Recent content by SST

Here are a couple of pics: This is what I viewed with. The binoculars made the trip worth it. Like everyone else, I’ve seen the endless pictures on tv. But I knew it would be different if I saw it myself. I was right. Nothing is better than first hand experience. This map shows key landmarks...

It was the most awesome thing I've ever seen. It out paces my picture above. Buffalo was really cloudy so I decided to drive SW on I-90. There is an overview park that sits on top of the Chataugua Ridge that is well above Lake Erie. I could clearly see across the lake into Canada with several...

Buffalo is right in the middle of the eclipse path. Last week, the weather forecasters were forecasting clear and sunny. Now, light rain and clouds. But they keep up the hype with high thin clouds. I guess we'll see. I was reading on a science site about the drop in temperature could be 15...

I was just watching the news this morning. There is a big fire down in TX. Guess where. Canadian, TX.

I guess I need it! With the unusual warm and sunny skies, I drove down to the marina. I couldn't resist. I walked into the office to see the wait list vs cost of slips available. Low and behold, there was one slip remaining at a cost effective price. The previous slip was 30 feet. This slip...

I just spent a couple hundred dollars on my captain's chair repair. Next!

No not yet, boat is in storage a long ways away. Mostly likely I'll get to it in the spring.

I haven't been to a boat show for a while. The last show I was at, way too many pontoon boats. And no Chap Sig270 anymore. I will likely keep mine to the end so I have no significant reason to window shop. I'm like an airline, In some cases its cheaper to operate an older aircraft that's not...

With the new vent line, it was tunneled through the foam directly underneath the cabinet before turning up to the port. I assumed that with the tunneling, it would have allowed the hose to move back and forth. But I wonder if the mechanic "re-foamed" the line to hold it in place. If he did, it's...

Many many years ago, I had a significant problem with my vent line. Eventually, I had a mechanic reroute the line and everything was back to normal. But lately, a new annoyance has been created due to rerouting of my fill line. The loop on the vent line is no longer high enough and if I top off...

No projects here. Boat is stored deep inside a storage barn 25 miles away. I'm just waiting for it to snow so I can get out skiing or at least snow shoe.

Long ago, when I was in high school, I worked at a country club as a valet for parking cars. I got to drive a lot of different vehicles. Way back then, diesel cars that came in were load, rough and smokey [particulates were heavy unlike gasoline combustion]. The other annoying thing was having...

I was out riding my bike last night checking out everybody's Xmas lights and I was surprised to find a gas station that sells 90 octane Non-ethanol gas for $4.39/Gal. I was surprised to see this. If it's still available next season, I'll use it.

It was in the other forum where a Corn Growers Association member posted, "We have the right to sell our product." My response was, "You have the right to sell your product but you're forcing a product onto the market where nobody wants it but still has to pay for it." We are getting screwed...

I don't even see why they are trying to push this crap when this Admin is trying to push electric vehicles on us. I recall discussions about this in the old forum. My guess is the Corn Holers ASSociation.