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Looks like you MAY have just enough material there for fly-tying.




Rick

Jack, where it is now stored, can you block the trailer wheels and block up the trailer tongue - to allow for water / dirt to drain aft ? That may help you clean out the boat - The visible boot...

Thanks for posting the update, Chris - as may have been said earlier "one day at a time " Y>

One wonders if you can buy the pre-fab hull form and complete it as you desire ? ( serious question )




Rick

When we used to live in Oxnard, CA in 1972 / 1973, I used to purchase 2 full cartons of ripe strawberries from a woman who ran a fruit stand there. Whenever I would drive to the stand, the lady...

I'm with Keith in post # 12 - you folks recall the times that he would stack reams of blank papers on a table to show how much work he had done / restrictive regulations he eliminated ? ? ?

+1 Remember to take care of yourself, too - this is a tough time for you.



Rick

Wonder if they have the same address / PO Box (?) :rolleyes:

And it IS appreciated ! ! ! ! :ycool:

'Interesting' blade lock on those - I have a couple in my collection



Rick

' One would think, that a resident of Scotland might prefer a wee dram of 'William Wallace ' (I must admit it has been 20+ years since I tasted it at one of the old castles there) Keep on the...

Before you ask, Tom - I recently bought a couple of the rectangular planters shown in the OP photo - they are made of Cor-ten steel, designed to rust and develop a patina. They come with Styrofoam...

If you attempt this course of action, 'someone' may find you bound with duct tape and locked in a closet |:( "Hell hath no fury" sounding familiar (?)

There's also a 'Swedish Hospital ' in Chicago - 5140 N. California Ave. - It used to be called 'Swedish Covenant Hospital'



Rick

As someone who used to tow a WW 2-stall horse trailer (with horses and tack) with a 1985 Chevy Cavalier, using a reinforced bumper hitch - perhaps the last word in #18 is better " shouldn't " ,...

The one in front can become a flatbed in no time - can the one behind it ?


Rick

I personally, would like to see pain, pestilence, and poverty diminish - if not disappear . .

The 'Swedish Central Casting wardrobe department ' , of course :ycool:

Good to 'see' you back - even for just a moment. Take care of yourself ! ! !



Rick

Nobody can ! ! Did you catch the title of the podcast: " Jesus, Guns & Babies " - I am not sure I wish to hear their theory of how those 3 items interrelate :p

'Rich's thought process revealed' For what it's worth, Rich, I agree that the extra foot of beam, extra 2 feet in length , as well as documented plans would be a powerful arguement in support of...

Rumor has it that the 2024 Toyota Tacoma WILL be available with a manual transmission :rolleyes:

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Rick

I'd love to own that, but I inherited a 'lead-foot' from my daughter and son-in-law, and would most likely accumulate a sheaf of speeding tickets ! ! :p


Full disclosure : Son-in-law was...

As was our 1973 Volvo 145 - we drove it from Palm Springs, CA to Oxnard, CA with the engine performance getting worse and worse. By the time we got to the dealership, we could only get the speed up...

Obviously , when they rolled the odometer back - they went a bit too far :ycool:

+ 1 , but there was a deer munching at the wife's flowering plants when I got home from work at around midnight - alas, no trail camera, so no picture . . .

John B., I Googled a bit and found 'Moss-europe.co.uk' (no affiliation) and attempted to puzzle out what that switch might be - Their part reference was for LHD, so I may be far afield. It COULD...

Nina Totenberg wrote an article on this for NPR (Jan 9, 2021) which reviewed this at length - My Google copy / paste skills are virtually non-existent, so I will not copy here. It seems to...

Bernadette, is there any place near you, that you could give the various 'replacement hammers' a trial swing - for sensing balance and weight ? ( I work at a 'big-box' store, and we have a...

There was (is ? ) a hot dog place in the North end of Chicago (Pratt and Western Ave ) named 'Fluky's' - the best hot dogs and greasy fries ( in an oil soaked paper bag ) As a teen, I would...

Yes, he was impeached - but his wife is a State Senator - I don't believe she will vote against him. . .

Anyone mention the walk-behind push reel mower that was every kids nemesis, when the parent pointed out that the grass was getting just a bit tall ?

^ SaltyD, that was sometimes called 'steak tartare' - not too many places will serve it anymore due to food safety regulations, among other things - I loved it, until I was once served it made...

Used to take them to Walgreens or Radio Shack and put them in the tube tester - replacement tubes were in the cabinet below the tube tester. I kept a hybrid tube / solid state 'Sharp' color...

And how about 2 button light switches ( one for 'on' / one for 'off' ) ?

Folding leather covered Polaroid instant cameras ?

John, I think any kid brandishing a cap pistol these days would face a volley of fire from 'stand your ground' types ( would not be a safe thing |:( ) Anyone - besides me - have...

"Paxton, under a separate criminal indictment since 2015" - I guess things have slowed waaaay down since I left there in 1993. What ever happened to the principle of a speedy trial ? :p

Being an unfamiliar item, I had to 'look it up' - I'm afraid I would pass on that , if offered - - and I really like to eat new (to me) foods


Rick

Tom, coming from Academy - you sure those aren't some type of hiking shorts / swim trunks ?

Whose 'Ground ' was being stood upon ? :p

^ First and third are favorites with me . . . .

Some of the 'work jeans' I wear have a stretch waistband (yeah, I know . . . ) - on them, the pocket structure has a similar 'gap' to help flatten the pocket when the waistband stretches. . . ...

It sure sounds like Rich is back from his recent travails ! ! ! :ycool:

Whoa !! will also apply here :p

Yup, when we drained our big backyard pool in Texas for replastering, we had to remove four plugs from the bottom, just so it did not float up due to ground water.

Doge - If I'm looking at the mast join correctly, it appears that the previous owner may have routered in a groove in one face of the mast and glued in a spline , then turned over the mast and...

Ron, what are they doing with the 'spoil dirt' from the holes ?




Rick

Good grief ! ! Now you guys got me remembering 'Brew 102' ! ! Is it still sold in Southern California ? (Thinking back to 1970 - 1972 time frame )






Rick

Is that deck an example of your varnish work ? - If so, you should have no worries how the mast will turn out :ycool: Y>