Chase does brakes...

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Katys truck needed rear breaks, what better person to do that than the 15 yr old that just got his learners permit.

Yes son, its lesson 27 subsection C. You must know how to change out break pads before you can get your license.

We are doing the parent taught drivers ed. So we make up our own lesson plans. Being the smart guy I am I figured that hands on instead of slides would be best.

Next is oil change.

HIllary knows how to put oil in her car. Although she did put 1/3 of a quart of tranny fluid in last time at least she caught it. She also knows how to change wipper blades and change a tire.

Teenagers can be good if you know how to work it!

burnt arms...

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I burned both arms...welding on my new pedal car.

I was working on the top, observation part and had finished welding and went o jump up on top.....didnt mean for my arms to lay on the hot just welded metal...

Sad thing is I wear safety glasses at all times (never did growing up)
and I have about 20 pairs of gloves that I make everyone wear when they come over....including myself...

Just took a little slip and next thing you know I am saying words that would make my mom blush...

well that was lesson number 25,678 for me....

of course 4 hours later I cut my head on a pipe and bled some...and I have had that lesson before heck!

Right arm...

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this is the lesser of the two burns!

Been working on wheel

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This is the hub I made for my new pedal car.

The pedal car is going to be a two seat recumbent with a 2nd deck...

I am making the wheels. I had to manufacture the hubs as in this pic, then take a wheel apart and attach it to this hub. its pretty difficult.

but it worked.

Having a clean garage helps!

To this!

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This is the wheel with 48 spokes attached...and finger tight.

This is gonna work.

Did you call your mom on Mothers Day?

I did. I had to leave a message. Called later and it just rang. With over 10 brothers and sisters I figured she was talking to one of them.

so called the next day...(or 2 days later I am getting old) and had good chat.

Until I ask if all my brothers and sisters called her...Holly bat poo, four YES four did not call!

You know who you are you slimy piece of cow poo! She would not tell me exactly the ones, I think she is scared I might go George Bush on em and declare war...but I did figure out all but one have kids of there own...

How do you not call your mom on mothers day? I would have to ask but I dont think I ever forgot to call. Even when I was knee deep in the chit in Vietnam hunting Charlie I would stop down and call mom on mothers day!

Not only should you fell like crap, you should have a thousand flees infest your armpits!

Yea maybe good idea not to let me know who did not call...

I am my grandfathers grandson...

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My moms dad was a huge do it yourself type of man. In his tradition, I needed a tool to take off a sprocket from a bike. They sell a real nice one at the bike shop for 22 bucks...yea right

I took a 26 cent bolt, ground it to the right size and welded it to a wrench...

the wrench cost a buck at any flea market..

now I have a buck 26 tool that is worth 22 bucks!

ha!

New Bench...clean garage

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Cleaned up the garage and built a nice work bench...

Your gonna be my *itch...or April fools

So Hillary turned 17 today....one year and one day from today and I can kick her out on her own, but until then we shall have some fun.

On april first I was at some friends in Dallas and get this call from Hillary, "Dad, snob snigg, you will have to get my truck towed home.....I had a wreck...sniff..."

ok Hillary what happened?

Well I got in a fight with a girl at work and got fired and mad and pealed out of the parking lot and hit a car and and and...

So yes I fell for it....

Hillary since she was 4 years old has lived for April fools day. and she got me good.

Her and her Grandmother (read MY MOTHER) like tricking me. Mom one time painted a sign and overlaid it on store sign saying "mikes moms crafts"...

well payback is a witch with a B

Yesterday at dinner I realized we had not done her TAXES...ooops
so we did them real quick (she gets a 10 dollar refund) we made mention of how we hoped she didnt get in trouble for doing them late etc...

she then drove over to my buddies house to get some garage sale items. I called my buddie and asked him to give her a story of a friend of his going to jail for not doing his taxes on time.....he did aweseome. gave a great story of "jack" not doing his taxes on time and spending 4 months in federal prison and becoming someones "Witch" with a B....

so Hillary calls me on her way home in a panic..."yea ohh I remmber Jack, yea he went to prison for a bit...yea I forgot about him...dang..well Hillary all we can do is get you a lawyer and maybe we can work something out with them" about this time she starts crying...so I say "hillary....I got you!"

she hung up on me...

ahhh life is good!

Dog House

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Chase is building a dog house for his Aunt. She got the plans and we printed them out and he is doing all the rest.

Good thing his dad has allot of tools!

Its funny, up until a year or so ago I was always calling him to come hold something when I was building something, now the tables are turned. He has been calling me, "will you hold this up so I can attach this to it"

Now I am the gopher and he is the one in charge...