Just got back from the bank and I went online to check my balances, and Vija said,
"Sing a song of sixpence, a pocketful of rye, four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing. Now wasn't that a dainty dish to set before a king? The king was in his...
I still like to read maps. For fifty years, I worked in the construction industry. Reading blue prints at first and later construction drawings generated either by hand or computers, was much-like reading maps. These were the maps of the buildings, and they showed how things were built and...
I noticed the opening for a crank. I had a 1960 MGA, purchased used in 1964 and it still had a crank. I never used it. The car would start and run on sunny days. When it rained, I took a day off work. There was no starting it when it rained.
Here is one to gander at. It's a '66 Mustang that I restored in the latter part of the twentieth century. I started the resto in 1988, finished it in 1992. I gave it to my son, Curt in 2004 when we purchased a Mini Cooper. Now some thirty plus years later, my eldest grandson, Connor has put...
I had never heard that, but, if you consider the aerodynamics of the winged fenders, it would seem entirely possible. Today, the Indy cars all use wings to force downward pressure on the rear tires of the car.. The winged fenders of the 59-60 Chevys might just have caused an upward lift from...
OXYMORONS - An oxymoron is a self-contradicting word or group of words. Try to add one two only, let everyone take a crack at it.
JUMBO SHRIMP
ORIGINAL COPY
I took US Army basic training in February 1966, at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Succeeding that, I went on for my advanced training, in Tanks. Then I spent six years in the Ohio National Guard, 107th Armored Cavalry as a tank crew member. We went on regular maneuvers, once a month weekend drills, two...
Father's Day Treat
For those of you who want a good tasting treat for Dad's day, here is one that is a family favorite. We will be serving it with a shrimp boil and lots of other goodies supplied by family members.
HOT DOGS AND FRENCH FRIES
INGREDIENTS:
1) One bag of Ore-Ida fries (your...
I believe environmental concerns took hold around 1965. Cars began to come with PCV valves, one of the first attempts to remove the vapors emitted by the crank-case breather tubes. By 1968 there were lots of equipment bolted to the engines to further reduce emissions, and on and on. The...
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