Wednesday, February 18, 2026
1Tulsa is celebrating 100 years of Route 66 with the largest classic car parade ever on May 30th (thank you Robert L!) They will try for a 3000 car parade, and set a new Guinness World Record
The Cruise route will encompass 5.5 miles of Route 66 within Tulsa’s city limits.
The record attempt is officially for “Largest Parade of Classic Cars,” currently held by Dorado, Puerto Rico and set in April 2017. That parade has 2,491 cars.
29 passenger vehicles and seven semi-trucks were involved in a pile up on the Northbound I 25 near Pueblo Colorado, four people were killed and 29 were injured. The news only says high winds were the cause "Blowing dust due to high winds "
There were heavy winds at the time of the crash and blowing dirt that caused “brown out” conditions.
There was low to no visibility for drivers, the state patrol said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/18/colorado-car-pileup-pueblo/88735413007
There was low to no visibility for drivers, the state patrol said.
Among the 29 people taken to hospitals, one was in critical condition, seven suffered serious injuries and 21 were treated for minor to moderate injuries.
seen on todays walk
the one on the right has been under a car cover since 2007, the one on the left since 2017, and there's another in the garage with no front end. This home owner has 4 elks, and they don't run
this one above, from 2007 when it was in front of his place, and not under a car cover, is now around the corner. I shit you not, he doesn't even park it in front of his place anymore
what if....
... that great big bunch of bikers heading down the freeway started with one guy, who went to a friends house, and said, hey, wanna come out and play? And they just went from one pals place to another buddy's place and gathered up the whole bunch to head out, have some fun, grab some burgers, and see some road?
Nice.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Monday, February 16, 2026
Haddon Sundblom art, that isn't the famous Santa Claus he created for Coca Cola, but changed the way the world thought of the way Santa looks, ever since
he also had the Coca Cola ad campaign, created the modern Santa Clause image, and did pin ups
I just read a good write up about buying vintage Craftsman tools
But, for the past decade or so, it's been a waste of money to buy craftsman, because the warranty thing is done, over and gone. https://www.geekbobber.com/2017/01/craftsman-tools-sold.html is the write up.
I've been buying a tool box of old Craftsman now and then, because estate sales sometimes have a mixed box of whatever
The above is the latest box I got last spring or summer, that's a good bunch for about 100. I'm pretty sure that's about what they charge now for tools that don't meet my standard for quality, and I doubt I'll ever be earning a living from them again. Plus, I don't have any one who is inheriting my tools.
I do know I have to figure something out about that. I have to figure out who I want to give them to, so far, I'm undecided between the boy scouts, McPherson College students, Piston Foundation, or something on those lines.
It's been on my mind for a long time. About 15 years ago I made the acquaintance of Jay, a reader that has a Superbird but no kids. He told me about his decision to give it to the kid in town that has been nuts about it for a long time, who comes over to wash it, and change the oil, and impressed Jay so much, he talked to his wife and they decided to give the kid the Superbird someday, or if the Jay dies unexpectedly.
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