Been Busy

My tractor runs like a top now with the new cam gear. Just took a long time to get it done with work and other things going on. Cleared the driveway today it works great. Glad it is not el toro!

Also finally installed the water heater in the sunroom it is in a walk out basement. The water heater is for the infloor heating. That was a project that we started in the early spring of this year. In the spring we installed the pex tubing and poured a layer of concrete, then tiled the floor. Sure is nice to have a warm floor.

Sifu Hayes

www.silentriverkungfu.com Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada

Frustrated

Our John Deere tractor is on the fritz. Spun the teeth off the camshaft drive so I am in the midst of tearing it apart and repairing it. You know those unexpected repairs that sneak up and whack you when you least expect it. The annoying part is I really baby and look after this tractor. I guess you can here me whining and not my tractor. Not Happy.

Sifu Hayes

www.silentriverkungfu.com Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada

Tibetan Parable

I love this parable.

A man without awareness is like a carriage whose passengers are the desires, with the muscles for horses, while the carriage itself is the skeleton. Awareness is the sleeping coachman. As long as the coachman remains asleep the carriage will be dragged aimlessly here and there. Each passenger seeks a different destination and the horses pull different ways. But when the coachman is wide awake and holds the reins the horses will pull the carriage and bring every passenger to his proper destination.

Sifu Hayes

wwwsilentriverkungfu.com, Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada

Dead End Drive

Friday November 5 we were invited to the Victoria School of arts for the debut of a film Dead End Drive. The film was presented by Victoria School of Arts in partnership with the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) and Edmonton Police Foundation. It is a film that one hundred and fifty students and staff of the school spent most of their summer putting together this anti drinking and driving video. The music video is aimed at young drivers, the idea is to grasp their attention rather than through regular public announcements, such as billboards and radio commercials that try to shock people into not drinking and driving. The video is very well put together using the lyrics and sound track of the song Dead End Road. I believe the video is so well put together that it will be seen all across North America. This not to say that only teens are the ones drinking and driving, as the constable Brian Kincheloe explained it is a problem across all walks of life. As Ryan Lester (proud to say he is my neighbor) explained at the debut he made one phone call to AMA to explain what kind of video he was trying to help produce and in a couple of days the word spread to all the emergency support in the County of Parkland. The Parkland Police Department, Parkland EMS, Parkland Fire Department, and STARS were all onboard. The video involves Police cars, Ambulances, Fire Trucks and STARS helicopter. It is a short video but really sends a strong message. Excellent job!

Sifu Hayes www.silentriverkungfu.com Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada