One year ago today

[Rodney Bullock]

It was not long ago a friend and I was rolling thur a junk yard down the road. I came accross some pic's. I know it's snowing and everyone is thinking about the blizzard. let's take the time machine back to a winter day not to long ago and remember:p who was that friend that accompanied me? I bet you can't guess:cool:

[Joe Flanagan]

That looks suspiciously like Leon's.

[Rodney Bullock]

I'll give you a hint. He is very destructive. See him here standing on a 1959 Edsel convertible now who would do a thing like that:eek: Thank goodness there was no snakes as the kit was at the office. Anyone bitten would have died:eek:based on where they got bit.

[JIPJOBXX]

Love those old hidden away car grave yards. One of my buddies neighbors has a few fat fendered cars on his property also just like those in the pictures. Its to bad to just let them rot away but some folks are that way! Oh yes one of those cars rotting away is a 56 Olds with a Tri-power on it. Can't believe that the guy doesn't get out there and take that unit oft. Must be worth a few coins.

[Young Ed]

Rodney I think that retractable should be your next project!

[Joe Flanagan]

Now I'm going to get flamed.

You have taught me some junkyard etiquette, Rodney. I no longer go in with a slash and burn approach. And since you have put the idea of snakes in my mind, I'll never go into an old car again without wondering if I'm about to get attacked. I used to think nothing of opening the glove box and sticking my hand in there, but you better believe I look first now.

[Rodney Bullock]

You know Ed I thought about it...hard. I showed the pic to my wife and she went for the phone. My doctor is just a phone call away:(

Those olds you see in the photo are just sitting there, two have motors in them. I think you call it the J-2 code?

I could use a convertible however not today. I guess that would be kind a euro to drive your convet today with a scarf around your neck and the doctor on speed dial.

[Young Ed]

Nothing wrong with standing on a car to get to a stacked car. Been there done that. Never had a snake attack but we did take some parts out of a valiant with a beehive behind the dash. Just had to work carefully without ticking the bees off too much.

[Joe Flanagan]

Yeah, that's why I was doing that. The cars were stacked. I think there was a Dodge that I wanted to get the heater core out of and I couldn't get to it.

When we were kids, my brothers and I used to play in a local bone yard. They used to find the neatest stuff in the seats and the glove box. Not me. All I ever found was stuff like some old lady's bloomers or a notice for non payment of child support. I'd usually go straight to the one car that had a wasp's nest under the hood.

[Young Ed]

I should take a picture of my small collection of stuff I've found. I keep meaning to put it in the glovebox of my car but I haven't remembered yet. I have some ancient coins a little metal disk with a disney character on it and a plastic toy airplane

[Rodney Bullock]

once we found three bottles of water in the trunk of a chevy I opened the bottle and it wasen't water. Too yard attendents took the bottles from us. An hour later we saw them dancing with each other singing "Bye Bye miss american pie" we did not go back there for a month:rolleyes:

[Young Ed]

Ya to go along with Joes luck I opened the trunk of an early 50s plymouth at a different yard and it was packed full of toilets.

[blueskies]

....And since you have put the idea of snakes in my mind...

Reminds me of stepping into an abandoned '54 Chevy pickup cab that I planned to get the wiper system out of... The cab was sitting all by itself in a small sagebrush covered canyon 25 miles out in the desert near where I live. I opened the door and stared to step in, and found a huge diamondback rattler coiled and ready to strike. I was wearing tennis shoes and shorts...

I don't think I've ever moved so fast in my life. I sprang back out of the cab in a flash. I'd driven all the way out there, and wasn't planning to leave without the wiper guts, so I decided to take on the snake. I climbed up on top of the cab with my hammer, took aim, chucked the hammer at the snakes head, and missed... Now my hammer and the snake were in the bottom of the cab... I went found an old board, jumped back up on the cab, and started banging the side of the cab with the board to scare the rattler away. It worked, he slithered out and went under my car and coiled up again. I got up on my car and waited for him to come out, and when he did, I chopped him on the head with the board. Victory! Took ten minutes to get the wipers, and two hours to kill the damn snake. Still have his rattle, 8 buttons. He was about 4 feet long...

Pete

[Rodney Bullock]

Now this is a different day in that yard, a little warmer. More dangerous

[Young Ed]

Rodney I wish that p15 coupe was near me. Could be some parts I'd like to have

[Joe Flanagan]

Yes, on a day like that you might have a cow sneak up behind you.

[PatS....]

Our -20/30/40 winters take care of most critters!!!

And the cows wear bells

[Joe Flanagan]

Is that a combination salvage yard/petting zoo? I could never get Rodney to go there.

[BobT-47P15]

By the way, I think that's actually a 1960 Mercury he's standing on.....a rather neat car in it's own right.

[Rodney Bullock]

Hey Bob your right, i'm going back there and get that car! A merc and Joe still stood on it. I have never seen one restored. Edsel, merc great Ford product.

hey joe the only way you could get me to go to that yard is if you bring some cereal with us, post rasin brand and some big bowls.:rolleyes:We could milk that cow and have some fresh milk.:Doooo good eating the best part of waking up is folger's in your cup.