Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Sorry. Been busy. What did you need?

Getting low on manna. Could you hook a brotha up?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Getting low on manna. Could you hook a brotha up?

Sorry all out. Have some nice fresh ambrosia if you want it though.
If you check the fish sticks in your freezer you may find there are many more than you thought.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Sorry all out. Have some nice fresh ambrosia if you want it though.
If you check the fish sticks in your freezer you may find there are many more than you thought.

Wow! Look at all that maple syrup!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Flarpswitch

Like my Norton Commando 750 with no electric starter. Had to go with the lightbulb when a neighbor ratted me out to the landlord for parking the bike in the dining room. I got even when I told the landlord about her five cats. I knew she was bad news when she put all her boyfriend’s stuff in garbage bags and threw it out on the lawn while he was at work. I let him sleep on my couch for a week and that first Saturday I introduced him to my girlfriend’s besty. By Monday he moved in with her. Ha! Nothing raises a guy’s stock price like when another woman shows some interest. And… it turned out that he was allergic to cats anyway. And the ball sailed right between the goalposts for the extra point!

Interesting story.

But, why did you need a lightbulb for an air cooled engine?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by spike021

I bought and assembled an IKEA dining table.

The 2nd to last step was a pain in the ass. I probably spent 45 mins or so on it and still couldn't quite get it 100% (retaining square thing that goes between the four legs and over 8 bolts, which you then tighten through the middle, which is super cramped.

I double-checked with a level if not getting it 100% sat on the bolts would be ok, and the level said 0 deg. So I tightened everything up, flipped the table right-side up, and then checked if it was sturdy and then if the level continued to read 0 deg; both were good.

I dunno why IKEA stuff is always so unnecessarily challenging. :bonk:

That's why I have a handy son-in-law for the heavy stuff and a mechanically inclined granddaughter for the light stuff.

All I have to do after it is delivered, is to drag stuff off the front porch into the entry.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I had a friend who was a carpenter. I needed work at the time and he had these days of subcontracting where we would do mattress inspections (warranty stuff) and build (mostly Ikea) furniture for people. After a few weeks it was like building legos but yeah definitely some stuff is awkward. We did have 2 of us at least always together because we rode in the same van.

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Yep, I got the picture -

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by spike021

For the most part it wasn't a super difficult or complicated build. ......
I did it by myself but the instructions said two people were required lol. Maybe it would've been easier with someone else lol.

Welp, you could have asked that cute neighbor girl to help you out -

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Interesting story.

But, why did you need a lightbulb for an air cooled engine?

they still have oil in them!

[soundman98]

unless of course, you run PROLONG oil!

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by soundman98

wait, people seriously hired a carpenter to build their ikea furniture?!?



and what the heck is a 'mattress inspection'?





ikea is terrible. their light fixtures are european style, meaning that it's just a bucket and a cord, and i always end up spending an hour building a mounting system for them...



their 'high end' kitchen cabinets all use these chintzy plastic thread-up/down adjusters to 'shim' the cabinets to the proper height. the same plastic adjusters that many shipping companies use for temporary product support....

Well he was an actual carpenter (I am not) but they weren't calling him directly it was just sidework he did for furniture companies when people pay the extra for having it setup for then.

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[Flarpswitch]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Interesting story.

But, why did you need a lightbulb for an air cooled engine?

The gearbox had something like 75W-90 oil and the engine had 40 or 50 straight. When it got cold overnight, kick starting was damn near a good way to get a hernia. Even if it had an electric starter, I doubt it would turn over. After owning so many British cars I should have known better. With a motorcycle cover acting like a tent, any heat source was just enough. Wearing a snowmobile suit out of the house, I was warm all the way to work not having to wait for heat to show up halfway there. Now, both my Subarus have remote start so I can open the garage door and start the car with my phone. I’m such a wuss.

[Sapphireho]

Happy garage fridge. Ball tip roasts $2.75/lb. Yay! Now I get to spend the morning vacuum packing.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by soundman98

wait, people seriously hired a carpenter to build their ikea furniture?!?

A friend of mine once called a contractor to install a door knob. We roasted him pretty hard because our group has several DIY’ers let alone a couple legit contractors. Apparently he’s never bothered to look something up on YouTube.

[bcj]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Getting low on manna. Could you hook a brotha up?

Heard on the news this morning: Sour Watermelon Peeps