I had a rather productive day today. I managed to get the oil changed in
the car and the bike. On top of that I cooked up 5 pounds of sloppy
joe's for lunches and 2 pumpkins for pumpkin pies. I love this time of
year because I make my pumpkin pies from scratch (well, except for the
pie shell). It all started because my wife is allergic to cinnamon and
most pumpkin pies have cinnamon in them. I start out with pumpkins and
cook them to make the pie filling. My pies come out so much better than
the ones with canned stuff. :)
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Rough start to a trip
Well, yesterday we headed out for WV right on schedule at 1:30. We got
about 20 miles down the road when I noticed the voltmeter was way low
(below 12 volts) which meant the alternator had quit. I turned around
and headed back for home to get a new alternator for the Jeep. That
thing was a pain in the ass to change, but 2 1/2 hours later we were
back on the road again. So much for getting in at 8:30, we got in at
11:30. Ugh!
about 20 miles down the road when I noticed the voltmeter was way low
(below 12 volts) which meant the alternator had quit. I turned around
and headed back for home to get a new alternator for the Jeep. That
thing was a pain in the ass to change, but 2 1/2 hours later we were
back on the road again. So much for getting in at 8:30, we got in at
11:30. Ugh!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Pay attention people!
This morning I was taking Katya to school. I was stopped to turn (with
my signal on) when all of a sudden I hear the screeching of tires behind
me. I look in the mirror and see a full size van towing a big landscape
trailer bearing down on my rear end with his front tires locked up tight
and I can see the trailer pushing him sideways. I took my foot off the
brake and put the gas pedal to the floor. Once he had stopped, I hit the
brakes again. The way I figure it, if I hadn't hit the gas the Jeep
would be about 2 feet shorter right now. Talk about a scary moment in
time... It was obvious the guy wasn't paying attention to where he was
going. Considering it was a 35MPH zone, him leaving 30+ foot skid marks
says something.
my signal on) when all of a sudden I hear the screeching of tires behind
me. I look in the mirror and see a full size van towing a big landscape
trailer bearing down on my rear end with his front tires locked up tight
and I can see the trailer pushing him sideways. I took my foot off the
brake and put the gas pedal to the floor. Once he had stopped, I hit the
brakes again. The way I figure it, if I hadn't hit the gas the Jeep
would be about 2 feet shorter right now. Talk about a scary moment in
time... It was obvious the guy wasn't paying attention to where he was
going. Considering it was a 35MPH zone, him leaving 30+ foot skid marks
says something.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
30 and counting
Well, the bike finally turned 30k the other day. Not too shabby for a 3
year old bike. I put a new back tire on it last month and the front will
probably be replaced next year.
year old bike. I put a new back tire on it last month and the front will
probably be replaced next year.
Friday, August 15, 2008
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