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MARIETTA EVEN WORSE. THEY SAY I-35 CLOSED SINCE 0530 THERE, HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME EVACUATED. ONE PASSED RIGHT OVER BIG DAUGHTER'S HOUSE EAST OF OKMULGEE. MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE---
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Morning Guru's.... we were just west of the Lincoln Omaha area tornados..... we got rain and wind but some of those areas got hit pretty hard.... Doc was in Lincoln with the new baby and went to the basement with her as the sirens were going off...
biggest damage was in Waverly between lincoln and Omaha and surrounding areas around Omaha.... early warning saved lives... Speaking of Oklahoma I see the town of Sulphur got devastated by a tornado..... damnation..... Put new shocks on the 64 yesterday and fixed the tail lights and put a spacer under the carb.... all the rattling and bang is gone and it rides smooth a quite inside now.... One fix at a time.... I think it's ready for the road..... may have to put a fan assist on the radiator for summer driving... its got a big block radiator but will have to see if that is enough... go grab a cold one Guru's
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HI MATT, STILL RAINING IN SOAKLAHOMA, TORNADOS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, TWO DEAD REPORTED. SULPHUR DISTINGUISHED ITS SELF BY HAVING A TORNADO AS WELL AS NEARLY SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN. 60 ON THE FRONT PORCH, 71 THE PREDICTED HIGH, MAY CLEAR OFF SOME AFTER NOON. IF THE RAIN LETS UP I'LL FEED THE DOG; WOULDN'T WANT HIM TO GET WET AND MELT :-) HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A BETTER DAY, AMIGOS---
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Good Morning CGs!
This month has certainly flown by. Can't believe it's almost over. Marcus, congratulations on the new grandbaby. Always a happy moment. Gris - I had a battery tender go bad and kill my battery (DOA) about 10 years ago. Learned a lesson that winter. Now I watch them closely. Still debating on what to do with the new vehicle purchase. Hard lump to swallow with the cost of new cars nowadays. We'll see what happens. Hope everyone has a great day!
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OVERCAST, DRIPPY, 69 DEGREES, 79 AND MORE RAIN AFTER NOON. DISMAL. [quote] Ultraman wrote: I see Biden is wanting to raise the Capital gains taxes from 10 to 20% which are way to high to 44.6% for the highest wage earners..... all added taxes come back on us the middle class... as if we are not taxed enough already.... why are there any of the so called death taxes such as capital gains probate and inheritance taxes....?? [quote] BECAUSE THE NATIONAL SOCIALISTS LOVE TAXES EVEN MORE THAN THEY LOVE SEX PERVERTS. WERE THOSE STORMS ANYWHERE NEAR YOU MARCUS? AHEAD OF SCHEDULE THIS MORNING, SOME ERRANDS TO RUN BEFORE THE MONSOON RETURNS. MY BEST TO YOU ALL!
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Thanks everyone for kind words.... good to see you also Big John.... miss your race commentary.... and other inputs...
I see Biden is wanting to raise the Capital gains taxes from 10 to 20% which are way to high to 44.6% for the highest wage earners..... all added taxes come back on us the middle class... as if we are not taxed enough already.... why are there any of the so called death taxes such as capital gains probate and inheritance taxes....?? sunsabiches... find any way you can to hide what you got... Revocable Living trusts may be a way to avoid some of what they want to steal from your kids.... I'm on a mission from God here.... abolish the IRS and abolish Biden..... hear him hear him.... amen my brothas..... try not to have anything worth any money Guru's....
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THUNDER, LIGHTING, RAIN, 60 DEGREES GOING FOR 73. RAIN ALL DAY THEY SAY. LIGHTS WENT OUT JUST LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE TO RESET EVERYTHING. WHAT FUN :-(
WAITING FOR RAIN TO SLACK OFF TO FEED THE DOG. A TWO NAP DAY WITHOUT A DOUBT. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW GRANDDAUGHTER, MARCUS!
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Rainy and cooler here.... I went into the Star City to meet my most lovely #3 granddaughter Marceline.... Like her Pap she enjoys a good nap... barely opened her eyes.... both she and Mom will be headed home later today or in the morning...they do some tests after 24 hours if all checks out they will head back home. G-Ma is staying over for a few days to help out...
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Hey guys, made it to KC yesterday by mid afternoon. When we got to #3s house it was crawling with guys replacing the shingles. They had a bad hailstorm there a month or so back and everyone around is getting new roofs.
Today is cloudy, rainy and cool. We have GSs play to attend this evening. And will head home tomorrow morning. A quick trip but important to be here for GS. Got a severe weather notice for home, today and tonight. Hopefully we can get home without having to go through that crap tomorrow.
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OVERCAST AND WET THIS MORNING; MORE RAIN COMING THEY SAY. 62 NOW HIGH OF ONLY 68 TODAY. NO CONVERTIBLE WEATHER THIS WEEK, RAIN IN THE FORECAST EVERY DAY. NOTHING ON THE AGENDA, MAY GO OVER TO WALLY WORLD IN TAHLEQUAH, PICK UP SOME ODDS AND ENDS. OUR ODDBALL CAT ACTS SO MUCH A DOG: HER NEED FOR HUMAN CONTACT IS CANINE AND SHE FOLLOWS YOUR POINTS AND GESTURES LIKE A DOG DOES. WEIRD! AND SPEAKING OF DOGS, MINE IS HUNGRY. ADIOS, Y'ALL---
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yeah Gris.... not the cars fault...battery charger...geez.. it was probably made in China....glad you found it.... I'm not a big fan of battery maintainers I do keep one on the HD and it is from HD.... but I unhook neg cable on the cars if they sit for awhile or like overwinter then charge them up with a charger before use.
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Glad to see you figured out your gremlin. I can't stand stuff like that, gives me a headache and makes me cuss. Beautiful day here today wish I was home. I quit looking at the weather anymore past a day or two here, it's Arkansas, it changes every few minutes it seems.
Just put two more Sprinter van wraps in print que so bossman will be more covered up than he already is. Arron informed me yesterday the microwave quit. I paid $20 for the thing years ago local marketplace, more than got my money's worth. I found a new one that broils, microwaves, air fries, convection bakes and all that, plus it has a mute button for that annoying beeping, $300. A regular microwave like I had is 100, so imma get the multifunction one and then I can get rid of two other contraptions off my counter. win/win
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CLEAR, CALM, 60 DEGREES GOING FOR 72 AFTER NOON. MAY RAIN THEY SAY. THINK I CAUGHT THE GREMLIN. OUT OF CURIOSITY I PUT THE BATTERY MAINTAINER IN QUESTION ON THE WHITE CAR; THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED OVER NIGHT. THE LAST GREMLIN CATCHERS SAID THEY TESTED IT BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT LONG ENOUGH. SO NOW THE BATT MAINTAINER IS IN THE TRASH AND HARVEY HAS A DEAD BATTERY. HOPE THAT SOLVES THE MYSTERY. ALARM THIS MORNING: CAT FIGHT ON THE FRONT PORCH, WIFE EXCITED, CUTEY CAT OVER MATCHED, NO HARM DONE. NO CAT WAS INJURED IN THIS FIGHT :-) DOG IS FED AND I HAVE HIGH HOPES--- ALLONS, AMIGOS!
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Hey guys, warm day, but windy. Took GGD back to her mommy. 4 hour round trip. then a quick trip through Wally world for a few things, a bite to eat then home.
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I can't stand car gremlins, and they never act up when a mechanic has the thing. Ever.
Beautiful day today, nothing much accomplished, nor did I intend to. Up early on phone with kidney nurse about dizzy stuff, then had doc appt early afternoon for same thing. Consensus is that I WAY overdid stuff, depleted me of nutrients/electrolytes etc and maybe bp bottomed out that one time. They took blood, we shall see. I bought some hydration drinks with 7 electrolytes and have felt better since using those. I feel great otherwise. Came home, potted a couple things, planted a couple, repotted one, still like 2 to get in the ground then I plan to be done. Wait, front porch is naked,need plants for there, perhaps fake ones this year. Have two nests of doves, one out front, one out back, one robin nest, and at least two pair of cardinals but not sure where they're staying, and I hear the herons again, saw a pair next door, and one GIANT thing I guess a buzzard? Never saw one here in town before but not sure what else is dark colored with that huge of a wingspan. Wasn't a hawk.
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...well then nothing must be wrong wid it.... so everything is normal now..... hope that lasts....
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AFTER EXTENDED EXAM NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS FOUND. THE GREMLIN DID NOT CHOOSE TO SHOW ITSELF. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. EXPLETIVE DELETED!
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...we await with bated breath....
I already started off the day with a billing mess up that just kept going... geez... lot of new clients and I can't keep them all straight.... got it fixed but gotta get my brain in gear .... Mondays... 74 the high here but windy.... got some driving to do. later Guru's
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CLEAR AND COLD, 35 0UT FRONT, 69 THE PREDICTED HIGH. WINDY AGAIN LATER, THIS HAS BEEN A WINDY SPRING. CAT IS GUARDING THE FRONT PORCH, DOG IS AWAITING BREAKFAST AND SO AM I.
PUTTING HARVEY IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THOSE LITTLE HOOD ASSIST THINGIES, THAT HOOD IS SO HEAVY IT WOULD MAKE KING KONG GRUNT TO LIFT IT :-) THEN TO EXTREME WEST MUSKOGEE TO PICK UP RED CAR. BUSY MORNING, LATE BREAKFAST aka LUNCH. RED CAR STATUS LATER---
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Enjoy that vaca, I'm bout ready for one.
Topped out at 65 today with sun, but the breeze made it feel colder. Nothing happening here today, we slept in, laid around then hit a flea market or two and piddled off the rest of the day, he vacuumed pool and I made dinner and that's been it. 39 tonight but it'll be just for about 3 hours, plants better fight for their lives. Sun will hit them first thing at 39 but radiant heat will keep em I think. No frost so should be fine. Doc appointment tomorrow at 130 just right in the middle of the day to mess it up, but after the dizzy spell I had last saturday, figured I'd better get it seen about. I feel I just overdid myself and depleted me of some electrolytes or something. I've been hydrating with some drink mix that has extra hydration and 7 different electrolytes so it's been okay now, but best get it checked out.
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CORVETTE RACING AT LONG BEACH: Strong Drive Forward for AWA Fidani, Bell advance nine spots to finish season-best sixth in wild GTD battle LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 20, 2024) – AWA’s Orey Fidani and Matt Bell continued their upward momentum in the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R with their best finish of the season – a sixth-place GT Daytona (GTD) finish Saturday in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The pairing advanced from 15th in class at the start of the third round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship to knocking on the door of a top-five finish in a frantic and fraught 100-minute race around the Long Beach Street Circuit – the team’s first trip to the historic California circuit. The gain of nine positions put a bow on a strong weekend for the AWA duo with Bell setting the fastest GTD time in Friday’s opening practice – the first for the first-year AWA and Corvette partnership. Fidani began Saturday 15th in class and drove the first 40 minutes for his first career action at Long Beach. He gained a position at the start and two more by the race’s first full-course yellow with just 12 minutes running. Despite falling back a couple of spots, Fidani’s laptimes continued to drop once the race went green again. The Corvette picked up another spot on the restart, and Fidani made AWA’s first pit stop just shy of the 40-minute mark. Bell rejoined in 14th and was immediately in the thick of a fight. He was hit from behind on his out-lap but managed to carry on and advance to 11th only a couple of laps later. Heads-up driving by Bell got the AWA Corvette firmly into the top-10 as the final turn on the Long Beach circuit was blocked by traffic and stalled cars. He came to a stop momentarily but drove through the chaos and into ninth place. Bell picked up three more spots to sixth before the race’s third and final full-course yellow with 15 minutes remaining bunched up the GTD field. The lead pack of six cars were single-file during the final eight minutes with the Corvette on the tail of the top-five. Bell and the Z06 GT3.R made solid gains through the corners and twisty parts of the circuit, which is notoriously difficult to make a pass. Nevertheless, the end result of sixth adds to the momentum heading into the team’s next race. AWA and the Corvette Z06 GT3.R program – including the two GTD PRO entries from Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – will compete next in the Motul Course de Monterey from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday, May 12. OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The race went really well based from where we started. The car was mega and easy to drive. We got up to sixth, and we'll take that. I'm really happy with the finish from where we started from." MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I'm really happy with that result. Our first effort at Long Beach as a team and pulling a top-six out of the bag is pretty strong. It was a great effort by the team. We executed the pit stop really well and jumped some cars. Unfortunately on cold tires on the out-lap, I gave a couple of those up. There was some rough racing from competitors but fair in the end, and I managed to get them back later on. The Corvette was absolutely glued to the track. I think we were the best car around the corners. We were lacking just a little bit of straight-line speed to challenge those top-five guys. But I'm really proud of the effort this week. It's definitely our cleanest and best week in the AWA Corvette era. A big thanks to the team, big thanks to Corvette, General Motors and Pratt Miller. We'll keep rolling into Laguna Seca." ***************************
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sunny and colder here.... get this blip over and much warmer time coming.... changed out the rear end lube and tranny lube yesterday on the 64.... I wanted to put in my new stuff to get things started off right. Used an 80W90 dino in the rear... Detroit Locker says no synthetics.... and Royal Purple 75W90 in the 4 speed gearbox....
Got the correct step up springs in the carb so the fuel enrichment circuits are fully closed at idle.... went with a lighter spring set. cam is making about 9 lbs of vacuum at idle.... yeah.... normal cam is like 18 to 20.... car is more responsive and idles well..... We did find what is making the rattling noise in the back... the shocks at the top mount are banging around every time the car moves.... got a new set of KBY gas shocks coming that fit the car..... progress one day at a time..... onward Christian soldiers .... enjoy Guru's
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Morning guys... Chilly and cloudy this morning. Promises to warm up through the week. Yesterday we had a really pretty snow, ground was warm enough though that it didn't stick, but the moisture was good to have.
We had a funeral yesterday, for the mother of a friend, and member of our church. She led a good life and passed on her 94th birthday. I helped father with the service and then went over and helped with the ladies with serving the dinner. Church a couple hours after that...First Communion, so a really full church. After that, I was spent. In bed early. Nothing really planned for today. Tomorrow, 8am I have a chiropractor appointment.
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THE SUN IS SHINING, IT'S 49 DEGREES AND CALM. A PRETTY DAY IN STORE, 63 FOR THE HIGH.
MEXICAN POLITICS ARE, OF COURSE, INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO GRINGOS, BUT HOW DO YOU ACCOUNT FOR MULTIPLE TIME PRESIDENT ANTONIO LOPEZ de SANTA ANNA? CALLED HIMSELF "NAPOLEON OF THE WEST", OVERTHREW THE CONSTITUTION, IN 1836 HE LOST HIS ARMY AND TEXAS, IN 1845 HE LOST HIS ARMY AND NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA. THE COMEBACK KID? NOTHING ON THE AGENDA TODAY, CHILLY OUTSIDE. DOG AND I FED, THE FRONT PORCH GUARD CAT PETTED, ALLES GUT AM GRISHEIM. ALL THE BEST TO YOU GURUS!
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cold and cloudy here again, nothing happening here much. He powerwashed the fence, I made food, that's been it. I need to be in here cleaning but have been up since 4 am. He fell asleep outside in the chair, I'm in here trying to be quiet
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Matt hurt his back? Busy as can be. Heading out tomorrow afternoon. Staying over night at the Hard Rock. Close to Ft Lauderdale Airport. Monday night next to Pikes Market in Seattle. Tuesday board the ship. Later gator.
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...they fixed the red car?
I'm going to go work on the white car... otherwise known as the 64... putting in new oil in the tranny and rear end... and some other stuff.... cold and clear here..... move it on over Guru's
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CLOUDY, CALM, 52 DEGREES THIS MORNING, 64 AFTERNOON.
LOCAL EXTRAVAGANZA TODAY. DO NOT PLAN TO PARTICIPATE. FT GIB WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT THE NEWLY ARRIVED CHEROKEES FROM THE OSAGE WHO WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THE NEW NEIGHBORS. SPRING IS PROGRESSING; HUMMINGBIRDS ARE BACK. NEED TO RESTOCK CAT FOOD TODAY, MONDAY WILL PICK UP THE RED CAR, DROP OFF HARVEY. ALWAYS FORWARD, AMIGOS!
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FT GIBSON'S BICENTENNIAL TODAY.
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Good afternoon yall, cloudy and cold here, will be 49 next couple nights, then 42, then back to normal. I am not in the mood to bring plants inside, hope they make it. Took cousin to Lowes today to get her some plants, ran an errand or two, came home. Nothing much going on here
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Good Afternoon CGs!
I was doing well the last few months but seemed to pinch or inflame a nerve in my back yesterday. It's pretty uncomfortable but feels ok while sitting. Hopefully that clears up in the next few days. Hope everyone has a great day!
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..the thing I have against Texas is they owned us in football.... they ruined a lot of our Husker parties in the past..... and the fact that it takes forever to get across it...
cloudy cool.... spring here..... as President Brandon said in a speech ... choose freedom over democracy Guru's.....
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