Roth Potter Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 My dad had it once with the oil cap. But I think it stayed there for 100+ miles until we noticed. No problems whatsoever. The 03 Ford Focus we had has a splash screen so no oil went out. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted September 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 I spent yesterday at an astronomy gathering. We call them star parties. There were several great speakers and I enjoyed talking to my fellow amateur astronomers, many of them I only see once a year. It was cloudy so we didn't get to do any observing after it got dark. Shucks. Meadowmufn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 15 hours ago, RogerDuke said: There were several great speakers... So, would they be star guests? Glad you had a good time despite the cloudy skies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 I forgot to put the oil cap on my car once, didn't notice it till the oil burning dodge I was behind finally turned off and I still noticed the oil burning smell so I pulled off to the side of the road and popped the hood to find the cap still sitting next to the hood latch Not sure why the hood was able to close with the cap right there. The only reason I'm worried about my dads car is the Cruze has a weird PCV system that has to always stay under pressure. At least GM is backing up their cars nowadays though, he got a letter from them last week alerting him to a possible issue and they extended the warranty on the part that could possibly fail. Only thing we noticed after putting the new cap on is there was a lot of blue smoke for about the first minute but it hasn't done that since so I guess that was just some excess oil burnoff from the pressure not being correct with the cap off. That sunflower is the tallest one I've ever grown. Here's some pics of my garden Sunflower https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48667116998_c8da0541a0_b.jpg Sunflower https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48667118883_29810afbf0_b.jpg Butterfly on Mint https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48667118398_4b253e4b81_b.jpg the big leaves on the left are the 12 foot Sunflower Lillies at my other garden at my dad's https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48667465631_8650e1eb3f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48667466476_6353e4d880_b.jpg Asian Lillies in pot on my patio https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48667620762_16a3bce615_b.jpg Prickly Pear Cactus blooming https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48667121723_e9a4dccaa2_b.jpg I'm waiting for the Asters to bloom which are really late this year but the plants have gotten 5 foot tall so far, I'll take some pics and upload those soon. I picked a bunch of tomato's the other day and a few cucumbers, Pumpkins have become bee magnets so will probably have a bunch of those soon. Enjoy the rest of Labor day guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted September 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2019 You sure have a green thumb Spike. No Hoss, John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Sonny Shroyer, Byron Cherry and Rick Hurst didn't show up so not only did we not see stars in the sky but we didn't see them walking around either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Well yesterday was fun Wife and I were going to the local Farmers Market only to pull into the parking lot and see steam coming from under the hood. Hose clamp broke and upper radiator hose bursted and left a few gallons of coolant under the car. So in the past 7 days we've spent over another $200 in car repairs and towing on the wife's car, last week it was the exhaust flange that broke. Luckily the tow truck driver gave us a ride home yesterday. Figures we just started putting money back into savings after paying down some bills only to empty it all again . Skipper Duke, Roth Potter and Hobie Hartkins 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 I feel you Spike! I've had similar troubles myself! Skipper Duke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted September 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) This is exactly why every town needs a Cooter. If you roll your car over several times and then it falls down a ravine into a river and floats to the next county and catches on fire while going down a waterfall then gets stolen by a bank robber then crunched in the crusher after being confiscated by the police....it's no problem....Cooter will go to the crusher, pick it up and it will be as good as new later that day and all he'll ask for is donuts and beer. Edited September 12, 2019 by RogerDuke Skipper Duke and Hobie Hartkins 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadowmufn Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Can Cooter come by and fix up my old Trans Am? LOL. Skipper Duke, Hobie Hartkins and Roth Potter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Thanks I needed a good laugh Roger Wish Car company's would just stick to the K.I.S.S. principle when it comes to vehicles. I looked under the hood of the wife's car to check the fluids yesterday and man I tell ya you can't do anything other than change the air filter and add fluids. Everything is on top of everything else. The mechanic probably had to take half the dang hoses and crap just to get to the upper radiator hose and you can't even see where that goes into the radiator without removing the air filter hose and box. Wouldn't surprise me if the wife comes home today proclaiming she's selling it because this morning when she started it up it was loud so it looks like another trip to the muffler shop in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 While I absolutely hate new cars when it comes to working on them I will admit there are a lot of maintenance improvements technological engineers have created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Thought I avoided the Poison ivy but apparently I didn't when I was pulling some weeds and cutting down some invasive bushes at a lady's house that I mow for. Itchiness doesn't really bother me but dang my arms sure did blister from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/18/2019 at 4:04 PM, Spike said: Thought I avoided the Poison ivy but apparently I didn't when I was pulling some weeds and cutting down some invasive bushes at a lady's house that I mow for. Itchiness doesn't really bother me but dang my arms sure did blister from it. been there...done that. Sometimes poison ivy bothers me and sometimes it doesn't. I think it's more potent in the middle of the summer...for me at least. I just got back from 3 days of visiting my daughter and her family in Virginia. We did some astronomy, watched the grandsons play soccer and football and also visited the childhood home of Patsy Cline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Thought we were done with the BS with the neighbor and his buddy after the sentencing at court but nope guess not. Apparently they don't give a about the Not Within 500 feet court order. Was sitting outside on our front step yesterday afternoon scraping seeds out of one of the sunflowers when the neighbor comes home and guess who's with him, his troublemaking buddy who we had arrested after he threatened us. The neighbor seen me and told his buddy just to stay in the car and he went into his apartment for a few minutes then came out and they left again. I pondered calling 911 but by the time the police would have gotten here they would have been long gone. Too bad he didn't get out of the car as then he would have a nice picture to hang from his cell wall from my new Trail camera. This isn't the 1st time he's been around either. Neighbor snuck him in on Labor Day, we only found out when they got into a fight but the police officer that came out then told us since the neighbor refused to open the door it's our word against his but he also told us if we can get photographic proof that he's here then he can get a warrant and go in and arrest him so that's one of the reasons we bought the trail camera. Last week I talked too the manager at the neighboring complex as she has had issues with these two as well and has been pushing for our complex's manager to get them out but that obviously isn't happening. She told me that I should get my wife a gun and some ccw training because she thinks the guy's dangerous from some of the stuff she's seen him do and heard about from her residents. Told the wife that and she's all for it but it will have to wait till we set aside some money till then she's carrying her mace and a pocket knife every time she leaves. Skipper Duke and Roth Potter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted October 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 That stinks. The camera is a good idea. Stay safe and keep us posted. Roth Potter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted October 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 I went to the last race of the year at our local dirt track. It was awesome to see the place packed with that many fans. I don't think they could have fit another person in the bleachers. It reminded me of when I was a kid. The reason it was packed is because the Lucas Oil Late Model Series was in town. I didn't know enough about racing to know what a big deal that was. Two of the cars were owned by Clint Bowyer but I didn't hear about any other famous owners. It was our first really chilly night here up on Lake Erie but other than that was a great night. It will be a long wait until the next race. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Y'all may remember that a year ago I posted about singing with a choir in a cathedral. Well, we're back there again this weekend with a bigger and better choir doing Saturday and Sunday. This time around we upped the ante a little as for after our set we had to learn a couple of lines of Italian to join in with the chorus on 'Nessun Dorma' (it's the first time I've done opera). The show also includes a well-renowned violinist who's very good. One performance down, back again tomorrow night for the second! Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Way to go Hoss! You go get 'em bud!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted October 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Hoss might replace that Pavaratti guy someday as the most famous singer in the world. I can see his name up in lights now....Performing tonight....HOSSARATTI. He'll be so rich he'll drive an expensive sports car to the concert and folks along the street will say " There goes Hossaratti in his Massaratti. And us folks here on the HazzardNet will say we knew him before he was famous.....and then he'll buy s all General Lees...not toys but real cars. Keep singing Hoss. All our hopes are riding on your golden vocal pipes. Will you be painting your sports car orange and putting an 01 on it? Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 I'm not a good singer, Roger. I just enjoy joining in with people who are (nearly all of us are enthusiastic amateurs). As for getting rich, all the proceeds from the concerts are going to a local charity. Besides, fancy cars have their pitfalls. As Joe Walsh sang: "My Maserati does one-eighty-five, I lost my license, now I don't drive". Billy Ray Cyrus did better "Ridin' down Rodeo in my Maserati sports car", but he really wanted to take his horse to the old town road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 I'll bet you're just being modest. I'd take a dirt bike over a Maserati myself.....unless I could take the Maserati, sell it, buy a dirt bike and then donate the remainder to charity.....like the Hobie Harkins Home for Retired Moonshiners. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 3 hours ago, RogerDuke said: I'll bet you're just being modest. I'd take a dirt bike over a Maserati myself.....unless I could take the Maserati, sell it, buy a dirt bike and then donate the remainder to charity.....like the Hobie Harkins Home for Retired Moonshiners. Right on Roger! I'll make sure it goes for something worthy! ( Like the latest model still...and a 4 door Ferrari to haul it in! )…..or at least a full collection of moonshine films ( like the one on the Dukes) that all us old Mooners can watch at the home!.like the Hobie Harkins Home for Retired Moonshinerske the Hobie Harkins Home for Retired Moonshiners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 As long as you paint the Ferrari orange, put 01 on the doors and a Confederate Flag on the roof I'll do my best to send that money out tonight. The check should get to you by Monday. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Right on! A Confederate Ferrari! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I think I'd keep the Maserati no matter the color, someone that owns a local bread shop has a sedan and that ferrari v8 sounds so sweet when it goes by. It looks like today is the last day I'll wear shorts as tomorrow it's supposed to be 50 degrees if it even reaches that. At least we aren't getting the blizzard/snow storm that hit Colorado and some of the plains states. Hopefully we won't get a frost for a few weeks, still got a few tomato's that need to grow before picking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.