My Facetruck thread.

[special-K]

I would have come over to help! I took care of an elderly woman's farm needs, as far as structures go, after her husband had passed. Those varmints had probably started setting up shop once he got older and his physical issues had set in. The guy minding the grounds was a city boy so everything was a first time experience. He was constantly running the tractor into their burrows. They were everywhere, and everything that could be burrowed under was. He was making such a half hearted attempt to deal with them. If he got one in the trap you'd think he got them all. I'd tell him set that thing right back out there. They are multiplying faster than you are taking them out. Finally, I started trapping them and lost count at 15, no more than 20. Very little activity around there

Ever since my cat died I have been trapping squirrels and chipmunks. Rabbits haven't been a nuisance, though have munched some flowers. And I had to trap a young groundhog who was setting up shop. I need another cat!

[Killer Bee]

oh my folks shout and shoot at critters in the garden, and we get a fair amount of them.. two giant walnut trees in the front yard as well a few of its descendants nearby keep the squirrels hauling their nuts all over the place.. deer standing on the front porch eating mom's flowers.. everybody and their furry cousins in the gardens.. but never have I seen something so destructive to the buildings, it's almost unbelievable how destructive they are..

forgot to mention that, neighbor has trapped several.. but that's a daunting task, probably 5-10 underground or out feeding for every one you see..

without pets around, poison was my first thought but not sure what mom has already tried, she's well versed on other types of critter poisons so figured that had already been tried..

and agree totally with a good country raised cat, excellent hunters!

[72 tigger]

Nice longhorn killer- snapped a pic of the C50 SPID- he’s the second owner

[Killer Bee]

^ thank you! wow, that's an awesome C50 with factory A/C!

here's the spid from the longhorn, heading out to work now, stopping at post office to send the $

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Nice longhorn killer- snapped a pic of the C50 SPID- he’s the second owner

It has a 366 engine with a 4 speed transmission with no 2 speed. I had to research when they started installing the 366. I had only seen small blocks in 50 series. It would be interesting to know what drivetrain Chevyland's example has.

My first dump truck had a 366 with a 4 speed and 2 speed rear. It was a square body. We hauled thousands of yards of dirt with that thing. I traded it for a 71 Cheyenne super a few years ago and the guy is still running the wheels off of it.

In about 1969 a guy down the street from us bought a new 70 series, black with what seemed like chrome everywhere. I still remember those big 427 emblems in the hood. I was in awe of that truck.

[special-K]

That guy was thinking about sitting in that C/50...a/c, radio, and hydraulic steering.

[special-K]

That's right. She's your Little Queenie

[davischevy]

An old man, a boy and a donkey were going to town. The boy
rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along
they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the
old man was walking and the boy was riding. The man and boy
thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions.
Later, they passed some people that remarked, "What a shame,
he makes that little boy walk." They then decided they both would
walk. Soon they passed some more people who thought they
were stupid to walk When they had a decent donkey to ride. So,
they both rode the donkey. Now they passed some people that
shamed them by saying how awful to put such a load on a poor
donkey. The boy and man said they were probably right, so they
decided to carry the donkey. As they crossed the bridge, they lost
their grip on the animal and he fell into the river and drowned.

The moral of the story? If you try to please everyone, you might as
well kiss your ass good-bye.

[special-K]

Aw man, my stomach hurts

[Ol Blue K20]

[davischevy]

Thinking back a few years, living in Florida, I remember Hurricane Matthew.

I was ready for it but my wife was not.

When the wind reached a screaming pitch with the trees snapping and threshing, the horizontal streaming rain, flying roofing iron and destroyed fences as well as the unnerving sound-levels, my wife was rooted to the spot.

She stared and stared through the glass of the window. Immovable,with her nose pressed to the windowpane, the stark fear in her eyes will stay with me forever.

Fortunately, as the eye of the storm arrived and the winds temporarily lessened, I was able to open the door and let her in.

[davischevy]

On my way up to Clinton, MO to pick up some pipe buggys this morning a Freightliner passed me that said Midwest Truck Sales, Lone Jack, MO. I didn't think about how close I was to Killer Bees stomping grounds until then.

[davischevy]

A man noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery.

A black hearse was followed by a second black hearse.

Behind the second hearse was a solitary man walking a dog on a leash.

Behind him, a short distance back, were about 200 men walking single file.

The man respectfully approached the man walking the dog and said: "I am so sorry for your loss, and this may be a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like this. Whose funeral is it?"

"My wife's."

''What happened to her?"

"She yelled at me and my dog attacked and killed her."

He inquired further, "But who is in the second hearse?"

"My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my wife when the dog turned on her."

"Can I borrow the dog?"

"Get in line."

[Killer Bee]

them's good funnies thank you!!

Originally Posted by davischevy

On my way up to Clinton, MO to pick up some pipe buggys this morning a Freightliner passed me that said Midwest Truck Sales, Lone Jack, MO. I didn't think about how close I was to Killer Bees stomping grounds until then.

yes sir, all over it! clinton's about an hour south of us..

there's a Midland truck on 50 hwy n F hwy across street from what used to be max's market.. not sure names of either now.. buddy and I took two giant crappie to max's when we were kids, matt won biggest for month and year and we got some free tackle for prizes..

grandma lived in clinton after grandpa passed.. they lived in lowery city in a house he built.. lived in the shed during construction.. when I was a youngin grandpa took me fishing all over truman, sparrowfoot was one of our closest favorites.. lowery city was nothing but a blink on 13 hwy.. but grandpa had a nice orchard and garden..

osceola cheese factory was a favorite stop when we'd go fishing further south.. second cousin I think he is, lives in deepwater.. uncle ran trot lines back in the trees swallowed up by the reservoir.. I ran the lines with him a few times, still remember pulling some doggone gar in the boat just because my uncle was too cheap to cut his gear LoL some of them doggone things were right scary, in the boat anyways.. 'now don't let loose of him, don't let go' he'd tell me.. it's a wonder we never got bit..

you probably came up on 13 across truman.. years ago, grandma and a church friend in her olds 98 traveling south to lowery city from clinton across one of those lake overpasses.. she got her tires over the edge of the asphalt on the shoulder and over corrected.. she shot into oncoming traffic and took the duals out from under the back of a set of doubles going the other way! of course the car was totaled, 13 was closed for hours, and grandma barely had a bruise on her, her friend only slightly worse with a few cuts and a broken arm or something minor.. she was a prayin' woman and no doubt wasn't her time that day!

[davischevy]

13 is a much better highway than it was in the fifties when we lived in Blue Springs.

It's divided highway all the way from here to there now.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by davischevy

Thinking back a few years, living in Florida, I remember Hurricane Matthew.

I was ready for it but my wife was not.

When the wind reached a screaming pitch with the trees snapping and threshing, the horizontal streaming rain, flying roofing iron and destroyed fences as well as the unnerving sound-levels, my wife was rooted to the spot.

She stared and stared through the glass of the window. Immovable,with her nose pressed to the windowpane, the stark fear in her eyes will stay with me forever.

Fortunately, as the eye of the storm arrived and the winds temporarily lessened, I was able to open the door and let her in.

Got me!! Got my girlfriend too

[davischevy]

My wife laughed at the FBI one.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by davischevy

My wife laughed at the FBI one.

I liked that one too

[special-K]

I think anything with lungs can. Whirlygigs chase off moles, so maybe some bigger ground vibrations would run the hawgs off. I'll leave that to your imagination.

Here's one I herd the other day:

A young man walks into the job center in downtown Los Angeles and sees a card advertising for a gynecolo........... uh, maybe not here. Clean as it may be, I probably said too much already. I'll leave telling to someone else if they feel it's proper for here, LD

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by special-K

I think anything with lungs can. Whirlygigs chase off moles, so maybe some bigger ground vibrations would run the hawgs off. I'll leave that to your imagination.

Here's one I herd the other day:

A young man walks into the job center in downtown Los Angeles and sees a card advertising for a gynecolo........... uh, maybe not here. Clean as it may be, I probably said too much already. I'll leave telling to someone else if they feel it's proper for here, LD

I think Special K is standing in line just west of Albuquerque.

Anybody that wants to be on the inside on this joke will have to PM me their email address.

[special-K]

Made it to Flagstaff this morning

[davischevy]

I ran up to Ottawa, KS to Ole Marias River Run this weekend. Drove right past the Oceola Cheese Company. Our trucks were well represented. I took a few pics. They are not the greatest work I ever did, because the sun was high and the shade was sketchy.

[davischevy]

I somehow lost a bunch of pictures, but here are a few more.

[special-K]

Looks like a nice show. I'll take the last three.

I keep reading your signature and thinking I must be diplomatic. A friend once told me another guy we both knew when we were young said this about me, "That Tim is the only person I know who can call you an a-hole in a way that leaves you wondering, did he just call me an a-hole?"

I don't know if anyone noticed I reversed my signature back in spring. I'm ready to turn it back around again so it makes a little sense maybe

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by special-K

Looks like a nice show. I'll take the last three.

I keep reading your signature and thinking I must be diplomatic. A friend once told me another guy we both knew when we were young said this about me, "That Tim is the only person I know who can call you an a-hole in a way that leaves you wondering, did he just call me an a-hole?"

I don't know if anyone noticed I reversed my signature back in spring. I'm ready to turn it back around again so it makes a little sense maybe

I saw where your turned it around. I was amused.

So, which is it?