jmohme Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 16 hours ago, Schmidt Meister said: Badass Australian Ford Falcon. Back in the early 80s, I pulled into the local Shell station where one of my friends worked. There was a guy in a ratty old Ford Pinto fueling at the far pump and a local cop fueling also. The Pinto guy got done and got in his POS and the car started making a terrible rattling sound. My guess is that it was an electric fuel pump because then he started it, pulled out on the highway and gave us a show similar to the one in your video. Noise, smoke from the tires and this POS Pinto launching down the road and out of site with the cop just standing there with his mouth open. He looked over at us and says "what? You think I'm going to chase after that?" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, jmohme said: Back in the early 80s, I pulled into the local Shell station where one of my friends worked. There was a guy in a ratty old Ford Pinto fueling at the far pump and a local cop fueling also. The Pinto guy got done and got in his POS and the car started making a terrible rattling sound. My guess is that it was an electric fuel pump because then he started it, pulled out on the highway and gave us a show similar to the one in your video. Noise, smoke from the tires and this POS Pinto launching down the road and out of site with the cop just standing there with his mouth open. He looked over at us and says "what? You think I'm going to chase after that?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/19/2024 at 10:09 AM, Ramjet38 said: I see mine. In my state that's river fishing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, DAKA said: When I was into cars, I helped a friend at work take a three door pinto and shovel a 302 into it, took a 5 foot drive shaft, 4 wheel disc brakes, shortened water pump shaft. He used to hold the brake and smoke the tires (11" in the rear and 9" in the front). Everything looked stock from the outside except for the tires. I even taught him how to paint it. He was a physicist I worked with. Great guy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/20/2024 at 8:06 PM, Peng said: That's a new restaurant concept, Hooters +++++ I don't see it catching on. I don’t know… there’s Hooters and then there’s HOOTERS! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Just now, railfancwb said: I don’t know… there’s Hooters and then there’s HOOTERS! Hooters in Nashville 50 yeas ago, had Highschool girls working there. Some looked like grade schoolers.... It was disturbing to a "father". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 minute ago, janice6 said: Hooters in Nashville 50 yeas ago, had Highschool girls working there. Some looked like grade schoolers.... It was disturbing to a "father". Surprising in a way, as Tennessee has/had alcohol laws that wouldn’t allow cashiers under legal drinking age to even handle beer etc in grocery store checkouts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 2 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Surprising in a way, as Tennessee has/had alcohol laws that wouldn’t allow cashiers under legal drinking age to even handle beer etc in grocery store checkouts. Dunno, it was the hit at the time. Maybe your a lot younger than my experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, janice6 said: Dunno, it was the hit at the time. Maybe your a lot younger than my experience. Might be the underage wait staff required an older person to carry the alcohol to the guests. At the checkouts a manager or staff member of legal age would pick up the alcohol and ring it up or scan it then put it on the other side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 5 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Might be the underage wait staff required an older person to carry the alcohol to the guests. At the checkouts a manager or staff member of legal age would pick up the alcohol and ring it up or scan it then put it on the other side. The guys I was with didn't order alcohol, I don't even know if it was on the menu..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 My opinion only, but since that he is a filthy Iranian, he is most likely a mooslim and probably kicked the ring girl because of her clothing. I don’t think Russians like for their women to be disrespected like that. So he gets his ass kicked twice. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 Baseball - Tell Your Grandmother That The Coach Is Not A Shithead At one point during a game, the coach called one of his 9-year-old baseball players aside and asked, "Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?" "Yes, coach", replied the little boy. Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together as a team?" The little boy said again, “Yes, coach.” "So," the coach continued, "I'm sure you know, when an out is called, you shouldn't argue, curse the umpire or call him an *******. Do you understand all that?" Once more, the small boy nodded in agreement. The coach continued, "And when I take you out of the game so that another boy gets a chance to play, it's not a dumb-ass decision or because the coach is a shithead is it?" "No, coach." "Good", said the coach. "Now go over there and explain all that to your grandmother.” 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 It’s always a good idea to let your wife know that she can go to your mom for cooking advice BEFORE you put yourself in a situation where weapons … or appliances are available to her. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 6 minutes ago, Schmidt Meister said: It’s always a good idea to let your wife know that she can go to your mom for cooking advice BEFORE you put yourself in a situation where weapons … or appliances are available to her. SCHTUM ..... Best idea 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Schmidt Meister Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, DAKA said: SCHTUM ..... Best idea I had to Bing that one. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 I've got a question about punctuation. I know it's basic stuff but it's easier to get an answer here than to go get three different answers on Google. In the joke above about baseball there is an example: "Yes, coach", replied the little boy. " Does that red comma belong INSIDE the quotation marks or OUTSIDE. I think it should be inside but wherever I copied it from it was like it is. The period is inside the quotations so why wouldn't it be the same? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, Schmidt Meister said: I've got a question about punctuation. I know it's basic stuff but it's easier to get an answer here than to go get three different answers on Google. In the joke above about baseball there is an example: "Yes, coach", replied the little boy. " Does that red comma belong INSIDE the quotation marks or OUTSIDE. I think it should be inside but wherever I copied it from it was like it is. The period is inside the quotations so why wouldn't it be the same? The comma belongs outside as the comma isn't being quoted (it's not followed by another clause). You have a superfluous quotation mark at the end. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 6 minutes ago, gwalchmai said: The comma belongs outside as the comma isn't being quoted (it's not followed by another clause). You have a superfluous quotation mark at the end. Oh no the GRAMMAR POLICE 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 3 hours ago, DAKA said: Oh no the GRAMMAR POLICE Yes, but in this rare case they got a 911 call from me, lol. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theglock Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 It seems to me that this country could use thousands more grammar police sprinkled around...starting in our schools!! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Seeing this beautiful photograph of a Florida Bobcat on its nest near Siesta Key, Florida reminded me to advise those not familiar with the Florida Bobcat Nesting Protection Act of 1782. PSA Especially For Non-Resident Florida Visitors This is Bobcat nesting season in Florida and everybody is reminded that disturbing a bobcat on the nest or disturbing a bobcat nest is a violation of Florida State Statute (69 F.S.C. 668-668d). Violation of this statute includes severe criminal penalties. Violation of this statute could include fines up to $100,000 and up to 2 years imprisonment. It currently prohibits anyone, without a permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior, from "taking" bobcat nests, or eggs, or in any other manner, disturbing bobcat nests, or eggs, including possessing, selling, purchasing, bartering, offering to sell, purchase or barter, transport, export or import, at any time or any manner, any bobcat hatchlings, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Kin I keep a bobcat feather if it falls to the ground? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 I have a handicap placard but ... I'm almost scared to park here. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 27 minutes ago, tous said: Kin I keep a bobcat feather if it falls to the ground? The only thing you are allowed to legally possess is bobcat scat. BUT smoking it will get you a hefty fine. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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