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We took a trip out to my place to grab the cat and turn the heat down since I will be at the GF's house till probably after the holidays. When we got there I had a package waiting for me. My GF got me a laptop cooler for my B-day, what a cool gal to have in my life. So far the cooler has dropped Idle temps from 50°C to 35°C (122°F - 95°F) and gaming temps from 75°C to 62°C (167°F - 143.6°F). I am no longer thermally throttling when playing games and because I knew I'd be here is why I have put a push on to get the old laptop up to minor gaming state. Traveling with a Mid tower case is hard and my storage obsession prevents me from building a mini ITX case for my main gaming system.

It's been snowing here and Major is really enjoying the snow falling. He's been going out on the deck running and hopping like a little kid. It's cute and fun to watch a 240lb animal play in the snow. He keeps trying to take his inside toys out to play with them in the snow. His outside toys have practically frozen themselves to the deck so I understand the want but his mama says no way.

Here is a pic of him being a goof inside:
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Busy day for me, was sunny & 52 from being overcast, windy & 30’s-40’s so I cleaned out the chicken house , brought in softner salt, gassed up her escape for the week & repaired a fuel leak on the tractor. Would of been a good day to do that halfshaft bushing & seal but Im still waiting on the installation tool kit for that, might get done over christmas break sometime. I typically dont do much on a sunday besides laundry but when theres a break in the cold weather & things need done thats the way it goes. The asparagus bed will either do real well or not at all now. lol
 
Packed up some stuff for a potential junkyard run tomorrow. If the weather is really miserable I may not go, but if it’s not too bad, I’m gonna see just how much I can load in a wheelbarrow…
 
Started off reinstalling the dishwasher and the tray I made yesterday which worked out pretty good, leveled it out and jacked up the legs to get it closer to the counter and now it's more stable than it's been so it apparently wasn't setup right before... Then got to the Ranger T stat housing then mowed the last of the leaves. The wife's sister had car trouble and apparently the battery died on her Lincoln Mark Z which isn't exactly easy to change. I sent the wife with a few simple tools that would have worked for normal vehicles but didn't send with a ratchet and 8mm socket with extension so I had to drive 45 minutes to go finish... Now gotta muster up some energy to go work on moving stuff in the shop over a few feet to clear out the side for the loft...
 
I found something for everyone with those cold garages. This is wood burning

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Use that ol radiator as the heat exchanger for water heated by the bbq
 
Spotted our evil twin on the Walla Walla Drag Strip photo guy's page - We even have the same grille modification LOL.

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Not much. It was slow at work today. So, I just sat there looking up wheels on the internet and spaced out. At one point I thought I was a bit dizzy, then the building started making creaking noises at which point I realized I wasn't dizzy and that an earthquake was rolling through. So, I decided to do my civic duty and submit a "Did you feel it" report with the United States Geological Survey.

 
I had a weekend guest, so on Friday I cleaned up the Lincoln that I had just gotten running again. Runs like a top, but it was a little dusty. I took it to the detail shop, best $25 I’ve ever spent. It looks great

The main reason I really had to get it going again was all these doctors appointments. There’s a part of me that is very contented that I don’t know what you guys are really talking about with the fluids in the tractor tires and such. A different world down here, I needed the Lincoln so I could fit into the parking garages for the doctors. All of the trucks are too tall.

And for me, the big news is that the little herd of goats will be here on Wednesday afternoon to clear up my backyard. You guys are probably going to howl, but all of my artsy fartsy and engineering friends are going to come over and sit on the deck and look at the goats as if they were unicorns or flying horses.. That’s going to be my holiday party this year.
 
started to get stoned, then said screw it.

that's the table of my mill. it was getting a bit stiff towards the ends so I did what any wrench jockey would and tore it apart.
cleaned the ways and stoned near the ends. need to tighten up the nuts. :icon_surprised:
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it's up-side-down

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damn thing is heavy, must be at least 100 lbs.
 
Am I an official member of the club now?

Can I get my official TRS Country Ranger badge now?

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(You realize they could’ve brought me a camel and told me it was a goat, and I would’ve believed it.)
 
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