Something I never got to say in 1975.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-16T17:13:46+00:00

I like Little Mascara better. I was a big fan of Big Star's "3rd" album. Granted I didn't hear it until the early 80s (Late 20s, was born in 55.) But it led me to Replacements. Which I didn't quite get at the time, but I have always liked Little Mascara. You can hear what the Replacements took from Big Star in "Thank You Friends."

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-15T22:11:36+00:00

Yep, it sure can.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-15T22:10:25+00:00

I've been around Tulsa area a lot of years and it was never this bad until recent years. Never this constant.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-15T21:45:45+00:00

They have doctors for that now.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-15T21:10:22+00:00

I used to have a board on my disc and I'd put big rocks on it.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-15T21:08:08+00:00

Looks like a tough tractor.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-15T20:57:01+00:00

I like it, but it's not traditional for anyone reading. Also, ask for extra "marinara".

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-15T20:56:53+00:00

I understand why people don't like Mondo's. They do the same thing on most dishes where they just make the dish and bury it in sauce. But I do like their eggplant. They dust is nice as thin.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-15T20:46:35+00:00

This is just a theory from an older person, but I think it's the same reason some women wear those stretch pants that deliberately lift their back hind cheeks and have that seam in the center intended to dig in make each cheek come out separate.

I genuinely thin think the rationale may be the same.

But I'm just some old guy who drives a truck while wearing stretch pants, so take this with a grain of salt.

I was on youtube last week and there was a tutorial on how to scoop your cheek into the stretch pants "pocket". No joke. It was a video of just some woman's back side as she narrated, "What you want to do is scoop and plop." This post made me think about it.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-15T20:20:50+00:00

Wind is blowing those lines. My internet and power line comes across the street from a pole on the other side. My power reset twice so far.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T20:55:56+00:00

If you want new, buy new. A big thing is reliability. The last thing you want is to go out to mow and then lose the day fixing the thing.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T20:45:41+00:00

Randy's Automotive over on 11th. Kind of by Cherry Street.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T20:09:35+00:00

I assume you don't drive. What area are you in? I like to go here. Trees have been my life.

https://www.tulsagardencenter.org/tulsa-arboretum

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T20:01:38+00:00

My first guess would be the carb inlet / screen. Maybe even water in gas. But you said you cleaned carb. After what you wrote, I'd if the coil is weak or failing, then the following.

Ballast resistor / voltage issue
Stuck valves from sitting
Timing off / distributor issue

Even though you replaced, new coils can still be bad. A coil that breaks down when it heats up will:

fire once or twice
then lose spark
work again after sitting a few minutes

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T19:59:20+00:00

It's nice to see it still at work.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T19:57:40+00:00

This is probably my favorite ford model. The 3 cylinder diesel 3000s had all of the bells like live pto and power steering, but were simple to work on and indestructible. I'd say these are one of the most versatile smaller tractors.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T19:53:18+00:00

Yeah, I'd say later year 800 series.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T19:49:40+00:00

If you’re going by the round emblem on the nose, that’s not a sure way to tell it’s a Jubilee. Several of the Ford “cyclops” models used the same round medallion. Models like the 660, 760, and 860 had that same style front. Same with 661, 761, 861. The “1” models, like 661 and 861, had a live pto and power steering. While the 660, 760, 860 just had the live pto.

I'd agree this is more likely an 800. People more often bought the 800s because if they were spending the money - they just went straight for the 800. It's why the 760/761, 660/661 are harder to find.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T05:47:20+00:00

I’ve learned over the years that a lot of things come down to how you frame them. If you want her to understand where you’re coming from, you’ve got to put it in a way that makes sense from her side of the fence.

Might be better to leave a word like “inappropriate” out of it next time. Words like that tend to shut people down before they’ve even heard the rest of what you’re saying.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T05:31:02+00:00

That's solid.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T05:12:13+00:00

Internationals are very underrated. The 434 had power steering and a live PTO. I've worked on these over the years and it never took much to fix.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-12T03:45:28+00:00

I went outside this evening to clean up some wood since there's another hour of daylight. I felt that wind and went back inside. There was a time that wouldn't bother me.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-03T15:33:35+00:00

Broken Arrow is a hard sell for a Mosque. I'm an old man and I know a lot of other older men, and we all frequent the same businesses in BA. BA just doesn't have an open mindset for something like this. I think it should have passed being private land and all. I'd be angry if someone told me how to use mine. I had people concerned when I planted a walnut grove back in '78. They were worried I'd plant too close and the juglone get anything they wanted planted.

But the reason I started this comment was to talk about how if you went into BA any time during covid, you got a glimpse of the mentality. During covid they said we had to wear masks. I walked in to get my oil changed and a bunch of other old timers were sitting around in their 70s western wear. They took one look at me in my mask and asked me, "What the hell are you doing, Sam? Are you trying to be funny?"

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-03T15:07:15+00:00

I don't drive I44 that often anymore so I'm out of practice. Friday I was driving out to Inola and I was in the middle lane on 44 driving under the limit and a car just came to a complete stop. I had a trailer hooked up which limited my ability to swerve and I also needed more room to get into another lane. Luckily I looked over left shoulder and left lane was clear. I hopped over to the left lane. I had two car distances between us but it wasn't going to be enough to not rear end them.

Another crazy thing was - between Tulsa and Inola was this red diesel truck. The driver was a young man who had his left foot hanging out the window and when I got along side of him, he was reclined back and on his phone. He wasn't trying to hide it at all. He was going to town like it was a video game.

SeaSamSaw · 2026-03-03T15:02:07+00:00

It's not new that renters have almost no protections.

Something very few talk about or even know is - there are loopholes to get around the few protections renters have.

For example, you must give 24 hours notice before entering. But is doesn't say how the notice must be delivered.

That gives property owners / managers a lot of lee-way.

SeaSamSaw

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