A day-to-day strive

Moving

Moving across town or moving across the country, its been a long, strange trip.
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Moving is a traumatic experience. I was lucky to see professional movers at work when I was a kid moving from Ohio to Massachusetts. That taught me to put everything in a set of standard boxes. Everything. Then I worked as a co-op student where I moved every six weeks between Pontiac and Flint. That taught me a 1969 Impala trunk holds a lot and to travel light. I wish I kept that lesson since I soon acquired way too much stuff. Then I had to move from Ann Arbor to Silicon Valley. After that, a move from my office/s2014-07-25_Boxes-in-garage.jpghop/warehouse/ consulting place/megaplex to a house. Finally I moved from Silicon Valley to Florida. It was more stressful than I imagined. Two years later and I am still finding things that I forgot I owned.
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Saturday, Jun 14, 2014 Leave Cali day 46

Leave Cali day 46

Transcribing the Digital-8 VCR films into the computer, prettying up the Teac 3440 4-track.
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Wednesday, Jun 11, 2014 Leave Cali day 45

Leave Cali day 45

A dump run, a survey of the side yard, and I crate up another Harley engine.
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Sunday, Jun 8, 2014 Leave Cali day 44

Leave Cali day 44

I list the buffet and hutch on Craigslist, and transcribe more 10-inch audio tapes.
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Saturday, Jun 7, 2014 Leave Cali day 43

Leave Cali day 43

Packing up the shop, the music room, and getting a tire off a 1960s Sportster front wheel.
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Tuesday, Jun 3, 2014 Leave Cali day 42

Leave Cali day 42

The 1979 oil pump still leaks. Never time to do it right, always time to do it over. I do it over.
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Monday, Jun 2, 2014 Leave Cali day 41

Leave Cali day 41

I re-install the oil pump on my 1979 Sportster, transcribe some audio tapes, and plan the move.
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Sunday, Jun 1, 2014 Leave Cali day 40

Leave Cali day 40

I finish up the repairs on my 1979 Sportster. Timing, a new brake master cylinder, electrical.
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Saturday, May 31, 2014 Leave Cali day 39

Leave Cali day 39

I clean out the shed and the side yard, work on motorcycles, and keep transcribing tapes.
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Friday, May 30, 2014 Leave Cali day 38

Leave Cali day 38

I help Martin burn all that wood he took off my hands, and make plans for the move.
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 Leave Cali day 37

Leave Cali day 37

A truckload of wood, metal, and several Harley fenders leaves the property.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Leave Cali day 36

Leave Cali day 36

I replace the broken clip and put a new detent wheel put in my 1996 Sportster Sport.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Leave Cali day 35

Leave Cali day 35

I find out what broke in the transmission of my 1996 Sportster. A 20-cent clip split in two.
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Sunday, May 25, 2014 Leave Cali day 34

Leave Cali day 34

I tear down an apricot drying rack in the back yard, and finish the 1977 Sportster.
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 Leave Cali day 33

Leave Cali day 33

I put a new main bearing race in the transmission of my 1977 Sportster.
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Friday, May 23, 2014 Leave Cali day 32

Leave Cali day 32

More work on the 1979 Sportster, some electrical work, and plans for the apartment.
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 Leave Cali day 31

Leave Cali day 31

Putting a new top end on a 1979 Sportster. I keep transferring files from binders to the NAS.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Leave Cali day 30

Leave Cali day 30

In the middle of the move, my 1996 Sportster Sport stopped shifting. I investigate.
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Monday, May 19, 2014 Leave Cali day 29

Leave Cali day 29

I sell a set of Neway valve cutters and take a pictures of a broken sprocket cover for my 1962.
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Sunday, May 18, 2014 Leave Cali day 28

Leave Cali day 28

I transfer Harley parts from cardboard boxes to Office Depot bins, and toss some metal.
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Saturday, May 17, 2014 Leave Cali day 27

Leave Cali day 27

Packing the lab and the shop, with more desks going out to the curb.
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 Leave Cali day 26

Leave Cali day 26

The electronics lab gets cleared out and packed a bit more. The bookshelves get staged to give away.
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Sunday, May 11, 2014 Leave Cali day 25

Leave Cali day 25

I give away some parts bins, trim a few trees, and crate a Harley motor.
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Saturday, May 10, 2014 Leave Cali day 24

Leave Cali day 24

A lot of stuff sold at the eFlea, scanning and organizing continues apace.
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Friday, May 9, 2014 Leave Cali day 23

Leave Cali day 23

I stupidly give away parts bin cabinets. Several items go the flea market. The lab gets cleared out.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Leave Cali day 22

Leave Cali day 22

I toss a steel desk and plan for the move to Florida. I continue scanning documents nightly.
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Monday, May 5, 2014 Leave Cali day 21

Leave Cali day 21

I clean out the shed, and work on the shop area inside the house.
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Sunday, May 4, 2014 Leave Cali day 20

Leave Cali day 20

I take some hazardous materials to the Sunnyvale dump, and backup files from the mill project.
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Friday, May 2, 2014 Leave Cali day 19

Leave Cali day 19

Considering all the garage liquids I won't be able to move, tossing some kitchen stuff.
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 Leave Cali day 18

Leave Cali day 18

I clear out the shed, the music room, and then pack up the CDs and DVDs.
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Wednesday, Apr 30, 2014 Leave Cali day 17

Leave Cali day 17

I get the temperature chamber rack off to the Silicon Valley electronic flea market.
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Tuesday, Apr 8, 2014 Leave Cali day 16

Leave Cali day 16

I sell two Kurt vises, part out a machinery cabinet, and build a generator test rack.
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Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 Leave Cali day 15

Leave Cali day 15

Another work project book hits the trash. I scan any red-lines and make sure I have the files.
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Monday, Mar 24, 2014 Leave Cali day 14

Leave Cali day 14

I might miss my front yard garden, but I have some work project binders to toss out.
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Sunday, Mar 23, 2014 Leave Cali day 13

Leave Cali day 13

I clean out a cabinet in the garage. It had a lot of paper that could hit the trash.
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Saturday, Mar 22, 2014 Leave Cali day 12

Leave Cali day 12

I separate out the stuff in the electronics lab to sell at the flea market, and decide what to move.
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Tuesday, Mar 18, 2014 Leave Cali day 11

Leave Cali day 11

The riggers show up and haul away my Monarch 10EE lathe and the old Bostomatic mill.
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Monday, Mar 17, 2014 Leave Cali day 10

Leave Cali day 10

Getting ready for the riggers to haul away my 8000-pound Bostomatic mill, and Monarch lathe.
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Sunday, Mar 16, 2014 Leave Cali day 9

Leave Cali day 9

A lot of paper hits the dump, and I get rid of a nice parts washer too big to move to Florida.
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Monday, Mar 10, 2014 Leave Cali day 8

Leave Cali day 8

I clear out the lab and and start to toss project folders months before the move to Florida.
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Tuesday, Mar 4, 2014 Leave Cali day 7

Leave Cali day 7

I put the Monarch 10EE tool-room lathe up on Craigslist. I had bought it at a Dovebid auction.
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Monday, Mar 3, 2014 Leave Cali day 6 continued

Leave Cali day 6 continued

I throw out 30 years of EDN magazine, nobody wanted to scan them, and I tidy the house a bit.
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Monday, Mar 3, 2014 Leave Cali day 6

Leave Cali day 6

The move to Florida, Harley parts, oddball junk, and plans.
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Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 Leave Cali day 5

Leave Cali day 5

The move to Florida, selling cables and computer stuff.
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Monday, Feb 24, 2014 Leave Cali day 4

Leave Cali day 4

The move to Florida, tossing CD cases and software.
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Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 Leave Cali day 3

Leave Cali day 3

The bookshelf is gone. More books and magazines to the dump.
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Sunday, Feb 16, 2014 Leave Cali day 2

Leave Cali day 2

The move to Florida, selling the machinery on Craigslist.
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Saturday, Feb 15, 2014 Leave Cali day 1

Leave Cali day 1

The move to Florida, dumping books and making lists.
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