Recent content by Capt Steve

Loved my C4 and while it was quick {the 350 long block had been rebuilt and a Supercharger added} it was an awesome road car even if a tad stiff. The ride and handling of the C7 is off the freaking chart. Add the new Michelins and it is like a red leather rocket ship complete with the HUD. I...

Ain't it the truth... They say you have to fall in and then climb out. I am 6 weeks into a serious bout with Sciatica. the MRI shows that I need injection surgery {needle with cortisteroids} injected into the nerves to calm them down and get back to normal. Just waiting on the VA to get me...

Thanks for the tips guys. I've never been able to get my photos to upload.

A couple of years ago I fulfilled a lifelong dream to own an old classic Corvette. I bought a 1987 C4 Vette in Corvette hyper yellow. It had been nicely reststored as documented here in an old post. Fast forward 2 years and the Yellow Vette has gone over the Rainbow bridge falling victim to a...

A few thoughts... I spent nearly 20 years in Title insurance as a technician {Tile officer} and a lot of time in management. I taught college classes on Title insurance law and appeared in several trials dealing with forgeries and even did an hour in front of the Grand Jury testifying in a...

lots of choices in Arizona... Another vote for Murphy's in Tucson, I've purchased/traded/sold half a dozen pistols over the years. My personal best score was a 6" Dan Wesson 44 Mag with Pachmyr grips in excellent condition. It was a consignment gun that had just come in, walked with it for...

How useless? And... there are folks at the Harley Davidson factory actually installing stock exhausts... I hear there are even people at the BMW factory installing turn signals???

Mary Travers... In early July of 1971 I was flying back to the states after completing an 18 month deployment with the Army Security Agency to Turkey. There were 3 of us traveling together and we flew from Istanbul to Frankfurt and on to London. While waiting for our 747 to JFK from Heathrow...

About 19 years ago we moved to our new house about 25 miles north of Tucson. I set up the usual utilities sewer, water, satellite, internet etc. and when it came to electric I connected with what was for me a new entity. Our power was provided by Trico Electric which is a non profit co - op...

Cochlear implant update... It is hard to believe I started this journey 8 months ago. I had the surgery a week ago and am still in the recovery mode. The surgeon told me I would be down for a couple of weeks and I laughed telling him I heal quicker than most... I was wrong and he was...

Gotta love living here... Thanks one and all... One of the many nice things about living where we do is the proximity of some of the finest mountain country just waiting to be explored. Here is a report of our latest adventure: Our Colorado Hot Springs tour... Just returned from a great...

Four years ago today we moved into our "downsize house" in Payson AZ at 5,000' 100 miles north of Phoenix. We left our 2,000 square foot house in an "Active Adult Community"{Saddlebrooke - 20 miles north of Tucson} bidding a firm farewell to ever living under the oppressive thumb of an HOA. Our...

Cell service is pretty iffy depending where on the mountain you happen to find yourself but you really can't count on it. From Springerville up to Alpine is about20 miles all posted at 65 with lots of nice sweepers. From Alpine we drove for 75 miles in a little over 2 hours} and NEVER saw...

We just returned from a brief but all too much fun trip, this time in our 87 Vette. We have ridden “The Devil’s Highway” about half a dozen times on 4 different motorcycles over the last 10 years. We would usually tow a motorcycle in the cargo trailer behind our little Class C motorhome and...

Thanks... I appreciate everyone getting back to me, your support helps a lot. I admit to being more than a little intimidated by the whole thing. My bride {of 54 years} is totally on board. One of the many evaluation/screenings I have yet to complete is a meet with a shrink to determine that...