A little relaxation for the day

Had to work yesterday, so I didn't get to go to the Friendship Indiana shoot as it is a few hours each way and a lot to do when you get there. I do believe I am going to schedule a weeks vacation around the fall shoot so I can check it out for a few days. Just did some relaxing today. Got up and made the dog and I some breakfast, then off to menards, lowes and home depot for some garage ideas. Picked up pegboard for the garage, to be installed during the week (seeing as how it started to rain when I got home and I have to park the Vette outside to work on the walls). Two more week, and a few days, until vacation. Can't decide for sure which direction to head. Wouldn't mind hitting Indy and checking out the zoo and maybe a museum. Then there is always Louisville. Looking at an old Harley sportster down here. Thinking it may make a nice little old school chopper. It is stock and runnable now and the guy has an aftermarket raked frame to go with it. Just need a springer for the front. Be a cheap little ride to see if my back can tolerate a motorcycle again or not. If not, I can have a little fun and sell it to recoup the money. Hope all the dads had a great Fathers day.

When police are only minutes away.....

http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Calif-woman-72-shoots-at-intruder-but-misses-4594938.php


This is an awesome story. It made my day. When cops are minutes away, she was actually able to protect herself while they were in route. Stories like these usually don't hit the news. Doesn't fit their view of things. She put me in mind of my grandmother when I was younger. Some punk grabbed her purse and she chased him down with her cane. The ministers son from the church we went to was nearby and detained him for the police. Don't mess with granny.

Unbelievable.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/bay-area-elemntary-school-holds-toy-gun-exchange-172910646.html

Never too young to start brainwashing. Why do they have to make the kids part of their idiocy? Let the kids be kids and do normal kid things. Airforce one will be flying in anytime now to put their rubber stamp of approval on it and try to take it nationwide. Sheesh. I like it better down here. They buy the kids crickets and teach them proper gun safety and handling.

The iron show

I hit the iron show early this morning, but, weather wasn't exactly cooperative. I no sooner got there and the sky clouded up. Not bad, but enough to scare most of the vendors into packing up their goods and calling it a day. I did get to check out the old steam powered farm gear and tractors. It was fun, but I wish the weather would have been as nice as yesterday.

Next weekend I am hoping on hitting the muzzleloader show in Friendship Indiana. Most of the guys from work hit it this weekend and a lot of them will be spending most of the week there camping. Primitive campsites are only five bucks a night. I can almost remember rates that low from the early 70's. It is nice to see someplace that has family friendly events at non heart stopping rates. The iron show was OK, but I really wish I could have hit it yesterday while the weather was ideal and the vendors were in full swing. There are some vendors with tools for sale and you can sometimes get some great deals on some old name brand machinist tools. Most of the new stuff out there today is the Chinese knockoffs and most of the name brands have been long gone.

One day

Well, it turns out to be yet another one day weekend. I was hoping on a two day so I could go to the Friendship Indiana black powder shoot. A lot of the guys from work are on vacation next week and that is the destination. I have never been. It is a huge black powder gun show with all types of shooting contests. They have a huge flea market as well in case you are in need of more fleas. If I don't work next weekend, I am going to be there. It runs all week long including both full weekends.

On the bright side, this weekend is a big car show downtown by the Ohio River, and the local 4H has their annual antique steam and iron show. There is a lot to see there. It will be a short weekend, but a busy and entertaining one. At least tomorrow is only and eight hour day. It will seem like half a day. Grass is cut and most chores are done, so, off part of weekend is going to be all fun.

One more thing out of the way

Took the battery out of the Vette and gave her a fresh one. She is purring again. Threw the new plates on as well so she is good to go. Take her out for a romp tomorrow. I don't understand why batteries don't last as long as they use to. I am on my third in my Ford. Only get about three years, and they are shot. The first two were Ford batteries (the original and one factory replacement). I replaced it again in the fall as it was getting weak. Have an Interstate in it now. See how that fares. The Vette eats one about every third year. Battery just won't keep a charge. They were all diehards. Seems like the batteries use to last several years easy. Silly design on the Vette makes you remove a sidepanel and mudguard to get at the battery. Should be good for a couple years now anyway. Find out tomorrow if it's a two day weekend or one. One way is more money, the other, a little relaxation. Kinda hopin on the relaxation. Like to finish trimming the fireplace and do a little reorganizing of the garage now that the car is mobile again.

It's here.....

I managed to get through another workday (somehow this week seems to have had two Mondays in it) and got home in time for the delivery crew. The Vette decided to eat another Diehard battery, so, the safe had to go through the front door instead of the garage. Still wasn't too painful. The safe looks great in the living room.

I put the stray guns that wouldn't fit in the Browning in the new safe for now. Have to sort through them later. Want to bring all my pistols and my most commonly used long guns inside. It looks to be about the perfect size and I love the way the cutouts separate the rifles. It makes better use of the room than most of the U shaped cutouts that are so common in safes. The shelves are 3/4 inch cloth covered plywood instead of press board. The door has heavy duty peg board. Very sturdy design. I will be adding a little LED lighting. It has a built in heater already.

Tomorrow, I will be sorting things out a bit. I love this safe. Going to have to get another battery for the Vette. Diehards USE to be a decent battery. This one is only two years old and dead. It was on the charger for a few days and it won't even try to start the car. Checked the voltage and it seems one of the cells went south. I won't bother with the warranty. I got this one at a discount as the previous Diehard did just that, it died hard and was still under partial warranty. Not sure what brand to put in, but it won't be Sears.