Wow! 3 weeks gone.

 Wow, the 27th day already here. But, been a very active 3 weeks for sure with repairs on the car and sis in law getting a home here in Jennings. 

Sis In Law ( which I will refer to as Dee ) has finally decide to see out her holdings South of Conroe, Tx and move to Jennings to be back with her sisters and brothers. So, the process of locating, dealing  and buying a home has been quite a feat and hopefully in a few days a done deal. Then comes the moving her stuff here and selling her last holdings in Texas. Picture is her hopefully new home. 

A quick trip to Orange , Tx. so she could get a cashier's check to pay for the house and wow , the construction going on over there.  Stopped at an Ace Hardware store to get help on how to get to a branch of her back.  But, got er done and back to Jennings in about a 3 hour round trip. 

Then meeting with the transaction people to give them the check and signing a bunch of papers. Now getting the owner to do her signing from a nursing home somewhere to finish the transaction and perhaps getting the keys in a day or so. 

Then , There's the Car Story! 

Finally got the new nose section here at home after solving the shipping address problems.  So far, about 900 dollars into this project. 

Getting the nose section home and getting it cleaned and ready to paint. 

Then the 1st prime coats of paint. 

Then comes about 3 base coats of the silver. 

Then the clear coats. 

Then getting the lights and harness fitted. 

And the getting the nose piece in place

That's where we are at on this job. I a few days with the wife's help for putting some pressure to line things up a bit closer while I tighten the stud nuts. And we start putting the rest of the stuff on. ;-) 

So, that gets us up to date on the car. 

Hello/Goodbye 1st week of 2021

 So glad the holidays are over! Now, Parts can start coming in that have not arrived yet. 

On the car > Got paint in but not a kit. Just the Silver base. So had extra primer and not much clear so ordered a quart of clear.  Can always use it else where. 

And new yesterday is that the nose is on the way to Lake Charles and projected arrival is the 12th. 

Did decide not to put the air duct attachment back in. Don't drive that hard and not road racing the car. 

Other is my oldest sis in law ( same 77 yrs old as I )   Dee Fontenot Reeves from Texas is in the process of buying a home in Jennings. So that consumed a lot of last week and found a good place about 5 blocks from my home. Think closing and signing will be next week. So her and da Wife Brenda made a trip back to Conroe area for her to transfer funds and check on her home and get it put up for sale and be back tomorrow night. Gonna be great having her around.  Love both my sis in laws much. 

Did trim lots off the grapefruit tree last week. So that's done.  Next trimming is the kumquat tree and at present it's very loaded. 

Now, for old man winter to do it's thing and get out of here. That 39F showing on my thermo is not near my liking.  I'm more of an 70 to 90 f person. 

And that's about a wrap for this part of January 2021.  

Dec 31 2020 Last Day of 2020

 And we arrive at the last day of 2020, What a year for us earthlings. 

Work still going on with the car. And parts order from Vette Villians came in with one wrong part. Very wrong but not worth sending back. So decided to just put a patch job on the part I needed for the spoiler spacer on that side.  

This pic showing the torn corner at the upper left. 

And this pic showing the patched corner with hole drilled in place. 

And do have the nose coming in from Vette Nutts to Lake Charles FedEx shipping center so I can go get it. 

Next thing on the to do list was getting a new mattress for the guest bed and I was just the transportation for that job.  Wife chose and paid for it.  Been needing it and as Sis in Law from Texas coming in soon, Wanted to get that done. 

Next thing exciting was Dee, the sister of my wife coming in and always Sooooooooo Great to see her. Got her settled in and she loves the new mattress and the 1st night with it , sleep very well. 

Yesterday was house hunting for her as she's wishing to relocate here to be with her two sisters and 2 brothers.  Hopefully we found something that will happen about 5 blocks away from us.  Just the wait and see game now. 

So waiting on the nose part for the Vette to arrive as are the paint for it. ;-)   

And Christmas 2020 has come and gone. YES!  Did have Daughter's family over - 5 in total.  Daughter Holly,  Hubby Clint  their Son Zack  Their Daughter Alex and Her Hubby Kabuli. 

I even ended up with a 50 buck Amazon gift card from GDaughter.  

Lotsa food and memories and plans discussed among them and me not adding a lot and wife less. Just let them talk and listen. 

But the last weeks came with a few surprises.  Me and DA Vette bring in the wrong place at the wrong time and getting a tire gator into the right front of my car. Wrapped around the tire and made a mess of the body work in that area. 

On the jacks. Yes messed up. 

And with the nose off! La Yuk! 

Then begin what I want to do at this stage!  I really don't need the brake ducts to cool the front disks as don't drive that fast. for Sure. 

So decided to get a fiberglass kit from Auto Supply and build a plate to fit and glass it in place. 

So, Super glue a few splits together and let dry for a day. 

Then start building the panel to attach to the broken part of the inner fender. 

Then wash, blow dry and sand the area around the tear. Add piece and enough glass to get it stuck in place. 

Pinning it in place with pliers and clothes pin. Adding epoxy and let dry for a few hours then a 2nd coat. 

Then sand , add more epoxy,. sand and paint 1st coat of black to see where I'm at. 

Then sand that and repaint. and that's good. 

Did order parts from Vette Villians for 75 bucks delivered which were mail to me the 24th. 

Right Filler panel

Right spoiler

Right Fog Light Cover 

These coming in from V Villians

And yesterday, ordered paint from a place in New Orleans that had a kit I used before that was a perfect as you gonna get match. About 79 bucks for a pint kit. 

Monday will call a few places about a new nose. 

Mean while, in the chill mode and learning the emergency brake system. LOL. 

 

 

 Already past the middle of December! The time flies faster when yur older for sure. And YES! the weather lately has been sucking for my likes. As is anything under 60F. And we're 41F outside on my temp probe that sits under the South side of the house. The carport big thermo is on 40 even. Saw that on my trip outside to see what the sky has to offer at 3:15A.  Just clouds and no stars. Sigh! 

Things that have happened since my last entry.  

Did Cross the 159,000 mile mark on my car a week ago.  And now makes 50 thousand miles I've put on the car in the late 3 yrs and 10 months of ownership.  Also did have a ABS/Traction Control lights show up and the code said lost of ground to the pump motor in the ABS unit. It went away by itself. But did take the car out on a wet day and spun the tires to exersize the system. Need to do the same with the ABS but forgot. Next time I'm near a gravel road I'll do that. 

Then a trip to a new to me graveyard named Bertrand Cemetery not that far from me. Ended up knowing 2 peeps there. And took several pics of tombstones for a cuz that's into Memorial postings on a site. Not a big place but neat down a less traveled road. 

And still lots of work happening at the new Jennings Elementary School . Gonna be awhile and can just imagine all the paperwork in planning all the systems necessary 

Other than that for happenings, it's just roaming about on the back roads and highways to see what's happening. 

This Cov19 shut down has not effected my normal life more than about 10%  and in ways helped it. 

Bad news is my Sis In Law from Texas is under quarantine  for a bit due to the testing positive by her daughter in law for Cov19.  She was suppose to be here on the 19th but that's out.  Love that lady lots. 

Think the next thing happening is the wife, daughter and associate bunch heading for New Orleans the 19th for a gathering with Da Son Tysen. 

So, till the next. 

 Hello Thanksgiving! 

Did do a visit to sis in law's home for dinner with her and the wife's fam. Pretty neat! But just a quick HELLO to all and eat a little and back home. I'm sure Brenda will bring home much food and we'll have to eat it or it goes to waste. 

So far it's all good with the work on tying the harness off on the car. No problem with lights since. 

But , did run into another thing I've often heard of on the C5. The gas gauge going to 0 when you have gas left and the light on the dash coming on with the Low Fuel light. I knew I still have about a half tank Stopped at the first station that was open and filled it up. It only took 10.3 gallons in it's 18.5 gallon capacity so plenty left. And the gauge returned to full. 

Did stop and by some Techron to put in the gas tank. And when getting home put about 12 ozs in the tank. Next fill up I run it to about 325 miles and the gauge was reading between 3/8 and 1/2. And it took 11.2 gallons to fill.  And put about 14 ozs of Techron n before filling the tank. 

Do think that for this fill up the gauge is reading closer to actual than before. We'll see. 

Next comes wine production with the Lemon being bottle and most given to friends at present. Still good on the fig wine  with about 2 liters left. 

Did start some light green grape wine a few weeks ago.  Lot's of work with them but so far , still bubbling in it's carboy. The one in the pic to the left.  

Then a mxture of satsuma and lemon on the right. This was started with the yeast added yesterday. 

Next on the menu is the Monument for the Civil War soldiers whom where killed in our area.  On my nomal walk about I saw some scaffoling by it so venture of to see what? Finally after years, repairing it. Here are pics of the before and after. 

Here with the work going on to fill the bad spots. 

And here is the finished product.  Love it. 


















/And that's about it for this trip. Till the next. 

 Already into November.  Wow! 

Did get a few Halloween shots roaming about the city. Lot of work even though most were still repairing from Delta storm. 

Saw some 2nd crop rice being cut on my afternoon ride abouts in the country. Love those back roads for sure. 

A couple trips to Loggerheads to visit and of course a glass of wine. Still lots of damage to clean up in and around Lake Charles town and area. Wow! Gonna take a few years of no storms to get back to normal if ever. 

Then took Brenda with me to the Reed graveyard near T'Mamou to look for any Kinfolk beside the 2 I knew were there.  Did find some more Veronie's for sure.

And yesterday, attacked the short problem with the vette again. This time had bought some long pliers to run a piece of rope to the wiring harness to tie it off away from the engine. And a few coats of electrical paint to help seal the worn spot on the harness. 

Next is getting the car off the jacks this morning and a parade run through the Vet Home for Vets day parade. No stopping or getting out of the car, just a ride through and wave.