Dumpster Diving!

[C1PNR]

Feel like it, anyway. I've been out in the storage container a good part of the day. Moved "stuff" out, opened boxes, rummaged around inside, moved more "stuff" opened, etc., etc., for several hours. And then, of course, move it all back in!

SWMBO is still missing 3 shoes, I think all of them for the L foot! We found the R shoes just fine! Weird job of packing before we left Watsonville! And I still haven't seen some of my Ham Radio gear. Found two antennas but no radios!

But I did find my C&R Bound Book and related loading manuals, etc. Man, I was afraid they were gone. Now I can get my CA C&R changed to the Idaho address.

Not sure why, but I also feel like I'm ready to try loading something. Maybe rummage around and find some boolits I can take out to my Brother's and load up. Boy, would that make me feel good!!:) :grin:

[BLTsandwedge1]

C1PNR, did you just move from Watsonville, CA? If so, how will you live without HWY 17?

Regards.........

[C1PNR]

C1PNR, did you just move from Watsonville, CA? If so, how will you live without HWY 17?

Regards.........
Sure did! Spent all day Christmas Eve driving up here. Gave myself the BEST Christmas present ever!:)

Probably wont miss 17 too much. Usually took 129 or 152 over to 101 to get to the airport. In my early days there I did use 17. Just trying to keep up with traffic scared the Heck out of me!

I firmly believe Highway 17 is really a two lane, gravel, mountain road that CalTrans fooled around with! Should have left well enough alone!

We miss enough of the PEOPLE there that we'll get back from time to time. Sure don't miss the prices, taxes, and traffic though.;-)

[NVcurmudgeon]

C1PNR, You take 152 to avoid 17? I never minded 17, just standard CA bumper-to-bumper, but Pacheco Pass is IMO scary!

[C1PNR]

C1PNR, You take 152 to avoid 17? I never minded 17, just standard CA bumper-to-bumper, but Pacheco Pass is IMO scary!
I can handle winding roads. Been driving on them forever. BUT, at 80 mph on "Highway" 17, which is truly just an old mountain road, I want to get out and walk! And in the morning some people are doing their HAIR for crying out loud!http://castboolits.gunloads.com/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif

Over 152, Watsonville to Gilroy (over Mt. Madonna), you may get up to 50, but then you HAVE to slow down for another tight turn on that VERY narrow road. At least they're not putting on their lipstick on THAT drive.

Pacheco Pass, from 101 to I-5 is a little different. Granite Construction (the Company I worked for in CA) did a LOT of the widening (now 4 lane divided from Casa de Fruta to I-5) on that during the 80's and 90's, so it's a LOT better than it was before then. Can still be a little scary, what with the fast traffic, big rigs, and the HIGH winds alongside San Luis Reservoir, but nothing like 17 from Santa Cruz to San Jose!

One thing I really like about Idaho is that they've left the 2 lane, gravel mountain road a 2 lane, gravel mountain road. I wouldn't mind it, though, if they'd blade it once in a while. You know, to knock the tops off the washboard!http://castboolits.gunloads.com/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

[StarMetal]

C1PNR

I use to be hell bent for leather on windy roads. In Colorado when you're on one of those mountain roads you had better be prepared for someone coming around the bend in your lane. Makes for an adrenline rush. Anyways I use to own a Honda 750 Inteceptor, first year introduction before the cut the cubes and power because of Harley's tariff on Jap bikes. I had a set of Mac porcelian coated headers on it to. Because I scared my wife to death with my crazy riding she bought me the book "Twist Of The Wrist". It was a motorcycle racing book with alot of riding tips and alot of them survival tips. Use to ride this road from Green Mountain, Co up to Evergreen, Co. It was a 12 mile two lane road, but was filled with switchbacks, some of which were 180 degree 15 mile per hour ones. I got to where I could take the 30 mph ones at 60-65 mph and didn't do too bad on the 15's. I could never bring myself to do a two wheel drift on a bike, although I could handle four wheel drifts in some of my hot cars. One day I made the trip in 11 minutes. My best friend and I made it from Colorado Springs to Denver one day in 25 minutes. My wife eventually made me sell the bike and I'm bikeless now, but still hunger for one of the old 650 Triumphs, gotta love those and they are making them new now too.

Joe

[Linstrum]

Hey, there, C1PNR,

Yeah, hwy 17 was weird. Up somewhere around Holy City in the 1950's before Caltrans widened it, some guy from there or Ben Loman used to buy old thrashed California Highway Patrol cars and park them along the road. He put manikins in behind the wheels and used to wash and move them around so you couldn't tell they were not "10-8 & 10-10" (or whatever the cop radio jargon is for in service and subject to call). I used to live in San Jose and my Grandma lived in Santa Cruz. The last time I saw the decoy CHP cars was in 1969 and the newest one was a 1954 Dodge! Couldn't fool anybody with that!
Once in a while I used to take hwy 9 up past Castle Rock to break the monotony.

My call is KB6COS. I am trying to find somebody who can go on 10-meter voice. If you have voice privilege on 28.3 to 28.5 MHz let me know, north-south E-layer skip is just right for Southern California to Idaho. I used to talk to folks up your way all the time back in the late ‘70s. The sun spot activity in 1978-79 was very intense and I used to talk to folks in Australia on 11-meters back then, too. Four watts did just fine! Ten meters has been dead quiet ever since the FCC added codeless 2-meter Technician. I got my ham radio license just before they added the 2-meter codeless Technician. Ten-meter voice is everything I want, so I have purposely stayed there. The one guy who was my regular contact passed away in 1994 and I really miss the 10-meter “rag-chewing”. The one thing I need to do is get a new 5/8-wave 10-meter antenna put back up, there was a major brush fire through here a year ago and it destroyed my antennas.

[C1PNR]

C1PNR

My wife eventually made me sell the bike and I'm bikeless now, but still hunger for one of the old 650 Triumphs, gotta love those and they are making them new now too.

Joe
Joe, Last one I saw in Watsonville was a 750 3 banger. Didn't know they were now doing the 650.

Somewhere in my back yard, out back by the fence, under alllll that brush, is a basket case 1964 TR 6 I bought new in Hawaii. I actually sold it to my Brother years ago and he started the renovation in the basement of his rented house. Then came a flood that put Septic tank water into the engine (heads were off) and bottom case. He brought it over here and put it by the fence. I don't think he even remembers it's there.

I came very close to buying 2 or 3 different bikes in Watsonville, mostly Harleys, but just never quite got it done. I'll probably spend my energies now on getting my 49 Willys jeep up to hunting condition.

First I've got to bring it up to Idaho from the hunting camp down by King City!;-)

[C1PNR]

Hey, there, C1PNR,

My call is KB6COS. I am trying to find somebody who can go on 10-meter voice. If you have voice privilege on 28.3 to 28.5 MHz let me know, north-south E-layer skip is just right for Southern California to Idaho. I used to talk to folks up your way all the time back in the late ‘70s. The sun spot activity in 1978-79 was very intense and I used to talk to folks in Australia on 11-meters back then, too. Four watts did just fine! Ten meters has been dead quiet ever since the FCC added codeless 2-meter Technician. I got my ham radio license just before they added the 2-meter codeless Technician. Ten-meter voice is everything I want, so I have purposely stayed there. The one guy who was my regular contact passed away in 1994 and I really miss the 10-meter “rag-chewing”. The one thing I need to do is get a new 5/8-wave 10-meter antenna put back up, there was a major brush fire through here a year ago and it destroyed my antennas.
I'm a new no code Technician (KF6EFU). Used to hang out on 2 meters, but most of my friends went to FRS radios, then I moved into a CC&R restricted house and couldn't have an antenna outside.

Now that I'm back in Idaho, I'll put the radio gear back together in the (yet to be built) garage and shop. Haven't made contact yet with a local group to work up my code requirement, but I intend to upgrade to General sometime this year. I've put your call sign in my "Shooting Stuff" file and will be sure to try you out as soon as I can.

I can hardly wait to tell SWMBO how much I'll be spending on a new radio, and all the related gear, to go General class! Maybe I'll wait until just after she buys all the new drapes for the house.http://castboolits.gunloads.com/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

Now that I think about it, I'll probably have to get a new call sign since I've moved. Got to look into that.

[carpetman]

C1PNR---My late brother was a Radioman in the Navy. Back in 63 there was a tornado in our hometown,Wichita Falls,Tx,and phone lines being down,he couldnt find out the status of the family. This prompted him to take the ham test and get his license. Required no study on his part as that was what he was doing--knew code etc. He had license for several years and I guess being on ships and no radio set up,he dropped his license for awhile. When he reinstated them,he got new call sign. He died in 1998 and I think his call sign was N5HDQ. I know he talked nearly every night to a group that had a lot from California in it and they called themselves the Sandia net. I know a totally blind guy here that is a ham,if I have my bros call sign incorrect Im sure he would know. If you get things up and going,I'll find out the guys call sign.

[StarMetal]

C1PNR

Actually Triumph is making quite a selection of "new oldies" and the Trident (three cylinders) is one of them.

Joe

[waksupi]

Here's an old pet I had to part with years ago. '56 Panhead. I also had a 1938, 45 cube.