Well it is nearly Christmas , It's a little different this year with Mom being gone . I get to work day shift the next couple weeks which is kinda nice. No production over the holidays, so we can get some of the major P.Ms done . I get to work 7am to 3pm rather than my usual 1 pm to 11 pm shift. 

  I got a bunch of stuff through the fall  employee tool sale , with extra discounts over and above the regular employee discount. One of the items is a jump starter /battery booster box. It takes an 18 volt battery and boosts it up to start an engine. That might be a handy thing to have in these latitudes, if it saves me fooling with jumper cables or dragging out a battery charger and 100 feet of extension cord it'll be worth it. 

 

   

 

                                                  As I recall , that's how everyone did it!

 

                                                               Father of the year ?

       Got quite a lot done in the Grouch Cave today .had to finish up fixing a shelving unit resto, and move a bunch of stuff the room mate had parked in the way (Grrrr) got the shelf in place , and rederanged a bunch of stuff that was just parked kinda in the way. the whole mess is looking lots better! Now I have to clean up the firearms bench and make that area presentable. That might take a bit ...

    Baby it's Cold outside ! It is 2 below to start the day. I am going to have a good hearty breakfast and head down to the dungeon (also known as the Grouch Cave) and finish up fixing up the free shelf I got from work. its decent , and big ,2 feet by 4 feet and 6.5 feet tall. the problem is the actual shelves were made of particle board and had gotten wet and were falling apart. The framework is in good condition , so I got some 1/2 inch plywood and cut it into new shelves. I am half done, need to grab the second sheet of plywood , wrestle it onto the sawhorses and hack it up and drop it into place . I also got a bunch of stuff at the employee sale to go through and see what is in the box. A bunch of Packout stuff to get the shop organized .

 

                                                      Most likely the Rhombus ...

 

     Gotta admit I am enjoying the two day work weeks. I had to run to town today and get my blood test done to make sure my warfarin dose is correct. Then it was off to the pharmacy to refill a couple prescriptions . I gassed up the truck because the weather guessers are all calling for a blast of snow through tomorrow and then really cold through the weekend. Tomorrow I will go into work to pick up the stuff I ordered through the fall tool sale .one of the things that I am curious about is a Milwaukee battery booster pack. It will be nice to have one of them on hand. I've wanted one of these things for a while , really handy for getting a car running without dragging out an extension cord and battery charger. Can't believe it is almost Christmas , where did the year go !?

     The car in the ditch was pulled out Sunday afternoon the rescue crew (Her brother and a couple friends) arrived around 12;30 or so ,and after a bit of digging and a broken tow strap they had her out and on the road.  We did not see any damage so no harm no foul. If I had to guess, maybe someone was a bit tipsy and slept it off good before tackling the stuck ride. Being that nobody got hurt and no real damage was done who cares. I'm happy everyone involved made it home OK in the end , and the dogs had something new and interesting to bark at for a day .  

    It has been winter like around here, we got a couple doses of snow and things are a bit slick in spots with the added benefit of snow filled ditches . About 1;30 this morning the Dogs started freaking out . It was not the usual "Oh boy I heard a mouse fart" bark , it was the alarm bark. I looked out and saw someone in the ditch across the road. : ( Well I donned my clothing ,tied on my boots strapped on a pistol and put on a jacket went out and checked in with them. It was a young lady from near by she had called her dad and was waiting for him. He finally arrived ,and picked her up. They left the car in the ditch and will presumably fetch it from its resting place sometime in the near future. 

 

                                            I almost want a copy just to see how it all comes together !

 

 

Here we are it is December now , and I still have 70 hours of vacation to use up. The Maintenance crew has to show up during the plant shut down over the Christmas holidays and knock out a couple projects and some of the more time consuming P.Ms .So I decided to take Wednesdays and Thursdays off The boss didnt want me to use it all up at once because we are a bit short handed and training a FNG . So my month will consist of two day work weeks !I have no real plans but am sure I can find something to fill the time.

 

                                                            He has a point you know