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    Well... Tomorrow's the big day.. "R" Day!

    I wake at 3 with the alarm off on my day off… if I’m off 2 or more days the first alarm clock 3 am is the hardest… For decades I was the closer and never used my alarm clock… working late suited me just fine… I’d often drive one of the old cars to work… That flipped to 4 am clock in so...
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    Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!

    New gas stations have been banned here for years and should one close zoning will not permit replacement. Yep 20hp TT and 40 AA and worm drive was the standard replacing chain drive up to about 1929… I have a fair number of hours on a restored AA 1930 vintage… good brakes, plenty of grunt and...
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    Leaf Vacuum

    May be going back to the rake? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/04/gas-powered-leaf-blowers-ban/86457674007/
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    The last of my 2-stroke engines?

    Number of communities banning outdoor gas blowers increasing… and like many things that start in California they seldom stay just in California. Soon after the leaf blower was introduced into the U.S., its use was banned in two California cities… Carmel-by-the-Sea in 1975 and Beverly Hills in...
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    Is the Cyber Truck a Flop?

    These little trucks punch way above their weight and from farmers in the mountains carrying immense loads to market… Their weakness is safety at highway speeds. I’ve seen several plates in Washington State and spoke to one owner at a feed store… she said it’s perfect for her horse operation…
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    Well... Tomorrow's the big day.. "R" Day!

    I won’t miss the 3 am alarm either when the day comes… Last year the official word was the hospital was facing closure… I was ok with that and the timing was good for me… about a year ago corp reversed and decided to commit to another 15 years… my admin came to my office and said it’s official…...
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    Well... Tomorrow's the big day.. "R" Day!

    Life built around the job really hit home with 35 years in so far… I admire those that can retire with a smile and have decades after of enjoyment… Nothin as satisfying as when a well executed plan comes together… I ask retired men what they like most and throwing away the alarm clock, life...
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    Well... Tomorrow's the big day.. "R" Day!

    Mom worked 50 years as a RN but retired at 62 as charge nurse. She was not retired long and was asked to come back… She said if you really need me for a couple hours on busy days let’s see how it goes… She 100% loved it and said the best of her career… working with those she had trained and...
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    preventing stone windshield rock chips

    Tiny chip and turned on the defrost one cold morning and chip became kind across from defrost vent to defrost vent.
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    My oldest daughter is engaged!

    One of my grandfathers longest old time friends are Nevada ranchers. Married over 60 years… He knew he found the right one Im when he proposed and said let’s go to the city and get the ring… she said you have money for a city ring and he said he had been saving almost 2 years… She said a city...
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    Hart 80 volt 30 inch deck riding mower

    With pricing like that I would not be surprised if someone bought a new mower for warranty parts and then returned it…
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    Starlink

    The older I get the more I want to embrace the Techno-Peasant life…
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    You Know You Are Old When

    I liked when contract carriers would use the magnetic signs on the job… do they even make magnetic anymore?
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    Electricity Price Increases

    I should have paid more attention… growing up grandmother and mom made the best soups with much sourced from their gardens… large kettle on the stove and then portioned out for future meals… economical too… not counting large pots simmering for hour after hour spinning the electric meter…
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    Howdy from Canada!

    Warm California Welcome
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