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How did we manage to survive?
SfanGoch replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Especially when some dopes attempt all three, in addition to texting, while doing sixty on the expressway. -
How did we manage to survive?
SfanGoch replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Why not? Everybody else does. -
How did we manage to survive?
SfanGoch replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Ever notice that people who are adherents to natural health food diets look like they're about to drop dead at any given moment? I made sausage and peppers with gnocchi for dinner, with extra grease. -
My friends and I tried that when I was stationed in Germany. I was the unit armorer at the time and I had quart bottles of CA in the arms room, which was used to repair or replace the hard foam pads on Dragon Missile trackers, attaching velcro for MILES equipment onto vehicles, glueing drunk roommates' hands and feet to their bunks, etc. Well, a couple of us were sitting around talking and somebody brought up the Crazy Glue commercial. There was a lot of discussion whether the commercial was rigged or not. One thing led to another and I suggested that we try it. Word got around the company and there were bets made (800 bucks' worth ). We got a mechanic in our motor pool to attach a 5" square steel plate to the top of an M1 helmet and make another one with an eyebolt attached. We looped a length of cable through the eyebolt and clamped it. Then, we made our way to our company's M578 recovery vehicle and hung the looped cable on the boom hook. I applied the CA on the helmet mounted plate (along all four sides and an "X" from corner to corner) and attached it to the one on the hook. The motor pool sergeant, Kevin De Salle, volunteered, for a piece of the action, to be the guinea pig. He secured the chin strap, held on to the steel pot and the boom was raised slowly until Kevin was about 5 feet off the ground. He was suspended for about two minutes and guess what? It worked as advertised!
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What's next, getting a junker and towing it around?
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waxing a finished model ???
SfanGoch replied to bubbaman's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Works for me. No swirls and nice, smooth glassy finish. -
waxing a finished model ???
SfanGoch replied to bubbaman's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I use Novus Plastic Clean & Shine to achieve a high gloss. It doesn't affect enamel, acrylic or lacquers. -
If you do that, you won't be able to barely hear the guy explaining what he's doing while being drowned out by the annoying backgound music.
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Walking up the yavnya this afternoon with Goch Jr., we ran across this here 1950 Dodge Coronet, complete with clear gloss coat covered faux patina: Notice the chrome is rust-free. Check out the door lock: Y'know, anybody who happens to have a handcuff key on his keychain can, well.....you know.
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It would've been cool to have kept the fire pole. It beats walking down stairs if you're running late for school or work. More fun, too.
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Here are two in my neighborhood that were converted to residences. The first firehouse is the former Engine 38 (old Brooklyn Fire Dept., later E 238 FDNY). It was converted in 1976, a year after the engine company moved to new digs a couple blocks away. It still has the old "B.F.D." logo above the second floor windows. The next two photos are of the former Engine 215 firehouse on my old block. E 215 was disbanded on Sept. 15, 1972. It was sold at city auction for $19,000 in 1975 and the building was converted in 1983. This is a 1600 sq.ft. 2 BR 1 Bath loft apartment on the second floor. It rents for $6300/mo.
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Parts count for vintage kits
SfanGoch replied to HotRodaSaurus's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I have both the GPM paper model and the Monogram kit; but, I've been on the waiting list seven years for this bad boy: 1/48th USAF BOEING B-52 A - H KITS An honest to goodness 1/48 BUFF, in all its 54" wingspan glory! It should be ready for release very shortly. -
Another part of our childhood memories is gone. I met her some years ago and she was a really nice, down-to-earth person. I still watch The Patty Duke Show with my kid. Patty Duke Dead at 69
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Or paying a small fortune for a pair of beat up, smelly 30+ year old Nike Air Jordans.
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My mistake about the Taurus. It just went together so well, it seemed like a snap kit. The Revell Impala SS is indeed a snap kit. I still have two unbuilt kits and the box sez:
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As they say in the commercials, "But wait!" Ever wonder what all those 20' shipping containers are good for besides shipping stuff in?
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New approach, huh? A little slow on the draw with that revelation. Kids have been playing with models for years. The Revell 1994 Impala SS is a nice kit. It has an opening hood and full engine detail. Ditto with the AMT Ford Taurus SHO.
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On the other side of the kern, there's this: Williamsburg Dumpster Seeks $1,200/Month—Yes, Really
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Metal Powders - For Real Metal Cold Castings
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I read about that somewhere.
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If I didn't see or hear it before today, it's news to me. Did you forget that you already replied? That is SO one minute ago.
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Garry Shandling Dies at 66
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This is along the same lines as the "There is a problem with your _______ account" emails. The scammers send emails with the name of genuine banking institutions included in the subject and sender's address. If you hover the pointer over the sender's name, you will see the name of the bank. Upon closer scrutiny, you will also see extra items, such as odd additions pointing to a bogus address. The scammer will indicate that there have been unusual transactions associated with your account and request that you verify your account information by sending your account number and login info for the purpose of conducting a security review. Yeah. right. Most of the emails are written in pidgin Engrish, which should be a dead giveaway to anyone not in a coma.