Friday morning... 30 overnight.. alot of clouds still out there, supposed to mostly clear off today but not real warm, maybe 50? I think the breeze is supposed to calm more, it is not too bad out there now.
@Baymule Yeah, I will get a new battery when the cut off switch gets put in so I don't have to hook and unhook the battery cable for whatever wire is causing the electrical leak. I kinda figured it was getting to the end of it's time... But I am going to take it down to the guy closeby that does alternators and stuff... have him test it to make sure it is charging correctly also... replacing an alternator is not that big a deal in that little forester either...
It will cost a small fortune to rewire the car, partly because everything is in the steering column.... but that is something in the future... I have had the little 4x4 ranger for 6-7 years with the cut off switch and after he finally figured out where the guys at the mechanics shop, had put on a new ground wire, I used it all the time and it has done fine with the switch. Obviously they had no idea what the cut off switch was for... don't know who worked on it as the owner is about as sharp as they come at mechanics... The truck is so much simpler than the forester... much more space to work around the engine compartment too... pull out knob in the dash, to turn the lights on and off... not all the stuff in the steering column.
Oh well.... at least it is back to running, and I can use it for going into the pastures and have the 4wd to get around much safer on some of the hills.
@Mini Horses as long as I got paid for my calves I can't care what he does anymore. Waste it, and when she dumps him this time, I will just tell him that I do not want to hear one word. Unless he does something stupid like marry her, and I can even see that happening... you know what, I won't be around to see the destruction she causes in his life down the road... and I am seriously looking at the options with my house and stuff.. DS will be getting all of his father's estate when it happens, worth way more than me, he doesn't need mine and I have no intentions of having it thrown away on any of that family... all his stuff will go to those kids... that's what he wants, then his deal. I am weighing my options... no grandkids, no nieces, nephews or anyone like that, in the family that can be bothered to even try to keep in touch after my parents passed... Been wanting to find someone who I could mentor; pass on what I have, Want to get a few things done here, and since he is in such a "nice" do for me mood... don't care if it is guilt or what anymore... I will take advantage of it.
In the new generation of people, there is little or no respect for the "old ways" or for SIMPLICITY in life.... especially in areas like this where there is too much technology, and high paying jobs available....people just want more and more...... Sure I am enjoying the returns on the cattle and such, but at the end of the day, it is just a piece of life. I just hope all that will fill their bellies in the future... and keep them safe.... Not all technology is bad... but it is not the do all, end all.....
When I was a kid I used to tell my grandmother that I was born 100 years too late... and I was made fun of by some of the kids in school that were so "hip" and "with it" because I was just not into so much of the posturing and showy lifestyle....even then I preferred being out in the barn with my horse, and the chickens...material things just didn't really show me much.... cars and clothes and the like...
Guess I am still "out of synch" with the times.
Past time to eat something... I have been doing some stuff for work inbetween... phone rings and I stop writing this post to answer... got to go get the rest of the fabric out of the car I didn't carry in yesterday... I wanted to get up to the pasture and all since it was cold, wanted to get done before it was late and colder...
Got a farm already scheduled for next week...
Life goes on....
