Monday, September 18th, 2017….. This
morning we got rain. Not heavy rain,
just light sprinkles and short light showers. I
took off to get coffee and something to eat and then went over to Walmart to
get some spray paint for my ladder. Walt
left me a nice fiberglass 6’ step ladder (thanks Walt!) but it was probably
left outside so the glazing was coming off, exposing the fiberglass a bit. So I painted it with a clearcoat in between
the showers. I got one coat on and came in to watch a taped show for a
bit. Yesterday, Kirk gave me a lead on a
utility trailer on Craig’s List. I
called this morning and it was still for sale.
So Lydia and I set out to Salem to go check it out. We met up with the guy, who had been in the
landscape business and now is working with a concrete company. He wanted $500. for the trailer which was way
underpriced for what it was. Yes, it
needs work but I thought it compared with $1500. trailers out there. I spotted the rest of his landscaping
equipment and asked him if they were for sale.
He had a Honda mower and a Maclane edger that were in pretty good
shape. He wanted $200. for both. I offered $500 for everything and he
accepted. I hooked it up and it towed beautifully. I got it backed into the workshop and checked
it out underneath. I noticed some work
had been done on the axle and that the right
side tire
leaned in a bit. I’m guessing the guy must have overloaded the trailer at some
point and bent the axle and then welded a bar on it for strength. I’m not too
concerned because it tracks well but I’ll keep my eyes open for a welding shop
to see if I can heat up the one side and straighten it a bit. I spoke a bit
with Janie who gave me a heads up of what’s happening down in SoCal with our
friends. Meanwhile, Lydia called me in
for roast beef and carrots, potatoes and gravy.
It sure hit the spot! We watched some Master Chef episodes and also some
Great Food Truck Race episodes so we’re caught up now! Then it was time for the
startup of Dancing with the Stars! The rain was off and on and more is coming
tomorrow. I already have turned off my
sprinklers so we’ll see how wet the yard will get.
Tuesday, September 19th, 2017…...
We slept in this morning and then took off to
Kevin’s for breakfast. We went from
there to check on a hair/nail salon.
Turns out they moved so we went there.
She went in and found it was $10 Tuesday! And walk-ins were welcome. We returned home and I started on my trailer
work. Lydia came out and said the
internet was down. I called and it took
a while to get that resolved. All the
computers/tablets/cell came back except my new one! I got back with them and they said to
reboot. It had always taken a long time
to reboot before but this time I timed it as the guy was on the phone waiting
for confirmation before signing off. It
took almost 14 minutes! So I got mad and
took the whole thing back to Staples.
Long story short – they replaced it for me and I’m now day one on the
new one. We’ll see how this one works.
Meanwhile, Penny’s friend, Jody and her husband Charlie, came to Oregon to
visit. Actually, Charlie will be heading
down to Calif. and Jody will stay here and help Penny move her stuff in from
the POD (which will be delivered tomorrow).
They went back to their hotel and then Penny, Lydia and I went to Ma’s
for Chinese. Not as good as the other
times. When we got back Lydia called our
doctor’s office and asked about going to urgent care. It looks like her shingles have come
back! She wanted to see if there was
anything they could do or recommend what she needed to do. They said go and have it looked at so she
headed off to urgent care. Stay tuned….
Ok, she’s back
now and it didn’t take too long to get in. They examined her and sent her to the pharmacy
for antibiotics and meds for the pain. We’ve both had shingles before and it’s
NOT FUN! She knows it will take a long time to lessen and may linger for even
months or more. We finished up the night watching the taped America’s Got
Talent Finale night one. We’re rooting
for the young ventriloquist but America votes and there’s some stiff
competition plus some compelling back stories of some acts that folks might
vote for.
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