Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

That's a shame, Ted. I tried to eat there at least one night every trip I made there. Did they close their liquor store, too? I usually did takeout, and would go over there to snag a couple beers while my order was being prepared.

Yep, the whole place, including the liquor store. It was quite a surprise, they always did a good amount of business.

 

[kenmbz]

My father sold his corvair when we moved out to the suburbs (I remember it was black). then bought a new 67 VW bug.
When that got too rusty (front suspension, wheel came off in a turn!) he bought a really nice 72 bug, and my brother had a semi-auto bug and later on a Kharmann Ghia.
I used to sleep behind the back seat on long trips in my dads first bug.
I remember that you did not get heat until you were going for a while, as long as it wasn't too cold out

I learned how to drive in a VW bug up in MA on the farm roads when I was 13.
Could drive from my uncles area to North Adams (about 10-15 miles) on dirt roads through farms and never see a state/county road.

You guys keep me reminiscing.

 

[Bird]

Eric Salop said, "Am I too late to enter the most expensive fuel competition ? Pump prices here showing petrol at the equivalent of of $1.99 a litre - $7.53 per US gallon "

I filled my 2017 Ford Escape today at Buc-ee's with regular gasoline that cost $3.299 a gallon. That's the most I've paid for gas in this car, and I think it's the most I've paid for gas in my life.

 

[daugen]

didn't those old VWs have two little levers on the floor?
One for air flow and one for heat regulation. Hah.
We had a 66 1300.
with studded snow tires it was unstoppable in the winter.
But you never got warm

 

[Dftodd]

Wow, Eric, those are some steep prices! Our gas (petrol to you foreign guys) was $3.14 / gal when I filled up this morning. I feel lucky......

For you guys that have been to Albuquerque, the news reported that an Albq. landmark / icon is permanently closing its doors------- Quarters BBQ.
They always had good food and great customer service. They can't survive the decreased business caused by restrictions of you know what.....

WOOHOO! Shop has power! No sparks, no fire, power tools work.... I guess I did the install correctly. Wifey already mentioned a bunch of projects need some attention....

Gas was $3.09 down the street when I filled up about 20 minutes ago.

Diesel yesterday was $4.04.

 

[PJSprog]

My '74 was a semi-auto, Ken. Man, that was a good-running car. Traded it for a '77 BMW 320i in 1985. That thing turned out to be a money pit.

 

[PJSprog]

I filled my 2017 Ford Escape today at Buc-ee's with regular gasoline that cost $3.299 a gallon. That's the most I've paid for gas in this car, and I think it's the most I've paid for gas in my life.

Most I ever paid was $4.509/gal back in 2011. I was spending about $100/week for gasoline for my Jeep Liberty. I remembered thinking if I wasn't making aerospace money, I wouldn't be able to afford to go to work every day. Fortunately, that price didn't last too long.

 

[LouNY]

I had to fill my pickup up today at $3.659 and that was with a discount of $0.10.
Several other stations at $3.799, diesel at $4.299. $80.00 to fill the pu.

My only VW was a 74 or 75 VW Thing, Type 181 it had the gas heater in it fortunately.
Drove that across Wyoming the winter of 75-76 had frost inside in many locations, that soft top and plastic windows didn't insulate it very well the best part was leaving the heater going while inside getting meals and coffee sitting still it would warm up a bit.

 

[Looking4new]

Eric, according to Daily Mail you've got two storms coming your way.

Current temp 0°F. Only going down to -11 tonight. We are slowly coming out of the deep freeze.

 

[toppop52]

My very 1st brand new car, 1965 Corvair Monza, payment @$69/month.

I paid $125 for my’61 in 1968.

 

[toppop52]

Fuel today is $3.39 regular, $3.79 diesel, both prices are including a $.10 discount using my card.

 

[Buppies]

1972 .14.9 cents per gallon 1966 Ford Fairlane Gt long ago. Diesel on 95 Saturday $4.05 nuts

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 34ºF for the start, clear, light breeze. Moderate wind day, sky stayed clear, and high temp was 71ºF, DP 19ºF. Putter this morning till time to take wife to lunch date. then shopping, bike ride and nap.
Roy hope test went well.
Billy hope you made good progress on firewood.
Dennis there was a missed call on one of the Cincy players on one of Cincy's touchdowns. Good luck with sound system.
Paul nice clean up, hope trip was safe and smooth.
RNG glad test ride was fun sorry about the closed gas stations. Hope you get more moisture than you think you will.
Drew have fun with the tax paperwork.
Don sorry about the freezing temps. Wife would channel hope at commercial time :
Randy sorry about losing childhood landmarks
Rich funny story about the cat kicking your feet off the bed!
Bill -55F is cold!
Gstrom sorry about the 1099.
PJ the storm hit you much worse than us. Sorry to hear the wife's favorite dog not doing well.
Ken cool in your neck of the woods. good to hear bird are comming back
Drew K2 were the tax doc we have had the most problem with. IRS does not require them to arrive till April 15
PJ is he your favorite?
David hope you can get back on caretaker unit
Ted there something in the air there? Good to power back on in shop oon.
Dennis and they probably don't have enough off work hours to ge the appointments either
Thomas that job sounds like a grind
Eric hope dr get you diagnosed quickly. Never got through a scan that quick, it would take then 20 minutes to figure out I was there.
Ted at least you have power in the dog house again
Randy lot of twin engined aircraft have gas heaters.
RS sorry about the t-stat issues, same fight here but she is cold and I am hot. Wearing shorts is frowned upon but more comfy
Bill good to hear you are warming up.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, /mom recovery, living alone, Bird/aging issues/, Don/knee recovery, /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /new cancer surgeries /cataract surgery, Roy/ palpitations, /angina, /shoulder, wife/ankle recovery, Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel /divorce, Buppies/surgery infection, Thomas/gout, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery/retirement, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes /rib, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery follow up, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/injuries from fall, Paul/ wife's disc issues /dog seizure, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /nephew - Covid /5 year plan, Dennis/ brother "alligallyitus" and improving, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Jim Shooz]

My VW was a 55 and had the small back window, and traficators. No petrol heaters. they were removed before sale. Best trick was running through a ford (the sort with water in it (but I dunno))If you flattened the accelerator just as you hit the water that "massive" acceleration would lift the front above the water and with the flat underside it would plane almost to the other side of the river. With the loss of forward motion the back would sink, water would get to the cylinders and the whole care would fill with steam through the heater vents.

 

[check]

-33°C here this morning, -39 with the wind chill. Enough said!

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-02-15, 0351

-3° right now...high in the lower 20's today.
Up early with intentions to go to work...but wifey was not doing too good yesterday and achy all over. If stepdaughter stays home, I'll go in a bit late. Otherwise, it's a remote day.
I do need to make a dump run sometime this week to get rid of a bunch of boxes...maybe today, maybe not...

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, -2°F and going to a balmy 14. Wind N 6 mph. Sunny!

I got my second alligatoritus poke yesterday and my left are is a bit sore, but so far other than that I feel fine. I haven't started growing a second head yet and I still have all my digits and limbs, unlike the kids that were born after their mothers took Thalidomide. Maybe that will come later.

A town run is in the cards for today, other than that conserve energy.

Have a safe day all

 

[Buppies]

21 high of 50 today big rain coming Thursday

Prayers for all

 

[Buppies]

Hope wifey feels better Roy

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 36˚F heading to the 70s.

Looks like the below $3 gasoline is gone in Texas, on the road trip to mom's yesterday the price ranges from $3.09 to $3.29 per gallon.

Potatoes sprout when the soil temp is above 50˚. I'm anxious to get them in the ground so the late spring vegetable can be planted after potato harvest. I'll take a chance and plant potatoes today which is about a week early for this area.