Westfalia travel, wrenching and general thoughts.

Apologies for posting before editing.

Snowlar Power

Yup. The latest project.  ;)

Yes, this shows a funny dichotomy, but clearing snow off the panel is something one has to be aware of. And a responsible car owner would clear off their car roof regardless. Right? In past years I'd not used my Westy as a daily driver, but even light snow fall on a Westy is an added workout beyond that required to clear off the Honda.

It hasn't snowed that much here in the GVRD but truth be known, while somewhat better in the snow, the Nokian 14" studdable tires I installed weren't a huge improvement over the mud & snow Yokohama's. Granted, I've only done limited testing, all of which was done in my hill riddled neighbourhood. That said, they are an improvement and as a Syncro owner pointed out, airing down the tires might help.

Things have been slow business-wise, but this isn't an issue per se. For some time now, I've been acting out my intentions of quitting the music business and have planned accordingly. But. As anyone in this business knows, quitting is not easy. Even the level of dedication required to wait and watch for the phone to ring, is something to get past.    ;)   Seriously though. The phone can ring at any time, possibly for a (youtube) great gig. (Yes. I'm in there somewhere.  :)  Oh wait. Here I am!  ). As you turn down more gigs, you start falling down "the list". And if you stop playing altogether, your skill set loss increases exponentially over time; getting back into the business becomes really tough. But, I understand and accept that this is all business as usual. That said, contractors have been quite faithful to me in spite of me teetering on the edge of "retirement". This has been greatly appreciated. Anyhow. I have worked hard, been as (youtube) "smrt" smart  as I could, and hope to reap the rewards. We'll see.

The music business, and whatever art I contributed, was hard work most of the time, but it certainly had some highlights. There were others of that ilk  and live performances with great artists that were equally as important to me or more so, but those opportunities have long since subsided. Great memories though.

My trend seems to be "do it or lose it" these days. With a family member's sudden health issue at the forefront of my mind, I am slowly changing my ways and trying to "do" instead of "think". I find this a challenge. Hollywood would have us believe that any time this kind of thing happens, we are immediately transformed into a "bucket list" individual who will take action. Sadly, I believe this isn't anywhere near accurate and it usually takes a health issue to strike an individual before they take action with their lives.

Small steps work. We always have a choice. Choose wisely.    :)