He was 89 and had a major health issue for the past few years. Not the phone call I was expecting at 1030 pm. I knew it was something bad when the phone rang.

 

it's very easy to take people in you life for granted;
89 is a good run.

I only have one set of grandparents left ~ and God willing, they'll at least make it to 89;
they're late 70's right now.

 

may ur gramps rest in peace brother.

 

since I have the day off (this is the first remembrance day I've had of in the 10 years I've been at this job btw);
I'm starting off with some junk food... err, breakfast;


Does anyone remeber when they sold this in Canada?
(IIRC they were called "marshmallow blasted Fruit Loops")

Does anyone recall the Rice Crispies with Marshmallows?

Since I'm out of honey nut cheerios, I have a pantry full of marshmallow-ey~goodness type cereals...

 

The best cereal was rice crispy squares cereal. Basically just rice crispy treats lol

Jordan I am sorry to hear about your loss.

 

^^I've never heard of that one.

when they sold marshmallow fruit loops up here I couldn't afford to buy them (iirc they were over $7 for the small box) ~ but when kellogs discontinued them safeway marked them down to $4... so I tried them... and was hooked...
then they were gone...
then this past year I found them state-side in wallmart for something absurd like $2.50/box...

well, I got up to go do something, and my plans just changed...

hmm, maybe I'll go check out some remeberence day dealeo... anyone have a suggestion?

 

Mark I sent Ella and invitation to Khloes birthday on facebook. I dont know how often she checks it so here it is.

Next Saturday 1pm at my cousins place in Ogden.
Jordan you can come too. I realized after I sent the invites you met her once or twice just not with me lol.

 

ya i met khloe a couple times.

im not going to any remembrance day stuff today, im going to a movie at 12 haha. but ill still take a moment for the veterans which include my great grandpa (ww1) and great uncle who died in ww2

 

ok bish i tell her.......


let me know when people are coming over tomorow pls........... day off jonathan me too...

jordan sorry man sad to hear that.... remember he is in a better place now

 

Sorry to hear that jordan!

 

jordan sorry to hear about your grandpa, my grandpa passed away at 70 from cancer.

 

Sorry for your loss Jordan, I remember when I lost my grandpa to cancer at 87. That really sucked.

On another note though, I know it's two weeks in advance but I'm thinking I might try to make the trip out to Calgary on the last weekend of November - anyone up for a meet on Saturday or Sunday? (Saturday is probably better). & Mark I might have something else for you to do - congrats on getting your car back BTW.

 

totally random............

just did the brembos and rotors, everything was good until i attempted to remove the brembo pins on the passenger side caliper, turns out when they were installed, oem, they never lubed it with anti sieze or grease (they did the bolts for the caliper mounts.....ugh what a nightmare took two hours of w 40ing , and banging on punch's.
both ends were so locked in that the pin started to slightly bend in the middle.
Demolosihed the tip on one of the pins, smashed my index knuckle a good 8 times with hammer missing the punch tool lmao, dont matter tho bcause im going to replace both pins with new ones, get me some anti lock lube and were awsome!
what an adventure, its ALWAYS somthing tho ! right? hahaha

Shoulda been just a love tap with a proper punch and then remove by hand (release spring pressure when doing pin). Tomorrow going to get 2 new pins and some anti sieze lol.

 

just came accross this, putting it out there.....

Chevrolet : Cobalt | eBay

 

I have understood that this is totally normal.

I have understood that over time those pins do get stuck - which is a part of the reason why you're *supposed* to do at least yearly brake service/inspection - at which time the pins need to be lubed...

I also read that we're supposed to flush our brake systems yearly - as there is something about the aluminum brembo calipers that create a condition of sludged up brake fluid to collect in the calipers...

actually, I'll quote it;

I just read all this on the ontario cobalt's site about a month ago... Info/suggestions for LNF owners straight from John Powell.





...on a completely unrelated note, I was wondering how you came about your sig hp/tq ratings;
sammy's shop?
another local dyno??
g-tech?

 

also - would you mind telling me who had the replacement pin kit? ~ and how much it was??

 

borrrred

 

so - is that any of our problem?



what's it looking like tomorrow?

iirc everyone was thinking 2pm @ Marks because that accommodated you best...

 

ya im good to go. i probably wont leave for another few days

 

oh?

you made it sound last night like you might be gone tomorrow...

 

ya i wasnt certain on when the funeral would be, but i think its going to be during the week or next weekend

 

from my experience, they are normally the weekend of the week after the person's passing;
this allows time for anyone who needs to travel.

Did he not live local?

 

no he lived up in Fairview. its about an hour and a half out of grande prairie.

 

oh...

hopefully driving is fair to good late next week... there's a bunch of doom and gloom on the news as I type this... crap about a snow storm on the cocohala (?sp) in BC, and a cold front moving in tonight... bringing snow into the Calgary area...

 

crap snow