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      04-04-2020, 11:52 AM   #3653
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The Sunbeam would be a cool car to have. I remember watching one of the auto shows where they restored one.
Yeah - more his style than mine, but I did ask if he would like a summer toy to play with.

I'd love to restore a car, I just don't have the skill or confidence. I can barely bring myself to remove the gauge panel to add a ground wire or install LED bulbs let alone dismantle an entire car.
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      04-04-2020, 12:30 PM   #3654
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I just inquired about a second Countach. Still white/white just like the first, but has the steering wheel on the other side in advance of when I return to NZ to retire.

Should I seek medical help?
Nah you're all well and healthy, maybe you should seek help for someone to move all those cars around and keep the batteries charged every now and then.


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      04-04-2020, 12:32 PM   #3655
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Yeah - more his style than mine, but I did ask if he would like a summer toy to play with.

I'd love to restore a car, I just don't have the skill or confidence. I can barely bring myself to remove the gauge panel to add a ground wire or install LED bulbs let alone dismantle an entire car.
I bet you would do better than you think. I got my start restoring old Mustangs. One of the easiest cars to learn with.

I moved on from there. They aren't exotics....but I did all of the work on every Corvette I ever had.

And recently did valvetrain work on my BMW.

Now I've screwed up stuff in the past, but it was always a learning experience.
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      04-04-2020, 12:32 PM   #3656
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She tricked you by putting on wrong finger
No, thats her right hand and the ring finger, all good.
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      04-04-2020, 12:50 PM   #3657
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Nah you're all well and healthy, maybe you should seek help for someone to move all those cars around and keep the batteries charged every now and then.


Let me know where to send my resume!
If I get a RHD Countach, I won't be bringing it here. I would look to having it fully restored, or if already in great condition I would probably look to ship it to NZ and store it. My friends family owns a very large car museum and I considered contacting him to see if they want to display it for a few years.
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      04-04-2020, 12:51 PM   #3658
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I bet you would do better than you think. I got my start restoring old Mustangs. One of the easiest cars to learn with.

I moved on from there. There aren't exotics....but I did all of the work on every Corvette I ever had.

And recently did valvetrain work on my BMW.

Now I've screwed up stuff in the past, but it was always a learning experience.
I used to work on cars - just lost confidence, and I have a fear or pulling things apart and then being unable to put them back together.

I could start on an old Mustang rather than starting on a Countach, but I'd be worried about it jumping the curb and attacking pedestrians
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      04-04-2020, 12:53 PM   #3659
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No, thats her right hand and the ring finger, all good.
Not many people are familiar with that tradition. I worked with a German friend years ago, and he was always mistaken for single as he had no ring on his left hand.
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Keeps blood outta the trunk rookie
Whaaat?? All that deadweight (swidt) that high up over center of gravity ruins handling while changing lanes on the way to the landfill
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      04-04-2020, 07:10 PM   #3663
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I bet you would do better than you think. I got my start restoring old Mustangs. One of the easiest cars to learn with.

I moved on from there. There aren't exotics....but I did all of the work on every Corvette I ever had.

And recently did valvetrain work on my BMW.

Now I've screwed up stuff in the past, but it was always a learning experience.
I used to work on cars - just lost confidence, and I have a fear or pulling things apart and then being unable to put them back together.

I could start on an old Mustang rather than starting on a Countach, but I'd be worried about it jumping the curb and attacking pedestrians
Old mustangs are far better trained and don't have the pedestrian lust
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A guy opened a thread saying "invest in stocks, thats how I made money even when the economy is in a downturn" and basically everyone was like "congrats? don't care tho"
Well done. Proceed.....
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      04-06-2020, 08:12 AM   #3665
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Is cutting the grass in my development really essential? I think not. The landscape company is out there cutting our lawns. Go home, stop being part of the problem.
I was surprised my gardener came last week. Not sure why they are essential. More puzzling though is watching the ice cream truck come down the block yesterday with driver wearing a mask.
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Is cutting the grass in my development really essential? I think not. The landscape company is out there cutting our lawns. Go home, stop being part of the problem.
I don't think that grass cutting is essential, but the money those individuals make is essential. Unless they are mowing within 6' of someone else, people are paying for the service and they are staying in guidelines, I don't see a problem. I don't foresee social distancing being an issue mowing someone's yard. Hell, maybe I'm part of the problem.
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      04-06-2020, 08:24 AM   #3668
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Is cutting the grass in my development really essential? I think not. The landscape company is out there cutting our lawns. Go home, stop being part of the problem.
They're not part of the problem if they're doing it right, and quite frankly the more industries that can keep going and not endanger people the fewer people/companies needing government support. Someone ends up paying for all these people who are home and not working.
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They are out there talking face to face etc. That's not social distancing. No masks, no PPE...
And that's on them. Most of the landscaping guys around here work independently (often hundreds of yards apart), and I guess because of the dry dust often times they're wearing bandannas over their faces even prior to the pandemic.
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Sad state of affairs in America. People trying to work instead of drawing a check from Sam are clowns. So freaking sad.
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Yes, twist my words.

Also, are you aware that we pay into the UE system with each paycheck? It's not free $
Yes - but what happens when a million fewer people are paying in because they no longer get a paycheck, and now those million people are expecting to get UE? Suddenly you have a MASSIVE shortfall that has to be made up by someone - probably the Federal government, with another trillion or two in debt.

The week before the lockdown I had a company out installing cabinets and siding and floors in my garages here. Was 2 guys, we didn't shake hands, kept a social distance, only entered the garage never the house etc. but now that company is shut down, the 2 guys have been let go so are claiming UE, but in reality they could have continued working safely without endangering anyone. So really the regulations just added unnecessary pressure to the UE system, the owner of that company, and all for no good reason.
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