you know the days i just get to sit around are few and far between. but today, i got to sit on my ass and do nothing.well...i did my laundry and had lunch with my dad. but other than that i did nothing. chatted with some people online (constitutes as nothing) and imparted some of my awesome knowledge to a few people, i wandered around in the woods behind my house...and ran out to CVS...alright so i did some stuff. but it was a very relaxing day. not to mention that it was beautiful outside and so i got to fully enjoy my day (i didnt sit on the couch till it started getting too cold/dark). how was your day?
back again,
so i got BIG news!!!!
i'm almost done working on my jeep and i should be driving it soon.
for those of you who dont know me outside the SG world, i have been rebuilding and 84 cj7 for the past like 5 months now and its in the final stages of completion. and for those of you who dont know what a cj7 is i'll tell you...
HISTORY TIIIIME!
a jeep was originaly produced for the military during WWII to be a reconnisance vehicle (1/4 ton, 4 wheel drive, capable to get over rough terrain; were basically the only requirements). the term jeep does not in fact come from the abbreviation GP (general purpose) but comes from a popeye cartoon with a character called eugene the jeep. a "jeep" to infantrymen in WWII was an untested piece of military equipment. but eugene the jeep was a guy who could go anywhere and do anything (and was well known to civilians of the time). so when military personel came back and called the Willys MA (or other early model) a jeep, they were saying its a new thing, but civillians associated it with the character.
thus the name Jeep was coined for the vehicle itself. now keep in mind that the brand jeep didnt come about for some time. they used to be Willys, kaiser, amc, and others i am forgetting before jeep itself became a company.
anyways after WWII ended the Willys company marketed their 'jeeps' to civilians, in particular the former GI's who came to love the vehicle. they were sold to the public as the Willys CJ or Civilian Jeep (with almost no modifications from the military vehicle). many years passed, and model numbers went through 1 - 8 (8 being the pickup truck type scrambler...and a whole bunch more i dont feel like getting into). the company was bought and sold repeatedly creating numerous (and sometimes barely evident) design changes, but they all still held true to the 'jeep look'.
after the Cj7 (and 8 came out at the same time roughly), jeep produced the next generation which was the wrangler. now other jeeps came and went from existence in that time frame, one that people might know was the wagoneer (first all metal station wagon...its the reason that the term "tail gate party" exists now). but the same general body style from the military jeep has persisted to today in the now wrangler.
i got a cj7 because while it looks just like the cj5, its got the widetrack axels and is a little longer...gives me about 2% less chance of flipping over whenever i make a sharp turn. i bought it for 500 bucks, have thrown probably 1500 into it thus far, and am planning on another 750-1000 by the end of the month. however i intend to be driving it by st patty's day. (i will post pictures)
Fun Jeep Fact: the fold down windshield which has been around since the 40's would seem to be against all common sence, i mean come on, i've cracked 2 windshields myself on the highway from flying rocks. however they have a historical reason, the fold down windshield was so that GI's driving the jeeps could put a strecher across the passenger side and a doctor could sit in back and work on someone who was injured (read shot or exploded). the feature was so well liked that the company decided to keep it and the style has been consistently used for the past 60+ years. it is currently illegal to drive a car without a windshield...except if its a jeep.
speaking of st pattys day, anyone interested in going into boston with me and my friends?
also who likes my new profile picture? its an older one but i like it...and i still own the straight jackett, fyi...
so i got BIG news!!!!
i'm almost done working on my jeep and i should be driving it soon.
for those of you who dont know me outside the SG world, i have been rebuilding and 84 cj7 for the past like 5 months now and its in the final stages of completion. and for those of you who dont know what a cj7 is i'll tell you...
HISTORY TIIIIME!
a jeep was originaly produced for the military during WWII to be a reconnisance vehicle (1/4 ton, 4 wheel drive, capable to get over rough terrain; were basically the only requirements). the term jeep does not in fact come from the abbreviation GP (general purpose) but comes from a popeye cartoon with a character called eugene the jeep. a "jeep" to infantrymen in WWII was an untested piece of military equipment. but eugene the jeep was a guy who could go anywhere and do anything (and was well known to civilians of the time). so when military personel came back and called the Willys MA (or other early model) a jeep, they were saying its a new thing, but civillians associated it with the character.
thus the name Jeep was coined for the vehicle itself. now keep in mind that the brand jeep didnt come about for some time. they used to be Willys, kaiser, amc, and others i am forgetting before jeep itself became a company.
anyways after WWII ended the Willys company marketed their 'jeeps' to civilians, in particular the former GI's who came to love the vehicle. they were sold to the public as the Willys CJ or Civilian Jeep (with almost no modifications from the military vehicle). many years passed, and model numbers went through 1 - 8 (8 being the pickup truck type scrambler...and a whole bunch more i dont feel like getting into). the company was bought and sold repeatedly creating numerous (and sometimes barely evident) design changes, but they all still held true to the 'jeep look'.
after the Cj7 (and 8 came out at the same time roughly), jeep produced the next generation which was the wrangler. now other jeeps came and went from existence in that time frame, one that people might know was the wagoneer (first all metal station wagon...its the reason that the term "tail gate party" exists now). but the same general body style from the military jeep has persisted to today in the now wrangler.
i got a cj7 because while it looks just like the cj5, its got the widetrack axels and is a little longer...gives me about 2% less chance of flipping over whenever i make a sharp turn. i bought it for 500 bucks, have thrown probably 1500 into it thus far, and am planning on another 750-1000 by the end of the month. however i intend to be driving it by st patty's day. (i will post pictures)
Fun Jeep Fact: the fold down windshield which has been around since the 40's would seem to be against all common sence, i mean come on, i've cracked 2 windshields myself on the highway from flying rocks. however they have a historical reason, the fold down windshield was so that GI's driving the jeeps could put a strecher across the passenger side and a doctor could sit in back and work on someone who was injured (read shot or exploded). the feature was so well liked that the company decided to keep it and the style has been consistently used for the past 60+ years. it is currently illegal to drive a car without a windshield...except if its a jeep.
speaking of st pattys day, anyone interested in going into boston with me and my friends?
also who likes my new profile picture? its an older one but i like it...and i still own the straight jackett, fyi...
and once again i have returned.
i know, you've all missed me.
but today i am going to tell you a story.
i went to get my hair cut at a place called "hair cuttery"; no shit. and i go there not because they give a good trim (they actually kind of suck) but because the place is full of attractive girls who after cutting your hair, take you into the back and gie you a complimentary shampoo. their uniform is a black tank top that on most of the fairly good size busted girls, means that i will have some boobs, pressed up against my face, while they are trying to wash my hair. i know, i'm a pervert.
anyways i decided it was a good idea for me to walk next door after and get myself a sandwich at lou rocs diner. well that was a bad idea seeing as how i got food poisoning from it. never walk into a place where you see the cooks not wearing gloves and leaving the mayo out for the hour you were there and ask them for a chicken salad sandwich. cause what i think i got was a death tumor salad sandwich (albeit tasty).
after i finished eating i was hit with the string urge to vomit. then a few hours of that i got what i'd like to call the eye of the storm, and then my insides were trying to explode out the other end of me. lest just say it was a long night at work.
so the moral of my story is, if you're ever in west boylston, MA, and you see a shit pile called lou roc's diner...dont go in and eat the food. it will probably kill you.
have a good night.
i know, you've all missed me.
but today i am going to tell you a story.
i went to get my hair cut at a place called "hair cuttery"; no shit. and i go there not because they give a good trim (they actually kind of suck) but because the place is full of attractive girls who after cutting your hair, take you into the back and gie you a complimentary shampoo. their uniform is a black tank top that on most of the fairly good size busted girls, means that i will have some boobs, pressed up against my face, while they are trying to wash my hair. i know, i'm a pervert.
anyways i decided it was a good idea for me to walk next door after and get myself a sandwich at lou rocs diner. well that was a bad idea seeing as how i got food poisoning from it. never walk into a place where you see the cooks not wearing gloves and leaving the mayo out for the hour you were there and ask them for a chicken salad sandwich. cause what i think i got was a death tumor salad sandwich (albeit tasty).
after i finished eating i was hit with the string urge to vomit. then a few hours of that i got what i'd like to call the eye of the storm, and then my insides were trying to explode out the other end of me. lest just say it was a long night at work.
so the moral of my story is, if you're ever in west boylston, MA, and you see a shit pile called lou roc's diner...dont go in and eat the food. it will probably kill you.
have a good night.
back again. nothing new has happened. i payed money for this site and i have barely used it at all. i don't even know my way around it much. i suppose that means i need to spend some time here.
oh, you know whats fantastic? its that profile edit page. i liked some of the selections. but i have to say that i probably fit into a category but i didn't see anything that quite fit me on their people category list (you know, emo, punk etc.) and i cant believe that "fatkidlovescake" wasnt taken yet. i mean i bet there are a million fat kids on this site. and guaranteed we all love cake.i just figured people would put two and two togeather and come up with a kick ass screen name.
