OT Took the day off to work on the P-15

[radioguy7]

Since it's my birthday today I decided to take the day off and spend it working on the P-15. It's a gorgeous day out and what better way to spend it than working on old cars. Getting ready to pull the engine and transmission so hope I make some good progress today.

[Merle Coggins]

Happy B-day, and good luck with your daily fun.

Merle

[Joe Flanagan]

You are in Heaven, sir.

[BobT-47P15]

Happy Birthday - hope you get everything done that you want to.

[Young Ed]

I did the same thing. Decided to extend the holiday a little. I'm still fighting with this king pin plug. Hoping to get the car back on its wheels today!

[Joe Flanagan]

Norm,

Are you going to call radioguy's boss and turn him in?

[Young Ed]

Norm neither of us mentioned calling in sick. I dont know how radioguy did it but I scheduled this day off as a vacation day. You are right though supposedly I wouldnt get paid for yesterday if I called in(I say supposedly because I've never tested them on it)

[radioguy7]

Nah' date=' but hopefully his boss doesn't read this forum.

There is one thing about him and Young Ed taking the day off that puzzles me though. Usually, most companies will not pay you for the holiday if you take the day before, or the day after the holiday off (unless you take a vacation day).[/quote']

Uhh yeah, it was a planned vacation day, I didn't just call out.

Are you always this miserable??

[Normspeed]

I'd say, cantankerous, sure, persnickety perhaps, miserable no.

[Reg Evans]

Happy B-Day Radioguy! Glad you were able to take off work and have a fun day yesterday. You deserved it.

[dezeldoc]

I'd say, cantankerous, sure, persnickety perhaps, miserable no.

Grumpy? constipated? PMS?

[radioguy7]

Thanks everyone for the Birthday greetings, it was a very good day. I knocked off working on the P-15 early to catch an early showing of "Star Trek". Pretty good movie but not really true to the original series but was still entertaining and worth the $9. After my wife treated me to the chinese buffet next door where I got my fill of my favorite item, Crab Legs!! Still don't know how these buffet's that offer seafood make any money. I also had my share of steamed clams and shrimp. All in all it was a very good day.

[Rodney Bullock]

Happy Birthday and what's better then working on your mopar and seeing "Star Trek" I saw it and like you I have mixed feelings. I took my brother and yes we talked though the movie laughing out loud:D at Scotty and Bones. Poor William Shatner nobody wants to play with him:mad: I hear he wanted to much money.

[radioguy7]

Happy Birthday and what's better then working on your mopar and seeing "Star Trek" I saw it and like you I have mixed feelings. I took my brother and yes we talked though the movie laughing out loud:D at Scotty and Bones. Poor William Shatner nobody wants to play with him:mad: I hear he wanted to much money.

Actually I heard Shatner got just plain shut out, they didn't want him in the movie. Rumors are that there was a squable with Nemoy and him and that Spock was more important for the story line. They could of easily added a segment at the end of the movie with Spock and Kirk reminiscing or something.

[Don Coatney]

Even though the new movie did not follow the original story line well I thought it was very good. What I liked about the original TV series was that it more often than not followed the course of human nature to resolve issues and used very few special effects. Of course at the time the original was made special effects were in their infancy. Most movies today go way overboard on the computer-generated special effects.

Shatner (still one of my favorite actors) has managed to alienate (intended pun) most of his old pals. I believe he declined to attend the recent wedding of Sulu even though he was invited. I am not sure of the name of the guy Sulu married.

[Plymouthy Adams]

is this part of the "where no man has gone before" theme

[radioguy7]

Yeah, I heard the same thing about shatner alienating his old pals from the series. I know they have stayed a tight nit group too with all the conventions they regularly tour. I'm sure it had something to do with it, maybe he got the message?? I still would of loved to see him with even a small part.

My favorite Trek movie is still "Wrath of Kahn"!!

Kaaaaaaaaahn, Kaaaaaaaahn!!!

I'm such a nerd

[Don Coatney]

My favorite is save the whales. It is great when the cast is walking the streets of SanFrancisco in costume but they look like normal SF street walkers. Shatner does a great facial expression tasting beer. A keyboard, how quaint

[Young Ed]

Hello computer

[realgonekatt]

Happy b-day radio guy. Mine was yesterday and I too spent the day working on "the other woman" And my sweetie bought me paint and dynamat!! Happy day man, happy day.

1)Star Wars was way better.

2) Shatner was alot cooler back in his twilight zone days

(although that comercial with the old dodge van is pretty cool)

[Joe Flanagan]

Nobody picked up on Tim's "where no man has gone before" crack? THAT was funny. Reminds me of a joke about the Klingons but I will refrain.

[Don Coatney]

Nobody picked up on Tim's "where no man has gone before" crack? THAT was funny. Reminds me of a joke about the Klingons but I will refrain.

Dont worry, I picked up on it:cool:

[Captain Neon]

I lost interest about the same time they added Star Trek: Voyager to the franchise. I very much enjoyed the new movie and given a choice between Nimoy or Shatner I'll take ol' Spock any day. Have always liked Scotty so I am glad to see his character back.

My brother who is a "big picture" guy who hates symbolism and has no time for back-story, called me up after watching the new Star Trek movie to scream and complain at how a Star Trek movie couldn't have Shatner. I explained to him that a) Shatner doesn't play well w/ others and Nimoy was much more important, and that Kirk had been dead for over a hundred years when Spock got transported back in time.

I was one of the few people that liked Enterprise, I suppose. I thought it was a shame that they ended that series prematurely. Have always like Scott Backula and am always interested in back-story.

Just for the record, however, I prefer Star Wars, too. Any one surprised?

[dezeldoc]

Nobody picked up on Tim's "where no man has gone before" crack? THAT was funny. Reminds me of a joke about the Klingons but I will refrain.

I got it and i think you just picked one off!