Morning coffee

[RICH MUISE]

I imagine that would be a first for most everybody! Way cool, and that is a beautiful truck you had.

[Ecode70D]

Guys
    I received this email from Cobra Joe this morning.  I'm kinda computer challenged and don't know how I can help him.  If someone can point me in the right direction, I will relay the message.   Thanks Jay

   JOSE GOUVEIA
6:03 AM (1 hour ago)
to me

I haven't been able to log onto the website for the past two days, how about you?

[djfordmanjack]

see reply in old pics thread

[RICH MUISE]

Got our first winter storm the night before last. light hail followed by about 5" of the fluffy white stuff. I think that's more snow than I remember Amarillo getting all last winter. Never got much over freezing yesterday, so lots of icy roads. This morning when I got up at 6 this morning , it was 22 degrees out. This is Texas, lol!! The snow was a new experience for 2 or 3 of our dogs. They just ran for hours in the back yard.
On a positive note, when I closed off my rear overhead door in the garage this summer, I went with 6" studs for more insulation. Last year, I had a heck of a time warming the garage up, but with the back door closed off, the unheated garage now is staying pretty much around 50 overnight when it gets real cold outside. This morning it was 49 in the garage with the 22 outside temp.............makes me really happy, obviously made a huge difference closing the unneeded opening off..... and I still haven't insulated the remaining overhead door.
I never did get that back wall finished, although I did get it drywalled. Just need to finish the tapping and paint. A few weeks ago I got the overhead door taken down.I asked around town for weeks if anybody needed a good 16' aluminum door with all hardware and opener. Free if they just took it down. No takers, so gave up and took it down myself. Put it on craigslist for 135 and sold it in 5 hours. First time use of craigslist for me.
My winter project got a start this past week.........make our kitchen look good! It's a big kitchen, and with my wife now retired, we couldn't afford new cabinets, etc, so I'm going to refinish the ones we've got. Yikes, I hate sanding. Some pics to follow.

[Jeff Norwell]

We got snow too Rich!.... 22 degrees outside now and snow until tomorrow morning....
The shop is done (downstairs) and heat will be installed Thursday....a nice unit from TCS...delivering a 125,000 btu's... should be good for the shop and upstairs studio.... excited.

[RICH MUISE]

Garage looks awesome. Nice job. When did you get a GTO? my neighbor is looking for a '66., and when did you get a 3rd '57 Custom?
You'd better get busy if your gonna decorate all those Christmas trees in your yard.

[Jeff Norwell]

The GTO is my brother in laws... they just moved here as well and needed to store his car for a few weeks until they get settled.His name is Jeff as well, a retired GM Autoworker,.... I kid him constantly Rich about GM.... GENERAL MISTAKE.
All kidding aside, he is a fanatic about any automobiles and a great guy.His Judge is a 66,original paint,original 389 4 speed stick car...very nice.

Christmas.. that's my wife job...... ha ha

[FiveSevenLiter]

Shop looks great, our Flag is a great touch!

[Ford Blue blood]

Well here it is, the 15th of November and my warm "snow free" place has gone bad!  The picture was taken at 0645 and the stuff is still falling down!

[Jeff Norwell]

Even with the snow Bill... looks Beautiful!.....and I like snow!.....

[RICH MUISE]

Especiallywith the snow it looks beautiful. LOL, we need to get Gunther to teach these Canadians proper English.
Probably some of the northern guys are looking at your pic and thinking "what snow?"
My wife was so happy a few days ago when it snowed and she didn't have to get out in it to go to work. It's remained cold, and in the shade, it's still there.

[Ford Blue blood]

I agree "what snow"!  But my first experience with a "little" snow down here was really funny.  My position at work required I drive in and evaluate road conditions and make a recommendation as to opening time or remaining closed.  On the way in, running on surface streets vice the interstate, I had to cross the rail yard by going over it on a long bridge.  As I approached the bridge there was a public works truck on the bridge spreading sand.  Funny part was the "spreader" was two guys on the back of the truck with shovels! 

Now having been born and raised in WI and having learned to drive in that stuff and not letting lots of snow stop things living here has been very entertaining.  Bottom line, if there is snow and ice on the road I stay home now.

[Jeff Norwell]

Especiallywith the snow it looks beautiful. LOL, we need to get Gunther to teach these Canadians proper English.
Probably some of the northern guys are looking at your pic and thinking "what snow?"
My wife was so happy a few days ago when it snowed and she didn't have to get out in it to go to work. It's remained cold, and in the shade, it's still there.

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[CobraJoe]

You southerner's have no idea what snow is, lol.

Here's my driveway from past season:





...and from my deck:

[RICH MUISE]

I do!, that's one reason why I escaped Mass. in the 60's.