The words I will post on this blog? My father passed away 19 Feb 2009 at age 80 years and 4 months. The 'official' cause of death......Renal Failure.....Heart Failure......He stopped eating......he never accepted that the same disease he watched his mother suffer through was also robbing and torturing him. ALZHEIMER'S. Each day since, the fear and anger which defined him at his end, haunts my thoughts. But he is always with me as I struggle through my days. He would be no matter what path my life would take. But since his passing, my mother, at 81 years, lives with me. And an old fieldstone house filled with the possessions of 80 years of their lives, 57 years of their marriage, the last years compounded by that heinous disease, ALZHEIMER'S....has become my responsibility. To clean out, organize, maintain and finally, assist my mother to sell. As I've struggled with all that entails, my father is right beside me. Sometimes saying 'I can fix that'. At times chuckling with an 'AH-HA, you should have listened when I talked about how it worked'. Sometimes a 'HEY, don't throw that out, we may need it'. Frequently a 'No No, not that way, forget it~I'll do it myself '.

Over the din of him talking I routinely hear myself saying HM, BET I CAN FIX THAT. Words that no doubt he is whispering in my ear as I'm faced, once again, with another problem, something broken, or facing a task he always insisted on doing HIMSELF. For my father, for all he was and accomplished and all that was stolen from him in his last years......HM, Bet I Can Fix THAT!





Monday, June 27, 2011

In My Effort to Get HELP Regarding Jr. JD

Blog Owner Disclaimer::: Yes I know I bounce around and yes I know I swear I'll post the 'next chapter' in Jr. JD, Pool Filter, my never ending stupidity in my attempts to 'fix or maintain'. But I've come to a hitch in my Jr JD. And as I haven't really STARTED that ordeal as in posting about it.......never the less......

On step 2 of my 'fixing the Jr JD-changing the oil-I managed to find-I think, well I hope-the little piece I turn to drain the oil out. And I did, I drained the oil out. And let me state for the record----as a smaller female with smaller hands it was possible to get my hand to the little piece. It was ALMOST impossible to manuever my digits once there. I tried my hand in numerous positions, I tried several different tools in numerous positions throughout this skit. But in retrospect getting the little piece turned and draining the oil went fairly well.

Then I turned it back the way I came and poured the new clean oil in~~~~and it also drained out quite nicely. &^%$%  I spent the next 2 hours moving that little piece both ways and tried to put oil in a few more times...and it also drained out very nicely. SO

I hunted about on the internet to see if I could find a place where, being anonymous I could asking 'Idiot Question #2365'. I did and waited. The 1st poster kindly offered some advice and 'if I wanted to post a photo it might help with giving an accurate answer'. The next poster gave me a link. The 3rd poster provided lots of chuckles basically calling me a mechanical illiterate and telling me to go buy a new mower. As a polite little 'unknown' I responded to the 'feedback'. The first poster responding to the 3rd poster told me I could look at it as passing the wimp test since I still wanted to tackle the Jr JD.

So since I'm uncertain as to how and if I can post photos into the forum itself, I've provided a link on my post and hopefully the 1st poster will take the time to click on my link and view the 'area'. And if he does, HEY I'LL BE POSTING ABOUT IT.
{Fred: "Heard that before"~~Alice:"Anybody want to bet?"}

From the top looking down 

1. The knob I turned to drain and turned multiple times in attempt to close
2. The exit point of the oil.

From the right side tire looking in.


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