Ace-Garageguy

Satin of white at night is the subject of a song by the Moody Blues.

I had no idea, none zip zero period, but I'm getting the faintest glimmer now... EDIT: AHA!!! I found heem. Just have to double check... EDIT 2: PM'd

Moving on, the "pot calling the kettle black" seems to be a lot of what makes the "news" these days.

Hmmmm...I knew what it was, but recalling a tricky maneuver some time ago where something visible in the interior...something like bench seats or buckets IIRC...determined the year or model of the vehicle, and after my research pulled this car up with factory head restraints on the rear seat, and going down the rabbit hole trying to determine what year the rear-seat head restraints started...I forgot all about getting back here in time. Looks like my hesitation was entirely unnecessary, as the entire '69-'77 production is the "right" answer. Oh well.

"Situation" is what all the movie tough-guys say they have when they really mean "I'm in deep poo".

Now will be before in just a little while, but by then it'll be too late.

Relaxing and tuning-out all the worldly noise is good for the soul.

The great thing about procrastinating on straightening out your records is that if you put it off long enough, you can just throw it all out.

"Measure twice, cut once" is all well and good, but think through what's going to happen when you make the cut too. EDIT: I speak from experience. That's me at 25, below.

Future Shock was kinda 'out there' in 1970, but it accurately describes a lot of what we're seeing today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Shock

Pretty bizarre reading some of the haters online insisting Edison was a big zero who "exploited" people working with him, and took credit for other's accomplishments. Which brings me to Thoughts and ideas that hold forever true: Some things never change.

More stuff that was too cheap to let slide...that I'll really try to get to by 2070. The Mack trucks give me a complete set of the series, some of which are decent builtups. One of 'em (I have a couple extras) will eventually be an AP Mack as used on the Hoover Dam project. EDIT: And how cool is this? Also...a Heller R8 Gordini, because I saw a nice build on this very board. I figger a better pair of carbs and a couple other upgrades is all she needs. Ferrin restaurant owner friendamine longtime back ran a couple Gordinis and a Porsche 911 as his dailys, and I did a lot of work on 'em.

"Complete a project"...sorry, I'm not familiar with the concept.

Sounds like some smoothbrain learned a new word.

Venison. Yum.

Medication can have unpleasant and unpredictable side-effects

One of my favorites:

Power is the only thing some people live for, and I'm not talking about Reddy Kilowatt.

Relationship advice for furries pops right up on Google.

Or bail, or plug the hole in the boat, or if it's raining too hard to fix the roof, at least put buckets under the leaks instead of whining. In short, when a difficult situation arises, DEAL WITH IT. Behaving like a competent adult gets easier with practice.

Or a giant sloth.

I do have two 1/87 (HO) scale models of the Hulett ore unloaders.

Understanding how steel is made from ore or scrap is fundamental to understanding how massive machines are made. The casting process for making huge components is also required knowledge to "get it". The video below, while not great, gives some insight into casting and finishing massive machine parts.

There's no shortage of internet and YT rabbit holes you can go down, eventually leading to the kind of thing you want. This one isn't so much about building massive machines, but it presents various starting points for more research.