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Not sure I believe this shot..for sure photoshop-look at "hard hats"..but Pete looks like the shithead he is. Hippy when I saw the cartoon with him sitting in the excavator I have to say first picture I saw of him at the scene I had that instant memory of Dukakis in the tank..classic.

Very good!

The Art of Mathematics.......This is Brilliant This explains it all - Finally!! This comes from 2 math teachers with a combined total of 70 yrs. experience. It has indisputable mathematical logic. It also made me Laugh Out Loud. This is a strictly ..... a mathematical viewpoint ... and it goes like this: What Makes 100% ? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life? Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions: If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. Then: H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% And K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% But , A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100% And, B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103% AND, Look how far ass kissing will take you. A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G 1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118% So, one can conclude, with mathematical certainty, That while Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, And Attitude will get you there. It’s the Bullshit and Ass Kissing that will put you over the top. Now you know why Politicians are where they are! Have you ever seen a better explanation than this formula?🙂

I think the U and DM cab came about was because Mack needed a 90" BBC cab. Offset cab allowed them to do that without taking too much driver room away.

Hah-unfortunately probably some truth in that.

That U is a V-8..either 8v-71 or a 903...not sure..raised fenders are the tip off.

For sure Bob-guessing late 70's I thjink that was when they replaced the block "FORD" letters on hood with the blue oval.

Blackdog2 sent me this today....125 LT-9000's that were headed to Canada

Jim was at our show (Bay State) in August..also Hippy and better half,, Blackdog2 and his son Matt,, PC68 and Jeff Manty (Undercover Boss) I should have corrald everyone for a group mug shot. Cal the guy in picture is a great guy-hjis very nice B-75T was the Western Mass show's dash plaque. Jim is doing well -I tried to encourage him to resume posting.

OD..look at it as a lesson. You got off easy. I would get up in the middle of the night to to take a whiz and not put a light on. Bad move- I don't do that anymore.

Well this just adds to the "big picture" on your restoration. Lot of comment on this so guys if you have never been to Greenfield Village in Dearborn Mich. you should take the trip. I t was set up by Henry Ford and is a tribute to what this country was at the turn of the century. All kinds of shops recreated and when you go in them you see all the old machinery-like Matt's lathe-

Matt, Tell us about that lathe!!! Looks like there is some history there😎

Guys- are you saying leaks gas-like inside cylinder? don't see how that is possible but my 036 sometimes would get like "hydrolocked". Very experienced guy told me if you don't store on side it will "leak". I've pulled plug and plug was wet-shine light in bore-that looked wet. I've left it open, cranked it a lot to cycle piston, then it would be okay. that possible?

Nice find Matt. And after all the hard and beautiful work you have done, keep the old saying in mind....."penny wise and pound foolish"😎

LTK, Not to worry..the wife and kids bought me an 036 like 31 years ago..I have invoice $525 back then. Oil cap, old school threads..work great..but as my old oil soaked winter coveralls will verify , you just have to put it on! Its in the shop now...I'd have to take out a mortgage to pay for its replacement model today. In the meantime borrowed my son's MS 211..doing small stuff with it..love that inertia start system or whatever you call it.

Hippy, I will ad as I passed him he did throw his 4 ways on😎

Well for sure 41Chev was a guy who confirmed I didn't know squat because he seemed to have so much varied knowledge. We had a connection in the sense he was a marine contractor and I was a "customer" for such guys. Plus we operated in same turf-New England and NYS-in particular Long Island. I remember when his wife passed away that really bummed him out as you would imagine--I can relate to that. But then he met up with this Israeli gal and I think they got married.. I kind of assume he ended up in Israel??? As for his veteran's home project I thought he was trying to do that in Maine..I think Gorham to be exact. I always invited him to let me know when he was going or coming from Maine as I was a couple of miles off 495 and would be a good brewski, coffee or piss call, but he never followed jup. But for sure a knowledgeable guy with a high energy level. Always added to the conversation..as did Jim Hancock and KSC to name a couple of others. Jim came down for our show in August and 2stacksuper dog as well as Paul?-guy with beautiful black Superliner dump was there..and also Jeff Manty. Should have got them together for a group photo Bob

Well I do believe Roadway had some U's that had 8V-71's they had raised cabs and ugly front fenders to accomodate the the V-8. they did the same for those that put V-903's in them. Only question I would have would be which major carrier in that era did NOT have a U or two😎 On a similar note I'm on 495 today and I pass a "YRC" Volvo. On the cab door in small letters it makes reference to Yellow Freight. Never see the "Big R" name anymore on anything or so it seems.

Excellent...but if Joe had in fact done this on his own, the feathers would still be on it!😎

Great Kevin..time for some updates on the world scene

The days winner

Well Rowdy you think you are making a joke. Guess what..an NBC "journalist" - Katy Tur-was on some talk show comprised of other loons and actually suggested because "Lurch" did so well in a couple of counties he "just might be a candidate fort a presidential run".. Actually some in the group started laughing as in WTF but this dumb ass was serious!!

Well guys my two cents as I see it, in a lot of cases, in the primaries Trump endorsed candidates that many said were the less qualified/capable than their opponents who won the nomination-but they blew smoke up Trump's ass. Like OZ....a celebrity, but viewed by a lot of PA people as an outsider. How can you lose to Fetterman--a guy who couldn't express a thought, was hostile to our energy industry, and is always dressed up like he is ready to go trick or treating???? Note he was always wearing Carhartts ..like he ever got his hands dirty!! But in any case I looked at these Trump backed candidates and said.."hope they win". But I thought the silver lining if they lose? This will diminish Trump's appeal. And we can move on in '24. But guess what, Trump couldn't for once keep his mouth shut and announced the day before.."I'll be making big announcement on the 15th". Again ...always about him! I'm convinced that was a final straw for a lot of undecided voters. Just like in 2020 election-I believe in the theory that a lot of Biden votes were not votes for Biden- they were "anybody but Trump " votes. I heard a comment on Fox yesterday AM, don't recall who made it but said.."there is much support for Trumpism, but NOT for Trump." Meaning a lot of his policy actions were correct, but his ego, personality will always turn off too many who say.."give me a break"! Like his attack on DeSantis and Pence the other night. You can bet he is scheming right now as to how he can piss on the DeSantis parade. As I've said before, I voted for him twice as the lesser of two evils, but next time, the Dems will learn something-you would think??..and they will have a real candidate versus an empty suit like Sleepy Joe On another note, Hippy..you should publish a book with all those cartoons you have posted...would be a best seller!

Hang in there Matt-after all your fine work I'm sure this will seem like its all downhill.

i never liked the '64's vs '63's but they are starting to grow on me-in particular when you see one with that big blower on it!😎