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My RANT!
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And if you wanted to know WHY I was gone so long ... I went to the TOY dealer to price new rear leaf springs that I need so badly. It took 7 paramedics to get me off the floor and restart my thumpin gizzard when I heard the price.
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- Scott Tanner... Can't even see the Cub in this mess..
Reminds me of the stickers Kubota put on their 4 cyl diesels in the early '80's that we put in our units we make here at work... they were located near the petcock on the block and read "Drain coolant perfectly for preventing frozen"
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Ryan:
Sorry 'bout that - SMT - like Ken said.
More later - why do people slow down in the left lane when passing semis ?? (so the trucker has longer to worry about that idjit in his blind spot????)I ponder this every day -to work and from as I get stuck behind another "left lane louie" (can you tell, I just got home...)
Sorry 'bout that - SMT - like Ken said.
More later - why do people slow down in the left lane when passing semis ?? (so the trucker has longer to worry about that idjit in his blind spot????)I ponder this every day -to work and from as I get stuck behind another "left lane louie" (can you tell, I just got home...)
Kendell - ya NEED a song that I have on a memory stick for my truck stereo...yep my truck stereo has a USB 
I can't tell ya about the song here but if ya want it and aren't offended by the language I'll email it to ya. --- forget it, I just checked and it's 4.3 meg and Netzero has a 3+meg email limit---
I jest got home too. I bought a complete front end for my TOY. Now I'll have a solid front axle 4x4 and the rear springs I need. I found a MINT '95 2 wheel drive frame ... it may come here to live too
Scott - it's like I said before, if they insist on selling us this import stuff why can't they at least hire a translator and proof reader to get the wording right on labels and instructions. Like the old M*A*S*H show when that pretty Korean girl said, "I speak English goodly no?"
I can't tell ya about the song here but if ya want it and aren't offended by the language I'll email it to ya. --- forget it, I just checked and it's 4.3 meg and Netzero has a 3+meg email limit--- I jest got home too. I bought a complete front end for my TOY. Now I'll have a solid front axle 4x4 and the rear springs I need. I found a MINT '95 2 wheel drive frame ... it may come here to live too
Scott - it's like I said before, if they insist on selling us this import stuff why can't they at least hire a translator and proof reader to get the wording right on labels and instructions. Like the old M*A*S*H show when that pretty Korean girl said, "I speak English goodly no?"
Wild Bill,
Sure as long as you don't bitch slap the registry.
Sure as long as you don't bitch slap the registry.
Charlie: What do you mean?...
Well, I'm sick and damn tired of the 'Barrett-Jackson' auctions........ I pay extra on my satellite bill to have the SPEED channel...notice it's not the AUCTION channel
I don't know what the a$$clowns are thinking that run that stations programming...but I'm pissed! There was no coverage of the Chili Bowl midget races from Tulsa, OK (which is a huge race!! Plus there is testing going on at Daytona, and a LOT of dirt track sprint car, late model, and modified racing coming up at East Bay, and Volusia...but is there any coverage or stories on SPEED.....-not really!! I did see a little bit of Craftsman Truck series testing...but that's it...the rest is this damn auction!! Yeah, some of the cars are cool...but it's supposed to be a racing oriented channel.
And to add to my frustration..I went to the SPEED channel's website to try to send them an e-mail about this crap, and it is dominated by ....the Barrett-Jackson auction!!
It might seem petty to some folks...but all of this auction coverage of cars that no 'common man' could attempt to afford is BS, and I'm tired of it.
OK KENtucky...your turn again.
What the newest creation gonna' be?
Well, I'm sick and damn tired of the 'Barrett-Jackson' auctions........ I pay extra on my satellite bill to have the SPEED channel...notice it's not the AUCTION channel
I don't know what the a$$clowns are thinking that run that stations programming...but I'm pissed! There was no coverage of the Chili Bowl midget races from Tulsa, OK (which is a huge race!! Plus there is testing going on at Daytona, and a LOT of dirt track sprint car, late model, and modified racing coming up at East Bay, and Volusia...but is there any coverage or stories on SPEED.....-not really!! I did see a little bit of Craftsman Truck series testing...but that's it...the rest is this damn auction!! Yeah, some of the cars are cool...but it's supposed to be a racing oriented channel.
And to add to my frustration..I went to the SPEED channel's website to try to send them an e-mail about this crap, and it is dominated by ....the Barrett-Jackson auction!!
It might seem petty to some folks...but all of this auction coverage of cars that no 'common man' could attempt to afford is BS, and I'm tired of it.
OK KENtucky...your turn again.
What the newest creation gonna' be?
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Kentucky Ken
Some assembly required????
Wild Bill
Try living in Phoenix, there's 4 auctions going on at the same time.
Some assembly required????
Wild Bill
Try living in Phoenix, there's 4 auctions going on at the same time.
I fer got my new Toy pic from the front (ol lady came out to look over my shoulder on last post) This one is an 84/85 model. Take your pick...dated 12/84 and 1/85 on the door jam.
Funny how NOBODY asked how much the Toyota dealer priced new rear leaf springs for the 1988 SOLID GOLD Toyota.
Funny how NOBODY asked how much the Toyota dealer priced new rear leaf springs for the 1988 SOLID GOLD Toyota.
Wild Bill,
The sad fact is is that TV programming these days is driven not by what a mass audience wants to see, but whatever the advertiser's chosen demographic might watch. TV isn't about providing entertainment for its own sake, it is about selling advertising, any entertainment provided is meerly bait for the 20+ minutes of commercials shown each hour. Sure, the masses can fantasise a bit watching the Barrett-Jackson Show a time or two, then get discouraged by the fact that their next car they buy will be a 5 year old Ford Focus. People who can afford to sink 6 or 7 figures into a classic car are a fatter demographic than the average racing fan. They got the money to spend on the expensive products featured in the ads, and the show itself is little but a commercial for Barrett-Jackson.
I noticed last summer on the History and Discovery Channels, both owned by Disney were overrun by shows about Pirates, from Pirate Tech on Modern Marvels to a special Pirate Edition of Mythbusters. Any coincidence that the most hyped movie of the year was the sequel to "Pirates of the Carribean"? Movies themselves have become vehicles for Product Placements as much as entertainment vehicles.
PBS had degenerated as well. Unlike commercial TV, they have to go after viewers pocketbooks directly, and while Mom and Pop schoolteacher and bus driver might throw $50 a year at PBS, their real targets are the well-heeled classes that write checks for thousands of dollars. This is why they carry so many reruns of "Antiques Roadshow", and why the typical "This Old House" series features multimillion dollar properties with million dollar rennovation budgets. This pattern is repeated on many of the cable channels, which feature variations on fix up this old dump and get rich in the process. Ditto for other style and makeover shows, and I won't even mention what has happened to MTV and VH1 as of late!
Advertising in general presents a distorted picture of what is really worth spending money on to the average person, creating demand for things that don't really benefit them all that much, and in many cases can ill-afford. This leads to discontent and financial problems, which has led to the rise of another class of advertisers: the Mortgage Brokers, Credit Repair Specialists, and Divorce Attorneys, often seen on cable channels which feature nothing but back episodes of COPS and CSI.
The sad fact is is that TV programming these days is driven not by what a mass audience wants to see, but whatever the advertiser's chosen demographic might watch. TV isn't about providing entertainment for its own sake, it is about selling advertising, any entertainment provided is meerly bait for the 20+ minutes of commercials shown each hour. Sure, the masses can fantasise a bit watching the Barrett-Jackson Show a time or two, then get discouraged by the fact that their next car they buy will be a 5 year old Ford Focus. People who can afford to sink 6 or 7 figures into a classic car are a fatter demographic than the average racing fan. They got the money to spend on the expensive products featured in the ads, and the show itself is little but a commercial for Barrett-Jackson.
I noticed last summer on the History and Discovery Channels, both owned by Disney were overrun by shows about Pirates, from Pirate Tech on Modern Marvels to a special Pirate Edition of Mythbusters. Any coincidence that the most hyped movie of the year was the sequel to "Pirates of the Carribean"? Movies themselves have become vehicles for Product Placements as much as entertainment vehicles.
PBS had degenerated as well. Unlike commercial TV, they have to go after viewers pocketbooks directly, and while Mom and Pop schoolteacher and bus driver might throw $50 a year at PBS, their real targets are the well-heeled classes that write checks for thousands of dollars. This is why they carry so many reruns of "Antiques Roadshow", and why the typical "This Old House" series features multimillion dollar properties with million dollar rennovation budgets. This pattern is repeated on many of the cable channels, which feature variations on fix up this old dump and get rich in the process. Ditto for other style and makeover shows, and I won't even mention what has happened to MTV and VH1 as of late!
Advertising in general presents a distorted picture of what is really worth spending money on to the average person, creating demand for things that don't really benefit them all that much, and in many cases can ill-afford. This leads to discontent and financial problems, which has led to the rise of another class of advertisers: the Mortgage Brokers, Credit Repair Specialists, and Divorce Attorneys, often seen on cable channels which feature nothing but back episodes of COPS and CSI.
Ken: That looks like one hell of a project
What was the price on the springs? $300 per side....?
Bruce: In short you are saying that the big business shmucks don't care....
I knew that, but I'm still torqued that the damn auction is on again tonight
Bruce: In short you are saying that the big business shmucks don't care....
I knew that, but I'm still torqued that the damn auction is on again tonight
I guess that's why I spend twice as much time online than I do watching TV. Too bad its too cold to work out in the garage. Yeah, big business has turned the bandwidth of the the airwaves and the TV side of the coaxial cable into a desert of reruns, reality programming, and commercials. Hopefully there will always be room on the 'net for expression and original thinking, but I'm afraid the forces at work to undermine the freedom we now enjoy will gain ground in the future.
Bruce - I took USA channel off my favorites because I got sick (and tired) of the -- call me to get your rocks off commercials. Damn prostitution on tv!
WB - the auction is on tomorrow too!
$300 per side? Lay flat on the floor with smelling salts in your hand and I might tell ya. It was (for the pair) almost what I gave for the truck off a car lot. I bought the blue one basicly to get the springs and got the cab and front solid axle thrown in.
Radar is showing frozen stuff knocking on my door. I've been up since 3am so I think I'll head in and see if the dog still knows me!
WB - the auction is on tomorrow too!
$300 per side? Lay flat on the floor with smelling salts in your hand and I might tell ya. It was (for the pair) almost what I gave for the truck off a car lot. I bought the blue one basicly to get the springs and got the cab and front solid axle thrown in.
Radar is showing frozen stuff knocking on my door. I've been up since 3am so I think I'll head in and see if the dog still knows me!
My own rant
I don't watch tv that much cause 3rd shift takes it out of me. Trying to go in with a friend on buyin a barn or somethin to work in in the cold and bring home more CRAP. All my friend think I'm the local dump. I like picken up stuff and have found more uses for it FOR THEM when they need it than they care to admit. One inparticular can eat my shorts(insert what you will) and don't care to admit when I'm right even when it's backed by ten others, physical evidence, scientists proven experiments, and congress. Ah. Feel much better. Thank you for the ranting space.
I don't watch tv that much cause 3rd shift takes it out of me. Trying to go in with a friend on buyin a barn or somethin to work in in the cold and bring home more CRAP. All my friend think I'm the local dump. I like picken up stuff and have found more uses for it FOR THEM when they need it than they care to admit. One inparticular can eat my shorts(insert what you will) and don't care to admit when I'm right even when it's backed by ten others, physical evidence, scientists proven experiments, and congress. Ah. Feel much better. Thank you for the ranting space.
