Dad's Toy

[PeterH-350LE]

Originally Posted by Boom Sounds

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the useful info. In terms of the Lambrequin closeouts, it is a weird term. I always thought it was the Airstream term for the boxes you mention. The options file for my series of coaches has the following info:

$3,751 "LE". PACKAGE (FABRIC COVERED INTERIOR SKIN, RECESSED FLOURESCENT LIGHTING, SELECTIVE CORIAN TOPS, PLANKED OAK GALLEY FLOOR, INDOOR/OUTOOOR THERMOMETER; EXTERIOR . .
GRAPHICS, BEVELED. GLASS MIRRORS, LAMBREQUIN WINDOW CLOSEOUTS)
https://www.airstream.com/wp-content...e-list-465.pdf

The 250 options lists them too.The fabric covered skin is also referred to as Ozite.

Off-Topic

Nick, you are right! I found more info and I am sure they are referring to boxed window style:
>>So what is a lambrequin? It is similar to a cornice, but it has sides that continue to the sill or even the floor.<<
http://www.astoriedstyle.com/window-...s-lambrequins/
Now that we established that and educated ourselves, can we get back to your rear brake bleeding

[Boom Sounds]

Originally Posted by PeterH-Airstreamer

Off-Topic

Nick, you are right! I found more info and I am sure they are referring to boxed window style:
>>So what is a lambrequin? It is similar to a cornice, but it has sides that continue to the sill or even the floor.<<
http://www.astoriedstyle.com/window-...s-lambrequins/
Now that we established that and educated ourselves, can we get back to your rear brake bleeding

I'll get my coat. I may be gone sometime.

[PeterH-350LE]

Originally Posted by Boom Sounds

I'll get my coat. I may be gone sometime.

Sorry Dean, but this gets really interesting. Ok, Nick, no hiding in the corner, fess up.

[dadstoy]

Go for it! It's all good!

Originally Posted by PeterH-Airstreamer

Sorry Dean, but this gets really interesting. Ok, Nick, no hiding in the corner, fess up.

[Boom Sounds]

Originally Posted by PeterH-Airstreamer

Sorry Dean, but this gets really interesting. Ok, Nick, no hiding in the corner, fess up.

Next update COP tomorrow.

[dadstoy]

Here is a short video from 1966 or 67 in Sauk Centre Minnesota. It might actually be during our move from Minnesota to California. My uncle was always shooting 8mm movie film. The house at the beginning is the house my dad was born and raised in. It still belongs to my uncle. There are great grandparents, grandparents, great uncles, uncles, aunts, my mom and dad, cousins and my siblings in the video and my parent's 1966(?) Airstream trailer. I believe it is 27ft. The tank towing the trailer is a 1965 Mercury Colony Park station wagon with a 390cid. I bet that thing was longer and wider then my F150. The Colony Park basically was my first car. I rebuilt the 390 in it and I drove it to high school, which was during the '70s and the gas shortages. Good thing that it got such high mileage (6 mpg) since one could only wait in gas lines and fill up on odd or even days depending on your license plate. Looking at this video is a reminder that many in the video have past on.



https://youtu.be/8RxKTeIJ1uw

[bkahler]

Cool video Dean, thanks for sharing

We had family get togethers like that when I was a kid, fun times.


Brad

[dadstoy]

Thanks Brad.

[dadstoy]

I love Chevy 454's

[dadstoy]

I believe it was the first week of August that I was at the ranch the last time. Since then we have had two evacuations at the ranch due to two fires. The "August Fire" which is now over 1 million acres, is the largest fire in California history. The second fire was the Zogg file. The Zogg fire is now 100% contained and the August fire is maybe 90% contained. However, we are under a red flag warning for the next 3-4 days as the temps increase, the humidity drops and the winds increase.



I'm at the MH this evening. I drove up today. The Zogg fire burned down to the North East side of the roadway about 5 miles south of the ranch. The north east corner of the August fire is still active and could possibly still endanger the ranch property. I was pleasantly surprised at the clear skies at the ranch this afternoon and evening. The winds at the moment are in our favor.



It has been an unimaginable last six months with the Corona virus and the fires in California. There was one day in the Bay Area that it felt like 8pm but was only 2 pm in the afternoon as we were socked in by smoke. With the Zogg fire by the ranch, I didn't know if the MH was going to survive this time around as we are now entering what is usually the most dangerous time of the year for fires.



We were lucky today. The skies are a beautiful blue since the winds are blowing the smoke elsewhere. We always offer our property to house fire fighters. They often use our old out of use runway for landing and staging helicopters and provide water from our pond and water wells for fire suppression operations.



Today the ranch is home to 500-700 fire fighters from multiple agencies. It is a massive tent city here at the ranch. We are lucky. We are grateful that the ranch can be used as a drop point and staging area for the fire fighters. We are so thankful for these men and women that risk there lives to fight these fires. These folks come from all over, many different cities, states and countries to help contain these devastating fires. We thank every single one of them! God bless all of them!

[bkahler]

Thanks for the update Dean. Stay safe......

[Waipio Rim]

And thanks for helping out the firefighters.

[chiefair]

Glad to hear your rig is safe and great to hear you are able to support the firefighting efforts!

[Magnet18]

Wow, stay safe out there!

[mayco]

“ There was one day in the Bay Area that it felt like 8pm but was only 2 pm in the afternoon as we were socked in by smoke. “

That’s exactly what some days have felt like here in Fort Collins. Unsettling at best. Eerie strange colors in the sky and the mid day sun has been a glowing orange WHEN you can see it at all.
Good luck out there Dean. Here’s hoping for your safety!

[dadstoy]

Hopefully Oct 2000 was a better year for all. My parents left this calendar in the MH.

[dadstoy]

After the evacuation order was lifted, I spent 10 days at the MH. The skies were clear and the temps had dropped from 105 to 90-95. The season changes quickly up there. Today it is 85 up there and next week it will be in the low 60's.


When I got there, the fire fighter camp was still set up with 500 fire fighters and 250 marines. I slept in one morning and went outside at 10am. The whole camp had packed up and left. Their job was done. A huge thanks goes out to them.

I didn't do much of anything to the MH while I was there. I just enjoyed the weather and the time spent there. I did do some other "camp" related projects.

I put new rotors and pads on my UTV as well as new door latches and a new latch for the storage box. I organized some of the tools I carry in the UTV with some extra tool pouches I had sitting around.


I rebuilt my BBQ and it now works great and added a light bar to the BBQ cart. I never buy new items for the ranch such as outdoor furniture, BBQs, etc. The weather conditions up there destroy everything is short order as is evident on the exterior of the MH.


I put up some new antennas on the utility trailer; TV, WiFi and radio. They never seem to last long due to the heat, rain and wind.

Of course I spent time drinking some wine as well. I'm hoping to get up there again in a week or two, just before the rains come and the nights drop down to the 30's.

[bkahler]

Originally Posted by dadstoy

Hopefully Oct 2000 was a better year for all. My parents left this calendar in the MH.

That's a cool calendar!

October of 2000 was a good time for me. That was the month I left the island in the Pacific I had been working on for years

[bkahler]

Originally Posted by dadstoy

.....Of course I spent time drinking some wine as well. I'm hoping to get up there again in a week or two, just before the rains come and the nights drop down to the 30's.

I've come to expect nothing less

Glad you enjoyed time at the ranch. Everyone needs time away periodically.

[dadstoy]

I need something different for the screen door latch. Hinges are tight but screen is too close to frame and the latch pieces touch making the door difficult to close.
What do others have for screen door latch?

Thanks