Abilene Slim SASS 81783

I have that book, “Harpo Speaks”. It’s an excellent read.

“I counted the yard signs in my neighborhood, and "ADT Home Security" is going to win in a landslide.” - Jim Geraghty, National Review

I tried looking this up on their website by part number and description, but was unsuccessful.

One of the best bits ever!

Might not know for a few weeks. 😕

I did NOT work in on that gun! It was …err, like that when I got it. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

That was well done.

Ham sandwich or ham & beans on the menu? 😁

The check is in the mail. It’s on the truck. You’re next on the list.

B-17 experimental fitting with Allison engines.

Woulda made a great Bond movie girl.

Too bad they couldn’t preserve it (or didn’t want to) as it was such an interesting plane. Here is in 1946 with the Allison engines, just before scrapping. Also shown next to a DC-3. Wow!

They sure did, didn’t they? And then disappeared from the US market altogether. I see new Alfas around here from time to time. Other than the grill, they look generic, like every other car made here or overseas. These days, you can’t tell what brand a vehicle is until you see the logo/nameplate. Once in a blue moon I’ll see something where I say, “Huh, that’s nice looking.” It’s one of the reasons (other than cost) that I’ve no interest in replacing my 2005 Grand Cherokee. There’s very little out there that’s interesting.

TRUE!!

Those were marvelous sports cars! As were the sedans. I got to drive one of these in the mid 70’s:

“If you can’t find a man that’s handsome, find a man that’s handy.”

Adding on, it’s possible to have a FP that’s too long. I replaced one that was too short with a longer one. It was so long that it would dent the primer just by gently closing the action. I found another one that split the difference between the two. Sometimes they need some fitting.

1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Spider Zagato

Imagine sitting in on a meeting where the flag officer(s) try to make the one-per-division rule sound rational to a combat vet.

Says I have to sign in to watch. No thanks.

Showed #5 to my wife who said, “ew!!” #10 & 18 are kind of cool. #12 looks like an acid trip from Mad Max.

I lived in Queens - Flushing to be exact - close to Worlds Fair Grounds. Commuted to the City daily - 42nd St & 3rd Ave. Only drove on weekends, mostly to the burbs like Jones Beach, Hicksville, Westbury et al. There were periodic trips to the City after business hours for entertainment venues. Riding the subways then was too spooky. We called the Long Island Expressway (LIE) the “Long Island Distressway - the world’s longest parking lot.” Took the kids to NY 30 or so years ago. My then 10-year old son son said at the time, “all you do in New York is give $20 bills to people in little booths.” 😊

When I first lived in D.C., a friend told me that a defensive driver wouldn’t survive. You had to be aggressive if you wanted to get anywhere. And those traffic circles are maddening. Sometimes you have go around several times just to get to the street you want. Then it was on to New York City, where aggressive driving is a highly developed and necessary skill. Everyone does it so there’s a kind of predictable harmony to it. I once saw 3 lanes of traffic on 5th Avenue move in unison like a school of fish when a cab pulled away from the curb. They weren’t being polite, they were just acting on instinct, as the cab pulled out without warning. It’s a beautiful kind of chaos. 😊 Now I live in the Kansas City area where every trip on the surrounding interstates is random terror. Worst drivers in the country? St. Louis.

Stolen from Sedalia Dave. 😁