Fuddyduddy1952
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A hundred years ago Sears Roebuck catalog you could order morphine and syringes.
Is J. C. Whitney even in business any more? They used to sell fiberglass bodies that would turn a Volksbuggen into a flashy car. Scrounge a Porsche engine and transaxle, and you could really be unsafe at any speed.
Sort of. Regurgitated and recycled ... now part of carparts.com ....RIP JC Whitney. I had many sets of crappy "off-road" lights from there. Almost bought a train horn too.
Wondering where they went to. They had a positively huge warehouse and distribution center on the south side of I 80 just west of Joliet, Illinois. Used to offer some pretty strange stuff too. Always had one of their catalogs on the top of the toilet tank in the bathroom for 'relaxing reading'.Sort of. Regurgitated and recycled ... now part of carparts.com ....
I haven't scrolled though it to see if they still have that weird stuff vibe.
You can still get the 'Girlie' suicide knobs (steering wheel spinners) where the gal drops her top when you turn it. Available at most sleazy truckstops.Can you still purchase striptease highball glasses or stripper pens?
I remember driving to HS with my shotgun sitting in the rack in my back truck window during bird seasons, and it was replaced by a rifle during deer and elk seasons. I have carried a pocket knife since grade school and still do. None of the guns or knives were considered unusual, and frequently we would go to the parking lot during lunch break to compare each other’s guns.In the seventies in Louisiana you could bring your guns, knives and bows to school where they had classes in weapon safety and proper handling.
Albuquerque (including unincorporated areas) is about 1 million population, so not really large in the sense of largest US cities. It’s about 10 miles east/west and 20 miles north/south, making it seem larger than it is because it’s situated in the Rio Grande valley so it’s long and narrow.Albuquerque must be one big place. We drove around it on our trip out west and it seemed like we'd never get past it. It's the only big city I remember from the trip. The other thing I remember from the drive is the high number of pickup trucks with passengers riding in the bed. I sometimes wonder how the seat belt laws affected that.
Insurance companies should do risk rating of homes located in flammable forest locations and assign a high rate for properties where the owners haven’t reduced hazards by thinning trees and brush, and reduce rates for those who have reduced their hazards.I wonder if in the next few years, people will be required to have home owner's insurance, with exculsions for wild fires and such. I mean you have to have it on your car and motorcycle all ready in my State. And they have lobbyists that work day and night, to get legislation in. Right now the insurance companies are just dropping policies left and right for owners: Meaning that they get no money. Right now they are selective of the areas, but at some point, they will want to recoup their losses here, and spread the loss out to include everyone, with some sort of law. I don't insure my boat, yet in some areas, this also became a requirement for attending a meeting.