driftpin
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Like most wives I suspect!
So no vessel. That's OK as you have enough toys to play with as it is.
I've received the "abandon this to get that" speech, too.
Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Bob Heine's Auto Emporium
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So no vessel. That's OK as you have enough toys to play with as it is.
I've received the "abandon this to get that" speech, too.
Ha!......I just got this speech yesterday!
Finallygotit
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Hi Bob! I too am very glad the procedure was a success!
bulletpruf
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Ditto. I was on the receiving end of a "Come to Jesus" speech from the Long-Haired General when she found out that I planned to buy a vintage Ferrari or Lamborghini when we were stationed in Italy...
George Armstrong Custer appeared to you as a vision?!
I'm glad I haven't had that experience! I'd say, "Dale, why are you dressed up in Civil War garb?"
Gerry, turns out I didn't need the extended warranty. Supposedly it provides 9.4 years of service life supported by an 8-year warranty.
Thank you Geoff, it's nice to be back. My trip downunder hinges on Mrs. Heine's memory fading. Eight of her trips were Business/First Class but two were Coach and she hasn't forgotten. When it's 36 hours en route, a couple of extra inches is a big deal (as are the fewer screaming babies and seat-back grade school football kickers).
Jon, it's good to be back, especially without the little fainting spells at the keyboard.
@bugnut, I tried to break the tension when they wheeled me into the operating room. When one of the nurses couldn't find the short arm bracket for the operating table I said: "You really know how to hurt a guy." That's when I told them about the young lady at Club Med who approached me and innocently asked: "What happened to your arm?" and I looked down and screamed "HOLY ****!" That's when the anesthesiologist turned up the oxygen and put me under.
So yes, I behaved.
Thanks Bret.
Bless you Cody! I was trying to put together a list of things I could do during the six-week slowdown. My collection of sanding blocks seems to have been scattered by some inconsiderate a-hole. I'm going to track them down and get them back together. Found the ones in the garage right away -- the rest may take more time.This is way less then 10lbs, so you can finish the bodywork while you recover now! LOL
@Squankum, my surgeon was born and trained in Canada and his web site has this: "My main principles in medicine are similar to the rules of life. Treat patients like you would treat your own family. Always try to do the right thing for your patient even if it is difficult to do because of obstacles imposed by insurance companies. Remember what it is like to be a patient." I expect he'd own a classic Canadian yacht like a Kanter 50.
Medical technology has come a long way. In 1942, the year my brother was born, this is the state of the art in EKG machines.
In 1957 you could be fitted with a portable pacemaker. Back then everyone who could afford one of these wore a suit so they were almost invisible.
A year later they developed an implantable pacemaker with a nickel-cadmium battery. The electronics were encased in an epoxy resin that had excellent biocompatibility. The diameter and thickness (55 mm [2.17 in] and 16 mm [0.63 in]) matched a Kiwi shoe polish can, which was used as the mold for the first two pacemakers.
Recharging was accomplished inductively. A coil antenna with a diameter of about 50 mm was connected to the cells via a silicon diode. This was inductively coupled across the patient's skin to a large external flexible coil 25 cm in diameter attached to the patient's abdomen with adhesive tape. Recharging was accomplished by a 150 kHz radio frequency current generated by an external mains-powered vacuum tube device connected to the external coil. The pacemaker required charging once a week for 12 hours.
Mine is a bit smaller (47 mm [1.85 in] x 50 mm [1.97 in] x 6 mm [0.24]) and does a bunch of things. I neglected to ask if it would make annoying robocalls or if it has caller ID. There is a monitor next to my bed that communicates with my doctors. If my Amazon site starts sending me medical recommendations, I'm going to be pissed.
Thanks Mike. I like your new tool cart.
Thank you Pete!
PugetDude
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Bob, it was really inconsiderate of you to only give us GJ underachievers a few hours of rest. 
Scott, as expensive as parts are for a vintage Alpha, I suspect Ferrari and Lamborghini parts in a different league. Of course, the exchange rate is pretty good right now, with the $ almost on par with the €. Sounds like your Long-Haired General, like mine, keeps you from making painful and costly mistakes.
@Squankum, I'm sure Scott was referring to a current Long-Haired General.George Armstrong Custer appeared to you as a vision?!
I'm glad I haven't had that experience! I'd say, "Dale, why are you dressed up in Civil War garb?"
ajohno
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Great news Bob.
Trapps
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Bob,
There I times I log on to GJ with the sole purpose being to read some of your anecdotal humor!
Thanks for continuing to share!!!
There I times I log on to GJ with the sole purpose being to read some of your anecdotal humor!
Thanks for continuing to share!!!
Philip, it isn't all Liane. Having had a couple of holes in the water where I poured money, I know a bad deal when I see one. Our last boat was a 1972 19-foot Century Raven that was too small for the ocean and too big for Lake Ida so we used it on the Intracoastal. It was no fun in the broiling hot summer but even worse in the winter. Most of the Intracoastal is a No Wake zone so we had to go slow, which is no fun in a 302 Ford V8 powered runabout and even less so when the wakes from all the yachts turn the waterway into a giant washing machine. That Pacemaker, with 11 feet additional length and 8 feet additional height would be marginal in the ocean so you would need to join a club and make the crossing to the Bahamas in a fleet. I would end up being one of the club officers (like our first "Yacht" club and the Corvette club) doing whatever thankless job no one else wanted.
After 60+ years together, our arguments can be measured in the microseconds it takes for me to say "Yes Dear." OR "You're right, it's all my fault and it will never happen again."
@Mr.zippy, we're getting too old for this so I channel SWMBO before opening my mouth. We are pretty good about finishing each other's sentences.
Dan, I wasn't sure what to expect but this has been a piece of cake so far. Still feels like I've been punched but I expect that to subside soon.Hi Bob! I too am very glad the procedure was a success!
Aaron, thanks for stopping by! I miss your thread. You must have some new projects by now.
Scott, it's my father channeling through "You are the world's greatest font of useless knowledge" when I was able to identify any car on the road by it's grille, side trim or taillight. Had I known the Greek or Latin derivation of the street names or signs it would have been different. Pretty sure some of my spankings were because I was too much like his brother, a car guy turned architect.Bob, it was really inconsiderate of you to only give us GJ underachievers a few hours of rest.
Mark, you made me blush.
don long
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Hi Bob
Looks like I missed all the excitement.
Sounds like you are on the mend and things are getting back to normal. Congratulations
Looks like I missed all the excitement.
Sounds like you are on the mend and things are getting back to normal. Congratulations
RickP
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That is pretty amazing, and also just a little disturbing...
But the level of technology they installed in your chest really is incredible. Especially compared to that old EKG machine!
Vette60
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Hi Bob. Frequent reader, infrequent poster...glad that you are back in action here on the GJ. Your humor is much appreciated.
Dan in Pasadena
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Bob, Sending good wishes and positive energy!
You’ll be fine. Think positive thoughts. - Dan
You’ll be fine. Think positive thoughts. - Dan
driftpin
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I saw this property listing in your burg, and figured you could save a lot of money by wheelbarrowing in the fill needed for this project.
Depending upon the zoning, it could be a very lucrative sandbox! I doubt they would re-zone it for high-rise construction, but if they did, recall what Surfside FL Champlain Towers now-vacant land just sold for, for one acre! $120 million.
www.local10.com
I figure with your mature initiative, you should be able to fill that parcel by this time next year, whaddya say? You will have the benefit of all the GJ 'sidewalk superintendents' advising you every step of the way. It also has the benefit of being on the lee-side of an easterly-origin hurricane with that barrier island shielding the parcel and any development. Of course you would want to raise the level above your neighbors' elevations, and that would suggest the plat name: Heine Hills.
A new home was built a few blocks from us, 8 b.r/10 baths, on the market now for $7 million. Assuming there's comparable acreage per dwelling, (I measured one of the adjoining parcels, 8500 sq. ft.) that parcel should be able to fit twenty SFR's, that's $140 million.
MSN
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Depending upon the zoning, it could be a very lucrative sandbox! I doubt they would re-zone it for high-rise construction, but if they did, recall what Surfside FL Champlain Towers now-vacant land just sold for, for one acre! $120 million.
Judge approves sale of Surfside property where condo collapse killed 98
Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman approved on Thursday a sale agreement of the property in Surfside where a 12-story building collapsed on June 24 killing 98 people.
I figure with your mature initiative, you should be able to fill that parcel by this time next year, whaddya say? You will have the benefit of all the GJ 'sidewalk superintendents' advising you every step of the way. It also has the benefit of being on the lee-side of an easterly-origin hurricane with that barrier island shielding the parcel and any development. Of course you would want to raise the level above your neighbors' elevations, and that would suggest the plat name: Heine Hills.
A new home was built a few blocks from us, 8 b.r/10 baths, on the market now for $7 million. Assuming there's comparable acreage per dwelling, (I measured one of the adjoining parcels, 8500 sq. ft.) that parcel should be able to fit twenty SFR's, that's $140 million.
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With enough landfill/garbage truck visits, you could build it 30 feet above sea level and call it Mt. Heine, and when the locals complain, you can tell them they're invited to take refuge during the next storm surge. Building an observation deck on top of your house on the hill, installing a telescope and booming PA system and then giving the locals constructive criticism, well, that might be more of a me thing.
Don, a lot less excitement than I expected. Several times in the past year I've felt faint but almost always while sitting in a chair. Turns out a thirty-something heart rate doesn't help. Hopefully I'll feel more like the guy who used to occupy this sack of meat and get a few projects knocked out.
Rick, growing up, my cuts never got stitched and my grandmother treated everything, including terminal cancer, with Bromo Quinine.
@Vette60, I appreciate the kind words and thank you for stopping by.
Dan, thank you. My positive thought for today is it's good to be alive and well. Had I died, Liane promised to beat the **** out of me until I come back to life and then kill me herself. Somehow that makes perfect sense to one of us.
Philip, that underwater plot is in the poor section of town. In 1975 we thought about buying a house in that neighborhood. Couldn't bring ourselves to spend $89,000 just to have a dock. A few blocks away, the house we did buy was $63,500.I saw this property listing in your burg, and figured you could save a lot of money by wheelbarrowing in the fill needed for this project.
MSN
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Depending upon the zoning, it could be a very lucrative sandbox! I doubt they would re-zone it for high-rise construction, but if they did, recall what Surfside FL Champlain Towers now-vacant land just sold for, for one acre! $120 million.
Judge approves sale of Surfside property where condo collapse killed 98
Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman approved on Thursday a sale agreement of the property in Surfside where a 12-story building collapsed on June 24 killing 98 people.
I figure with your mature initiative, you should be able to fill that parcel by this time next year, whaddya say? You will have the benefit of all the GJ 'sidewalk superintendents' advising you every step of the way. It also has the benefit of being on the lee-side of an easterly-origin hurricane with that barrier island shielding the parcel and any development. Of course you would want to raise the level above your neighbors' elevations, and that would suggest the plat name: Heine Hills.
A new home was built a few blocks from us, 8 b.r/10 baths, on the market now for $7 million. Assuming there's comparable acreage per dwelling, (I measured one of the adjoining parcels, 8500 sq. ft.) that parcel should be able to fit twenty SFR's, that's $140 million.
Some of the homes in this deepwater canal neighborhood sell for less than a million dollars and there's no guard house at the entrance. Of course, some of the ones built recently (original 1970s homes torn-down) sell for quite a bit more. The house at the pointy end of that underwater lot sold for $3,500,000 in 2019 and was immediately torn down.
If you like having a garage and driveway, the new house is not for you (and yes, the neighbor's driveway is probably always blocked).
The nicer homes are in The Sanctuary, an enclave ten blocks north of that underwater lot. This home sold for $951,100 during the housing recession in 2010, sold for $13,000,000 in 2016. Probably double that now. It's a 15,856 square foot house with a 2,474 square foot garage. There are 7 bedrooms, 8 full baths and three half baths. It appears the owners have a small boat to take them to the marina where their yacht is docked (it's shallow water behind the house). The owner pays $254,783 annual property tax so there's that!
@Squankum, there's a not so obvious downside to that scenario. Spanish River park is right across the Intracoastal from that lot and offers beach access.
The city of Boca Raton allows anyone living in a home inside the city limits to purchase an annual beach pass for their class 1 vehicles (car, motorcycle or van up to 11 passenger) for $75 each. Non-residents and other aliens can use the park and access the beach by paying $35 a day for their class 1 vehicle or $80 a day for their class 2 vehicle (12 passengers or more). Imagine living on Mt. Heine and having peasants frolicking in a park within spitting distance. If the peasants aren't real good spitters, there's a lagoon where hooligans can dock their floating dens of iniquity or attack the mound on their Sea Doos! The city even promotes the use of BOUNCE HOUSES at Pavillions 4 and 5. Do you have any idea how many pitchforks can be heated red-hot -- the park has 116 grills!
If Florida has a town for circus people and a neighborhood for little people, is Sanctuary full of rich French hunchbacks?
Oh, pshaw! The Jet Ski people are a calm and peaceable tribe.
@Squankum, you are correct, the rich French hunchbacks hide in the gated Sanctuary. The rest of us hunchbacks roam free.
Florida Jet Ski people are as calm and peaceable as your average Georgia and Florida drivers.
Bodycam shows dads arguing after shooting each other's daughters in Florida road rage: sheriff
Bodycamera video shows the intense moments after two fathers allegedly shot each other's daughter's during a heated road rage incident in Florida earlier this month.
driftpin
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All that comes up is a paywall demanding you subscribe to access any Miami Herald content. I assume it's the er, one side of the aisle Florida watersports person who shot at a couple of guys on a Jet Ski or other waverunner-type and was recently convicted and is now headed to jail for many years. He was pissed-off because they were displaying a Biden pennant on their watercraft.
https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article268249617.html
Where that happened at Miami Marine Stadium has an interesting history: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-03-08/the-death-and-life-of-miami-s-marine-stadium I've attended concerts there and also boat races. It is now in disrepair, and has been for years. It's not a currently used facility.
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Craptain
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There is such a town, but not in Bob's area. Gibsonton is on Tampa Bay. Bearded lady, Lobster boy, they all live(d) there.If Florida has a town for circus people and a neighborhood for little people, is Sanctuary full of rich French hunchbacks?
A stadium to watch powerboat races? Kinda kewl!
When you saw a concert there, was the musical act on a floating stage?
Philip, I installed an ad blocker on Firefox so I get that popup all the time. I usually close the tab but sometimes I disable the blocker long enough to read the article/see the image and then turn the ad blocker back on. I appreciate the threats because they remind me I could live without a fair bit of the Internet. I've been told there's this Twit thing but have yet to use it or visit it. I should probably have it on my smartass phone so I can ignore it more often.
Andrew, I remember a fun special on Gibsonton resident Grady Stiles Jr., aka "Lobster Boy." He was a major freak show attraction.
His genetic abnormality affected his children so he added them to the act, which became the "Lobster Family."
He murdered his daughter's fiance and got off with parole. Eventually his family murdered him but they all went to prison. Very Florida family...
@Squankum, I never made it to the powerboat races but watched quite a few that were televised.
I also never made it to the concerts but they were spectacular events at the Marine Stadium. Locals went by boat and paddled their inflatables up to the stage, which was a large barge anchored there for the occasion.
Hurricane Andrew did a lot of damage around Miami in 1992 and the stadium was condemned a month after the storm. There have been a number of fund raising efforts but I don't think Miami has the attention span to bring the Marine Stadium back to life.
driftpin
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One I recall was Jimmy Buffett, he's always put on great shows whenever I've seen him. Gusman Theater in downtown Miami was probably my favorite place to see bands. It was an old-time theater with the 'stars in the sky' ceiling projection. I saw the Grateful Dead there, and was gifted a backstage pass by someone who was leaving just as they were starting. I got to watch the entire concert standing in the stage wings, stage right, and after their encore, Jerry Garcia exited the stage, and headed to where I was standing. He looked at me, smiled, reached out his hand, and shook mine, and went to the after concert festivities. He didn't say a word. Not being a person used to hanging out with rock stars, it was as close to a surreal moment in my life as I'd had to that point in my early 20's.
Yes, Miami Marine Stadium was a great venue, and there was always an Avon Navy bobbing around in front of the stage.
I went to the unlimited hydroplane races there, and have some 35mm Kodak prints I took when there were a majority of piston-powered boats, like Miss Budweiser, from Tampa, owned by Bernie Little. He had probably 4 engine cradles, each bearing a Rolls-Royce Merlin with quick-break lines, it seemed like they could swap an engine in 10 minutes, using a crane, from boat out of the water, to returning it to the water. The props were tiny! I think they were cleaver style.
Yes, Miami Marine Stadium was a great venue, and there was always an Avon Navy bobbing around in front of the stage.
I went to the unlimited hydroplane races there, and have some 35mm Kodak prints I took when there were a majority of piston-powered boats, like Miss Budweiser, from Tampa, owned by Bernie Little. He had probably 4 engine cradles, each bearing a Rolls-Royce Merlin with quick-break lines, it seemed like they could swap an engine in 10 minutes, using a crane, from boat out of the water, to returning it to the water. The props were tiny! I think they were cleaver style.
Philip, the only show I've paid to see since moving to Florida 46 years ago was George Carlin.
I have seen quite a few Merlin-powered Unlimited Hydroplanes but always tilted up on a fancy trailer. Somehow the jet-powered ones weren't as impressive. As I recall the propeller on those boats were tiny, which was odd because only half the prop was in the water.
My timing *****. Last Wednesday, when I had the surgeon implant a fancy pacemaker I figured it was safe because it's less than a month from the end of hurricane season. Post surgery instructions say I'm not supposed to lift anything over 10 pounds for six weeks.
I didn't actually weigh it but I didn't lift the whole piece of fabric, just one end or side at a time. Took down the side walls and roof of the wedding chapel. I may need to install hurricane shutters but they are talking about a category 1 making landfall 50 miles north of us. Most of the winds will be coming from the West so it may not be a big deal. Our son will come install the storm shutters Wednesday if it looks like Nicole's track moves closer to us. He used to install storm shutters for a living so it will be a quick job for him. The bad part is he'll have to come back to take them down or we'll be living in the dark until the middle of December.
I didn't actually weigh it but I didn't lift the whole piece of fabric, just one end or side at a time. Took down the side walls and roof of the wedding chapel. I may need to install hurricane shutters but they are talking about a category 1 making landfall 50 miles north of us. Most of the winds will be coming from the West so it may not be a big deal. Our son will come install the storm shutters Wednesday if it looks like Nicole's track moves closer to us. He used to install storm shutters for a living so it will be a quick job for him. The bad part is he'll have to come back to take them down or we'll be living in the dark until the middle of December.
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madison069
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Hope ya planning to evacuate or prepared for the storm. I saw Nicole is going to be tracking your way per one report.
Stay safe Bob!
Stay safe Bob!
@Mr.zippy, I talked to our son last night and told him we're going Commando (no storm shutters on the windows or doors). Nicole is a weird storm that thankfully has been following the National Hurricane Center projected path pretty closely.
Cody, the 10:00 am EST update shows the eye of the storm is heading for Port St. Lucie, Florida, 71 miles north of us.
The wind on the south side of the eye is weaker than the wind on the north side and blowing from the west. Nicole is still a tropical storm but expected to become a hurricane later today. Around midnight tonight we're expecting what I call strong breezes (27 mph).
madison069
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y'sguy
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Good to hear from you Bob! And thanks for the updates on the weather. Ya'll stay safe.
xtremek
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Did you get a ton of rain?
Cody, same here. We get those winds on a typical thunderstorm. They just lasted a few hours instead of a few minutes.
Alan, thanks for stopping by. The sun is out and it's dead calm today.
Kirk, we got a few inches so I'll have to pump a little water out of the pool. I have to open a 1.5-inch PVC gate valve and set a timer for 20 minutes. Liane went out this morning and picked up a few sticks.
Cue up the carrot jokes!When I checked the National Hurricane Center this morning, Nicole has changed so I think they should rename the storm Nick.
Dan in Pasadena
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Nick? Shouldn't it be....uh....Richard?!