I'm still fighting Cancer for last 4 years. When they think I'm good, it pops up elsewhere. I'm all good guys so relax. It's an unpredictable thing. Metastatic or some such comes and goes. Sometimes I'm good, and then boom, blood test says different and they rip me apart again.

I still do what I've always done on a smaller scale. You'd have a hard time getting an aspirin in me before, now the crap I have to do is stupid.

My goals are still the same. This old drag Javelin is getting fired up. Pretty much have everything except that rear suspension. Going Calvert split and caltracs. Ya ain't talking me outta that.

The old Vette would be sold in a day I'm sure. Have too many guys looking for this one and know I have one, original.

I'll be selling things off so my son doesn't have to deal with it. (He don't know anything aboot cars)

Again, relax I'm fine for while yet.

I wish all of you are in fantastic health and stuff. See you at the track next year. (my goal for the Javelin, and I'm close except the suspension ha!)

DEC/08/21Updated today.  Just thought I should update this post for everyone..  Thank you..

Just to update you on my position.. I am not going to let this site dissapear  by any means.. Just my personal life has had several major life changing episodes in the last 5 years that has changed much of my life, time, finances, health etc.. I just have a chit load of other things that came into my everyday life and time.. that has changed so much about how and what I do.. I have not driven or even started my ride in two years.. You know I had that damn flesh eating infection after cutting my leg on one ot the pads on my hoist, turned into a night mare for well over a year, then My wife was suffering with dementia, I was trying to keep it together with my leg and take care of her and still try to work in the shop to finish up a couple projects that needed to get finished.. I was having a lot of trouble to keep up the shop and maintain my own stuff lawnmowers, (I have 5 acres of grass to cut) my poor old mower is 20 years old and it seems like i work ON IT as much I use it.. this last year we had so much rain I was cutting almost every 6 or seven days and it takes a day  to cut..

I have just not been able to keep up trying to keep involved as much as previously.. I was getting a bit concerned that it seemed like,  if I was not trying to keep some hot button conversations going, about anything the board was slowing.. So my thoughts were to possibly pass control of the board to somebody with more passion to raise some cain, maybe they could get the fire burning again.. I am not going to shut it down and I am not in any hurry to find the right person to either help with moderating and or promoting the board..

And a couple other things on my mind, I have lost 17 close friends this last year, family including my kid brother, 3 uncles, 4 aunts, some cousins and several good car Buddies and friends. And just on the road I have lived on here for over 40 years, I have lost 5 neighbours, One close/ to close to a really horrible accident in his shop almost directly accross the road from me.. All this has kicked my ass and set me back a bit with just not feeling so great, or enthuseastic about chit.. We won't even go there with all this Pandemic chit that seems like it will never friggen-end..Despite all of this .. I am getting feeling better a little every day this last couple weeks. I am back on my bike for 20min every morning, walking a mile everyday with my Dog

I just got a New Dog, lost my mini Scnauzer Riley 2 years ago on my Birthday.. If you have and love your dog you will understand that emotional loss without my explaing and how it hits you.. Life Was tough after my wife went into lont term care but at Least I had Riley untill he passed.. I just got a new to me Mini Scnauzer, he is a rescue dog He was supposed to be put down on Aug the 7th,  the day I picked him up from the Vet in Georgetown/ville ?? he was supposed to be put down and I got notice about him and went and got him right away.. His owners tortured him, so he has major fear problems of people and "was a biter" .. I have had him now for 4 months today, he bit me once and now he has space to run, play and he does not bite anymore he still has night fears and on some nights when it gets dark he will hide under a bed or , where ever he can find a place to feel safe.. but he is great and I love the little monkey, "Hudson" he has breathed new life and energy into me as,  he needs walking, playing, fresh air, Huggin, lovin,  he takes a hour or two everyday to care for work with and in ways he is a pain in the Tranny but, he keeps me busy, and he is just making me feel a lot better about everything.. great company,

So here is hoping for everybody as this year comes to end, I hope this spring all this damn doom and gloom in the world and all the crap and stupidity spewing from our Governmets lockdowns, restrictions on any and all events leave with the winter.. I am sick of hearing about Carbon taxes, Climate change, fossil fuels for our "hot-rods"..   and COVID..and Fking Trooodohh.... Merry Christmas to all and to all A Happy New Year!! we need to get our lives, hobbys, eating out, some swaps, Cruises, and get back to life.. Couple more months and we will soon be looking a new and busy Spring .. I guess I have rambled on enough.. I just want to assure everyone I am not going anywhere, and I am not burning the board. I am just hoping more of the members,brothers rodders of all makes and models keep involved and posting and sharing information, good times and bad.. I can't do it alone I need the members/brothers to keep some of us older rodders in the loop. for some of us our best days in the shop are past and we are now spectators, advisors and Critics..lol  

 

 

MARK : A tip of the hat to you , for looking in on Chuck - He has been a tower of a car guy to all of the rest of us . His commitment to the Ontario Rodders Community has been outstanding , and I would love to have been with you for your visit with Chuck , but it's a matter of distance , so all I can do is echo your well wishes to Chuck and ALL of the other Ontario Rodders Community for a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy , Healthy New Year . All of the Best Wishes to all -- LATER - DON / Fleet 51