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Dang it! Got up this morning and looked at the peach tree in the back yard,which was full of nice big peaches as recently as yesterday evening,and it was stripped bare! They weren't quite ripe,just starting to turn red,but apparently they were ripe enough for whatever ate them. A few were still on the tree half-eaten. I don't know if it was squirrels,racoons,a possum,or crows-crows ate all the cherries off the tree,and the rabbit about got the beans before I started spraying them with the hot sauce and soap. Should've sprayed the peaches too I guess. Got a little shower of rain yesterday,barely enough to settle the dust,but every little bit helps. I must be off now,to start that long trip to Orchard Park. I'm already dreading that long hard ride up rt. 219,but i've gotta go. might have the answer here-a fake owl! and the runaway ramp,Ridgway,Pa. rt. 219 ...so much for the fake owl idea-owl looks so real even I think it's real-there's three crows on the ground and a squirrel in the peach tree right now. Apparently they're way smarter than I am,I spent almost $20 for that owl. $20 will buy a lot of Texas Pete! back to the old pepper spray! ok,final update before I go to work-Jobyna insists that the owl has to actually be in the tree for it to work.It was only about 20' from the tree at first. I say if the squirrels were intimidated by the owl at all,it's close enough-but I moved it over into the tree anyway.Now we'll see who's smarter around here-me,her,or the squirrels.

Me too-the ones in my B have never been bent or modified. I don't have a picture showing them all the way to the floor. I have changed the shift knobs from the round balls though.

Hey Paul,we've missed you...you did say you've been away,didn't you? Uhh,anyway,whenever I finally get to see that B-67 i'll be wearing a trench coat, a hat with a brim on the front and back,carrying a magnifying glass,and blowing bubbles out of a weird looking long stemmed pipe

yeah,that pretty much sums it up. and i'm sitting here hoping for rain

Well,I got in one trip this week anyway.Went to Export,Pa. with a load of beams-that's near New Alexandria,but I didn't have time to stop and see Barry.Or more likely,he doesn't have time to fool with me. I had to get over to Malta,Ohio and get a load of cement mixers and everything that goes along with them. Had the trailer loaded from back to front,front to back,side to side-had 2 stacks of plastic bins piled up in the middle to 13' 6",a couple of wheeled carts,and the rest mixers. Unloaded them in Vinton this morning,stopped by the shop and fueled,then went to Dillwyn and loaded for Orchard Park,N.Y. for Monday delivery.

but it's good-and cheap!.."uh....what is this stuff anyway? no wait-don't tell me,I don't want to know!..good though" " sauteed cicadas in garlic sauce with broccoli,with lightly smoked tenderloin of a calico". "@%&*# it!!!!-I said I didn't want to know!!!"

Wish I could get a load going there Joe-tell the boss to check out Blue Ridge Lumber in Moneta,Va. for some treated lumber...or is it Blue Ridge Wood? It's Blue Ridge something-or-other anyway. Guess I should pay more attention-i've hauled about 8,000 loads out of there,mostly to 84 Lumber around Oh. and Pa.

...sounds kinda like my Ranger-it's got a 5 speed,but if it had a 2 speed rear it'd be way more fun to drive

the part between the swimming and truck shows is my favorite!

I can see the swift truck passing us on the shoulder now...

yeah,they know how to season a cat just right

Kelly,you've got more speeds than a mountain bike!

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Sat home again today.Called Jeff this morning and he told me to stay by the phone,he'd call me back as soon as he found out something about the truck. That was the last I heard from him. I called the shop about 4:00 and Neal said Jeff had already gone home. The truck IS supposed to be ready tomorrow though. I even took Jo out to the Chinese buffet in Altavista because I was driving her crazy,and that's a short trip for her. The orange stuff on a stick was pretty good. Actually everything was good,even if I couldn't identify most of it.

I just bought an ELP cd last week,and this tour picture was inside,taken sometime in the '70s i'd guess. Looks like some F-models,some Fords,a Peterbilt,and ? Truck's still in the shop,and as you might have guessed,i'm at home with little to do.

no wonder you're the "forum guru"-I've never seen anyone who knew so much about so many things. At least now I know who to ask for advice when I start building the spaceship in the back yard!

yeah,finally! down to 79 in here now. Had 2 fans in the windows today,blowing the hot air from outside in here. I've gotten soft I guess,our ancestors didn't even have a fan,and they dealt with it. I remember when I was hauling chips with no AC in the truck,left arm would be twice as dark as my right one from having it out the window all the time. You could only sleep late at night when it was really hot,and i'd always get off of 64 at the old exit 10 and go a little ways up north mountain on rt. 60 and pull off at a big wide spot by a creek under some big oak trees so i'd be in the shade longer in the morning. The F-model Macks had the best vents ever-you could put a kool-cushion in the seat and open the vent in front and open the one in the ceiling facing towards the rear and stay pretty cool-as long as you were moving.

yup,that was it-I hope! the man came this evening and it was a little low in freon,but not much he said. He also tightened up the fittings outside where the lines connect to the heat pump-they were a little loose too,he said,so I hope that takes care of the problem. Thanks for all the help guys!

Thank you,I've been approved and signed on the dotted line,and looked at the pictures I do keep a can or two of spam in the truck,in case I get snowbounded or something-hope they don't find out and kick me out. At least i've already looked at the pictures!

well, Scott the friendly AC repairman just left. He said the freon was a little low,and he tightened the fittings outside that were pretty loose he said,and charged it with freon. I even signed a service agreement where they come out twice a year and clean,check,and service the heat and AC, once in the fall and again in the spring. Sounded pretty cheap to me at $130. Anyway,it's down to 88 degrees in here now,it was 93 inside a little while ago and 97 outside. I don't think I remember it ever being this hot this early in the year. Still no word on the truck's status.

That's in answer to the question "how's it going?" I'm sitting here waiting for the air conditioner guy-after calling about 4 different places,I finally found one in Altavista that said they'd be here sometime today,but I have no idea when. Called Jeff too. He said the parts for the truck should be in today,so I won't be going anywhere today.Not only was the head gasket blown,they're putting a camshaft in it too because that had a lobe wiped off. He sounded very disgruntled,as there's no warranty on it. Been trying to find a cheap car,the engine in the '94 Taurus that my son was driving gave out,but I don't think there's any such thing as a cheap car anymore. At least i'm not in jail and nobody's shooting at me to my knowledge-always a bright side.

absolutely! when i do shut if off and let it defrost it cools really well,until it freezes again. where's the possibly clogged 'vapperator located if anywhere? wonder why it freezes right up to that fitting and no further? I called the AC man already,but he hasn't called back-supposed to be 97 today too,so he might be "covered up".

thanks

uh...good question-this is the first home i've lived in that didn't have just window units. The heat pump (I guess?) is outside and the other thing (blower,filter,and the thing that keeps freezing) is in a space in here with a metal door on it. It is r-22. It is 84 dgrees outside,89 inside!

oh...it's my home AC. Better call the AC man in the morning.