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<\/a>Poor Camaro in desperate need of a wash and, apparently, a new battery.<\/p><\/div>\n
Now, I had forgotten over the long winter that the Camaro has, over the years, become sensitive to water. That is, water splashing up from beneath the car comes in contact with something that tends to short out that magnificent motor killing it dead as Lazarus which is precisely what happened when I entered the automatic vehicle wash bay at Food and Fuel right after depositing 7 dollars worth of quarters I fished out of the change jar at home which made my sweat pants so heavy I had to hold them up with one hand to keep them from falling to my ankles.
\nI knew the car would restart after a few minutes drying but the stupid automatic sprayer kept spraying. When it finally stopped I cranked and cranked on the engine but she refused; finally putting a period on her denial with the sound of a few clicks. So it was up to me to try push her back out of the bay by hand over the hump and get it parked someplace. I couldn\u2019t very well leave it blocking the entrance on such a nice day when people were lining up to wash their cars. I managed to get it shoved clear and decided to call Linda, who was shopping, to bring the jumper cables, but discovered I\u2019d left my phone at home on the charger. I had to borrow one in the convenience store because I didn\u2019t have any quarters left. Went out to put the hood up so people wouldn\u2019t wonder why I was parked so goofy. Gave the starter one more try and she roared to life. Damn..now what? No phone to call Linda off. \u00a0 \u00a0She was nice about though when she came to my unnecessary rescue. I\u2019m making it up to her by going to the casino..which will probably cost me the price of a few dozen car washes.
\nAnd people wonder why I don\u2019t go out much.
\nI do hope we have nice weather next month, Linda and I are traveling with the Graves to Texas to a Nascar race and to visit family and friends in Dallas and Austin. Linda says I need clothes but it\u2019s the same old deal about finding something decent in my size. I don\u2019t care what anybody says about clothing in the seventies..and people who lived through that decade say a lot..most of it bad..but not me. Of course I was a 42 long and a 36 waist back then and didn\u2019t mind the long collared shirts, sweater vests, flared pants, platform shoes..even some of the loud patterns and colors.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Come on guys, admit it..we wore these with bells on.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Put a little color in our lives. Better than those tight black 50’s throwbacks of today.<\/p><\/div>\n
That\u2019s just the men\u2019s styles. I know some of you are gagging right now but I thought women\u2019s fashions from hair to clothing were absolutely <\/p>\n But there were more. Much more.<\/p>\n Short or Long..gorgeous either way.<\/p><\/div>\n Okay, Okay..these folks are either models or athletes and maybe all the guys who wore polyester sports jackets weren’t necessarily “plaid stallions” like former mayor Rick Knobe.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>fetching. I loved them.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>