How'd it go today?

[CurSedVoyce]

I also look at hourly cost.
In that time it took me to fiddle about, how much money would I have made.
Could I have three cut a tree down for 150.00? Then cutting gaskets aint worth my time.
In an emergency like need truck now, different story.
Can I order the gasket. Sometimes no. Then, yeah get er done son.
I used to have a yard man I paid less than my scale. It was cheaper to give him a day in the yard wiring stuff, fixing crap. Etc.
Groundie one day, repair guy the next. Wish I could find one of those again for about 20.00 to start.
Now I am just better off wrenching on it myself and such.

 

[Kaveman]

Oh the possibilities... don't tempt me any further, @CurSedVoyce...

Gertrude is down again, battery flat. Just bought the battery last week when the starter took a dump. That tells me that I have a dead short somewhere, as I spent too much time driving around to blame the alternator. Obviously, once I get the old girl started, I'll pull the positive cable and see if she dies.

At this point, I'm trying to figure out a ride or some such to get me and my gear out Yosemite way. Gertrude is making me real nervous when I think about all those long stretches of nothing between me and there. Need to make some money so I can have Big Dave put the truck in the shop while I'm gone.

Or, as much as I don't want to, I may sell her and shop for something a bit newer and better on fuel. Kind of a tall order, considering whatever it is has to have room for me to sleep and store all my kit. A minivan would do it, and they're cheap, even if I think they're creepy. Current lifestyle makes my search a tall order.

I've allowed myself to become quite royally screwed. According to the plan, I should be in a trailer, in a park, with Gertrude off the road for servicing, and some cheap wheels for the meantime. But we all know that no plan survives contact with the enemy. I misplaced my faith, into someone unworthy, and I'm reaping that harvest.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Wish I had all three of my trucks up. We could just transfer the camper onto the 4x4. Sometimes I would like to kick life back in the nutz. I just know I'd probably get clobbered on the head if I did.
Been where you are Kave. I feel ya.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

@Kaveman
I had a fuel pump relay that used to do the battery shite regular till I figured it out.
My 91 4x4. And it was intermittent. Go for weeks no problem. Then almost every day. Ohhhhh the words that would come out my mouth jump starting it with trailer attached first thing in the morning

 

[lxskllr]

HVAC vans can be had fairly cheaply. No 4x4, and it doesn't help with gas mileage, but it would be a decent living quarters.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Photo post workaround:

 

[Dave Shepard]

Do we have tech support working on the photo and slow posting thing?