Rob Hall

I upgraded my Gmail a while back so I have a lot more space available, though I try and delete old mails once a year or so.

My sister sent me this article link yesterday---she's had delays on packages through Indy also..apparently it's a big problem with a new sorting facility.. https://www.indystar.com/story/money/2025/02/17/usps-delays-in-indianapolis-pile-up-lawmakers-tell-postmaster-to-act/78538008007/

Yeah. At least I get a few days of sun in the winter, not many. I need a spring getaway somewhere warm and beachy.

It was last reissued in 2018, not likely to be reissued this year. Easy to find multiple previous releases from the standard sources.

NE suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. Been getting snow on and off constantly since Jan 1st. Had a cold snap the last couple days, lows around 5 and highs around 12-16F. January-February is the only time of the year I miss living in Phoenix, otherwise I love it here near Lake Erie. My yard will be lush and green again...

In my yard I see snow and ice. The driveway is snow over ice. Supposed to get more snow this weekend. Yay. In the foreground on the left and right are small shrubs (boxwoods and evergreens) I've planted in the last 18 months.

The latest anomaly with shipping I've dealt with is the Indianapolis USPS black hole..I've had two international items routed there then they get no tracking updates for 10-15 days, then they seem to be in motion again. Very weird...

I recently received an expensive resin kit from a big name caster, it was in a sturdy mailing box with parts bagged, bubble wrapped and wrapped in newspaper. One corner of the mailing box was mashed in an inch or so. Luckily, no damage.

I’ve been getting those also. First time it made me think because I have been on toll roads in PA a few months ago but looking closely they were fake.

I see adds at the top of the page for truck wind deflectors and lingerie.

I've been getting those (PayPal scams) about once a week for $399.

When I lived in Phoenix I used to see a black Checker sedan in the Arcadia area..

Probably had 6" to 8" inches of fresh snow over ice today. Going to be pretty cold the next few days. Looking forward to Spring.

Yeah, it's wider in the front than the AMT/MPC 1/25th, narrower than the Revell/Monogram 1/24th cab.

Yeah, I have a couple of those somewhere in the stash. Have to dig one out this weekend and compare

Yep..my first couple years of driving I didn't drive in snow (high school in S. Florida, summers in Ohio). I still remember the winter of '88-89 learning to drive in snow.... I took my '86 Mustang LX w/ snow tires out into snow covered empty parking lots--rear drive, manual, sliding around, doing donuts... My driveway this afternoon was covered in ice, has a slight slope, turned off the traction control when I pulled in and managed to drift my 5000lb Jeep down the driveway...heh heh...

I think the ‘64 was a 2dr, a Craftsman or Jr Craftsman. Not sure what they did in ‘61.

Well, the Revell Blazer body is definitely wider than an MPC truck body. The MPC ‘81 grille from the recent Sod Buster pickup kit fits, but with big gaps on each side.

Sorry to hear that Mike, never easy to lose a pet. My strange little Chi mix rescue Beardsley is still going at 11 or 12 (not sure of his exact age)... he's now the grumpy old man barking at the young Yorkies.

Yeah, I thought I’d dig out some of my Iceman grills and see if they fit. Think I’ll get a Canuck 3D ‘89-91 grille with the quad rectangular headlights.

I don't even mind that they cast the rear roof w/ the body, because when was the last time you saw an '81-91 K Blazer or Jimmy with the top off?

Yeah, got one last week from Southern Motorsports Hobbies. Looks really nice...looking forward to the GMC Jimmy version later this year.

I buy some of everything.. I like all sorts of subjects. Not afraid of curbsides or different scales either.

Sharp car..love the wheels and subtle blue-gray color.

I went and saw the new 'Becoming Led Zeppelin' documentary in IMAX. Was a great experience. What was not so great is this morning after having a coating of ice and then snow yesterday, I swept the snow off my Jeep, let the defroster run 20 min or so to de-ice the windshield, when I turned on the wipers to clean off the slush a big crack appeared across the windshield. It is 11 years old and had one small rock chip. Oh well. Time to cue the 'safelite repair, safelite replace' jingle...(once it warms up).