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Okay---yesterday, it was cold n' damp in Zurra. The catts were on lock down and even though Fuzzy pulled off an escape, it wasn't long before he wanted back in. Okay--couldn't really follow up on outside projects, but in the afternoon USPS dropped off 4 bike inner tubes I ordered outta Madison, Wi. Yes, I coulda gone local on tubes, but I needed a specific type & I don't like to waste time driving to the bike shop(s) to see if they have them in stock. No, not call ahead, either. Don't want to waste their time, either, if what they do have in stock doesn't suit me. See? Anyway, they're 700c x 28, with a long, non-threaded, presta valve stem. The stems are a bit long, but they'll be fine. Just under $30 for 4. 2 to put on, and two for spares. Okay---these are going on my 1987 Trek 1000 bonded aluminum. The various and differing parts of the frame are glued--yup--glued together, and the fork on the 1000 is all steel, made by Tange. Yup. See--some of the bonded al Treks used aluminum forks, too. Don't screw up, and hit a curb; you'll bend it and replacements are hard to find. Anyway, this bike, which I bought as a used frame set on EBay, years ago for $69 plus shipping from Placerville, Ca, is getting another set of wheels. I picked up these rims used, from an F-book seller for $100, several years ago. I figured they were just cheapies(turns out they're not), but now I figure they were taking up space at his place, would not fit anything he currently owned, and would only accept a 9-speed cassette, tubed tires & rim brakes. But, that's what I have, though all the Cool People who are in Professions and the Medical Field have "upgraded" to the very latest things, and would not be caught riding an obsolete bike, like mine. But, anyway--I used the tires I already had, the new toobs, and the second-hand rims, to put the package together. I don't have a photo of this particular bike to offer, right now. That calls for a whole other story. But, I DO have a photo of hollyweird man-slapper Willie Smith to post. Also, of an egg-checker. Hope that helps you some. Thankk Mee.Attachment 4322Attachment 4323

A book I'm going to start on---or rather, read the rest of---is one I started,but put down & then re-shelved it. It is good, but very long. But I'm not discouraged, now that I got several nice, new pairs of reading glasses at the Dollar store. Reading books was giving me trouble; my Optician also gave me a quote of something like $400 for new specs! Yup. But I got these for $1 each, so now I'm good. The book is about the McMartin Preschool Case, out there in Cally-fornya. I will report back on this. ThankkMee.Attachment 4324

Okay---from now on, hollyweird mOOOO-vEEEEs will contain NO guns! That's right---an end to the hollyweird shoot 'em ups, that have spawned waaaay too many copycat real-life shoot-em-ups!! Well, haven't they? FNO, mOO-vEEE and tEE-vEEE violence will be limited to----slapping. Yup. In fact, Willie Smith will retire from being in films, and open up a school that coaches hollyweird actors on safe, but realistic slapping techniques! Yup. Hope that helps you some. ThankkMee.Attachment 4325

Okay---Bonus Photo.Attachment 4326Seems to me that Chris disrespected willies' wummun, soooo he had to "white knight" and intercede on her behalf, by slapping Mr Rock. Well, that's the storyline, anyway. Ha.

Okay---I was saying things like you tube was the be-all and end-all for REAL authoritative tech info, especially compared to tEE-vEE. Well, yah, kinda. But there's a lotta junk info on summa those youtube videos, pertaining to automotive repair. Yup. So, yah--take what you find with some reservation, and cross-checkthe info. One video that I saw late one night was by a young guy who bought a Ford monster pickup that was damaged, from the Copart online salvage auction. There's a copart yard about 20 miles west of here, but they're located nationwide. In the good old days, the general public was not permitted to participate in salvage auctions. You generally had to be a licensed dealer or a salvage yard, or fill out forms and post a security deposit. But, with copart, john q public can bid in most cases. What the subject in the video did was a classic case---I have seen and done this, myself. The kid bid & won on this Ford truck--almost 7 years old. He got it home, and started filming his video, saying he was gonna start tearing into this fixer-upper monster truck, and his buddy(supposedly an expert body shop guy)was gonna help him get it shaped up. The kid confessed that he didn't have all that much experience.......Uh,yeah. He didn';t say what the miles were on the 7 year-old-truck he bought, was, but did give a walk-around of the damage. Well, it hadn't been hit by a train, but obviously had been in a multi-car pile-up, like you see on the newscasts after a winter storm. The front end sheetmetal was wiped out, and it apparently had suspension and frame damage. That's one thing. But the truck was two collisions in one, because the drivers side was hit pretty hard, and the boy thought the frame was damaged underneath, too. But--looking on the bright side, he chirped like a spring robin that the windshield was O.K. Yup. Weell, at this point, I decided to peek at the comments section, to compare my conclusion with that of commenters, and Yup--a fair number told the boy that that wreck was too wrecked to rebuild. Excellent for parts, but not a good rebuilder. On top of the extensive damage requiring COSTLY parts, those "totals" usually have salvage titles or branded titles. They are permanent, even after you repair the vehicle--subsequent titles that are issued will say: "prior salvage" from now on, no matter what. This cuts a significant amount off the resale value, and for good reason. Plus, that kid may have a buddy, but that buddy won't work cheap, if he can do the pulls to straighten that thing out. See? I didn't watch the video to the end. I have also seen several other videos by other young whippersnappers, where they buy an expensive late-model vehicle from a salvage auction,sight unseen except for photos and a brief description online, and drive around 1000 miles one-way, and trailer it home, and then fix it, using all-new dealer parts! Yow. What's the point, if you're gonna be upside-down in the project? So, you-tube is useful and entertaining,but yeah---there's some pure baloney, just like on tEEE-vEEE. Yup. Hope that helps you some. Thankk Mee.

Okay---I feel disrespected when someone has flatulence in my presence; they should excuse themselves and go outside. Yup.Attachment 4327

I feel VERY disrespected by not being invited to the 'Cademy awards deal, to present Alec Baldwin with an award for "Best Fatal Accident While doing Film Work". Yup. Attachment 4328

Okay---What I would suggest is that these hollyweirdos show their disrespect for their colleagues who offend them is to take a carton of cracked eggs to the ceremony, and at the (in)appropriate time, throw them at the offender. How do you like that? Hope that helps you some. Thankkmee.Attachment 4329

Choose your weapons---Slapping,or eggs? Ha.Attachment 4330Attachment 4331

Okay---you know what? I am not a fan of the guy who went by the name of Meatloaf.Attachment 4332Attachment 4333