Jokes anyone? -

[Randy V]

 

[Brian Kissel]

My daughter stayed at a motel in Franklin Kentucky last night. When they got ready to leave this morning they had a surprise. Someone stole both converters while they were sleeping.

 

[flatchat(Chris)]

catastrophic -- pandemic
there's money in them cats, apparently

 

[Randy V]

 

[Larry L.]

My daughter stayed at a motel in Franklin Kentucky last night. When they got ready to leave this morning they had a surprise. Someone stole both converters while they were sleeping.

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The more thievery I see/hear/read about the more I'm convinced it should be 100% LEGAL to shoot thieves on sight...whether caught in the act or running away.
Ya, I know the can of worms that would open...but, it sure ought to cut down on the theft/burglary rate like nothing else.
Obviously I need my morning coffee... :-(

 

[Neil]

Catalytic converters are based on platinum. If the mufflers had gold in them, they would be stealing those, too.

 

[Randy V]

 

[flatchat(Chris)]

Catalytic converters are based on platinum. If the mufflers had gold in them, they would be stealing those, too.

$300+ a piece apparently ( I heard from a source in Iowa )

 

[Brian Kissel]

Sorry for the thread drift guys. Here’s the prices as of this morning at our local salvage yard.

CONVERTER
Material
Each
Lg. Honeycomb
$120.00
Bread Loaf
$70.00
Reg. Honeycomb
$60.00
Jumbo Bead
$60.00
Regular Bead
$25.00
After Market
$7.00
Wire Converters
$15.00
Catalyst
$3.00/lb
Low Grade Foreign
$50.00
Sm. Foreign Conv.
$95.00
Lg. Foreign Conv.
$145.00
Precats
$22.00
Diesel Converters
$8.00
Straight Body
$70.00
Water Bottle
$45.00
Wide Gap
$21.00

Prices have been falling a lot on all metals lately around here. Scrap copper is down $1.40 a pound from it’s all time high a few short months ago.

Regards Brian

 

[Brian Kissel]

 

[Randy V]

 

[Larry L.]

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EGG-DADGUM-ZACKLY!!!

 

[Neil]

Now, THAT is traction!

 

[Mike Pass]

 

[Randy V]

 

[Randy V]

is it this bad outside of the USA too?

 

[Walter Williams]

OLD LADY CAUGHT SPEEDING

Woman: Is there a problem, Officer? Officer: Ma'am, you were speeding. Woman: Oh, I see. Officer: Can I see your license please? Woman: I'd give it to you but I don't have one. Officer: Don't have one? Woman: Lost it 4 times for drunk driving. Officer: I see...Can I see your vehicle registration papers please. Woman: I can't do that. Officer: Why not? Woman: I stole this car. Officer: Stole it? Woman: Yes, and I killed and hacked up the owner. Officer: You what? Woman: His body parts are in plastic bags in the trunk if you want to see. The Officer looks at the woman, slowly backs away to his car, and calls for back up. Within minutes 5 police cars circle the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun. Officer 2: Ma'am, could you step out of your vehicle please! The woman steps out of her vehicle. Woman: Is there a problem sir? Officer 2: One of my officers told me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner. Woman: Murdered the owner? Officer 2: Yes, could you please open the trunk of your car, please. The woman opens the trunk, revealing nothing but an empty trunk. Officer 2: Is this your car, ma'am? Woman: Yes, here are the registration papers. The first officer is stunned. Officer 2: One of my officers claims that you do not have a driving license. The woman digs into her handbag and pulls out a clutch purse and hands it to the officer. The officer snaps open the clutch purse and examines the license. He looks quite puzzled. Officer 2: Thank you ma'am, one of my officers told me you didn't have a license, that you stole this car, and that you murdered and hacked up the owner. Woman: Betcha the lying bastard told you I was speeding too.

 

[Larry L.]

OLD LADY CAUGHT SPEEDING

Woman: Is there a problem, Officer? Officer: Ma'am, you were speeding. Woman: Oh, I see. Officer: Can I see your license please? Woman: I'd give it to you but I don't have one. Officer: Don't have one? Woman: Lost it 4 times for drunk driving. Officer: I see...Can I see your vehicle registration papers please. Woman: I can't do that. Officer: Why not? Woman: I stole this car. Officer: Stole it? Woman: Yes, and I killed and hacked up the owner. Officer: You what? Woman: His body parts are in plastic bags in the trunk if you want to see. The Officer looks at the woman, slowly backs away to his car, and calls for back up. Within minutes 5 police cars circle the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun. Officer 2: Ma'am, could you step out of your vehicle please! The woman steps out of her vehicle. Woman: Is there a problem sir? Officer 2: One of my officers told me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner. Woman: Murdered the owner? Officer 2: Yes, could you please open the trunk of your car, please. The woman opens the trunk, revealing nothing but an empty trunk. Officer 2: Is this your car, ma'am? Woman: Yes, here are the registration papers. The first officer is stunned. Officer 2: One of my officers claims that you do not have a driving license. The woman digs into her handbag and pulls out a clutch purse and hands it to the officer. The officer snaps open the clutch purse and examines the license. He looks quite puzzled. Officer 2: Thank you ma'am, one of my officers told me you didn't have a license, that you stole this car, and that you murdered and hacked up the owner. Woman: Betcha the lying bastard told you I was speeding too.

Oldie but STILL a goodie!

 

[Randy V]

 

[Walter Williams]

An Italian workman wants a job, but the foreman won’t hire him until he passes a little math test. Here’s your first question,’ the foreman said. ‘Without using numbers, represent the number 9.’
‘Withouta numbers?’ the Italian says, ‘Datsa easy.’ and he proceeds to draw three trees.
‘What’s this?’ the boss asks.
‘Ave you gotta no brain? Tree and tree and tree makes a nine,’ says the Italian.
‘Fair enough,’ says the boss. ‘Here’s your second question. Use the same rules, but this time the number is 99.’
The Italian stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture that he has just drawn and makes a smudge on each tree . ‘Ere you go.’
The boss scratches his head and says, ‘How on earth do you get that to represent 99?’ ‘
Eacha of da trees is a dirty now. So, it’s dirty tree, and dirty tree, and dirty tree. Datsa a 99.’
The boss is getting worried that he’s going to actually have to hire this Italian, so he says, ‘All right, last question. Same rules again, but represent the number 100.’
The Italian stares into space some more, then he picks up the picture again and makes a little mark at the base of each tree and says, ‘Ere you go. One hundred.’
The boss looks at the attempt. ‘You must be nuts if you think that represents a hundred!’
The Italian leans forward and points to the marks at the base of each tree and says, ‘A little doga come along and shita by eacha tree.
So now you gota dirty tree and a turd, dirty tree and a turd, and dirty tree and a turd, data makea one hundred. So, whenna I start?