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My wife has fought weight gain her entire life, but has been stable for over 40 years with a balanced high protein, low carb diet, and exercise regimen similar to the OP. It's worked for her, because she actually enjoys what she eats. Bigger issue at age 71 is joint deterioration, making...

Welcome from Pa. Looks like you have a great base to start with, unlike the rusted stuff typical of this area.

My locality has a large number of Asian restaurants. The two busiest feature authentic North China cuisine, in addition to standard Americanized dishes. I'm addicted to the real deal, probably the result of my Asian heritage, and I don't care what's in it. The cooking process renders the...

UPS knows their costs, cuts their deal with the union, prices accordingly, and stays in business. YRC tried to get by charging less than their true cost of operation in an attempt to maintain market share, and couldn't survive. Customers have pricing advantages until the supplier goes under.

These are the issues that led to de-regulation (economic) of the trucking industry in 1980. Prior to that time, it was treated as a public utility, and weak carriers were propped up with pricing that was far worse than shipping costs out there today. The other issue was the Teamsters' control...

I always figured I had to put in three days running before I started making a profit, and year over year that could vary by nearly six figures. Still preferred it to being an employee. Hang in there.

I worked for myself as a self-employed truck driver, after my job as a corporate lawyer went up in smoke. On a good year my portfolio made three times as much as the truck. Folks who didn't know me well would always question how I bought classic Mopars on a driver's pay.

I was really good at it. Back in the 80s, I tried to get a job in the investment field, and nobody would hire me. So I did it for myself, until my day job wasn't necessary.

I bought my recent Mopars with stock market profits.

I drove a '66 Imperial as my daily driver for four years, and it was an awesome car. Bought it in San Diego in 1996, drove it home to Chicago, and never did anything to it but routine maintenance. Cost $4500 back then.

Who was the guy who built the Nash Bridges 'Cudas? Jeff Bobst, of Waverly, Iowa. Because of his E body expertise, and access to parts, he was flown to California to assemble the cars under a tight schedule. He provided a bunch of OEM trim for the restoration of my fifth GTX.

It might have been a bit higher. Reason I put that out there, former owner of my ‘68 Hemi GTX produced the original engine for one of them out of his collection of Hemi blocks. MCG story a few years ago. At any rate, you could count the number on one hand.

Interesting how we old timers fall on this. I was always a fan of the more outrageous ‘61 and ‘62, then skipped to a ‘66. The kids at the oil change place I used always jammed the transmission push buttons on my ‘62, and I was paranoid about breaking the “sparrow strainer” tail light lenses.

I’ve owned seven numbers matching GTXs with broadcast sheets and fender tags. Number four was coded for power drum brakes on the broadcast sheet. Lynch Road car. Had factory discs. Assume they ran out of drums on the line.

Timing of this thread was amazing. As I was reading it, my wife came in and told me today would be a good day to go through my old trucking records and start getting rid of the piles of paper I no longer need to save now that I've hung it up. Dug up old settlement sheets showing $1000 a week...

That's what I paid for Baby Blue in 1983. My original paint, number matching 1970 GTX was $1500 in 1977, daily driver for four years. At the time, that was about a month's pay.

What was the factory name for the triple carb 440 engine when installed in a Plymouth? Answer - 440 six barrel, not "six pack."

That is too cool!

Welcome from PA. There's a butterscotch A12 down the road from me here, but the owner keeps it in deep hiding.

Happy Birthday, Dennis! Each one's a win at our age! :bday::thumbsup: