My Facetruck thread.

[special-K]

But if they checked it when you returned it and found it empty they'd fill it and charge you triple for it

[Boog]

Exactly! I’ve been through that before.

[special-K]

I dread the day I move out of here, but also I long for it. I'll be packing up for 6 months! I've been here since '86, half my life. I didn't have much when We moved in. I started my collecting things once I moved in. I did have four vehicles, I think, which is more than I have now. My attic still has things from my kids' childhood and things of mine I haven't seen in decades. All the outbuildings with stuff in them, too. I've been reducing but doesn't seem to show. Trucks parts... don't want to talk about it

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by special-K

I dread the day I move out of here, but also I long for it. I'll be packing up for 6 months! I've been here since '86, half my life. I didn't have much when We moved in. I started my collecting things once I moved in. I did have four vehicles, I think, which is more than I have now. My attic still has things from my kids' childhood and things of mine I haven't seen in decades. All the outbuildings with stuff in them, too. I've been reducing but doesn't seem to show. Trucks parts... don't want to talk about it

Oh, how I feel your pain.....I'm in the same boat Tim.......

[davischevy]

My dad was a trader, so we moved a lot. He bought raw land and built houses, he bought farms to flip, any trade to make a buck.

My dad said it was good to move often because you shed a lot of junk in the process. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. My wife and I have averaged moving about every 4 1/2 years. Not so much lately, we have been here a little over ten years and the place before ten years.

I think I have mentioned, the lady of the house has been talking building another house for a couple years now. I dread it, but maybe I will get a shop out back in the next move.

[Boog]

So Dale. How was your retreat at the cabin? Too short of course. We have a break in the summer heat this week. The wife and I are going camping this long weekend. It should be real nice.

Tim I know what you are talking about. We all hang on to things that mean a little something to us or things we MIGHT need some day way too long. The more storage room you have the more things you will keep. I know I keep boards and pieces of metal that I think that could come in handy some day and I won't have to buy something. I have a few old aluminum highway signs that have sure come in handy over the years. I've made a number of things out of them. And they were FREE.
In clearing out my Mom's estate we find things that probably should have been discarded years ago but we understand that our parents came up in hard times and things weren't easily attainable like today. We found old pieces of card board Mom saved to make patterns with. Two pieces she had the outline of a shoe insole marked on it. She saved the original paperwork to new appliances and a lot of the original boxes they came in.
If we ever did move again and down sized it would be a real pain to sort through all of the stuff.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Oh, how I feel your pain.....I'm in the same boat Tim.......

If I was in a boat it would be sinking... ha ha. This house hasn't been empty since '86. I'd love to move everything out, clean & paint, and only put back what I really feel I need... everything! I'd love for my kids to claim what they want and get rid of the rest

Originally Posted by davischevy

My dad was a trader, so we moved a lot. He bought raw land and built houses, he bought farms to flip, any trade to make a buck.

My dad said it was good to move often because you shed a lot of junk in the process. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. My wife and I have averaged moving about every 4 1/2 years. Not so much lately, we have been here a little over ten years and the place before ten years.

I think I have mentioned, the lady of the house has been talking building another house for a couple years now. I dread it, but maybe I will get a shop out back in the next move.

I've owned other house but kept my residence here. Monday last week I went and looked at a chestnut cabin along the C&O canal I could buy outright with plenty to spare. It's a place called Taylor's Landing where the canal boats would dock that had warehouses. It's right across from a boat ramp to the Potomac R. It sits up above flood level, even has an extra lot. But it's up a long flight of stairs and vehicles would be parked where it floods. I considered if I could buy a place nearby for a shop and place to move vehicles. But those steps would get old, just like I'm going to get. I need to stop looking anyway. I need too much time to get out of here and that's why I started working toward it.

My folks moved a lot, too. I went to four high schools. I lived in nine places with my parents. I moved a lot once on my own, too, renting. Now I've been here 33 years come first of the year

Originally Posted by Boog

So Dale. How was your retreat at the cabin? Too short of course. We have a break in the summer heat this week. The wife and I are going camping this long weekend. It should be real nice.

Tim I know what you are talking about. We all hang on to things that mean a little something to us or things we MIGHT need some day way too long. The more storage room you have the more things you will keep. I know I keep boards and pieces of metal that I think that could come in handy some day and I won't have to buy something. I have a few old aluminum highway signs that have sure come in handy over the years. I've made a number of things out of them. And they were FREE.
In clearing out my Mom's estate we find things that probably should have been discarded years ago but we understand that our parents came up in hard times and things weren't easily attainable like today. We found old pieces of card board Mom saved to make patterns with. Two pieces she had the outline of a shoe insole marked on it. She saved the original paperwork to new appliances and a lot of the original boxes they came in.
If we ever did move again and down sized it would be a real pain to sort through all of the stuff.

We got a break from the heat, too. What a hot summer it was. I'm heading up home myself for some mountain time. There's a rod run thing I love to go to I'll hit on Saturday. I think it's my favorite. Not really a show, just hanging out camping at the fairgrounds with some activities going on.


You're like me. I keep a stock of bits & pieces in case I need them. I was thinking the other day when I used the last of my bubble wrap. All the parts I sold & shipped on here I have never bought shipping supplies. I'm like the grandma who lived through the depression, except I don't hang paper towels up to dry... much. I have been finally using up a lot of materials on the house. I had some v-groove t&g 1 x 6 cedar left over from a job 25 or more years ago set back to do the ceiling in my bedroom. A customer bought a house that needed a lot of that replaced and it's on his house now. Made a lot of room in the shed! Best part about it was I got to sell it for today's prices. It was an investment with a great yield!

[Ol Blue K20]

The cabin retreat was too short but was fun. I'm going to stay home for the long weekend because of traffic.

[special-K]

I changed my mind. Although yurning* to get away, I'm going to use the good weather to stay on task around the place here

* Is spellcheck retarded? I can't tell you how many times I type words and it says they are wrong. I type it in my Google search box and google spells it the same way I do. Spellcheck seems like a citified upper class snob with no clue about traditional American simple folk talk, only modern yada yada bull dink sissy talk

[special-K]

I think we pissed Zuckerman off using a play on words based on his golden egg. He has so much money he isn't concerned with suing. He'd rather enjoy messing with us.

[kingsolver72]

You’ve probably pissed him off by calling him zuckerman too.
I’ve never had a Facebook account but can’t image it is as entertaining as MyFaceTruck.

[davischevy]

I think I mentioned earlier that an old friend of mine had passed a couple weeks ago. I'm glad I took my 55 by and took him for a long cruise not long ago. He seemed to really enjoy it.

He had a collection of nice GM cars, one of which was a 63 Impala SS, red on red, 300 horse, 327, four speed.

His boys had called a year ago and wanted to know if I was still interested in the car. I went by and looked at it but it had sat so long it wouldn't start. They wanted to get it running before we made a deal.

I went by today to see about the car and they sold it as is. A guy came to look at a Camaro they advertised and he wanted to Impala too so they let him have both.

I was let down, but I don't really need another car.

[Killer Bee]

Originally Posted by davischevy

I think I mentioned earlier that an old friend of mine had passed a couple weeks ago. I'm glad I took my 55 by and took him for a long cruise not long ago. He seemed to really enjoy it.

He had a collection of nice GM cars, one of which was a 63 Impala SS, red on red, 300 horse, 327, four speed.

His boys had called a year ago and wanted to know if I was still interested in the car. I went by and looked at it but it had sat so long it wouldn't start. They wanted to get it running before we made a deal.

I went by today to see about the car and they sold it as is. A guy came to look at a Camaro they advertised and he wanted to Impala too so they let him have both.

I was let down, but I don't really need another car.

amazing how money can prevail over sentiment so frequently..

selling their dad's classics -1

not holding that one for their dad's friend -2


my mom sold dad's '74 cb750 k4 to a contractor nosing around the garage while putting some leftover material away

I was so mad I couldn't talk to her for days.. I made it clear that nothing of our family's is for sale unless it was to me..

which is a laugh because mom has no bills and more than enough money..

the regret of so many things that have been sold that I wished we still had is enough already..

thankfully we have the majority of his prized possessions so we can still put our hands on so many good feelings and memories

dad's 65 chevy c20, ih 706, his marlins he bought as a teenager in the 50's, etc..


I bought a 71 marlin 336 30/30 from a guy working for caltrans that belonged to his dad that had passed..

met at the ffl for the transfer and the gal asked for his full name....... middle name was marlin..

I paused and asked him again if he was sure about the sale.. he just shrugged and said sure, why not..



when we still I had the city house in independence, I remember my first rides on the front where I could see the speedo..

probably the only first grader in the neighborhood that had been 130 on a bike

[davischevy]

That's too bad about the old Honda with attached memories.

[davischevy]

I've been doing some paint touchup on my 55. While I was at it, I took off the louvered hood and I put a stock hood with the jet plane and crest.

[special-K]

Looks great... either way! I understand the desire to change things up when you own one for long enough. I also realize a louvered hood isn't so convenient when it comes to keeping an engine bay clean. I'm tickled to have a louvered hood for the '67 mild custom project, but I'll also be painting a stock hood for it.

I always liked the '55s with emblem gone from hood and truck. But that preference goes back to when these were 10 year old cars. Things change in time, don't they? Even in the early-80s when I had a 4dr wagon, it always bugged me the car was root beer metallic (remember how popular that was?) with chrome stripped and green metal flake steering wheel. I wanted so bad to put it back to original Neptune Green Poly w/trim, and find an original steering wheel.

[72 tigger]

Nice changes on your 55. Color match looks good

[72 tigger]

Spotted this today. I think for my last ride here on earth, what could be better than a orange caddy?

[Steeveedee]

Now, I just have to ask. Why the heck does a hearse need red bubble gum machines and red headlights!? That stiff ain't in anyhurry to get stuffed into the ground!

[special-K]

Looks great... either way! I understand the desire to change things up when you own one for long enough. I also realize a louvered hood isn't so convenient when it comes to keeping an engine bay clean. I'm tickled to have a louvered hood for the '67 mild custom project, but I'll also be painting a stock hood for it.

I always liked the '55s with emblem gone from hood and trunk. But that preference goes back to when these were 10 year old cars. Things change in time, don't they? Even in the early-80s when I had a 4dr wagon, it always bugged me the car was root beer metallic (remember how popular that was?) with chrome stripped and green metal flake steering wheel. I wanted so bad to put it back to original Neptune Green Poly w/trim, and find an original steering wheel.

[flashed]

It was probably used as an Ambulance back in the day .

[Chevyland]

The thing is beautiful
When it’s your time
You might as well go out in style.

[special-K]

We all know that's an ambulance, right? Hopefully the ride that 'saves' your life. I'll take it!

Apparently some folks are in a hurry to get buried. Or this is the one they sent out to accidents where the injured had no health insurance

[72 tigger]

Around this area in the 60’s and early 70’s, I been told that the hearse/ambulance were one and the same. Thinking that was the situation when this was new

[davischevy]

I'm in Waxahachie, TX at C10's in the park.