DAILY CHRONICLE #14 VOL 8

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 14 VOL 8

MARCH 14^TH 2008

WEATHER; NICE DAY, LOW HUMIDITY, 44/81 DEGREES

I’M SORRY I LEFT THE WEATHER OFF THE CHRONICLE FOR THE 12^TH! IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, LOW HUMIDITY, 43/71 DEGREES

GAS; $3.15- $3.26 IN TEXAS WE FILLED UP IN CARTWRIGHT, OKLAHOMA FOR $3.05 THEY’LL PROBABLY BE UP TO $3.15-$3.22 TOMORROW.

ANSWER TO POP QUIZ; “PLAY IT AGAIN SAM” BOGART DENIED EVER SAYING THIS! I’VE WATCHED CASABLANCA THREE TIMES AND HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO HEAR IT SAID BY ANYONE!

WHO WAS THE LEADING ACE OF ALL U.S. AIR COMBAT DURING WWII? INCLUDE HIS MIDDLE NAME IN YOUR ANSWER!

ALL WE HAD TO DO TODAY WAS WAIT TILL KELLY GOT OFF WORK AND HEADED TO B&B WITH THE INTREPID! WE PICKED UP HALEY JO EARLY AND WENT STRAIGHT OVER TO B&B, THEY’RE IN DENISON, TEXAS. BY THE TIME WE GOT THERE KELLY HAD UNLOADED THE CAR AND HEADED FOR HOME. I GAVE EDDY THE TRANNY FILTER KIT, EXHAUST GASKETS AND FRONT TRANNY SEAL THAT WE HAD BOUGHT A LONG TIME AGO!

KELLY IS GOING TO TAKE THE DECK FIREPLACE WE GOT FROM PEGGY AND PAUL BACK TO LOWE’S TOMORROW AND GET THE “CHIMNEA” WE WANT TO REPLACE IT!

MIKE IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE THIS WEEKEND TO CUT THE CEDER TREE AND BLACK WALNUT TREE DOWN! TIM WANTS THE LOGS FROM BOTH AND IS GOING TO TAKE THEM TO A SAW MILL AND HAVE LUMBER MADE OUT OF THEM! HE’S DOING A LOT OF WOODWORK WITH BRADLEY IN HIS SHOP AND SHOULD MAKE GOOD USE OF BOTH KINDS!

 

 

HOW CAR NAMES ARE CONCOCTED

DID YOU EVER WONDER HOW THE AZTEK RECEIVED ITS NAME (OKAY, MAYBE NOT)? WELL THEN, HOW ABOUT THE TIBURON, PRELUDE, AVEO, OR ALLANTÉ? WHAT POSSESSED ACURA TO DROP "LEGEND" FOR "RL," OR "INTEGRA" FOR "RSX" (WE'RE STILL DUMBFOUNDED ON THOSE). WHY WOULD ANYONE NAME A CAR THE THING?

WHETHER IT IS APPARENT OR NOT THERE IS A TON OF MONEY AND MORE THAN A LITTLE PSYCHOLOGY INVOLVED IN NAMING A CAR THESE DAYS IT'S NOT A SIMPLE MATTER. NOT ONLY DO THE NAMES HAVE TO INVOKE QUALITY, SIGNIFICANCE, AND EXCITEMENT, BUT THEY MUST NOT OFFEND -- IN ANY LANGUAGE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE NAME CANNOT ALREADY BE TAKEN (MANUFACTURERS "RESERVE" NAMES YEARS IN ADVANCE, AND HOLD THEM CLOSE TO THEIR CHESTS). AUTOMAKERS SCOUR DICTIONARIES IN THE EAST AND WEST, FORAGE THROUGH LITERATURE AND GEOGRAPHY BOOKS, AND EVEN FLIP THROUGH PET NAMES KNOWING PERFECTLY WELL THAT A NAME CAN MAKE OR BREAK AN AUTOMOBILE.

THAT SAID, NOVA HAD A GOOD RUN AT THE TIME, BUT DON'T EXPECT TO SEE THE NAME SLAPPED ON A TRUNK AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

FYI

HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO BACK YOUR CAR OR TRUCK UP TO YOUR TRAILER WITHOUT A SPOTTER AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING IT CLOSE? I FOUND AN OLD FISHING POLE AND BROKE   THE TOP COUPLE OF FEET OFF IT. I SPRAY-PAINTED IT A BRIGHT COLOR SO IT’S EASY TO SEE, AND THEN I STICK IT INTO THE LATCH ON THE TONGUE OF MY TRAILER WHEN I’M READY TO HOOK UP. NOW WHEN I BACK UP I HAVE A GUIDE THAT HELPS ME LOCATE WHERE THE HITCH ON MY CAR OR TRUCK NEEDS TO BE TO HOOK UP TO MY TRAILER.

THIS TIP SUPPLIED BY; DAVE DANCER, DELPHOS, OH. AND WAS SUBMITTED TO “STREET THUNDER” MAGAZINE A PUBLICATION OF “STREET MACHINE CLUB.”

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD