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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
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![]() I always check after posting and delete since it happens to me so much. But the posts also take forever to post. I waited and thought I had deleted it. Guess I got pulled away by the deer incident. So the 'other' county was not picking up the phone and not calling back. The idea was to call first thing to give them a fair chance to fit it into their schedule today. I tried the second time after another half hour, no answer. I never did get a call-back. The neighbor I've known since before I lived here drove by, I waved and pointed down at the doe. He stopped and backed up. I tell you, that '90s 3500HD with an empty flatbed was looking good to me about then. But he didn't offer to haul her and I didn't ask. But... as I told him the difficulty I was having, he says "Too bad she isn't in the road. You could call 911 and report it as a road hazard". I thanked him for the great idea! A road crew guy was here in 45 minutes EDIT: Yep. Had to delete a duplicate
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
I couldn't wait that long even if they did!
![]() I know this guy through my buddy and have hung out with him. A few years ago his neighbor put his small farm up for sale and Mark bought it. It's an old place, log house, mortise & tenon barn, summer kitchen, and all. A tree fell on the summer kitchen, shifted it on it's foundation, and gave the building a decent lean. He hired a crane to remove the tree and it sprung back a little. This is an insurance job and the contractor that repaired the roof damage on his house told him this building would be a knock down/build new thing. He's not having that. He knows I do historic, creative, and/or challenging jobs and have saved a carriage house that had an 18" lean and a twist to it. That thing wanted to be laying on the ground and I brought 'er back. I'll save a structure if at all possible and that's what the owner wants. EDIT: Yeah, that duplicate thing 3 posts in a row. A funny thing that also happens is once I delete the duplicate, which also takes a long time to happen, I get taken back to Pete's original post. Dang gremlins
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we'll stay with the 15 inchers size so it's a bit cheaper, cause if he burns the tires, 15's are cheaper and a dime a dozen around here. been quite a week FleetsidePaul. monday got fired, tuesday got a job, and then even managed to get the kid mobile... ![]() |
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when you do have your "N", your only allowed 1 passenger, unless it's family, then any amount is OK, no daylight/nightime restrictions and can use any road or highway the $900 is somewhat reasonable, should be cheaper cause me and wife have almost 40 yrs each wit no accidents...but that's why it's also only $900, we both have 40% safe drivers discount and we both have Roadstar savings |
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This poor old building. Mark had plans to fix it up and use it as a summer kitchen and I'm going to make that possible. It's ruff but I'll see it through. He grilled the burgers on the porch of it, yet. Plans are for a brick pizza oven, griddle, grille, whatever. He even has a N.O.S farm sink and faucet. It is an old plumbing supply house display
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
What do ya do on a 90 degree holiday weekend ? Go get firewood of course. I got a full truck load in my dodge and my son filled his Ranger . All down dead oak , hickory little bit of ash .Be ready to burn this winter
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I went out to get the VIN for my Bug It wasn't there. But there was a lot of dust. And I mean a LOT!. That car's been sitting in the desert for decades. So I sprayed some cleaner in the area where the VIN was supposed to be and what do you know. There it was.
![]() I looked it up. My car was built in March of 1963. I wrestled the rear bumper out of the back of the car which was a struggle. Like wrestling a fat chick over the last slice of pizza but I got it out. I also found the rear license plate. The car was last registered in January 1983. Almost 40 years ago. The old Bug's been sleeping a loooong time. But I now have a set of the original black license plates for the car. I have it parked by my side fence which was a mistake because my neighbor likes to talk and he caught me and I got his life story for about the 15th time. That was an hour extra. While we were out there a guy was honking. I guess that he didn't want to get out of his car because I had my dog. I asked him what he wanted. "Do you want to sell that VW?' He smiled. I politely turned him down. He seemed like a nice fella. ![]() Here's a pic of the bumper. I didn't put it on because I'm going to pull the motor once I get the tags. ![]()
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If that's the back yard, you can put up a 6' high cedar fence as a "wind brake", and a "wind break".
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My neighbors across the street put up what is probably the longest cedar fence I have ever seen on their property when they moved in. They also put in a big greenhouse If the wind blows my direction it smells a little bit like skunk. Hmm. ![]()
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
ordered up some new rolling stock for the boys Firebird today.
$1467 for tires, rims, lugs and hub rings...free shipping-bonus! wanted S/S rims, but rare up here (15 inchers) and the one or two places i found them they were like $350-400 per ![]() settled on some nice Ridler 675's instead and for rubber we got a set of Cooper Cobra Radial GT's coming with the Ridlers should make the 'bird pop a bit. son is estatic, don't know how he's gonna handle the 2-3 week shipping wait...lol speaking of tires...after my kid gave me the stink eye for lighting up his tires the day we got the car, noticed this on his fenders this morning....what was he doing last night?...oh well, there just cr@ppy chinese tires anyways... |
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$1467 for the whole shooting match isn't a bad deal at all and those are nice looking rims. That bird is going to sing.
You nailed it with the Cragar S/S's. The reason I've never had a set. They are EXPENSIVE! I was looking to put a set on my Baja because I'm going for an old school look. But when I saw the prices I about had to call the paramedics. The fender reminds me of a guy I knew. His dad woke him up and asked him what time he got home? (He had been out pretty much all night) But he said that he was back by 10:00 His dad said sure and asked him if could move his car because it was parked on the morning newspaper. ![]()
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For once it might pay to live in California.
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I always said that legalizing pot would get/keep California out of debt. The taxes are so high, though, that the illegal growing will never stop. You wouldn't get me smoking it though. I don't smoke anything...except tires, once in awhile.
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There is an unbelievable amount grown in my county, one of three making up the Emerald Triangle. I feel very lucky now to live in town, where it's not a problem. Years ago we looked for property out in the country, but nowadays your neighbors are probably growing, legal or not, and the stench can be deafening.
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I visited my friend up on South Mt in PA. About a month ago he came to find he had a brain tumor. Within two days he was in surgery. It's on an optic nerve and has affected his vision. Can't see out of the left half of either eye. No more driving for him.
They only took 75% and he gets chemo M-F. Quite an ordeal to suddenly find yourself in. A "relentless tumor" type, so even if the chemo knocks it down, it will keep coming back. To take it all would leave him totally blind. They may be able to keep it at bay with him continuing with life (he's 70), or he's got 5 years maximum. This friend was my go-to for assistance on tiny, tedious, meticulous, intricate, you get the idea. Like a watchmaker. Until this, he was the Model A speedometer rebuild/restore guy, with speedometers sent from all over the country and beyond. No more. He's selling his machinery off. He has been restoring a '29 Model A closed cab pickup. He's got the chassis and drivetrain all shiny done and running like a clock. He's going out and working on it when he has time and feels well enough. He was doing well yesterday and I gave him a hand. I also helped with grass trimming since he has to stay out of the son. He's a great guy I've known about 40 years. It was a great day. I need to be getting back more often now Quote:
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Put my truck work on hold last Saturday so the wife and I could take a hiking/fishing trip. Fishing was just OK but overall it was a great day. Hot and humid here, but it is summer in the south.
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![]() My father had a greenhouse. He grew Orchids in it. One day I went in and there was pot growing in it. My father never smoked pot a day in his life. I asked him why he had pot growing in his greenhouse. He said his friend paid him to use the greenhouse. He didn't pay much attention to it. He just watered the plants when he watered the orchids. I was just so shocked. My old man was the last person on earth that you would think would be growing weed. But he grew up dirt poor in the depression. He saved everything and never turned down money. He died a millionaire but you would have never known it. My mother too. She wouldn't turn on the air conditioning and sit in the heat because it would run up the electric bill. ![]() I miss my old man. He's been gone a long time now. He would have been 103 years old last May. He only made it to 68. My mom made it to 91 but she was 11 years younger than him. She died last July and my brother died in September. They're dropping like flies around here. Sad. ![]() We couldn't have been more opposite. But we could talk for hours. We were on the same page. Just different. I miss him terribly.
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