%minute freewrite Sunday prompt *confidence cut*

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This is my post for #freewrite Sunday prompt confidence cut hosted by @mariannewest

Today I did not do much, I do not know what is going on, I can barely walk across the yard without being completely wiped out. When I get back to the house I took my blood pressure and it is very low 66/44 and my pulse is 113, I take it in the mornings an hour after waking and it is 141/83 pulse 92. It is all over the place.

I decided to take the carburetor off of my motor and soak it in a can of carburetor cleaner. If this does not work I will find someone who is willing to work on it for me. This has been a real confidence cut with both of us. We have always been able to work on our engines. Our inboard boats have all had 350 Chevy engines in them. I think we could rebuild one blindfolded but this little motor has us stumped.

I tested all the electrical parts on my motor with my husband's multimeter. The coils test good, it has two stators, one is bad but I knew that it was it is the one that charges the battery, the other one that is the ignition part tested good. The power-pack is good. It has to be fuel, it has good spark, good compression, fuel is all that is left. I also looked at the reed valves, they are good.

Tomorrow I will try fishing with my husband, ONCE AGAIN!! I used to love fishing in the same boat but now it is more depressing. He stays in a bad mood because we are not making any money and makes comments that just piss me off. I told him that I will fish with him tomorrow but if he can not hold his tongue, it will be the last day that I fish with him. I really need to get my motor fixed.



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Just keep going ... your picture is the right one ... I know it is hard right now ... but ten children, a captain and his wife, a sergeant and his wife, and the entire Lofton County Universe are rooting for you and yours ...

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Thank you, you made my heart happy. :)

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I know all too well what it is like to live with someone who never seems able to escape the mire of misery, and tries their very best to drag everyone else down with them. You could try distracting him from it, though. Has he read Patrick F. McManus? He used to live here in the northwest, and he had a humor column in Outdoor Life magazine for decades. Many were collected in books and may be available from your library.

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I try not to say anything to him, I understand his depression over the river and not knowing how to make the next dollar. He does not believe me, but I tell him that something will come through for us. In our 35 years together, we have had some tough times and we made it. We have never had it this bad but I still have Faith. I will tell him about Patrick F. McManus book.

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I think the second great depression is crowding the vast majority just now.

And not having the livelihood to take care of the family means great stress, but especially sadness.

That's what's behind a man's grumpiness.

The fear and dread of not being able to take care of his own.

I know, I'm experiencing that feeling right now.

Be patient and kind, even when it's like this, it's very necessary, for both our sakes.

As you say, not everything is forever applies to heartbreak and everything.

Best wishes to you.

Cheer up!

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thank you for your kind words. I do understand but sometimes I just need a break from it.

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