Happy Birthday to me! 74 yrs old. Time flies.
The '95 Corvette Coupe lasted 9 months with me and is gone. Sold to Guinn's. Cost of last repair was 600 labor and about 340 in parts. Being as I came close to selling it for 3500 bucks with the water pump and optispark needing changing out, I did come out ahead fixing it and getting 5000 for it.

It's replacement. An '03 50th Anniversary in great shape. Story on it was seeing it on the internet for sale and seeing it was in Ragley really got my interest. Price of 13,500 was good also. 108,000 miles on it. So, after a few text messages to the wife or owner and a few calls to owner, I got up there and looked at the car. We even went for a ride in it so I could see how it ran. Was surprised at how much more room it had than my C4.
Next was waiting for the repairs to be completed on my car and get it sold. Got the call from Mark's Auto Monday morning it was done. So, we got ahold of the buyer and all was done pretty fast.
Tuesday was waiting for  Home Health Nurse to come discharge me and that happened just before 9AM, then went and got the plates off the old Vette so I could turn them in, get the notification and get my insurance canceled.
Then to the bank for money to pay for car and to Sulpher for paperwork and pay for car. A big bag of receipts on work done on the car. Then back to Jennings and to the insurance place to cancel ins on '95 car and get ins on the '03 car. Then to Dept of MV and it was very crowded so back home to wait till morning.
So , this morning DMV and all done fast with about 1050 bucks for taxes and paperwork and lic plate. Call my friend to see if he wanted to ride out with me and bring my truck back from Ragley and we were gone.  Learning the car and instrumentation is next. So enjoyed driving it back home today. Got the bugs off, a little wax on the hood and battery tender on to bring batt up to full charge. Checked oil > good  Checked tires,  One low. Fixed that.
Even clean the truck windshield.
Finished put little work tables together to stack some metal roofing on also. Then that was it for the day. Weather that was coming hit us about 7ish and mostly the 1st wave has passed. Looks like we may get to be in a seam between the bad stuff. We'll see.
To the next.

Yeah! Payday for me from SSI. Down a bit on the account from truck repair and camera lens with hood. But, playing with photography and keeping the truck up is life. Then there is the 20 and 40 bucks for the eyeball people.
May as well start on the eys first. Went to the Surgeon to see about getting the left eye fixed. After a lot of testing, he wants to do the right eye first to get my preferential back just n case of something happening to the left. Oh well, next appointment for him is the 4th of April with possible operation two weeks later. Then a follow up visit the next day, the next week, the next month, the next 6 months to make sure all is okay.
The Vette is now in the shop to have the water pump , belt, hoses and optispark changed out. I was able to get all the parts on line for about 340 bucks ( Another reason for the down account average I forgot to mention up there ) . Had to pay 40 bucks to get a truck to bring it from home to Mark's as I didn't want to drive it that far. It might die like it did coming home and we had to push it the last 1/2 block to my driveway.
Good news it that it's sold pretty much as soon as it's fixed. I even told them he could have it right out of the shop, I didn't need to drive it. Just call me and we'll get the paper work done. And I'll say Goodbye Black Vette. It was a fun experience learning you and driving you.

Then , on to getting a C5 I have a lead on in Ragley.  Talked to the guy and was gonna go see it today but other things came up so called and cancelled and will try again tomorrow. It's an 03 Silver paint with grey interior and just what I was looking for. But, need to have the 5 g's in my account from the present car before can get it. 13,500 for the car and then 1390 abouts for DMV and 530 for insurance really brings the total price up.

Last Summer the AC in Bren's Sewing room went out so decided to get that fixed as it's getting warmer everyday. Had an electrician come run a new line to the receptacle  and go to 110V instead of 220. Also, she went with a cooling unit instead of a heat/cool unit. Much less money. Ended up with a 12,000 BTU unit at 380 with taxes. Had a couple friends come take the old one out and put the new one in place. Then had a secure it inside the old shell and make it fit, brace it, make it presentable and plug it in. All is good and the room is cool again.

Chest is healing way slower than I want. I did have a couple back steps from doing things I should not have done and kinds set myself back a bit. Lesson learned though. Just takes for ever to heal so I can do what I like to do physically.

Lots of Netflix lately watching movies and one 13 part series. Makes the time go by and keeps me still. ;-)
Till the next.

Pretty fast weeks flown by since last post.
Truck issues fixed for the lovely tune of 640 bucks.
First >  The engine light turned out to be a stopped up vent over the gas tank which caused the gas tank to be removed to get to said filter.
Second > The AC leak ended up being one of the lines going inside the firewall needing to be replaced.
In getting the truck back, I tried out the AC and all worked fine. Come home and parked truck till the next morning and the battery was flat dead. So, put my big charger on it and Luce and I got in the Corvette to go for our morning run about.  I did leave the AC and Recirculation on , along with the fan. I did hear the fan shut off so it much be something in the AC that not shutting off. No matter, I just make sure I turn everything off now.
Next was Corvette problems. When going to get Bar Be Cue meals Saturday, It didn't want to start as normal and notice it was idling ruff at stops. Finally , died a half block from home and would not start. So, with help of 3 neighbors, pushed it in the driveway. A few hours later , went to check it and it started normally. Sat there letting it run and reving it up a bit. Then pulled it in the garage a bit and notice smoke coming from under the hood. Killed it and got out and noticed a lot of fluid in the diveway. Open the hood and liquid everywhere. First thought it was the AC unit as lots of fluid there.
So, let it set and called guy that was buying it from me to let him know about the car. So far still wants it. For next two days, car would not even fire, just turn over. Finally weather changed to dry air and I got it started. Hmmmmmmmmm. Let it run and notice spray of fluid coming up from front of engine and feeling like antifreeze. To dark and too much stuff in the way to see much more. So , shut it down and put a trouble light in the front of the engine to help dry out the opti distributor. Started yesterday with no problem. Have not called buyer on this as he's suppose to be here Saturday to pick up car so it's gonna be a pleasant surprise for him for it not being the AC pump like I first thought.

Have locate a C5 about 40 miles away I want to go see already. If it seems all okay and I can get him down about a thousand , may buy it.

On me < The healing continues and can do more and more without the chest bothering me. Was even able to fire up the little lawnmower yesterday to mulch some leaves.

The there was the eye doc appointment yesterday. Got tired of WalMart and went to a local eye doc. After exams and all, time for surgery on the cataracts.  Left eye only and can't see out of the right anyway from  retinal damage years ago.  Appointment with new eye surgeon next Friday. Guess this is gonna be Rebuild AC year. Sigh.

Already the 21st day of Feb and time just keeps flying by. Still living with the restrictions of a sewed up chest which gets better day by day. Visit the 8th with Dr Mousett's nurse was good and  back driving again but easy like. No motorcycles though. But, neat to get out in the Vette once in awhile.
Was able to easy though some weed eating and riding the Dixon to cut some grass without stressing out the chest area.
Still losing friends via the graveyards thought. 3 in the past 2 weeks. /But, as you get older, gonna happen more often I guess. Untill it's your turn. Then, no concerns anymore. ;-)

Did get the LX17 Nitro sold and what a mess that was with the guy having to borrow money from a bank. Wow, the paperwork for the last 2 weeks. Finally just went to his bank yesterday to see if we could speed up the process and was a win win.  Had an appointment with my heart doc in LC town anyway so got all combined in time frames and come back to town with a check in my name. Yes!!!!!!!. Don't think I'll ever sell that way again. Cash or walk.

Good visit and check up with Dr Dupre's Nurse yesterday , EKG and all worked out good. Tow less meds for fluids and one added for cholesterol. So , in shape with meds for awhile. One for regulating heart, one for thyroids, one for cholesterol plus the aspirin a day of the low caliber.  

Truck's Check engine light has been bugging me for a few months now so will swing by Mark's and see what that's about. Don't seem to be changing anything in the way it runs and t's going to be a job for him as I can't do anything pulling on wrenches just yet.

Then, we'll just see what the winds of Fate blow our way.

The last days have been both the most painful in my life and a lot of lessons learned about the body. Bowel plug was the most painful for 2 days running before we got it to turn loose. Then, uncontrollable bowels , but had to get it out.  A bit more predictable now, the 15th day after surgery. Finally finished one to the med yesterday. which is good. Still have 2 happening twice daily and 4 happening once daily. Then an added to the set, a stool softener at night before going to bed.

The feeling with the body is much better and had left the pain pills I can do if needed.

Getting into the habit of lots of fluids, watching weight and BP several times a day. Doing the 2 min walk 4 times a day. The blower 10 reps at 4 times a day. And anything else I can do to get it right.

Chicken breast cooked with olive oil and a bit of Broth and a bit of rice was great for Dinner and Luce love her share.

Now , to clean the kitchen and a nap perhaps. ;-)

And, on the twelfth.  Back at home and walking and talking and healing.
Home nursing coming once a day since Friday. Today  Allen with PTherapy came by to do an evaluation.

So , been a heck of a time with Triple by-pass surgery.  A major change in my life style also.

Wow! What a change in my world! Follow up on the Nuke test involved going through my wrist to check out the vessels in my heart. Has one that's been totally stopped up from years back,  Dr found more clogged vessels in the heart leaving just one supplying. What was strange is I had not big chest pains that I was ever concerned about, no shortness of breath, and went through the stress test treadmill walk with no problems.  So, shows just because you think your healthy don't mean you are.
So, talking this the surgeon yesterday, triple by-pass gonna happen.  A ton of paperwork to read and sign at the Doc's office. Paperwork to carry to the hospital. Then to the hospital and start off at Admit. From there, was guided and attended to by a great staff at St. Pat.s.  Bloodwork, Urine sample, MRI, X-ray, neck ultrasound, more blood work and more paperwork to sign. Lastly, instructions on picking up a laxative on the way home and instructions up to being at the Emergency Entrance to the hospital at 5:AM Thursday morning.
So, bikes on battery tenders, car ran yesterday as mode of transportation to LC and back.
Did the Clean out of the intestines yesterday afternoon and oatmeal this morning.  Light walk with Luce, a small load of clothing washed, dryed and put up and a visit to the Fire Station. Now, chill mode.