Finally feel human again

Seems the OleRagTop was under the weather a couple weeks ago..... and he lives down there at that place called the Birthplace of Speed, 500 miles of flat out running.
So true to form, he sends that weather up here to me and I spend three of the last four days under the weather myself. 2 days in bed drinking nitequill(sp) and taking aspirin has finally helped kick the weather out of here.

So today a quick run to KC MO for funeral of an old friend of the Barngoddess's family, Herb Long, 82 years old, 61 years married to Louise. Herb painted our names on the side of our truck when we moved from KC to San Diego. I'll post them when I find the pics of that 74 Chevy, half ton, 6 cylinder with split manifold, better than glasspaks. He also took our male Irish Setter "Rusty" to care for him while we moved to San Diego until we could find a place where we could have a dog.
Now Herb was the same type person I am. Dogs belong outside and not in the house.
Well I learned today that when Karen (Herb's youngest daughter) left home for college, Herb and Louise would let Rusty in the house, he even had a place at the kitchen table... picture I saw today proved that.....
Lot's of good laughs about Rusty grabbing me on the hand the day I was going to spank the oldest for something or another.... never broke skin, but made it clear I was not to spank the oldest...... Also about Rusty at the kitchen table eating with a spoon, fed by Herb of course.....
Rusty was son of La Sheine Rouge (Joannie correct me if spelling is wrong) and came to the Barngoddess and I when we were married about a year... Great setter, would go out into field and bring back live quail, and throw them at my feet, then look at me like "Hey dummy do something!"

So after lunch with the oldest daughter, the Barngoddess and I headed home on a "Long Roof Adventure", not 4 lanes, all back country roads. We were going to travel roads we had not traveled between KC and Marionville.
So southbound on 71 we go, Harrisonville is the jumping off point................ well, with the sun shining in the window, the Barngoddess soon fell sound asleep, and I went into automatic driving mode.... guess what... yep, we both woke up when we turned into the driveway... so much for a "Longroof adventure"...........

But things worked out... got the front seats installed in the Barngoddess's White bronco, and even have the doors shutting correctly. Installed the back window hydraulic rams that assist in lifting it, and the Bronc would be road worthy if AND
ONLY IF
the JEEP HAD BROUGHT THE BACK WINDOW UP WITH HIM AT CHRISTMAS..............

So beings as I have Monday off, yes us poor government employees do get a day off once in a great while..... I think the White Bronc is going to Monett Glass to have the back window installed.

So while the 500 race is on, I will probably be putting up some more fencing so the little calves can have access to the pond for water, and the little horses can chase the little calves all around the fields.... or is it the calves chasing the horses?

So Jeep here is a picture of the interior for you.



I'm a little po'd at the guy who sold me the original Bronco front bucket seats, seemed the jerk sent me two driver seats. Oh well they fit and they look good. Live and let live. Won't do business with him again.

Only thing left to do is install the step on the driver's side so the Barngoddess can get in and out without the help of a milk crate and string.....


So the Longroof and the Jeep will be at the Daytona 500 Nascar race tomorrow, in the pits no less........ Longroof better make another best post ..........

To get a view, go to By the Numbers link on the side bar to follow what it is like to be in the pits and on pit row with all the upety ups during speed week.

Gotta love it..............

Celebrate Life, it's the only one we get................