Last Person Thread #4

[Dirty Dog]

The Plymouth Prowler... a truly stunning piece of automotive design. The first and, in some ways, best of the retro-rod designs.

So what idiot thought it made sense to put a stinking 6 cylinder in it???

 

[Xue Sheng]

I remember when the prowler came out thinking the same exact thing


The 66 Fairlane reminded me of a friend of mine (way back in 1980) who use to have one..... but he has a 390 in it that was setup for drag racing and it only had 2 seats for weight purposes and the passenger seat was removable. He originally had slicks on the back but he took them off because they were not legal on the road. But then I am not exactly sure how legal the entire car was on the road to be honest... his was also custom painted as "the spirit of 66"

 

[ks - learning to fly]

have a continuing education class tomorrow - should be nice having a break from work..

 

[ballen0351]

Bad night I'm going home and in the morning I need to talk to my 8 yr old son about his friend also 8 that was killed in a car accident. I feel like a jerk because his family actually lost a child and I'm over here stressing about talking about it.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Bad night I'm going home and in the morning I need to talk to my 8 yr old son about his friend also 8 that was killed in a car accident. I feel like a jerk because his family actually lost a child and I'm over here stressing about talking about it.

You feel for the family but you also worry about your own children and want to protect them from such things, your not a jerk, your a dad and you care about your children

I had to tell my youngest when her Grandpa died (my father) and as much as I was hurting the last thing I wanted to do was hurt her.... she took it much better than I expected

 

[Xue Sheng]

Reading posts this morning and one of the 3 amoebas posted a few things, and I was going to respond, but then I thought, he would not understand, either he does not have the capacity or he has an over abundance of foolish stubbornness, and he would just respond with the usual insipid asininity I decided it is just best to walk away....

 

[Dirty Dog]

Good choice, Xue.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Saw one of these today, but the one I saw was stock and red

 

[Dirty Dog]

That one doesn't do much for me...
Try again!

 

[Xue Sheng]

Didn't see any others yet today, sorry, only the old Oldsmobile

I see one of these parked across from my building every now and then if that helps, but it is not there today

The closest I can get to that today is one of these that is parked near my building everyday in the summer and it is there today

 

[granfire]

Bad night I'm going home and in the morning I need to talk to my 8 yr old son about his friend also 8 that was killed in a car accident. I feel like a jerk because his family actually lost a child and I'm over here stressing about talking about it.

I think it's a normal reaction.

How did it go?

 

[jks9199]

Bad night I'm going home and in the morning I need to talk to my 8 yr old son about his friend also 8 that was killed in a car accident. I feel like a jerk because his family actually lost a child and I'm over here stressing about talking about it.

Something I realized a few years back... My personal life has an impact on my professional life. Cases involving kids started to hit me differently when I had a kid. Death cases hit me differently after my grandmother passed away. We put up a professional wall -- but we remain human. And when the professional and the personal merge, like you're describing... Yeah, that's going to leave a mark.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Reading another post a few minutes ago and another of the 3 amoebas is posting a load of bovine scatology based on his years of not training in the art he is commenting on, the stubborn inflexibility and resistance to learning is strong with this one... so again...not worth the time

 

[ballen0351]

I think it's a normal reaction.

How did it go?

When OK. I wish I had more information on what happened. He kept asking about the new little sister and his parents but I don't know what happened to them. I think the school did a crappy job in this. They did a robot call saying a student died in an accident. No further information will be provided.
My wife found out what kid it was but no further details. So it's hard to talk to him about it with only limited info. We didn't really know the parents the kid was just a friend of my son is school. The kid was kinda bullied so my son started being nice to him to help him try to get more friends.

 

[granfire]

Reading another post a few minutes ago and another of the 3 amoebas is posting a load of bovine scatology based on his years of not training in the art he is commenting on, the stubborn inflexibility and resistance to learning is strong with this one... so again...not worth the time

You can't fix stupid!


But I like your term 'amoeba' more and more!

 

[jks9199]

When OK. I wish I had more information on what happened. He kept asking about the new little sister and his parents but I don't know what happened to them. I think the school did a crappy job in this. They did a robot call saying a student died in an accident. No further information will be provided.
My wife found out what kid it was but no further details. So it's hard to talk to him about it with only limited info. We didn't really know the parents the kid was just a friend of my son is school. The kid was kinda bullied so my son started being nice to him to help him try to get more friends.

Can you reach out and get some answers? At least, info on how the rest of the family is doing? And is the school perhaps making counselors available, at least?

 

[ballen0351]

Can you reach out and get some answers? At least, info on how the rest of the family is doing? And is the school perhaps making counselors available, at least?

I'm working on it. I can't even figure out where it happened to ask. My wife is the PTA president and the school won't tell her anything either and her phone has been blowing up with parents trying to figure out what happened. My son come home today saying it was a drunk driving accident and everyone is in the hospital but I can't even confirm that. That's just other kids talking.
I put in a call to my sheriff contact where we live to see if it happened in our county but he's on mids so I should hear from him tonight

 

[jks9199]

I'm working on it. I can't even figure out where it happened to ask. My wife is the PTA president and the school won't tell her anything either and her phone has been blowing up with parents trying to figure out what happened. My son come home today saying it was a drunk driving accident and everyone is in the hospital but I can't even confirm that. That's just other kids talking.
I put in a call to my sheriff contact where we live to see if it happened in our county but he's on mids so I should hear from him tonight

I tried a quick news search and didn't see anything that seemed relevant.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Ballen, I hope things get cleared up soon. Not knowing is often the worst part.

 

[ks - learning to fly]

my Instructor is on vacation next week..