Thread: Happy Friday Everybody!!!! ---- Whatcha got planned for the weekend?

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Sounds like everyone had great plans for their weekend. Those owl shots are great! I can't believe there were so many there to be seen. They stay pretty secluded around here it seems. I spent part of my weekend at a show called Torque Fest and the rest doing family stuff.

How about resurrecting a thread?

Today's going to be busy, but not a good play day. Got a 9am appointment with a guy who wants me to submit a MediGap application to a different company and maybe cut my premiums in half, which would be good (he represents both); and will run by to get some dog food for Bones while in town to save a trip later... Also need to deliver a turned wood shaft to a friend, to see if it works for his computer desk. Then back home, and taking my wife to an early afternoon appointment with two grandkids in tow. They spent the night last night for the first time in more than six months. By the time we get home it'll be 3:30 or 4pm, too late to do much before it's time to come in and get dinner going, and Kev will come get the kids when he gets off work. Saturday is soccer games for the twins & a grand daughter, and Sunday the whole crew comes for a cookout lunch, then the two of us have dinner with friends. No shop time.....

Blessed to be busy!

My nephew and two neices are coming over tonight to carve pumpkins and my fiancée and I are trying to decide what we want to carve on our daughters pumpkin, thinking maybe her feet lol we will see. As for Saturday I will be working on the Buick in the morning buttoning up the rocker panel and rear wheel well on the pass side, and Sunday will hopefully be one of those lazy days with the family. Hope you all have an excellent weekend as well! Maybe I'll make a jack-o-lantern build log with the kids lol.

We buried a good mate Friday.
The last thing he asked of me was to give him a ride in our bus.
So we did.
We used the bus as a hearse for him, taking him from his daughter's home to the church, and after the funeral service we used it to take him to the cemetery.

There's now an empty chair in my circle of friends that can never be filled.

Rest in peace Ronald (Ronnie/Gunny) Arthur Davy 8th January 1940 - 18th October 2016.

You're going to be missed mate.

Today, Saturday, we take the same bus to Cambridge for the NZ NSRA Nationals.

And life goes on.

Originally Posted by johnboy

We buried a good mate Friday.
The last thing he asked of me was to give him a ride in our bus.
So we did.
We used the bus as a hearse for him, taking him from his daughter's home to the church, and after the funeral service we used it to take him to the cemetery.

There's now an empty chair in my circle of friends that can never be filled.

Rest in peace Ronald (Ronnie/Gunny) Arthur Davy 8th January 1940 - 18th October 2016.

You're going to be missed mate.

Today, Saturday, we take the same bus to Cambridge for the NZ NSRA Nationals.

And life goes on.

Sorry for your loss, jb. Hoping that the Nationals remain dry, and filled to the brim with good fellowship. For those who've never had the opportunity to be a part of the NZ NSRA events they're almost like a family reunion, where every family member brings a hot rod of some type. They break bread together, enjoy an adult beverage or two or three (dredge, to cure what ail's ya!), catch up on what's happened since they last visited, and generally have a great time. There is almost no similarity to our US NSRA, other than the name.

So sorry for your loss, johnboy-I lost a Classmate (and my best friends' ex-wife) last week-these things are never easy or fun-it set me back, and I reflected on just how mortal we all are-

As for me, we are having 5 Grandkids (of 10) come over to spend the night with us tonight (Grandma's ecstatic!)-there's a Pillow fight to be had, and I'm the main target-

Tomorrow I am going pull the front sheet metal off of my Car (for the 6th, and hopefully, last time)-I have an original '35 Grille that I fitted for mock up, however I purchased a new Alumacraft Grille a few Years ago to give it more of a custom look-

I bought it with their Grille surround (it's fiberglass, and thank goodness that the quality on their Grille is good, for the surround took 3 rounds of Bondo and Epoxy Primer to get it up to my standards--I wasn't a happy camper when I received it (for what it cost), but it's the only Game in town so you make do)-

After I get that done, I have to re-do my Radiator support Rods-I bought the Vintique long stainless ones, and, after figuring out the best way to bend them to fit around my Hilborn (without marring them up-a tubing bender works well that's greased, using heat shrink tubing-I buy it in 4' lengths), I cut the first set about an inch too short, so, I bought another set and will re-bend and shorten-

I have to start planning exactly where to put my Stereo and Speakers next, as I have some of that stuff on the way-

Well we have nice sunny weather over the top half of New Zealand this morning (our Saturday) and it is suppose to remain like this through to Monday ( Our Labour Day Holiday ) so hopefully the guys and gals enjoy the nationals at Cambridge. As for me, well I will be home here doing the basic chores around home taking care of Mum. My brother who now lives here out the back in a caravan will be going out to my sisters later to look after her pets while she goes into hospital for some tests so that will be good for Mum and I to have some peace and quiet.
Hope you all enjoy yourselves in whatever you and the family do.

Johnboy, 35window, sorry to hear of your losses!

My weekend will consist of hauling grain tomorrow for about 12 hours. I am taking the oldest son with me this time. He'll have a blast. On Sunday I need to get down to pick up a block and a head, and get it on the stand to start assembling it. I also need to spray some more raptor liner on the ford project that won't go away. I hope all of you have a great weekend!

I wish I could ride along in a grain truck!

Lost my Mother InLaw a few weeks back and we have to go to the house with the rest of the family and start to figure out what to do with it all.
I'd rather sit in a dentist chair with a cross eyed dentist holding the drills....

Mike, I'd say good luck but I don't think that will help you. Sorry to hear about your mother in law though. How's your wife doing?

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Mike, I'd say good luck but I don't think that will help you. Sorry to hear about your mother in law though. How's your wife doing?

Thanks Ryan. Her passing was really more of a relief for the family, she'd been trapped in a nursing home for the last 5 years. She was in a lot of pain. but you know how "family" can be in this situation. 5 kids with 5 opinions of what to do. I'll try to sit in another room / stay out of it.

Sorry too to read about your Mother In Law Mike and I will pray things go well and smoothly with the family over this period of grieving.
Ryan, how many passenger seats does that rig have and can I come too. Oh heck, show what and where and I just may be able to drive one of those babies for you. My ex wife's nephew use to travel across to the mid west country over there and drive harvesters for season to bank money to help purchase his own farm down here, absolutely loved it over there and thrived on the long hours and general experience.

Thanks Mark..

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Ryan, how many passenger seats does that rig have and can I come too. Oh heck, show what and where and I just may be able to drive one of those babies for you. My ex wife's nephew use to travel across to the mid west country over there and drive harvesters for season to bank money to help purchase his own farm down here, absolutely loved it over there and thrived on the long hours and general experience.

Boy, all this talk about Grain Harvest sure brings back a lot of good memories for me-I lived right on the Kansas/Colorado border for 15 Years working for Case/IH-I know those Combines inside and out,and dealt with the Custom Cutters every Year-I work for Deere now, and I'm familiar with most of the newer machines, however where I'm at we work with high quality, mountain Timothy Hay so we don't have the rush/stress of Harvest, plus I'm the boss so someone else deals with those problems



Sometimes I don't miss the 105 degree, cloudless sky stuff, but there was nothin cooler than watching a couple of Combines (that you finally got the adjustments figured out on) gettin' with it-

Hope you have fun Truckin'-




And, 34 40 sorry about your Mother-in-law -

Thanks 35W.


Rainy and crappy out today. Can't decide to go out to the shop or stay in and pickup a guitar?