Fenders: Finished

After lots of masking, I completed the fenders this weekend. The black "paint" is actually a textured substance similar to spay-in truck bed liner.

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Have a nice weekend, everyone!

I was wondering what I was going to do this weekend . . . . . . .



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So . . . . kickball. Drunken kickball. Drunken kickball in costumes.

That was something. Dixie was quite the hottie in her nurse outfit . . . . . I sported a kilt.

Some of the rules of the game:

You must kick with you non-dominate foot.
You must have a beer in your dominate hand.
You must start at home plate with a full beer.
Beer must be empty by the time you return home.
Any idle time spent on 3rd base shall be passed by dancing.
If you stop dancing on 3rd base you must take a shot of Mad Dog 20/20.

There were many more rules of the game. And it was like 168F on the field. Dixie played the entire game . . . . I played about 30 seconds. Way too complex.

After the game, it was off to MacDintons. We were supposed to continue on to a luau on the beach . . . . but that did not happen.

Video of the fun turned up on the MJ morning show . . . . if you look carefully you can see Nurse Dixie in the candy stripes standing next to the pitcher.

My armor plating project is complete! Although I do think I am going to paint the flat flares black.

It is 5/16" cold rolled steel with DOM tube reinforced edges. No more plastic bits for me!

Bring it on!

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OK now that we have covered that . . . . . .

Quick update:

The new armour plating on the Jeep is complete, except I am going to to make Maaco touch up a couple spots that they missed. Pictures as soon as I can remember to get both my Jeep and camera in close proximity.

The "brain" of my Jeep is currently sitting on a workbench in Wisconsin . . . . being upgraded. The Jeep still runs w/o it, but the suspension system is static.

Spent 4-5 days in N.C. It was a working trip .. . . but I did find the time to teach the nephews how to play Texas Hold 'em.

It would seem I am playing some sort of Kickball drinking game tomorrow. I sure there will be a follow up story there.

Cherrio - have a good weekend everyone!

Fend for yourself!

I am not sure if I mentioned this earlier . . . . but I had a little mishap on the trail with the Tonka toy Jeep. It seems that trees in Zephyrhills have the uncanny ability to shift their trunks 2 or 3 feet laterally at will. Who knew? Must be that Z-Hills water.





So I decided that I would replace the flimsy fenders with something a bit more beefy.

Like this:



This process is on-going, but is nearing completion. The fenders have been made, shipped and mocked-mounted to my Jeep. They are now in the paint booth.

Meanwhile, as I am at the fuel station

So I am at the corner of Florida and Fletcher fueling up the CJ . . . . . .



Me: (grumble, stupid gas prices, grumble)

A voice comes from the other side of the pump. Let's call her Bambi.

Bambi: How am I supposed to know? Excuse me sir-

I peer around the pump to find a 30ish blond lass bedecked in designer spandex fueling an Z4, no doubt en-route to a gym with big mirrors and windows.

Me: Hello, yes?

Bambi: Do you live around here?

Me: Yes, I do. *Chuckle* Are you lost, little girl?

Bambi: *giggles* No, but the gas pump is asking me to put in the zip code, and I have no idea what the zip code is here because I live in SoHo.

I pause as these words settle into the ototory regions of my grey matter.

Me: Uh . . . . *suppresses laughter* I am pretty sure it is asking for YOUR zip code, you know to make sure your card is valid.

Bambi: That's silly, my signature is right on the back.

Me: Yes, . . . . . that is, indeed, as you say, silly.

Blow me.

Jeep Beach was a great time! Lots of friends, lots of Jeeps, lots of stories to tell . . . . but not in a public forum.

One disappointment: the weather. The howling, blustery, moisture stripping wind. The pushing the sea on to the beach so that no vehicles were allowed wind. The make my cigar burn unevenly, and my floppy hat brim turn up in a goober fashion wind.

Meh. What can you do?

Weekend plans? No clue. None at the moment.

Bound for the Beach

This weekend Jeepers from all over the state will descend on Daytona Beach. While the sugar sand of the Atlantic shore does not present much of a challenge for a 4X4 vehicle, the squeaky sound made by 35" tall tires pushing through the dunes makes me smile.

I give!

I tried so hard to fend off the small little tickle on the back of my throat. But when the small irritant was followed by "The Week Of The Oppressive Smoke Cloud" my immune system finally dropped its guard.

Fever, wheezing, mucous, sniffles, body aches. Yeah that's me.

Meat Cake

Yum!

Animals in the news

Uh, OK. And people think Americans are strange.

Headline of the Day!

I shall add this to my trivia list.

Meh . . . . I would have done the same thing.
Moo.



The following is not animal related . . . but had to be included!

Oh no . . . . . this is just classic. In tomorrows editorial, "What weighs more? A ton of feather or a ton of lead."

How to you keep Fido "Man's best friend"? Get him one of these.

And in today's "Oh Sweet Jesus" picture category, I humbly present this. Heh - visitors to the zoo got their money's worth that day.

This gives new definition to "Headlights."

YESSSSSSS! Now if I can just find research indicating that driving a Jeep is exercise, I am all set!

....Load 15 tons, and what do you get?

A rock covered parking area in your backyard.

Well, 11 tons of rock, actually. In two trips.



I wish I could keep a couple tons in the back of the truck all the time - it really rides better that way!

First, it is worthy to note that Dixie and I have been dating for ONE YEAR now. Amazing. And a very good thing!

I did not have much on the calendar for this evening . . . . maybe just some putzing around the house. That is, until I noticed the river of engine coolant flowing down from my parking spot. Water pump? Hose? Hole in side of engine? Not sure yet.

Other thing of note: Dixie bought a new JK over the weekend. Very cool. This means the black on black Jeep is for sale.



Here is the new one . . . it will be mondified just as soon as the black Jeep is gone.

Good Luck Team Green!

By buddies at Team Green start the W.E. Rock series this weekend in Hannibal, MO.

http://www.we-rock.cc/

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