Good morning, everyone.

I will be away a few days.  Headed to meet my nephew in Bethlehem PA, then to Valley Forge tomorrow. Staying in King of Prussia two days to meet some friends in the area.

Be well.

Paul

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Enjoy your travels. Susan 

Kitty here....will keep you all posted if you want....hugs and stay quit

Please keep us posted Kitty.  Sorry you and Brian have fight this battle. 

Have a great trip Paul. 

Enjoying this beautiful day.  I hope that you are also!    Susan

To help the economy…. A new rug, umbrella and chair coverings. Spring has finally arrived in Ohio!  Susan

Looks good Susan.  You all will enjoy a great Summer.  Almost 40 here this morn, 39.  Will be

very warm after we get moving.  Dogs still require their sweaters at this temp and me my Winter

coat.  Not a pleasant day for the pups yesterday.  Really blew up at the automatic parking brake

solenoid they've put in the caliper on the rear brakes of Toyota and others I hear.  Have to hook

up a voltage source to it, run the piston out and back in.  Unfortunately I tried to get the piston in

without doing that before I looked it up, with no success naturally.  Ended up ruining a brake pad.

Lucky I got a guy just grabbed another new one from a box and gave it to me, they're $80 a set.  The

new hardware inserts are a pain also, probably to stop the pads from sticking in the newer cars the

way they have last 15-20 years with smaller calipers and pads.  Rear is finished and test driven.  Will

be easier next time now that I'm experienced with them.

Hope Paul is enjoying his trip through PA. 

I took the crankshaft out of the 350 chev engine in my daughter's garage to start getting it ready for

the Monte Carlo Sport Coupe we bought new in 1985.  Saw that I removed the rear main bearing cap

18 years ago to look at it.  Got extremely lucky, found the oil pan and the cap was still there after 18

years and didn't get buried somewhere or lost.  The engine would have to be bore aligned to use a

different one.  So now I can take the crank to the machine shop and get it turned. 

Hope Kitty is doing ok, a lot to accept. 

The rain front finally moved out and let the sun in.  Have a good day.

Ernie.

Good morning all....tomorrow I will have an idea of what will be scheduled for my "treatment" I think it is early in the disease so maybe won't be too bad...will keep you posted....really like my Dr....hugs to all and stay smoke free

Good morning all.  Woke early, good thing we're retired.  Still 52 here but probably dropping.

Glad you will get some info today Kitty.   Don't know what to say about it.

I had a terrible time doing the brakes on wife's late model Toyota.  The new type little inserts

they use in the calipers and the solenoids in the calipers for the automatic parking brake that

comes on every time you put it in park.  I actually ruined one of the brake pads but lucky the

guy at Auto Zone gave me a new one out of a box.  Would've had to buy a whole new set for

$80.00.  Lucky we have the internet and you tube for new stuff.  Don't know what would happen

to the guy that doesn't have access to it.  Maybe learn from someone at the auto parts or a dealer.

You have to hook up a battery or power supply to the terminals on the caliper, run the piston out

and then back in to it's seat.

We had a quick rain front move through but I got one bank and ditch mowed before it arrived.

Rest of the lawn needed mowed but it will dry quick after this rain, bank and ditch won't. 

Have a great day all, supposed to be dry next 7 days here, mostly sunny.  Glad we aren't smoking.

Ernie