Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

My vintage receiver was sounding terrible. I would have to wiggle knobs to get both channels to works, and most all knobs and buttons cracked and popped. I opened it up and gave everything a good spray with this stuff and WOW! I don't remember it ever sounding so good. Great stuff!

too bad you already know the trick!

i've gotten a lot of really nice 'for parts/bad' gear this way

it all just needs a little love!

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Well, I can tell we finally are getting winter temperatures in the Atlanta area as my "winter indicator" came on when I went out to lunch today. Time to top off my winter oxygen/nitrogen mix.

This is how I know winter temps arrived today.
It was 65+ yesterday, gonna be 23 tonight.

Sometimes I wish I had a snowblower.

[Capt Spaulding]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Well, I can tell we finally are getting winter temperatures in the Atlanta area as my "winter indicator" came on when I went out to lunch today. Time to top off my winter oxygen/nitrogen mix.

My wife’s butt-o-meter triggers long before the light comes on. This morning she called from work, “My car is wallowing like a pig. Would you please put air in the tires this evening. The display says they are at 31.”

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Spuds

This is how I know winter temps arrived today.
It was 65+ yesterday, gonna be 23 tonight.

Sometimes I wish I had a snowblower.

Aaand a chainsaw...

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Aaand a chainsaw...

How about a SXS with a plow

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

How about a SXS with a plow

Sure, that would work too.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Sure, that would work too.

That way you can pass off a new toy as a useful tool.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Had a week off from work, spent the holidays with the families for Christmas eve and day after. Coming Monday went for a jog, it was very cold but I needed the exercise. Later that day I felt my throat getting sore, the next 3 days weren't great, Im not sure if it was Omicron or something similar, but I'm sure it was just a cold, nowadays you can't tell.

Got about $200 worth of Home Depot gift cards and went bananas buying little tools that I wanted and upgraded some things around the house. Didn't get as much done as I wanted because of the lingering cold effects were still there. Had planned to throw another coat of graphene wax on the car but the weather was either too cold to do anything or if it was nice and warm, it was raining, so that sucked.

Did spend some time on the PC playing Assetto and other games so that was great. Managed to keep my weight on track even without being able to go to the gym. It was hard to try to stay away from all the cookies and leftovers.

For this year, I really want to at least visit the track once, and work on the house. Take a deep breath at work and not stress for not being able to smack the back of the head of people. Take my time at the gym and start planning my wedding, and possibly welcome a kid into our home which I am static about. But we'll see how that goes, I'd like to have the house in a better state than what it is, having AC would be a big plus.

Seeeee........that jogging is BAD for you -

About fixing up the house - DON'T bother to paint the interior walls - because, you will just have to paint them again when your new bride moves in -

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Well, I can tell we finally are getting winter temperatures in the Atlanta area as my "winter indicator" came on when I went out to lunch today. Time to top off my winter oxygen/nitrogen mix.

Slow day in Powder Springs?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Spuds

This is how I know winter temps arrived today.
It was 65+ yesterday, gonna be 23 tonight.

Sometimes I wish I had a snowblower.

Now, THAT'S a "stay home" driveway -

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

That way you can pass off a new toy as a useful tool.

"there are 3 kinds of guy's in the world,

guy's that know they need a tractor and got one
guy's that know they need a tractor and still lack one
and guy's that deny they need a tractor, but really need one anyways"

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Now, THAT'S a "stay home" driveway -

Nah it is a "If I get enough momentum up I will be fine" driveway.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by soundman98

"there are 3 kinds of guy's in the world,

guy's that know they need a tractor and got one
guy's that know they need a tractor and still lack one
and guy's that deny they need a tractor, but really need one anyways"

I fee that today I moved up one level...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by soundman98

"there are 3 kinds of guy's in the world,

guy's that know they need a tractor and got one
guy's that know they need a tractor and still lack one
and guy's that deny they need a tractor, but really need one anyways"

I do not need a tractor in any way shape or form. I do not have enough lawn to even turn one around on much less do anything with it and my 50ft by 30ft driveway only even needs a snow blower when they is a foot or more of snow.

Anyway I was driving tractors when I was 6 and they have lost any type of "toy" value since they just represent work to me.

So there is indeed a fourth kind of guy.