1958 F.W.D.

Buell, Hadley and Grover are the three big horn manufacturers. Mack does not make horns.

For lunch just now I had a protein bar, and a banana with some fat-free peanut butter on it. My altered stomach is full. You guys may think "shit that's not enough for me for lunch!" This gets back to my statement about "your mind talking for you." Yes it is enough for you for lunch. Your stomach wont feel full and may not be satisfied, but it's plenty of ammo to keep you going for the rest of the day until dinner. Will I have something between now and then? Sure, around 3-4pm I might have a spoonful of peanut butter or a handful of mixed nuts, or maybe a few grapes.

Much of my diet is dictated by my RNY Gastric Bypass. There is a lot that I can and cannot eat. Many think "oooh gastric bypass- he can't eat anything good anymore." Baloney. In fact I am tired of meat all the time. I would love to have a salad- they are ok for me, they have vitamins and nutrients but no protein. I have to eat a lot of meat, eggs, nuts, granolas, and other protein food. Beans are good for me (HAH!) Chili is a great food for me to have- especially turkey or venison chili!!!! I am the last person to dispense diet advice, but from my limited edumacation, the three biggest downfalls of the American diet: 1. Too much carbohydrate intake/not enough protein. 2. Too much sugar intake 3. Portions too large. Part of a successful eating is overcoming your mind's tendency to dictate how much you eat. "I want to eat a whole pizza" or "I want to eat four slices." Bullshit. That's your mind talking. You need to slap yourself upside your head and convince your mind that "I only NEED to eat one slice. And some chicken" (or another source of protein.) Easter Sunday of 2012 I cut out ALL soda. All of it. Even the diet soda, They are garbage in liquid form, especially non-diet sodas. And I drank a 2-liter bottle of Coke or Dr Pepper a day. It was tough breaking the habit but I did it. I also cut out all sugary junk foods like candy. If I want a snack, I'll grab a handful of peanuts, or a granola bar, or a tablespoon of peanut butter. I cut out a lot of bread. I might have a roll (like say with a cheese steak or tuna/chicken salad) once or twice a week but for the most part I eat flour tortillas (wraps) instead of bread with sandwiches. Most carbs went out the door too- potatoes (unless if it's a baked sweet tater- they're ok as they have a lot of protein) and the hard one for me- PASTA. Giving up pasta in quantity sucked royally. Love me a big old plate of red gravy and meat balls and pasta. But I can still have a little bit- just angel hair as thats the only kind my stomach can now tolerate and digest properly. Deserts: For me, sugar is bad news. I wont get into the specifics but if you are curious, just google "Gastric Bypass Dumping." No one is saying you have to cut out sugary food altogether, but cutting back is absolutely in order. No sugary stuff for breakfast- have some oatmeal instead. I have a FANTASTIC overnight crock-pot oatmeal recipe. Cut back and cut out is in order. Cut back on the portions. Cut out the garbage. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Eat more chicken and fish without processed sauces. Learn to cook using spices and other natural flavors. Steamed and baked pork, fish and chicken can be fantastic if you learn how to do it right.

Shoulda bought a Mack. Or better yet an F.W.D. with a Mack engine.

No but I did sleep in a Holiday Inn Select last night. I just study things very carefully. Part of my job as a zoning and code enforcement officer require me to make regular court appearances, so knowledge of the law is obviously a good thing for my job. I interact regularly with lawyers and keep up with case law regarding matters of my job. I also have a few friends who are lawyers (one of which has a large collection of antique fire trucks so he's not all THAT bad of a guy) and bounce stuff off of them once in a while. One thing you have to remember when making court appearances- be respectful and be proper. Begin by apologizing to the Judge for causing everyone to have to be there. Remember you have the right to present testimony and evidence and ask questions of witnesses. When you are questioned, only answer what is asked of you- no more and no less. Don't get emotional and don't offer opinion when asked a question. If you are a law-abiding citizen with a clean record and you made an honest mistake, admit you fucked up and throw yourself at the mercy of the court and you never know, the judge might take pity on you. Many judges don't appreciate Municipalities that think the Courts are their own private ATM.....if you get one of these judges (as was the case when I fought my speeding ticket) you can pull the stunt that I did with a good chance of success. There are many websites out there that will tell you who the Judge is and what he/she is like. Study them before you go into court. Know case law regarding your issue and be prepared to not only cite relevant cases but to answer questions about them. Never ask a question you don't already know the answer to. Above all else- be PREPARED. Don't go in half-cocked with a bad attitude and act as if they are trying to screw you (even if they are.....that's besides the point.) Act as if whatever they say or do is precisely what you expected to happen. When the Judge renders his decision, thank him for his time even if the ruling was against you. Doing some homework could mean the difference between your case being dismissed or being found guilty, losing out on $177.00 (which at the time was a huge hit for me) but what was worse was the four points on my license when I had a top-shelf auto insurance company who most likely would have dropped me if found guilty.

You're welcome. Now stop pushing computer keys and start pushing weights!!!! LOL Just kidding. Workout and eat right- remember they go hand in hand.

No money in the budget for a new heating system. I **might** look into seeing if a buddy could fiddle with the existing oil-fired hot air furnace, and would consider lighting that off during periods of very cold weather. However money is tight. This was an isolated event- how often do we go from zero degree weather with no humidity to 50 degrees with 99% humidity? It just does not happen every day. Been here for 9 years now and it never happened.

If it appears that they hassle you about these questions (if the Judge is siding with the Cops) you should immediately stop and politely ask for a continuance so that you can gather evidence, IE records of the calibration, the officer's training records, etc etc. If you appear serious about this, the judge may take you seriously and decide "yeah you know what this isn't worth anyone's time" and throw out the whole case. Or he could grant it, or outright deny it. Either way you don't lose anything. I mentioned fighting a BS speeding ticket- it was a VASCAR ticket in Pennsylvania. The two white line method. I got it dismissed by advising the Judge that I filed several motions for discovery prior to the court date- I asked for the Officer's medical records- I wanted to see when the last time he had his eyes checked. When I got the ticket it was at night, well after dark, and the white lines were very weathered. They never sent me his records even after two certified letters. I showed the judge the letters and the return receipts, advised they never sent me the records. The Judge asked the Officer about it, and he claimed to have no knowledge of my request. I then said "Your honor I cannot prove I was not speeding, and he cannot prove that I was. Therefore I respectfully request that you dismiss the charges." He didn't even think twice and banged the gavel saying "so ordered."

ECD- in October of 2010 I weighed about 385. Around Thanksgiving of 2011 My Doctor had a heart-to-heart (pardon the pun) with me about my heart, high blood pressure, type II diabetes, back problems, etc but mostly about the high BP, cholesterol and type II diabetes. Told me that if I stayed on the path that I was on, that by Christmas of 2012 I would have full-blown diabetes and would be giving myself a shot in the stomach everyday. I said "SCREW THAT." (except using a different word.) I cut back on a lot of activities, including being a volunteer firefighter. (I had to medically retire from my career firefighting job due to my back injury which was aggravated by my weight....) Had RNY gastric bypass on May 30, 2012. The day of surgery I weighed 328lbs. Yesterday at the gym I weighed in at 197. I am up at 0500 4 days per week (if not more) and am at the gym by 0530. If I don't get there, I get PISSED!!!! Living healthy and losing weight has allowed me to do things I have not done in years. I am enjoying doing things with my boys (a lot of sledding in all this snow lately for one) I have also become active once again with my volunteer fire department, not only in a driving capacity (which is all I was able to do for years due to the weight and bad back) but also as an interior firefighter as well- watch this old man run circles around the kids and climb over them when they wimp out in hallways!!) Bulldogman and I constantly egg on one another on Facebook about our gym schedules and thrive off each other, all in fun of course! Good on you for making the decision to get back in the gym- and remember that getting in the gym is half the battle, you also have to eat healthy if you want to be healthy!!

If I were an O/O and didn't have the money for a lawyer, I think the first thing I'd do would be to file a RTK request or a Motion for Discovery (don't have to be a lawyer to do that) to determine how many fines they have issued for trucks on that roadway. Secondly I would go there and take photos of where the "NO TRUCKS" signs are, and create a map graphic to show where they are placed in reference to the routes that access the forbidden path. I would address the Judge in a respectful tone, and state that "Your honor, I am a good, law-abiding person and do not have a criminal record of any kind. I have a clean driving record with no moving violations, and have been a professional driver for "X" amount of years equating to "XXXXXXX" miles of safe, accident and violation free driving. In light of the evidence I have presented today, in conjunction with the fact that I have a clean record, I move that this violation, as well as all of the other violations I have shown in the evidence presented as well as with the Officer's statement that "he sits there regularly and cleans house" that this is nothing more than a revenue-collection farce by the Municipality and/or an attempt by the Officer to pad his stats. I am not denying the fact that I violated the local ordinance, however due to lack of ample notification through signage prior to reaching the roadway in question, I respectfully request your mercy and dismiss the charges, or at the very least a reduction of the fees. ..................or something like that. I played the game a few years ago and got a bullshit speeding ticket thrown out........GOOD LUCK let us know

Heh!

AGREED. It's in the past. Let it stay there.

Ken the garage is detached. Insulation in the walls, but not the roof or ceiling. There is an old oil-fired hot air furnace out there that the previous owner installed that worked when I first moved in 8 years ago, but broke down year two or three. Besides when it does run, it's pretty thirsty. This has never happened before- the gradual cool down to freezing temps and then an all of a sudden overnight rise to 50 degrees with an accompanying onslaught of humidity........Usually we get the gradual cool-down and a gradual raise in temp, so this has never been an issue before. I dont worry about the cold temps out there. If I need to go out there and work I have a propane heater I light up a half-hour ahead of time; by the time I wanna start work it's fairly tolerable out there. I went out last night and put the box fan on high, and this morning I went out around 7:00 and much of the condensation was gone, I opened the door 2 feet and let the fan run. Hopefully that will dry it up out there. I'm banking that this was an isolated event and wont be a regular occurrence.

I have Mates in Mount Barker, SA and over in Melbourne......When I told them it hit -17c last week they about had a fit....!!!

Well as I am sure many of you know the weather here the last week and a few days was brutally cold and close to no humidity. What you may not know is that yesterday and today we had a very dramatic warm-up, the high today was 57 and a little more than 2 inches of rain, so the air was pretty damp. I went out to the garage earlier tonight to get a screw driver, and the first thing I notice when I flick on the lights is the windows of the FWD are completely fogged up with condensation. So is all of the sheet metal, and anything else metal in the garage including my three billion dollars worth of tool boxes.....And the concrete floor, and the metal storage lockers I have out there.....Seems the sudden warm up with the humidity caused everything inside the garage that was ice cold to form condensation. Shit. I have the overhead door cracked an inch and two box fans running out there now to circulate the air. Supposed to be sunny and 42 degrees tomorrow so I plan on opening the garage door wide open and letting it really air out well.

What? I'm innocent I tell you......Besides, can I help it if he had a lot of testosterone at a young age?

Found this picture of our own Slpwlkr when he was just a one-year old tot, learning to walk......

If thats the same R "tanker" I am looking at Mike, I wouldnt touch that thing with a 10 foot pole. That rig started out in life as a 1000 pumper with a 500 tank. What do you want to bet they didn't change out the rear suspension and drive when they added the extra weight of 500 more gallons of water plus the stainless tank and everything else? I bet that thing is BEAT.

Detroit Diesels are the biggest POS's.........What? Wait......what were we talking about?

I'm going to ask someone that might know........joemac have you asked Dan or Bill Supplee if they know where it is????

Nice looking Hayward F-Model at the bottom........I'm getting moist........

Wow.....hey that's pretty cool!!!!!!!

I just swapped emails with Harvey right before Christmas, I am sure he will be amused to know that he is supposed to be pushing up daisies. Hey joemac, I see that you are in SE Pa. I am originally from Montgomery County. I have a sneaking suspicion I know where you were and who the self-proclaimed "expert" was......I am dying to know.....Care to share with us? Or you could even private message me.......Inquiring minds want to know!!!!

I've hit "quote" a couple of times for slpwlkr's comment above but it's not working for some reason- so here's a cut and paste quote and reply: Slpwlkr: "Been to the Pete forum and just felt dirty afterwards." Shit if I went onto the Pete forum I would have to run over my computer with the FWD, smash the remaining pieces with a sledge hammer, then burn that with a torch, and then dump the ashes into the river. Let's not even discuss driving a pete..........

Momack thanks for the reply, I will give them all a looksee. I'm not too concerned with performance, I want MPG's. Right now I all I am getting on average is 13.5 to 14.5 or 15 if my right foot behaves. I do have about 300 lbs in sandbags over the drive axle for winter traction. Would love to see 16-17, anything over that is BONUS!!!! I was toying around with the idea of one of these cold air intake kits but have had more than one person (yourself included) tell me not to, and instead invest in something like a MagnaFlow Super 40 Cat Back exhaust kit. Do you have any experience with this or something similar?