The Bar... Volume#2

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:04 am

Good one.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:10 am

I make just about any flu, whine flu.

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:20 pm

out in the pacific they have Hawaiian flu.

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:00 pm

i just ate too much ... is that dine flu?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:29 pm

did your pigeon escape?

"mine flu"

*groan*

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:48 pm

"mine flu" is just another name for black lung.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:50 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:"mine flu" is just another name for black lung.

I thought it might have been a book written about Adolph's illness.........

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:54 am

coffee anyone?

maybe ygmir's sleeping in this morning to shake off that illness...the mods will be along for coffee soon so they can sweep out the spammers.

here's a little broom for AntiM or whoever's volunteering this morning:

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:20 am

Hi Deb.........
thanks for the coffee..........yeah, sort of sleeping in. Still seems I go back and forth from sick to well...........dang..........or hooray, I guess it depends on POV.

How's about a cartoon?

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Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:50 am

That must have been a war time cartoon. I'll bet the service folks liked that one.

No shame in sleeping in, if it gets you feelin' better.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:55 am

yeah, just a random one from the playlist...........

sometimes, a cartoon can set a nice mood for the day.........for me, anyway...........

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:00 am

I love the music for Loony Tunes, it picks me up even if I'm too busy to watch the TV, that theme music always made me smile.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:05 am

yeah, me too.
must be the memories and the times......childhood, hot chocolate, Saturday morning cartoons, and, the world is your oyster............

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:12 am

yup, that's it in a nutshell or an oystershell!

The Lions' Club in my hometown used to have a small bus to run around town every Saturday morning in the winter and pick up all the kids. We'd go to the old town hall and the club members would run an old projection set-up there so all the kids could watch the cartoons together. Only cost us 10 cents each. They served popcorn and hot chocolate. Then they'd drive us in the bus up to the YMCA for swimming lessons.

It just occurred to me that I have no idea what my parents did while we were gone every Saturday morning.

Think I just stumbled on to why I have six brothers and sisters! It's all bugs bunny's fault.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:18 am

*chuckling*...................

That sounds like fun alright. All the kids bussing to watch cartoons and stuff.
Was that in Canada?

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:20 am

Mornininin......

Tis Monday... I wanna do over on Sunday please!

Im so not ready to get the week started...and man where the hell is 2009 going so fast?

POOF!

Im already getting the calls from my ma...."are ya kids coming out for Thanx given this year"?

UHG.

I wish I had more get up and go for it this morning, 2nd cup o joe aint doing it???

How ya feeling today Ygmir?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:24 am

hiya PM..........

feeling ok............sort of half/half......you know.......thanks for asking......

yeah, the year is passing us by........seems, the older I get, the faster time goes......dang.

How's things in Lemmongrad? Cooling off?

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:29 am

ygmir wrote:*chuckling*...................

That sounds like fun alright. All the kids bussing to watch cartoons and stuff.
Was that in Canada?

Not sure if it happened anywhere else but it happened in my little town.

Hey good mornin' pine granny. How's the Hallowe'en store. Everybody getting down to the last minute on costumes now.

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:43 am

Lemmongrad is definitely cooling off! freeeeeeeeeeeeezzz

The halloweenie store is finally bustling!
(although I dont work weekends....Wonder if there will be anything left to sell today???)heheeee

I havent started decorating our home yet either? hmmm maybe tomorrow Ill yank all the gear out, have a pretty cool idea on the garden transforming into a graveyard spectacular!
We did finally get all the damned toys parked out back again! It was really crazy in our front yard...
5 trucks, 36 ft camper,27 foot equipment trailer and a trailer with 2 jetski's ...all in the front yard!
Pee'sha~

My truck, my Jimmy....whaaa, has now been targeted for sale.
Brand new crate engine, but the short wheel base makes it a unsteady ride for trailer with more then 25 ft length and 7K lbs!
So one broken driveshaft later.....

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:48 am

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Pinemom, have you thought about some of the better hitches?
One uses geometry and another locates the hitch point under your truck near the rear axles.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:52 am

Also steering dampers like the SafeTPull and better anti-sway bars front and rear can help.
The right setup on the trailer makes a difference too.

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:56 am

Well, I think its really the idea that my truck is barely 13 ft long the tire placement is hardly 8 ft apart.
Pulling that big'ol camper 36ft and a tongue weight of 6280(empty) just was too much for my little 1/2 ton.

The reason I spoke of the 5 trucks is we have the technolgy ...we can rebuild .....
We have BBSue's old girl, she's a full ton 2 fuel tank, silverado. As soon as taxes get here we are going to throw a bigblock 400 in her.

My x just gave me a 3/4 ton Dodge ram.
I think those two will do the trick.

Then if we dump a new radiator in the playa frog, she can drive herself in lue of getting trailered out.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:56 am

grabs hot chocolate, pours for everyone..........

yay, more cartoons....thanks Gyre...........

maybe we can declare it: "Saturday morning, on Monday"..............

the trailer hitch would have little to do with a broken driveshaft..........it's the weight being pulled that breaks driveshafts..............

bent/broken springs, rear end housings, and, axles are a function of weight distribution/point load/overload.

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:01 am

Not to mention....woopsie.....The place I towed the Camper was 7 miles of OFFROAD!!!(and slightly washed out due to the rains early week before last)

Come on sing along with me:
Grind bend bend grind bump bump bumpety grind bump bump Tilt to the left tilt to the right....so on and so forth!

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:02 am

Oh No shit...Its saturday???? whippeeeee
Im off today!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:12 am

Easy enough to upgrade any driveline parts on a pickup.
Weight distribution is the tricky part.
The hitches I mention are close to a fifth wheel in location.
But a longer wheelbase does help.

The trailer suspension really makes a difference.
My little utility trailer has an independent suspension and I can pull much more weight because of that.
I pulled a rigid military trailer once with a big pickup and it drove home how much it matters.
Empty it was jinking the truck left and right.
Scary.

They make five ton pickups, so all kinds of parts are available.
Chevy had a short wheelbase with a big block and a four speed.

If you're going as far as a 400, you'd do well to go to a big block and keep the stroke shorter.
I like the bored out ones with a short stroke.
You can get over 400ci with some blocks doing this.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:46 pm

gh wanders in

rumage, rumage........

where the fuck did I put it?

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:56 pm

Ahhh, there it is,

just what a gh needs.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:57 pm

I have no idea GH.

Here, have a drink, it might help

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:59 pm

but it has ice in it?

and a salad?