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shalemail · Aug 1, 2017

lunatic59 said:
Check the packaging carefully. If it says "Manufactured by the Acme GPS company" it will always tell you to turn left at Albuquerque.

I never miss that turn, Buggs taught me well.

mikedt · Aug 1, 2017

Second hand bicycle.

Deleted User · Aug 1, 2017

mikedt said:
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Second hand bicycle.

Very smart. Reminds me, I must dig my bike out of the shed and give it a good jetwash. Yep, it's quite mouldy.

Clementine_3 · Aug 1, 2017

mikedt said:
Second hand bicycle.

I sure hope you plan on going all out and get a new water bottle! Because ewwwww

mikedt · Aug 1, 2017

Clementine_3 said:
I sure hope you plan on going all out and get a new water bottle! Because ewwwww

Yeh the included second hand water bottle is disgusting.

I think the bike itself might be French, because it has "Fabriqué en chine" stamped on the frame.

lunatic59 · Aug 1, 2017

mikedt said:
Yeh the included second hand water bottle is disgusting.

I think the bike itself might be French, because it has "Fabriqué en chine" stamped on the frame.

If it refuses to work every day from 12:00 to 2:00 pm then it's French.

shalemail · Aug 1, 2017

mikedt said:
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Second hand bicycle.

I need to do this too. Sold my mountain bike several years back as priorities had changed, now that I will be getting my neck fixed it, along with swimming - too bad I don't have a pool, would provide a good way to get some exercise and get back in shape. My muscle tone has run off while I have been debilitated. o_O

Deleted User · Aug 1, 2017

lunatic59 said:
If it refuses to work every day from 12:00 to 2:00 pm then it's French.

I'll not run that by my French co-worker.

Marty_Since87 · Aug 2, 2017

Got me two of these

olbriar · Aug 2, 2017

Is that jewelry or weapon? Looks cool....

Marty_Since87 · Aug 3, 2017

olbriar said:
Is that jewelry or weapon? Looks cool....

Jewelry, thanks

Marty_Since87 · Aug 6, 2017

Couldn't wait for this

codesplice · Aug 7, 2017

Hooray!

They fit my feet and let me press the brake and gas pedals at the same time. Success!

(Also, I apparently need to vacuum.)

lunatic59 · Aug 7, 2017

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shalemail · Aug 7, 2017

Well as was stated in my "best camera" post, the little lady and I went to OKC for the weekend, so I got hotel room for 2 nights (got one night free as they had advertised a Jacuzzi but had since removed it) meals, drinks (also in the best camera thread) BUT .... THE BEST PART? They have a Vans store in OKC, and they had a couple styles that were sold out up here ... Including ... Style 112 Pros in Gunmetal/Black. mmmmmm. Addicted? yea.

Also got the wife a pair of Vans (Old School) her first pair of Vans <3

Best part? I got a $25 off coupon for Vans that can be used between the 11th of Aug. and the end of September. (I got one night of our stay at the hotel free, so ... that paid for the shoes! YAY)

Bonus right? :cool:

Mikestony · Aug 7, 2017

One lousy, small check valve goes out and I gotta buy the whole damn intake manifold :mad:

Great GM design

Wish me luck...should only take about 2 hours to replace.
@Dngrsone should recognize this

lunatic59 · Aug 7, 2017

This is the neatest it will ever be ...

There are several recent purchases here. First is the floor. This was originally a carpeted room, but we were able to get a great deal on some oak flooring ($8/sq. ft. installed). Of course the new floor made the old desk look shabby, so there's all new furniture here too. And, to keep the toes warm on those chilly winter mornings when I'm sitting here watching my neighbors schlep off to work, a nice area rug.

Deleted User · Aug 8, 2017

Nice setup Luna! But you're right, that level of man-cave tidiness is hard to maintain. We have what is now known as "The Pit", as it has become a dumping ground for old computers, cables, and overflowing bookshelves, also filled with obsolete text books. One day I'll tidy it up.. no wait, who am I kidding?

lunatic59 · Aug 8, 2017

LV426 said:
...as it has become a dumping ground...

It will get there very quickly. The worst offender is the Mrs. who makes it a point to tidy up the rest of the house periodically and place every unclaimed piece of paper or wayward tech on my desk. And, in accordance with Mr. Murphy and his vast codicil of rules, laws and edicts, the more involved I am in a project, the greater the pile. This pile then gets re-piled to a corner, box or cabinet for eventual reorganization ... which never seems to happen.

To solve this problem, the great architect of life provided a door that can be closed to conceal this aggregate clutter in my space only and keep the rest of the house spouse-ready. :rolleyes:

Deleted User · Aug 8, 2017

lunatic59 said:
The worst offender is the Mrs. who makes it a point to tidy up the rest of the house periodically and place every unclaimed piece of paper or wayward tech on my desk

Haha! Sounds familiar. This must be female trait. Of course if I was ultra efficient, I'd immediately file these pieces of paper in the appropriate folder. Btw I do have a filing cabinet, and as you can imagine, it's completely full, mainly with old irrelevant stuff, and needs tidying up. My life is one constant process of moving piles of clutter from one area to another

shalemail · Aug 8, 2017

lunatic59 said:
This is the neatest it will ever be ...

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There are several recent purchases here. First is the floor. This was originally a carpeted room, but we were able to get a great deal on some oak flooring ($8/sq. ft. installed). Of course the new floor made the old desk look shabby, so there's all new furniture here too. And, to keep the toes warm on those chilly winter mornings when I'm sitting here watching my neighbors schlep off to work, a nice area rug.

For some reason I get a great deal of enjoyment thinking about you pulling carpet, replacing it with hardwood, just to get a smaller rug and put over the middle of the hardwood. Something I would do and think it's logical too.

lunatic59 · Aug 8, 2017

shalemail said:
For some reason I get a great deal of enjoyment thinking about you pulling carpet, replacing it with hardwood, just to get a smaller rug and put over the middle of the hardwood. Something I would do and think it's logical too.

There is a difference between contractor-grade carpet over subflooring vs. a wool carpet on top of quartersawn oak ... and the whole job (including the furniture) cost almost as much as my Tag Heuer Chronograph ... almost.

Deleted User · Aug 9, 2017

lunatic59 said:
There is a difference between contractor-grade carpet over subflooring vs. a wool carpet on top of quartersawn oak ... and the whole job (including the furniture) cost almost as much as my Tag Heuer Chronograph ... almost.

I wouldn't dare. We can no longer get expensive furnishings, as our dog will chew it to bits, and that includes rugs.
Anyone else have a dog that will literally eat, or try to eat anything?

lunatic59 · Aug 9, 2017

See the reply over in the Dog Day Afternoons thread.

shalemail · Aug 16, 2017

Yes I got MORE Vans. But I kinda had to, ya know coupon. So I had the $25 off coupon, which was pretty unique I guess. None of the stores here in KC had seen this version. Anyway, went live on the 11th had to be used by the 31st. $25 off a $65 purchase. Well neither store had the pair I wanted in stock and the coupon expressly stated must be in store stock, no holds, no orders.

Both pairs, after buy one get one half off and my $25 off coupon were less than $50. Not bad.

I also invested in a forever lighter, one of the plasma arc lighters. (Woot.com) deal last week, $24 for 2 of them. They arrived yesterday.

Pretty darn spiffy.

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