What a Bunch of Forking Crap

 Started hearing a rattling noise from the driver side front wheel.

Wasn't too awful concerned, noise happens.

Went to back out of the driveway and I hear rubbing and dragging sounds, and jerkiness. So I pull back up and take my old green bomb of a truck to pickup my granddaughter.

This morning about 11 I finally got up enough ambition to get dressed and go out and take a look.

I'm gettin too old for this shit.

Anywho, the brake caliper bracket that bolts to the hub, the upper bolt was completely effing GONE. As in it ain't there, it left the chat, the bolt has left the bracket. WTF?

And the bottom bolt was 2/3 of the way unscrewed. WTF?

I haven't done any work on that area in almost 4 years. Never had a damn problem.

So off I go to napa for a bolt. No got one. O'reillys either. Call the dealer, the damn bolt has been DISCONTINUED. WTF?

So I call a hardware store down in fresno. If they don't got something in stock it's because it ain't made.

Damn bolt is metric. I hate metric. I determined it was metric because my tap and die set is american and the damn thing wouldn't screw the die on. That was 9/16-12nc. Looked it up on the internet and that will be a 14mm by 2.0. 

Anyway they got one. $2.81, plus time, travel, fuel to get there, about 20 minutes for the drive.

Speaking of that, I paid $5.29 gallon for 87 octane today.

Was a fucking nightmare gettin the caliper and bracket back on, because of my dam shakin hands. But I got it done.

Then I got the bright idea since i got the truck jacked up i'll go ahead and change the oil. Fuck shit piss I can't do this anymore. My goddamn hands shake so bad.

Took 10 minutes to put the drain plug  backin. And the oil filter? Fuggedaboutit.

I had to leave that damn thing in. 

Travel Advice

 

Note to the Guvmint

 There's two places you can always stay:

1. In your lane.

2. The fuck outa my business.

Belated Friday the 13th Nonsense

 Holy Crap. I guess I was out of it yesterday, I didn't realize it was Friday the 13th.

The origin of  as an unlucky day stems from a combination of religious, mythological, and historical influences. 

Christian Tradition links the superstition to the Last Supper, where 13 people—Jesus and his 12 disciples—gathered, and Judas Iscariot, the betrayer, was the 13th guest.  The crucifixion of Jesus occurred the following day, Good Friday, reinforcing the association of Friday with death and misfortune. 

Norse Mythology contributes another key element: the mischievous god Loki is said to have crashed a banquet of 12 gods in Valhalla, becoming the 13th guest and bringing chaos and the death of Balder, the god of joy. 

Historical Events further cemented the superstition.  On Friday, October 13, 1307, King Philip IV of France, under pressure from Pope Clement V, ordered the arrest of hundreds of Knights Templar, a powerful religious military order.  The Templars were tortured, forced to confess to heresies, and many were executed. The grand master, Jacques de Molay, reportedly cursed both the king and the pope before his death, claiming their line would end. This event is widely cited as a pivotal moment in the popularization of Friday the 13th as an unlucky date. 

While the belief gained traction in Victorian England and was popularized in the 19th century through literature and plays, it was the 1980s horror film franchise Friday the 13th that solidified the date’s place in modern pop culture as a symbol of fear and bad luck. 

Joke

 

He Got the Find Out Part of Choosing the Wrong Target

Students ‘render gunman no longer alive’

 "So he was not shot?" "No, he was not shot."

So some asswipe sonofabitch decides to go in and shoot up a classroom full of ROTC dudes. And they beat him to death. 

What did he think was gonna happen? 

This is America dude. At least half of us ARE NOT liberal assholes. We WILL defend ourselves.

🚨HOLY CRAP!!!

It has been revealed that it was the STUDENTS at Old Dominion University who BEAT THE TERR*RIST TO DEATH... WITHOUT GUNS!!!

"There were students that were in that room that subdued him and rendered him... no longer alive.
I don't know how else to say it, but… pic.twitter.com/Z8kqglcIbW

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) March 12, 2026

Toilet Paper Math is Hard

 This guy is not wrong. 6=24, 12=48, and so on and so forth.

Where is this mystical normal roll they talk about?

Wait. Taxidermied Grandma??

 

Hard to Work on Cars These Days

 

It's DejaVu All Over Again

 

Good Morning

 

And This is Politics

 

Are You a Welder?

 I went to work at a boiler repair company in 1977. I was assigned as a helper to a guy named John.

He was a good welder and he was also a jokester.

We were somewhere and some guy started asking him how good of a welder he was. He looked the guy straight faced and said: I can weld anything except the crack of dawn and toilet paper.

I'd say that's pretty good.

@steel.sculptor_ 3G vertical welding test target for beginner welders to be called into the company #welding #ASMR #metalwork #perfectweld #fabtication ♬ original sound - 𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑾𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔👩🏻‍🏭🥽

Good Morning

 

Who the Hell is Thunderclap Newman???

 Here is another music quiz for you.

See if you can remember these.

Big Frozen Food Recall

 Nearly 37 Million Pounds of Frozen Food Recalled After Being Sold Across the Country

I am a little confused. There used to be mandatory rules that required food plants to check for stuff like this.

Have those rules been lost to the wayside?

Are they being ignored?

Inquiring minds want to know.

What A Bunch of Hogwash DST Is.

 Time Change 2026 in the United States

I have said before and I am saying it now, changing the time to daylight saving time is the stupidest goddamn thing in history.

Take a blanket. Find the top. Cut a foot off the top. Sew it to the bottom.

Does that make it a longer blanket?

For fucks sake, pick a time and stick with it.

 

How Many of These Songs Do You Remember?

 

I Wasn't Able to Post This Earlier, Let's Try It Again

Good Monday Morning

 

Thought for Today

 When checking out at the store, ask your checkout person what kind of candy bar they like, then buy them one.

I did this today, even though I was at the self checkout...it really made me feel good about myself.

I was at my friends house when her son stared at Mommy's new friend and asked...Why is he wearing his apple watch on his ankle?

I have never spit out a drink faster.

I got hair in my butt, I can't hide it if I'm walkin, I can pull it in the dark, if ya want it...or whatever the BeeGees said.

I Luv This Family

 

Well Shit. This Don't Look Good

BREAKING: All Signs Indicate “War Is Coming to Iran” 

BREAKING: 15 Countries Tell Citizens to Get Out of Iran Now – Explosions Reported Outside Tehran

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee Urges Embassy Staff to Leave “TODAY”

How many unknown iranian guards do you suppose are in/on the continental United States right now?

How many unknown muslims of one sort or another are here to reign fire and brimstone down on the great satan?

What about the corrupt somalis in minnesota?

What about the aliens from south of our border?

I think it is about to get unpleasant in this country. If you are one of the ones who lost guns to boat accidents, it is time to go find that boat.

Biden and the damn democrats have let millions of third worlders into this country. I think the number they throw about, 11 million, 20 million, that are here is way the hell off the mark.

I think there are close to 100 million illegal aliens in this country, and at least half of them want to kill us.

What do you think?

Democrats on Display