HomerS

My son started his last 'first day' of high school year this morning (Senior Year). He came home this afternoon so I asked him how it was. He said boring as the Internet was out so not much got done. Ugh.....did no one think to check this before Day One?

Condolences from me and my three furry step kids. I've had to do it three times but the wife is a nurse so she made the final drive as it ripped my heart out. Thank you for giving her a wonderful life.

Auction wins over the weekend..... The Galaxie has excellent chrome and complete......no so sure what colors are going on here No clue what issue the Pinto is. Decent, unpainted build.

Went to Atomic City Rod & Custom Model Car Resource today as I missed the first run on the Warlock pick ups, but while there saw a couple other things I had to grab. Daisy's Jeep is F/S. Eldorado is the 1976 release and appears to be complete.

Stopped there this a.m. and bought all they had! One....

Fall sports kick off for the high school and they thought it would be a great idea to have it at the stadium instead of the air conditioned gym? Temps had plummeted to about 90 degrees at 6p. The idea was the teams use this field and then they introduced the golf team?? Basically they pimped the players for an hour long commercial for the athletic boosters.

Mail call. I've seen a couple Thomas Flyers show up on line lately but don't recall the Stutz....F/S

Saw this on a resale shop FB page so sent the teenager to get it for me when they opened this a.m. Sealed inside and complete. Only box issue is someone used the box lid to wipe white paint from a brush. While there he grabbed the Lambo kit for himself. Sealed inside and complete.....pre bar code era. I'm pushing him to build it without the wheel flares and the non-five hole wheels. Most kits don't have the body without the flares.

Stopped by there today. No kits and the 1/24 die cast w/ characters are $15.99

I'm on Spectrum's "do not call" list. Before they bought out Time Warner, TW sent me to collections over $20 for equipment I had already returned. Called their customer service and had a 'was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor" moment. They cancelled the delinquency and sent me a check for $10.xx. Fast forward years later, I had a sales rep knock on the door in the middle of the afternoon (working from home). I told him I switched as their Internet speed was too slow for 'adult movies' and the screen kept freezing! This guy had absolutely no response...he may have tendered his resignation when he got back to the office.

Directly proportional to which family member I'm avoiding!

Here's a little incentive......recent Cars & Coffee First one I've ever seen in person. Very nice conversion.

Several vendors missing from the monthly swap meet but I couldn't pass this one up!

I'm envisioning the South Park episode of all the 'experts' standing around and Kyle resets the Internet.

RIP Professor Proton (TBBT)

Notta Ford guy but the deep red 70 Mustang is very nice....

Check on eBay for Revell Mustang IMSA. They were a couple different ones that may be a good starting point

Meet Frank The wife wanted a dachshund and she made it clear I've picked the last four dogs so it was her turn. We were at our teenagers summer baseball game Sunday when a local pet store post two on their FB page. By the we left the game, one was already in the parking lot on his way to a new home and the other was at the register finalizing his paperwork. Fast forward to Wednesday and one of the dogs got returned because it appeared he is deaf. They wanted him to be adopted by someone who had experience with a deaf dog and knew hand signals. My Aussie that passed last year was fostered with a deaf dog so we know some of the signals. He clearly has some impairment but he can certainly hear some things. My parents had a BIchon and mom named him Jacques. I said he needs a strong German name....Wilhelm, Gerhardt, etc. But he has blue eyes so he could be Frank Sinatra. Frank it is! Any dog had to be a male as I have two female 'followers' (35pound pekanese/border collie and a 50 pound Aussie) so Mr five and a month old, six pounder may become the alpha dog.

Our office is in a very nice Class A building in the 'burbs. Periodically they have a mobile car wash come into the parking lot. Washes are expensive but I had a coupon courtesy of the landlord for a free basic wash. I went down and talked with the two young men and asked if they could do anything about remnants of the bachelor quantity dog yak I wasn't able to clean out of the pocket where the seat buckle is. I said she missed the carpet, door panels and even the seat back! Guys said they couldn't make any promises but they would try. I told them I tip well if you can get it better than my fat fingers could. Couple hours later, they called me my car was ready. I went down and one of them opened the door and it was immaculate. They didn't charge me anything and I tipped them each $40! They were stunned!! I said I was once young and had to work out in this 90 degree plus heat so I appreciate their hard work! Riley has to go to the groomer tomorrow so I will take several blankets to cover everything.

Years ago we had a greyhound and the rescue failed to tell us about their separation anxiety. After he managed to break out of his crate, the vet initially put him on calming meds but the doggy downers made him aggressive. (That story ends well as we got him a roommate and problem was resolved immediately). My Aussie I adopted a year ago was abused and loud noises scare her. If you have a CBD store in the area, talk to them. Riley is on a calming product and it takes the edge off for her and she isn't in panic mode.

Monthly Swap Meet. Ferrari is F/S

I picked up these today as they were on 'seasonal' clearance at 75% (less than $4/each). The shelf was bear where they usually were so I asked the clerk and he confirmed they are discontinuing to carry die cast.

When Bob is on, he cannot be beat! When Bob is off, he is a screen door. Watched him for years backstopping the Blue Jackets.

Model car swap meet finds. I've seen the Cobra Mustang in red and blue markings but not green.

Not much at the monthly swap meet but did grab this one (sealed inside)