Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Gov. Walker

Gov. Walker of Wisconsin is using out of state money to fight the recall election. The libs say that's a bad thing. Where did the money come from that helped get the signatures for the recall? Where were the people who shut down the Wisconsin legislature during the budget vote come from?

Answer those 2 questions before throwing stones. What a bunch of hypocrites.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

He wants everyone on the gov't dole.

If you didn't believe the conservative talking heads say the Obama wants everyone either employed by the government or on some kind of welfare you just have to see his latest comment on the Keystone pipeline.

He said that extending the payroll (Social Security) tax cut and unemployment benefits will create more jobs that approving the Keystone pipeline. What a crock if shit. What could he possibly been thinking? How does extending unemployment benefits create jobs?

Forget about jobs, why would you delay or stop a project that reduces our purchase of oil from the middle east? I'd rather buy from Canada than countries that don't even like us. I am assuming that Canada still likes us after this crap.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

My Latest Project


















The Castelli Jet Ride was made around 1955 by F C Castelli Co. (my Grandfather)

I have had the 'Jet Ride' for awhile and finally got around to restoring it. I bought it on eBay over 5 years ago. It was in rough shape but complete except for one bearing that the axle went through.

After taking it apart, which included drilling out the riveted parts that held the front wheel and handlebars, I was able to have a local guy soda blast all parts. He wanted to paint (powder coat) it for me but I gotta do some of the work. The soda blaster also removed the remaining bearing that was shot.

The handlebars and parts that I drilled out were chromed, again a local guy in Mississippi.

All the wheels and tires were in great shape. I cleaned all the tires with paint thinner and after a couple of coats of Armor All they look great. "Castelli" is on the tires.

Paint is International Harvester red, from Tractor Supply.

Hand and foot grips are original and got the same treatment as the tires. They look great.

Assembly required new bearings, axle nuts and pal nuts. All are from either Ace Hardware or Tractor Supply.

The model is my 4 year old grand daughter or the great great grand daughter of F C Castelli. She is just a tad to short to actually ride it. My older grand kids will sure give it a work out.


Thursday, October 27, 2011

Occupy Protests

Occupy Oakland wants to shut down the city. If they did who would notice? I also want to know why its a big deal that the guy who got hurt was a vet.

Come on people, it's only Oakland.

Monday, October 3, 2011

ESPN has no balls

Hank Williams Jr lead in "Are you ready for some football" has been pulled from ESPN's MNF broadcast due to some pc BULLSHIT.

He didn't call Obama Hitler and how do we know that he wasn't applying the Hitler analogy to Boehner? And it was stupid for those giys to play golf together.


Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Energy Costs

Just read a "news" story from USA Today that said that the high energy cost cannot be controlled by the government. I say BULLSHIT. You put a lib in the White House who is on record as saying he wants to destroy the coal industry, who tells the EPA to drag its feet and do anything possible to slow drilling in Alaska and has pushed high cost green energy projects, will cause an increase in energy costs. If that is not the government controlling energy costs I don't know what is.

I do disagree with Michelle Bachman's claim she could get gas to $2.00 a gallon, but with the GOP in charge we will be done with $4 a gallon gas.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Debt Limit

The new worst words you can hear coming out of Washington DC, "over the next ten years".

They are calling for spending cuts of $3 trillion over the next ten years. Wow, sounds like a lot, but..... current spending is running $1.3 trillion over revenues. Take that times 10 years and that's $13 trillion, less the spending cuts of $3 trillion and all we do is increase out debt by $10 trillion over the next ten years. That sounds pretty stupid. Until you hear a number around $13 trillion for spending cuts it doesn't mean shit.