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[Sheepdip]

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

this mobile pharmacy burned to the frame just outside my office in wilmington back in may

Must have been cooking their own meth.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

Palm trees by the RR tracks going up in flames as we drove by. My son thinks it was started by” hobos” cooking a can of beans over a campfire

If the weather gets hot enough, their is some kind of palm tree that will ignite all on its own. When I lived in Canoga Park, a row of them next to the 101 fwy was set on fire intentionally by the FD to make sure that they didn't go off unexpectedly. Yet another long commute home.

[special-K]

Yep, change is in the air, same as this balloon!

[powerdriver]

Me and Granddaughter taking care of some stuff the contractor forgot.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by powerdriver

Me and Granddaughter taking care of some stuff the contractor forgot.

Great picture to see grandpa and grand daughter working together. Have you thanked the contractor for forgetting that stuff so you and she could have that golden moment?

[powerdriver]

Originally Posted by special-K

Great picture to see grandpa and grand daughter working together. Have you thanked the contractor for forgetting that stuff so you and she could have that golden moment?

No , He's gone and I'm glad . Granted he did a real good job of putting back together and for that i was happy . We were just inside the area he works in .

Like most contractors around here this guy had several things going at once all closer to his shop . It amounted to demo took place two months before anyone started the rebuild . then toward the end of things he tried to hire local guys to do some of stuff . I drive up and bust them blowing dope on the front steps . This kept up with different crews until a husband and wife team showed up . They were slow but lots better . You could turn you back on them and not worry.

We were nearing a year and with the rental house being sold out from under us and the years worth of problems we finally reached a point I could finish things . Lacked 3 days of being a full year . Kind of a mutual agreement he was done and we needed back in .

[FleetsidePaul]

I guess my dog wants me to quit smoking. Or she's started chewing?

9 bucks a pack.

[Sheepdip]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I guess my dog wants me to quit smoking. Or she's started chewing?

9 bucks a pack.

$9 a pack!!WOWZA!!! We want you to quit too Paul!

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I guess my dog wants me to quit smoking. Or she's started chewing?

9 bucks a pack.

I quit when the price went up to 50 cents . That was in 1978 never touched another . I also stopped all alcohol 2 years ago didnt have a problem other than the inflammation of my joints, my hand Dr suggested to stop before surgery and to not drink during therapy. I did and after a month I just decided to not start up again .

You really should quit but that's a personal decision.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

I quit when the price went up to 50 cents . That was in 1978 never touched another . I also stopped all alcohol 2 years ago didnt have a problem other than the inflammation of my joints, my hand Dr suggested to stop before surgery and to not drink during therapy. I did and after a month I just decided to not start up again .

You really should quit but that's a personal decision.

I quit for 20 years. I figure that I'm old enough now not to worry about it. I still get a clean bill of health from my doctors. I have some other health issues but they are due to head injuries that I had in the past. I was hit by a car, I was in a bad car crash, and had a big rock fall on my head. That kind of scrambled my eggs.

If you wonder why my hair is long? It's covering up some nasty scars. Plus chicks dig it.

[powerdriver]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I quit for 20 years.

So did I , Still got a 9 inch zipper in my chest . I quit from 25 till 45 and at 63 it hit me .

[powerdriver]

Granddaughter and I were using window chalk . The stuff wash's right off so not a problem but its kinda like a crayon in use . Mom And Dad went to the store and left us alone when she made a swipe across my arm annnd , it lead to this

[Warrens69GMC]

Nomad

[special-K]

I hope my son decides to quit. I wish he never started. He didn't start from seeing me smoke. Never did it. He started when his mom left. At least he's a moderate smoker.

The barn on the place where I'm repairing the summer kitchen. I'm not sure I've ever seen a bank barn with the cantilever on the side

[special-K]

Sounds like a bad situation. If he decides which job has priority based on how far and is busy, what was he thinking taking on a house fire restoration farther away? Sounds like a family being displaced by tragedy didn't play into his figuring. Only about the money.

[powerdriver]

Originally Posted by special-K

Sounds like a family being displaced by tragedy didn't play into his figuring. Only about the money.

I believe that . I have a whole different outlook toward home contractors now .

[CG]

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[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by CG

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That looks about right Mark except for the blood. Head wounds bleed like crazy.

When I got hit it didn't even hurt. Then my girlfriend started screaming. And then I realized that blood was pouring out of my head. And I thought "This is a problem'. I was a bloody mess when they got me to the ER. And they shaved a big patch of my hair to stitch me back up. I forget how many stitches but it was a bunch. But I looked weird with this big patch of hair missing and the Frankenstein stitches on my noggin'.

The weirdest thing about that was that I had a massive bruise on my left arm. On both sides of my arm. Like it went clear through. I hadn't fallen or anything. But I couldn't straighten my arm for about a year.

[special-K]

That's how gov't allotment works down here, too. They scramble to spend surplus money once the final quarter comes up, once the bulk of the year is behind with surplus funds left. What shape was the old roof in? Could be they know a building is only as good as it's roof and, although they closed the school, they want to save the building for other purposes or to sell.

They want to close down the elementary school in the town my mom lives in due to shrinking student body. I remember when they built that school. There are only two jr/sr high schools in that county. I guess the elementary school kids will get used to a long bus ride before jr. high

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by special-K

That's how gov't allotment works down here, too. They scramble to spend surplus money once the final quarter comes up, once the bulk of the year is behind with surplus funds left.

That's how it works in the private sector too. Management was a bunch of skinflints all year but then at the end of the year if you were coming in under budget they'd tell you to order all kinds of stuff otherwise the budget would get cut next year.

[FleetsidePaul]

I have this random poster in my hallway. A guy that I knew was the singer. He died at 39 of brain cancer. Too bad. He was a nice guy.

[special-K]

Heritage is easy to preserve. It's the buildings that take work

That ranch house reminds me of the couple toll houses I showed a while back

Here is a historical wrought iron fence at a historical house in a historical town

[72c20customcamper]

Raining so I pulled an old Hershey sale box my Dad had tucked away . 72 Ford t bird gran torino rear side markers , 65 mustang bumper guards 70 -74 AMX /Javalin rear side marker also fits Avanti II ,62 ford Galaxy 500 backup light kit . Also in the box was a red plate 55 amp Alternator for my AMX . All NOS need to get an idea of what the ford stuff is worth and a place to sell them .

There was also NOS MB 280SL rotors and calipers still in the box’s . Dad must have bought them when he had the 250 and 280 SLs

[HO455]

Out of curiosity what is the AMC marker light worth? I need some for my 70 Javelin and I've been wondering how much they were going to set me back..

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by HO455

Out of curiosity what is the AMC marker light worth? I need some for my 70 Javelin and I've been wondering how much they were going to set me back..

The red markers go for 150 to 200 each. That's for NOS