This picture is inside a burning barrel from a farm not too far from where I live. While these people are truly nice people, as you can see they don't recycle. But can you blame them?
By burning they are reducing their waste down to almost nothing. And it's a pain to store and haul all these consumeristic extras to the landfill every couple of weeks.
It was a nice ride out to Black Creek Marsh. Still the DEC is working on their construction project in the old gravel pit there, I am guessing it’s a wildlife pond but it’s not obvious as they’ve not done much work since hunting seasons open up this autumn so not to disturb wildlife or hunters. Got caught in a good blustery snow squall on way out there. Wind now has really picked up.
The hub caps are back on Big Red. Looks better that way. I am still more worried about the cancer – the rust on cross members – then the frame issues but I’m not a structural engineer but studying it appears at least the rear shock mount is fully rotted through. Truth is it’s a mess, even though it he past I had always tried to clean it off to best of my ability with the power washer at car wash. I’m not surprised though as the trailer hitch rotted out a few years back.
I really just want one more camping trip with Red, so I’m hoping if I’m careful after Christmas I can make it work. Even if it’s cold and icy, I just one last time to make peace in my mind as I say by to Big Red. After winter, I’ll get a new truck, and I’ll keep Red to move my equipment over to the new truck, as I really don’t want to be pulling equipment off in the cold.
Today you should wish people Happy Winter. 🌨️ The next three days are an appropriate time to wish people a Merry Christmas.🎄 Next week, it’s an appropriate time to wish people a Happy New Year. 🎇 Previously, it was an appropriate time to wish people Happy Holidays.☃️
Next Sunday, God willing and Godzilla waiting, I’ll be out camping one last time with Big Red. It will be sad to know it’s the last time, but I did a walk around under Red and cancer is worse then I think even the shop reported when they failed Red.
I was exploring under the truck and noticing that the cross member holding up the gas tank ⛽ and shock absorber is also pretty rotted out and at some point probably not far in the future will snap, so I have to be careful on how hard I hit bumps in the next week. I am going to put the hub caps back on today, I was pondering if I could put the 35s and Rockstars on the stock Godzilla truck if that’s what I end up getting. I think the Rockstars support 8-lug wheels. Not sure about the wheel off-set on F-250. I still have a fair bit of life left on those BFG 35s. ⚪ Might be cool but I’m not sure what I would put Red on before scrapping. Jack stands maybe? But how to get him towed away for scrap without wheels? I could I guess ask around – if I scrap rather then sell I could probably ask for the wheels and tires back as part of the deal.
Truth is I already have visions of a Bigger Red truck, fuck the EPA and woke greenies, in my head. 🛻 I was reading about how good and reliable those mini-Godzilla engines really are even if a few have had lifter failures, they’re better then most of small-block crap using thin oil and displacement on demand the EPA is forcing on people. But I figure enjoy the remaining days with Red before it’s done and I have a few months without a vehicle. 🔥 🏕️ But first a good weekend in wilderness next week, with some fires and grass. See, breathing in all that plastic smoke, following cow-pokes and hillbilly goat farmers from wilds of West Virigina on the internet, 🐮 and the Trumpster has completely trashed my mind. But I do love the lands of the hills and hollers with their wood smoke and cow shit far away from the cities. 🌲🐐 ⛰️ 🌲🔥
Today, it’s a ride on my mountain bike bright and early to Voorheeesville I think, 🚲 then come home, shower, put the hub caps back on Red and drive out to Mom and Dad’s. Then I am going with them in their Woke-Mobile to see my neice preform in the Nutcracker, drive around to see the holiday lights, 🎅 then head back home. Then it’s a two day work week at work, I’ll probably my bike ride in, as I just don’t want to push my luck with Big Red as I still want to get out camping one last time before Red is retired. Tuesday if it’s crap, I guess the city buses are good, more time to read and get my steps in walking into the Plaza 👣 as I as sing along with Ian Tyson with my mentally ill delusions of Godzilla 🐲 n my head as I get yelled at by the homeless bums sleeping in the Concourse.
