The "Must Post" Thread

[faksta]

I saw a 1/43 scale model of a Ronnie Bucknum's 1965 Mexican GP Honda RA272 today and wanted to buy one, but when I asked for price, it was about 200 Euro!   I suppose it was worth it, as the detalisation was nearly better than on an original full scale Honda. I just didn't want to spend so much money for a scale model actually...  HPI that was, one of only 100 made.

[faksta]

http://www.hpimodelcar.com/en/line_up/index_8325.php

[Otto Puzzell]

Remember, this election season....

[knightfan26917]

Remember, this election season....

...is almost over ... THANK GOODNESS!!!!

*rolls eyes*

I just hope people remember that we are all friends/family after the election; otherwise, whoever is elected won't have much to govern.



Cort | 39.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 2 MCs + '79 & '89 Caprice Classics
CHD.cars + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"I never meant to leave you alone" __ Michael Martin Murphy __ 'Don't Count The Rainy Days'

[Otto Puzzell]

 

[Ultra]

Apathy kills, but I don't care.

[faksta]

Yeah, me too 

[RayTheRat]

I'm so frikkin glad that the election is over that I almost don't give a shit who won.  

Besides.  I got my own little private hell going on here (read: ex-wife, pension, mental illness & drugs {hers, not mine}) and all I wanna do is hide under my bed.  But I'd have to clean there first and I'm not up for that.  I talked to my lawyer today and there's a chance things will be over and done with in a couple of weeks.  I sure hope so.  

So...who won the election?  Never mind.  I'll add an old joke about apathy.  Question: Which is worse?  Ignorance or apathy?  Answer: "I don't know, and I don't care."  And maybe the insanity is mine, after all.

RtR

[knightfan26917]

Besides.  I got my own little private hell going on here (read: ex-wife, pension, mental illness & drugs {hers, not mine}) and all I wanna do is hide under my bed.  But I'd have to clean there first and I'm not up for that.  I talked to my lawyer today and there's a chance things will be over and done with in a couple of weeks.  I sure hope so.

Been following this as I've been able ... I'm sure you already know you have my thoughts/prayers coming to ya.....



Cort | 39.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 2 MCs + '79 & '89 Caprice Classics
CHD.cars + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"We never stop to think what we consume" __ Bellamy Brothers __ 'Kids Of The Baby Boom'

[RayTheRat]

Thanks, Cort.  Prayers, good vibes, +++++~~~~~~ comin yer way, too.  Hope the health problems get rectified soon.  Before we both know it, it'll be cruisin and racin season all over again.  I dunno about you, but I gotta get the roll cage into the race car so I can run in the 150 Club.  I'd hoped to become proficient enough to weld the damned thing in myself, but given current circumstances, I may not be able to do that.  Still gonna try.

I did a little ignition work on the race car but don't really have a way to test it.  I wonder if the cops would mind if I drove it 5 or so miles to a place that has a dyno?  Yeahrightsure. 

At the moment, I'm caught up in this divorce/pension deal and although papers have been served and a hearing date of 11/27 set, I'm sure there will be plenty of chicanery and obstruction going on before that happens. 

I guess we both gotta keep goin and keep our fingers crossed.  I'll email ya a coupla emails I got from Gayle.  I think it's a good case for proving demonic possession.  She's real sick...and back on booze and drugs again.   It's really sad.

Best regards.

RtR

[RayTheRat]

Since I'm here, I'll report that things seem to have come to a happy ending...for the moment at least.  I was able to get my retirement pension and found that I could buy myself a retirement gift.  Since I already had a watch (albeit not gold, but a nice watch anyway), I bought a Camaro.  It's a 2010 SS/RS, 6.2l V8, 426hp, 6-speed manual trans, independent rear suspension and all the goodies including a sunroof.  It only has 19k miles on it and it feels just like a brand new car. 

I bought it in a little bit of a hurry, since I thought I was gonna have to make a quick dash to Portland, Or for Target 550 streamliner testing...like the first time it'll move under its own power.  I wanna be there for that if I have to go in a motorized wheelchair!  But the test has been delayed while a few modifications are taken care of (the multi-plate clutches are being modified a little) so the rush is off. 

Anyway, I've only driven the Camaro about 50 miles, so I think I'll go burn up some gas...the price of which has dropped fairly significantly in the last couple of weeks.  I might even turn off the traction control and see if I can "light 'em up" when nobody's looking. 

[Otto Puzzell]

Yee-ha! 

FWIW, I just picked up a lease on a Fiesta, also 6-speeds and a sunroof. No way to turn off the traction control, but I don't think there's enough grunt to light 'em up on anything but ice.

[Ultra]

Awesome posts. Congrats to the both of you!!

[Otto Puzzell]

Say, did you hear the Pope has become a Twitter user? I'm not surprised, as the Catholic cardinals have been tweeting for years.

[Ultra]

Technology creeps in where least expected.

[RayTheRat]

So is His Holiness using a iPope?

[Otto Puzzell]

Dominic, go frisk 'em.

[RayTheRat]

Dominic, go frisk 'em.

[Allemano]

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[Ultra]

Buon Natale!

[Otto Puzzell]

Happy New Year, AutoPuzzlers!

[woodinsight]

Happy New Year to one and all!

Lang may yer lum reek! (as they say in my town of origin)

[Allemano]

about 5¾ hours to go here... early wishes bring ill luck..

[Wendax]

"Guten Rutsch!" is allowed! 

[Otto Puzzell]

about 5¾ hours to go here... early wishes bring ill luck..

I had no idea 

I think it was 2013 (or just about 2013) in Oz when I posted that, so  I hope we're OK.