HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE
NUMBER19 VOL 14
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH 2008
WEATHER; WARM, HIGH HUMIDITY, 60/83 DEGREES
WENT TO THE VA IN BONHAM THIS MORNING TO HAVE MY PACEMAKER CHECKED, EVERYTHING OK! THEN BACK TO DENISON TO GET MY HAIR CUT (I TOLD BEULHA TO GO AHEAD AND CUT THEM ALL LOL)! THEN WE CAME ON HOME!
CHARLEEN LATINIS CALLED AND INVITED US OUT FOR ICE CREAM AND CAKE TO CELEBRATE GARY’S 77 BIRTHDAY! HE’S GOT 3 MILLION MILES ON HIS PETERBILT AND REALLY TAKES GOOD CARE OF IT! ON HIS LAST RUN HE WAS IN IDAHO AND GETTING READY TO DELIVER A TRAILER WHEN HE HEARD A BAD NOISE IN THE ENGINE. HE LIMPED INTO A TRUCK STOP AND CALLED A MECHANIC THEY RECOMMENDED TOO CHECK IT OUT! HE FOUND A LIFTER HAD TURNED AFTER A SPRING KEEPER BROKE AND IT LOST THE USE OF 2 VALVES! THE MECHANIC SEARCHED IN HIS MISC. PARTS BOX AND CAME UP WITH A LIFTER TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT HAD GONE BAD! HE MADE THE EMERGENCY REPAIR AND GARY DELIVERED THE TRAILER AND MADE IT HOME! HE PULLED THE HEAD AND SENT IT TO DALLAS TO HAVE IT REBUILT AND NOW HAS A MAN COMING OVER TOMORROW TOCHECK THE CAM SHAFT TO SEE IF THE ROLLER ON THE LIFTER WORE THE CAM OUT, IT LOOKED LIKE IT STOPPED ROLLING AND JUST RODE ON THE CAM TILL THE KEEPER BROKE AND LET IT TURN AWAY FROM THE VALVE STEMS! IF THAT’S THE CASE THEY’LL HAVE TO PULL THE CAM SHAFT AND HE FIGURES HE MIGHT AS WELL GO ON AND DO AN IN FRAME ON THE ENGINE! AT THE SAME TIME HE’S GOING TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION AND HAVE IT TAKEN APART AND CHECKED FOR WARE! HE PULLED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND ALL THE LITTLE PARTS THAT CAME OFF THE LIFTER WHEN IT WENT BAD, HE WAS LUCKY THERE BECAUSE ANY ONE OF THEM COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO OTHER PLACES AND DONE MORE DAMAGE!
THEY’RE GOING TO FLORIDA NEXT MONTH FOR A FAMILY GET TOGETHER WITH CHARLEENS SISTER’S INLAWS AND THEN HOME TO GET THE PICKUP AND TO WYOMING TO GO ELK HUNTING SOMETHING HE DOES EVERY YEAR IF HE CAN, LAST YEAR THE NEPHEW WHO GETS THE LEASE WASN’T THERE SO HE DIDN’T GO BUT THIS YEAR IT’S ALL SET UP! WE’VE BEEN INVITED TO GO A FEW TIMES BUT NEITHER ONE OF US ARE HUNTERS AND MOM DOESN’T LIKE COLD WEATHER!
GARY AND CHARLEEN HAVE HAD SEASON PASSES TO INDY, DAYTONA, TALEDAGA, AND TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOR YEARS BUT IT’S GOTTEN TO BE SO EXPENSIVE AND THEY FINALLY AGREED WITH ME, YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE RACE ON TV BETTER THAN SETTING IN ONE SEAT AND WAIT FOR IT TO COME BY THEM! THEY’RE GOING TO GO TO TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ONCE IN A WHILE IF IT’S A NASCAR EVENT OR THE INDY CARS! OTHER THAN THAT THEY’RE GETTING TO OLD TO TRY AND PUT UP WITH ALL THE DRUNKS AND NOISEY PEOPLE THAT GO TO THESE RACES! THAT’S THE WAY GARY PUT IT TO ME! HE NEVER COULD UNDERSTAND WHY I DON’T LIKE TO GO TO THE TRACK ON RACE DAY? NOW HE’S FINALLY FOUND OUT, WHEN YOU’VE SAT IN THE SEAT AND FOUGHT A RACE CAR AROUND A TRACK WITH EVERYBODY TRYING TO GET IN THE SPACE YOU’RE IN IT GETS PRETTY OLD REAL SOON AND YOU’RE CONTENT TO LET THE OTHER GUY BUST HIS BUTT FOR THE TROPHY AND A FEW HUNDRED DOLLAR! IT’S DIFFERENT TODAY, THESE DRIVERS ARE ALL MILLIONAIRES AND HAVE BIG NAME SPONSORS WHO PAY THEM WELL TO USHER THEIR NAME AROUND A TRACK!
THAT’S “30”FOR THIS ISSUE.
HOWARD
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