[Healeys] Is the list down or just us?

[Bob Spidell]

Related, I think: My dad had a heart attack in his 50s--wouldn't go to 
the doctor for four days, until my mom insisted--a quintuple bypass a 
decade later, colon cancer (surgery and ostomy bag) and throat cancer 
(radiation). Through it all I never once heard him complain or feel 
sorry for himself (except he told my mom he wouldn't go through the 
throat cancer treatment again, which was brutal and had serious 
aftereffects). Through it all, he managed to complete the restoration of 
an old fire engine and donate it back to the FD from whence it came and, 
of course, our 100M. After he died I asked my mom "What kept him going, 
when many would have 'thrown in the towel'." She answered "He had things 
he wanted to do." He made it to 87-and-a-half.

May we all have things we want to do.



On 12/9/2021 8:31 AM, Steven Kingsbury via Healeys wrote:
> Quite the disparity of time, 30 minutes a week to 5-6 hours a day!! I 
> guess I fall somewhere in the middle of this. Right now I'm pretty 
> much finished with my BN1. I rebuilt the engine the engine last year, 
> first time I ever did an engine by myself, but figured I'd tackle it 
> one bolt at a time, make sure the torque settings were correct and 
> lube, lube, lube as I go. Have over 2,000 miles on it now and though 
> it makes a lot of noise, she runs smooth and loves to go down the 
> highway cruising at 80 mph. She also loves the twisty roads and I try 
> to get her out at least once a week for a hundred or so miles.
> I also have a MGB/GT project I'm working on now and like Ira, I try to 
> get 30 minutes here and there to work on it, but not weekly, daily. 
> Some days it's thirty minutes, some days it six hours, but I don't 
> beat myself up over the hours spent, I just do what I can when I can. 
> I'm doing a complete engine rebuild on that car also. Figured it 
> worked once, I should be able to do it again. Right now I'm waiting on 
> valve springs and the machine shop is going to do the boring soon for 
> 20 over pistons.
> So basically, I do what I feel like. Try to stay busy and with taking 
> over the Advertising Manager position at AHCUSA Magazine, I've added a 
> little more to my plate. I do try to keep everything fun though. 
> Challenge is good, but frustration isn't. Luckily, I've learned that 
> taking the time, thinking things through and not trying to finish 
> every little job right now, helps keep frustration at bay. That and 
> just walking the beach while I think helps a bunch.
> Thanks for the question Perry, hope all is well in your world and of 
> course the rest of the list as well. It seems the list isn't down, 
> it's just walking the beach and thinking!
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1
>
>> On Dec 9, 2021, at 4:52 AM, Perry Small via Healeys 
>> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Listers
>> Good morning ladies and gents….
>> Hope all is well with you. Perhaps something a little different today.
>> Read the subject “Is the list down” and had this thought…..
>> With the daily requirements and responsibilities of life life facing 
>> each of us every day, how do you maintain some motivation towards 
>> your planned or ongoing projects in the garage?
>> I understand prioritization and even treating your hobby as a 
>> business with set hours, etc.
>> But there is always that little voice that says,
>> I’ll get to that tomorrow, which turns into long delays in progress.
>> Curious how you approach this issue.
>> Perry
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Dec 9, 2021, at 7:00 AM, Michael Salter via Healeys 
>>> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Looks like it's working  ..
>>> Ask what sort of engine oil you should use ... sure to get things 
>>> moving ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
>>>
>>>