have not checked in much and doing so now on my phone... just an update ....I found and bought a house in Spring hill Florida and made the move from Indiana .. my baby was picked up today and is in transit to her new garage !luv the fact that i will be able to enjoy her uear round!!! since im new ...anyone out this way ? would luv to meet and get to know some car guys
Congrats! Nice of you to check in. There are quite a few Florida members. Where is Spring Hill??
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
Best move we ever made. After living in 7 states, settling in FL was the best thing ever! Being able to drive your classic all year round does not get any better! People are always quick to point out the heat, hurricanes, bugs etc. but they are usually the ones living in the frozen tundra and have no choice or stuck with a spouse that would never consider moving anywhere other than the place where their parents or kids live etc. LOL I live 20 mins from Creekbob, so like he said, if you make over this way let us know!
Note that they are not cockroaches there. They are palmetto bugs.
The palmetto bug is the official state bird there.
(You have be familiar with the size of those suckers to appreciate that one).
The question is, is it better to shoot them with a bug spray or a 22 hollow point?
We've gotten down to Florida once or twice a year for a few decades now to visit my wife's parents on the West Coast. The last time was between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Note that they are not cockroaches there. They are palmetto bugs.
The palmetto bug is the official state bird there.
(You have be familiar with the size of those suckers to appreciate that one).
The question is, is it better to shoot them with a bug spray or a 22 hollow point?
We've gotten down to Florida once or twice a year for a few decades now to visit my wife's parents on the West Coast. The last time was between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
At this time of year it's not a hard sell to get us Cannuks to waldle down to Florida to cuddle with the wildlife. We are about half way thru hibernation...lol
Engine Test Stand Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoxyUwptUcdqEb-o2ArqyiUaHW0G_C88 restoring my 1968 Firebird 400 HO convertible (Firedawg) 1965 Pontiac Catalina Safari Wagon 389 TriPower (Catwagon) 1999 JD AWS LX Lawn tractor 17hp (my daily driver) 2006 Sequoia 2017 Murano (wife's car) 202? Electric car 203? 68 Firebird /w electric engine 2007 Bayliner 175 runabout /w 3.0L Mercuiser__________________________________________________________
After living more than half my life in snow that was a$$ deep to a tall Indian for more than half the year, and cold enough to snow for 9 months out of the year in Buffalo (home of this crappiest weather and worst sports teams in the USA), basically the butt hole of the USA, I'll take the heat and bugs with no complaints. No matter how hot it gets, you NEVER have to shovel it!
In addition, I don't care what anyone says, if you keep your house spotless and keep food in plastic (tupperware) containers, you WILL NOT get those [censored] cockroaches in your house! We have lived here now for over 5 years and NOT ONE in any of the three houses we have lived in. NOT A ONE! My wife is spotless, mops the tiles floors DAILY with bleach and there is NOTHING in the cupboards for them to eat because EVERYTHING is in plastic!
I am a fanatic about bugs, germs etc. so I would never live in a house that had cockroaches in it!!!!! Also, a great secrete that I learned, when you open a wall for repairs or install windows etc. you put a ton of boric acid powder inside the wall on the sill plates, this will almost guarantee you will not get roaches! I did this in our house when we replaced every window in the house, all the doors, any drywall etc. I also did this in our garage all the way around the sill plates where they meet the concrete, anything & everything that was living in the garage is now dead and I haven't seen anything else come in or go out since!
You buy this at Lowes in the plant dept. it comes in huge white plastic squeeze bottles with a pointed tip. Just tip it upside down and squeeze the power out into an area and bingo, those SOBs are toast!
