lynnmor 6,796 #5701 Posted May 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Man, I started puffin from just looking at that load. Wish I was 30 again..or 40 or 50 or 60 or even 70. EB rides in the trailer while BBT pedals. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,200 #5702 Posted May 29, 2023 31 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Man, I started puffin from just looking at that load. Wish I was 30 again..or 40 or 50 or 60 or even 70. That load .. is about 2/3 ... And one of THREE trips in, out, in, out, in. Friday.. About 3.2 miles from car to camp. Then Saturday we biked 7.1 miles of trails. Today... The reverse of the 3.2 miles. AND.... There's a pull cart that Trina and our friend was using. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,200 #5703 Posted May 29, 2023 1 hour ago, lynnmor said: EB rides in the trailer while BBT pedals. I WISH !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,736 #5704 Posted May 30, 2023 We opened the salt water pool yesterday. A good bit of vacuum work,and some time, and it’ll all balance out and look crystal clear. It took 6 bags of salt to get the level up to the green dot on the cell. Through the season, we may need 4 more bags, depending on usage, rain, etc. The salt never leaves the water, the water leaves the pool. Current water temp is 63 degrees F. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,872 #5705 Posted May 30, 2023 (edited) On 5/26/2023 at 12:25 AM, oliver2-44 said: These life size dinosaur models were part of Sinclair exhibit at the 1965 Worlds Fair and later donated to the Park @oliver2-44, You mean these gas stations ?… I remember it like it was today… On 5/26/2023 at 12:25 AM, oliver2-44 said: Do you remember Sinclair brand gas stations Edited May 30, 2023 by Horse Newbie 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,967 #5706 Posted May 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Horse Newbie said: @oliver2-44, You mean these gas stations ?… I remember it like it was today… I remember the DINO toys that the Sinclair Gas Station owners used to give away to kids. Does anyone here remember the price of gas during the gas war days? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 587 #5707 Posted May 31, 2023 5 minutes ago, Wheel-N-It said: I remember the DINO toys that the Sinclair Gas Station owners used to give away to kids. Does anyone here remember the price of gas during the gas war days? Seems like in early 1970's we could get regular for 19 cents a gallon. I don't remember what ethyl costs--I wasn't about to spend that kind of money! I also remember looking at tailpipes for whitish/gray lead deposits. I always took that to mean the engine was running as efficient as possible. Now I look for a tail pipe that is as clean on the inside as it is on the outside. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,967 #5708 Posted May 31, 2023 Oh yes. Gas was inexpensive back in those days. Fifty years ago our politicians and so called experts tried to put fear in everyone by telling the world we were running out of crude oil. Then the price of crude started rising......... They figured out a way to hoodwink us once again. OK, I'm stepping off my soapbox now. Time to go to bed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,815 #5709 Posted May 31, 2023 10 hours ago, Beap52 said: Seems like in early 1970's we could get regular for 19 cents a gallon. Gimme a dollars worth was a common order when I worked at a "Good Gulf" station in the late '50s. A dollar got you 5-6 gallon of 100% real gasoline, windshield washed, and oil checked. 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,326 #5710 Posted May 31, 2023 took the snow plow off the four wheeler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,736 #5711 Posted May 31, 2023 Cut some wood for my aunt and uncle the past few days… Luckily, my Uncle has a little diesel FEL that is the cat’s meow for the job. I’m almost done, just need to pick up another load. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,736 #5712 Posted May 31, 2023 This is just a reminder to myself, FELs are very handy. I should finish mine! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,376 #5713 Posted May 31, 2023 Yes, you should. Then I could run down, with a trailer and borrow it from time to time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 587 #5714 Posted June 1, 2023 21 hours ago, Wheel-N-It said: Oh yes. Gas was inexpensive back in those days. Fifty years ago our politicians and so called experts tried to put fear in everyone by telling the world we were running out of crude oil. Then the price of crude started rising......... They figured out a way to hoodwink us once again. OK, I'm stepping off my soapbox now. Time to go to bed. Yep, then unleaded came along. It was always more expensive than the real gasoline and smelled like rotten eggs coming out of the tail pipe. I bet my '71 El Camino would like to have a sip of the old stuff. Seems like my first valve job in the El Camino was at 25 or 30 thousand miles--maybe a little more. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 8,852 #5715 Posted June 1, 2023 On 5/29/2023 at 9:43 AM, Ed Kennell said: Man, I started puffin from just looking at that load. Wish I was 30 again..or 40 or 50 or 60 or even 70. Took my sons bikes on our Dinosaur Valley State Park last week and did about 5 miles each day. Didn’t puff a bit. I just love those new pedal assist e-bikes!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,157 #5716 Posted June 1, 2023 Made a real haul of Kroger gas. I had fuel points of 70 cents a gallon last month and fifty cents this month. So with a maximum of 35 gallons x two purchases I saved 42 dollars on 70 gallons. The truck was pretty empty and I had enough fuel containers for fiffty gallons as well, so it was all good. i need to build outside storage because thats just too much in a garage... One time me and another guy were filling all our fuel cans at Kroger and a third guy asked us why we were buying all the gas... "You mean you don't know?"' i said.. A big pipeline just blew up and the stock market fell by fifty percent..! The guy just turned green so I bailed out of my lie pretty quickly and he laughed in relief. Not so sure I would want to chance it the way things in the world are going right now. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,200 #5717 Posted June 1, 2023 4 hours ago, oliver2-44 said: those new pedal assist e-bikes!!! I see those more n more up here. There's a fair amount of bicycle commuters. Excellent idea for the right usage. I'd have one if my commute was much shorter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,200 #5718 Posted June 1, 2023 Last couple evenings we've been spending time cleaning up the yard house and barn in prep for the Luau this weekend. Weather is looking like it'll be an indoor event so yesterday I moved the Wally Digger Backhoe out by the tractor shed, tossed a battery in the Old '86 F250 and moved that out of the main barn area to be in under the left side shed roof. Organized some table and counter tops. Moved stuff. Etc. We tried to make all the moves count for future usage too. After the event the truck and backhoe will be put back to their places and the truck bed will be removed in prep for other work. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,170 #5719 Posted June 1, 2023 50 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Luau this weekend. This just in... There will be a one time pictures mandatory exception exemption while documenting this event... I am not sure the interwebs can handle images of you in a grass skirt dancing on the seat whilst riding a ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,815 #5720 Posted June 1, 2023 4 hours ago, ohiofarmer said: Made a real haul of Kroger gas. Our Giant Food Store limits our discounted gas to 25 gallons. Our two month grocery bills usually accumulate enough points for a $1.00/gallon discount. I make sure I have cans to get the entire 25 gallon. No need for cans when filling the 36 gallon tank on the F-150. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,815 #5721 Posted June 1, 2023 20 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: I am not sure the interwebs can handle images of you in a grass skirt I may still have my outfit from our last luau. The skirt is adjustable, but my coconuts would be pretty small for a large bear 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,200 #5722 Posted June 1, 2023 2 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: This just in... There will be a one time pictures mandatory exception exemption while documenting this event... I am not sure the interwebs can handle images of you in a grass skirt dancing on the seat whilst riding a ... 1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said: I may still have my outfit from our last luau. The skirt is adjustable, but my coconuts would be pretty small for a large bear If it makes you guys feel any better I opted for a good old-fashioned vintage Hawaiian shirt instead of a grass skirt. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,815 #5723 Posted June 1, 2023 1 minute ago, ebinmaine said: I opted for a Hawaiian shirt Whew, thanks for that. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,200 #5725 Posted June 1, 2023 Yooo guyzz izzkillin meee.... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
