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Post by desousa on Jun 20, 2023 4:45:40 GMT -5
Jello shot competition is much more important. Not much love for my Gators. |
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Post by kaybli on Jun 20, 2023 5:42:27 GMT -5
"Dear old Wake Forest, Thine is a noble name. Thine is a glorious fame, Constant and true. We give thee of our praise, Adore thy ancient ways. Give thee our humble lays. Mother so Dear." (Wake alma mater. At football games, most people only sing the last three words) Given the propensity of Wake sports to gag in the most heart wrenching fashion, I wanted to post this now while things look good! Great game tonight! Two wins without their offense doing what they usually do. They need to unleash the bats and put a beatdown on somebody. (But as I said, it is Wake so all true fans await the usually inevitable collapse). "Give thee our humble lays"? Aren't there good looking girls at WF?  😂 |
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Post by inger on Jun 21, 2023 7:29:04 GMT -5
Happy 120th birthday to FOMOCO…
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 21, 2023 15:22:36 GMT -5
Happy 120th birthday to FOMOCO… I admit I had to look that up. I'd never seen that acronym before. Do you have any special loyalty to Ford? I hadn't put it together before, but I've had three Fords in my lifetime -- one great one (a 63 Thunderbird), one absolute POS (a 76 Pinto) and one steady, well-constructed practical car (a 2011 Fusion Hybrid.) |
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Post by inger on Jun 21, 2023 15:33:37 GMT -5
Happy 120th birthday to FOMOCO… I admit I had to look that up. I'd never seen that acronym before. Do you have any special loyalty to Ford? I hadn't put it together before, but I've had three Fords in my lifetime -- one great one (a 63 Thunderbird), one absolute POS (a 76 Pinto) and one steady, well-constructed practical car (a 2011 Fusion Hybrid.) No. I have no loyalty to almost any brand name. The only Ford I ever owned was the 2013 Focus that AmeriGas hornswaggled me into buying when the took our company owned vehicles away for a couple years (and then have them back, sticking us with the cars they insisted we buy). It was a decent little car that got 36 MPG. I’ve have Chevys, Buick, Subaru, Dodge, Chrysler, AMC, Honda, even Cushman* whatever presented as the right choice for the right time. And of course, my Hummer. I’ve enjoyed that car more than any other I ever had… * the meter maid car I had for a semi-toy… |
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Post by desousa on Jun 21, 2023 15:36:03 GMT -5
Happy 120th birthday to FOMOCO… I admit I had to look that up. I'd never seen that acronym before. Do you have any special loyalty to Ford? I hadn't put it together before, but I've had three Fords in my lifetime -- one great one (a 63 Thunderbird), one absolute POS (a 76 Pinto) and one steady, well-constructed practical car (a 2011 Fusion Hybrid.) The last three cars leased were Fords. Focus (pretty good), EcoSport(should have kept it) and another EcoSport(don't like it). I'm not a car guy, so I usually get whatever is inexpensive. |
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Post by inger on Jun 21, 2023 15:45:13 GMT -5
I admit I had to look that up. I'd never seen that acronym before. Do you have any special loyalty to Ford? I hadn't put it together before, but I've had three Fords in my lifetime -- one great one (a 63 Thunderbird), one absolute POS (a 76 Pinto) and one steady, well-constructed practical car (a 2011 Fusion Hybrid.) The last three cars leased were Fords. Focus (pretty good), EcoSport(should have kept it) and another EcoSport(don't like it). I'm not a car guy, so I usually get whatever is inexpensive. I do look at quality ratings before I buy. I read Consumer Reports, Edmunds, and Car and Driver and try to get a consensus. The odd thing is that two or three years later the same publications that rated the vehicles so highly are panning them and have them on their “do not buy” list as used cars. Then, I suddenly fell in love with Hummers. I read every Hummer site I could find including the car ratings and magazines and saw so few negative reports that I knew that if there was a way i was going to have one. Just got ours back from the body shop and she’s looking fine, but I have an appointment at a transmission shop Friday morning for a problem that has cropped up. It’ll downshift under a load, fast acceleration or steep hill climb, but doesn’t want to shift back up again of its own volition. I believe to be electronic rather than mechanical, so hopefully a simple fix. I still hope to keep this on the road for the rest of my life, be that today or thirty years hence… we shall see on both… |
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Post by inger on Jun 21, 2023 16:04:53 GMT -5
I'm not a car guy, so I usually get whatever is inexpensive.
The quote above from desousa. Usually my mantra as well. When I was pushed into car shopping by AmeriGas I had decided I wanted the Ford Fusion, big the price for the Focus was better, the gas mileage wax better, and it came in two sexy colors I liked. The yellow or red. I got the red. The Fusion had more “elegant” colors, burgundy, dark blue, etc., but I was in s mood to want something brighter looking…
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 21, 2023 16:25:49 GMT -5
I admit I had to look that up. I'd never seen that acronym before. Do you have any special loyalty to Ford? I hadn't put it together before, but I've had three Fords in my lifetime -- one great one (a 63 Thunderbird), one absolute POS (a 76 Pinto) and one steady, well-constructed practical car (a 2011 Fusion Hybrid.) No. I have no loyalty to almost any brand name. The only Ford I ever owned was the 2013 Focus that AmeriGas hornswaggled me into buying when the took our company owned vehicles away for a couple years (and then have them back, sticking us with the cars they insisted we buy). It was a decent little car that got 36 MPG. I’ve have Chevys, Buick, Subaru, Dodge, Chrysler, AMC, Honda, even Cushman* whatever presented as the right choice for the right time. And of course, my Hummer. I’ve enjoyed that car more than any other I ever had… * the meter maid car I had for a semi-toy… I had to look up Cushman. I honestly never heard of it -- they look like those things beeping at airports or in the corridors of all-purpose stadiums. I see Sears once marketed them as an Allstate Car. That must have been wild to drive -- was it even street-legal? I love Hummers too, although I've never owned one. I've been in them on safaris and off-roading and really enjoyed them. No wonder you get such pleasure from it. The car I just bought a few months ago, a 2001 BMW 325 Ci convertible, is the most fun car I've ever owned as well. I guess these are our old man last gasp wheels. I also had a Subaru once, when they first came to the US and people were starting to buy Japanese cars because US cars had become so crappy. At that point they were far less common than Toyotas or Hondas or (at the time) Datsun. I know they have a reputation for reliability, but I was a little too early in the import process and had nothing but trouble. Went through two engines the first year -- replacement parts were impossible, they had to send to Japan and wait for the ships from Yokahama. Most obscure car I ever had was a 1963 Simca. My first car ever, in high school. Nobody remembers these cars, made in France. The dealer threw it in for free when my father bought a brand new 1967 Plymouth Barracuda. That should have been a tip-off right there. After a few months the motor that ran the windshield wipers died, and it was impossible to get a new one because Simca had no dealerships in the US and there was no standardized motor to replace it. So I could only drive it if there was no rain in the forecast! I never paid so much attention to the weather in my life. |
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Post by inger on Jun 21, 2023 20:14:00 GMT -5
No. I have no loyalty to almost any brand name. The only Ford I ever owned was the 2013 Focus that AmeriGas hornswaggled me into buying when the took our company owned vehicles away for a couple years (and then have them back, sticking us with the cars they insisted we buy). It was a decent little car that got 36 MPG. I’ve have Chevys, Buick, Subaru, Dodge, Chrysler, AMC, Honda, even Cushman* whatever presented as the right choice for the right time. And of course, my Hummer. I’ve enjoyed that car more than any other I ever had… * the meter maid car I had for a semi-toy… I had to look up Cushman. I honestly never heard of it -- they look like those things beeping at airports or in the corridors of all-purpose stadiums. I see Sears once marketed them as an Allstate Car. That must have been wild to drive -- was it even street-legal? I love Hummers too, although I've never owned one. I've been in them on safaris and off-roading and really enjoyed them. No wonder you get such pleasure from it. The car I just bought a few months ago, a 2001 BMW 325 Ci convertible, is the most fun car I've ever owned as well. I guess these are our old man last gasp wheels. I also had a Subaru once, when they first came to the US and people were starting to buy Japanese cars because US cars had become so crappy. At that point they were far less common than Toyotas or Hondas or (at the time) Datsun. I know they have a reputation for reliability, but I was a little too early in the import process and had nothing but trouble. Went through two engines the first year -- replacement parts were impossible, they had to send to Japan and wait for the ships from Yokahama. Most obscure car I ever had was a 1963 Simca. My first car ever, in high school. Nobody remembers these cars, made in France. The dealer threw it in for free when my father bought a brand new 1967 Plymouth Barracuda. That should have been a tip-off right there. After a few months the motor that ran the windshield wipers died, and it was impossible to get a new one because Simca had no dealerships in the US and there was no standardized motor to replace it. So I could only drive it if there was no rain in the forecast! I never paid so much attention to the weather in my life. I wrote this post once already earlier today and lost it somehow, so here goes again: The Cushman was indeed road legal. Not only that but no tags or insurance were required. The top speed was 30 MPH. I had experience with their little tow motors in the greenhouse trade, too. The one I had had an enclosed cab and a flatbed truck design. If you’re familiar with Rt. 222 out towards Conowingo and where it connects with route 1, I used to drive it to the Royal Farms to pick up a loaf of bread from time to time. I got a kick out of the states at the gas pumps when I’d fill that little 10.5 quart gas tank. I use to mostly drive around on remote PA back roads (assuming it was legal in PA). 36 mpg if I recall. The Simca would be a Cadillac in comparison. I see where collectors are latching on to them now and some have sold for az much as $76K… |
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Post by rizzuto on Jun 21, 2023 21:03:28 GMT -5
No. I have no loyalty to almost any brand name. The only Ford I ever owned was the 2013 Focus that AmeriGas hornswaggled me into buying when the took our company owned vehicles away for a couple years (and then have them back, sticking us with the cars they insisted we buy). It was a decent little car that got 36 MPG. I’ve have Chevys, Buick, Subaru, Dodge, Chrysler, AMC, Honda, even Cushman* whatever presented as the right choice for the right time. And of course, my Hummer. I’ve enjoyed that car more than any other I ever had… * the meter maid car I had for a semi-toy… I had to look up Cushman. I honestly never heard of it -- they look like those things beeping at airports or in the corridors of all-purpose stadiums. I see Sears once marketed them as an Allstate Car. That must have been wild to drive -- was it even street-legal? I love Hummers too, although I've never owned one. I've been in them on safaris and off-roading and really enjoyed them. No wonder you get such pleasure from it. The car I just bought a few months ago, a 2001 BMW 325 Ci convertible, is the most fun car I've ever owned as well. I guess these are our old man last gasp wheels. I also had a Subaru once, when they first came to the US and people were starting to buy Japanese cars because US cars had become so crappy. At that point they were far less common than Toyotas or Hondas or (at the time) Datsun. I know they have a reputation for reliability, but I was a little too early in the import process and had nothing but trouble. Went through two engines the first year -- replacement parts were impossible, they had to send to Japan and wait for the ships from Yokahama. Most obscure car I ever had was a 1963 Simca. My first car ever, in high school. Nobody remembers these cars, made in France. The dealer threw it in for free when my father bought a brand new 1967 Plymouth Barracuda. That should have been a tip-off right there. After a few months the motor that ran the windshield wipers died, and it was impossible to get a new one because Simca had no dealerships in the US and there was no standardized motor to replace it. So I could only drive it if there was no rain in the forecast! I never paid so much attention to the weather in my life. I'd love to have a Plymouth Barracuda from about 1972. Cool looking muscle car.  |
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Post by inger on Jun 21, 2023 21:19:51 GMT -5
I had to look up Cushman. I honestly never heard of it -- they look like those things beeping at airports or in the corridors of all-purpose stadiums. I see Sears once marketed them as an Allstate Car. That must have been wild to drive -- was it even street-legal? I love Hummers too, although I've never owned one. I've been in them on safaris and off-roading and really enjoyed them. No wonder you get such pleasure from it. The car I just bought a few months ago, a 2001 BMW 325 Ci convertible, is the most fun car I've ever owned as well. I guess these are our old man last gasp wheels. I also had a Subaru once, when they first came to the US and people were starting to buy Japanese cars because US cars had become so crappy. At that point they were far less common than Toyotas or Hondas or (at the time) Datsun. I know they have a reputation for reliability, but I was a little too early in the import process and had nothing but trouble. Went through two engines the first year -- replacement parts were impossible, they had to send to Japan and wait for the ships from Yokahama. Most obscure car I ever had was a 1963 Simca. My first car ever, in high school. Nobody remembers these cars, made in France. The dealer threw it in for free when my father bought a brand new 1967 Plymouth Barracuda. That should have been a tip-off right there. After a few months the motor that ran the windshield wipers died, and it was impossible to get a new one because Simca had no dealerships in the US and there was no standardized motor to replace it. So I could only drive it if there was no rain in the forecast! I never paid so much attention to the weather in my life. I'd love to have a Plymouth Barracuda from about 1972. Cool looking muscle car. Indeed. The was a guy in HS that was being envied for his ‘69 ‘Cuda until the guys found out it was a 6 cylinder… Those back windows were a chore to clean. Long and lean… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 22, 2023 5:24:28 GMT -5
I had to look up Cushman. I honestly never heard of it -- they look like those things beeping at airports or in the corridors of all-purpose stadiums. I see Sears once marketed them as an Allstate Car. That must have been wild to drive -- was it even street-legal? I love Hummers too, although I've never owned one. I've been in them on safaris and off-roading and really enjoyed them. No wonder you get such pleasure from it. The car I just bought a few months ago, a 2001 BMW 325 Ci convertible, is the most fun car I've ever owned as well. I guess these are our old man last gasp wheels. I also had a Subaru once, when they first came to the US and people were starting to buy Japanese cars because US cars had become so crappy. At that point they were far less common than Toyotas or Hondas or (at the time) Datsun. I know they have a reputation for reliability, but I was a little too early in the import process and had nothing but trouble. Went through two engines the first year -- replacement parts were impossible, they had to send to Japan and wait for the ships from Yokahama. Most obscure car I ever had was a 1963 Simca. My first car ever, in high school. Nobody remembers these cars, made in France. The dealer threw it in for free when my father bought a brand new 1967 Plymouth Barracuda. That should have been a tip-off right there. After a few months the motor that ran the windshield wipers died, and it was impossible to get a new one because Simca had no dealerships in the US and there was no standardized motor to replace it. So I could only drive it if there was no rain in the forecast! I never paid so much attention to the weather in my life. I wrote this post once already earlier today and lost it somehow, so here goes again: The Cushman was indeed road legal. Not only that but no tags or insurance were required. The top speed was 30 MPH. I had experience with their little tow motors in the greenhouse trade, too. The one I had had an enclosed cab and a flatbed truck design. If you’re familiar with Rt. 222 out towards Conowingo and where it connects with route 1, I used to drive it to the Royal Farms to pick up a loaf of bread from time to time. I got a kick out of the states at the gas pumps when I’d fill that little 10.5 quart gas tank. I use to mostly drive around on remote PA back roads (assuming it was legal in PA). 36 mpg if I recall. The Simca would be a Cadillac in comparison. I see where collectors are latching on to them now and some have sold for az much as $76K… Yep, that area is still pretty rural. Perfect for revving up the Cushman. Man, any collector who bought a Simca, at least my model, is in for some hard work when he drives it. People forget (or never knew) what it was like to drive a manual transmission with no power steering, no power brakes, no AC, roll-down windows, very uncomfortable seating, AM-only radio, a turning radius like an 18-wheeler -- not even seat belts. And in my case, not even windshield wipers. But it was my first car, it was free, and I was in a state of blessed stupidity. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 22, 2023 5:33:53 GMT -5
I had to look up Cushman. I honestly never heard of it -- they look like those things beeping at airports or in the corridors of all-purpose stadiums. I see Sears once marketed them as an Allstate Car. That must have been wild to drive -- was it even street-legal? I love Hummers too, although I've never owned one. I've been in them on safaris and off-roading and really enjoyed them. No wonder you get such pleasure from it. The car I just bought a few months ago, a 2001 BMW 325 Ci convertible, is the most fun car I've ever owned as well. I guess these are our old man last gasp wheels. I also had a Subaru once, when they first came to the US and people were starting to buy Japanese cars because US cars had become so crappy. At that point they were far less common than Toyotas or Hondas or (at the time) Datsun. I know they have a reputation for reliability, but I was a little too early in the import process and had nothing but trouble. Went through two engines the first year -- replacement parts were impossible, they had to send to Japan and wait for the ships from Yokahama. Most obscure car I ever had was a 1963 Simca. My first car ever, in high school. Nobody remembers these cars, made in France. The dealer threw it in for free when my father bought a brand new 1967 Plymouth Barracuda. That should have been a tip-off right there. After a few months the motor that ran the windshield wipers died, and it was impossible to get a new one because Simca had no dealerships in the US and there was no standardized motor to replace it. So I could only drive it if there was no rain in the forecast! I never paid so much attention to the weather in my life. I'd love to have a Plymouth Barracuda from about 1972. Cool looking muscle car. Beautiful beasts for sure. Although 72 was the year that muscle cars first started to roll back the horsepower because of looming emissions controls. Still powerful though and not as constrained as they would be in a few more years. I see that muscle cars from that period are heating up in price these days. Cudas, Chevelles, Novas, Challengers, Camaros, Firebird, GTOs -- the end of a fun era in driving. |
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Post by inger on Jun 24, 2023 10:27:39 GMT -5
Players are able to swing at balks.
Whenever an umpire calls a balk, most players assume the ball is dead so they give up on the play entirely. But, if the pitcher actually delivers the pitch on a balk, the batter can take a free swing at the pitch.
If the batter gets on first base and the other runners successfully advance one base, the balk is ignored and the play was live. If the batter swings and misses or hits into an out, the play is called a “no pitch” and the batter gets to hit again...
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