Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
A proposed class-action lawsuit is now moving forward on behalf of 600 Colorado drivers who say their vehicles were damaged after filling up with contaminated gas.
Unleaded and mid-grade fuel contaminated with diesel fuel was sold at fuel retailers across the Denver metro area between last Wednesday, Jan. 7, and Thursday, Jan. 8, around 6 a.m. by Sinclair, the distributor
Some consumers have reported going back to the gas station where they purchased bad gas, which then claims it was not affected by the contamination. In this case, Hope said with the published list, the division can help to “encourage” gas station owners to honor claims.
Hope said it is a personal decision whether consumers involve their own insurance companies, but highly recommends starting the claims process with the gas station.
completely out of no where, and with zero words to explain, I was sent two photos, and one is my 69 Super Bee when I drove it from Michigan to California in 1995. The other is sorta what it looked like when I bought it in 94
Above, Candy Apple red, which I paid for in 94, new Weld rims, new tires, new vinyl top, but I couldn't afford the back bumper replacement, and replacing the crummy exhaust, not after the engine rebuild, trans rebuild, rims, tires, and e brake cable (was cut off when I bought it). I replaced the bumper (some previous owner painted black) and the exhaust, the 2.76 gears, (with 3.23 posi) and the leaf springs with some out of a 69 Coronet Station Wagon (6 or 7 leaves per side, vs 5 that a 383 Bee came with. Super Stock were 5 and 6 on opposite sides, the wagon springs were STOUT!) new steering gear that was rebuilt, and front disc brakes I had rebuilt. Plus I added 906 heads. All in 5 years. That car was doing real good when I sold it in 2002, but it was rusting out, since it was from Michigan
well, that's twice in about 2 hours, that people told me don't know something about cars, that's VERY fundamental. The 1st was my sister, on the phone, so this 2nd time, in my comment section where I can get a snapshot of it, I can show you
And when dealing with the radiator issue on the commuter, I learned today what all the cost and broken parts were... and told the dealership service advisor to also replace the water pump, when hearing that, my sister decided I was being stupid to waste money on a new waterpump when the one on my car hadn't failed yet.
Then, copped an attitude when I pointed out the facts of car maintenance: you don't wait for the tire to be bald before replacing it, you don't wait for the engine to seize before replacing the oil, you don't wait for the brake rotor to get destroyed before you replace the brake pads, and when you are replacing the radiator at 103,000 miles, because it cracked, you do not ignore the upper and lower hoses, nor the water pump - because you're already tearing into the system and with the radiator OUT, there will not be an easier time to replace the parts that wear out, and PREVENT your car from stranding you, causing another week of renting a car while the or mechanic, or myself gets the water pump, hoses, and probably on a Monday morning when you are commuting to work, or during a holiday weekend when the parts stores are closed, and tow trucks are unavailable, etc etc. Murphy's law has been riding me like I'm a herd of fat cattle and it's a day from the railhead.
Somehow she could not find enough space between her ears to ponder the wisdom of preventative maintenance, and installing a new water pump at 100000 miles, similar to replacing the timing belt, and clutch, when the engine and trans were torn out and those were easy to replace. Versus 75 thousand miles from now when all the cost or trouble of labor would be at my expense, and not during the warranty work when the engine went bad, and was rebuilt under warranty (the water pump was not replaced at that time).
That's just closed minded of her... to not listen. Hence, no space between the ears for wisdom.
Monday, January 19, 2026
It's been a couple years, but about not so long ago, I was out walking nearly every day to get enough exercise to lower the blood pressure, the heart rate, and increase my general circulatory health. (It worked) But it's time to get at it again, so, there will be frequent photos, as there were in days of yore, of what I saw on walkabout
For 7 years, these VWs have been under those car covers, not a thing has changed.
Nissan Juke. Not ugly, just odd looking.
When's the last time you saw a military decal on a windshield?
This neighborhood has a LOT of wheel barrows on display!
I found this a refreshing change from the tiny libraries I normally see... free fresh produce!
the insurance company that didn't bother checking the security of Lockwood Leasing in Canada is learning how expensive it was to not verify that the cars couldn't be driven away by thieves. Some just did. Either the alarm wasn't switched on or there was no alarm of any value installed.
thieves broke into the dealership, pried open a lock box full of keys with a crowbar, then drove away a Ferrari 812 GTS, a Porsche 911 GT3, two Mercedes-Benz S580s and two BMW M4 models.
What the hell was preventing the cars from driving away? Wet noodles? There were no blockers
10 thieves in the crew, simply smashed the glass door to the premises, used a pry bar to open the key safe, moved the furniture, and drove the cars away.
https://carbuzz.com/ferrari-812-gts-porsche-911-gt3-cars-stolen/
Sunday, January 18, 2026
then there was the time when the mayor of Springfield Illinois lost his marbles and used his police department to torment the newsies. All stemming from him not getting 2 cents change back when paying for a paper with a nickel
The short-lived imbroglio began on May 12, 1921, when Mayor Charles Baumann gave a newsboy a nickel to pay for his 3-cent newspaper, but the newsboy stiffed the Mayor out of 2 cents change, so the Mayor retaliated by ordering city police to dismantle every news stand in downtown Springfield.
The next morning, however, Baumann ordered police officers to overturn the news stands. Police, acting on orders of the mayor, this morning forced all newsboys to take their papers from the downtown news-stands and working in pairs overturned every stand.
https://sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/newsboys-vs-the-mayor-1921
Winton, the topic of the day (so far) came up with a compressed air starter, and the tank of compressed air was able to double as a reservoir for inflating tires
Winton's compressed-air starter enabled advertising of “The Self-Starting Winton Six-Teen-Six”.
That starter system also enabled Winton, from 1911, to offer tire inflation using the same compressed-air reservoir.
Until 1911 there were only a handful of self starting cars that didn't require grabbing a crank handle, and Winton and Chalmers both used compressed air systems. In 1912, 60 manufacturers were including a self starter in their equipment lists, but only two were electric
In the Jan 1912 Automobile Magazine the variety of starters was listed as acetylene gas, electrical, compressed air, spring and lever starters
https://www.delcoremyhistory.com/images/Moments%20in%20Time/Starter%20Types%20Automotive_Industries%20Jan%201912.pdf for the details on how the systems worked
https://www.thesahb.com/snapshot-467-1908-winton-six-teen-six/