Things I am pondering today

[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!

[silver_bullet]

I'm just a bit older.... on good days, I can move projects around to allow me to work in the unheated garage when I'm not at work....

[BluLightning]

you’re getting soft in your old age! BTW how old did you say you were?

There's no room in the barn to actually work on anything, it's all storage now.! I'm 59 for a few more months.

[silver_bullet]

I'm pondering if it's going to get warm here anytime soon so I can work on the GTO.

you’re getting soft in your old age! BTW how old did you say you were?

[BluLightning]

I'm pondering if it's going to get warm here anytime soon so I can work on the GTO.

[stu yoakam]

Is anything happening the first of the month? I got volunteered to use my vacation time that week. Probably have to mow by then and I need to pick up the branches before that.

[stu yoakam]

https://www.discountautodepot.com/

[cstmwgn]

An ad on facebook links to a website that says you can buy clearance items from Advance Auto stores that are going out of business. It says carbs are $30 and engine cranes are $50. Seems a little too cheap when they could just ship the parts to other stores that aren't closing.

Seems corporate types "like" to write stuff off! Easier to sell it for scrap than to package it back up and ship it somewhere else.

[stu yoakam]

An ad on facebook links to a website that says you can buy clearance items from Advance Auto stores that are going out of business. It says carbs are $30 and engine cranes are $50. Seems a little too cheap when they could just ship the parts to other stores that aren't closing.

[stu yoakam]

My uncle died and I can't find a record of it online. Is it bad when you don't know people's real names? My other uncle's name was Elmer but everyone called him "Wop". AFAIK that's a slur from back in the day but I could be wrong. He had lung damage from pneumonia. He was married to mom's sister. Uncle Bill was her brother. They were the youngest of I think nine kids and had a different dad.

[stu yoakam]

Snow plow just left. Spun all the tires leaving AFTER plowing our neighborhood. Didn't put down any salt or sand.

[stu yoakam]

Neighbors had to help dig the car out and push it back to the house. That was at seven am.

[stu yoakam]

Got out of the driveway Monday night. Been stuck in the snow at the intersection at the end of our street since midnight. Roadside assistance can't find a tow truck. I tried a shovel and some sand and nothing but a warning light that tells me my transmission is fubar. Had to go to the bathroom so I walked back to the house. Left a phone number with the car. Somebody will need to go to work or school eventually. There is a day care across the street. Not my fault they can't plow our street. I have now missed two days of work and may need a new transmission/car. Cops, troopers, snow plow all drove right past me sitting there with my flashers on.
Can't leave the car running forever. Down to a quarter tank or so.

[stu yoakam]

Tried to call in to work. Phones not working. City doesn't like to plow our dead end street. My finger is still half numb from 5pm trying to clear the car off before dark.

[stu yoakam]

The 71 has no interior other than the seat and the 16 they are only messing with the coil wires and temp sender on top of the cam cover so far. Rat got in the house in january. Bit a hole in the output hose of the dishwasher and ruined both cables on the door. Not to mention all the food it got into. Too big and too smart until I got it with a covered trap and some peanut clusters. Internet says they can't eat chocolate or raisins or artificial sweeteners but that is bullshit. It ate the non-toxic "poison" and the foam bowl I put it in. Used to be able to get real poison, back in my day. They claim the bait kills their appetite and the sweetener blocks digestion or some BS.