Random Photos ‘You took’

[4u2nv]

Originally Posted by Warrens69GMC

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

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

[special-K]

Originally Posted by 68bowtie

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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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.

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

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!

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!

[Warrens69GMC]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

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!

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

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

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by Warrens69GMC

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

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

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

[Warrens69GMC]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

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

Not for me either, SMH.

[Steeveedee]

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.

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by Warrens69GMC

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

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

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

[3757chevy]

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

[special-K]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

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

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

[Steeveedee]

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

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by special-K

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

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

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

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!

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

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by LT7A

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

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

[special-K]

Summertime on the Severn

[Boog]

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

[special-K]

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!

[Boog]

^^^^^

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by Boog

^^^^^

X2!

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

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

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?!!!

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by special-K

Summertime on the Severn

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...

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

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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Those are some nice looking wheels! Somebody is going to be sad when the first curb rash occurs.

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Those are some nice looking wheels! Somebody is going to be sad when the first curb rash occurs.

thanks!
hoping the Coopers stick out enough to reduce it.
we went to throw one on for looks...only prob, factory wheel locks on all four wheels and of course no key came wit the car.


2 mins with an impact and off she came


maybe shouldn't have done this...kid is super stoked now

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

thanks!
hoping the Coopers stick out enough to reduce it.
we went to throw one on for looks...only prob, factory wheel locks on all four wheels and of course no key came wit the car.
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2 mins with an impact and off she came
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maybe shouldn't have done this...kid is super stoked now
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Those look great. It's funny how rims can totally change a car.

Wheel locks? Do they ever have a key? I've known plenty of people including myself that had to fight those ridiculous things. But I don't know anyone that ever had their wheels stolen. All they do is complicate things when you need to change your tires.

Random shot of my brother (not the one that died) and his jackass.

[special-K]

The one on the right?

I haven't put wheel locks on anything in over 40 years. I came to realize my vehicles are never at risk enough to justify the disadvantages. I've had different issues from different locks that I had the key for. The worst kind were the actual cut key type that locks a smooth shield over the nut that just spins free of the nut itself. Plus, there are only so many keys of any type. Way less variations than ignition/door lock keys. Anyone who is stealthy enough to come out here to steal my wheels would have the keys

A new set of tires, a battery, and fresh gas oughta do it for this truck

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by special-K

The one on the right?

I haven't put wheel locks on anything in over 40 years. I came to realize my vehicles are never at risk enough to justify the disadvantages. I've had different issues from different locks that I had the key for. The worst kind were the actual cut key type that locks a smooth shield over the nut that just spins free of the nut itself. Plus, there are only so many keys of any type. Way less variations than ignition/door lock keys. Anyone who is stealthy enough to come out here to steal my wheels would have the keys

A new set of tires, a battery, and fresh gas oughta do it for this truck

you're right on the money.i have some cars,my wife too with nice wheels and not a wheel lock in sight.before i retired from CAA(AAA in the states) i went to help a lady with a brand new VW convertible and a flat tire.i commented on the nice wheels and no wheel locks?she said that's right,i'll never have them again so i asked why.she said the VW was new,her previous car,a Honda Prelude was written off,all because the wheel thieves were around,saw the lock nuts and knew the socket to get them off,was in the car in all likelyhood.they broke in destroyed the door lock,door handle and damaged the door then just for a kicks i guess,destroyed the inside of the car looking for the lock socket,found it and stole the wheels anyway.the estimate to repair the car and all the new interior,was more than the car was worth?she wasn't a fan of lock nuts any longer.