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Ace-Garageguy

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  1. Not "irked" so much as just having a hard time understanding. Some adults have a whole helluva lot to be thankful for, especially in this country, yet they seem to WANT to focus on negativity, and whine almost constantly about what's "wrong" rather than trying to be appreciative of what they have. Sure, it helps to blow off steam sometimes, to complain a little...like right here...but to just stew in misery doesn't make any sense to me. And yeah, there's certainly a lot fubarred in the world. Focusing on it can sap your energy and even your desire to keep on going. Things go bad in our own lives too. Horrible things. There's illness, loss of loved ones, all of that. Life can be cruel. I get it. I've lived long enough to have experienced "tragedy", and sadness I'll carry forever. But I've found over the years that making a conscious effort to count my blessings, so to speak, daily...or whenever I'm having a bad day, goes a long way to alleviate the effects of external stressors. And I have a wide variety of hobbies and interests that create diversions from thinking constantly about problems. So I can't really fathom any tendency to just sit on one's butt feeling sorry for oneself. Worry and whining accomplish absolutely nothing, other than to make worse whatever the source of the unease is, and give it power to ruin your time here. And with every passing day, I'm more aware of how short our time here really is, and that I'd prefer to spend the rest of mine enjoying this beautiful planet, and all the gifts I've been given. Even on the worst of days, there's still plenty to be thankful for...and plenty to DO. Sermon ends.
  2. There is a vacuum in lotsa places where a sense of humor used to be, and it sucks much of the laughter out of the world.
  3. "Preference" is a word that's frowned on in some circles today.
  4. Eighty-nine is not the loneliest number, according to Mr. Fibonacci.
  5. Just finished mowing my lawn and put everything away when the sky opened up. Perfect timing for a change. Think I'll order a pizza to celebrate.
  6. "Stuff" is what defies categorization into specific "things".
  7. SO nice to see somebody who actually knows what he's doing actually doing it.
  8. "Worthless" is what I consider advice and opinions posted by people who have no experience or firsthand knowledge or background in the subject, but have an odd need to be perceived as experts, and just rebleat what somebody else said...whether it's true and correct or not.
  9. Another period reference mag from 1964, at the dawn of "electronic" ignition systems beginning to replace points, plus solid info on battery and magneto systems...
  10. Got a set of Cady decals for the Peking to Paris Studebaker.
  11. Yes, it's WAY underscale. But it makes a dandy starting point for a '34 Fiat Balilla.
  12. No problem, though it'll be a couple of days before I can get the bench cleaned off, straightened up, get something done, and get pix shot and uploaded. I've been putting off cleaning the bench for months, as I have very little free time right now, but this will give me the kick in the butt I need. The 250 I'll be starting with is the Italeri version, as the body is the closest to the #32 car as-pictured, with the correct rear wheel arch lip, though it needs an extra gill on each side. For the 275, rather than starting with a virgin kit, I'll be rebuilding a glooey built-up that really needed a purpose in life. This is primarily because, after checking, it seems both the new 275P kits already moved west with the first load, and the only one here is the gluebomb.
  13. I'm liking the Ferrari 250 GTO #3767, race number 32. Though it DNF'd, it was an American team...Angels Aviation Racing...with Don Yenko as one of the drivers. I have kits in stock from several manufacturers to choose from, and the nose of this particular car at this particular time looks like it will require enough minor body mods to make it interesting (it looks to me like it's been crashed and repaired, with the lines not coming back exactly as they were originally, and this might be why the car apparently got a new nose in 1975). There's already some potential research conflicts coming up too, with one history showing it was repainted from green to blue in '63 when it was purchased by Ed Cantrell / Angels Aviation. Another history says it wasn't painted red (from green) until after the Nassau race in '64, but the site referenced here says it was red with blue and white stripes at Sebring in '64, so the color on the photo below will need further verification. EDIT: Sign me up for the #2 finisher as well, the Ferrari 275P #0820, race number 23. I already have an ancient Monogram 1/24 curbside kit (based on the slotcar body) and a nice set of wires for it...and I don't want to get myself bogged down in doing a full-detail model of the winning version, which I would probably never finish.
  14. ...and the psychic vibrations of unicorns.
  15. Stars of the "influencer" sphere on the interwebs can make a pretty fair pile of money for not producing much of anything of intrinsic value.
  16. Profits get a bad rap from lotsa folks who've never tried to run a business without generating any.
  17. Much of the world has run on bovine exhaust for as long as I can remember. It's about time we can actually accomplish something useful with it.
  18. Five Guys has pretty good burgers.
  19. Forums can be great sources of information and inspiration, or a total waste of time.
  20. Fruit is something you can eat just about all you want of, without fear of gaining weight.
  21. I'd love to participate, but there's no way I'll have time to do anything justice. Still, I really will look forward to seeing the entries. EDIT: Oh wait...March 2024? Yeah, I can make that deadline. Let's see now...hmmmmmmm...
  22. Body proportion, line, and dimensional discrepancies are quite common in model car offerings from most manufacturers.
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