Hi everyone.

Drama at work today, it really got tiring. There's a little clique of clowns that do their best to act like children and keep others from doing their work. I've done a good job so far of ignoring them, but time will come when I need to speak up. I think there are others who are waiting for someone to speak first.

Beautiful out, I don't think it's 70. It feels nice but just tells us what's coming.

So Jamesbo, did you know you grew up in Irbyville?

Glenn the place I call my shop is 2.4 acres on a small fly-in community about 3 miles from my house. Originally a man bought 6 acres and built a house and a hangar. When his wife died he remarried and built another house and split it off the 6 acres. At some point the original house and the hangar got split and I now own the hangar. It's a 30x45 three sided metal building with an open front and concrete floor. Plans are to eventually close in the front so I have a nice place to work out of the weather.

Marc when I was in A&P school we got ahold of Trade A Plane, and saw a DC3 that had wing root damage and a brand new engine. It was being sold for the paltry sum of 45K. I still remember the N number. N45H . Being young and overly courageous, some of my school friends and I decided we were going to buy this plane, and it would serve as our class projects throughout school. When we got our licenses we'd have to learn how to fly it and then we'd have a DC3! Trouble was, the plane was in Colorado and we were in Chicago. Slightly more trouble was the plane wasn't airworthy, we didn't have 45K, we didn't have any place to put it, the list went on. Ah, youth. I've seen a few -3s trade at over a million.

Gotta go run an errand then finish cleaning up around here for my buddy who's coming tomorrow. Gonna vacuum out the car if I have time. One more day of work, I expect about the same as today. Don't know why all of a sudden this group has decided to come unhinged, eh, low class people.

Have a good afternoon everyone.

 

Allan, - good to see you're back; - thanks for the info on BG and sickness, I'm a borderline diabetic now (the end result of 30 years of shift work and bad meals) and need to be careful, so that's good to know.

Adrian, - It seems no matter where one is there are always solicitors and governments with their hands out looking to steal what they didn't earn. We're the same way here, gt penalized for any successes, and inheritances are just unpleasant to deal with in all ways.

Mike, - Always wanted a DC-3, it was the first plane I ever flew (for a few minutes anyway) when I was a kid in the Philippines. The one I was looking at was ex-RCAF and pretty much timed out. I didn't know any better, at age 22 you think you know everything anyway, and this guy was fully prepared to take my money and leave me with what amounted to a salvage problem he had. There was nothing airworthy about it, the canvass was even gone from the surfaces, the props were chewed up and I think it had a gear failure at one point. Even in 1986 it was $50K CDN for a pile of junk. Besides, we have some pretty strict rules in this country about rebuilding and flying junk, I'd never would have gotten that thing past the MOT. But, when you're young, dumb and think you've got all the answers; good thing that I bailed on the deal, otherwise that thing would probably still laying around. Then to top it all off, a number of years later I discovered that there probably wasn't any kind of a chance that I'd get to fly one anyway; the Municipal airport around here was looking to do promo flights with one, there was one at the museum that still was flight worthy, and I told them I'd finish off my multi and fly it for them. So then this ex-RCAF mechanic looks me up and down and orders me to follow him, we went in and I found out I'm too tall for the cockpit and I'd be in the way of the control column, I wouldn't be able to initiate a climb. Another childhood dream dashed... That was over 10 years ago now, so, I'm pretty much a total landlubber now and don't fly anymore.

 

Hey Marc, I just thought of something. Since you're a clock expert how would you like a shot at rebuilding a clock from a Cutlass? I have one in the shed that I'm sure could be coaxed into life. The one in my Tic Toc Tac doesn't work either, but I have a replacement NOS one that I can put into that. Probably the one in there now would work too if it was cleaned and oiled.

 

Good Evening Olds Friends:
Allan, it is good to have you back. The place is just not the same without you. I was getting concerned about you as I know all of us were. I knew you were sick when you couldn't even make it to the computer. Drink plenty of fluids, take two aspirin and call me in the morning. I am sure it left you pretty weak. You are on the superhighway to recovery.
Mike, what I would give for a place that size, You can get lots of junk in there. Like Marc, the first plane I ever flew in was a DC3. Now I will date myself and tell you it was 1966. I flew on Southern Airways from New Orleans to Monroe. The flight stopped in Baton Rouge and Greenville, MS. It was up and down. I also flew on a C47 in 1970 from NKP Thailand back to Danang. That was one hot flight. It was summer time and there was no insulation in the place. We were looking at the skin of the plane.
The rain finally stopped and it was a nice day here today. It probably didn't get out of the 50's. Lucy and I went for our morning walk for the first time this week. She was so excited. She really gets excited when I am getting ready and then when I get her halter out. It was good to get back out. My wife and I went out to our little diner we have here in Rowlett and had lunch. She needed to get out. I think the rain is supposed to be back tomorrow. I am really hoping it doesn't rain Saturday. That is about it guys. Have a good day tomorrow.
Glenn

 

Allan, ya made it back!

 

Cold

Mike, Do you mean Buckhead? Where Mr. Irby's tavern had a buck's head hanging above the door? If so, I grew up there

We sure have a bunch of ole pharts on this thread flying around in DC 3's

Waaaa waaaaa, waaaaaaaa [that;s my sound imitation ]

Have a great day Olds friends

 

Allan, glad you're back and better.
Mike, I also heard Coyotes up here in Michigan, What a sound! We think that momma must have brought back a slayed treat to the pups and what a loud bunch of high pitched yips! Neat to hear but yet chilling!
All is going well here with our moving, snug as a bug in a rug in our cabin. Got down to 28 or so last night. I'm surprised it is so chilly down in Texas and Georgia lately!
Got the Cutlass put away the other day, The old 56 f100 is still out, I plan to drive it around until the snow flies. That thing has a recirculating type heater that draws in the air from the passenger foot area, thru the heater core and then out the floor or defrost ducts. It doesn't draw air from outside as most heaters do. Now that it is cold enough to use it I can see it works pretty good for what it is.
Have a good day, fellas.

 

 

 

Good morning everyone,

I have to wonder what cold means to Jim or Mike. It's 33° here but with wind (hahahaha) feels like 30. That said we're about on track to meet the seasonal highs and lows for the next week or so. I grilled burgers for dinner last night but could barely stuff one down my tummy. Although I'm feeling better today than I have for a long while it's still a long way to being back to normal. Glenn is right - it leaves a body feeling weak but being cooped up in the house gets boring after awhile even though I know it's for the better. Hopefully neither the missus or son catches my germ; I've been trying really hard to keep my distance from them during this bout.

Dang! I was wrong about the GSOC. It doesn't start till next Thursday. It should be an interesting Masters event as there's a real dust up in the mix of the teams. Only 5 teams out of last years field are intact, the rest all have changes to players/positions or are new teams entirely. I'm happy to see that Niklas Edin and his team are back and intact. Sweden apparently pulled a lot of funding from them so it looks like they found some good sponsors to carry them.

Adrian - The pictures didn't come through mate. Did you try to post a link?

Glenn - I think my first flight was in 1975 on a 737 headed for Ft. MacMurray. At the time I thought it was pretty cool. When I got my rental car at the airport I got quite a shock. it was a big Dodge Royal Monaco (green) sedan. It should have had an air horn IMO and a yacht wheel. I thought it had AC so I flipped the controls to 'vent' and hit the fan speed to high. Cough, splutter, gag...a huge cloud of dust and debris came shooting out all the vents.. Apparently it wasn't an AC car which wasn't really a surprise since not many cars up here were ordered with that.. Where I had to go was on dirt/gravel roads so that explained all the dust inside the car too. It wasn't a particularly pleasant car to drive around and I ended up just rolling the windows down (all manual of course) to get some 'clean' air in the car.

Time to shave. I haven't visited my razor in 7 days so I look a bit on the wild side. Have a good Friday!

 

Hi everyone.

Finished up at work early. Came home sans visitor, not really surprised. He didn't answer the phone when I called last night, he didn't check in to the flight this morning(he wouldn't have made it), and didn't answer when I called him on the way home. I think I'm done trying to plan time around this guy.

What does cold mean to me? I can remember many, many days when the temperature was -50 and the windchill was -80. I can remember many nights when I'd get up at 1 or 2 and let the cars run until they were warmed up, so when it was time for work and school in the morning they weren't frozen solid. I can remember the weatherman on TV saying don't go outside with contact lenses because it's so cold they'll freeze to your eyes. I could go on but I'm already twitching from the bad memories.

Greg you're going to have to photoshop out the wagon on your picture and put the 56 in its place.

I honestly couldn't tell you what the first plane was I rode in. It was around 1987, my Mom and I flew to Florida to see my sister. I don't even remember the carrier. It must have been uneventful. I didn't think in airplane terms back then.

Well, since I have the afternoon to myself, I guess I should find something to do. Tiger seems to be feeling better. It's chilly out but I know where the sweatshirts are. Have a good afternoon everyone.

 

Good Afternoon Guys:
It is another rainy day here and a very sad day. I had a call this morning that the wife of a couple that are good friends of ours passed away from a blood clot after some routine surgery. I will say more later when all the details have been made public and arrangements have been made. She was a very sweet lady and it is quite a shock. My wife is very shaken because they were good friends. Please remember this family in your prayers.
Thanks
Glenn

 

Glenn - I'm so sorry for your friends loss. Yes, she will be remembered in my prayers. What was her name? Please comfort your wife and give her reassurances she needs in this difficult time. It's never easy losing a good friend.

 

Glenn I'm so sorry. In my prayers tonight I'll just say Glenn's friend. God will know. The husband must be out of his mind with grief. I hope you can help him get through all this.

 

Glenn, my condolences, sorry for the loss of your friend.

 

Good morning everyone,

I was out yesterday afternoon and vacuumed up all the acorns from the oak tree. That's the third time since it's started dropping those suckers. Actually it's the blue jays that are dropping them not the tree. Such messy and noisy birds. Anywho last night it was also pretty windy and what was a clean lawn is now covered with leaves again. Now that it's just mostly leaves I'll try out my new leaf mulcher to see how well it works. It's spoda compact 12 bags of leaves into just one. We'll see.

Can't believe I slept in so late.

Friday I decided I couldn't stay inside anymore so I went to the Saville and curled. Even though I'm not 100% the game went really well and we won handily 10-3 against a top tier team. Good for us!

Interesting that gas prices are falling here. It's almost affordable to drive around again. Currently the average price up here is $110.9/L ($3.20 gal US after conversion).

Looks like its shaping up to be a beautimus day out there. Have a good one.

 

A wet and blustery day. Off with my sis, brother, and niece, to pick apples and get a pumpkin or two. We had half inch hail about an hour ago. More rain in the PM. I'll order a pizza and watch football later.

 

The good news is it is not raining this morning. It is overcast but the temp is 61 and supposed to get up to 71 today. Lucy and I just finished our walk a short while ago. It is only the second one we have had this week since it has been raining almost every day. I had the best time I have had since I have been walking. Maybe it is the cooler weather.
Since I am sure most everybody has been notified by now and we only have a few members in the NTOC that are on this board, I can tell you Betty Crowdis who was the wife of Gene Crowdis who is a long time member and secretary of the NTOC passed away. She had gone in for routine knee replacement and had a blood clot. It is such a shock. Betty was a really sweet lady and very welcoming to me and my wife when we became members of NTOC. Gene and Betty were very close and my heart goes out to him. Gene just lost a brother a few months ago and this is going to be very difficult for him. Fortunately they were very involved with their church and have children here. I do not know anything about arrangements at this time. Please keep them in your prayers.
In light of this I chose not to go to the Westlake Classic Show today. My heart was just not in it. Gene and Betty were there two years ago with their 27 Olds.
I hope everybody has a good weekend.
Glenn

 

Hi everyone.

Rain this morning, a gully washer. It's stopped now but still overcast, and of course everything is a muddy mess, including my dog. Next house will have a mud room.

Sat and watched three hours of Starsky and Hutch since it was raining when I got back from the Awful house. No there wasn't anything I could have been doing inside. Thought about going to the shop for a little bit, but I'll need some waterproof footwear. Good time to tromp around in tall grass, though, all the bugs are washed away.

I'm going to text my lead and see if I can go in to work Monday and save the day for another time. I should have gone to see my Mom this weekend. I could have left after work, when I knew my friend wasn't coming. Eh, maybe that's what I can save the day for.

Well everyone have a good afternoon.

 

Finally got the new frost free hose bib installed. It only took about 10 minutes start to finish. Those shark bite connections work really well but make the assembly almost 2x as expensive as a normal frost bib. Still, it will be easier to replace in the long run if necessary now with that fitting as it only requires a C fitting to back it off. I took the old frost bib apart to see why the leak and it's exactly as I thought. The O ring at the end was torn. Too bad they don't sell repair kits for those units up here. Well it's done and no leaks. I guess that means I won't be seeing icicles hanging from the outside tap anymore. The more important thing is that there's no risk now of having a burst pipe due to ice in the tube anymore. Hahahaha, that should cut our water bill down by about 10¢ this month.

 

Busy day today; out hanging overpass banners for the upcoming coin show. The club I'm president of hosts 2 coin shows, one in March and the other in November. We have the biggest and best attended show in all of Canada, it's about the equivalent of a mid-market US show. So the advertising and organization of these events takes a lot of mine and other club members' time. So today we hung the last 2 banners, would have done it last week but the City of Edmonton gave us a couple of bum addresses where the over pas was either not visible or a construction zone. Had the Electra out, at least got some time in the old car today, and yeah, it was nice. My boy liked it too and had fun with us old guys today. Actually sold a watch today, a nice 1908 Burlington Special made by the Illinois Co.out of Springfield. Plowed some of the profits into a $10 bill issued in 1862 by the State of Georgia. Managed to get a 1935 100 Reichsmark note thrown in on the deal too; so I just about have enough Reichsmarks now to buy myself a KDF-Wagen or an original Beetle. Now all I have to do is find an original copy of the "KDF Sparbuch" (Strength-through-Joy Savings Book) and then take them to Wolfsburg and get me a new VW...

Wish it was that easy. VW honoured and paid out the last one in 1970.

At any rate, I'll toss in a picture of some Confederate Bank notes I have, seeing as how we have so many members who actually live in Dixie...(Please don't toss me for being politically incorrect; the images here are for historical purposes only, they do not constitute my political stance or anything)

I can't rotate the bloody picture correctly...sorry about that!
Anyway, have a great evening!

 

Those confederate notes are in great condition. Pretty cool to see.

 

Apparently doing the exact same steps on your phone doesn't work when trying to upload pics.
Sorry for the lost of your friend Glenn. I know it's hard mate.
Thunder storm happening as I type. Just got back from another trip down to Grandads place. Did some more yard work as it had grown 3 inches in the week since I was last there. I also tidied up a section of his lawn that needed it. Since he was not well enough to do much in the way of yard work before he passed there are a few spots that need a little extra attention. After they are sorted then it will just be mow and edge.
Grandad had a dual timezone watch made by Bijoux Terner which I rather like. I'll get some pics of these watches when I remember Marc.
That's some cool looking currency Marc. I collect money myself and have quite a diverse collection. Some of it is even still in circulation it's just that I like to have it so I'm not spending it, that's the whole point of a collection right?
Good to see you got to get out and about for a bit Allan. Don't talk to me about fuel prices buddy. Our average price for regular is sitting around 1.65/l and I just paid 1.59 for diesel. It annoys the hell out of me because a few years ago when the price per barrel was around $145 a barrel we were paying around 1.50/l for fuel, now it's half the price per barrel and yet we are paying even more. Greedy from top to bottom.
Enjoy the rest of your day everyone,
Adrian

 

Good morning everyone.

Adrian those are beautiful pictures. Nothing quite like being on top of the world, and on such a nice day. Bet you had a blast.

Awful house wasn't busy this morning and I had a nice chat with all the people. Cold as a mother out if you ask me. It's 44* bring back summer!

Marc I wasn't aware that Georgia printed their own money during the war. I'm not a native so I never got into a lot of history of the state. My foreign money consists of what I didn't spend in Australia when I'm there so I keep it for the next time.

Allan when I was a kid my Dad would put these Styrofoam covers over the outside spigots in the winter, and he said that kept them from freezing. It must have worked because they never had problems. It wasn't a tight fit so it didn't do any good, I guess it worked in his mind. He'd also put little Styrofoam pyramids on his rose bushes. Maybe he just liked Styrofoam.

When it warms up a little I'm going over to the shop. Yesterday it started raining just as I got there so I came home and guess what, it stopped raining when I got home. And then the sun came out. I didn't get anything done yesterday. Sat and watched Seinfeld DVDs all night. I'm going to keep Monday off so maybe I can get caught up a little.

Hope everyone has a good Sunday.

 

Good morning everyone,

Looks to be anutter beautimus day shaping up. Maybe today I'll finish getting the plants cleaned in the back yard and put away the hummingbird feeder. Stupid hummingbirds obviously don't find it attractive enough to visit. I think that was a waste of money. Unfortunately we are also starting to see a jump in squirrel population here. Used to be zero, now they're commonly using the fences as squirrel runs now that the trees here are larger. Might need to invest in a guard cat again.

Cool pics Adrian. They look like the ones I saw before?

Marc, here ya go

 

Hey Mike, I realize some airlines have different seating plans for their planes. Do you know what big D sets for seating legroom for economy flights? Looking at one of their flight options.

 

I don't know what the pitch is these days. Pitch is the legroom. I know in economy it's fairly tight. We have a product called Comfort + , it's a regular coach seat but has decent leg room. The plane still has the same number of rows so that extra legroom came from the other rows. Comfort + costs more than regular coach, but I don't know how much.

When I get stuck in coach it's hard for me to get into the window or middle seat, but once I sit down I'm okay. My trick is to put my feet under the seat in front of me and my carry on bag under my legs.

Now, I'm pretty fat so when I worked in cabin maintenance there was no way I could get between the rows without taking up all the cushions, and then it was pretty close. The idea is to stuff as many people as (legally) possible into the plane, to maximize the add-on fees.

Where are you going? We have better service than United or American. They do similar things with their coach seats. Number One, and they have been for years, is Alaska Air. Don't know why but good for them.

 

Allan, - thanks for fixing that for me. Yes, at some point I can have a look at one of your Cutlass clocks.
Not sure about Delta seats but Westjet isn't too bad, it takes my 6'8" and very overweight frame fairly adequately.

Adrian; - now you've got me wanting to fly again. Man do I miss that! Well, I was planning on reactivating my license this next year anyway, I want to take my boy up and show him how to fly.

Glenn, - my condolences on your loss. Take comfort in the fact that good people end up in good places.

Mike, - Every state and just about every town or bank printed their own money before 1880; - it's called "obsolete US currency" and it's the reason behind the expressions "It ain't worth the paper it's written on", or "your money is no good here". In fact, the Federal government didn't get involved in printing money until the Civil War, and even that was discounted by 20% at the end of it. Everyone wanted their money in gold, not paper. But there was a shortage of gold, so banks used paper money like cheques, if you got one you'd better hurry and cash it into gold before it goes ballistic. The Obsolete US currency period from 1830 -1870 is actually a fascinating period of US history and was largely responsible for the Civil War.

 

Back fro the hills

Glenn, So sorry for the loss of your friend

Nailhead, I used to be a civil war collector nut case.I'm sure you know that many states issued their old paper currency. Among piles of other stuff, I had a bundle of 20's from North Carolina consecutively numbered by hand Just my humble opinion but civil war stuff has peaked out. I sold a bunch [4 different ones made in Georgia]confederate revolvers for a pile a few years ago Got rid of a few cavalry sabers and maybe 500 different kinds of projectiles, [Rifle, pistol and cannon] I think my accumulation days have turned the corner and I'm getting rid of stuff no one but me knows anything about or gives a rats a$$

Have a great day Olds friends

 

Jamesbo, I just finished a book on Jefferson Davis as a commander. It was pretty interesting to read something from a Southern perspective. I had thought that Lincoln was the only one who had fun with idiot and incompetent generals, I see now that it was universal. If the war had been up to McClellan and Johnston they'd still be fighting it and the casualty count would be about 25 including a few stray dogs who got in the way of fleeing armies.
I'm not entirely sure that Civil War collectibles have peaked, the only reason I don't have much except for some Confederate cash is because the stuff is too expensive and very hard to find. I can't even get a period correct Waltham model 57 watch that has a serial number of less than 150,000 in an affordable range, let alone anything else. And yeah, I'm much in the same boat with my collections as you are, no one I know gives a rat's a$$, that's why I bore all of you guys with it.
As for collecting Civil War stuff, I'd love to have a real Confederate belt buckle, I already have a German WWI , a couple of German WWII and an East German belt buckle, a CSA one would be cool. I like personal items that I can use, watches, belts, that sort of thing. Not anything like undies or anything that personal, that's just gross.
I do have a neat little book on "Confederate Numismatica, Part 1" by Peter Bertram. Lots of neat stuff in there, medals, ribbons, badges and the like along with coins and notes.
I did get something the other day, a modern but professionally made Stars and Bars flag, the guy who owned it bought it in Charleston about 30 years ago and it's been in a box ever since then and never flown. He didn't want it anymore because of the supposedly negative and politically incorrect connotations. So rather than toss it in the garbage, I told him I'd take it. History has to be preserved, even if it is bad history.

 

Nailead, The problem with belt buckles is they have been reproduce and reproduce so much very few can tell an original. You used to be able to use a caliper and see if the sand cast buckle's had been recast. Last time I payed any attention even very sophisticated dealers wanted a letter from John Mullinax stating it was the real McCoy. I know him and sold him a few buckles over the years but the last time he came by he wasn't in very good shape. Not sure if he's still vertical or new the belt buckle guru de jour is.

Not to be a smart a$$ but ya nee about 400 more books before ya even think about investing in any confederate stuff

I've actually held one "Dance revolver" ;;in my hand and axed 5 "experts' if they thought it was real. [or a fake] I didn't buy it cause it sacred me to death. My Spiller and Burr, Griswald and other confederate pistol I was SURE but the Dance made me too nervous

 

Morning all,
Yeah those are probably the pics I showed you when we met up for lunch Allan but I figured I'd share with the rest of the forum as well
If you remember Jim you sent me a Confederate Flag and I've still got it. I ended up putting it in a case with the Stars and Stripes along with a small reproduction of the Deceleration of Independence I got while I was in DC.
Well I have to change the coolant in Tinks car as it needs it. I also have to give it an oil change. I went to the shop to get the oil and filter and they wanted me to pay nearly $40 just for the filter so I said I'd pass. I'll wait a few days and order it online as it's $23 with free delivery then I'll go back to the shop and get the oil.
Have a good one everybody,
Adrian

 

Let me know if I've folded the flags wrong. I found a few videos and did the best I could to copy them. I'll hang it when I'm able to put a substantial hook in the wall as it's not light.

 

Adrian - Nice job on the flags. I wouldn't know how to fold em either so as far as I'm concerned your artistic interpretation looks great!

Mike - I was thinking of the West coast or maybe Lost Wages. Maybe as far as Hooston.

Marc - I already had the clock apart and could get it to work but only for about 10-15 seconds at a time. Not sure why it won't continue to tick. I tried to make it tok but it wouldn't say anything The points look like they're ok though.

Jim - Ah foresee a whitey bashing contest tomorree. Mebbe somewhere's around 46/44 Ifn it doesn't rain on ya.

 

Finally got the yard work done, all the leaves picked up, tools put away, and lawn furniture packed up. It was a pleasant day out, not too hot, bright and sunny, not too much wind. Did a "drive-by garbaging" on one of my neighbor's garbage cans, - had too much stuff and mine was full. The a quick BBQ, and now the BBQ is retired for the year. Well, maybe not, we'll see how the winter goes.

Adrian,- Cool; that's a cool way to display both flags.

Allan, - sounds like your clock needs a cleaning. the clock that is, not you...

Jamesbo, Oh yeah, I'm familiar with some of the Confederate weaponry, I do know what a Griswold was, but the "dance Revolver" I'm going to have to look up. And yes, I agree, collecting is all about knowledge, and knowledge is power, especially when dealing with unscrupulous antique and collectible dealers who figure there's one born every minute. I haven't got 400 books on Civil War collectibles, but I've got a few dozen books on the war itself. I am probably the same way with coins and money as you are with Civil War stuff; - I appraise collections and write articles on the stuff. I'm just looking into the Civil War stuff, and I've been pretty disheartened at how many obvious fakes there are out there, so that means the subtle fakes that would really get you are plentiful and twice as expensive. The real stuff is actually rare because first off, it was made cheap and second, that was 155 years ago. It's a lot like German WWII crap; there's more fake stuff out there than the Wehrmacht ever issued or consumed in 6 years of war. Still wouldn't mind a real CSA belt buckle though, I understood they were sand cast, I imagine there's a certain style and type of latch or clasp on them that does make originals unique. One of these days maybe...

Anyway, signing off, trying to actually get to bed at a decent hour tonight, I'm tired of being the walking dead at work, getting too old for that crap.
Have a great start to your week!

 

Well I didn't get squat done today, again. Though it wasn't for not trying. Spent all afternoon trying to get new lights working for my trailer. It acts like there's a bad ground but I can't find it. I sure hope it isn't in the truck's wiring, I'll never find it.

Adrian when the Stars and Stripes are folded you only see the blue part. I don't know about the Stars and Bars. That's a nice looking display. Do you have a fancy car that you drive? My oil filters cost something like $4, I can't imagine paying 23 for one. Of course I buy oil at about $9 a quart, so why would I care.

Marc, even as one of them Yankees, I don't find the Confederate flag offensive, nor the history to be bad. I think someone thought it would be an easy target to forward their agenda, and it turns out it worked. I'm not much into the Civil War, but there's a place called Nash Farm just a few miles from me that was supposed to have had some huge battle. They used to have a museum there but some twit on the county board started squawking about the flag being flown, and the Nash Farm people said screw you we'll close the museum rather than take the flag down. That was a couple years ago I don't think that board member got re-elected.

Well the Magic 8 Ball says tomorrow I should work on the Vista Cruiser. I haven't touched that guy in probably a year. It needs an alternator and the master cylinder rebuild needs to get finished. I really should sell it, but it's so original I'd hate to see it end up with a scooped hood, or that clown in Alabama getting ahold of it and parting it out.

Off tomorrow. I took it off because my friend was going to be here, and even though he isn't I'm taking off anyway. This would be the second time I wanted to rearrange my work schedule and I don't want my lead to think I'm a goof. Besides, I like not being there. I have plenty of time to use before the end of the year anyway.

Okay bedtime. Have a good night everyone.

 

Thanks for the heads up with the Stars and Stripes Mike. I'll look into folding it properly one of these days.
No I don't believe the car is a fancy one, just an 06 Mini Cooper none supercharged. If I cheap out I can buy 4 liters of oil for $30 but that's the real cheap stuff you put in a lawn mower not your car. To get the correct oil I'm looking at around $65 for the 5 liters I need. I ended up finding the same filter on ebay for $10 so I bought that but most oil filters over here run anywhere from $20 to $40 depending on application at the shops. Obviously they are cheaper online as there is no overhead for the online stores that's how I got it so cheap.
I'm in the group that says you must not try and delete history or you are bound to repeat it. Live and learn so it doesn't happen again.
I've got a BS safety day at work tomorrow that's mandatory. We have them every few months and nothing ever changes. I'm just hoping they don't do the old these people have been here for this long as last month I ticked over 10 years with the company. Only good thing about that is over here we have a thing called long service that you accrue when you're a permanent employee. After 10 years you have roughly 350 hours long service up that enables you to take that time and have a break from work. Just like annual leave but a different account. You can only use long service after your 10 years are up. before that if you leave the company then you lose all those hours and only get your annual leave paid out. After 10 years when you leave they have to pay out the long service as well as any annual leave you have left. Personnel leave is the 3rd sort of leave and that isn't paid out when you leave which is a bummer as I've got over 450 hours up with that one LOL. Some companies do pay it out but not mine.
Take it easy,
Adrian

 

Tis monday so guess what

Nailhead, The CSA beltl buckles [at least many of them] have 3 hooks on the back kinda like a frog on a rifle sling. If ya want something to use, Buy some CSA officers buttons and sew them on your blazer. Makes fer great conversation

 

Good morning everyone,

Chilly morning here at only 30°. Boy this just never ends but should get up to around 55 or so later. Maybe I'll wash the car in the afternoon when it's warmer. Chatted with my brother last night. He's not happy with the management of the apartment he rents. He's been there 15 years and they're not only hiking his rent (within reason he says) but they aren't fixing the things they're required to. Things like the fridge, thermostat, sump pump, and general other maintenance. Sometimes I wonder why he even bothers to stay there but I guess the rent is low enough to entice his continued tenancy. Even if he was handy at fixing things I doubt they'd reimburse him for any fixes.

Marc - The innards of the clock actually looked pretty clean when the case came off. I thought about shooting it with some electrical contact cleaner but decided not to. Do the movements get a special oil or something?

Jim - Not another pony? Mebbe you're polishing the VC??? No? Then you're doing more plumbing repairs?? How about more weed whackin and cutting? No? Goin to de big city??? Already posted my whitey guess yesterday.

Dan - How'd your punkin run go? Whuuut? Usually I thought you made your own pizza, nice to have it catered isn't it? Hope your football weekend went well.

Glenn - I hope all is well with you guys.

Adrian - I found that Costco sells full synthetic oil (Castrol) for around $26.00/5 L here. Maybe have a look at the one by you to see if they have a good deal. Normally I use Pennzoil Full Synthetic. It goes on sale here for around $28/5L. Oil filters I order from Rock Auto and they end up costing only around 4-5 bucks each including shipping. You need to make that move sooner mate. So how does personal leave work? Do you just tell them you want the time off? I'm thinking that 450 hours would give you darn near 2 months off? The annual and long term will be a nice payout when you give notice.