Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Bob Heine's Auto Emporium

[HSpencer]

Bob

The walls and cabinets and shelving look great. I like the 3 car style of your garage.
I don't see how you could have much more storage than you already do. I think you have done a great job getting as much out of the garage as you have. Looking real good!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[bj383ss]

Like all your cabinets Bob. And you did successfully post in my thread. We do have high humidity here in the summer but its funny I have never had any rust issues on my tools. My biggest thing is I sweat really bad so an A/C will go in at some point.

Bret

 

[drivesitfar]

Bob: you definitely have more cabinets in your garage than i do in my kitchen. looks like everything has it's place. when you need something like a part or a bolt or a nut do you always know where it is and not have to drive to the hardware store. not that driving a Vette would be a bad thing to do, but i just hate buying something i know i already own at least one and maybe several of.

I'm working on my ORGANIZING so watching and learning from all the pros that seem to have a knack for it.

thanks again for starting a thread and looks like you have a great group checking in on you.

take care

 

[Bob Heine]

Bob

Thank heavens you started this - now they'll all leave you alone on my thread....

But is it just me - I can't see any photos????

I will catch up with reading it later - I'm frightfully busy at the moment.

Lyndon
Relieved.

Lyndon, if my thread helps to un-clutter yours, I feel better. Sorry about the photos but no one else has mentioned a problem.

Bob

The walls and cabinets and shelving look great. I like the 3 car style of your garage.
I don't see how you could have much more storage than you already do. I think you have done a great job getting as much out of the garage as you have. Looking real good!

Best Regards
Herb

Herb, I haven't completed my tour of the garage so there is more storage to show. You may have noticed a lack of equipment in the garage because I have a thing about keeping the cars in there. My wood and metal dust making tools are in a top secret hoarding shed at the back of the property. I can still walk in so it isn't fully hoarded but I'll have to put some time in down there before I take new photos.

Like all your cabinets Bob. And you did successfully post in my thread. We do have high humidity here in the summer but its funny I have never had any rust issues on my tools. My biggest thing is I sweat really bad so an A/C will go in at some point.

Bret

Bret, thanks for dropping in and I like your cabinets as well. When I told my wife I was thinking of building my own cabinets for the garage she told me not to waste my time (secretly glad she said that).

I just stopped by your thread and was surprised to see my post went through. I share your sweating issues. My maternal lineage is Scandinavian so I stop sweating about the time the temperature freezes water. Up north I thought nothing of walking barefoot in the snow to collect the mail. I usually only wore shoes at work and now that I'm retied shoes are for welding or using sharp power tools.

Bob: you definitely have more cabinets in your garage than i do in my kitchen. looks like everything has it's place. when you need something like a part or a bolt or a nut do you always know where it is and not have to drive to the hardware store. not that driving a Vette would be a bad thing to do, but i just hate buying something i know i already own at least one and maybe several of.

I'm working on my ORGANIZING so watching and learning from all the pros that seem to have a knack for it.

thanks again for starting a thread and looks like you have a great group checking in on you.

take care

Drives, I do have a thing for storage cabinets but since Home Depot killed the Mills Pride cabinet line I have been in withdrawal. Even before I found Mills Pride I bought a lot of Low's cheap oak cabinets for my office in the previous house. I took them with me when I moved and rearranged them in the new office. Hides the videotape, software, manuals, photo albums and slide collections as well as the cameras and a fax machine (sometimes needed for avoiding postage on medical forms).

I have a tiny collection of hardware in the garage. My main hoard is in the secret shed at the back of the property. I have a big enough stash so I make only two or three trips to the hardware/home stores each month.

You're right about the group that's checking in on me. Who needs Facebook when you have GJ friends (OK, I need Facebook to stay in touch with my grandkids.) I do appreciate all the support.

 

[Jack Olsen]

I really like those cabinets. (The prices from back in the day are painful to read, though.)

I agree with your wife about 'out of sight' and 'not a problem' being the same thing.

Well done!

 

[Lyndon]

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.... this "special club" is Garage Journal. I normally avoid clubs that would allow me in but this is different. OK maybe it's different because I don't have to pay dues. Or show up for fund raisers. Or fix up the clubhouse. In any case, welcome and thanks for the nice words.

I'll try to post a few pictures of the yard. It's starting to warm up but it's still too cold to go out today (66 F, 18.9 C).

Bob

I finally read the whole shebang (that you've got so far). And that line^^^^ made me laugh.

Place looks great, sounds like you've got a fantastic other half, and I'm glad you've come over to the dark side....

And as I always say - HAVE FUN!.

Lyndon
Peering through the sanding dust.... (you will have to look at my page for that one)!

 

[ajohno]

Thanks for sharing Bob.

 

[shortykorte]

Good luck with the hole. I'm guessing you'll be cutting the slab with windows and doors open. Mask, safety glasses, face shield and long sleeves and pants should make for a trendy look. OR, just go for it...

Hey that looks like my wife's brother's uncle from West Virginny. I did look like that for a job I had in my youth but it was a light green powder coat. A 22 yr old that looked like he was 80.

 

[Bob Heine]

I really like those cabinets. (The prices from back in the day are painful to read, though.)

I agree with your wife about 'out of sight' and 'not a problem' being the same thing.

Well done!

Jack, I'm so pleased to have you stop by. Your "Poor Man's Retro Retreat -- in 440 square feet" thread was the first one I visited when I joined GJ. Your projects inspired me and you are to blame for the welders in my garage. Thank you!

Bob

I finally read the whole shebang (that you've got so far). And that line^^^^ made me laugh.

Place looks great, sounds like you've got a fantastic other half, and I'm glad you've come over to the dark side....

And as I always say - HAVE FUN!.

Lyndon
Peering through the sanding dust.... (you will have to look at my page for that one)!

Lyndon, we're no longer newlyweds but she's a keeper. We're celebrating our 54th next month. She doesn't like to be photographed (pretty sure it diminishes her occult powers) but I have one from our wedding day and an imitation of it on our 50th....

One of us has changed more than the other....

Thanks for sharing Bob.

Aaron, thanks for visiting. I just stopped by your garage thread and it is impressive. I really like the double-brick construction. We rented a unique place in Manly. We had the upper unit in a 3-unit condo and it came with two one-car garages on either side of the unit.

I thought the lack of an entry door between the house and garage was odd -- nothing to seal the fumes from the garage (having run over a dog turd or two, I felt that was important).

Hey that looks like my wife's brother's uncle from West Virginny. I did look like that for a job I had in my youth but it was a light green powder coat. A 22 yr old that looked like he was 80.

Sounds like six degrees of Kevin Bacon: he looks like my brother-in-law's wife's grandfather after digging out of Dannemora.

 

[WarrenJ]

Bob
Great post. That's a fine couple in that photo.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bob
Great post. That's a fine couple in that photo.

Bob As above.

Regards

PS I remember you sharing pictures of your place in Manley in my thread some time back.

 

[drivesitfar]

Bob: great pictures of you and your bride. interesting design with the brick condo set back and the open stairway.

love the pictures of Australia and if you have others please post as you have time. i think i saw a golf course up against the hill and that lighthouse area looks like a great place to spend a few minutes or hours.

 

[Homebody]

Bob, you have a lot of stuff - just sayin.

I like the 3 car and sometimes wish I had a simple ranch house with attached garage instead of my various barns. Shorter walks!

Looking forward to following this.

 

[shopnut]

Bob,

I've been waiting many, many years for you to start a thread. I almost feel like my tenure here on the old Garage Journal is now complete! (Who am I trying to kid, I'll be here until someone kicks me off!) So many times, I have been stuck on one of my projects in the Asylum thread and you have injected just the right amount of information or suggestions to spark things off again. Other times you simply got me laughing to take my mind off of a problem for a while (which sometimes helps equally as well!) Thank you for all your visits over the years.

I look forward to the humor, wisdom, and just good practical common sense that this thread is guaranteed to possess (already off to a fantastic start!). Thanks for finally getting the thread going! I know it can sometimes be a difficult thing, but I'm glad you took the plunge!

 

[BBChevro]

Hey Bob, I noticed the link in your signature line this morning - the much-anticipated thread is here.

... I took down the two very expensive upper cabinets and gave them to the previous owner – he was grateful because he had spent $600 for them...

^ Now this just high-lights what a generous person you are Bob.

...But is it just me - I can't see any photos????

Yes Lyndon, I think it is just you.

My garage is generally cluttered but my wife taught me that a closed door on a hoarding site means you don't have a hoard.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hoarder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not a Hoarder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I would be happy for mine to look as tidy as the first pic.


I'm really glad that you took our advice and started the thread, it's great so far - I'll be watching.

 

[JCQuick]

well I'm late to this party but well I'm here. Now Bob bout time you showed what you got I LOVE IT. When we built 11 years ago I demanded a 3 car garage funny part is my wife wanted the same thing as your's , big family room, big kitchen, and a large tub in the master bath. that's a cool 50th pic I can only hope I make it that far (it will be 40 this year) Oh I don't see a hoarder anywhere in there

 

[don long]

So Bob I have to ask. How often do the cupboard door get closed?

I have cabinets all over my work shop but they are always open when I look at the pictures I share on my threads.

Congrats on 54 years with your bride She looks like a keeper and thanks for the updated shot of you Now. I kinda know who i'm talkin to

 

[Bob Heine]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warning - Extremely Gnarly Photo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~ Skip this post if you have a weak stomach ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bob
Great post. That's a fine couple in that photo.

Warren, thank you for the compliment. Hard to believe she stays with me but I think she just has a problem with her eyesight. On the other hand, I have a hearing problem.

Bob As above.

Regards

PS I remember you sharing pictures of your place in Manley in my thread some time back.

1/2 Cup, it's an honor to have you visit and I thank you for the compliment. My wife does make me look better.

I had never seen double-brick construction in the US so I was fascinated by it. I also noticed that the older (more experienced?) masons did the exposed brick while the youngsters did the brickwork that would be hidden.

Bob: great pictures of you and your bride. interesting design with the brick condo set back and the open stairway.

love the pictures of Australia and if you have others please post as you have time. i think i saw a golf course up against the hill and that lighthouse area looks like a great place to spend a few minutes or hours.

Drives, thank you and I probably should re-name my accident story to the "second luckiest day of my life."

I did take a couple of photos during my two years in Australia. I also wrote a newsletter that I mailed to family and friends. Manly Misfits was the name of the newsletter.

Bob, you have a lot of stuff - just sayin.

I like the 3 car and sometimes wish I had a simple ranch house with attached garage instead of my various barns. Shorter walks!

Looking forward to following this.

Homebody, you have quite a few things as well. You transformed your rode hard farm into an Estate and I really like it. I look forward to learning more about the storm damage -- makes us hurricane victims feel better.

Bob,

I've been waiting many, many years for you to start a thread. I almost feel like my tenure here on the old Garage Journal is now complete! (Who am I trying to kid, I'll be here until someone kicks me off!) So many times, I have been stuck on one of my projects in the Asylum thread and you have injected just the right amount of information or suggestions to spark things off again. Other times you simply got me laughing to take my mind off of a problem for a while (which sometimes helps equally as well!) Thank you for all your visits over the years.

I look forward to the humor, wisdom, and just good practical common sense that this thread is guaranteed to possess (already off to a fantastic start!). Thanks for finally getting the thread going! I know it can sometimes be a difficult thing, but I'm glad you took the plunge!

Shopnut, Your thread was one of the first I subscribed to. My mundane place didn't seem worthy of a thread so I just reveled in the efforts of the great garage masters. I think meeting my fellow Garage Journal Florida Chapter members lit a fire under me (I spend so much time sitting that I've lost a lot of feeling down there so I didn't realize I was burning right away).

Much as I admire the Asylum, I admire your energy and creativity even more. I would follow in your footsteps but I'm trying to limit my bionics to external equipment. I prefer my hardware...

...to yours.

Hey Bob, I noticed the link in your signature line this morning - the much-anticipated thread is here.

^ Now this just high-lights what a generous person you are Bob.

Yes Lyndon, I think it is just you.

I would be happy for mine to look as tidy as the first pic.

I'm really glad that you took our advice and started the thread, it's great so far - I'll be watching.

BBChevro, as a fellow Big Block Chevro fan, it's great to have you stop by. I'm happy I took the plunge but I have been using creative camera angles to focus on the tidiest parts of the garage.

well I'm late to this party but well I'm here. Now Bob bout time you showed what you got I LOVE IT. When we built 11 years ago I demanded a 3 car garage funny part is my wife wanted the same thing as your's , big family room, big kitchen, and a large tub in the master bath. that's a cool 50th pic I can only hope I make it that far (it will be 40 this year) Oh I don't see a hoarder anywhere in there

JCQuick, how nice of you to stop by. It's funny that after we bought this house every one of our mature friends told us they loved the house, especially the lack of formal living and dining rooms. If you've made it to 40 you have to screw up real bad not to make it to 50 (unhappy wife, beware her knife). Actually the kids kept us together. Every time we talked seriously about divorce, neither one of us wanted full custody of the kids (teenagers!).

 

[Bob Heine]

So Bob I have to ask. How often do the cupboard door get closed?

I have cabinets all over my work shop but they are always open when I look at the pictures I share on my threads.

Congrats on 54 years with your bride She looks like a keeper and thanks for the updated shot of you Now. I kinda know who i'm talkin to

Don, not closing cupboard and closet doors is high on my wife's list of my inexcusable flaws. It is far more serious than her habit of leaving the garage man-door open. Giving the dog free access to the yard is a perfect reason to leave it open when it's freezing outside (no heat in the garage) or Africa-hot outside (A/C groaning).

Like a lot of the men on this site we have really cool wives (not to mention those who have hot ones). None of us is perfect but I can't imagine being with any other woman. She introduces me as her first husband and I introduce her as my last wife...

Oh-oh, gotta go, I think she's coming...

 

[Lyndon]

Yes Lyndon, I think it is just you.

Ok Mark. Thank you very little!!!!

Bob - sorry for the hijack, but I couldn't let that through to the keeper.....

Lyndon
I think it's bedtime..... She said!

 

[BBChevro]

Ok Mark. Thank you very little!!!!

...

Don't mention it.



Sorry Bob, back to you.

 

[dlcwent]

Great of you to share the wedding and 50th with everyone Bob. You've got a wonderful lady there. After all she has put up with you for 54 years. Please keep sharing.

 

[metalhead140]

Bob, great to see you post up your place at last. Show us some more!

 

[shortykorte]

"...nobody wanted custody of the teenagers" Priceless!!!

 

[Bob Heine]

Ok Mark. Thank you very little!!!!

Bob - sorry for the hijack, but I couldn't let that through to the keeper.....

Lyndon
I think it's bedtime..... She said!

Hijack? Impossible to hijack my thread. I mean, wedding and anniversary photos that weren't taken in a garage????

Speaking of hijacks, Lyndon mentioned he was busy: "busier than a one armed bricklayer in Palestine" and it reminded me of three stories:

When IBM told me I couldn't return to my old job fixing business machines, they offered me a position at an upstate New York manufacturing plant. The company paid for our move and helped with closing costs on our first home. During the first month in the house I wallpapered the small eat-in section of the kitchen and mentioned the project at work. My co-workers were friendly but quite reserved. One day just before the lunch break, one of my co-workers told a joke that another didn't think was funny. He said "That's as funny as a one-armed paper hanger" and I instantly said "You really know how to hurt a guy". He turned red and started babbling. I apologized and started laughing. As they say at the Mecum Auction, "The Reserve is Off!

The summer of 1989 I applied for an international assignment at IBM. The assignment was for an experienced technical writer to kick-start a documentation group in Australia. A large number of people applied for the job but they chose 6 people to interview and I was one of them. I met my interviewer at a restaurant on a Saturday and we talked about the work going on at the Australian Programming Centre. I innocently asked if they were busy and he said "Busier than a one-armed paper hanger". I didn't react right away but when I saw his neck getting red I started laughing. I told him to relax and we finished the interview. I like to think my 24 years of experience as a writer and manager of writers got me the job but hey, the important thing was that I got the job. His name was also Bob and we became good friends, partying together many times in Australia and back in the US when we both returned.

I once showed up for a Halloween party wearing white coveralls, painter's cap and carrying a bucket full of wallpapering tools. A few people didn't get it but the ones who did were laughing their asses off.

Don't mention it.

Sorry Bob, back to you.

Happy you were able to contribute...

Great of you to share the wedding and 50th with everyone Bob. You've got a wonderful lady there. After all she has put up with you for 54 years. Please keep sharing.

DLC, is the above OK?

Bob, great to see you post up your place at last. Show us some more!

MH140, will do. Just please be a little patient. Like the tech manuals I used to write, I have to find the right illustrations and that takes me some time.

"...nobody wanted custody of the teenagers" Priceless!!!

Shorty, I hope I'm not the only one who wouldn't take a million for the kids I have but wouldn't give two cents for another.

 

[taumac]

Warren, thank you for the compliment. Hard to believe she stays with me but I think she just has a problem with her eyesight. On the other hand, I have a hearing problem.

1/2 Cup, it's an honor to have you visit and I thank you for the compliment. My wife does make me look better.

I had never seen double-brick construction in the US so I was fascinated by it. I also noticed that the older (more experienced?) masons did the exposed brick while the youngsters did the brickwork that would be hidden.

Drives, thank you and I probably should re-name my accident story to the "second luckiest day of my life."

I did take a couple of photos during my two years in Australia. I also wrote a newsletter that I mailed to family and friends. Manly Misfits was the name of the newsletter.

Homebody, you have quite a few things as well. You transformed your rode hard farm into an Estate and I really like it. I look forward to learning more about the storm damage -- makes us hurricane victims feel better.

Shopnut, Your thread was one of the first I subscribed to. My mundane place didn't seem worthy of a thread so I just reveled in the efforts of the great garage masters. I think meeting my fellow Garage Journal Florida Chapter members lit a fire under me (I spend so much time sitting that I've lost a lot of feeling down there so I didn't realize I was burning right away).

Much as I admire the Asylum, I admire your energy and creativity even more. I would follow in your footsteps but I'm trying to limit my bionics to external equipment. I prefer my hardware...

...to yours.



BBChevro, as a fellow Big Block Chevro fan, it's great to have you stop by. I'm happy I took the plunge but I have been using creative camera angles to focus on the tidiest parts of the garage.

JCQuick, how nice of you to stop by. It's funny that after we bought this house every one of our mature friends told us they loved the house, especially the lack of formal living and dining rooms. If you've made it to 40 you have to screw up real bad not to make it to 50 (unhappy wife, beware her knife). Actually the kids kept us together. Every time we talked seriously about divorce, neither one of us wanted full custody of the kids (teenagers!).

LOL, Mine is 22 and he still won't leave. LOL, yes beware of mad woman with knife. LOL

 

[Bob Heine]

I know I’m risking my man-card but I’m going to show the third (North) wall. My wife has fought against technology since I started working at IBM in 1964. To her, life has gone downhill since we traded our rotary phone in for a Princess. The home we rented in 1962 came with a 4-party telephone connection. You had to check to be sure it wasn’t in use before you started dialing. She misses that, mostly because a party line cost $3 a month (plus taxes and fees) and before we moved the other three parties had switched to private ($7 a month) lines. We had the last 4-party line on Long Island according to the AT&T rep who called to suggest we upgrade to a private line….

She hates outlets and appliances on the counter (TV being the one exception). I, on the other hand, am averse to storing the coffeemaker in a cabinet between pots of coffee. That’s why my garage has a coffee bar on the third side of the garage right next to the door into the house. The bar also has an electric can-opener that I find easier to use than the hand-held manual or Bowie knife my wife prefers. The coffee bar is on the third (north) wall, which is one of the less attractive walls in the garage (at least to me).

My wife spotted the two doored cabinets and three open-shelf units on the side of the road on bulk pickup day. They’re not exactly the same as the cabinets in the rest of the garage but they’re close enough.

I made the countertop from a piece of plywood. I laminated it with white Formica and edge banded with red oak 1” x 2” rounded over with a router. Both upper and lower cabinets are 12-inches deep but the bottom cabinet is only 17-inches tall. I would have preferred a 30-inch tall bottom cabinet but the Dump Depot didn’t happen to have any on display that day.

 

[Grizz1963]

Sooooooo.....? Mr Heine.

It seems we have a thread.

Really pleased to see you on here with a thread.

As a great, well thought out contributor to many threads, I do hope that some of us can contribute meaningfully to yours.

 

[sublime68charger]

Bob so far only half way threw page 2 but I'm staying on this thread till the end?

Awesome place so far!
Looking forward to more pics and story's about your place!

 

[Bighead38]

Warren, thank you for the compliment. Hard to believe she stays with me but I think she just has a problem with her eyesight. On the other hand, I have a hearing problem.

1/2 Cup, it's an honor to have you visit and I thank you for the compliment. My wife does make me look better.

I had never seen double-brick construction in the US so I was fascinated by it. I also noticed that the older (more experienced?) masons did the exposed brick while the youngsters did the brickwork that would be hidden.

Drives, thank you and I probably should re-name my accident story to the "second luckiest day of my life."

I did take a couple of photos during my two years in Australia. I also wrote a newsletter that I mailed to family and friends. Manly Misfits was the name of the newsletter.

Homebody, you have quite a few things as well. You transformed your rode hard farm into an Estate and I really like it. I look forward to learning more about the storm damage -- makes us hurricane victims feel better.

Shopnut, Your thread was one of the first I subscribed to. My mundane place didn't seem worthy of a thread so I just reveled in the efforts of the great garage masters. I think meeting my fellow Garage Journal Florida Chapter members lit a fire under me (I spend so much time sitting that I've lost a lot of feeling down there so I didn't realize I was burning right away).

Much as I admire the Asylum, I admire your energy and creativity even more. I would follow in your footsteps but I'm trying to limit my bionics to external equipment. I prefer my hardware...

...to yours.



BBChevro, as a fellow Big Block Chevro fan, it's great to have you stop by. I'm happy I took the plunge but I have been using creative camera angles to focus on the tidiest parts of the garage.

JCQuick, how nice of you to stop by. It's funny that after we bought this house every one of our mature friends told us they loved the house, especially the lack of formal living and dining rooms. If you've made it to 40 you have to screw up real bad not to make it to 50 (unhappy wife, beware her knife). Actually the kids kept us together. Every time we talked seriously about divorce, neither one of us wanted full custody of the kids (teenagers!).

What is that picture after the arm?

 

[Bob Heine]

Sooooooo.....? Mr Heine.

It seems we have a thread.

Really pleased to see you on here with a thread.

As a great, well thought out contributor to many threads, I do hope that some of us can contribute meaningfully to yours.

Rian, thank you for your kind words and welcome to my little thread. You are definitely one of the GJ masters of meaningful contributions and I hope to share some of my travels to Great Britain and Australia as you have shared yours to the US and S. Africa.

Bob so far only half way threw page 2 but I'm staying on this thread till the end?

Awesome place so far!
Looking forward to more pics and story's about your place!

Sublime68Charger, welcome to my thread. I've spent a fair amount of time on yours and it's an honor to have you visit. Had the 68 Charger with a big block been cheaper, I would have bought one. Had to settle for a 68 GTO. Those were amazing times with a huge array of amazing cars for us hot rod lovers.

We were not well-off in 1968 but I had invested in IBM stock and was able to sell my 4 shares and pay cash for the GTO ($3,200 with $300 trade-in for our 62 Rambler Classic station wagon). We added an automatic transmission, power steering ($95.15), Deluxe Wheel Disks ($28), an AM push-button radio ($53.55) and antenna ($5.70). It came with bucket seats, console, Dual-Gate Hurst shifter, 400ci 350hp 430lb-ft engine and a load of standard stuff. A similarly equipped Charger was hundreds more.

What is that picture after the arm?

Bighead38, that's a picture of Shopnut's ankle. After he broke it working in the garage his surgeon put it back together and apparently took pictures for the doctor's legal defense team. The picture came from Shopnut's post on this thread:
What's your latest garage related injury?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1618144&postcount=15

I apologize for not including a warning that the post included a graphic image that was not meant for the faint of heart or those planning to eat in the immediate future.

 

[HSpencer]

I know I’m risking my man-card but I’m going to show the third (North) wall. My wife has fought against technology since I started working at IBM in 1964. To her, life has gone downhill since we traded our rotary phone in for a Princess. The home we rented in 1962 came with a 4-party telephone connection. You had to check to be sure it wasn’t in use before you started dialing. She misses that, mostly because a party line cost $3 a month (plus taxes and fees) and before we moved the other three parties had switched to private ($7 a month) lines. We had the last 4-party line on Long Island according to the AT&T rep who called to suggest we upgrade to a private line….

She hates outlets and appliances on the counter (TV being the one exception). I, on the other hand, am averse to storing the coffeemaker in a cabinet between pots of coffee. That’s why my garage has a coffee bar on the third side of the garage right next to the door into the house. The bar also has an electric can-opener that I find easier to use than the hand-held manual or Bowie knife my wife prefers. The coffee bar is on the third (north) wall, which is one of the less attractive walls in the garage (at least to me).

My wife spotted the two doored cabinets and three open-shelf units on the side of the road on bulk pickup day. They’re not exactly the same as the cabinets in the rest of the garage but they’re close enough.

I made the countertop from a piece of plywood. I laminated it with white Formica and edge banded with red oak 1” x 2” rounded over with a router. Both upper and lower cabinets are 12-inches deep but the bottom cabinet is only 17-inches tall. I would have preferred a 30-inch tall bottom cabinet but the Dump Depot didn’t happen to have any on display that day.

Bob

That wall is exactly what makes us the fine people we are. If it was a "Man Card" loss, I would be naked of mine due to "wintering" my wifes many potted and hanging plants in the garage.
Space is at a premium everywhere and in everyone's garage and home. I think your her hero for that wall!!!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[drivesitfar]

Bob: now i can see what the gory picture is. GEEEEEEZE. it looks like there is a chain off a bike or maybe a chain saw sitting inside his ankle.

How the hell did you remember all the costs of your GTO? do you really keep 50 year old files? AMAZING

just an FYI. i won a little money in a 4,5,6 game with a few of my buddies and went car shopping that week and found a 1970 Mach 1 Mustang with a 428 cobra jet in it with 30,000 miles on it for $3,600 cash. as you might imagine that was a pretty quick car and some days wish i could have it when a Camaro guy is on my bumper when i'm already going 10 MPH over the speed limit.

cheers and always fun reading your stuff. you sir have VERY HIGH QUALITY content in your posts.

 

[LCG]

GEEEEEEZE. it looks like there is a chain off a bike or maybe a chain saw sitting inside his ankle.

Thank you Bob.... now my ankle hurts for no reason.

 

[sublime68charger]

Bob,
Love the coffe bar, and thanks for the price break down for GTO,
Pics of the old girl?

My charger cost me $11,500 back in 2000,
Good or bad I was one poor dude at 23 years old! Didn't go to the bars or eat out for 3 months that summer. Between car payments and gas but I put on some miles!
Fun times!

 

[Bighead38]

Rian, thank you for your kind words and welcome to my little thread. You are definitely one of the GJ masters of meaningful contributions and I hope to share some of my travels to Great Britain and Australia as you have shared yours to the US and S. Africa.


Sublime68Charger, welcome to my thread. I've spent a fair amount of time on yours and it's an honor to have you visit. Had the 68 Charger with a big block been cheaper, I would have bought one. Had to settle for a 68 GTO. Those were amazing times with a huge array of amazing cars for us hot rod lovers.

We were not well-off in 1968 but I had invested in IBM stock and was able to sell my 4 shares and pay cash for the GTO ($3,200 with $300 trade-in for our 62 Rambler Classic station wagon). We added an automatic transmission, power steering ($95.15), Deluxe Wheel Disks ($28), an AM push-button radio ($53.55) and antenna ($5.70). It came with bucket seats, console, Dual-Gate Hurst shifter, 400ci 350hp 430lb-ft engine and a load of standard stuff. A similarly equipped Charger was hundreds more.


Bighead38, that's a picture of Shopnut's ankle. After he broke it working in the garage his surgeon put it back together and apparently took pictures for the doctor's legal defense team. The picture came from Shopnut's post on this thread:
What's your latest garage related injury?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1618144&postcount=15

I apologize for not including a warning that the post included a graphic image that was not meant for the faint of heart or those planning to eat in the immediate future.

Thanks for the link. I have metal in my ankle but it looks nothing like that. It almost looks fake in that pic.

 

[tinbender 66]

Thanks for jumping in with a thread Bob, I'll be along for the ride.

 

[coljar]

Well Bob, I've enjoyed reading your comments on other threads for some time, but it never occurred to me that you didn't have one of your own up to now.

 

[Lyndon]

Bob

Your thread is certainly proving that it was worth you starting it....

And your retorts are proving that real guys ("blokes" down here) can share this sort of stuff. And be better for it.

Keep it up.

Lyndon
Have I had 4 glasses already - ok, time to stop (or hide from you know who - it is Friday night after all).....

 

[BuickFarmer]

Wow good to see you started your own garage thread and man it is growing fast. Need to go back and peruse it now, sure I missed some things just flipping through. Did see your wedding and 50th anniversary pictures though, congrats on the nice catch and sense to hold on to her. But where did you buy that suit, the sleeves are way too long.
Would be honored to have you stop by the Buick Sales and Service some time, I see we have a few mutual friends