Things I am pondering today

[stu yoakam]

We should have smilies for "hats off" or "in memory".

Also one for music/party.

[stu yoakam]

Pondering what it would cost to own a shopping mall. Your own movie theater, arcade, snack shop, kitchen, Sears or whatever automotive, loads of parking, sometimes underground. Might even be able to run karts or golf carts indoors. Mini golf, laser tag... Probably could set up a concert space. Pipe dream to have an Austin City Limits style set up for bands.

[stu yoakam]

I have only seen one cat in the last year or two. IDK if they chase squirrels or not. Probably would run away or get eaten by a coyote or whatever else we have around here. Neighbors have a dog but it lives inside most of the time.

[Jarlaxle]

Not stored. Daily driver. They still f with it anyway. They only sell non toxic "poison" now. The last rat I had ate the stuff like it was crack. Put cinnamon, cayenne, and peppermint all over a few months ago and it seemed to help. Need some kind of cover to deter them like a plastic lid or metal grate. Was going to try split loom but they ate the factory stuff already. They make the fiberglass spark plug boots and metallic wraps for starter wires etc. but that is expensive. Squirrels are too smart for the rat traps and the glue trap just sucked up leaves and shit. Could try antifreeze. Poison and bullets are frowned upon inside city limits.

You need a cat.

[stu yoakam]

We should have smilies for "hats off" or "in memory".

[stu yoakam]

Just found out Greaserama will be in a different location this year. Not sure how I feel about that. I liked when it was at the Boulevard Drive In. It has been at the fairgrounds in Tracy MO for many years now. Don't know why they are moving but it's the same place as the rusty metal swap meet. They had to move when the Twin Drive In closed in november.

[stu yoakam]

Bought a rug at the dollar store that resembles a placemat to cover the coils. Its a good fit and rough like velcro if I come up with zip ties or wire to hold it in place but I started to worry it might hold heat in. IDK

[stu yoakam]

don't they sell electronic boxes that deter infestations?

Mouse trap monday on youtube showed a video of mice inches away from one for hours on camera while eating or whatever and completely ignoring it. Also squirrels apparently enjoy super-fire hot almonds. They probably aren't dumb enough for a rubber snake.

[stu yoakam]

I have always had luck with putting a small plastic container of mothballs in vehicles when I store them. Seems to be a deterrent against rodents! Might wanna try that. A package of mouse poison also doesn’t hurt!

Not stored. Daily driver. They still f with it anyway. They only sell non toxic "poison" now. The last rat I had ate the stuff like it was crack. Put cinnamon, cayenne, and peppermint all over a few months ago and it seemed to help. Need some kind of cover to deter them like a plastic lid or metal grate. Was going to try split loom but they ate the factory stuff already. They make the fiberglass spark plug boots and metallic wraps for starter wires etc. but that is expensive. Squirrels are too smart for the rat traps and the glue trap just sucked up leaves and shit. Could try antifreeze. Poison and bullets are frowned upon inside city limits.

[cstmwgn]

don't they sell electronic boxes that deter infestations?

[silver_bullet]

I have always had luck with putting a small plastic container of mothballs in vehicles when I store them. Seems to be a deterrent against rodents! Might wanna try that. A package of mouse poison also doesn’t hurt!

[stu yoakam]

POS rodents ate my coil wires again. Good thing I had a spare pigtail. Should probably order a spare spare then.

[stu yoakam]

I have a bolt in cat and pipe for it from summit if I can get the old studs out and the O2 sensors. Otherwise need a booger flange of some kind to be able to bolt the muffler back on. Do have a hobo freight 99 cent welder that makes good popcorn. IF the critters haven't chewed anything up. The head strap on my helmet broke, does anyone know where to get a new one? Zip ties might work...

[stu yoakam]

Soon it will be warm enough that I can complain about the heat.
I am on vacation this week but I have to fix brother's truck. Leaf spring hanger is broken off again and the muffler fell off. The flange disintegrated at the back of the converter. One stud broke off at the manifold last time and I fudged it with a replacement that wraps around the flange. Should have another one somewhere. Same with the rear shackle. No idea where it went though.

[BluLightning]

We have 6 cars in the barn. That means that the Studebaker is up on the lift and the GTO is parked under it. I'd have to move at least 3 cars to work on something out there. I need another barn!