The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Wrangler-Rick]

Oh boy! Water pump fun...!!!
Haven't done one in years. The "funnest" one I did was on my BIL's '81 Chevy Chevette. Sounds like it woulda' been pretty easy, but, turns out it involved timing belt fun, too!

The water pump on youngest DD's '01 GMC Sierra has been leaking for quite some time. Apparently, that model year is notorious for starting to leak and then slowly doing so for a long time without totally failing.
Not planning on replacing it anytime soon, as water (with a little coolant ) is relatively cheap, and she's planning on selling it soon and getting another ride anyway.

i wish that was all this one was doing. I've never had one blow like this before. There was so much antifreeze in the engine compartment, I couldn't tell where it came from. I started adding water to the radiator and it started pouring out as fast as I was putting it in. But it sure made it easy to see where the leak was! I went back with OEM parts, not worth taking a chance. I'm just glad it didn't fail on a trip to Oklahoma!

 

[MinnieM123]

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Cute picture, and not only is it Friday, but many of us aren't working today--getting this day off since the 4th is on a Saturday this year. I had fun this morning puttering around in different stores and then getting groceries (our supermarkets are closed tomorrow).

However, I even did a little housework (that doesn't happen very often . . . ). I had bought a new rubber bath mat for the tub, so I cleaned out the tub and tiles in the bathroom. It's nice and sparkling clean now! So, I went back to the bathroom to gawk at my clean tub and tiles housework masterpiece , and the nice new bathmat. Guess what DOG had made himself at home on the new rubber bathmat inside the tub???!!! He's never done that before; yet all of a sudden, he decides this afternoon, that this is going to be another one of his hang-outs??!!

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I say snow BLEEP, BLEEP and BLEEP! I hate snow!

I'd like snow Christmas week then it can go sha-bye-bye!

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Sounds like you are very mechanically inclined, to be able to fix a truck all by yourself. That's very impressive.

I haven't seen a push mower in many years. That was the only kind that my father and brothers ever used. Everyone else on our street had the power ones, but my father flat out refused to pay the money for one of those. Every few years, he'd take it to the local hardware store (remember when those were plentiful--in every town, before the giants like Home Depot, etc. took away all the business), and the man in the hardware store would sharpen the blades for him.

Have to say that my father had a good point about it always being reliable. You see, he "inherited" that same push mower from HIS father . . . that mower had been around for many more years than I had been alive!

To be truthful, it's not the old revolving blade push mower, it's a gas mower, but it's not self-propelled. But it's more exercise than the rider mower or pulling the bush hog with the tractor.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Thank you I did but it wound up being kid free reading and a bubble bath! Heaven

"Heaven...I'm in heaven..." (That's the only lyrics I know. )

 

[betty rose]

Hello all! New to these forums! Introduced to this thread by catmom46.

Good for you and catmom46. The more the merrier, I always say. I'm the "oldie, and one other member, I won't speak any names, he is young in spirit." And I can't remember his moniker!. Come one board!

 

[betty rose]

Oddly that statement makes me think of the movie Seven, except force-feeding BBQ instead of spaghettios.

Scary movie, that was!

 

[betty rose]

I love Far Side! Here's one for you @donaldtoo:

The jokes keep coming, thanks!

 

[donaldtoo]

Dad was always talking about water pump troubles, he did the same thing!

Yep, my pops old pickup seemed to go through them fairly often. At least, unlike most cars today, it was easy to get too.

 

[betty rose]

Yes, so everyone be nice to bamacmac! Although I already know you will be.

But doesn't look like anyone is on, so you'll have to wait until tomorrow for everyone to reveal themselves.

Hey there are a few of us on, we are people, even though we like to be here! I didn't check the time, my mistake. I'm having nightmares about that time.... Sorry catmom46. The oldest person gets to make the most mistakes.

 

[betty rose]

Haha well that's what I get for being awake at 1:30AM!

I'm sleeping at that hour, early to bed...early to rise....I'm full of those cliché's . What can I say, coming from Indy...it was how we talked. Probably because we were mostly brain impaired! ha

 

[donaldtoo]

I had ketchup on my egg this morning, I love ketchup!

Other than a little salt and pepper , the only other stuff I like on my eggs is picante sauce or salsa.

 

[betty rose]

My dessert:

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Adorable. I will admit....frozen is growing on me!

 

[betty rose]

I come home +2, I guess that isn't bad for 2 weeks of eating out everyday with an adult beverage or 3 to boot.

That's great even though, hubby and I split most things (except my maragarita's) I always gain. But, I have to say it's worth it. I had salad today, and salad for dinner. It's the 4th with bar-b-que tomorrow. Oh, well there is always next week!

 

[donaldtoo]

i wish that was all this one was doing. I've never had one blow like this before. There was so much antifreeze in the engine compartment, I couldn't tell where it came from. I started adding water to the radiator and it started pouring out as fast as I was putting it in. But it sure made it easy to see where the leak was! I went back with OEM parts, not worth taking a chance. I'm just glad it didn't fail on a trip to Oklahoma!

I seem to always remember them goin' out pretty quickly once they started leaking, but, they always seemed to give at least a little warning.
Yep, I'd go with the OEM parts in that case, too. Don't wanna' replace it again any sooner than ya' hafta'...!

 

[betty rose]

"Heaven...I'm in heaven..." (That's the only lyrics I know. )

Me too, I'm ashamed of myself....

 

[donaldtoo]

Cute picture, and not only is it Friday, but many of us aren't working today--getting this day off since the 4th is on a Saturday this year. I had fun this morning puttering around in different stores and then getting groceries (our supermarkets are closed tomorrow).

However, I even did a little housework (that doesn't happen very often . . . ). I had bought a new rubber bath mat for the tub, so I cleaned out the tub and tiles in the bathroom. It's nice and sparkling clean now! So, I went back to the bathroom to gawk at my clean tub and tiles housework masterpiece , and the nice new bathmat. Guess what DOG had made himself at home on the new rubber bathmat inside the tub???!!! He's never done that before; yet all of a sudden, he decides this afternoon, that this is going to be another one of his hang-outs??!!

 

[betty rose]

Thank you I did but it wound up being kid free reading and a bubble bath! Heaven

My kind of evening. I love escaping in books. I really live the main character's life.

 

[betty rose]

To be truthful, it's not the old revolving blade push mower, it's a gas mower, but it's not self-propelled. But it's more exercise than the rider mower or pulling the bush hog with the tractor.

Yes, those things are heavy and hard to push!

 

[MinnieM123]

Ha ha ha ha!!! Well, he wasn't quite to that point yet (I'll give him another 10 minutes before he starts snoozing), but he was all spread out and comfy, and just looking around and taking in the scene!

Now, I wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't his shedding season, but already there's black fur balls in my beautiful, white clean tub!!