It's my understanding that they used recycled steel at the time and the formulation didn't hold up as anticipated against corrosion. Same story for the Japanese cars such as Datsuns of that era.
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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It's my understanding that they used recycled steel at the time and the formulation didn't hold up as anticipated against corrosion. Same story for the Japanese cars such as Datsuns of that era.
I went in the ditch on that restaurant post. I expect you guys to call me out when I do stuff like that. Alaskalefty - thanks for pointing out the error of my ways.
As inspiring a first day of spring shot as I'm likely to see
She is known here and abouts.
The engine coolant line in a Fiat X1/9 runs directly above the passenger footwell. They were the second nicest pair of boots I've ever owned, buckskin numbers from the time of affordable concert tickets. My own ride was the massively underpowered Fiat 850 Spyder (this is before my X1/9 encounter and my Golf).
And she is still beautiful at 86.
Speaking of scooter. On Epic Journey 2012, I was riding on US50 across NV and came upon a group of guys and gals on scooters when stopped for road construction. A couple had the Silverwing like scooters but most were Vespas. They were running about 70mph and riding from CA to WI for a rally, then back. We stayed at the same hotel in Ely, NV. Had drinks and dinner with them. They were a hoot and a half! One of the guys was named John Hopkins and one of the gals kept calling him "John Hopkins not the hospital". Here they are in front of me after the stop. It's okay that I'm in the left lane since it was one way for the construction.
And it didn't end there. Mulched the leaves then buzzed off the dead grass in the rest of the yard. I am done with fun for today!
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Generally, Fix It Again Tony, pretty accurately describes the brand. But I have to admit that the 1970 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe that I drove in Germany in '71 was a fun car to drive.
Mine was green, but it looked like this. Pretty utilitarian, but fun.
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We are all very, very human.
I think
Odin is the whole of my daily personal companionship
that's okay with me
but not forever
I like to see actual people, in their bodies
(as a rule, I notice people get upset about bodies with nobody in them)
It occurs to the that "Rusty Bus" would be an excellent band name.
This is true.
The birds, or the Heu-Mons in their boats?
A friend of mine had a blue 124 spyder back in the '80s. IIRC, it spent most of its time parked on the street in non-running mode.
The problem is, many people (the dyslexic variety) would call the band Busty Rus...
Hey, to each his/her own.
The leader of an oldies band.
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The one thing that you can count on is that people will let you down. A dog just wants to be your best friend and asks for very little in return. Except when they get it in their head to explore on their own and scare you half to death.
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At this moment Odin is curled up with his head on my pillow.
This is the outcome that began at o'god o'clock when I woke for bio. Returned to find a certain dog with his head on my pillow. Come morning Odin's asleep on the floor directly below me. I take coffee, turn around, and a certain dog is sleeping with his head on my pillow.
It's laundry day anyway
I wish I had the time and space for a dog. Would love to adopt old dogs that would just chill out in their final months or years.
I hope to adopt one some day. My dog lived a very happy life for over 21 years.
This is Rose, a lucky shelter dog that lives with Paul and Nancy.
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I had a friend in the mid-70s with an older Datsun. Always had some sort of trouble with it. He called it "dat son of a b**ch".
We had talked about senior animals but we can't deal with another loss. We had three cats for a long time. Ted made it to 15, Comet to 17, and Tootsie was two months shy of 21.
The old ones are hard to let go ...even for their own good. Gabby was a wonderful little cat that made it to 21. But , there was just to much for her to deal with and especially since she was exclusively an outdoor cat. Blindness, we think deaf were the big things, but there were a few more things that required daily meds. Just too vulnerable to be outdoors like that. Lastly she slipped off the chair that she slept on and broke her leg. Such a sweetheart.
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