TBH I don’t care for the cosmetic aspects (I like everything black, debadged/destriped, etc…) build but overall they did some solid stuff with the suspension and dropped a supercharged LT4 in it. Nice interior details too. Mostly just happy to see a MCSS build featured.
I’ve managed to come across random pieces of angle, channel, square tube and other structural stuff over the years for free and collected it. Nothing super heavy – the thickest piece I had was a length of 5/16” angle. Some of it I have used but a lot of it has just been sitting. I’ve started cleaning up the area where I was storing it and so far I have made over $500 selling pieces on FBM. Two of the guys who bought from me build demolition derby cars as a hobby. Prices for new structural stuff – especially short lengths are stupid high right now. I had one guy pay me $60 for three random pieces of angle none of which were more than 4 feet long.
I’ve always felt that the Monte Carlo SS was one of the most badass LOOKING cars that GM ever built in the ‘80s that just missed the mark in terms of performance, but it was the ‘80s and even C3/C4 Corvettes were making less power than four cylinder mini-vans were just 20 years later. I always thought that at the very least GM should have offered an enhanced SS package with a TPI 350 and a T-5 manual I’d love to find a serviceable SS with a half decent interior and relatively straight body as a restomod platform:
5.3L LS with LS6 heads
Full emissions delete (Would register as a classic)
Headers
3” X-pipe dual exhaust
T-5 or some equivalent five/six speed
Drop spindles in front/drop springs in rear
Limited slip 8.5” 10 bolt rear
Striping delete/full body blackout
Ground effects
Late model 18-20” OEM Chevrolet wheels
Today I had the opportunity to visit the New Jersey School of Conservation in Sussex County. It’s inside Stokes State Forest and was established as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp that was set up in the 1930s during the Great Depression and then turned over to the State of New Jersey after WWII. It was used as a center for outdoor and science education by all of the State Colleges for many years and then finally by Montclair State. Montclair ran into money issues right before Covid and basically gave it back to the state. Now they are running with state support but of course not enough funding. I’m here because I’m hoping to convince my company to support them and their work. I camped here as a sixth grader and it was really my first experience being away from home – I vividly remember having to hike to the dining hall from my cabin for all meals and eating in front of this massive stone fireplace. I never had a fireplace growing up and always wanted one, but from the time I saw this one I always wanted a stone fireplace. It took me about 25 years, but I finally got one.
I’m a Xennial (1981) but my mom (1958) and dad (1954) are Generation Jones. Today they are visiting Bethel Woods for the very first time which is actually their 48th wedding anniversary. My dad was only 15 (my mom was 11) in 1969 and actually tried to devise a scheme to have a couple of 18 year olds from the neighborhood smuggle him into Woodstock but my grandmother and grandfather got wind of it and put the kabosh on it. He would have fit in well as he was a bit of a hellraising country boy/hippie who ended up a fairly successful drag racer at Englishtown Raceway Park (NJ) through the ‘70s until he met my mom, a straight-laced Catholic girl from “the city.”
i ordered a jacket from lulu & this was in the same package. hand for scale lol. its metal and bendy and kinda heavy. also a little baggie of screws/nuts. i have no idea what it could be lmk if u do
edit: solved ty yall are funny
She is a history buff and also very interested in science and technology so it’s a nice intersection. I have no technical background in radiation specifically but am also a history/science and technology oriented person and therefore curious about all things associated with the discovery/development of atomic energy.
Read more of this strange story here: Brazilian Man Plunges To His Death After Digging A Massive Hole In His Home To Search For Gold
Saw the Dave Matthews Tribute Band at a small outdoor venue (town park near Philly area) with my GF, brother (Xennials) and sister in law (Millennial)-parking was located in an adjacent field which we scoped out on Google Maps ahead of time. We arrived, brought a small folding table, camp chairs, Bluetooth speaker, cooler, and a bunch of snacks. Sat around listening to Dave, having drinks and enjoying good food for about an hour and a half before heading inside. 25+ years ago we would arrive at Giants Stadium/Camden Waterfront/PNC Arts Center no later than 12:00 Noon and bring grills, lawn games, kegs, etc…obviously this was toned down quite a bit but we were literally the only ones tailgating-we seemed to also be getting confused looks from people just parking and walking in…LOL One other couple sat on the tailgate of their truck and had a drink. We had a blast at the show and all remarked that we were proud of ourselves for doing it up right.
Divorced parent of three children here. We have joint legal custody and a very high-conflict co-parenting situation. I previously asked the family court to create a mechanism for the kids to receive therapy when one parent withholds consent. The request was denied without prejudice pending mediation. Mediation later failed and there was still no agreement.
Since then, my concerns have increased. My oldest (14) has become heavily involved in parental disputes and recently described feeling that when I refuse her mother’s demands, she suffers the consequences. She has also expressed feeling responsible for her younger siblings and has become increasingly distressed and hostile around the two-household dynamic.
My youngest has had behavioral/social-regulation concerns raised at school. Both her mother and I have previously discussed those concerns in the past but she then filed a motion, alleging an MSA violation because I contacted the school inquiring about possible behavioral plans. Most recently the my ex told me that the child’s doctor had suggested possible play therapy if the issues continued-we’re still waiting on the final order regarding her motion, but thus far the judge has indicated that he is not entertaining her accusations.
The middle child is outwardly doing well, but is living in the same high-conflict environment and tends not to openly express difficult feelings.
I’m not seeking a custody change, sanctions, or a therapist to “take my side.” What I want is for all three children to have an initial evaluation with a neutral licensed mental-health professional, with ongoing therapy only if clinically recommended.
For anyone who has dealt with this in family court: Were you successful in getting therapy/evaluations ordered over the other parent’s objection? What evidence seemed to matter most to the judge? Did the court order an evaluation first, ongoing therapy, or some kind of neutral provider-selection process?
I’d especially appreciate experiences from parents in joint-legal-custody situations where the real obstacle was simply that the parents could not agree.
We’re seeing the Dave Matthews Tribute band with a Phish tribute band opener for an outdoor show. Just curious about the venue-tailgating friendly, etc…? We’re staying at the Inn at Villanova afterward because we live about an hour and a half away.
I’ve seen these guys a few times but never for an outdoor show. The height of my DMB fandom was about 1995-2005 (high school/college). Growing up in NJ these were the concerts that I experienced every summer at Giants Stadium, MSG, the Camden Waterfront and Garden State/PNC Bank Arts Center-tailgating all day before the show, etc…looking forward to the Phish cover band opener too.
I’ve been looking to do a 36 x 26 (I’m a little tight on space otherwise I’d go 40 x 30) with three 9 x 8 doors on the long wall and a man door on one of the gable end walls. Nothing crazy. The proposed site is a gravel parking area with an old 16 x 32 barn next to it. The barn will be demoed and the old timbers will be salvaged and reused/sold. It has a rubble stone foundation and crude concrete slab-basically just cement with aggregate poured 2-3” thick. After demo of the wood structure I’ll use the old foundation material as fill and then bring in crushed concrete for final compaction and leveling.
The old barn had a new 60A service and an inlet plug for a portable generator run to it about five years ago when I did the electric for my hot tub as it’s not far away. I’ll just pull out the panel and set it aside and have the electric stubbed up in the appropriate place for the new building. From there I’m hoping to just have a steel building company come in and do the slab/put up a relatively simple shell that I can slowly customize inside at my own pace. I’m not opposed to subbing out the slab myself to a local contractor either but my FB is crammed with companies who do concrete as well.
We’re famous! Now maybe when asked where I live and I say “Bethlehem” people won’t then ask “Pennsylvania?” On second thought, probably not. However this does explain why when I talked to other people around the state yesterday they all seemed to think it was a pretty ho-hum summer thunderstorm. Our lane is washed out in a few places, we got a few inches of water in the basement, but on the bright side our pond, which had been down about a foot, is now full.