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Supposed to be 80° here...2nd summer in full then cooling off again

 

Morning

 

Good morning all.

My sister is having a heart procedure (second time having an aorta aneurysm) on Monday October 28th. Our parents are both passed on, so I'm flying to Los Angeles tomorrow to be with her, take her to / from the hospital, and stay with her for the following several days until she's able to get up and around ok on her own. She went through the exact same thing about 4 - 5 years ago, this is a new aneurysm that had formed just above the last one. Hoping this will be the last time she needs to deal with this crap. I am happy to go, and since I am still not working, I have the time, but I hate Los Angeles (and any other city)

 

Morning all,
So the follow up to the wheel bearings. The shop fixed it on Wednesday and said the bolts holding the Bearing to the axle plate were finger tight!! I know they were tightened and they had the factory red locktite coating on them. I talked to the guy (Chad) I bought them from. Said he hadn't seen that before and that using a small amount of red locktite would be ok. I checked the left side as I replaced them both at the same time and they were not tight but not falling off either. Tomorrow supposed to be in the 50s and sunny so will be pulling the left side, putting locktite on and retorquing. Chad agreed on saving the bearing and adding ARP studs when its time to replace one.

Actually my Friday. Supposed to be elk hunting the next 2 weeks but my buddy had to back out so doing the staycation and hunting from home and getting fall house projects done and taking a much needed mental break. Damn CWD just showed up in our local wild deer. Been as close as 50 miles so it was only a matter of time. Ugh.

Y'all stay safe out there this weekend!

 

Woot woot!!

 

Good luck with the trip and the surgery. Positive energy coming your way!

 

Morning all

Yeah, I learned the same lesson

I live about 8 miles north of LA, grew up in LA and worked there for 40 years. I am not a fan. My stress level has dropped, BP has gone below normal and I hate driving in the city. But the friends, hospitals, entertainment and food are worth it to me to stick around.
I hope she is ok

 

Happy Friday everyone!

I had a pleasant surprise this morning. I got an email from my CU saying that my deposit has cleared... I'm asking meself- what deposit are they talking about?? Apparently I was approved for some unenjoyment from PA, so that helps to take off a bit of pressure. I needed that break.

@MTgirl - congrats on winning the fight!

I got an update that only a few hours after his gorge fest- he wanted his dinner and was mad when he didn't get his MidRats.

I saw a 4 month old kitty on MP today- a little orange devil. I'm soooo tempted to have my own little buddy.

It's an interesting back story on how VW ended up with the rights to the Scout name. I wonder if VW will design the vehicle with all of the quirky VW type of hardware.

Same food too! This is a new food recommenced by the vet, he is still loosing a tiny bit of weight even with an increase in his portions. ( still waaay less then he was eating before he turned into a bowling pin). This food is supposed to have less calories per serving than his current kibble, so he can get fed more without putting the weight back on. That's the theory anyway.

I had posted my "new" mower on the mower thread, they started a poll to take a guess at what the non-start issue was going to be. I've never been the subject of a poll before, that was kinda interesting.

I got it running about an hour ago and cut the grass with it.. V-twin engine makes a big difference!

 

Hope all goes well and she's back on her feet soon.


Afternoon all

 

It needs to be filled with firewood!

 

I arrived home and there’s a card from the TW Fairy waiting for me. Thank you!

 

There is more privacy for my limburger parties

 

And...? What was it?