NEW Cruise-In

This one is brand new, folks. It may take a few tries for them to get into the swing with music and 50/50 etc., but they are going to give it a whirl. Whether or not we get to keep this new cruise-in will depend on you - if you go to check it out.

LOCATION: Stone Ridge Restaurant & Lodge, 185 Main Street (Rte 25) in Cornish ME. It is the only cruise-in for this locality. It starts next Wednesday and runs through September.

TIME: 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Being a restaurant, food is available. They also have a full bar and lodging.

If coming up route 25, it is about half-way between the Limington/Cornish town line and the center of Cornish, on the left.

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Calendar & Stuff

Y'all may have noticed the calendars for shows and cruise-ins have been updated. I realize it's a bit late this year, but show organizers have been slow to submit the info, and I just don't get out much to collect the info personally.

Many have asked why we have not been bringing the woody to the (very) few shows we do attend. Well, to make a long story short, Christi's car died two winters ago and she had to use the woody as a daily driver - and the winter took a harsh toll on it, so it is no longer in show condition.

I am slowly working on it when I am able to get up and about. I am also considering popping out the dark panels and replacing them with real teak wood. Not sure yet if I will...

I found a new mechanic (our old one has simply disappeared, no longer opening his shop). This new guy does very good work and his labor costs are the lowest I've seen in years. He operates about three miles from the house, and even has a flatbed tow truck. If interested in contacting him for any reason, just drop me a line at ptwoodycrew@aol.com and I'll pass along his name & number. He replaced all control arm bushings in my truck, made a new strap for the gas tank, replaced a motor mount in Robin's car and replaced the stabilizer bushing and did some miscellaneous work - all for under $300!

Well, it's a nice day, and I am mobile today (so far) so I'm gonna get out and get some stuff done. Have a great season!

Bill

Former Notre Dame Coach Has It Right

I don't normally get "political" on this blog, but I thought this was good enough to pass on. While watching Fox tonight, former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz said, "There's a reason they don't allow the 10 Commandments in the White House or Congress - it says you can't lie or steal."

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OK, Just this once

My family went to the Bonny Eagle show on Sunday. As you may know, we don't get to very many these days, for a variety of reasons. But we made time for Bonny. And we got to visit with a good many friends we rarely see these days - which is precisely why we went.

While there, I was asked by several people to offer my comments on the show, based on my personal thoughts and observations as well as those provided to me by other attendees. Se, here goes ---

Let's start with the weather, since the BE show is often held in the rain. Not this year - the weather was just gorgeous. Picture perfect! And the vehicles - magnificent, of course. I heard there were over 600 this year, and I believe it.

And they really seemed to have a handle on getting people off the road and into the schoolyard with efficiency.

But the first thing we noticed - and the same was mentioned to us by at least 40 people (and probably thought by another 500) -- there did not seem to be a visible class structure. Mustangs were EVERYWHERE. And we saw many rows where the only thing the vehicles in the row had in common were 4 wheels. I certainly would not want to have to vote. It's impossible to do a proper job of voting when vehicles are scattered in such a random array.

Bonny Eagle has been doing this for many years - decades. I think it's about time they put a little effort into class structure that makes it easy to know what's what.

But it was still a great day with great people, and I would venture to say most folks had a great time.

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Wile E Coyote

As some of you know, I raise meat rabbits as a hobby. A lot of "preppers" buy them, and folks who want to feed their dogs (or themselves) a very lean and inexpensive meat. There are usually 50-100 bunnies in the Bunny Barn at any given time. And it seems like they have drawn the interest of another resident of my homestead (a few covert pictures here).

Needless to say, I'm breakin' out my night vision scope and camo and will be hunting the hunter. I have no intention of losing any part of my herd to a critter that couldn't even catch a roadrunner for 50 years using ACME rockets and TNT. Unless, of course, he can cough up $5 apiece (EURO's not accepted)

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If You Do Business With Irving Oil...

This is just an FYI --- Irving Oil is ripping off their customers, so I will no longer do business with them for fuel oil, propane or their filling stations.

Thursday they filled my propane tank. I flipped when I saw the bill - a whopping $5.599 a gallon! For PROPANE!!!

I called Dodge Oil and asked what they are getting per gallon. They said $3.17.

Irving is charging nearly DOUBLE what other companies are getting. When I called to complain, they basically said, "Too bad." So I basically said, "Too bad for YOU - I'm dumping you crooked morons."

The real story as told by Irving Oil --- they practice redistribution of wealth. They steal extra money from people who do not use as much propane, then use that extra money to give a discount to those who use a lot. That is the same as taking money from one person because he earns a lot and giving it to someone who earns less. That's socialism - redistribution of wealth. They call it "tier pricing", but by any name it is robbing Peter to pay Paul. 

Note to Irving Oil - I have NO interest in paying for some other guys' propane just because he is a gas hog and uses so much more. I do the right thing and conserve, and you double-charge me so he can waste gas.

If you do business with Irving, I strongly suggest you call ahead and get their pricing BEFORE you refill. As for me, you will never see me at another Irving station. Even if their gasoline prices are competitive, any business that rips off their customers on propane or oil will not get ANY of my business.

As a side note - propane has nothing to do with oil, so it should not be skyrocketing just because oil is.  That's like the price of apples going up just because the price of Nike's went up. When propane prices follow gasoline prices, you know the propane companies are ripping you off.

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Important Updates & New Show

Midcoast Auto Show in Bath Maine has been rescheduled to September 25th due to weather; all iother information remains the same.

Thanks
Steve Balboni, Director


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Pittsfield Car Show
Saturday, September 24th
At Deeper Life Assembly
97 Higgins Road Pittsfield, Maine
Registration $5.00 per vehicle
Car Registration 8am -11am
Judging starts at 11am
All Classes and Best in Show
Questions please call 207-416-2551 or 207-487-3085
Trophies, Food, Raffles, & More!! Come Join the fun for the whole Family
See you there!!
Rain Date Sunday, September 25th


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