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Post by 1dave on Oct 27, 2019 10:24:41 GMT -5
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agatemaggot
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Post by agatemaggot on Oct 30, 2019 9:17:12 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Nov 3, 2019 12:10:28 GMT -5
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Kai
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Post by Kai on Nov 8, 2019 0:23:49 GMT -5
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lookatthat
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Post by lookatthat on Nov 13, 2019 11:50:15 GMT -5
Ha ha I helped a lady change her tire today at the Circle K Hot! She was very efficient She had floor jack. Except she didn’t know how to tighten the hydraulic valve It was trick! But the bigger trick was the spare tire was held down by ratchet strap. I was like a sweating monkey trying to figure out how to loosen it clic click click I was just tightening it ! About ready to pull out my seat belt knife and perform an emergency release. Cut it Then magic! It released. Not sure I still know how. Anyway the spare she put on was worse than the blow out she had. Told me that she was trying to get to Mesa. That’s a long ways. I would have directed her to one the many llantas shop in the gasoline alley. But it Sunday So off she went --full of prayer, Good luck. modestm hsmoslty I always check my spare before I go on a big trip -- or at least twice a year.
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Post by mohs on Nov 13, 2019 12:20:21 GMT -5
Right on That lady may still be trying to get to Mesa She was defiantly riding on threadbare tread/ Amazing what people get by on Whether round good year used discount donut over under/overinflatted psi blow out flat just on the bottom bent rims spare pressure gauge free air @ Q trip lost tire cap star wrench lug stripped threads floor jack worm cheap jack Hub Cap & the Wheels boney maronie...m stly leaking bubbling soap water lead weight balanced patched stemmed plugged busted wop/n ect Every flat tire I’d had is a
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Post by 1dave on Nov 14, 2019 6:55:35 GMT -5
mohs when I was in South America in the '50's they were perfectly good tires until they would no longer hold rags to keep them rolling.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 18, 2019 18:59:55 GMT -5
7 Reasons Not To Mess With a Child A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl said, 'When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah'. The teacher asked, 'What if Jonah went to hell?' The little girl replied, 'Then you ask him'.
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A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, 'I'm drawing God.' The teacher paused and said, 'But no one knows what God looks like. Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, 'They will in a minute.' ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to 'honor' thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, 'Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?' From the back, one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, 'Thou shall not kill.' ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head. She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, 'Why are some of your hairs white, Mum?' Her mother replied, 'Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white.' The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, 'Mummy, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?'
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The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.' A small voice at the back of the room rang out, 'And there's the teacher, she's dead.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, 'Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face.' 'Yes,' the class said 'Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?' A little fellow shouted, 'Cause your feet ain't empty.'
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The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: 'Take only ONE ... God is watching.
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had written a note, 'Take all you want. God is watching the apples..'
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 20, 2019 12:52:18 GMT -5
THE YEAR WAS 1955...
Do you remember when? I know a lot of you experienced these things, it was just a couple years before my time. Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter?
If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, Nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.
When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.
Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President.
I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They're even making electric typewriters now.
It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.
It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.
I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.
Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to government. The fast food restaurant is convenient for a quick meal, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.
There is no sense going on short trips any more for a weekend. It costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel.
No one can afford to be sick anymore. At $15.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood.
If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a haircut, forget it.
How things change. Thought maybe you "older geezers" would get a laugh out of this!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2019 19:07:32 GMT -5
Do you remember when? I know a lot of you experienced these things, it was just a couple years before my time. You're making me feel old - unlike you young things, it wasn't before my time. Obviously compiled by some whippersnapper with some mistakes, though. In 1955, a FC stamp was still 3 cents (didn't get to/beyond 7 cents until the 1970s). I don't think anyone was concerned with VWs then - rare as hen's teeth until later on in the 50s and especially the 60s. The top Federal income tax rate during the 1950s was around 90% so the multi-millionaires (there were less than a handful of billionaires worldwide then) could claim to pay more than half in taxes. I don't remember $2 hotel rooms being a thing - at least none you'd care to stay in. The " shave and a haircut: 2 bits" was passé by that time, too. Although I don't claim to directly remember, I know that a haircut alone was more than that back in the 1890s when that ditty was already in circulation (recall a haircut alone being 50 cents to a dollar in the mid 50s). You got no choice but to excuse us grumpy old guys
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Post by 1dave on Nov 22, 2019 11:47:58 GMT -5
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stonemon
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Post by stonemon on Nov 22, 2019 22:40:02 GMT -5
Humor!!
Just laugh1
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Post by mohs on Nov 23, 2019 6:55:37 GMT -5
mama mia ! make america m hzing again
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Post by 1dave on Nov 23, 2019 21:07:41 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Nov 23, 2019 21:12:29 GMT -5
I listened to it all. A good tune, but they got everything wrong. SAD!
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EricD
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Post by EricD on Nov 23, 2019 21:42:41 GMT -5
Ha ha I helped a lady change her tire today at the Circle K Hot! She was very efficient She had floor jack. Except she didn’t know how to tighten the hydraulic valve It was trick! But the bigger trick was the spare tire was held down by ratchet strap. I was like a sweating monkey trying to figure out how to loosen it clic click click I was just tightening it ! About ready to pull out my seat belt knife and perform an emergency release. Cut it Then magic! It released. Not sure I still know how. Anyway the spare she put on was worse than the blow out she had. Told me that she was trying to get to Mesa. That’s a long ways. I would have directed her to one the many llantas shop in the gasoline alley. But it Sunday So off she went --full of prayer, Good luck. modestm hsmoslty I always check my spare before I go on a big trip -- or at least twice a year. We check every customer's spare every 3k miles (or however often they want to change their oil). Nothing worse than putting on a flat spare. Not even tire stores check a spare tire when they sell you tires or rotate them. Look around you sometime on the road. Unless the plate is Montana and begins with 31, they have a flat spare. Can guarantee that 98%
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Post by mohs on Nov 23, 2019 22:05:51 GMT -5
Right on Eric Around my neighborhood Everything & everyone is either flat, busted, or in disrepair But it is just plain amozing They, me, get the job done And some incredible stuff On the inexpensive side And we have some of the most amazing rocks nooooofoooling People have left rocks at my door That just is tricked I have posted some in past ... and hey EricD are you in the car mechanic biz?
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EricD
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Post by EricD on Nov 23, 2019 22:52:06 GMT -5
Right on Eric Around my neighborhood Everything & everyone is either flat, busted, or in disrepair But it is just plain amozing They, me, get the job done And some incredible stuff On the inexpensive side And we have some of the most amazing rocks nooooofoooling People have left rocks at my door That just is tricked I have posted some in past ... and hey EricD are you in the car mechanic biz? Yes sir. If you need any advice on that topic shoot me a pm. That goes for any of you
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Nov 23, 2019 23:07:07 GMT -5
More or less local person spent months trying to figure out why he had a constant low tire pressure alert on his dash. He checked the tires constantly, never thought to check the spare, that was it.
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