OBJ
Supreme Mariner
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- Dec 27, 2002
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Well....Maybe not so much of a rant....just dumping a bad day.<br /><br />Been remodeling a 112 year old house and she's been fighting me every nail of the way. Yesterday was no exception. I've made up so many new descriptive adjectives for this place you'd think I would've run outta new ones by now but they just keep on coming. And when a tirade of new ones spewed forth after connecting my thumb with the heavy end of a hammer, she herself says "ENOUGH!! We are going to the river...NOW!!"<br /><br />Well now....some quiet time on the river is just what I need. Just herself (looking good in a bikini) and me soaking up rays and having a couple cold ones. So...off we go. Launch is a breeze. The 90Rude is purring like a kitten, idle outta the marina and into the main channel. Give her half throttle and up on plane we go heading up river curising minding our own business. Lets give her full throttle and blow her out a little. What's this!!!???? Only 4k rpm??? She's supposed to do 5.5k and not even breath hard. Quick check of systems. All good. Try again. 4K's the best she can do. OK. Keep her at 3.8K and enjoy the rest of the day, besides....the bikini is looking real good. 
<br /><br />Head back around dark and stop on shore to talk a bit with friends. Lets get ribs she says. OK. Recovery good. What's this!!!??? Battery light on my 97 Silverado is on!!??? Not good. Better get home. Lights keep getting dimmer. Not Good!! Make it home to find the Daughter and Son in-law just getting back with the Toon. He says "Batterys dead on the Toon". Nice. <br /><br />Boats parked. Time for some "Bill's Famous Ribs". Jump in the truck. Battery lights off???? Start for Yorkville. Battery lights back on!!!??? What the *&^((( is up???? Lights going dim. Turn on to Farm Lane and no lights and engine dies. Simple math. No juice = no run. (Another tirade of descriptive adjectives aimed at the truck). Call the Son-in-Law. He charges me up enough to get 3/4 the way home. Another charge and gets us home. No ribs...bummer. Nuke up some four alarm chili before bed. Wrong thing to do.<br /><br />This morning bowel movements are four alarm.<br /><br />Sore thumb, sick 90 Rude, dead Toon, dead truck, no ribs, sore butt....and the house is still waiting....watching....laughing at me....and the voices are talking again...........
<br /><br />Head back around dark and stop on shore to talk a bit with friends. Lets get ribs she says. OK. Recovery good. What's this!!!??? Battery light on my 97 Silverado is on!!??? Not good. Better get home. Lights keep getting dimmer. Not Good!! Make it home to find the Daughter and Son in-law just getting back with the Toon. He says "Batterys dead on the Toon". Nice. <br /><br />Boats parked. Time for some "Bill's Famous Ribs". Jump in the truck. Battery lights off???? Start for Yorkville. Battery lights back on!!!??? What the *&^((( is up???? Lights going dim. Turn on to Farm Lane and no lights and engine dies. Simple math. No juice = no run. (Another tirade of descriptive adjectives aimed at the truck). Call the Son-in-Law. He charges me up enough to get 3/4 the way home. Another charge and gets us home. No ribs...bummer. Nuke up some four alarm chili before bed. Wrong thing to do.<br /><br />This morning bowel movements are four alarm.<br /><br />Sore thumb, sick 90 Rude, dead Toon, dead truck, no ribs, sore butt....and the house is still waiting....watching....laughing at me....and the voices are talking again........... 
