Self torture, I'm just tired of relying on it every day. Instead of a pick-me-up it turned into a feel-like-crap-unless-I-don't-have-it

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

i love my coffee in the morning...good luck.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

It's a good day.

Sprinkler system called it quits when I tested it a few days ago. Tried again this morning (with a new fuse) and the zones are all firing up. One zone has low pressure, but the fault was easy to find when I spotted a geyser at one spot in the yard, and the rest of the heads barely put out any water.

Daughter's car had a headlight out, and I fixed the crappy harness this morning and got it working. No matter, as the new custom headlights arrived, so a new install will be in the works this weekend!

Plus it's 70 degrees today!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

I pray every day for 70 degrees...you are a lucky man.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

I kicked it for a few months. Miserable the first few weeks, then it was easy. Went back to it because I love the taste of coffee.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

This AM, I had a surprise refresher course in the art of four-wheel drifting when my Pilot found a little black ice on an interstate entrance ramp.

glad to see you lived to post about it.....my body would have failed me.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Remember, nobody likes a quitter...

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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Happy Hump Day, all! I just realized it and now it's time to go home already.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

waiting for warm weather.....

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

We need a gtg.

Robotics for son #1 until 3:30, Challenger League game for son #2 6-7:30 next town over, basketball practice for DD 6-8 in town, basketball practice for son #1 7-9 two towns over. I think that's it.

It's been a good spring for us so far, it started off two months early. Things have started to level off a bit now, I'm sure some March sales just stole from April, but the golf guys are optimistic. The mild winter and spring got the golfers out early and play has been steady. Lots of rounds = money in the courses' coffers = money to buy my stuff or money to pay for my stuff they already bought.

Cautious optimism continues.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Well, it's not real warm, but it IS sunny today, at least! Happy Hump Day!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Finally, some sunshine and great weather. Hope everyone has a peaceful. And remember, it's a good day when you get up on this side of the grass.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Work calls starting at 7:00 AM, half hour break all there is before mid-day doc appointment.... hopefully the last step in a really frustrating couple of weeks.

Seems Darling Wife (and the two very nice ladies driving down our street who stopped and called 911) found it somewhat concerning that I was napping on the lawn tractor. Something about the fact that I was mid-mow and the tractor still running raising red flags.

Have gone through ECG, CT scans, blood work, lots and lots of vital checks and discussions, and an EEG day before yesterday. Heart attack & stroke ruled out, pretty sure today's neurologist visit to review the EEG will rule out seizure & I'll get the all clear to drive.... for the first time since the "event."

Most likely explanation (assuming seizure gets ruled out) will come down to "ain't this other stuff, musta been low blood sugar" - which is where I started out (have known I'm hypoglycemic for decades). Understand the need to positively rule out everything else... being an old fart and all that. Plus, some of the data doesn't line up entirely with blood sugar (was confused for ~ 20 minutes after waking up, per Darling Wife).

If I was still drinking, this'd be an easy "oops, too much gin, sorry won't do that again." But it's been more than six months since I partook, so that ain't gonna fly .

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife