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How do you make stickers?? :confused: Wouldn't you need some sort of machinery to do that???

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You live in southern California. You know those sticker weeds grow everywhere! That's what we called what some people call "goatheads". I was four and my younger brother was three, and we were to stay out of the back yard because of those stickers. Of course, we were chasing each other around, and ran out back, into the sticker patch. There we were, crying our eyes out, trying to pick our feet up and not succeeding! My dad came out and carried us both into the house with dozens of those stickers in our foot soles! :lol:

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Oh yeah goatheads. That brings up so many memories. Between picking them off your feet after walking barefoot in the garden, and getting hundreds of them in your bike tires. Tough little boogers.

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Oh boy do I remember those things. Nasty little suckers. They grew all over the place. We got them in the planters when I was a kid and my dad would make me go and yank them out. They didn't come out easy They had strong roots and I got jabbed every time.

I hated those and stinkbugs. We had both. Stinkbugs were like a miniature skunk. Sticking their rear end up and blasting away. Even if you smashed one it still smelled awful.

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I was wondering what hers is worth as is but haven't looked into it, yet. I was thinking probably about 1/2 what she is thinking she'd get when restored. I figure that's pretty sweet considering she has nothing into it. It's that old vicious cycle. Why put $7,500 into something to get $15k when you can do nothing and sell it for $7,500? That's great for a hobby! :cool:

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Grandson loves the horn on the 72

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Think I made the rocker too shiny . :lol: I’m hoping the SEM chip guard tones it down a bit

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Went to the "Great Western Steam Up" in Carson City today. Great time, great weather and lots of smiling people.

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That Model T rail car is too cool. And you never have to worry about buying tires.

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My Father worked in a factory that made the stainless steel cord covers for pay phones. He made miles and miles of it. The factory went out of business in 2000.

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Paul's interest in air-cooled VWs got me to digging for pictures. Want to see some crappy pictures? No? Ok, have a look! :lol:

The '56 Bug I had through HS. I had stashed it in the barn on my folks' place while I was living on CA. I had the chrome Porsche wheels but the tires rotted up and when I got new tires I discovered one wheel was messed up, so grabbed the star spoke for cheap. Not the look I wanted, but it looked alright I guess. It was still a blast to drive!
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The '66 Bus I had made into my camper I sold to my gal. She got run off the road coming home from the beach. I found a '63 Kombi that had camper windows to restore and put all the goodies in it. This is about as far as I got when she broke up with me. I remember saying, "But I haven't finished the bus, yet" :lol:

The '66 picture was taken at a weekend bull roast field party.

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Cleaning out my little shop hoping to have enough room in there to easily move about this fall and winter. Down to 18 boxes of magazines (99% car) ranging from the 40’s through early 70’s. Water stain was on the box pre stuffing with mags.Winter project to scan what I want and then probably toss.

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tarantula wasp

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Yikes!

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You can keep that thing!

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I just looked that nasty thing up. Dang they are big, too!

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I zoomed in 3.5x to get a good picture. I didn't want to get near it. It flew in to one of the bays at work, landed on overhead door. Not of fan of this one.

for size

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It must have sounded like a helicopter when it flew in.
That thing looks like trouble.

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All you have to do to avoid trouble with it is not be a tarantula. Nobody here is a tarantula, right? Better keep those bushy eyebrows trimmed! :lol:

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I don't like tarantulas or tarantula wasps but I to like Tito and the Tarantulas

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What the heck did that wasp get crossed with !!!

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I don't have to deal with goatheads in my area. The east coast south of the Chesapeake Bay starts having sand spurs that are bad news for bare feet. What I do have to deal with right here in my yard is this ground cover I planted somewhere I can't even remember, and it's spreading itself all over the place. It takes the grass over. It gets tiny purple flowers in the spring. I don't know how it spreads itself, but I have patches all over. Makes me wonder if I'll end up with it all over, with no grass left. If I had no other reason to spray weed killer on my grass, this is a good enough one. It's pretty, super comfortable to walk on, and it just tufts up. Doesn't really need mowed.
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:lol: When I go for a haircut I tell the gal I'm there to get my brows trimmed but might as well cut my hair while she's at it.

I don't know about that nasty snarlygaster wasp being harmless to humans. We don't have those, either, so I looked them up. Effecys from their sting are:

- Abnormal swelling of face, lips, and throat

- Red bumps and itching on other parts of the body

- Respiratory issues

- Dizziness

- Hypotension

I'll make sure I get my eyebrows trimmed before coming out that way!

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Or be "Special", (skip to 10:15)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnExgQ81fhU

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:crazy: I guess some people will do anything for attention. I'll pass.

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Not for me either, SMH.

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Last time I got stung by a bee, my hand swelled up like a balloon. I couldn't even bend my fingers. I'd hate to see what that wasp would do.

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My wife walked by as I was watching that video and said "Oh that guy? He's not the sharpest crayon in the box." :lol:

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Stopped by the local Chevy Dealership today for a "not so random photo".

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Did they run you off for making all their vehicles look ugly?

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:lol: So true. The designers seem to want the trucks with angry "faces", or maybe that's what sells?

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They were closed , Thank God . They would swarm on me to buy a new one, if the had any , the lot looked sad.

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Hahaha!
Best not to let those eyebrows get away from you.

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:( Sometimes when I rub my face, the brow hairs come down and poke my eyes. I swear that I suspect spiders, first. :lol:

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Summertime on the Severn

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Cool pics Tim. I can't help but wonder what marina gas prices are these days.

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That's what I was thinking looking at the boats. What would it cost to run around in the big blue boat all day? Or any boat for that matter. I always said I'm fine with letting others buy the boat, I'll buy the gas. I'm keeping my mouth shut now!

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^^^^^ :lol:

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X2! :lol:

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ya, is so true...we went from aero-blob styling to angry transformer look.
at least my kids Firebird don't have the angry look...in fact in another day or two, it's gonna have the "cool" look.
rims showed up today, not the classic Cragar S/S's we wanted, but the modern look 5 spoke should match the era of his car better. just waiting for the Cooper Cobra's to show up now....wanna talk an excited kid?!!!
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well my Sidewinder with a 140 V4 would eat about10-15 gals if we were out in it all day...can't imagine the fuel bill for that beauty blue boat...