I had a 1968 Volvo 142S which I owned from 1984 - 2010. It had 186K miles on the odometer and over time, I’d replaced everything mechanical except the master brake cylinder. I had a Weber carb and headers on it and it was my daily driver. Along the way, I’d swapped out the original broken-down seats for a set from a…

Go climb a tree!

Dude, we Boomers had better music mostly, except for Disco! The 60's and 70's rocked!! Most of the 80's was pretty great too.

Kia does a pretty good job with color choices - look at the Soul. I had a 2012 bright red one but now drive a 2014 silver one (last one on the lot, they gave me $3000 off). I really wanted the blue or yellow but they hadn’t been shipped from Korea at the time in my model and $3K off was, well $3K.

1964 Chevrolet Bel Air. Once I got the clutching figured out, it was a cinch. Learning on that taught me that I could drive anything stick, and pretty much have from cars to trucks and forklifts.

Yes, you could. The Cameron’s Smoker has a drip pan that goes above where you put the fine wood chips. For larger items, say a turkey breast or a lot of ribs, I use heavy foil instead of the sliding lid. I like the variety of woods. They have had much of their resins removed so don’t contribute any bitter-tasting…

How about the stove-top category? I’ve been using a Cameron’s Stove-top Smoker for years with wonderful results.

Locksmithing is good and is part of the ethos of hacking. How can I break in...? Many good hackers do it as a hobby and to honor the old ways. ;-)

I do work from home now as an IT Security Auditor. Occasional travel but not so much. Being an older white male fart with disabiities, earning six figures from home in my pj’s is good for me. Plus, my dog is happy!

At 59 years of age, I can say I was partially formed by my parents experience that nothing is forever. WWII scarred them as children. In college, they were artists majoring in textile design at RISD. To avoid Korea, my dad enlisted in Marine Corps ROTC and went to flight school. That was fine until some asswipe…

Wonderful books. The Stainless Steel Rat rules!

Agree on that. My brother ditched high school ( has since gotten his GED) and worked anything in carpentry. He is an absolute master craftsman, self-taught, with anything wood, very old school. Along the way, he once was selling specialized and rare hardwoods used for picture frames, trophies, etc., to the CIA and the…

I worked in state government for 20 years after grad school, first as an economic analyst, then as a program manager. Along the way, I worked on a lot of economic development projects, most of which went nowhere (gov’t, go figure) before being RIF’ed into managing an anti-hunger program for displaced loggers,…

I can relate. Grew up in a Marine Corps family. I was the Chubby One, not good at sports and never could do the obstacle course like my brother. One day I complained because I couldn’t walk because of the pain. Dad told me to quit bitching. Turned out I had rheumatic fever - spent a week in the Naval Hospital and…

What a great story! I had a 1968 142S in white that looked like that. I didn’t modify it much except to put a Weber carb on it and headers. It was my daily driver for 20 years before I gave it to a friend for his kid to use.

When walking just walk

Yes, the town is Oak Harbor. You can check because you see the sign for Frontier Chevrolet/GM which is in Oak Harbor, WA.

Nuke the fire from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure!

We have a ‘rescue’ Golden Retriever named Daisy. I call her Diagonal Dog because that’s what she becomes when she hogs the bed!

I’ve taken that ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island in similar conditions, possibly worse. The Captain prohibited passengers from moving about downstairs because people who tried to walk were getting slammed around.