Bad Day at Block Rock - errrr - Make it Bad Year.

[Xfaxman]

I occasionally searched to see if he had passed away over the years since. It took a crazy amount of an internet deep dive to find he was posting on this forum and that he had passed away.

Here are some more of his threads: Search results

This comes up when I put the pointer over his screen name:

 

[Crash325Daughter]

Here are some more of his threads: Search results

This comes up when I put the pointer over his screen name:

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Thanks so much! I'm currently reading the entire Bad Day thread. It's very interesting. He references a grandson coming to visit him. I think he may have been a step-grandson, as his last wife had children who were around my age, and Jim, it seems, was an involved stepfather at that time. I think that when he could stay put in a family, he was a good father figure. My brother and sister were fond of him and didn't have any bad memories or stories of him.

 

[Molalla1]

Thanks so much! I'm currently reading the entire Bad Day thread. It's very interesting. He references a grandson coming to visit him. I think he may have been a step-grandson, as his last wife had children who were around my age, and Jim, it seems, was an involved stepfather at that time. I think that when he could stay put in a family, he was a good father figure. My brother and sister were fond of him and didn't have any bad memories or stories of him.

You should, I think you might get a better understanding of your dad.

 

[drssg]

Thanks so much! I'm currently reading the entire Bad Day thread. It's very interesting. He references a grandson coming to visit him. I think he may have been a step-grandson, as his last wife had children who were around my age, and Jim, it seems, was an involved stepfather at that time. I think that when he could stay put in a family, he was a good father figure. My brother and sister were fond of him and didn't have any bad memories or stories of him.

I can't imagine what it would be like to not even know whether your father is alive or dead for all those years. I hope that reading through all of this can help provide some closure and eventually lead to some level of acceptance and peace.

 

[Crash325Daughter]

First an up date on the critters.
Buzzard came & sat on tractor rop-s.ts looking at the snake, I'm hoping it takes the snake & goes away. Then I worry it going to poop, it must be horrible, big messy & stinky turds. Didn't take the snake, came back 2 more times, just flew low & went on. Twice again this AM.
Bird seed can, went to feed birds, 4 doves & little bird flew out. there was a dead dove in there, broke its neck hitting can or died of old age???

First time I ever saw a quail drinking. It went to water dish had a few little sips & went on.
A dove took a bird bath, well sort of. Stood on rim, flapped its wings in the water then flew off.
4 Young quail came in today all by them selves. Very unusual to see them that young with out parents.

Over by the propane tank rats or mice were chewing on some old lumber.
Near by is is either a small rat or really big mouse. Its dead.

Some one said I should feed better dog food. The mutts eat better than I do. I have killed the last 3 roasts & 2 sets of ribs. Guess who got them???
Riley is sneaky stole a 1/2 of a big cheddar cheez, I forgot to put in fridge.
She knows that you don't mess with Bobby when she has a treat. Dog she not so sure about. Bobby had some ribs, & I gave dog the pan. She got there late. Sort of snuck up on Dog, when he listed his head she grabbed the pan & down the stairs she went.

/some old pictures of far away places & a long time ago.
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First 4 are the last Race at Lake Elsinore. I am in at lest 1 of them black circle around me.

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Me racing< I think near Miramar Air station. Think this is the race some guy Delbertly run me off the track. When race was over I followed him to his pit & took a swing at him from the ground up. He jumped back & I missed by a mile. But he feel over & didn't move. Some folks in the area that may have know him began cheering.

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Me & girlfriend at my gas station, probably the only picture of it. Hog card & a safety course. It was fun. A necklace that I designed & made. Entered into county fair, got some king ribbon, I think second place???

I have no idea who took the pictures or when they were taken & how the even got here. Was looking for something & found them on a shelf.

More later if interested
Jim

Crash's daughter posting some context on these photos: My mom took those photos at the Elsinore Grand Prix and sewed his leather pants. We had a camper truck with a ladder you could climb to sit on the top. I think she took the overhead photo of the race group. She was an avid amateur photographer.

I think the photo with the girlfriend is not at his old gas station, but at John Hine Pontiac in Mission Valley, San Diego, where he worked as a mechanic at some point. The uniform he is wearing resembles that of the gas station, but the building is not the gas station. I know he worked there because there was a commercial for John Hine and they named him as a the person who would help you with repairs. I think it was photos of him and not a film. He was wearing a hideous, green plaid suit, pants & jacket. "Come see Jim Johnson in our repair center..." It was weird to see him on TV. I keep hoping to find the commercial on YouTube, but so far, I've had no luck.

I remember the girlfriend, too. I was scared to go with him when he picked me up because I hadn't seen him, so my mother came with us. Our outing was to go to his house, where he was living with her, to make jewelry. He was starting to make the turquoise stuff: my mother & I strange pucca shells and turquoise necklaces. The girlfriend was nice, but how awkward that must have been for all of them. The house a koi fish pond in the back that I never forgot.