Fred is dead!

[68BabyBlue]

Wasn't that the same car I saw the Carlisle Police chasing down. ?

No, it was this one. They all look alike to you Charger guys.

 

[chargervert]

Seen one square Plymouth,you seen em all!

 

[moparedtn]

Follow up to the follow up (AKA "no good deed goes unpunished..."):
First, Fred got his new battery Sunday and I spent an hour or so tidying up wiring and such installing it,
then went for a quick test drive (and since this all started with his first drive in a month to begin with,
that circle needed completed as far as I was concerned).
Done. Success!

Now, back to the original task that's been wearing a hole in my patience as of late, namely, getting caught
up on the mowing of the north 40 - which has proven to be challenging all damn summer, thanks to the month-
straight excessive heat AND ridiculous amounts of daily rain we've been experiencing here in the Tropics of
Tennessee.
I needed to get that done especially since we're talking Johnson grass/pasture grass here, not your typical
lawn fescue type stuff - basically, I'm finish mowing hay - and if it gets a little long, the job is multiplied in
difficulty.
The deadline in effect is that I'm having some more foot surgery in the morning, after which there's not going
to be any driving, leave alone tractor operating, for a while post-hacking...so I jump on the tractor, almost
relieved to finally be back to "square one" on the chore rotation.

Well, at least I was relieved - until I hit the key and yep, you guessed it - click click click.
Apparently the ever-trusty tractor had gotten jealous of the attention Fred had received and demanded some
of his own, which meant another nice ride back to WallyWorld for yet another #$%#$%^ battery.
Fella working automotive is an old friend of the family and had been working both times I came in.
He can't help himself and says "how many more vehicles ya got these days, Ed?"
Yeah, funny. Damn hilarious there Buford...

By the way, the flucking mowing got done. Hacking first thing in the AM!

 

[Triplegreen500]

I'd have called a farmer and sold them the hay. Pay me, and I'll let you mow it and keep it.

Then sit back and watch.

 

[khryslerkid]

Follow up to the follow up (AKA "no good deed goes unpunished..."):
First, Fred got his new battery Sunday and I spent an hour or so tidying up wiring and such installing it,
then went for a quick test drive (and since this all started with his first drive in a month to begin with,
that circle needed completed as far as I was concerned).
Done. Success!

Now, back to the original task that's been wearing a hole in my patience as of late, namely, getting caught
up on the mowing of the north 40 - which has proven to be challenging all damn summer, thanks to the month-
straight excessive heat AND ridiculous amounts of daily rain we've been experiencing here in the Tropics of
Tennessee.
I needed to get that done especially since we're talking Johnson grass/pasture grass here, not your typical
lawn fescue type stuff - basically, I'm finish mowing hay - and if it gets a little long, the job is multiplied in
difficulty.
The deadline in effect is that I'm having some more foot surgery in the morning, after which there's not going
to be any driving, leave alone tractor operating, for a while post-hacking...so I jump on the tractor, almost
relieved to finally be back to "square one" on the chore rotation.

Well, at least I was relieved - until I hit the key and yep, you guessed it - click click click.
Apparently the ever-trusty tractor had gotten jealous of the attention Fred had received and demanded some
of his own, which meant another nice ride back to WallyWorld for yet another #$%#$%^ battery.
Fella working automotive is an old friend of the family and had been working both times I came in.
He can't help himself and says "how many more vehicles ya got these days, Ed?"
Yeah, funny. Damn hilarious there Buford...

By the way, the flucking mowing got done. Hacking first thing in the AM!

Good luck with the surgery my friend!

 

[oldbee]

It never stops does it?!!!!!
Good luck with surgery.

 

[haywire 440]

Gosh you had hills to climb and rivers to cross there in Tennessee with the conclusion of a successful drive with Fred, fantastic!
Now with your jr. mechanic gal, your wife, at your side and the experienced guiding hands of a medical professional may all corrections and procedures work out as you expect.

 

[moparedtn]

I'd have called a farmer and sold them the hay. Pay me, and I'll let you mow it and keep it.

Then sit back and watch.

Ain't enough of it for any of them to bother fetching - and there's zero demand for it this season, what with
the friggin weather making for just ridiculous amounts of growth in everything.

 

[moparedtn]

Good luck with the surgery my friend!

I have been totally remiss with one thing on this whole "Fred is dead" thing...
Namely, the incredible amounts of time and help offered from my Hanover PA friend JOHN (KK)!
John spent hours on the phone with me, offering advice when asked and being my sounding board
when I was working through all the "logic" of the Mopar wiring diagrams, applying them to the car
(which of course, ain't 100% stock...).
Thank you, John!

 

[moparedtn]

It never stops does it?!!!!!
Good luck with surgery.

Thank you my friend. Amazing, how we pay some folks to whack away at stuff on us eh?

 

[moparedtn]

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Gosh you had hills to climb and rivers to cross there in Tennessee with the conclusion of a successful drive with Fred, fantastic!
Now with your jr. mechanic gal, your wife, at your side and the experienced guiding hands of a medical professional may all corrections and procedures work out as you expect. View attachment 1900654

Thank you very much sir.
Thanks also for the pic - I forget sometimes what a '68 GTX looks like with original gingerbread installed.

 

[threewood]

Ed, good luck with surgery! Also sounds like you need a herd of goats and cows to mow for you.

 

[68BabyBlue]

Probably after the fact by now, but wishing you well on the surgery. Just before I retired my law license, I took some CLE credits on orthopedic surgery information for lawyers to round out my annual quota. Truly amazing how far this stuff has evolved in my lifetime.

 

[moparedtn]

Thanks everyone!
Back from the hacking, bloody bandage and all. Survived it I reckon.
Glad to have it behind me, especially after decades of suffering with it - more importantly,
it's on the GAS PEDAL foot, so here's to mending fast!

 

[Don Frelier]

Okay.

Now you have to do what you're told to recuperate.

I'm guessing this will be a challenge for you?

 

[moparedtn]

Okay.

Now you have to do what you're told to recuperate.

I'm guessing this will be a challenge for you?

Nah, I'm shot, thanks to all the events of the last couple months (some unbeknownst to anyone to date).
Reserves need to be built back up and this crap takes a minute to heal enough to stop bleeding, so I reckon
I'm on my *** for a short bit.

 

[haywire 440]

Maybe it’s a good time to freshen up on world events in 1812.

By the way, excuse my lack of knowledge of Mopar slang, does your reference to gingerbread refer to the white side stripes? If it does how did that come about?

 

[64BEL]

Glad to hear the surgery went well, Ed. Heal up fast and take it easy!

 

[moparedtn]

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Maybe it’s a good time to freshen up on world events in 1812.

By the way, excuse my lack of knowledge of Mopar slang, does your reference to gingerbread refer to the white side stripes? If it does how did that come about?

As much as I used to devour books as a much younger student (I had first dibs on any new arrival at the school library, in fact),
that particular one had to be "forced" upon me as part of a class assignment - and I didn't much enjoy it, so no thanks on the
revisit.

As for the origins of the descriptive slang "gingerbread", you'll have to do the research on that one - I'm far from the first
to use it when describing a given cars' attributes.
What I can speak definitely to is that in my instance of using it, it was not meant negatively - and if you'll simply compare
Fred's appearance to the one in the picture, the difference is what I was referring to as "gingerbread".

 

[haywire 440]

As much as I used to devour books as a much younger student (I had first dibs on any new arrival at the school library, in fact),
that particular one had to be "forced" upon me as part of a class assignment - and I didn't much enjoy it, so no thanks on the
revisit.

As for the origins of the descriptive slang "gingerbread", you'll have to do the research on that one - I'm far from the first
to use it when describing a given cars' attributes.
What I can speak definitely to is that in my instance of using it, it was not meant negatively - and if you'll simply compare
Fred's appearance to the one in the picture, the difference is what I was referring to as "gingerbread".

Oh I thought I was missing some cool Mopar slang reference that maybe I could use in my car club’s trivia game.

Peace