@holy-cow?ÿ Seems like Will Geer was born old.?ÿ His early career was in Broadway plays.?ÿ After "Winchester '73" was filmed he apparently got blackl...
A sobering number for sure. I live close to the BNSF that cuts Norman OK in half.?ÿ The average number of trains is around 26 - 30 daily.?ÿ I don't r...
I love old westerns.?ÿ I'm gonna watch that one.?ÿ If anybody else wants to watch it, here 'tis: PS - Anything made in 1950 is pretty damned old, eh ...
A few years ago I had to go the ER for what turned out to be diverticulitis.?ÿ I thought I was having an appendicitis or someone twisting a knife in m...
@dougie?ÿ That's some pretty stiff stuff.?ÿ Never had any, I'll have to try it. PS - It's really hard to keep yeast alive in brew that has an alcoho...
I've seen a lot of clips of police arresting drunk drivers.?ÿ I want to know what kind of beer all these people are drinking.?ÿ Every time the officer...
We've had some welcome cool weather down here.?ÿ The only thing that's turning color is the sumac but the rest of the deciduous floras aren't far behi...
Whoever put that all together sure seems critical of how others dress and act.?ÿ I guess it takes all kinds though.?ÿ I'm thinking back in the day we ...
The most frightening critter I've ever encountered was no bigger that a sewing basket. I was chaining through some head high Johnson grass once.?ÿ I ...
I was working on staking a sanitary sewer outfall in Chandler, OK back in 1972.?ÿ ?ÿWe had to park the truck on the local roads and hoof our gear back...
As a survivor of RMSF (rickettsia) from a tick bite I can tell you it's nothing with which to fool around.?ÿ Researchers have discovered over the last...
@flyin-solo?ÿ Sounds like a good plan.?ÿ Most carbs can be relatively maintenance free, but they are antiques.?ÿ Go with the new stuff. I had a big ...
@dmyhill?ÿ The 2 barrel on the old Chryslers probably wasn't really all that small.?ÿ I'm pretty sure it was north of 650 cfm.?ÿ A lot of the 4 barre...
Years ago I had a '49 Chev sedan.?ÿ I think I paid $60 for it and it ran like a champ.?ÿ To start it you had to turn the ignition key to "on" and pres...
That's cool.?ÿ God bless Ms. HC for spending the time with him.?ÿ I have a soft spot in my heart for troubled kids. If a rare moment of philosophical...
@nate-the-surveyor?ÿ My favorite "keep 'em running" story: I once removed a water pump off my 1961 Ford Falcon, hitch-hiked to a parts store, obtain...
Maintaining 20th. century gasoline powered transpo is an acquired hobby of love.?ÿ ?ÿAnd it's really unfair to compare old iron with today's almost-ma...
Sweet.?ÿ I've always had a spot in my heart for classic Detroit iron.?ÿ 383 two barrel no doubt. Hang your arm out in the breeze for me the next time...
That's the tough one of the times.?ÿ And stereotypical assumptions about people can be wrong as ever.?ÿ Nowadays if the topic of conversation deviates...
I once kept under roof three full crews, office personnel, four vehicles and enough equipment fill the two garage bays at my office.?ÿ By the nature o...
