misterNNL Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 11 hours ago, Khils said: Congratulations Tom! ......(hint) .......... the next 7 are just as big of thrill. This little guy is actually number eight. We have seven other grandkids, 2 boys and 5 girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 The hurricane track moved off the coast completely ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my66s55 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, oldnslow said: The hurricane track moved off the coast completely ! Let's hope it stays there or moves further away. The hurricane force winds extend 30 miles out from the eye and high wind up to 105 from the eye. Still can lose power. Got my fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 All the potential projectiles (wind chimes, glass butterflies, etc) have been removed from the yard. Flag is still up until Monday or Tuesday and then I'll put up the smaller storm flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrod 97 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Had a great time at a family cookout today. Played a few games of cornhole, visited with my Great Aunts from Germany, ate some mountain pies, and sat by the campfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Cleaned out the basement this week emptied all most everything we no longer use. Sold most of that stuff this weekend for over $500.00 Now we have mad money for vocation... That's a win, win, Win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I'm still using VCRs (3 of them), but blank tapes are getting VERY hard to find. I've taken to buying pre-recorded tapes when I can find them and taping over the recording hole. Last weekend, at a couple of yard sales, I was able to score over 70 of them for $20. That should keep me going for another year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) Just got a text from my friend in MI with the 3 cats, he's just been offered a special needs teacher's assistant job with a $3.00+ per hour increase in pay over his current graveyard shift gas station job! Orientation starts next week for him! Edited September 4, 2019 by Joe Handley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Got the 05' Neon "check engine" light out and the car running great. My good friend who owns it had been told it needed an engine (!!!) by several wizard "mechanics". They also wanted to do all manner of monkey motion to the trans, as it would stutter and shudder when it upshifted under anything over 1/2 throttle. The codes were cylinder 1 misfire, and cam sensor. They told her it had zero compression on one cylinder too, hence the idiots wanting to swap in a junkyard engine instead of actually diagnosing and fixing the real problem. As it's essentially a one-owner car, with just over 100,000 miles, I kinda smelled a rodent. Turned out to actually have slightly low compression on one cylinder, from a weak valve spring. Also had a cracked vacuum line, so it was sucking air on one runner at idle and misfiring when stopped, in drive. The cam-position sensor was also actually bad. Little car runs like new again, no "engine" light, no idle misfire, no trans-shudder, still good after a 100-mile test drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Bill. She’s lucky to have you as a friend. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) On 9/7/2019 at 10:27 PM, ewetwo said: Bill. She’s lucky to have you as a friend. ? She's a real sweetheart, one of the most genuine and kind people I've ever met. Anybody lucky, it's me. She's not a doormat though. She's got a temper when she's wronged, and she can dig her heels in and be at least as pigheaded as I can...and that's some serious pigheaded. We've been friends since the early '80s. One of my exes met her some years back and said "she's so phony; nobody could really be that nice". Yeah, well...she is. But the ex turned out to be kinda phony about a lot of stuff, and not very nice. Edited September 9, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Sounds like someone I know..... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: One of my ex's met her some years back and said "she's so phony; nobody could really be that nice". I once had a young lady that worked with me who had to be one of the nicest people in the world. I doubt she ever had an evil thought in her life. Everyone loved her and nobody could say anything bad about her at all! But she sucked as a CADD drafter. She worked earnestly and as hard as she could, but this just wasn't in her aptitude! She somehow created system errors we could not recreate! She'd call me over and her drawing was upside down on the screen... as in how the heck did you do that? So I ran key stroke logs on her, I literally wrote Fortran lines in programs where you deleted stuff that read "IF*(user)= 'jess' then <quicksave=*(filename)*(date/time)" just so we could save her work. We'd run the log files and watch incredible things happen and write protections into the system. We called it "Jess Proofing" and it assured us that nobody could break the system! As a consequence, everyone else worked harder to cover for her and get our workload out. But nobody complained! There was no way we could fire her, but she did drag down the department. Anyway... one day she comes into my office and starts crying. She then tells me she has a better job offer and will be leaving. She was so nice she couldn't tell me this without bawling. She felt like she was killing us! I'm trying to act disappointed, but at the same time assuring her it's okay.... but inside I was pretty darn pleased! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragcrazy Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) Not today but yesterday my oldest daughter got married after seven years, they decided two weeks ago so my wife and youngest daughter pulled off a miracle and we had a great ceremony and party after!!!! vince Edited September 8, 2019 by vintagedragcrazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Congrats ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 While I'm currently in a "building slump" I recently gave my grandson a snap kit for his 6th birthday, which was 'bout 2 weeks ago. Finally got around to supervising him with his first build and I believe he is up for another build real soon. Guess a trip with him to the hobby shop is in order in the near future and of course we'll stop for ice cream too. Here he is with his first model, a Revell 2018 Mustang GT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 These are memories your grandson will always cherish Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragcrazy Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Just got home from vacation at ocean city Maryland was great beautiful ocean view and it was bike week thousands of sweet bikes crusing around till all hours! Took a trip to the boardwalk lots to look at! vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I finished a model on Friday! I was out all weekend but will take some photos tomorrow and create an Under Glass thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 After 1 year,I finally got my friend to attend a cruise night car show that’s held every Tuesday.He agreed to go.I mean it’s not like I was going to beg him.But he agreed and said,it was the best show he saw this whole summer.I wanted to punch em in the face for trying to get down to the show, but I held back LOL...And to top everything ,he got second place for his Chevelle.Next week is the last show at the location.But at least I got him and his gorgeous car.m to the show....And win something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Actually from last week. Got the Audi, Mercedes and BMW finished right before I took two weeks for vacation. The weather has been great so far with more on the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Nada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) Beautiful fall weather today... took a drive this evening down through the national park to my favorite custard stand..had a honey cinnamon pecan frozen custard in a chocolate coated waffle cone..delicious. Drove home w/ the A/C off, windows down and sunroof open...going to get out and enjoy the weather as long as it lasts... Edited September 24, 2019 by Rob Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Temps in the high 60s this morning , finally getting a little break from the heat , highs still supposed to be in the 90s , but weatherman said "It's a dry heat" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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