COLD DARK ROOM

[Cathie G]

I found out my little Mr Fre likes opera . I was watching a movie about a male opera singer's life story. During one of the songs I started hearing a duet almost finally I figured out it was little Mr Fre crooning along.

 

[MenagerieGrl]

I applaud thinking....but why reinvent? How do the guys who get paid do it on your vehicle?
I once fumbled with a set of carbs for a V4 honda bike for 2 hours unable to get them installed. I asked around to Honda guys, got myself a rope, wound it around the carbs then rear wheel and literally walked the carbs on.

I think the guys who get paid to do it are standing on the ground, with the truck up in the air . . looking straight at the problem bolts...

 

[Cathie G]

Oh . . . and I had to drag my butt into church first thing this morning (8am). wish I could say fireworks kept me up, but I was able to go to sleep at the regular time, bout 10ish. I always have to get up at least once, to let SOMEONE out to do their business which was the case last night, and it was not just once, but twice, second time was a stinker. bout 2:20am, two needed to go out, okay fine, I went to the bathroom also, my bathroom window is always cracked open a lil...I caught a whiff of something stinky, went to let the two in, and it HIT ME . . . .
I heard 2 barks from my lil Chloe, the apple headed Chihuahua, then silence....both got hit. the Min Pin was squinting and blinking a lot, Chloe, had this yellow stuff around her neck, at first it looked like yellow pollen, But I knew better...Threw the 2 butt's in the tub, made some Skunk spray neutralizer, and gave both a bath with shampoo and neutralizer. Had to wash my sofa throw, and a dog bed, needless to say 2 hrs after getting up I was finally able to crawl back in bed....Gr'rrr

Poor you and your little ones. Does your skunk neutralizer get rid of it the first time? Hopefully.

 

[MenagerieGrl]

I found out my little Mr Fre likes opera . I was watching a movie about a male opera singer's life story. During one of the songs I started hearing a duet almost finally I figured out it was little Mr Fre crooning along.

My Red Crowned Amazon, José likes opera also, he starts crooning as soon as he hears the operatic voice, singing. He oscillates his voice like yodeling, very funny sounding

 

[MenagerieGrl]

Poor you and your little ones. Does your skunk neutralizer get rid of it the first time? Hopefully.

Yes, it did a good job . . The recipe is for a big dog so I quarter it.
1 Cup 3% Hydrogen Peroxide
2 Teaspoon shampoo, or dish detergent
2 Tablespoons of baking soda,
Mix/stir it up in a cup
I give a lather shampoo first, then add the neutralizer and lather'em up good. Leave it on for only about 5 min, as the peroxide can fade the color of dog hair and keep out if their eyes. Then rinse good.

 

[Cathie G]

Yes, it did a good job . . The recipe is for a big dog so I quarter it.
1 Cup 3% Hydrogen Peroxide
2 Teaspoon shampoo, or dish detergent
2 Tablespoons of baking soda,
Mix/stir it up in a cup
I give a lather shampoo first, then add the neutralizer and lather'em up good. Leave it on for only about 5 min, as the peroxide can fade the color of dog hair and keep out if their eyes. Then rinse good.

Thank you. I was hoping you'd tell me the recipe

 

[Cathie G]

I just had a great granddaughter born an hour or so ago and I got to hear it through the grapevine . Before my son who's the grandfather even. That's funny because they are usually the ones that tell me all the gossip around here. And they live 2 hours away. For once I beat them her name is Delilah

 

[jeff kushner]

Congrats MS Cathie! What a joy!

Temps only got up to 93 today so global cooling must be setting in? LOL

Well that "branch" turned out to be a leaner tree that finally fell. 30" in diameter at the base but we only had to worry about the "top". Of course it was 93F &76% humidity so just cutting it up beat me up. Then there was the chain rusted to the bar to start out. I removed it, beat it into a coffee can with hoogie sauce. Prob the same thing MG needs but 2 hours later the rust was gone. The chain cut well but it's sketchy using a chain that was rusted.

Without an air conditioned garage i would not have been the chain resolved and still had energy to do the actual cutting!

It's thunderstorming now at around 1230am. Spectacular sitting on the porch!

 

[jeff kushner]

MG...i know you have thought of this but I still have to put it out there...
Can you dig a hole and lay in it to work? When cars started getting lower I would dig a trench. That way i could get the uni off the driveshaft so I could bring the tranny down onto my chest. Those days are probably gone for both of us but with your jack, it might work. Would take a deep hole with a board on the bottom.

I got up again around 6am and when I opened the door to the garage i saw it had flooded overnight when the downspout got jammed with junk. What a mess, no real damage since everything is off the floor but all the rugs under my motorcycle collection, in front of my work bench and in front of the washer and dryer all 10,000 pounds...i dragged them outside but its raining out. I got the ladder and fixed the drain. I don't want itcto happen again today! LOL

I hear Bald Eagles this morning sitting on the porch...nope now I just saw one fly over!

 

[MenagerieGrl]

MG...i know you have thought of this but I still have to put it out there...
Can you dig a hole and lay in it to work? When cars started getting lower I would dig a trench. That way i could get the uni off the driveshaft so I could bring the tranny down onto my chest. Those days are probably gone for both of us but with your jack, it might work. Would take a deep hole with a board on the bottom.

I got up again around 6am and when I opened the door to the garage i saw it had flooded overnight when the downspout got jammed with junk. What a mess, no real damage since everything is off the floor but all the rugs under my motorcycle collection, in front of my work bench and in front of the washer and dryer all 10,000 pounds...i dragged them outside but its raining out. I got the ladder and fixed the drain. I don't want itcto happen again today! LOL

I hear Bald Eagles this morning sitting on the porch...nope now I just saw one fly over!

Jeff, thanks for the additional ideas. Unfortunately, I'm on a Concrete drive way (see Pict.) Good & stable. I give it a shake test before even trying to get under...
I have a Transmission Jack, but so far I haven't got to the point to need it. I have the transmission cross brace removed, to get better access to the 2 bolts, But I need a brace of some sort, to hold me up somewhat under the truck to get at them bolts (not quite enough room to sit up comfortably under the truck transmission alley) Maybe crouched underneath on my knees?
On a side Note: Cathy G, My lil Chloe sleeps with me at night, and last night I gave her the sniff test, didn't want any skunky dog in my bed. She passed the test, so the neutralizer did a good job of killing the stink.