And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
One of my most memorable times with my Dad was on a Thanksgiving day, when I was a teen back in the 80s. A woman from our church had her car break down near Iola KS. From the description she gave my Dad, he knew the wheel bearing went out. We drove out there with her car barely off the side of the road. We got the wheel off and sure enough the wheel bearing was mostly gone. The only thing remaining was the race and it was welded to the spindle. We took turns holding chisels and swinging hammers to cut it off. We got wind blown every time an 18 wheeler passed us. We even broke one chisel. Eventually we got it removed. We went into town to warm up and eat at a wonderful greasy spoon. Someone in that small town was good enough to give us a mill bastard, and we cleaned up the spindle. Amazing what good folks in a small town will do if you need a little help. Greased the bearing and put the whole thing back together and drove it home. I still have that cut race inside my tool box and think of Dad and our adventure, every time I see it. -Snakepit
I believe that is the "STOP DRIVING NOW!!!" light.
ReplyDeleteOne of my most memorable times with my Dad was on a Thanksgiving day, when I was a teen back in the 80s. A woman from our church had her car break down near Iola KS. From the description she gave my Dad, he knew the wheel bearing went out. We drove out there with her car barely off the side of the road. We got the wheel off and sure enough the wheel bearing was mostly gone. The only thing remaining was the race and it was welded to the spindle. We took turns holding chisels and swinging hammers to cut it off. We got wind blown every time an 18 wheeler passed us. We even broke one chisel. Eventually we got it removed. We went into town to warm up and eat at a wonderful greasy spoon. Someone in that small town was good enough to give us a mill bastard, and we cleaned up the spindle. Amazing what good folks in a small town will do if you need a little help. Greased the bearing and put the whole thing back together and drove it home. I still have that cut race inside my tool box and think of Dad and our adventure, every time I see it.
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Dads. Where would we be without them? Yes, Gerard is sorely missed. Where ya been Bill H?
DeleteI hope my son recalls me as fondly as you your father.
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Hey ghost... ushering the youngest of my brood into adulthood...farming... missing too many old friends and chasing my wife around the house... 😉
DeleteNow that's an idiot light!
ReplyDeleteGood for you snake... still missing Gerard here God Bless from west central missouri
ReplyDeleteYes sir, BIll.
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Yes Gerard is missed! And that was a great story.
DeleteCheers y'all.
Looks like its out of blinker fluid. Chrysler invented the turbo encabulator to prevent this from being catastrophic.
ReplyDeleteIMHO that it the glow of the drivetrain heated up to glowing just before it melts onto the pavement.
ReplyDeleteIdiot doesn’t even know what a maintenance sched……when was the last time I greased my trailer(sss)?
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This morning was the last time ;-)) Thanks bro!
So THAT’S where the check engine light is!
ReplyDeleteLooks like the valve stems finished cooking too.
ReplyDeletelooks like the grease worms ran out of food
ReplyDeletehotter than the hubs of hell. now i know.
ReplyDeleteSpin weld.... engaged.
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