7/28/2021 Thought for Today
Jul 30, 2021 18:11:00 #
Barnacles wrote:
I joined in February of '65 to beat the draft. Af... (show quote)
Back in the late-60s/early-70s, those little British roadsters like the MGs, Austin-Healys and Triumphs were considered to be 'cool' cars ! One friend had an Austin, another had
an MG-TD and my younger brother's first wife drove a bright red
Triumph Spitfire ! Back then they
were ALL cool, in spite of being notorious for having constant
electrical problems !
Jul 30, 2021 19:19:58 #
As an electronics tech, I was able to outmaneuver the Lucas electrical system, and got along fine. The S.U. fuel pump on the other hand, was an ongoing problem!
The big problem with British cars (Even a Rolls-Royce!) is that the Brits don't seem to have good quality rubber. Every rubber part in the car (like oil seals, for instance) is constantly - as the English say - perishing. That's why just about every British vehicle you see has a puddle of oil under it.
The big problem with British cars (Even a Rolls-Royce!) is that the Brits don't seem to have good quality rubber. Every rubber part in the car (like oil seals, for instance) is constantly - as the English say - perishing. That's why just about every British vehicle you see has a puddle of oil under it.
Jul 30, 2021 19:25:25 #
Barnacles wrote:
I joined in February of '65 to beat the draft. Af... (show quote)
A A1C in a convertible.
SWEEEET.Glad you made it home especially with Asia TDY's. I only went to San Salvador and Honduras when they were having their turf battles. Funny we supported both sides. Awesome P 51's we gave both sides.
Jul 30, 2021 19:30:46 #
When the Arab-Israili 6-day war broke out, we mobilized fast - but never deployed. You know the drill, break your neck hustling, then wait ...and wait. I guess we weren't able to decide whose side we were on before it was all over.
Jul 30, 2021 19:36:02 #
Barnacles wrote:
When the Arab-Israili 6-day war broke out, we mobilized fast - but never deployed. You know the drill, break your neck hustling, then wait ...and wait. I guess we weren't able to decide whose side we were on before it was all over.
Went through the last scrabble at Eglin like that. Pack up the shop, go home and wait. Had 6 months to go, new baby in the crib and a trailer to sell.
Never got a call, went to work on Monday just me and the shop chief. I Thank the Lord for looking out for me on that one.
Jul 30, 2021 23:29:02 #
Barnacles wrote:
I joined in February of '65 to beat the draft. Af... (show quote)
Girl friend had a sprite in high school back in 67’…🐟on
Jul 31, 2021 09:08:46 #
Jul 31, 2021 14:49:25 #
I had a 1969 road runner and at first it was one bad ass car. then they reformulated the octane in gas and it quickly turned into a pile of junk. Does anyone remember when you got blue gas from Chevron?
I was being discharged from the Marines at camp Penilton and I had to go to the North gate in San Onofre for part of my discharge, had a Texan riding with me. From Oceanside to San Onofre I punched it to see how fast it would actually go. Well long story short the CHP had a roadblock set up at the Northgate and when I stopped I asked what's going on and the cop said just wait for a minute. Another CHP come flying up behind me jumped out of his cruiser ripped my door open yank me out threw me across the hood and cuffed me then put me in the back of his cruiser. He asked me how fast I was going I said maybe 80 miles an hour he said bullshit my speedo was pinned at 150 and you were still pulling away from me. The Texan was still in the passenger seat and was asked the same question how fast were you going. well bless his heart he said maybe 80 miles an hour. He saved my ass that day from going to jail and the other thing that pissed him off was at the time I was in the MP's. He gave me a ticket that cost me $180 a lot for 1969 and an E3. I probably would have been an E5 by that time but I had too much fun pissing off lifers.
You had three types of Marines then, those that wanted to get out, those that made a career of the Marines and then lastly the lifers were too dumb to make it on the outside.
I was being discharged from the Marines at camp Penilton and I had to go to the North gate in San Onofre for part of my discharge, had a Texan riding with me. From Oceanside to San Onofre I punched it to see how fast it would actually go. Well long story short the CHP had a roadblock set up at the Northgate and when I stopped I asked what's going on and the cop said just wait for a minute. Another CHP come flying up behind me jumped out of his cruiser ripped my door open yank me out threw me across the hood and cuffed me then put me in the back of his cruiser. He asked me how fast I was going I said maybe 80 miles an hour he said bullshit my speedo was pinned at 150 and you were still pulling away from me. The Texan was still in the passenger seat and was asked the same question how fast were you going. well bless his heart he said maybe 80 miles an hour. He saved my ass that day from going to jail and the other thing that pissed him off was at the time I was in the MP's. He gave me a ticket that cost me $180 a lot for 1969 and an E3. I probably would have been an E5 by that time but I had too much fun pissing off lifers.
You had three types of Marines then, those that wanted to get out, those that made a career of the Marines and then lastly the lifers were too dumb to make it on the outside.
Jul 31, 2021 16:11:05 #
Little Wolf wrote:
I had a 1969 road runner and at first it was one b... (show quote)
150? Great story Little wolf. Some how i was right there with you when they yanked you out. I had guns drawn on me doing 45 in a 25 going up hill with a load of lumber in a ford van. Go figure!
Jul 31, 2021 16:43:10 #
That sounds like something you’d hear about now days. You weren’t a suspicious looking character, was you Plum?😜🐟on
Jul 31, 2021 16:49:00 #
DozerDave wrote:
That sounds like something you’d hear about now days. You weren’t a suspicious looking character, was you Plum?😜🐟on
No DD, just the right place at the right time with a cop that had to put down his donut seeing it was 6am on a Sunday going through a town the size of Mayberry.
Barney had time to put the bullet in while giving chase.
I even said good morning to the grouch. Didn't do a bit of good $ 125.00 for 20mph over.
Jul 31, 2021 16:57:08 #
plumbob wrote:
No DD, just the right place at the right time with a cop that had to put down his donut seeing it was 6am on a Sunday going through a town the size of Mayberry.
Barney had time to put the bullet in while giving chase.
I even said good morning to the grouch. Didn't do a bit of good $ 125.00 for 20mph over.
Barney had time to put the bullet in while giving chase.
I even said good morning to the grouch. Didn't do a bit of good $ 125.00 for 20mph over.
Did he shoot his self in the foot.
Jul 31, 2021 19:00:17 #
Gordon wrote:
Did he shoot his self in the foot.
Fortunately not. Then i would have been in deep do do with the blame.
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