Old Photo - Filling The Football From The Spare Tire

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 11:30 am:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 11:53 am:

I hope dad took the picture. If not he's in for a heck of a surpeise.On the other hand it's all about priorities. Ain't it?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Thomas Mullin on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 01:35 pm:

Any kid smart enough to do that is smart enough not to use their family's car.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wes Nelson ........Bucyrus, MO on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 03:04 pm:

What I find sad about this picture is, most kids today couldn't figure this out...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 04:34 pm:

Well that explains why I went out to the garage last week and my spare was flat on my '22 Coupe! I better talk to the neighborhood kids


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Carl Sorenson-Lake Arrowhead,CA on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 09:34 pm:

Back in 1960/61 I was gunna be a famous T-Shirt Airbrush Artist...13 yrs old....Saved my money and bought a nice Airbrush...But,,,I didn't have an air compressor ...I would roll a big 10.00x20 split rim truck tire about a 1/4 mile to the gas station..Fill it up and roll it home ....I'd start paintin'...Every kid in the neighborhood had hot rods,monsters,or surf cartoons on their shirts...This went on for a week and then the owner of the Mobil Station yelled "Hey kid,tell your dad to get that tire fixed instead of you rolling it in here and using my Air!!!"...
I told him I was sorry but I just didn't have an air compressor yet..And I draw shirts....See, I showed him..."You did that"???He said I could have all the air I wanted...We bought our gas there and he told my Dad " I'm investing in his future".....
The next week my dad came home with all the parts to build a small compressor that worked great.....I was getting a lot of exercise rolling that big tire back n forth...Sorry didn't mean to hijack the thread but I brought back memories...Carl


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 09:45 pm:

Good story Carl. I recall at that time I heard that air brush artists could make as much as $8.00 an hour. That made a huge impression on a school kid in the early 60's.
Do you still airbrush?
Rich


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 10:30 pm:

Carl S,
Wonderful story! Thank you for sharing it.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


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