Random thoughts from the moose cave.

I thought you said a cook with a very nice rack.



Anyhoo I know you're not to fond of the fox, so I thought these guys might help you with that.

I have a story about a set of racks.


Someday.

I have some of those stories too, but I don't kiss and tell...

I'm waiting on a missing mr vw.

he was sposed to come get me at the farm and take me over to my car. (at the salvage where I was working on it with ol' bob) and I was gonna buy lunch.

I want to just leave my truck loaded until I know what I am doing with the extra garage door strapped over the top.

when I called to get clear (they weren't) directions to the lakehouse, the guy said I could have the big door for free if I wanted it when I picked up my 9 x 7 door.

we had to rethink the plan (we were taking mr vw's teryoda pickup) and I had to build a rack for the back of my truck to hold 4 or 500 pounds safely for 100 rough miles.

and it took a whole ($80 ) tank of fuel.

but I figure if I sell the big door, I can cover the benjamin I gave for my door (and electric opener and tracks) and the cost of my gas and actually may come out ahead.

as usual fate will attempt to thwart this outcome, but I think I might win this one...



if I could just locate mr vw.

he refuses to get a cell phone. (I even offered to pay for it once)

he will show up eventually, but I would like to make a plan.

I want to work on the vert, but it will be dirty work, and I am cleaned up for town and a bonneville ride.

can't say how much I've missed driving it. three hours in the truck last night about did me in. damn split bench seat...

mr vw has been located. (he was wandering in his garden)

off to get my car...

my attorney called tonight while I was in the fish jernt picking up dinner for myself, my painter and his old lady.

I am out on the house in town. he still thinks there might be a chance, but no. not in a million years now... (roughly 2k down the drain)

so I am gonna pick my **** up by the bootstraps, and bust my ass to finish the vert, and then freefall jump...

my biggest problem will be where to store all my equipment. (hoping mr vw steps up there)

I have a place I can rent down by the longhorn ranch, but it is not available until next month. (and no garage) if I can get all my other stuff stored by then it might work. I can move my household stuff in two pickup trips. I don't have verra much personal ****, been homeless too many times of late...

nice guys finish last.

(it starts getting cold this weekend)

but I'm getting used to it...

I swapped Josh for some 2 inch 3m grinding discs. (he doesn't use them, and I ran out) they are $1.35+ each now...

and I use the hell outta them. they let me grind very specific little weld spots without damaging the surrounding area.

gonna go out and finish grinding the heater channel repairs, and smear a coat of plastic over them to smooth it all out.

tomorrow I start moving parts to town for to paint some color.

got a kid gonna help me finish smoothing plastic and priming in exchange for future metal work on a bus.

being in town more should be good for my welding business...

firkin wow...

I don't know where he got these discs (he prolly won't either dammit) but they make mine look like a ripoff.

I'm still on my first one, and I woulda been through 3 or 4 of the green ones I have been using. (these are black) it ripped through some serious backfill weld and still kept right on cutting. even the edges are not going to hell.

I bet 3m quit selling these because they firkin work too well...

(Ima go buy all the rest of them that he has tomorrow)

Saying many dirty words on your behalf.

don't tonight...

I am rocking along with these new grinding discs.

remembering why I like being me even...

got all my welding and grinding done (except for the hood. it is it's own special problem)

and plastic shmeared into the yucky spots. (it is a heater channel where the running board bolts, not a pretty painted surface) but crusty rusty just the same.

I'm doing all this for pride. the money ran out months ago.

but I refuse to put out sub-standard work...

it's gonna be beautiful in burgandy soon.

Hey, if I wanna say dirty words, I will. Glad you're enjoying whatever the hell it is that you're doing.

Maybe I enjoy saying dirty words. Did that ever occur to you?

sorry...



curse iff'n ya need to...

at this point, the only thing keeping me here is the need to finish this damn car.

I am verra close, and gaining lotsa ground this morning...

once it is finished, I can move.

my shop that is...

I'm done for tonight.

gonna try and crash.

lots to do tomorrow before it rains...

took the fenders and deck lid down to Josh's to get them ready for color.

he was gearing up for a little old school rat rod car show downtown at another friend's shop tomorrow. I think I may stop by for a bit. and I told the little gal at the liquor store that orders my bard's about it, and she may come out. (maybe, girls are funny about pretending to be interested while selling you things...)

gonna go out and work for a few hours. maybe the last few I put in here. gonna move the car downtown, prolly Sunday or Monday.

then all I have is the hood, and I think Ima do it over to mr vw's. where I can shower when I get done...

I think today needs to be a day off.

gonna go over to mr vw's and shower and shave. (he is at a vw car show up in Salina today)

and then Ima dress to go over and hang out at the rat rod car show.

be a lot of folks there that I've not seen in a while. including one of my best friends from high school. (a very interesting fellow. he is the one hosting the show after Delano said don't come back this year with your ugly old crusty cars and tattoos)

I'll have to park the bonneville over to the arena so nobody sees it...

Roberta can curse, you can dress up and party and I'll dance.
We've all got different ventilation systems

Mine's live music. Had a loverly afternoon in the park.

Dirty-wording up a storm. Lots of hyphens.

we've solved the bonneville problem.

gonna add a little kulture to it.

Josh makes a devil skull that Ima cut and drill and make into my new grill ornament. (formerly a blank spot where someone stole the coolio pontiac emblem)

it's kinda like this with horns, but not really...


had a long day.

gonna crash and try to get some stuff done tomorrow.

I got an extry gumbo so I can stay here all day and just work...

and I actually spoke aboot you in a conversation today...

Josh's better half is a dancer. singer. performer person. with massage skills.

but we spoke of belly dancing. and canajuns...

and I had some kick ass barbq ribs to go with my gluten free beers.

I'm gonna start looking for housing this week.

may even still have one I can purchase instead of rent.

maybe...

and as soon as I'm done with the vert, I start work on my 55 ford truck.

gonna be a little bit like this.



but infinitely cooler...

gonna go over and make dinner at mr vw's.

and search some potential houses on the net...

if I cannot come up with a plan for purchase this week, I need to settle into a rental for the winter and regroup until it gets warm again.

I'll know more over the next three days.

and I'm working 2 shows next week. Blake Shelton and the Iggles. only rigging for the birds...