BATMANa 196.... Corvette
Pretty sure the only year a split window was produced was 1963. My sister owned one for years. All matching numbers and correct. I was able to drive it numerous times. What a car!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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dti406 BATMAN David, what part of the country is your daughter thinking of moving to? Tell her to check housing costs before she takes the plunge. Our nieces and nephews are leaving the greater Vancouver area as they will never be able to buy a home here. They are all out of University and have good jobs but still can't afford a home here. My daughter is going to move from Pasadena to the Vancouver area of Washington, even though they make good money, they cannot afford to buy a house in Pasadena area. She moved out there while going to graduate school and we knew with the weather there she would never come back. My son went to Colorado and although he has changed jobs 5 times he is still there and I am sure if anything happens to his job again, he will get a new one. Both my other son and myself get contacted via e-mail and phone calls looking for Brian as a lot of companies are looking for his skills. I would never move south of Bowling Green, and that is Ohio not Kentucky, like the change of seasons and storms here are not as destructive as other areas. Rick Jesionowski
BATMAN David, what part of the country is your daughter thinking of moving to? Tell her to check housing costs before she takes the plunge. Our nieces and nephews are leaving the greater Vancouver area as they will never be able to buy a home here. They are all out of University and have good jobs but still can't afford a home here.
David, what part of the country is your daughter thinking of moving to? Tell her to check housing costs before she takes the plunge. Our nieces and nephews are leaving the greater Vancouver area as they will never be able to buy a home here. They are all out of University and have good jobs but still can't afford a home here.
My daughter is going to move from Pasadena to the Vancouver area of Washington, even though they make good money, they cannot afford to buy a house in Pasadena area. She moved out there while going to graduate school and we knew with the weather there she would never come back.
My son went to Colorado and although he has changed jobs 5 times he is still there and I am sure if anything happens to his job again, he will get a new one. Both my other son and myself get contacted via e-mail and phone calls looking for Brian as a lot of companies are looking for his skills.
I would never move south of Bowling Green, and that is Ohio not Kentucky, like the change of seasons and storms here are not as destructive as other areas.
Rick Jesionowski
I graduated high school in 1976 and decided to work hard and smart as I wanted to stay in the Vancouver area, but even back then it owning a house was beyond whatever I could afford on just my Government wage. Today a real dump in Vancouver proper will cost well over $2,000,000.00. Fortunately, there are lots of beautiful affordable places to live elsewhere in the country. I would like to move to New Zealand but I think I am getting a little long in the tooth for that kind of move.
My friend I grew up with went to work on oil rigs in the North Sea right out of high school, made enough to put down payments on one or two houses every year and they were rented out. The street we grew up on had 14 houses on it and his goal was to buy them all, so when one came up for sale he bought it. He bought quite a few of them (eight I think) He also bought others. He worked the North Sea rigs for 22 years and retired at 40. He still has most of the same houses he bought though is starting to sell them off as he is getting long in the tooth, like me he is 66. He has a beautiful wife, and no kids, and lives very modestly. His houses are worth about $68,000,000.00 now. It is amazing what a high school education can get you.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
Brent. No idea where our daughter and family would be going. It depends where the SiL's company send him (if at all).
The last time they went away, the daughter and SiL went to New York.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
York1 It was terrible traffic. Of course, I live in a town where the most traffic encountered is two cars at a stoplight, so Seattle may not be as bad as I remember.
It was as bad as you remember.
Mass transit is the best way to get around Seattle. My daughter knew the system very well when she lived there, and we had no problems using the buses and monorail.
Water Level Route Kevin, thanks for the Reuben! I love a good Reuben.
I agree completely. A well made Reuben is wonderful.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
It is still morning out West, so good morning.
John, sorry to hear about Daisy, it is never easy to lose a pet. I have accompanied my wife many times to help when she has been asked to put a pet down at people's homes. Lots of heartbreak to be sure.
Ed, great video, thanks for posting. I love the pride those guys take in looking after that monster.
Shipping cars across the country is pretty easy. One of my in-laws was doing contract work at the Pentagon and had bought a 196.... Corvette while he was there. When it was time to come home he did not have time to drive all the way back to Vancouver so he asked me to drive it home. He would fly me to Washington and pay all my expenses. I wish I could have done it but I was too busy at the time, it would have been a blast. I can't remember what year it was but it has a split rear window. I suggested he put the car on a train and ship it to Vancouver. He had not thought of doing that, he looked into it and that's how the car got home. It did so in very little time and he said it only cost him the equivalent of four tanks of gas. What a deal he said.
Sports cars are the best for road trips. I bought this 1990 in 1989 and owned it for fifteen years. Best road trip car ever. We went all over Western Canada and the U.S. in it.
I have a big project going on here but I won't bore you with the details, I was just taking a break.
All the best to all.
Name the model railroader.
Hello again diners. Kevin, thanks for the Reuben! I love a good Reuben.
Just got back from a little vacation with the family. Rented a cabin on a lake up north for a few nights, hit the area tourist traps, did some kayaking and fishing. Great family time. Had a lot of fun.
York John, so sorry to hear about Daisy. I feel for you.
Lots of catching up to do, so I better get to reading everyone's posts.
Mike
Kevin, the Reuben looks good. I love them if they're made correctly.
Doughless SeeYou190 What is it with Daughters moving to Tacoma/Seattle/Olympia from the South? I know many people whose daughters have done the same thing. Two of my three are doing it. The motivation is the boyfriend/fiance. They went to college together and he has a job is Seattle, patiently waiting for her to graduate PA school.
SeeYou190 What is it with Daughters moving to Tacoma/Seattle/Olympia from the South? I know many people whose daughters have done the same thing. Two of my three are doing it.
The motivation is the boyfriend/fiance. They went to college together and he has a job is Seattle, patiently waiting for her to graduate PA school.
Traveling from Georgia to Washington, a straight line takes you through Nebraska. About forty miles off Interstate 80 is Spring Creek Model Railroad store. It takes time because the store is off the beaten path, but it is worth stopping there if you are not in a hurry.
Seattle is a beautiful city, but the traffic is horrible. Three years ago I got caught on Interstate 5 going south after visiting the Space Needle. It was terrible traffic. Of course, I live in a town where the most traffic encountered is two cars at a stoplight, so Seattle may not be as bad as I remember.
York1 John
I asked my doctor if I gave up delicious food and all alcohol, would I live longer? He said, "No, but it will seem longer."
SeeYou190What is it with Daughters moving to Tacoma/Seattle/Olympia from the South? I know many people whose daughters have done the same thing. Two of my three are doing it.
- Douglas
Sorry to hear that, John. You've had a lot of years with Daisy. I sadly remember when our cat Emily crossed the Rainbow Bridge a couple of years ago. We went out and got another cat very shortly. We also have another cat and a dog, so those issues with travel didn't change. With all the Covid restrictions and the inability of the airlines to provide a decent level of service, we haven't traveled much other than by car in years.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
SeeYou190 What is it with Daughters moving ---- -Kevin
What is it with Daughters moving ----
Our condolences, John.
Been there and all that.
My condolences to you and your wife on the loss of your cherished Daisy, John.
Never an easy thing to say goodbye to a close companion.
Regards, Ed
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Today I feel like having a grilled Reuban Sandwich for lunch. Please feel free to join in and grab one for yourself.
York1That's too bad she's moving that far away again. It's just a good excuse for another road trip, and you can take more great pictures of the countryside.
My wife ia already planning the next trip!
DoughlessMy oldest daughter is graduating PA school and then is moving to Seattle.
What is it with Daughters moving to Tacoma/Seattle/Olympia from the South? I know many people whose daughters have done the same thing. Two of my three are doing it.
Fortunately, they come back.
She is making the trip with just herself and her dog. The trip will take a month. Along the way she is spending a week with her sister in Illinois and five days with a friend in Denver.
My only concern is her driving that exotic little sports car she bought. It is certainly not a road tripping car. I offered to ship it for her and pay half the rental of an SUV, but she would have none of it. She wants to make the trip in something that is fun to drive.
Driving an SUV one way from Florida to Seattle in July is very inexpensive, relatively.
DoughlessSorry, I won't be able to chronicle the trip for the forum like you did, but I might have some of the same experiences. Maybe see some hobby shops along the way, or interesting right-of-ways.
I love visiting old hobby shops, but they are getting to be very few and very far between.
Happy travels!
SeeYou190 gmpullman Especially nice if you're flying a Big Boy! Great video Ed. Thank you for sharing. Had a nice surprise today... my youngest daughter was at my house when I got home. She moved up her date to move out West. She is leaving in two weeks. I hope I see her a lot more before she leaves. -Kevin
gmpullman Especially nice if you're flying a Big Boy!
Great video Ed. Thank you for sharing.
Had a nice surprise today... my youngest daughter was at my house when I got home. She moved up her date to move out West. She is leaving in two weeks.
I hope I see her a lot more before she leaves.
My oldest daughter is graduating PA school and then is moving to Seattle. Me and the wife will be driving her car out there for her.....from Georgia.
Sorry, I won't be able to chronicle the trip for the forum like you did, but I might have some of the same experiences. Maybe see some hobby shops along the way, or interesting right-of-ways.
Even though it will be early August, I will still pack a jacket. LOL.
Good morning,
John, so sorry to hear about Daisy. Always tough when beloved pets go. The memories are great to have, I still think of Nazareth, my Afghan Hound and he has been gone 40 years.
CN Charlie
Good morning, diners.
Getting ready to head out the door for another funeral. This one is for a close friend and school board chairman. I'll be one of the 'honorary' pallbearers. I think that means that I'm too old to actually carry the coffin. A nice thing about funerals and memorial get-togethers is the reunion of friends, many of whom I've haven't seen in a long time. Today's funeral will have students who've graduated and I haven't seen in 30 years.
SeeYou190Had a nice surprise today... my youngest daughter was at my house when I got home. She moved up her date to move out West. She is leaving in two weeks.
Great surprise. That's too bad she's moving that far away again. It's just a good excuse for another road trip, and you can take more great pictures of the countryside.
Daisy the Dachshund finally bit the dust yesterday. The house is empty today, and my wife has been crying. One thing we've talked about is that we again can take off and drive places without worrying about the dog.
Ed, that is a neat video of Big Boy going to Omaha. It's also neat the Union Pacific has the train parked right across the street from the stadium entrance. People from all over the country who attend the next two weeks' games will see it sitting there.
Have a great day, everyone.
St. Paul:
Trying again as I am 'Forbidden 403'. Frustrating.
Gardeners' are here.
Dawn's Physiotherapist is here.
Family visiting this afternoon.
Fenny Compton Signal Box.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2RVtnkfUCU&ab_channel=RobertScarfe
gmpullmanEspecially nice if you're flying a Big Boy!
One for John out in flyover country (especially nice if you're flying a Big Boy!)
Yes, classification lights count as signals
hon30critter After some cogitating (that's what us old codgers do - right?), I have decided to admit that I was wrong by having such a negative attitude towards the modern safety features on the new van. This afternoon I turned them all on (except for the stop idle - that one I truly hate). We shall see what we shall see! Cheers!! Dave
After some cogitating (that's what us old codgers do - right?), I have decided to admit that I was wrong by having such a negative attitude towards the modern safety features on the new van. This afternoon I turned them all on (except for the stop idle - that one I truly hate). We shall see what we shall see!
Cheers!!
Dave
I truly wish I had them on my old truck Dave, it is a bit of an adjustment climbing back into that thing if I haven't driven it for a while.
I kind of agree with you on the stop idle thing, though I have not owned one, I have had rentals with it and I think it takes getting used to.
Our Toyota is a Hybrid and a couple of times I have gotten out of the thing and left it on. It makes no noise. We went for lunch at "The Flying Beaver" and anyone could have climbed in and driven off in it.
In urban areas, the steering thing gets a bit of getting used to, but like I said if you are paying attention to driving as you should be, you will never know it is on because it won't be steering you back into the proper lane position because you should already be there.
On the highway on a long trip, it is amazing. They call it anti-fatigue steering and it really makes a huge difference having it make the corrections for you. While you still need to hold the wheel it keeps the car perfectly centered in the lane and you soon realize it corrects before you would. On the highway, you hardly notice it working, whereas in the city the corrections are much more abrupt.
The other thing that is great is the cruise control that keeps you at a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you. It is good in light traffic, however, in heavier traffic I found it applies the brakes way more often than I would as it can't anticipate the same way we do. I could see spending a lot on brake pads. As soon as it starts using the brakes I turn it off. It still won't let me run into anything though.
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
maxman BATMAN If I have the pressure washer out and the truck is nearby I will blast the truck every year or so. If you cleaned it more often you wouldn't have that green stuff growing in the bed.
BATMAN If I have the pressure washer out and the truck is nearby I will blast the truck every year or so.
If you cleaned it more often you wouldn't have that green stuff growing in the bed.
I like growing my own.
It has brought home a lot of Christmas trees in the last 23 years.
BATMANIf I have the pressure washer out and the truck is nearby I will blast the truck every year or so.
Good evening Diners.
Just made Chicken Schnitzel, Potato Wedges and Salad, a long cool drink of Irn Bru please, Brunhilda.
Older granddaughter asked me if I would attend her school concert today. Off course I did.
My truck is 23 years old and the only thing that doesn't work are the electric door locks, but it never gets locked anyway so it doesn't matter. If I have the pressure washer out and the truck is nearby I will blast the truck every year or so.
I paid $34,000.00 for it in Sept 2000, it is a 2001. I was just offered $18000.00 for it a month ago by a contractor at Home Depot. That's pretty good! It has 260,000km on it. I have no plans to sell.
Good morning everyone. Chloe, please bring me a toasted english muffin with butter and a pan fried pork chop. Oh, I will also have a side of hash browns.
Tomorrow and Friday will be two heavy days of working on the house. I need to get all the final trim done around the soffit, and get it ready for painting.
Almost there.
CNCharlieMy parents had '67 Fargo that had kick panel ventilation due to salt. Hit a big puddle and your left pant leg might get wet. Delivered a lot of freezers with that truck.
I think it was just how I was raised... we always had a truck, but it was always a beater. My dad and his brothers never took care of their trucks, but as long as they ran well, they stuck around.
My grandfather was the same way. He had a 30+ year old truck in the barn for "when he needed it". I never saw that truck run. Whenever we visited we rode in the Cadillac.
I have had three. All have lasted for a long time, but none were ever cared for at all.
Good morning, diners. Bacon, eggs, and black coffee, please. It was a long night with little sleep.
My neighbor put in lawn sprinklers and then killed off his old grass and planted an all-new lawn. He has been watering several times everyday, and the new grass looks great. However! The town's water department called him yesterday and wanted to check his house for water leaks. They said his water usage was so much higher than normal that they suspected something was wrong. He assured them he was just using more water on the lawn. He said he was going to be in shock when the water bill comes.
I'm taking the Expedition in for an oil change. The past several years, I have quit doing that myself. I think I'm through with doing my last climbing under cars.
Good morning Diners.
Wall to wall sunshine.
Crabley Creek Signal Box.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYZrwgHbsdg&ab_channel=ALWResearchTeam
Good Afternoon,
Another hot, dry day here. Wish it would rain.
John, hope Daisy is ok. Our Pippa (Westie) slept a lot and got thin after she turned 15 but stayed with us to 16 1/2.
Dave, good news about the tires. I have Michelins on my car. They do track well but are V speed rated as specified by Volvo. They have stiff sidewalls and only last 40k miles as the rubber is softer and more sticky . If you want good handling, look to the speed rating. I did a lot of research on this before replacing the tires when I had my S70. It had a very firm ride partly due to the tires but changing lanes at 60 mph was just a flick of the wrist. I kept with the Michelin Pilots.
We have about 60% of the planting done. Nothing else is new here.
TF, my parents had '67 Fargo that had kick panel ventilation due to salt. Hit a big puddle and your left pant leg might get wet. Delivered a lot of freezers with that truck. It was amazingly good in snow.