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That's a '50 probably.

compare it to this 50 without the beauty queen. Notice the difference in the hood emblem and parking lights. Same car as the year before with a little different trim.. They also improved the quality. The car pictured with the gal was the first model change by Ford after WWII.

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It really was a beautiful service. I wish he had known in advance that the firemen were going to carry him to rest. It broke his heart when he got kicked off the fire board. He openly and vigorously campaigned against a guy for county judge but the guy got elected anyway. The first thing he did was remove my father. That dude was a one termer because Dad was right when he told him he didn't have any business running a chicken coop let alone an entire county.

He was outspoken and you didn't have to wonder what he was thinking. He got that from me. [winking]
The more you tell us about him the more he sounds like my daddy. That generation was as far from being snowflakes as you can get. They stood their ground and did not give an inch.. Love that in a man
 
I've got quite a day ahead of me. Have to get everything off the porch, take up the base boards around the perimeter, pressure wash the entire patio, mow the grass, weed eat. All that is in preparation for tomorrow when we're supposed to put the last coat of sealant on the roof, lay the carpet, and hang the screen. Whew!
Love to see some pictures of the finished product. All of that hard work needs to be shared in pictures with the group. It sounds fantastic
 
I've got quite a day ahead of me. Have to get everything off the porch, take up the base boards around the perimeter, pressure wash the entire patio, mow the grass, weed eat. All that is in preparation for tomorrow when we're supposed to put the last coat of sealant on the roof, lay the carpet, and hang the screen. Whew!
Ymmot, the way you describe retirement makes me determined to hang onto a rung on the work force ladder as long as possible.

I hope all is well with the D-Leaguers, including any as lazy when it comes to home improvement as I am.
 
It's not as bad as it seems. I went out there and moved some stuff around and then came back in for awhile. Listening to the Jones show for a bit and then I'll go back out and do some more. I won't mow grass until later this afternoon when the Sun goes fully behind the oak trees.
 
compare it to this 50 without the beauty queen. Notice the difference in the hood emblem and parking lights. Same car as the year before with a little different trim.. They also improved the quality. The car pictured with the gal was the first model change by Ford after WWII.

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We drove a Chevrolet. A '49 Coupe.
 
Ymmot, the way you describe retirement makes me determined to hang onto a rung on the work force ladder as long as possible.

I hope all is well with the D-Leaguers, including any as lazy when it comes to home improvement as I am.

Please note that he "goes back in the house" quite often and goes to piddler malls a couple of times a day. Remember, he's been working on that lan, uh, screened in porch, since that last snow melted.
 
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Rental car turned in. I rode the bus back here to the house. Now it's time for sorting and washing clothes from the trip. We're at 90°F with 59% humidity. I hit a helluva rainstorm in West Memphis, Arkansas late yesterday afternoon. ATX also received some rain yesterday. We've experiencing another "wet" summer, as in no triple-digit days yet. But humidity makes up for it.

Back later. Behave.
 
I've got quite a day ahead of me. Have to get everything off the porch, take up the base boards around the perimeter, pressure wash the entire patio, mow the grass, weed eat. All that is in preparation for tomorrow when we're supposed to put the last coat of sealant on the roof, lay the carpet, and hang the screen. Whew!

Got my part done today. Wasn't that bad. Moved 24 cedar planks 1x6's 8 feet long but I spread it out and just took 3 at a time over a 2 hour period.

Question: If it took ymmot31 2 hours to move 24 boards, how long would it have taken him if he was 42?

Love to see some pictures of the finished product. All of that hard work needs to be shared in pictures with the group. It sounds fantastic

I'll get some up here when the time is right.

Going to leave a big hole in your life for sure.

No doubt. I stayed busy today. And drank beer.

So says the guy with the fancy-schmancy lanai.

I wasn't thinking about that. I'll show pictures when I get my solar powered salt water olympic sized natatorium.

Please note that he "goes back in the house" quite often and goes to piddler malls a couple of times a day. Remember, he's been working on that lan, uh, screened in porch, since that last snow melted.

I'll have it ready before the first football game. Plan on tailgating there.

And won't send us photos of it.

I sent you personal pictures. To your phone. All you had to do was click on them.
 
Morning Legionaires! (Waits for customary reply) This mornings topic: What to do?

Not a cat fan, (Kittens, cats, feline's) but wife and daughter have always wanted one. Have fours dogs and would be difficult to introduce one at this point but, Monday morning as I was enjoying my wake up juice, I heard tiny meows coming from outside my front door. When I opened it this small kitten was sitting there looking at me. When I approached it arched its back, hissed, then almost fell over. It was very weak and sickly. I sat down in front of it and talked to it then got up got it some water and tuna. After eating it let me pet it and then it went into the bushes in my front yard. It has been here three days now and my wife and daughter have taken a shine to it. We have looked around the local pet lost and found news and no mention so far. Taking to Vet Friday afternoon to get it looked at. Daughter has given it a name: Manx since it looks to be a cross between a Manx and a Siamese.


 
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Good Wednesday Morning.

The word for today is wet, wet,wet. Wasn't there a band by that name? Well people are worried too much rain will hurt the hemp crop.
So we can expected scattered showers with a temperature range of 73° to 84. Today's bad news is the scallop season is not producing as much as last season. For scallop lovers like me that is not good. But not too worry, fish and game say that is normal and just the way it goes. Next year is another year.

Trust all have a nice day.
 
Good morning D-League. Grinding away at the job while my wife and daughter continue the grand tour of Italy - the villas of Tuscany today, Rome yesterday, the beaches of Cinque Terra tomorrow, etc...Something feels wrong about this picture...

I see Rip Torn died. Always enjoyed his brand of humor. Many don't know he was kin to Sissy Spacek, and helped her get started in the Picture Bidness...
 
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