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Most states do require some sort of inspection every few years....

Working on an old car can be a great bonding experience as well. My buddy managed to connect my old Camaro with a telephone poll so many years ago, just after I had ordered and received a new long block for it. We spent most nights in his garage pulling the front of that car off so the subframe could be straightened, and we could find used body parts to put it back together. Became best buds sharing this project together for sure. It's great to hear about young guys doing something other than the usual phone stuff these days, especially sharing a project like the Olds with a friend. "Free time" is surely not a friend to most youngsters, they usually find "unproductive" ways to fill it. I know I sure did! So, having a project like this is a great learning experience, and will make owning and driving the Olds even more special. Plus, the guys are hanging out at home, so less worries about what trouble they might find while "out and about". I know they will have many great memories taking road trips in that great old beast of a car.

Sounds normal and expected to get the Olds running reliably again. He will learn alot for sure. We all went through it when we were younger, "the curse of youth"... Good lessons learned one at a time. Just hoping he isn't planning to use the Olds as a "daily driver"... The gas will kill him, and it will rust quickly in the winter...

Land yachts for sure, but relatively easy to drive, good visability, and comfortable for long trips, provided there are plenty of fuel stations along the way

So cool! Always loved full sized Olds, and this four door body style looks great as well. Sure, will suck down the fuel, but I'm sure he will only use it for special occasions. I hope there is a nice dry place inside to house this behemoth, so the rust won't consume it.... Wish I had my 73 Chevy back...

Thankyou! I have always disliked Amazon after having a bad experience so many years ago... And now with the current state of affairs in the US, I refuse to use Amazon as well, don't care if they are giving the stuff away...

So cool, love all the compliments!

How is it you are so sure your coworker did not notice your clogs? Perhaps he was just being polite, intrigued, but trying hard not to be obvious about it...

One thing I surely don't miss, the commute home from BOS to Providence after a trip... 50 mile trip that has taken me as long as three hours...

Please don't allow that to happen! Be sure to update us, sounds like a great adventure/trip for sure. What airline?

This will happen to most all of us at some point, just glad she was not hurt and able to laugh about it later...

Very impressive indeed. Hoping the new job works out...

I've been wearing my gloss black Hunter boots, and my tall Aldo cowgirl boots over my levis as well, feels great to display them with a bit of confidence

I realize that folks "notice" when I wear stiletto boots/booties, can almost feel the gaze/stare behind me. But that's OK, hoping they are intrigued. Getting on/off an elevator is another place where I realize my boots will be noticed... Often wish I had a way to hear what was said after I got off the elevator, or perhaps better off not knowing. Oh well.. I can truly count the actual negative responses on one hand... Like "shyheels" says, you just have to "own it", be confident, never let em see you sweat....

Well said!

And she is sooo right,"nice get nice" on the plane for sure! I was always very complimentary to youngsters who were polite and well behaved also. I would compliment them and the parents, letting them know they were doing a great job with their kids.... This was so rare, that I made time to say thankyou. I tried not to lose sight of the fact that flying is indeed hell, especially on our airline. Deregulation was the beginning of the downward spiral for US domestic carriers indeed. I'm not trying to excuse the horrible experience that air travel is today, just explain it... The "interweb" put the final nails in the coffin for sure. My apologies to all air travelers indeed!

Judging others based on silly things like wardrobe/dress is wrong for sure, but it is human nature unfortunately....Flying today is hell for sure, too many poor folks stuck jammed together in a super tight/uncomfortable space. It is easy for me to understand how some otherwise nice folks might "lose it" after a fun day at the airport! When I encountered an angry passenger, it was usually best to just "leave them alone", they will calm down. Oftentimes engaging with them makes things worse. They have had a bad day, have been mistreated by the airlines, stuck in weather delays/equipment issues, etc... Probably already missed the engagement/event they were headed for. Where I have always had an issue is selfishness, lack of consideration for others. Getting onboard a flight, thinking the seas are going to part for your "special needs"/lack of planning/wanting extras for nothing is not going to look good. There are too many people stuck on this packed flight, all experiencing the same lousy conditions/service etc. I get it, flying is hell these days.. The seats are way too small and uncomfortable, jammed too close together, it is horrible. But, we are all stuck in the same long tube, and I have little tolerance for those who refuse to consider the needs/rights of others, It is just not "all about you". Getting on an airplane unbathed, in dirty smelly clothes, is just inexcusable. Needless to say, I do understand that there are those that have some issues, regardless of how many showers they might take beforehand. I do understand that. But, getting on a plane when you are clearly much larger than a cramped coach seat can acommodate is just plain inconsiderate. What about the person stuck sitting next to you? There comes a point where you need to purchase two seats. Southwest "used to have a reasonable policy". Prior to boarding, they would bring you down to the plane to see if you could sit in the seat with the arm rest down without taking up space in the seat next to you. If not, you were required to buy another seat...But, if the flight went out with open seats, you were refunded afterwards...Very fair indeed. If I was unfortunate enough to have issues that made it tough to sit in one seat, I would buy two seats, no one would have to ask me to do so. I surely would not want to be humiliated trying to jam into a seat, knowing full well that I was taking up space in the other person's seating area as well Everyone is so afraid of getting sued, discrimination, etc. I get it..But, all too often, others needs/rights/considerations are ignored in favor of not getting sued/labeled/accused/filmed/selfied, etc. OK, enough of my ranting, sorry. Don

It is like you say, "be thankful he came to church!"

Totally understandable for sure. But I'll bet you didn't show up for your originally scheduled flight wearing "pok e man" pajamas, and scraggly flip flops showing off toes/feet that should be kept inside shoes at all times! Flying can definitely be HELL, I do understand that!

Absolutely! Right now, I am ashamed of our country and embarrassed to be a US citizen. My apologies to the rest of the civilized world I think you have hit on something. "Jock wear". Needless to say, leggings can show off hard work in the gym, and why not!

I'm sure the hunter boots of today would be a disappointment to most anyone that has had true Hunters for years ago. I realize mine aren't half the quality of the ones you have, but they still look good. Probably won't wear them doing any real "Hunter boot" type work, just plowing snow or in the rain. Honestly, I find any excuse possible to wear them You are right of course. Just like most other things, quality has eroded, construction has been shipped "elsewhere". Extremely overpriced riding on the Hunter name. I knew all this going in, before I forked over the $150US for these gloss black Hunter refined boots. I still think they look great, and love the simple design, love they way the shafts fit my "chicken legs" nicely also. I'm sure there are other brands that will fill all these boxes as well, at a reasonable price, will probably discover them in the future. Ultimately, I would love to find a pair of those high quality rubber riding boots. Big bucks I'm sure, but that is OK. I just wish there was an actual brick/mortar store in my area that stocked them. Spending the bucks is OK, but would want to make sure they fit perfectly, which is tough to do when making "online purchases"... I found these Hunters available online through Bloomingdales, had to order them online and pick them up in the actual store. Fortunately, I was thrilled with the way they fit and looked...

25 year cabin crew veteran here. It was always such a double standard for women...They expected women to have two pairs of shoes to wear while working....Heels for walking around the terminal, and flats for working on the plane. Some of the uniform pieces and accessories were ridiculous also, such as goofy scarves that would flop around (get in drinks) while trying to serve 160 people. It was quite obvious that the desk jockies that came up with this stuff obviously had never worked a flight in their life. As guys, pretty simple requirements, just the usual uniform pieces and being well groomed. But even the tie for guys in a joke when serving, ends up looking like a dirty napkin after eating barbecue ribs or something messy like that. I would end up just tucking the tie inside my shirt to keep it out of the way. I'm not very good at "accessorizing", so all the silly stuff they gave us during the last uniform update got returned when I surrendered my keys/airline ID, all still in the original wrappings... As far as passengers go, it was hard not to judge folks. Not fair I know, but normal human behavior I guess. All I can say is that just because you might be wearing jeans/t shirt/sweats, does not mean you looked sloppy. You can wear some work out gear properly, and it looks tasteful/just fine. Same thing with jeans/sweats. On the other hand, you could show up in a "suit", looking like you just fell off the rack onto the floor at Walmart. Some of the current suit fashions are just awful. You could spend big bucks on an expensive suit and look like crap. Tell me those horrible "cognac" colored dress shoes are finally "out of fashion"! I could just never get over some folks showing up in "pajamas" with slippers. Just how old are we, three? Do we really thing that looks good? Is this truly a fashion thing these days? They looked like they just rolled out of bed and "showed up", without showering as well I might add. Admittedly, folks got "judged hard" showing up looking like this. I guess there were "extremes" on both ends of the spectrum.

You want to see me at my worst? Force me to go to that damn grocery store! I hate that place with every fiber of my being!

That is so cool!

Cool! I love wearing them, and have gotten several compliments...