July 2, 2012

Happy 4th!! Oh wait it isn`t the 4th yet. Some might not get here till then so what the heck!
Lake George in 2.5 wks. Let`s see how the TT pulls uphill with my truck! Wish me luck.

Phil

July 3, 2012

How is cali still winning when NY has been the #1 poster for a few months??? Huh???


Phil........the lone L.I.`er

July 3, 2012

I noticed that too, obviously the site cannot update that due to the issues.

Dr appointment this morning doc said he will consider sending me back to work in 6 weeks.

July 5, 2012

Good luck Phil. What`s it feel like with the rotater cuff? I can`t lift my left arm over my head these days. Right in the top of the shoulder hurts like a mother!

Be well.
Oil change for the truck soon.

Phil

July 5, 2012

Rotator cuff feels just fine and I can get my arm pretty much up all the way but I cannot get my hand behind my back for nothing. best I can do getting my hand behind me is with my thumb extended the tip of my thumb barely goes to where a belt would be when wearing one. weight wise reaching in the fridge for a half gallon of milk with my arm extended hurts but that will get better with muscle strengthening.

July 10, 2012

Beginning to hate Kia. Now the RIGHT front lower control arm bushing? Just paid $1300 in needed repairs last month!
Safety is overrated.

Lake George can`t come soon enough.


Phil

July 10, 2012

My brother in law had a Kia Sportage that needed a new power steering line at 4 years old and when I was working on it I could not believe how primitive and cheaply is was built.

The belt system was that of cars from the 70`s instead of a serpentine belt. the power steering line ran down along the very bottom of the frontend which was protected by a shield of which all the bolts were rusted so bad they snapped off even using PB Blaster and heat on them. what a Joke.

July 11, 2012

This one has a serpentine. It`s an `05.
For safety sake it`s going in on Sun and they`ll hold it for me till I get back.

On the flip side gotta replace the oil stand pipe in the `07. Kinda broke it last oil change. Non Ford oil filter=oops I forgot about the spacer...:-(

Phil

July 13, 2012

Lake George in 3 days!!!

New diamond plate bed rails and tailgate cap from DeeZee installed! Lookin good!

Finally got the license plate for the TT too.


Phil

July 13, 2012

Cool PhilM

Gonna go to the Paddock Chevy SuperCruise Who else is going?

July 18, 2012

Hello everyone,

just checking in. the drought we are having sure is taking a toll around here. I have not mowed in a month because the grass is crispy brown and been watering the lilac bushes because they were wilting. I have never had to water the bushes before except the first year so they could establish themselves and they are about 14 years old. heck it is so dry a hay field near us burned last week.

July 27, 2012

is everyone hiding ?

Jill`s Mom went back in the hospital the other day but is coming sometime today. long story short her heart function is so weak she her body is not producing blood cells and needed a blood transfusion plus had some tests done. after a mugascan they found her heart is operating at 18% so they increased her meds to improve heart function but it takes 3 months to get an accurate reading so we have to wait another 2 1/2 months for the next mugascan to find out if the meds are improving heart function or not.

along with such a weak heart comes many other issues such as organs shutting down but they have her on meds and such to combat things like kidney function and her feet and legs are not getting enough blood flow so there are some issues there with celluitis and stuff.

later guys