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Celsius and Fahrenheit both used degrees - it's Kelvin where they're not used. For example, water freezes at 0°C, 32°F or 273K. Luckily, 50 degrees Fahrenheit is easy to convert in your head - it's 10 degrees Celsius.

GreenLight Collectibles have some upcoming 1:18 releases which may interest people here. Firstly, out now, is their 1977 Plymouth Fury in Hazzard livery: Then in May, there's Uncle Jesse's pickup: Out now or coming soon, they also have various other TV and movie cars - see here for more details. I've never bought any GreenLight models before, so if anyone has experience of them, please share it here.

2019 isn't off to a good start for John. His Louisiana home and studios have been seized due to unpaid mortgage payments. If anyone's interested, they go up for sale on January 16. Various sources have the story, such as here and here.

The 3D view of your friend's console appears to have vertical front and back faces, but the images of real ones that I've found online show them sloping: I'm sure you won't find it too hard to modify.

I've just found a 1979 Jeep brochure. It lists "Brown Carpeting" among the features in the Golden Eagle package: There seem to be plenty of pictures of the correct center consoles available online if you need them for reference.

If I'm being honest, I spent most of my time on the exterior, and was a bit lazy when I got to the interior, so pretty much just copied the best stock pictures I could find (the seats have always bugged me, but I never got around to fixing them). I think I did the Jeep about halfway through my Fan Art drawings, and they hopefully got more screen-accurate as they went along (that's why I added updated versions of the General Lee and Mustangs). I tweaked the contrast on the screengrab I posted earlier to show the center console better (I hadn't even noticed it). It also shows a faded Jeep logo on the dashboard. The floors look dark, but they weren't lit well, so nothing conclusive.

I had a look at the reference pictures I used for my Fan Art version of Daisy's Jeep. The only actual screengrab is the one below, which luckily shows a bit of the interior. It must be from one of the Jeep's early appearances, because the doors are still in place. The link above has a few more screengrabs of the exterior. As Roth says, I think the Jeep was pretty stock apart from the decals and CB. I mainly used pictures of regular Jeeps for reference, although the seats and other interior details may not be 100% screen-accurate.

A couple of forums have a very rough sketch of the wide push bar with measurements, but I can't see any plans for the narrow one. Having said that, the Smith Bros. site still appears to offer a narrow push bar for $299, which includes shipping to the lower 48. I'm sure you've probably searched the internet, but I found an interesting discussion about the pros and cons of each type of push bar, and advice on fixing methods, at www.dodgecharger.com. It looks like the steel push bars weigh somewhere between 30 and 45 lbs, and several people expressed an interest in getting push bars made of aluminum if they could get plans. The dodgecharger link above also discusses the best way to paint them. I never joined CGLFC, but did browse it many times. If there's any information you need from that site, you may be still be able to access it through the Wayback Machine.

Boldt Castle sounded familiar, but I was mixing it up with Bannerman's Castle, which I saw on a recent documentary. They're both in New York. I guess I'm spoiled here because there's an 800-year-old castle across town from where I live (as well as the 13th century cathedral which I posted pictures of recently). I haven't done the full tour for many years (why do people so rarely visit their local tourist attractions?), but I have been lucky enough to attend a couple of events there this year. The garden and grounds are open to the public free-of-charge during the day.

Roger, you reminded me of this old Tim Vine joke: I saw this advert in a window that said: “Television for sale, £1, volume stuck on full.” I thought, “I can’t turn that down."

We don't always use the word "County" before the county names, e.g. I would probably just say I was going to Cork at the weekend. Many of the counties have a major town/city with the same name as the county (e.g. Cork, Limerick, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Kildare etc.), so the suffix "Town" or "City" may be added for clarity if that's your destination. The "County" prefix seems to be used slightly more in Northern Ireland, so it's not unusual to hear "County Down" instead of just "Down". As for County Hazzard, if we can cope with Americans writing dates the wrong way around, we can remember that it's Hazzard County .

I grew up with December 26th being called Boxing Day, which seems to be restricted to the UK and former British Empire countries. In Ireland, today is St. Stephen's Day. Most of the shops where I live were still closed today, although one clothes retailer started their sale at 6am and apparently had a queue outside. I can't imagine what bargain made it worth getting up that early. After calling in on friends at lunchtime, I took a spin over to a neighboring town which had a few more shops open and a bit more choice in the sales. To their credit, the staff all seemed friendly despite only getting a single day off.

If we're going for other languages: Breithlá sona duit, go maire tú an céad! (one for MM's Celtic ancestors there) For everyone not celebrating their birthday: Nollaig shona dhuit!

It's taken me a while to flick through (i.e. not thoroughly watch) the Coy and Vance episodes, but I have to agree with the others. The nearest thing I found was when Coy throws Vance some groceries near the start of 'Witness: Jesse Duke', and Jesse's in hospital when that happens. As a reminder, here's a screengrab of the scene from the opening titles.

To wish Mufn a happy birthday (and a merry Christmas), I've arranged for another banner to be put up in Hazzard Square. I hope your health improves in the new year.

I forgot to ask if you're " a man of wealth and taste"? Anyway, I'm pleased to meet you - I hope I guess your name

Welcome to HNet. Your '70s/'80s viewing sounds very similar to mine .

Every time I use the ATM at the bank to get cash, I have to press the "Withdrawal" button, and at this time of the year it always reminds me of Garrett waiting for the NASCAR season to start .

Hobie, if you watch carefully, they made a couple of small changes to the Mean Green Machine between its appearances. The most noticeable is the wider flap to allow for the magnet. I commented on this briefly in my Fan Art picture way back in 2011.

It was in 'The New Dukes', Coy and Vance's first episode at the start of season 5.

I thought I'd complete the loop, but never realized how well it would fit. Roger, it turns out that Charlie Elliott is the name of a wildlife park. Not only is it in Georgia, it's not far from Mill Pond Road. Added to that, they have an astronomy blog - it's like the place was made for you! Roger's new favorite wildlife park: Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center, Mansfield, GA.

I didn't look for full episodes, but there are plenty of clips of Camp Candy on YouTube. Here's part of the first episode: John's daughter, Jennifer, also voiced a character in some episodes. I'm guessing that it was a child as she'd only have been around 10-12 at the time. BTW. I've never heard of the show either. I'm not sure if it was ever shown in the UK.

Thanks, Spike. I've just seen this video that was uploaded by Hendrick Motorsports. I'm impressed that Jimmie Johnson got within two tenths of Fernando Alonso's time. (Jimmie's clean-shaven look didn't last long!)

Good to hear from you again, Garrett. It's 104 days until the 2019 F1 season starts on March 17th (yes, that's St. Patrick's Day). I guess you'll have to become an F1 fan if you want to continue seeing your favorite drivers .

I had a lot of time on my hands when I did these designs. Luckily, I'm much busier now, but that means it's unlikely I'll get a chance to do any more in the near future.That said, never say never!