Coffee anyone ?

[Mini Horses]

@Alaskan there are several big rust spots!? Glasses off ? It'll be a good project!

@promiseacres sooooo glad it wasn't mold. That would be bad! Lucky for you

@farmerjan the rains were heavy!!! Worked a store 24 miles out and had to drive way slow, wipers full on! Finally drove out of it last 3 miles, only to discover it was coming directly over me. Last 2 hrs off major downpour....Dish out, of course but TV signals ok. Lots of thunder, lightening. Just now moving SE enough to be sprinkles for a while. Prob over 2". We've had a lot of rain this week. May be some tomorrow. Wish you could have it instead!

 

[farmerjan]

@Mini Horses thanks... I didn't see any rain when I went to get meters done... and made some stops on the way home...it came inbetween when I went up and the time I got back to Staunton...25 mi north of me....then, Wet roads & puddles... trees down in Staunton.... got home TA DA We got 1.3 INCHES..... Staunton got hail and wind and downpours... SOOOOOOOOOOO Glad we got a good rain... 2-5 pm by the looks of the radar.... Temps down 20 degrees... We could use another one like that but VERY VERY THANKFUL for this.....

 

[Simpleterrier]

Anyone got a good recipe for refrigerator peppers?????

 

[Alaskan]

Why so many rust holes? Can it be fixed with bondo?

@Alaskan there are several big rust spots!? Glasses off ? It'll be a good project!

Do you all have old vehicles without rust???

Up here all things old, unless carefully cared for, turn into Swiss cheese. The truck we bought has WAY more solid metal than most, not at all Swiss cheese.

We live on the ocean, and then whatever the borough uses on the roads in the winter.... and whenever roads are sanded, beach sand is used (so salty).

So, for an old vehicle, that is considered good shape for up here!

Kid 3 will weld a plate over each of the really bad corners... to try to keep water and ice from splashing into the cab.

And then yes, bondo or what all for some of the smaller cabin holes.

I see no reason to touch the bed holes...the bed has a real nice liner in it to keep stuff in.

Luckily all of the supports and engine mounts, as well as the gas tank and pipe into the gas tank look full on solid metal! Hurrah!

 

[Alaskan]

Anyone got a good recipe for refrigerator peppers?????

Sorry, I am no help..

We put our peppers into salsa....

Or we roast then dry and grind.... we don't pickle them.

Well..... maybe a really spicy one stuffed into a bottle of vodka.

 

[Bruce]

Kid 3 will weld a plate over each of the really bad corners... to try to keep water and ice from splashing into the cab.

Wouldn't pass inspection here with holes into the cab.

 

[Alaskan]

Wouldn't pass inspection here with holes into the cab.

You live in a crazy state.... didn't you say they also will not let you drive with a cracked windshield?

There are cars here with bumpers made from Styrofoam, one uses pool noodles, trashbags and zip ties.

 

[rachels.haven]

You live in a crazy state.... didn't you say they also will not let you drive with a cracked windshield?

There are cars here with bumpers made from Styrofoam, one uses pool noodles, trashbags and zip ties.

Sometimes you've gotta do what you've gotta do!

 

[Bruce]

You live in a crazy state.... didn't you say they also will not let you drive with a cracked windshield?

There are cars here with bumpers made from Styrofoam, one uses pool noodles, trashbags and zip ties.

It wasn't me but no, you can't have a huge crack in the windshield. I don't know about bumpers, I've seen trucks with 2x6's bolted on in place of a "regular" bumper. I guess the "no holes into the cabin" thing is so people don't get asphyxiated.

 

[Baymule]

Holes in the cab in Alaska keep fresh air circulating in the cab, AC in the winter and no heat in the summer because they don’t have hot weather there.