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10-18-2010, 08:56 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
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What a way to start Senior Citizenship!
October 18, 1955, I was born. 55 years later, first thing in the morning I was off to PepBoys and bought two new batteries for my Ford F-250. One was dead red (had that indicator that was red as could be), the other one was mostly red but had just a little tinge of green but I considered it dead. Truck was having hard starts so this can't be too surprising.
Lifespan for these dual Motorcrafts was 58,500 miles, 4 years and 7 months. Not that great, but they were the original batteries. The new ones are Bosch 3 year unconditional, then 6 years of pro-rating but considered a 96 month battery. This is what was in the Mercedes when it was new and it lasted 9 years, so if it's good enough for a big Mercedes it must be good enough for the Ford, plus, there's two of them.
I didn't even try to recharge them. They died late Sunday so I just plunked down some dough on new ones today, because we got DW's cousin and husband coming in from Texas in about an hour and we might use the truck for the ride-arounds and I just didn't want to mess with it. The truck starts like a dream now!
We live in an area with 22 wineries within 20 miles of our house, including the #1 winery in California last year and they might be shopping for some wine. They buy by the case(s) when they visit and the truck makes a good hauler, my Mercedes, not so much because there's the four of us plus the grandson - don't worry, the grandson's not a wine drinker - and the trunk doesn't hold as much weight and wine as the truck. Then when they head back home we load up their SUV (seats folded down) and off they go.
Happy birthday to me. Dual Truck batteries and some wine. It certainly doesn't get much stranger than that. At least tonight is a homemade Mexican taco, rice and beans dinner 'para me esposa" (from DW).
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10-18-2010, 09:49 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Land O Lakes
Posts: 2,783
M.O.C. #10246
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Happy birthday Art and hope you enjoy many more to come!
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10-18-2010, 10:06 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Windsor
Posts: 462
M.O.C. #8057
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Happy Birthday!!! We hope you are enjoying your special day with family and friends.
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10-18-2010, 10:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: silver creek
Posts: 1,507
M.O.C. #7770
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! Thanks for the info...
P.S. Don't call yourself a senior yet, I'm two years older than you and still consider myself a KID!! :-)
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10-18-2010, 11:32 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posts: 4,876
M.O.C. #1944
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Happy Birthday Art. You've got a ways to go yet before I would consider you a senior. I've got two boys older than you. But the way I look at it, age is just a number.
Orv
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10-18-2010, 11:41 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Grand Blanc
Posts: 2,508
M.O.C. #5965
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Happy Birthday, Art. Enjoy your day with your batteries, wine and family (you pick the order) - Jim
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10-18-2010, 01:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Wappingers Falls
Posts: 1,303
M.O.C. #6263
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Yes, happy B'day! Go easy on the wine and listen to that start spin better with good DC Voltage.
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10-18-2010, 01:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Casa Grande
Posts: 5,369
M.O.C. #6333
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Art, Happy birthday and have un bastido de chocolate con mucho helados y poco leche. Sin vino......
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10-18-2010, 02:22 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Indian Land
Posts: 1,142
M.O.C. #9808
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Happy Birthday Art.. IOP is about the only place that will give you a Senior discount. I still have a ways to go before I can retire. Enjoy the day.
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10-18-2010, 03:16 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 3,335
M.O.C. #10496
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Happy Birthday Art!! Thanks for all your contributions to the MOC. May your next 55 be even more fun!
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10-18-2010, 04:31 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Portland
Posts: 1,107
M.O.C. #8045
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Happy birthary Art. It sounds like you got a " charge" out of your birthday. I was born 11 years one month before you were but I'm not getting old any faster than you I just got a head start.
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10-18-2010, 04:32 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Portland
Posts: 1,107
M.O.C. #8045
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Happy Birthday Art. It sounds like you got a " charge" out of your birthday. I was born 11 years one month before you were but I'm not getting old any faster than you I just got a head start.
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10-19-2010, 01:14 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Vermontville
Posts: 1,129
M.O.C. #9045
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Happy Birthday Art.........hope your day was great!!
Dave & Linda
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10-19-2010, 02:52 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Bum F Egypt
Posts: 979
M.O.C. #2733
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Hope you had a great day Art Happy Birthday. Tacos and wine family friend and cake makes for a good day!
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10-19-2010, 04:55 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Portland
Posts: 1,107
M.O.C. #8045
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Art, you might use this site to find more information on your youth.
http://www.korn19.ch/coding/days.php
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10-19-2010, 07:29 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
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Thanks all!
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10-24-2010, 12:47 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Union
Posts: 63
M.O.C. #9798
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I just saw that I missed your b'day...Happy Birthday to you from the sunny and DRY South.
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10-27-2010, 04:54 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hillsboro
Posts: 593
M.O.C. #8238
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Indeed, happy birthday Art. Only 55?? Oh please, still just barely out of school. Next year I'll start drawing my Social Security, then be able to spend more on the "Monty"!!! New batteries, wine, and birthday cake??? What a combination....! You can get really "juiced" with both batteries and wine........
Now you can get an AARP card. Denny's gives you 20% off your meal each day after 4 PM if you have the card. Plus, coffee is only a dollar! Life is good!!!
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10-28-2010, 11:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
M.O.C. #20
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55? You're still just a young pup! Happy Birthday!
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