Went to a cruise-in car show and Jolene won a trophy! FYI…best “non-three” means non-Chevy, non-Ford, non-Mopar. But not import. They had a separate import award. I thought “non-three” meant non-“big three”, but the big three is/was GM, Ford, and Chrysler. And Pontiac is GM, so…yeah.
Either way, a win is a win! I parked next to my buddy’s ‘90 Firebird.
They made this award because they have separate categories for Best Chevy, Best Ford, and Best Mopar.
Other cars there:
@Just-Jeepin’s new ride and my salty 6 had a mini photo shoot at Red Robin in Evansville, Indiana today.
Good to see you, John!
And the new Jeep is amazing. He offered to let me take it for a spin, but I haven’t driven a manual since 2018. 
So, for the sake of that new clutch, I declined.
On Saturday, it was a foundation and a pile of lumber. This is today.
The Amish dudes don’t mess around. Still looking at an early July move-in.
As y’all know, we’re building a house (it’s almost done - we move in in two weeks).
And we added a third car garage specifically for Jolene! My wife and kids got me this custom made sign for Father’s Day!
Had to leave a Pontiac group on social media tonight because two guys decided to team up and pester me about how “crappy” Jolene is and how she “doesn’t belong in the group.”
Direct quote from them: “It may be a Pontiac but it’s front wheel drive junk that would run an 18 second quarter mile. People were just surprised to see it outside of a junkyard.” One guy even kept going when he couldn’t get me to fight back and couldn’t get the response he wanted out of me. He eventually just turned to posting laugh emojis over and over again.
Keep in mind these were both 30 or 40-something dudes with GTOs as their profile pictures.
I’ll never understand full grown adult men that want to belittle strangers on social media, but whatever. People seriously need to take a long look at themselves and find something better to do with their lives! At least I had good in-person feedback at the cruise-in tonight. Trying to focus on that. I assumed a Pontiac group on Facebook would be open to all Pontiacs. Wrong!
If you don’t like tattoos, this isn’t for you.
Finally took the plunge yesterday. Yolo.
This’ll be my only one. No desire for more, surprisingly. It didn’t hurt as bad as I expected. Not pleasant, but not unbearable. I was able to talk to the guy during it. P.S. He’s a Mazda dude. Has 2 RX-8s and a track-ready Miata. 
She hand-drew this on wood with her wood burn tool. I love it. 
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Jolene lives. Her two month hibernation is over.
First start since January 12. My kids and I decided we needed to go for a ride today since it is sunny and 70° out.
She started right up! But smoked for a few seconds because of her valve cover/rear main seal leak. I panicked until I popped the hood and saw where the smoke was coming from.
That collected oil over the last couple of months had to burn off. 
Got some great news about Ginger from the vet today.
Her lungs are completely clear now and the irritation around her heart is gone. She had pretty bad bronchitis which was causing the fluid buildup in her lungs and strain on her heart. We just have to finish our antibiotics. No heart disease signs and no heart medicine needed. ️
Ba-dum-tiss
I’ll see myself out. Actually, I won’t. Because I am at home.
@john-norris said in Rest in Peace to the Coal Miner’s Daughter:
@Mazda616 said in Rest in Peace to the Coal Miner’s Daughter:
The exact same age as my Meemaw (grandma), who raised me
I'm starting to put the puzzle together with the fascination with The Golden Girls.
Yep.
@john-norris said in Rest in Peace to the Coal Miner’s Daughter:
Apparwntly she cameoed (new word maybe) on the Roseanne show. Should have been on the Golden Girls.
Yes! One of my favorite episodes of Roseanne.
Loretta on The Golden Girls would’ve been amazing!
@tophercrowder said in Rest in Peace to the Coal Miner’s Daughter:
@Mazda616 damn it...i saw her in concert back in the 80s. Damn it
Wow! I bet that was amazing!
Y’all know I love me some classic country music.
This one is tough. Loretta was 90. The exact same age as my Meemaw (grandma), who raised me. I just had a 30 minute phone conversation with my Meemaw after she’s been very sick (not Covid, thankfully) the last few days.
Why am I about to cry?
@Just-Jeepin said in Well it looks like I just can't not comment about detailing:
@Svend I’ve been trying to log in less often but had to drop in long enough to exclaim my gratitude for your return. Welcome home.
This. ️
So good to see you back @Svend.
@ash78 said in The 6 goes to the shop on Wednesday.:
"Brake caliper retention clip was loose, we took care of it. No charge for parts, $129 for labor. Oh, and $3 for shop supplies and hazardous waste disposal. "
Sounds about right for most places.
Thankfully I have a local place that still does good by me. My late Grandad went there for 30+ years with various used cars from his car lot that he owned. He sent me there with my first car when I turned 16 in 2006 and I’ve been going ever since, even after he passed. They know me by name when I walk in. I take all 3 of our vehicles there.
They never charge me unless they find something wrong and always ask for my approval before doing any repairs.
@e90m3 said in The 6 goes to the shop on Wednesday.:
@Mazda616 Yeah, I'd assume it's not a wheel bearing, as that would be more of a grinding noise. I don't think bearings would put an ABS light on either.
Some GM cars they do. Don’t know about other models, though.
@Nibby said in The 6 goes to the shop on Wednesday.:
@Mazda616 might need some new blinker fluid
And a flux capacitator!
@WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 said in The 6 goes to the shop on Wednesday.:
@Mazda616 Did you lift that wheel off the ground? If it's a suspension mount or something like that, wiggling it on the ground probably won't reproduce it. Same for a wheel bearing.
I’m thinking with the more research I do that it’s the sway (stabilizer) bar link on that side.