howmusHey Jeffrey, I think your have some track missing there! Those thieves have been stealing steel again?
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jeffrey-wimberly galaxy Jeffrey: I used to be a GM man. I liked the vehicles they produced. My first vehicle of my own was brand new 1983 GMC S-15 truck {same as Chevy S-10}. My second was a brand new 1987 Chevy full sized 4x4 K10 truck. The starter on it quit every 5 1/2 months, so constantly was replaced under the 6 month warrantee on the new one. The front auto locking hubs and actually the whole axle had to be replaced. Other than that it was actually a fine vehicle til the engine blew at 150K. Then I got a dodge caravan and had a {used} '88, '91, '98 of those, and now have the '06 Kia Sedona minivan, which as you know has had its share of problems. They all had their fair share of probelms, and parts to be replaced. The 98 we practically rebuilt it over the time we had it, and it was rusting form the inside out. I am not "brand loyal" anymore, it is the vehicle/type of vehicle I go for that I need {obviously I am a truck/van person}. I like the looks of some of their vehicles. Problem is every Chevy I've had was a lemon. *
galaxy Jeffrey: I used to be a GM man. I liked the vehicles they produced. My first vehicle of my own was brand new 1983 GMC S-15 truck {same as Chevy S-10}. My second was a brand new 1987 Chevy full sized 4x4 K10 truck. The starter on it quit every 5 1/2 months, so constantly was replaced under the 6 month warrantee on the new one. The front auto locking hubs and actually the whole axle had to be replaced. Other than that it was actually a fine vehicle til the engine blew at 150K. Then I got a dodge caravan and had a {used} '88, '91, '98 of those, and now have the '06 Kia Sedona minivan, which as you know has had its share of problems. They all had their fair share of probelms, and parts to be replaced. The 98 we practically rebuilt it over the time we had it, and it was rusting form the inside out. I am not "brand loyal" anymore, it is the vehicle/type of vehicle I go for that I need {obviously I am a truck/van person}.
I like the looks of some of their vehicles. Problem is every Chevy I've had was a lemon.
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That's mostly why I was a "GM" person. I LIKED most of their vehicle during my "car/vehicle formative years"!1 I LIKED my two aunt's {identical} 1977 Impalas, their following up with {identical} Pontiac Parisiennes in 1983 weren't too bad either. I LOVED the Caprice/Caprice Classics of that time frame as well. The, what 83-95 Chevy vans were much cooler than the Dodge Maxivans my parents bought.
I am after finding my "toy/fun vehicle" {could be another hobby coming on???}- that would be My Grandmother's 1983 Cadillac Sedan Deville in Brown, a color she at first thought was a "mans car", but decided to buy it anyway to replace her 1976 WHite Sedan Deville with blue interior, which I liked as well, but not as much as the 1983. WIth EFI in them, many of them are still going. Problem is around here the Caddys, Caprices of that era can be rust buckets too. There ARE some for sale still going around here and not to bad or little/no rust, well cared for or garaged, but I won't pay the price they are asking for them. And since they stay on things like Craigslist for months on end at the same asking price, looks like other folks won't pay it either! The old "just cause its old {or "classic"} don't mean it's worth nuthin'" applies here.
There is one two tone brown {light/dark} like my Grandmothers a few counties away. he wants about $5k for it. Has for about a year now. Preferably at $1,500, Maybe at $2k, maybe $2,500 I'd be interested..... I know IF I ever get my "fun/toy car, I will probably have to put some money into it, so not looking to spend a fortune just to get one if i cna help it. Has to be "approved" by MOH and MOH is not so fond of the cadillac "boats". Funny cause MOH and MIL selected a new 1976-9 [some year in there} land yacht called a Ford T-bird! It had no A/c in it, and FIL wanted the LTD, but MOH nad MIL suffered with no a/c "falling in love with the T-bird". at that time they were still long suckers.
As far as the models of Chevy vans I liked, not but a few on the whole east coast, seems they musta junked out by rust or engine failures. Never did like their minivan, the Caravan, especially the Grand Caravan had more space to offer. even more than my current Kia Sedona does.
I bought the S-15 cause I needed a truck more than a van, though I came close to buying a chevy van back then.
Thank you for this stroll down amnesia lane...
Ah, those were the days.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Again today the van flooded out! I got the doghouse unfastened then tried starting it again, iI fired up so I drove back home. I'd already made up my mind. My nephew had his chance so tomorrow I'm tying the choke back Like I had it before. Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
jeffrey-wimberly Again today the van flooded out! I got the doghouse unfastened then tried starting it again, iI fired up so I drove back home. I'd already made up my mind. My nephew had his chance so tomorrow I'm tying the choke back Like I had it before. Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
Jeff do be careful w/ a choke "blocked open and a flooding carb. That 2V Carter is only a couple of feet away under the 'doghouse" When it pops/ bangs and backfires, keep it cranking and pull the fire/ fuel into the manifold to help stop and engine fire/ The carter 2v carb is a fairly easy carb to rebuild. Your problem is the float (saturated foam) or the float needle/ seat creating the flooding issue.. The late '70s and '80s 318s w/ that carb are quite indestructible and only minor issues cause the troubles. Do you have anyone or can you work on that carb? I know that Dodge is running on last legs, but old Chevy 305s and that "metric" excuse for a "tranny" are no bargin either. If that Chev is a 350, you may have a good deal if the Dodge is going out to pasture..
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
bogp40Jeff do be careful w/ a choke "blocked open and a flooding carb. That 2V Carter is only a couple of feet away under the 'doghouse" When it pops/ bangs and backfires, keep it cranking and pull the fire/ fuel into the manifold to help stop and engine fire/ The carter 2v carb is a fairly easy carb to rebuild. Your problem is the float (saturated foam) or the float needle/ seat creating the flooding issue..
Evening Dinners!
Flo, Beer and Protien Shake pleases!
Work Front Well that is covered now!
Working Out Had another workout I was happy with. Gain rep's in all exercises and will be adding weight next time I work the arms. It has been all most three months now that I have been lifting. I hope it becomes a life style and not a passing fancy. Guess I am the only one here that is working out?
Dennis So you think it is the gears? I am guess they did not smear the motors with Lithium grease. They are such a pain to take off the weights so I can unhook the drive shafts so I can run the motor only! Far as the motors, I am to the point I am not that impressed with the PK motors!
Jeffery OK, you know now the 318 is still strong, when the carb is working right, right? Buy a new carb (numbers will be on the carb) or have it replaced. I know it is not the lean burn carb. Does the Van still have a ballast resitior? (Spell Check) When in the run postion (Key) it is only sending 6 volts to the coil. When in the start postion, it sends 12 volts to the coil.
Ulrich Top of the dirgram where there is a dark section is the garage door. On the right side with the dark section is door from the house into the garage. Dark section on the left is the window A/C unit. 3 foot section (Each square is a foot) is part off a wall with electric wires in it that I will not mess with. My desk sit rear and to the side of it. Dark section at the very back right is the door to the patio. Big 3 foot X 3 foot Dark section is my 80 gallon air compressior.
I am beat
Ken
I hate Rust
cudaken Jeffery OK, you know now the 318 is still strong, when the carb is working right, right? Buy a new carb (numbers will be on the carb) or have it replaced. I know it is not the lean burn carb. Does the Van still have a ballast resitior? (Spell Check) When in the run postion (Key) it is only sending 6 volts to the coil. When in the start postion, it sends 12 volts to the coil.
Evenin'folks!
Janie, just a decaf for me right now... Thank you Ma'am...
Managed to get a good many things done today. Finally found a layout to be open for the Division Fall Meet. Need to still find one more. Mowed the lawn. Managed to get it all done today. Can't remember a year where the lawn has stayed this green all Summer... Have had to mow it at least once a week since last April. Got some more done on the area of the layout I am doing while the washes were being done as well. Tomorrow I will be out at the Museum doing Car Host duty on the old Erie Crummy. Calling for thunderstorms all day... Could be interesting.
Only Chevys we have ever had in my family that were good vehicles were the old 1934 and 1936 4 ton axle farm trucks we had. They were already a quarter of a century old when we got them. We would drain the radiators and unhook the old 6 volt batteries for the winter. Come Spring we refilled the radiators, hooked up the batteries, put the charger on them for a few hours, and then went out to where they were parked in a field. Turn the key on, then pull out the hand choke, punp the gas a couple times and step on the starter which was on the floor by the gas pedal. Most of the time the third cylinder over fired them right up! The old 1934 had a wood frame body with sheet metal nailed on it and cable brakes. The brakes actually worked on the old girl. The 1936 was all steel body with hydralic brake. They hadn't worked in years and never got repaired while we had it. The hand brake worked just fine for our use....
All the other GM vehicles the family ever owned including a half ton pick up I had (the 'on the column' shift lever fell off in my hand downtown shifting from first to second one day, and that was one of the easy to handle problems. Just drove up to the dealer I bought it from in second gear, and yelled "Fix the $@&& thing!"), and the cars my youngest son ended up with were complete and utter junk! Garbage! Never will buy another one. We had one really good Dodge car for several years. The Dodge Omni Miser, believe it or not. Got 52 miles per gallon on the highway, couldn't get out it's own way, but never gave us a bit of trouble. I owned 4 Dodge Dakotas. One of them was great, the '93. The 91 was an automatic that I hated! The other two ('87 and 2002) spent more time in the shop than in my driveway I think. Always something not working right on them. The first cars I owned were old used VW Bugs. You could fix most anything that went wrong with them with a cresent wrench and a screwdriver. One of them (a 1956) finally died the first day of spring my first year teaching. Transmission wore out right in back of my house. Only had 236,000 miles on it... Turned around and sold it to a guy who replaced the tranny and put it back on the road as a dune buggy... Last two vehicles have been Toyotas. The Yaris I only had for 4 years and 50,000 miles, but no problems or repairs, ever! So far the PiP is 20 months old and also no problems whatsoever. None. It is also giving me an average of 74 mpg over the 22,000 miles. Love the car!
Have a good one. Prayers for all in need!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Today's candle is lit for those in need...
Quotable Motivational Quotes:
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Good Morning Folks!
I am a little late this morning. Did not get any sleep before 3am, so I woke up much later than usual.
I spend a few hours doing some research. I am still looking for alternative layout ideas, which combine my interest in narrow gauge railroads, scratchbuilding and continuous running in the small space I have. Putting all these requirements in a box and shaking it well, this is what I came up with:
Basically, a simple figure eight layout, depicting a station on the famous Mariazell line, an Austrian 762mm gauge electric railroad leading from St. Pölten to Mariazell. Locos and rolling stock are available from various sources, one of them offering a special 30% discount for me (I know this guy for 30+years).
The line still operates its original set of electric locos, dating from 1906, but having been rebuilt in the 1950´s. In addition, they also operate modern electric multiple units from the 1990´s and brand new, ultra-modern units, which went into service only last year and are nicked "Stairway to Heaven".
Just to give you an idea of the line´s equipment:
I quite like the idea of building this little layout, the only flipside of it - it´s not the US narrow gauge line, which I like so much...
Ken- thanks for the info! I still need to know how much clearance you´ll need to the "obstacles"...
Have a happy Sunday!
Jeffery:
I have driven my share of beaters, believe me. One of my first cars was an MGB that would corner on three wheels because it was rusted so badly. Chipped all the paint off the edges of the doors where they were bouncing off the body. I rebuilt that car three times. Ran it for more than 10 years. It met its demise when I had to repair the starter motor because the wrapping on the windings had worn through. I decided that because the starter was so worn I would use wheel bearing grease to lubricate the pinion gear. The grease was so thick that it didn't allow the pinion to disengage from the fly wheel, which turned the starter motor into a huge generator! Melted everything it could, including the throttle cable plastic covering and the windshield washer hoses! I had been smoking some strange stuff at the time but I didn't intend to smoke the car!
I was a GM fan big time for a while. I bought my dad's '77 Caprice and ran it for years. The only reason I sold it was because the frame behind the rear axle had rotted out severely and I was scared of what would happen if we were rearended with the kids in the back seat. My loyalty to GM evaporated when I bought a well used '86 Caprice. I knew it needed work from the beginning but I foolishly put more than $15,000 into it before I got it running reliably. That made me swear off spending another dime on the beast so it ended up being sold to the mechanic who had done all the work, and of course it ran for several more years without any major issues.
After that I got into Hondas. Got 10 years out of an '89 Civic before rust took over. The floor used to flood when driving in the rain, and I don't mean a little bit! Bought a '98 Civic and got 10 years out of that. Smart me said I will sell the thing before major stuff starts to go wrong. The kid that bought it from me STILL has it running and he swears he hasn't had to do any major repairs! Drives the stink out of it too!
Then we got a 2002 Odyssey. Great vehicle up until about 250,000 km. Then it became a money pit! Scrapped it at 273,000 km which is way to soon for a Honda, supposedly. HA!
Now we have a 2008 Civic which runs great, and a 2014 Odyssey which is very nice indeed. I hope these two last a while but fortunately we are at the point where we can trade them in before they become liabilities.
I hope your quest to find a better vehicle works out. However, you need to be honest here - I'll bet you get a kick out of the backfires!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critterI'll bet you get a kick out of the backfires!Smile, Wink & GrinLaugh
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
Good morning. It's 84° with 64% humidity. The high will be 92° and sunny.First order of business this morning (besides sweating) was to work on my van. Got the choke tied back then closed everything up and took it out for a test drive. Went out to the highway and back without a problem unless you count it trying to lift the front end as problem. It has lots of power now. Got back home and decided to see if it can dig as well as it rolls. Held the brake while I punched the gas and it was shooting dirt out the back. Told my nephew about that and he was surprised. He had thought it wouldn't run well unless the choke was working. Quite honestly I've never seen a need for one here.No other plans for today.
We had a very nice weekend, well, except for the fact we didn't get in any railfanning at all. My niece was celebrating my great nephew's 8th birthday on Saturday. So we drove up to Camp Hill, PA for the party. Stayed over in a motel Saturday night & then drove home this morning. Nice trip except for a thunderstorm we ran into on the turnpike that lasted for about 10 miles. He's the youngest of the great nephews & nieces. Hard to believe he's 8 already. We only get to see them a couple of times a year, so it's amazing to see how much they have grown in just a couple of months.
Feel like there's an empty space in my life without watching trains though. Might have to go somewhere on Wednesday or Thursday for a make-up day. When we got home, my wife said she thought I would detour up to Cresson / Cassandra seeing as how we got an early start for home. I lied, & told her I wasn't that addicted.
I have been searching for a PRR Russell snow plow by Walthers since they came out. I knew at the time I should preorder, but never did. I finally found one through the internet this past week, & ordered it. There was a possibility it was to be delivered on Saturday, so I asked my neighbor to keep an eye out for it. It never showed, so hopefully it will be here sometime this week.
Hope everyone had a nice & safe weekend...
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Howdy!
Ulrich, Halaxy. Jeffrey, Dave, Todd, and Tom ! ..... Good to see you.
Everybody else... Please stop in and say hello!
Tom.... Sounds like you are having a good weekend. Hope the youngster's birthday was good.
Todd.. .. When Brenda is at work, do you have more time for Todd-stuff?
Ulrich .... You are creative and talented, and I bet soon you wull be enjoying yourself as you are building your next project.
Galaxy .... Thomas Edison is somebody long admired in my family. I have an autographed photo of him I inherited from my Dad. Thomas Edison autographed the old photo as he gave it to my grandfather and grandmother . .. Thanks for posting the quote with words of wisdom.
Happy Model Railroading !
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hello!
Janie just a cup of decaf for me toninght... Huh? Yes, that is my usually evening request...
Had a fun day out at the Museum today. Not a terribly busy day, about half the ridership of last week, but those days are actually a lot less stressful and more fun as we get to talk to individuals more during the trips. The best was a family who were our only riders for the last trip of the day. A Father and Son and a very pregnant Mother. I asked if anyone was on the other caboose and Harold said no. I said only 3 people on mine, and Harold shouted back I saw three and a half! We used the three and a half line several times including in front of the family on the trip back up the line. The mom thought that was cute! One older gentleman told me about growing up across the road from a train yard and how he and the other kids used to climb in trains, climb through and under trains, and all kinds of other no, no things. I told him I was glad he survived it so he could come and tell us about it.... He said, "Me too", and then told me he once saw a kid get run over and cut in half by a train.... That was the day they stopped doing those things. Nuff said, be carefull out there you railfans!
We had everything from a major downpour to nice bright sunshine out there today. The storm hit just as we were pulling into Industry yard with about a dozen people on board. We were worried that they would shut down the trolley if there was any lightning with the storm (which was what was predicted for the day). We just kept everybody on the board the train for bout 10 minutes until the storm passed over us. Most of the passengers decided they did want to get off the train and tour the station. One couple opted to go right back getting a cab ride. Gave a lot of cab rides in the 80 tonner today. One was a family of 5, two high school aged kids and one likely about 5th./6th grade. Both the mom and dad were.... Ah, should we say.... a bit on the large side (dad had to weigh in well over 300 lbs) but we got them all into the cab and back down the ladder of the 80 tonner safely. The look on the face of the youngest kid told it all. He had the biggest grin I have seen in years. The high school kids were grinning too!
Just about time to get Blackie his medicine, so I will catch up to all later!
Good evening. 80° with 78% humidity. Cloudy, lows around 70°. It's comfortable night as long as I'm outside. It's rather chilly in here. A bracing 71°.As I said earlier I got my old van running very well this morning despite ignoring the advice of God's gift to auto mechanics, namely my nephew. Now it'll bark the rear tires and try it's level best to lift the front wheels off the ground. Now he has to admit that I was right and he was wrong. I wonder if he can bring himself to do it?Tomorrow morning I have two doc appointments in town. One with my general doc and the other with my podiatrist. I believe Hone Health will also be coming out. Last week they had my me pack up my wound vac and it went out the door with her. I was NOT sad to see it go.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow. I think somebodies cat has gotten out!Little sisters house in Pennsylvania.
Flo, Beer Please.
Work Another Caboose Day. One couple, wife weighted around 250 Lb's, Husband weighted at less 400 Lb's where looking for a Queen sizes mattress set. They where willing to spend up to $400.00 for the set. I am glad they never say on anything, they would have broke it!
Work Out Front Again a great workout! Added 3 exerises for warm ups. Then I did max reps on all movements! I am real pleses with the bench press. Last time I only got 9 reps on the last set. Tonight I got all 10 reps in the for sets! Then for the heck of it I added 5 Lb's and did a 5th set and got 7 rep's!
Later, Ken
Hey Jeff.....
......I have a 1997 GMC Sierra pick up........bought it in 2004 after some punk kid hit mine while he was racing another car........it had 87,000 on the odometer........10 years later it now has 254,000......give or take a few hundred.........2 weeks ago I had new bearing and seals put into the rear end.
Some might say ....."Why don`t you just buy a new truck?"
My answer......"I don`t have 45,000 dollars for a new truck"
That usually shuts people up.
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
Jeffrey: I don't are for the cat so much, but the '76 era Coupe DeVille is *very nice* and in my favorite color, though I'd want a red interior as well.
Dennis: I hear you on the truck! I used to be a truck person before minivans "took over". I still fantasize about getting a truck. But when I saw the prices on the new ones, like you mentioned, I vowed I woudl trade in the mobile home nad buy a HOUSE first for THAT kind of money! ANd I thought the $16K I paid for my "fully loaded luxury" '87 Chevy K10 4x4 long bed was "a LOT". Even USED trucks are $20k now to start, of course now most are "loaded' with the "luxuries" I enjoyed back then. I'd happily pay that now for a new one!
Aaaaaand ... Monday.
Monday should be outlawed.
Had a pretty good weekend here. Friday was just hanging out and b-day dinner cooked by my fiancee (and presents too -- see WPF thread for that).
Saturday we had a goup of our friends over for a fire in the back yard to celebrate birthdays (mine, fiancee's, and some of our friends -- September is a good month for birthdays ... ). I guess it was also to celebrate the last official weekend of summer, not that you'd have ever believed it was "summer" here in the first place -- kinda makes me worried about what will happen come late October / November ...
Sunday was mostly cleaning up from the party (cups, tables, etc. that didn't need put away for the night), and weekend chores (laundry, etc). this week has a lot of stuff on the list again ... so it's gonna be another busy one while continuing to think/dream up the plans for my layout...
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site
NeO6874 Saturday we had a goup of our friends over for a fire in the back yard to celebrate birthdays (mine, fiancee's, and some of our friends -- September is a good month for birthdays ... )
Saturday we had a goup of our friends over for a fire in the back yard to celebrate birthdays (mine, fiancee's, and some of our friends -- September is a good month for birthdays ... )
Happy Birthday to you and fiance' ... !
Yep, good people have September birthdays. Mine was earlier this month.
Everybody .... Good morning!
Monday again? Already? The weekend went by too fast. I got some layout work done, though, making progress on the approach track and liftoff bridge to the new section of the layout.
Penny is not going down to Florida to see her parents this week after all. She developed a cold last week and cancelled the trip. There was a $50 cancellation fee for the rental car, but JetBlue waived their $100 fee because she was sick. I didn't know anyone did that anymore. One more reason to like JetBlue, I guess. So, she'll go there at Thanksgiving instead.
I've got a doctor's appointment today. I've given this Metformin stuff 4 months and I still feel like crap. It's time to try something else.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Morning guys,
I also have a appoinment today. actually its kind of in three parts. I have a stress test and eco cardiogram today and then go back to have a monitor put on tomorrow which I take back on wednesday. I havent done any railraoding now since July and dont have any plans to in the near future as of yet. I have been playing alot of strat o matic baseball and football and just got their hockey version on Friday.
rdgk1se3019......I have a 1997 GMC Sierra pick up........bought it in 2004 after some punk kid hit mine while he was racing another car........it had 87,000 on the odometer........10 years later it now has 254,000......give or take a few hundred.........2 weeks ago I had new bearing and seals put into the rear end.
Heartland Division CB&Q NeO6874 Saturday we had a goup of our friends over for a fire in the back yard to celebrate birthdays (mine, fiancee's, and some of our friends -- September is a good month for birthdays ... ) Happy Birthday to you and fiance' ... ! Yep, good people have September birthdays. Mine was earlier this month. Everybody .... Good morning! Happy Model Railroading !
to those fellow September b-dayers!
Mine is this Thursday!
OF course September is a good month for birthdays! Its exactly 9 months from Christmas/New YEars time
Of course mine is so close to the autumnal equinox that I always "hate" when it comes around as it means COLDER weather is DEFINITELY coming!
Again,
Jeremy - good luck on the stress test hope all goes well.
Dan- Happy BD to your finacee
Galaxy - One of my favorite Thomas Edison qoutes is this, when asked what is teh secret to his success he replied "..I failed my way to success.." I have always like that one.
Howmus - I had a Dakota until a flat bed tow truck ran it and me over. Tough truck though. Probably saved my life becauswe It was built like a sherman tank. It stopped that international tow truck ! LOL - Some of your past cars sound like some of mine. Once my F100 wiper quit working - on the drivers side - I had to look out the passenger side while driven from the drivers seat in the rain. The three speed on the columnb kept falling out too !
Jeff - Bone pain is the worst. I shot two of my fingers together ( the nail hit a knot and shot out of the wood ) once with a framing nail gun. The pain from skimming across the top of the knuckles is some of the worst pain I have ever felt !! I hope the pain has lessoned ! Would you like to borrow my nail gun for your nephew ?
bogp40 - a friend of mine had a chevy 1 ton van with a 350. They couldnt keep the transmission in teh thing. They went through three and finally dumped it.
Uhlrich - That is an impressive drawing !
Dave - friend of mine had a civic. After 300k miles he had to get rid of it. Wouldnt pass inspection anymore - where the seat bolted to tHE floor, tHE floor had rusted out ! When he took a turn the seat slipped around ! LOL !
Garry - Happy belated birthday. Sorry I missed that. Hope you have a great week !
Weekend was great !!! Went down to the James river NMRA meet with my oldest daughter in tow. Listened to the author of a book about "Model Railroad goes to war " Great speaker, wonderful subject and an outstanding modeler ! Then went and visited one of teh local layouts and picked up some great pointers for future remodel of mine. Met some wonderful folks and purchased a lot of railrod stuff from an estate sale, filled up my trunk and had a great time with my daughter who was perfectly behved !!! Then Sunday afternoon spent a few hours looking through the stuff and and putting together some branchline Powhatan passenger cars ! Best weekend in a long time !
Morn.... Hmmmm... OK, ahem! Afternoon folks!
Ah, Zoe, can I still get breakfast? All day? Great! I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes, real NYS Maple Syrup, a couple sausage links and lots of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast Coffee in my FGLK mug please.
Sun keeps popping out from behind the thick dark clouds every once in a while so far today. The forecast is for Mostly. Cloudy that is. Currently 48°F out there with a high of 57°F later this afternoon. I have a small but important list of items that have to get done today. Most of them involve organizations I am part of, Scouts and the MLK committee.
YGW...... OUCH!!!! That hurts just to think of it!
Hope everyone is having a great day! Stay safe and have fun... Later!
Halfway through monday!
thanks everyone for the b-day wishes (and happy (belated) b-day to you guys too!).
Just enough time for a Coke and a sandwich before getting back to work, then I gotta dash.