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4th of July Losers Thread

RusM said:
I knew the end was near for my mom when her cancer came back after the first round of chemotherapy and surgery. She's been in the hospital this week, dad let me know this morning she's got 2 months left.

Drinking and trying to keep it together.... Hope your days are better than mine today.
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Sorry to hear.
 
RusM said:
I knew the end was near for my mom when her cancer came back after the first round of chemotherapy and surgery. She's been in the hospital this week, dad let me know this morning she's got 2 months left.

Drinking and trying to keep it together.... Hope your days are better than mine today.
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That is rough.
Sorry to hear.

Lean on us as you need to. PM is fine too.
 
Worked on moms Impala for the better part of the day.
She dropped by and provided assist :), glad to see her active at 70.

Couldn't see any leaks with power steering, then I moved onto draining transmission fluid and new filter.

Damn filter wouldn't go on, compared the two and nothing really stuck out. Then in the last attempt I reused Oring from the old filter - that worked. Go figure, both of the parts look and measure out the same.

Got the lower air dam back on the car, pain in the dickens...

Wheels on and torqued.

As soon as I square away driver seat motor situation it will get a wash, and mom can drive it to her hearts extent.

Then my pops Fiat 500 gets in the picture, timing belt job plus transmission fluid change. That car will go in service position as soon as I get started engine bay is tiny.


Tip for diy crew:

Impala transmission pan gasket is not a fun one to place/fiddle with lining everything up.

I used dental floss and tied it every other hole or so. Put bolts in open holes and don't run them all the way in, rip or cut dental floss string off and finish remaining bolts - done.
 
RusM said:
I knew the end was near for my mom when her cancer came back after the first round of chemotherapy and surgery. She's been in the hospital this week, dad let me know this morning she's got 2 months left.

Drinking and trying to keep it together.... Hope your days are better than mine today.
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Can't like this.
My thoughts are with your mom and your family.
 
RusM said:
I knew the end was near for my mom when her cancer came back after the first round of chemotherapy and surgery. She's been in the hospital this week, dad let me know this morning she's got 2 months left.

Drinking and trying to keep it together.... Hope your days are better than mine today.
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Sorry to hear that.
 
RusM said:
I knew the end was near for my mom when her cancer came back after the first round of chemotherapy and surgery. She's been in the hospital this week, dad let me know this morning she's got 2 months left.

Drinking and trying to keep it together.... Hope your days are better than mine today.
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Sending out prayers for you and yours
 
Got to bed late last night so I got up later than normal. Went over to the other shop and scavenged up some steel and the chop saw. Got my winch receiver built on the car trailer. My hack-fab lawn mower hitch worked mint, let me spin the thing around and pull in the shop forward. Need to hang some weight on the front of mower so it'll turn sharper but it's still way faster than a pickup for just scooting an unloaded trailer around real quick.
 
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I'm celebrating with friends tomorrow and family Saturday. I went a stocked up with supplies today.
 
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Made one of the best beef stews I have done in a long time used the stove and not slow cooker, still didn't get the meat to potatoe ratio just right, still just a bit to much meat. Had a bowl for lunch and one for dinner still had enough left to put two bowls in bags and freeze them.
Sister said it had rained and my BIL was doing slow cooked brisket!
My aunt turned 95 today.
I have something funky going on with youtube, like and comment section has disappeared, came back for one vid then disappeared again. totally wierd
 
Nothing going here. Worked a half day. Wife/kid out of state. Gonna go home and patch holes in her Subaru, and demo some bathroom. Whee.

Crash said:
We are boring af. :laughing:

Ste is sick af and hoping to keep the eggs down I just made him.

I am exhausted from watching my cat not die yet. Fucking roller coaster of thinking "He won't make it through the night and if he does, we put him down tomorrow." Then the fucker gets up, after 24hrs of not moving, eats a ton of food and trots outside to hang out with the shop cats. The cancer tumors in his mouth are big enough he can't close his mouth and he drools so much. The tumors also bleed so it's really disgusting and smells so bad.

We both napped and are now watching Deadliest Catch. Hoping our new neighbors aren't fireworks stupid out here and it will be a typical very quiet night.
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My dog died, so at least he's not terrified of fireworks now.

Enough mouth cancer he couldn't close properly, or eat. They chopped it out, it grew back in 2 weeks. Then it putrefied, outgrowing the blood supply. The vet said she could remove half of his jaw, part of his face, and maybe get him 6 months. Nope. Good bye, old boy.
It's time when they're not happy.

Thoughts for your mom, RusM.
 
I took a sick day yesterday worked on getting the dirt that was dug out for the footers moved. I got that finished up today. Then finishing up packing for my Montana vacation to see some friends. I will be taking 8 year niece with me.

Pissed off an exgf that we're being friendly with each other. She wanted me go with her to a get together with her bar friends. But, when the backhoe operator couldn't get the dirt moved. That threw a big ass wrench in the gears for me.

So, she is disappointed/pissed off. Which I did say I would go Monday. But, I did have to back out due to moving the dirt. I have figured out real quick today she is trying to get back together.

But my ass is headed out tomorrow on vacation.
 
Just in from landscaping gig, now off tonight... Big Whoopie, no plans but very quiet around here tonight.

Eating Kettle potato chips & chili. What could go wrong? Tillamook vanilla ice cream later. 😋

Lil'John said:
I fixed my Tacoma AC this morning.
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I dropped mine off the shop yesterday for a recharge & it worked. 🥶

The most precious resource(s) is  time, use it wisely- :beer:
 
Roktoy829 said:
I took a sick day yesterday worked on getting the dirt that was dug out for the footers moved. I got that finished up today. Then finishing up packing for my Montana vacation to see some friends. I will be taking 8 year niece with me.

Pissed off an exgf that we're being friendly with each other. She wanted me go with her to a get together with her bar friends. But, when the backhoe operator couldn't get the dirt moved. That threw a big ass wrench in the gears for me.

So, she is disappointed/pissed off. Which I did say I would go Monday. But, I did have to back out due to moving the dirt. I have figured out real quick today she is trying to get back together.

But my ass is headed out tomorrow on vacation.
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Stay your direction. She is an ex for a reason, it is much easier to leave for the 2nd time - for the both of you.

Aim forwards, don't look back.

My $0.02
 
Checking in.

I got home about thirty minutes ago, guzzled a beer while getting changed into more comfy clothes. We had a grass fire start south east of the HOA. I watched the bombers do their thing then came home, it’s too damned hot 🥵

No clue what dinner will be. I think it’s time for rum.

We’re going to watch the HOAs show from the safety of our front porch with Elliot later.

Have a safe Independence day everyone! :usa:
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Im in for night, had my son for last week and i took it off work to spend with him,we had lots of fun but he went back to his moms early today so they can leave for a cali vacation tomorrow,and it kills me to say good bye to him every week. Top it off i had planned to go back to work tomorrow just to stay busy as i dont do well with empty days after him going back,and touched base with boss about it a lil bit ago and got told nah we just shut down till monday. So now i gotta figure out something to keep my mind busy for three plus days.
 
Shot some pistols this morning, hung some shelves for wifey when I got back, went to work on car but was right in the sun and hot, said fuck it..:homer:
Grillin some hockey pucks right now...
gotta work tomorrow, so normal bedtime...hopefully dogs dont go ape shit all night...

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