This life of mine is currently full of changes. In a short time I will be change from a great big house to a little one bedroom apartment in the local, what passes for, high rise building. I will be investigating prepping in an apartment. I will be trying to figure out what to do with the Harley I will be riding very day possible. Trying to get on with my life.
The biggest issue is this, I like to ride, some would call me a biker. I like to take care of my bike. The low buck apartment that I can afford does not have a parking facility per se. It has a couple of open lots in the scumbag infested downtown environs of Excelsior Springs. Now I can afford, I think, a rental storage unit big enough to hold my tools and work benches and the bike and associated items. I can put the generator in there and the compressor too. That way lets me generate power, to air up tires, charge batteries, run the compressor for other things. I can work on my hobbies for a short time in there. I say a short time as summer is fast approaching and the summer time climate inside a storage unit is generally not suited for spending your leisure time in. Now all this is feasible. I just have to figure out how to transition from the truck to the bike. The aisles in the storage facilities are too narrow to allow backing the truck into the unit and the unit managers do not allow open storage of your vehicles. I guess this means I will request two parking spaces a the apartment, tarp the bike during bad weather and put it in storage during the winter. And do my spring motorcycle prepping in the storage unit and work on the truck, if allowed, in the parking lot of the apartment. God knows I'm growing to understand hatred.
I keep looking for a different job, I keep hoping for my disability claim to be approved. Either of these would make a huge change in my life.
You don't know the strength of the urges I have to sell all I have except the bike, pack up and leave. Leave for the life of a vagabond. I could have a pretty good amount of money to live on by selling everything and then getting odd work here and there to supplement that. It's very tempting. Tempting indeed.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Now Daddy...
While Son and his Family were here we went to the local BBQ joint as I mentioned previously. While we were dining our little Diamond was jabbering away, looking everyone over and in general having a good time. Our order was delivered and the feasting began. Little One had chicken strips and just plain attacked them. She was attempting to eat the chicken out of the inside of the crust. Mom finally gave her a hand with the decrusting process. While we were eating the little Diamond stopped, pointed her little index finger at her Daddy and soundly told him off about something. Of course we don't speak her language but the tone and facial expression let us know her Dad was in trouble for something! I can forecast a handful of problem in say, 8-10 years. If I ever get ahead financially, I will be packing up and moving to their state so I can see this little princess a whole lot more. I just kills me when the leave, knowing it will be a long spell before I see them again.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
I'm Still Around
Well Irish wanted to know how I was doing so here it goes. With all that is on my mind, bearing down on my shoulders and with a busted heart to boot, I'm not doing bad. Yeah I have some anger and a lot of frustration too. But in the end things will work out, I hope. I still have not found a place to keep my Harley, tools and outdoor gear. I spoke to an individual I have done business with in the past about renting some garage space for non commercial use. The price wasn't bad, if you wanted to run a business out of the place or you had a good income. On a low income personal use basis however, the price was far to high. I am going to pitch an idea to the man about splitting the space in two as well as splitting the price in half. That would give me a powered garage to keep the bike and other items in, a space to use for a workshop and a space to use for vehicle repairs and whatnot. I need to re-evaluate my ever changing budget and see if I can find a budget line for this garage.
My soon to be ex-wife and I are trying to work out the details of her piss poor decision so we can refrain from using a lawyers at multiple hundreds of dollars an hour. It does get rancorous at times but progress is being made. If you can call splitting up after 30 years, progress.
If I can find a place for my things, I'd be doing OK, that's it just OK. I must find a way to trim my monthly budget but it's already pretty skinny. Do I cut back on the grocery budget or quit seeing a doctor? It's those kind of decisions that fuel my anger and desolation.
So there it is, I'm still here, just got a lot on my mind anymore. Rest assured, I am still reading all you inspiring writings and they lift my spirits. So keep up the good work!
On a brighter note, my son and his family came into town for a couple days. we spent a lot of time together last night and then had a nice lunch at the local barbeque joint. Man last night I had so much fun playing with my 18 month old grand daughter. She is a riot! Happy, smart, cunning and cute as a bugs ear to boot. My mother, her great grannie, gave her a bag of chocolate filled Vienna wafer type cookies last night. After she chewed on a couple she sat down at her mommas foot and while great grannie and I spied on her, she proceeded to open every single cookie, one at a time and eat the chocolate filling. She would then place the empty cookie slabs to the side, give a furtive upward glance at her mom, to see if she had been caught and then proceed to the next cookie. Needless to say, a half hour later her spring unwound! I chased her, flew her around the room and had a good time in general for about two hours. When they left for the evening the little girl was still going strong!
My soon to be ex-wife and I are trying to work out the details of her piss poor decision so we can refrain from using a lawyers at multiple hundreds of dollars an hour. It does get rancorous at times but progress is being made. If you can call splitting up after 30 years, progress.
If I can find a place for my things, I'd be doing OK, that's it just OK. I must find a way to trim my monthly budget but it's already pretty skinny. Do I cut back on the grocery budget or quit seeing a doctor? It's those kind of decisions that fuel my anger and desolation.
So there it is, I'm still here, just got a lot on my mind anymore. Rest assured, I am still reading all you inspiring writings and they lift my spirits. So keep up the good work!
On a brighter note, my son and his family came into town for a couple days. we spent a lot of time together last night and then had a nice lunch at the local barbeque joint. Man last night I had so much fun playing with my 18 month old grand daughter. She is a riot! Happy, smart, cunning and cute as a bugs ear to boot. My mother, her great grannie, gave her a bag of chocolate filled Vienna wafer type cookies last night. After she chewed on a couple she sat down at her mommas foot and while great grannie and I spied on her, she proceeded to open every single cookie, one at a time and eat the chocolate filling. She would then place the empty cookie slabs to the side, give a furtive upward glance at her mom, to see if she had been caught and then proceed to the next cookie. Needless to say, a half hour later her spring unwound! I chased her, flew her around the room and had a good time in general for about two hours. When they left for the evening the little girl was still going strong!
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Asking For some Input
I have always been a determined, hard working, no bs kinda guy. I have always been the one that asks no one for help. Well life has taken a big change for me and now I'm asking for some inut.
Here are the parameters of my situation
1. Married for 30 years, wife walks out with no notice or comment
2. Wife intends on taking the house I bought and refurbished using my retirement money.
3. I have things I do not want to get rid of, a gun collection, a buncha knives, a Harley and quite a few tools.
4. I have been turned down for disability but have had two different state offices tell me that I am a perfect candidate for disability. Go figure.
5. Due to physical limitations I have a part time job that pays very little, right now based on my schedule, 8,700 bucks a year. And the schedule is so varied that a second job in no possible.
6. I do not have any money.
If she gets the house I really have no where to go and that is what I am asking input on. Oh, I do qualify for an income based apartment but then have no place to put the Harley I ride regularly or the tools I use on the HD and my truck. Yeah I know I can rent a storage unit. But that does not jibe with the daily riding of the bike and yadda, yadda, yadda.
In the upcoming divorce settlement I may end up with 15-17 thousand in cash. She has suggested I use the cash to live on (this amount would cover me for just over a year) and augment that with my now meager income. When the cash runs out the current income will not cover my basic living expenses( just over 11 grand a year), i.e. gas, food, rent, insurance, medication, phone, auto repairs, doctors and yes, Internet too. I consider the Internet a basic utility now. It is where most jobs are found, it is replacing the post office, it provides entertainment and knowledge, so yes I consider it a basic utility.
I have found a place a I really like and want, 5 acres in the country with a brand new unfinished, two story cabin. 27,000 bucks. It needs a lot to complete it too. Exterior finishes, interior walls and of course those ever expensive to install utilities, water, electric, sewer. But it's twenty seven thousand I don't have. And then thousands more in the near future.
I have wracked my brain, the soon to be ex has been little to no help in this matter so, Lets see what the internet can provide. Do you have an idea for housing for me and my hard earned stuff? I am receptive to any suggestion. I have even looked at buying one of those shed/cabins
and dropping it somewhere but around here a bit of land to drop it on is very expensive.OK, let's see some ideas floated around here. Any ideas?
Here are the parameters of my situation
1. Married for 30 years, wife walks out with no notice or comment
2. Wife intends on taking the house I bought and refurbished using my retirement money.
3. I have things I do not want to get rid of, a gun collection, a buncha knives, a Harley and quite a few tools.
4. I have been turned down for disability but have had two different state offices tell me that I am a perfect candidate for disability. Go figure.
5. Due to physical limitations I have a part time job that pays very little, right now based on my schedule, 8,700 bucks a year. And the schedule is so varied that a second job in no possible.
6. I do not have any money.
If she gets the house I really have no where to go and that is what I am asking input on. Oh, I do qualify for an income based apartment but then have no place to put the Harley I ride regularly or the tools I use on the HD and my truck. Yeah I know I can rent a storage unit. But that does not jibe with the daily riding of the bike and yadda, yadda, yadda.
In the upcoming divorce settlement I may end up with 15-17 thousand in cash. She has suggested I use the cash to live on (this amount would cover me for just over a year) and augment that with my now meager income. When the cash runs out the current income will not cover my basic living expenses( just over 11 grand a year), i.e. gas, food, rent, insurance, medication, phone, auto repairs, doctors and yes, Internet too. I consider the Internet a basic utility now. It is where most jobs are found, it is replacing the post office, it provides entertainment and knowledge, so yes I consider it a basic utility.
I have found a place a I really like and want, 5 acres in the country with a brand new unfinished, two story cabin. 27,000 bucks. It needs a lot to complete it too. Exterior finishes, interior walls and of course those ever expensive to install utilities, water, electric, sewer. But it's twenty seven thousand I don't have. And then thousands more in the near future.
I have wracked my brain, the soon to be ex has been little to no help in this matter so, Lets see what the internet can provide. Do you have an idea for housing for me and my hard earned stuff? I am receptive to any suggestion. I have even looked at buying one of those shed/cabins
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Shame On You
To the Senators who voted down the bill that would create and demand "enhanced" background checks, Congratulations! You just handed the legal, constitutional gun owners of this country a big fat win and gave the One Acting As President a black eye. To all you traitorous Senators that voted for the bill, I and many thousands other say, shame on you.
Enactment of this bill would have placed an onerous burden on everyday gun owners in that they would have had to go to a gun shop or other licensed dealer to have a background check run on your potential buyer. That dealer would, in all likely hood, tag you for 25 or more bucks for providing this service, so, in effect all privates sale would be hit with a price increase.
Here's a novel idea, why don't you asshats enforce the jillion or so laws we already have that relate to guns?
Has gun control ever done anything for crime control? No. All gun control laws has done is usually create new ways for the law abiding gun owners of this country to be ensnared in the myriad of laws that have no effect on illegal gun owners and illegal gun buyers.
What did the 1934 gun control law do? Well first off it gave jobs to all those revenue agents that were out of a job in 1935 with the repeal of the 18th amendment. Then it made previously cheap and available items expensive and unavailable to the general public. I mean who in their right mind was going to pay a 200 dollar tax on a 5 dollar or 100 dollar item? The criminal gangs that flourished in the the Volstead act did not turn in their automatic weapons. When they needed a new machine gun they bought stolen ones or raided police department and National Guard armories. The everyday, law abiding person was the only one affected.
What did the gin control Act of 1968 do? It made a whole slew of new regulation to trip up the law abiding gun owner. It created an artificial retail environment that froze the inventory of certain things and raised priced dramatically. To the everyday, legal gun owner it mad it impossible t buy this cheap dewat firearms and various weapons that are common to the infantry militiaman. Shoulder fired automatic rifles and carbines, anti tank rifles such as the Solothurn and the Boyes. It remove a whole bunch of historically significant guns that are normally covered under the militia clauses of most state constitutions.
Did this act affect illegal gun owners and illegal gun buys, i.e criminals? No, they still got their guns through illegal means. No gun control law in this country has ever affected the criminal element. These laws will and always will affect only the every day, legal gun owner. And that my friend, is the intention of the government.To make it so difficult for us to buy guns or ammo that it sharply curtails purchases. But as you can see from the latest purchase frenzy, the everyday legal gun owner always trumps the bloated, traitorous bastards that rule this country. And we always will, cause when push comes to shove, the constitutional gun owners of this country, even though it may just be 3% of them, will push back so hard it will bring about a new nation, under God, with Liberty and Justice for All. A nation that will adhere to this Constitution for these United States.
Enactment of this bill would have placed an onerous burden on everyday gun owners in that they would have had to go to a gun shop or other licensed dealer to have a background check run on your potential buyer. That dealer would, in all likely hood, tag you for 25 or more bucks for providing this service, so, in effect all privates sale would be hit with a price increase.
Here's a novel idea, why don't you asshats enforce the jillion or so laws we already have that relate to guns?
Has gun control ever done anything for crime control? No. All gun control laws has done is usually create new ways for the law abiding gun owners of this country to be ensnared in the myriad of laws that have no effect on illegal gun owners and illegal gun buyers.
What did the 1934 gun control law do? Well first off it gave jobs to all those revenue agents that were out of a job in 1935 with the repeal of the 18th amendment. Then it made previously cheap and available items expensive and unavailable to the general public. I mean who in their right mind was going to pay a 200 dollar tax on a 5 dollar or 100 dollar item? The criminal gangs that flourished in the the Volstead act did not turn in their automatic weapons. When they needed a new machine gun they bought stolen ones or raided police department and National Guard armories. The everyday, law abiding person was the only one affected.
What did the gin control Act of 1968 do? It made a whole slew of new regulation to trip up the law abiding gun owner. It created an artificial retail environment that froze the inventory of certain things and raised priced dramatically. To the everyday, legal gun owner it mad it impossible t buy this cheap dewat firearms and various weapons that are common to the infantry militiaman. Shoulder fired automatic rifles and carbines, anti tank rifles such as the Solothurn and the Boyes. It remove a whole bunch of historically significant guns that are normally covered under the militia clauses of most state constitutions.
Did this act affect illegal gun owners and illegal gun buys, i.e criminals? No, they still got their guns through illegal means. No gun control law in this country has ever affected the criminal element. These laws will and always will affect only the every day, legal gun owner. And that my friend, is the intention of the government.To make it so difficult for us to buy guns or ammo that it sharply curtails purchases. But as you can see from the latest purchase frenzy, the everyday legal gun owner always trumps the bloated, traitorous bastards that rule this country. And we always will, cause when push comes to shove, the constitutional gun owners of this country, even though it may just be 3% of them, will push back so hard it will bring about a new nation, under God, with Liberty and Justice for All. A nation that will adhere to this Constitution for these United States.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Congratulations! Not for Me Though.
First off I want to say Happy Anniversary to Ken and Miss Lisa. Great work! Keep it up.
That brings me to this sorry post, already I am sick of haggling over the items accumulated over a life time with a woman I loved and thought loved me back. Because I used a small portion of my decent income over the years to buy the things that made my hobbies possible, hobbies such as hunting, shooting and camping, I will end up taking a fucking because I liked to do things. I refuse to sell these items though. These things I bought with her full understanding and tacit approval. I am sick and tired of this shit that was instigated by her over nothing. Her actions make me sick at my stomach, my head and my heart. We had yet another conversation tonight where we discussed her latest idea, another idea that fucks me over. I cannot convey how pissed I am again. I cannot speak of the level of dissapointment I have in her. So to level the playing ground, my Son is about to receive a major gift. One that he has been waiting on for years and I had hoped he would have had to wait for many more years to receive. Action, reaction. She has not learned that lesson in 30 fucking years.
All that leaves me with this.
I wish I had one of these...
Sitting on this...
That brings me to this sorry post, already I am sick of haggling over the items accumulated over a life time with a woman I loved and thought loved me back. Because I used a small portion of my decent income over the years to buy the things that made my hobbies possible, hobbies such as hunting, shooting and camping, I will end up taking a fucking because I liked to do things. I refuse to sell these items though. These things I bought with her full understanding and tacit approval. I am sick and tired of this shit that was instigated by her over nothing. Her actions make me sick at my stomach, my head and my heart. We had yet another conversation tonight where we discussed her latest idea, another idea that fucks me over. I cannot convey how pissed I am again. I cannot speak of the level of dissapointment I have in her. So to level the playing ground, my Son is about to receive a major gift. One that he has been waiting on for years and I had hoped he would have had to wait for many more years to receive. Action, reaction. She has not learned that lesson in 30 fucking years.
All that leaves me with this.
I wish I had one of these...
Sitting on this...
With one of these waiting on winter...
Monday, March 25, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
I Just Couldn't Do It
Yesterday was long day at the Depot. With the incoming storm business was slow then fast then slow again all day. I did my usual stay busy work of re-arranging the lumber stacks after the customers pawed through them. Then a gentleman came in and wanted 30 freaking bags of 80 pound sackcrete. I added several bags to a partial pallet load and that was all it took for my back to pump up the volume. I started the day out with lower back pain and tossing bags of concrete didn't make it much better. A look out the front windows around 3 showed big, fat snowflakes pummeling the air. And hour later it turned to those little flakes that blur the sky and pile up the snow. When I got off at 6 I trudged across the lot to my truck, brushed off the accumulated snow and off I went. Now the ground has some heat stored in it from the run of nice weather we had so, the snow at first just became slush. I pulled out of the lot and promptly had the truck sideways. What's a day with out a little fun, right? I manged to make the speed limit or a little under all the way home so it wasn't too bad. But when I finally staggered into the house I was hurtin'. I boiled a little pasta and dumped some off the shelf sauce it and called that supper. After a few pain pills I drifted off to sleep while watching TV. Sometime later I made it to bed and awoke this morning to 3 inches of snow, not the 10 they have been calling for. With my back and knee still giving me fits I headed out to shovel the driveway so I could get off to work later in the morning. Ya know what? Screw that! I got my drive done which did not help me in any way, physically speaking. And to top it off the city will not plow the streets until the storm is absolutely done. So with my aches and aggravation I called work and took this day off. The roads are as crappy as my tires are, my back and knees are fucked up already this morning and I just did not have the juice to continue on. So I've been snacking and napping all morning and preparing for tomorrows shift.
Will we ever have a true spring here? A March snow storm is highly unusual in these parts. I mean, I have a beautiful machine in the garage calling my name.
Will we ever have a true spring here? A March snow storm is highly unusual in these parts. I mean, I have a beautiful machine in the garage calling my name.
Friday, March 22, 2013
What The Fuck?
Sitting here listening to some great musical stylings by Hog Jaw, contemplating the upcoming...SNOW STORM! Yep, another snowstorm is getting ready to dump another 10 freaking inches on me. Well not just me but you get the drift. Get it? The drift? Snow? Come on now keep up. Any way I got the Hog up and running finally and have started the long breakin period. And now we get another bunch of winter!
I know I haven't post anything for awhile but shit, man, life has me by the cajones and it don't feel all that good. Met my lawyer for the first time Tuesday and handed over that which was so hard to come up with, CASH. I hate to admit this but I had to file for medicaid BUT, they are going to assist with yet another disability claim. To make this process a little more palatable, the woman handling my case is totally edible. I mean quite tasty looking and very nice. That makes it much better. And I started a part time job working for those wonderful folks with the great big indoor lumber yard and everyone wears those orange aprons. Part time and its fucking killin' me. Great people to work with, working in a department I know well, lumber and building materials. And don't break out with the jokes about wood either. But with my knees and back this isn't really the place for me to be. Gotta say thank God for vicodin once more. But I have manged to get two atta boys in the last 3 days so even being stoned and crippled I still do a good job. Well gotta get back to starin' at the walls, waitin' on the storm to hit, the axe to fall, the other shoe to drop. Try this on for size. Hogjaw, "That Dirty Woman"
I know I haven't post anything for awhile but shit, man, life has me by the cajones and it don't feel all that good. Met my lawyer for the first time Tuesday and handed over that which was so hard to come up with, CASH. I hate to admit this but I had to file for medicaid BUT, they are going to assist with yet another disability claim. To make this process a little more palatable, the woman handling my case is totally edible. I mean quite tasty looking and very nice. That makes it much better. And I started a part time job working for those wonderful folks with the great big indoor lumber yard and everyone wears those orange aprons. Part time and its fucking killin' me. Great people to work with, working in a department I know well, lumber and building materials. And don't break out with the jokes about wood either. But with my knees and back this isn't really the place for me to be. Gotta say thank God for vicodin once more. But I have manged to get two atta boys in the last 3 days so even being stoned and crippled I still do a good job. Well gotta get back to starin' at the walls, waitin' on the storm to hit, the axe to fall, the other shoe to drop. Try this on for size. Hogjaw, "That Dirty Woman"
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The Shark Is Closing In
Last night I had dinner with the one whose name will never more be mentioned. After dinner she handed me a sheaf of papers. Paper in which she had done some accounting and figuring on. In the end we were 400 bucks apart in assets. Then she says she gets the house. What? The house that I cashed out my retirement to buy? The house I rehabbed from an open leaking shell to a nice home? The house that I used up what was left of my knee on? The house she deserted? The house that I occupy? That's the house she wants? I don't fucking think so. I have a few guns and some ammo up for sale trying to raise some money for a good lawyer. I have a guitar for sale too. I took some silver and sold it. I am really needing funds to reverse this travesty. If she gets her way I will be left homeless. A worn out pickup, a harley, my tools, guns and ammo. And no place to put them. And the lot of them won't add up to the price of a small foreclosed house. She suggests low income housing for me. Bullshit! How about she go into low income housing? I haven't seen low income housing that comes with a garage for all my stuff. I haven't seen low income housing that I would trust my stuff to be in. Things are not looking good for me.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Toilet
Yes that's my life right now, the toilet. I've been working on this freaking snow and my bad knee went to shit. Something new this time. Anyway, I had a JOB interview on Wednesday that went very well. It led to another interview today. Well crap, last night my knee went south and this morning it wasn't any better. It did tighten up enough to make the interview today. I was offered a job, which I accepted and off to the drug testing facility I went. On the way back to my truck my knee did it's new thing. I gimped to the truck and off I went homeward. It is still fucked. I'm using a cane around the house now and the junk joint has tried to collapse several times resulting in near falls. So then I hear a banging at the front door. I look, I don't know this person. So I fill my pocket and cane on down to the front door. It's just the friendly process server. Handing me my " D" papers. Yep that's right. The BIG D. In a matter of months it will be over.This is not what I asked for this is what was thrust upon me. We will see how this whole thing shakes out. I anticipate being destitute very soon as currently I am not able to do the the job I just accepted, I have no money and she is legally able to take half of the retirement I put into this house that she wanted. Half will leave me with jack shit. Not enough to buy another place, not enough to rent for any length of time which is kinda funny cause I couldn't rent anyway with out a job. And contrary to what doctors,various state offices and others say, a POS Judge says I am not disabled The only good thing is that she is being kind and generous as possible. So, no more references to Cherry Pie will be seen here.The pie has gone bad.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Round Two Aftermath
Well it looks like the storm petered out ling before they expected it to. I got the snowthrower fired up (eventually) and attacked the white mass. It was a heavy wet snow and kept clogging up the discharge shoot. I ended up doing some shoveling which really takes a toll on my broken body. Hey, what are drugs for right? We ended up with another 8-10 inches here. It's kinda hard to tell with the drifting. Here's what it ended up looking like.
A drift on the berm behind the house SW corner
Drift on berm behind the house center of back fence
Looking down on the driveway and street As you can see the city has yet to get off their asses.
Walkway out of the front door.
Round Two
Late yesterday the snow begain in fits and starts. On, off, on, off. Around 8 pm it actually started snowing. Tiny little flakes driven by highwinds. With the temperatures in the high 30's the last couple of days the air is moisture laden creating a wet, heavy snow. While it's not happening at my house yet, there are reports of power lines down and tree limbs breaking under the weight of this snow. We can expect this stuff to end some time Wednesday! After all the "models" have been revised we look be in for 6-10 inches of this wet snow. And the wind is howling, driving snow into drifts that will soon block streets and highways. So, it's a day to relax, have some hot chocolate and watch a few movies. Here's the view out my front door this morning.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
And Once Again
We just got things mostly cleaned up after the snow storm this past week. Now the National Weather Service tells us this...
"Significant winter storm possible Sunday night through Tuesday...
A winter storm system will lift into the area on Sunday... bringing
accumulating snow to the region from late Sunday evening through
Tuesday afternoon. Snowfall totals of 5 to 10 inches are possible
across northeast Kansas... northern... and central Missouri. Blowing
snow may also be a concern Monday night and Tuesday as northwest
winds gust up to 30 mph. While exact snow amounts remain somewhat
uncertain... the overall probability of accumulating snow is high."
We'll see how this comes out. Just in case I fetched some more gas for the snow blower. Will I ever get my Harley home? If we get the predicted 10 inches, that'll give me 20 inches in my front yard. I did make an interesting discovery about this last snow. It has the right consistency, flake size, fall rate and had sufficient wind packing that it resulted in snow that is suitable for cutting into blocks. Blocks that can be used for making igloo's, forts,wall or whatever. But do I see any neighborhood kids doing that? Fuck no. Lazy, unimaginative bastards that they are.
Anyway, here's what it is shaping up to look like.
I'm on the line that divides 6-8 and 10-13. What a relief, right?
"Significant winter storm possible Sunday night through Tuesday...
A winter storm system will lift into the area on Sunday... bringing
accumulating snow to the region from late Sunday evening through
Tuesday afternoon. Snowfall totals of 5 to 10 inches are possible
across northeast Kansas... northern... and central Missouri. Blowing
snow may also be a concern Monday night and Tuesday as northwest
winds gust up to 30 mph. While exact snow amounts remain somewhat
uncertain... the overall probability of accumulating snow is high."
We'll see how this comes out. Just in case I fetched some more gas for the snow blower. Will I ever get my Harley home? If we get the predicted 10 inches, that'll give me 20 inches in my front yard. I did make an interesting discovery about this last snow. It has the right consistency, flake size, fall rate and had sufficient wind packing that it resulted in snow that is suitable for cutting into blocks. Blocks that can be used for making igloo's, forts,wall or whatever. But do I see any neighborhood kids doing that? Fuck no. Lazy, unimaginative bastards that they are.
Anyway, here's what it is shaping up to look like.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Come And Take Them, One shot At A Time
I found a reference to this song and video today and kinda liked it, so here it is.
And TV in all its might has refused to air this as a paying commercial. Fucktards!
Smowmaggedon 2013
Here in the midst of a horrible drought in the Midwest, a dry winter too, has reigned. Little to no moisture this winter. Then, BAM, 10 inches of snow in a few hours. Really, it started snowing at my castle at 7:36 AM. A few little flakes drifting around in the still cold air. Then a few more and a few more and then a LOT more. Then as a guy I know says, a whole fuck ton of snow. Visibility went to less than half of a block.
Here are some pics I took hour by hour. Each picture of the tree is and hourly progression starting at 7:45AM. Late afternoon I got he snow thrower fired an went at it. Huh, first time in nearly 50 years that I have used power equipment to move snow. I have always done it with a shovel of some sort and my back. Well, no more my friends. The last two time I had to shovel snow my left hip went out and I found myself dragging myself back to the house. When my brother moved to, GULP, Kalifornia he left his snowthrower with me. This is the first time I have used it. It still makes you tired but not like shoveling the white shit all freaking day does. My grand total here was real close to 10 inches. Now that I have everything all cleared I hear that we are expecting another one on Sunday. Shit. I just got my Harley running and Mother Nature decides to bestow some actual winter on us. That bitch.
Here are some pics I took hour by hour. Each picture of the tree is and hourly progression starting at 7:45AM. Late afternoon I got he snow thrower fired an went at it. Huh, first time in nearly 50 years that I have used power equipment to move snow. I have always done it with a shovel of some sort and my back. Well, no more my friends. The last two time I had to shovel snow my left hip went out and I found myself dragging myself back to the house. When my brother moved to, GULP, Kalifornia he left his snowthrower with me. This is the first time I have used it. It still makes you tired but not like shoveling the white shit all freaking day does. My grand total here was real close to 10 inches. Now that I have everything all cleared I hear that we are expecting another one on Sunday. Shit. I just got my Harley running and Mother Nature decides to bestow some actual winter on us. That bitch.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
At It Again
My Buddy and I spent a little more time with my Harley today. Just enough, that is, so I can actually fire it up tomorrow. Fill the tanks with gas, twist the wick a couple times and hit the button. Here's the days progress. We had a late start and did a lot of bullshitting too but got it buttoned up and mostly cleaned up too.
Thunder Header exhaust and a Hyper Charger Pro Series air cleaner
Almost there!
All together, finally!
The other side.
I actually ride this bike. Not so much in the last few years but that will be changing. I want to hit a hundred thousand this year. All I have to do now is install a few more chrome bits and pieces and call it done.
Friday, February 15, 2013
The Bike
Guess what I've been doing again. Finally. It has taken a long time to get the energy, the desire, the drive to finish this project after the last set back. Go on, take a guess.
Assembled!
Now I need to install the exhaust, gas tanks, and seat. Then comes the good part, firing this beast up. Finally! Thanks to a good friend of mine this is getting done. More pictures to come.
Pistons connected
Jugs installed
Heads, intake and carb intalled
By the way, those are 700 lb. springs with titanium keepers
Front rocker box installed
Working on the back rocker box
Now I need to install the exhaust, gas tanks, and seat. Then comes the good part, firing this beast up. Finally! Thanks to a good friend of mine this is getting done. More pictures to come.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
I Had A Hankering
Saturday, I was wanting something but couldn't put my finger on it. By afternoon I had it figured out. Wings. yep, I wanted a big ol' pile of wings. I found a package in the freezer, defrosted them, cut 'em up and seasoned them. Then I put the bowl full in the refrigerator over night. This afternoon I whipped up a really nice spicy raspberry chipoltle honey bbq sauce for them. I then fired up the stove and got a pot of oil going. The next step was to dredge the wings in seasoned flour and deep fry 'em. When they were crispy I coated them in the sauce. I sure wish ya'll could taste this. Damn that's good!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
The King
I love big honkin' revolvers. Sadly I have let all mine go in various ways. stolen, traded, sold. So, imagine my delight when a friend of mine brought me a Colt King Cobra chambered in .357 Magnum to clean. It was so gummy that the cylinder would bind up and occasionally the cylinder would not close after it was opened. Wow, it was nasty! I cleaned and detailed this stainless beast, gave it a good lube with a high tech synthetic lubricant and now, it is slicker than a cat's ass. The trigger on this six shooter rivals those of Smith and Wessons offerings. It breaks crisp and sharp at about 2-3 pounds of pressure. Very nice!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Colt King Cobra!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Colt King Cobra!
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