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[drivesitfar]

Sorry for your loss cause your uncle sounded like a good man. In our state the F’n governor put elective surgical work on hold for 30 days for Covid in January 2022 hence my son’s death while waiting to get his broken ankle done (blood clot killed him after 11 day wait). All the medical people up here just want to work and all the regulations are not allowing them to do that.

I’m also sorry to hear you got poison ivy. Luckily I have never experienced it and been in the woods more than a little. We don’t seem to have much of it up here but we have a ton of stinging nettles.

Never heard of the Dove soap cure but had heard of the acetone one maybe from Kay on another post. Good luck!!

 

[harley jim]

Drives. I was aware of what happened with with your Son and I was angered and sad, shouldn't have happened in America.

My Uncle 86 yr old and Aunt ? Have had a great life, they traveled constantly until they sold there truck and camper this past fall. They spent a lot of time in Crown Point New Mexico where they volunteered on an Indian reservation with there church and habitat for humanity project, they cooked for about 300 volunteers every day during vacation bible school.
CW was a 30 year man with Exon, he drove a tanker until he retired. Then they hit the road.
They called my Mom once and said they were leaving Arkansas with friends on a camping convoy, seven months later they made it to Chicago. They came all the way up the west coast and across the northern border, I have too many stories of there travels.

 

[racer-john]

"John it never bothered me until a few years ago, getting old ain't for sissies."

Ye,and I am a lot older than you, my friend.

 

[Jeff Ivers]

Jim,

I have been extremely allergic to poison ivy since my teens. Have had bad cases diagnosed as caustic dermatitis - where the skin weeps like a chemical burn. The absolutely best product I have found is Betamethasone Valerate Ointment USP 0.1%. It requires a prescription. However, it kills the itch and drys it up in a couple of days. A 45 gram tube lasts for years.

 

[PelicanPines]

Sorry bout your uncle. I've been lucky in ERs when I'm in distress.

I'm immune to poison ivy.

 

[harley jim]

Jeff, I have an appt with my Doc on Wednesday I'll see if he will write me one for that, thanks
Pines, I'm going to have a come to Jesus meeting with my Doc this is three times in four months that I have tried to contact him and have not gotten a reply. Not happy.

 

[Jayman17]

Jim, sorry to hear about your uncle. He must have really loved being on the road. Having a career as a tanker driver then upon retiring he hits the road with his wife and camper.
That is a lot of miles...

Jay

 

[harley jim]

Jay you just wouldn't believe the miles they put on every year. I witnessed four preachers talking for over an hour and over 500 people from as far away as New Mexico talk about them, I didnt know until last night that they were involved with special Olympics. Quite the journey.

Me not so much, I'm passing through Huntsville Al. and already complaining about my sore backside. Alexa says I'm about two hours from home. Cant wait.

 

[drivesitfar]

Great work on the fence. Another sad story about your neighbors little one and I’m with you I wouldn’t have shot their pigs either and put up a fence.

funny you posted pics of Huntsville cause 50 years ago my dad flew there from Seattle to do work he couldn’t talk about for Boeing.

again sorry to hear about your uncle cause sounds like he had another 100,000+ or miles of road tine in him.

 

[Michael B.]

Jim I wish I knew you were coming through Huntsville, we could have had lunch.

 

[harley jim]

Drives, as always thank you for the words and friendship, it's been a rough month. Pat said that I needed to go decompress, that she could tell life was squeezing me.

Michael, had I known I would definitely have said something. We stopped in Scottsboro at the unclaimed baggage store and looked around for a bit.

I had to be at my lodge at 5:30 for a double Fellowcraft degree we had spaghetti and salad before the work, I got back home at 10:00, I am walking dead at this point, I should go to bed.

 

[harley jim]

Pines, I somehow missed you a couple posts back, thank you, and your lucky, I have finally stopped itching.


We woke to this today, about 2" I did mow last week, crazy weather in Tennessee.

 

[PelicanPines]

Jeff, I have an appt with my Doc on Wednesday I'll see if he will write me one for that, thanks
Pines, I'm going to have a come to Jesus meeting with my Doc this is three times in four months that I have tried to contact him and have not gotten a reply. Not happy.

He might be Jewish.

 

[xtremek]

Yeah, I'd say it's time for a new doctor. And it's funny that your yard looks very similar to mine. I hope it's warmer there than here. I think we're up to 25*F now, without the brisk wind.

 

[Arne73]

The most effective poison ivy treatment for me has been a round of steroids.
I agree with the suspected exposure, my take is Lava soap, brush and hottest possible water.

 

[harley jim]

Kirk It started out at 16° and it's up to 31°. Not happy right now.

Arne the Doc finally sent me a steroid, and that's what works best for me also, trouble is I was halfway to Memphis when it got filled. My Doc just sold his practice to CHI Memorial hospital, I think he is getting ready to do something different, he is a car guy and used to attend our car shows and events, he is starting to act more like a doctor and less like someone I know. He just sold his triple black 69 Chevelle big block and got another vette.

 

[PelicanPines]

I had a dentist that became a carpenter ... started a company called Wood Doctor. He started out building composite decks. Man was his **** clean and finished. He had a young son I think... he changed profession to spend time with his son.

I keep an open prescription for steroids... I rarely use them tho... maybe once in 3 or so years. It's a 10 day Rx... 5 pills for 2 days then 4 for 2 days... etc. or something like that. I'm usually in NO PAIN at all for two months after a 10 day Rx.

 

[xtremek]

I'm not big on the roids, so if I still happen to get it even after the lacquer thinner/felsnaptha soap wash, I get the prescription strength cream

 

[harley jim]

I know several Docs that pull wrenches, mainly on there own stuff or there buddies stuff, my surgeon's son runs a shop full time and Jimmy is there a lot.

I dont usually run for the roids unless I'm covered with it or I have some place that needs my full attention, My arms were covered and I didnt want to be scratching at the funeral. Someone might have asked me to leave .

 

[55chevy]

I took a walk through the woods. That semi is a street rod project in waiting.



Pat's old race jeep.



The hood and frame for the semi project.



The scouts that I wanted to use for a doner body for the golf cart, he is going to fix them some day.

Hey Jim, my friend is an IH expert whose side hustle is shipping IH parts all over N. America. Contact me if you ever need anything!

 

[harley jim]

Thanks 55, that's good to know

 

[harley jim]

My buddie, Biggen got himself a new toy

 

[xtremek]

Nice toy. Looks like a fancy toy in a fancy hood.

 

[cpttuna]

Re: Building my dream shop

The next phase will be more text than pictures as I can,t find them. I know we took them and we have looked through all of our old devices but no luck. when I find them I will post them. since the shop was so full we decided to put a 14,x 36, addition onto the east side of the shop.

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nice job. a woman's touch always helps.

 

[harley jim]

He has earned it, he is over 50 and still slinging block, he is a true mason. I have seen him pick up two 8" block in each hand and put them on his stack.

cpttuna, I wouldn't be anywhere near where I am without Pat. Welcome and Thanks for posting.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

Nice Camaro. Did he let you at least ride in it?

 

[harley jim]

No, he took it straight to Crossville to his buddies shop and they are redoing it.

 

[kaymccampbell]

No, he took it straight to Crossville to his buddies shop and they are redoing it.

Huh? I'd just be driving it.

 

[harley jim]

It was an older restoration, the po removed the heat/air, wipers, and some other items, he wants it driveable in the rain and heat. He didnt do a total overhaul.

 

[BuffettFan]

Jim, someone mentioned using Dawn dishsoap if you think you've been in contact with poison ivy.
I keep this stuff at the shop sink.
It's a good hand cleaner as well as using it for my outdoor cooking tools.
It'd probably get the itch oil off of you too!

 

[harley jim]

Terry, that stuff works on everything, I'll bet it would. Poison Ivy juice is an oil so it probably would work well.

I have been trying to get back to the basement and make some progress there, the weather is staying in the 70s and I'm going to want to be outside.
I have also been taking measurements and doing some thinking about the cart.

I do think this is the way to go. Big thanks to Terry for pushing me over the edge, that is if it works, if not I'll edit this post.
I went to LaserJay's place and got some sheets of cardboard to make a paper body model. Then we'll know if it will work.

It is going to be different however it shakes out!

 

[drivesitfar]

I don’t know what it is about aluminum but I sure like it and making a cart out of it sounds awesome. Wasn’t it snowing at your place last week?

 

[harley jim]

Yes it did, about two inches, and it was cold for about four days with some rain. Its supposed to rain a couple of inches tomorrow with wind so I may be sitting in the dark, hope not!
I did quite a lot of aluminum tig repair work when I had a job, but I kind of got away from it for several years now. I had to use a lifeline and call a friend to help me get things adjusted right so I could do this frame. I plan on doing some often to keep in practice, plus I have a bunch of stainless to weld for a friend so that's going to be another refresher. It sure is getting busy around here.

 

[harley jim]

Well, I built a wall in the basement today, it's a great wall, very straight and level.
I didnt even think about taking a pic all day, go figure.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

But will it keep undocumented vermin out?

 

[PelicanPines]

But will it keep undocumented vermin out?

Not if they bring their own power tools.

 

[harley jim]

There is a block wall behind it. It had a chimney pipe opening and the chimney clean out along with several other defects in it so I just framed up a wall and will drywall it. That's the easiest way I could think of to clean up the mess.
Pics coming when I get unlazy!

 

[mybigwarwagon]

It is ok to be lazy on occasion.

 

[drivesitfar]

even when you are BEING LAZY as you call it I'm sure your brain is moving at 100 MPH so not abusing your body every day 24/7 is a good thing. poison ivy on it's way out? did you ever buy or try an inversion table for your back issues?

I do like that year of Camaro even though I was a MUSTANG guy and I still remember my cousin buying a new 1969 Camaro Z-28 and giving me a test drive that had my gut in my throat for about an hour (sort of like a Blue Angel driver on the ground and he's still alive).

hope you are having a good weekend!!

 

[Strouty]

The best thing for me and poison ivy is a soap called Zanfel and then ivy dry. It will set you back about $70 for the soap and the ivy dry, but in my experience it is well worth it. If it is too bad or in places like your face or where the sun don't shine, steroid shot is probably the only way to deal with it. I tend to get it a couple times a year, so I have both on hand.

I am sorry to hear about these deaths, sounds like something that would happen in a third world country, that is about all I can say before I hit the road to banned camp.