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DrEntropy

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..is a foot.

Alfa has a ruptured guibo (driveshaft "donut") and the fuel pump in the MG has spontaneously quit... I think it's in sympathy with the Alfa. We're down to Diesela as the transporter. And I've a "forced" dentist's appointment in the AM, an abscess at my upper left canine is making life miserable... *grumble-grumble*
 
I'll be down to pick you up doc. No worries!
 
I still have my Raleigh Supercourse-II... tho haven't been on it in a couple years. Just got a new set of tires-n-tubes, need to start ~moving~ my sorry carcass again and running is too hard on my knees. It's always bike weather here.
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?!!?!
 
yeah, r i i i i ght. If we lived in The Villages and didn't need to carry computers around, mebbe. But this area (Tampa) is NOT bike friendly where going out into traffic is concerned. :eek:

...bad enuff to be out among 'em in a two-seater sportscar.

Elliot said:
I'll be down to pick you up doc. No worries!
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Needin' a vacation, Elliot? C'mon down.
 
Get that whumping pain in yer head fixed, and you'll be in a better state to revive your dead horses. Been there, done that. don't wanna do it again.
 
Giubo! The ol' Mercedes had those. "Giunto Boschi" I believe.

Replacing the driveshaft giubo not a big deal. But changing the steering column giubo was a total pain.

Want to see a 1958 giubo?

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Hang in there.
Tom M.
 
But this area (Tampa) is NOT bike friendly where going out into traffic is concerned. :eek:

...bad enuff to be out among 'em in a two-seater sportscar.
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i do know what you mean. Around here, the powers that be have even forgotten what a sidewalk is much less a bike path.
Neighborhood parents drive their chubby kids ONE block to school. A bike for transportation is unthinkable.

These days Bikes are considered to be a lot like our old cars.......only good for country roads & fair weather.
Good luck with the dentist!
best regards

Guy
 
Good luck on the abscess. Just had a lower molar pulled, not delightful, not as painful as I thought. Only did it with shots. Took 3 days to settle out the gum. Hard to keep stuff out of gum for about a week.
 
Last eve I "bit th' bullet" with regard to the MG fuel pump, stopped at NAPA and got a Facet low pressure unit.

Dentist this AM was helpful, got the antibiotics 'script and a good vibe from him as to his competence. The pain has already begun to recede. We'll schedule for the next step (goin' with extraction) at a later date.

Tom said:
Want to see a 1958 giubo?
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BTDT. Had a '59 220 Cabrio in the shop many moons ago. That job was a man vs.machine contest. This looks like THAT very car... and owner!

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Doc, It could be worse - you could have do deal with Don's Wife's problems,& have to deal with driving a loaner BMW with 2000 miles on it. - Doug
 
:lol:
 
So, ya need the loan of my 77 Lancia Beta?
 
Oh, I wouldn't call it a kick; just a gentle nudge to remind our dear friend there are worse things on the planet than an abscessed tooth or Windows 10. :smile-new:
 
AngliaGT said:
Doc, It could be worse - you could have do deal with Don's Wife's problems,& have to deal with driving a loaner BMW with 2000 miles on it. - Doug
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:highly_amused::lol::lol::devilgrin:
 
I don't follow?
where does Rudyard Kiplings "Rikitikitava/Jungle Book" fit in with car trouble?
 
Rudyard Kipling always fits in with Doc.
 
To Mark's comment that: "...there are worse things on the planet than an abscessed tooth or Windows 10."

Of course he's correct but I'm just a teensy bit subjective just now.

The abscess has me feelin' really snarky and the Kipling poem came to mind:

``Nag, come up and dance with death!''
 
Doc, please accept my apology. My attempt at humor was inappropriate and hurtful. I know full well the pain of an infected tooth. A few years ago I ended up in my dentist chair at 11pm on a Saturday night after calling his emergency number, thought the top of my head was going to come off.
 
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