long week..

It finally stopped raining! 

For now..

Still getting things done at work..new tasks weekly .. sometimes daily.. been replacing light ballasts, and lamps all over the building.. I have initiated a plan to start upgrading some of the lights to LED.. it will be easier to maintain.. and work on.

I also have started working on the satellite dishes.. apparently only 2 of the 10 dishes are functioning.. so my task is to repair as much as I can. .I already replaced most of the dish electronics before I left . .. so if the last guy didnt mess that up..it will take a bit but not much to get them all working... Again..If I can. ...I will be the hero..

I am still pulling cables and cleaning up ..

A vital piece of monitoring equipment has failed . .. I inquired about repair . .. $8500..

The Mgr asked how much to replace it.. I sent a request for a quote ... Im guessing $30,000...

The mgr said we would put in for emergency capital... So why not?

Not sure if corporate will approve.. but its worth a try...

What a way to start! 

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Pay is good. They are still over paying me.. they have not figured out the 10 hour 4day work week..

Soon I hope..

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I have put in for the Tuesday and its approved.. so, I will go up.. 

I expect to have a busy couple days .. hopefully all good .

I do miss her . . Being around her .. but, I think this is how she wants it right now.. I think she is still unsure about me..and how she feels about me. I don't want much .. just a bit more..

Acceptance.. maybe a place in her heart..

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So.. MTTS is this year.. July ... Im still not sure if we are gonna do the whole thing.. I want to . .. 

I would love to go to the upper west coast and across the upper US . This would be the perfect opportunity..

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I have to make time to do this.

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I need to plan..and make it a reality.

I will do it alone if I have to.. 

But, company would be nice.

Montana!! Washington!! 

Anyway.. 

R

spring 2024

Today is a wet cold day. Bad weather up north. Just rain and now wind here. Ice snow and rain further north.

Work has been busy, last night, we had a major malfunction..and right before the evening show.

Turns out I had to reboot the audio system 3 times.. fortunately the show worked . ..only 2 mins late start . Im still waiting for tech support to call me back....

I stayed late, an hour OT.

It has been a busy week. 

The manager keeps asking me to fix stuff.  Stuff that was broken 3 or more years ago . 

Im doing what I can. Some of this, just needs to be done over..and if he can get the funding..Im good, I will do it..I will look like a hero . I will look like Im worth the money .. not that I dont think that I am..If I can get them fixed and everyone is happy..why not?

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The eclipse is coming up.. we have plans to see it.. they have changed ... slightly... But still very do-able. I have requested an additional day off.

Hopefully it will all go as I expect. My expectations have diminished.. I think I have reached the point..where I just take what is offered...and don't ask for more. 

I have messed this up somewhere and will never know if i can fix it. 

As always it is not up to me.

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I have laid my cards out. The timing was bad, not how I wanted to express my feelings. 

Im sure I came across as a jerk.

She did ask if I opened up, because I thought she was drunk and would not remember.. I didnt think that, and told her so.

The rest of the night had other issues that made my statements much less important.. 

Yet, I will hope she has been thinking about it all . 

..if not .. I will keep trying.. 

I meant it.  I have felt this way for a long time, longer than I have admitted to myself.. but I knew ..

Anyway. . I was hoping the job change, now having 3 day weekends.. and eventually more pocket cash.. I may be able to enjoy more of my time off. I also hope to be able to spend more time with N.

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I got the plugs and coils today..

As i was putting them in.. I found loose plug.. and one of the 4 was a different plug. These were done at the dealership last. So ..they either ran out of the good/better plugs and subsituted one, or just ripped me off.

Its due for scheduled maintenance soon... I will mention it.

The grey one has the new sensor, and drove up and back from groceries with no code.. but I need to clear the sunroof drains.. im getting water on the floor on the driverside..and the Bluetooth isnt working .. I will fix the original module..and see if its ok..or maybe I need to check the coding.. make sure its turned on. It could just need coding.

..it never ends.. 

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This weeks time card is still messed up . Hopefully they can correct it before the end of next week..so they don't over pay me again..

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Tomorrow is Sunday..I have radios to drop and need to work on finishing the base. 

I also should mail back the controllers I have already fixed, and work on the bike module separately. The controllers are paid for.  

I shipped a chip to Romania, it appears to have been lost..so after 28 days, I shipped a second one... Now the customer tells me he may be able to track the first one..and to not send a second..too late..lets see if he gets them both..if so I may just have him keep both.. maybe he can sell it.

I may have also found more sockets .. 56 for 2.55 ea..that should be good for a while. 

Im just waiting for the invoice.

I also need to test the priority boards.. and maybe order some opto-isolators for them.. 

Then contact the 2 or 3 people waiting for them...

I need to get back to time management..I waste too much time on things that only bring me grief.. to little time for the things that make me happy.

R

second week

Ok. Two down. 

So far so good. 

Still lots to do. More every day.

I have been figuring out what to do first..and handling the requests as they happen.

The transmitter needs work, cleaning, restructure and adding things that never happened. Proper monitoring and backups.

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Still fun so far...

Next week will be the first paycheck.. already 6 hrs ot..

The last check from the county came in.. lots of taxes..and all my vacation time . ..comp time and  a week of work. A total of 150+hours..

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I am busy.. and by the time I get home, im wiped out. Last night, after my late shift, after finally getting to sleep, I slept till 10.

But I have tomorrow and Monday off.. and no plans for them.

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R

corrections..I am more wrong lately..

My schedule is not what I thought..

3 days the same and friday late day/night.

Start times 9:00 not 9:30.. so end times different too. Still 10 hours.

Friday is 1:30p to 11:30p

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I already have been asked to cover on Monday.. 8 hours..all OT..

So .. im just wrong..

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I just did the front brakes on the grey car.  Found I need to replace the caliper bracket..one of the adjusters is not moving.. but with new pads it will be ok till i can get one off the spare car..

I received the new O2 sensor, but need a tool to remove it.

..so done for now....right..??

Uh..no.. my car tonight gave me a brake warning light... So I need to do brakes in it... Never done.. it is due for scheduled maintenance...and I need to get new plugs for it too.. gonna be 60 next weekend...

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Still figuring out the radio conversion.. need to open up yhe the tuning.. I have added 65 chanels, but lost the lower 11..

pita...

The easy one.. I need to find out if he wants to add a switch or repurpose an existing switch.

I still need to start on the base for Enie..the other 2 have not shipped yet. 

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This weekend has cut short.. no Monday off..so not going anywhere.. next week?? Or do I have to wait for the Eclipse..in April?

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R

3day weekends

This is a 3 day weekend.

The first of the new schedule.

I start on Tuesday. 9:30a.

I am home, despite my efforts to celebrate with someone..

I even offered to help .. It would have helped even if a little.. tell me what you want done.. how you want me to do it . .and you wont have to . You could move on to get something else done . Maybe it wont take you all day..but, you didnt want to trouble me, I guess.. our time spent together does not always have to be something fun .. it could be just the daily life stuff..Im happy to spend time with you and if it helps you, all the better...

Yeah, doing things fun together is great.. but lifes ups and downs happen and important things  happen every day.. sometimes having some help..is good .

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So..I will stop bugging you about it .

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Work day 1..

My plan is to make dinner Monday night for Tuesday .

I will leave early, to make sure to beat the traffic. Probably 7:30a..

I work till 7:30p and a 45-60 min drive home..maybe I will see L before she leaves for work..I may even have time to make dinner on Tuesday and Wednesdays! 

Thursday and Friday will be different..I will need to leave at Noon..for the 1:30p shifts..and wont get home till 12:30 ish..

So my sleep schedule will adjust a bit..but..it wont take long.

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So the wagon has a sunroof leak caused by a clogged drain probably..the seatbelt was wet and the floor and under the driver seat.  Probably coming down the inside of the center pillar.

And its been raining all day..

I will need to pull the seats.. the center console..the carpet..dry that out.. pull the inside moulding..the pillers..maybe the rear sunroof..and get an air nozzle and blow out the drains and dry everything out . Then reassemble.. I still will need to do the front brakes and the O2 sensor . Never done..

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Tomorrow I need to drop off the complete radio to Fall River.i need to calculate the repair cost...also pickup $300.. then maybe start on Surgeons radio..

Nothing else going on .

I did get my parts from California! 2 days early.

Thats a good thing.. money in the bank.

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Done. last day.

Lets start the next chapter.

Work..going back to where I was 2 years ago. Much has changed.

New supervisor, new crew..2 original guys.. hopefully..it will be a easy transition. We will still be short handed. But.. overlapping schedules..

I am hopeful. . and optimistic.

Its a new start ... But with old  orgins.. I came back to this area to work there.. now I am back, primarily to build retirement monies.. including Social Security.. I dont have a lot in 401ks..but some..and it should help if I can fund it more.

Plus..in reality..it is new technology..and changing.. and still has a future..a different future..but it survives.

Yes, public service will change and grow..but .. the pension was not going to apply to me..so..I had to make the change back to higher money.. and funding SSI..

And 401k...

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On that subject..

Future.. lets say 10 years..

Where will I be?

Its a thought ...

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Where would I like to be??

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I need to think more on that. 

I have been full on for so long..

Slowing down..reducing money out..is a reality..

But..where will I be?

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I manage ..I always have..

Limit what I have going out.. based on what I have.

I rarely splurge..

I have caught my self limiting because I thought I didnt have what I had ... After the cold relization..I fixed that....

But..I have made it this far ..and need to continue..

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If  ..I  can figure out a person that will let me.. we can be a financial force for a comfortable retirement. It can be done.

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It is a thought.

You know who you are..

If you dont ...I do.........

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The thought..of a future. 

Selling and downsizing...

I am ready .

R