Finally... got the shock mount rework done yesterday evening... thought I'd never! Borrowed a lil' torch set to trim off parts of the old mounts... that were in the Wrong place... Thought since I'd not lit up an Acetylene torch in a LONG time... a lil' bit of practice might could be a good idea? ...
... yeah well... it sort of was... right up to the point that after practicing for all f three minutes... ppppffffffttttt! The oxygen ran out... and it was quite a ways to somewhere that might have gas... so... plan B...
... run up to Loews... get some "heavy metal" blades for a borrowed 18V sawsall... get back... and find out the batteries will only hold a charge for maybe, 20 seconds of cutting... for 3 1/2 mounts... a 1/2 a mount left... and they won't even take that... uh... bad names and dirty words!!!! and blue smoke rollin' out from under the rig... and it weren't the rig burnin'! :)
So... after takin' most of the afternoon to struggle through that... had to wait until a neighbor 'cross the street rolled home from his day job... and I could borrow a corded sawzall... and Zip! ten seconds and the cutting was finally done...
Then... it only took all of a half hour to weld on the mounts we built the other day... another half hour to bolt the shocks back up... and so far... with the rig still sittin' out in the street... nothing has fell off. :) and near as I can tell the fifth wheel ain't on fire...
So... if you ever have your axles flipped? take care to closely inspect how they remounted the shocks... might even be a good idea to say something up front? ... like uh... "Make sure you remount the shocks... so they can actually DO something?" ... hard thing to figure huh? but an easy thing to get fooled by... I learned. :)
Got up this morning... and my reward for not getting my shorts in too tight a knot over the snafus in this lil' project was... having a throat that feels like a small campfire... and generally feeling like the stuff you scrape off your boots when you come out of a stockyard... some bug has taken up residence and I'm feelin' puny...
Not the best time to try and continue gettin' used to contacts huh? especially... since I think these suckers are defective too! :) sheesh... poking, beggin', pleading, threatening... cursing... and every other thing I can think of... and the things act like their stapled to my finger! Finally just had herself stick 'em in... and even she had trouble...
Now... since she's been puttin' 'em in and out for better than 30 years... and it generally takes her all of 3 1/2 seconds for both eyes... the fact that she couldn't get the gol dang things to let go of her finger either... tells me ... somethin' ain't the way it was intended...
Once the suckers are in... I can see, and gettin' used to the different focusing ranges between each eye is comin' quick... but gettin' the contacts in there, so they can do their thing... I still got a lot to learn! :)
So... while ever'body else is runnin' round doin' whatever... I'm suckin' down coffee and distracting my poor abused self with surfin', doodlin', and whining! :)
Back to lookin' at my list of Spring Projects... before we head out for this Summers circle in May... Hopefully... I can get the rest of my "two hour jobs" done, without using 4 days a piece! :)
Being in "Town" for a week... has me... Lookin' Down the Road...
Brian
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Hi Brian, Hope you learn to get your eyes on straight... I like my glasses... especially when I see how dirty they are each day... and know this would all be in my eyes if not for the glasses.... as to $$$ have you thought again about a workamping gig... saves some $$$ and maybe earn some $$ as well. FMCA and Motorhoming mags have run stories recently of full-timers taking these jobs, or gigs with parks as Disney etc... Allows them to make $$ and have friends get in free or at reduced prices. With diesel over $.50/gal staying put might just allow you to get to Alaska in 2012... gigs there too. Had friends driving busses for Princess cruises up at Denali; both husband and wife; beteeen train station and Princess properties and between Prin props and Denali... make $$ and stayed free or at low cost nearby.. plenty of time to see the sites with their free time... just a thought ernie in MI
Meant $4.50 gal for diesel need to train my typing fingers better... both of themm ernie
Sounds to me like the comment, "it's just one little bolt." HA! Glad you got er done. Sorry you're under the weather. It has to get better.
Brian--make sure your inserting finger is dry before putting the lens on it--the lens won't stick to your finger then and hopefully will land in your eye.
I had the same problem. Then was told to put eye drops in my eye first, so it's nice and wet to grab the contact. I quit wearing mine, but may go back again. Was told for decades that I couldn't wear them, my eyes are too dry. Finally found a doc to give them to me and didn't keep my eyes wet enough so didn't really get used to them. Lesson learned, but maybe the wrong one. Now I"ll try to do it right. So, dry(ish) finger, wet eye.
Thanks Ernie... we're doin' an occasional job along the way... like the Nascar race... just don't want to commit for too long... :) driving for "Princess" sounds interesting... I'll have to research it..
... and as for those lenses... I've tried finger dry... finger wet... 'bout the only thing I haven't tried is my thumb! :) just have to hire a nanny to get me dressed in the morning I guess! :)
I do mine with dry fingers and wet eyes but keep under the eyes dry - easier to keep eye open. I've been sick for 3 days so I am hoping all is well with you.
Happy Easter!!
Evielynne
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