pipedreams Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Found a handgun from my past 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Eric said: I love the Habu. We had two flying out of Kadena, Okinawa when I was stationed there. They used to fly back in out of the sun as it went down over the East China Sea. Edited January 2, 2019 by Citra47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 42 minutes ago, pipedreams said: Found a handgun from my past Still loaded and ready for action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Hawk Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, pipedreams said: Found a handgun from my past Be sure that the Ammo hasn’t deteriorated. You certainly don’t want a misfire when Black Bart ambushes you! ?? Damn, but that brings back some memories. Exact one I carried.☺️ Hawk 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 On 12/30/2018 at 8:29 PM, Eric said: If you don’t get this, I think I hear your mama calling you. Tous' comment helped me figure it out. I didn't recognize it as a Pinto at first, and was trying to figure out how "Signal Lubrication" figured into it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) On 12/30/2018 at 8:45 PM, Cubdriver said: From Mad Magazine, many years ago - 'Infernophobia' - fear of being rear ended while driving a Ford Pinto. -Pat Others call that "Sanity". What really sucked is not only was the car basically a rolling Zippo, when it was hit in the rear the entire body would tend to warp and make the doors stick shut..... Edited January 2, 2019 by SC Tiger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, SC Tiger said: Other call that "Sanity". What really sucked is not only was the car basically a rolling Zippo, when it was hit in the rear the entire body would tend to warp and make the doors stick shut..... At least you have the rest of your life to figure a way out. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 39 minutes ago, Silentpoet said: At least you have the rest of your life to figure a way out. True. But the whole episode does speak to the arrogance of Ford. They could have easily fixed the issue for something like $1 a car, had they chosen to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 On 12/29/2018 at 6:25 PM, janice6 said: To some, hair plugs have a whole different meaning...…………... Wow, that looks fake like big mirror. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 2 hours ago, SC Tiger said: Tous' comment helped me figure it out. I didn't recognize it as a Pinto at first, and was trying to figure out how "Signal Lubrication" figured into it. Oiling the turn signals of course 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Nice kitty, kitty. 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Think I'm gonna sit in front of this pot for a spell. Hope y'all have a great day! Have another cup........... 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Silentpoet Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Apparently porn stars want to be my friend on Facebook. Got another one of those African scammers today sending me a request. The woman was impressively endowed with knockers. But being as I am single and lonely I recognized her picture. The funny part is a few pictures down the scammer posted what looks to be a picture of himself. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 No. You don't say. lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 4 hours ago, SC Tiger said: Others call that "Sanity". What really sucked is not only was the car basically a rolling Zippo, when it was hit in the rear the entire body would tend to warp and make the doors stick shut..... That's the mark of a well though out "DEATH TRAP". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I had a '70 Pinto as my first car. It got rearended once but only dented the rear bumper. They bounce away more like a ping-pong ball than a rock. Had many years of high school fun in that little thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) My wife got one, a 3 door, when they first came out. Then I found out that she couldn't even go forward, when she backed out of the driveway onto the icy street (No weight over the rear axel) unless I walked out and gave her a one handed push to get her going, I bought her a Squire Wagon the following year when they came out. The dealer gave me my full new purchase price of the 3 door against the price of the wagon. He said they were selling that well. The wagon did quite well in the snow and ice, 200 more pounds on the rear axel. My daughter bought one when they were on their last legs. Got a hell of a good deal. A few years later she sold it to her sister, who got a lot of time out of it too. Then my son bought it while he was going to college. He totaled it and rebuilt it. One daughter hit a deer with it. It kept on trucking all those years. That 2 liter engine was really good. Edited January 2, 2019 by janice6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerford Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 5 hours ago, SC Tiger said: Others call that "Sanity". What really sucked is not only was the car basically a rolling Zippo, when it was hit in the rear the entire body would tend to warp and make the doors stick shut..... The public was made to believe that Pintos burst into flames everyday, many times a day for no reason at all. The reality was much different. Out of the 2.2 million cars that were produced in the period, there were about 27 deaths and a couple hundred injuries related to fires. so about 1 in 100,000. Not exactly common. I am not saying Ford did not screw up. They did, it was an easy fix that could have been a quick running change especial the tank bladder, or the plastic differential plates. Like many thinks things get blown way out of proportion. Kinda like the Explorer blow outs and rollovers. It seems if you maintained safe speeds for conditions, maintained safe tire pressures and tread, and drove it like the high center of gravity vehicle it is, you didn't have problems. Had one for years, never had a blow-out or a rollover. I must have gotten a special one, as the press lead you to believe that they all did it, every single day. If you rode in an explorer, you were a dead man walking. I get the joke of the picture, but the flames should have been more upwards licking rather like you were driving backwards at 60mph on fire. If you are going to do a joke, make sure you execute it well. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Eric said: Shelby Daytona? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted January 2, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted January 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, gwalchmai said: Shelby Daytona? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 3 hours ago, racerford said: The public was made to believe that Pintos burst into flames everyday, many times a day for no reason at all. The reality was much different. Out of the 2.2 million cars that were produced in the period, there were about 27 deaths and a couple hundred injuries related to fires. so about 1 in 100,000. Not exactly common. I am not saying Ford did not screw up. They did, it was an easy fix that could have been a quick running change especial the tank bladder, or the plastic differential plates. Like many thinks things get blown way out of proportion. Kinda like the Explorer blow outs and rollovers. It seems if you maintained safe speeds for conditions, maintained safe tire pressures and tread, and drove it like the high center of gravity vehicle it is, you didn't have problems. Had one for years, never had a blow-out or a rollover. I must have gotten a special one, as the press lead you to believe that they all did it, every single day. If you rode in an explorer, you were a dead man walking. I get the joke of the picture, but the flames should have been more upwards licking rather like you were driving backwards at 60mph on fire. If you are going to do a joke, make sure you execute it well. The Corvair took the rap for swing axels too, in spite of the fact that the VW had the same suspension and nothing was said about it. Crap happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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