^, <, V

[Ransom]

^ Weed and water the garden ( the never-ending story of summer ) Maybe go out to dinner Saturday night to try a new steak place in town.

< My husband and I have finally admitted that we are not re-habbers. I will paint, patch holes in the wall, sand, etc. But bigger stuff, like laying tile, carpet, dry-wall or plumbing we leave to the experts. Otherwise it ends up looking a bit...okay, I admit it...cheesy. Husband is good at mending fence, driving a tractor, and caring for livestock, but please, don't put a paintbrush in his hand. He will paint EVERYTHING - the walls, the door, the hardware on the door, the doorknob...well, you get the picture.

V Are you a beige wall type of decorator, or do you go for color? (Give me color or give me death!)

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Colour, definitely! At my place, the bedroom is dark red, the foyer is a dusty teal, the second bathroom is dark taupe, the living room is tan and off-white stripes on one wall and distressed brown on two others... you get the picture.

< Between Jack and me, we can repair or build just about anything. He's a better carpenter and I'm better at electrical work, though.

V What is the most outrageous colour you would or have painted a room?

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\The wife painted a hallway bright General Lee orange. At night when the lights be on, it looks like the hallway be on fire

<Just finished rubbin' out the lacquer on the Buell parts. Then puttin' the experience 'o usin' the wife's machine ta sew up a seat cover.

\/ Does yer hobbies an skills thereof overlap frequently?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Oddly..or I should say luckily..yes

< Can't decide if it's too hot r too cold tonight

V I prefer 81 - 82 and painfully dry with a breeze. Your perfect weather?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ sunny and just cool enough to wear black wool without passing out...

< wool and linen...got to love them

V Worst thing you ever put in your house?

[hitman]

^ Cheap appliance's good lord those damn things are way to much trouble

< spent today and almost assuredly tomorrow replacing a head gasket on a 60 Series Detroit ( Motor in my rig) although with gas burners I am fairly compotent this is the kinda thing I couldn't have undertaken without help but then 165 for the gasket beats 1500 for the repair.

V When it comes to cars would you consider yourself a stocker or hot rodder. (leave it mostly stock or serious mods)

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ I had a 72 Chevelle...red, white an chrome..oh yeah...

I loved the whoosh and the little jingle some piece of hardware on the sway bars made when you were just coasting.

I rode all the way to Englishtown in my brothers 69 Sattelite. It took an hour for the vibration to wear off all of us lol..

I have raced "shotgun" on 1/4 mile street runs in my friends tri powered GTO

Yeah....it was fun.

< Of course I had a nice new car later on. But I do miss the old "rat" at times.

V pass the question

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\If I was alot smaller an lighter I'd be goin' ta Bonneville ta join the Buell 130 club. I does have a couple 'o time slips from Lion's Drag Strip though.

Modern cars has become too refined an finicky. Ya can't change anything wi'out upsettin' a hoard 'o gov mandated safety an emissions devices. Not fun anymore

< Have ta fix the AC on the truck today. Ya would not believe the amount 'o wires connected ta this thing

\/Modyfyin' the question- Would ye like ta be a hot rodder?

[Matusalem]

Modyfyin' the question- Would ye like ta be a hot rodder?

^Already am. Now I want to be a pirate and be on a sailboat and sail the Atlantic coastline instead. I can do both, however, financially I can only do one at the moment. I've had my fun with my two tone '57 Ford fairlane and have made the decision to sell it, so that I would rather spend the weekend in some hidden inlet somewhere on Narragansett bay or Chesapeake bay on a boat that sleeps at least 4, has a head (toilet for non-boat people), and a galley and eat crabs and fish and not worry about the phone ringing or spending my weekdays in a fluourescent-lit corporate office environment. Sailing is an adventure: you worry little about fuel costs, emissions. You worry most about wind direction vs. time, and assholes in 38 ft cigarette boats trying to "wake" you and show you who the Real Man is, particularly in genuine historic pirate ports like newport, R.I. or Annapolis, Md.

<However, every time I'm at a marina, there's always some rich bastard showing off his restored '52 Ford pickup or '49 Chevy woodie wagon, while off on his adventure on his 42 ft. Beneteau ketch. You know the kind of people I'm talking about. I'm a creative type but I've given up on showing the world how cool I am like these folks, so I have no desire to emulate them.

V How many places have you called home since you were born?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ Three..Virginia, New York, and Lewes, England

< Miss the bonfires in November

V pass the question along

[Red Cat Jenny]

Matusalem that sounds like a dream..I hope you follow it

^ NY, AZ and NY several locations within each

< "Home" can be a relative term

V Pass the question

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ San Francisco Bay Area, Montreal and Santa Cruz.

< Spent a great part of my youth restoring and modifying cars. Took my driver's test in a souped-up car which scared the daylights out of the tester. I assured him, "Don't worry - I've been driving this car since I was twelve... nevermind."

V Pass the question

[Lily Alexander]

Three. NY, CA (San Fran Bay area), back to NY.

I would love to go back and live in the Bay area again.

Pass the question

[Ransom]

^ California and Oregon

< Got my vintage 1970 Dodge Challenger for sale. Thought I'd be buried in that car, but times change. I've had it since 1972!

V Scentimental about cars, boats,...things, or do you let them go without a qualm?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Sentimental? A few choice things aye, but not a ton of stuff

< ooh earrings..yes a passion

V Ever find something you thought was long gone at the back of a drawer or in a dusty box?

[hitman]

^All the time. My home has become the family self storage yard so discovery's are constant.

< Wants to retire on a sail boat but keep his toys LOL

V Modify the question

Ever find a long lost treasure or tool from a hobby you had long ago let slide then find yourself right back in said hobby?

[Hester]

^Found a rusty bottle opener in the drawer at my summer place last week, and proceeded to use it to crack open a Corona, if that counts.

< Went sailing with Mr. H. in a strong wind and a borrowed boat. Nearly capsized twice while tacking. I think he's a bit rusty too.

V Complete the sentence. "This year, on my summer holiday ..."

[Ransom]

^ I went to the Pirate Festival in Port Washington, WI, met lots of Pub folks, and spent 40 minutes in the basement of an old bank, waiting to see if we were all going to be sucked up to Oz by a tornado.

< Since then, the summer has been work - getting ready to put our house on the market, getting rid of all the junk/treasures stashed everywhere (husband and myself are pack-rats), keeping the yard and garden nice.

V Pass the question on "This year, on my summer holiday...."

[Cheeky Actress]

^ I don't really have a summer vacation, but there are moments I like to remember....like this past weekend. Spent the second half of the weekend on our boat in Lake MI, enjoying perfect weather, perfect fishing! Walked away with 16 Kings in tow!

< Now we get to smoke them!

V Pass the question on "This year, on my summer holiday...."

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Summer holiday? What's that?

< Pretty much all of my vacation time is spent taking off a day or two here and there for events.

V Pass the question

[Lily Alexander]

We will be going to Vegas for the first time for my husbands 15 yr Navy reunion.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of his buddies again but dreading Vegas in August.

Pass the question

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Well my summer isn't over yet..but it's had Pirates and fun stuff and thankfully some time off but I look forward to the rest of it.

< Vegas in August? OW! bring ice

V Fireflies are cool, have a favorite bug?

[Lily Alexander]

Hmmm, dead ones. Except butterflies.

I'll try to remember to pack ice too.

Pass the question.

[Hester]

^Dragonflies. They eat blackflies.

< Mr. H. found a firefly while he was stargazing last week. Green glow. Very cool.

V Least favourite insect?

[Surfer Joe]

^Eratus bug:

< Sandflies come second.

V Pass the Q: Least favorite insect?