1958 F.W.D. Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Once upon a time I bought a used 1987 (If I remember right) SL-1 4-door sedan for my first wife. Had the 4cyl and automagic. If I remember right, it had around 29,000 on it when we bought it. Only issue I ever had was some kinda valve dohickey thingamajigger in the tranny that wouldnt allow it to go in reverse. It was covered under the warranty. Other then that, as long as I changed the erl regularly and all the other PM stuff, it went on and on without a hiccup. Until the first wife did her vanishing act. Initial negotiations allowed her to hold onto it because she was going to school and work......So dumbass me said "ok hold it and you keep making the payments." It was in my name with my father as a co-signer. (we were young and didn't have a lot of credit....) Then the non-payment notices kept coming and coming and finally Father started getting them,.....and the phone calls. Then I got the phone call from him....."Get that fucking car back from her and make the payments or sell it, cause I'm not going down the shitter for HER." So I called her and told her she had to cough up the money or the car........Went to the firehouse the next morning, worked my normal 24 hours. Got a call later that night from her......"The car is parked in the driveway, the keys and payment book are in the glove box."Bitch. 1 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Not a weather station,but a similar odd looking thing! this is some sort of Naval Training center in Moorestown,NJ called the "Cornfield Cruiser" looks just like a ship out in the cornfield! I've passed this thing for years and always wondered what it was for. O.D.s weatherstation finally reminded me to look it up on my interweb machine!.........................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Weather stations. and you prolly believe in "global warming"tin foil hat.bmp Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Weather stations. and you prolly believe in "global warming"Of course!..would Al lie? Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 the kids get a kick out of this pic of me... Took them sledding at the school that day. It is my daughter's hat but dad might need it for sub-zero car haulingGregg 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 The buiding made from trailers is a good idea. I've gathered nine of the ten containers needed to make my shop in Va. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 I ventured out to the store to get some beer snacks for watching the Daytoner 500 and swung by the dumpster to drop off some trash just now. The road is still slush covered in most places, but it's up to 36 degrees and I cut tracks almost down to the pavement in the Ranger pickup. One pass up and back with a plow now would clean everything, but i'm not expecting that to happen. And it's just going to re-freeze tonight. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Jeff is on the pole but with the plate racing circus, who knows where he will finish. I am hedging my bets on Cousin Carl, Tony or Jr. to repeat. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Jeff is on the pole but with the plate racing circus, who knows were he will finish. I am hedging my bets on Cousin Carl, Tony or Jr. to repeat.Good picks, any of the Hendrick cars could do it- but one to watch might be Martin Truex Jr. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Well, I stand corrected- somebody in a 4wd pickup truck with a plow on it just went by slinging slush- thank you whoever you are! Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I want Joe l. To win. Go 22. Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Looks like the Oreo Girl was adding some flavor to the cookies. A little icing on the cake. Joe D. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Yes #22 Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I ventured out to the store to get some beer snacks for watching the Daytoner 500 and swung by the dumpster to drop off some trash just now. The road is still slush covered in most places, but it's up to 36 degrees and I cut tracks almost down to the pavement in the Ranger pickup. One pass up and back with a plow now would clean everything, but i'm not expecting that to happen. And it's just going to re-freeze tonight.We got a nice break today up to 40 degrees in Bangor, PA after 6 more inches of snow last night. Forecast for below zero again by Monday morning, though. Gotta put my under armour on again tomorrow[emoji107] Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 holy cow,,,looks like a rough week,,,,been real nice here,,,no winter yet,,,been real lucky,,,past few years....bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Damn Underdog we're practically neighbors.......My kids have wrestled in Bangor!!!! 1 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted February 23, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2015 A gripping report as always Tom! I had to laugh when I saw the hat! I have one too! Mrs.Vision calls it my "Bombs Away" hat! I have had a few odd looks/snickers when wearing it,but my reply is "Laugh all you want,least my damn head ain't cold!" I bought mines up in Canadia a few winters ago. I sure like Oreos too! didn't have any this week,but when I passed through Winfall on the way home I saw what I thought was a Girl-Scout selling donuts on the side of the road..............no time to stop,wanted to get home so's I could take a nap! And I gotta' agree with Yardo,I don't trust a cheesesteak outside the Philly/South Jersey area! Lol!...................................MarkI started to buy some too, but something just didn't look right...I that that squiggly icing on that one should have been all the way around, instead of just on one side. 7 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Good catch!Always best when both sides are symmetrical. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Good catch!Always best when both sides are symmetrical.I believe the tolerance increases with size. A slight difference in the circumference between the larger units is less noticeable to the naked eye. Besides, WHO CARES, THEY'RE HUGE! Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Damn Underdog we're practically neighbors.......My kids have wrestled in Bangor!!!! One needs to practice caution and up most decorum while wrestling in downtown Bangor in order to avoid accusations of harassment. The young men already have their pants halfway down and the wimmin folk generally go to market with pajamas and fuzzy slippers. Tough to put a hold on anyone without appearing inappropriate.Gregg Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Perhaps I should have clarified: My kids have wrestled within the Lehigh Valley Intramural Wrestling League and haven participated at events held in (if I remember correctly a community center) Bangor.....Could have been the high school, too.I won't let them wrestle the likes of which you spoke- they would probably kick the halfway-down pants wearing pansies asses and send them off crying to their mommies. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Not a weather station,but a similar odd looking thing! this is some sort of Naval Training center in Moorestown,NJ called the "Cornfield Cruiser" looks just like a ship out in the cornfield! I've passed this thing for years and always wondered what it was for. O.D.s weatherstation finally reminded me to look it up on my interweb machine!.........................MarkAEGIS is a naval anti aircraft, anti missle defense system. Part of Reagan's Star Wars system. Looks like a ship because the super structure and Array was lifted directly from the Arleigh Burke AEGIS equipped Destroyers. 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I started to buy some too, but something just didn't look right...I that that squiggly icing on that one should have been all the way around, instead of just on one side.donuts.pnhow the hell can you concentrate on donuts looking at them (OO) Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayhair Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I think that ship-looking thing in Moorestown is in the same field that used to have the giant golf-ball structure back in the 60's. It was on RCA property and was one of the "DEWLINE" installations which stood for defense early warning something, something. Super duper double top secret stuff at that time. Inside the ball was a giant radar antenna. Sucker was huge, I estimate 3 stories high. By special permission of a senator and an admiral my boy scout troop managed to get a tour of the facility. When we were in the dome at first the antenna wasn't moving... But when they started it up I nearly jumped out of my socks. It was about like, imagine, a 3 story building spinning about 60 RPM. The slew ring on the bottom of it had to be 30 or 40 ft. in diameter. Nothing that big should move that fast. Truly stunning. Giant big screen across the width of the building with dozens of guys tracking every single thing in space including even the pieces of space junk. Looking, watching, for anything coming over the horizon. Its been nearly 50 years ago now but I'll never forget seeing something that big move that fast. I imagine long since declassified so maybe there is some video on YouTube or somewhere.Found it if you are interested. http://jsf1.homestead.com/MoorestownGolfBall.html 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Perhaps I should have clarified: My kids have wrestled within the Lehigh Valley Intramural Wrestling League and haven participated at events held in (if I remember correctly a community center) Bangor.....Could have been the high school, too.I won't let them wrestle the likes of which you spoke- they would probably kick the halfway-down pants wearing pansies asses and send them off crying to their mommies.If you've been to Bangor high school you were a stone's throw from my house I live about a mile up from five points. depending on the age group, they might have had events downtown at the Beehive community center or down by Martins Creek at the old Centerville school.I always have time to stop and site see in hellertown, I can never seem to get passed exit 67 without a traffic jam lol I 78 is almost as bad as route 22 anymore!Gregg Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39017-pictures-of-the-week/page/2/#findComment-280680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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