Like the rest of lazy, couch potato America, I’m addicted to watching the dysfunctional family that is the Teutels. But, this Lincoln pickup truck bike episode is driving me nuts. They keep saying that this Lincoln Mark LT is the first pickup from Lincoln. I guess Lincoln really wants to forget about the overpriced bomb that was the Blackwood.
Thanks to my father-in-law loaning us a drywall jack and a screw gun, Dad and I made some progress on finishing his garage. We spent most of Saturday and got just less than half the sheets on the ceiling, another day and we should be done.
We aren’t fast, but at least it’s getting done.
It seems grain elevators are the same design, the world over.
Since multiple people asked about it (and I did take pictures after all): Yes, the balljoints on the Dakota have been replaced.
Before:
After:
Apparently it’s been 1 year since Rick’s fun with the glass bowl started.
Why are some people drawn to the strangest cars? This guy seems to have a decent business keeping Pontiac Fiero owners happy. And if you’ve driven through Paxton, IL recently, you’ve probably seen a good chunk of his collection.
And, I can’t help but be overjoyed when I’m driving down the interstate and I see someone pulled over by a cop less than 10 miles after they blew by me going at least 30 over the limit. Hope they got the brakes on before he got the radar gun on them, or that ticket is really going to hurt.
Once again, I’m comforted to learn that IT struggles are the same at other workplaces.
Every year for Christmas gifts from Alisha’s grandparents we get a puzzle or two. For some reason, they never seem to be easy ones. This year was no different. I didn’t get a good picture of the first one, but this is probably the best one. Not too tough, but not easy. The second one was much worse. I’m not sure how much time Alisha spent on it, but quite a bit more than I did.
This weekend I helped Jim pick up a nearly brand new 42U Dell server rack for the school district. We don’t really have a place to put it right now, but it was such a good deal we couldn’t pass it up.
More pictures of puzzles and the rack.
And, when I got back to the house today, the garage door wouldn’t open. I assumed it was frozen down, but it wasn’t. I came inside and the light on the wall switch was blinking continously. It would open using the wall switch, but not the remote or the HomeLink transmitter in my truck. I don’t think we have a manual for it anywhere, so I went searching the web. I found a discussion area talking about Craftsman door openers with someone else describing the exact same symptoms. The reply was to press and hold the lock button for 3 seconds, the constant blink means the opener is in lock mode. I never even knew what the lock button was for. I guess you learn something every day.
As I mentioned earlier, my truck has been recalled because “Water may enter into the front suspension upper ball joints on your vehicle (VIN: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) and cause corrosion and premature wear.” I got my recall letter a couple days ago, haven’t called in for an appointment yet.
Here are some before and after photos of the balljoints (from the DML.)
I don’t know what else to put up here, so the obituary will have to do for now.
Maxine Hari
CISSNA PARK – Maxine Hari, 80, of Cissna Park died at 11:15 a.m. Friday (Dec. 31, 2004) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Apostolic Christian Church, Cissna Park. Burial will be in Apostolic Christian Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Knapp Funeral Home, 219 W. Blaine St., Cissna Park.
