Thursday, October 3, 2024

Making Lemonade

 Yesterday was one of those days. Being the guy I am I'll just have to put some sugar with the lemons.


The short breakdown:

My brother got a letter from my original neighbor (his landlord) he has to be out in 3 weeks or less. He has been living in the NC mountains or what is left of them, flying a plane for sky jumpers. Went to get his physical just before the Hurricane and had a stroke. Lost his job immediately and his residence up there. Haven't been able to reach him obviously since the Hurricane. Brother is in his 7's very fixed income and the housing market is still 50% too high down here right now. Nothing in his budget so far.

We lost at Trivia.

My vehicle would not start afterwards. I left it there at the pub so I can look at it in the daylight.

Braves the lost. Zippiddy Zap and they're done. 


Time to put a good spin on things. Valdosta was one of those towns devastated. Got word yesterday that my uncle's old house not a scratch. Sadly, most people can not say that. Still it was good news knowing that the old house is still standing. 

I'll check out my ride tomorrow, and if I can't figure it out I'll just call AAA and tow it into the dealership. Hoping and praying I can get it figured out without the garage.

As for Trivia, we'll be back in 2 weeks. No biggie.

As for the Braves....there's always next year.


Now how about some more cards specifically the Braves cards (from the Hudson show) to put a fork in the season for me. It is a short one just like the post season.




I think that reprint 75' is a refractor. And the 94' Archives is the gold version.





Yes, there was a card in the frame above. I broke it out of it's prison. It will be the last card here tonight.



And here it is. 

I wrote this last night, so I may put the vehicle update below before publishing.

UPDATE: Battery expensive. ouch. $261.00. It is a big battery though. Now to get 7 years out of this one like the original OEM factory battery that I replaced.




9 comments:

  1. Sorry your brother is having a rough time. Sorry about the Braves too.

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  2. Tough times down that way. Hope your brother recuperates quickly. ... The Braves were supposed to beat the Padres!!! Now I have put up with them for 3 to 5 games!

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  3. Thankfully your vehicle just needed a battery. There is good in everything if you look for it. Hopefully everything works out good for your brother. Nice cards are always a bonus.

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  4. Sorry to hear about this rough patch... especially your brother's stroke. Hopefully it was minor. Thoughts are with you and your brother.

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    1. My brother didn't have a stroke, his landlord did. Sorry for the confusion.

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    2. I'm always getting things like that confused. Hope your brother's landlord is able to make a full recovery.

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  5. Praying for you and your brother. Hope things get better soon.

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  6. Got your 3 PWEs yesterday.. thanks!

    The only baseball caps I wear in regular rotation are Braves and Padres. But between the two, I'm glad San Diego won and I sure would love it if they could actually win it all once in my lifetime (I ain't gonna be around forever!)

    Looks like the Hank refractor is the '56 not '75 to me. Base chrome cards seem to scan dark.

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  7. Is your brother moving in with you an option?

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