What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2022]

[Built6spdMCSS]

Yup that storm system is about to make the last whip into the middle of Florida and head into South Carolina and up the eastern portion of the US. Lots of rain coming.

 

[CopperNick]

Bonnewagon, "Feeling my age", is a chronic condition with me and a never-ending battle between my mind and my body. My mind thinks teenager and body says "UH-UH", not even close 😀.



Nick

 

[86LK]

Well, my non G project for yesterday turned out to be me. After devoting a couple of hours to the door shell, it was time to head to the clinic for my monthly B/P test. For the early morning dazed and cornfuzed, my early Christmas Present last year was a pacemaker. Since clinic calls are mostly free up here due to the costs getting paid through our taxes, I have been scheduling monthly Blood Pressure tests ever since. Oh, the box score?
129/78. The nurse-practitioner was quite happy about it but for myself I would prefer the low end to be lower. It was 74 last month, but the last few weeks have been stressors so that may account for it.

Anyway, apparently I had walked into a "while your there", moment. Sound familiar? Except that while I was there translated into "your tetanus shot is 10 years old and due to be updated. Also, Covid shots were available and did I want my booster? So out came the needles and BOTH shoulders got punched.

I had already known about the pending tetanus hit, in fact I had been looking forward to it simply because of having to deal with the proverbial epidemic of rust and rusticles that is part and parcel of working on a project. So that was no biggie.

The Covid shot, well, not going to go down the rabbit hole of effectiveness vs necessity; there isn't a soap box big enough to support that rant and its participants. Prior to yesterday, I had already made it to 4. For me it is no-brainer. Just too much physical damage encountered over the decades. I get the standard flu shot; just another day at the races. So, okay, fine, Moderna you say?, works, gimme the shot. The right shoulder is a little tender but only about as much as it be were I wrestling doors or differentials so, not so much. So now I am up to a five count on Covid shots, all Moderna. That I like. Able to stay in one system. Analogy here. Sort of like a painter wanting to stay in one system for the car he/she has in the paint booth. Makes things simpler and avoids issues.


Nick

been there, dealing with some of that. food poisoning last month, resulting in an ambulance ride and 2day hospital stay, which finds ...SURPRISE...you have atrial fibrillation so now you get to take this drug for your now permanently elevated heart rate and BP (which only went up 2%).

3wk checkup, okay. while you're here......flu and covid#4. yay, I get the sweats/chills all night long. so that's over and done with for now.

 

[CopperNick]

And your wife is right there by your side for all that sweatin' and shakin' to tell you over and over, "Now you know how I feel..........."


Nick

 

[scoti]

Xmas came early for my 64 C10. Lead times indicated I wouldn't get these wheels until December....
Also on the way is a pair of fresh green tinted door glass sets as well as a rear green tinted window/back glass. Once the door glass is here, I'll start installing the vent/door glass assemblies along w/the new era latches.

Bed wood is next on the list....

 

[Supercharged111]

Well, my non G project for yesterday turned out to be me. After devoting a couple of hours to the door shell, it was time to head to the clinic for my monthly B/P test. For the early morning dazed and cornfuzed, my early Christmas Present last year was a pacemaker. Since clinic calls are mostly free up here due to the costs getting paid through our taxes, I have been scheduling monthly Blood Pressure tests ever since. Oh, the box score?
129/78. The nurse-practitioner was quite happy about it but for myself I would prefer the low end to be lower. It was 74 last month, but the last few weeks have been stressors so that may account for it.

Anyway, apparently I had walked into a "while your there", moment. Sound familiar? Except that while I was there translated into "your tetanus shot is 10 years old and due to be updated. Also, Covid shots were available and did I want my booster? So out came the needles and BOTH shoulders got punched.

I had already known about the pending tetanus hit, in fact I had been looking forward to it simply because of having to deal with the proverbial epidemic of rust and rusticles that is part and parcel of working on a project. So that was no biggie.

The Covid shot, well, not going to go down the rabbit hole of effectiveness vs necessity; there isn't a soap box big enough to support that rant and its participants. Prior to yesterday, I had already made it to 4. For me it is no-brainer. Just too much physical damage encountered over the decades. I get the standard flu shot; just another day at the races. So, okay, fine, Moderna you say?, works, gimme the shot. The right shoulder is a little tender but only about as much as it be were I wrestling doors or differentials so, not so much. So now I am up to a five count on Covid shots, all Moderna. That I like. Able to stay in one system. Analogy here. Sort of like a painter wanting to stay in one system for the car he/she has in the paint booth. Makes things simpler and avoids issues.

All that done, headed back to the shop, put the door shell away for now, and cleaned out Bay One. The S-10 comes in today for it's fall tire swap, oil and filter, air cleaner cleaning, and two new O-2 sensors. Put one new one in when I did the head pipe this summer but now the plan is to go new on the rest as well. Nothing on the dash but the 10 does a lot of short drive work and idling when cold, so easier to do them while I can do it more or less comfortably.

The door shell? Sorry, no pics. Did get the lower flange completely recreated and the outer seam entirely burned in and ground smooth. The inner seam is still at the tack stage and there it will stay for now. Remember that this shell is a stash item. it will not be going back on the Monte even though it is the original inner skin. I am not going for a 100 point restoration here; no where near that crazy, despite comments to the contrary.



Nick

I've had a couple tetanus shots before (in the ER), I don't remember them being good for 10 years. Much less if memory serves correct. You guys get the concentrated version up there?

 

[Built6spdMCSS]

I've had a couple tetanus shots before (in the ER), I don't remember them being good for 10 years. Much less if memory serves correct. You guys get the concentrated version up there?

10 years from what I've known on the normal shots, I'm coming due for one.

 

[Ugly1]

Well on these GYPs you need to remove/replace 10 things to get at the one you are fixing. And a few of those will need fixing too. In the military it's called "Mission Creep". Definition of a JEEP= Just Endless Expensive Problems

That’s known as engineering marvels. We just put it together to fill the space. Not our problem to fix it

 

[Ugly1]

Well, my non G project for yesterday turned out to be me. After devoting a couple of hours to the door shell, it was time to head to the clinic for my monthly B/P test. For the early morning dazed and cornfuzed, my early Christmas Present last year was a pacemaker. Since clinic calls are mostly free up here due to the costs getting paid through our taxes, I have been scheduling monthly Blood Pressure tests ever since. Oh, the box score?
129/78. The nurse-practitioner was quite happy about it but for myself I would prefer the low end to be lower. It was 74 last month, but the last few weeks have been stressors so that may account for it.

Anyway, apparently I had walked into a "while your there", moment. Sound familiar? Except that while I was there translated into "your tetanus shot is 10 years old and due to be updated. Also, Covid shots were available and did I want my booster? So out came the needles and BOTH shoulders got punched.

I had already known about the pending tetanus hit, in fact I had been looking forward to it simply because of having to deal with the proverbial epidemic of rust and rusticles that is part and parcel of working on a project. So that was no biggie.

The Covid shot, well, not going to go down the rabbit hole of effectiveness vs necessity; there isn't a soap box big enough to support that rant and its participants. Prior to yesterday, I had already made it to 4. For me it is no-brainer. Just too much physical damage encountered over the decades. I get the standard flu shot; just another day at the races. So, okay, fine, Moderna you say?, works, gimme the shot. The right shoulder is a little tender but only about as much as it be were I wrestling doors or differentials so, not so much. So now I am up to a five count on Covid shots, all Moderna. That I like. Able to stay in one system. Analogy here. Sort of like a painter wanting to stay in one system for the car he/she has in the paint booth. Makes things simpler and avoids issues.

All that done, headed back to the shop, put the door shell away for now, and cleaned out Bay One. The S-10 comes in today for it's fall tire swap, oil and filter, air cleaner cleaning, and two new O-2 sensors. Put one new one in when I did the head pipe this summer but now the plan is to go new on the rest as well. Nothing on the dash but the 10 does a lot of short drive work and idling when cold, so easier to do them while I can do it more or less comfortably.

The door shell? Sorry, no pics. Did get the lower flange completely recreated and the outer seam entirely burned in and ground smooth. The inner seam is still at the tack stage and there it will stay for now. Remember that this shell is a stash item. it will not be going back on the Monte even though it is the original inner skin. I am not going for a 100 point restoration here; no where near that crazy, despite comments to the contrary.



Nick

They love poking people when ever possible. When was your last this (POW) and this(POW) oh and (POW). Flu ,Covid, tetanus, shingles, …. Shoulders, butt cheeks, pick a spot.

 

[86LK]

And your wife is right there by your side for all that sweatin' and shakin' to tell you over and over, "Now you know how I feel..........."


Nick

noooo, she just kept right on snoring and ignoring me