Shop Time w/T.W. Friends. Torque wrench on spark plugs, we need answers so cast your vote now

My most near death experiences have been in a motor vehicle, mostly because I keep the hammer down and never mind them brakes.

I was 17 and hit 100mph as I crested the hill out Bacon creek rd. Trooper comes over the hill at the same time. He immediately flips his lights on. I'm 3/8 of a mile from a buddies house and a barn I can park behind. The turn got on me a little quick and I slid off the road at 70mph, in between street signs, through the ditch no damage at all and pulled right back onto the road. Parked behind his house and got the hell away from the car.

Found out months later cop was a local guy who thought I was a buddies brother headed out that way to drag race.

Part of why I never bought a motorcycle because I'd have been dead 10x over.

 

Had a guy I worked with yrs ago!
He called saying he was going to be late had to shovel. He called 15 minutes later saying he was gonna be out he broke his shovel. You could see his place from work

 

Many thanks for the info. Was thinkin’ a new Pro maybe in spring but that tech. package may be off the list if it’s possible.

 

I’m not saying I don’t like cause I do!
BUT they have a lot of tech shit!
My 08 was so simple to work on.
As long as shit don’t mess up I’m happy but I’m really leaning towards finding a nice 2gen from the south.

 

Agreed. I’m still a knob ‘n switch guy but don’t mind innovation as long as it’s practical.

 

Man, this is the coolest thread. Those mini impliments are sweet! Along with most everything else in the 10 pages i scrolled through...
I dont have a lot of pics now as when im working i dont usually stop to document.. but heres one of what i spend the most time on in the summer. the speed square is 12"

 

Well this has been a *fun* day...

Up at 4:15, drove Mrs Green to work as snow driving upsets her greatly even with a Subaru.

Shovel and snow blow 2 hours downtown, home at 10. Nap until noon and get to work moving concrete with the old Ford.

Back downtown to pick her up then a shopping trip to The Club with pizza special for dinner, under $6 for both of us, back home, groceries away and finally in the chair.

Driveway looking east



The town came by last night with a grader, I pushed the banks back as far as possible, this is about 75 feet long.



Same bank, looking north, even though it doesn't show well everything slopes to the right in the photo and also downhill from where I'm standing.



Same road looking south, slight uphill followed by a downgrade to the "main" dirt road.



Joys of rural living.

 

in regard to the near death poll...the second time around a guy at a bonfire decided hed try to kill me lol...started a fight and his fat ass took me down in the fire by the neck..i have scarred over burns that were down to the muscle...no grafts and he has a permanent right hook scar from his ear to his nose.

 

Welcome to the forum Love that unit in your avatar!

Lots of great guys with awesome skills here in the shop.

(...and some old guy who mostly cuts grass and sleeps in various chairs, I ain't namin' names but he wears a green shirt...)

I see you are a fan of cold feet -- Dodges.

 

Yes rural living

 

Lol the dodges infected me..

 

^^^ What was that when it was in one piece? ^^^

 

86 gti 16v. I was 24...guy broadsided me at about 45, the car did a 360 and i got rear ended by a truck.

 

Saw these two little guys down at the end of the road, they didn't seem to worried that I pulled right next to them.
Grouse, Pheasant, Snipe?
I just live out here -- don't know anything about wildlife...

 

A week in the hospital and almost a year in a plastic brace...couldnt wipe my own ass.

 

looks like pheasant hens

 

Damn Sam!

No airbags back then either...

 

some other stuff i do..

 

Nice work!