Good Afternoon CGs!

I was doing well the last few months but seemed to pinch or inflame a nerve in my back yesterday. It's pretty uncomfortable but feels ok while sitting. Hopefully that clears up in the next few days.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Happy tax day everyone!

Tommy, sorry to hear about the car. Really tough luck.

TB - yes, I had to cut the horizontal brackets out. I actually drilled the rivets out I thought it was easier.

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On the C5 convertible the first thing you remove is the waterfall. Then the arm rest, then the traction control switch cover, then the center console, then the radio bezel. They all fit together like a puzzle. I also took off the knee bolster and the under dash covers to get to the wiring. It's a little daunting at first but I've had it apart at least 8-10 times now so I knock it out pretty quick.

You also need to cut out the support brackets inside the dash and use an aftermarket radio bezel to fit the new double din.

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Good Morning CGs!

Should be a nice sunny day today. I'll sleep through most of it. I have to teach TKD class this morning from 9-12 and then back home and in bed.

Drove the Corvette for the first time this season yesterday. What a great feeling.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Happy birthday, Marcus!

Got the car 99% done today. Didn't need to pull the passenger seat, I was able to slide it forward and pull the side trim off and pull the wire up. Sounds good. Subwoofer is not quite as loud as I had hoped but I'm an old man now, right?

One thing I found out is the aftermarket unit doesn't give me the option to put the antenna down even with the radio in the off position. I don't like that. Now I need to run a toggle switch to the antenna and back up to the console.

Gris - did you get the electrical gremlins sorted out?

Good Morning CGs!

Working nights has been rough the last few months. Really messed up my schedule so I'm not on here too much.

Did get a chance to work on the Corvette and was able to rewire everything and put it back together. Only thing left is to finish running the 8 gauge power wire for the amplifier in the trunk. I need to pull the passenger seat for that. New radio sounds way better even with the Bose speakers. Now that the weather is turning nice I can finally drive it again.

Hope everyone has a great day!

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Good Morning CGs!

This week has flown by so far.

Cold here, saw some snow the other day. I heard on the radio they were getting 8-10 inches out in Maine and that area. No thanks. Should warm up here next week and be in the 60s. Can't wait.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Overcast and rainy here today again.

Tinkered with the Corvette a little last night. Haven't touched it in probably 8 weeks. Got the new gauge pillar installed and partially wired. It was a real pia since the boost gauge wire is just a little short. Made it but only by an inch or so. I'll get more done when I can.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Evening CGs!

Heavy thunderstorms here this afternoon and evening. Good weather to make you stay inside.

Leftovers from Easter for dinner. Things could be worse...

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Good Morning CGs!

Happy Easter to all.

I was able to break out of the chains last week and we took a family trip for spring break. Loaded up the SUV and took a trip to Washington DC. We left late Friday afternoon and made it to Ohio before we stopped for the night. It was a good way to split up the drive. On Saturday we were able to take a more leisurely pace and include some breaks along the way before we reached the hotel in Virginia. The Hotel was nice, about 30 minutes outside of DC. I got some recommendations on here as to what city to stay in. We ended up in Tyson's Corner. Didn't do anything on Saturday evening except check out the mall and relax a bit. On Sunday we took the train into the city and went and saw some sights, went to see the cherry blossom trees (in bloom and festival time) and went to the Smithsonian American History Museum and Smithsonian Portrait Gallery. Walked around a bit and we were exhausted when we got back to the hotel. Took Jacob swimming and hit the sack. Monday we did the Holocaust Museum. I've been there before but it was 30 years ago. Not a lot of words can describe that place but highly recommended. We tried to get into a few other places but didn't have timed tickets so we walked around a while. Did stop by the National Law Enforcement Memorial before heading back. Tuesday we spent the whole day between Arlington Cemetery and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Virginia (they have two locations). Both great experiences. In he evening we met a friend of mine and his wife for dinner near the hotel. Always nice to do. Wednesday we drove straight home leaving early enough in the morning that we got home at a decent hour, about 7:30 pm.

Overall had a great time and spent good time with the kids.

Hope everyone has a great holiday!

Good Morning CGs!

After being teased with some nice weather last week the bitter cold has returned. It was 25* driving home from work this morning and I could see snow flurries in the headlight beams. Ugh. I'm ready for spring.

I did swap the winter tires off the Honda the other day. Also fixed an annoying squeak I had from the passenger side brake. Everything looked good but when I disassembled it I found that the squeal bar had somehow gotten bent and was pushed up to the rotor. Ripped that off and the problem went away.

How has everyone else been?

Hope everyone has a great day!

Sounds like a nice show, Tommy.

So far I'm enjoy the new mattre$$ we purchased. The wife says she doesn't like it??? The sales guy said sleep on it 30 days and make a decision. If you don't like it you can exchange it within 120 days. They charge $200 for pick up and sanitation charges but that's better than sleeping on a mattress you don't like. We'll see, it's only been a few days.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Agreed that dst needs to be eliminated. Complete waste of time and resources at this point.

It was sunny this afternoon but cooled off a bit when the sun went down.

We all went out to celebrate MIL's birthday. Had a nice dinner at a local Italian joint. Food was good and then back to their house for cake and coffee. Home now and ready to settle down for the evening.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Good Morning CGs!

Cool today and expecting some rain later today. Not sports car weather yet. But the rain should clean the roads off enough to get them out there. Maybe I should get cracking on finishing up the stereo install. One day, right?

Marcus is the new car an addition or a replacement?

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Good Morning CGs!

It's been an expensive month for me so far. Ordered a new laptop the other day when they were on sale. Nothing fancy, just utilitarian. $350 OTD which I was ok with since I saw some for $1,000 or more.

The laptop pales in comparison to the new mattress we bought this weekend. We were due after 18 years (it was pretty well worn out). That cost us the price of the laptop with an extra zero on the end. But it's a nice hybrid mattress with an adjustable base that raises the head and feet. Pretty fancy. Picked up a new mattress for RR#1 while we were there since she needed a new one, too. Luckily that was just a basic pillow top we got from the clearance section for 60% off. Not bad.

Tommy, glad the doctor's visit went well.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Happy leap day!

We've had some wild weather this week. I'm the 70s on Tuesday afternoon which changed into rain, hail, and tornados and then 27 on Wednesday morning. Still cold now in the 20s. Guess it couldn't last forever.

A quick Guinness book record I remember from when I was a kid:

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/w ... siblings-born-on-leap-day

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

The weekend is finally here. I'm ready for it.

Weather has been nuts here. Was in the 60s a couple days ago and then we had an inch of nasty ice/snow mix yesterday. Supposed to be warm again tomorrow and next week. Mother nature seems confused.

I'm itching to get the cars out, guess I better get started working on them.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Good Afternoon CGs!

Sorry to hear about Sue, hope she feels better soon.

Electrical gremlins are no fun. My C4 didn't have any but sometimes my C5 will have a random intermittent drain that will kill the battery. I've spent hours chasing it down and nothing found.

Hope everyone had a great day!

Good Afternoon CGS!

Cold but sunny day. Stayed up late watching a movie with the kids and I'm dragging butt right now.

Went to the outlaws' this morning because the stove burner isn't working. One of them fancy 'lectric stoves. Glass top stoves are a PIA. Took it apart and found the heating element was burnt out, exactly what I suspected. It's 20 years old at this point. I've already replaced one element and one switch. New part is $100, new stove is $800. They opted for new part so I ordered that online.

Good luck with the cousin, Letty.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Afternoon CGs!

Cooled off here again, low 20s today and it feels like it.

RR#2 had a band solo contest this morning at school. It's a district wide deal. He played well (parents can sit in) and he got first class so he was happy. Both kids are there now helping out for the afternoon to get their service hours.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.

No flowers today but I picked up a couple of boxes of turtle candies. I think the wife prefers the candy over the flowers. Who doesn't like candy, right?

Still chilly here but it's February. Can't wait for the weather to start to turn.

Corvette is still torn apart with no progress. I'll get it done.... promise.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Afternoon CGs!

That truck would fit right in around here. Surprisingly no snow on the ground, though. We do have some cold temps but not terrible - low 40s right now, 30 overnight.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Afternoon CGs!

Hope you win big at the casino, TB. I always win big at the buffet. I have no problem getting my money's worth.

No plans on watching the big game myself. No interest in that.

Hope everyone has a great day!

"LOL They have Sue down. #4


https://share.newsbreak.com/63jtn9ls"

Definitely sounded like an AI review where the computer just summarizes the reviews on the page and makes a paragraph. The fact that Lowes was #1 is all you need to know.

Happy birthday to Rosie. And sorry to hear about your thumb. Makes you want to look into one of those auto retracting saws. I've seen the videos and they look quite impressive.

Hope everyone had a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Still not used to writing 2024 yet. I guess by the time I'm used to it we'll be writing 2025.

Should be sunny and I'm the lower 40s today. They are saying upper 50s by mid-week but I'll believe it when I see it.

The headlights on the accord were getting pretty bad with the crazing/frosting on the plastic. Took it to Dave's shop the other day and he polished them. Just about good as new. I recommend it if your lights are getting hazy.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Happy Sunday CGs!

Sun is out and it looks nice out. Still cold at night when I'm lurking around.

Broken ribs are no fun, Gris. Hope the wife feels better soon.

TB, the dells are a nice place to visit. We go every summer, sometimes twice.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Afternoon CGs!

Hard to believe it's the end of the month. It's flown by, huh?

Midnight shift isn't treating me too well. Tough on the mind and body. I'm tired all of the time. Wife and kids don't like it, either. Hopefully won't be too much longer.

The work on the Corvette is stalled. Hard to find motivation when you're tired all the time. Did get the transmission fluid changed in the Honda yesterday, though. I was experiencing some torque converter shudder and that seems to be the cure.

Tommy, hope the healing comes quick.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Another cold and dreary day here. We've had freezing rain the past couple of days and it's miserable.

TB, hope you're feeling better with the medicine. On that topic, took RR#1 to the quick clinic Sunday afternoon because he wasn't feeling well. Swabs came back as influenza A and strep at the same time. Great. So he's missing school this week which he doesn't seem to mind. He's quarantined and we're hoping the bug doesn't get passed around.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Cold and rainy here as well. Was freezing rain this morning but it's warmed up just a hair. Car was covered in a sheet of ice. I did have enough salt to cover the driveway and sidewalk so I'm in good shape.

Started working on the Corvette yesterday for the radio swap. It's actually a radio and bezel swap, move gauges to a pillar set up, install sub, back up camera, etc. already a PIA because the way the gauge wiring is set up it's too short in the cabin (the slack is in the engine bay and I have to move stuff to make it work). Also had to order a new backup camera since I used the one I had in the Camaro and forgot to reorder. Always something. So everything is apart and I've run a few wires. That's it. It will go quicker at least when I'm ready to go.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Another cold day in the negatives here. Kids will have e-learning due to the weather. They never cancelled school when I was a kid but we didn't have laptops like the Jetsons, either.

I switched back to midnight shift yesterday so I'll pop in here and there to see how everyone is doing.

TB - hope you're feeling better.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

The roads were pretty clear this morning driving in to work. Can't say the same for tomorrow based on what the news is reporting. The whole region is expecting 8-12" of nasty snow throughout the morning and day. Hopefully the plows are out early and often. Luckily for me the snow tires do a fantastic job of cutting through just about anything. Doesn't help with the other drivers on the road, though.

Having some serious car withdrawals right now. Is it spring yet?

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

We got hit with a pretty good storm yesterday. Lots of wet and heavy snow and slush. Can't complain since December was basically snow-free. We're supposed to be ok today and tomorrow with some flurries here and there. Friday we're supposed to get hit hard again. Can't wait.

Stay warm, Gurus.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Marcus, at least we can say we knew "that guy" before he was rich and famous!

Good Morning CGs!

A cold start to the day. More flurries are expected off and on. I did get the snow tires swapped over on the Honda yesterday so I guess I'm ready.

Kids are back to school tomorrow so they'll be back on a normal schedule. No more staying up late and sleeping in.

Might take them to see a movie later.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Well done, Marcus! The only real question I have is did Doc get her blender back?

We finally had a measurable snowfall overnight. I was up shoveling early this morning and it was wet and heavy. Forecast the next two weeks is snow almost every day. I got the snow tires on the Honda swapped over so I should be alright.

Hope everyone had a great day!

Marcus, I've told the wife that which is why we are trying to do as many family trips / activities as we can over the next couple of years. High school will be over before we know it.

Good Morning CGs!

I have a few days off to recharge my batteries. I think I need it. Kids don't go back to school until Monday. We wanted to sneak away for a couple of days to somewhere warm but RR#1 has a pep band concert on Friday night. That damn band is the bane of my existence.

Tommy, sorry to hear there's no update on your son. But the offer on the nursery sounds very promising.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

It will take a while to get used to writing 2024 now. Happens every year, though. Nothing new.

BIL/SIL hosted dinner last night. Call it a New Year's celebration but it's because they couldn't host Christmas Day due to the flu. Medium sized gathering, probably 20 people. Food was good but I was tired by the end of it and cut out early.

Chilly here but still no snow other than the flurries we had the other day. Best winter I've ever had (I hate snow like TB hates plumbing).

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable New Year's Eve. The kids stayed up late but I was off to bed early. Did wake up briefly around midnight from the fireworks but fell back asleep pretty quickly.

2024 already? Time marches on. Happy New Year to all.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Evening CGs!

As was once said to Charlie Brown, you're a good man, TB.

Took the kids to the theater to see a movie, it's our NYE tradition. We plan on watching Ford vs Ferrari tonight. Haven't seen it yet but I've heard it's a good movie.

Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable evening!

Good Morning CGs!

I could use a massage myself, TB. Lower back is better but I still wake up with a little pain before I stretch out.

Tommy, what is fueling the desire to sell? Not driving them enough or what? I'm sure I'll be there one day, too. I agree with buying a car with a warranty, though. A nice new C8 would look good in the driveway.

Got some errands to run and some out of town friends to hook up with later.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Merry Christmas to everyone. Not very Christmas-y here with temps in the 50s today but you don't see me complaining.

Did traditional Christmas Eve dinner last night at the in-laws' house and opened presents. Too much as usual. Christmas dinner tonight at our house and it will be day two of the same...too much food and too many gifts. But we are lucky and our family enjoys sharing because of it. I did invite one of the kids from work to dinner last night because he didn't have anywhere to go. He declined but I'll offer again today.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Evening CGs!

Sorry to hear about the break in, Tommy. Any offender info?

Same to you Marcus but I wouldn't drive a Kia / Hyundai with a key start if you gave it to me for free. Easy to steal in under 30 seconds like back in the 80s.

It's been raining here most of the day. Should have more rain this weekend.

Hope everyone had a great day!

Good Evening CGs!

Every time my wife and I get gift cards for each other we forget to use them (outside of her Starbucks cards).

RR#1 went to the hairdresser today and cut 14" off to donate to locks for love. A very selfless thing. Now she's upset because it's short (still shoulder length). The life of a teenage girl.

Hope everyone had a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Chilly here, as well. I would take 51 but we won't see that.

Doctor visit was good yesterday, all values in normal range. Guess I'm good for the next 8-10 years

VB - sorry to hear about the troublesome client. Seems to be your niche though.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

A cool start to the day with temperatures dropping from here. I don't think that's how it's supposed to work. Oh well.

I have a check up at the doctor's office this morning. Nothing major the wife wanted me to get a physical. Wives always meddling in our health and well being. Sheesh.

Have some errands to run after that.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning CGs!

Rainy morning to start the day, a carry over from yesterday. Should be in the low to mid 40s today. Not bad for December.

Got the reman alternator installed on the Corvette last night. It's up an running. No chrome case as of right now but that can come down the road.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Gris - ammo is the perfect gift especially since prices are increasing Jan 1.

Good Morning CGs!

The month is half over. Is your Christmas shopping done?

We've had unseasonably warm weather. It was 55 yesterday but will cool off a bit coming up. No complaints here.

Finally got a replacement alternator from my guy. Hopefully this does the trick. Haven't had a chance to install it yet.

Hope everyone has a great day!