Morning coffee

[RICH MUISE]

A question for Yahoo users........Am I the only one who's Yahoo home page has turned mostly UK news??
On the home front........Dec 30th, wow! Seems like I just realized I was going to miss the July 4 show in Santa Fe. I'm trying very hard to finish up my kitchen/laundry room redo by the end of the year......I may make it!! I may take a few months off from house redecorating and whittle down the to-do list on the '57 that seems to be slowly building up.

[gasman826]

did your zip code change?

[djfordmanjack]

Interesting thoughts Rich. I am also starting to panic already, to get all those things checked off the to-do lists before 2020 cruising season starts for me at the end of May. Time seems to fly faster every year. even at this point of (still this) year I am seeing that some cars will have to be left in the stable 2020, because there is not enough time left for all the work that needs done.

[gasman826]

tick tock!

Just missed National Tick Tock Day.

[mustang6984]

I'm just trying to get a house bought and then move the cars (now at 16) and cats (too many) and the rest of the household 2000 miles from WA to MO before NEXT  winter hits. If I am lucky I will get the SVO painted and back on the road before then...maybe get the metal work completed on the Courier and the '69 so they will be moved easier.
Have a deck to re-build and a back fence to build...and when ever we do buy a house out here in ML then I have to build a "cat house" since I am not going to have them in the next home tearing it apart faster than I can fix it. Also have to do repairs on the inside of the current residence before I can list it for sale.
Other than that...should be a fun-filled summer of car shows and cruising...in 2021...LOL!!!

[alvin stadel]

After I retired it took me about 2 years to figure out there was another side to life. I was a general contractor and at times we run 3 crews, and I always wanted everything done on time and in a very professional manner. But now I look at things very differently, if I don't get it done today I'll do it tomarrow and if I'm not around to see tomarrow someone else will finish it. Took a while but I think I'v got it figured out now.  Take care, Alvin

[57chero]

I like the way you think Alvin, I have 10 months to go till retirement. Been a plumber for 32 years at the same shop, not going to miss it one bit.

[mustang6984]

Alvin...took me a bit longer sadly. I had a hard time walking away from being on edge every time I walked out the door. I still check out a room when I walk into it...habit after nearly 30 years of being "on" all the time. Still won't sit with my back facing a primary entry door. Drives some people nuts...but here about 10 years ago there were 4 officers killed in a coffee shop outside of Lakewood P.D. (just south of Tacoma) where they met before shift to go over the days game plan. So...yea...I still check things out...doubt I will ever stop. At least in MO the odds of running into anyone I ever had to deal with is next to zero.
And once I get moved completely out here...I plan to pretty much live in my shop! LOL!!! Except during the summer when I plan to drive as much as possible...show cars and maybe target guys from the forum for visits now and then. (never been to Massachusetts! Fair warning Joe... )

[fdlrc]

I retired after 40 years on the fire department, and not one time has the fire chief called because the job doesn't know what to do since I retired (the way it should be). My son is on the job, I stop by for coffee once in a great while; same ol, same ol. It seems as the fire trucks get bigger, so does the policy book. Huh?? Happy New Year.

[RICH MUISE]

Happy New Year to you and Kelly as well. Seems like everytime I turn around I'm hearing about another snow storm in Colorado....having an unusually  pretty tough winter so far, aren't you?
Give us an update on your project.....did it make it out of the upholstery shop?
'19 was the first year since I moved to Texas in '03 that I didn't make it back even once.

[fdlrc]

Happy new year to you and yours as well. I expect to get it out of the shop towards the end of this month, it's coming along. I decided to completely redo the seats (removing the seat springs), in order for them to conform to me, built for comfort, yet maintaining the look 50s styling.

[RICH MUISE]

Went on a 550 mile roadtrip with the '57 Friday and yesterday. I got a few neat pics I'll post up later. Saw an ad in Hemmings for a cruise-in weekend in Nocoma, Tx. Been thru there a 1/2 dozen times before, but thought maybe since we had a good weekend weather wise, there might be a bunch of car guys there. Only a handful, but a roadtrip is a roadtrip. Nocoma got world famous in the early 1900's for their western boot factory. There is a car museum there, but it's mostly Chevy's and Corvettes.

[RICH MUISE]

A few pics from this weekend

[RICH MUISE]

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[mustang6984]

SWEET! Nice lookin' car there buddy! I like the last shot in front of the old gas pumps best!