November Cawfee TEA and grub fer All Saints

[Delmonico]

We have thunder snow, looks good though after today.

[Texas Lawdog]

Del, I've never seen Thunder Snow. Is that something that only happens in Nebraska? It's a balmy 68 outside and overcast. Victoria  has enjoyed beong out in her yard today.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

I've experienced it here in Ohio, too, TLD. It does feel weird

[Delmonico]

We get it a couple times a year or so. 

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Gettuing frustrated with the MH. Simple replacement of the MCyl ain't gonna happen. So far no match at the parts store, down to having to have the casting number off the old one. This is a Workhorse chassis, no dealers in the near area, the one I did call looked the serial up, discovered it's got four wheel discs, which I didn't know. Also quoted a price for a new unit, $500+! ..Got a feeling if I do find a remanned, it's going to be at least a couple hundred instead of around $50. Probably a special order meaning a goodly wait, and a real problem if it has to come completely off to get the casting number...........

[Delmonico]

Take it off and run it down to Ben's Auto parts down on O Steert and have them rebuild that one.  Opps, they went out of bussiness about 5 years ago and the tore the building down before it fell down.  Another local landmark gone, it used to be the hotel for the Rock Island.  At least the saved the depot and it's now a bank.  Don't have to wait for the dang passanger train to block the main street in town to load and unload passagers any more.

That old crossing has an interesting story, back around 60 or 61 a guy in the Air Force, also played the local bars and a local TV show, Lecil Travis Martin by name, second from the right, used the stage name Marty Martin.



He was waitin' for a Rock Island freight train on day, saw a hobo in an open box car, wrotethe start to a song and used another crewmans name on it.  The song was recorded locally and got some air time, Marty Martin got sent elswhere when the Linconln base closed and got out in 76.  Did pretty good, used the songs title as a stage name, got inducterd into Grand Ol' Opry, got him a place in Branson, died about 12 years ago.  Can't find the song he wrote there, but this one is good enough:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TLTY0cxIVc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TLTY0cxIVc</a>

Some cowboy friends sang that for Tom Horn before he was hung, I don't sing but I read it at a poem at Dad's funeral.

Didn't solve your problem Buck, but a nice trip down memory lane for me.


 

[Leo Tanner]

Buck, post the P/N.  We got some interesting scrap yards out here.  I have a buddy who is a wizzard at finding stuff like that an some other folks might too.

[Major E A Sterner]

Making Dinner/Supper ,Browned some ground beef, added a couple packages of brown gravy mix with a cup of sour cream, will be served over Spatzle with french cut green beans on the side and some buttermilk biscuits.

[Delmonico]

Didn't look hard enough.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxmKD65S22w" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxmKD65S22w</a>

Mom's got that exact 45, been a long time since I heard it, was about to go dig it out and see if the tubes were still good on the stacked 4r RCA record player.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Leo, All I can tell you is it's a P-30 chassis, forward control, has the boost from power steering, and it's a four wheel disc set up. 454 chevy running gear, 1990 vntage. 28 ft. Fleetwood Bounder.

Del, You just reminded me that there used to be a place called Brake Specialties back when I used to motor head more. they carried parts and rebuilt calipers and such. Gonna check the phone book and see if they're still around. Been a Loooong time though............Buck

Post script: They're gone. did find another small listing for a place over in Massillon, try calling them tomorrow.........

[Silver Creek Slim]

We get thunder snow on occasion too.

Been raining most of the day.

Slim

[El Peludo]

Buck, that sounds like a standard "HydroBoost" power brake for a one ton GM truck.  You might check with a local Chevy or GMC dealer.

[Leo Tanner]

I'll call Kilroys in the morning an see what they can make of it.  They got one a everything in there.  That sounds like somethin that would already be picked an on the shelf.  Worth a shot, that place has saved my bacon more than once.


Apple butter day, come out right.  Apple sauce an juice ta boot so Christmas is about covered.  Pressure canner is comin next week an then we'll really have fun.  Shrimp fer supper.

[Texas Lawdog]

Del, I met Boxcar in the Baggage claim area at D/FW one night. We were waiting on bags that didn't make our flights. He noticed my badge on my bealt ansd we started talking. He was a boom operator on a K97 tanker in the Air Force and the Air National Guard.  He was stationed at the old Dallas Naval Air Station in an Air National Guard Tanker outfit.

[Delmonico]

Del, I met Boxcar in the Baggage claim area at D/FW one night. We were waiting on bags that didn't make our flights. He noticed my badge on my bealt ansd we started talking. He was a boom operator on a K97 tanker in the Air Force and the Air National Guard.  He was stationed at the old Dallas Naval Air Station in an Air National Guard Tanker outfit.

Those around here that knew him always speak well of the man.

[Texas Lawdog]

I am fairly sure that Boxcar retired from the Air Force.  The Cawfee is on. It's strong, hot and black. I just opened up a new bag of Arbuckles. It's 45 outside right now.

[wildman1]

Mornin Ya'll, thanks for the Arbuckles Bro TLD, much preciated. WM

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Thanks for the coffee, TLD

50 and dark here. Have already had 3 out of four dogs out for their first of the day.

That is a hydro boost, but none of the dealers here have listing for the Work Horse stuff. Leo, this one  is a reverse of what a standard looking cyl. looks like. Mounting flange faces the front when in place, which puts the lines on the opposite side of the unit from conventional mounted ones. I'll probably move the thing out today and crawl under to see if the casting number is on the bottom of it. My luck it won't be...............

[Arcey]

A grand G'Mornin' ta ya, mi amigos.

Patches fog, 37° 'n 89%. Sunny, with a high near 64°. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph.

Snyder's RV does a big time maintenance bidness o'er this way. NAPA used ta come up with off the wall stuff from some sorta netwerk thing they dealt with. Werth a shot.

Headin' ta the shop ta make noise 'n poke holes in paper.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee, Tex.

'Tis 36 and overcast. Rain has stopped. High of 48.

Slim

[Leo Tanner]

Hey All.

Love the PRK, nothin like a good inner city riot with idgets changin the werld by settin fires an bustin windows then complainin bout rubber slugs.  Did I mention I love livin in the mountains. 

Rain is comin, 45 on the deck.

 

[Delmonico]

Clear here, roof is damp, doubt I'll go up today, got to be to work at 1.

[mestiza letty]

Mornin' y'all,
Thanks for the cawffee TLD.

Hey All.

Love the PRK, nothin like a good inner city riot with idgets changin the werld by settin fires an bustin windows then complainin bout rubber slugs.  Did I mention I love livin in the mountains. 

Rain is comin, 45 on the deck.
 

When yer rain hits Donner it changes to snow...we got 32 outside with 35 to 40 mph winds blowin' it in...'Sposed to be 58
Glad I'm not close to that action either, had enough of them riots in LA

[Delmonico]

We just got a nice compliment on the radio.  Local show out of Omaha has an ex global warming person on, one that figured out the BS.  She says she likes Nebraska because we're all sensible about such things.  Scott corrected her and she said we don't have enough nut cases to really count.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Gotta be in those huge cities on the east and west coasts to get enough idjits to make trouble.