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[ds968]

It's been too quiet lately. What's up with that ?

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Edited by ds968, 27 October 2018 - 05:30 AM.

[az968]

i made the last post and i thought it was something i said that scared everyone off.  Maybe it's not me?

[Waylander]

Been very quite on all forums I frequent for the last week or so

[Rap]

I sent an email to our administrators yesterday. I thought my political views had finally got me s*** down!

[ds968]

I can understand Josh not posting, he's probably busy trying to figure out what to do with the $ 1.6 Billion ( well, only about $ 960 Million after taxes ) mega lotto winnings, but others don't have an excuse .. ;-) :-)

p.s. ( If not Josh,..) I am soooo hoping someone in SC whose home was devastated by the floods and is getting nothing but a typical run-around from the insurance company won that prize...plenty of money to buy enough shares to be a voting stock member of the company and then force the management out .
Insurance companies are evil !

Edited by ds968, 27 October 2018 - 05:37 AM.

[94SilverCab]

I've been busy on a new project...barely had time to breathe...

 

Why would I ban RAP, we come from similar stock?

 

Jay

[Chris Vais]

Very focused at the moment on finishing house renovation se we can put on the market in the next week or so.

[az968]

Chris, where did you decide to move?

[Chris Vais]

az968

 

The 2 candidates are Santa Fe, NM and somewhere in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. We have questions about the availability of quality medical care, potential for part time employment, cost of living. My concern about NM is that it is overall a poor state with Santa Fe the notable exception. I don't know whether or not that matters as much to retirees. My wife is concerned about the weather in Oregon. The Willamette Valley gets about twice the amount of rain we get here in the Bay Area, but it does have warm sunny weather, because that is what you need to grow wine grapes.

 

I'd like to continue wine making on a part time basis. However, it may be time to give that up. I have to undergo two surgical procedures, on on each hand to repair arthritic basel thumb joints. I should regain 100% strength, but they will remain prone to injury if I attempt to do to much heavy lifting.

 

The first priority is to get the house sold and then we'll dive into the relocation question.

[94SilverCab]

Santa Fe is very small, and to me seemed very isolated. We were just tourists for the weekend, but quickly ran out of things to do.

 

Willamette from Portland all the way down to Eugene has many wonderful activities and things to do (Wine, city, ocean < 2 hours. columbia river. Of course, the weather could be an issue. 

 

For me (us) the choice would hands down be Oregon.

 

FYI, Melva and I looked at a location in the area of Yakima due to proximity to both Portland and Seattle, and Walla Walla wine AVA.

 

JMHO,

 

Jay

[MCL968]

I'm with Jay on this one, I love the Willamette Valley.our daughter attended Willamette University in Salem, and we became very familiar with the area. They're not fans of Californians in many of the areas around there, but I could never consider New Mexico.

[ds968]

Chris, whichever you ultimately chose to be the retirement venue it sure sounds that with everything else in consideration , sale of the house, moving logistics, then seeking possible opportunities in part time wine making, or other employment,  and then of course  taking care of health matters ( surgery &  follow up care ) which is always a top priority, you'll  have a full plate and then some.. so my best wishes with all your endeavors, good health ( plus a quick and full thumbs up recovery- yes, pun intended  :-)  ) and much prosperity !   It is an honor and a pleasure having interacted with you throughout the years, and I do hope our paths will cross again.  Best of luck !!          

[az968]

I like santa fe, have a daughter living there so get there 2-3 times a year. Not a good wine making area tho. Great restaurants and very "outdoors"oriented, ski area, flyfishing, hiking, biking, etc. But, it is a ways to anything else, like Denver. 7000 ft elevation so cold winters. It's not a poor town so you Bay area refugees would feel right at home with the housing prices.

You'd probably feel more "at home" in Oregon, tho. More like the bay area. Much better wine too. Hope you do well with the surgery, got to be able to shift the 968 properly.

[Rap]

Anyone have any idea why the posting volume on this Forum has plummeted?

[MCL968]

All of our questions have been answered. We are all in a state of informational nirvana.

 

Except my airbag light is still on. Oh, and the trunk still smells like gas.

 

So much for that nirvana thing...

[Rap]

I have not been able to fix that in both vehicles. Join the club. I guess everyone's nirvana is different!!

[Waylander]

The fuel smell is the hoses all over the top of the fuel tank, the clips are slackened off with age as the hoses have shrunk

The only way to fix it is to drop the gearbox, drop the tank and replace all the hoses and clips

[MCL968]

That's what the conventional wisdom said, so about 5 years ago I had the gearbox dropped and the hoses replaced. Made no change whatsoever. I have a "good" vapor canister from PartsHeaven that I am going to put in soon, Maybe that will improve things.

[Waylander]

Bet the filler neck and cap have not been done, as it’s a nightmare

[MCL968]

An interesting point. I also have the rubber boot that seals the filler tube to the body. PartsHeaven had one that was good that I bought with the expansion tank. I am going to tackle that at the same time, but honestly I have no idea how difficult the job will be.

 

Martin, if you have advice, please share it as I am unfamiliar with this part of the car. The boot is NLA, but this one is in pretty good shape so it will hopefully do the job.

 

The cap is new. I tried three different ones and eventually just replaced the seal on the stock cap. It made no difference.