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Greetings and Welcome to The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg
New episodes tend to air over the local KMMR radio station @ 5 minutes past 4PM each M-F. And have been doing so, nearly every week since Sept 2018.
I'm D.J. Rasmussen, O.K.s friend since junior high, possibly your neighbor & this websites maintainer, whom strives to get each episode's show notes written, the transcript proofed and the audio posted to the internet within a few hours of that days KMMR air time. NOTE: recently been publishing most new releases by 4:30PM.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy the time we can spend together.
I want to again welcome you to The 405 Coffee Break. Guys, beautiful day, get your cup of coffee, glass iced tea, bottled water. Let's see what's happening.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat $6.17 a bushel, 550lb Steer calf $5 to $5.10 a pound on the top end, for Fall delivery, and a 100lb lamb that's fat in Billings $3.15 all the way up to $3.30 a pound, if they're shiny. But guys there's more, much more.
OK Solberg:So you probably realize that it's Monday. And like I said, it's the beginning of a new week, which means it's Jay and Joe's Motor Monday. Now on Motor Monday, we've covered a lot of different cars. Well, we've looked at the Hudson, the Impala, the GTO.
OK Solberg:The list goes on and on. But today, it's a little different. Today, ride with me as we go to grandma's house driving in our family car, the Ford Country Squire station wagon. Oh, yes. And don't forget with the famous magic door gate.
OK Solberg:Before we jump in, you have to remember that the magic door gate or end gate was dual action. It functioned as a traditional drop down tailgate and and as a single side hinge door that swing swings open like a standard household door. Okay, guys. Climb in. We're going to grandma's house.
OK Solberg:When you find your seat, the 1st thing I want to remind you of was the smell of stale cigarette smoke and ashes. Guys, remember before cup holders, every car had ashtrays. Every car in the 1950's or 1960's had an ashtray or at least had a blank plate that could be knocked out if you wanted to install an ashtray.
OK Solberg:Did you realize that the 1967 Chrysler Imperial Crown Sedan boasted 6 individual ashtrays. That's right. 6 and 4 cigarette lighters. An ashtray in each of the front doors, one below the radio, and finally, for that middle person sitting in the back seat, an ashtray mounted on the backside of the front seat. Climb in and smell the freshness.
OK Solberg:You know, guys, today, have screens in the back seat, GPS on the dashboard, and a 100 radio stations at the push of a button, even some TV. But if you climbed into your dad's car 50 or 60 years ago, you entered a completely different world.
OK Solberg:And strangely enough, we didn't know then that we were making memories. The ashtrays were a given. We didn't even think anything different. That's the way it was, and we liked it. Now grandma's house is a long ways away.
OK Solberg:Well, really, it's grandpa and grandma's house, but we always called it grandma's house. Just like the ashtrays, that's just the way it was. But grandma's house is a long ways off, but we aren't worried.
OK Solberg:Mom has good directions, and she will call out those directions to dad as he drives along. Now interestingly, when given out of state directions back then, nobody started from the start, like, leave Malta, go east on Highway 2.
OK Solberg:Oh, none of that. Don't forget, mom has the map in the glove compartment. She opens it regularly. No. The only directions we get are when we get close to Spokane, take Exit 285.
OK Solberg:And you'll get to a Conoco station and turn right. Go a good ways and watch for those loose dogs. That area of town has a dog problem. But then you'll get to a 7-11 store and turn left. Go 2 blocks and turn right at the Piggly Wiggly.
OK Solberg:Here in Spokane, we call them Wiggly Wiggly. But anyway, go 4 blocks further and on your right, you should see an old oak tree with a bench swing hanging on it. We live right across the street in the blue house with yellow trim. True. GPS gives solid directions today, but I miss the flare and added spice in grandma's directions.
OK Solberg:Now don't forget we have an AM radio in the car and we travel in comfort. Dad used to say, think of the pioneers in the wagons. We have it easy here, kids. We listen to tunes from the AM radio. Listen now, he said, that's Hank Williams.
OK Solberg:The ride is long. The ride is hot, but we think it's pretty special when both mom and dad roll open their vent windows and man, feel that breeze. When the sun goes down, we're getting close. But why is it that mom always has to tell dad, hit the dimmer switch. Hit the dimmer switch, Fred.
OK Solberg:You're blinding those guys with your bright beams. Dad stomps on it with his left foot, and there's peace in the car once again. And, yes, grandma is standing on the porch waving as we drive up, and I'll be darned if there isn't a bench swing in the yard across the street. Thy end.
OK Solberg:This episode was brought to you by We didn't even think it was a challenge. That's just the way it was. Listen to Psalm 121 verse 8. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time 4th and even forevermore. Psalm 121:8.
OK Solberg:Yes, sir. Preserve thy going out even if you had no air conditioner because the vent windows, they did the trick, and we didn't even have to stop to smoke a cigarette. Shoot. We had 4 ashtrays right there in the car.
OK Solberg:So until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.