Oh Bronco, we hardly knew ye.  Yep, it happened.  I decided to take the ol' girl out for a night on the town (ok, a day on the farm) when she just started giving up.  Brake lines blew as we tried to slow down on the hill, eventually rolling to a stop.  Then, like out of a b-movie horror flick, the scream of a wide open throttle body filled my ears as I shut her down to spare us the agony of the inevitable.  It was too late, the damage was done.  The lifeblood flowed from every gasket and seal.  Her emblems will forever be displayed in my garage, a reminder of our good times together.  But all is not lost, my buddy who helped haul her away and asked for a couple parts.  I obliged, then inquired.  The horns are going into his hotrod!  The body may have died, but the voice lives on!

 

A reply to a certain someone who laughingly quipped "Ooh, are you sad your Bronco went bye-bye?"...I've had that thing longer than you, woman.  Check-and-mate.  Did I give it away who it was?  Nah.

 

Good bye old friend.

I ended up breaking my leg a week ago.  Not quite sure exactly how or why, but both bones in my lower right leg are fractured.  I had surgery to repair the damage which included an 8" steel plate and 11 screws!  Crutches suck, can't walk, can't carry anything, but the meds are good.  Cabin fever is already setting in, I'm not used to doing nothing, at least I can work from home until the Dr lets me go back.  Oh well, these things happen.

This is a little late, but considering everything going on I'm surprised I remembered it at all.  We've been in the house for a full year as of June 23.  Wow!  Time files when you don't have time to think about...time.  I'm posting a couple pics for those who haven't seen it finished.  It looks alot different from the early pics, doesn't it?  Not much has been done to the inside as far as paint, paper goes, white walls are a refreshing change from the trailer (and if I have anything to say about it they'll stay white forever!).  All the money, headaches, and...money was well worth it.  I must have brained my damage today, I need a thesarus 'really, really...bad' for some reason.  Open invitations available (only for those who already know how to get here!).

New email address, new blog address.  I will be reposting some of the entries from my other blog here for posterity and then deleting that space, so it may seem like I'm on a posting rampage, but not really.