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The Hobbit Hole XVIII - Though we pass them by today...
The Freeper Hobbit Hole ^

Posted on 12/20/2004 9:01:36 AM PST by ecurbh

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Though we pass them by today...

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: HairOfTheDog

Will do! Hope she's able to figure it out.


7,301 posted on 01/27/2005 7:39:34 AM PST by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton; Corin Stormhands; g'nad; HairOfTheDog; JenB; osagebowman; msdrby; ...

Good morning Rosie, all!

Good luck with the realtor!

I keep going out to the shop and looking at the Beetle. Several times a day I just go out there and hang out looking at it, trying to figure where to begin. Here's what I think...

On the Beetle forum, they talk about things they've found in their Beetles...anything from money, pot and so on. Many of them that got their cars from fields like me have found Black Widows in there!! And my car is really bad inside...grass has grown up into it and the carpet is rotted.

So my priority is cleaning out the car! However, I don't want to clean it out inside the shop...I'd just soon roll it out into the shop driveway and do it out there. I want to take the seats out and discard all the old upholstery and then really clean the interior. The horsehair padding is just falling all apart. Also take out all the old carpet and rubber matting.

Problem. The brakes are almost froze up...very sluggish. So we can't roll it in and out of the shop. I got some tips from the Beetle forum on how to loosen them up, so I imagine we'll be working on that this weekend.

Got the title yesterday! We're bona fide, now!


7,302 posted on 01/27/2005 8:18:00 AM PST by 2Jedismom
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To: 2Jedismom

You're just hopin' to find some pot. ;~D


7,303 posted on 01/27/2005 8:24:43 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: 2Jedismom; ecurbh

Jeepers, we really should start a new thread....


7,304 posted on 01/27/2005 8:26:51 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: 2Jedismom
The brakes are almost froze up...very sluggish. So we can't roll it in and out of the shop.

Do you mean the brakes are frozen in the 'on' position? If not, you should be able to put the car in nuetral and roll it in and out, shouldn't you. You could put chocks in front and behind the wheels to keep it from rolling away while on the driveway.

Would a 'bug bomb' kill the black widows and other critters before you worked on it? Obviously, you'd want to wait until the car is outside to use one of those.;o)

7,305 posted on 01/27/2005 8:26:55 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: 2Jedismom
Got the title yesterday!

Lemme guess, the Duchess 2J?

7,306 posted on 01/27/2005 8:27:52 AM PST by Professional Engineer (The number exactly halfway between +1 and -1 is not "OH".)
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To: SuziQ

Apparently the brakes are actually stuck to the wheels. From what I understand, this is a common problem for cars that sit outside too long...the pads either stick or something actually rusts to the wheels.

Supposedly, I can spray a substance called "PB Blaster" on the brakes, let it sit, then bang 'em with a mallet. It's not likely we'll be keeping these brakes...more likely the whole system will have to be overhauled...so we just need to bang 'em loose so we can roll it around.


7,307 posted on 01/27/2005 8:31:39 AM PST by 2Jedismom
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To: Professional Engineer; HairOfTheDog

Heh heh!


7,308 posted on 01/27/2005 8:32:26 AM PST by 2Jedismom
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To: HairOfTheDog; 2Jedismom
You're just hopin' to find some pot. ;~D

LOL! Or maybe just some stoned-out Black Widows! :-D

7,309 posted on 01/27/2005 8:33:12 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My resolution? Spend more time with my friends in the Hobbit Hole!)
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To: RMDupree; SuziQ

I actually sat in the car the first time I saw it, then came home and read that thread about what people found in theirs and now I'm too scared to get in it!

The spiders are in hibernation right now because of the cold...when I see them coming out, I do intend to bomb it. But the shop is a bit spidery too, so I'll probably bomb the whole shop with the car in it. But I'd like to get the trashed upholstery out beforehand and just toss it.


7,310 posted on 01/27/2005 8:37:44 AM PST by 2Jedismom
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To: RMDupree; SuziQ
This is what my 1970 seats should look like...the upholstery is a vinyl "basketweave" pattern.


7,311 posted on 01/27/2005 8:56:25 AM PST by 2Jedismom
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To: RMDupree; SuziQ
And if you're interested, (which you're probably not..at least not as much as I am...)

The 1967 seat was the last seat with no headrest...

The 1968-69 seat is similar to my 1970, the headrest is wider.

They changed it in 1970 to the narrow headrest. Note mine still has the "squared off" shoulders, reminescent of the ones with no headrest.

In 1973, they changed it to this...

Nothing at all like the old ones with no headrest. I'm pretty happy with my seat style.

7,312 posted on 01/27/2005 9:12:51 AM PST by 2Jedismom
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To: HairOfTheDog

I'm expecting your popcorn eating smilie any minute...


7,313 posted on 01/27/2005 9:18:41 AM PST by 2Jedismom
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To: 2Jedismom
I think you should put in seats like this:


7,314 posted on 01/27/2005 9:27:56 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

We have our old brown recliner out in the shop! And a beanbag and a rocking chair and a bed and a TV! LOL

But that chair is as big as the entire Beetle!


7,315 posted on 01/27/2005 9:47:22 AM PST by 2Jedismom
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To: 2Jedismom

Maybe if you made it a convertable...


7,316 posted on 01/27/2005 9:49:29 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Did you ever see that episode of Mr. Bean where he rigged an armchair to the top of his Mini Cooper?


7,317 posted on 01/27/2005 9:53:33 AM PST by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton

I haven't seen much of Mr. Bean.... I missed that ;~D


7,318 posted on 01/27/2005 9:56:33 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

It was pretty funny. Wish I could find a picture!


7,319 posted on 01/27/2005 10:01:02 AM PST by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton
New thread:

The Hobbit Hole XIX - Tomorrow we may come this way...

7,320 posted on 01/27/2005 10:03:21 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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