DavidB

OK, who's up for a safety meeting?!? When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

At least you went into the car purchase knowing a hydraulicked engine that still ran wouldn't last very long (& it didn't). I understand hybrid engines, & am always learning more. My brother is in the planning stages of our next project; a hybrid 4.2/4.0 AMC engine going into an 84 AMC Eagle wagon. He has a 4.0 head, modified to fit the 4.2 block, coming (ordered it yesterday). Plan right now is to stroke it with a 4.0 crank, too. I could go on about our other cars (64 Imperial 'vert, 68 Barracuda, 68 Dart, 69 Dart, 69 Coronet 500 wagon) but won't here. Feel free to PM me! Been a "car guy" since the age of 2, was doing the car thing before skydiving, & still doing it (nearly 15 years since my last jump). When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Not Siamese, sorry. She's Tonkinese. We started raising/breeding Siamese in the mid 60's. About 10 years later Mom started getting involved in genetics & lineage of the Siamese & found that they're nothing more than, basically, a cross of Tonkinese & Burmese. She & a couple other breeders started "reviving" the breed. If you do a search for "Tonkinese cat" I'm sure you'll find our cattery mentioned: "B'ssa" Mom's been called "the Grandmother of the breed" by a few, & is still heavily involved, showing most weekends (she was in Jacksonville last weekend, NC this coming weekend, NH the next, Pa the next, etc). When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I just typically watch cartoons, mostly on Boomerang. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

After a particularly heavy Nor'easter one year (around 1993 I think) that left us so much snow that it COMPLETELY buried a 1970 Chrysler 300 beside our old house, I vowed to get a snow blower. Early the next season I picked up a MTD 24" with 5HP Techumsa power. It's no sewing machine (Honda). It would throw snow across the road onto the neighbor's property! Worked GREAT in the suburbs! I could clean our whole property & do the neighbor's corner sidewalk in about 45 minutes. After we moved out into the "sticks" I needed something a little bigger. Couldn't justify the cost of one to go on the back of my tractor (JD4400), & the MTD took too long to clear the 75' long, 50' wide drive, so I got a blower attachment for the DR mower. The MTD is now relegated to doing the ramps & decks & the DR does the rest. BTW, the DR blower is a single stage. Didn't have any trouble with it going through 14" of snow a couple years ago. Didn't need it last year & hope I don't need it this year too (knock on wood)! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Tried "growing" a beard, but most teenagers have more facial hair. Takes me nearly 2 days to get "5 0'clock shadow." Tried the goatee, but it was to much like work & took too long, plus it just didn't look right. Looked great on my father, but not on me. Now, the mustache has been under my nose longer than many here have been alive, since late 1973! I've threatened to shave it off a few times in the last 35 years, but never have. My GF would kill me! I like my "flavor saver!" When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

FYI: Pipe cleaners & a plain old plastic spoon make great cat toys! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I'm not a huge Stones fan, but your list definitely got my attention! Still, my favorite would be CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING. That wonderfully tight jam at the end is what does it! I'm pretty sure an old friend still has his original 3D Satanic Majesties Request album. BTW, I still have my original release Thick as a Brick album, with it's 14 page "newspaper" cover. "Who's Fluffy Duck talking to this week?" When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Why did I see that & think of ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES? When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Anti seize compound on the back of the door handles. It's slippery like grease, but simple soap & water won't touch the stuff! I use the stuff on, among other things, car door hinges. Once had a drop of the stuff drip on the cement driveway. 18 months later, IT WAS STILL THERE! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

My brother went though this for 2 years after we moved, & when he couldn't get the calls to stop (it wasn't a collection agency, it was a loan company trying to sell mortgages) he just had the phone company change his number, after filing complaints with a few different attorney generals. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Amen..! Dave I'll second that! BTW my GF has a 40 year old son, & hers are lovely! Doesn't need a bra, & seldom wears one! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

LOL!!!! A friend had one of those. At the age of 15, I was "For large women and small cattle"... When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Hey now...! Newark is a gaping, festering, hole. Anything within about 40 minutes drive of there is simply a gaping hole. That's why I live 1.5 hours south, in farm country. You couldn't pay me enough to live anywhere near Newark! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

BRAVO! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

You mean much like Bruce Springstean did? When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaPXihbORk When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Be careful... that might not be mayo after all... But.... that's what she asked for! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

http://b0.imgsrc.ru/o/ochoa/2107448aKt.jpg When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Bacon (crispy), lettuce, tomato, on lightly toasted seeded rye, with a little mayo, salt & pepper.

IMHO, you're over-thinking it Jimmy. Why not just a sloping ramp that funnels into a water slide? When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

A Rottenchester Quadrajunk!?! Better than a Thermo-bog! I"m a Holley guy myself... When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Motors What's old is new again. Look at the pics part way down on the right. Disappearing doors! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Jim, I vaguely remember you, mostly due to your having your own gear, & you were one of only two that jumped your own rounds at that time. Definitely remember Joey & Dick taking someone on an unofficial AFF! As you said, "normal" jump altitude was 7.5K, though we'd usually make it up to 8K & occasionally 8.5K. Those were definitely some wild & crazy times! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

--------------------------------------------------------- I wasnt on it.....but it was awesome to watch from the ground. Certainly was! One of the most emotional events of my life. Jumpers hit the ground whooping & hollering, grabbing anyone & everyone in hugs. Surprisingly, most had tears in their eyes (I know I did). I think there was some "better than usual" partying that night too. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.