What Did You Do With Your Sidecar Today?

I just hate it when the deer do that

roughly translated, 'White Sunday for the Children'. We're neither of Samoan heritage, nor Protestants, so we don't do anything special, but for those who are, White Sunday means that the parents make the Sunday umu (earth oven) and do all the chores, and the children get the day off and lead services at church.

Since we skip all of that, and it was blazing hot (no real rain for the last few weeks), took a putt over to a private beach on the other end of the island so boy-child could have some nice snorkeling and a nice nap in the s/c on the way home.

I've got the wobble all but non-existent with the s/c loaded with a combination of slightly reducing the air pressure in the s/c tire and seat time. I think I do need a fork brace, as loaded and at speed in 'the twistys' I hear what I think are the front rotors singing a little.

sorry to hear about delma,wishing her the best, what breed is she? how old?

almost 12 y.o. german shepherd but last in litter; lighter and smaller than g.s. should be, also slightly weaker heart. Looks closer to "just the dog" or "random mixer" breeds. Now after half year of liver illness. She should live typically about year or two more, but in her condition it may be months or weeks.

Sending good wishes to you and Delma both Igor!! Good to see you're back on the forum...

+1 More good wishes from Lee & Maddie.

c64club - 10/14/2014 9:15 AM

sorry to hear about delma,wishing her the best, what breed is she? how old?

almost 12 y.o. german shepherd but last in litter; lighter and smaller than  g.s. should be, also slightly weaker heart. Looks closer to "just the dog" or "random mixer" breeds. Now after half year of liver illness. She should live typically about year or two more, but in her condition it may be months or weeks.

 

so sorry about delma, I'm a gsd fanatic, have had them for 50 yrs, if you could post a pic of delma I would like to put her on my gsd wall(all pics of gsd), trying to post pic of Gundo vom Schaferliesel, brought him here from Neuberend Germany 11 yrs ago, he has logged about 70,000 miles in his hack. thanks and good luck

But you may be disappointed. She's more like an old ideal of gs, without this strange lowered rear. which makes today's GSes looking like mutants. Formally she's a GS but fortunately doesn't have all exterior properties of this breed, looks more like a dog. Althrough with her character, she would be ideal shepherd, if we had sheeps 🙂 O, I found some older pics, from when she had power for backpacking with us:

And in sidecar:

Correct looking GS. Proper rear angulation, correct top line, cant say a lot about shoulder placement but assume it is good, proper pasterns. This GS could go all day in the fields. Here in the USA we have bred for show and nothing else. Over angulated rears, weak pasterns.
All resulting in poor top lines. I hope she stays with you longer than you might expect.

In fact, I hate breeds (or breeding at all) except one - "the dog" aka "random mixer in tenth generation" that is the most dog as dog can be. I don't care about her breed as long as she don't have some breed-specific illness or mutation. In Europe we also have sick breed template for GS - such dog, when smelling just over the ground, has "pyramid" profile. Fortunately. Yuck, and most of them suffer a lot - their hip joints offen destroy. Fortunately Delma doesn't fit this template.

Avanell and I went out to Art and Rosa's tamale factory. He said production is 200 dozen a day. He also has a order for 1000 qt.s of salsa. Going to have tamales and salsa for supper. Wish all of you could be here with us.
J.R.
Sec.
Tex. rep.

I picked my rig up in Murray, KY. You can't beat Hannigan customer service.

c64club - 10/20/2014 9:39 AM

In fact, I hate breeds (or breeding at all) except one - "the dog" aka "random mixer in tenth generation" that is the most dog as dog can be. I don't care about her breed as long as she don't have some breed-specific illness or mutation. In Europe we also have sick breed template for GS - such dog, when smelling just over the ground, has "pyramid" profile. Fortunately. Yuck, and most of them suffer a lot - their hip joints offen destroy. Fortunately Delma doesn't fit this template.

THANK YOU
I think she is a good looking gsd and wish you and her the best,
I am going to send you a pm later today, it will have a couple of websites that you might like, they are in Europe, good luck

On the road again since Wednesday. Today I was searching for some bacteria culture and had since yesterday afternoon my most reliable Husquarna engine working. Cut down and chopped into pieces a rotten cypress tree before the storms would drop that one on the house too.(the chain saw is 22 years old and had only 2 repairs in the whole time)
Its good to do heavy body work when you passed the last years or in the office or on the street.
Now all three cars are for sale to change them into a new one for the best of all wives and I will stay with my 2 rigs and Solo KLR...
Rig pushing is good exercise too. Specially in our mountain range.
Sven

Ps. Strange until now I become conscience about that 20 minutes ago I had a close call...
pulled out into the gate when I heard squeeking tires and 2 cars crash just left of me.
The neighbor from the other road side had pulled out into my lane and some idiot came behind me with something like 55mph or more....tsstt... construction zone and village entrance. His own guilt...just until now I recognize that could have been Sophie and my bones.

We decorated the sidecar for a trunk-or-treat:

Today in the afternoon was the burial of the 4 month old first granddaughter of my neighbour, who passed by in the morning due to brain cancer.
Additionally to the Priest's prayer for the sake of her soul, there came a Pastor on his Harley down to the grave yard for some additional comforting words.
Since then the rain hasn't stopped.

This was the first time I did accompany somebody on her/his last walk who actually never did walk ever. (on top, her name is Sophie too)
There are no casualties, things are written before we get born.
This day was strange...(did notice that I did disturb an Indian burial as in the morning I undertook an opossum at the pond, which I dug in the last weeks)
Sven