I'm playing with an older laptop right now (Omnibook xe2, P3, 700Mhz. 256Mb. of ram {OOOH!}) with Win98 installed, I needed an antivirus for it and Clamwin seems to fit the bill.
Most of the freeware antiviruses now do not support Win98 (My favorite included!) So I'm testing this new one to see how well it performes. C.Cleaner, and Spybot Search and Destroy both support Win98 also so they are installed on the Xe2. I'm trying to get this older laptop going again for a friend who has never owned anything but a desktop model, I think she'll like this little notebook.
I am heading out this weekend to camp hopefully, and I will be planting in the garden, the extended outlook for the weather is good so I don't believe there is any fear of frost to damage the plants.
There will be all kinds of goodies in the garden this year, hopefully they will all grow and produce lots of goodies!
Time to head off for now, I need to head out in a bit for a meeting.
Later!
Me!
Another day another .60 cents
It used to be "another day, another dollar" but with taxes it's only .60 cents now! LOL!
I was glad to wake up a bit Early today, the neighbors daughter came over EARLY and asked me to take her to school, she missed her bus...KID'S!
I was able to get an early start on the house today and had it near finished by 9:00am there may be a load of laundry yet to do, not sure on that?
One more week till I start classes at GRCC, it will be interesting? gas and parking money? hopefully it will work out. The classes should be interesting, I'm kinda looking forward to them, although as I said before, I'd RATHER be working!
Time for me to head off for now, still more to do, the garden plants in the back room need to be watered yet.
Later!!!
Me!
I was glad to wake up a bit Early today, the neighbors daughter came over EARLY and asked me to take her to school, she missed her bus...KID'S!
I was able to get an early start on the house today and had it near finished by 9:00am there may be a load of laundry yet to do, not sure on that?
One more week till I start classes at GRCC, it will be interesting? gas and parking money? hopefully it will work out. The classes should be interesting, I'm kinda looking forward to them, although as I said before, I'd RATHER be working!
Time for me to head off for now, still more to do, the garden plants in the back room need to be watered yet.
Later!!!
Me!
The garden, planting and rain
I managed to get to the lake mid morning Saturday, I tilled the garden up once again and planted two cabbage plants. I have quite a few other plants to get into the garden yet, I just need to wait till the frost danger is over (A week or so yet) The soil in the garden looks great with all I added in, I am hoping for a bumper crop of veggie's this season, last season the garden did badly, but I attribute that to the fact that I did nothing but plant the plants, this year should be different.
Just as I finished planting the cabbage it started to rain, just what the cabbage needed, all natural rain and refreshment! GROW cabbage GROW!
Just as I finished planting the cabbage it started to rain, just what the cabbage needed, all natural rain and refreshment! GROW cabbage GROW!
One week to go!
There is only one week to go till camping starts! YES!!! I am heading up today to get some cleaning done, I want to be all prepared for that first weekend and the first campfire of the season! SO close!
More work on a couple of vehicles this week, replacing a tensioner pulley on one and getting the rotors turned on another. The tensioner pulley was FAR more of a pain than I had anticipated it would be, four hours to replace that because the unit was all rusted up, the rotors were easy, no problems there.
I have one vehicle to work on yet, nothing major, I need to replace the skid mat that came off over the winter. I bought a large roll of double faced tape before I was let go from work, so I have plenty left to to the mat. There may be a couple of oil changes in my future also, three for sure! LOL!
I have a couple of cabbage plants to put in today at the lake, other that tomato's, peppers, cucumbers and hot peppers I'm not too sure what I want in the garden.....FOOD though! I know that!
I guess I should head off for now, I need to clean the house before I can go and clean the trailer up. Hmm, so much to do at the lake.
Brother Joe Mark finished this weeks revival meetings, he is a great speaker, it felt like each service ended just after it started. I need to get copies of all seven of his messages in the near future.
More work on a couple of vehicles this week, replacing a tensioner pulley on one and getting the rotors turned on another. The tensioner pulley was FAR more of a pain than I had anticipated it would be, four hours to replace that because the unit was all rusted up, the rotors were easy, no problems there.
I have one vehicle to work on yet, nothing major, I need to replace the skid mat that came off over the winter. I bought a large roll of double faced tape before I was let go from work, so I have plenty left to to the mat. There may be a couple of oil changes in my future also, three for sure! LOL!
I have a couple of cabbage plants to put in today at the lake, other that tomato's, peppers, cucumbers and hot peppers I'm not too sure what I want in the garden.....FOOD though! I know that!
I guess I should head off for now, I need to clean the house before I can go and clean the trailer up. Hmm, so much to do at the lake.
Brother Joe Mark finished this weeks revival meetings, he is a great speaker, it felt like each service ended just after it started. I need to get copies of all seven of his messages in the near future.
The Bravada, camping and College
My brother was helping me with my Bravada the other day, it needed a new idler arm installed, the old on was worn out and wearing my tire out a bit. I beat one the Idler Arm joint for some time then my brother came over and beat on it, then we both beat the thing silly and I paid the price! LOL! I now have a battle scar from the Bravada, a half inch long, down to the muscle gash that hurt in a big way when it happened. I probably would have gotten stitches if I had insurance, but without it I am NOT taking on any more debt, thatjust can't happen.
Only a couple of weeks till camping opens up, this year is taken care of already (thanking God for that) so I will be able to set back and relaxe on the weekends while going to colege, (Thanking God once again!) I've been working on my garden space at the lake already, manure, peat, leaves and fireplace ashes all tilled into the ground, it should make for a very nice garden this summer. Last year I put in my first garden ever there and it was great! all kinds of fresh tomato's, cucumbers, habanero's and green peppers at my finger tips, that was nice!
About college, I'm nearly all set with that, I have to drop off a paper to Mich-Works yet to get my book money and I dhould be ready to go....just need to figure out where the money for gas and parking will come from?
The whole Mich-Works thing has been interesting and a bit of a pain too! You'd better be ready to deal with a TON of paperwork and make sure that EVERYTHING is like it should be! I missed ONE thing (A BIG thing!) and had to go to a redetermination meeting to POSSIBLY get my TRA extended benefits back. What a mess! and YA! I am a BIT stressed over the whole deal, not fun at all!
Time to head off for now, things to do like always!
Later!
Me!
Only a couple of weeks till camping opens up, this year is taken care of already (thanking God for that) so I will be able to set back and relaxe on the weekends while going to colege, (Thanking God once again!) I've been working on my garden space at the lake already, manure, peat, leaves and fireplace ashes all tilled into the ground, it should make for a very nice garden this summer. Last year I put in my first garden ever there and it was great! all kinds of fresh tomato's, cucumbers, habanero's and green peppers at my finger tips, that was nice!
About college, I'm nearly all set with that, I have to drop off a paper to Mich-Works yet to get my book money and I dhould be ready to go....just need to figure out where the money for gas and parking will come from?
The whole Mich-Works thing has been interesting and a bit of a pain too! You'd better be ready to deal with a TON of paperwork and make sure that EVERYTHING is like it should be! I missed ONE thing (A BIG thing!) and had to go to a redetermination meeting to POSSIBLY get my TRA extended benefits back. What a mess! and YA! I am a BIT stressed over the whole deal, not fun at all!
Time to head off for now, things to do like always!
Later!
Me!
Juniors recovery
Poor Junior was REALLY sick yesterday, so much so that I had to do a system restore on him. I have NO idea where I picked up the virus, but I had one for sure, it was the first time I had seen the BSD (Blue Screen of Death)
Junior is feeling better now, I'm blogging with him and he is running FAR better than with the virus.
I went up to the lake today and added 80Lbs of peat, manure and a five gallon bucket of fireplace ashes along with all the leaves I could rake up. The garden should be a good one this year.
Tomato's, hot peppers, green peppers, cuccumbers, cherry tomato's...all kinds of goodies in hte garden this season and I can't wait!
Time to head off for now, I'm kinda tired at the moment, I hope it lasts all night!
Later all!
Me!
Junior is feeling better now, I'm blogging with him and he is running FAR better than with the virus.
I went up to the lake today and added 80Lbs of peat, manure and a five gallon bucket of fireplace ashes along with all the leaves I could rake up. The garden should be a good one this year.
Tomato's, hot peppers, green peppers, cuccumbers, cherry tomato's...all kinds of goodies in hte garden this season and I can't wait!
Time to head off for now, I'm kinda tired at the moment, I hope it lasts all night!
Later all!
Me!
For the birds
Not too much going on at the moment, I fixed my bird feeder yesterday, it needed two plexiglass pannels replaced. The birds and the fox squirrels weren't too happy, they had to figure out how to get the food out of it again! LOL! I had about 20 pounds of bird food left, that half filled the feeder, the thing is huge.
There is quite a variety of critters in my yard this spring, cardinals, bluejay's, morning doves, fox, black, red and grey squirrels, something is always moving in the yard.
There is quite a variety of critters in my yard this spring, cardinals, bluejay's, morning doves, fox, black, red and grey squirrels, something is always moving in the yard.
Test results
I found out my work keys test results today, I received a "Gold" 6 in Applied Mathematics, 5 in Reading for Information and a 5 in Locating Information. I am praying that these scores will get me the interview that I want so badly. I enjoyed working in quality, I'd like to get back into that.
My poor cell phone is taking a nap at the moment, I made a plethera of calls to get the information Ineeded.
At the moment my brain is throbbing, the weather is changing in a big way and that always messes with my sinuses, thank the Lord for Med's!
Time to head off,
Later all!
Me!
My poor cell phone is taking a nap at the moment, I made a plethera of calls to get the information Ineeded.
At the moment my brain is throbbing, the weather is changing in a big way and that always messes with my sinuses, thank the Lord for Med's!
Time to head off,
Later all!
Me!
Nearly there!
Camping season is so close I can feel it now, only 20 days to go! While there is plenty of cleaning to do before I can camp I have the time to get it done yet. I'm a bit O.C. when it comes to spring cleaning the trailer, the walls, ceiling, counters, woodwork, windows, carpet, bedding, clothes and the shelves need to be taken care of first! LOL! and then there is the yard, all those leaves that built up during the winter are going to be tilled into the garden as mulch, I've done one round of tilling already, I'm sure there is at least one more tilling to be done before the leaves all dissapear.
It will be worth it all though! it is so nice at the lake, a place to set back and relaxe or be silly and play! either way, it is a great time!
The results of my "Work keys" test did not arrive Saturday, I hope they do today! I need to call in the results so they can be forwarded to and employer who I want to interview with, they wont even look at me till they have the results in their hands......things have certainly changed since I started working, it's not like it used to be that is for sure.
I'm not sure what the day will bring for me, guess I'll just need to wait and see? NO fun there!
Later!
Me!
It will be worth it all though! it is so nice at the lake, a place to set back and relaxe or be silly and play! either way, it is a great time!
The results of my "Work keys" test did not arrive Saturday, I hope they do today! I need to call in the results so they can be forwarded to and employer who I want to interview with, they wont even look at me till they have the results in their hands......things have certainly changed since I started working, it's not like it used to be that is for sure.
I'm not sure what the day will bring for me, guess I'll just need to wait and see? NO fun there!
Later!
Me!
A busy day
The day went well and it was busy, I went to the Church in the morning to hrlp with some cleaning and then to the lake for some more cleaning (More about that in a bit) then back to the house for MORE cleaning! LOL!
I raked up dome leaves at the lake and tilled them into my garden, I'm hoping for a bumper crop of cherry tomatos this season, I like those things, then there is the hot peppers and whatever else I can think of to plant, I LOVE fresh veggies! green beans are my favorite.
I caught my neighbors daughter (She's like 65) at the house and she let me dispose of some leaves in the back woods so my yard is now cleaned up.
I finished the day up with a pizza with LOTS of crushed red peppers on it, T'was good!
Time to head off for now, nothing to do, but cops is on!
Later all!
Me!
I raked up dome leaves at the lake and tilled them into my garden, I'm hoping for a bumper crop of cherry tomatos this season, I like those things, then there is the hot peppers and whatever else I can think of to plant, I LOVE fresh veggies! green beans are my favorite.
I caught my neighbors daughter (She's like 65) at the house and she let me dispose of some leaves in the back woods so my yard is now cleaned up.
I finished the day up with a pizza with LOTS of crushed red peppers on it, T'was good!
Time to head off for now, nothing to do, but cops is on!
Later all!
Me!
The old S-10`
My Brother and I worked on his S-10 yesterday, it needed new rear shocks. The shocks had been on so long that the lower mount rusted to the sleeve, Charles and I ended up using a cutting wheel to cut a groove in the old sleeve then beating it apart with a chissel and 3 pound sledge hammer. Because we were beating the truck apart we used a jackstand to stabilize it, something we would NOT have done years ago...I guess we are getting wiser as we mature? LOL
It is off to chuch today to do some work inside and out of the building. I'm sure there is plenty to be done, it is spring! I'm not sure what exactly needs to be done, I have a project that I need to complete there yet, so I will be busy for sure.
The sun is shiining already and it prommises to be a beautiful day! OH I hope So! it should be near 60 today, I can so deal with that.
I guess I should head off for now, STUFF to do!
Later!
Me!
It is off to chuch today to do some work inside and out of the building. I'm sure there is plenty to be done, it is spring! I'm not sure what exactly needs to be done, I have a project that I need to complete there yet, so I will be busy for sure.
The sun is shiining already and it prommises to be a beautiful day! OH I hope So! it should be near 60 today, I can so deal with that.
I guess I should head off for now, STUFF to do!
Later!
Me!
Not quite what I expected
I worked on that van today, and it was not what I wxpected. The water pump came off, but not without issues, two bolt heads broke off and I have no way of getting them out of the pump housing. This van is ancient and has near 200k on it, so I'm not sure what the owner will do. I kinda feel bad, but there is nothing that I can do at the moment to fix the housing.
The sunshine was a nice addition to the day and it went a long way t'words wworking on the van.
I guess I should head off for now, I still have things to get done tonight.
Later all!
Me!
The sunshine was a nice addition to the day and it went a long way t'words wworking on the van.
I guess I should head off for now, I still have things to get done tonight.
Later all!
Me!
More testing
I drove over to G.R. today to take the "Work keys" test, there were three parts, 45 minutes long each. I managed to finish the first two before time was up and finished the third early. By the time I was done my brain hurt, SO much information to intake! but I managed to do it.
The reason behind the test? I am trying to get an interview with a company, but before that can even happen I have to get a specific score on the Work keys test, I will know how I did by the weekend, then I need to report the scores to Mich Work's and hope and pray for an interview.
The job I'm attempting to get is parallel in duties to what I was doing before I was let go, I'd like to get back to work, back to some semblance of normality, This position is highly technical and I would enjoy the challenge of learning once again, hopefully the scores will be what I need to support the position.
The day turned out to be a nice one, the sun was shining the whole afternoon, I can handle that in a big way, more sunshine please! MORE!
I have a couple of projects to complete this weekend, three different vehicles with different issues, only one of them is even a medium job, a water pump that has seen its better days. Then there is a tune-up and a pair of shocks that need to be addressed, busy is good! many things to be done, it never ends! LOL! ALWAYS something to do~~~
Time to head off for now, TTYL!
Me!
The reason behind the test? I am trying to get an interview with a company, but before that can even happen I have to get a specific score on the Work keys test, I will know how I did by the weekend, then I need to report the scores to Mich Work's and hope and pray for an interview.
The job I'm attempting to get is parallel in duties to what I was doing before I was let go, I'd like to get back to work, back to some semblance of normality, This position is highly technical and I would enjoy the challenge of learning once again, hopefully the scores will be what I need to support the position.
The day turned out to be a nice one, the sun was shining the whole afternoon, I can handle that in a big way, more sunshine please! MORE!
I have a couple of projects to complete this weekend, three different vehicles with different issues, only one of them is even a medium job, a water pump that has seen its better days. Then there is a tune-up and a pair of shocks that need to be addressed, busy is good! many things to be done, it never ends! LOL! ALWAYS something to do~~~
Time to head off for now, TTYL!
Me!
MORE snow?
We have up to 6" of new snow in the forecast for tonight, I am hoping that it will miss us!! REALLY I am! I've had enough of the white stuff and would like to see the green grass come back........SOON! soon!
WMU is already getting the snow and it is really coming down in a big way, AW MAN!!
Later all,
Me!
WMU is already getting the snow and it is really coming down in a big way, AW MAN!!
Later all,
Me!
Spring then winter? YEESH!
So it is a REALLY nice day outside, the sun is shining and it is decent......BUT! they are forecasting 6" of snow by Monday! NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! it is Michigan...it might end up being 80 degrees by then! I hope for the latter!
I'll be messing with a van today, wheel bearing, brakes and rotors and probably a idler arm also.
None of those are really hard, just time consuming, probably three or four hours of work, but I get a free meal! HOME MADE too!!
I'll post more later on after I'm done,
Later all!
Me!
I'll be messing with a van today, wheel bearing, brakes and rotors and probably a idler arm also.
None of those are really hard, just time consuming, probably three or four hours of work, but I get a free meal! HOME MADE too!!
I'll post more later on after I'm done,
Later all!
Me!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)