Friday, August 7, 2020

OK, I Was Wrong

 

In a recent post, “S^*t for Brains, I commented on a neighbor leaving a new Challenger out in the open to be hailed on. Still, why leave the GMC whatever in the garage? Get a cover for it. Maybe there is a domestic issue involved.


The monsoon clouds are gone today after some violent storms yesterday. The haze obscuring the mountains is from numerous fires on the Western Slope, some approaching 10,000 acres and only partially contained.

The forecast is for several days of hot and dry weather; perfect for wildfires.

ADDENDUM: Trying to work with the “New and Improved” Blogger is frustrating.


10 comments:

It's.a.crazy.world said...

Hello northern neighbor! We don't have much of a chance for monsoon rains tonight, but the next two days we have a chance. It's so dry, anything is welcome!

I agree about the new format....I decided to start using it when they first announced it, and I'm only now becoming comfortable.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

Radar maps show the flow all around us. We are sitting in the center of a high pressure area with no rain in sight for the tinder dry Western Slope.

Old NFO said...

That's going to suck, as usual when one flares and the wind gets it. Odd about the car still sitting out...

Well Seasoned Fool said...

OldNFO
Maybe I need to get a life?

LSP said...

I hate the new and improved blogger and revert to the one that works.

Please send us your rain.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

LSP
We need the rain. The entire state is now in a drought condition.

Ami said...

A person who buys a Dodge isn't terribly smart. If you ask me.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

Ami
Depends on the Dodge. That particular model may be the best old school "muscle car" on the market. On the other hand, a muscle car is an indulgence.

Greybeard said...

If I recall correctly, in the muscle car era GM had an unwritten rule that their cars would not exceed 1 HP per 10 pounds of weight. My '68 Olds 442 had 350 HP at the end of the crankshaft and weighed about 3600 pounds.
Some of the Dodge products today are dyno-ing at over 700 HP AT THE REAR WHEELS.
I'd love to own one and feel that kind of power, but I'm not at all sure I could afford the insurance cost.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

GB
Given my lead foot, even if I could afford the initial insurance, it wouldn't take long for me to achieve "assigned risk" status.

After retirement, I spent a couple of years as a test/endurance driver for Roush. All the vehicles were heavily instrumented with additional GPS tracking and exceeding the speed limit was frowned upon, heavily. Cruise control was what saved me. However, there was the need to get up to merge speed on the on ramps! Drove several MOPARs with 6+liter and one insane 700 hp Mustang.