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Finally going to replace both rear side windows on Sammy the Volga…

First I tested it… It worked great… Now just install it completely… And now we have a good accurate oil pressure gauge… Still a work in progress, yet getting there and good… Sammy the Volga WtR

Both rear side windows are and have been seriously cracked for many years. Sveta and I are using dark tinted Lexan and cutting our own windows. Today we succeeded in cutting one for the left side. Tomorrow we cut the right side… These windows were cracked by the guys who repainted Sammy and they ranContinue reading Finally going to replace both rear side windows on Sammy the Volga…

Sammy the Volga survived my lack of abilities and everything is great except the fuel gauge will not work… 🙁 So I installed that last dash repair item and now no matter what I do. The gauge reads backwards. Thus, E is Full and F is Empty. The gauge reads very accurately and when itContinue reading Finally installed new fuel gauge. Last of the burned out dash issues…

Years ago the original mud flaps finally self-destructed and were never replaced. Last winter we found a new set about, like and or as close to original that can be found nowadays… So I spent hours getting the left over bolts out and installed new flaps… Then I spent hours installing a new longer shackleContinue reading Finally installing original style Volga mud flaps and new shackle on Sammy the Volga…

When clinical Russophobes start squabbling – Polacks and Banderites alike – that’s a good thing. https://t.me/medvedev_telegramE/92 The proud Poles got into a spat with the neo-Nazis from Kiev over the mass slaughter of Poles during the Volynia massacre. The new president, Nawrocki, may be a card-carrying Russophobe himself, but he grabbed the issue with bothContinue reading Medvedev on, “ When clinical Russophobes start squabbling – Polacks and Banderites alike – that’s a good thing.”

That is 21 cents and 24 cents for you Americans… Or better yet… A quarter buys a loaf of bread and you get those unwanted pennies back… In the Big Village I bought a loaf of bread. Nice size loaf also. It was at the main chain store across Russia and one we like toContinue reading 17 Rubles for a loaf of white bread and 19 Rubles for a loaf of black bread…

Вопрос: Господин Министр иностранных дел России Сергей Лавров, добро пожаловать на программу Meet the press (“Встреча с прессой”). https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2042813/?lang=en С.В.Лавров: Спасибо вам. Добро пожаловать на встречу с российскими дипломатами. Вопрос: Большое Вам спасибо за то, что нашли для нас время после столь важной недели. Сразу задам вопрос о состоянии этих переговоров. Собирается ли Президент РоссииContinue reading Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview (English last half) with NBC, Moscow, August 24, 2025

When my son and grandson were talking and telling about how things are becoming in the USA… I came to understand that the situation was significantly more dire than I had previously indicated on this site. Subsequently, I recognized that I had lost touch, and the common issue that arises is our tendency to exaggerateContinue reading I listened and learned that it is much worse than I could even imagine…

Given that I receive authentic news rather than diluted or misleading information, I can confidently assert, along with approximately 7 billion others who share my viewpoint, that the twelve-day conflict with Iran resulted in a notable setback for both the United States and Israel. This twelve-day conflict was initiated unlawfully by the USA and IsraelContinue reading Watch what you say!