Matt Bartmann mbartmann@northfortynews.com I’ve had a number of pickup trucks in my time. Full-size pickups with 4’ between the fenders that will hold sheets of plywood in the bed, flat. I’ve always leaned towards Fords, […]
Matt Bartmann mbartmann@northfortynews.com “Should it be level, or should it be level with the house?” I’ve been wrestling with that question my whole life. Artwork that’s hanging crooked drives me nuts. To the […]
Matt Bartmann mbartmann@northfortynews.com As a guy closing in on the big five-oh, it seems like I should be looking to fill a sporty car gap in my life. That’s just what we’re supposed to be […]
Matt Bartmann mbartmann@northfortynews.com I once had a cordless drill. Only once. I loved it. I used it quite a bit. Then the batteries died and I got out one of my many plug-in drills and […]
Matt Bartmann mbartmann@northfortynews.com Somebody must have had a good Christmas! Somebody got a whole batch of automotive electronics to play with. New stereo, amps, remote control thing with Bluetooth and hands-free phone operation, etc. Somebody […]
Matt Bartmann mbartmann@northfortynews.com “I fear change.” Or, “It still works.” Or, “I can fix it if it breaks.” Those are my typical replies when folks ask why I’m still using Windows XP, or why I […]
Matt Bartmann mbartmann@northfortynews.com “Knee-high to a grasshopper.” I still use that expression. And I remember things from when I fit that description. Way back then, I’d often wander through the woods to our neighbor Bert’s […]
Matt Bartmann mbartmann@northfortynews.com “CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP” was what we heard on a recent drive down Rist Canyon on our way to town. Normally, this would be immediately followed by me asking my wife, “What the […]
Matt Bartmann mbartmann@northfortynews.com A few years back, I was offered a 1960 Cadillac. What kind of work was it going to need, I asked the seller. “Nothin’ to it,” he said. “I parked it there […]
Matt Bartmann mbartmann@northfortynews.com A number of years ago—well, I guess it was about 30 years ago—I picked up a real prize. A Chevrolet Vega hatchback coupe, a 1971 example, if I recall correctly. It seemed […]
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