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Happy Mother’s Day
Actually, my Mother’s Day was all weekend. I started on Saturday by sleeping in. Rich got up with Sascha to put her out, but that was just his excuse to go fishing. It was a beautiful morning and he had made bait the night before. He was ready for this. I woke up to no […]
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Sally moves into her new home
Things are finally getting somewhat completed in the new garage. The guys have been working on some finishing touches. There is still work to be done, but it won’t prevent Sally from moving in. Rich put in filler so that the cracks in the concrete are filled. This means that dropped bolts, screws, and other bits […]
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Work on the interior of the garage begins
Now that the garage is up, it’s time to work on finishing it off. Rick is my undocumented slave. That and the fact that he really needs to work on his skills for when he owns a home. Rich has a lot of techniques and experience to share. I figure they might as well as […]
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Recap of this week (June 17, 2012)
It was another hot one today. The last few days have been really adding up the heat. I think it’s Thursday evening now before they say it will be better. I like summer and the heat, but I’m really getting worried about what July will bring if it’s in the 90s now. I did voluntarily […]
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Happy 50th Birthday, Rich!
Yesterday, the 10th, was Rich’s 50th birthday. It was a quiet day. No big partying here. He did take the day off from work to enjoy some of his favorite things. Early in the morning, his Busia called to wish him a happy birthday. He wasn’t up yet. We talked for a bit. She was […]
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Fiesta Days Car Show McHenry
Pictures form the McHenry Fiesta Days car show. It was a very hot an humid day but it was fun hanging out with the Northern Illinois Streeters.
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Time to rewire Sally
The first time I looked under that dash I knew I had to always carry a fire extinguisher. The wiring job was very poor. The most worrying aspect was the power distribution bolt that was not even taped. Any way here are some picks of the start of the project. The wiring harness is from […]
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Remembering Dad
Cleaning off my desk yesterday I found some photos of Dad and Sally from Labor Day of 2002. Today is the day he passed so it was nice to find the photos. Dad was really proud of the work he did on Sally. Going for a ride smoking a cig. Dad started young with smoking […]
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Driving Lessons for Rick
Today Rick and I washed Sally. Afterword we went to a small hamburger joint and had cheese burgers and chocolate malts. Then I decided it was time for him to learn how to drive stick. Since I have been driving stick shift cars for most of my life it thought it would be easy for […]
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Katrina Story
Yesterday I sold the Sally’s old front tires to a guy named Tim. He hauls cars as a side job. He is from Nashville TN. So I asked him if the flooding this spring affect him. They had a 1000 year flood there. He said no, but then he tells me he is originally from […]