Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

I was explaining to Chuck not long ago why i can’t handle any sort of distance driving anymore, whether it be driving or a passenger.
I start to get extremely disoriented being on the road to long, even with breaks in between. It actually makes it worse.
2 hours at most in a car is about all I can handle these days.
A part of getting old that bites because I used to love driving.

That's awful.

 

[JIO]

The painting on the wall is pretty great.

That's by my friend Sam Prekop - he's a musician also. Sam Prekop - Wikipedia

 

[JJR58]

So wait... I don't recall any of us blocking anyones driveways. Is that saying a HO can't have multiple cars in their own driveway?

We should have all just pull up in golf carts.

 

[Gaolee]

At our first HOA meeting at the previous house one lady was complaining about cars being parked in the street. They were not supposed to be parked for longer than a 24 hour period. A number of people did abuse that just because they didn't like having to move their car out of the driveway to switch cars. Anyway, the lady was complaining that because the car is parked in the street, when her son was riding his bicycle, he ran into the back of the car because it was in the street and not in the driveway. My wife and I both looked at each other with astonishment, thinking, did she really just say that? We both had to try to not laugh. I leaned over and said "I don't think I would have told that story. Thankfully it was a parked car. If the kid was that stupid to not see a car--in a street--and ran into it, he probably deserved it and hopefully learned an important lesson about watching for cars....in streets." Who knew cars would be there? One of the problems was that people with young families tended to think the streets were an extension of their front yards. She being one of them. She seemed impressed at making her point with passion and I'm pretty sure it never dawned on her that she looked as foolish as her son. But she was supposed to be the adult. Sadly many adults are children in big bodies. I honestly don't like being that harsh, but many adults never cease to amaze me.

I would make a comment about that on a grand scale, but we would all get into some trouble, so I won't. But I'll think real loud.

 

[Gaolee]

I got really sick on a whale watching boat when I was a kid. I learned later it was the diesel fumes that did me in.

The boat's exhaust sure didn't help much. There may have been some CO along with the motion that got me.

 

[JJR58]

That's awful.

Ugh, I can’t stand it.
I was forced about 5 years ago by my cousin to do a nonstop from Myrtle Beach to NY.
I could have killed him because he didn’t even tell me that was the plan.
Thought he had plane tickets for us.

 

[Gaolee]

That's by my friend Sam Prekop - he's a musician also. Sam Prekop - Wikipedia

I like it a whole lot. He does beautiful work if that's representative.

 

[Gaolee]

We should have all just pull up in golf carts.

And do donuts in the street in them. Then do the Shriner thing in patterns.

 

[MCF]

So wait... I don't recall any of us blocking anyones driveways. Is that saying a HO can't have multiple cars in their own driveway?

Our CC&Rs at the house in the burbs requires that cars be garaged overnight. It isn’t really enforced.

 

[JJR58]

And do donuts in the street in them. Then do the Shriner thing in patterns.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I was explaining to Chuck not long ago why i can’t handle any sort of distance driving anymore, whether it be driving or a passenger.
I start to get extremely disoriented being on the road to long, even with breaks in between. It actually makes it worse.
2 hours at most in a car is about all I can handle these days.
A part of getting old that bites because I used to love driving.

who cares if you’re disoriented when you’re the passenger?….

 

[ectoflanger]

That blue AMX/Javelin (couldn't see enough to tell) in tall grass with no hood is now gone. Has been for some time. Hopefully someone is slapping some love to it. The things people just let sit around and rust to nothing amazes me.

What size motor did they have? I remember some odd displacement like 331 or something similar-

 

[dagrev]

Ugh, I can’t stand it.
I was forced about 5 years ago by my cousin to do a nonstop from Myrtle Beach to NY.
I could have killed him because he didn’t even tell me that was the plan.
Thought he had plane tickets for us.

Really hate that. I like getting out and driving. But after about 6 hrs in a car I'm done being stuck in one. I can get yucky on crazy roads if not driving. Trying to read even on the interstate can do that for as as well.

 

[JJR58]

who cares if you’re disoriented when you’re the passenger?….

You’ll care when I have a panic attack and pass out

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I’ve had some stuff listed for a long time, this in particular has been up for 5/6 months. Maybe I’m asking too much, or the right buyer for this just is not in the Bay area. Granted, it’s not original, but:

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I suppose I could part it out and maybe even ultimately get more, but it is a great playing, great sounding, good looking lightweight bass and it would be a shame to tear it apart.

nice bass, did it originally have two pickups?

 

[dagrev]

What size motor did they have? I remember some odd displacement like 331 or something similar-

Can't help there.

 

[dagrev]

who cares if you’re disoriented when you’re the passenger?….

Don't mind a little puke in your car do ya?

 

[Gaolee]

Our CC&Rs at the house in the burbs requires that cars be garaged overnight. It isn’t really enforced.

I'm very grateful we don't have anything like that in our neighborhood. We have other issues. I'll take 'em. Very little is painted beige on our block.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

What size motor did they have? I remember some odd displacement like 331 or something similar-

would have been a 290, 343 or 390..

 

[dagrev]

would have been a 290, 343 or 390..

Javelins have the same engines as the AMXs, or did AMXs have something special?