[AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the antique tractor community in general

Phil Auten pga2 at basicisp.net
Fri Aug 28 08:34:59 PDT 2020


Yup. That's my experience with WalMart/Sam's Club batteries as well. 
Drove my truck to work one morning, came out after work and nothing. I 
could hear the lock making slight clicking noises. Fortunately it was a 
standard so I just roll started it and went and got a new battery, NOT 
from WalMart or Sam's.

Phil in TX

On 8/28/2020 8:46 AM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>
> Bo:  Glad to hear you are OK.  I had a 95 Suburban that would have a 
> dead battery every 2 years.  It did this on me 3 times before I got 
> another brand.  It had a Wal Mart Neverstart battery in it when I 
> bought it and we were in a WM parking lot and it just died.  I went 
> back in and got a battery and installed it.  2 years later at a 
> restaurant at 10pm it would not start and I had rolled the window down 
> when we got in and it did not have enough power to raise the window.   
> I had to walk a 1/2 mile through traffic at night to get a battery.  
> Then called a friend to help carry the battery back to the parking lot 
> and install.  2 years later it failed at home and I replaced it with 
> one from a local battery company.  I have used this company since and 
> their batteries work fine and last about 6 years usually if I don't 
> let them run down.   Stay safe.  Good luck on getting back home.
> Cecil
>
>
> On 8/27/2020 3:08 PM, Bo Hinch wrote:
>> And the icing on the cake was  . I got in my car to go get something 
>> to eat and the battery was deader than a doorknob  . 230 miles away 
>> from home and stuck with no tools or anything  so I called the local 
>> O Reilly's and the brought me a new battery and put it in for NO 
>> extra charge  . That's why I use them  as they are the same anywhere 
>> you go  .
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 2:37 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com 
>> <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi Bo,
>>     Sounds like you came through it as well as can be expected. Hope
>>     all is OK when you return home.
>>
>>     Regards,
>>     Mike M
>>
>>     On 8/27/2020 9:29 AM, Bo Hinch wrote:
>>>     Just a quick update on Sulphur Louisiana from Slidell Louisiana
>>>     which is 230 miles away  . My brother said my house and shop is
>>>     still intact with minimum damage as for the best that he can
>>>     see  . There is so much debris that  he cannot walk around in
>>>     the yard  . Light poles and wires and limbs makes it impossible
>>>     to walk anywhere  . It seems like I am doing better than most
>>>     within miles of where I live  . I will post more when possible 
>>>     .I LOVE THE ANTIQUE TRACTOR GUYS and what they mean to me .
>>>
>>>     On Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 9:36 PM <szabelski at wildblue.net
>>>     <mailto:szabelski at wildblue.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>         Charlie,
>>>
>>>         To minimize the eye strain from your monitor, try looking
>>>         away every 15 - 20 minutes and stare at something 20 - 25
>>>         feet away, like something in the next room, for about 5
>>>         minutes. Even watching TV for a minute or two helps due to
>>>         the movement on the screen. I used to get up a take a walk
>>>         and BS with the other engineers every now and then, also
>>>         helped with thinking about what I was working on. Another
>>>         thing to try is to sit farther away from the monitor. You
>>>         can also try adjusting the brightness and contrast, darker
>>>         is supposed to be better.
>>>
>>>         Some of the disciplinary aides (secretaries) I used to work
>>>         with would use a screen filter to cut down the glare from
>>>         the monitor. Some people say that wearing a good pair of
>>>         polarized lenses helps.
>>>
>>>         The reason you don’t have as big an issue with you phone is
>>>         because of the screen size and the lower amount of emitted
>>>         light.
>>>
>>>         Carl
>>>
>>>         ----- Original Message -----
>>>         From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com
>>>         <mailto:charliehill at embarqmail.com>>
>>>         To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
>>>         <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>         <mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com>>
>>>         Sent: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:42:51 -0400 (EDT)
>>>         Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura
>>>         and the antique tractor community in general
>>>
>>>         Thanks Mattias.  Yes I just saw that message.
>>>         It’s good to hear from all of you but looking at this
>>>         computer screen gives
>>>         me terrible headaches so I don’t.  I can do stuff on my
>>>         smart phone pretty well
>>>         but the computer hurts.
>>>
>>>         Charlie
>>>
>>>         From: Mattias Kessén
>>>         Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 5:32 PM
>>>         To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
>>>         Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura
>>>         and the antique tractor community in general
>>>
>>>         Hi!
>>>
>>>         Good to hear from you Charlie.
>>>         No earlier said that they were evacuating, so I believe
>>>         they're safe but worried over their property and belongings.
>>>
>>>
>>>         Den ons 26 aug. 2020 23:29charlie hill
>>>         <charliehill at embarqmail.com
>>>         <mailto:charliehill at embarqmail.com>> skrev:
>>>
>>>           Hi gang.
>>>
>>>           I hope everyone is well.  I’m doing fine but looking at
>>>         computer screens bothers my eyes enough
>>>           that it’s no fun to be online.  I can drive and function
>>>         ok.  There are just some things that bother
>>>           me enough to discourage doing them.  E-mail is one of those.
>>>
>>>           I’m worried about Bo Hinch.  Has anyone heard from him? 
>>>         Some of you probably know
>>>           he lives very near Lake Charles  (Sulphur), LA which,
>>>         under some forecast models is possibly ground
>>>           zero for hurricane Laura.  I think the elevation of his
>>>         whole town is about 16’ above sea level
>>>           and it’s only a few miles inland from a bay that empties
>>>         into the gulf.
>>>           I haven’t been able to get up with him.  I hope he and
>>>         anyone else in this family who is in the
>>>           path of this storm has their antique tractors put away and
>>>         is headed for high ground.
>>>
>>>           If I don’t see your reply John Hall and Al Jones know how
>>>         to reach me.
>>>
>>>           Charlie
>>>
>>>
>>>
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