chronicle # 9

HOWARD’SDAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 9 VOL 4

NOVEMBER 9^TH 2007

WEATHER; WARM, LOW HUMIDITY, 74 DEGREES

MOM HAD TO TAKE GLENDA, KELLYS FRIEND TO WORK THIS MORNING, HER CAR WOULDN’T START. WHEN KELLY GOT HOME HE CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THE BATTERY WAS DEAD SO HE PUT IT ON CHARGE. THIS IS USUALLY CAUSED BY SOMETHING BEING LEFT ON OR THE BATTERY FAILS, NO WATER IS THE MOST COMMON OF REASONS! THE POOR BATTERY AND THE TIRES ARE THE ONES THAT GET THE LEAST ATTENTION TILL THEY LET YOU DOWN THEN ALL THE EXCUSES START COMING; “BUT I JUST CHECKED THE BATTERY TWO MONTH AGO” OR “I NEVER NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS LOW SINCE I NEVER GO BACK THERE”! THIS IS WHY MOST OF THE 2007-08 CARS OFFER AN ACCESSORY THAT TELLS YOU WHEN THE BATTERY WATER IS LOW AND ONE OF THE TIRES IS LOW OF COURSE YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DASH ONCE IN A WHILE TO SEE THE RED LIGHTS GLOWING!

I COULD GO ON AND LIST ALL THE EXCUSES I’VE HAD TOLD TO ME IN MY 50+  YEARS AS A MECHANIC, IT WOULD FILL TWO VOLUMNS!

WE WENT TO R&D SALVAGE AND PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSIOIN FOR THE INTREPID TODAY! THEY HAVE TO PULL IT SINCE I ASKED FOR A FRESH ONE, I DIDN’T WANT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN SETTING ON A SHELF FOR A YEAR! WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP TOMORROW THEN WE’LL GO TO AUTO ZONE AND GET THE REST OF THE THINGS TIM IS GOING TO NEED AND TAKE IT ALL DOWN TO HIM SATURDAY! THE ONLY THING WE’RE NOT SURE ABOUT ARE, THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND HE’S CHECKING THEM TONIGHT! HE AND KELLY ARE PLANNING ON MAKING THE CHANGE OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLLIDAYS WHEN THEY’RE BOTH OFF!

I’VE BEEN WORKING ON MY 2^ND BOOK WHEN I HAVE TIME SO FAR I HAVE 3 FULL CHAPTERS COMPLETED AND ALMOST THE 4^TH ONE! IT’S CALLED “TIME FREEZE” AND SO FAR IT READS PRETTY GOOD TO ME, OF COURSE I’M WRITING IT SO WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK I’D SAY? LOL!

I’M STILL WAITING FOR TIM TO FINISH PUTTING MY 1^ST BOOK “FIRE IN THE TUBE” ON DVD BUT, HE REALLY HAS MORE THAN HE CAN SAY GRACE OVER SO I DON’T MIND WAITING!

HERE ARE SOME MORE TID BITS;

COCA COLA CURE FOR RUST, FORGET THOSE EXPENSIVE RUST REMOVERS. JUST SATURATE AN ABRASIVE SPONGE WITH COCA COLA AND SCRUB THE RUST STAIN, THE PHOSPHORIC ACID IN THE COKE IS WHAT GETS THE JOB DONE.

HUNTS TOMATO PASTE  BOIL CURE, COVER THE BOIL WITH HUNTS TOMATO PASTE AS A COMPRESS. THE ACIDS IN THE TOMATOES SOOTHES THE PAIN AND BRINGS THE BOIL TO A HEAD.

BALM FOR BROKEN BLISTERS, TO DISINFECT A BROKEN BLISTER DAB ON A FEW DROPS OF LISTERINE A POWERFUL ANTISEPTIC.

HEINZ VINEGAR TO HEAL BRUISES, SOAK A COTTON BALL IN WHITE VINEGAR AND APPLY IT TO THE BRUISE FOR 1 HOUR. THE VINEGAR REDUCES THE BLUENESS AND SPEEDS UP THE HEALING PROCESS.

VASELINE CURE FOR HIAR BALLS, TO PREVENT TROUBLESOME HAIR BALLS  APPLY A DOLLOP OF VASELINE PATROLEUM JELLY TO THE CATS NOSE. THE CAT WILL LICK OFF THE JELLY LUBRICATING ANY HAIR IN ITS STOMACH SO IT CAN PASS EASILY THROUGH THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD