- 10:15 I favorited a YouTube video -- Canadian, Please... NOW ON ITUNES!!! bit.ly/FB0mo
Friday, October 30, 2009
AJ's daily Twitter updates.
Monday, October 26, 2009
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- 19:03 Tough weekend, one day of carpentry plus one day of recovery = new pantry door installed. ha ha. KJ loves it, so I guess I did a good job.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
First Tractor Repair, and First Implement
I guess when you buy a tractor built in 1944 you can expect the occasional problem.
The ignition switch failed and the battery is likely due for a replacement. Ken, the mechanic taught me a trick for bypassing the ignition switch so I was able to fire it up and could get a little work done. This week I'll get the replacement ignition installed.
Dad is buying a new tractor and offered to sell me his current blade so he could get a new one. I jumped at the chance because it's a good sized blade for my little Ford. Now I have the perfect blade for snow removal and it's easily adjustable as well. Made by Buhler of Manitoba it's a rock solid little blade called the Farm King 45.
If Santa delivers farm implements here is what I want under the Christmas tree (ha ha). It's called a Carry All and I found this one made in Australia that I like. There are numerous models from all over, but I like the mix of steel and wood on this one.
With a lift height equal to the box of a pickup it's just an awesome little tool for lifting anything heavy in or out of your pickup, or for just transporting stuff around the property like landscaping rock, debris, whatever.
The ignition switch failed and the battery is likely due for a replacement. Ken, the mechanic taught me a trick for bypassing the ignition switch so I was able to fire it up and could get a little work done. This week I'll get the replacement ignition installed.
Dad is buying a new tractor and offered to sell me his current blade so he could get a new one. I jumped at the chance because it's a good sized blade for my little Ford. Now I have the perfect blade for snow removal and it's easily adjustable as well. Made by Buhler of Manitoba it's a rock solid little blade called the Farm King 45.
If Santa delivers farm implements here is what I want under the Christmas tree (ha ha). It's called a Carry All and I found this one made in Australia that I like. There are numerous models from all over, but I like the mix of steel and wood on this one.
With a lift height equal to the box of a pickup it's just an awesome little tool for lifting anything heavy in or out of your pickup, or for just transporting stuff around the property like landscaping rock, debris, whatever.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
AJ's daily Twitter updates.
- 12:58 twitpic.com/m1a9r - We got to Sicamous by 2pm. Only 1 hour till home.
Friday, October 16, 2009
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- 11:32 twitpic.com/lrg9j - Alberta bound with dad
- 11:33 twitpic.com/lrge7 - My stash of gadgets on the road :)
- 15:27 twitpic.com/lshax - Back in Jensen county. This was dads family farm.
- 15:33 twitpic.com/lsi6s - The old Jensen land for miles and miles
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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- 11:37 Last official sick day. Feel restless but taking Kelly's advice to rest one more day. Looking forward to work, being home sick = boring !!!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
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- 15:50 Am I crazy? Today I bought a 1944 Ford 9N Tractor. I own half an acre of land and I don't farm... Awesome!
If I had a Tractor...
Ok, call me crazy, but today I bought a tractor. Not a lawn tractor, I'm talking a real honest-to-goodness 1944 Ford 9N tractor.
Dad and I went and looked at it one last time and I bought it. At a whooping 9 mph I drove it home and enjoyed the sights along the way through Whitevale.
Once home, I took it to the back of the yard and pushed my old burn pile around for half an hour and got used to the hydraulics and rear mounted blade.
Why buy a tractor you might ask? Well the real goal is snow removal. I have a long driveway and I hope this will make fast work of the winter snow. After last years dump, I swore that I would be prepared this year, and for the same amount as a walk behind snow blower, I got an entire tractor! Over kill I know, but fun none the less. and next winter when I get my truck stuck, I won't have to call a tow truck I HAVE A TRACTOR!
Tractor Man Out!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
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- 18:44 I commented on a YouTube video -- Tons of great Canadian imagery. Makes it so easy to be proud to be a Can... bit.ly/11HgW1
Friday, September 18, 2009
Canada's next space tourist
I haven't been able to talk about it, but I've just been given clearance to make it public. Yes, I have been training as Canada's next Astronaut.
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
Monday, September 14, 2009
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- 13:49 My Smart car is at the Mercedes dealer for it's engine and transmission firmware update. As a geek I love a car that get's firmware updates
- 13:51 In future models let's do the software updates via the Internet and WiFi in our driveway instead of the dealship. Crap, I bricked my car !
Friday, September 11, 2009
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- 08:44 Attn Canadians - Register your opposition to changes in the our Copyright Laws - bit.ly/vrPwT - We don't want to end up like the US
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
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- 20:30 Camping out in the VIP Suite at the Chilliwack Best Western. Always end a road trip in a suite with a hot tub.
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