Stop in for a cup of coffee

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Haven't checked in for a couple of days...

Fighting a head cold this week and it's dragging me down... (I know - I said "head"...)

But I haven't missed any work, just taking meds to help relieve the symptoms to get me through the day... Appetite is down, I've lost some weight - I'm down to 247 ---> I had trouble breaking the 260 and 250 plateaus, but I hope that I can keep it off now that the cold has helped curb my appetite and I've lost a few pounds....


More good news - the night plant manager asked me if I wanted to transfer to first shift... My "mentor" there, Gustavo - (I call him Gus...), told me I should take it because it's a good position.... I will most likely be back on 2nd shift eventually if they convert me to direct payroll... I think I have to get three months in to be eligible for direct employment...

Gus also told me not to tell everyone on 2nd because they skipped over a few others that have been there longer than me... They may get a little mad that they were skipped over for the job... The guy that I work with after I'm done with UPS is a good worker also, but may get upset because he's been there longer than me... I feel a little bad about it because he's a good worker also, but I work a little harder than him... Not to say that he slacks off, because he does work hard and keeps busy all shift long, and he gives me good advice and tells me how things go around there. He's saved me from making some mistakes, so I feel bad that he got skipped over for me... However, I have bills to pay and kids to support, so I need to advance as much as I can... My hard work is paying off...

Gus is pretty tight with the management there and has been telling them that I'm a good hard worker and he appreciates my help when we work together... Gus trained me to do the UPS packing and he moved up to full time fork lift driver/loader... We worked well together to get the packing done and ready for pick-up...
 
Man had the heater running in the shop it just hit 43 in there, it is cold here for sure.
 
Rainy Day Auto said:
it's funny to me how there are so many old car ads....Fastback barracudas 1st and 2 nd gen and later the "space duster" and dart sport with folding rear seat...they advertise.
"versatile like a station wagon"

so why didn't they just put more effort in building "sport wagons" ....bucket seats and features from the "sportier" lines

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Same reason they don't put hemi engines in mini vans
 
Rainy Day Auto said:
it's funny to me how there are so many old car ads....Fastback barracudas 1st and 2 nd gen and later the "space duster" and dart sport with folding rear seat...they advertise.
"versatile like a station wagon"

so why didn't they just put more effort in building "sport wagons" ....bucket seats and features from the "sportier" lines

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I like the fold down rear seats... I drove a 67 & 68 Barracuda when I was in college and the folding rear seat made it easier to move my stuff in and out of the dorms when I was in school.. I could pack my whole stereo (many components and four large speakers, and my clothes, and tool box (bottom roller) in two trips to go two states over for school...

Not to mention that we folded down the rear seat and packed our clothes on one side of the back and put a pillow and sleeping bag in the other side and took turns driving and resting to spring break in Florida - Daytona Beach!!! We were able to drive the whole trip in one shot that way and had the comfort of being able to lay completely down and rest when we got tired.... Great travel cars...

When we were younger, mom had a 67 Barracuda 273 Formula S fastback. Our great grandma had a heart attack and wasn't supposed to do any heavy work... She was a clean freak and kept her house very clean... So we would go to her house an hour away every week to clean for her and then we would all play games afterwards... We knew that she would clean after we left, but at least it was just touch-up and she didn't have to do most of it... We would stay late at night and mom would fold down the back seat and trunk panel and put two sleeping bags and pillows in the back for me and my brother to lay down and fall asleep on the way home... That was fun laying in the back and looking out the back window at the stars and street lights as we drove home until we fell asleep... Then if we couldn't wake up when we got home, mom and dad would carry us to bed.... Good times....

That's where my great uncle Don taught me how to play chess when I was 4 years old... He wrote three books on chess and was a good player... I beat my fifth grade teacher at chess when I got older...

When we got older and out grew our cribs, mom picked up twin mattresses in the back of the Barracuda and brought them home... They would fit with the trunk closed...

When I was in college, my best friend moved to Texas with his mom, and then moved back after a while... He was sleeping on his brother's couch, so I loaned him $150 and we went to the water bed store and picked up cheap twin size water bed, the kid who helped us at the store freaked out that we were able to get all the components for the bed inside the car with nothing hanging out... He was amazed and said, "I've never seen a car like this before"....

Those fold down rear seats are very handy... :D
 
MomsDuster said:
I had a Pinto wagon through my late teen to mid twenties. other than my Honda, the most reliable vehicle I've owned. Alway wanted to do a pro street type of thing with one. and may the bashing begin......NOW! :lol:
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How about a nice Mustang wagon instead?

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Remember that T/A hood idea if photochopped last week? Here's someone who actually did one...

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I was poking around in the garage. I don't remember buying this and leaving it on my tool box. SCORE!!!!
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