HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE
NUMBER 16 VOL 13
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH 2008
WEATHER; WARM, LOW HUMIDITY, 70/93 DEGREES
IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T HEARD, MICHAEL PHELPS WON HIS 7TH GOLD OLYMPIC MEDAL FRIDAY AND IS GOING FOR THE 8TH ONE ON SATURDAY! THIS GUY IS ONE POWERFUL SWIMMER AND I WISH HIM LUCK! HE WAS INTERVIEWED WITH MARK SPITZ TONIGHT AND MARK CALLED HIM THE GREATEST OLYMPIC SWIMMER OF ALL TIMES! AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, MARK SPITZ WON 7 GOLD OLYMPIC MEDALS IN SWIMMING IN THE 1972 OLYMPICS!
MOM HAD TO GO AGAIN AND TAKE KYLIE TO MHMR. THEY’RE TRYING TO GET MOM TAKEN OFF THE PAPER WORK AS THE PERSON OF RECORD FOR HANDLING WHAT MONEY THE COUNTY, STATE SEND KYLIE AND DIDN’T GET HOME TILL ABOUT 2:30!
I CRANKED UP THE ACCLAIM AND DID MY CHECK OF THE ALTERNATOR, PUT A WRENCH ACROSS THE REAR BEARING WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, IF THE ALTERNATOR IS CHARGING THE WRENCH WILL BE HELD BY THE MAGNETISM IF IT’S NOT IT’LL FALL AWAY! IT FELL AWAY SO I PARKED THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY SO MOM COULD PULL IN WHERE WE USUALLY PARK!
KELLY HAD TO GET UP ON HIS ROOF AND DO SOME PATCHING THE WIND LIFTED THE ROLL ROOFING AND LET THE RAIN COME IN! I TOLD HIM TO WAIT TILL “MANANNA, THE RAIN WILL GO AWAY AND WHO WORRIES ABOUT A LEAK ON SUCH A PRETTY DAY?” I’M SURE YOU REMEMBER THE SONG? BUT HE SAID HE HAD TO FIX IT!
WE’VE GOT TO GET THE INTREPID FIXED BEFORE TUESDAY KELLY’S SUPPOSED TO WORK ON IT SATURDAY/SUNDAY!
TIM SURE GOT A NICE COMPLEMENT FROM ONE OF HIS CO-WORKERS, HERE’S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY:
David Tuttle
Supervisor, Technology Service Desk
Office of Technology & Customer Strategies
American Heart Association
From: Chad Loy
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 2:39 PM
To: David Tuttle
Subject: Tim Mahoney
Hi David,
I wanted to brag on one of your staff members, Tim. I’ve spoken with him a few times and each time he has been great! Today, like other situations, Tim stepped in when others could not help and as always, he resolved my issues very quickly. He is always friendly and extremely helpful. The AHA is very lucky to have Tim helping us out.
Thanks,
____________________________________
Chad Loy
Vice President ~ Youth Market
MAKES ME FEEL PROUD, OF COURE ALL THE MAHONEY KIDS ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO! RIGHT?
ONE MORE THING I DID AS I WAS GROWING UP! YEAH, RIGHT, GROWING UP, LOL!
IN HIGH SCHOOL I HAD A FRIEND NAMED JIM WILBUR! HE AND I USED TO DOUBLE DATE WITH TWINS! JIM HAD A BUDDY I’LL CALL PAUL BECAUSE I CAN’T REMEMBER HIS NAME!
PAUL HAD A 1934 CHEVY COUPE LIKE MINE ONLY MINE AS A ’33!
PAUL HAD PUT AN OLD LUBRIFINER OIL FILTER UNDER THE HOOD AND PUT A TIRE VALVE IN THE COVER, HE RAN AN AIR HOSE FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK TO A BUTTON INSIDE THE CAB AND A COPPER LINE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RIGHT ABOVE THE HEADER PIPE! HE FILLED THE TANK WITH KEROSENE! HE DEMONSTRATED IT IN HIS DRIVEWAY! HE STARTED THE ENGINE, GOT TI HOT AND PUSHED THE BUTTON IN THE CAB AFTER HE PUT 50LBS OF AIR IN THE TANK WITH THE KEROSENE! IN A MATTER OF SECONDS HE BLANKED OUT HALF THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
JIM AND I HEADED FOR OUR FAVORITE JUNK YARD AND FOUND A LUBRIFINER TANK A LITTLE SMALLER THAN PAULS! WE WENT BY CRAIGG BROS AUTO PARTS AND GOT A BRASS TRUCK TIRE VALVE STEM, AND AN AIR BLOW GUN PLUS RUBBER HOSE AND CLAMPS AND COPPER TUBING! I HAD THE TOOLS TO DO THIS IN MY FOLKS GARAGE OR THE BACK OF MY CAR!
AFTER WE GOT IT DONE WE TRIED IT OUT AND ALMOST BLANKED OUT THE WHOLE BLOCK WHERE I LIVED! I TOOK JIM HOME AND MADE A DATE TO PICK HIM UP TO GO TO A DRIVE IN MOVIE! WE WAITED TILL INTERMISSION AND STARTED UP THE ENGINE AND PUSHED THE BLOW GUN BUTTON THEN HEADED OUT, WE HAD ALEADY SEEN THE MOVIE! WE HEARD LATER THAT THE MOVIE WAS DELAYED FOR 30 MINUTES TILL THE WIND CLEARED THE AREA OF SMOKE!
THEN WE HEADED FOR HOLLYWOOD AND DIDN’T DO ANYTHING IN TOWN BUT WHEN WE HEADED UP THE CAHUENGA PASS TO GO BACK TO THE VALLEY I PUSHED THE BUTTON, WE BLANKED OUT THE CAHUENGA PASS! WE TURNED OFF AND GOT ON THE MULHULLAND BRIDGE AND THE CLOUD LAYED OVER BOTH LANES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL! YOU COULD SEE PEOPLE STANDING ON THE RUNNING BOARDS OR BUMPERS STICKING UP THROUGH THE SMOKE! IT WAS FUNNY, NO BODY GOT HURT BUT WE HEARD THE POLICE WERE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE BLUE COUPE THAT LAYED THE SMOKE SCREEN! I TOOK EVERYTHING OFF THE CAR AND PUT IT IN A BOX IN THE GARAGE UP IN THE RAFTERS! ABOUT A YEAR LATER I CAME ACROSS IT AND TOOK THE TANK TO THE JUNK YARD! THE OWNER LOOKED AT IT WITH THE TIRE VALVE IN THE TOP AND CUT PIECES OF TUBING STICKING OUT OF THE BOTTOM AND JUST SMILED AND POINTED TO A NEWSPAPER HANGING ON THE WALL THAT SAID”MYSTERY CAR COVERS CAHUENGA PASS WITH SMOKE!” I SHOOK MY HEAD NO BUT HE SMILED AGAIN AND JUST SAT THERE BUT HE DID GIVE ME $1.00 FOR THE TANK WHICH WAS WHAT I PAID HIM FOR IT A YEAR EARLIER! I DON’T KNOW FOR SURE BUT, I’LL BET HE PUT IT ON HIS WRCKER!
THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.
HOWARD
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