Robert Hall

I have contemplated buying an electric mower and doing it myself..but I'm sure after one round I'd be in a world of pain from my back. Shoveling a bit this week has left me in extreme pain... I'd need a riding mower. I still don't know how my folks did it all those years on the farm (mowing several acres w/a fleet of Snapper riding mowers). The good thing is up here in the CLE we have generally much less humidity in the summer than most of Ohio, it's not as gross outside in summer than I remember it being down in Tuscarawas County (where the family farm is), so mowing then wouldn't be too awful.

Dealing with all that shit is why I prefer having a yard service...I'd rather pay people that specialize in yard work to do it than waste my time...

Beautiful sky this evening.

The 80s are what I grew up with, also like a lot of '60s-70s Ford products. Still love the Fox body Mustangs. I like the current Mustang a lot, and am looking forward to seeing the new Bronco...I could definitely see having a late model Mustang and Bronco in a future larger garage...

Always liked the Aerobirds compared to the blocky 80-82 Boxbirds they replaced. Oddly, the '83-84 still had a horizontal dash very similar to the '80-82. After having Cougars in the early-mid 70s, my Mom had a '77 Thunderbird, then an '80, '83, '87 and lastly a '90, so I grew up around them, along w/ Lincolns and other Mercury products.

My last oil change at the dealer was quick, I got there at 8am on a Friday and was out in 40 min or less, incl tire rotation, air filter and cabin filter. Once a year given how little I drive.

Greenworks is the brand of my snowthrower. Got it on Amazon.

I have Black & Decker electric leaf blower, leaf vacuum/mulcher, string trimmer, and saw. Most work pretty well, biggest irritation is the cord coming displugged and the cord tangling around my feet. I have an electric snow thrower, and it is disappointing as it it can’t seem to handle snow deeper than a foot or so. But I really don’t want to fool around w/ gas power tools; having to carry a gas can in my Jeep would be disgusting.

Cadillac needs something in that space...an uber-lux version of the Escalade w/ the Blackwing V8, 24 inch rims, etc. Mega-bling.

A friend of mine that lives in BC (Burnaby) has a vacation home on Vancouver Island somewhere on the coast.. the photos I've seen of the area look quite spectacular. I really want to get out there eventually and explore... Those bars look delicious.

Got pretty slammed up here...some areas further east got a couple feet of snow.

Get any snow down there?

Snow stopped overnight. 30 and sunny, supposed to get to 39 this afternoon. Measured 15 inches off the back patio and front driveway..drifts larger. Used the snowblower a bit, it gets bogged down in a foot or more of snow. Was a heavy wet snow. Did some shoveling, got the Jeep out and made some passes back and forth to knock down some of the snow in the driveway. Cleared it enough for the Amazon deliveries and USPS...

Google brings up many renderings...could be nice. The red one appears to be the current Charger front stuck on the old Magnum body, seen pics of several of these that have been done in 1:1, even seen a couple w/ Challenger fronts. The 2nd rendering is a wagon w/ the current Charger lower bodysides..

I wish they had made a 2nd gen Magnum....a current one based on the Charger would be great. Love the idea of a Hemi sport wagon.

Is it weird that I'd like to have both the Porsche and the wagon for my dream car barn?

I always think of the old Simon and Garfunkel song 'My Little Town' when I think of the small Ohio towns of my youth--'Nothing but the dead and dying back in my little town'...so true.

Back in '88 right after high school took a vacation w/ my folks to the Michigan UP, went to the Soo Locks and watched the ships going through...I find them fascinating..

Sweet...I've seen the Anderson a couple of times here in Cleveland... seeing these huge ships come up the river and out on the lake is so cool.

Still snowing this morning...

I can still remember the sound of my diesel Escort...though it only had 52 hp, it had great steering feel for an '80s econobox.

A small range. I gravitated to the green, didn’t count the variations. They need a red, brown and a tan of some sort. I love the baseball glove shade of tan Audi, Jeep and others have used in the past.

I like that Rivian has a range of color choices available for their interiors as far as I can tell...I looked the Mach-e site, and don't see anything other than black and despair gray...boring weak sauce. I'm surprised there hasn't been an Lincoln EV announced..I'm sure Lincoln will have more colorful interiors...

Speaking of extreme weather, supposed to get our first hit of winter tonight and tomorrow here in NE Ohio. Been raining all day, supposed to change to snow tonight. Predicted 5-12” here in the Cleveland burbs. Maybe I’ll get the snowblower out tomorrow. Maybe get my Jeep out and play in the snow..

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes...