My dad is retiring this week. They are having a luncheon tomorrow instead of a big deal retirement party. He has worked at this company since 1987. I started in 1999. We have worked on quite a few projects together. Him being an estimator & I being the supervisor on site.

As a laborer , I go to the job I’m texted , and work for the day. I’m seriously thinking about only working a 1/2 day in the field, and attending this lunch at the office / warehouse. I think it’ll mean something to my dad. My riding boss or field manager probably won’t give me too much crap for it. (He’ll probably be eating the free lunch tomorrow too).

We are going on a retirement trim next weekend, but that isn’t work related. (Fraser, CO)

Random photo of me, looking at my dad in his office.

And I realized, I don’t have many photos on my phone of my dad, hmm.

They were giving thumbs up and truck was taking pictures of the mustang. So, cool I guess.

Today is a lazy Sunday. I watched most of the 12H Sebring yesterday and today I have a 9 pound pork shoulder on the smoker, so I’ll have some time to get one project a little further.

Most folks in Suburbia have a stop sign in their garage, it’s just one of those things that people have a road sign and hang it in the garage. I think 4 of my 10 neighbors of the culdesac have them and you can see them with the garage doors are open.

I’m going to be one upping my neighbors with a working stop light. I found the housing in a city alley, and then bought a controler, which I don’t know was a thing until after I rescued the housing.

Then I figured I’d make sure the lights worked, and none did. Back to eBay and another $60 later I get a working light set, they work I just tested them.

So, today I’ll be wiring the R Y G to the controler, but I don’t have mounting screws small enough for the controller. So off to the hardware store I go. I’ve always wanted a working stoplight since I was a kid and seen one on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. So I’m living a childhood dream I guess.

The lights are 12” round, so this thing it about 4’ tall.

Headed to Indianpolis for the Indy 500. Making a road trip day out of it by avoiding the interstate highway system. I have a couple stops I have planned out. Should be a good day of riding.

I’m trolling my Cul de sack today and going to get the rumors started. Them bitches can’t get rid of me that easy!!

Call the number...

)I may have mentioned a few weeks ago I was going on vacation, and I’ll probably do a trip report later. But here is a little something that was outside of my hotel Monday Morning.

Hello. XJDano because of the name sake for a Jeep Cherokee XJ I own, which is in pieces…. Still. I’ve been around Oppo since some early days before the reset and then then shut down, 08 maybe?

I’ve had some fun automotive adventures I would still like to do a write up on. Like the time I was an honorary pit crew for Morgan Shepard, or being a pseudo safety car observer for the WEC 2016 Texas lone star race and getting a ride along in the Audi R8 safety car with 4 Time LeMans winner. And my most recent Tennessee & Smokey mountains motorcycle weekend.

I daily drove a Chevy Metro for almost 10 years, and sold it for a plane ticket home.

I still own 2 - 1984 VW Rabbit GTi that are also both in pieces or in need of repair that seemed like a dream, until I got them and lost interest.

I like beer. Beer is good.

I guess I’m pretty much committed. Booked a non refundable AirBNB, and bought entrance for my Motorcycle. Taking the day off Friday to head up with my wife and see where it takes us.

So, today my Boeing badge was expired in their system, little did I know, although the print on it says Aug, 2023. So I’m waiting on some e-mails I don’t think I’ll get and my coworker is doing the work. So I pulled around the other side of the airport and watching airplanes take off.

Couple airliners and then what I’m guessing was some F-15 out for testing.

Crappy XR phonetos

MOAR!!! It sounded pretty wicked it doing a 180 over me. @facw the plane facing directly at me seemed to have that paint… clumsy me didn’t get a side photo as it turned right in front of me.

“House” for sale:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1204-S-18th-St-Saint-Louis-MO-63104/2934915_zpid/

There is a lot going on there.... A LOT! No garage, no deal though.

@Snakesm13 something I seen on Instagram probably, you know how they just have all that crap, and the algorithm tries to keep you doom scrolling and viewing ads in between something you may enjoy. I think I watched the whole reel on it.

I’ll give it a 6.4
good to eat and enjoy, but not great enough to spend the money on a pound of bacon for this. I may May it again in a year, I also have other things I want to wrap in bacon and smoke.

So, my dad just retired from his job after 37 years or so. He, my brother, uncle, and I are flying out tomorrow, and flying back Wednesday. I don’t think there is a thing planned. I’m the only one that drinks beer, and none of us “smoke” , except cigars, but I don’t even like that. Rental car is reserved.

Colorado (or all) people are welcome to give some input for suggestions on what to do. Bummed about the forecast though.

Bacon wrapped Oreos on the smoker now, so we’ll see how that turns out.

@WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 Yes, in order to reinstall windows, you must demo the old windows to take it out.

@ttyymmnn ferries are fine. If you don’t mind the cost it’ll save gas and driving time. it’s also neat when you are the only one on the whole boat.

@tysmagic mine would start and run full throttle then I leaned it off the rear tire, I guess it sucked the valve open and would stay open with a greater consistent vacuum on the petcock, but as soon as I let it off, it died. Sounds like yours must have just needed a cleaning and maintenance.

@tysmagic I stand by my armchair assessment of the petcock from twitter. I’ll also include fuel line with filters & hose clamps I purchased. This helped me solve my issue. I could tell the bubble wasn’t getting sucked through the fuel line and into the carb.

I did spend abou$60 on the electric kit, and a carburetor, and the petcock & fuel line.

It had a weird suspension issue that once you squeezed the front brake, it would want to nose dive and jerk to the left. Which for me I knew what to expect when I pulled the brakes and used the rears mostly. I did do a bit of a burn out in my garage, left some rubber down and sold it to break even to a coworker.

I just found out though, that coworker flipped it to another coworker, and when the second coworker tried to flip it, a guy test drove it, crashed and broke his leg, and busted a bunch of plastic parts. So, I guess I’m glad that wasn’t me.

@XJDano I got a call from my boss that mentioned it today and said I could go, and I told him I was going to go. I’m on a job that has enough people, and I’m not running the show today. I may just leave after lunch too and go for a motorcycle ride!!

My dad is retiring this week. They are having a luncheon tomorrow instead of a big deal retirement party. He has worked at this company since 1987. I started in 1999. We have worked on quite a few projects together. Him being an estimator & I being the supervisor on site.

As a laborer , I go to the job I’m texted , and work for the day. I’m seriously thinking about only working a 1/2 day in the field, and attending this lunch at the office / warehouse. I think it’ll mean something to my dad. My riding boss or field manager probably won’t give me too much crap for it. (He’ll probably be eating the free lunch tomorrow too).

We are going on a retirement trim next weekend, but that isn’t work related. (Fraser, CO)

Random photo of me, looking at my dad in his office.

And I realized, I don’t have many photos on my phone of my dad, hmm.

@CTSenVy aww man, and I agreed to work in southern Illinois.

@MM54 I once made a mistake about bring a gas powerwasher home from work, it didn’t get the acrylic paint off the garage, but I slipped and made a couple lines in the driveway… oh shit, and then I had to do the whole thing, and the sidewalks. I haven’t brought one home again, but I probably should.