Monday, August 09, 2010

Bambi

This was on the floor of the store where the scarecrow lived
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Carolyn had to buy tires for the Chevy van yesterday, and although she needed four, she had to settle for only two for the front. Apparently the Chevy dealer had not been rotating tires at oil change time like she was paying him to do. and to top that, the front wheels were slightly out of alignment. There is no reason why they should be that way. By the time she paid for two tires, alignment, and oil change the bill acme to $362 with taxes and that was for the cheapest tires the store had for her van. My lack of faith in Chevrolet trucks has hit a new low, my belief that a Chevy dealer can be trusted, and my dislike of General Motors has hit rock bottom. The van isn't four years old, has been driven less than 44,000 miles, and has never been off-road. The tires should have lasted a while longer and the wheels should not be out of alignment. There are other problems with the van that the dealer claimed to "fix"; one of them three times yet it is now out of warranty and the problem has popped back up. Nothing serious, really; just the oil pressure gauge reads zero. I am not much for giving advice, but if I were you I would never purchase an American made GM vehicle.
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Here is a link to my new Megashot community for railroad related photos and art. I think it may be the most successful community I have built; seems like a lot of people make RR photos. If any of you non-members decide to join us on the best photo sharing site on the net, please use the following link to sign up:
That way I will get credit for bringing you aboard the site if you decide to purchase an account, but the purchase is not necessary to enjoy Megashot. Everything is still free and shall remain so until the first of next year and even then there will be free accounts; it doesn't have to cost you a penny to to become a better photographer. If you join and bring in new members, you too will be credited for doing so. Remember, Megashot.net is not just for pros and artists; if that was the case I would not be there. There are members with about every degree of photo knowledge you can think of, including novices that have never used much more than their phone cameras to long-time photographers who have lugged huge box cameras around the countryside and others whom are masters of photo-portraits. The beauty is, whatever you use to make a photo or whatever subjects you choose to shoot, in just a few days of being around all the helpful people who are members, your photos will begin to take on a more polished look. The feedback critique forum is becoming very popular as new shooters and pros alike post photos to be discussed by other members and everyone who participates gains technical and artistic knowledge. Everyone wins when we learn from and teach each other. The most important part of signing up; you will become a member of our family of Megashooters.
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Have a Mega-Tuesday!
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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Tammy said...

There is something so smoking hot about a woman who plays like this. Very enjoyable. Thanks for posting it Ken. She is so empowering.

Tammy said...

frightening bit of trash on the floor of the cursed scarecrow store! yikes. good thing Chevy Van girls can be found in other vehicles as well... There is hope for all the non-chevy owners. I want a Jeep but Mike won't buy that brand of vehicle. good luck.

Anonymous said...

The woman's voice is very good, maybe like Joplin's with the raw edge taken away. She sure knows her way around the frets.

I played the Sammy John's from Marks blog for Carolyn and like me, she barely remembers it. I think we both had soggy and fried brains back then. However, she now wants the song for her ring tone!

There is something compelling about a woman driving a jeep with the doors or top off. Even more so if she is wearing a baseball cap with a ponytail hanging out the back of it. I dream.

Thanks, Tammy.

Maggie said...

Congratulations on getting your Adsense going. We're rich! we're rich! LOL

You cannot set up your preferred payment method until you earn $10.00. Isn't this fun?

Haven't had time to read your post, though. well, didn't watch the video, I mean :-(

Anonymous said...

Carolyn Wonderland: fantastic! Thanks. :-)

Anonymous said...

You have built v. nice community. We still love (and use) the trains in Europe.
"Homeward bound" - the best!

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Maggie.
I went over and clicked several of your ads; hope the banks can afford the run we are putting on them! :-)

Anonymous said...

I found Carolyn Wonderland while clicking around the web yesterday. She is very good, I think.

Passenger trains are a thing of the past around the US except for commuters and big city to big city lines.

Thanks, my friend.

Mark said...

I like the fact Carolyn wants Chevy Van for a ring tone. :)

Carolyn Wonderland can play quite well. I gather this was a Gibson clinic at South by Southwest.

Now a woman musician in a Jeep with long hair. Perfect.

Anonymous said...

Carolyn is a city girl that likes country music and I am an old country fart that likes just about anything except this new country the pretty people sing.

It must have been a Gibson clinic. We watched a couple more of her videos today and she was playing a Stratocaster.

How about Tammy shimmying along in her jeep?!

hanks, Mark.

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