But first a little catching up to do…
The 20th…? huh, must have been important but not sure what it was…
The 21st… I took the new Jeep to Edmond to get some additions put on…
It needed a towing hitch… an agreed item the dealer had to get put on…
It also has to have a tow base plate on it so I can hook up behind the motorhome when we hit the road… I have a BlueOx tow bar and this base plate is a bit expensive but really a lot nicer than the old one… the pins remove so it doesn’t stick out for a knee knocker like the old one, mounts solid to the frame and not the bumper, etc.… but this one was about 4 times more expensive than the last…? just money anyway… and we got it wired to be towed as well as got the tow brake all hooked up and ready…
I had also gotten “slush mats” from the dealer that they sent to me and I put them in when I got home..
Much better than the old jeep as the mats in this one have snap hooks on each side so they won’t slide up under the dash as you continually have to push that direction when you get in or out..
We have also gotten a few more things on but have not unboxed and mounted yet… no big “BUTCH” bumper (yet) as I don’t intend to get so deep I have to have help getting out…
Next, on Wednesday I got some more parts and got an antenna mount on and coax run through the frame to my new radio… so got this put on to be minimal obtrusive..
So far not impressed with the reception difference but may need to run a better ground to it from the frame behind… as well as stiffen it up a bit… that fender wall is pretty thin, in my opinion…
Yesterday was a work day and it was damn cold… wind was up to 25mph and temps in the 20’s … that is brutal for an older guy… and last night… whew… down near zero… My weather station said 4.8 but I think it may have been closer to 0.48… Now even though I worked I did fix dinner… pulled out a pre-prepared meatloaf and burnt that in the oven and then made some mashed potatoes and gravy to go with it as and just to make sure, Sherrie nuked some peas so we had green color as well… not too bad… not the best meatloaf but since I don’t get such food but once in a blue moon and I think due to the cold it was blue last night… we had meatloaf..
Today, again working to make a little money spent the morning and much of the afternoon pulling data for a project I have to work on… Maybe if it will warm up I can get some more “stuff” on the jeep…
On my way in town today, even though it had warmed to mid 30’s I caught this..
Things happen to running water and zero temps…
Tonight was Wrestling night… and oh… I have gained another animal to watch over… inherited daughters cat… I think it was grandsons to start with but it doesn’t get on well with the big dogs, and the new baby and … so we offered to keep her for awhile till everyone grows out of it… maybe… so we now have a big cat in the house… one more to feed can’t be all that bad? maybe?
WD0AJG