Stijn!!

[GH85Carrera]

Back from dinner. We will leave tomorrow morning to eat breakfast. Hmmmm. Kinda sorta a pattern there.

[RKDinOKC]

Welcome to my world of working from home.

Well morning spent at the mechanic. Took it back for plugs. Was told it was missing on number one cylinder, but all the plugs were shot with almost no electrode. They were cheap NGK plugs. Told them driving it home and back it was missing worse than it had. They had a known good coil so they moved it around and found #3 coil was causing the problems. Said they were surprised because the coils looked good and the new spark plug on #1 helped so much.

Evidently check engine light means plugs AND coils. Said they couldn't get coils in until this afternoon. That it was the same get to the the coils as the plugs so would replace them both Monday and save me the extra labor of doing them Separately. Sent me on my way with their known good coil and all the old plugs.

Driving back home this morning it ran better than it has in a couple of months.

While at the garage met couple Porsche guys that were de-mothballing their 928s since the prices are going up. And a couple of guys looking for project cars for the same reason. Shop said there have been a lot of people doing that lately that in fact all the "fixer upper" cars they knew about have been snatched up.

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by Porsche-poor

skip the garage and hit the water asap!!!!

We took our son & DIL sailing. It was a great day for sailing. Uhh, I think the garage can wait a day.

[Porsche-poor]

Take the night off.

[RKDinOKC]

Better be careful with that garage can wait a day stuff. Around here the weather is purdy enough that day turns into two turns into 3 turns in to a completely new project then next thing you know the garage is a half painted storage room. Make those kids help you finish quicker and THEN you can all go play.

Oh man, flash back. That can be dangerous too.

Had a girlfriend in HS that I went to help her and her divorced mom clean house and do their chores on a Saturday morning so we could spend more free time together after the chores were don. Worked great the first couple of times. Got her chores finished quicker and we could go do other stuff. Then her Mom decided since there were more worker bees she could schedule more work. Fooey on that. Didn't mind going by and helping doing stuff now and then and getting to spend more free time with her. But when expected and didn't result in any more free time, it was a little much. Wouldn't have minded if she just had some stuff she asked that needed done now and then. But she was scheduling busy work just to take up the day.

[GH85Carrera]

Morning all. We have another PCA breakfast to go to today.

It is 71 degrees and raining. The hogs for today is mid 70s. It seems we just keep getting rain in August since we got several jobs to fly.

[Jim Richards]

Probably little to no garage work this weekend, as we have out-of-town guests coming to visit. I'm anxious to finish installing the cabinets. Hopefully, I'll wrap that up during the week so I can move on to installing the ceiling lights. Dare to dream...

[RKDinOKC]

While at the Porsche garage yesterday...

Waiting for the plugs to be installed I went out front of the shop for a smoke. Ambled over and was checking out a track outfitted Cayman when I heard an unintelligible half mumble half yell behind me.

The shop is half a block from the City Rescue Mission and standing out front makes you prey for the homeless street people near their hangout. Though hey usually don't bother the Porsche owners. So I stay focused on the Cayman and don't turn around hoping it wasn't directed at me.

Another mumbly sound behind me, less of a yell but closer. It reminded me of the time I called software tech support and the company was in London. The phone receptionist that answered talked so fast with such a heavy london accent I had to think about what she said before I could answer. And every word she used was English. Finally told her with a bit of a southern drawl I was calling from Oklahoma and if she could just slow down a bit I could understand better. She laughed and slowed down. Luckily the tech she transferred me to while obviously British didn't talk fast or have a thick accent.

This homeless guy sounded like that. Only instead of British it was that kind of mumbly sing songy slang you hear shopping cart homeless people talking to them selves with. Complete with random words louder than others.

He pulled up beside me on a old bicycle. He started his continuous sing songy mumbling thing saying something about not to be afraid he was wearing the helmet for safety. He was indeed wearing a batter's helmet. But was also wearing a wrinkled black pinstripe suit and tennis shoes that looked like they used to be white. he was clean shaven but his skin was that blackish tan color of someone that spends a lot of time outside, but doesn't wash too frequently. He didn't have BO or stink thankfully.

He kept up the unintelligible mumbling but I noticed he was holding an unlit cigarette. So I pulled my lighter out and held it out lit for him to light is cigarette. Even when lighting the cigarette he never stopped mumbling long enough for me to decipher what he was mumbling let alone say anything. After lighting his cigarette tone of his mumbling changed to sound happier and he pedaled off. As he got about 15 ft away his mumbling got louder then he said, "Over and Out!" And rode off down the street away from the Mission.

When I went back inside the shop the owner, service writer both mechanics and two other Porsche owners were standing there. They had been watching. The service writer apologized that I was bothered. Said I wasn't bothered, but did she hear what he said. She said no they couldn't hear really well, it sounded like mumbling and he was probably asking for money. Said "no" he said, and in my best imitation, "Mumble, MUMBLE mumble mumble, hemet, mumble mumble."

They all cracked up. As the laugh started to quiet I said..And as he was riding off he said "mumble mumble MUMBLE MUMBLE, Over and Out!" Set them off again. One of the mechanic almost fell over laughing and saying "over and out."

[GH85Carrera]

Amazing weather here today. 1.24 inches of rain and the high was 73. And more rain coming. I sure wish we could get s nice clear day coming up soon.

[RKDinOKC]

Mertnin.

Sorry Glen, looks cloudy put.

[GH85Carrera]

Yea, it looks like Seattle weather for the next 6 or 7 days.

As a homeowner and resident I love the weather but as a business owner I hate it.

[RKDinOKC]

Whats with the weekend silence? Everybody leave town on last time before school starts?

[GH85Carrera]

It's just me and you kid. They are shy I guess on weekends.

[Jim Richards]

Hi guys. Our guests are gone, so life returns to (our) normal.

[RKDinOKC]

Well, I didn't do much this weekend. Worked on Pepper's Heel, Sit, and Stay (no leash). She does so well when there isn't anybody else around to transform her into an 8 week old wiggly attention starved puppy.

[Jim Richards]

Our dog, Kiera, is sort of trained. I don't know how much more we can get her to do. She definitely has a stubborn streak.

[porsche4life]

Teddy is sort of trained as well. He knows to sit, sometimes stay, and will go home if he is out front and we tell him to go inside. If Thuy says 'go get em' he will run to the door and bark his head off. Funny enough we never really trained or encouraged that one he just started doing it.



Got the fuel filter and spark plugs changed on the 944. It's running good now but has an od vibration. Wondering if it managed to jump a cog on the balance belt. I have a new set of belts to put on so I'll re time everything and put those on to see if that does it.

[RKDinOKC]

I've always said, "Who is it? Is somebody out there?" to put them on puppy dog alert and listening. For the bark fest it's "Attack!" Pretty normal for dogs to bark at people coming to the door. Just start giving a command and praise for it when they do it. The trick is the "That's enough" to stop the bark fest.

I use the same sort of command for natural behavior and reward for when my dogs go to the restroom. "Do your stuff" is number 1 and "Do number 6" is number 2. Also put them on leash at first to take them to the same area. Now she may run all over the yard, but goes in he same area to take care of business. Great for pooper scooping and avoiding that area when playing in the yard.

It is also great when taking her anywhere. Before leaving can take her out and give the "Do your stuff" command and ask if she needs to do number six. She will go if she needs to, usually does her stuff. Only takes a couple of trips for her to realize the pit stop opportunity before leaving. Then I don't have to worry while we are out running around. Unlike kids, dogs will go before we go. Most times now if I ask Pepper if she wants to go for a ride, she runs to the back door to go do her stuff first.

Remember when I had my first Golden, Penny, was invited to the Golden Retriever Club's Christmas party. Almost everyone there brought their dogs kenneled in their cars. Every so often they would go let their dogs out to see if they needed to go to the restroom. Most of the time they just walked around with their dogs on leash with the dog sniffing everywhere but not do anything. Then after 20 minutes or so they would kennel them back up and go back into the party.

The girl that invited me had brought her dogs and told me to bring Penny. That was a little awkward picking her up to take to the party. Had to load the kennels and dogs into the back of my Jeep Cherokee to take them. Penny just rode in the back seat. Didn't tell my data Penny usually rode in the front seat. That would have been REALLY awkward, LOL.

While at the party I would follow my date for her dogs potty break opportunities. While out asked Penny if she needed to do her stuff and she would just remain sitting or laying in the back seat. The gril and several of the other owners commented that I never let Penny out to use the restroom and I should. Just said she doesn't have to go and went on.

Finally after the 4th potty break when I asked Pepper if she had to do her stuff she stood up in the back seat and barked. So I opened the car door and pointed to a grassy area and told her to Do your stuff. She ran over to where I pointed, did her stuff, then ran back and jumped into the back seat, all off leash. The other golden owners meandering around with dogs on leash, including my date just stood there slack jawed. I said, well, she barked when I asked if she had to go do her stuff.

They all made a big deal of it and asked me to bring Pepper into the party so they could all meet her. Penny was the only dog that go to come into the party including the owners of the dog ranch where the party was at. I thought it was kinda weird. All these dog show and hunting dog trainers that take their dogs different places all the time and not one of them had thought to even try teach their dog to go on command. They talked about how they were happy if their dogs just stood by the door when they had to go. Penny loved the extra attention and it made me feel like a dog training celebrity.

[RKDinOKC]

Good Morning...

Off to get plugs and coils on the Cayenne. There goes this month's budget for hookers and blow!

[GH85Carrera]

All this talk of engine parts made m thing I have not changed the plugs in the Elky for over 50,000 miles. It is about due. The AC Delco plugs would be $32 for 8. A new AC Delco coil is $62 but the OEM manufacturer one is $19. I am pretty sure I have a spare coil anyway. I know I have a distributor cap but I usally replace those with the ignition wires. Those range from $130 to $28.

I may do the plug wires when I do my next oil change in a few weeks. It is running fine now but I like to keep it that way.

Good Monday morning all.

I am feeling a LOT and I do mean a LOT better than 5 years ago today. That is when I had my hip replaced. The first few days were not fun. Overall one of the dumbest things I ever did was delay getting it done. Every step hurt before the replacement. Now I never think about it except in the morning if I happen to see the scar as I am drying off from my shower.