Burning through the Cash

Feglers were shipping cattle somewhere so my fleet was bunched up. By plan I took the misbehaving Dodge Van to get some service. I had pretty much decided that Bob was right- the battery was weak and I had noticed it was running a little warm and the air conditioning was weak. I think they saw me coming. Plains Tire put an 86 month battery in a 16 year old car- that is optimistic. They had to put the new freon in the air conditioner-change the fittings. When the mechanic brought it out I noticed water dripping off the front. I asked him about it. He said the cooling fins on the radiator and the air were filled with bugs so he washed them out. Probably my whole problem right there- $336.00 later! {expletive deleted} The Ford Van is going to Riverton Tire and Oil next Wednesday.

We are enjoying a cold front- sweater weather this evening. A low of 44 predicted. OK by me.

I have felt like I could use a mechanic-so I tweaked some meds to good effect. Depleted, I guess. Should have somebody take a hose and squirt the bugs out maybe. Cuz Donna who had to abort attending the wedding because of a wasp sting that turned septic, has support around her but is still not 100%. My little Lori had a cataract operation yesterday, a diabetic complication, and is doing fine. Matt started physical therapy Tuesday after his surgeon's good report. His knee is now capable of bearing a load.

Fortune magazine had an article on Ken Heebner-the only mutual fund investor who has made 40% per annum over these past 6 years and kept it. He did it by selling short and successfully predicting the trends. He says we are looking at a world-wide recession and double digit inflation over the next couple of years. Plan accordingly. Read the whole article below. The predictions are toward the end.