Falling in love with your own characters

[EmilyMiller]

Who started this thread about cars? I want to have a word with them.

Em

 

[gunhilltrain]

I'm looking at getting a new old car. I found a 74 blue formula 400 firebird. I'd like to have Jo fix it up so we can give it to Pops for Christmas. But I don't think we can afford it at all sad, just so very, very sad.

I wish one my kids would give me a Firebird for Christmas. Actually, almost any car would do. Except, I can't afford the insurance, even just the mandated liability insurance.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Who started this thread about cars? I want to have a word with them.

Em

It was electricblue I think - the purple Valiant. But then somebody also mentioned the Garter Chapel, and then onehitwanda brought up garters, which then led to pantyhose. I did suggest in post 94 that the topic of women's stockings should be moved to a separate thread.

 

[EmilyMiller]

It was electricblue I think - the purple Valiant. But then somebody also mentioned the Garter Chapel, and then onehitwanda brought up garters, which then led to pantyhose. I did suggest in post 94 that the topic of women's stockings should be moved to a separate thread.

Women’s stockings seems a far more appropriate topic.

Em

 

[gunhilltrain]

Women’s stockings seems a far more appropriate topic.

Em

Yes, I had some interesting comments about it. Falling in love with your characters: there is a link there to the thread title. I've written about women who were quite concerned about there stockings. Often it was to the effect that no one could see what was under their skirts, but they knew what was there and it pleased them quite a bit. It's going to be a plot point in a sequel to Geek Pride, regarding the two heroines Amanda and Lucy.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Yes, I had some interesting comments about it. Falling in love with your characters: there is a link there to the thread title. I've written about women who were quite concerned about there stockings. Often it was to the effect that no one could see what was under their skirts, but they knew what was there and it pleased them quite a bit. It's going to be a plot point in a sequel to Geek Pride, regarding the two heroines Amanda and Lucy.

I like stockings .

Em

 

[MillieDynamite]

Yes, I know. The top of the order in New York, however, had truly serious power and money. The average person rarely saw them unless they were running for a political office, as when Nelson Rockefeller, I believe, would campaign by eating hot dogs in Coney Island. I met one of Vanderbilt descendants myself, because I had some connections through my in-laws to the Democratic Party, as that guy did too. His apartment on Sutton Place was awesome.

Then there was the non-Vanderbilt, who claimed a relationship and wormed his way through wealthy women's bank accounts. I think it was Vanderbilt, right? Anyway, there's a good story in that someplace.

 

[MillieDynamite]

I wish one my kids would give me a Firebird for Christmas. Actually, almost any car would do. Except, I can't afford the insurance, even just the mandated liability insurance.

Well, we could afford the car, but it needed a lot of work, and even if you are the shop foreman, or forewoman I mean, you have to pay for everything. So no, we aren't doing it.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Then there was the non-Vanderbilt, who claimed a relationship and wormed his way through wealthy women's bank accounts. I think it was Vanderbilt, right? Anyway, there's a good story in that someplace.

There was definitely a Rockefeller impostor who was from Germany, of all places. This other guy was the real deal. He passed years ago, and the article is nearly six decaes old, so I don't mind mentioning him. (A celebrity puff piece, of course.) That was an earlier apartment from the one I saw. His wife (pictured here) latter became the New York Planning Commission.

https://archive.vogue.com/article/1965/2/the-young-joyous-life-of-mr-and-mrs-s-carter-burden-junior

 

[gunhilltrain]

Well, we could afford the car, but it needed a lot of work, and even if you are the shop foreman, or forewoman I mean, you have to pay for everything. So no, we aren't doing it.

I've also heard, that no matter how much it's fixed, a car that old is never good as a "daily driver." I guess that's not the point of it. On weekends, in warm weather, you'll see all kinds of old cars driving around. There was a guy I saw in New Jersey who would bring out his Ford Model T. It worked, that was for sure.

Emily is going to get us, I think.

 

[MillieDynamite]

I've also heard, that no matter how much it's fixed, a car that old is never good as a "daily driver." I guess that's not the point of it. On weekends, in warm weather, you'll see all kinds of old cars driving around. There was a guy I saw in New Jersey who would bring out his Ford Model T. It worked, that was for sure.

Emily is going to get us, I think.

I had a 2003 Ford Mustang GT back in 2013-2018. I drove the wheels off the thing. I miss that car.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I had a 2003 Ford Mustang GT back in 2013-2018. I drove the wheels off the thing. I miss that car.

That was a nice-looking car. What finally went? The transmission? The engine?

https://www.mustangspecs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2003-Mustang-GT.png

 

[MillieDynamite]

That was a nice-looking car. What finally went? The transmission? The engine?

https://www.mustangspecs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2003-Mustang-GT.png

Nothing, I just traded it for a less flashy hybrid, which I hate. SUVs and short girls don't always get along well.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Nothing, I just traded it for a less flashy hybrid, which I hate. SUVs and short girls don't always get along well.

I keep getting additional questions. If you hated it, then why did you buy it? Economic reasons?

 

[MillieDynamite]

I didn't realize hauling my fat ass into it would be a pain. I have to climb in and hoist myself up higher into the seat, as the step part still puts my ass about a foot and a half below the seat. I get 45.5 miles to the gallon as a lifetime average. Very economical, but we are in the last year of the battery warranty. When that goes, it is 8 grand to replace. Looking to trade it for a Focus or another smaller car for a smaller girl hybrid. Probably not a new one this time, but a program vehicle. Jo drives it to work now rather than her company-owned Vet. But more often than not, she rides her Harley 74 ElectraGlide.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I didn't realize hauling my fat ass into it would be a pain. I have to climb in and hoist myself up higher into the seat, as the step part still puts my ass about a foot and a half below the seat. I get 45.5 miles to the gallon as a lifetime average. Very economical, but we are in the last year of the battery warranty. When that goes, it is 8 grand to replace. Looking to trade it for a Focus or another smaller car for a smaller girl hybrid. Probably not a new one this time, but a program vehicle. Jo drives it to work now rather than her company-owned Vet. But more often than not, she rides her Harley 74 ElectraGlide.

Yes, hybrids and pure electrics are so "green," but everybody forgets about the battery replacement. Maybe we should just leave well-enough alone.

A Harley ElectraGlide. Reminds me of my ex-wife, whose second husband rode motorcycles. Thus she decided to learn how to ride too. (Although she was in her forties by then and had two kids - mine - to worry about.) They had Harleys and a couple of Hondas at one point. Then he passed in 2011 and she could no longer afford motorcycles.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Yes, hybrids and pure electrics are so "green," but everybody forgets about the battery replacement. Maybe we should just leave well-enough alone.

A Harley ElectraGlide. Reminds me of my ex-wife, whose second husband rode motorcycles. Thus she decided to learn how to ride too. (Although she was in her forties by then and had two kids - mine - to worry about.) They had Harleys and a couple of Hondas at one point. Then he passed in 2011 and she could no longer afford motorcycles.

I worry about Jo when she rides. My brother was run into by a dear on the highway late at night. He broke his leg, spent four or five months in a cast, has a titanium rod in his leg, and still rides the repaired motorbike. When he flies, of course, he sets off all the alarms, and they wand him and wand him. I think he has a card that explains it, but they still check him several times.

And worst of all, the dear died, and no one showed up at the funeral.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Actually, mining ore for batteries is an ecological nightmare. They are giant strip mine operations, leaving gross-looking gouges on the land, and often the residue left behind prevents turning them into a lake with a massive cleanup. I read somewhere it takes years to recoup the cost of the hydrocarbons used up in the construction of wind turbines, plus you have a mini environmental change around the wind farms. Don't remember what the change was. It wasn't good. Then there is the ugly landscape of the festooning thread of Windmills across the countryside. Unfortunately, given our level of dependence on technology, there are no good answers to renewable fuel sources currently. Nuclear power is probably the cleanest source in the long run, barring meltdowns, accidental releases of radiation, and the whole what to do with spent fuel thing. Ain't a just a ray of sunshine this morning?

 

[MillieDynamite]

Bye the way, America is a band from London. WTF

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

I still have the urge to name the horse.

Bye the way, America is a band from London. WTF

 

[gunhilltrain]

Actually, mining ore for batteries is an ecological nightmare. They are giant strip mine operations, leaving gross-looking gouges on the land, and often the residue left behind prevents turning them into a lake with a massive cleanup. I read somewhere it takes years to recoup the cost of the hydrocarbons used up in the construction of wind turbines, plus you have a mini environmental change around the wind farms. Don't remember what the change was. It wasn't good. Then there is the ugly landscape of the festooning thread of Windmills across the countryside. Unfortunately, given our level of dependence on technology, there are no good answers to renewable fuel sources currently. Nuclear power is probably the cleanest source in the long run, barring meltdowns, accidental releases of radiation, and the whole what to do with spent fuel thing. Ain't a just a ray of sunshine this morning?

Yes, I know about the mining problem. But better than coal, right? Everything humans have done for more than two-hundred years has been an ecological nightmare, but we're not going to do anything substantial about it. The short-term benefits are too great. Either we'll survive or we won't; I don't know which.

George Carlin: "The planet is not going anywhere. We are."

 

[MillieDynamite]

Oil companies have a vested interest in alternative fuels. When there is real fossil fuel scarcity, then they'll get serious about finding a different way. Until then, we have to do what we can. It amazes me that all the current alternate energy production is dependent on the old way of doing things to make the things needed to make the alternate energy products. Someone needs to radically rethink how we do this stuff.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Oil companies have a vested interest in alternative fuels. When there is real fossil fuel scarcity, then they'll get serious about finding a different way. Until then, we have to do what we can. It amazes me that all the current alternate energy production is dependent on the old way of doing things to make the things needed to make the alternate energy products. Someone needs to radically rethink how we do this stuff.

Emily is going to stomp on us for hijacking her thread. She must be distracted elsewhere. I know I promised to talk about stockings, but I'm too shy.

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

I have a very 1920s outfit, complete with flapper hate, a fringed dress, sexy high heels, garters, and stockings with a big seam up the back of the leg.

Emily is going to stomp on us for hijacking her thread. She must be distracted elsewhere. I know I promised to talk about stockings, but I'm too shy.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I have a very 1920s outfit, complete with flapper hate, a fringed dress, sexy high heels, garters, and stockings with a big seam up the back of the leg.

That sounds quite impressive. Why not try an 1890's version with bloomers, knee stockings (or is it thigh-highs?), and the shoes they had back then? Of course, most of that is not externally visible, but that is the whole point of it.

1903, but close enough. Great hats, but I suspect that is more 1940's Hollywood than 1900's Midwest.

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