I want to wish everyone on here a happy and peaceful Christmas and Holidays. It's great that people take time to help others here, people they don't even know. Kind of the Christmas spirit all year round.

Not exactly a one-horse sleigh:

 

Hello,
Quite an interesting video!!!
When I was in my early teens we could earn a little cash shoveling snow for folks on our street.
IF the snow was deep....a foot or so...it was a lot of work, BUT, if we worked hard we could maybe earn 3 or 4 dollars!
That was a fortune.
Regards....

 

That time of the year again!

 

Ive always said Merrrry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah all my life...Hadnt really been around a Liberal POS state since the 89-90 year when I got out of the Navy, I came back to Massachusetts for a short college try and left for the West. I came back in 2014 and worked in a public school as a dayshift custodian and was amazed at the lack of Christmas decorations. I asked and was told we cant even say Merry Christmas....***** YOU I cant!!! I was all Merry Christmas to everyone I saw for the 5 years I was there. Most smiled.

Now everywhere I go I say Merry Christmas to the folks working the stores and almost everyone of them get a big smile and say it back....I feel the bullshit DEI Liberal offended crowd is going back to the shadows...finally.....so...


borrowed from another member

 

Grievances? Really...

 

Yeah we say Merry Christmas.
But I don't shovel snow anymore. Haven't for a long time.
My 98 Wrangler with a LS6/4L60E swap and a Western hydro turn plow works quite well to move snow.

 

 

 

T’was the night before Christmas'



And in the garage.




There wasn't a trace of a Tesla, Ford or Dodge.




The presents were all wrapped and the lights were all lit,




So I figured I'd go mess with my Corvette for a lil bit.




I popped the release and then lifted the hood,




When a deep voice behind me said "Looks pretty damn good."




Well as you can imagine, I turned around mighty quick,




And there by my workbench, stood good Ol' Saint Nick !




He just stared at first, not sure exactly what to say,




Then Santa piped in "Don't suppose you'd trade that for my sleigh ?'




No chance “Forget it, Mr. Claus" then I started to grin




But, “If you've got some time we could go for a spin !"




His round little mouth, all tied up like a bow,




Burst into a smile when he said "C'mon then, Let's GO !!"




So as not to disturb all my neighbors' retreat,




We pushed my old Stingray quietly onto the street.




Then, taking our places to drift in neutral down the hill,




I turned on the key, then let the clutch spill.




The sound erupted and took Santa by surprise,




But he liked it a lot, by the look in his eyes.




With cold tires spinning and exhaust pipes aglow,




We headed on out to the roads where hot rodders go.




And Santa's grin widened, approaching his ears,




With every shift up as I went through the gears.




Then he yelled "Can't recall when I've felt so alive !"




So I backed off the gas and said " Hey Do you wanna drive ?"




Ol' Santa was stunned when I gave him the keys,




As he walked past the headlights he shook at the knees !




Then the big block exploded with a deep raspy exhaust sound !




Santa let out the clutch as the tires tore up the ground.




Power shift into second, and again into third !




I grabbed for the handle, at loss for a word.




With the tank reaching empty, Santa returned to his sleigh,




Never to forget that ride in my '68 Stingray




Later, I heard him exclaim, as he blasted from sight,




"Merry Christmas, to all,




It's been a great fucken night” !!!




* * I Don't care who the **** you are, get those god damn reindeer off my roof * *

 

In Teton Valley Idaho where we used to live, and before they stopped rail service to Yellowstone, the train had a rotary on the front as seen in this pic.