Crazy Times

Wow, it's been that long since I've updated here, but things were just that crazy. The valet job was consuming all of my time, working 6 and 7 days a week, 8, 9 and 10 hour shifts. Basically I had 3 days off in 2 months time, not fun. I've actually been off for the last week on a medical leave since I was just exhausted and in pain; my body didn't get any time to rest, that I still have to squeeze in the other things I needed to do too.

On the long weekend I went away with CDN-NTC club to Minden for camping and off-roading. It was exactly what I needed; great times! The truck got a few upgrades, including a 2" body lift, a PML (poor mans lift - cranked torsion bars and rear shackles) and 32"x11.5 Goodyear MT/R with Kevlar sidewalls. It performed exceptionally well. I've also received my Grassroots4x4 steering upgrade last week, so that still needs to get installed. I've also got Shrockwork sliders ordered, should arrive in another 4-6 weeks.

This past weekend I installed the PAC steering wheel control unit to allow my factory steering wheel controls to work with my Pioneer 980BT head unit. It was much simpler than expected, and works great too. I also hard wired my CB since having it on ignition is inconvenient, and I mounted heated seat switches from a Pathfinder I got a while back and put them in the center shifter trim, looks great. I also found out that my local car/home audio place, Base Electronics, can get the heated seat pads! They just never got into it because of the time involved, it's not worth it because of how time consuming that it would be, and in turn, how expensive it would be for the customer. I think I may be doing this next, and hopefully quite soon, especially since my truck won't (or shouldn't be able to) fit in the garage anymore from the lift. I'll have to see what the cost of the pads are.

On a personal note, the job hunt continues, but I'm going through the process of applying to the Air Force; I just need to drop off my transcripts, but that doesn't start until January.