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Strange...but anyway, here's some Sheilas- ...and a Joey-

Nice looking units! There's an old trailer kinda like that up at the shop, been parked in the weeds since i've been there. Tandem axles, pretty short trailer, but it's probably for sale. I'll take a picture of it sometime.

Hey Speed, long time no hear from- been working on any projects lately?

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I don't know anything about trains either, but I used to know a guy that worked for the railroad and remember him saying they started putting on the brakes 2 miles from their stop. I don't know how fast they were going in the first place though, or how long the train was. Unrelated, but a B model Mack- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMEOOWsNROo

I've bought Rocky boots the last few years and like them pretty good. They used to be made in Ohio but they're made in the Dominican Republic now, I wear them every day during the week and got about 3 years out of the last pair, they're comfortable, fit well, and they can be re-soled. Way better than the "made in China" crap they call boots at the Wal Mart store. The original plastic heater valve on my pickup lasted well over 100,000 miles, then one of the pieces that the heater hose goes on broke completely off. I found a little piece of pipe- actually cut a piece off of a bumper guide that was in the junk pile at the shop- and bypassed the valve, but I needed some heat when it got cold so I went to NAPA and got a new one. It said "made in China" on the box. I put it on and it leaked from day one, dripping where the little metal rod comes out. So I went to O'Reilly Auto Parts and got another one, made in China, and put it on. Leaked from day one, dripping where the little metal rod comes out. So I ordered one from some on-line parts place somewhere in the midwest that was guaranteed for a year, but I haven't put it on yet. It was made in China. If it leaks i'm going to Lowes and get some pvc pipe and a quarter-turn shutoff valve and make my own heater valve.

I'd bet Thor's hammer was cheaper than that one.

That'll be fine, come on down! And bring Star, xsm, sm, med, lg, xl, xxl, and all the rest. I didn't make any hot sauce last year but i'm planning to make some more this year.

I saw a big-ass spider in the sink last weekend. This is not actual size, but it was big...really big...it was huge. I do not like spiders or snakes. I saw an odd looking log truck in Dillwyn, Va. The driver looked like he was very proud of it though. I saw a big ass machine on I-81 in Harrisonburg. And some more oversize loads on rt.220 in Pa. This was parked in front of the store where I stopped to get a sammich. ...and this was parked across the road. I saw a big Mack truck getting some tire work done. Big pile of 4 wheelers at the steel mill waiting to be shredded. They're calling for frost tomorrow night so I went out and picked all the rest of the peppers this morning...the round things are not peppers though, they're tomaters.

We used to get candy for halloween, but like 4 kids came in the last 7 years so we don't even bother with it any more. I live out in the country on the backroads too.

Apparently it drives them too for that price! "All right hammer, get over there and drive nails until I tell you to stop, i'm gonna go get some lunch."

I hauled 2 of these 5 coil loads from Sharon, Pa. back to Lynchburg this week. I used my old "non-real steel hauler" snap binders, as always. I put 2 chains in the front coil and one in each of the other 4, with the chains pulled towards the center, then I threw a strap through them too, just because they're there. Then I put plastic over them and tarped them. These coils only weigh between 9 and 10,000 lbs. each, chaining down a big single is a whole different animal.

Looks like this log hauler with a nice load of white oak logs was probably having a bad day. Those surprise weight watchers meetings usually mean a bad day, and it looked like he was loaded pretty good there.

That's a great idea, I do happen to have a big 3 lb. coffee can almost full of cash- too bad it's all coins though. I put all my pocket change in it all year and take it to the bank when it's about full, usually has close to $300 in it...I hope that'll be enough!

Turned out not too bad here, 50 degrees and cloudy but no rain- yet. I was too tired to go anyway, got home about 7 this morning.

Anyone planning on going to Colfax,N.C. this Saturday? I was, it's only a couple hours from here, but the weather report said the high was only going to be 52 degrees with a 90% chance of rain Saturday, so I don't know now.

I always thought i'd like to visit, but there's killer spiders and snakes everywhere and they wouldn't let me bring a flamethrower with me.

Old Bill sent that to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlugBiSPGLc

I just take it out of the freezer in the morning and either boil it or grill it that evening, it'll be mostly or completely thawed by the time I cook it, but you could probably cook it from frozen on the grill or in the pot, probably just take a little longer to cook it on the grill. Or maybe a lot longer.

Oh, yeah, glopped...indeed!..glopped is a real word- I think.

oops, wrong picture... Yes, you are absolutely correct in your...what was the question again?

Epilog- they always had the epilog at the end of "The FBI"....you know, the TV show...so, nobody else is old enough to remember "The FBI"?..Efrem Zimbalist Jr? well, never mind then- here's a full report on the performance of the new grill. What we have here is boneless/skinless chicken breastesess and thighs. Which sorta-kinda pissed me off in the first place. I wanted a whole cut-up chicken with both skin and bones intact to test it on! Now you can't find a whole chicken around here except at Food Lion or Long Mountain Grocery, but I was at the Wal Mart store! Nice expanded metal grill marks,eh? This is after it was turned again and barbecue sauce applied- note how the charcoal is in the center and the chicken is around the perimeter. I did not want to burn it because i've never had a dignitary like j hancock over before,and I was very nervous. The charcoal is getting low now, so I turned it over again and moved it over the hot spot and glopped more sauce on it. I put some charcoal in the fire box before I even started cooking just to see how it would do, and it was still burning when the chicken was done at 5:pm, right on time, so it might be a good smoker. So far so good with the grill, I sampled the chicken and it was completely done and very delicious- can't have any under cooked chicken- so I wrapped it in tin foil, just like my hat's made of, and left it on the grill so it will still be warm when j hancock gets here... Geez, I said 5'ish,.. now it's 6'ish...he's running late...too bad, i'm gonna partake of this chicken without him.