What did you get done?

[Slonaker]

I had a pretty productive week, at least for me...

I fixed a problem with my shock extenders one night during the week, and the truck rides and handles much better. I also found a blown shock, but I'll have to wait until this week to swap it out under warranty.

I helped a friend fix his fence Saturday morning. It was held up by metal posts that had been broken off at the ground by people from the bar next door backing into it. We straightened everything back up, and welded them back in place with my MIG welder. We only caught his yard on fire twice.

I changed the oil on my wife's car that afternoon. I HATE changing the oil on that one, but do it myself because I don't trust oil change places. The car has to be on ramps to change the oil, and you can't really see the filter very well. The filter has to be replaced by feel, and it always drains oil on me, the axle, and the catalytic converter. What a mess. At least it is done.

Late that afternoon I pulled the front wheel on my Honda Helix. I found out that a Harbor Freight transmission jack makes a good scooter jack as well. The tire has a sheetmetal screw in it, so my FIL is going to get the motorcycle shop to repair it while I am at work. I'll put it back on later this week.

Sunday I did a brake job on my mother's car, replaced some bulbs for her, and touched up a bunch of chips in the paint on her Solara. I swear, she must spend all of her time tailgaiting gravel trucks. Lots of chips.

I spent as much time going back and forth to the auto parts store as anything. The store sold me the wrong bulbs. I went back to get the right ones, and got some touch-up paint. When I got home, I found the bottle was empty. I spent almost ten minutes shaking the stupid bottle trying to get it to rattle, but it wouldn't because there was nothing in it. Maybe the bottle isn't the stupid one...

That afternoon, in the heat of the day (I'm soooo smart ), I burned 20 years worth of carbonless check copies, pay stubs, and income tax paperwork. Standing around a fire for an hour or so in the sun, during the summer, is not one of the smarter things I have done.

Slonaker