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    Calling JB or another "MOD"

    I haven't slept much in the last two day's........I added an update to my wife's surgery and some how, I posted it in "boat restoration and rebuilding." I swear it was an accident. Would please move that post to "Dockside Chat", please. If you can do so, I promise I'll go to bed early...
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    Update on my wife's surgery........

    First of all, I would like to whole heartedly thank everyone for their prayers and keeping their finger's and other body part's crossed, during my wife's time of need. My wife was released from the hospital this morning, after undergoing the Thyroid surgery yesterday. She was under the knife...
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    My wife's 5th' surgery this Friday.....

    Friday, my wife will under go her 5th. surgery in about 10 year's. Her last one was two years ago, which was on her Thyroid, as this one will be, but this time it will be more intensive. The last one was for a small tumor, but this time it is a much larger mass, which had grown much larger in...
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    What year(s) was..........

    I think I'm losing it, I can't remember what year(s) Johnson/Evinrude had the "Fuel Mixture 100:1." sticker on the engine's. A friend of mine bought a 25 HP. Johnson, cleaner upper, with a very low time. The serial # / model # plaque is missing, but there are no holes where it should have been...
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    I was finally able to log in...

    Finally.....(I think) I was able to log in by using my normal log in name and by entering mypass word in all CAPITAL letters. My all time screen name of ...Bob in Calif... was not used, but user "nickname" of 30 years, "Barnyard", showed up. (Please don't ask me how I got that nickname, it...
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    Speedometer calibration with tire size change-chart.

    I post this site about once a year, so I guess it's about that time again. This site give's you a way to get an accurate speedometer reading, when changing tire size from your factory size, to an optional size. It really works great. <br /><br />Example: The original tire size on my Ford XLT...
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    Speedometer calibration with tire size change-chart.

    I post this site about once a year, so I guess it's about that time again. This site give's you a way to get an accurate speedometer reading, when changing tire size from your factory size, to an optional size. It really works great. <br /><br />Example: The original tire size on my Ford XLT...
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    Only once in forever........

    This coming Wednesday, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 A.M., the time and date will be: 01:02:03 04/05/06....... :eek: <br /><br />Now aren't you glad read this post???<br /><br />...Bob in Calif...
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    UPDATE>>>Does anybody drive A Dodge Durango Suv with the 4.7 V-8?

    My son has been looking for mid-size SUV, 4 wheel drive for over year. Yesterday I located a 2000 Druango, with 43,000 original miles. It is a private sale, (consignment), by a wealthy divorced lady, who need's to get rid of it. <br /><br />The lady has had all of it's servicing by the dealer...
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    Left Coast Humor.......

    It was Friday afternoon when three auto worker guy's had just been paid and each had some extra pay, due to a bonus. <br /><br />They decided they would go out and have some fun and have dinner with the extra cash. O'Shay said they should go and play pool, drink and have some dinner from the...
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    We had some LARGE weather last night and today..UPDATE..

    Yesterday we had the starting of an open "storm door." <br /><br />Late yesterday afternoon/early evening, San Francisco Airport recorded a wind gust of at 71 MPH. During that time frame, Angel Island, near Alcatraz Island, recorded a wind gust of 98 MPH!!!<br /> <br />Today, during and hour and...
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    More on Maverick's surf tournament........

    Jeff clark, the fellow who started the Mavericks's surfing trend, started surfing in the early 70's, on a surf board that I gave him back then. <br /><br />I worked with Jeff's father, for several years, in the late 60's and early 70's, when he asked if I had a spare surfboard that I could give...
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    Surf's up big time here........

    If you have ever surfed Hawaii, Mexico, Costa Rica, etc., it's time you try "Maverick's", on the San Mateo County coast, a few miles north of Half Moon Bay. (Pacific Ocean) This is where a world class surfer, from Hawaii, was killed a few year's ago durning the same competion. San Mateo County...
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    Burrrrr....I want to go back to Hawaii...

    It has been in the low 30's here at night, where I live on the SF Peninsula, so I have been sleeping in until my wife leave's for school at 7:30 A.M.. My wife is a college professer. I do this, so "I" don't have to get up and remove the frost and ice from the window's on her suv. :D...
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    It's all albout revenue.....dummy.....

    Another city here on the SF peninsula has announced it will start using camera's at controlled intersection's, to cite red light runners. <br /><br />The fine for runnig a red light is ....$351.00... :eek: <br /><br />The fine for parking in a handicap space without a permit,in my county...
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    "Tookie" has now vapor locked

    Tookie Williams started his dirt nap at 12:36 AM, PST.<br /><br /> "Capital punishment ends recidivism"<br /><br />...Bob in Calif...
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    Tire size/speed calculator

    I usually post this about once a year. This is a caculator to use when changing tire sizes on a vehicle to get actual speed variances and/or to correct a tire size for speedometer acuracy. <br /><br />www.csgnetwork.com/speedocalibcalc.html<br /><br /><br />www.csgnetwork.com is the whole...
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    So you want to buy a house on the $.F. Peninsula?

    If you have any thought's of buying a home on the $.F. Peninsula, I suggest you buy some lottery ticket's or hit a big jackpot in Las Vegas. The prices are still "NUT'S" here and aren't going down, while sales are still strong. Check out this site.........<br...
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    New gun grab measure on Nov. 8th. ballot.

    The brain dead idiots in the city government of San Franwako have placed measure "H" on the ballot for next Tuesday's special election.<br /><br />Measure "H", ban's hand guns by EVERYBODY in San Franwacko. If the bill passes, gun owners will have until a date in April, 2006 to surrender their...
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    Hello Winter, goodbye $$$$

    It was confirmed today PG&E,(Pacific Gas and Electric), will raise their natural gas rates this winter, by 71%!!! We also call PG&E..."Pacific Gouge and Extort." In January, We will also be blessed with a 10% rise in electric rates.<br /><br />Then there is our health insurance...Our Aetna...
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