Monday July 31, 2017 El Centro

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Monday July 31, 2017

Happy Anniversary to the Black Friday tornado in Edmonton 30 years ago.   Most of us who went through it, and helped out in the aftermath, will not soon forget those horrific scenes.

Sunday was another day to recharge the batteries, which seem to need a lot of extra charging lately. My back also started bothering me today for the first time in a long time.

I saw a glimmer of a sunrise coming while walking the dogs on Monday and I slipped quickly into the house to get the better Lumix and walked to the end of our street. There was really heavy cloud cover and just a sliver of an opening at the horizon so this sunrise only lasted a few seconds. If you blinked, you missed it.

Today my back was killing me again so the TENS machine got a real workout and really made a difference.

Cristina decided that we should try to walk downtown because it looked like we might actually get some sun this afternoon, and she was right.  I bought another 10 movies and we had a bite to eat after wandering across El Centro.  We finished off in the San Francisco area and we viewed the cleared out space where they will reconstruct the sales plaza.  We went by the new stalls jammed into Padre Aguirre and feel sorry for the mechants facing west with hardly room for foot traffic.

I am also happy that Buzzer started without a problem after sitting idle for 2 days.  It would appear that the electrical issues have been solved.

I hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day’s excitement.

Cheers, Al

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Not much space at the horizon to let the sun light up the clouds

Still pretty though

As good as it got..

Iconic Cuenca

Enjoying a sunshine stop

Not many cities have prettier central squares

Immaculate Conception

French era building

Rear of the cathedral

The world famous flower market

San Francisco Plaza is being bulldozed for renewal

The east side of the crammed SF market now

Saturday July 29, 2017 Joes' Secret Garden

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Saturday July 29, 2017

Tonight was Italian Night at Joes' Secret garden with Caesar Salad, Lasagna and Tiramisu as the headline dishes.  Ken and KP continue to establish themselves as the premier place to eat on Saturday nights.

Another lovely crowd and we just happened to be seated with Dodd for his birthday.  As usual we ate too much, especially when we are told to sample things almost every time we are in the kitchen and we can't miss the appetizers spread around the place.

Ken and KP were sure to show me some artworks they had matted and hung, and also that they had re-matted my photo hanging in the bar.

I hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day’s excitement.

Cheers, Al

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Friday July 28, 2017 Metalwork

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Friday July 28, 2017

I did a quick trip on Buzzer to the 12 de Abril mercado for Cristina.  She wanted some leaves for Tamales, some Manzanilla and some pears.  The Manzanilla is a local plant that you boil and the juice is a cure-all for many ailments.  I think it is considered a noxious weed in Canada.  I also picked up a supply of doggy-do bags.   At 50c/100 they are a bargain here.

Then I had a very long nap.  My recent changes in medication and lifestyle seem to be helping.  In the morning I feel much better than before.

I am tacking on here a Saturday morning visit to Gustavo's metal mechanic, Fernando, who is apparently thinking of a move to Canada for a while.  He doesn't speak a lick of English but apparently his lovely wife does.  He wants to work and make some good money and he could certainly jump into any muffler shop and do very well.  He is a perfectionist and takes pride in doing a superlative job.  It doesn't hurt that he has fist-class equipment and tools to work with.

Our project today was to devise a way to protect shoes from the exhaust pipe which gets very hot and has melted the heels of Cristina's boots and Dawn's runners.  The mechanic at MultiMotos swears that the 2017 Fatty 175cc did not come with a guard.  I was certain that it did have one and I just found the photo of the bike I bought, and guess what,... it does have the guard...

Anyway, I don't know how I lost the guard and the Multimotos mechanic didn't want to order me a replacement so I had Fernando make me one.  The original intention was to make a new exhaust pipe, bend it under the motor and back up to the rear while avoiding blocking the oil filler and to try to use the existing support bracket.  The more I looked at it, I sawe way too many problems with that.  So I suggested just making another guard that could rest on the rear tiny footrest and connect to an existing bolt...  So they got a piece of cardboard and started cutting and bending it to a usable shape.  Gustavo thought that it would still get too hot from the exhaust pipe but the mechanic said no,  In the end, they went with my idea and transferred the design to metal, cut it with a plasma cutter, drilled a bolt hole, ground it smooth then took it to another place for bending.  We checked that it fit, painted it and installed it...  He wanted only $15 for the work but I paid him $20.
Update:  I sent an email with the top photo to MultiMotos advising them of the situation, and that I will no longer refer anyone to their company and that bad news travels faster than good news...  

I hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day’s excitement.

Cheers, Al

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This is the MultiMotos mechanic holding my new bike with the protector

This is what it looks like broken off.  Don't know when it happened.

The design is transferred to the metal

Accurate cutting with a plasma cutter

I was amazed how clean the cut was

A person could hardly do better with a grinder

Grinding the edges smooth and rounded

This man takes a lot of pride in his work

 

Not many fellows have his work ethic

He even bevelled the bolt hole

Checking for a perfect fit

Final check when bolted on

Then installed after painting

A look at the clearance below

Beautiful finished product!