Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Cars are becoming electric appliances, personal mobility vehicles.
But to bang second gear just right and get the front end to lift up, well....just aren't going to get
that in a Prius.

If they would make a standard shift Prius you might. When you floor a Prius both the electric and the gas motor kick in and it has better acceleration than any car I have had. (My first car was a Pinto). I do remember as a kid one of the cool "older" guys in the neighborhood got a orange (or lime green, or yellow) Dodge Challenger and I went ridding in it. He was going to show us how it could peel rubber and I put my head against the seat so I would not get whiplashed.

 

[daugen]

Nothing accelerates faster than electric Don, all the hyper cars, the exotics, are all using electric
for that instant shove of power.
But you are still driving a high powered golf cart, at least to me emotionally with many of today's plug ins.

I've kidded about this before. Put a stick shift on your electric car, talk about a flat torque curve...and have it dummy engines noises that
you can choose from a vast menu in your infotainment system. Every day drive a different engine.
If we have to go electric, let's at least make it interesting...

If and when I wind up in a wheelchair, I expect it to have the biggest electric motor on the block.
For sure an aero kit, rewound motors, Pirelli Scorpion tires, twin massagers, yeah baby

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 74˚ heading to 90˚ some clouds 20% chance of rain. I need to paint/stain the 9 structure 6x6 Ls on the 3 peaks of the house.

Drew, don't forget the 12" slicks so you can love the smell of burning rubber in the mornings.

 

[daugen]

Now just imagine Don coming down the golf cart pathway to the big parking lot, as his
jaguar svr engine noise crackles and pops on the slowdown, and to the amazement of his fellow golf carters,
he revs the exhaust a little before shutting it off.

Oh man I got to get one of those....

Oh what a manly man that is swoons the ladies...

 

[txdon]

A couple of speakers in the battery area might just pull it off.

 

[riptides]

You sound like a great dad. Will her commute be really long everyday? Hope your mower is fixed. Mine needs some TLC after all, it is 13 years old.

I love my kids so much, that I told my oldest 13 year old (with a bit of ugly duckling self complex because of acne right now), that she could live at home as long as she wants to, as long as she contributes. (Now she'll probably move out when she's 18 and never come back....LOL.


A question for all who have kids. Are your kids more, (or less) outgoing than yourselves? meaning able to start conversations with people (they don't really know) and enjoy it.....Not that I want her talking to total strangers, but like to people at church.

I am a hard parent. I guess three daughters makes one that way. All three kids are social butterfly's. They get that GIFT from their Mom. Complete strangers will see them and unload their lives on them. It is quite a phenomenon that I tell them is a GIFT. It is amazing to watch in person when it happens. All three have different age groups that they excel in, socially. My eldest is the old soul. Older people, like me, LOL, find her and latch on. The middle one, her age group, and the youngest one, kids. Yeah, ODD how that worked out.

So far, bless them, they seem to be on the right track. They make differences, positive, in whatever they do. The volunteer work they have done in other countries and here at home, is amazing. Who leaves home now-a-days on a whim, and a little cash to go show up somewhere to just help and learn? Amazing. I know the travel bug came from me. LOL.

Anyway, around 66 outside this AM. Cleaning the pool. Been a rough year for that thing, drained it again. Weather will be nice today into the 80's. Need to pack up the tool bag and head out back.

LS, hope that knee gets better.

Amazing story on that Vanagon. The daily trial and tribulations are indeed a good story for the positive path forward. Never give up on the goal.

wngsprd, I got my ZTR stuck a while back. I went looking for the FEL control and realized ...wrong machine. LOL. Brain fried due to sun. Sorry next hay/grass machine will have a cab.

Hope all have a great start to the day, be safe.

 

[txdon]

Drew, in the 70's they did make a HarleyDavidson golf cart.
1977 Harley Davidson Golf Cart - YouTube

RNG do you build a Vanagon golf cart with a harley motor?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 71F @ 5:00AM. Sunny. High near 90F. NNE winds shifting to W at 10 to 15 mph.

Just put a pair of horns off a locomotive on your golf cart, Don. You can get away with a tiny 12 volt compressor to run it, but you蛟､l need a BIG air tank! That is guaranteed to get EVERYONEs attention!

The Stan character on the old Miami Vice TV series drove a 61 T-bird convertible, T-Pop. Been lusting after one ever since. My Old Man was a Ford man, and had one of the ugly 62s. It had electric windows, and as a youngster when Mom stuck her head out the window to back out of the garage, it was too much temptation to resist pushing the button to lift her window...:ashamed::laughing:

No joy trying to revive the 17 MacBook Pro yesterday. The drive will boot the 15 version when attached to a USB interface, but not the 17. Tried resetting a few things, then at the end of the day, pulled off the back cover and disconnected the battery. This morning I will reconnect it and try one last time before taking it in for service.

Also worked out the details to re-wiring the new handlebar switch on the old motorcycle. It was a bit mind bending to figure out how each of the twelve wires were to be moved, and fun turning the little tool needed to get them out of their sockets. But an electrical gremlin has also invaded the DRO on the X axis of the lathe, and the thousandths digit jumps around too much to read now. I do not think it is a mechanical problem, more like electrical noise on that input, so I will be digging into that today as well. It is always sumthing , eh?:banghead:

I see many weeks ahead refinishing the camper interior and installing it into the van, folks, so a road trip is not happening anytime soon. As it sits, the only thing inside that van is the drivers seat, and it badly needs recovering, along with the passenger side seat as well. I will probably snag some cheap-o covers off the net for now, and when I do get to take that road trip, swing through New Mexico and Texas looking for just the right Southwestern themed cloth. And by then maybe a nice set of adjustable Ricaros will turn up...:thumbsup:

Is it Friday yet?:confused2:

 

[lostcreekranch]

74° degrees here this morning and forecast for a high of 88°. Rain chances increasing over the weekend.

Saw this on Weather Channel and thought it was interesting. Waterfalls in every state.

https://weather.com/photos/places/news/2015-08-07-waterfalls-every-state

Loading horses / gear and heading to the Texas Hill Country for annual Trail Ride tomorrow, returning end of next week. Forecast is for high 50’s overnight temps in our Canyon and low 80’s for highs.

Have a great day?

Prayers to all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

That sounds like perfect weather, Rick, for both you and the horses. Have fun!