Hot Rods Quotes to live by...

I have a buddy that's an automotive machinist, and a damn good one. He is always in the rears on getting stuff done. In other words, his time management could be MUCH better. He has a buddy that's an older southern guy. We were in my buddies shop one day and he was in a panic to get some stuff done. The older guy, out of nowhere said " Boy if you keep a doin' what you're doin'...you're a gone keep a gettin' what you're gettin'. My buddy turned a little red when we all started laughing. But you know he recites that saying quite a bit. And I think it's helped him! Gene.

 

If you have more than you need, build a longer table, not a taller fence.

 

When I told Gene my project plans he looked right at me and said “What are you waiting for, get to work!”

 

I got a mangled aluminum fixture to fix at work; a weld it up and remachine job. Having done similar work in the past I knew to put enough weld on so I could set it up and machine with no hiccups. I get it welded and set up and the foreman comes by to check progress; short fellow. He says [about the weld] couldn't you have put a little more on? We chuckled and he walked away. Another Toolmaker walks up and says the little ***** has spoken.

 

I have to go now...have some mechanic work to get done...have to install my rear end in a recliner!

 

As a wise man once said, people are strange ,when you’re a stranger , faces seem ugly when you’re alone.

 

He also said:

Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

Whatever he was smokin' back then I probably was too. I understood these sayings much better then.

 

I had one I was going to post. But for some reason, after reading you guys' "quotes" from Morrison, I can't remember what it was.

 

worked for a const. contractor like that for a while, they seemed to love doing everything at least twice. I finally got tired of trying to save them from themselves and quit and in about 2 years they were out of business.

 

Here's one from me, having just spent 4-hours taking a hood to bare metal, and removing the rust that was hidden by the previous owner:

"Nothing is rust-free, unless you get it bare, coated in Gibbs."

 

"A lot of good ideas in a pint, not so many in a quart"

 

Life is a **** Sandwich, the more bread you have the less **** you have to eat.

 

after an argument, she came crawling on all four & SAID: "Come out from under that bed you coward "

I make the big decisions in our marriage, she makes the small ones,
and she decides which is which.

 

“The ocean, it does not care who you are or what you do or how much money you have, it treats everyone the same.”



Hello,

From the time I got bashed in the mouth on my first time trying to surf as a young teenager to the last wave I rode as a retiring old guy, I got experience dealing with the ups and downs of hot rods and surfing. After our drag racing episodes were coming to a close and we were both recovering from the experience, my brother turned to surfing after he was able to venture outside safely.

He had learned earlier, so he had the advantage over me. But, as a younger brother, I had always looked up to him for his knowledge in hot rods, drag racing and just general information as a teenager. It was an advantage for me as I learned a lot. My ups/downs as a teenager and the dumb things we did certainly did not allow us to by p*** those events. We had to cope with our own trials and tribulations. We learned as we grew up on our own.
1959-60
In surfing, as well as hot rod/drag racing, every effort to do well was met with some kind of wall. But, that is how we learned to adjust to all efforts against us and made us better from the experiences. By learning to cope with those difficult times gave us some inclination as to being better prepared for some adversity that everyone comes across in their lifetime.
1962

Jnaki

So, our lives progressed as they were supposed to go, with everything thrown our way. My wife and I made a life of adapting to it all. Now, here we are, doing our best to stay healthy during this crazy pandemic. But, one way to cope with all that has gone on in our 56 year So Cal history together.

 

Cheer up, someday you will be dead.

 

Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise .... Ted Turner

 

Great thread.

My dad used to say some stuff that stuck with me.

"In order to be exclusive, you have to be excluding someone."

"Very often, people hurt each other not so much by what they say or do, but by what they DON'T say or do."

 

"If it one thing... it's three others".

 

Its EZ to get down: stumble or fall, getting up that's the problem..

 

She came in the doctors office in a wheelchair: Doc. " well your doin' good" She said yeah now that I can get around, Doc said " have you been bedridden? she replied " NOT SINCE MY HUSBAND DIED 10 YEARS AGO..

 

If you ever are in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream & shout!

 

A lawyers advice, to a client, when asked about the ramifications of " adultery "
The lawyer said, trust me on this,
" THE ****ING YOU GET, ISN'T WORTH THE ****ING YOU GET "

 

Man who eats many prunes get good run for money,
War does not determine who is right, but who is left.
Man who fights with wife all day, gets no piece at night,
It takes many nails to build a crib, but only one screw to fill it.
Man who stands on toilet, gets high on pot,
A lion will not cheat on his wife, but Tiger Wood.
Man who wants pretty nurse Must first be patient

 

I've posted a few of my dad's favorites on here, and another one just came to mind. "The easiest thing to do is nothing."

 

"I'm trying to think but nothing happens." - Curly Howard

 

Teacher ask me "What does vacuum mean?" I replied with my 10th grade confidence ; "Well I got it in my head but I can't get it out ?"

BTW; I never liked her anyway, D- that's me,
Still retired at 50 years old .>>> heck with her ...

 

Ever have a conversation where you can't get a word in edge-wise? I get interrupted so many times I forget where I'm going and forgot where I came from.. Might as well talk to myself..

 

You say that like it's not normal!

 

No matter where you find yourself, there you are.