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Oh a powdered-sugar-coating setup!!! *Homer Simpson voice* Doughnuts...*drool*

you mean a $2.00 hooker on dollar night,

i don't mind the thought of half price but two for one?

Good evening, One and All-
I think I have mentioned that I've been trying to "sun burn" test a piece of my foam core fiberglass material to see how it does in all day sunlight. I think I may have mentioned that it has rained every single day since I started trying to do the test. Well, if that wasn't bad enough...

Friday I was sitting at my desk (at home), talking on the phone when I heard a "Ka-Whump" sound. I finished the call, walked thru the kitchen looking out the back windows to see if a tree limb had fallen, or if my neighbors had blown something up (and if they had without inviting me, I was gonna be PO'd!!!)... Finally, opened the garage door... And the ceiling had collapsed over about 1/3 of the garage. Apparently, my roof leaks... DAMMIT...

So, all the body panels had to be cleaned up and checked for damages. Then I had to put them somewhere safe. So... You guessed it... We gots Slotus parts in the dining room again!!!That'll be two rear fenders sitting next to two sidepods, with the rear section tucked in just in front of the china cabinet. Gayle is taking things surprisingly well... So far... I think...

And I told y'all this, slightly out of order. There was one more body part that y'all haven't seen. It used to look like this:It's the piece that fits in behind the nose cone, wraps around the radiator and will connect to the hood, sort of... I'd been struggling with what to call it. "Radiator Surround" seemed to work.

Then, on Thursday night, I brought it into the house to show Gayle. We looked at it, talked about shape and air flow and stuff and then I put it back in the garage. A few minutes later, HamDip came out of her room, and I said, "You missed the art exhibit." She wanted to see my "work of art" so I went and got it. Walking in, I said, "Behold, it is ART!" HamDip says, "Hi Art, how ya doin?" to the radiator surround. So, now it's name is Art... And he's a he, not an it...

Well, when the ceiling fell in, a big chunk of it landed on Art. He didn't fare too well, and I had to glue him back together. Today, I took Art with us up to GA to check the fit. First off, the gluing back together had warped poor Art until he didn't fit right. Then I discovered that one of his arms would interfere with the steering shaft. So, Art had to get another rebuild this evening. James said that was what they meant by "suffering for your Art." Anyway, here's Art, recuperating nicely in --Wait for it-- the dining room! Notice the nose cone in the background.

Enough about Art... We went to GA with some green paint, intent on touching up the frame now that we had it all stripped down. And, surprisingly enough, that's what we did. I pulled out the two spindles and the rear UCA that needed painting, James and I cleaned up the frame, did some sanding here and there and we shot some new green on things. It came out looking good!!! I'm likin' that green more and more as we go along.

Remember that upper intake that I had so much fun with, painting lime green and purple and generally torturing Gayle with the garishness of it all? Well, we atoned for that sin today, and gave the intake a good coat of Slotus Racing Green--I'm workin' a a little special "Something" for that name-plate that goes on top there, stay tuned for that later in our program...

And, last but not least, today we presented Son of Attack Hose to the world. He doesn't look much like his Daddy, being all snazzy black with a yellow stripe, but he seems to understand instinctively his duty around the shop. As evidence, note the picture of Son of Attack Hose, taken moments after we plugged him into the compressor-He immediately assumed the correct stance, ready to take down anybody walking past the beer fridge. Unfortunately, the only ones walking by were me and James...

Tune in next time when we hear Bubba say, "I've always wanted to be a roofer!"
Until then, Slotus Fans...

Peace, Love and "Art"!
JD Kemp

Sorry to hear about your garage. Does that come under one of those "Act of God" clauses on your home owner's insurance policy? At least it didn't destroy something important like car parts.

JD, how in the world does an air hose get like that? It ain't natural, I tell ya. Maybe it is something supernatural like one on those scenes out of the demonic possession movie "The Exorcist." Maybe you'd better get a local Padre to come down and give your workspace a going over on God's behalf? When he finishes with the workspace, try to slip him the bill for your roof too.

Cheers,

Yo Lonnie-
The Attack Hose was like that as soon as James put it on the floor... Perhaps it was curled by the various fumes emanating from the oil, gas, paint, acetone, beer and various other substances spilled on the floor over the years. More likely it was curled up by the fumes emanating from James , but we don't wanna go into that here, this is a public forum and decent people might be looking in...

Local Padre? Hmmmm... Not sure if I could find one brave enough to go to James' shop... It is a true "Den of Iniquity"...

Good hearing from ya Lonnie! Y'all come back now...

JDK

And that was before Issacc.....what's your weather like today? And forecast for tomorrow? Are you on hurricane watch?

Hi mate ..not good to hear that your garage ceiling is now the floor .. are you sure you dont live down under or maybe your garage is just upside down Leaks it must be a major gusher..what a bummer..at least no one was hurt or the car or body damaged
If ya want a hand to fix it just give me a yell ..i come from a long line of Roofers ( really)


Kiwi Dave...JD's putting on a roof shout...do you have that over there ? when a new roof goes on the house owners shout the roofers a case of beer or 3

Hi Bill-
Thanks for your concern, Sir. We're off the hook (at least for now), as Isaac has veered westward more towards Louisiana. Our Red Cross and Fire Depts and other safety folks are on hurricane alert, but it's looking like they won't be needed. (Thank God!) We're having some wind and rain, off and on, for the last three days, but nothing out of the ordinary, other than the extended duration of this "rainy spell."

'Preciate you coming by, Bill! Come on down, maybe we'll have a hurricane party, even if we don't have a hurricane!
Laissez les bons temps rouler!!!

JD Kemp

Yo Kiwi Dave! Yep, garage turned itself upside down. At least that's what it looked like on Friday afternoon. And there was a car part damaged, poor Art got all busted up. He's better now though. I don't think it was a huge leak exactly, just that we've had about three weeks of rainy weather and it soaked its way through. I'm sure the attic is a mess. (Nothing up there, just a wet mess... Ewww... )

So, in addition to car detailing, race car design and building, and generally being a Bronze God, you're also a Roofer? Just what we need!!!
COME ON UP!!! We can have the beer cold when you get here! That might not lead to a quick roof repair (might lead to a hospital trip if we combine the two events) but it'll be a helluva good time.

Yep, Hurricane Party... Gotta do it... Who's in?

Peace, Love and "Boat Drinks"-
JD Kemp

Sorry to hear about your ceiling and roof. Try not to fix them in that order. If Kiwi Dave is coming up to fix the roof, I could join in (and supervise). I have shingled a number of roofs over the years from new construction to re-roof. But my next roofing job will be contracted out. I'm getting too lazy to haul shingles up a ladder, not even for myself.

My rule of thumb was always the first beer is opened after the last nail is pounded in and the ladders are off the roof.

You are truly wise in the ways of science, O Learned One!

Perhaps you should come down and provide "adult supervision"... I suspect that James, Kiwi Dave and me might be more than TWWTFM could handle...


JD Kemp

My last residence was 1/4 mile from the local ambulance barn. Since I had both a ladder and a chain saw, I thought that this proximity was a good thing.

You mean you guys need a chain saw AND a ladder to get in trouble? You're just not working at this. I hate to brag, but I can do a lot with just a small screw driver and a rusty screw. Let's work on our game gentlemen. The world is watching.

Cheers,

My father -- a pastor -- managed to do this with a small screwdriver while working on a lamp. And yes, it was close to Good Friday, so he knew first-hand how it felt to have something driven though a human hand.

Yo, Lonnie!
I commend you for your talent, needing only a screwdriver and a rusty screw* to get a free conversation with the nice Emergency Room nurses. But you have to remember, this is Team Slotus! Our motto is "Go Big or Go Home!" So, while we could work with small things like that, or a container of razor blades in a pants pocket (Don't ask), a ladder and a chainsaw is really more our style...

*Wow, I bet James or Kiwi Dave could make something really naughty-sounding out of "rusty screw"

So, for your homework assignment tonight, I want you to go out into the garage with a butane torch, 3 dozen live chickens and a 5-gallon gas can and practice.

NOT REALLY! DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS! THE RESULTING ROAST CHICKEN TASTES TERRIBLE...

Peace, Love and Large Explosions-
JD