The past 3 months, I have had about zero time for any kind of hobby, not even the Y block...

However, the family and I really enjoy the outdoors. Outdoor anything, really. This past week was our first excursion in a canoe and raft down the South Branch river, tributary of the Potomac, about 7 miles.

 My wife, April, 13 and 11 year old daughters Kayla and Leah, and my 8 year old "bassmaster" EJ. We put 3 or 4 of us at a time in the canoe, and we let one or two of them float down the river in the raft.

 

 

The last 3 images are almost like those crazy "item in a picture" search games. My son EJ actually caught a smallmouth and it blends in well with the rocks on the riverbank. That is a real, live Bald Eagle in the two "tree" photos. We about floated right underneath of him/her. The kids loved that.

This part of the South Branch River is very remote...no people, no houses, just about nothing buT you and God's creation. The part we were on is called The Trough and was named by George Washington years ago back when all of this was in Virginia. The river got its name because the water flows very quickly (and narrow, too) between two very steep and high mountain sides. So steep there is only a railroad track through one of the banks, no roads unless you cross the mountains. Mama got a little worried out there, especially when the canoe got sideways, we got stuck over rocks in rapids, the tow rope got tangled, the water snake that was heading right for her when she was out of the canoe, the new raft sprung a bad leak, etc, etc, etc, BUT we never tipped over one time, and the kids caught quite a few fish.

The kids and I loved it. Mama, not so much, she is too much of a city girl, but she appreciated the time well spent with family. If I had more time, we would do much more of this type of thing. My kids would rather be doing this than being in front of a tv or computer screen.

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

Should have got yourself one, MGs and Triumphs don't use metric fasteners.   Although the early ones use Whitworth which needs a whole different set of tools.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Gary...

details, details, details...

electrics, acoustics, tube amps, solid state...

come on, man...!

Mark

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

Mines Guitars, Guitars, and Guitars!!!

-Gary Burnette-

Tim, I dreamed of an MGB GT when I was about 16!!  even wrote off for some sales literature inquiring about metric fasteners... being from a "country boy" background, I just wasn't sure about a car that had metric nuts and bolts.  never got an MG; had to be satisfied with used American cars thru HS and college. Bought my first "new" car in 1980... a Honda Acord... cause it looked like a BMW!

yes, I've repented since then, getting rid of anything but American iron...

... will throw up some pics of my tube amps soon as jr gets home from school and shows me how!

Mark

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

lets see after 12+ hour days at work playing with my cars talking on facebook internet work stuff being on here reading the latest topics my favorite hobby would have to be sleeping !

moz. geelong victoria australia.

graduate 1980, bus, truck, car, hot rod, boat, submarine, hovercraft, hydrafoil, firetruck, mobile home, jet, helicopter, cruise ship, motorcycle, bicycle, santa's sleigh, clock, alloy bullbar, alloy fuel tank, lens, dr who's tardis, matter - anti matter warp drive buffer & y-block lover

Living the Dream .

Playing with Y-Blocks, Traveling to Columbus, Driving Y-Block powered vehicles, Driving Route 66, Meeting some great people (with Y-Blocks ,Making fun of some Canadians, Telling a few tall stories, Driving to Bonneville, Visiting USA, Telling MORE tall stories, Fixing Y-Blocks, Helping mates fix Y Blocks, Playing jokes on some Canadians, Having fun, Living the dream downunder,. But most importantly, spending time with my darling wife .(CORRECT answer)

Lon

PS . I don't really enjoy making fun of Canucks ?????????

yblocksdownunder

I'm somewhat fond of motorcycles. But shooting and old west reenactment is at the top of my list too.

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ

    Paul

   Never considered a handgun but late one night many years ago a good friend who had access to dynamite suggested we could "hunt" them with quarter sticks come daylight.  However when the sun came up it didn't seem like near as good an idea as it had in the middle of the night when copious quantities of alcohol had been involved.

   One of the keys to becoming old and wise is to be able to live through the young and dumb years.

   Mike

I'd rather be lucky than good.................

    but good ain't bad!!

It's striking how so many of us have toyed with the same types of hobbies and projects. Each settling on their own specialty. I even lusted after a MG and a Super Swallow 100 (became Jaguar) while in England. I guess with my travels In the Army I settled on beer drinking and tourism for those years. I did, however, keep up with the car passion and always had a "performance" car around. When I could afford it I went to a lot of different style races including a Grand Prix in Germany. 

My kids are all growed up and have their own families now so I get to deal with grandkids now. The 24 and 19 year old boys are local but neither is into cars. I have an 11 year old grandaughter and am waiting to see!

I normally play games in singleplayer mode, offline. I'm far too slow to go at it with the kids.

Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire