Even though I haven't posted much lately, Yer family's been in my prayers, John.
I hope yer grandma hangs in there and gets that planting done.Btw, I know the attraction of morphine. Omigawd, does that stuff ever make ya feel good. I could very easily become dependent on that kinda stuff and it sure clarifies the reasons people get hooked on heroin. Take it (in one form or another) and feel great; don't take it and feel worse than dogshit. Pretty easy to see the logic there. I'm WAY past grateful that I never got into that stuff in my drinking days. I shudder to think what might have happened Matter of fact, I know a guy who came to my AA home group maybe 14 years ago. He'd had problems with alcohol AND heroin...and he was a real sharp, professional guy. Worked as a salesman and made good money. He got clean and sober and then several years he started the heroin again for a reason unknown to me. (Well, aside from its addictive nature...he actually kept celebrating AA birthdays for several years while doing heroin...talk about guilt and shame inside....) He went down in flames big time. Lost his job, his house, his family and ended up on the street. He's been coming to the meetings again, but he...well, to quote from a song lyric, "I may get better, but I'll never be well again." (Samuel James...new blues artist...real great stuff.)
Ok...coffee break's over. Back on my head. I gotta try to solve a problem with a virus on a computer (not mine) and get the photos from the Autorama up on the server before I head to Boise day after tomorrow to shoot the Roadster show.
r Sent from my Dreadnought using that gawdawful Thunderbird email program On 3/9/2010 6:02 PM, John Christensen wrote:
Thanks all. She is doing fine at last report. They gave her some morphine, and she notice she wasn't coughing as much. She asked the doctor if she could get some of that to take home, and he laughed.... saying "Sorry dear, that's a narcotic, and I can't send that home with you".She's tough. She has planting to do in she Spring, and isn't going anywhere if she can help it.Thanks again, JC --- John Christensen Saint Charles, ILOn Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 5:28 PM, <STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx <mailto:STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx>> wrote:I wish grandma all the best. ++++++~~~~~ She will be added to my prayers tonight. -Smoky Mt Frank- In a message dated 3/9/2010 5:14:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, johncgg@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> writes: Good Deal Dan. By pure coincidence, I tried starting the El Camino today. This was after putting it to rest after starting it and taking it around the block that same 6 weeks ago. This time, I turned the ignition on to let the fuel pump build pressure. Turned it off, and turned it on again for about 10 seconds. When I hit it, she fired right up this time. I had been moving all the vehicles around earlier to allow free access to the front door for the ambulance to pick up Grandma, unfortunately. Things had calmed down, and I had to move everything again, so the keys were in hand. Fortunately, we don't think it was a heart attack, but maybe a bug that got her coughing uncontrollably. Her blood pressure was through the roof, and her chronic bronchitis is a poor bedfellow for a cold. I dialed the phone when I heard her say "I don't think I'm gonna make it" and Mom asked if we needed to call for help. She was fine and responsive to the helpers. They were amazed that she could still navigate around at 96. She will be there overnight for observation, before she starts telling them all to send her home again. She just likes my cookin' better <G> So make with the +++~~~ they are much appreciated. JC 133d0d2310 --- John Christensen 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net <http://www.myelcamino.net/> Saint Charles, IL 133d0d2310 On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Dann Keller <kwhale22@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:kwhale22@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A while back, about six weeks to be exact, there was a thread about batteries discharging while the vehicle was not in use. Some of the posters said they couldn't even go a week without the battery being dischared others went longer. I volunteered to give the process a real test. We were gone for a couple of days less than six weeks - Jan. 26 to March 7 to be exact. The Elky was parked in the garage while we were gone; it wasn't started or left on a trickle charger. The garage is attached to the house; only the door and ceiling are uninsulated. The outside temps were only as low as 30 while we were gone; unlikely the temp in the garage got less than 40 under those circumstance. The house temp was set to hold 50 while we were gone. The bottom line, ta dah, drum roll, etc., after a couple of jabs at the gas pedal it cranked for about 5 or 6 seconds and fired right up. I was both surprised and pleased. I don't try to explain it or why others discharge while sitting. The only thing on when it is sitting is the digital clock in the radio. The battery is a Sears DieHard about 8 1/2 years old with the Elk doing about 25,00 miles during that time. We haven't been getting too many miles on it the last few years for a variety of reasons. FWIW, that's the story. Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. <http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/>
