Comings and Goings

[awalker1829]

Well, yesterday my cousin and her husband added our newest member of the family-daughter Eliza Ann Watson. She's named for her Dad's mother and her Mom's late grandmother. My cousin's parents arrived in Seattle late today. Dad and I travel on Friday, but to Reno, Nevada. We are going to the National Championship Air Races and will be there through

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[howlin_wolf_66]

Congratulations to all the family, on the new arrival! :-)

[awalker1829]

Thanks. Got an e-mail from my uncle and aunt-mother and child are expected to be discharged today and everyone is doing well.

[redvixen]

Congrats on the addition to the family.
Sorry to hear about the pilot.
Hope you still have a good time this weekend.
Scraping for an hour and a half? There has to be an easier way to remove dried grease. However, that job is hopefully done and you can continue with the restoration.

[awalker1829]

We'll have fun. Mom and Dad celebrate their 49th anniversary today. Next year will be a big deal.

Yeah. Only got the front of the bus done as it was parked on a slope and the rear was too low to get under. Once we can get the bus on the road, we'll take it someplace and steam clean the underside. Great thing is, the bus has always been in southern Arizona, so it has absolutely no significant rust anywhere-just a little surface rust in spots. Can't drive it until we get the gas tank back from the shop and reinstalled. We cleaned it but can't easily recoat it as it has interior baffles. Inspection confirmed no defects other than two spots where damage had been repaired years ago. The repairs are still in good condition, so no worries.

Using the steam lance will blast off the loose stuff and loosen up the caked stuff. We'll still have to go under the bus, but it won't be as hard. Upper body gets a workout as the limited clearances make it hard to move using legs-gotta pull yourself around.