Garage cleaning day

Today's big chore is getting my garage cleaned and organized AND getting rid of a boatload of old engine oil, gear oil and transmission oil I have collected from maintaining my vehicles the last 3 years or so.

So I gathered together all the containers filled with these old fluids and searched for a place which would take it.

I found a local John Deere/Kubota equipment dealer, Triple D Equipment and a kind fella named Phil pointed me toward his big tank out back where I could deposit the used oil. So bottle by bottle I dumped it in there. I figure I had pert near 25 gallons of old oil. Good to be rid of that!

Jay Leno's Garage

I have posted about Jay Leno and his awesome car collection before, but I have to post again. The passion this guy has for automobiles and the respect he has for those who created and maintained some of these marvelous machines is just fantastic and admirable.

Watch this great video about the 1937 Cord and you'll see what I mean....

Spring is blooming in Florida

I took a nice walk this afternoon and snapped a few shots evidencing the spring season in Florida....click on the pics to enlarge

Wool shearing day

This morning I decided my wool needed a clipping as it was getting long and unruly.

So I got out the implements of wool destruction, my Wahl haircut set. With #4, #3 and #2 guards at the ready I proceeded to trim back the wool. First, #4 all over. Then, #3 on sides and back, shortening it a bit more. Then #2 on sides and back, making it even shorter. Finally I finished with the smaller clipper, trimming around my elephantine ears and such.

The result? It's shorter and it didn't cost me $15. Maybe not barber shop quality but hey, who am I trying to impress?! :=)

Li'l cruise in the Alfa Spider

After getting my chores done for the day I decided to hop in the Alfa Spider and take a drive over the New Smyrna Beach(NSB). NSB is the closest beach to me, a mere 20 miles away. It is also home to Ocean's Seafood Mart, a great place to buy fresh seafood or get a delicious seafood dinner.

So, I slipped on my sandals, hopped in the top down Spider and took the back roads out to NSB. It was a beautiful Florida day today, sunny and in the mid 80's. Unfortunately I forgot to bring my camera with me, so all I had to take pictures and videos was my cell phone camera, which is prolly the WORST cell phone camera in the world!

But it was a great drive, the beach was quite busy and the food from Ocean's was most excellent. Here's a few crummy pics n vids for the drive.

Furry visitor

After having completed my outdoor chores (lawn mowing, edging, weed killer application), I decided to do a little bit of preventative maintenance on the Alfa Romeo 164L sedan. The high pressure fuel lines on the fuel injection rail were looking a bit aged so I decided to cut and fit some new lines.

Just as I was finishing up that chore my neighbor Jerry came over along with my little helper Mandy. Here's a pic of Mandy reviewing my work. Thanks again for lending a paw Mandy!

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Grand Funk Railroad Tune O' The Day

Today's Grand Funk tune is called "Heartbreaker", from the Grand Funk Railroad album "On Time", their first album which was released in 1969.

This is Grand Funk Railroad as I liked them best, a raw power trio, the type of sound they had on their first five albums. After that they became a four piece band and added more Top 40 songs to their repertoire. Still a great band throughout, but for me, I'll always love the original 3 piece band the best.

Sit back and enjoy the earthy and elemental sound of Grand Funk Railroad, circa 1969.....