The Codger Cabin

[Columbo]

From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):



TV on the blink? You can watch the AC instead ...

 

[Alex Jr]

but a cocoa-tinged burley is a morning-with-coffee pleasure.

Oh yeah, 100%.

And no flashy pipe here too. That typical old school billiard is always my weapon of choice.

 

[Columbo]

Oh yeah, 100%.

And no flashy pipe here too. That typical old school billiard is always my weapon of choice.

A straighter airway is almost always going to be a better smoking one, if not the most attractive or interesting one.

Billiards, pots and apples. Can't go wrong with any of those, generally speaking.

Glad that gentlemen have re-discovered the morning pipe with coffee. Evenings with a glass of cola are not too bad, either.

 

[Alex Jr]

A straighter airway is almost always going to be a better smoking one, if not the most attractive or interesting one.

Billiards, pots and apples. Can't go wrong with any of those, generally speaking.

Glad that gentlemen have re-discovered the morning pipe with coffee. Evenings with a glass of cola are not too bad, either.

A pot and PA, heaven!

 

[Columbo]

From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):

 

[Columbo]

From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):


Kodachrome shirts ...

 

[luvmysuper]

From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):


Kodachrome shirts ...

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Very few of those shirts go with his selection of ties.

 

[Columbo]

I’m surprised no one noticed the resemblance between our two for today.

 

[Benzadmiral]

I’m surprised no one noticed the resemblance between our two for today.

Golf clubs in both.

What I find odd is the guy with pipe in hand just after a game, one so vigorous he needs to change in the locker room.

SAE 30-weight motor oil was a standard blend back then, before the development of multi-viscosity oils. Possibly 30 was a problem for starting in cold climates -- and if so, maybe there was an SAE 20-weight?

 

[Eric_75]

I’m surprised no one noticed the resemblance between our two for today.

A pipe in both?

 

[luvmysuper]

I’m surprised no one noticed the resemblance between our two for today.

Golf clubs in both.

What I find odd is the guy with pipe in hand just after a game, one so vigorous he needs to change in the locker room.

SAE 30-weight motor oil was a standard blend back then, before the development of multi-viscosity oils. Possibly 30 was a problem for starting in cold climates -- and if so, maybe there was an SAE 20-weight?

A pipe in both?

Pipe aside, it's the golf clubs AND the travel. Both have a suitcase, and look like they're making a trip.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Pipe aside, it's the golf clubs AND the travel. Both have a suitcase, and look like they're making a trip.

I just thought the guy in the first ad, for Shell oil, had a work briefcase in hand.

 

[luvmysuper]

I just thought the guy in the first ad, for Shell oil, had a work briefcase in hand.

Maybe. It looked more substantial to me, and his buddy with the pipe is waving him Bon Voyage.

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):


Kodachrome shirts ...

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This guy's so flummoxed he forgot to put his pajama bottoms on.

 

[Columbo]

Golf clubs in both.

What I find odd is the guy with pipe in hand just after a game, one so vigorous he needs to change in the locker room.

SAE 30-weight motor oil was a standard blend back then, before the development of multi-viscosity oils. Possibly 30 was a problem for starting in cold climates -- and if so, maybe there was an SAE 20-weight?

Depended on the climate. But 30 was usually a temperate to summer weight, with 20 for cooler and winter temps, and even 10 for arctic conditions.

I knew a few who did just fine year round on a 20. We are talking US-made gasoline engines. Europeans and diesels sometimes recommended a little heavier then.

The straight weights persisted for a number of years after the first multi-vis oils came out. The earliest multi-vis oils weren't all that good.

We're a little ways into the 1950s. These oils such as X-100 were breakthrough for the time, but still what would be called today API SC oils. Some were still ok in engines made into the late 60s, right before the first emission controls started being added. But they would not hold up long in today's engines ... nor would the engines.

Then the synthetics arrived, claiming "25,000 mile oil changes". Maybe on a '70 Ford LTD ... maybe. But not on the later ones.

There are so many manufacturer-specific engine oil specs today, it can be Russian roulette if you don't pay attention. We need three different engine oils for four vehicles.

Back in the day, it was a lot easier to get a quart of oil that worked fine for most every car at every filling station. And they indeed checked your oil with the fill-up, as the engines did use a little between changes.

 

[Columbo]

From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):

 

[Columbo]

From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):


The old-time summer vacation. In the family car, not an airliner.

Sometimes returning with a "South of the Border" bumper sticker, to tell everyone where you went.

The old-time summer vacation. Hopefully coming soon to a neighborhood near you.

 

[Eric_75]

From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):


The old-time summer vacation. In the family car, not an airliner.

Sometimes returning with a "South of the Border" bumper sticker, to tell everyone where you went.

The old-time summer vacation. Hopefully coming soon to a neighborhood near you.

Yes, all the wonderful things you get to see along the way.

 

[Benzadmiral]

I'm planning a road trip to Indiana this June, to scope out some places as possible retirement boltholes. Hope it won't be too hot, and that the roads and streets will be well-paved.

In years gone by I've driven for vacation -- out to Carlsbad, NM, Guadalupe Mountains Nat'l Park, and Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo. Two 10-hour days each way. But a lot simpler and more interesting than getting on a plane, especially now.

 

[Columbo]

From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):


Fairly popular tires back in the day. I remember my father buying them in pairs at the local Esso station.