old man going north

[taber hodaka]

Well it is starting to turn cold. It is suppose to be 77 degrees this weekend. There is confirmation The old man is coming up to help and bringing the painting equipment and supplies. He is leaving Dakota on Wednesday and will arrive on Thursday. I had heard he liked the old Volkswagens and was coming in a old bus, But then I also heard he was into photography and that he is driving a FOTOWAGEN what ever that is. The frames will be red shortly and the assembly can begin. Rob Your clutch savers are packaged for you and I will give them to you the next time I see you. ------------Clarence

[hodakamax]

Hmm, my can of Rust-oleum professional high performance enamel is missing. Safety Red--Suspicious I must say......

Max

[Bullfrog]

. . . and the Academy Award for "Cryptic Communications Over a Period of Several Months" goes to . . .
Ed

[taber hodaka]

The painting equipment did arrive and we did get pictures. A very nice VW bus cool, but the paint equipment a little crude, why send it when I could have rounded the stuff up myself. I will post the pictures and post the show and tell on {one on one painting}. I thought the VW would be an old hippy van, but it is newer than that, plus it had a nice luggage rack.------Clarence

[hodakamax]

Wow! Look what came in the mail yesterday. No return address. Clarence, are you missing anything from your garden?

Max

[hodakamax]

I have no clue or idea where this is going but Clarence started it. Hard to get the last word in though.

Maxie

[taber hodaka]

Yes they went missing, I am sure some skunk got em. ----- Clarence

[taber hodaka]

Ah racoon tracks betray the culprit in the zuchinni patch, but even if he OD on them, there will be plenty for the old man -----------Clarence---

[MTrat]

This time of year zucchinis can appear from the ether, so no telling their origin...

[viclioce]

AZ, I think we've run out of room on the "crash cart" tray. I bought a cool Sears rolling stool which has also filled up but handy. Hammers are available over the workbench. Beware the stool, it really does crash. Three times actually. One wants to stay centered when flying around on it.

Max

Max. I got one of the Harbor Freight ones. It didn't tip over at all, but the thing was made so cheaply that one of the castors broke and I went flyin'! Can't win with these things! ; D Victor

[hodakamax]

DANGER Victor, Danger! At least I haven't crashed mine lately. Darned handy, but fraught with risk.

Max

[hodakamax]

Hey Clarence, did you and the old man ever get the painting done? Winter is closing in and you might have to wait for Spring again. Don't let him stay all Winter as he will eat you out of house and home. He emptied our fridge before he left. Great painter though. Cheers.

Max

PS--Snow geese headed south as we speak.

[hodakamax]

It's deer season in Kansas and even though I didn't see the old man, I did catch him sneaking by the game camera. He's probably on his annual southerly migration as he is really cold blooded. Just a sighting that needed reporting.

Max

Clarence started it.

[hodakamax]

Further inspection of the game camera reveals that the old man was 24 hours early in his hunt. That's why they call it hunting rather than getting he used to say. Maybe next year.

[hodakamax]

I did get a telegram from the Old Man from points South. Archery season is over in Kansas so I gave him a report. He also said that he had one but it got away. Maybe next year we agreed. He usually shows up about when the Pecan leaves are the size of squirrels ear and we go crappie fishing. It won't be long. Clarence, it's always big fun and you should join us.

Later

Max

[viclioce]

Now THAT'S a pickled zucchini right there!!! ; D Victor

[hodakamax]

I did receive a photo post card from the Old Man on his annual southern migration to avoid the ravages of winter. He said he visited an Art museum in Arkansas but the people weren't very friendly, at least quiet he said. He is hard to get to know. Anyway it was good to hear from him and he said he will be returning soon. "Say Hi to Clarence" he said.

Max

[hodakamax]

I see that the last picture of the Old Man with strangers has finally had over 100 views. No one ever comments but it appears concerned people are watching. It's hard to keep this on the current page but now that I see that it might be a good idea to keep track of the Old Man, I might continue. He should be passing through after ice-out. Clarence started reporting, but now it seems to be my duty. I'm sending him north again to visit Clarence for the summer as he does like garden fresh veggies that start with the letter Z.

Until I get on page two again and in the meantime the old Man sez to lighten up, Spring is just around the corner.

Max

Ps--I see this post has had over 4,090 views, what's going on here? Clarence started it, I'm innocent.

[taber hodaka]

Well late with my pictures from the summer. The Old man did send his painting supplies up this summer. I am late but here are the pictures of the bus that brought them and pictures of the supplies. Why send them all this way I could have assembled all this stuff myself??

[hodakamax]

That's the original rotisserie Ace painting jig and optional swing arm holder. That's how you get a good scald on your painting of frames and swing arm. Make sure the long board is in reach when you start or you'll have to call your wife on the cell phone to bring it to you like I did, or you could just hold it in position until the paint dries (not recommended.)

I wondered where my swing arm arrow went as I missed it during this years deer season. Sometimes you need more than just six arrows. You could make your own rotisserie but why not use the original?

Keep it if you need it, I know where it is.

Reporting

Max

PS--Nice Photowagen!

[taber hodaka]

Max what is the little silver block of wood for? ------------Clarence

[hodakamax]

This one?

[hodakamax]

Clarence, I think this is one of the blocks you are talking about that floats around the shop. A long story on these so be patient. I had the Old Man do some deck work for me a few years ago. It seems that the wood post caps on the deck were succumbing to time and weather and I had him build me some new ones out of this cool plastic 1x6 decking material. The project required 15 caps but he thought that I meant both ends and ended up with 30. It's kind of a cool material in that it doesn't absorb oil or water and makes for nice "shop blocks" around the drill press and such. I also used them for sandblasting masks on cylinders for protecting non-blast areas. Almost bullet proof.

More to the story. I asked the Old Man if he had any ideas to frighten off the neighbors children who are always kinda mischievous and ever present in the surrounding woods. He came up with this strange but effective remedy with Gargoyles that actually works and we haven't seen any children since. I'm down to about six unused blocks and finding new uses for them daily. I probably could spare a couple if needed.

Later,

Max

[hodakamax]

Here's the Old Man with his Fokker or at least that's what he told me. Ya never know about his tales and pictures. Looks like two old Fokkers to me. It's good that it is a single seater as I'm not going to fly per invitation with an ancient pilot and plane. That's how I got to be this old you know. I do have the Old Man's box of photos that he loaned me and I'll see if I can find some more examples of his claimed adventures. Clarence started it.

Maxie

[mac]

Boy,he might be an old man but he sure gets around!

I really like the old Fokker and would love to see one up close.

I wish that I had the nerve to go up in an old biplane,but I don,t do good with heights!