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    • Astro wrote:

      rhjanes wrote:

      LIhikers wrote:

      70 mph ?
      Our old VW is lucky to get to 60 going down hill and with the wind. I once knew someone with an even older VW bus who got a speeding ticket. They used a photocopy to pay the fine and framed the original speeding ticket...lol
      LOL. How about "Do the best you can do". Point really is to drive it long enough to get everything hot, operating temperatures. That means gear box/auto, rear gears, shoot even the shocks need "exercise". And maintain the temps for a time so the exhaust also gets hot to try and boil out moisture. In the middle of a Texas summer, I wait for the temperature gauge to hit normal, then turn on the defroster for 5 minutes. That even circulates hot water thru the heater core.One of my Mustangs (1970 Mach 1, 428 cubic inches of Cobra Jet with Ram Air) idles at 35 MPH.....
      Must be nice to have a stable of Mustangs. 8)
      My brother used to have a stable of Mustangs. (Ford engineer). Now he's retired and down to 1.
    • Trillium wrote:

      Astro wrote:

      rhjanes wrote:

      LIhikers wrote:

      70 mph ?
      Our old VW is lucky to get to 60 going down hill and with the wind. I once knew someone with an even older VW bus who got a speeding ticket. They used a photocopy to pay the fine and framed the original speeding ticket...lol
      LOL. How about "Do the best you can do". Point really is to drive it long enough to get everything hot, operating temperatures. That means gear box/auto, rear gears, shoot even the shocks need "exercise". And maintain the temps for a time so the exhaust also gets hot to try and boil out moisture. In the middle of a Texas summer, I wait for the temperature gauge to hit normal, then turn on the defroster for 5 minutes. That even circulates hot water thru the heater core.One of my Mustangs (1970 Mach 1, 428 cubic inches of Cobra Jet with Ram Air) idles at 35 MPH.....
      Must be nice to have a stable of Mustangs. 8)
      My brother used to have a stable of Mustangs. (Ford engineer). Now he's retired and down to 1.
      Nice.
      I have a 1969 that has been in the family since the early 70's. We got gas receipts from 1970 from the one prior owner. I got the 1970 Mach in 1991 as a non-running car. In 2010 I bought a used 2008 GT Convertible with just 14000 on it and drove it until 2019 when I bought a 2019 F250 Super Duty. The 2019 replaced a 1999 F250 with 200,000 on it. The 2008 has like 106000 on it now. When I talked with my wife about giving the 1999 truck to our daughter, trading in the GT on the 2019 F250 she said "Keep the GT also". WOW! Well, just before we got married, I sold a 1970 Mercury Cyclone with a 429 Cobra Jet in it. Used to be my tow car and we'd enter it in car shows under her name. So I sold it, walked back in the house to see her sniffling back a tear and saying "you sold FANG!" (Pet name for the car). I told her she has to tell me this stuff BEFORE I do it!
      Pirating – Corporate Takeover without the paperwork
    • Drybones wrote:

      when I lived in VA I had connections with sawmills and had a dump truck load of mulch flickered every year...kind of enjoyed working with it...had three kids and wife for help.
      Going to get a pickup load of mulch for the wife tomorrow. Go a little faster if I can get one my sons to help me, but probably flying solo.
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General
    • jimmyjam wrote:

      Had a freeze warning here the other night and had to cover everything in the garden. Thursday and this weekend it's supposed to be almost 90. Winter like and then five days later summer.
      Garden? It snowed here on Saturday. I was up near Hanover NH and saw 3-4 inches there.
      “Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
      the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”


      John Greenleaf Whittier
    • Hitting the 80s regularly here now. Had my daughter-in-law cut my hair 5 on top and 3 on the sides. Not quite the 2 or 3 on top and 1 on the sides I do when going on a LASH, but still short enough that I can ride with the roof open an no need to worry about my hair getting messed up. :thumbup:
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

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    • odd man out wrote:

      max.patch wrote:

      odd man out wrote:

      Oh goody, we're getting a tropical storm. So is Hudson Bay. Go figure. Given the name of the storm, perhaps it is a final work of installation art by Christo.


      A tropical storm in Michigan. What else is this year gonna throw at us?
      With just 24 hrs until super hurricane Christobal arrives, I think I will go out and buy a lot of toilet paper.
      If it really was a hurricane, you would be too late for plywood.

      Actually surprise you don't already have have a stockpile of toilet paper. :D
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General
    • Astro wrote:

      jimmyjam wrote:

      Got sand, sun, salt and fun. Keeping our distance here on the beach. 84°
      Just wait till the media flies over for their zoom shot that makes it look like you are on top of each other. :D
      Seriously, looks like fun, sure you will have a great time. :thumbup:
      Oh, there were plenty of idiots out there. There was a group of over 20 people, almost all of them over 50 sitting elbow to elbow in their chairs in a straight line. I was like WTF???? Went in Food Lion and a bunch of people not wearing masks. Signs everywhere: "State law wear a mask and stay 10 feet part" Heard on the news North Carolina had a record number of new cases and deaths today and I can see why. It's so simple, wear a mask, keep some distance, wash your hands and we can make this pandemic go away. Grrrrrrr
      "Dazed and Confused"
      Recycle, re-use, re-purpose
      Plant a tree
      Take a kid hiking
      Make a difference
    • IMScotty wrote:

      Astro wrote:

      Death Valley hit 131* ;(

      Perhaps a clue to how it got its name. :)
      I understand the difference between weather and climate, but this is one more data point that makes me incredibly concerned for our children's future.
      I agree. It's a shame this became a political issue; and for years I accepted the party line. But I've come to believe that the other side was correct on this one.
      2,000 miler
    • IMScotty wrote:

      Astro wrote:

      Death Valley hit 131* ;(

      Perhaps a clue to how it got its name. :)
      I understand the difference between weather and climate, but this is one more data point that makes me incredibly concerned for our children's future.
      I was wondering about the Grand Canyon. Is it even possible to get to PR in this heat? Our daughter lives with n Vegas and she said their power grid may not be stable today.

      I heard a good description for the difference between weather and climate to be used when someone rhetorically asks "If they can't predict the weather, why should I believe climate predictions?" It's like the difference between gambling at a casino and owning a casino. Every time you roll the dice, it is impossible to predict if you will win or loose. But if you own the casino, you can predict with certainty that you will win. If you do not believe it look at the Vegas Strip.
    • It's been raining like crazy here in Jax, Fl, so very difficult for me to get my fall garden started. I got a lot of seeds I'll be sowing soon, after I finish a little more chop and drop of the summer plants.

      Personally, I like all the carbon in the air, makes it easier for my plants to put it (and the sugars) in the ground to feed various soil organisms and give me that super-dark, rich soil -- even in Florida's super-sandy soil.
    • roadrunner wrote:

      It's been raining like crazy here in Jax, Fl, so very difficult for me to get my fall garden started. I got a lot of seeds I'll be sowing soon, after I finish a little more chop and drop of the summer plants.

      Personally, I like all the carbon in the air, makes it easier for my plants to put it (and the sugars) in the ground to feed various soil organisms and give me that super-dark, rich soil -- even in Florida's super-sandy soil.
      Sandy soil is good for watermellon. We use to grow them is our garden in South FL.
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General
    • With all the rain we've had, my watermelons are not doing too good, but on the bright side, bananas love water, it's almost impossible to give them too much water. I just harvested a 29lb bunch, with two more bunches waiting to be harvested.

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    • Roadrunner, that is so great. I did not know people grew bananas in Florida. What cultivar is that?

      I know that the Cavendish banana are now threatened by the Panama disease that wiped out the Gros Michel cultivar. I have long wanted to try a Gros Michel because they were suppose to be the best tasting banana, but I have never seen one for sale up here in New England. Maybe someday?
      “Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
      the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”


      John Greenleaf Whittier
    • I left Gadsden around 11:00 Thursday on the Harley with plans to ride the BRP and visit Mt Mitchell... Dalton, GA hard rain, thought I had waited it out at a gas station only to find it again 10 minutes after I hit the road again... hard rain, motorcycle, night riding, sharp curves don't go well together, made it to Fontana dam about 10:00 and was in the hammock by 11:00, a couple shots of Woodford Reserve and I'm snoozing, rained all nigh and was raining when I woke up, hung out in the hammock until 10:00 listening to the rain on my tarp (that was worth the trip) hoping the rain would stop, it didn't so I packed up and headed back home, extremely hard rain until I got 30 miles from home when the sun came out...like my son said, it comes with the territory.
      I may grow old but I'll never grow up.
    • Drybones wrote:

      I left Gadsden around 11:00 Thursday on the Harley with plans to ride the BRP and visit Mt Mitchell... Dalton, GA hard rain, thought I had waited it out at a gas station only to find it again 10 minutes after I hit the road again... hard rain, motorcycle, night riding, sharp curves don't go well together, made it to Fontana dam about 10:00 and was in the hammock by 11:00, a couple shots of Woodford Reserve and I'm snoozing, rained all nigh and was raining when I woke up, hung out in the hammock until 10:00 listening to the rain on my tarp (that was worth the trip) hoping the rain would stop, it didn't so I packed up and headed back home, extremely hard rain until I got 30 miles from home when the sun came out...like my son said, it comes with the territory.
      A trip you will probably not forget. :)
      Glad you made it back safe.
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General
    • Drybones wrote:

      I left Gadsden around 11:00 Thursday on the Harley with plans to ride the BRP and visit Mt Mitchell... Dalton, GA hard rain, thought I had waited it out at a gas station only to find it again 10 minutes after I hit the road again... hard rain, motorcycle, night riding, sharp curves don't go well together, made it to Fontana dam about 10:00 and was in the hammock by 11:00, a couple shots of Woodford Reserve and I'm snoozing, rained all nigh and was raining when I woke up, hung out in the hammock until 10:00 listening to the rain on my tarp (that was worth the trip) hoping the rain would stop, it didn't so I packed up and headed back home, extremely hard rain until I got 30 miles from home when the sun came out...like my son said, it comes with the territory.
      Wetbones :)

      Good thing you had your gear with you. Enjoying a nice rain under a tarp is fun for a while, but 24 hours gets a little old.
      “Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
      the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”


      John Greenleaf Whittier