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goodmorning folks .. i`m posting live from my new home .. did`nt realise how much stuff ( junk ) i own .. finding out how much i can do without .. like ten thousand sticky labels with my name and address on them as well as way more kitchen utensills than a single man need .. lots of stuff finding it`s way in the garbage can ..i dont have tv yet .. have`nt called direct tv .. but i dont miss it so much .. have my computor hook up strung thru some trees at the moment .. may have to stay that way .. 22 degres out and `im a comfy 68 inside with very little heating effort .. that`s why i used 2 x 6 construction all thru with 6 inch insulation ..i`m off all this week and it will take about all that to get moved .. i`ve broke down and bought one of those web cures for my infection and it seems to be helping .. that and the fact `im not eating any sugar and have quit the beer in a effort to litterally starve this stuff out of me .. some of my weakness and soreness has subsided and my attitude is getting better .i like opening my bedroom door and stepping straight into my garage ..

not a glowing testimonial here boys and girls .. .. as you know a year or so ago i went in search of a new car .. cash in hand .. went first to my local ford dealor as i`m a true ford blue fan .. they didn`t have anything in my price range ,, hence i went to toyota and snapped up my corolla .. as you know i have hated this car since day one .. it has now been wrecked twice ( hit a deer last week ) .. but is fixed good as new again .. took it to woody ford to swap for an 08 focus .. i kind of like those cars .. would have bought one last year if they were`nt 4 thousand too much .. anywho i take my yota in for evaluation and i have a figure in mind that i would be "willing " to absorb in order to get into a " year " older ford with many thousands more miles on it .. after waiting 45 minutes or so they finally make me their offer .. no less than 4 times what i was willing to give .. they only offered me 7 grand for my 09 yota .. needless to say i couldn`t get off the property quick enuff and will be a cold day in ( you know where ) before i set foot there again ..

Well, from another Blue Oval guy--who's last 2 daily driver's have been Pontiac Bonneville's, I understand the predicament on not getting a new Ford... Made an attempt to get one of the big Ford's before buying the Bonneville. Couldn't make a deal at all... Oh well, the go fast stuff is still Blue Oval, with the exception of the 'maro--and it's for sale,,,,,,

You can't even trade a Toyoda in on a Toyoda these days

question .. can static electricity get you electricuted .. i have new carpet in my home and every time i move and then touch someting metal it shocks the crap out of me .. last nite i went to turn on a lite and three bolts of static shot 5 inches from my finger into the switch and nearly brought me to my knees .. could vlotage from the switch travel back up the static trail and do me some serious hurt .. can anything stop all this static..

check the humidity inside your house,, really low humidity promotes static, try a humidifier, it may disapate some of the static, it worked in my house

Older Than Dirt Quiz:

Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about

Ratings at the bottom.

1 Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
3. Candy cigarettes
4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
5. Coffee shops or diners with tableside juke boxes
6 . Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
7. Party lines on the telephone
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. (there were only 3 channels, if you were fortunate)
12. Peashooters
13. Howdy Doody
14. 45 RPM records
15. S& H greenstamps

16.20Hi-fi's
17. Metal ice trays with lever
18. Mimeograph paper
19 Blue flashbulb
20. Packards
21. Roller skate keys
22. Cork popguns
23. Drive-ins
24. Studebakers
25. Wash tub wringers

If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt!

neat old truck at world of wheels in birmingham last week .. a friend of mine went .. i`m not much for such glitter

Sorta takes away their usefulness,to a certain extent,doesnt it?But its still a nice looking truck..

Originally Posted by HOSS429

Older Than Dirt Quiz:

Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about

Ratings at the bottom.

1 Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
3. Candy cigarettes
4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
5. Coffee shops or diners with tableside juke boxes
6 . Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
7. Party lines on the telephone
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. (there were only 3 channels, if you were fortunate)
12. Peashooters
13. Howdy Doody
14. 45 RPM records
15. S& H greenstamps

16.20Hi-fi's
17. Metal ice trays with lever
18. Mimeograph paper
19 Blue flashbulb
20. Packards
21. Roller skate keys
22. Cork popguns
23. Drive-ins
24. Studebakers
25. Wash tub wringers

If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt!

I remembered 15 off those,Hoss,cos we had similar things down here...That means,Dave should remember more than me...so that makes me feel better..

PF Flyers and 20HIFI are the ones I don't remember but maybe the PF Flyers were some kind of gym shoe??? Other than those I remember them all

I'll be 69 in a couple weeks!!!!

yes I am older than dirt.Ted

yes .. i own one ..

Originally Posted by HOSS429

not a glowing testimonial here boys and girls .. .. as you know a year or so ago i went in search of a new car .. cash in hand .. went first to my local ford dealor as i`m a true ford blue fan .. they didn`t have anything in my price range ,, hence i went to toyota and snapped up my corolla .. as you know i have hated this car since day one .. it has now been wrecked twice ( hit a deer last week ) .. but is fixed good as new again .. took it to woody ford to swap for an 08 focus .. i kind of like those cars .. would have bought one last year if they were`nt 4 thousand too much .. anywho i take my yota in for evaluation and i have a figure in mind that i would be "willing " to absorb in order to get into a " year " older ford with many thousands more miles on it .. after waiting 45 minutes or so they finally make me their offer .. no less than 4 times what i was willing to give .. they only offered me 7 grand for my 09 yota .. needless to say i couldn`t get off the property quick enuff and will be a cold day in ( you know where ) before i set foot there again ..

my sister has an 08 focus, it's nice and has a good and touchy brake pedal and throttle response. The brakes squeak, though there's nothing wrong with them apparently

ours is a base model. Bought it with 8K miles for $11K.

The only thing i hate is that when you floor it, the engine revs up to 6500-7000 rpm and then it shifts and it sounds like you're going fast, but when you look down at the speedo you realize that you're only going 39 mph, whereas in the stang you'd be way higher than that.

they wanted 15 thousand for the one i looked at with 20 thousand miles on it ..