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Yes, be careful of the ibuprofen. I used it for headaches and it caused some gut issues. I try to steer clear of it.

Regarding equipment, what did Strouty move today?

I only got some cleaning done in my shop....needed to get some hoses figured out for the excavator, but ran out of huitsfa to work on it...
 
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Yesterday was not as productive as Friday, it was raining most of the day, so I did paperwork and that was about it.

Today I am going to try and do a bit of outside work, in reality it will just be moving a few things around, nothing major. Monday I have the Electrician coming, that should be a fairly productive day as well. I really need to get my list of things for the auction, last year I didn't make a list and I ended up forgetting some things.
 
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Not that I ever really wanted a gate at the Salvage Garage, but the opening between the corner of the shop and the wooded area is identical to what the gate at the tower site was going to be. Might Have to build the dang thing after all. I don't have a good place to store the steel at the length it is at now, so I would need to cut it down, making it just random pieces looking for a future project anyways. Only thing is that I would need to cut up another tower leg and do some digging as well as concrete work to hold the posts, there is no ledge here, so they would need to be encased in a bit more concrete and that concrete would need to be deeper into the ground to get below frost. I am not ready to make any decisions yet, but it is a possibility, my negative thinking is all about winter and snow removal. If I were to get one of the loaders done, it might not matter as my ability to move snow would be much easier.
 
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Strouty said:
I am still confused as to what is an "important" job, seems like everything can't be important, yet it all feels that way.

I am going to deal with things like an emergency room would, at least for the time being. Hopefully new "patients" will stop arriving and I can go into private practice.
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The key to keeping "new patients" away is recognizing that they are DOA and have no insurance.

In reality, it's recognizing that any "new projects" have an opportunity cost and a real cost. The cost to buy it, then how much real time does it take away from other more projects?? Then account for the space it takes up and the mental masturbations and its a real problem.

I see lots of things I'd like to buy, but then I realize it doesn't fit into my high level goal and it is easy to pass on it. It also helps when I look around and see some my current projects and recognize that I don't need another one.

From the outside looking in, it seems your priority's should follow:

Cash generation -- Tower work, therefore office, paperwork, etc. Basically, take care of the "job" first.
Hobby stuff -- After the work is fulfilled, what is the thing that will trip your trigger the most -- Perk, 'Burbans, lift equipment (forklift or payloader?)

If anything doesn't fit in the above categories, walk away..... no actually, run!!!

Happy Monday!
 
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bimmer1980 said:
The key to keeping "new patients" away is recognizing that they are DOA and have no insurance.

In reality, it's recognizing that any "new projects" have an opportunity cost and a real cost. The cost to buy it, then how much real time does it take away from other more projects?? Then account for the space it takes up and the mental masturbations and its a real problem.

I see lots of things I'd like to buy, but then I realize it doesn't fit into my high level goal and it is easy to pass on it. It also helps when I look around and see some my current projects and recognize that I don't need another one.

From the outside looking in, it seems your priority's should follow:

Cash generation -- Tower work, therefore office, paperwork, etc. Basically, take care of the "job" first.
Hobby stuff -- After the work is fulfilled, what is the thing that will trip your trigger the most -- Perk, 'Burbans, lift equipment (forklift or payloader?)

If anything doesn't fit in the above categories, walk away..... no actually, run!!!

Happy Monday!
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One problem I have is seeing a project through rose colored lenses and not accurately forecasting the branches and sequels. Case in point is my '87 F350 crew cab dually diesel project. I paid $1,200 for it as a non-running field find and convinced myself that I could get it running without too much effort. Nope. Had a few cylinders full of rust. Did I do something smart like throw in a good running engine and get it back on the road? Nope. I bought two 7.3's and I'm building one from the ground up. On top of that, I decided to add a turbo and hop up the engine, rebuild the transmission, and convert the truck to 4x4, among other things. So, now I have $13,000 invested, the engine is still not back together, the trans is still in pieces, and I need to have it running, driving, and sold in 60 days...
 
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We got the RG6 run from the house to the shop and office, then shortly after that Spectrum had a truck on the main road and then we have no internet...

Currently over at the Salvage Garage installing SUN inside the shop to replace the ailing T-5 lights. It is insane how much nicer it is with new lights.

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I guess they make me go through six weeks of the regular PT before they will do any dry needling. She wants me to stop doing things, she wants me to rearrange my desk for a left handed mouse, I tried to explain to her that I can’t just stop, there is no help, and that my desk would need to be completely reworked to allow for left handed mouse operation and that gets back to no help. I am seeing some improvement, she hadn’t explained to me that the iontopheresis needed to be done daily for it to really work, so now that I know that, I will be more deliberate.

If things keep on this trajectory, I should be able to manage, might have to just tell her I am doing less. ;)
 
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I'm glad you are getting a little relief. I was offered the dry needling on my second appointment. I have had enough shoulder problems to know that the doctor was wrong when he said all of my problems were arthritis. When I turned down the cortisone shots they brought up the needling. Push for it and maybe they will accommodate you.
 
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Strouty said:
Nope, they go into the tendon and scratch it up to get it to bleed and promote healing.
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It works well but is pretty shocking when they hit a nerve. Wouldn’t call it painful just gets your attention. Kept me working as an EE (enamel engineer) and got me back on my MTB. I finally gave in when I couldn’t lift a beer w/o pain, that was the last straw.
 
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Interesting stuff for sure. I remember reading about all the mess that Kevin54 went through on his shoulder, he had it pretty rough.

I have an appointment for Perk to be inspected tomorrow morning, then next week I should be ready to haul some stuff to the auction. I have had to deal with paperwork, errands, and physical therapy most of this week.
 
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Interesting stuff for sure. I remember reading about all the mess that Kevin54 went through on his shoulder, he had it pretty rough.

I have an appointment for Perk to be inspected tomorrow morning, then next week I should be ready to haul some stuff to the auction. I have had to deal with paperwork, errands, and physical therapy most of this week.
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Kevin got screwed, ruined his shoulder, if I remember right got addicted to pain killers as a result. Wicked talented machinist.
 
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Had to get into the office early to get a few things done before I start the day, fingers crossed that Perk passes inspection, should be fine, but you never know. The inspection process is fairly standard, but the mechanic has a prerogative that is all their own.

The exhaust manifold for Clark showed up yesterday, so far it looks like it will work without any major issues. I now need to get the manifold gaskets. This weekend I am going to try and get something done in the new office, I need to start moving things in sooner rather than later.
 
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Had to get into the office early to get a few things done before I start the day, fingers crossed that Perk passes inspection, should be fine, but you never know. The inspection process is fairly standard, but the mechanic has a prerogative that is all their own. :D

Too true!!!
 
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I feel you on the paperwork. Waiting for the heat to come up in the shop, so on my day off, I'll put in a couple of a hours doing stuff I'm behind on.
 
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Perk is inspected, I was told that the kingpins will need to be replaced along with a tie rod end, if they get “any worse”. I explained to him that, while the truck is a 1997, it has 13k miles on it and I suspect it is in need of grease, he leaned a little towards my viewpoint after I explained the mileage on the truck.

I am happy to have that out of the way, plenty more to do, but that is one that is totally out of my control.
 
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Now I have another dozen things to try and get done by next week, probably won’t get hardly anything done. Today had some accomplishments, but a lot of wasted time because we didn’t have the right parts.

The new slack adjusters wouldn’t fit, well they would fit, but they would be so tight, they wouldn’t move properly. Only way around that is to replace the S-Cams with longer units, but I planned on replacing the rear end before too long anyways, so now it is going to have to wait.
 
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Chuck is doing well, he is currently sleeping on one of the blankets that I set on the floor to use as a cushion for me, I can still sit down next to him though. He was eating some store bought greens the other day, could be a good thing. Haven't had any real progress on the outside enclosure project, my elbow has slowed most things down unless they are really important. Chuck is essentially a cat at this point, I know we will make space for an outdoor area, but I suspect Chuck will live inside most of the time and will have supervised trips outside.
 
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I have been slacking on pictures lately, so here are a few from the last week.

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