critters

[58 Yeoman]

We were out and about today, and decided to stop at a new pizza restaurant, that used to be an Old Chicago pizza place.  Different name now, but same owners.  We told the waitress that we wanted a medium thin crust pizza with...she stopped us right there. Sorry, we don't have thin crust medium pizza, just small and large.  Ummm, there's $8 more for a large, which would be too much for us.  She apologized, and we left. We decided then to eat at Longhorn Steakhouse for some burgers.  Lunch special was a 1/2 pound cheeseburger for $10.

I ordered mine med. well, wife ordered med. rare and a baked potato.  When we got them, her's was raw, barely brown on the outside.  Called the waitress and told her, and she said she'd take it back to be cooked.  Wife said no, bring a bowl of soup instead.  Waitress came back with the soup and said the burger was really raw.  The mgr. came by and apologized that the burger wasn't cooked enough.  Wife said it wasn't cooked at all.

We were eating and the mgr. came back with two gift cards for $10 each and apologized again.  She said she looked at the burger, and it WAS raw.  Didn't charge us for her burger, so the bill was like $11, and they gave us $20 in gift cards.  I hope next time is better.

[idrivejunk]

I had that happen at McDonalds once. They gave me another, I was too hungry to make the scene. But

You GOT to put FIRE under the dadgum critter, young lady!

Boy I tell you what. At a steakhouse, no less.

I want a thin crust 3 critter pizza now, thank you Phil.

Who among you has had a good sail rabbit? No, not cacciatore.

[chimp koose]

When is the last time you saw a javelin ? Loved the 70 71 models ! There was one along the bus route to school when I was a kid. White /blue 2 tone . blue back half ,split along the B pillar front edge to a white front . 15x10 chrome reverse with baby moons N50's on the back and 14" skinny cragar 5 spokes on the front . I can still see that one if I close my eyes . I would have my face pressed to the bus window the entire time I could see it as we passed by every day .       

[enjenjo]

When I lived in Arizona my next door Neighbor had a 71 Javelin Mark Donahue edition with a 196 six three speed stick for the powerplant. What a waste. I had a 70 Hornet that I took in trade on a 74 Vega stolen recovery I rebuilt. I rebuilt the Hornet with junk yard parts, drove it for two years, and sold it for eight times the price I paid for it.

Funny story on that Vega. I did a fancy SS style paint job on it and put a Monza interior in it with the styled wheels. When I stripped the interior out of it there was about 5 lbs of "grass" seed under the carpets. It was a pretty car, and my sister loved it but I told he it was not the car for her and sold it to some one else.

Two years later she came over to show me the car she had just bought off the Trading post. It was the same car, with a bad clutch.

[58 Yeoman]

I don't know how I posted my pizza story on the critters thread.  Getting old, I guess has its faults.

My former father in law once bought a rusted Vega and tried to keep it running.  I've never seen a car so rusted and still hold together.  I think he finally junked it.

[jaybee]

I met one of these on the road yesterday, though I can't swear it was an SS going the other way at highway speed. It occurred to me I hadn't seen one in a very long time.

I wouldn't be opposed to a 1968-70 Ford Galaxie 500 two door.

[idrivejunk]

Phil, we may as well call this the I'm not doing anything thread. Pretty easy to work critters, varmints, and what-not in wherever you find a spot.

Random thirty second mind blurb I had this week was I ought to stop calling my car Grape. I told a guy once if I had to describe the color it would be grape Kool Aid. That stuck. Not much on car naming but the thought I had for it was Endura. The word for soft Pontiac bumpers, kinda like Endora the hag witch on TV, but mostly because it just endures. Wow, a lot.

I was watching a thing about ocean stuff... Greatbigo seals will hop right up on a boat transom to avoid orcas. They'll try to get on smaller boats and capsize them then everybody is fair game. Then theres the open ocean kayakers. Now that one ain't even funny. Your rig is plastic at least but you have an oar and a handful of 15' hammerheads. Saw one aluminum boat chomped in half at the driving chair. Person jumped out and was saved but I had to think that was not unlike failing to fully unwrap a stick of Juicy Fruit.

Then there was the buddy who did have a Javelin. Too many dingleberries for me but his crapshack 61 Mako Shark with 327 and hi stall on a PG, I took for a burnout or two. I was like 17. Theres the thread continuity item.

Back around then I rode around in a bona fide tan chopped 49 Merc with flames. I drank in the back seat. Frank mentioned grass seed... When I got my GTP DD, it had an entire dozen sticks of patchouli incense hidden throughout the interior. Weed car. That one I call SuperBetty.

Anybody wanna take a stab at naming the Lone Ranger's nephew? Or his horse. The son of Silver. On old radio.

I'll try to do something about the lack of fluffy pictures.

[idrivejunk]

And I'll keep an eye peeled for pellet cat laden smog varmints.

Met one guy awhile back that has a bunch of Colts and a couple K cars. The retro miser genre is a thing apparently. Rabbits and Rabbit trucks are a cult. There was a diesel Rabbit truck in the HS parking lot. That guy would take two miles to hit 50 after school. I liked to churp the L60s  on the 2-3 outta the gate on my 72 SS at the time.

My road pizza / sail rabbit reference came from Return to Macon County, 1975. If you can throw it like a Frisbee, thats a sail rabbit. I see the term has new meanings. Don't they all.

[idrivejunk]

Lone Ranger's nephew was Dan Reed. Horse's name was Victor.

Hopalong Cassidy's big white horse was Topper. Tops everything. But I am thinking all those white horses were probably Arabians?

Came across something else though that I cannot leave out.

Bondo Mystery Apes. AKA Bili apes. KB needs a new pet, I'm thinking.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bili_ape

[kb426]

I'd be all for the bondo mystery ape if they can work bondo.

[idrivejunk]

At least if you did come across one that could, you could name him Mr. Bondo. 

[chimp koose]

pudding if the bondo ape is a girl .

[idrivejunk]

Perfect ^^^ 

I dare say primate arms would be much better suited to sanding. Natural scat-flinging abilities might be trained into filler wiping as well. Thats how Barney Rubble would do it.

[idrivejunk]

This entry is worth the read...

Last Monday, a badly damaged 69 Mustang shaker hood was waiting in my stall when I arrived. Two dents on top were duly noted on the freight bill but when unboxed, the whole panel was twisted and crushed. Crumple zones crumpled and all.

So the guy who recieved it made arrangements and a UPS call tag was issued. I spent much of that morning reconstructing the box with tape.

Yesterday, the replacement arrived. I recognized my tape job. Shipment refused. Holley International did that. Epic snafu!

Here is a current teardown pic of my project critter. It was a three-on-tree. Body mounts been soaking in PB for 2 days and thats how long it has taken to get it to this point. Today I'll see about liberating it from the chassis. As usual, the floor and front structure are junk. It is a '71 so doesn't quite qualify as smog era.

[58 Yeoman]

Matt, we had the same problem when my wife bought me a hanging lawn 'chair' online.  When the box arrived, parts of the support frame were sticking out three sides of the box.  We told UPS that we didn't want it.  He said to call UPS and get a return slip.  We did. UPS picked it up later and returned it to the seller.  Seller said they sent a new one. HA! Same box arrived with all the parts sticking out. Told the driver to send it back, we were done messing with it.  Bought identical one at Menard's.

I was working part time at a Ford dealer in '66, and they got a Bronco with a short cab, 6cyl., 3 speed.  I really liked that truck, and they used it for a service truck for a while, until a farmer came in and said he needed it more than them.  I've always had a soft for them ever since.