U.S. Thanksgiving - Page 2

swamprat69er · 11-27-13, 04:53 PM

As I recall, the automatic transmission had to have a rear pump in order to bump start it. My 1959 Pontiac did NOT. I never got the chance with the '64 Pontiac as I wrote it off before the battery needed changing. (10 days old)

11-27-13, 05:12 PM

I called Dad.
It was a '59 Fury we had that day.

He said up to '64 or '65 you could tow an automatic fast enuf to start.
That depended on the transmission.

eddie · 11-27-13, 05:13 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Highbury · 11-27-13, 06:29 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends in the US.

The benefit of marrying someone from down there, we get two big TG feasts a year!

Aktungbby · 11-27-13, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Happy Thanksgiving to our American cousins.

Not funny!

Lincoln, who started thanksgiving, was assassinated at Ford's Theater watching the play: 'Our American Cousin'

eddie · 11-28-13, 11:50 AM

Have to keep a good thought for those who won't be home for Thanksgiving this year.

nikimcbee · 11-28-13, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Early Homeland Security responding to illegal aliens.

You know about these European anchor babies.....

Wolferz · 11-28-13, 05:36 PM

Those old Tomahawk missiles weren't very effective against the onslaught of European shipping because the natives were yet to discover iron or steel.

Aktungbby · 11-30-13, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

Those old Tomahawk missiles weren't very effective against the onslaught of European shipping because the natives were yet to discover iron or steel.

Actually the Vikings found out otherwise in both Newfoundland at Anse'l Meadows and Greenland that the 'Skraelings and Esquimoos' could more than hold their own from 1000-1400 AD; and their 'cold technology' was superior. The real weapon of western conquest was Smallpox as evidenced by the Ponce De Leon battle site (he lost) but the natives subsequently died en masse. The lore of the Chippewa in Minnesota is of a die-off possibly connected to the Kensington Runestone party of the 1320's. Throw in Sir Jeffry Amherst's suggestion of imported Smallpox-infected blankets for the Indians, to "effect a final solution"(his words!)

to the Mohawk/Iroquois problem prior to the Revolution, and the massive, well- documented sufferings of the Mandans, Aztecs and Incas, and its biological warfare more than anything else...

Platapus · 12-01-13, 08:58 AM

We had a great Thanksgiving.

After 18 years of trying, I finally succeeded in getting The Frau to agree to go to a restaurant for dinner! WOOT!

No stress, no clean up, and a lot less expensive. And best of all, no relatives!

Imagine, spending a holiday alone with the woman I love. That's what holidays are for

Jimbuna · 12-01-13, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

We had a great Thanksgiving.

After 18 years of trying, I finally succeeded in getting The Frau to agree to go to a restaurant for dinner! WOOT!

No stress, no clean up, and a lot less expensive. And best of all, no relatives!

Imagine, spending a holiday alone with the woman I love. That's what holidays are for

Nice one

11-27-13, 04:53 PM	#16
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	As I recall, the automatic transmission had to have a rear pump in order to bump start it. My 1959 Pontiac did NOT. I never got the chance with the '64 Pontiac as I wrote it off before the battery needed changing. (10 days old) __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

11-27-13, 05:13 PM	#18
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

11-28-13, 11:50 AM	#21
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Have to keep a good thought for those who won't be home for Thanksgiving this year. __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

11-28-13, 05:36 PM	#23
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Those old Tomahawk missiles weren't very effective against the onslaught of European shipping because the natives were yet to discover iron or steel. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

12-01-13, 08:58 AM	#25
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	We had a great Thanksgiving. After 18 years of trying, I finally succeeded in getting The Frau to agree to go to a restaurant for dinner! WOOT! No stress, no clean up, and a lot less expensive. And best of all, no relatives! Imagine, spending a holiday alone with the woman I love. That's what holidays are for __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-27-13, 05:12 PM	#17
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I called Dad. It was a '59 Fury we had that day. He said up to '64 or '65 you could tow an automatic fast enuf to start. That depended on the transmission.

11-27-13, 06:29 PM	#19
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends in the US. The benefit of marrying someone from down there, we get two big TG feasts a year!