It seems to me that I just updated this thing, yet I look back and I see that over a month has passed since the last entry! So much for more regular updates. :/

Things have been busy both at the shop and at the farm, and they will likely only get more so as the weather warms up and more and more stuff comes in. MARCH came in like the proverbial ( Read more... )

     ...DON'T force it ( Read more... )

     Dang it....

The tool that I needed for that little Honda CT-70 arrived on Monday, and I finally got the rotor off the thing to peek around inside.  With the right tool, it took less than 30 seconds to take the rotor off!  I replaced the breaker-points, but the condenser is soldered into place!  That is, the canister is bolted, but the ( Read more... )

     Last night had to be one of the longest nights ever - more on that shortly...

The day started off OK - got into town and opened the shop for a couple hours; I wound up getting a few more machines to work on, so there's still a steady stream of machines coming in.  This is all good, since I need to keep a steady flow of work to keep the ( Read more... )

     After a three-month delay (much to my chagrin) I've finally gotten started on a little Honda CT70 that was brought into the shop back on June 08.  Mind, at the time I told the customer that I wasn't a motorcycle shop, and that I couldn't promise anything other than to have a look at it.

Having finally gotten to other mouldy-oldie jobs done ( Read more... )

     Spring in Canada is often a wet and sloppy season, except in coastal BC (Vancouver) where it just tends to rain more than usual.  :/

This morning started off overcast, but not too terribly cold.  Then the sun came out for a while, and then the sky turned grey again and there were a few snowflakes fluttering down.  Within a hour there was ( Read more... )

     OoooOOooooo....  Scary Kids!!!!!

I actually had a very good day today, especially compared with yesterday, which was "not so good..."  :/

( A darn good day for a Friday the 13th... )