WHAT THE KING DID TODAY
SO IF YOU ARE READING THIS, IT IS NOT TODAY BUT THIS IS WHAT THE KING DID YESTERDAY. info@kingofobsolete.ca
THANSK
CHANGES MADE
KING TODAY DIAL UP PAGE -- JULY 19 2010
KINOOSAO SCRAP RELOCATION -- NOV 01 2009
KINOOSAO RALLY ROAD -- NOV 01 2009
WELDING ON ALUMINUM BOATS -- AUG 06 2009
WHAT XENA DID TODAY PAGE -- MARCH 05 2009
WINTER ROAD TRIP MARCH 31 2009
HYDRO LINE 2009 -- MARCH 03 2009
CAT TRAIN PICTURES FROM TODAY WITH A VIDEO MARCH 04 2009
REINDEER LAKE, GRAND SLAM LODGE FOR NEW YEARS EVE DEC 2008
CAT TRAIN NEWSLETTERS BOOK for sale here on the website
LIFE IN THE KINGDOM BOOK for sale here on the website
JULY 19 2010
MY DUMB COMPUTER HAS TAKEN A DISLIKE TO ME AGAIN. BUDDY BARRY'S SHOP TRUCK NEEDED A LITTLE HELP STRAITENING THE BENT FRAME HORNS SO I COULD MAKE A TOW BAR AND SCREEN. NOW THE TRUCK CAN BE TOWED BEHIND THE GRADER.
THANSK
JULY 12 2010
JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THE STEAM ENGINE. IN MY SPARE TIME AT MY "REAL JOB", I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT APART TO FIND OUT HOW GREAT OF SHAPE IT IS IN.
THANSK
JULY 6 2010
TODAY I WAS OUT ON THE D5G FROM MY "REAL JOB" AND FOUND THIS NICE STEAM ENGINE. IT IS A LEONARD BALL AUTOMATIC ENGINE WHICH I CAN'T FIND TOO MUCH ON THE INTERNET. I HAD XENA WASH IT UP TO SEE WHAT IT NEEDS.
THANSK
JUNE 29 2010
I'M GETTING READY FOR WINTER BY CUTTING UP THESE OLD PALLETS. I HAVE BURNED WOOD IN MY LITTLE SHOP FOR 14 YEARS AND IT IS ALL RECYCLED WOOD AS I WOULD SAY. FRED'S TRUCK IS STILL THE WORK TRUCK IN THE "KINGDOM, LOL.
THANSK
JUNE 27 2010
WELL MY COMPUTER IS REALLY NOT ANY BETTER AFTER GETTING IT SENT SOUTH FOR A TUNE UP. INSTEAD OF BUYING A 2006 PINK CREW CAB TRUCK WITH THE DIESEL ENGINE, I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW COMPUTER. SINCE I HAVE A "REAL JOB" WHICH THE GOV TAKES 40% OF MY PAY CHECK, I DECIDED I BETTER GIVE WHAT IS LEFT TO THE BANK FOR A PINK CREW CAB. I GAVE UP ON WHITE SUBURBANS BECAUSE I LOST 2 OF THEM AS PARTING GIFTS TO WOMEN.
BUDDY BARRY, THE SALESMAN AND EVERYONE ELSE IS TELLING ME IT IS PINK BECAUSE I'M COLOUR BLIND.
THANSK
JUNE 14 2010
I GOT MY COMPUTER BACK FROM THE SOUTH AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING. BUT GIVE IT A COUPLE OF DAYS AND I MIGHT HAVE THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH AGAIN. LAST FRIDAY I USED THE "SCREAMING FORD" WITH THE WICKED WINCH TO LOAD UP A BROKEN SEMI. THE WINCH SURE WORKS GOOD CONSIDERING IT IS ALL RECYCLED MATERIALS.
I'LL BE GETTING AROUND TO ANSWER ALL MY EMAILS FROM MY "KINGDOM FOLLOWERS". SO IF YOU SENT AND EMAIL, I WILL BE REPLYING.
THANSK
MAY 30 2010
IT WAS A BUSY WEEK LAST WEEK INCLUDING MARK'S WIFE DAMAGING HIS TRUCK. THEY WERE VERY LUCKY AND NO ONE WAS HURT. ROCKS ARE A FACT OF LIFE IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH. ALSO HAD A BUSY WEEK AT MY "REAL JOB" AND WORKED ON MY COMPUTER SO IT LIKES ME NOW.
THANSK
MAY 24 2010
WELL MY "REAL JOB" GOT BUSY AND I COULD NOT POST PICTURES OF WHAT I WAS DOING. ON MAY LONG WEEKEND, MY FRIEND AND I TOOK THE FAMILIES TO A FRIENDS CABIN. THE FIRST DAY WAS PERFECT WITH THE WEATHER BUT THE NEXT DAY WAS NORMAL FOR THE GREAT WHITE NORTH, LOL.
THANSK
APRIL 28 2010
FINALLY AFTER A YEAR OF BEING TOO BUSY TO WORK ON TWO OF MY COLLECTABLES KNOWN AS "THE ROCKET" AND "DIESEL", THE TIME HAS COME. I ONLY HAVE TO SORT THE PARTS AND FIGURE IT WHERE ALL THE PIECES GO, LOL.
THANSK
APRIL 27 2010
AT MY "REAL JOB", I REMOVED THE BLADE FROM THE NEW 750J TO DO A LITTLE WELDING ON IT. TALK ABOUT A BIG BLADE, LOL.
THANSK
APRIL 26 2010
XENA MADE A REALLY NICE SNOWMAN IN THE FRESH SNOW BUT HE ONLY LASTED ONE DAY DUE TO THE WARM WEATHER.
THANSK
APRIL 25 2010
ONCE AGAIN THE PEOPLE AT THE POST OFFICE LOVE ME. I BOUGHT A NICE AD FEATURING THE CAT TRAINS IN 1957 BUT THE PEOPLE AT THE POST OFFICE DECIDED TO WRECK IT FOR ME. SO BACK TO EBAY I WENT AND BOUGHT THE WHOLE SATURDAY EVENING POST TO GET THE AD I WANTED. I'M HOPE THEY DON'T WRECK THE MAGAZINE WHEN IT GETS SHIPPED, LOL.
THANSK
APRIL 24 2010
WE FINALLY HAVE GOTTEN SOME NICE WEATHER FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. SNOW AND MORE SNOW. TODAY I'M RELAXING AND GETTING EMAILS PLUS THE COMPUTER ALL CAUGHT UP AFTER A BUSY WINTER.
THANSK
APRIL 20 2010
I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY AT MY "REAL JOB" WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS FUN. YOU KNOW YOU ARE HAVING A BAD DAY WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER TO FIX THE BACK-HOE AND END UP WITH A FLAT TIRE. OF COURSE IT WAS MONDAY MORNING SO EVERYTHING WAS EXPLAINED.
THANSK
APRIL 19 2010
SORRY FOR THE DELAY IN UPDATING THE WEBSITE. I HAVE BEEN BUSY PLUS MY COMPUTER DIDN'T LIKE ME FOR A FEW DAYS. XENA AND I RETURNED FROM A SOUTHERN SHOPPING TRIP AND WE LUCKED OUT BY TRAVELING IN GOOD WEATHER. WE USUALLY GET RAIN OR SNOW WHEN WE TRAVEL AND THAT MAKES EVERYTHING WET AND MUDDY. THE NEW BEDS I BOUGHT FOR XENA ARRIVED NICE AND CLEAN ON THE BACK OF BUDDY BARRY'S SEMI.
THANSK
APRIL 02 2010
THE WINTER ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR 16 DAYS BECAUSE THEY HAVE MELTED AWAY VERY EARLY THIS YEAR. BUT THE "KING OF OBSOLETE" AND "VINCENT" WERE OUT HAVING FUN RESCUING TRUCKERS THAT WERE STUCK IN THE MUD. OH THE JOYS OF WHAT WE DO FOR FUN IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH. MORE PICTURES AND A GOOD STORY TO COME.
THANSK
MARCH 30 2010
THIS SPRING IS A WEIRD ONE, WE HAVE A THUNDER STORM IN MARCH. LOTS OF LIGHTING AND THUNDER AND THE OLD TIMERS HAVE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.
THANSK
MARCH 26 2010
BUDDY BARRY DECIDED TO MAX OUT HIS VISA AND PICK UP A 750j. THEN HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN THE SHOP FOR WHEN THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN. BUDDY BARRY TOLD ME, HE HAS HAD GOOD LUCK WITH THE 2 JOHN DEERE 650Gs WHICH GOT THE NICKNAME "THE LEMON SISTERS". SO GOING ONE SIZE BIGGER WAS NO PROBLEM. VERY NICE MACHINES AND LOOK VERY EASY TO WORK ON.
THANSK
MARCH 23 2010
I HAD A VERY BUSY COUPLE OF DAYS AT MY "REAL JOB". I HELPED THE SERVICE MECHANIC CHANGE THE MOTOR IN THE 270 HITACHI BACKHOE. IT WAS INTERESTING WORKING ON AN MACHINE THAT IS ALL METRIC.
THANSK
MARCH 20 2010
WE GOT VINCENT'S TRUCK UP AND RUNNING WITH NO MAJOR PROBLEMS. HE LEFT THE SHOP AS 7 TRUCKS COMING OFF THE WINTER ROAD STOPPED BY TO GET DAMAGE FIXED FROM TRAVELING ON A ROAD THAT HAS MELTED AWAY. I WAS IMPRESSED AT THE HOW THEY FIXED THIS TRUCK TO GET IT OUT OF THE BUSH WITH A BROKEN SPRING. JUST NEEDED A COUPLE WRAPS OF DUCT TAPE TO MAKE IT LOOK TRULY CANADIAN, LOL.
THANSK
MARCH 19 2010
THE PARTS ARRIVED FOR VINCENT'S TRUCK AND WE WILL REASSEMBLE THE ENGINE TODAY. THEN HE IS GOING TO TRAVEL 400km ON THE WINTER ROAD THAT IS CLOSED TO DELIVER HIS LOAD OF FREIGHT.
THANSK
MARCH 17 2010
WHILE I WAIT FOR PARTS FOR THE WHITE FREIGHTLINER, I POPPED THE MOTOR OUT OF BUDDY BARRY'S 950 LOADER. THE OIL FILLER CAP FELL OFF AND THE ENGINE RAN A LITTLE LOW ON OIL. ONLY ONE OF THE BEARINGS GOT MUNCHED DUE TO THE LACK OF OIL.
THANSK
MARCH 15 2010
SORRY FOR THE DELAY IN UPDATING BUT MY "REAL JOB" WHICH I'M BEGINNING TO HATE SO MUCH HAS KEPT ME BUSY. BUDDY BARRY HAS HAD A BAD COUPLE OF DAYS BECAUSE TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT DECIDED TO BLOW THEIR ENGINES UP. OF COURSE THE EQUIPMENT ARE NOT CLOSE TO THE SHOP OR A ROAD WHEN THEY DIE. "GEO RON" AND I TONIGHT USED THE D6D TO DRAG THE 950 LOADER BACK TO THE SHOP BECAUSE THE ENGINE DIE IN IT. SO EVERY 20 MINUTES WE WOULD STOP AND USE THE "DOUBLE DUALLY" TO AIR UP THE TANKS ON THE LOADER SO THE PARK BRAKE WOULD STAY RELEASED. THE 9 KMS BACK TO THE SHOP ONLY TOOK 3 HOURS AND NO PROBLEMS AT ALL
THANSK
MARCH 11 2010
AT MY "REAL JOB" TODAY, I HAD TO DO A LITTLE GRADING OF THE ROADS ON THE MINE PROPERTY. TO SPEED THINGS UP I USED THE WING WHICH MOST PEOPLE DON'T, LOL.
THANSK
MARCH 10 2010
JUST GETTING BACK TO THE "KINGDOM" AT 1am IN THE MORNING. I HAD A BUSY DAY AT MY "REAL JOB" INCLUDING HAULING FUEL TO THE EQUIPMENT IN "FRED'S TRUCK".
THANSK
MARCH 09 2010
SINCE WE ARE HAVING A REALLY EARLY SPRING IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH. I NEEDED TO DO SOME WELDING ON BUDDY BARRY'S CAT THAT WAS WORKING IN MUDDY CONDITIONS. THE "SCREAMING FORD" BECAME THE "DOUBLE DUALLY" WHEN I INSTALLED THE TILT DECK ON THE FIFTH WHEEL.
THANSK
MARCH 08 2010
JUST A QUICK PICTURES OF THE BOYS IN THE SNOW OR LACK OF SNOW IN THE "KINGDOM". WE ARE HAVE WAY TOO WARM OF WEATHER HERE, SPRING IS ABOUT 2 MONTHS EARLY FOR US.
THANSK
MARCH 03 2010
AFTER A HARD DAY AT MY "REAL JOB", XENA AND I TOOK "THE HOOD" OUT FOR A LITTLE SPIN BEFORE IT GOT TOO DARK TO ENJOY THE FUN.
THANSK
MARCH 02 2010
WENT ON A LITTLE ROAD TRIP TO DELIVER BUDDY BARRY'S D6D CAT. IT WAS ONLY +6c SO THE TRIP WAS EVENTFUL. IT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE THIS WARM IN MARCH, LOL.
THANSK
MARCH 01 2010
AFTER 38 HOURS OF WELDING AND 63lbs OF WELDING RODS, THE BIG BUCKET WAS COMPLETED. I EVEN HELPED REINSTALL IT BACK ON THE BIG MACHINE.
THANSK
FEB 27 2010
ONE MORE DAY OF WELDING ON THIS BIG BUCKET WHICH I HAVE USED 35lbs OF WELDING RODS TO FIX THE CRACK. HERE IS A PICTURE FROM LAST NIGHT WHEN I USED BUDDY BARRY'S BACKHOE TO MOVE THE BIG BUCKET.
THANSK
FEB 26 2010
TONIGHT MY ARMS ARE SORE FROM HOLDING THE WELDING STINGER WITH BIG 3/16 WELDING RODS I USED TO WELD PART OF THE BIG BUCKET. THE BIGGER THE RODS THE FASTER THE JOB. OF COURSE I GET TO WORK ON SATURDAY HOPEFULLY TO FINISH THE BIG BUCKET.
THANSK
FEB 24 2010
AFTER CHANGING ALL THE SEALS ON THE GRADER, I STARTED WELDING A CRACK ON THIS CONTRACTOR'S BACKHOE BUCKET. YOU KNOW THE BUCKET IS BIG WHEN I CAN STAND UP INSIDE IT.
THANSK
FEB 23 2010
TODAY AT MY "REAL JOB" I STARTED CHANGING THE SEALS IN THE CYLINDERS ON THE 740 CHAMPION GRADER. THE GRADER IS UP IN AGE AND ONCE ONE SEAL ON A CYLINDER STARTS TO LEAK, THEY WILL ALL LEAK. BUDDY BARRY ORDERED IN THE SEALS AND I HAVE THE TIME TO DO IT IN THE HEATED SHOP BECAUSE IT IS ONLY -29c OUTSIDE, LOL.
THANSK
FEB 22 2010
THE OTHER DAY AT MY "REAL JOB", I HAD TO HAUL AN OUTHOUSE. THEY LOADED THE OUTHOUSE WITH A BIG BACKHOE WHICH WORKED OUT VERY WELL. YOU KNOW THE BACKHOE IS BIG WHEN AN OUTHOUSE FITS IN THE BUCKET.
THANSK
FEB 21 2010
JUST A QUICK PICTURE OF XENA DRIVING THROUGH THE BUSH. NOT MUCH SNOW HERE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
THANSK
FEB 20 2010
XENA AND I DECIDED TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN AND RELAX TODAY IN THE "KINGDOM". SHE WAS ON HER CAT KNOWN AS "KOMMUNSIT KAT" AND I WAS ON "THE HOOD" FOR A NICE DRIVE THROUGH THE BUSH. MOST NORMAL PEOPLE WOULD HAVE SKI-DOOS TO DRIVE THROUGH THE BUSH, LOL.
THANSK
FEB 19 2010
ON THE KINOOSAO RALLY ROAD WHICH I GET TO PLOW WITH BUDDY BARRY'S 740 CHAMPION GRADER. THE NARROW BRIDGES SURE ARE FUN TO GET ACROSS WHILE PLOWING. I JUST TAKE MY TIME AND TRY NOT TO DAMAGE THE BRIDGE.
THANSK
FEB 18 2010
ONE OF THE JOYS OF THE GREAT WHITE NORTH IS ALL THE ROCKS. THE WING ON THE GRADER SURE DOES NOT LIKE ROCKS FOR SOME REASON. A COUPLE OF DAYS OF WELDING AND THE WING WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE ON THE ROCKS AGAIN, LOL.
THANSK
FEB 17 2010
YESTERDAY I GOT TO BOUNCE AROUND IN THE D5G CAT PLOWING UNDER THE HYDRO LINE. THE GROUND WAS ROCKS AND MORE ROCKS.
THANSK
FEB 16 2010
A QUICK PICTURE OF THE 2 GRADERS I GET TO DRIVE IN BUDDY BARRY'S SHOP.
THANSK
FEB 15 2010
The year 2010 has started off as the worse year ever. I spent xmas with my parents in the south and when I returned to the KINGDOM, all of my computers got the virus which was the black screen of death. Not the blue screen of death like most people would get. Then I got the really bad flu which lasted over 3 weeks which consisted of any food or drink entering my body had to exit one way or another. I was able to work at my "real job" with Buddy Barry but spent a lot of time in the bathroom. With not feeling 100%, I some how managed to cut a nice straight line across my 2 fingers and the palm of my hand with a brand new ofla knife. Good thing for duct tape to fix any cuts. It was about a week that I could not use my left hand but life went on. Then on an all night plowing session driving the 740 champion grader, I ended up with a frost bite line across my one bum cheek. Still suffering from the flu, I went to use the bathroom behind the grader where I slipped and fell with my bare bum cheek against the steel pipe that holds out the grader wing. At -34C, my bare bum cheek froze to the steel pipe instantly and when I pulled my bum away from the steel pipe I think a few layers of skin stuck to the pipe. I had to finish plowing the road for the next 9 hours standing up because my bum cheek was so sore from the lack of skin in one place. (It took almost 2 weeks for my bum cheek to heal and of course I did not go to the doctor because I didn’t go when I broke my foot.)
Next I get a call from the south saying my dad is in the hospital because of a brain stem stroke which has ended his life very quickly. Xena and I head south in Buddy Barry’s truck with me still suffering from the flu and with a very sore bum cheek. The 12 hours of driving south was the longest and worse trip of my life. At one point I almost had Xena talked in to driving so I could recover on the passenger side of the truck. This was the worst flu I have ever had but I was able to make it to the funeral. At the funeral I realized my dad was a popular fellow by all the cards, emails and people stopping by for the funeral. Plus when I returned to the KINGDOM and seen all the snail mail cards from my friends around the world. Then I got my computers back yesterday and went on line to see all the emails and BB posting of support.
Xena and I would like to thank you all for the support through a difficult time in our lives. I hope 2010 gets a little better then the way the year started off.
Thanks
Joey and Xena
JAN 08 2010
BUDDY BARRY HAD ME RUNNING THE NEW STYLE D5G THE OTHER DAY. RIDING IN STYLE WITH A HEATED CAB AND MUSIC TOO.
THANSK
JAN 07 2010
SORRY FOR THE DELAY BUT MY "REAL JOB" HAD ME WORKING DAY AND NIGHT PLOWING THE "KINOOSAO RALLY ROAD". AT -34c, THE CHAMPION GRADER WITH THE 6-71 DETROIT ENGINE ONLY HAD HEAT WHEN WORKING HARD SO THERE WAS NO TIME TO SLEEP.
THANSK
JAN 04 2010
XENA AND I BOTH BACK IN THE "KINGDOM" WITH THE FLU. THE 1400 KMS TRIP FROM THE SOUTH WAS FUN AND BUDDY BARRY'S TRUCK NEEDS TO BE CLEANED INSIDE AND OUT, LOL.
THANSK
JAN 02 2010
I'M IN THE SOUTH AND HAVE THE COMPUTERS FIXED BUT NOW I HAVE THE FLU FOR THE LAST WEEK. I THINK I'M SICKER THEN THE COMPUTERS BUT IT WAS A GOOD XMAS WITH MY PARENTS.
THANSK
DEC 10 2009
IT IS VERY COLD WITH TEMPERATURES HITTING -38c BELOW. SO TO ASSUME MYSELF AT BUDDY BARRY'S SHOP I WELDED UP SOME FLAG THINGS FOR THE GRADER BUT IT IS TOO COLD TO WORK THE GRADER, LOL.
THANSK
