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Originally Posted by Don Shillady

I am amazed at garages with Venetian blinds! All I have is screening but I won't show my work bench. I use the method based on "most used tools are on top" but may clean it up to install a new drill press. If it ever is cleaned up I will take a picture and let you think it is that way all the time! Even so the peer pressure is great so I may try to "get neat".

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Don,
Mine has blinds due to a couple of snoopy neighbors - including one who has been suspected of some break ins as well as harassing my wife(he's a low level classified sex offender). The harassment part stopped after we had a discussion with the county sheriff.

My drill press and several other power tools are in adjoining room - also with blinds on the windows.

A clean desk (workshop?) is a sign of a sick mind

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Redford doesn't look old enough to play Dave, and Walter Brennan is dead.

Have you seen a picture of Redford lately - he looks OLD!!!

Originally Posted by falconvan

O K Dave, I couldn't resist. I e-mailed Folgers' advertisement dept with the idea for a commercial of an early Saturday morning in the garage with a guy working on his ride and drinking a cup of coffee, and his workbench lined with Folgers cans. We'll split the million dollar check when it get's here! BTW, are you going to play yourself in the commercial or have them call Robert Redford in?

Well, if Walter Brenan is dead, I'll have to play myself!!!!

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Redford doesn't look old enough to play Dave, and Walter Brennan is dead.

Maybe Wilford Brimley could do it???? I already have too many fans!!!

Oh yeah, took another tenth off the 'maro's ET yesterday...another 100 pounds of ugly fat removed!!!! Weight reduction is still THE cheapest way to make a car faster....

Looks like we dont get a check, Dave. Here's the response from Folgers:

Thanks for contacting us.

We love to hear suggestions about improving our products or creating
new ones. Please be assured, I'm sharing your comments with the rest of
our team.
We understand some consumers may want compensation for an idea. In
that case, it's important to know P&G can't accept an idea for
consideration without a patent or a patent application. Once an idea is patented,
the only way to submit it for review is through our website. Just
follow the instructions above to the Share Your Thoughts page, and click
on Patents and Technologies to submit a patented idea, or to review our
legal guidelines.

Hope this is helpful!

P&G Team

Originally Posted by IC2

Have you seen a picture of Redford lately - he looks OLD!!!

Yes, I have, and you got my point!

Originally Posted by falconvan

Looks like we dont get a check, Dave. Here's the response from Folgers:

Thanks for contacting us.

We love to hear suggestions about improving our products or creating
new ones. Please be assured, I'm sharing your comments with the rest of
our team.
We understand some consumers may want compensation for an idea. In
that case, it's important to know P&G can't accept an idea for
consideration without a patent or a patent application. Once an idea is patented,
the only way to submit it for review is through our website. Just
follow the instructions above to the Share Your Thoughts page, and click
on Patents and Technologies to submit a patented idea, or to review our
legal guidelines.

Hope this is helpful!

P&G Team

In other words our "team" will use your idea, we just won't pay you for it.

Oooopppss, wrong picture, let's try this one;

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Oooopppss, wrong picture, let's try this one;

Wow, that first one REALLY looked old! He looks 20 years younger on this one. Yeah, I think you're right, PRO! They stole our idea, Dave! It'll probably be a Super Bowl commercial next year.

Man Bob, this is a family site, pics like that first one is just a little too scary to me!!

Well, good thing I kept on working today instead of sitting and waiting for the film crew and big check from Folgers!!!!! Dang, sure could use the extra bucks this month, too!!!!!

Today was as close to a decent day as we're going to get for awhile, so I went and got some more 20 ga. and replaced an empty welding bottle so I can stay locked up in the garage tomorrow....Overnight low to be -14F and tomorrow's high forcast for +7F!!! Not quite picnic weather yet!!!

Anyhow, got started welding in the patch panel for the driver's side wheel well on Tom's coupe, it's the last big patch to put in, just a few little ones left to do when this one is all welded in, then on to the fenders, doors, and deck lid!!!!

Got most everything else out from under the hood on the 'maro and started the sanding and grinding process to get it ready for some primer.... Also going to put in a removable top bracket for the radiator support to make engine installations a lot easier...

Now it's time to sit back and watch the replay of the Gatorade Duals at Daytona!!!!

Spent the day on Tom's coupe, well, maybe a little tinkering on the 'maro but not much!!!!! Got the last big patch put in, might even have the little coupe right side up next week!!!!!

Lookin' good Dave.

I got the driver's side door aligned, Quarter panel & door latch brackets welded in. Got the door all cut & filed for the bear claw latch. Install the latch tomorrow and then it's on the firewall.
I have to refab the dash bar that had to be removed to get the intercooler to fit under the dash. Then fabricate the intercooler brackets. Problee' do the brakes & steering column at the same time. Then rebuild the firewall to fit around all this stuff.

So, when we going down to Richard's to race??????

Really like to see your 'maro coming along Gary!!! Sure is going to be one fantastic car when it's done!!!!