Almost.

[ReubenT]

The countdown that had an unknown ending is about to end.

The project finally sees an end..

The EV I was working on for months finally found a new owner,   away off to California.  (thanks to e-bay)

   It fetched a very good price,   ended with quite a competition among the several people who wanted it.  Loaded on a big car hauler and sent on it's way.

   Now I'm doing a bit of work on my old 3/4 T 4x4 dodge,  decided to try it for the trip south.  I purty much know it inside and out having had most of it apart and repaired at some time or other.  It dosn't look like much having been rolled twice before I got it,  an old beat up off road truck pulling an old rusty stock trailer,  just my kind of rig LOL!  I'll be taking a pile of tools along,   I've had to do repairs on the road before.   Bearings gave out in a front wheel once,  but it happened right next to where a retired man lived who was happy to take me to a parts store.

 

  For the uninformed;  I'm chasin after a horse I discovered for sale a year and a half ago,  wanted because he was out of the line of horses I'd already rode and found them the nicest ride I ever had, but couldn't afford right away   He was still there a year later when I was able to go down to FL and ride him,  made the deal to buy him as soon as my EV was sold,  thinking I could sell it in a month or 2,  but every time I thought it was about ready something else popped up to be fixed.  but finally all the fixing came to an end when I could drive it without issues.  It was a 16 year old electric car made by US electricar I bought dead as a project.  Anyway,  it's gone,    I'm happy with the sale.   And ready to pass a little on to the trainer of my soon to be trail runner.

  Some people like these particular horses so much someone has started a facebook group to pull them together.  And as pleasure/trail horses in spite of a poor econimy they're still bringing prices good enough for a breeder to make a profit.    After riding one myself I understand,  the quality is evident.

  If it wasn't already obvious,  I'm a mechanic,  an electronics technician, an inventor of sorts, farmer,  and several other things,   along with being a lover of good horses.  I'm self employed, always have been, I just do whatever shows up to be done,  and lately I've had to turn down some jobs/projects in order to persue those things I really want to get done.  Never made much $$ because I was always doing stuff to eliminate the need for much $.  make my own hay,   clearing land for some pasture lately and selling pulpwood for $ to get by.   I'm on the verge of some technology that may make me a steady income once it's set up.  I'll get it going and then retire  (from tryin to make $ anyway)  But I'll never quit working, gettin things done is just too much a part of life.  growing my own food and ridin horses is what I wanna do.

[Denise Shoemaker]

Reuben, I am so happy for you! You must be looking to the time when "almost" tranforms to "done". I guess the best things are worth waiting and working for. Best wishes to you on your new adventure and your "dream horse". Keep us updated on the journey.
Denise

[ReubenT]

LOL!! Life dosn't always go like it did today. I started the day with my own plans of what I was gonna get done, getting ready to go, saw 2 logs up for a new bed on the truck, work on trailer lights, etc. As i was eating breakfast a neighbor shows up with a cement mixer that's just gotta be repaired/rebuilt today to hit the job tomorrow, so I start on that, get half done and another friend shows up to take me along equipment shopping, he ends up buying a dozer, (I'll get to use it occasionally) we get back and I finish the mixer in time to feed the horses and quit for the day. My truck still sitting up there with 2 logs on it. Oh well, try again tomorrow. That's why I don't know when I'm heading south, but I'm still hoping I can get gone next week.