Its Alive, Its ALIVE!!!

Well in my last post about my car problems I said the engine was seized up, well I only removed the front 3 plugs, it was one of the back 3 that was vapor locked, so I took it out, cranked it and it turned over.

I put the plugs back in and cranked it and it started! After several months of sitting with a bad head gasket it fired right up. I knew it wouldn't let me down, that's why I kept trying to get it going.
I also put a new battery in it since it sat so long the old one was drained, it would have worked if it got charged back up but it was already 5 years old, i figured it was time for a new one.

This last Thursday, Sam and I towed my grand am down to Jackson, Mn on a tow dolly. the trip wend smooth and now my car is getting fixed. I cant wait to get my baby back, its been too long since I've been able to drive it.

And on a side note, the Bonneville is running great. So that when I get my Grand Am back I know that my mom will have a reliable car to drive and I wont have to worry about it not starting.

Fridgid Tubing = Awesome Sauce!

Well this last weekend I went camping with my cousin and her boyfriend at apple river in wisconsin.

It was a stressful drive there since my van hates hills and is running on limited brake pads, but we got there in one piece and found that in order to put the camper on our site I would have to back it up through a tight squeeze of a tree cluster.

Which was fine by me since I pride myself in backing-up skills. To add to the demand to get it right the first time, the campers next to us (who left before i took this pic) were all watching me to see if I would make it.
I threaded that needle in one shot and as a bonus I had my cousin record it on my flip cam so I have recorded proof that I did it.

It was not the warmest of weekends, Saturday was alright and we went tubing down the river since it was supposed to be colder and windier sunday.

So we got the tubes and went in, it was quite chilly, but a few beers and some laughing made it not so horrible. it was actually quite fun, and I dont think that I stopped laughing the whole time it was a blast.

Then sat night got down to 40F and since we were at a non-electric site and my campers battery is toast we had no heat and almost froze my balls off but we survived.

Sunday was the definition of miserable, cold and windy, so we decided not to extend out trip one more day and go home.

But all in all it was an awesome and very fun trip.

Pontiac Problems, But I Still Love Them

Well I finally fixed one of the latest issues with the Bonneville, I replaced the fuel pressure regulator. It was a heck of a lot simpler than I thought it would be. It would have been even simpler if I hadn't broken the rubber hose that connects the vacuum line to the FPR. So I went back to Autozone and the dude gave me what I needed for free, since it was a 1" lil bit of hose. Now it starts without having to give it gas and it does not die when you take you foot off the gas.

Now I need to replace the oil pump, preferable before winter, and the shocks and struts. The big thing that needs to be taken care of eventually is the transmission, it is slowly going out.

Now on to my car's woes, The engine is pretty much done for :( The head gasket went out and it sat for a lil bit and the engine seized up. I took out the plugs and tried cranking it over to see if it wasnt vapor locked but nothing budged. That means I need to get a new engine in it. This engine only has 107,000 some miles on it. Its just a pup, its sad.

Oh well Ive atleast almost got the bonne done thats good

Well now I am off to be yall. Good Night


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Double Duty

Well the last two nights I have worked we have been short a key person in our factory. The guy that hangs the rolls of paper on our running machines' splicer. so us adjuster ( who take care of everything else on the machine) had to do that as well. Since I am the tranee I did most of the roll hanging on the 3 high speed machines that I am training on, It wasnt too bad, it did make the night go by awfully fast. However I would not want to do that everynight, My muscles are sore from moving those 800lbs rolls around all 12 hours on 3 machines. Not to mention hanging the rolls of window film and cleaning the print and checking the ink and giving breaks. I may be sore but my nights were quick.

Oh well, I hope people saw that I took the initiative to do more than I needed too, since I am an Adjuster Trainee that would be helpful in proving Im  not just some greenhorn.

Well I am gonna go have some beers, watch tv and go to bed and do it all over again tonight
PEACE

Dub J

Movie Ponders 3

Again I am knit picking a movie again, just something little I noticed while watching The new Planet Of The Apes. When the little chimp takes off in the pod, he pulls the throttle stick down and the ship takes off. When the guy flies one he moves the throttle stick forward instead and the ship takes off.

Also What did they end up doing with cesar after he got trapped in the cockpit of the wrecked ship?

Rough Times

Ok so some of you may know that I have recently been moved to a new position, sort of a promotion, but its a different type of work.  I still am on the same machine as I operated on (packed the envelopes in boxes and onto pallets and checking quality etc) Now I am an Adjuster trainee (work on the machine, change it when its time to change envelopes the machine is making)
What really sucks about it is I went from a job or "position" that I was really good at, I knew everything I was supposed to do and did it as well as I could, now in my new position its like I'm an idiot, or atleast thats how I feel. I have made so many mistakes that, when I look back on them, I should never have made. Simple things that I would have caught as an Operator. Ugh. Its starting to wear on me. I know I will get better as time goes on and I learn from my mistakes, but it still sucks.

Well now that that's off my chest I am going to go catch up on some vlogs, then watch some Roseanne and have a few Beers, then take a shower and sleep

I am going to go to target today and buy some new shoes, the ones I have now are so worn out, there are holes every where.  Not to mention an air pocket as developed on the bottom and now it makes a "shhh" noise every time I step on it.

Double J

Pop-Up Laundry List

Well the pop-up is out of storage now and home, which means its spring. Now if only the weather knew that. I knew there were a few things I wanted to do to it before I take it camping for the first time this year (mem day weekend) but the more I think about it, the more ideas I come up with that would/will make the camper that much cooler!

To begin with I took out the old ('70s olive green) curtains and made some new ones out of 3 different fabric patterns. 1 for the windows and 1 for each of the 2 bed curtains.(closes off the bed from the main part of the camper)
Next I need to put in a new stereo head unit since I blew the last one and even the new one I just bought for it but attaching an (unbeknownst to me at the time) ungrounded antenna to them, which shorted out the internal amp, which means they turn on, they just don't produce any sound.

I also am going to put up two more collapsible hanging shelving units in. 1 above the table, and 1 above the sink.
Also I need to put the eye hooks in the back of the speakers....( I have two speakers mounted inside the camper, and two that are bookshelf speakers to bring outside.)...so I can hang them from the top of the side of the camper.
I also need to get a new radio antenna and install it (and ground it good)
I would also like to get whats called the air maxx 2 for the roof vent, which makes it possible to have the roof vent open even during the rain.

Plus I think this would make the camper look cooler.
I also need to buy and outdoor mat/rug and need to buy some PVC pipe to make a holder for it on the back bumper of the camper.

Thats just what I would like to do, what I have already done so far is, as I have mentioned, the Curtains, I also put a big level in the center to make it easier to park. I also put a flag pol holder on the part of the camper that raises up. I put a wrap around rug on the fold out step, two smaller levels on the front corner of the frame. Two clips on the door side that hold 2 smaller solar lights. a solid shelving system on the inside that quadrupled the space, 1 collapsible hanging shelf.

So that is what I will most likely be working on today and maybe tomorrow...weather permitting.
It may sound like I am stressed about it, but quite the contrary I LOVE doing it, I am also helping my 2 friends who also each just bought a pop-up (after sleeping in mine and loving it) I just wish money grew on trees, because I also need to do some major work to the Tow Vehicle I use, a 1987 GMC Rally STX G2500 Van. So between the two of my summer toys I will be spending a lot of my time :D

Dub

Movie Ponders 2

Again something in one of my favorite movies that makes me wonder.
In "land of the dead" when they have assembled a team to go after dead reckoning, and they are getting ready to go one of the guys gets bit, then later as they are out driving they shoot him as he is turning. then the scene changes but they are still in the car however, the guy they shot is not.
My question is, What did they do with his body? Did they just kick it out the car while driving, did they stop and pull him out? did they cover him?
That is just another one of the many tiny questions I have about the many movies I watch