Hobo Jungle

[healey36]

Over the many years I squandered slowly bringing the Sprite back from the brink (while maintaining a number of other money-pits) I occasionally, in a fit of frustration, threatened to just drag it into the front yard, shovel dirt into it and make a planter out of it.

Well, sadly I wasn't alone in that line of thought:





A 1972-74 Midget, the only years with the round rear-wheel arches. Sigh...

Healey

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Interesting convergence of thought,

Wonder how many more are functioning as garden fixtures now....

[sarge]

Oh, it is to weep!

You better go quick round the corner where you saw that Morris you showed us before it suffers a similar unnecessary fate.



The Dark Lord (Lucas) has a special place for those who would do such a thing! An effing planter.

Jesus wept!

[healey36]

We'll have to beat the flared fenders out and weld some sheet metal over the hood-scoop on that Minor, Sarge.

[healey36]

Drove down to Federal Hill a couple of weeks ago to drop off a chair I'd refinished for my nephew. I saw this corner beer-joint...liked the name:



Handy when asked "Where were you last night?".

Healey

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Sounds like where most of Congress spends its time......

[webenda]

Wandering around the hobo jungle at night can be hazardous. I had a flashlight, but it was aimed at the ground, as were my eyes. Suddenly I felt my face being wrapped in a spider web.



I hate it when that happens.

[rogruth]

Especially when you are eye to eye with the spider.

[sarge]

Needed a break for mind and soul, so I fired up Piddles the MGB and went for an afternoon's ride, dodging storms whilst running the B-roads along the ridges that form the borders of Adams County apple country:

A little "fifty through the twisties". Not too many single-centreline roads left, but we have them here in spades.




Through a little settlement of no name...




...headed down-hill between a lovely old Pennsylvania farmhouse and bank-barn...




...and more lovely twisty bits. The apples are ripening, and the harvest is just starting.




In the mirror you can see a forklift working the apple boxes. Meanwhile out the side a ridge-spawned thunderstorm to duck around.





Lovely route along the ridgelines, stayed dry, and the mind relaxes...

[Tramp]

Grass right to the edge of the Macadam. That is rare and lovely. Thanks, Sarge.

[rogruth]

Sarge,

I have never been sure what this means, , but I take it to be green with envy.

If so, .

[John Webster]

Sarge, looks like all you were missing was Dennis Jenkinson scrolling the map and signalling "right hander, 3rd gear, 4000 rpm".

[webenda]

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[sarge]

John:

I'm certainly no Sterling Moss!

I'd bet you'd love the B-roads here. Just exploring them and laying out routes for an evening's decompression has been a lovely summer's activity.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

John:

I'm certainly no Sterling Moss!

I'd bet you'd love the B-roads here. Just exploring them and laying out routes for an evening's decompression has been a lovely summer's activity.

Pop over to Roxbury and then grab 641 over the Timmens to Spring Run someday. I'll meet you there for dinner.