So yeah, got the job at Starbucks!! Yea! Now I'm an official Starbuckington! lol Now if they just give me the super secret employee discount code! LMAO I start training soon, so that's cool, I'm so looking forward to it... and yes Karen, I acknowledge you getting there first! lol Oh hey, you can give me pointers right?!
Not much going on other than "emergency tub leak" repairs at Christy's and trying to figure out how to help out a friend with a refrigerator issue. (grin) Just everyday stuff, you know.
Ordering parts for Harley and getting REAL antsy about getting her out on the road for some serious therapy! lol
K, gotta run - yes again...
Cya
Showing posts with label Harley Davidson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harley Davidson. Show all posts
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
More shorts...
Well, let's see what's happened recently... Got my current tags and changed insurance on the Harley (yes, still no name) But she's running well and took her out in the neighborhood to terrorize the locals! lol Nice power, great pick up and she just wants to wheelie up when I press her!! (grin) 'course, shouldn't be doing too much of that as I haven't changed the tires yet and still need to rebuild the back brakes which don't work at the moment... lol Yes, it's fun stopping a harley with compression and the front brake... NOT!
Chris and Mis had their baby last weekend, a fine healthy boy. (He - Albert - looks just like Chris without any facial hair!) They're both doing well and should be home by now.
I've been running the shop for the last couple days, on my own which is cool.(well the occasional phone call for pricing and what not...) lol but it has been fun if tiring. Had my second interview with Starbucks yesterday, that went well I think and we'll see if they can use me this coming Friday. Not sure what that will do to my free time, but we'll see how it goes.
K, that's it for now... see you again soon.
R
Chris and Mis had their baby last weekend, a fine healthy boy. (He - Albert - looks just like Chris without any facial hair!) They're both doing well and should be home by now.
I've been running the shop for the last couple days, on my own which is cool.(well the occasional phone call for pricing and what not...) lol but it has been fun if tiring. Had my second interview with Starbucks yesterday, that went well I think and we'll see if they can use me this coming Friday. Not sure what that will do to my free time, but we'll see how it goes.
K, that's it for now... see you again soon.
R
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Gotta Love Changes!!
You just gotta!! LMAO! K, changes with Bertha...
She's running well now, got the carb adjusted for a decent idle, but still need to check the air mixture. First though, gotta check the crankcase breather for obstructions. Should also wire in an ignition switch (so I don't have to worry about the jumpers falling off!). After that, will change the oil and filter and replace the front tire. (sigh) Yeah, lots of tread, but dry rot got it. Going back to the mag wheel I think instead of the spoke wheel, which never really went with the bike anyway. THEN I'll check the brakes, ride her up to the shop and change the oil again, (of course, the ride to the shop will be fairly circuitous!!) lol Then we see what we see... BUT, she's coming along just fine and should be back for the season.
Ran into an old Kliens friend the other day. Eva was looking fine as always but seemed more relaxed since she left the salt mill. She seems to like her new job and I wish her the best, as I wish the best for all my peeps at Kliens...
Looking at a new short term part time gig with one of my new friends. It's a go, just gotta have some clear weather to get rolling. That will actually be fun I think, we'll see! lol If nothing else, I'll get a fine workout!
Attitude changes are the best though! (evil grin) I've had another of those and I'm not gonna take any crap from this one individual any longer... I think he's getting the drift already, but we'll see. I just don't have the time or the inclination to play silly power games or phone games with someone that is ill equipped to play. I mean come on, you gotta have something the other wants or be in a position of power to start with in order to play these games correctly! lol I've been around too long to fall for the crap. (I did put up with it for a while, but it's boring and kinda sad at the same time...) So, we'll see where that leads me. lol
The season is changing, but slowly. I don't think it wants to let go of the cold. The rain is good though, maybe no drought this year, but I'm getting impatient waiting for the extended warmth.
K, 'nough changes for now. Got things to do, people to see... lol
Cya
She's running well now, got the carb adjusted for a decent idle, but still need to check the air mixture. First though, gotta check the crankcase breather for obstructions. Should also wire in an ignition switch (so I don't have to worry about the jumpers falling off!). After that, will change the oil and filter and replace the front tire. (sigh) Yeah, lots of tread, but dry rot got it. Going back to the mag wheel I think instead of the spoke wheel, which never really went with the bike anyway. THEN I'll check the brakes, ride her up to the shop and change the oil again, (of course, the ride to the shop will be fairly circuitous!!) lol Then we see what we see... BUT, she's coming along just fine and should be back for the season.
Ran into an old Kliens friend the other day. Eva was looking fine as always but seemed more relaxed since she left the salt mill. She seems to like her new job and I wish her the best, as I wish the best for all my peeps at Kliens...
Looking at a new short term part time gig with one of my new friends. It's a go, just gotta have some clear weather to get rolling. That will actually be fun I think, we'll see! lol If nothing else, I'll get a fine workout!
Attitude changes are the best though! (evil grin) I've had another of those and I'm not gonna take any crap from this one individual any longer... I think he's getting the drift already, but we'll see. I just don't have the time or the inclination to play silly power games or phone games with someone that is ill equipped to play. I mean come on, you gotta have something the other wants or be in a position of power to start with in order to play these games correctly! lol I've been around too long to fall for the crap. (I did put up with it for a while, but it's boring and kinda sad at the same time...) So, we'll see where that leads me. lol
The season is changing, but slowly. I don't think it wants to let go of the cold. The rain is good though, maybe no drought this year, but I'm getting impatient waiting for the extended warmth.
K, 'nough changes for now. Got things to do, people to see... lol
Cya
Friday, April 4, 2008
She's ALIVE!!
Big thanks to Chris for helping me finish the carb rebuild today!! Put Bertha, (yes, Frannie already said she didn't like that name, so she'll be christened with a new name soon.) back together, cleaned the fuel lines, petcock and replaced the plugs. lol Then reattached the wires that came loose from the coil, shorted the ignition block (lost my keys remember?) and fired her UP!! Harley's can be quite loud in an enclosed garage... 'course it was 3 am too. Hope Frannie didn't wake up, but had to crank her up. Damn she sounded fine too. Just a few finishing touches and need to check the brakes and I'll be back on the road again with my sweet lil Super Glide!!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
New to Old, Old to New
Isn't it strange how new things that we acquire (not just material things either) become 'old hat' after a short while and when we find old things again, they take on new meaning? Other things, never become old and are always new, but that's for another blog...
No, in this entry, I'm talking about material things and how they can regain a hold on your heart. I have an old Harley that's been sitting in the garage for quite a few years. With my work the way it was, I just didn't have time to ride it, heck, I hardly had time to cut the grass! So there she sat, getting dusty, growing cobwebs and I would look at Bertha (she got her name quite a few years back) every time I went in the garage. She always, every single time, made me pause mentally and wonder what I was going to do with the old girl.
I figured that I didn't possess the skills to bring her back to life on my own, as it had been many a year since I've wrenched on a bike or car for that matter. The last time I had her maintenanced, I took her to "professionals" and boy did that COST me! lol So, not having that kind of money to throw at her, she sat and waited patiently for me to get up the nerve to give her a hand.
As part of my new job, I've been using my old skills and learning new ones with the scooters and motorcycles that come into the shop. Servicing my own scooters and Go-Ped, as well as the many others that I've touched, has re-awakened those skills and the confidence to be able to help Bertha breathe again. Well that and Chris egging me on... lol
So I sit in the garage this morning, Bertha's new battery cooking at the shop, an ignition switch in my hand (Oh yeah forgot to mention that I misplaced her key...) and a wiring diagram in front of me and I feel that she will live again shortly. I know there are going to be more hurdles in front of me to get her back to road worthy. Her tires are holding air, they don't show much if any dry-rot and the layers of dust/cob webs are being removed today. I can almost feel her smiling as big and wide as I do when I look at her now.
So, an old thing becomes new. Her 17,000 miles seem like a short distance when I think about her and remember that she's actually 19 years old this year. NINETEEN years old... geezus, last week, it seemed like a lifetime ago, this week, it feels like only yesterday...
No, in this entry, I'm talking about material things and how they can regain a hold on your heart. I have an old Harley that's been sitting in the garage for quite a few years. With my work the way it was, I just didn't have time to ride it, heck, I hardly had time to cut the grass! So there she sat, getting dusty, growing cobwebs and I would look at Bertha (she got her name quite a few years back) every time I went in the garage. She always, every single time, made me pause mentally and wonder what I was going to do with the old girl.
I figured that I didn't possess the skills to bring her back to life on my own, as it had been many a year since I've wrenched on a bike or car for that matter. The last time I had her maintenanced, I took her to "professionals" and boy did that COST me! lol So, not having that kind of money to throw at her, she sat and waited patiently for me to get up the nerve to give her a hand.
As part of my new job, I've been using my old skills and learning new ones with the scooters and motorcycles that come into the shop. Servicing my own scooters and Go-Ped, as well as the many others that I've touched, has re-awakened those skills and the confidence to be able to help Bertha breathe again. Well that and Chris egging me on... lol
So I sit in the garage this morning, Bertha's new battery cooking at the shop, an ignition switch in my hand (Oh yeah forgot to mention that I misplaced her key...) and a wiring diagram in front of me and I feel that she will live again shortly. I know there are going to be more hurdles in front of me to get her back to road worthy. Her tires are holding air, they don't show much if any dry-rot and the layers of dust/cob webs are being removed today. I can almost feel her smiling as big and wide as I do when I look at her now.
So, an old thing becomes new. Her 17,000 miles seem like a short distance when I think about her and remember that she's actually 19 years old this year. NINETEEN years old... geezus, last week, it seemed like a lifetime ago, this week, it feels like only yesterday...
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