Ice Maiden has recovered

03-05-08 : The Ice Maiden is feeling OK and very strong again. That’s all.

Car of the month : 1971 Chrysler New Yorker

01-05-08 : It’s the first of the month again, and time for another car of the month. I have not received any requests to publish, so it’s from my own collection again.

This beauty has 57,191 original miles, and is probably my favourite car. I love her.

Rules of Beauty

Female beauty, of course, is in the Eye of the Beholder, but in this post I will venture some rules, or truths.

When a guy looks at a girl, he places her into one of five categories :

4 - Beautiful
3 - Attractive
2 - Plain
1 - Unattractive
0 - Ugly

Ice Maiden is ill

30-04-08 : Today I received this troubling e-mail :

to day I’ve got afever and abad headache.
and feel like vomiting I feel physical strenght declining these days.
and I don’t have any appetite these days. I just feel tire aii the time.

Booked my flights…

29-04-08 : I have booked my flights to Thailand and Viet Nam. I arrive in Thailand very late (as usual) upon 22 May, and into VN upon 17 June.

I received a Social Security Number

29-04-08 : One week after applying for a SSN, I received the card in my PO Box today.

Now I can register cars to me personally at the BMV (Bureau of Motor Vehicles), amongst other things ! Previously, I have only been able to register company vehicles.

Metal Recycling

24-04-08 : I recycled a light load of aluminium and received $103. The local recycler is buying cans at $0.75 per lb.

In the evening I started work upon dismantling my 100+ tons of dies. I already broke a 1/2″ hexagonal wrench (Allen key) because of the chemical, seizing, reaction that occurs between steel and aluminium. In my case, I have two slabs of aluminium that are bolted together with round-top steel bolts. To achieve the best prices, for both aluminium and steel, I need to separate the metals; hence, the bolts have to be removed.

Have you got what I’ve got ?

24-04-08 : My beautiful Thai Ice Maiden sent me another e-mail. This one began with a love heart symbol.

Actually, I don’t know how she did that. Perhaps it’s an option in her Hotmail e-mail account ?

All I can write is that I can’t wait to see her again at the end of May. I feel like a very lucky guy, but I’m proud that I gathered my courage to ask her out.

If you’re interested in reading about the Ice Maiden then click on Home. There are previous entries about her and how we met.

1963 Ford F750

23-04-08 : I just purchased this lovely F750. The truck has only 16,000 original miles and no rust. The original owner was a fire department in North Carolina. It has a 332 cid gasoline V8, and a 5 speed manual transmission. The gross weight is 23,000 lbs (10,454 kg).

I shall use this truck to transport dismantled machinery to the local metal recycling yard. I have more than 100 tons of machinery (steel and aluminium) to recycle so the truck will plenty pay for itself.

Getting busy in USA - 22/04/08

22/04/08 : I did this :

• received the representative of the local metal recycling plant for a looksee over my scrap metal; he promised to return to me with an estimation for what he would pay me to take it away. My feeling, however, is that I will handle the scrap myself. If I separate the aluminium from the steel then I will receive much better prices for both types of metal.
• my daily driver 1983 Ford F150 keeps getting hot, and water is being dumped out of the radiator overflow. I bought a new thermostat and gasket and removed the old one. I discovered that the old thermostat had been fitted the wrong way around - no wonder the truck kept getting hot; problem fixed.
• ‘phoned the seller of the F750 and offered $2,500; he countered with $2,600; deal !
• went running and jumping in the evening