OldTrucker

We live in an older mobile home community. The new owers are moving new trailers in but rather than selling the are leasing or renting and almost all the new people are coming down from the Chicago area. I started using the frontage road to go to the far side to the mail boxes instead of the short way through the place. If you drive through with your windows down you will almost get a secondary high on the way! We tried having our windows open more and using the ac less last summer but the two homes to the west of us send out that familiar skunky smell evey couple hours that finds its way into our place. County police say nothing they can do and going to the managment is worthless! Not to mention mor break ins and the sound of gunfire on most weekends!

Just from what I have heard and read though, this will be a very dangerous construction job due to severe weakening of the exterior structure. Going to take some very experienced engineers to think and plan this one through.

Tom is correct, treat it like they do the Frank Lloyd Wright houses as a architectural land mark of great significance.

Yes the steel could be wrapped to replicate wood beams. My sons do interior trim work and have done this in million+ dollar homes!

Reminds me of when we got our first computer in 2010. It didn't take me long to mess something up. The guy that lived across the hall worked with my wife at Walmart and he couldn't figure out what I did so he said he would get the guy that fixed his computer issues who lived in one of the other apartment buildings. He comes back with a 12 year old kid who had my computer up and running in less than 10 minutes and then did something that would keep it from happening again! Called on him 2 more times while we lived there!

That is one thing I don't miss doing!

I just don't see the rise of the same excitement that came about with the original wheel standers. But I could be proved wrong!

Cool stuff there Dave!

What irked me today??? The flex pipe on my 2006 HHR broke again! Last time I bought a repair piece that was supposed to be a slip over and clamp affair only to need to be welded on. In the end I could have bought the whole cat converter for less than what I paid in the end! This time I ordered a new cat so it is just a bolt in. Also ordered new O2 sensors rather than fighting the old ones out, besides they were most likely bad as they were throwing codes. Then had a tire separate so had to get a new pair for the back. Guess I know why that tire had a slow leak that no one could find.

I wouldn't put those nut bags onto my worst enemy! My daughter-in-law knows the breeder, she was a vet tech and he used the clinic she used to work at. Said as a breeder he is a class act . She knew that he put down his own animals but did not know that he was doing that. I checked with the locals and they said it would be my word against his (my friend said he was staying out of it) so they would not even consider going after him without more to go on. They went on to say that they know him to be a good dog breeder and considered him above reproach. The ones I thought would be the most appalled by it said how he puts down a suffering animal is his own business. Said it wasn't like he was being cruel or abusing the animal. So guess that is where it stands!

One of the song writer/performer crew of that era. I really liked his music!

Looks like a out of focus picture of a doughnut !

This little guy we watch one day a week and him and his sister 2 days a week in the summer but alas he goes to grade K next fall and we won't have them except for school breaks. This guy and his cousin Liddie (his dad's twin brother's daughter) who is exactly on month younger are our last 2 grandkids. Now we are waiting to see which of the older of our grandkids will be the first to give us a GREAT!

Seeing one of my grandsons helping daddy work on his car!

Had homemade chicken and noodles with homemade chocolate cake for dessert!

Was finally nice enough for the wife and I to get outside and putter around! Cleaned up the winter mess around the patio, cleaned and repainted one of the patio tables and scrubbed down the swing and after it dried sat and counted airplanes for while!

Godspeed Gary Schmidt

Happy Belated Birthday Rich!

I've looked and looked for one and if you are fortunate enough to find a solid one the price they want is astronomical! Most I have went and looked at the rust worms have done a number on what little frame they had. I had a pickup about 7 years ago and the rust was so bad I parted it out and junked the rest of it even though several people really wanted to buy it. It just wasn't safe to be on the road!(or off for that matter) My rule of thumb has been, If you are having second thoughts on keeping it then it is time to let it go.

What irked me really bad was yesterday. Went to a dog breeder with a friend to pick up his new puppy. While we were there one of his workers came in and told him there was a problem with on of the beagle pups that were just born. He went out and then came back carrying the pup. He laid it on a bench and told the worker to go back that he would take care of it when he was done with business. I could see that it had deformities but was alert and very active. It's left front leg was stunted with the paw where the leg joint should be, the left ear looked like when a leaf just starts to uncurl and it was missing it's left eye. Was solid bone where the eye socket would be. I asked him what he was going to do to which he replied that her would destroy it. I told him if he put it back with the mother until it was weened that I would take it and would even pay something for it to cover the time and any costs of it's care. (shots worming and such) He just said no, picked it up got a 2 pound hammer out of a drawer and walked out the back door! I started to follow but my friend grabbed my by the shoulder and stopped what probably would have been a mistake on my part. So we took his new pup and left. I didn't sleep much last night still thinking about it.

Those two never stay sick very long. They bounce right back way faster than any kids I have ever seen! Healthy living I guess! I haven't had the flu or even a real cold since the late 70's! Had the flu in 1978 and it almost killed us both but out kids never got sick! We get the shot now every year.

and your money was in the pocket???

My grandkids had that and turned out to be Influenza Type A.

So they aren't too bright white I rub the side of a pencil lead over the letters then buff it off a bit .