Dreams Of Salt, and other things that few care about.

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joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

# ¿ Sep 4, 2018 20:45

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 03:14

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

I foolishly thought things wouldn't get any better than the RPM Nationals pics. Congratulations!
I wish you'd have let people know earlier about wanting kids. I would have put in an application. I'm even potty trained.

And curious about the significance of the c-rats.

# ¿ Nov 19, 2019 18:20

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

God I hated this thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlZT8nDNLqg&t=27s
I looked just like that kid.
Every single time.

# ¿ Nov 21, 2019 22:30

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

LobsterboyX posted:

foreman approves:

My stupid morning just got soo much better.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2021 18:00

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

LobsterboyX posted:

this cool grandma car that belongs to a friend showed up to say hello

you can only own this car blue hair and you are always smoking a Virginia slim 1000 - flashbacks to my evil grandmother and her lovely friends back in the late 80s really hit hard.

Curb feelers!

# ¿ Jul 21, 2021 15:12

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

Wow.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2021 05:05

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

Darchangel posted:

I'm deathly afraid I will hate driving my '79 RX-7 when I get it functional again. I *know* I hate driving the AE86, but that's partially because it needs steering and suspension (and probably brake) work that I don't want to do. My Cutlass there are enough aftermarket bits available to make it at least competent compared to modern handling and braking.

There needs to be a handicapping chart for old cars.

Each year out of production is worth 1 hp.
Each wave is worth .2 seconds on a slalom course
Each time a day that looks like it's going to be bad day becomes a good day just because you drove the car to work is worth 10 feet shorter stopping distance.
Each missing modern safety feature is worth .02 on the skidpad.
The possibilities are endless

# ¿ Apr 21, 2022 20:43

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

One of my favorite new words is mudita; joy at someone else's happiness/good fortune/success. This thread shines with it in every pixel.
There are not enough :3:

s in the world.

# ¿ May 12, 2022 11:21

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

my turn in the barrel posted:

Didn't get a chance to see it yet but He sent me a few more pics.

drat. That thing's gorgeous.

# ¿ Jun 13, 2022 19:04

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

DoubleT2172 posted:

I don't remember if you had but I'd love to hear it

# ¿ Jun 14, 2022 03:26

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

The word for today (and this thread) is the Sanskrit word mudita. It's the feeling of joy at another's happiness or good fortune.

# ¿ Aug 5, 2022 13:57

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

Darchangel posted:

What is that blue car in the poster? Obviously Italian, possibly Ferrari, but I've never seen a car with that very interesting rear window detail - the zigzag, there. That is a very cool car, and I love that it's Not Red.
Actually, Alfa, given the other tow cars in the poster?

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/mythical-ferrari-250-gt-zagato-berlinetta-returns-milan

# ¿ Aug 5, 2022 20:05

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

# ¿ Aug 16, 2022 14:37

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

Had a cool old car encounter yesterday, came up behind a 1950s Airstream camper and thought it'd be cool if it was being pulled by an age matching car.
Pulled out to pass and it was a 1949 Buick Special Sedanet(?). The driver looked like a bearded Lobsterboy X doppelganger. Both trailer and car looked like unrestored survivors. Not junk in the slightest, but well and carefully used.
No pictures, though. :negative:

# ¿ Sep 30, 2023 14:06

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

Those are some gorgeous pictures!

# ¿ Oct 23, 2023 17:38

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 03:14

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

Captain McAllister posted:

Googled 'Bermuda bell' because I'd never heard of those before.

If I understand it right, the bell mounts under the car and the plunger to ring it is like an old school floor mounted headlight switch?

The idea is that it's like a 'polite horn' for pedestrians?

Also known as a (horse) carriage bell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LKyMUFKpvs

# ¿ Jan 5, 2024 17:57

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