HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE
NUMBER 2 VOL 14
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND 2008
WEATHER HOT, HIGH HUMIDITY, 72/95 DEGREES
I HAVE TO BE AT THE VA PODIATRY CLINIC AT 1:00PM FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE TOE NAIL ON MY RIGHT FOOTS BIG TOE! THAT’S THE ONE I PULLED THE COUCH INTO WHEN I WAS GETTING THE A/C READY FOR SUMMER COOLING! THE A/C IS BEHIND THE COUCH IN A WINDOW!
I DON’T KNOW IF THEY’LL WANT TO REMOVE IT OR JUST LET IT FALL OFF NATURALLY! I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR IT TO COME OFF ON ITS OWN BUT IT HASN’T YET! THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY’LL BE AFRAID OF INFECTION SINCE I’M DIABETIC AND WILL PROBABLY OPT TO REMOVE IT!
WE RAN THE KEY CODES ON THE INTREPID AND DIDN’T HAVE ANY CODES OTHER THAN 12 & 55! AFTER FINDING A FUSE MISSING FROM THE CONTROL BOX UNDER THE HOOD IN THE DRL SLOT I REPLACED IT AND TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR A CHECK RUN! IT DOES FINE TILL IT GETS WARMED UP THEN IT GOES TO HELL! I NOTICED ONE THING THOUGH, WHEN IT’S IN CRUISE AND IT HITS A HILL IT DOESN’T BACK SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR IT JUST SLOWS DOWN, COMING UP THE DAM SIDE OF THE HILL I LET IT SLOW DOWN AND IT ALMOST CAME TO A STOP AND NEVER TRIED TO BACK SHIFT! I READ ABOUT THE CRUISE AND ONE OF THE THINGS IT SAID IS TO CHECK THE VACUUM HOSE GOING TO IT TO BE SURE IT ISN’T CRACKED, BROKEN OR BEEN HOT AND GOTTEN SOFT SO IT CAN COLLAPSE AND SHUT OFF THE VACUMM! I’M GOING TO CHECK THAT AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AFTER WE GET BACK FROM THE VA! I KNOW THE SERVO IS WORKING BECAUSE WHEN I HIT THE SET BUTTON IT PULLS THE THROTTLE PEDAL FROM UNDER MY FOOT!
MOM FOUND OUT WHAT THE DRL SLOT IS, “DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS” I’M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE THIS ACCESSORY BUT I’LL CHECK THAT OUT TOO! IF IT ISN’T THERE I’LL REMOVE THE FUSE AND PUT IT IN A STORAGE SLOT!
WE RE RAN THE CODES AND ONLY 12&55 CAME UP!
MOM AND KELLY WERE BUSY MOWING AND WEED EATING TODAY, THE GRASS HAS REALLY BEEN GROWING AND NOW WHEN WE GET WHAT THE WEATHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING WE’RE GOING TO GET FROM GUSTAV IT’LL GROW SOME MORE! IF THEY’RE
RIGHT WE COULD GET UP TO 20 INCHES FROM WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY! THANK GOD THE LAKE IS DOWN ABOUT 2 FEET, 20 INCHES ON THE LAKE PLUS THE RUN OFF FROM AROUND THE LAKE COULD CAUSE A BAD PROBLEM! AS LONG AS IT STAYS BELOW 627 FEET WE’RE OK, OVER THAT OUR ROAD STARTS TO FLOOD! THE PRECIENT REPAIRED IT FROM THE LAST FLOOD AND PUT TWO 4FT HORNS (CORROGATED PIPES) UNDER THE ROAD AND CLEANED OUT SO THE WATER CAN GET AWAY FROM THE ROAD BANKS ON EACH SIDE! UNLESS WE GET A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RAIN I THINK WE’LL BE OK!
OF COURSE WE HAVE TWO MORE PROBLEMS BUILDING IN THE FAR ATLANTIC, HURRICANE HANNA THAT THEY SAY WILL PROBABLY HIT SOME WHERE BETWEEN GEORIGA AND THE CAROLINAS! AND ANOTHER TROPICAL DEPRESSION THAT THEY SAY COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY! BOY, MOTHER NATURE IS SURE SNAPPING HER FINGERS A WHOLE LOT THIS YEAR AND IT’S STILL EARLY! I JUST WONDER WHAT ELSE SHE HAS IN STORE FOR US! AT LEAST GUSTOV POOPED OUT AND WENT TO A CAT-1 BEFORE IT HIT LAND BUT IT STILL PACKED 80-109 MPH WINDS! THE LAST REPORT I HEARD THE PRIVATE EARTHEN LEVEES IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH WERE READY TO GIVE AWAY AND THEY EVACUATED OVER 2000 PEOPLE AND THERE WERE MORE TO GO! WE’LL KNOW LATER IF THE LEVEES ALL HELD ESPECIALLY THE ONE KEEPING THE WATER OUT OF THE 9TH WARD WHICH WAS THE ONE THAT MOST OF THE DEATHS WERE IN WHEN KATRENA HIT, OVER 1,600 WERE SWEPT AWAY AND DROWNED!
I HEARD ON CNN THAT JOHN McCAIN MADE A REAL STUPID STATEMENT BUT HE APPOLOGIZED FOR IT! HE SAID ”IT LOOKS LIKE GOD LIKES THE DEMOCRATS BETTER!”
WELL JOHN ALL I CAN SAY IS “HE CALLS EM’ LIKE HE SEES EM’!”
THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.
HOWARD
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