RW> I did. I had a Mohawk haircut when I was 13 and had to use it to keep the
RW> cut standing up. Later, it came in handy for sweeps and waterfalls.
 
Any pictures?  (-:
 
RW> Please! We don't want him here either...
 
LOL!  Benson was my boss at one time.  He bought the delership he began in
(Mike Persia Chevrolet), had a meeting one night for all the employees and
we were informed that there would no longer be two week vacations and
everyone of us would be "starting over."  From then on, there was
nothing but a pack of lies fed to the employees who elected to remain.  One
of the things we were told is that those of us in managerial positions who
enjoyed company demos would have routine inspections of our demos and he
didn't want to find any ashes or cigarette butts in the ash trays.  I
smoked at the time and I had a demo.  This was shock to the system # 2. 
Then I had a face-to-face meeting with the co-owner of the place (Arnold
Gold) and he told me all of the perks I was going to get which, of course,
I never received.  I gave him my two weeks notice after he lied to my face
and told me he never promised me anything.  Another thing that bugged me
about those two guys was that they let it be known if we didn't like what
we were told, we would be replaced by workers from SA who would work for
cheaper wages than we did.  Eventually, everyone there left, with me being
among the first.
 
RW> That'll never happen...the Chargers have been doing that to SD for
RW> decades.
 
I suppose not, but hope springs eternal and no one is indispensible.  A
move of the team from N.O. right now would result in a tremendous loss of
revenue for the city and the state at a time when they can ill afford it
and Benson KNOWS this.  Now ask me if he cares.
 
RW> It was free. Harry used to work there and still has contacts.
 
Lucky you.
 
RW> I think I've heard of that town in another state. :o)
 
Then Benson must have a bunch of car realerships there.  (-:
 
I noticed the Chevy dealer here is adding a section to the front of his
building.  GM is probably financing it with taxpayer money.
 
RW> Not if you spoon it into your mouth faster.
 
It isn't for me.  It's for the kids.  I seldom eat ice cream anymore.  I
used to get a 5-quart bucket (imagine spooning all of that before it melts)
of chocolate, put a few scoops into a big bowl and cut up a banana in it. 
Sort of like a banana split without the nuts and other stuff.
 
RW> The idea is to use the forces of nature to do the work. I've never lifted
RW> a tire off or on a vehicle...the hard part is putting it in the bed of
RW> your truck or the trunk of your car. Even that can be easy if you use the
RW> truck/trunk for leverage.
 
That's the way I did it, too.  When I first got my truck, I realized I
wasn't going to be strong forever, so the first thing I did was remove the
spare from the undercarriage and install it in the bed.
 
RW> Frozen dog pooh as grenades in the winter time.
 
I don't remember doing that.  (-:
 
RW> My friend Andrew is like that. He makes good use of his 'costly' minutes
RW> by saying the least amount of words to get the message across. Most of
RW> the time, he won't even wait for a reply before he hangs up.
 
Yeah, but this is a guy who was in the Marine Corps, got out after his
enlistment was up, got bored to tears when he got back home, so he joined
the Navy just in time for the "Korean Conflict."  He showed me
some photos of the NKs walking in some shells toward the ship he was on and
one of them hit near enough for some sailors to be killed.  And, he doesn't
own a cell phone.
 
RW> You shouldn't. That defeats the purpose of ABS.
 
I'll try to remember that, but I might have a difficult time convincing my foot.
 
RW> Yeup. The Ford influence came from my early teens as I hung out with a
RW> bunch of guys at a Texaco station. All of them were older and they only
RW> drove Fords. Even my dad and my uncle, both auto mechanics, told me to
RW> not buy a Ford, but I was too stubborn to listen to them.
 
Many of the guys I knew drove Fords.  One of them was Knot Farrington, who
drove a T-Bird.  Later on, he and another friend of mine built a car and
took it to Bonneville where he set a record for that class of car.  I don't
remember what it was.
 
I was part of a baseball battery (catcher) and the pitcher and I were good
friends.  He ordered a '57 150 with the rear seat deleted and had the
Rochester fuel injection and positraction rear axle.  In stock form, I
couldn't keep up with him, but after the souping, it was a different story.
He and I went a lot of places together even after he got married and his
wife came with us.  I think it was back in '58 we went up to Baton Rouge to
see LSU (I'm not a fan of theirs, but he is) play Georgia Tech and as it it
turned out, Joanne Woodward was also at the game, but we were seated across
the field on the Tech side because it was the only place we could get
tickets.
 
RW> Hmmmm. I wonder if a GPS unit would find it for you...
 
Joe is the GPS expert.  I steer with dead reckoning.
 
RW> Trust me, it's that bad. Those guys you talk to are just pulling your
RW> leg.
 
I pull right back.  Some of them were a big help to me after I lost
everything 4 years ago and even offered me a place to stay until things
settled.
 
RW> He's a cold weather fan...in the winter, he'd wear insulated underwear
RW> and long under wear under it. Then he'd pile on a couple pair of pants
RW> and shirts before he put on his hooded, butt length coat, gulashes,
RW> gloves and scarves and then walked to work and spend the day
RW> outdoors...one benefit he had was rosey cheeks. 'course, being a Switzer
RW> might have helped.
 
Now that all makes sense.  You have to grow up in that kind of weather to
be used to it.  I don't think I could.
 
RW> Just like my upcoming high school re-union. None of the gals I used to
RW> date in high school are alive anymore, save for one. And she probably
RW> won't show.
 
I noticed on the net my grade school now has reunions.  On of my friends
and I tried to start one years ago, but the trouble we ran afoul of was
finding the girls.  They'd surely be married and changed their name or
moved out of town.  I looked through some pictures of the students and
teachers and the only one I recognized was Mrs. Murphy, who was my 6th
grade teacher and the school's music director.  None of the names of the
students were familiar and after all these years, neither were their faces.
 (-:
 
RW> You told me and I agreed that wasn't the right thing to do.
 
Maybe I should have told you before I decided to do that.  I didn't cut the
wire going to the display in the dash, so during startup, I get from the
Message Center an error with the suspension because I turned the switch in
the trunk off.  Switching it back to the on position produces almost the
same message.
 
RW> Three lugs less and a jacking point next to the wheel.
 
Yep!
 
RW> I can't say that I blame him. Mechanics have a tendency to drive
RW> (recommend) what won't break very often.
 
I won't let him work on any vehicle of mine anymore, so it's a moot point.
 
RW>RN> But if you stand by and do nothing, you achieve nothing.
 
RW> Have you ever known me do that? :o)
 
LOL!  Not once!
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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