Misc

Holy shit, the end of the year snuck on me and is Tomorrow!

Omg!

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I got all the brakes done on the van.  I paid for the front ones and charged the back brakes.  What a difference good brakes all around makes!  They told me to take it easy for the first 1000 miles, but I really haven’t been driving it very differently- I was taking it easy on the van before I had the brake job done.  It stops so much better – not that it was bad, bad before, but still, I feel a real difference.

I love when I spend money on my vehicle and feel a difference.

I guess the drive shaft on the driver’s side really was in need of attention- there is a lack of noise that I had become accustomed to hearing.  It feels a little friskier – better acceleration, and since I finally got the A/C belt tight enough, I can take full advantage of dehumidified air to defog the windows, which have been misted over by all the humidity we’ve had fall from the sky.

There are flood warnings all over the city- especially along Johnson Creek where my friends live.  Here we see it a month or so ago:

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And here it is the day before yesterday:

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Tonight the water is up to the top of the banks.  The city dropped off loads of sand and sand bags and they have some inches of water in their shed, it has rained SO much.

This morning as I drove around my routes, there were flooded sections and high waters here and there.  It not only rained, it RAINED.  I felt very fortunate with my new brakes and tires – fortunate and secure.

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I’ve been either sleeping or doing things in Real Life that have kept me away from my OD friends, so I’m behind on so many lives.  I’ve been being a good friend in Real Life too though- A’s son L. who is in the Navy, was up from San Diego visiting, and it’s handy to have a friend with a mini-van, isn’t it? 

It’s fun to be the mini-van friend too. ya know.

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Well, SS hasn’t come through yet, so the worry I had about the taxes etc. on that are set off till next year….which is the day after tomorrow.

Wow.

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2005 was the best year yet, all things considered.

I’m doing what I want to do, driving for a living.  My mini-van is not just a convenience, it works for it’s living.  I’ve driven it 11,094 miles since I I got it in April 05.  It has been a willing beast.  It has not standed me.  It has done it’s tasks faithfully and dependably.  And the A/C works!

My life is nearly complete.

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