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   / Good morning!!!! #149,771  
We are undergoing torrential downpours and heading for local flooding again. Our porch is under water again even though I have a pump running full time at the moment.
Our road will be cut again but hopefully we won't lose our power and we have plenty of food.
I will check the road later. It's about 4.00 am here now. Been up watching the pump since just after 3.00.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #149,772  
Yesterday I saw a badly rusted out El Camino, from back when they were based on the Chevell, maybe a '69 or so. That much rust is rare to see in California, but if I had to pick a favorite muscle car, that would be it.
Friend of mine bought a rough '67 ElCo back in 2019 and refurbished it. He and his son did all the work, and it was pretty sweet when they were finished. The manager of a popular local hot rod dealer told him it probably wasn't worth what he put into it and offered him $14K. My friend sold it on one of those televised auctions in 2021 for $24K.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #149,773  
Well, the spring is going to cost me about $600.oo to rebuild, from scratch. It is 'special' with two eyes, two main leafs and 6 or 7 other leafs. There are 9 leafs in the pack.
The guy I usually get to load me while I am working out of North Bay has the channel iron and he will drill the holes for me. He has a drill press.
Fastenal ONLY sells to companies, so meet B.S. Enterprises.
You can attach whatever words you want to the BS, you won't be wrong.;)

Glasses came in but NOT tinted so back they went. They do it nice because they do it twice. At $533.oo for one pair of hardex hardened glass lenses with tint (photo gray) and I supplied the titanium frames, they had better do it right.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #149,774  
Alien - hope the pump holds up. Seems like you might need some flood mitigation to help you out.
Glad you seem prepared, stay safe and don't go out cruising again like last time.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #149,775  
Friend of mine bought a rough '67 ElCo back in 2019 and refurbished it. He and his son did all the work, and it was pretty sweet when they were finished. The manager of a popular local hot rod dealer told him it probably wasn't worth what he put into it and offered him $14K. My friend sold it on one of those televised auctions in 2021 for $24K.
My wife’s ‘70.
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   / Good morning!!!! #149,776  
Ken, he needs to pay for the tickets for the next gen or grandchild, to accompany them.
Manage upwards...looks like you need eyes on the job. You don't want to restrict him but you don't want him to get
hurt, or lost. Though sometimes we all get lost. Thank goodness for gps.

Ten years ago my Mother's older brother, the last of his gen left, 92 and his 93 year old wife, drove to New Hope for a final "drive East" like they had for a long time.
David had encroaching Alzheimers and his wife had her own issues but she was clearly a successful navigator. I think they did it all with maps too.
And they knew, and talked about, the fact they were both losing it and had to help each other with driving. They got home just fine. Now all that's left is a memory of the last of that
family gen heading home to Minnesota. He was a hematologist working for the Navy. Dealing with cancer and service men. I wonder if he was spurred on by his younger brother Drew (yup)
dying of a brain wasting disease while serving as an oiler on a merchant marine in 1942. 80 years after my Uncle Drew died of some terrible disease they had no idea how to
deal with back then. And his older brother was a doc and couldn't save him. I think by the time he got there it was basically too late. Some bad amoeba...

Am seriously impressed with Westinghouse parts. Ordered new start/stop button switch for my generator and two days later it arrives by Fedex, for only 5 bucks shipping.
Wow, like the good old days.
 
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LS, went to amazon.ca and bought a set of them. 4 bits and a center punch for $41.oo in a blow moulded case.
Thanks for the link.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #149,778  
Sophie’s turn to visit her ophthalmologist this afternoon for a follow up. Hoping for good news.
🤞 Positive thoughts heading your way.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #149,779  
BEF...hope the extra work doesn't put damper on your things to do list.

Kitten pictures (y) and by the looks mother cat has complete trust in you. :)
 
   / Good morning!!!! #149,780  
Glad your bouncing back Roy :) sure hope Doc gives you (y)for the road.
 

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