Here we go...

So here I am. Back to my blog after many months of not posting.

A few things have and will be changed. First off, I have a new avatar. As some of you might know, it's from the Culpepper flag. The basic design is also on the Gladsen flag as well as inscribed permanently on my upper left arm.
It seem that our present government has decided (for us, by the way) that we should give up what we have and let others less fortunate (read, people that don't want to work) have what we have. I'm against it. Just wanted to put that out there for the record...

And while I'm on the subject of changes, you may have noticed that I have intentionally left out political talk in the past from my blog. That is another change that you will see here. I'm done with all of the political correctness. It's ruining our country. Again, just putting it out there for the record. If you don't like it, there is a little red X in the upper right corner of your screen.

So, getting that stuff out of the way, what's new in my life? Well for the last 3.5 months, I have been working at a camping resort type of facility. It's a long way from home, 82 miles round trip, and it doesn't pay much, but at least it's a job. It pays about half the bills or a bit more. Gotta go hustle the rest by selling stuff I have and such. Maybe this November we can get some new blood in and get the economy working again. I sure would like to go back into my real job of construction so I can get out of poverty.

Getting ready to sell my Mustang Cobra. If you haven't seen it, you can see photos here it's a wicked supercharged '93 SVT Cobra. Crazy fun to drive. If you are interested in it, get a hold of me here.

I will also have an '03 Ford F-250 with the 7.3 Powerstroke diesel for sale here soon. Crew cab, XT package, Etc. it has 4" exhaust and a Edge with Attitude programmer and some other aftermarket stuff on it. Runs great.
Where's the photos, you may ask... Well I have tons to post, just nothing right at the moment ready for the blog. Here is something to keep you occupied while I dig out some others.

Everyone likes ducks!



(Click photo to enlarge)


Okay, enough jabbering for now. Must leave something for later....

I'm still here...

Okay, I'm a bad blogger. I never send anything to my blog, even though I like to see it updated on a regular basis.

Tonight, I was reading my email and got a message from an old friend and a link to a photo of him and a nice red rock cod. I wanted to send him a photo of a nice halibut I caught last year, but didn't have the photo on my notebook. so, knowing it was my blog avatar, I went over to Blogger to snag it.

Lo and behold I look at my dashboard, and see a couple of friends blogs listed that I follow (not very regularly in the recent past though) and I clicked over and read them.

My buddy John's blog, HERE always has some insightful words, mixed with his usual matter of factness. I enjoy reading it because it's real world, and frankly, I like the way he writes. Thanks John...

My other buddy Davester, HERE. What can I say, he is dedicated. He blogs everyday, always with good content, always with a good message, and a good video or two. He spends lots of time on it and it shows. Excellent blog if I say so myself. Thanks Davester!

So why make a fuss over all this. Well, after reading these two blogs I got inspired. I really enjoy blogging, but rarely think about it. I really need to change this. So, best I can do is try and get to blogging again. Hopefully, I can get back into the swing of things and make this blog into something.

Frank

Hey, Battered, and TANC Project

Hey All!

Been AWOL again. Work has been very slow and I have been off work for a full month. I really have to find some work here soon. Even looking outside the construction industry.


Battered and Bruised!

Found this article today about the guy that should have never messed with this ex-boxer. I love these kind of stories! Story here...


TANC Project info

If your not informed about the TANC transmission product then here is what it's all about..

In a nut shell, some of the larger (and not so large like Redding Utilities) have gotten together and are trying to put 2 more 500kv electric lines through the North state. they claim that it will help with bottlenecks and that they are going to tie into "Green" energy. What it's basically all about is that they are trying to get some of the Obama stimulus money and in reality, there is no plan for an "Green" energy to tie into.

The proposed lines are going from Santa Clara to Ravendale and stopping. We have been fighting it for sometime. If you live anywhere in our valley, you could be affected by this project.

There are three proposed routes that are all on the valley floor. If you end up on one of the routes, you may have to have high power line towers on your property. Don't like the idea of that? Tough! they are planning on taking the property they need through Imminent Domain. Yo will be paid a small price, and they will put towers on your land, and you will have to live under these lines. Your property values will drop significantly and you will be stuck.

DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOURSELF OR YOUR NEIGHBORS!

Come out and helop the fight, or at least get informed. There will be a meeting in Redding at the Cascade Theater on July 8 at 5:30 PM. There is also plans for another meeting in Red Bluff later in the month.

If you need more info in this travesty, you can get it at this website or you can leave me a comment here and I'll get back to you.

Still MIA, Ansel Adams

Sorry all, still MIA. But now back in town and ready to do some blogging here soon.

A quick quote from one of my favorite photographers...

"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter." - Ansel Adams

Another Day in Berkeley, Car stuff, Work

Still working down here, though getting closer to finishing. Currently sitting in a Peet's Coffee shop hammering their Internet and having a cup of decaf so I do get ballistic on the Berkeleyites.

Finally picked up a couple of small jobs in town. Haven't had much of that in awhile.

Not much else going on right now. I have some good car show photos from the Corning car show that I have to get off my camera and onto the blog. It's a nice little car show that I like to attend. Will be heading to the Restomods in Reno show next month. I have never been to that one, so I'm looking to go. Plus the ride to Reno/Tahoe should be a fun one in the Cobra.

Need to do some repairs on the Cobra here soon. One of my door lock actuators went bad and need to replace it. Got a window motor getting bad also. And possible will be doing a clutch in the near future. Always something...

Working, Car parts and Car show weekend

So I have been back working in Berkeley (hence the reason I have the Berkeley photos) and have been working on the Lobby of the Hotel Shattick Plaza, which is a large hotel remodel.

Here is a photo of part of the lobby we are working on. The white and black checkerboard is white marble and black granite. Should look pretty nice when it's done.




Been doing some work on the Cobra. Has some stuff polished and installed new performance rotors and brake pads. Made a big difference in braking power. Got a smoking deal on a set of cryo treated rotors on Ebay. Still can't understand how the guy can sell them that cheap, but I'm not going to complain. Here is a photo of what they look like...





Previously, I mentioned that I went to Knotts Berry Farm to a huge car show last weekend as well as a show and shine and a photo shoot of a friends car that will be in Muscle Mustang magazine. I will be posting photos of this in the days to come.

Here is one that I took when I visited the Kenne Bell shop in Rancho Cucamonga on Monday. They built the supercharger that is on my car. I parked my Cobra in front of their shop and snapped a few photos.

Back, More Berkeley Fun and some Car Stuff

So I'm back! I hope I can get back into the swing of things and post here daily if possible. I have lots of material and photos to share that I have been collecting as of late.

So, getting back into it, I have a new installment of "Only in Berkeley!" We will start out with this photo that I took of a business that had just moved.





But as I pull back with the camera, this is what someone decided to add to the scene...





And for all my car and truck friends, here is a video of a way cool Ford lightning sent to me by my friend Billy in Colorado Springs.







That's it for today. I have some really good photos from a giant car show I went to over the weekend at Knotts Berry Farm with over 1700 cars! Stay tuned...