Random Cool Tricks

That's amazing,, I've worked with wood all my life ,, but I've never been able to work it like that.

 

When I was a homeless bicycle bum in the 1970's I only needed one standard square spigot handle to fill my water bottles all over Michigan and Ontario. Times have changed. The Sillcock key will let you gain access to lots of things in a survival situation.

 

Link for source? I want one

 

Knipex Tools LP - 1101 Twin Key Universal Control Cabinet Key, Chrome 843221019464 | eBay

Check Amazon, and even Walmart.

 

My thanks!

 

I've hauled cars on trailers thousands of miles and never once did I ever consider tying one down like THAT.

 

One good chuckhole and some really neato body customizing.

 

Alfred Heineken created a bottle
that could also function as a brick to build houses
in impoverished countries, 1963.

 

The pull out storage compartment looks like an accident waiting to happen. I have a love/hate relationship with center hinged hoods.

 

I remember seeing someone posted a sliding storage compartment for guns built into the bed like that . I'd worry about it sliding out while driving down the road.

 

Some late model Dodge Ram trucks have storage in the bed walls, but opening from the top/side. Nifty idea for using empty void space.

 

which yields


giving the persistent drunk one of these

 

There's my new plan ,,,, I'm gonna sit in the front yard in a lounge chair ,, and a cooler full of beers ,, and drink all day .

When the ole lady comes out at 10 am and asks what I'm doing ,,,,,,,,, , " building you a new house honey " ,,,,,

 

I wonder how long it'll be before he regrets doing that?

 

That's cool! I taught Mom to yell "Jeronimo" before she went down the stairs and "Up, up, and away!" when she went up.

 

The yellow and white one is a Plymouth Powell, fiberglass body on 1950's Plymouth running gear. I had a red one sometime in the 70's. The long pullout tube in the fender was for fishing poles. It had a place to put a lock on it. I think you had to rotate it to release the slide part.

 

I like old tools, and these look like they're where they live. That looks like a tin floor and inner insulating wall of an ice house. Last one I was in was built like that. Dad was impressed by the lack of sawdust. The proprietor explained that it wasn't necessary, since the walls were four feet thick. I sure can't cut any lake ice here at the beach, but I wouldn't trade a Coastal North Carolina winter for anything.

 

I don't feel so bad about may car now.