It was a full weekend. Lots of good, and just a little stumble at the start...
I had a full list of things to do, and as usual on Saturday mornings, I was not much in the mindset. I finally dragged my sorry butt off the couch though, and set out to mow.
That went great until about the second or third pass. Uh, remember when I said I needed to double-check the gap on the spark plug? Well, I did that, and it was fine. However, the mower just died on me. It would run for a second, then die again.
Well, one thing I figured out was that I put too much oil in when I changed that. However, that wasn't the problem. After some google searches it turned out to be a blocked port in the bottom cap on the carburetor. So, I tore all that apart, sprayed carb cleaner everywhere, put a new air filter on, and crossed my fingers. Several hours later the ol' girl was purring like a kitten! Whew.
Saturday night, then, we took in a Robert Cray concert at The Clyde. I love being able to see shows like this there, because it's just a couple miles from our house. And the opening act - The Todd Harrold band - is one of our favorite local bands.
This was a seated show, and I actually prefer the standing shows at The Clyde. Their seats are cheap and way close together. And by the time I got tickets we had to sit clear in back right in front of the bar. So it was cramped, and sooooo many people were talking in the back. We are a bit spoiled because the venue where we volunteer, while much smaller (400 capacity) is a way better setting for concerts. Still, it was a nice show and I'm glad we went.
Sunday we then celebrated the youngest grandchild's upcoming 9th birthday. We took the whole clan to Crazy Pinz. I believe I was the only one who hadn't been there before. Holy Cow, it's huge! They have video games, miniature golf, go-carts, laser tag, bowling, food and drinks... all inside! We did the bowling and let the kids play games, then they did this jungle gym type thing.
There was a lot of activity all in one place for this geezer, but I think we all had a good time (and pizza). By the time we got home I was too tired to go to afternoon church, and I was pretty much spent.
It was a full, and fairly fun, weekend.
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