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Modified Lego Technic set 8043 Motorized Excavator
I recently bought and built Lego Technic set 8043, Motorized Excavator. I have ran these in the real world and have ran a few with a "thumb" that extends over the bucket to help in picking things up and after some consideration, and seeing one as I was driving down the road today, I made a thumb for the model and thought I would make a list of the ( Read more... ) -
posted here for use of cut feature......
So for all who followed the link, the pictures are behind the cut.......
Here is the story as well.
Tuesday morning i woke with what looked to be a spider bite on my left index finger.
Wednesday my finger was swollen a bit and very tender so I decided to go to the doctor and get it checked out, the PA said it was infected, gave me some antibiotics and ( Read more... ) -
Thinking of my Dad
When I think of my dad there are several images that come to mind easily. The first is a picture from the late 70's (around the time I was born) of him leaning out of the door of the Wabco dump truck he drove in the coal mine, a Polaroid of him and his dog rebel from the early 80's, a picture of me and him on the Triumph riding through the yard ( Read more... ) -
Lucky Break
Today I had a doctor's appointment in midtown Atlanta. I know very little about Atlanta and how to get around. After the appointment was over and I was on my way home, I was following my GPS's directions. The GPS had me getting on the interstate, and as soon as I had gone to far down the ramp to be able to safely change my mind I saw that the ( Read more... ) -
not sure what to call this
A few days ago I was scanning in some of my old pictures from high school, mostly band pictures, and came across the photo from my senior prom (might have been my date's junior prom as they were a week apart). While I did not scan it in, it got me to thinking about what might have been. I am glad that I am where I am now, with my wife and our ( Read more... ) -
My birthday present from my daughter
Since my wreck I have been telling my wife that I would like a leather helmet to replace the carins ten-ten I was issued when promoted to lieutant of my department that was damaged in my wreck and no longer meets NFPA or OSHA standards. She told me to go ahead and order one (one of the guys who used to be in my department runs a supply company ( Read more... ) -
my car wreck and the aftermath
So from what I have been told (from several sorces) at midnight on 3-19 while responding to a chimney fire I lost control of the 88 Bronco II I was driving. I went off the road on my side then overcorrected and rolled in the ditch on the other side. I was ejected from the bronco and was found 25 feet away, an oncoming driver saw me wreck and ( Read more... ) -
Carepage for Kevin
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Fire Fighter job protection bill in the senate
Last night I sent a letter to my senator, who is on the committee that this bill happens to in right now. This bill would offer Volunteer FF/EMS personnel job protection when they were late for or absent from work when dispatched on emergency calls. The volunteer would not get paid for the time missed, but the employer could not use the missed time ( Read more... )