Showing Its Age

It seems like everything is kind of falling apart lately. Maybe not completely falling apart, but definitely showing signs of age. That's the sort of thing that happens as time passes I guess. I mentioned earlier in the week that my parents in law are currently in the process of moving to a new house. With just the two of them, a four bedroom multi-level monstrosity just isn't as necessary as it used to be.

Although they hired a moving company to handle most of the stuff, there is still all the packing and other little things that need to be taken care of. We spent a good deal of our weekend at both the new house and the old house getting things packed up or set up. They still have a long way to go.

It's good they have us, because I don't know how they would be able to do it on their own (they likely wouldn't). However, the extra work has taken a toll on us as well. We aren't getting younger, that's for sure. I've been dealing with aches and pains and just all around weariness all week.

The good news is, once they get settled, it's going to be really nice for them. Believe it or not, that house is smaller than their old one. Actually, it's a two unit condo, so the photo above is a bit deceptive as that is actually two residences. Trust me, it threw me for a bit at first as well.

I had my annual physical the other day. After a bit of blood work that the doctor does each year, it turns out my triglycerides and vldl cholesterol are a bit elevated. It doesn't surprise me at all, I have felt my body has been a bit out of whack lately. I'm actually surprised that my glucose seemed to be quite good, I expected that to be higher.

Despite what you probably think from reading my blog, I actually eat pretty healthy most of the time. The rare occasions that we go out to eat are what I share here. It's funny, because despite my blood work numbers, I'd say I am healthier now than I ever have been in my life. I exercise regularly each week and I eat far less red meat and far more vegetables than I ever used to.

I think my biggest issue is probably snacking on sweet treats and portion control. It looks like I will need to work on that between now and my next physical.

Meanwhile, I've been noticing some rust on my truck which kind of ticks me off, but it is ten years old, so I guess that is kind of expected. What wasn't expected though was the fact that one of my running boards completely broke loose from two of the connection points this past weekend. I was getting in the truck from moving some stuff as previously mentioned, when I stepped on the running board and it moved under my feet.

I gingerly drove the truck home, and after crawling under it, I realized that the salt from the winter roads had totally corroded away the aluminum on the underside of the running board.

Since I prefer functionality over aesthetics, I just drilled a couple of holes all the way through the mounting bracket and the running board and ran a couple of galvanized bolts through it with washers and nuts on each side. I'm going to have to keep an eye on those nuts as I expect they will vibrate loose over time, but for now it is a solid fix.

It's funny, although I measured how long of a bolt I needed, I always seem to buy too long of bolts and they end up sticking way out like these ones here. I guess that's better than it being too short, but still, it seems like I can never get things exactly right.

I might crawl under there with a cutting wheel at some point and make them a more manageable length. The good news is, if I ever have to make the same fix on the other side, I know now that I can probably go with 2.5 or 2 inches on the bolts instead of 3 inches.

I mention all of this because it just sheds more light on the fact that my truck is getting old and I know eventually I am probably going to have to replace it.

Finally, I ran over to my parents last night and I brought our travel trailer home for the camping season. It's just about a month way now. That means I have a full month to discover all the things that need to be fixed on the trailer before we can use it. Just another thing around the bozz household that is showing its age.

It's inevitable right?