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UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
How the f**k did you get into my basement????!!!????
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Please tell me you do not energize your outlets with tele comm wire. I think the plumbing trap configuration is from another country. Tuesday, I failed a guy's house that he is building because he used hilti screws to attach pressure treated sill plates to the foundation slab, instead of anchor straps as illustrated on the plans. On the nail box, I requested, the illustration was for metal studs you would typically use for a business fit out. I gave him the alternative to insert large 7/8 lag bolts suited for sill foundation bolts. Yes, the excitement is unreal.
 
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stampedehero said:
Please tell me you do not energize your outlets with tele comm wire. I think the plumbing trap configuration is from another country. Tuesday, I failed a guy's house that he is building because he used hilti screws to attach pressure treated sill plates to the foundation slab, instead of anchor straps as illustrated on the plans. On the nail box, I requested, the illustration was for metal studs you would typically use for a business fit out. I gave him the alternative to insert large 7/8 lag bolts suited for sill foundation bolts. Yes, the excitement is unreal.
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Actually, the current house does not have a basement. But those photos could have come from our first house. It had been a rental and the upkeep and repairs were nowhere near code. My efforts at maintenance were on a similar level, skill wise. Thankfully, 40+ years later I can pretty much afford to have that shit done by someone who knows what they’re doing.......
 
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Lanny said:
1959 thru 1968 truly were the glory years. I also loved the '57 and '58 Buicks.
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1972 was an incredibly good year for yours truly.
 
Lanny said:
What kind of automobile was "yours truly'?
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I wasn't old enough to drive in '72. My first vehicle (in '73) was a '62 Volkswagen Bug I purchased from my father. The next year, I purchased a '72 Chevy Vega. Loved that car. My first brand new car was a '78 Volkswagen Rabbit. Great little car all the way around.
 
ABM said:
I wasn't old enough to drive in '72. My first vehicle (in '73) was a '62 Volkswagen Bug I purchased from my father. The next year, I purchased a '72 Chevy Vega. Loved that car. My first brand new car was a '78 Volkswagen Rabbit. Great little car all the way around.
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My wife’s first car was a ‘72 Vega GT. she drove it all through college. But in general it was a POS. During her college days it died died right in the middle of the drive through Redwood tree in CA. Pissed off a lot of other tourists. We got married during spring break of her senior year.......and several months later, after an evening of shopping for a couch, the engine caught fire while the car was sitting in our driveway. We happily waved goodbye as it was towed off.......we’ve never owned a GM product since.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
My wife’s first car was a ‘72 Vega GT. she drove it all through college. But in general it was a POS.....
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I do get that as they had aluminum blocks that sometimes would/could warp.
 
ABM said:
I wasn't old enough to drive in '72. My first vehicle (in '73) was a '62 Volkswagen Bug I purchased from my father. The next year, I purchased a '72 Chevy Vega. Loved that car. My first brand new car was a '78 Volkswagen Rabbit. Great little car all the way around.
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My dad had two brand new '62 VW beetles.
The European version of the Rabbit was the Golf and was supposedly better.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
My wife’s first car was a ‘72 Vega GT. she drove it all through college. But in general it was a POS. During her college days it died died right in the middle of the drive through Redwood tree in CA. Pissed off a lot of other tourists. We got married during spring break of her senior year.......and several months later, after an evening of shopping for a couch, the engine caught fire while the car was sitting in our driveway. We happily waved goodbye as it was towed off.......we’ve never owned a GM product since.
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Ah yes, the college years.
 
Tyrant of Ants said:
Son of a bitch! They traced my Vietnamese dong and didn't pay me!
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Is it true that the men wear harnesses to carry their schlongs and the women are slanted sideways?
 
ABM said:
I do get that as they had aluminum blocks that sometimes would/could warp.
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There are a lot of car engines that were and are made of aluminum without warping. The Chevy Corvair for one. I think there are some European sports cars that make their engines out of an aluminum alloy. The American armored personnel carrier uses an alloy out of principally aluminum armor. I worked on the design of one in St. Louis.
 
ABM said:
I do get that as they had aluminum blocks that sometimes would/could warp.
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I took my wife’s Vega to Hubbard Chevrolet for some service one day, and they gave me a Cosworth Vega as a loaner. Talk about putting lipstick AND a tuxedo on a pig, but damn was that a fun car to drive. I went through an entire tank of gas opening it up on the backroads of Marion and Clackamas Counties. They were a tad bit annoyed when they saw how many miles I had put on it.......
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
I took my wife’s Vega to Hubbard Chevrolet for some service one day, and they gave me a Cosworth Vega as a loaner. Talk about putting lipstick AND a tuxedo on a pig, but damn was that a fun car to drive. I went through an entire tank of gas opening it up on the backroads of Marion and Clackamas Counties. They were a tad bit annoyed when they saw how many miles I had put on it.......
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I had a '73 FIAT. (fix it again tony) and for that reason I'll never have one, ever. I should have bought a few muscle cars and earned some money in the late 70's.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
I took my wife’s Vega to Hubbard Chevrolet for some service one day, and they gave me a Cosworth Vega as a loaner. Talk about putting lipstick AND a tuxedo on a pig, but damn was that a fun car to drive. I went through an entire tank of gas opening it up on the backroads of Marion and Clackamas Counties. They were a tad bit annoyed when they saw how many miles I had put on it.......
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Cosworth. Dang, talk about a blast from the past.
 
Lanny said:
There are a lot of car engines that were and are made of aluminum without warping. The Chevy Corvair for one.
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Hey, didn't Ralph Nader try to get those banned? Heh. Good ol' Ralphy.
 
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