Eyes aren't repairable , only option is transplants or if they figure out how to grow new ones - mine are severely elongated to the point of blind spots that are starting to overlap . Some days it's worse than others , biggest complaint is the floaters obscuring what I'm trying to focus upon . Migraines from this really suck , but if nothing else I get time to relax since there isn't much choice . I'm trying to head in a different career direction as we speak , have put in a few applications and I hope my age/health doesn't screw me on an opportunity to get to something lighter in load but with decent pay grades/benefits . Our Pension Fund , like so many others took a huge hit during the crash since the Fund managers thought it was fine to gamble on derivatives and other risky markets . We got screwed and they still got paid , in my book it's criminal . I could have retired and went to part time work in a lesser demand job here in a couple years - now it's been pushed to 8 more years , nice they can move the goal post on us ....
Like others here , I'm not dead yet and not interested in giving up - I still go to work when the work is there and plow through the day with a blind Irish determination that still works for me well enough . I still make parts , do repair work here when there's no work and take on a lot more than I probably should . Just turned the old neighbor gal we've known forever fixing the exhaust on her Grand Prix - it's bottom side is rusted badly and she can't afford a real car shop , so I referred her to the old welder next door . He's older than I am by nearly 10yrs but is one of those lucky ones that has escaped any real injury over the years and has excellent health despite his profession . He's like a wizard around here for fixing farm machinery - most of what he gets to fix should have been scrapped at least 20yrs ago , but he always makes it work . Yesterday , getting some aluminum ordered through him and watched a short bit while he welded a patch into an old Cocksutt's engine block from it's owner not using antifreeze last winter - 5" square patch to fix the hole from the blow out in the cast iron . Beautiful repair , I've never had the skill level he has on cast parts and pretty jealous .
I did take the Cruiser to work earlier this week , as well as replaced two of the universal exhaust hangers that broke from our crappy roads that try to beat me and the old AntiChrist to death around here . Only saving grace , the way I see it - at least I can get some of my tax money back in wages repairing our junk infrastructure ....there's a thought for the day .
Sarge
