In reply to Streetwiseguy :
Fair point! I'm not one to give countermen a hard time anyway, just listening to other customer interactions gives me a stroke most of the time anyway.
Did make me chuckle though
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
Fair point! I'm not one to give countermen a hard time anyway, just listening to other customer interactions gives me a stroke most of the time anyway.
Did make me chuckle though
1yo won't eat anything
3yo refuses to use the toilet
i promised wife a day free of kids
2hours of sleep
headache remains from yesterday
allergies
mix well, serve hot. Feeds 3-4.
When did it become so hard to find 6 point box end wrenches. I have multiple sets of metric but I needed a half inch today to do a thermostat and ended up getting by with a line wrench after striking out everywhere that was open.
I like fireworks just fine. Lit plenty of them off. But when you're lighting loud ass mortars right out in front of my apartment at 4pm WHEN ITS STILL LIGHT OUT- I think you're a- an idiot and B- an shiny happy person.
dropstep said:When did it become so hard to find 6 point box end wrenches. I have multiple sets of metric but I needed a half inch today to do a thermostat and ended up getting by with a line wrench after striking out everywhere that was open.
15 years ago my then-employer borrowed a wrench from me and gave me a WTF?? look. He had never seen a 6 point box wrench before.
My 13/16 is 12-point because someone went into my broken tools box on my day off and "helpfully" took my Craftsman tools in to Sears for warranty. He didn't realize the difference and apparently neither did the clerk. I'm only a little salty over it 20 years later
Meanwhile, I had to explain 12 point fasteners to someone a couple years ago. AKA everything ARP sells, as well as a few OEs (Subaru head bolts, various Volvo engine fasteners)
dropstep said:When did it become so hard to find 6 point box end wrenches. I have multiple sets of metric but I needed a half inch today to do a thermostat and ended up getting by with a line wrench after striking out everywhere that was open.
I own a Mac 10mm 6 point flat wrench, bought for a very specific purpose.. Other than that, all 12s. Haven't really missed them, to be honest.
Sockets, 6 point for most, but I have a set of English and metric 12 points for Volvo head bolts and Toyota axle nuts.
Mndsm said:I like fireworks just fine. Lit plenty of them off. But when you're lighting loud ass mortars right out in front of my apartment at 4pm WHEN ITS STILL LIGHT OUT- I think you're a- an idiot and B- an shiny happy person.
It's almost 9pm and I am still dealing with idiots lighting off morters. Worse, I had to close the windows and turn on the air due to the overwhelming smell of gunpowder and sulfur (which I am allergic to, I do not recommend that allergy) and I do not like air con.
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
The only name brand 6 point box wrenches I have (could find) are bleeder wrenches.
Yesterday watching Price is Right on day off and in the showcase showdown, they gave away a 6 speed manual Jeep Compass of all things. There is hope after all!
dxman92 said:Yesterday watching Price is Right on day off and in the showcase showdown, they gave away a 6 speed manual Jeep Compass of all things. There is hope after all!
it's probably the only way to get it off of the lot: Give it away!
Is anyone suprised about the lack of 4th of July sales?
I mean.....I know that businesses have been hurting and have less income, but that seems like a good time to really pull in the on-the-fence consumers because the places that are busy are super busy and the opposite is very true
Antihero (Forum Supporter) said:Is anyone suprised about the lack of 4th of July sales?
I mean.....I know that businesses have been hurting and have less income, but that seems like a good time to really pull in the on-the-fence consumers because the places that are busy are super busy and the opposite is very true
The thing I'm finding is that a lot of people are spending MORE money than usual in a lot of cases. The people that normally have sales are cleaned out. I know my local bike dispensary can't keep them in stock.
In reply to Antihero (Forum Supporter) :
Sorry to hear it. Best of luck and veterinary science to you both.
The Dog did not have a fun weekend at all with all the fireworks and seemingly far more idiots firing them off from literally the street in front of our house, which is a first (the street its tree-lined and not exactly a smart place for it) as well as the usual explosions from the school fields behind our house. But- that E36 M3 needs to stop after about midnight or at least 1am... we were up late both the 3rd and 4th, and there was still the occasional massive boom at 2:30am when we tried to get the Dog to go out for the last time before bed.
We're definitely getting old- even without having to stay and try to keep the Dog calm we didn't have any interest in going out and watching any fireworks anyway.
First day back at work after a quick vacation over the long weekend. I shouldn't be grumpy about it, I have a good job with fair benefits and very reasonable actual work requirements. But jeeze I do not want to be here today (and if I'm honest much of ever). Come on Powerball, I have a life of leisure to live!
edit: minor win, my dog absolutely doesn't care about the fireworks at all. She is such a good and laid back pupper.
Antihero (Forum Supporter) said:My dog isn't doing good.....
That sucks... hopefully it's nothing serious...
I've suffered from (initially misdiagnosed) migraines for about forty years now. They're usually weather related, like rapid changes of weather and certain types of humidity and heat that lend themselves to thunderstorms.
I've had more migraines and wannabe migraines in the last two months than I had in the past ten years living out in the high desert, where I got maybe one or two a year, and none for several years. Yes, some of them are stress related as well, with all the crap going on around us.
Unfortunately I already know exactly how the conversation with the wife (who insisted we move out here - fair enough, she had/has a good job opportunity here) is going to go if I bring this up. So I probably won't and complain to my friends on the Internet instead .
BoxheadTim (Forum Supporter) said:I've suffered from (initially misdiagnosed) migraines for about forty years now. They're usually weather related, like rapid changes of weather and certain types of humidity and heat that lend themselves to thunderstorms.
I've had more migraines and wannabe migraines in the last two months than I had in the past ten years living out in the high desert, where I got maybe one or two a year, and none for several years. Yes, some of them are stress related as well, with all the crap going on around us.
Unfortunately I already know exactly how the conversation with the wife (who insisted we move out here - fair enough, she had/has a good job opportunity here) is going to go if I bring this up. So I probably won't and complain to my friends on the Internet instead .
I had the opposite effect. I moved to sea level(and got a divorce) and mine vaporized. I haven't had one in a couple years. Maybe it was the ex.
I get it that most people do not like the heat. I also understand that many people really like the cold. I am the opposite, I cannot stand the cold and do best when the temps are usually too warm for most people to even consider working. I get it, I understand it. Please do not tell me that it is "too hot to work outside" and insist that I stay inside. It's 90 degrees out, I am not going to burst into flame. These are the temps I live for and suffer through the winter for. Keep it up and I am going to start insisting that it is "too cold to work outside" during the winter and start insisting you stay indoors when the temps get below 40
In reply to mad_machine (Forum Supporter) :
Motherberkeleyers that say that never work construction. 20 degrees? Yeah, you're putting this roof on. 95 degrees? Yeah, you're putting this roof on? Ozone Action day? Yeah, you're putting this roof on.
Streetwiseguy said:Georges1991 said:Went to the parts store today to get a V belt. Gave the fella the number of the belt, and we still had to go through the "What year?" "Whats 455 in liters?"
I wanted to ask why any of it mattered when I literally gave him the part number and could see the belt hanging behind him, but I just smiled and played along. Oh well.
Because he deals with idiots all day long, and doesn't want to get yelled at for selling you the wrong belt, even though you asked for it.
I always just give people what they ask for if they bring a part number or size for a belt. If it's wrong and they have to return it they tend to act more embarrassed then angry. The angry guys are the ones who give you the wrong information the first time. Going from a garage to working at a parts store has been crazy. I much prefer dealing with the commercial side or delivering parts.
for today's rant I need to pulll my thermostat housing off and put the 160 back in it but the heat index is already over 100 and my garage is full.
My knees suck. Hypermobile patellas. I dislocated one at the beach last week and flopped around like a broken mermaid in the surf for a bit. I went to KT tape before the gym today but I must have put it on too tight. It felt like my patella was wearing a push-up bra until I redid it.
In reply to dropstep :
If I confidently demand the wrong part somewhere I leave it on a shelf in the garage and go somewhere else for a different one.
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