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I was told just before my last post by a detective that brought some belongings back to me that he had talked to a neighbor of the man who is taking care of the 88 year old mans affairs that he is getting stronger and is expected to recover.

UPDATE: after about 12 days we are improving Pats lungs are badly bruised but the one that partially collapsed quickly recovered but they found 3 cracked/ broken ribs on additional X-rays Monday after the accident, those have her in a lot of pain when she lays or sits down and also getting up. My left leg & foot from the knee down continues to be my main source of pain badly bruised and super swollen, but it will heal and a lot of the pretty purple is fading already! After only living in Arizona for about 14 months we have the greatest friends, neighbors, and even perfect strangers coming to our aid that night and ever since! A neighbor took me to the local shop for a hair cut and after cutting my hair all three of the ladies lined up hugged me said they had been praying for me and told me my money was no good just go home and get well, these were perfect strangers! I expect a whole different outlook on life and I hope it makes me a much better person!

                                                                                            BigJohn

[Please Pray with & for both Pat and I as well as the 88 year old man who as of right now I don't know of his condition. Thanks in advance!]

Hi;
     Pat and I had a head on accident about 8:00 this evening on Sun valley Parkway about 2/3rds of the way home from dinner out in Surprise AZ with our good friends Carla and Aaron, an 88 year old gentleman driving on the wrong side of a divided 4 lane highway came out of nowhere and despite me taking evasive action I was only able to get about 2/3rds to 3/4s out of the way! Our 2004 Deville is history the left front wheel ended up pushing against my left big toe and the steel that the door mounts to was pushed in in such a way that it did damage to my knee. The left rear corner of the hood came through the windshield and ended up about 10 inches from my face, they had to take me out using the jaws of life, Pats side wasn't hurt as bad but the air bags did damage to her chest bruising a lung and causing them to keep her in the hospital for fear of a collapsed lung. The 88 year old man was in and out of consciousness and fear that he wasn't going to survive caused the police to follow the helicopter to the hospital to do a more intensive investigation including sending someone to our hospital to do a breathalyzer test on me that came up as: 0.00 ! We both are on some heavy duty industrial strength drugs for our present and future pain. Please Pray with & for both Pat and I as well as the 88 year old man who as of right now I don't know of his condition. Thanks in advance!

                                                                        BigJohn

Hey guys;

     This looks like a good deal to me:

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/tls/4226997003.html

[Dixie]

Dixie Chile or nothing!

I'd have to agree with Mojo/ Chris: I think that 3 things are important, #1 Contact Bob Kovar, #2 Contact Bob Kovar, #3 Contact Bob Kovar!!!!!

hammerandhand;

     I found that repair clip listed on DLT's sight for $30 each does that sound right?

                                                            BigJohn

My favorite Lane recliner has a broken no sag/ zig zag spring. I plopped my big fat a** down in it too hard one too many times and and one of the 4 or 5 strips of zig zag spring broke. Now keep in mind this is at the cottage and we prescribe to the "good enough for up north" philosophy around here, do I have to replace all the springs or just the one that broke and even more up north ish could I just make a repair by clamping a new section of spring on to the broken end to make it whole again?

                                                                             BigJohn

P.S.: Chris be kind if you reply to this! he he he

I think this would be a good application for an "HVLP" (high volume low pressure)unit that comes with a turbine rather than a compressor and one would have to change parts in the gun to make it work with the variety of materials you are talking about.

Thanks guys, yes I would like to do business with Bob Kovar if it made economic sense but building a crate to fit and protect a machine in transit and then paying for the shipping all to get an approx. $75.00 tune up just doesn't make sense. I can't say enough good about both Bob and Bobby they have helped me time and time again with quality advice as well as reasonably priced parts.  Eric I plan to check in with Erv Wilke when I get back to Arizona in several weeks, but until then I guess I'll have to make due with sitting on the pontoon boat in the middle of Pelican Lake sipping on one of those drinks with an umbrella in it!

                                                                             Big John

As I have said in the past we moved to the West Valley of Phoenix area this past October from our long time home in Central Wisconsin and for the past several months we have been at the cottage on Pelican Lake in Northern Wisconsin. When I return to AZ  in a few weeks I will have to seek out a sewing machine mechanic to time and generally tune up my 1245 Pfaff so I can get busy and get a few projects done. Can anyone recommend someone in my area?
                                                      Big John

I'm using Firefox 20.01 and experiencing no problems, and we are having a cold snap here as well it got down to the high 70's today Burrrrr.

                       Big John

As you read this keep in mind I'm from Wisconsin and just retired to Arizona;

> > > FOUR RETIREES VISIT A BAR > >
> Four old retired men are walking down a street in Yuma, Arizona. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, "Old Timers Bar - ALL > Drinks 10 cents."  They look at each other and then go in, thinking this is too good to be true.  The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, "Come  on in and let me pour one for you!  What'll it be, gentlemen?"  There's a fully stocked bar, so each of the men orders a martini.  In no time the bartender serves up four iced martinis shaken, not  stirred and says, "That'll be 10 cents each, please."  The four guys stare at the bartender for a moment, then at each other.  They can't believe their good luck.  They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round.  Again, four excellent martinis are produced, with the bartender again  saying, "That's 40 cents, please."  They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity gets the better of them.  They've each had two martinis and haven't even spent a dollar yet.  Finally one of them says, "How can you afford to serve martinis as  good as these for a dime apiece?"  "I'm a retired tailor from Phoenix," the bartender says, "and I always > wanted to own a bar.  Last year I hit the Lottery Jackpot for $125 million and decided to  open this place. Every drink costs a dime. Wine, liquor, beer it's all  the same."  "Wow! That's some story!" one of the men says.  As the four of them sip at their martinis, they can't help noticing  seven other people at the end of the bar who don't have any drinks in  front of them and haven't ordered anything the whole time they've been  there.  Nodding at the seven at the end of the bar, one of the men asks the Bartender, "What's with them?"  The bartender says, "They're retired people from Wisconsin. They're  waiting for Happy Hour when drinks are half-price, plus they all have  coupons..."

Mike:
     An M43 belt is 10mm wide and 43 inches long and I'm sure you could give Bob Kovar a call at Toledo sewing machine and he could take care of you. Also a 3L430 (3/8" wide 43" long) fractional horsepower belt from a full service auto parts store, an Industrial supply such as Grainger, a farm supply such as Fleet Farm, Farm & Fleet or Tractor Supply, and the list goes on. I think even Gregg could help you, although I haven't seen him here recently during my less frequent stops at the forum. Also keep in mind fractional belts come in half sizes as well a 3L435 would be 43 1/2 inches long. Hope this helps!
                                                           John

Chris:
So happy that your experiencing a good turn of events, I'm sure that following doctors instructions and the loving support of you wife and family has lots to do with your improved health! As for the sudden rash of orders that like your improved health I'm sure has to do with all your hard work, developing a quality product and reputation as well as all your work promoting and diversifying when opportunity presents itself. I recently I had to explain to a contractor why it was important to under promise and over deliver rather than over promising and under delivering, it's my opinion that your customers are very important to you and you would do most anything to treat them right and take care of problems or should I say opportunities. Business men/ women are successful for many reasons, hard work, honesty, ingenuity, and desire to name a few and It's my opinion that you epitomize all of those and more. I would be proud if you would allow me to refer to you as a friend, good luck and our prayers are with you!

                                                                    BigJohn