Monday, September 9, 2013

September update

Not a lot been happening here. Went to the doctor, lost 12 pounds, he changed my meds a bit, put me on a water pill that I think is making me dizzy. At least it did yesterday. Hopefully the weight loss will continue, have to go back in 4 months to see how well the new meds are doing.

Worked on the Buick some. Concentrating my efforts to get the front doors finished so I can actually drive the car and have the windows roll up in case of rain. My efforts of late are on the window run channels, which had completely deteriorated to the point where they were mostly gone.

I say mostly b/c the stainless steel channel is there but the rubber/felt part where that the window glides in was gone, making an awful racket when driven with the windows up. So I think I found an excellent replacement for just that part and plan to try it as soon as finances allow.

Speaking of the Buick, I found the perfect example of exactly how my car should look when it's finished. I do random Google searches for 1961 Buick every now and then, and this gem turned up yesterday:

1961 Buick LeSabre for sale

This car is exactly the same body style and exterior and interior color scheme as my car. Hopefully mine will look like this some day.

My grandson (Billy) is firmly ensconced in his new settings at USI. He seems to be adjusting well, if twitter is any indication. He did come home over the Labor day weekend. It was good to see what little I saw of him during his visit.

I made this movie with granddaughter's Lexi and Kylie and posted it on YouTube.


I've been trying to post a lot more videos as it is something I enjoy doing and it keeps me off the streets.

I get to apply for Social Security benefits later this month. If all goes well those will kick in sometime in January. Oh the joys of getting older.