Thanks guys. I love the car already. So do the kids. Too bad it's almost time to put it away.

Contrasts Matt
Beautiful ride.

Congrats Matt.
Nice looking ride.
Cool here today. High in 40's. We are going to the new house on Sunday. Need to find out if a crack in one of the sewer sections is going to be a problem.
Next time you're in the St Louis area maybe we can meet up.

Morning guys...It is COLD this morning. Pretty sure the tomatoes are done after last night. We had a footbaall game last night and it was cold there as well, even in the press box. The announcer, whom I sit next to, brought a small heater, whiuch helped keep the chill off of our feet...sort of.

This morning, we head out to the golf course as the school is hosting the regional cross country meet and we agreed to help out in the chute again. Rosie is making a good breakfast so we can make it through the two races.

Tommy, you could even send some of that rain back here for us too. Good to hear GD is doing better, Gris. As I said in your other post, I really like your 'new' Corvette, Matt.

Guess I 'll start my winterizing as well. ..... Done.


The rainy season is over but apparently the rain hasn't got the notice here. Why isn't it raining where it needs it, like California?

Took out my 911 yesterday and stretched it's legs a little. The speed limit signs were unable to regulate my accelerator pedal, rpm gauge or gear shift. Ran out some old gas and added some new. It's running great. Steering is tight, brakes are solid and ignition is steady. First three gears got a good exercise session.

Like I used to say in the olden days ..... "Enjoy the ride ...... "

REALLY LIKE THAT COLOR, MATT.

IT'S A DARK AND GLOOMY MORNING IN THE NATIONS AND COLD BESIDES. THE WORD FOR THE DAY IS "DISMAL"; AT LEAST IT'S NOT RAINING.

I'LL DO SOME OUTDOOR WINTERIZING TODAY, MAYBE CHECK OUT THE FLEA MARKET.

#1 GRANDDAUGHTER IS FEELING MUCH BETTER, GOING CRAZY OVER ISOLATION AND INACTIVITY. SHE IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE FAMILY TO ACTUALLY GET THE KUNG FLU.

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Good Morning CGs!

Should be cool here today. We have an appointment at the dealer this morning to go over some numbers. The wife's car is getting a little long in the tooth. The proposed upgrade is a new Honda Passport. She's already driven it so it comes down to the bottom line. We'll see.

RR#2's bff is coming over at 2 and the kids are going to carve pumpkins. I also have to cut the grass (if it's dry enough) and blow out the sprinklers. And change an evap pump on my neighbor's Jetta if there's time. Always something to do.

Yesterday I drove to St Louis and picked up my new car. 2002 C5 convertible. Check out the c5 section for some more pictures.

Hope everyone has a great day!

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Nice car Mat! I like the electron blue cars!

Sweet ride Matt!

Late check in here also. Therapy today was nice, rain not so much. Went from almost 80 today to 50 now. Had a quiet day at home
Thank you everyone for the prayers and well wishes for my cousin. I could not talk to her today but was told the vomiting had stopped, she ate great at all meals today and held together when they moved her to the covid wing. Said she’s not showing symptoms so far-good news.
They now have 20 residents and 7 staff infected.

Late check in here also. Therapy today was nice, rain not so much. Went from almost 80 today to 50 now. Had a quiet day at home
Thank you everyone for the prayers and well wishes for my cousin. I could not talk to her today but was told the vomiting had stopped, she ate great at all meals today and held together when they moved her to the covid wing. Said she’s not showing symptoms so far-good news.
They now have 20 residents and 7 staff infected.

Good Evening CGs!

Late check in. Be sure to check my post in the C5 forum.

Hope everyone had a great day!

Good Evening CGs!

As you are all aware, I lost my 89 last month. After a short search and a few WTB ads placed on the internet a gentleman on CF reached out to me. As a result I am the proud new owner of this beautiful electron blue metallic 2002 convertible. The previous owner was extremely meticulous and the car is magnificent in person, the pictures don't do it justice. After a 9 hour round trip driving (almost 12 total) it's back home.

The mods include:

Magnusson supercharger (polished and intercooled MP-122)
Stainless headers
Corsa exhaust
Dewitt's radiator and fans
EPS cam
BTR springs
Comp rocker trunions
Upgraded valve train
Tigershark front & rear bumpers
Aftermarket hood
Custom euro lights
Chrome centennial cup rims
Tons of cosmetic upgrades
(More that I'm forgetting)

The car is roughly 600 hp with the upgrades and drives like stock until you get on it. It was built to be a reliable daily driver and it certainly is. Just a hair over 90,000 miles and you'd never know it. I have a few small plans for it so I'll keep everyone posted.

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GOOD POINT THERE, ROBERT :-)

I AM NOW INFORMED THAT THIS SHINDIG WILL TAKE PLACE IN NOVEMBER. A REPRIEVE---

Well it looks like everyone is off and running.
U-man, good luck with the know it all’s.
Gris, before you flatly refuse the shower, find out if it’s open bar.
And once again, Tommy you’ve succinctly stated my attitude toward gender reveal parties. Unless, of course, they have an open bar.
Lastly, Letty, I didn’t catch the issue regarding your cousin, I hope things go well for them.

I hope the day continues well for everyone.

Morning guys...Cold, cloudy and windy. Headed out to the shop to finish the repair of the new doors I screwed up, then fixed. Staining and finishing to coming.

Got to get going. Have a great day

Too many stinkin parties as it is. To me less is more (more time for me). The baby reveal is one party that I'd like to lop off the head of the idiot that came up with that one. Oh look, the blood is red ............ It's a girl. Too early in the day to be speaking of head lopping. Have a nice day everyone. Time is precious and silence is golden.

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THE UNKNOWING IGNORANT OR THE WILLINGLY IGNORANT?

YOUR MISSION, IF YOU CHOOSE TO EXCEPT IT:
REMEDIATE IGNORANCE, OH VOICE OF EXPERIENCE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT STUPID, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT---

CLOUDY, MISTY, WINDY, AND WET IN THE NATIONS THIS MORNING, RAINED LAST NIGHT. DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH, TOOK THE RAIN GAUGE DOWN TO CLEAN AND FORGOT TO PUT IT BACK :-0

SORRY ABOUT YOUR COUSIN LETTY, HOPE SHE MAKES IT.

BABY SHOWER FOR THE WARRIOR PRINCESS TOMORROW AT BIG DAUGHTER'S HOUSE. DARLING WIFE TELLS ME IT'S A MALE/FEMALE EVENT. NOT SURE I WANT TO GO TO A BABY SHOWER, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO ONE???

GLOOMY DAY AHEAD, SUITABLE ONLY FOR A NAPUS MAXIMUS.

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Up early wid da chickens..... got my first team meeting wid my new peeps..... I will be viewed as the wizened old guy that has been through agronomic hell and back to tell the story or....... they will be a bunch of young kids who think they know it all..... which is more like it I'm thinking....

Weather is cold and windy and the chance of snow is in the forecast....... winter ain't messing around this year bro...
Have a fine and reproductive day Guru's.....

Yep! It’s Friday!
Goodnight everyone.

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5400 miles. What a shame no one got to enjoy that.

tee, it's pretty close except for the colors and it being a non supercharged car but getting warmer. ;)

hey Matt!

https://www.marshallbid.com/auctions/3 ... 002-Chevrolet-Corvette-C5

Good Evening CGs!

Late check in here.

Letty, sorry to hear about your cousin. Hope she pulls through.

Tommy, I agree with you about paying for the convenience of getting it all taken care of.

Mike, congrats on the new house.

Hope everyone had a great day!

We will keep you in our prayers Letty. Tommy, I hear you. As I get older, it just makes sense to pay a little to have some of thise things done for you.

Was just about ready to stain the cabinet doors this afternoon, when I double checked measurements, as the doors looked pretty big....yea, they were. All three doors were 2" too wide.....how the h3ll did I do that? No matter, I had to gix them...or rebuild them....try to cut them down made the most sense. If I fuked them up I'd have to rebuild them anyway, so it was worth the try. An hour and a half later, the doors are glued up again... this time the correct sizes.

Mid afternoon the wind changed direction and it turned cold. 45 for a high tomorrow.....

Yeah.....they don't make em like they used to...... Had a set of Kenmore's washer and dryer that was bought in the 60's and lasted all the way into the late 80's.... had them wid me at college and all my roommates...like 30 of them on any given day was using the units like they never shut off...... no damn warranty but never even needed it....... first day at work in the bag.....

Very sad news, Letty. Sorry to hear. My thoughts and prayers go out for her.


After doing my due diligence I bought a washer. Came down to GE, Whirlpool or LG. I bought an LG with a 5 year warranty plus delivery and installation. I went to Best Buy to lift the lids and touch the controls. Bought the LG 4.5 size direct drive impeller model. 10 year motor warranty from LG. It had most of the items I wanted. I also wanted reasonably simple. I did not want one to call me on the phone, I didn't want it to turn on lights or any other thing that Alexa the the washers communicate about. Just wash some friggin clothes. After a small contribution to St. Jude it rounded out to $950 for the washer, hoses, free delivery and installation and taxes for the state. The delivery was free if you spent over $399 and the installation was free if you bought the stainless steel hoses for $29.99. I'm getting older, lazier, and more willing to part with some $$ so the young bucks and buckaroos can unbox it, drag it through the door, put the hoses on, plug it in, push the button and tell me it works. I know they say the extended warranty is a waste of money but I'm a gambler. I'll pay $135 for 5 years of trouble free washing. One service call would eat up that warranty money. It would piss me off to no end if I didn't buy the extended warranty and it broke down after say, after 15 months. I would be inconsolable, so the money spent is worth it to me and my peace of mind. I guess they hook a lot of consumers like that.

I was just informed that my cousin in the nursing home has tested positive for the virus. She's almost 85 and I fear for her. She's depressed, lonely and will now face this even more isolted from those who bring her comfort. Please pray for us, for the staff and other residents who are positive as this is considered on an "outbreak" level at this point.
My emotions are many, anger at the staffer who brought it in (Im sure they feel their own guilt), hurt for her, angry at our politicians for isolating them from us to start with , just a whole lot of things at the moment.
Please, just pray. thank you all

Morning guys...it still is morning as I write this. Nice warm day so far. Slept in again, then right out to the shop to work.

Not much new here, so I guess I'd better head back to the shop.

had all this indoctrination to go thru...all these films on sexual harassment and you can't be mean to anybody....I don't think you can even smack someone around anymore if they need it...... I don't get all this new PC stuff....

Hey U-man, this helps me understand what I’m going thru with all the PC junk...

The worst part of the P.C. Crap is the stress it causes. My definition of stress;
The feeling of frustration and anger you experience when you’re not allowed to choke the living chit out of some A-hole that desperately needs it.

HI LETTY---

SUNNY AND MILD IN THE NATIONS, THERE'S A LITTLE BREEZE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO GET RAMBUNKSHIOUS THIS AFTERNOON.

HAD A 0900 DENTIST APPOINTMENT TO GET MY FANGS SCRAPED. BEEN A LONG TIME DUE TO THE KUNG FLU CRAZIES, SO I EXPECTED A ROUGH TIME. DIDN'T HAPPEN :-)

TOOK HARVEY TO THE WRENCHMEISTER FOR A HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT. HEADLIGHT HAD NOT BEEN DELIVERED; DAVID BROUGHT ME HOME TO FIND THE ELECTRIC CO-OP HAD THE ROAD BLOCKED WORKING ON THE LINES. HAD TO CUT ACROSS COUNTRY TO GET HERE; 4WD COMES IN HANDY SOMETIMES.

LOOKS LIKE I'LL HAVE BREAKFAST FOR LUNCH---

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Good morning. Surely I can't be the first one in the door? I'm always last to the party.
Beautiful day here although foggy on the drive in, not much work on my desk so hopefully and easy day. Halfway through my physical therapy routine and I'm happy it's working. So nice the last couple of days to be able to get up, walk or move without pain. It's still tender but soooo much better.
Congrats on the house Mr. and Mrs. Capn . I can relate to the new dishwasher. I love ours and the fact it's not named "Letty". Huge plus lol
Have a great day y'all

Congrats Mr and Mrs Capt.Mike. Happy for you both.

Ya, that not being able to smack someone around a little bit has gotten out of hand.

Wash machine took is on it's last leg. It's leaving water on the floor. Not from the hoses. Nothing a good $750 can't resolve. Could go used but no. The last two have only lasted around 7 years each. We do use it almost daily though with the work shirts.

Wow...nice pad Cap..... very cool....congrats...

The new job....finding out they really want me to do work.... damn.... they got me my work truck today...some monster Ford Super Duty 4 x 4 turbo diesel 4 door pick up.... it's huge...I spent 2 hours cleaning it up....its a 17 with 77K on it... I hated it at first but found out the tires had 75 lbs of air in them....took them down to 50 and it got a lot better.... it does get up and go.... it has to weigh 8,000 lbs.....

and no heated seats.....WTF.....I mean really....

Tomorrow we have meetings all day and Friday I go to my location in David City and move into my new sumptuous office that is like a broom closet I'm thinking....

had all this indoctrination to go thru...all these films on sexual harassment and you can't be mean to anybody....I don't think you can even smack someone around anymore if they need it...... I don't get all this new PC stuff....

so that is how its going so far.... thought you should know...

Hey folks, Busy day again....How many aren't for me? Buddy I've been helping with siding called to ask me to help him remove and install new front door. By noon we had it mostly done. A return after lunch finished up the last details.

It was a chilly start, but by noon the sweatshirt came off and was really nice all afternoon, 62 for the high. tomorrow is supposed to be nearly 90...by Sunday morning, 19 for a low and Monday 28 for a high.

Congrats, Mike living out of the fifth wheel had tobe getting a bit old. Letty, don't concern yourself with what the people are thinking/saying, you are protecting your cousins' best interest. Bob,Tommy, I've been addressed as "old guy and old fashioned"...I can't deny the description and the alternative is not too attractive to me...although if my time comes, I'm ready.

I trust everyone had a good day.

Good evening gang
Good luck on the new job Marcus. Hope things go well with the nursing home Letty. Don't feel bad Letty my wife gets called Mr.

Good news on our front we bought a
New House on Sunday.

We are finally getting out of the fifth wheel.
Ellen is happy. A bit of a drive for me about and hr. I don't get my garage but Ellen gets a dishwasher not named Ellen. We're happy so we will make our home.

Have a great evening gang.

Good afternoon everyone. Busy at work today, stressed a bit from work (competitor bashing us issues), and of course, more nursing home issues as of last night. Staff wont' return a call now - off to the Ombudsman again. I'm sure local staff hates me but I will do what I can to make sure they take care of her and not be mean and ugly to her.
headed home straight after work to sit in the chair on the back porch and nothing else. Maybe a ribeye on the grill later.
Regarding age - people are more discretionary with us women. I have still recently been referred to ask "kid" and "youngun" although I'm 52. I feel like I'm 82.
I've been called a lot of things, thus far "old" hasn't been one - except by those constant AARP invites

😂That’s pretty good Mat!

Good Afternoon CGs!

Washed the car yesterday which challenged the rain gods. They responded in appropriate fashion.

A little nicer today, sunny but cool.

Tommy, I wish someone brought me lobster tails.

Marcus, how is the new job?

Bob, obviously he didn't know to address you as "Mister" Old School

Hope everyone has a great day.

That’s a good lookin’ pooch there Gris!

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I may have posted this before. But it seems as if you have a portion of life where you’re referred to as, “kid, tiger, sport, junior,” you get the idea.
But then it stops.
For about ten minutes.
Suddenly you’re, “ old-fart, old man, etc...”
About three years ago I was walking across the shop at work when a young black man approached me and began to have difficulty asking me something. As I waited the seconds for him to spit it out, he said, “Pardon me um, uhh, ....old school. Can you tell me where...”
It was very obvious he was being as respectful as he’d been taught, but he just didn’t have the vocabulary to address me in the more conventional terms. I answered his questions and we went on our ways.
I’ll probably remember being addressed as, “old school,” for the rest of my life.🙂

In reading this, maybe I should change my handle to,”Old Skool!”

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LONESOME; SANE AMONG THE CRAZIES, THAT'S HOW IT FEELS :-)

A COOL AND FOGGY MORNING IN THE NATIONS, 80 IS THE PREDICTED HIGH. THE CHEROKEES APPROVE OF THIS FORECAST.

OPEN AGENDA TODAY.

HERE'S TROUBLE DOG IN WHITEFACE:

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Just thinking, Marcus. Your spouse and mine must be around the same age. Seeing what I go through, I feel for ya bro. lol There's a price to pay for marrying the younger ones.

Remember when we were young we discounted the elderly as being old fashioned? How does it feel to be old fashioned?

XXX

Good afternoon y'all. Sorry for the MIA - we left town Saturday morning headed to the hills, bout 5 hrs away. I like to go yearly to see the fall colors. Used to be a Vette club run but seems nobody wants to do the fun stuff - actually drive the cars - anymore so I just go. Friday was busy with therapy appt and supposed to been a nursing home visit but was a last minute cancellation due to a positive employee. Fifth time this has happened to us and she is devastated. We did a 'door' visit. The day consisted of other things, getting plants in you name it. Got home Sunday night wore out. Felt crappy Monday so stayed on the couch. Of course, work today when it's beautiful outside. Wally World run after.
Gris good vibes and prayers for your grand on a fast recovery.
Marcus, Congrats on the new job.

A customer of Sue's that lives in the Keys brought us some frozen lobster tails. I'm sure we will find something to do with them. We've been meeting some very nice people lately. It means there is hope for South Florida yet.

Morning guys...Nice and cool in the bedroom (temp wise- smart a$$ ) so sleeping in was easy. A chilly start for today, 36 now, but headed to the low 70s. Like Gris, it's cloudy and a bit dreary, but we are hopeful that that means some moisture on the way.....we'd take some of that rain you are getting Tommy.

Need to get out to the shop....