My Place in the World

Here are some shots of where the Wagon and I hang out.....

Lets see you're hangout.

 

Quite the proper man cave. Oh yea the car looks good too.

 

I would if I could, but we're in reno mode. Sheer Chaos!

Does your wife have her playroom too? Mine wants one for crafts and ceramics. I'll get to keep my workshop separate, but no garage for awhile.

 

Yes, my wife has her room as well. It is called the rest of the house.......She has a room for all her crafts and jewelry making and also takes over the kitchen table for weeks at a time. Yet, if there is a car part or something of mine on the kitchen table, I get reminded 386 times a day that it does not belong there. Funny........

 

I've heard of a 383, but not a 386!

It seems that they like to let us know their territory extends to the property line. Same thing here.

My workshop is downstairs and she's just scared enough of the tools to keep her out. So far. She told me that she used to do her own car maintenance on her old Renault, then a Nissan, then a Mexican Nissan (Tsuru). Plugs, tuneups, oil changes. Even helped her brother change the clutches on them. She's a heck of a driver, but she won't drive an automatic (jejeje!)

 

So, overhauling carbs and cleaning parts in the bathtub is a no no.

 

Yeah, I got in trouble for cleaning some stuff in the kitchen sink once. Also had an intake with a tunnel ram on the kitchen counter and she wanted it moved. I told if she could tell me what it was, I would move it. She said "Its an Engine"........

 

And now it has 8 marigold flowers?

 

Hehe, I caught hell when she found my wiper fluid and coolent overflow resevoirs in the dishwasher along with various interior parts.
Seemed like a good idea to me.

 

Renos are great for that Macho Seagull freedom. That's the only time you can wear your work boots standing in the tub, adding new ceramic tile to the walls or painting. However, never complain about her closet or purse. Hell hath no wrath like a woman's system of order. Of course it probably looks like that miscellaneous bolts bucket in the shop.

They draw too many lines, don't they? Probably for our own good.

Wait until the day you try to use her oven to do powder-coating, or heat up some glass sealant in her double-boiler pot. Wait till she's out for at least 6 hours, so the smell disappears.

 

Ok that does it I'm leaving my house to move in with ya.

 

Here's my area. That car is no longer wanted and I've been trying to sell or trade for something I can use for my wagon such as a new steering wheel, dash top, am/fm 8 track or whatever. But look beyond the car and that's my work bench and storage area.

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Huh, I thought I was the only one that still used the hated 8 track. When I was at college, kids ALWAYS asked "whats that?" and "how dose it work" when they would see the player in my car. I even had one in my dorm room with quad......talk about people wanting to get to know you.

 

Haven't had time yet to spiff up my new garage. That's something I can do this winter. It's just got 3 walls and a door, and a monster workbench. Oh yeah, the previous owner left a cool poster / ad of some 60's Ford trucks...

 

All I have in my wagon is the AM/FM stereo radio. I'm hoping to find a good AM/FM 8 track of the same vintage to install. I haven't heard my old tapes in over 30 years. They'd probably fall apart but I still want one.