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Unconventional said:
I think I used up 2 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" 8 tracks before I figured out how to pirate them off the home unit mom and dad had and bought albums after that. Blank tapes were cheap. :rofl:And I still have a lot of that vinyl :D
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Yellow Brick Road! I have to admit, I used to get stoned and lay on the floor with the headphones on and listen to that. Dream land!
 
Check out "live at Daryl's House. Love Joe Walsh! Lot's of great artists!
 
toolmanmike said:
HAd that on 8 track in my Road Runner!View attachment 1715239924
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When I was 15 years old, I was in a 50 mph offset head-on collision (driver side to driver side) with a ‘70 Malibu that ran a red light while riding in the front passenger seat of my friends ‘66 Mustang. I wasn’t wearing a seat belt and put my left knee through an underdash 8 track player, wrapping it in around my knee in an arc. My forehead hit the windshield and my left temple broke off the rear view mirror. The top of my head hit the top of the windshield frame which was the only reason I wasn’t ejected through the glass.

Thankfully, I was a football player and my neck was about as wide as my head so I was able to resist the impact somewhat. I had a severe concussion and my knee was badly bruised...but I went home from the ER to recuperate. The doctors were amazed that I had survived the collision. Both cars were completely totaled.

Every time someone mentions an 8 track player, it comes back in a vividly intense wave of memory. I almost died that day.

Ever since then, I can’t even back down my driveway without my seat belt on.
 
Good evening all, helluva week but it's almost over. Escorting tower crews lately, nasty day up on Mt. Erie, glad it wasn't me on the tower!
 
Ddaddy said:
Ever since then, I can’t even back down my driveway without my seat belt on.
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I learned about seat belts running big tractors. They had ROPS (Rollover Protective Structure) canopies in my early days, but full cabs were a rarity. Running into a pile of rock to load the bucket on the loader in 2nd gear your legs get tired of holding your butt in the seat. Put on the seat belt and tighten that sucker up I figure. Legs not tired after that. After that it just became habit and long before alarms and laws to make us do so. A fellow operator thanked me for sharing that with him said "It's nice to get on your feet at quitting time and your legs aren't aching." A lot of operators thought your best chance of survival in a rollover was to be thrown clear. NOT. Cat loaders are fun in a four wheel drift :rofl:.
 
Rainy Day Auto said:
I think A bodies in stock form weigh more than people think.
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They do, especially post 72. But they're still lighter than a B/E body. But only a couple hundred pounds, so maybe they're a couple tenths faster in the quarter.
 
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