Vladislav

Liked to read the story. And a nice shot of Mack cabover and the forklift operator no doubt too. But what I have seen on the pics of snowy shoulders and icy-dirty tarps all that look EXACTLY the way trucks in Russia do the most every day during winter. At least in the central area I live and for 1000km around. On a positive note I'm glad to know you guys are able to do your job professionally and with no cry in those difficult conditions.

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Did anybody present you two Fords Festiva?

I might be seen as exception but I better like the flat top of the hood of an in-line Aussie Value Liner. But that's about the look only.

Yes, many youngsters do sport nowadays. It's sure good but I easy can see a funny basement of that happening. The society here was pressed down with Socialist morals and rules for many decades. With strong shortage of stuff a normal man needs every day and night. It's just difficult to imagine even for me now that people had to check many shops looking for a roll of toilet paper for example. And so on. The reasons were large expenses in a Cold War competition, space technologies and no doubt not too efficient plan kind economy. So now, actually for nearly 20 last years, lots of high quality and attractive looking merchandise filled up the country. And the society actively play a game of "competition in consumption". Each other enjoys to demonstrate how "cool" he is. Sport seems to me as one of the aspects. There were just a few people in 80's years who did ski, bycicling etc. Those few existed though, went for a ride into forest with uncomfortable wooden ski on. But later, when you can go to a bright-lighted shop and buy a pair of EXPENSIVE modern ski, a jacket, a pair of gloves and so on, many do. The same with really large amounts of "fitness holes" as people call gims here. They openes here and there every year. People use to buy a year pass to. But actually make 3-5 visits and loose interest. So as in many other cases, you can see a top of an iceberg but sume dull matters are below the water.

I had an issue of the same kind with my kid when he was nearly 4 yo. Got common fever with some temp, nose leak and so on. Than once in the night my wife was woked up by kind's voice. He had really tight breath with heavy sound. Was too afraid being about not breathing. We got afraid too and the wife called to private kid clinic for ER. An ambulance came in about half an hour. We lived 10 kilometers outside of the city and the clinic was inside but closer to our direction. Also a good thing there was no traffic at 4 AM. The doctor came with a really large medi box, made basic check and took a nebulaizer. Filled it up with a stuff which makes breath passes wider and takes stresses off them. After 5-6 minuted the things turned out smooth. Doc explained that the fever initiated stress of breath passes. Said no need to continue with that "hard" medicament if no real troubles. But prescribed to buy it together with a nebulaizer and have it handy anywhere we go with the kid. So we did. There was one more such case in about a year or two and we knew what to do. Also doc's explanations were the kid will grow up to a sertain age and the shape of his passes will change. So such risk will go away in the future. Time showed out he was right. The kid is 17 now and hasn't had breath issues since those times.

Here in Russia there is no prohibitation to import left-hand drive car or truck. Government tried to put it but had to pass because of huge protests of people living at Far East. Japan as a neighbour helped (and continue to) filling up the roads with relatively cheap and mostly reiable cars so the most of Russian East drives them. Regardless the roads are tight and hilly in that areas. I have never been to there but as I was told about 50% or so vehicles down the road are LHD. You can even find some in Moscow region. They're sure notably cheaper than RHD ones in the same condition. Also Japanize build many special models for their internal market of good specifications you can't order RHD. Nissan Skyline for example. Some some people attend owning and using them. In a case of having a shift lever on the wrong side automatic transmissions use to be a choice. And you even could find many middle-heavy RHD trucks in Moscow region. The reason was behind a cab mounted crane units on them. Twice cheaper than a similar setup to be imported from Europe. Sure all that have some stupid matters since the right way would be producing enough quantities of cranes or cars and truck chaiis' here inside the country instead. But you know a production or general economy planning is a State-level question which is ruled by some big boys.

Yup, 47 C would make blood boil! Everything's allright at my neighbourhood. Have -8 Celsias right now with 10 cm of snow on the ground. Usually in the central region winter temps keep around -1 - 15 with seldom dr(!!) and jumps up to +5 C. Northen regions and Eastern ones sometimes (a continental climate there) could show as cold as -40C and less sometimes. But that doesn't seem too extraordinar. I suppose you wouldn't await a rwally warm winter in Alaska)) Please forgive me my metric figures this time. Hope you can convert then for this only moment. I'm just a bit in a hurry at the moment, going to get off home.

This is a Russian Orthodox high day, Epiphany. Russian church uses Grigorean calendar, so all the dates are moved 2 weeks apart from Western world. We have Christmas on the 7th of January for example. Yesterday lots of people, mostly those who are in trust (or just some ones drunk) did bathing in rivers and lakes. It's quite popular here, the Church said that all waters are holy this day. So no affect to health. On my untrusty mind such action could be done indeed but when you have your body prepaired by regular trainings. So that crazy getting into ice waters don't seem too nice for health on my mind. And I hadn't to but almost had such an idea in my mind))

Jim, if not a big trouble (to pay attention) please do it yourself using the file. I just don't have an idea on how to. May try if it's really needed to be done by myself. Need some instructions to act though.

Hey blokes, let me know, do you have now a summer or a winter??

This makes better sence of a " pieced together truck "

"Live nice as long as you can" Seriousely I'm almost for systematic research of an issue to choose the most correct clue. Nobody would argue it's better to have vision than to be blind. But dealing with medicine test results is difficult since they not always correlate with the truth. So basic "quick aid" by "public methods" could be applied. Sure if the things don't go really bad.

Impressive!

James, do you coordinate pre-orders?

I even see it is red!

When I get that very early feeling I try to catch it as soon as possible with all possible possibilities. Usually if it's close to evening a small dose of Jamaica rum or Scotch product helps being drunk with a current portion of food. Also I use to keep a can of honey at my kitchen and add a fair amount of it into tea replacing current sugar. Also I make a cup of milk hot in a microwave stoove adding honey again and a small bit of butter. And drink it hot right before getting too bad to bed. Than if such "emergency" stuff don't work I get medicals. But I don't have troubles with blood pressure or other things which might restrict such actions. Hope that sudden desaster will pass you soon. Wish you a speedy recovery. And one important thing to remember. Don't try taking off the concrete off your head by any mechanical way!

Love the Autocar!! And saying that I could repeat it for almost every other painting! Yes, I just surprized to myself, I don't dislike any of them even for a bit. Great drawings, made with perfect proportioning, lots of detailing and what is the most important they're kept in style. To glad to learn you could be back to the condition allowing to continue painting. I suppose this thing inself was a good reason and moral help for the recovery.

Have a Great Day! Whoo-hoo!! Also we should remember our Polish friend who was building a Suprliner model. He hasn't show out for a while though. Happy Birthday Pawel!

Haven't seen you for awhile on here. Hope you're allright and the stars get right position to light your ways.

Upps.. Didn't know our losses are that much. Not exactly the hood lengthes but I suppose what Jim meant. B-Model_Cabs.pdf

Neat looking little R. And very solid for the age. Congrats on the purchase!

I suppose he didn't. Anything less than 40% grade doesn't work at those latitudes

Yes guys, its whole one class above than just to put a tractor in a ditch in Poland That happened this past week indeed. The guy will too probably go to army jail. Too much of "sound" with that event to hide.

Paul, Great pics! The road shots are my favorites. A lil while back i also had issue with posting images on here. Was surprized being allowwed to upload less and less sizes. Than later I checked out my personal page with settings anf found there "my attachments". Browsed them and found out some earlier files uploaded of a very large size. And many big ones too. Looks like BMT server limits your summery weight of publications. The easiest thing you can do is just delete pictures in old posts. I didn't like that idea since somebody might like to see any. So I edited posts with really heavy pics. Took them off and put resized ones instead. Not a really quick deal though, takes time and attention. But you can do it ocassionally when having time with no use and interweb access at the same time. When waiting for a load for example.