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"craftsman 99 piece tool set" What I started with, 50's still have most, added some of course. Remember the little magnet set that went up inside of the sockets?

Originally Posted by pepi

" Remember the little magnet set that went up inside of the sockets?

I've still got those in my tool kit! Used'em once or twice too.

Ah by the 70's I don't recall the magnets! It's funny that you can get craftsman from Ace Hardware now!

Maybe this will help

https://tiresize.com/chart/

14s have become a custom size. Remember them listed for sale at about $15?

The 70R is the ratio of sidewall height to width.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

14s have become a custom size. Remember them listed for sale at about $15?

The 70R is the ratio of sidewall height to width.

15's are getting almost as bad! 70R, 60R, 50R all named the same way which means if they'd continued the process the new "rubber band's" would be something like 10R or maybe 5R! For me the tire needs to be something like 25% of the wheel size - on 18's the sidewall needs to be 4.5" or more, and a bit more is more better! Old school.... or just OLD!

a rose by any other name is something .. i cant remember the quote .. i dont have a green thumb but i believe i have a record setter here .. this rose is nearly 6 inches across .. only two grew on the plant so it must dedicate itself to " bigger is better " .. my normal rose plant nearby has dozens of 2 inch roses .. these big ones have no smell so i dont know why nature made them this way .. they are just pretty to look at ..

when i wore a younger mans clothes i was quite strong for my spindly size .. i had great leg strength and athletic control of toothpick arms .. i could throw a ball way farther than bigger guys ,, i could jump over small building with a single bound .. i do have a t shirt with a big S on it but i rarely wear it anymore .. anywho many years ago as i am some fellow employees were sitting outside eating lunch the conversation leaned towards who could pick up the back end of a little car parked nearby .. it was a ford fiesta ..a few guys tried and failed .. a big girl tried .. when my turn came i got the car about 6 inches off the ground .. everyone was amazed .. till Big Ray came by ..big RAy was 6 foot 7 and weighed 520 Lbs .. and it weren't fat .. he was a part time bouncer at several clubs and did not even have to show up most of the time .. just the fear of him being there kept people straight .. he boasted that he could pick the car up with one hand .. i picked the car up by backing up to it and lifting .. Big Ray walked to it forwards and with one arm raised it about 3 feet in the air .. there were two guys sitting in the car with the switch on listening to the radio .. Big Ray leaned forward and the car rolled about 5 feet and cranked up and smacked the rear bumper of a car in front of it .. no real damage was done and no one was going to complain even if there was ..

Yeah my whole thread had blurred out photos from Photobucket now extorting money to use our free accounts, and get our pictures on posts unblurred. Not sure how people are linking photos on this site so I haven't posted any of my pictures on here do to size and mb constraints. If anyone has a free site they know of to upload our pictures and that provides links for us to use on online forums, please Share. Nice truck Hoss.

Septic tanks keep shit from view for years.

And there is a topic. Tire dates, Mass is now checking the date codes while you go in for inspection sticker. They give you 10 years then they want you to replace them. I know my coupe is in excess of that and going by the odometer they've got 505 on it now. Well.. the fronts do anyway... the rears made many rotations while standing still... 8-)

But I didn't do this!


I guess the page got lost again... 8-( Was a good picture too!

Originally Posted by 34_40

And there is a topic. Tire dates, Mass is now checking the date codes while you go in for inspection sticker. They give you 10 years then they want you to replace them.

Here we don't have annual inspections any longer, so they rely on the tire stores to monitor the dates, and they do because it sells tires. If you have a flat they are not supposed to repair anything older than 10 years, so you may have to shop for a small, independent shop or use plugs....

I'm thinking a little time with a Dremel tool can make the dates "go away"...

On a note related to Hoss429's post about the woman that thought he was following her.

I play the state lottery (I know it's a sucker play) and have my tickets checked by having them scanned at the local station. On one particular day the message came back that I should sign the ticket immediately and cash it in at a state lottery office. That meant that the winnings were more than the $500 that the station can pay out, but it doesn't show how much the winnings are. I took the ticket and walked back out to my truck. As I pulled out, I noticed that a guy that had been standing in the store when the attendant told me about the message pulled out behind me.

I made a couple of turns on my way home and he made the same turns. I got suspicious and made a right turn onto a side street. He made the same turn. I made another right turn at another side street and he followed. These were completely random turns. I made a couple of lefts and he followed those too. This was in a large neighborhood. After another random turn, he must have figured out that I knew he was following me and broke off his chase. I took a completely unusual route back to my house. I didn't want this guy to know where I lived.

I know this sounds paranoid, but I'm sure he was following me. The winnings turned out to be $1500. People have been killed for a lot less than that and this guy knew I had a ticket that was worth something. May have even been the jackpot as far as he knew.

Wowzer - that's s bit on the scary side, Ken. One more reason I typically don't leave home with out one of my friends: Mr. SIG or Mr. Kimber tucked under my shirt on my right hip.

I played the lottery once when the jackpot was $700 million. I went to the local liquor store and bought a ticket and then I find out they gave the winning numbers to somebody else! The nerve....