I received another good report from the eye doc. Things are progressing as expected, plus in the last two days it appears the bubble is smaller.

A couple days ago I spent a little time in the garage and feel like I’ve found a solution to my clutch issue. Some adjustments plus a new spring bracket appear to have overcome the lack of clutch response.

I hope to resume some updates on Monday morning, as I can now see over the bubble in my eye while typing.

The good news is that the doc confirmed that my retina has fully reattached (yeah!). The bad news is that I still have some bubbles in my eyes, or more accurately, one bubble divided into several parts. It can make looking down very disorienting. I am still sleeping on the couch and can’t lay on my back. The bubbles are supposed to go away in the next couple of days ….

So, updates should return soon …

Post appt Update: Well, that was fun…. Doc informed me I had 2 tears and 2 pinholes in my left retina. It was good that I addressed it so quickly. Doc felt he could fix the issues with three outpatient procedures.

1. Laser: he repaired the two tears with a laser and blocked off the fluid from spreading. more weird than painful.
2. Freeze: to fix the pinholes he used a special freezing tool to adhere the retina to the back wall, which should solve that issue. A little more pain. I think he had to go behind the eye.
3. Gas: lastly, he injected gas into my eye to pressurize the eye, which will help push the residue fluid out. Can’t recommend this procedure. Apart from the pain, the worst and most unexpected part is that I have to keep my head angled at about a 10:30 angled for the next SEVEN days. This will keep the gas bubble in the right location. Moreover, no 1000ft elevation gain, which means we will head home via the gorge (aka the long way home).

So, it will be a long week. Also, Probably no updates until after labor day weekend. Have a great week all!

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Quick updates ….Good news: race Jeep is ready to test, but ….

Bad news: need to replace the NEW clutch master cylinder. Ugh.

More bad news: found out yesterday evening that I need to go to Tacoma for emergency work on my eye at 8 am Friday. I have fluid behind a small portion of the retina which is causing a shadow. So, no updates for a couple days at least.

Friday was our 11th anniversary. We had planned to spend the morning at Art-in-the-Park, an annual event held in Richland, Washington, then, maybe, we’d take a drive over to Walla Walla to have lunch.

But no, instead we spent a romantic day setting up our portable corral panels and moving our squeeze (and fighting several wasp nests), so we could treat a calf that has pink eye. Naturally, it was a hot day, so we both got plenty of sun (and I sweated plenty). With the help of a neighbor, we got the calf into the chute and fixed her up as best as we could. We’ll see how it goes.

Readying the squeeze to be moved:

Our neighbor Rich helping us out:

Of course, we needed a few things, so we made a romantic trek to Tractor Supply (woo hoo!):

While in Sunnyside, we tried a hole-in-the-wall Mexican place (El Fogon); the yelpers were right. Food was great!

Thankfully, I have an awesome wife who appreciates an anniversary gone awry!

I’ve been busy this last week cleaning up, repairing wiring, and modest remodeling of our “lean-to” area (a series of lean-tos built off an old small one room building with a garage) to accommodate hay storage. With our current perfect weather (highs around 90) over the next two days, I want to get was much done as I can.

Our goal has been to have all the hay we need for the winter stored and ready for winter. Our next door neighbor grows enough hay for our winter needs (and gives us a great price, as we let him borrow our tractor), but last year we began buying it too late, so we found ourselves having to buy hay in the middle of winter from a half hour away. Moreover, we weren’t organized enough to store 400 plus bales. This year, we have the room to do that, but it has taken a couple dump runs and some reorganization to do it.

The next updates will be Saturday.

This has a variety of updates.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1376575302921010/

“Selling my 1948 willys flat fender jeep has dana 30 front axle with locker ,dana 44 rear axle with locker spring over axle lift 33inch tires 3 spd manual transmission 2.8l Ford v6 needs work asking $ 4,500 cash firm”

UPDATE: Still Available.

(06/21/2023)  Seems a good price.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3128635830763684

“I have a 1944 ford GPW body , hood , and side handles for sale. These are new from MD Juan. never used. These are not cheap.”

Steve’s selling this modified CJ-5. You can contact him at 619 607 1516 for more information or to arrange a test drive.

“Offered for sale is a 1959 Willys Jeep CJ5. The engine is from a 1969 Jeep and is an odd fire V6, with Holley 4 barrel carburetor and Edlebrock intake manifold, transmission is a T-90 3 speed manual. Dana Spicer 18 transfer case has one lever for 4WD In/Out and one for Hi/Lo range. It also has an overdrive. Front hubs are Warn.

Has full roll cage, front and rear with Bimini top, full cover and spare tire is mounted on roll cage.

Is set up for flat towing with a removable tow bar bolted to the front bumper. Four pin electrical connector powers turn, brake and taillights.

Gauges are speedometer, oil pressure, water temperature, gas and ammeter.

Has shoulder harness belts and seats are from a 1965 Mustang.

Has turn signals, backup lights, camera and small LED lights mounted on front fenders.

Has PCI race radios intercom system, which allows you to listen to music and talk with your passenger. You would need headsets in order to utilize the intercom. Has mounting bracket and wiring for a PCI race radio.

Has mount for Gamin GPS and cell phone. Has 2 USB ports.

Tires are Pro Comp LT265/75 R16, comes with spare and high lift jack.

Has two gas tanks, gas gauge will display either front or rear tank. Has fuel valve to select between front and rear tank.

Has custom made aluminum doors, fire extinguisher, driver and passenger mirrors, lockable storage box behind front bumper, dome light and flashing amber light mounted on rear fender.”

I had planned to do more updates last night but time got away from me. So, I’ll try to do some later today at some point.

This FC caught fire.

https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/danville-willys-jeep/7621278835.html

“Early 50’s forward control Jeep, shortest wheel base, near perfect box, ran until priming gas fire in jar burned the cab inside. Complete rig, no title, I have never seen a box this straight and rust free,,, $1,500 O.B.O,, partial trades considered”