Hobo Jungle

[2railjon]

[rogruth]

That sounds like my wife and me.

[webenda]

Wayne, it's a Scotch. Comes in red, black and blue label.

Ooohhhhh yeaaaaaa, Johnny Walker Red, Johnny Walker Black, etc. Yep! I'll bet you're right. I'd never have gotten that, so I figured I'd tempt Doc Wayne who would surely extrapolate well from the available data.

Yet, Tramp, you turned out to be the great extrapolator (unless Doc Wayne deliberately left the door open after walking right up to the correct choice and waiting... ) hhhhmmmmmmm......

Thank you tramp.

It was team work Murph. I could not think of it until Tramp named it, then the big, "OF COURSE," hit me. I think the kid's misspelling of "Red" threw me off.

[webenda]

What has BritBloke (aka BikerMike) been up to since he dropped out, Dec 03, 2012?
http://youtu.be/PHdIECkvWt8
He must have discovered the fountain of youth. Look at that ending!

[rogruth]

No,no,no.

Can't be the BikerMike we knew.Unless he,as you said,found that fountain.

That was quite a performance.

[sarge]

Last I knew still living the quiet life of the beachcomber and scooter rider actually. A valued letter or two via USPS from time to time. He was working on a layout for which I sent a box down to him with some pieces, all back before I hit a wall healthwise in mid-summer that attracted my somewhat undivided attention.

Anyway, last I knew living a life of computerless peace; I'm about to send a Christmas card and get an update.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm about to send a Christmas card and get an update.

As am I, but with a long overdue on my part missive included.

[v8vega]

Calif. taxpayers dodge a bullet, the bullet train that is. A superior court judge ruled that the funding plan doesn't comply with what the voters voted for. Could be a fatal blow to the High Speed Train.
Also voters were told it would not need a subsidy to operate and there is no evidence of that.
They will appeal this ruling.

[Tramp]

The first snow of the season means the Impala has had her last run until next spring. Time for the tarp, battery to bench, and the long wait. I think Jay C would like this photo.

[v8vega]

Wed 75/49 Thur. 64/49
From the newspaper
130,000Americans pick up and move somewhere else every single day.
Los Angeles County's homeless population rose 15% from 2011 to 2013 to 57,737, a total second only to New York City.
Santa Fe New Mexico is the highest state capital at 7,000 feet above sea level.
It rained a few days ago and traffic accidents were up 81%. According to the Highway Patrol there were 248 wrecks including two fatalities. On a regular dry day there are 134 crashes.
Google handles an average of 5,134 billion Web searches per day last year.

[webenda]

I did not know Impalas in cold states hibernate for the winter. You learn more things on this forum.

[sarge]

Wayne:

When the salt trucks come out, we hide 'em.

This is how Chevs in cold states become old Chevs.

This I know.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

When the salt trucks come out, we hide 'em.

This is how Chevs in cold states become old Chevs.

Surely is true in PA. My long gone F-250 handed down to me (3rd owner) literally rotted off the frame. It's 1st owner was an uncle of mine that worked for PennDOT and it saw a lot of salt and hard road.

[webenda]

Sarge, Rufus,

Thank you for confirming my suspicion on the subject of hibernating cars. Even in Southern California, cars kept near the ocean rust out. Personal experience? Yes, my first car was previously owned by the shore patrol. I figured all it needed was a little paint. It continued to rust even though I took it inland after winning the bid at a government auction and having it painted.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

It's interesting to note that part of the vinyl turquoise-n-white interior appears to have remained pristine.