My Facetruck thread.

[davischevy]

Two guys were trying to get in a quick eighteen holes, but there
are two terrible lady golfers in front of them hitting the
ball everywhere but where it's supposed to go.

The first guy says, "Why don't you go over and ask if we
play through?"

The second guy gets about halfway there and comes back. The
first guy says, "What's wrong?"

He says, "One of them is my wife, and the other one is my
mistress."

The first guy says, "That could be a problem. I'll go
over." He gets about halfway there and comes back.

The second guy says, "What's wrong?"

The first guy says, "Small world."

[Steeveedee]

Yeah, looks like we'd have been some double trouble put together as kids. One of my friends had a chemistry set, so we set about making sulfuric acid. We were young enough that going in and buying a box of battery acid wasn't going to happen, even if we had had that kind of money. My friend was boiling the water off a batch of acid we made to make it stronger, swirling it over the alcohol burner, and spilled it on his hand. Hot sulfuric acid! His mom was a nurse and pretty P.O'd about it!

As a result of my inquisitiveness as a youth, I watched mine like a hawk. They still pulled stunts like taping model rocket motors to Hot Wheels cars and sending them down the hallway into my bedroom. Total distance of about 40 feet, and rocket smoke everywhere! Middle of summer, and I had to open all the windows to get the smoke out, because the smoke is toxic. This is obviously just an ice cube on the tip of a gigantic iceberg...good times!

[special-K]

Small world!

Someone say Tonkas? My boys grew up catching crawdads, frogs, turtles, and raising tadpoles. I had swings from the trees, built tree forts, a 10 x 12 sandbox out of 2 x 12 with close to 2' of sand. My older son and his friend made battle axes, clubs, other weapons, and armor out of wood wrapped with foam and duct tape and commenced to beating the crap out of each other for weeks. But they survived anyway

My youngest before the sandbox. That was sand for laying brick on the place



My grandson:



Me showing my sister how her firetruck works

[special-K]

I just saw these and want to share

My son Sam:


My grandson Gus:


And Special-K... on the right

[Killer Bee]

those are great, thanks for sharing!

but why is the last picture yellow?

jk, mine look that way too

[special-K]

Antique photos always look that way . How about that brand spankin' new lowboy/dozer rig? I don't consider myself old, but I like to roll along with any such comments... often it's me who takes it there. I got into collecting the old Tonkas and now have been selling some. And they ain't no $3.95 no more! To some non-collectors it may seem a bit overboard. But, it was play money I can now get back, and it has helped out. One of my favorite things I've come up with when talking about age is "Heck, I have antiques I bought new"

[Boog]

Well there' s old Tonka Tim!

[davischevy]

Sorry Killer Bee, but I'm going over to Tim's and play with Tonka's.

That's quite an impressive collection Tim.

[special-K]

I think that was the first time out with them. I'd pick one to pack up then decide it was a keeper... over and over. Then I figured you have to bring the good stuff and let the buyers sort that out. I regret many (about all) that sold and am happy many didn't. I've sold enough off that it's getting hard to chose what to sell. I really enjoyed having them all out for ME to look at. My little museum. I might bring a few to Spring and Fall shows at Carlisle, but have gotten tired of low-ballers...mostly ones who want to turn around and put on Ebay. I tell them "If anybody's going to make money off of these it's going to be me. I didn't start buying these in the '80s for you to make the money". I take a few pieces to Hershey and get my money. It's been a fun experience. Looking at that picture I see many regrets, but at least I still have them in pictures. I'm a bit passionate about trucks. Kinda like Richard's buddy with his Old Chevy picture

[davischevy]

A man boarded an airplane and took his seat. As he settled in, he glanced up
and saw a very beautiful woman boarding the plane. He soon realized she
was heading straight towards his seat. Lo and behold, she took the seat right
beside his.

Eager to strike up a conversation, he blurted out, "Business trip or vacation?"

She smiled and said, "Business. I'm going to the Annual Nymphomaniac
Convention in Chicago."

He swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen
sitting next to him and she was going to a meeting for nymphomaniacs!

Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, "What's your business
role at this convention?"

"Lecturer," she responded. "I use my experience to debunk some of the popular
myths about sexuality."

"Really, " he said, "what myths are those?"

"Well," she explained, "one popular myth is that American men are the most
well endowed when, in fact, it's the Native American Indian who is most likely
to possess that trait. Another popular myth is that French men are the best lovers,
when actually it is the men of Jewish descent.
We have, however, found that the best potential lover in all categories is the
Southern Red Neck."

Suddenly the woman became a little uncomfortable and blushed. "I'm sorry,"
she said, "I shouldn't really be discussing this with you. I don't even know
your name."

"Tonto," the man said, "Tonto Goldstein. But my friends call me Bubba.

[Ol Blue K20]

[flashed]

Lol.

[special-K]

Laughing Out Loud!!!

[72 tigger]

Boat ramp fails- 13 minutes of fun. The guy with the 73-79 Ford doesn’t seem real sharp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHTOm4MDSu4

[Killer Bee]

geez, wonder how I've managed all these years in lakes and oceans with 2wd trucks

[davischevy]

My mother is 91, still lives by herself most of the time and gets around well for her age up until now.

Wednesday, she called at 1:34 AM and said she was hurting. I got her to the emergency room and she was in fact having a heart attack.

She seems to be doing very well considering her age and the event. I'm afraid her days of living by herself are over.

We just got her home and now we are in wait and see mode to see what we do next. Luckily she has a big support group, so the duties get spread out. I sympathize with people that only have one or two people to care for a loved one.

[72 tigger]

That’s a difficult thing to deal with- not always real clear on what is the right thing to do. Praying for you guys

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by davischevy

My mother is 91, still lives by herself most of the time and gets around well for her age up until now.

Wednesday, she called at 1:34 AM and said she was hurting. I got her to the emergency room and she was in fact having a heart attack.

She seems to be doing very well considering her age and the event. I'm afraid her days of living by herself are over.

We just got her home and now we are in wait and see mode to see what we do next. Luckily she has a big support group, so the duties get spread out. I sympathize with people that only have one or two people to care for a loved one.

Sorry to see this.

[special-K]

Same here. She did well to stay independent this long. My mom is 88 and living on her own. She has developed PAD (peripheral arterial disease) in her lower legs recently and now can only walk but so far. Like she can't walk the block to the grocery store. But fortunately she lives in 'the' apartment building (mostly elderly) in the little town she was born and raised in and is like the town elder. Very well supported by most anyone in town. I am very fortunate for that. I have a room for her whenever she so chooses. Could very well come to that, but I doubt it will become necessary. I just hope to have her around a while yet. Hard to imagine what life will be like once she is no more.

[Boog]

I certainly know what you are going through Larry. My mom is 87, had a heart attack one monday night 2 months ago. The doctors said she is not a candidate for stints and she has refused open heart surgery. They said she probably wouldn't make it off the operating table anyway. She is spending her last days at home with hospice care coming in every other day along with our family tending to her needs. We lost dad in 2017. He spent his last days at home. Mom is ready to go and is doing the same. There are likely some hard days ahead. Stay strong my friend.

[Killer Bee]

difficult to put into words, our thoughts and prayers are with your mom, you and your family.

[72 tigger]

Thought of special K today- his construction company is (or was) called Clearwater construction. I see he’s going into the lumber business now too.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Thought of special K today- his construction company is (or was) called Clearwater construction. I see he’s going into the lumber business now too.

Made in the USA too.

It's good to see Tim is in the Lumber business.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Thought of special K today- his construction company is (or was) called Clearwater construction. I see he’s going into the lumber business now too.

BTW Boog moves a bunch of lumber around too.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Thought of special K today- his construction company is (or was) called Clearwater construction. I see he’s going into the lumber business now too.

I got board with the labor and went with the lumber baron thing instead. Yep, that's the Clearwater I had in mind when using that name. I'm still under that name but mostly DBA "Yes, in my name will be fine, thank you". We have downsized and are now focusing on a new micro-contractor business model. No facade, it's just me and one of my sons when I need more than two hands, two feet, and one eye.

Tow hooks. I was an original tow hook fool. Had a running listing in Pickups & Panels In Print for K/20 hubcaps and tow hooks back into the '80s. But I'm not greedy or stupid, so that puts me out of the race. I would only pay stupid money for hooks if a truck was missing them, has them on the SPID, and was restoring to pure original. Same with any part that is over priced. Where I'm coming from is where those are the only reasons to pay stupid money. I bought my first K/20 for $2k. I guess it would be worth $3k now since it was a numbers matching tow hook truck. How about a pair of doors for $1,200? Don't worry, those guys are only here for the parts board. Never waste time on this social BS.