[AT] Now shop mysteries - Was Engine Heater and wiper arms

Thu Feb 10 06:49:30 PST 2022

One of my mother's (b.1919 d.2006) favorite sayings as she aged was:
"never resent growing old; it beats the alternative"

Steve O.

On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 8:37 AM Kenneth Gene Waugh <kgwaugh0943 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> A common thread here is that we are thankful for what we DO have, not
> moping excessively over what we have lost. “Life ain’t for sissies”; “It
> sure beats the alternative!”
>
> Gene
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> *From: *Roger Moffat <rogerkiwi at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, February 9, 2022 9:45 PM
> *To: *Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [AT] Now shop mysteries - Was Engine Heater and wiper arms
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> Sorry to hear about these back problems guys. Reading this just reminds me
> of something I tell myself (and others) from time to time…
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>
>
> Having to do kidney dialysis 5 times a week (I do haemodialysis myself at
> home with my wife’s help), and now a mostly useless kidney removed is
> something, but it could of course always be worse - I don’t have cancer, so
> that’s something. And thankfully I don’t have back problems, so that is
> also something.
>
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>
> Cheers to All
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> Roger
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> > On Feb 9, 2022, at 10:30 PM, drgerber at bright.net wrote:
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> >
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> > Gene:  I had discs removed, 6 pacers installed, 2 rods, and 14 screws.
> Wore a bone growth stimulator for three months and a brace for 6 months.
> That’s why I do most of my chores with tractors or some type of machinery.
> I am grateful I can do what I can.
>
> >
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> > Dave in OH
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> >
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> > From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of Kenneth
> Gene Waugh
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> > Sent: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 10:05 PM
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> > To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
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> > Subject: Re: [AT] Now shop mysteries - Was Engine Heater and wiper arms
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> >
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> > No tractors here, but I too went through the spinal fusion business 3-4
> years ago. 10 screws, a bunch of hardware---my surgeon was pretty old
> school, and I had to wear a rigid clamshell upper brace for 6 months. NO
> TWISTING! Well, that meant I couldn’t start my lawn mower---he wouldn’t
> even let me use my zero-turn. I bought an electric (battery) self propelled
> rotary mower, and got all sorts of exercise!
>
> >
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> > Gene Waugh
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> > Elgin, IL
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> >
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> > Sent from Mail for Windows
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> > From: drgerber at bright.net
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> > Sent: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 8:58 PM
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> > To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
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> > Subject: Re: [AT] Now shop mysteries - Was Engine Heater and wiper arms
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> >
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> > I went through all those restrictions several years ago when I had my
> back fused.  It was maddening.  But follow the doctors advice; the recovery
> comes along slow, and soon you will be back at it.  I move my snow with a
> 1956 JD 420W, #35 loader, modified to use a more modern bucket, grapple,
> etc.  I have a 5ft tiller hanging on the 3pt, 300lbs of weights on each
> wheel, and it moved a lot of 3foot snow drifts.  Snow piled up everywhere.
> Starting to melt now.  If it gets worse, I have chains I can put on, but
> didn't need them this time around.
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> >
>
> > Dave in Ohio
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> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of Henry
> Miller
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> > Sent: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 9:50 PM
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> > To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
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> > Subject: Re: [AT] Now shop mysteries - Was Engine Heater and wiper arms
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> >
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> >
>
> > Roger, I can sympathize with that.  I just got out of the hospital
> having a "probably not cancer tumor" removed  from my spine and am on the
> no lifting more than 10 lbs for 6 weeks orders.  (it had already killed a
> few nerves and would have paralyzed me in time
>
> >
>
> > Worst part is getting home and having my youngest (1.5 years) run to me
> with arms up and I couldn't hold her.
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> >
>
> > I'm going nuts, I'm not allowed at work, and it is hard to think of
> something to do in the shop that won't be more than 10lbs in some way.
> Just  lifting a salad bag out of the fridge hurts, so for not I'm not about
> to cheat.
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> >
>
> > Tractor related, when told me it would no lifting for 6 weeks I went out
> and bought a new JD 1025R, big enough to remove any snow
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> >
>
> > On Tue, Feb 8, 2022, at 22:19, Rger Moffat wrote:
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> > > And there’s the problem I currently have…
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> > >
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> > > Just before Christmas I had a surgery to remove a possibly, but turned
>
> > > out it wasn’t cancerous kidney. After that I was on a restricted
>
> > > activity regime for almost 7 weeks - including not lifting anything
>
> > > more than 10lbs.
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> > >
>
> > > So I only went out to my shop a couple of times - each time I had to
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> > > have my wife lift up the big overhead door so I could get my 1949 Cub
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> > > out to clear some of the West Michigan snow off my driveway, then she
>
> > > had to come pull the door down again.
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> > >
>
> > > Anyway, after getting clearance from the surgeon yesterday to resume
>
> > > normal activity I went out to get my lawn tractor and snow blower
>
> > > going to do a better job on the drive, and couldn’t find the battery
>
> > > charger it turned out I needed, then when done, couldn’t find either
>
> > > of the TWO hearth brushes I have to clean the snow off the tractor
>
> > > before putting it away.
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> > >
>
> > > I shudder to think what will happen when I get to start working on my
>
> > > 2 Franklin cars in the new workshop any day now.
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> > >
>
> > > A mind is a terrible thing to lose LOL
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> > >
>
> > > Roger
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> > >
>
> > >> On Feb 8, 2022, at 10:54 PM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
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> > >>
>
> > >> I know how that goes, my shop is organized chaos, but it's my chaos.
>
> > >> When my wife decides it's too messy and cleans it up, I can't find a
>
> > >> thing. :)
>
> > >>
>
> > >> Regards,
>
> > >> Mike M
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> > >>
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> > >> On 2/8/2022 10:48 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
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> > >>> Yes, and they have disappeared from my pocket too.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Most terrifying is the 1/2” box end wrench that just shows up in the
>
> > >>> most random places; even when I’m not even looking for it.  It’s
>
> > >>> like it’s following me.
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> > >>>
>
> > >>> It’s beginning to get to me. Pretty soon I’m sure it’s gonna start
>
> > >>> talking to me like that doll in twilight zone: “Hi I’m talking Tina
>
> > >>> and I’m going to kill you“.
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> > >>>
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> > >>> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Doll_(The_Twilight_Zone)
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> > >>>
>
> > >>> Spencer
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> > >>>
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> > >>>> Spencer, ever have a socket evaporate from your hand between the
>
> > >>>> tool box and the tractor?
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> > >>>
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