"...rolling around on concrete..."

No kidding. Got a reminder the padding isn't what it used to be and the hip bone closer to the surface.



Had to do this head pipe twice last month. The rusted out part was at the weld for the midpoint bracket on a 240. Felt lucky I had it though concerned because 15 years ago I'd labeled it #3 from this collection of misfits.





They all had various problems, but I kept this #3 nonetheless. Its problem turned out to be typical - warped flange, as the next day it was noisy again, and the soot pattern on the new gasket led me to where the high spots were.





Second time with it, I pulled the manifold so I could do a better job cleaning that up.



Guess I got lucky with the belt sander.
It's been quiet for a month now, and the bruise on the hip only a memory.





--
Art Benstein near Baltimore

Three engineers and three accountants were traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three accountants each bought tickets and watched as the three engineers bought only one ticket.

"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asked an accountant.

"Watch and you'll see", answered an engineer.

They all boarded the train. The accountants took their respective seats, but the three engineers all crammed into a rest room and closed the door behind them. Shortly after the train departed, the conductor came around collecting tickets. He knocked on the restroom door and said, "Ticket, please".

The door opened just a crack and a single arm emerged with a ticket in hand.

The conductor took it and moved on.

The accountants saw this and agreed it was a quite clever idea. So, after the conference, the accountants decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money (being clever with money, and all that). When they got to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the engineers didn't buy a ticket at all.

"How are you going to ride without a ticket"? said one perplexed accountant.

"Watch and you'll see", answered an engineer.

When they boarded the train, the three accountants crammed into a restroom and the three engineers crammed into another one nearby. The train departed. Shortly afterward, one of the engineers left his restroom and walked over to the restroom where the accountants were hiding. He knocked on the door and said, "Ticket, please."