The Rodding Roundtable
Motorhead Message Central => Rodder's Roundtable => Topic started by: UGLY OLDS on February 16, 2016, 10:30:59 AM
In my never ending quest to always try to help my RRT brothers in any way possible , I stumbled, (tripped?), on this little item & IMMEDIATELY thought of my friend Chimp.... :idea:
With all of the care & dedication that he shows on a daily basis, he is the ONLY person that could possibly get the true appreciation of using something like this ...( Prolly needs it on a daily basis where he lives too.) :roll:
Chimp ....This one's for YOU . :shock: :P 8) :lol: :lol:
Bob... :wink:
WHERE did you find that ? Does it come in green ? KOOL!!!!! :D
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You guys are weird, down this way we usually use a cocktail or champagne to break the ice? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ha ha ha! :lol: Kneeslapper thread. Flake fetish-ism.
In my teens I made bass boats with a cajun who, every time he dumped the alpha jewels in a new pail of gelcoat, would begin to stir and always say:
"Look at it spark and glit!"
Around here if you break the ice its cause you are fishing!
Quote from: "chimp koose"Around here if you break the ice its cause you are fishing!
Same here. :D
Since it is supposed to be 90 degrees here tomorrow, just what is this ice stuff you speak of?
hard water
Once again, same here, the purpose of 'fishing' with cocktails, champagne or similar as 'bait', is that something gets hard. :wink:
You must be fishing for red snapper or sucker fish ! Catch and release or trophy fishing ? ( I think this thread has derailed )
That's Ok, it coulda been a lot worse.
I'm still trying to figure out what that thing really is and how it works. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Should be used to scrape snow and ice off windows in the great white north . NOT to be confused with other acceptable devices for thumping on the bottom of gas tank to get pump started . This can result in broken windshields (RE my post in" daily driver wont start")
Considering this year is likely to be the coldest February on record (the temp in Melbourne has not gone over 95 degrees F and we usually get at least a couple of weeks around the 104-6 range), maybe I should consider getting me one of these nifty things?
Or even a box full, so I can corner the market, make a killing and become a squilionaire, once global un-warming sends all your white stuff down here.
Carps if you only get a box full you will be looking for more of them for yourself . I have owned MANY of them , they seem to disappear only to re appear in the summer . But really , if I bought a box full I would never remember where the box went when I needed another one . I bought three this year , one for each truck. Now I am using one I found from last year . In a pinch you can use your credit card as a scraper , I rarely loose my wallet .
QuoteIn a pinch you can use your credit card as a scraper , I rarely loose my wallet .
OR... My preferred method:
Determine that trip is REALLY necessary ...
Start truck ...activate heater/defroster ... Go back inside for second cup of coffee ...
Bob... :wink:
It was so cold (-40ish)here one night and I had to go to the police station. There was about 8" of snow piled up on the bottom of the windshield that I didn't bother to clear . I put the defrost on high and started to drive . Just before I get to the police station I heard a big bang, made my wife and I jump. The otherwise perfect windshield had split in a line from side to side right along the top of the snow. Had it happen one other time when I parked a parts donor 65 ford truck in the shop overnight right under a forced air shop furnace . came back and the windshield that was to be on the list of parts used was split .
QuoteQuote from: "chimp koose"It was so cold (-40ish)here one night and I had to go to the police station. There was about 8" of snow piled up on the bottom of the windshield that I didn't bother to clear . I put the defrost on high and started to drive . Just before I get to the police station I heard a big bang, made my wife and I jump. The otherwise perfect windshield had split in a line from side to side right along the top of the snow. Had it happen one other time when I parked a parts donor 65 ford truck in the shop overnight right under a forced air shop furnace . came back and the windshield that was to be on the list of parts used was split .
Chimp...I think that you missed part #1.....
"Determine that trip is REALLY necessary ... "
-40* & snow :?: :?:
Nope ..Trip NOT necessary ..... :lol:
Bob.. :wink:
CK, every Canadian I have met, I have enjoyed. I am not capable of understanding the process for anyone to live where it stays cold for so many months of the year. You have my respect for how you handle your environment. Lets get back to whacky metalflake! :)
Y'know when I first read this thread then finished my laff, I thought of the one place where the world has never been a'feared of copious amounts of ginormous flake... bowling balls. Also could be used as icebreakers but maybe not so much for windows. Maybe chicks though!
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTU4M1gxNjAw/z/dr8AAOSwv0tVIcpJ/$_3.JPG)
This one looks like flakes from a bumper throwed into a wood chipper! :twisted:
(https://img1.etsystatic.com/001/0/6101296/il_fullxfull.397488601_116x.jpg)
The nice things about cold climates . No mosquitos for 5 months of the year . No poisonous snakes . Few hurricanes . It is culturally acceptable to drive a beater for the winter months . No risk of flooding for most of the year . When its cold , put on another layer of clothes ( if its too hot you can't get naked ,,,, unless you are mowing the lawn ) You really can enjoy a hot holiday in winter . In summer the sun is out till way late and up before you wake . You can fish in the middle of the lake without having a boat . when hunting for old tin you can go in spring and the snow is gone but the trees without leaves can not obstruct your view .When it is really cold you can count on your in laws NOT popping by .
QuoteQuote from: "chimp koose"The nice things about cold climates . No mosquitos for 5 months of the year . No poisonous snakes . Few hurricanes . It is culturally acceptable to drive a beater for the winter months . No risk of flooding for most of the year . When its cold , put on another layer of clothes ( if its too hot you can't get naked ,,,, unless you are mowing the lawn ) You really can enjoy a hot holiday in winter . In summer the sun is out till way late and up before you wake . You can fish in the middle of the lake without having a boat . when hunting for old tin you can go in spring and the snow is gone but the trees without leaves can not obstruct your view .When it is really cold you can count on your in laws NOT popping by .
All good points ... :roll: Did you see those hood ornaments that idrivejunk has :shock: :shock: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
One for the top of each front fender :idea: :idea: :? :? :lol: :lol:
Bob... :wink:
I was thinking of how they could be used on a car . Thanks ugly olds !Do you know they make car wrap material in metal flake now .
Surely we could mill a bowling ball down into a 30s style headlight pod. Or split in half for two dog dish hubcaps :shock: :roll: :roll:
I like the headlights idea .
well, people die each year to exposure to cold in the winter & heat in the summer.
Both sets of inlaws have been deceased for years. No problem there.
We cant keep the sunshine out lately. Dang BBQ fired up 1 - 3 times a week in the evenings.