Uh-Oh!
Dave's Place
Working on the engine compartment of a 3/4 C cab is a PITA!
Was about to call it a night, but you know how that goes... "Think I'll take
care of that while I'm here... won't take long, I can finish before dark."
When I hear the little voice in my head say that, I should STOP!
But, I didn't stop.
Installed some wire loom, needed to trim it. "Boy, this stuff is hard.
Wish I could see better, and get a better angle..." SNIP! "What th.....?!"
I have the headlight wires reconnected, thank you.
Dave Lester
Home of the Internationally Renowned 'Sheba and Goliath
See pictures at www.davesplaceinc.com
John Poulos
clean up, have a bite to eat and sit on the couch. Than, later,
sometimes midnight, I'll think "Maybe I'll just paint that one bracket
so it's ready in the morning." and head out to the garage. Around 1-2
AM, take a second shower, and toss my second set of dirty cloths down in
the basement and crawl into bed.
Dave's Place wrote:
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JP/Maryland
Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com
My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/
63 R2 4 speed Daytona HT(Md.keeper)
63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk
63 GT Hawk (sold)
63 2 dr sedan (Plain Blue Wrapper)
63 Avanti R3 clone(Md.keeper)
Nate Nagel
would look if I still had my own garage!
nate
John Poulos wrote:
> I feel your pain, but I'm dumber. I work all day, come in the house,
> clean up, have a bite to eat and sit on the couch. Than, later,
> sometimes midnight, I'll think "Maybe I'll just paint that one bracket
> so it's ready in the morning." and head out to the garage. Around 1-2
> AM, take a second shower, and toss my second set of dirty cloths down in
> the basement and crawl into bed.
>
> Dave's Place wrote:
>
>> I should to learn to quit working on vehicles when I am hot and tired.
>> Working on the engine compartment of a 3/4 C cab is a PITA!
>>
>> Was about to call it a night, but you know how that goes... "Think
>> I'll take
>> care of that while I'm here... won't take long, I can finish before
>> dark."
>> When I hear the little voice in my head say that, I should STOP!
>>
>> But, I didn't stop.
>>
>> Installed some wire loom, needed to trim it. "Boy, this stuff is hard.
>> Wish I could see better, and get a better angle..." SNIP! "What
>> th.....?!"
>>
>> I have the headlight wires reconnected, thank you.
>>
>> Dave Lester
>> Home of the Internationally Renowned 'Sheba and Goliath
>> See pictures at www.davesplaceinc.com
>>
>>
>
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go dry to reply.
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Ebon Jones
> I should to learn to quit working on vehicles when I am hot and tired.
> Working on the engine compartment of a 3/4 C cab is a PITA!
>
> Was about to call it a night, but you know how that goes... "Think I'll
take
> care of that while I'm here... won't take long, I can finish before dark."
> When I hear the little voice in my head say that, I should STOP!
>
> But, I didn't stop.
>
> Installed some wire loom, needed to trim it. "Boy, this stuff is hard.
> Wish I could see better, and get a better angle..." SNIP! "What
th.....?!"
>
> I have the headlight wires reconnected, thank you.
WHAT ?? You mean you drive the Truck at night?? <GRIN>
Ebon....
Jeff Rice
it 'pop' in and 'pop' back out...
How many times can you do that before it screws up the paint.
Jeff ( skunkworks is churning..Charlotte drone is in full swing!) Rice
"Dave's Place" wrote..
Lee Aanderud
B-2 pink because it made it harder to see the plane in daylight than the
traditional gray or black. It was planned that way until the pilots said,
"I ain't flyin' no pink plane".
Lee
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Dave's Place
> clean up, have a bite to eat and sit on the couch. Than, later,
> sometimes midnight, I'll think "Maybe I'll just paint that one bracket
> so it's ready in the morning." and head out to the garage. Around 1-2
> AM, take a second shower, and toss my second set of dirty cloths down in
> the basement and crawl into bed.
Other guys do that? <G>
--
Sonny
Tooo funny.....
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Sonny
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Dave's Place
Hey, the truck is basically my daily driver!
I "tested" the lights when I first got it home... you know, pull the switch,
go look, and both headlights are working. Go hit the dimmer switch, and
both lights are brighter/dimmer... in theory. What I noticed, however, was
that one light was brighter than the other, and they reversed relative
positions when I hit the dimmer switch again.
I swapped wires around, until both lights were bright/dim at the same time.
"Good 'nuff," I thought.
Then, I headed home from the Tulsa meet. Kept noticing it looked like a
helicopter was flying overhead, lighting up the overhead Interstate signs,
high and to my right. Finally decided there was no helicopter. After
noticing that no one was complaining about my lights being too bright, (they
were aimed so far away from oncoming traffic, who could complain? <G>) I
just plugged on home, waving at squirrels and pissed off momma birds in the
trees as I drove the two lane road.
I adjusted the headlights the other night, think all is well now... except
that I do need to add a bright/dim indicator light on the dash. It's harder
to remember than I thought it would be! <G>
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having
> it 'pop' in and 'pop' back out...
> How many times can you do that before it screws up the paint.
> Jeff ( skunkworks is churning..Charlotte drone is in full swing!) Rice
I haven't noticed my fenders flexing, but it hurts my ribs, my back, my
shoulder, and me, in general. Hell, I feel like I worked today! I should
have just taken off the hood, that would have helped.
--
Dave's Place
> "I ain't flyin' no pink plane".
Well. That blows my belief that Air Force guys are wusses. <G>
--
Dave's Place
> Tooo funny.....
Other guys to that?!
I feel better, Sonny, but not much. <G>
--
John Poulos
Here's the quote that started it.
FSD-1 was originally delivered unpainted and was painted in a camouflage
paint scheme for it's first flight. That was abandoned for the standard
gray used on all four subsequent flight test aircraft. Ben Rich, head of
Skunk Works, personally preferred the gray and would have delivered the
entire run in gray, but chief of TAC, Gen. Bill Creech, wanted black
since it would mask the faceting and their shadows during the day. "You
don't ask the commander of TAC why he wants to do something. He pays the
bills," later recalled Rich. "The Skunk Works plays by the Golden Rule:
he who has the gold sets the rules! If the general had wanted pink, we'd
have painted them pink."
Dave's Place wrote:
>>It was planned that way until the pilots said,
>>"I ain't flyin' no pink plane".
>
>
> Well. That blows my belief that Air Force guys are wusses. <G>
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Dave's Place
Leaning, hell!
My feet left the chair I was (had been) standing on more that once. If I
had neighbors that could see my antics, they would have been laughing as my
feet swung around in the air, looking for the chair. Put Rick's truck up on
jack stands, and try to reach wires with your right hand (wrapped around the
hood hinge, as you try to work with the other end of the wire with your left
hand,) you'll see what I mean. <G>
--
Lee
You should try using a sawz-all sometime to cut off an exhaust system
and inadvertantly cut the dip stick tube along with it! Only
once........
On Tue, 25 May 2004 21:03:26 -0500, "Dave's Place" <sp...@provalue.net>
wrote:
Lee DeLaBarre
Daytona62
1962 Lark Daytona Convertible 62V10399
1962 Lark Regal Convertible 62V????? (Dad's Last New Studebaker)
1962 Lark Regal Convertible 62V41115 (When Done, Dad's Next New Studebaker)
1963 Daytona Wagonaire (Debbie's "Little Red Wagon")
1963 GT Hawk 63V14568 (The Insurance Hawk)
1964 Avanti R2 4-Speed R5410 (Lark in a Party Dress <G>)
1964 Lark 4-Door Sedan 64V17327 R1 Powered Y3 Police Car
1964 Lark Convertible (Canadian Built)
(2) Studebaker Factory Parts Train Cars
Dave's Place
> and inadvertantly cut the dip stick tube along with it! Only
> once........
You stay away from my dipstick tube, big boy!
mark dunning
Mark (thavage) Dunning
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Judy Sauer
Peter's truck. The hood was off, but the fenders were freshly waxed. That's no Miata,
height-wise. I kept sliding off, legs flailing in the breeze, trying to find the dayam
stepstool.
Judy
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Lee Aanderud
with a freakin' wet blanket.
It's been documented back as far as WWII that a light pastel pink color is
the best color for military aircraft because of the light absorbing
properties it holds. Of course you being the Snopes expert here and the
unwritten fact every Snopes write-up is to be believed as gospel, you have
the last word on just about every subject here. This said, do you think
that a light pastel pink being the stealthiest color available... that the
engineers didn't suggest it? I'm willing to bet it was brought up in at
least one meeting or team discussion... probably right before someone
suggested flourescent orange and mirrored canopies. Maybe you can Google
the transcription of the now declassified engineering meetings.
Can I please suggest you put me back on ignore... you irritated me a hell of
alot less when you didn't reply to my posts.
Lee
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Dave's Place
> You better watch it or we'll scratch your eyes out!
That reaffirms the blowing of my (former) believes! <G>
Dave (Putting on eye protection) Lester
Dave's Place
back on, on
> Peter's truck. The hood was off, but the fenders were freshly waxed.
That's no Miata,
> height-wise. I kept sliding off, legs flailing in the breeze, trying to
find the dayam
> stepstool.
Now, I feel better! <G>
Thanks, Judy!
John Poulos
Lee wrote:
--
Sonny
times I've done something like that. Mebbe we should have a "Best Confession
Award" on the NG. Some of the stuff is just too funny, and I gotta admit to
ya Lee, that was pretty damn funny! <GG>
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Lee
On Tue, 25 May 2004 21:21:12 -0500, "Dave's Place" <sp...@provalue.net>
wrote:
Lee DeLaBarre
Dave's Place
of
> alot less when you didn't reply to my posts.
Well, kiss my grits, now you know how John must feel!
We once had a chief that had a tendency to research/read too much. He read
somewhere that Pepto Bismol pink was a relaxing, soothing color. As a
result of his readings, it was ordered that the jail cells be painted PB
pink.
The ladies didn't seem to mind. Just as they did before the cells were
painted, they, as a rule, quietly accepted their incarceration, and went to
sleep.
The guys, on the other hand, not only protested their circumstance, but also
cussed the color of their room, and generally raised as much, if not more
hell than before. Who could blame them?
Academics, and academies have no place in real life, they just screw things
up. The general, and John, were right, in more ways than one!
--
Dave Lester
Home of the Internationally Renowned 'Sheba and Goliath
See pictures at www.davesplaceinc.com
no place in the real world.
Lee
On Tue, 25 May 2004 22:37:05 -0400, John Poulos <ava...@erols.com>
wrote:
Lee
chair that is less the back rest that I use for a stool to sit on to
do brakes and such. Every once in a while, I (just as stupidly) use
it to lean over the fender of SuperDually. I think you know what
happens next......
On Wed, 26 May 2004 02:29:52 GMT, "Judy Sauer" <tyau...@shaw.ca>
wrote:
Lee DeLaBarre
Dave's Place
Well, yes, as a matter of fact, I do. But, I don't WANT to! Your method
sounds way too painful, and I don't want to bleed to death!
Dave's Place
> happens next......
You lose control of your... sawsall.
Lee
sawz-all blade! It also slings that stuff everywhere!
I have done much worse but that was the one that popped into my pea
sized brain when I read Dave's post.
Lee Aanderud
mentioned when developing a stealth aircraft... I can't prove that it was,
but I'll take an educated guess that it was. Why wouldn't it? I've seen
the color, it's a pastel pink-tan color... not damn hot pink, if you're
wondering. Now that I think about it, it's about the color of my house...
in certain light it looks more pink than tan, and in others it's more tan
than pink... sometimes you can't see it at all. (I didn't pick the color)
So what color sooths male inmates... I'll take another educated guess and
say that they really probably don't give a damn what color the cells are...
that they're pissed off in a pink cell and they're pissed off in a concrete
gray unpainted cell. I doubt many step in and think, "ooh this is cozy".
Lee
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Lee
tourniquet just below your chin <G>
On Tue, 25 May 2004 21:49:43 -0500, "Dave's Place" <sp...@provalue.net>
wrote:
Lee DeLaBarre
Lee
On Tue, 25 May 2004 21:50:59 -0500, "Dave's Place" <sp...@provalue.net>
wrote:
Lee DeLaBarre
Jeff Rice
Jeff ( Had a dog that wrecked a lot of my clothes) Rice
"Lee Aanderud" wrote...
> You know... at Skunkworks, the engineers wanted to paint the F-117 and the
> B-2 pink because it made it harder to see the plane in daylight than the
> traditional gray or black. It was planned that way until the pilots said,
> "I ain't flyin' no pink plane".
> "Jeff Rice" wrote.
Jeff Rice
The pile of clothes in the laundryroom (no basements in Florida) is all
mine...
Jeff (and it takes on new meaning when I have to wash that crap..) Rice
"Dave's Place" wrote..
> > I feel your pain, but I'm dumber. I work all day, come in the house,
> > clean up, have a bite to eat and sit on the couch. Than, later,
> > sometimes midnight, I'll think "Maybe I'll just paint that one bracket
> > so it's ready in the morning." and head out to the garage. Around 1-2
> > AM, take a second shower, and toss my second set of dirty cloths down in
> > the basement and crawl into bed.
> Other guys do that? <G>
Jeff Rice
Jeff (dumbass! lol...) Rice
"Lee" wrote.
Jeff Rice
"Judy Sauer" wrote...
> The fairer sex too - had a helluva time trying to get the distributor cap
back on, on
> Peter's truck. The hood was off, but the fenders were freshly waxed.
That's no Miata,
> height-wise. I kept sliding off, legs flailing in the breeze, trying to
find the dayam
> stepstool.
> Judy
(I am sitting here thinking about this.....over and over...<g>)
Jeff (nothing added here..) Rice
Jeff Rice
Jeff ( drive and shoot ) Rice
"Dave's Place" <wrote..
> > WHAT ?? You mean you drive the Truck at night?? <GRIN>
>
> Hey, the truck is basically my daily driver!
>
> I "tested" the lights when I first got it home... you know, pull the
switch,
> go look, and both headlights are working. Go hit the dimmer switch, and
> both lights are brighter/dimmer... in theory. What I noticed, however,
was
> that one light was brighter than the other, and they reversed relative
> positions when I hit the dimmer switch again.
>
> I swapped wires around, until both lights were bright/dim at the same
time.
> "Good 'nuff," I thought.
>
> Then, I headed home from the Tulsa meet. Kept noticing it looked like a
> helicopter was flying overhead, lighting up the overhead Interstate signs,
> high and to my right. Finally decided there was no helicopter. After
> noticing that no one was complaining about my lights being too bright,
(they
> were aimed so far away from oncoming traffic, who could complain? <G>) I
> just plugged on home, waving at squirrels and pissed off momma birds in
the
> trees as I drove the two lane road.
>
> I adjusted the headlights the other night, think all is well now... except
> that I do need to add a bright/dim indicator light on the dash. It's
harder
> to remember than I thought it would be! <G>
Jeff Rice
aluminium wheels that Goliath has......
Jeff ( height does matter...) Rice
"Dave's Place"wrote...
> Leaning, hell!
> My feet left the chair I was (had been) standing on more that once. If I
> had neighbors that could see my antics, they would have been laughing as
my
> feet swung around in the air, looking for the chair. Put Rick's truck up
on
> jack stands, and try to reach wires with your right hand (wrapped around
the
> hood hinge, as you try to work with the other end of the wire with your
left
> hand,) you'll see what I mean.
Dave's Place
> mentioned when developing a stealth aircraft...
Nope.
>I can't prove that it was,
Didn't think you could.
> but I'll take an educated guess that it was.
Thought you might.
>Why wouldn't it? I've seen
> the color, it's a pastel pink-tan color... not damn hot pink, if you're
> wondering. Now that I think about it, it's about the color of my house...
> in certain light it looks more pink than tan, and in others it's more tan
> than pink... sometimes you can't see it at all. (I didn't pick the color)
Ewwwwwww!
Still living in it, though, eh? <G, Lee, G>
> So what color sooths male inmates...
There is none that I know, but I can tell you that pink offends them.
>I'll take another educated guess
Figures.
> and
> say that they really probably don't give a damn what color the cells
are...
> that they're pissed off in a pink cell and they're pissed off in a
concrete
> gray unpainted cell. I doubt many step in and think, "ooh this is cozy".
Not so, I kin tell ya they hated the pink, and said so!!!
Don't remember any comments about cell color when they (the cells, Lee) were
white. That is not to say that they were happy campers, BTW. We just
didn't have to listen to whining about being thrown into a vat of Peto
Bismol.
Dave's Place
> tourniquet just below your chin <G>
HEY! That's just what SHE said!
John Poulos
missed a post by someone else, but it's your fault cause I replied to
your post.<g> I had to look it up because I told the pink plane story at
the Air and Space museum tour and was corrected by the blue haired old
lady tour guide.
Dave's Place wrote:
>>Can I please suggest you put me back on ignore... you irritated me a hell
>
> of
>
>>alot less when you didn't reply to my posts.
>
>
> Well, kiss my grits, now you know how John must feel!
>
> We once had a chief that had a tendency to research/read too much. He read
> somewhere that Pepto Bismol pink was a relaxing, soothing color. As a
> result of his readings, it was ordered that the jail cells be painted PB
> pink.
>
> The ladies didn't seem to mind. Just as they did before the cells were
> painted, they, as a rule, quietly accepted their incarceration, and went to
> sleep.
>
> The guys, on the other hand, not only protested their circumstance, but also
> cussed the color of their room, and generally raised as much, if not more
> hell than before. Who could blame them?
>
> Academics, and academies have no place in real life, they just screw things
> up. The general, and John, were right, in more ways than one!
--
Dave's Place
> Jeff ( Had a dog that wrecked a lot of my clothes) Rice
Chewed out the crotches, eh?
Dave's Place
Ya know what? She said that, too!
John Poulos
your ass. <g>
Lee wrote:
> <G> Just till I reattached it!
>
>
> On Tue, 25 May 2004 22:37:05 -0400, John Poulos <ava...@erols.com>
> wrote:
>
>>You cut off your dipstick with a saws-all ? Did your voice get higher ? <g>
>>
>
Lee
she is serious too!
On Tue, 25 May 2004 22:07:47 -0500, "Dave's Place" <sp...@provalue.net>
wrote:
Lee DeLaBarre
Lee
Lee DeLaBarre
Dave's Place
cap
> back on, on Peter's truck. The hood was off, but the fenders were freshly
waxed.
OK, just where the heck is Peter while all of this is going on?
I have trouble relating to this circumstance. I tried to envision WHF
installing a distributor cap. It just didn't work!
Lee
On Tue, 25 May 2004 22:08:23 -0500, "Dave's Place" <sp...@provalue.net>
wrote:
Lee DeLaBarre
Lee
"SNAKE!!!" to get it to pop out far enough to pee you don't have to
give me a hard time <G>
On Tue, 25 May 2004 23:15:02 -0400, John Poulos <ava...@erols.com>
wrote:
>I heard if you cut 4 inches off yours, you'd have a six inch scab on
>your ass. <g>
>
>Lee wrote:
>
>> <G> Just till I reattached it!
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 25 May 2004 22:37:05 -0400, John Poulos <ava...@erols.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>You cut off your dipstick with a saws-all ? Did your voice get higher ? <g>
>>>
>>
>--
>JP/Maryland
>Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com
>My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/
>63 R2 4 speed Daytona HT(Md.keeper)
>63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk
>63 GT Hawk (sold)
>63 2 dr sedan (Plain Blue Wrapper)
>63 Avanti R3 clone(Md.keeper)
>
Lee DeLaBarre
Dave's Place
> missed a post by someone else, but it's your fault cause I replied to
> your post.<g> I had to look it up because I told the pink plane story at
> the Air and Space museum tour and was corrected by the blue haired old
> lady tour guide.
Go back to sleep, or to the garage, John.
Just DDSS, nothing worth responding to. I did, but it wasn't worth it.
Dave's Place
> >> Jeff ( Had a dog that wrecked a lot of my clothes) Rice
> >Chewed out the crotches, eh?
> Jeff or the dog?
Jeff soiled them, the dog took it from there, I assume. I know, I hate
assuming. <G>
Jeff Rice
Jeff (The thrill is in the challenge..) Rice
"Dave's Place"wrote...
Dave's Place
> "SNAKE!!!" to get it to pop out far enough to pee you don't have to
> give me a hard time <G>
I once saw a guy pull out a hair, and pee all over himself. That you?
Dave's Place
> Jeff (The thrill is in the challenge..) Rice
Tried that, too. Just didn't work. <G>
Jeff Rice
Jeff ( tuckabuck) Rice
"Dave's Place" wrote..
Lee
On Tue, 25 May 2004 22:25:25 -0500, "Dave's Place" <sp...@provalue.net>
wrote:
Lee DeLaBarre
Judy Sauer
Judy
"Dave's Place" <sp...@provalue.net> wrote in message
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John Poulos
shift at the Studebaker shop ? <g>
Dave's Place wrote:
>> I have to assume I just pissed off Bo or Lee A. again or I just
>>missed a post by someone else, but it's your fault cause I replied to
>>your post.<g> I had to look it up because I told the pink plane story at
>>the Air and Space museum tour and was corrected by the blue haired old
>>lady tour guide.
>
>
> Go back to sleep, or to the garage, John.
>
> Just DDSS, nothing worth responding to. I did, but it wasn't worth it.
--
Dave's Place
Just barely.
Dave's Place
> shift at the Studebaker shop ? <g>
OK, but you can't be dilly-dallying around on the phone! <G>
Dave's Place
> > in certain light it looks more pink than tan, and in others it's more
tan
> > than pink... sometimes you can't see it at all.
Now, I'm going to have to try it! What a great joke on WHF! She comes home
one day, and can't see the frickin' house! What a concept!
Have you ever driven through the garage door?
--
Oldcarfart
>From: John Poulos
>
>I heard if you cut 4 inches off yours, you'd have a six inch scab on
>your ass. <g>
He was told to "give me 6 inches and make it hurt!" by a young lady and he did
it 3 times and hit her with a shoe...............
Oldcarfart
>From: "Judy Sauer"
>The fairer sex too - had a helluva time trying to get the distributor cap
>back on, on
>Peter's truck. The hood was off, but the fenders were freshly waxed. That's
>no Miata,
>height-wise. I kept sliding off, legs flailing in the breeze, trying to find
>the dayam
>stepstool.
>
<G>, I got one of those $20.00 tire steps from Harbor freight, worth every
penny!
Oldcarfart
>From: dayt...@comcast.net (Lee)
>I would have paid to see that! I (stupidly) have an old rolling ofice
>chair that is less the back rest that I use for a stool to sit on to
>do brakes and such. Every once in a while, I (just as stupidly) use
>it to lean over the fender of SuperDually. I think you know what
>happens next......
we had a guy at work get "hung up" on a hood safety catch, it took 5 minutes to
get him off, 4 to stop laughing and 1 to help <G>
Grumpy au Contraire
Dave's Place wrote:
>
> > WHAT ?? You mean you drive the Truck at night?? <GRIN>
>
> Hey, the truck is basically my daily driver!
>
> I "tested" the lights when I first got it home... you know, pull the switch,
> go look, and both headlights are working. Go hit the dimmer switch, and
> both lights are brighter/dimmer... in theory. What I noticed, however, was
> that one light was brighter than the other, and they reversed relative
> positions when I hit the dimmer switch again.
>
> I swapped wires around, until both lights were bright/dim at the same time.
> "Good 'nuff," I thought.
>
> Then, I headed home from the Tulsa meet. Kept noticing it looked like a
> helicopter was flying overhead, lighting up the overhead Interstate signs,
> high and to my right. Finally decided there was no helicopter. After
> noticing that no one was complaining about my lights being too bright, (they
> were aimed so far away from oncoming traffic, who could complain? <G>) I
> just plugged on home, waving at squirrels and pissed off momma birds in the
> trees as I drove the two lane road.
>
> I adjusted the headlights the other night, think all is well now... except
> that I do need to add a bright/dim indicator light on the dash. It's harder
> to remember than I thought it would be! <G>
> --
> Dave Lester
> Home of the Internationally Renowned 'Sheba and Goliath
> See pictures at www.davesplaceinc.com
And, (IF I may ask...), did you ever pass inspection???
<g>
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JT
Just tooling through cyberspace in my ancient G4
Grumpy au Contraire
Dave's Place wrote:
>
>
snip
>
> Academics, and academies have no place in real life, they just screw things
> up. The general, and John, were right, in more ways than one!
> --
>
And there you just summed up the root cause of a lot of this country's
ills, academia has little to do with real life...
Grumpy au Contraire
Dave's Place wrote:
>
> > > Well. That blows my belief that Air Force guys are wusses. <G>
>
> > You better watch it or we'll scratch your eyes out!
>
> That reaffirms the blowing of my (former) believes! <G>
>
>
All I know is that the Aar Farce had the best salad in Saigon...
Lee Aanderud
> Have you ever driven through the garage door?
Nope the garage door is bright white.
Lee
Lee Aanderud
recall a documentary on the History Channel or Discovery a couple years ago
(actually they've replayed it several times) where the color I was talking
about was discussed. But I guess blue-haired tour guides are more credible
than the engineers interviewed.
I hear the pilots wanted to use mirrored canopies because they didn't want
anyone seeing who was inside the cockpit... and so they could spot each
other flying around in pink aircraft.
Lee
"John Poulos" <ava...@erols.com> wrote in message
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I enjoyed the morning chuckle.
I think I may have done something similar before.
Jim
"Dave's Place" <sp...@provalue.net> wrote in message
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> I should to learn to quit working on vehicles when I am hot and tired.
> Working on the engine compartment of a 3/4 C cab is a PITA!
>
> Was about to call it a night, but you know how that goes... "Think I'll
take
> care of that while I'm here... won't take long, I can finish before dark."
> When I hear the little voice in my head say that, I should STOP!
>
> But, I didn't stop.
>
> Installed some wire loom, needed to trim it. "Boy, this stuff is hard.
> Wish I could see better, and get a better angle..." SNIP! "What
th.....?!"
>
> I have the headlight wires reconnected, thank you.
Lakeland 108-C
>> I think you know what
>> happens next......
>
pass the Bounty paper towels
monitor cleanup in Louisiana!!!!
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>
> <g>
They quit doing inspections a few years ago, so I just do my own. I passed
with flying colors! <G>
Dave's Place
residing
> the whole house (vinyl siding).
I wouldn't change a thing, nice digs you have there!
John Poulos
Dave's Place wrote:
> Same picture, taken with flash.
Lee Aanderud
> > Not as bad as I make it sound... but can't do much about it without
> residing
> > the whole house (vinyl siding).
>
> I wouldn't change a thing, nice digs you have there!
Thanks... only 29 years and 11 months and she's all mine. Had to move out
of Columbia though... where I was living I could have bought the lot and
maybe the shed in the backyard for the same price.
Lee
Dave's Place
It'll happen faster than you realize. Hang on, time flys!
>Had to move out
> of Columbia though... where I was living I could have bought the lot and
> maybe the shed in the backyard for the same price.
My guess is life is better where you are, anyway. "Big city, turn my loose
and set me free!"
Dave's Place
home
After thinking that over, I may just paint the driveway Stealth pink. I'll
wait 'till What's Her Face goes to the store. I'll get myself a lawn chair,
a blanket, a cooler, and a thermos of coffee. I'll probably be entertained
for days, watching her drive back and forth, looking for the drive.
Dave's Place
I may be on to something here. If judges can't see the flaws, they can't
knock off for the flaws. That's the up side.
The down side is that I can't find my door handles. I keep walking into the
car, sometimes hard enough to dent it, I fear, but guess it doesn't matter,
since the dents can't be seen.
And, people don't seem to see me coming. Once they do see me, they really
stare.
Dave's Place
to
> recall a documentary on the History Channel or Discovery a couple years
ago
> (actually they've replayed it several times) where the color I was talking
> about was discussed. But I guess blue-haired tour guides are more
credible
> than the engineers interviewed.
What did this little blue hair do during WWII, John?
Oldcarfart
Oldcarfart
>From: "Lee Aanderud"
>Thanks... only 29 years and 11 months and she's all mine. Had to move out
>of Columbia though... where I was living I could have bought the lot and
>maybe the shed in the backyard for the same price.
I could not afford to now buy where I live either! new sign around corner
reads "new houses from the low $300's" YIKES!
Grumpy au Contraire
Dave's Place wrote:
>
> > And, (IF I may ask...), did you ever pass inspection???
> >
> > <g>
>
> They quit doing inspections a few years ago, so I just do my own. I passed
> with flying colors! <G>
> --
>
Another plus (+) mark in OK's column. Statistics generally show that
the presence of state inspection have little effect regarding accident
rates/injuries. Just another revenue source...
Studegary
>reads "new houses from the low $300's" YIKES!
It's hard to find old houses around here in the low $300's.
Gary L.
Studebaker Drivers Club Director - Northeast Zone
36 year member of Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc.
Ron /Champ 6
crappy neighborhood for $180K......but what could I replace it with?
Another $180K dump on a postage stamp lot is a shitty neighborhood!
(Oldcarfart) wrote:
Ron/Champ 6
1963 8E5 Champ (Champ 6)
1962 Lark Daytona Convertible (Boomerang)
1995 VW Passat (Vanilla..yuk)
1994 Volvo 850 (Tilley)
John Poulos
museum with a buddy that was aircraft nut and he was pissed that we got
the old gal as a tour guide. As we came up on a P51 Mustang he made some
point about the model of the Mustang and the lady politely corrected him
and recited the running changes on the plane. Impressed, he asked how
she learned so much about air planes and she said " I helped design them
in WW II, I'm a retired aircraft designer. <g>
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Paul Johnson
> I've told the story before, but.... I was touring the Air and Space
> museum with a buddy that was aircraft nut and he was pissed that we got
> the old gal as a tour guide. As we came up on a P51 Mustang he made some
> point about the model of the Mustang and the lady politely corrected him
> and recited the running changes on the plane. Impressed, he asked how
> she learned so much about air planes and she said " I helped design them
> in WW II, I'm a retired aircraft designer. <g>
>
2" and 100 pounds. Turned out she was a WWII WASP- flew (ferried) B-17s
around the country. Moral- never underestimate women in aviation.
Paul Johnson
John Poulos
cheated being led on a tour by a woman, and a old one at that. By the
time we finished the tour, he was visibly impressed and spent some time
picking her brain about this or that bit of aircraft trivia.
BTW, most of the planes at the Smithsonian are restored by
volunteers. She said the only problem she ever had with them, was
getting them to go home. <g>
Paul Johnson wrote:
>
>> Moral- never underestimate women in aviation.
> Paul Johnson
>
>
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Jeff Rice
1... Did DWG do that?
2...Did you intentionally put a birdhouse on your antenna?
Jeff ( Dave's helping lil' birdies migrate...one nest at a time <g>) Rice
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