Boy howdy' old "pesky" Wayne sure do light up when I tell him bout all the people root'n for him and wish'n him well.
It didn't take long for Wayne to get back to his old "pesky" tricks. Here I were sit'n at the table drink'n my first cup this morn'n an' here he come hobbl'n cross the yard to "da porch". Big grin on his face. I think he's very pleased with his progress. I ask him if he wanted the golf cart over there so's he could ride back and forth. Nope he says, he wants to walk. He's settled in at home just like he was never "miss'n in action". Five months is a long time. We may go play a round of golf ball swak'n this week if'n it ain't too cold. Give Wayne a chance for fresh air, the smell of fresh cut grass and drive the cart a hunnert mile a hour. He'll like that I'm sure. Maybe even let him swak a few hisself.
Cold front gonna be here in a couple days. Hot damn, I gotta get out of here before the first freeze. But I don't think I'm gonna make it. This is New Mexico and we have some strange weather here. Supposed to drop into the 30's at night with this front. That when my water hose freeze up an' I have to use dog water for my morning coffee. Most time I just let 'er drip at night and have water come morning, but sometimes I forget. And my memory ain't get'n no better with each passing day.
Spend the entire morn'n mess'n with that solar panel. Crank up that brand spank'n new meter an' everything check out good. It should work. So I lug that thing back up to the roof an' hook it up.....in parallel with the other one. Go back down that ladder for the umpteenth time to check the output. Ok, where the hell did the sun wander off to? Clouds have rolled in and now I got to wait till they gone. Slim chance 'cause we supposed to get some rain today. But.....with what little sun there is, it seems both solar panels are producing megawatts of electricity. "You good Billy Bob. Now, what the hell did you do to fix that panel"? At this given point an' time in my life, I have absolutely no idea. Ya rekon it may have been just my touch what did it???? Will know for sure as soon as I have a sun filled day. Until then, cross'n fingers.
Speak'n of my touch.....way back when I were in the refrigeration business, I got a call from a long time commercial customer. He had a refrigeration unit what was deader like a door nail....didn't do nuttin. I walks up to that unit and says..."a good kick in the ass will fix that". So I rares back and I kicks that dead unit a good'un. That sucker crank right up an' I never figger out why it had quit in the first place. That kick earned me a service call and the admiration of a happy customer.
Your post just brought a biggg smile to my face....:)))). See?
ReplyDeleteWay back, don't remember why, but no water one morning, so i dipped outa the commode tank,,,hahahaha. Had to have that coffee! Well,,,it's clean up there!
Did you ever hear of heat tape or insulation? May keep water line from freezing. I really think that you do have "The Touch". Me, when I touch stuff it quits working. Say Howdy to Wayne for me.
ReplyDeleteTell Wayne I said he could go to the golf course with you and keep score. He could beat you without swackin a ball then.
ReplyDeleteI used to tell my users back when I worked in a Corporate building that I faith healed the printers. Most things just need taken apart, cleaned up and put back together to work. Unless you let the magic smoke out. Then they don't work again at all.
ReplyDeleteI was gonna suggest heat trace, also you check that fuse in that broke meter?
ReplyDeleteOk stay warm.
BB I always keep my water tank fill in the winter and if my hose freeze up during the night i turn on my pump. All my tanks are heated i keep my heat set at 65 at night and we run a small elec. heater. Seem to work for us.
ReplyDeleteTell Blue Eyes hi for me :)
ReplyDeleteIf you know it is going to freeze why not keep an extra gallon or two of water handy for your morning coffee?
Keeping extra water is always a good idea whether its cold or not.