As time flies by. 13 April already. Finally got back on the bikes last week for short rides about town on the KLR and a 45 mile run on Suzy. The wind causing the shirt to be against the chest at speed is not comfortable so will be limiting that till the healing gets better. Or, try different clothing for the chest area.
As for the Vette, still loving it. And, learning it. Failed attempt to get the stickiness off the airbag/horn assembly and hated putting my hand on it and feeling it's stickiness. Stopped by a detail shop and he tried a few things on it with no success. So, ended up ordering one from a guy that parts out C5's. 78 bucks and it was on my doorstep.
Installation went better than I had thought with my chest still in the heal mode. Had to change on connection on the horn ground wire. All finished and hooked the battery up again, and horn works so all is good. But, first drive and the ABS/Traction Control lights are lit up on the dash. Came home and shut down in the garage. Later, started up and all cleared. Hmmmmmm???????. Oh well!
A few days later, had the hood open to check fluids and first start after that, the light back on for 1 run then cleared.
Took Bren and Luce on a ride to Cameron and across the standby ferry to Holly Beach. Car drug bottom getting off the little ferry so won't be going that way again till the big ferry is fixed.  So onwards to the West we went and stopped to walk the beach a bit near Johnson Bayou area. Then to Port Arthur and the war memorial there for a stop. After that it was to Orange and i-10 back home. about a 245 mile Vette trip which she enjoyed. But, her and the dog very tired.
Other issue was yesterday and the right front signal light not working. So, a study on the ways to get to it. First attempt was though the Brake Vent on the bumper and hands too big. Had a bit of a time getting hand back out. Next was though the little bit of plastic cover with the spoiler. Could not get a good grip on the light socket there eight. So the 3rd method was taking the shield and top off the head light. That got it done. Turned out to just be a bad connection with the bulb so cleaned it up and put all back together.
Then, two lights on the dash for the ABS and stuff back on. Took a ride about to Crowley and Eagan and back home. Shut all down. Restarted car and lights gone. Gotta be a bad connection somewheres so the hunt will start today.
Grandson over this last Saturday for working with Brenda. Did pressure wash the whole carport after we set up the pressure washer for him. Then he put a sealer on the weather side of it the concrete which is doing a good job of sheding water.
A call from Sugercare in Lake Charles also yesterday to touch bases on my up coming eye surgery next Wednesday the 19th. Will be contacted again Monday for time to be there and further instructions.  Will need to start eye drops Sunday as per pre-op instructions.
Bout caught up on the happenings so , till the next.

April 5th has arrived and all is good. Been a good week with getting things done and the healing part on the chest. Just taking way longer than I was thinking it would. But, such is life.  Was able to cut all the yard with the walk behind lawnmower a few days ago without bother so liked that. More exercise.
Went an picked up Zack the grandson Saturday in the car which was a big hit with him. Did some work I wanted to get done moving some stuff about and then the wife took over with her list of chores for him. Went and got Pork Steak Barbecue meals for all of us at the little church that cooks every Saturday. One of our habits and the food is great.
Then took Zack with me to the Car Show at the park in Lake Arthur. Many great works of are there. Saw a few people I knew. And, after about a couple hours and a couple laps around the place, back to the house.
But, a few pics from the park.

Other than that, Lovein' my car and really enjoying driving and learning it. The Horn/Airbag module was sticky from something put on it and could not get it off so  have one coming in from a salvage shop to replace it.
Got so used to the USB drive in my truck, I get annoyed at the radio stations fading in and out as you drive about the countryside. Course, it does have a CD player I could see if worked. LOL! May do that today. And also have mp3 players with ear buds to keep in that car. Only had it a week today so it's a work in progress with much learning about it.
Yesterday was a trip to LC town and to Falgoust ( pronounce FAL GOU ) eye clinic for a follow up on my first visit a few weeks ago. More paperwork the subscriptions to the eye drops I'm gonna need for both eyes. And WoW, those drops are gold. I did get one reduced with a coupon and maybe could of had another but after 3 tries on the phone trying to understand her and punching numbers and then having it disconnect at the end, I gave up on that one. Still was 430 bucks for all. So, we are set for surgery the 19th of April and they will call me on what time to be at the Surgery Care place. Need to start following procedure on the eye drops a few days before. Just need to follow and check off the schedule printout they gave me for before and the month after operation.
Chest is getting better as time flys and I don't over stress it as have done in the past 10 weeks at times. Was able to do the whole yard with the Craftsman self-propelled mower and I like it due to more exercise. And let the Dixon rest a bit. ;-)
So, till the next.  

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. ;-)