I Entered my 1956 Plymouth in a Cruise-in and Had a Blast

I took a small car cruise here in Coyville, Kansas. It was run by the local Fire Marshal by the name of Peter Love. The Fire Marshal is a film freak from way back, having a small part in the film "Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (TV)". A love of cars was nurtured over time. I entered my 1956 Plymouth in the show 'n shine with the desire of impressing my friends :). I spent quite a bit of time getting the Plymouth. I had done my car history search on the Plymouth by going over to vin numbe

Wrapping Up

I'm ex-haust-ed. Much too much to even start to cover here.  We landed (after a flight delay... figures the last plane ride in eight cities would be the one that got us home) at 2:30 AM.  I was home by 3:30 and discovered that my spare key for my car was NOT where I thought it was.  It was at this moment, after weeks of dealing with crap, that I broke down into a sobbing mess. After dealing my insurance company, they told me to call back at 7 AM to get a locksmith. After a nap, I called th

What company will ensure the crash of Bend real estate?

Well, last week’s “experiment” was a bust.Everyone seemed to not want to hear from me the week before, and that’s cool. And coincidentally, I noticed that while we have a tendency to just hammer away at some of the local RE schill’s, and that some of that “bile” has seeped into hammering away at Bend in general. Seemed like we were starting to beat the shit out of each other.And a long perusal of the comments gave me a little eye-opener: I know what I think are quite a few people in Bend, and

How much do 3 stitches cost?

A friend cut his hand (crotch of the thumb and forefinger) with a carpet knife at work a few weeks back. He has no insurance and no workers comp. He also doesn’t have a car or a drivers license. It was a four block walk to Miami Valley Hospital emergency room- and about a mile to the closest “doc in a box/ urgent care” at the corner of Patterson and Stewart (if it’s still there). He opted to go to MVH. It was a six hour visit. The bill from the doc came yesterday (there may still be one from t