I guess this is a yearly post a year late
Job closed up. Was unemployed for a few months. Bank account got sucked dry. Unemployment ran out so I wrote my government official about the lack of employement. I bought a handgun a some bullets so I could end myself without fanfare. Then I got hired through the county. Ended up working there on a 9 month probationary period. Turned the department on its head and then some. Now I'm a full-time employee. It is only 7 minutes drive away so I am there and back with little effort and little stress.
Gryphon's Delight blew the rear axle. Managed to get enough cash to fix it (just over $1000 in parts and labor, even after buying all the parts myself). After the repair the old parts were literally cracked in half. I also fixed the 38-year-old air conditioning system and updated it to modern r134a. It provides decent cooling so I don't bake, but tips the engine temp a bit high. I also got some electric fans on the radiator to help and it seems to keep it just under the boil-over point on hot days (100*F+). I really wanted to paint it this year, but I just don't have the funds.
The car is still running well. Had a few hiccups here and there but nothing major. I replaced the swaybar end links over a weekend and nearly passed out in the parking lot from exertion and poor health. Thankfully I manged to get everything together. Need to work on the brakes at some point, but they are still doing what they need to. Only had minor tune-up stuff and some cleaning to keep it running.
Both vehicles are due for registration in august, and I don't know which will be the one to not pass inspection, seeing as the car is modified quite a bit for racing, and the Gryphon's Delight is not supposed to need emissions testing at all ... though I figure they will find some kind of test it has to pass just because they (the regulating agengy for emissions) hate it with a passion.
Still basically broke with having to make payments on the replacement car and all the things I've had to fix or replace. I haven't had a single month where I have not lost money. It will probably be another 2 years before I start making any kind of spare money, providing I can curb some costs somehow. I'll probably hit ebay and see if I can sell off a few odd things. After a trip to the range in a few days I'll also be selling the handgun off. I have various medical appointments coming up now that I have steady insurance through work, so I expect to get some better meds and stuff.
See you in another two years for the annual update ...
Gryphon's Delight blew the rear axle. Managed to get enough cash to fix it (just over $1000 in parts and labor, even after buying all the parts myself). After the repair the old parts were literally cracked in half. I also fixed the 38-year-old air conditioning system and updated it to modern r134a. It provides decent cooling so I don't bake, but tips the engine temp a bit high. I also got some electric fans on the radiator to help and it seems to keep it just under the boil-over point on hot days (100*F+). I really wanted to paint it this year, but I just don't have the funds.
The car is still running well. Had a few hiccups here and there but nothing major. I replaced the swaybar end links over a weekend and nearly passed out in the parking lot from exertion and poor health. Thankfully I manged to get everything together. Need to work on the brakes at some point, but they are still doing what they need to. Only had minor tune-up stuff and some cleaning to keep it running.
Both vehicles are due for registration in august, and I don't know which will be the one to not pass inspection, seeing as the car is modified quite a bit for racing, and the Gryphon's Delight is not supposed to need emissions testing at all ... though I figure they will find some kind of test it has to pass just because they (the regulating agengy for emissions) hate it with a passion.
Still basically broke with having to make payments on the replacement car and all the things I've had to fix or replace. I haven't had a single month where I have not lost money. It will probably be another 2 years before I start making any kind of spare money, providing I can curb some costs somehow. I'll probably hit ebay and see if I can sell off a few odd things. After a trip to the range in a few days I'll also be selling the handgun off. I have various medical appointments coming up now that I have steady insurance through work, so I expect to get some better meds and stuff.
See you in another two years for the annual update ...