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Talk about go fast machines! WOW Dan.

Just trying out the picture thing here.

LOL Reading this stuff about growing pot, reminds me of a family member that use to grow. He started his crop in the basement under a growing light. Once spring came he replanted them outside in his secret spot. LOL Once it got close to harvesting the plants, he began to brag to one to many people. The day came to harvest and all that were left were 1 inch tall stocks. LOL Like OI said loose lips. It was a shame thou, I had a chance to see his plants before they grew legs. About 4-5 feet tall and the darkest of green; all that was needed, was a little ripening on the stock and then curing, Someone got one hell of a crop. LOL Dan.

Just received this in an email from Princess Auto. http://e.princessauto.com/public/viewmessage/html/29031/65y6wt377x7s88chmziy24ka0z9rn/0bd603eb00000000000000000000001a4b00 You usually have a hard time finding parking, at the store here in London, on a Saturday; they're so busy. Setting that day ahead of their profits; says they're truly a Canadian Company. Dan.

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This is a quote from the Seafoam web site. Sorry to disagree OI. Dan. Works and Performs Quickly: Professional mechanics and do-it-yourselfers everywhere rely on this product every day. Sea Foam Motor Treatment dissolves and cleans fuel and oil residues and deposits, stabilizes fuel, controls moisture, and lubricates upper cylinders. Safe and effective when added to gasoline and diesel fuel and oil crankcases – Just pour it in! https://seafoamsales.com/sea-foam-motor-treatment/

My nephew just received a fine ($200.00 I think?) for having res smokes; in his possession. He was stopped just as he came off the res. They wrote him a ticket, confiscated the smokes and impounded his car. He's now waiting on whether there's another $350.00 fine coming his way. This will be after they determine whether there is colored fuel in the sample; which there is. Not sure what-else he's in store for, by the time this plays out? Expensive cheap smokes and gas. Here's a link describing colored fuel. https://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/bulletins/ft/1_2001.html Not sure if the rules have changed for farming; but when we were on the farm (30 years ago), dad was eligible for Ontario tax free fuel. It was colored an orange-ish/red and was only supposed to be used in farm equipment. Yeah right you try telling an old Belgian, he can't use any of that 1000 gallons of gas in his car; it doesn't happen. LOL Dan.

Yeah I have to agree with that, a seasoned pizza pan works great; sometimes to good. My wife and I put together a great looking pie. I was all but done and wanted to move it up to the top shelf of the oven, as to brown the cheese a bit with the broiler. Wife pulls it out of the oven, sets it on the counter; so she can change the oven shelf. Putting the pie back in, she accidentally tips the pan. The pizza slides off, does a flip and land topping side down on the oven door. LOL It was still good, just an unconventional way of eating pizza from a bowl. Dan.

Thought I was going to play a trick on the coop kid one day. I had earlier replaced a seat belt retractor, on a Chevy Cobalt. Inside these units there's a pretensioner; that pulls the seat belt back tight against you, when an air bag is deployed. When these pretensioners go off, they sound like a shotgun blast. So I clamp the retractor in the bench vice and connected a couple of jumper wires to a battery; leaving one jumper clip off. I turned my back to the bench and called the coop kid over to help me with something. While I wasn't looking one of the guys sneaked up to the bench and connects the last jumper lead. Bang off goes the tensioner; me and the kid hit the floor, on top of each-other. After I get up and check my pants for foreign objects; I see both my techs standing at the bay door laughing and ready to run. LOL Then there is the acetylene bombs; that we'd connect to a spark plug wire and close the hood. Had a buddies car in for a hard starting issue; fix the problem and then installed one of the bombs. When he came to pick up the car, I said give it a try; you can reach through the window and it'll fire right up. Can you imagine a 350 pound man beating the 50 meter dash record; I'm sure he did that day. LOL That was another practical joke; where I ended up on the floor. After he collected himself, he came over to me and body slammed me to the floor and sat on me until I couldn't barely breath. LOL Dan..

Great performer; he'll live on with his recordings. In my 50 Chevy I pay his music all the time and its good and loud! It is sad but he's at rest now and wont be forgotten; by his fans. Dan

I hate staff turnover; Dave has worked for me for about 23 years. My junior employee has only been with me for 16 years They both started with me as apprentices and haven't wanted to move on? Now that's funny if you knew what kind of prick I can be, LOL Dan.

I know the feeling all to well; but on the other side of the table, as the boss. My one techs had just finished an oil change and brake service on a 1 year old Ford Edge. The hoist he was using will let an open hood of a vehicle touch the ceiling rafters; so he genitally lowered the hood. Well he forgot the hood wasn't latched not even on the safety and took it for a road test. When he got back he sheepishly walked into my office. Ah Dan the hood of that Edge flipped open on the road test; the hood is buckled at the hinges and the windshield is smashed. What do you want me to do. I said nothing right now, I'll call the customer and explain. Tonight after work, you come to my house. That night he shows up at my house. I had a rib-eye steak supper with all the fixings ready for us. We sat and talked about what happened and turned it into a good night and to think of things NOT to do at work. LOL Customer got the Ford fixed; I shelled out about $2500.00 for paint & body and he (Dave) is still my best employee. OK maybe not so funny a story to tell; but if you were at my house that night you'd understand how Dave thought he was getting his walking papers, instead of a great meal and a few laughs. The look on his face was priceless; like a puppy dog that knows something is wrong. Dan.

Crazy busy day at the shop, phone was ringing off the wall and people stopping in; couldn't hardly get anything done. Let this one car down off the hoist, after doing an oil change. Poured the fresh oil in, reached through the window and started the thing up. What the heck the oil pressure light isn't going out? Quickly shut the engine off, looked down at my feet and I was standing in a 5 Lt puddle of oil. Yup between the phone calls and everything else going on; I forgot to spin the new oil filter on. My two other techs could barely hold in their laughter and for the next few weeks all I heard from them was "hey boss you got the filter on that thing?" or when I left the car for a minute, one of them would sneak over and spin a filter on when I wasn't looking. Its bad enough doing something dumb; what makes it worse is having an audience. LOL Dan.

You go and check that out!!!! Here kitty kitty and it turns into coonzilla. LOL Dan.

The Coon in your clip Simon may have been rabid? For it to walk up to your truck the way it did, is not normal at all. They're nocturnal and for it to even be out during the day, is in itself suspicious; as to its health. My daughter lives outside of Ilderton; if my son in-law sees a skunk or a coon out during the day, it gets trapped (if possible) or shot and taken into the vet; 90% are found to be rabid. Dan.

bigugil. We're just getting into tire season here at the shop. Would you like me to save all the used wheel weights for you? Not sure how I'd get them to you; but it isn't any effort to put the old weights in a bucket with your name on it. Dan.

Oh man that's a hell of a lot of work! I bet every bit of it worth it thou! I love my own or anyone's homemade cured port belly, smoked and then sliced into thin beacon strips. Good on you for having the time to do these kind of things. I wish I had more time; or possibly looked for the time? Dan.

Thanks everyone! I got to hold her for the first time last night. Yesterday here at the shop, was a day from hell; all that disappeared the second I picked her up from the crib. Dan.

It's my proud honor to introduce my granddaughter! Born Oct. 17 2017 @ approx 11 am Tipping the scale at 9 pounds even. Mom, baby doing well, even my son; now that he's done sweating. LOL She'll also be sharing her birthday with her Aunt, my daughter; at 32 years the baby's senior. Dan.

You're probably right; that my brother gave consent? Dan.

Really? My brother was admitted to Victoria Hospital (Cancer unit) here in London. The switch board operator gave me his room # and the extension # to his room. She then switched me to the nurses station and they told me what his basic status was. I never once told them who I was. Dan.

^^LOL^^ Good for you; its not a forgotten thing. Dan.

Your neighbor having a generator, won't stop your pipes from freezing or you freezer from thawing? Dan.

OI. Just drive the car like it were a boat. The throttle only has two positions. Idle and wide open ZOOM ZOOM LOL Dan

Like I also said rubber never stops curing. Plus the belt sitting idle for long periods of time; the belt will take on the shape that it's sitting in. If it's an older belt it could fail on the first start up of the season. Dan.