Friday 2-16 Trying New Diet Cokes

We had another awesome day with 70 degrees and wind. It started out being overcast but the sun came out in the afternoon.

It has been a long time since we owned a motorcycle but we kept our helmets. Larry got our helmets out and discovered the foam that provides cushion in them had deteriorated. Yesterday, he took one apart and decided that he might be able to fix it. He needed some foam and adhesive to glue the foam in. We found foam at Hobby Lobby. Larry spent part of today working on the helmets. He had to remove the old foam and adhesive using Goo Gone. He is experimenting with different adhesives trying to find one that will work correctly, unfortunately most adhesives will melt styrofoam and the inside of the helmet is lined with styrofoam. As of yet he has not found a suitable adhesive.

We have an intercom system installed in the helmets so we don't have to scream at each other when we are riding. The coating on the wires has deteriorated and the rechargeable battery would no longer charge. Larry thinks he can fix it.

We went to Michael's and purchased a glue that is designed for foam. Then we went to Harbor Freight looking for heat shrink for the repair of the intercom system, they did not have the correct size and neither did Lowe's. The next stop was O'Reilly's considering the last time we needed heat shrink we got it there. They had a kit with the correct size. At Walmart we found a battery pack that Larry can modify to fit the intercom and a coiled wire that he will use in the repair of the wiring.

We have been watching the Olympics and Coke has been running a commercial about the new Diet Cokes they have. While we were at Walmart we found they had the new flavors (Zesty Blood Orange, Feisty Cherry and Ginger Lime). We bought one of each. I tried the Feisty Cherry and Zesty Blood Orange. I like the Feisty Cherry the best but I prefer the regular Diet Coke. The new Diet Coke cans are taller than the old Diet Coke but they have the same amount of Diet Coke in them.

New Diet Cokes

New Diet Coke can on the left compare to the old Diet Coke can

When we got home Larry replaced the battery on the intercom system and it works. He played with the adhesive from Michael's. It looks like it might work but we will have to wait to see tomorrow. Larry and I are very excited about the intercom working and he may be able to fix the helmets. He is very good about thinking things through and figuring things out. He also enjoys doing it.

While Larry was working on his projects I worked on my annual book and did some Sudoku. In the evening we watched the Olympics and YouTube videos. We had a great day.