters, was cold all night. Both heaters on high.

Temps in the 30's when we left, the boat was warm inside with just one heater. On medium. It will stay that way even in the teens.
 
Plan for today?

Head to the city for a few errands then back home to play with the new plow truck. I listed the old one for sale as is then took the ad down as I'm going to attempt mounting the western plow onto the new truck. It has a meyer plow that works good and has had the hydraulics all rebuilt but the blade itself looks like Swiss cheese. So my plan is to swap just the blades if it can be done.
 
I got home about noon today after working ahead Friday for the Holidays. After tomorrow and Wednesday, I'm hopefully looking at four to five days off. I need it. I haven't had a vacation in nearly ten years.
 
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