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Retro Culture / Retro Movies / Re: The Chevy pick-up in Star Trek IV
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on: November 24, 2019, 05:19:10 AM
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All wheels/tires have been replaced on the truck, and that includes the spare. Sadness! I was driving the Chevy at 10:30 p.m. just to warm up the engine and keep it up to snuff. I was headed south on south El Dorado Street which is on the outskirts of Stockton. The middle of nowhere! I then heard a loud whoosh of air and felt the truck slowing down and start shaking. Uh-oh, flat tire?! I pulled over under the street light of one of the few houses on the street. Too dark to see exactly but the right rear tire looked like a goner. I was without my cell phone, and so, I made the 3-mile walk back to my parents' house, walking fast just in case any strangers/homeless people jumped out of the dark at me. I made it back home with only one guy walking through the park near the house saying, "Do you have any matches? Cigarettes?" Still walking fast, I replied brusquely, "No matches. No cigarettes." The next day I drove over to the Chevy by using my mother's Buick. There was a huge sidewall split on the right rear Sears tire. And the tire hadn't even had 150 miles on it. There was no warranty on the tire. I had the truck towed back to my parents' house and removed the wheel that night, brought it over to WalMart the next day, and had them install a no-name Dexteros tire. $127 but this time with a road hazard warranty. I put that on the truck that night. The question is will the other Sears tire on the left rear fail, too? There's always something, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan |
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Retro Cars / General Discussions / Re: 1972 Ford Ranchero!
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on: November 16, 2019, 05:00:52 AM
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I washed the truck yesterday and polished up the chrome. After 2 days, there's a layer of dust on it again.  Well, I've washed the tires with Armor All Wheel & Tire Cleaner (highly recommended!), which removed a lot of grime, and then sprayed the rubber with Turtle Wax Tire Shine. Time to get it back on the road! Though the truck had not been started in quite some time, the battery kicked the starter over! It's great to have an AGM battery (Sears Diehard Platinum, in this case) that holds the charge for months without requiring a trickle charger! I put in some fresh, premium gas and drove her around a few miles. Unfortunately, the gas gauge is not registering any fuel in the tank! And I had the fueling sending unit replaced several years ago. Not another replacement needed... Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan |
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Retro Culture / Retro Movies / Re: The Chevy pick-up in Star Trek IV
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on: November 14, 2019, 12:23:21 AM
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Just received a new dash panel to go around the instrumentation on the Chevy truck. The old panel was cracked and dull. The new one is wood-grain! Hey, it was the same expensive price as the a replacement black one, and I thought a little more bling would be appropriate to the dull truck interior. The new one gives a more upscale impression. The clear plastic that covers the instruments is still dull, but a new, more transparent plastic will be ordered in a few days. (Right now, with the dull one, you can't even read the speedometer at night with the lights on.) Truly, Robert Bernardo June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex |
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Retro Computing / News and Events / Next FCUG meeting - Sunday, Nov. 17
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on: November 14, 2019, 12:10:40 AM
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Happy Thanksgiving, FCUG members and visitors! The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2:00+ p.m., Sunday, Nov. 17, at Panera Bread Restaurant 3590 W Shaw Ave. (corner of W. Shaw Ave. and Marty Ave.) Fresno, CA 93711 (559) 271-0104 http://www.dickestel.com/meet_loc.htm At this meeting we'll talk about the Amiwest Show which just happened a few weeks ago and the Downtown Los Angeles Mini-Maker Faire which is happening on Dec. 7. In software, we'll try out the latest C64 Halloween games -- Luna, Forbidden Forrest, and Get Witchy. Also we'll also have more, new C64 games -- Rocket 'N Roll, ISS Emergency, Keystone Kapers, Croaky, Alien 8, and Zilsspleef. Then there is the music player compilation, XOXOX Softpack. Once again vice-president Roger may have his presentation ready on CAD 3D from IHT Software. For the VIC-20, we try out the updated "It Came From the Grave". For the Plus/4, we try out the new adventure, The Hut. The Amiga 500 returns with plenty of classic and recent game releases. I'll be bringing in hardware from a recent pick-up of a collection. Free or minimal cost to those who want it! Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm |
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Retro Computing / Amiga General Topics / Re: Amiwest 2019 high-def videos
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on: November 13, 2019, 07:04:50 AM
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There it is... Mike Battilana speaks at the show about Amiga, Inc, and other matters. Go to Battilana at Amiwest 2019 https://youtu.be/WHSwdFtQ5Mk Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccanP.S. My primary videocamera stopped recording, though it kept video-streaming to Bill Bosari's set-up. I switched over to the back-up camera, but then that starting having problems, so I went to the back-up, back-up camera. When the battery on that third camera juiced itself out, I went back to the first back-up which completed the filming. Whew! P.P.S. In a 5-hour editing session, I stitched together the videos of the 2 different back-up cameras. The sound is complete, though the video has two short gaps. I've replaced the missing footage with still clips of Mike!  |
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General Category / Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network (SCCAN) / Re: Next SCCAN meeting - Saturday, Nov. 9
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on: November 04, 2019, 05:37:04 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving, C= and Ami comrades! The next meeting of the Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network is Saturday, Nov. 9, from 2 to 5+ p.m. at Panera Bread Restaurant 19662 Nordhoff Street Northridge, California (818) 407-9400 We'll be talking about the recent Amiwest Show in Sacramento and the upcoming December 7 Downtown Los Angeles Mini-Maker Faire where we will have a table or two under the name of "Classic Los Angeles Computers!". The usual Commodore gear that we run at the meeting will not present this time, because my car will be full of equipment from another haul, a haul that members can look through. However, the Ultimate 64 will be present, this time updated with v1.24! Due to most of last month's meeting being devoted to looking over donated gear, we did not have time to play Archon. We'll have it running this month! And if Mario brings his Amiga 1000, we can have Archon running on the Amiga, too. Feel free to bring in any hardware or software you want to exhibit or discuss! Writing from the Hotel Flipper in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Robert Bernardo Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan |
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Retro Computing / News and Events / Next SCCAN meeting - Saturday, Nov. 9
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on: November 04, 2019, 05:18:23 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving, C= and Ami comrades! The next meeting of the Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network is Saturday, Nov. 9, from 2 to 5+ p.m. at Panera Bread Restaurant 19662 Nordhoff Street Northridge, California (818) 407-9400 We'll be talking about the recent Amiwest Show in Sacramento and the upcoming December 7 Downtown Los Angeles Mini-Maker Faire where we will have a table or two under the name of "Classic Los Angeles Computers!". The usual Commodore gear that we run at the meeting will not present this time, because my car will be full of equipment from another haul, a haul that members can look through. However, the Ultimate 64 will be present, this time updated with v1.24! Due to most of last month's meeting being devoted to looking over donated gear, we did not have time to play Archon. We'll have it running this month! And if Mario brings his Amiga 1000, we can have Archon running on the Amiga, too. Feel free to bring in any hardware or software you want to exhibit or discuss! Writing from the Hotel Flipper in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Robert Bernardo Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan |
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