Thunderbird Club

[WillyW]

Well, I’m staying for family. If it were my decision alone, I’d leave for Scotland or Ireland.

I left California some 16 years ago, I wouldn't go back.

I have often thought of Ireland or Spain for relocation. SE Asia is inviting too, maybe South Korea or Indonesia...

 

[Gaolee]

They don't have them around here. Other than the three biggies, we have "In & Out Burgers" which are made when you order and not grabbed from pre-cooked stock like the rest. Their fries are just fries also - basic fried potatoes. Not fried in beef stock and whatever else McD's puts in their fries to make them "special" ~

We have Dick's Drive-In. I think there are about six of them, total. Their fries are fantastic when they are hot and fresh, but they are awful when they start to cool. A Dick's Special is the best cheap and nasty hamburger you can get. In-N-Out just doesn't compare. All these burger joints come from the era when Thunderbirds were first designed, so there's that.

 

[Gaolee]

I left California some 16 years ago, I wouldn't go back.

I have often thought of Ireland or Spain for relocation. SE Asia is inviting too, maybe South Korea or Indonesia...

Spain or Portugal. I have never been to either, though, so there's that.

 

[WillyW]

Spain or Portugal. I have never been to either, though, so there's that.

I kinda like the music...

 

[Miles_ONeal]

She went back.

But she was not thrilled at what she found.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

It's still in pieces, I was just cleaning off the dust & wanted to see if that goop-looking stuff was for some kind of vibration dampening, or if something was leaking.
Figured if it was the latter, I could fix it before putting it back together....

Likely others answered by now; the goop is fine. At this point I’d try playing the amp before worrying.

 

[Engle]

My favorite CH performance -

white T-Bird sighting

I love the bass line for Brass in Pocket. It’s one of my “pick practice” tunes.

 

[BklynKen]

We have Dick's Drive-In. I think there are about six of them, total. Their fries are fantastic when they are hot and fresh, but they are awful when they start to cool. A Dick's Special is the best cheap and nasty hamburger you can get. In-N-Out just doesn't compare. All these burger joints come from the era when Thunderbirds were first designed, so there's that.

Ahem?

 

[TBird1958]

We have Dick's Drive-In. I think there are about six of them, total. Their fries are fantastic when they are hot and fresh, but they are awful when they start to cool. A Dick's Special is the best cheap and nasty hamburger you can get. In-N-Out just doesn't compare. All these burger joints come from the era when Thunderbirds were first designed, so there's that.

I love a bag of Dick's

There's one about a mile from the house.

 

[KaraQ]

I left California some 16 years ago, I wouldn't go back.

I have often thought of Ireland or Spain for relocation. SE Asia is inviting too, maybe South Korea or Indonesia...

I think if I were to move out of CA, Norway would likely be top of the list, followed by Scotland & Ireland.
Japan could be interesting too.....

 

[KaraQ]

Likely others answered by now; the goop is fine. At this point I’d try playing the amp before worrying.

Yeah, that's the plan at this point. Finish clean-up & re-assemble, before my new speaker arrives possibly tomorrow, possibly Monday.

 

[dagrev]

Well, I’m staying for family. If it were my decision alone, I’d leave for Scotland or Ireland.

An older friend of mine has a daughter and family that moved to Scotland for about five years. They lived there a year or so on a temporary basis and decided they liked it and wanted to live there. They really liked it the first three to four years, but after that I think the novelty, for lack of a better term, wore off and they moved back recently. They still love it, just not enough to jump through whatever hoops remained to live/stay there. Seems like a cool place.

 

[dagrev]

Spain or Portugal. I have never been to either, though, so there's that.

Well, I've never been to Portugal (Spain does sound better)
But I kinda like the music
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it

They don't abuse it
Never gonna lose it
I can't refuse it

 

[dagrev]

I kinda like the music...

Crap, beat me to it.

 

[MCF]

I left California some 16 years ago, I wouldn't go back.

I have often thought of Ireland or Spain for relocation. SE Asia is inviting too, maybe South Korea or Indonesia...

My wife has family in Spain, Barcelona area, who we stay in contact with. Not so sure I could live there. My daughter, on the other hand, may buy a house there someday. But she is more into Madrid and goes there every year to visit friends.

 

[BklynKen]

I love a bag of Dick's

There's one about a mile from the house.

Something about two in the bush?

 

[GBassNorth]

Yep, you ate at the WC Lounge.

Their fish and fries are better. During Lent that have crab cakes that are good, considering it's not a fish place.

WC coffee at 2am in the morning is the best on the planet, bar none. If you’ve ever seen a WC “beef” patty you’d know they are about 1.5” square maybe a 1/4” thick and have a half dozen holes punched through them. The standing joke was - they used them as coffee filters.

My funny WC story - when I first moved from CA to the Cincinnati area in 1980 I stopped in at a WC for a quick bite. Looked at the menu on the wall and thought - awesome, a burger for 25 cents! So I ordered one. The girl behind the counter looked puzzled and asked if I wanted one bag, I said no, just one burger. Needless to say, I was a bit underwhelmed with what I got.

I think if I were to move out of CA, Norway would likely be top of the list, followed by Scotland & Ireland.
Japan could be interesting too.....

For the longest time I thought I’d go down under if I ever left the US. Then the wowzers hit. Now it’s looking like Ireland if that day ever comes. Scotland is beautiful to visit, been there many times but it never seemed to have that air of independence that Ireland has. Norway sounds interesting but I haven’t spent enough time there to get a feel for what it would be like to live there. Spent a lot of time in Japan, vibrant cities, beautiful countryside, friendly people, always felt welcome as a visitor but not so sure that would be the same as a transplant.

 

[WillyW]

Crap, beat me to it.

beat you to what?

 

[JJR58]

My memories of WC were back in Queens.
Stoned af as a teenager.

Not much has changed other then I don’t eat that no mo.

 

[JIO]

For the longest time I thought I’d go down under if I ever left the US. Then the wowzers hit. Now it’s looking like Ireland if that day ever comes. Scotland is beautiful to visit, been there many times but it never seemed to have that air of independence that Ireland has. Norway sounds interesting but I haven’t spent enough time there to get a feel for what it would be like to live there. Spent a lot of time in Japan, vibrant cities, beautiful countryside, friendly people, always felt welcome as a visitor but not so sure that would be the same as a transplant.

I have a artist/cyclist friend (from CA) who has been in Japan for years now. His wife was Japanese but she passed away about 5 years ago. He could have returned to the US after that happened but he really wanted to stay there - but it' s been very hard as a single American. He's learned the language (not entirely, but enough to converse and understand) and lived in Tokyo until recently. I know I could never do that - but then he's a very unique person. I was very happy to recently learn he's remarried to a Japanese woman.