Good Morning, Oppo

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 11/07/2018 at 09:30 • Filed to: good morning oppo

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I haven’t said good morning in a while. Some busy times. So I’ll just leave this here and wish everybody a happy hump day. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn 11/07/2018 at 09:32

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gmorning mate

just got back from the bank to request a new pin pass should have it by saturday

till then i’ll have to pay for stuff with cash.... how quaint

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 11/07/2018 at 09:40

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That car has a manual transmission, right?

vondon302 > ttyymmnn 11/07/2018 at 09:41

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Arnie Beswick the flying farmer!

And a good day to you too.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 11/07/2018 at 09:59

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I reckon.

ttyymmnn > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 11/07/2018 at 10:00

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What is this “cash” of which you speak?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn 11/07/2018 at 10:07

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well.. when they gave it to me it was two paperlike notes with 50 on them

but when i gave one to the cashier in exchange for dinner supplies i got back a bunch of metal button like things

wierd

adamftw > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 11/07/2018 at 10:08

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Sure does.

Nom De Plume > ttyymmnn 11/07/2018 at 10:08

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I meant to ask you yesterday if these student concerts were the series you requested programmatic suggestions for some time back.  

If I ever end up in Austin again I’ll be sure to attend the symphony.

ttyymmnn > Nom De Plume 11/07/2018 at 10:18

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Honestly, I don’t recall asking for programmatic suggestions. But these are a series of concerts the symphony performs for elementary school students. We do two a days for seven days. It’s a lot of time at the hall, but the money’s good.

If you do come to Austin, let me know. I (almost)  always get comps for for ASO and AO (opera) performances.

Nom De Plume > ttyymmnn 11/07/2018 at 10:41

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It was a Pops style concert with National Geographic theme if I remember correctly. Seemed you wanted to flush it out with some less commonplace works.

Thanks for the offer.

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 11/07/2018 at 10:47

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Yes - not sure GM paired an automatic with any engine that powerful in 1963.  Plus the rear quarter window gives it away - S/S would be S/SA if it was an auto.

ttyymmnn > Nom De Plume 11/07/2018 at 10:58

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Ah. That was a Pops concert, and I have no control over that programming. I just play what the pit on my stand. 

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 11/07/2018 at 11:00

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Good morning! Apparently that was a Swiss Cheese car - and weighed about 3,300 lb.(!) Ran 11.70s.

Not bad for a full-sized ‘63 Pontiac!

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 11/07/2018 at 11:49

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Lightness added! How did you votes turn out?

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 11/07/2018 at 13:40

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Here’s a photo of a ‘Swiss Cheese’ Catalina frame. Note also that it’s a U-channel, not boxed. Structural integrity was, um, compromised - especially considering these cars were running 120+MPH in the 1/4 mile.

They were also equipped with *aluminum* exhaust headers, and the entire front clip (hood, inner/outer fenders, bumper) were thin gauge aluminum too.

Votes were okay - we booted out our governor and Congressman (yay) , but our local tax initiative for the HS district failed (boo) . 2 of the top 10 High Schools in the state, but not enough people want to invest in their 50 year old buildings...

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 11/07/2018 at 15:08

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A few weeks ago I picked up a judge for a local band competition at the airport. He came from Chicago, so we had a lot to talk about. I was stunned (saddened, really) to learn that there is simply no music taught in Chicago schools any more. There’s just no money for it.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 11/07/2018 at 15:12

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I used to do some volunteer work with kids in some of the Chicago Public Schools, trying to help them get into college. A lot of the high schools don’t even offer 4 years of *MATH OR SCIENCE*.

Really.