Think they found the problem….

So…. I called the motorcycle shop today. They think that they have found the culprit as to why my bike is not working….
There is a lot of rust in the gas tank and it is flaking!

Like I would know.. I just want to get on the thing and ride for pity’s sake! So, now they will take the tank off, I will have to take it to a radiator shop to have the acid etch it????

Not sure what that is but it sounds evil.
Once that is done, I will need to bring it back to the motorcycle shop, have them put it back together and then I think I will be up and running. I hope. No, I hope and pray actually.

Done deal.

Rogers is gone for internet, Grynet is in. All set up and up and running like it should be. phew!

Now if I could only get my motorbike back from the shop, I would be all set….
I hope I hear from them today or tomorrow…. sigh

Changes coming.

That’s it. Rogers internet is outa here.
I am fed up with them.

Stupid Internet Service Providers….

Bah!

I installed an exchange machine at home a couple of weeks ago. It was working just tickety boo until this week Rogers (in their ever growing wisdom) decided to changes some setting somewhere and now I cannot send email from my server. bah humbug!!!

I am frustrated by these guys! I am not sure what they are trying to do, but they sure are bugging me. I have a friend who spent 6 hours (unsuccessfully I might add) on this very problem the other day, and Rogers swears that they have not changed anything.

If it is not resolved in the next couple of days, I will be be putting in a dry loop dsl circuit at the house as we have no standard phone line in the house anymore. Oh the joys….

Riding again.

I picked the bike up yesterday from the shop. It wasn’t too too bad in terms of cost.
I am having so much fun on this thing it is crazy….

Come to think of it, so is my wife. Last night was a family night for us so after dinner, we went to the driving range with the boys and had ice cream. On the way home, Nan suggested that we go out for a little rip on the bike. So we dropped the boys at home, told Jacksy to have his shower and asked Will to watch Jack for a few minutes and off we went.

We just sort of toured about the subdivision a bit and had some fun. When we get home, Nan says to me with a big grin on her face…

That was fun!!! Next time, can we go somewhere where we can go faster?!

Oi vey! She is a crazy gal that one. But that is why I love her so much.

A Good Weekend

This weekend was busy as usual, but very fun.

Friday I was able to go golfing with a friend from our church. Good time, bad score…
Friday night Nan and I went to the Annual Business Meeting at the church. It went very well and there was a good collegial spirit there.

Saturday morning we did yard work all of the morning. In fact about 3-4 hours of it. And after our rain the last couple of days, the lawns and gardens are looking good.

Saturday afternoon Nan baked some cookies, then she and I went to a youth event at the church. It was Random Acts of Kindness night. We were able to choose 6 families from the church to drop baskets of cookies, teas, hot chocolate that sort of thing off to. 4 out of the 6 families, we had to sneak up on Ninja style and deliver the goods, verify the delivery, and try to get away without being seen. You can see a couple of photos here if you wish here.

Sunday we stayed home from church. Our friends Mike and Heidi were running a half and full marathon respectively and we took 3 of their 4 kids and drove around the route to cheer them on. There is a picture of the kids here.
Heidi qualified for the Boston Marathon! Way to go Heidi!!! She wanted to run better, but she did very well considering the day.

Then we had lunch with Mike, Heidi and family, came home and chilled out. And I called my mom. She’s awesome. All in all, a great weekend.

Golfing

I was able to get out for the first time this year to golf this morning.
It was not pretty. In fact, it was pretty ugly to be honest.

I will not tell you what I shot. Suffice to say that I will be working on getting used to these new clubs for a bit I think. At least that is my excuse.

I was able to get out with a fella from our church. Dr. Bill. Good times. We had some great conversation and were able to laugh at ourselves and repeat the mantra many times….

it’s the first time out this season, it’s the first time out this season….

quick updates

I have been remiss in not blogging much lately.
Here are a few highlights.
I will try better…. honest.

Will’s is making progress with walking better. The chiropractor is only seeing him every 2 weeks now and wants Nan and I to let him go and be a kid.. thank goodness.

My bike is in the shop having the front fork seals redone. I did not particularly want to do this until next year, but oh well. Such is life. Once it is done, I should be good to ride for the rest of the season I think.

We were able to get some new furniture this last week on trade. Lovely new black leather set for the family room. very nice.

Taffy the dog continues to grow into our family more and more. She is adorable and loves nothing more than to just be with the family.

I installed with the help of my good friend Rich, a Small Business Server with Blackberry Enterprise Server on it last week. For those of you who know what that is, rejoice with me…. I have shared calendars and am consistently getting my mail!

Nan and I are going away for our 15th anniversary for a weekend to Stratford in a couple of weeks.

My wife is the best.

Work has been crazy with thinking of new code and trying to drive more business through the door.

My dad is now retired! Actually, he is on vacation for the next 4 weeks technically and then he is retired, but he is lovin’ it.. I can’t say I blame him.

I am fighting a sinus infection. Most of the infection is gone I think but my left ear is still blocked and I have a hard time hearing out of it. So, if I twist around when I am talking to you, it is because I am just trying to hear you better.

Our annual meeting at the church is tonight.

I think that is it. It’s enough though.

New sidebar item

Funny, I have never added a flickr account sidebar widget to the blog.
I now see the benefit to having one as it is so easy to send things to flickr….

took me long enough..

you can see it on the side.