Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

The one advantage of a bench seat, letting your girlfriend sit right next to you, even let her steer or run the gas.

I seem to recall some other operator benefits too.

 

[sodamo]

Some of the old cars had the starter switch under the clutch pedal and by stepping the clutch all the way to the floor it would start. Others had it to the left of the clutch pedal up a little. high beam was usually centrally located to the left of clutch pedal

My old (52) chevy truck had the starter switch just above and to the right of gas pedal I think.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My auto insurance, USAA has a discount program (safepilot) that tracks various driving aspects, one being cell phone use. Not exactly perfect as I got dinged 1 time using the Map program. But I’m on track for a 15% discount.

I'm not into that much intrusion into what i'm doing.
Noticed my homeowners is only going up a little over $200 for next year. Was up over $200 last year, and the year before.... Almost double what it was about 5 yrs ago.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Frits, last VW (1960) engine I changed took way longer. Probably cuz I had to rebuild it after it came out.

I helped rebuild an engine in the car, 80's something ford tempo that needed new rings. My Father in Law's neighbor let us use his garage, and my FiL and the Neighbor actually did most of the work, as they were 2.5 hrs away. I was poor and couldn't afford it at the time, but paid them some for the help.

 

[Buppies]

Sorry about toe LS ice is good

 

[Buppies]

Great picture m7040 wish I was there

 

[LouNY]

I seem to recall some other operator benefits too.

Yes there certainly were, miss those days

My old (52) chevy truck had the starter switch just above and to the right of gas pedal I think.

Yep, that's were I recall most of the foot operated starter pedals to be, GM and IH.

 

[m7040]

Dave you reminded me of the last engine rebuild I did which was the old MF203 with front end loader. The 3 cylinder Perkins engine 50 hp is sandwiched into the tractor and everything was hanging in chain falls to get at the engine. Replaced the cylinder sleeves and other internals and put it back together. Still have it but it is semi retired

 

[txdon]

Since this morning was the coolest morning this month we decided to check out the newest 3 mile trail. It runs along Berry creek and only one small part had stagnated water with this drought. Starting temp at 7:45 AM 73˚ after 1.5 hour hike 83˚.
Building this trail was beyond my reasonable clause in my volunteer work, since it was built in 100˚ temps. I did thank the volunteers who toughed it out in July and August to get-er-done.

 

[KilroyJC]

The one advantage of a bench seat, letting your girlfriend sit right next to you, even let her steer or run the gas.

And if you ArmorAll the seat, hard right turns become much more fun

 

[LouNY]

And if you ArmorAll the seat, hard right turns become much more fun

That would make it an SOB;
Slide Over Baby

 

[Thomas]

Since this morning was the coolest morning this month we decided to check out the newest 3 mile trail. It runs along Berry creek and only one small part had stagnated water with this drought. Starting temp at 7:45 AM 73˚ after 1.5 hour hike 83˚.
Building this trail was beyond my reasonable clause in my volunteer work, since it was built in 100˚ temps. I did thank the volunteers who toughed it out in July and August to get-er-done.
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Wonder how many snakes workers came upon.

 

[Thomas]

68F cloudy.

Been good day...morning errands went well afternoon spent greasing,2 new belts,new carburetor,bubble bath for 19 year old snowblower,
Had plans setting on the deck but mother nature decided eveything need a good shower...again.

Mrs. made homemade oatmeal,choclate chip,oatmeal cookies...cold glass of milk 2 of each kind I be happier rest of the night.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low of 3C and it's presently 14.5C, overcast & calm. Bureau of Manyguesses have predicted a cover-our-arse 5% chance of 1mm... yeah, right.

Successful trip 'into town' yesterday and today I'll inspect my 'rig' for tomorrow's parade.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Guys,
TxDon, nice job on the trails by all those volunteers !

Just curious, every day I read about your temps well above 100, wondering what temp you try to keep the inside of the house at.
I have been trying to keep the house at 74, but it does take all the moisture out of the air !
Is your high temps also come with a lot of humidity ?

Kathleen made a nice cod dinner with a couple of stuffed clams, garden grown squash, olives and chopped onions over the cod with home grown cherry tomatoes ! Also had a nice loaf of fresh italian bread !

All have a blessed and safe evening !

 

[txdon]

Wonder how many snakes workers came upon.

I did not ask and did not see any wildlife except a rabbit and a few birds this morning and I was watching for snakes.

 

[PJSprog]

58°F and clear skies this morning with a little light fog here and there, got up to 81° here today. No rain in the forecast through next week, but we will move out of these mild temps this weekend and back into the 90s.

Good evening, gents.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 61ºF for the start, clear sky, light breeze. Light wind, mostly clear sky, and high temp was 93ºF. Men's meeting to start day, then trip to town to drop truck at dealer, recycle engine oil, buy 30W oil, get 5 gal of E0 gas and lunch. Removed volunteer tree from front shrub bed, changed oil in backup mower and sharpened blade, then managed to spill oil on garage floor Did get nap in, and worked on fish fry ticket sales.
Drew thanks for clarification and story.
Ron glad Sassy got her bath. Hope visit went well. Nice pic, looks like yesterday's "commando" crane
Drew hope you can dry out some. Thanks for story.
Billy hope the exterminator successful. Glad mowing done. Hope painting goes well. Yes phones in cars dangerous!
Mike hope you can keep day job happy. Hope this repair on mower successful.
Don at 66ºF, I am still in summer bike clothes, and shorts, no jacket. I am glad you got a morning break from heat.
Fatjay good to hear from you Sorry about the cat, any trip to vet to see if cat is ill?
Kyle you must be close to the cold front. Sorry you did not get cooler temps.
RNG nice temps! Hope firefighters get the fires under control. Hope the van registration goes smoothly. Glad BBQ working well.
Kilroy glad oral surgery went well. Sorry about the food restrictions. Good luck with blower.
Frits have fun getting ready for GD birthday party.
Thomas hope day goes well, really sorry about medical issue for CDL.
Buppies sorry no rain, prayers sent.
Kilroy steering wheel bigger as well, then the cars mostly did not have power assisted steering.
Kilroy 460 A/C ineffective and heat index 115ºF
Paul glad no problems during proving flight, 2:30AM very late, I would be asleep by then. Sorry you have to do them.
Dennis I agree about the info systems.
Ken glad wire run is done. Sorry about attic work. Hope concert was good.
Dennis hope class prep went well. Glad you could sleep in.
Drew nice haul.
Ted sorry no rain. Not sure why you would smash toe ... Glad only 2 attempts to come up with winning plan. Hope addition goes well.
Dennis I remember the starter button on 8N. Had to be in neutral for it to work.
David sorry brewery not extending discounts. Hope others more open minded. I understand about baching. Wife spent summer in Alaska one year. did get to spend 2 different weeks with her during that period.
Drew thanks for info.
RS sorry mowing did not go better. sorry about having to forage for food Sorry to hear about more trap leaks. Hope you made good progress n agenda.
Frits that was nice thank you. Looks like daughter having fun
Don very nice trail and pics.
Thomas glad Mrs made the cookies, nice way to end productive day.
Scott(vt) dinner sounded good. Here we keep house 77ºF day and 75ºF at night. As far as humidity the answer is sometimes. Dewpoints can get as high as 75ºF or down in the 50's.
PJ nice temps. Hope you are not too dry.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /sleeping, /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 58° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 72° with rain most of the day. Visit with uncle was very good. Trip there and back took 2 hours each way. Mostly because of construction detours. Driving for 4 hours took a lot out of me. I was tired when I got home. Grocery shopping this morning. Grass needs mowing. But may have to wait until Saturday because of weather and tractor show.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
a bit sore this morning, yesterday's PT and shrub planting gave me a workout.
should be a nice day today, high in upper 80's.
Probably will have to mow today
after this mow going to change blades to the super hard ones I bought, should hold up better when I put the leaf
bagger back, which will happen soon.

maybe I'll take a ride down to the River and see if I can get some drone pics. Very wary of not losing the thing.
with my fused neck, pretty hard to "look up" and track it. So....a reminder, yes, first thing, set the return to home height, see if
that works better. I need to get away from all the cable lines. At least I bought the kit with spares, so have lots of extra blades, and three
charged batteries. Now I just need some talent.