sublime68charger
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Nice laptop work. Win 10 is alot happier with 16g ram and solid state drive as well
Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Bob Heine's Auto Emporium
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Workspaces between 485 and 705 squarefeet.
hewey
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Hey Bob, great to hear the recovery is going okay!
As promised here's a shot of my backyard Jacaranda in flower. We don't quite get the density of colour that other trees get, I think that's due in part to the age of the tree. And apologies for the dismal weather, it's been raining for a couple of weeks straight and have nothing but clouds and rain forecast for the upcoming week.
As promised here's a shot of my backyard Jacaranda in flower. We don't quite get the density of colour that other trees get, I think that's due in part to the age of the tree. And apologies for the dismal weather, it's been raining for a couple of weeks straight and have nothing but clouds and rain forecast for the upcoming week.
Grizz1963
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Hey Bob, great to hear the recovery is going okay!
As promised here's a shot of my backyard Jacaranda in flower. We don't quite get the density of colour that other trees get, I think that's due in part to the age of the tree. And apologies for the dismal weather, it's been raining for a couple of weeks straight and have nothing but clouds and rain forecast for the upcoming week.
In parts of South Africa you should see the Jacarandas in flowering season.
Pretoria is known as the Jacaranda City.
bolensboneyard
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Bob just stopped by to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. Bobby
Well, that week went fast! Received an e-mail from the people who handle IBM retiree benefits and they suggested I could save $900 by switching to a different Medicare Part D provider . The signup window closes on December 7 so I didn't waste a lot of time on research. After making the switch to Wellcare, which has $12 a month premiums, I did my due diligence and discovered a tiny flaw in the benefits group's logic. Yes, I could save $900 on premiums but the new provider didn't provide reimbursement numbers. Their plan shows Tier 1 drugs as $, Tier 2 as $$, Tier 3 as $$$, Tier 4 as $$$$ and Tier 5 as $$$$$. They seem to think this is helpful informatton.
I called their customer service line and eventually got a very pleasant woman I could almost understand and asked about the reimbursement for one Tier 4 drug Liane takes and couldn't get a straight answer. Didn't have time that day because 90 minutes of my time proved I needed most of a day to get an answer. Decided not to try a weekend call.
My Monday call was answered by another pleasant person with the same accent but different gender. Never got an amount but did learn that Tier 4 drugs had to go through a pre-approval process with their review board. I continued asking questions and couldn't get an answer so I told him to cancel my account. He sounded upset and apologized profusely and then asked for Liane's doctor's Fax number so he could send a pre-approval form to his office. He would then go through a virtual approval process and let me know in a few days. After that conversation I called the doctor's office (I was right to wait until Monday) to learn the company faxed a blank form with no patient information of any kind. I apologized to the assistant and visited the Wellcare website, searching for some kind of answer. About the 11th PDF I discovered their reimbursement rate for each tier. If approved, we have to pay 53% of the cost of a Tier 4 drug. The current plan costs us $45 for a 30-day supply. This much cheaper Wellcare plan would cost us between $260 to $300 for the same 30-day supply.
Called back a third time and was connected to another pleasant woman with the same accent. Fifteen minutes later another pleasant woman started the cancellation process. The call was interrupted by a very loud chicken in the background at her end. I have been assured but have ZERO faith they have cancelled my plan and I'm absolutely certain they will attempt to withdraw their $12 premium from my checking account in January. I re-applied to the previous carrier and before December 7 I will verify they are our chosen provider.
We have been having alternating wet and dry spells. Shady part of the front lawn is bare, either from being drowned or sucked dry by the huge Florida Mahogany. The Hong Kong orchid tree is also dead as a doornail. It went from the best bloom ever to dead and bare in six months. I almost wonder if its roots reached some brackish water. Trees in some coastal areas in the US have been killed because of salt water intrusion as sea levels rise.
ALL: the eye continues to heal and I'm switching from antibiotic/corticosteroid drops to just corticosteroid drops. Liane is getting annoyed with me reading the subtitles on the TV from 20 feet away (it's a 70"). I've been driving for a few days and even made a 40-mile trip to Liane's doctor's second office (his local one is being renovated). We're going to take the Caddy out and surprise our grandson and the rest of the family. They aren't expecting us to attend tomorrow's big birthday bash. Spent a couple of hours washing the Caddy's sheet metal and flossing the wheels. Not looking too much like a 10 year old car. I should probably change the oil and filter soon. It sits in the garage for weeks at a time and in the past 640 days it has been driven 761 miles. At 18,230 miles it still feels like a new car.
I called their customer service line and eventually got a very pleasant woman I could almost understand and asked about the reimbursement for one Tier 4 drug Liane takes and couldn't get a straight answer. Didn't have time that day because 90 minutes of my time proved I needed most of a day to get an answer. Decided not to try a weekend call.
My Monday call was answered by another pleasant person with the same accent but different gender. Never got an amount but did learn that Tier 4 drugs had to go through a pre-approval process with their review board. I continued asking questions and couldn't get an answer so I told him to cancel my account. He sounded upset and apologized profusely and then asked for Liane's doctor's Fax number so he could send a pre-approval form to his office. He would then go through a virtual approval process and let me know in a few days. After that conversation I called the doctor's office (I was right to wait until Monday) to learn the company faxed a blank form with no patient information of any kind. I apologized to the assistant and visited the Wellcare website, searching for some kind of answer. About the 11th PDF I discovered their reimbursement rate for each tier. If approved, we have to pay 53% of the cost of a Tier 4 drug. The current plan costs us $45 for a 30-day supply. This much cheaper Wellcare plan would cost us between $260 to $300 for the same 30-day supply.
Called back a third time and was connected to another pleasant woman with the same accent. Fifteen minutes later another pleasant woman started the cancellation process. The call was interrupted by a very loud chicken in the background at her end. I have been assured but have ZERO faith they have cancelled my plan and I'm absolutely certain they will attempt to withdraw their $12 premium from my checking account in January. I re-applied to the previous carrier and before December 7 I will verify they are our chosen provider.
Matt, we are planning to attend our oldest grandson's 30th birthday tomorrow and hope to get a photo and some more detailed info on his sister's Camaro.to
Matt, I already switched the drive from a platter to a solid state and swapped in the new memory over the weekend. Didn't get a chance to give it a thorough test drive but verified that everything is working. I did manage to jam the lid latch so it will be seeing some additional quality time from me.
Bless you Hewey! Some of the neighborhoods I drove through were a purple haze from the treetops to the road but yours looks just fine.Hey Bob, great to hear the recovery is going okay!
As promised here's a shot of my backyard Jacaranda in flower. We don't quite get the density of colour that other trees get, I think that's due in part to the age of the tree. And apologies for the dismal weather, it's been raining for a couple of weeks straight and have nothing but clouds and rain forecast for the upcoming week.
We have been having alternating wet and dry spells. Shady part of the front lawn is bare, either from being drowned or sucked dry by the huge Florida Mahogany. The Hong Kong orchid tree is also dead as a doornail. It went from the best bloom ever to dead and bare in six months. I almost wonder if its roots reached some brackish water. Trees in some coastal areas in the US have been killed because of salt water intrusion as sea levels rise.
Rian, I painted about half the model cars I build back in the 1950s purple with lavender highlights.
Bobby, thank you and thank you for the time on the phone.
ALL: the eye continues to heal and I'm switching from antibiotic/corticosteroid drops to just corticosteroid drops. Liane is getting annoyed with me reading the subtitles on the TV from 20 feet away (it's a 70"). I've been driving for a few days and even made a 40-mile trip to Liane's doctor's second office (his local one is being renovated). We're going to take the Caddy out and surprise our grandson and the rest of the family. They aren't expecting us to attend tomorrow's big birthday bash. Spent a couple of hours washing the Caddy's sheet metal and flossing the wheels. Not looking too much like a 10 year old car. I should probably change the oil and filter soon. It sits in the garage for weeks at a time and in the past 640 days it has been driven 761 miles. At 18,230 miles it still feels like a new car.
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tj675
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Bob,
I think I fell in love with your Caddy. Don’t tell my wife.
I think I fell in love with your Caddy. Don’t tell my wife.
Craptain
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Bob, I feel your pain with the so called insurance company. It's the time of year when I get bombarded by phone calls, email and paper mail trying to sell me a new plan. I hit delete on ALL of them. I'm happy with what I have and have done enough research to know that there's only one other company that I would consider. In many ways it's a very local thing and I want to know that my choice of hospital and doctor is covered. Fortunately drugs is not currently relevant to me but I keep an eye on it just in case. I hope it works out for you.
gilr
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Bob,
I feel your pain on Medicare plans, most seem to be designed by the devil himself. Just spent 2 hours on the phone the past couple days trying to switch from a Medicare Advantage HMO plan to a PPO plan and the twists and turns are just impossible to follow anymore. It has become "lets pass this law and then see what's in it" type of scenario. It absolutely shouldn't be this complicated! Even Kroger Supermarkets are offering healthcare plans, crazy!
I feel your pain on Medicare plans, most seem to be designed by the devil himself. Just spent 2 hours on the phone the past couple days trying to switch from a Medicare Advantage HMO plan to a PPO plan and the twists and turns are just impossible to follow anymore. It has become "lets pass this law and then see what's in it" type of scenario. It absolutely shouldn't be this complicated! Even Kroger Supermarkets are offering healthcare plans, crazy!
TJ, this is the first car I've owned that is going up in value. Cadillac built 2085 sedans in 2011 and most of them were black. A dealer in Minnesota has one with similar miles with bidding starting at $35,000. The price reflects its Texas salvage title.
Roger, we've been on Medicare for 12 years and I still don't understand it very well. At one time we had Florida Blue and they sent us a notice in December that they would no longer cover the co-pay for our local hospital. Gee, that means I need to drive 20 miles instead of 2 when I need surgery and the more distant one uses stone knife technology. Soon after I signed up I discovered that Medicare can deny coverage for treatment and it's your job to fight through the process with zero help, other than the address of all the places to mail your appeals.
Andrew, I put NoMoRoBo on our phone so all those calls ring once and blocked. I fail to understand why I should trust my healthcare decisions based on the advice of retired athletes and actors. The cost of running those adds 24/7 on every TV channel tells me to run the other way as fast as possible.
Gil, those Advantage plans sound great and certainly save you a bunch of money up front. They don't tell you they won't cover care outside their network. When you go to a hospital because you have chest pains, you may be stuck with the bill if it turns out to be indigestion or a panic attack. Publix is also offering healthcare plans. The funny thing is Publix and a GoodRx card gave me the lowest price on generic ****** ($19.95 instead of $484.50 at Walgreens) and prescription eye drops ($49.14 instead of $72.06). As my mind deteriorates, this may not go well for us. Maybe I should start learning to use my smart phone....
lakelandcat
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Bob, glad to hear the eye is getting better, I to feel your pain when it comes to ins. Cigna screwed my Obama care all up and I have been in "discussion" with them for the last year. I will be eligible for Medicare next year so I might be bending your ear so to speak. Cigna wants me to pay full boat on Meds. I am suppose to take blood thinners but I would cost me over $400 a month. 
I am just going to have to drink beer and eat broccoli. I am also eligible for VA benefits so between medicare and the VA I might have a shot if I can make it a year. Mike. Side note I was looking at your 50 year old photo of you and Liane, are you sure she's not related to Molly Ringwald?
I am just going to have to drink beer and eat broccoli. I am also eligible for VA benefits so between medicare and the VA I might have a shot if I can make it a year. Mike. Side note I was looking at your 50 year old photo of you and Liane, are you sure she's not related to Molly Ringwald?
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tj675
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I’ve only been that lucky once. Picked up a 1995 Defender 90 in 1999 that was advertised in the local newspaper for a steal. Could have tripled my money, had I kept it, but instead sold it to use as the down payment on my first house.
mybigwarwagon
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I volunteer to come down and drive the caddy for you.
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Roger, we've been on Medicare for 12 years and I still don't understand it very well. At one time we had Florida Blue and they sent us a notice in December that they would no longer cover the co-pay for our local hospital. Gee, that means I need to drive 20 miles instead of 2 when I need surgery and the more distant one uses stone knife technology. Soon after I signed up I discovered that Medicare can deny coverage for treatment and it's your job to fight through the process with zero help, other than the address of all the places to mail your appeals.
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We were talking to a local broker at first. Then, my wife came across BoomerBenefits - a broker in Texas but they work with carriers in 48 states. One co-founder is very active on the web with a lot of informative videos and webinars. They also have a private Facebook group for Q&A.
We ended up using them as they appear to have great after-the-fact service & support if you are a client of theirs. Their customer service team will assist you with getting coding errors corrected, appeals issues, etc. No extra charge - they just get their commission off the supplement/advantage/drug plans you buy through them.
I hope we never need the support but I seem to read about a lot of issues with doctors/labs coding things wrong for Medicare coverage.
Roger, we've been on Medicare for 12 years and I still don't understand it very well. At one time we had Florida Blue and they sent us a notice in December that they would no longer cover the co-pay for our local hospital. Gee, that means I need to drive 20 miles instead of 2 when I need surgery and the more distant one uses stone knife technology. Soon after I signed up I discovered that Medicare can deny coverage for treatment and it's your job to fight through the process with zero help, other than the address of all the places to mail your appeals.
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We were talking to a local broker at first. Then, my wife came across BoomerBenefits - a broker in Texas but they work with carriers in 48 states. One co-founder is very active on the web with a lot of informative videos and webinars. They also have a private Facebook group for Q&A.
We ended up using them as they appear to have great after-the-fact service & support if you are a client of theirs. Their customer service team will assist you with getting coding errors corrected, appeals issues, etc. No extra charge - they just get their commission off the supplement/advantage/drug plans you buy through them.
I hope we never need the support but I seem to read about a lot of issues with doctors/labs coding things wrong for Medicare coverage.
Compressed
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I came up with a saying a long time ago, as most people have way too much in their garages (generally)
The Good Book Says "Thou shalt not want, for you'd be able to park your car in your garage"
bolensboneyard
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Bob the pleasure was all mine. Glad you are on the mend. BobbyWell, that week went fast! Received an e-mail from the people who handle IBM retiree benefits and they suggested I could save $900 by switching to a different Medicare Part D provider . The signup window closes on December 7 so I didn't waste a lot of time on research. After making the switch to Wellcare, which has $12 a month premiums, I did my due diligence and discovered a tiny flaw in the benefits group's logic. Yes, I could save $900 on premiums but the new provider didn't provide reimbursement numbers. Their plan shows Tier 1 drugs as $, Tier 2 as $$, Tier 3 as $$$, Tier 4 as $$$$ and Tier 5 as $$$$$. They seem to think this is helpful informatton.
I called their customer service line and eventually got a very pleasant woman I could almost understand and asked about the reimbursement for one Tier 4 drug Liane takes and couldn't get a straight answer. Didn't have time that day because 90 minutes of my time proved I needed most of a day to get an answer. Decided not to try a weekend call.
My Monday call was answered by another pleasant person with the same accent but different gender. Never got an amount but did learn that Tier 4 drugs had to go through a pre-approval process with their review board. I continued asking questions and couldn't get an answer so I told him to cancel my account. He sounded upset and apologized profusely and then asked for Liane's doctor's Fax number so he could send a pre-approval form to his office. He would then go through a virtual approval process and let me know in a few days. After that conversation I called the doctor's office (I was right to wait until Monday) to learn the company faxed a blank form with no patient information of any kind. I apologized to the assistant and visited the Wellcare website, searching for some kind of answer. About the 11th PDF I discovered their reimbursement rate for each tier. If approved, we have to pay 53% of the cost of a Tier 4 drug. The current plan costs us $45 for a 30-day supply. This much cheaper Wellcare plan would cost us between $260 to $300 for the same 30-day supply.
Called back a third time and was connected to another pleasant woman with the same accent. Fifteen minutes later another pleasant woman started the cancellation process. The call was interrupted by a very loud chicken in the background at her end. I have been assured but have ZERO faith they have cancelled my plan and I'm absolutely certain they will attempt to withdraw their $12 premium from my checking account in January. I re-applied to the previous carrier and before December 7 I will verify they are our chosen provider.
Matt, we are planning to attend our oldest grandson's 30th birthday tomorrow and hope to get a photo and some more detailed info on his sister's Camaro.to
Matt, I already switched the drive from a platter to a solid state and swapped in the new memory over the weekend. Didn't get a chance to give it a thorough test drive but verified that everything is working. I did manage to jam the lid latch so it will be seeing some additional quality time from me.
Bless you Hewey! Some of the neighborhoods I drove through were a purple haze from the treetops to the road but yours looks just fine.
We have been having alternating wet and dry spells. Shady part of the front lawn is bare, either from being drowned or sucked dry by the huge Florida Mahogany. The Hong Kong orchid tree is also dead as a doornail. It went from the best bloom ever to dead and bare in six months. I almost wonder if its roots reached some brackish water. Trees in some coastal areas in the US have been killed because of salt water intrusion as sea levels rise.
Rian, I painted about half the model cars I build back in the 1950s purple with lavender highlights.
Bobby, thank you and thank you for the time on the phone.
ALL: the eye continues to heal and I'm switching from antibiotic/corticosteroid drops to just corticosteroid drops. Liane is getting annoyed with me reading the subtitles on the TV from 20 feet away (it's a 70"). I've been driving for a few days and even made a 40-mile trip to Liane's doctor's second office (his local one is being renovated). We're going to take the Caddy out and surprise our grandson and the rest of the family. They aren't expecting us to attend tomorrow's big birthday bash. Spent a couple of hours washing the Caddy's sheet metal and flossing the wheels. Not looking too much like a 10 year old car. I should probably change the oil and filter soon. It sits in the garage for weeks at a time and in the past 640 days it has been driven 761 miles. At 18,230 miles it still feels like a new car.
Mike, thanks for the well wishes. The sight in that eye is now much better than it was before the operation and almost as good as it was before I poked it with a stick. My last year before medicare (2009) I think I had United Healthcare and IBM covered $7,500 and I paid the remaining $10,000 (just over $800 a month). After my experience at 20 with enough medical expenses to bankrupt us twice over, I have been willing to pay through the nose for insurance. I'm also willing to pay through the nose for Medicare and a Supplement policy. Unfortunately I haven't found a Medicare Drug plan that makes any sense.Bob, glad to hear the eye is getting better, I to feel your pain when it comes to ins. Cigna screwed my Obama care all up and I have been in "discussion" with them for the last year. I will be eligible for Medicare next year so I might be bending your ear so to speak. Cigna wants me to pay full boat on Meds. I am suppose to take blood thinners but I would cost me over $400 a month.
Molly Ringwald was born in 1968 so she could have been our third child, born five years after our second. My memory isn't what it used to be but I should remember a third child. Liane's revenge for being taunted as "Red, red, wet the bed" in her childhood is to still have 99% dark red hair decades after her taunters have turned gray or white. She does have one distinctive white streak like Bonny Rait but on the side. Only one to two percent of the world's population has natural red hair. We're in another small club because Liane and I have fairly rare blood types. Liane is A-Negative (~6% of the population), I'm B-Negative (>2% of the population) and both our children are AB-Negative (>1% of the population).
TJ, I'm normally on the other side of the equation. I sold our 1968 GTO that we ordered new when it was 9 years old for $300. It was all original (except for a Holley Spread-bore) and accident free but it lived through 7 winters in upstate New York.
Uncle Willie, you'll have to get in line. We have four grandchildren over the age of 26 who would be covered by my insurance if I let them drive it and the Corvette (fine print says 10 years of driving experience). Four more of them are very close and really hate cut-ins.
Roger, I have an incentive to use IBM's plan broker, Via Benefits. If I use them to sign up for Medicare plans, IBM reimburse several thousand of my supplemental premiums.
Compressed, I see you made it through my first post in this thread. Congratulations but I must warn you it doesn't really get better.
Bobby, I am very pleasantly surprised at how well the eye is coming along.
mybigwarwagon
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I won't tell if you won't.
PugetDude
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Bob, glad to read that your vision is so much better; made all the pain and anxiety around the operation worth it.
I had a red-headed roommate in college, his taunt was "red in the head like the d*ck on a dog" . Didn't bother him a bit as long as it was good-natured and coming from someone in our close circle of friends. (or so he said...)
I had a red-headed roommate in college, his taunt was "red in the head like the d*ck on a dog" . Didn't bother him a bit as long as it was good-natured and coming from someone in our close circle of friends. (or so he said...)
xtremek
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Good news about your eye Bob. I'll stand in line to drive the Caddy. "Now serving 2". Too bad I drew ticket 290835702439837250987740958724309875209384. Beelteguise, Beetleguise, Beetleguise.
Compressed
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I think this "Garage Gallery is the Ticket"
Anybody viewing these upgraded spaces where i believe we all spend quite a bit of time, helps all that see to organize, clean and make room for many other projects.
My uncle had a huge pluming yard , we would sort, clean, and what we thought would last awhile, nope several times a year we'd do this, after a couple of weeks as though we never did a darn thing, now i get in the strict habit, when done with whatever put it away now or have a pile of more to do later, it's not easy as i do do so many things at once.
So the moral of this jot is when your finished put it back and it will be there for the next time
Anybody viewing these upgraded spaces where i believe we all spend quite a bit of time, helps all that see to organize, clean and make room for many other projects.
My uncle had a huge pluming yard , we would sort, clean, and what we thought would last awhile, nope several times a year we'd do this, after a couple of weeks as though we never did a darn thing, now i get in the strict habit, when done with whatever put it away now or have a pile of more to do later, it's not easy as i do do so many things at once.
So the moral of this jot is when your finished put it back and it will be there for the next time
Uncle Willie, it's a deal. The odd thing is that none of my grandchildren are interested in the '72 big block Corvette. It isn't as fast as the Cadillac but it's more brutal. Last time I started it up, one of my grandsons commented on how bad it smelled. He had never smelled exhaust from a car that didn't go through a catalytic converter. It was also loud because the headers weren't connected to the exhaust system.
Scott, thanks for the encouragement. I realized this result is a game changer yesterday. I replaced the three-way socket on a lamp yesterday and before I turned on the M12 soldering iron to tin the wire ends I put on a pair of safety glasses. I've also added a few more face shields so every machine that flings sparks or dust has a face shield hanging from it. The loudest one has a face shield that fits over ear muffs.
Speaking of safety, I'm not going to mention that one to Liane unless I'm wearing a cup.
Kirk, I am a very happy camper (or will be when the 28-day 'take it easy' ban is lifted.
The Caddy is a stupid amazing car. If someone had told me, when the 5mph bumpers and 180hp Corvettes came out that I would own a factory supercharged sedan I would have said either they're crazy or more likely "When pigs fly." I thought the '68 GTO was going to be the pinnacle of my factory hot rods, with its 350hp and 0-60 in six seconds performance. Nope, with an additional 200hp, three times wider tires and a 6-speed paddle-shifted transmission, the Caddy scoots to 60 in four seconds (and back to zero. I wish all the car guys on the GJ could drive one. Sadly SWMBO is growing more protective of the Caddy with each passing year. She has driven it twice and refuses to get behind the wheel again for fear of wrecking it. It's pretty easy to be an idiot behind the wheel of one of these cars.
Compressed, my father was a teacher and 90% of his tools were for woodworking. For the drive from New York to Alaska he upgraded to a cross lug wrench for the '53 Oldsmobile and Crescent travel trailer. His only tool box was a Craftsman tombstone with the tools just thrown in. I use it to store cement finishing tools. Growing up I didn't know what a ratchet was.I think this "Garage Gallery is the Ticket"
Anybody viewing these upgraded spaces where i believe we all spend quite a bit of time, helps all that see to organize, clean and make room for many other projects.
My uncle had a huge pluming yard , we would sort, clean, and what we thought would last awhile, nope several times a year we'd do this, after a couple of weeks as though we never did a darn thing, now i get in the strict habit, when done with whatever put it away now or have a pile of more to do later, it's not easy as i do do so many things at once.
So the moral of this jot is when your finished put it back and it will be there for the next time
Over the years I bought tools for auto repair and organized them in a couple of drawer-style tool chests, including one from JC Penney. My style of organizing was still haphazard but I tried to keep like tools together, as in one drawer for hammers.
After joining Garage Journal the JC Penney tool chest and an off-brand mid-cabinet got moved to the wood/dirty workshop and I got serious about organizing in a way that helped identify the tools that didn't get put away.
Unfortunately, old age doesn't help me find the missing tools or remember where I used them last. I am filled with joy when I do find them and always wonder why I didn't look there before. At the moment two ratchet handles are MIA. I still leave piles of tools at the site of unfinished projects but I am far more likely to stop what I'm doing and put those tools away. My biggest problem is finding space for new additions without buying more tool chests. I refuse to move another car outside to make room for tools. Like you, I live in a climate where I don't yet need a snow blower. I pamper myself with lawn service so I don't need to store mowers, edgers and string trimmers. Sadly I have acquired five chainsaws, which are a challenge to store.
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gearhead1960
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Bob,
It will also be alien to him when the BB Corvette runs rich and burn his eyes and sinuses.....
Maybe you could do some smoky burn outs for him, just to give him a taste......Trapps
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Fixed!
I have two, and anything on my property can be managed with what I currently have.
I'd like 2 more. Zero justification, 100% want.
xtremek
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Fixed!
I have two, and anything on my property can be managed with what I currently have.
I'd like 2 more. Zero justification, 100% want.
I wouldn't mind giving you mine, unfortunately I don't think I'm done with it.
kaymccampbell
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Geez, I've only got 3 chainsaws, if you count the polesaw. Are you starting a logging company?
I was filled with joy this evening, when I swapped my grubbies for a nightie, and found a Phillips screwdriver down my bra. I was adjusting a door striker and ran out of hands to bring everything back to the bench. It was an easy pocket.
I was filled with joy this evening, when I swapped my grubbies for a nightie, and found a Phillips screwdriver down my bra. I was adjusting a door striker and ran out of hands to bring everything back to the bench. It was an easy pocket.
mybigwarwagon
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Well, if no one wants the Vette, I coud be persuaded to give it a home.
Seagoon
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Kay, you have just given me a brilliant idea for a way to make some money. Just design a bra with loops like a tool belt! I bet it would sell like hot cakes
.PugetDude
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I don't know, Seagoon... I've seen some really saggy toolbelts.Kay, you have just given me a brilliant idea for a way to make some money. Just design a bra with loops like a tool belt! I bet it would sell like hot cakes
Mark, the brothers have taken up rallycross driving a Subaru WRX with an automatic. For at least five years our daughter has talked about letting them get a 'beater' with manual transmission and they keep saying Mustang in the same breath. I suggested they buy an early Z06 Corvette back when they were available in decent condition for $10K. They think they can add a few parts to a Mustang and do just as well. If you find a stock, running Mustang that doesn't need a lot of work for $300, you will pass the $10,000 mark for upgrades long before you match the handling and technology of that Z06 Corvette. I'm old and senile so I no longer suggest anything.Bob,
It will also be alien to him when the BB Corvette runs rich and burn his eyes and sinuses.....
Mark, I really only have 4 but one of them is a Snow Joe 8" electric convertible pole chainsaw. The Remington 16" electric is my go-to chainsaw but in the event of a power outage after a hurricane, I can drag out the gas powered Poulan 20" and gas powered Poulan pole chainsaw. FEMA bought the Poulan 20" for me after hurricane Wilma in 2005.Fixed!
I have two, and anything on my property can be managed with what I currently have.
I'd like 2 more. Zero justification, 100% want.
Kirk, you never know when you'll need a chainsaw but I'm absolutely certain you'll need it the day after you give yours away.
Kay, I don't think men understand how handy (and uncomfortable) a bra is. I know a bit about the uncomfortable part, having worn an artificial arm for 30 or so years. Best I can do for handy is to make sure I'm wearing a pocket T-shirt. I've often dropped a screw or tool because I forgot the shirt I'm wearing doesn't have a pocket.
Uncle Willie, because I have removed the front and rear suspension, so I can paint the frame, you would be the only one I know who could drag it home.
Seagoon, you are entering dangerous territory. When we lived in Australia Liane couldn't find "her" bra. On my first business trip back to the states, she gave me a two typewritten pages of things to buy (mostly smalls) but stapled to the list was a tag from one of her bras. I was instructed to go to a department store, go to the ladies department and look for a matronly middle-aged woman with a tape measure around her neck. That was the person who could lead me to the treasure. Mess with bra designs at your peril.Kay, you have just given me a brilliant idea for a way to make some money. Just design a bra with loops like a tool belt! I bet it would sell like
hot cakes
Scott, now you're in for it. Kay, have pity, he knows not what he does.
PugetDude
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Real shapely woman I used to work with went from a ~38DD to a 44Long the last time I saw her. Gravity is a *****.
mybigwarwagon
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Scott and Uncle Willie, it's turning into Misogyny Central here. I still clearly remember the ******* beaches in Sydney being pretty nice until the day I spied an elderly woman enjoying the sunshine *******. Thought it was a man at first.
I no longer go to the beach, having realized the vast majority of people my age are a frightening sight when more than a few square inches of skin is exposed.
Today I am allowed to return to 'normal activity' so I went out and dug some holes for some Pacific Blue Juniper ground cover. I put pea gravel down for weed control so every hole dug involves sifting the gravel so the roots get soil to grow in. As I finished back-filling and soaking in the second juniper I heard the sweet sound of a commercial mower down the street. My lawn service guy does two other houses in addition to mine and I like to give hime free rein of the yard when he comes. Moved the wagon, cart, tools and bag of dirt to the driveway and took a break. Hopefully no one slips on the pile of pebbles I sifted out.
For years we've had a mish-mash of Mexican Heather, Sword, and Aloe plants in that garden and I finally convinced Liane to give up the weed festival and plant the same Blue Pacific Juniper as in the garden on the other side of the walk. The juniper isn't super fast growing but it tolerates direct Florida sun very well and once established, weeds have a hard time growing through it. The ones that do make it through are easy to pluck when they get about a foot high. Our weeds grow that much in a week. The garden on the other side of the sidewalk already has some juniper from a few years ago.
A year ago, in December 2020 our Hong Kong Orchid produced more blooms than ever before. I was so impressed I took a photo.
The blooms are really quite beautiful and the tree produces them winter through spring.
It drops leaves and branches year round and falls apart in strong winds so it has never been my favorite tree. Today it is officially dead.
Actually, it has about a dozen green sprouts with a few very small leaves.
I would love to cut it down myself but SWMBO said something about sticks liking to poke me in the eye so a man with a chainsaw, stump grinder and lots of insurance is coming to visit in 10 days. I'm going to limit myself to digging small holes and sticking plants in them.
For years we've had a mish-mash of Mexican Heather, Sword, and Aloe plants in that garden and I finally convinced Liane to give up the weed festival and plant the same Blue Pacific Juniper as in the garden on the other side of the walk. The juniper isn't super fast growing but it tolerates direct Florida sun very well and once established, weeds have a hard time growing through it. The ones that do make it through are easy to pluck when they get about a foot high. Our weeds grow that much in a week. The garden on the other side of the sidewalk already has some juniper from a few years ago.
A year ago, in December 2020 our Hong Kong Orchid produced more blooms than ever before. I was so impressed I took a photo.
The blooms are really quite beautiful and the tree produces them winter through spring.
It drops leaves and branches year round and falls apart in strong winds so it has never been my favorite tree. Today it is officially dead.
Actually, it has about a dozen green sprouts with a few very small leaves.
I would love to cut it down myself but SWMBO said something about sticks liking to poke me in the eye so a man with a chainsaw, stump grinder and lots of insurance is coming to visit in 10 days. I'm going to limit myself to digging small holes and sticking plants in them.
PugetDude
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Glad to see you out and about again, Bob. Progress is progress!
mybigwarwagon
Well-known member
Good call on hiring a tree butcher.
Grizz1963
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Good to see a return to full service Bob.
I love the sidewalk curving around plants.
Saw a pic this week of a footpath that was obviously built by two teams, one side stops straight in front of the tree, the other curves around to bypass, and then both just end when the left and right sides meet next to the tree.
Those orchid trees are beautiful when in bloom.
I love the sidewalk curving around plants.
Saw a pic this week of a footpath that was obviously built by two teams, one side stops straight in front of the tree, the other curves around to bypass, and then both just end when the left and right sides meet next to the tree.
Those orchid trees are beautiful when in bloom.
xtremek
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So Liane is taking all your fun away? Can you get her to talk to Robin so she'll do the same for me?
PugetDude
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Could turn into a lucrative cottage business.