Normal Things, Thonotosassa and A Name

DeBary, FL.

50 deg. overcast, N. wind @ 7 mph.
Forecast = Partly cloudy. High 72F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

Not a whole lot happening the last few days. The laundry has been done, Jim's been working on re-arranging the workshop, Linda's been doing some embroidery work and they've both been trying to do the normal things that people do, day to day.

We've had a lot of rain the last few days so other than Jim taking Linda to the chemo place to get her blood test on Thursday, they haven't gone out much. It did stop raining for a short while yesterday afternoon though, so Jim took the new truck to the station and filled it up with some #2 diesel at $3.99 per gallon. He had 2 reasons for wanting to fill it up. One, was so that he could start to calculate the mileage that the truck is getting and second, unless Linda is not feeling well when she gets up later, they're heading to the fish fry in Thonotosassa this afternoon!!!! :-)

Speaking of the new truck. I suppose that you've noticed that it doesn't have a name yet. Well, I've been waiting for Jim or Linda to come up with a name, but so far they haven't. So,  ,  ,  ,  ,  I'm taking the "Ram" by the horns and doing it!!! ;-)

First of all, the other day when I was out there checking it out, I realized that there is nothing meek or timid about this truck and with it's Cummins Diesel engine it's big and strong. To me, this means that it's a "he" and not a "she". The next thing I noticed when I was out there was that he had a name tag on his tailgate so he already has a name.

It's Laramie!!!!

When I was on his hood, (acting like a hood ornament), I talked to him a little and asked him if he minded if I called him Mr. L instead of Laramie? He said that he didn't mind and in fact he kind of liked it.;-)

So,  ,  ,  ,  "Mr. L" it is!!!!

This morning, Jim and Linda will be getting ready for the trip down to Thonotosassa this afternoon. Linda baked a cake yesterday afternoon, and Jim will be putting some lawn chairs in Mr. L. The weather is supposed to be nice for a change, so it should be a great day for a nice ride and a cook-out/fish fry!!! ;-)

Did you know that the oldest man to compete in the Summer Olympic Games was Oscar Swahn of Sweden in shooting (1908, 1912, and 1920)?  He became the oldest gold medalist when he won gold at 64 years and 280 days old in 1912, and the oldest medalist when he won silver in 1920 aged 72 years, 281 days old.

Woof!!!!

Fun In The Workshop

DeBary, FL

48 deg. light rain, N. wind @ 9 mph
Forecasts = Cloudy with occasional light rain throughout the day. High 51F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

OK, Jim finally took some photos of his new tools.

This first one is of the new Ryobi 7 1/4" circular saw that he bought awhile back.

This scroll saw is from one of the boxes he brought home last night from Harbor Freight. 

And this 18" wood lathe was in the other box. 

At one point, Jim left the kitchen door open, so I decided I'd go out to the workshop and see what these new power tools were all about. 

This saw really zings!!! Zoom!! zoom!!! zoom!!!

I'll bet I could really go spinning around on this thing!!! ;-) 

This scroll saw jiggles when it runs. :-) 

Oh Oh!!!! Help!!!! Help!!!! :-O

I had a lot of fun out in the workshop even though I did get tangled in one of the power cords. Of course, Jim made sure none of the tools were plugged in while I was climbing around on them. I don't think he'll let me be out there when he's actually using them.

Did you know that on this date in 1995 - The San Francisco 49ers became the first team in National Football League (NFL) history to win five Super Bowl titles? The 49ers defeated the San Diego Chargers 49-26.

Woof!!!!