Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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PUSH said:
I took my Christmas decorations down today, and it's always so weird how bare everything is afterwards.
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We took all our exterior decorations down yesterday, but our 2 trees are still up, in our living room and MILs old room (front bay window, so the tree looks really good from the outside at night - living room tree with white lights, MILs room tree with colored)…!!! :)
It was kinda’ sad walking out the front door last night to go to the store, and all the lighted Christmas fun was gone.
But, Carolyn already has plans for doin’ it up even bigger for next year…!!!!! :hilarious::inlove::happy:
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Tiggerish said:
True dat.

Almost finished taking ours down, started a couple days ago, but the tree came down today.

Thank goodness we didn't put up ALL our Christmas decorations this year. Close family member went to hospice on New Years Day and passed on the 8th. So we did the bare minimum, just one tree instead of all seven.
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So very sorry to hear that.
My sincerest condolences to your family, and to everyone that loved your family member.
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Tiggerish said:
Piece of advice...don't ever offer to be the one who accepts all the photos and puts together slideshow for memorial service.

It leads to judginess when the "birth family" and the "married into family" (that's the best way I can think to describe them, I'm open to better definitions) seem to be having a contest as to who can have the most photos featuring their side.

I'm going to have to exercise all my self-control to not get into it with my SIL tomorrow. She sent "13 additional photos" at 11 pm the night before the wake. Most of them were just bad photos (pic of the deceased with his cousin at her middle child's communion, and the cousin looks like he has a lazy eye--that guy's going to attend the wake, I'm not going to include a pic of him looking terrible).

There were already 100 photos in the slideshow, I didn't need any more. Not at nearly bedtime, before what will be a very stressful day for my beloved. But she had to make sure that each of her three children were represented!!

OK, rant over. Thanks for listening. ;)
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Carolyn (DWifey) was in charge of that for her mother’s memorial service in late August.
She sent out emails 2 weeks in advance, asking anyone that wanted pictures in a tribute slideshow to send them ASAP.
We already had tons of photos of Carolyn and myself, our kids and granddaughters with her. Plus, as she lived with us until she passed, we also had a lot of picks from her life and times.
Some sent a few, but the vast majority of them that were of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were from our family. We were definitely around her more than the others over the years, but we thought we’d get more from other family members.
So, we kinda’ had the opposite problem.
SonIL took care of setting it all up, and there were no ruffled feathers that I know of.
Carolyn tried to be as judicious as possible, but she only had so much to work with, besides our pics.
Hey, they all had 2 weeks, and either didn’t have many or just never sent them.
It turned out to be a very nice tribute, though…!!! :)

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donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
Just checked the sales list for yesterday. As of 4:50 AM today, the "Bid Goes On" starting at 700,000 or higher (as they don't list the open bids once the vehicle leaves the camera view). The continued bidding goes on behind the scenes with the vetted bidders. So, I'll be checking today and/or through the week, to see what price it sells for. Anyway, link below with deets and awesome photos.

https://www.mecum.com/lots/1132996/1970-plymouth-hemi-superbird/?aa_id=645594-0
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Thanks for the link/info, Minnie…!!! :)
As per usual, I’m glad to see that it was restored back to original specs. (or as close as possible)…!!! :geek:
Also cool that out of the 1,935 Superbirds produced in 1970, only 135 came with the 426 c.i./425 hp hemi, and only 1 of 58 with a manual 4-on-the-floor tranny.
I remember that was kinda’ a thing back then, with manufacturers sometimes matching or coming close to matching the c.i. displacement with the hp number.
And, only 28 miles on the odometer, since restoration.
Just a beautiful ride…!!! :)
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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donaldtoo said:
Thanks for the link/info, Minnie…!!! :)
As per usual, I’m glad to see that it was restored back to original specs. (or as close as possible)…!!! :geek:
Also cool that out of the 1,935 Superbirds produced in 1970, only 135 came with the 426 c.i./425 hp hemi, and only 1 of 58 with a manual 4-on-the-floor tranny.
I remember that was kinda’ a thing back then, with manufacturers sometimes matching or coming close to matching the c.i. displacement with the hp number.
And, only 28 miles on the odometer, since restoration.
Just a beautiful ride…!!! :)
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Hubs was blown away to read about the 135 with the 426 c.i./425 hp HEMI, plus the 4-on-the-floor tranny. Said he never knew that, and he knows a ton about cars from that era. Well, that's it, until next weekend!
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
Hubs was blown away to read about the 135 with the 426 c.i./425 hp HEMI, plus the 4-on-the-floor tranny. Said he never knew that, and he knows a ton about cars from that era. Well, that's it, until next weekend!
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Yep, the only 2 other engine options for the Superbird that model year were the 440 with a six pack (390 hp), and the 440 with a 4 bbl. carb (375 hp)…!!! :)
Yes indeed, more auction fun next weekend…!!! :geek:
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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Just noticed something. When I was 10 my dad had a brand new 1958 Buick. This is what the front end of it looked... It was his first new car and in my mind one of the best looking Buicks they made. It was a tank, for sure. Not a convertible. It had so many perks like a ribbon style speedometer, dual headlights, Dynaflow transmission and the Buick Engine which had a sound when running that was different than all the rest of cars on the road. You could hear it coming and know it was a Buick. We all loved this car, but he had an illness called Newcaritise so he traded it for the slanted headlights and ugly looking, completely unreliable 1959 Buick Station wagon. What a piece of junk that was thus prompting him to buy a new 1961 Buick as soon as they became available. He broke his stride by having to skip a year, but once in a while one has to keep the wife happy.

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1736717791737.png 1961 Buick

Just below is a 1958 Cadillac. Except for a few detail it appears that they borrow a lot of design between the GM Brands.
1736716831999.png1958 Cadillac One of the few cars he didn't own.
 

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