With the 'spring ahead' time change next weekend, and the spring equinox on the 20th coming, I know I've got the 'fever'. And I'm not talking '... I've got the fever for more cowbell!' (SNL reference for those fans ).
I haven't seen any robins yet, but hopefully later this week if we hit 40. Visions of cruising with the Malibu top down on a nice sunny day are dancing in my head...
Anyone else have the 'fever'?
OscarZ said
Mar 2, 2013
I do too! I'm ready for Spring!
67ss said
Mar 2, 2013
I am excited to be able to take the 55 for a drive and see how it performs.
dashboard said
Mar 2, 2013
This will sound strange for a car guy, but I’m looking forward to putting the snow blower away firing up the lawn mower and the smell of fresh cut grass.
Chris R said
Mar 2, 2013
How does that go again? Oh yea. Does a bear *#^% in the woods?
Derek69SS said
Mar 2, 2013
Yeah... since about October.
bowtie said
Mar 2, 2013
I've spent a ton of time staring at my car this past month. I'm keeping secrets, but it's gong to look a little different this year. Not a ton, but different.
Bungy L-76 said
Mar 2, 2013
Yeh, I've got the fever, and the only prescription is more Chevelle! :biggrin:
Here's some cowbell for ya. If you wanna hear more cowbell, just come to a MSU Maverick's home hockey game.
After curing my cabin fervor with some cow bell, I went out to the detached garage, opened the door to left in the sunlight and got started on my 64 EFI conversion.
Starter reinstalled - check
Passenger side spark plugs back in - check
Passenger side spark plug wires on - check
Wide band O2 sensor installed - check
Dropped fuel tank for return line in fuel neck - check
Need to install in the return fuel fitting, put tank back, mount fuel pump and filters and connect the fuel lines to the front. Wire it up, etc...one bite at a time.
Lost in the 60s said
Mar 4, 2013
Derek69SS wrote:
Yeah... since about October.
I keep looking at the '38 and wanting to drive it more than the 5 miles since I bought it...
Be a couple months yet before i bring the '66 home from storage, along with the boat, Pete and '52...
SShink said
Mar 4, 2013
I guess I torqued off the weather gods again with this post. This next snow strom looks like a good ole' early spring wet and heavy snow event. They are saying up to 12" for where I live!
dashboard said
Mar 4, 2013
Don’t beat yourself up Stan it’s not your fault, truth is we actually need the moisture. Even if it does turn in to a big winter blow it won’t last long now, daylight is getting longer and the sun warmer, spring is just over the horizon.
jim larson said
Mar 4, 2013
Going to get more gas for the snow blower this morming.
Derek69SS said
Mar 4, 2013
It's OK... I bought brand-new snow tires for the truck this fall, and haven't driven it in the snow yet. I have to try them out some time.
OscarZ said
Mar 4, 2013
I blame Stan!
John D said
Mar 4, 2013
Yeah, he took the "bad weather ballast" out of the azz-end of the 'vert, and ticked off the
dashboard said
Mar 5, 2013
Derek69SS wrote:
It's OK... I bought brand-new snow tires for the truck this fall, and haven't driven it in the snow yet. I have to try them out some time.
Get your snow?
Derek69SS said
Mar 5, 2013
Yup, drove the truck to work just to try out the tires... was almost like driving on dry pavement. These things rock
Derek69SS said
Mar 6, 2013
Well... they're good, but they're not quite "pull a stuck Saturn out of the ditch" good.
I tried to do my good deed for the day though...
SteveS said
Mar 6, 2013
Pretty happy with the Hankook's I put on the Tahoe this year. They passed the "pull the mailman's cutlass ciera out of my front yard" test yesterday. Their lucky I go home for lunch.
SShink said
Mar 9, 2013
I'm a happy man. Saw my first Robin's today!
Lost in the 60s said
Mar 9, 2013
There have been a group of Robins around here most of the winter. They were picking in our yard a couple weeks ago but move around.
dashboard said
Mar 10, 2013
Here’s the first Canadian goose to return looking for open water and waiting on his mate, saw him for the first time this morning not sure if he set his clock ahead this morning. He won’t leave now he’s staking out his territory and will be making lots of noise until November.
Does anyone know the 2nd biggest "Money-Sucking Black Hole" than hotrods???....
Here's a tip: They float.
Yup, cabin/spring fever.
dashboard said
Mar 10, 2013
I spend half my money on wild woman, fast cars and boats, the other half I just waste.
A small deviation from W.C. Fields “I spend half my money on women, gambling and booze, I waste the other half“.
John D said
Mar 10, 2013
Spent a few hours over at my Mom's house on Sat... doing some little "handyman" jobs that she (begrudgingly) admitted she couldn't handle. (Simple stuff, but something that a 74 yo. shouldn't have to do with a son 15 mins away!)
Anyway... "Blackie" resides in 1/2 of her garage over the winter months. Believe it or not, I didn't even walk over there! Didn't lift the cover... nothing! He'll have to wait!... resisted the urge.
(Yeah, we usually refer to our mechanical doodads in the feminine tense, but since it is an EL Camino... it's a he.)
Derek69SS said
Mar 11, 2013
La Camino?
John D said
Mar 12, 2013
According to my Spanish Language Major daughter (oh yeah, kids... studying abroad via private college - another black hole money pit), the language is kinda funny... and causes her grief with the masculine and feminine tenses, and the totally different inflections with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party references.
Generally things that are nice or pleasurable are referred to in the feminine (duh), la cocina (the kitchen), la casa (the house), etc. Things that are hard or tough (no pun) are referred in the masculine ("el camino" literally translates into "the road").
So, "La Camino" would only probably apply if the car was pink.
dashboard said
Mar 12, 2013
Derek69SS wrote:
It's OK... I bought brand-new snow tires for the truck this fall, and haven't driven it in the snow yet. I have to try them out some time.
12 inches yesterday in SE Minnesota, have you had enough snow tire testing, can we get on with spring now?
SteveS said
Mar 12, 2013
dashboard wrote:
12 inches yesterday in SE Minnesota, have you had enough snow tire testing, can we get on with spring now?
We were right in the middle of the 12" Sunday night. Doesn't look anything like spring around here
Lost in the 60s said
Mar 15, 2013
John D wrote:
"La Camino" would only probably apply if the car was pink.
We could have a "tech session" here and arrange that.....
Derek69SS said
Mar 19, 2013
SteveS wrote:
Pretty happy with the Hankook's I put on the Tahoe this year. They passed the "pull the mailman's cutlass ciera out of my front yard" test yesterday. Their lucky I go home for lunch.
Mine just passed the "pull the mailman's 4x4 Blazer out of the ditch" test...
dashboard wrote:
12 inches yesterday in SE Minnesota, have you had enough snow tire testing, can we get on with spring now?
OK, now I'm done... we can get back to spring-like conditions now. Sorry your spring had to wait for me.
Lost in the 60s said
Mar 19, 2013
Hard to have spring fever when the temps are 20° lower than normal and it won't quit snowing for more than a few days....
dashboard said
Apr 10, 2013
I took my snow blower back out of storage, this better be good! Looks like you guys down south could get some thunderstorms or thundersnow.
BLyke said
Apr 10, 2013
i put my snow blower away Sunday and got my car out of storage Monday, oh well, soon it will be spring.
Derek69SS said
Apr 10, 2013
I was planning to take the snow tires off everything on Sunday, but worked on the Chevelle instead... glad I waited. :)
SteveS said
Apr 10, 2013
Lots of rain here yesterday. It would have been great for getting all the sand and salt off the roads but now it sounds like freezing rain today and tomorrow so they'll be dumping if back on.
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 10, 2013
Derek69SS wrote:
I was planning to take the snow tires off everything on Sunday, but worked on the Chevelle instead... glad I waited. :)
I dropped the plow off the truck and changed out the Blizzaks on both cars last weekend.
Derek69SS said
Apr 10, 2013
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 11, 2013
Derek69SS wrote:
Your attachment isn't attaching...
Derek69SS said
Apr 11, 2013
I'll try it again...
BLyke said
Apr 11, 2013
I had the fever, but the last few das have cooled it off
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 11, 2013
The only fever I have is a burning desire to move to Texas.
I know I do!
With the 'spring ahead' time change next weekend, and the spring equinox on the 20th coming, I know I've got the 'fever'. And I'm not talking '... I've got the fever for more cowbell!' (SNL reference for those fans
).
I haven't seen any robins yet, but hopefully later this week if we hit 40. Visions of cruising with the Malibu top down on a nice sunny day are dancing in my head...
Anyone else have the 'fever'?
I do too! I'm ready for Spring!
I am excited to be able to take the 55 for a drive and see how it performs.
How does that go again? Oh yea. Does a bear *#^% in the woods?
Yeah... since about October.
Yeh, I've got the fever, and the only prescription is more Chevelle! :biggrin:
Here's some cowbell for ya. If you wanna hear more cowbell, just come to a MSU Maverick's home hockey game.
Short clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsUf_oIgp0
Full SNL version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvK2GQSBRMc
Starter reinstalled - check
Passenger side spark plugs back in - check
Passenger side spark plug wires on - check
Wide band O2 sensor installed - check
Dropped fuel tank for return line in fuel neck - check
Need to install in the return fuel fitting, put tank back, mount fuel pump and filters and connect the fuel lines to the front. Wire it up, etc...one bite at a time.
I keep looking at the '38 and wanting to drive it more than the 5 miles since I bought it...
Be a couple months yet before i bring the '66 home from storage, along with the boat, Pete and '52...
I guess I torqued off the weather gods again with this post. This next snow strom looks like a good ole' early spring wet and heavy snow event. They are saying up to 12" for where I live!
Going to get more gas for the snow blower this morming.
It's OK... I bought brand-new snow tires for the truck this fall, and haven't driven it in the snow yet.
I have to try them out some time.
I blame Stan!
Yeah, he took the "bad weather ballast" out of the azz-end of the 'vert, and ticked off the
Get your snow?
Yup, drove the truck to work just to try out the tires... was almost like driving on dry pavement. These things rock
Well... they're good, but they're not quite "pull a stuck Saturn out of the ditch" good.
I tried to do my good deed for the day though...
Pretty happy with the Hankook's I put on the Tahoe this year. They passed the "pull the mailman's cutlass ciera out of my front yard" test yesterday. Their lucky I go home for lunch.
I'm a happy man. Saw my first Robin's today!
Here’s the first Canadian goose to return looking for open water and waiting on his mate, saw him for the first time this morning not sure if he set his clock ahead this morning. He won’t leave now he’s staking out his territory and will be making lots of noise until November.
Does anyone know the 2nd biggest "Money-Sucking Black Hole" than hotrods???....
Here's a tip: They float.
Yup, cabin/spring fever.
I spend half my money on wild woman, fast cars and boats, the other half I just waste.
A small deviation from W.C. Fields “I spend half my money on women, gambling and booze, I waste the other half“.
Spent a few hours over at my Mom's house on Sat... doing some little "handyman" jobs that she (begrudgingly) admitted she couldn't handle. (Simple stuff, but something that a 74 yo. shouldn't have to do with a son 15 mins away!)
Anyway... "Blackie" resides in 1/2 of her garage over the winter months. Believe it or not, I didn't even walk over there! Didn't lift the cover... nothing! He'll have to wait!... resisted the urge.
(Yeah, we usually refer to our mechanical doodads in the feminine tense, but since it is an EL Camino... it's a he.)
According to my Spanish Language Major daughter (oh yeah, kids... studying abroad via private college - another black hole money pit), the language is kinda funny... and causes her grief with the masculine and feminine tenses, and the totally different inflections with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party references.
Generally things that are nice or pleasurable are referred to in the feminine (duh), la cocina (the kitchen), la casa (the house), etc. Things that are hard or tough (no pun) are referred in the masculine ("el camino" literally translates into "the road").
So, "La Camino" would only probably apply if the car was pink.
12 inches yesterday in SE Minnesota, have you had enough snow tire testing, can we get on with spring now?
We were right in the middle of the 12" Sunday night. Doesn't look anything like spring around here
We could have a "tech session" here and arrange that.....
SteveS wrote:
Pretty happy with the Hankook's I put on the Tahoe this year. They passed the "pull the mailman's cutlass ciera out of my front yard" test yesterday. Their lucky I go home for lunch.
dashboard wrote:
12 inches yesterday in SE Minnesota, have you had enough snow tire testing, can we get on with spring now?
OK, now I'm done... we can get back to spring-like conditions now. Sorry your spring had to wait for me.
Hard to have spring fever when the temps are 20° lower than normal and it won't quit snowing for more than a few days....
Lots of rain here yesterday. It would have been great for getting all the sand and salt off the roads but now it sounds like freezing rain today and tomorrow so they'll be dumping if back on.
I dropped the plow off the truck and changed out the Blizzaks on both cars last weekend.
Your attachment isn't attaching...
I'll try it again...
I had the fever, but the last few das have cooled it off
The only fever I have is a burning desire to move to Texas.
2 hours to get to work this morning.