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My next door neighbor did his time in Vietnam. I'd say he came home around 1971. He was real quiet and my dad would talk with him.. said he smelled like a distillery. He did become a bartender at one of our favorite watering holes. He was only 5 years older than me. He passed about 10 years ago.

All the critters that are close to ground water levels like toads, frogs, snakes and turtles are impacted by water quality/pollution in an ecosystem. This is why they disappear first. The last box turtle I saw was around 1996. I used to find shedded snake skins deep in my back yard. Around 1987 I saw baby brown snakes under the hosta plants. Now, none of those. Even the rabbits have been thinned out drastically. I haven't had one for the past couple of years. I have seen their tracks in light snow. I back up to an ocean causeway. I have seen deer that cross the bay bridges up by me. Raccoons are abundant. So are fox families. I have an odd possum crossing my yard now and then.

One guy at work had his done. He wore a brace that limited how much the arm could be moved. It had a protractor-like dial on it. I just put mine off, I've always worked 2 jobs (for about 35 years. .) and needed that steady income.

My dad shipped out from NJ in 1942, out of Fort Dix. They went over in a convoy of troops ships. One of them was blasted and sank by a U Boat. Another guy I worked with was a Merchant Marine, his boat was a also sank. He was one of the few survivors. He was a huge drinker, dead by age 54 with a shot liver and terrible gout. He looked like he was more like 80.

Ivan has a new favorite spot... the back of the couch. He's been there for a few days so far. Usually he vanishes after breakfast and heads upstairs for someplace quiet. Quite possible that it is getting too hot for him already.

I worked with a lot if WWII vets, most of my neighbors too served. By the time I was 18, I could tell who had served over seas and who had stayed at home. Then there were the real combat vets. I worked for one guy, I knew he was in some sort of accident but never asked him. Eventually I had learned that he was in some WWII battle in Europe and somehow survived it. In general these guy tended to be real quiet. The same went for Vietnam vets I knew.

I was immune as a kid. My mom was highly allergic to it. By me it us all over the place. You would do well with a business.

We used to find those all the time as kids. I lived by a huge tract of dense woods/swamp that fell to urban sprawl. Turtles, frogs, snakes, toads.. we had them all in big numbers. It was dangerous to cut the lawn close to dark, I had hit large frogs and snakes.

I had one in beige.

66 F and was foggy earlier. Yesterday hit around 82 and the humidity is creeping in. I'm holding off on any more yard work to see if my poison ivy is spreading. So far I have a few minor spots to deal with. The pool is finally warming up, about 72*.

We grew up in the shadow of WWII. Just about anywhere I worked, there were vets. TOUGH as nails for the most part. My dad was one, stationed in Morocco and Italy with the 461st BG which was a B24 squadron.

My right shoulder is a flat out mess. The big injury happened on July 3rd 1981 while body surfing. I came in on a wave, looked down and saw nothing but shells and pebbles. I put my right arm out to break the 5 foot fall. I had it looked into after a 2010 weight lifting injury. The gleno-humeral joint has a 360* tear. Which explains why it comes out of the joint easily. There is other problems too, AC joint, etc. I pre-habbed it, getting set for a 2011 reconstruction. After almost 4 months of PT, I skipped the surgery. I should have opted for the surgery. You'll be okay. It is a process like anything else. When does rehab start? Some start as soon as the nerve block wears off... fun.

Hit or miss for models by me. I got a pair of Grumpys Toy Vegas... opened up 1. A terrible kit by today's standards. I recall on eBay around 1999, an OG kit fetched between $350 and over $500.

Escalation is tough when you're a broke racer. Especially if purses don't correspond to the effort to build a competitive car. I ran a class called "chargers" which is a street stock anywhere else. No weight jackers, no aftermarket a-arms, etc.

66 F and overcast, getting humid once more. I took a break yesterday from heavy yard work. With possibly dealing with poison ivy, the last thing I need is sweat spreading it.

This looks quite real. I know of a 'yard. I'm not sure if it us still open, that is similar. It had streams running through it, I had to walk across two old telephone poles to get to some outer storage trailers to dig through. Of course no power or lights. I had to bring items outside to match them up to my part. Then traverse back carrying both parts. Good times, this was around 1990.

My '59 Ford was a basket case. I was very close to being over my head with it. I dug and scoured for everything I needed. And I still need a few things. I found out later that the car was sold as part of a divorce settlement from the wife of a famous Ford restorer. He likely withheld a slew of parts as an "up yours" gesture. Chrome trim pieces set me back, along with new clips, around $1700. Missing interior pieces another $500. The doors took a donor Edsel door and some Ranchero door guts from Washington state. With the glass and puzzles, seals, etc that total was $800.

My brother builds his stock cars using stock kit chassis under them. This is how we built the real ones. I have to start doing that myself. Possibly with a truck arm rear under it. I have lots of donor parts/kits.

Thanks, I'll take a look. I find their stuff mainly on eBay. EDIT: I did find one on eBay from a vendor who deals in Fremont stuff. His name is "paintinjoe". I have bought from him recently, a '35 Chevy modified body.

I have gripes with those chassis. The front ends are on the fiddly side and I don't like the front cage under the hood. The BBC is wholly inaccurate and using all kit parts, there is not much room for header/chassis fit. The headers have to be tucked in tight to the engine. I did one wired with spark plug boots, I should have omitted the boots. I have 2 going now... both are BACK IN THE BOX!! specials.

My Belair had a full dual system on it when I got the car, very recently done. AND... very quiet. I find it nice to be able to hold a conversation when I drive it.

One I have is made by Zona, likely hard to find as well. I had a small US General one when I worked in machine shops. Some idiot dropped it... it was 2 piece with rivets. I just threw it back into the box. The advantage was that it could sit up on a flat surface.

Wow. I have a set of the old MAS PE dragster fronts with rubber tires. I have to dig them out and take a picture.

Nothing beats a gaggle of kittens running around!

I'm sold on the new gasser version for sure. I'll have to unload the couple of AMT kits that I have. I do like the AMT body however.