What did YOU do today?

[Bill]

I made sure everything from the second Rockauto order arrived. I ordered six items and all those item had their own box. The first box had a Centric rotor. There was a second box that had the second rotor. There was a 16" X 16" square box. That box had the 14 oz bottle of hand cleaner in it all tangled up in packing paper. I unwrapped the packing to make sure nothing else was in there and one of the magnets with a picture of a car fell out. It was a Chevy something. Rockauto needs more Fords for their magnets. The third box had the grease gun in it. The fourth had a brake bleeder kit in it. I haven't tried those things, but they were $5, so I figured it was worth a try. The fifth box was about 4" x 6" and I couldn't remember what I had ordered that called for such a small box. This box had clear packing tape wrapped around it 15 times on all sides. I had to get the dull box cutter to cut the tape. That box had four little box cutters in it. The sixth box was 12" x 4". It had the 21 mm box wrench I ordered just in case I needed it because we all know what it is like to not have something you need when working on vehicles because you will alway find out you need that tool about ten minutes before all the stores close..

All those items came from two warehouses. The rotors came from one. The rest came from another and could have fit in one 16" x 16" box. I think someone at Rockauto was amusing themselves as if they thought they they could fill my front porch with boxes, or make it difficult to open the box that had the tools in it to cut through the packing tape.

 

[Bill]

A 9-piece deep impact socket set.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Tonight I stopped at HD and picked up the single gang box and lid I needed for the welder power project and even finished it! Now the welder cord is attached to the cart instead of just on the hooks on the back... came in for dinner but will go out and look for some tube that'll fit in grinder handles then see about mounting like 3 that way and add another piece of strap metal on one side to mount a couple others by the disc... will be nicer.

 

[sgtsandman]

I shredded leaves yesterday and will cut the grass today. It's about time to run the lawn equipment dry and put them to bed for the winter. I might keep the shredder vac readybto go and hope for a warm, dry day or two in February so I can clean up the leaf dump the beech tree will do while I'm away. The garden needs more mulch and the beech dumps so many leaves, it will kill the yard if I don't care of it before Spring.

 

[pentode]

Did some of the best body work I've ever done on a car before, then realized I'm WAY too impatient to do bodywork.

One of the previous ding dong owners of this old Datsun decided to install a wing on the back which required 6 holes - seems he did it with a hammer, chisel, and tek screws. Yes, he used the hammer on the screws too.

P.S. I tend to set my beer can on the anvil of the vise next to where my shop laptop is. For some reason I've been setting my spray bomb there today - it's lucky it has a spray nozzle because it's about 4 times I've picked it up to drink it and would have but couldn't figure out how.

 

[Rick W]

Did some of the best body work I've ever done on a car before, then realized I'm WAY too impatient to do bodywork.

One of the previous ding dong owners of this old Datsun decided to install a wing on the back which required 6 holes - seems he did it with a hammer, chisel, and tek screws. Yes, he used the hammer on the screws too.

P.S. I tend to set my beer can on the anvil of the vise next to where my shop laptop is. For some reason I've been setting my spray bomb there today - it's lucky it has a spray nozzle because it's about 4 times I've picked it up to drink it and would have but couldn't figure out how.

I like the Coors spoiler, just trim it up a little

 

[pentode]

I like the Coors spoiler, just trim it up a little

My headlights are blacked out too.

I did mention I was impatient right?

 

[Rick W]

My headlights are blacked out too.View attachment 119142

I did mention I was impatient right?

You can’t kid me, that’s not blacked out, you’re a country boy. It’s camouflage! Good choice.

 

[pentode]

You can’t kid me, that’s not blacked out, you’re a country boy. It’s camouflage! Good choice.

I'm going to guess virtually none of you will have heard of Alpine beer, which is made by Moosehead; I doubt even most western Canadians will know Moosehead, but it's the Yuengling of Canada, the oldest independent brewery left. Every fall, Alpine does a camo batch.

When I went into the store last week and saw they were offering swag

I said TAKE MY MONEY!

 

[Rick W]

I'm going to guess virtually none of you will have heard of Alpine beer, which is made by Moosehead; I doubt even most western Canadians will know Moosehead, but it's the Yuengling of Canada, the oldest independent brewery left. Every fall, Alpine does a camo batch.
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When I went into the store last week and saw they were offering swag
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I said TAKE MY MONEY!

They make beer?? I thought they made headlight covers!

When I went to college, you could buy a six pack (12 ounce) of Genesee beer for $.89. Genny cream was $.99. Quarter keg of Genny cream ale was $8.25, but you had to leave a $10 deposit for the keg and tap. They would take a check that they wouldn’t cash unless you didn’t bring it back. I found that out on the first night I was there.

I’m not sure if they’re still around, but I’m curious if you could even buy a six pack for $8.25 now. Finger lakes area of upstate New York.

 

[Rick W]

I spent half the day at the eye doctor. @bobbywalter almost predicted it. I was playing with Lincoln, and he jumped and scratched my eye. Satan!

Just a little scratch just feels like somethings in my eye. Im going to tie him to a tree this weekend, and if my eye still hurts on Monday, I’ll have him put down.

JOKING!

I’m not sure, which is worse, getting scratched in the eye, or babysitting five women and a boy for a week

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I'm going to guess virtually none of you will have heard of Alpine beer, which is made by Moosehead; I doubt even most western Canadians will know Moosehead, but it's the Yuengling of Canada, the oldest independent brewery left. Every fall, Alpine does a camo batch.
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When I went into the store last week and saw they were offering swag
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I said TAKE MY MONEY!

Never heard of Alpine, but you can buy Moosehead around here. I’m in the home state for Yuengling and Lionshead so I drink my fair share of those.

They make beer?? I thought they made headlight covers!

When I went to college, you could buy a six pack (12 ounce) of Genesee beer for $.89. Genny cream was $.99. Quarter keg of Genny cream ale was $8.25, but you had to leave a $10 deposit for the keg and tap. They would take a check that they wouldn’t cash unless you didn’t bring it back. I found that out on the first night I was there.

I’m not sure if they’re still around, but I’m curious if you could even buy a six pack for $8.25 now. Finger lakes area of upstate New York.

I still see Genesee around here. Not sure about the cream ale or the price for the stuff. It’s not something I typically drink, but I usually have a pretty good idea of what’s around here because I typically scour through the beer store when I go for a re-stock because I’m often trying something new to me.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I spent half the day at the eye doctor. @bobbywalter almost predicted it. I was playing with Lincoln, and he jumped and scratched my eye. Satan!

Just a little scratch just feels like somethings in my eye. Im going to tie him to a tree this weekend, and if my eye still hurts on Monday, I’ll have him put down.

JOKING!

I’m not sure, which is worse, getting scratched in the eye, or babysitting five women and a boy for a week

Scratched in the eye is no fun. I actually got something stuck on the inside of my eyelid that I had to go to an eye doctor to get it removed. Scratched the ever loving heck out of my poor eye.

 

[racsan]

Took the escape in for a recall on the steering, guess they did some sort of programming or software update. Doesnt seem any different, one thing I dont like that I had forgotten about (because I rarely take a vehicle into a dealership) Is when I picked it up the seat & steering wheel adjustments were messed with, The tech couldn’t live with the settings to just pull it in to the service bay then back outside to the lot? Not only the was the seat back too far for me, the recline & wheel tilt was different from where I had it. At least it wasn’t any charge for whatever was done. Also today we did the fall decorating ritual. Thought we were skipping it this year but nope, Just a bit later than normal, kinda like fall itself this year.

 

[JoshT]

They make beer?? I thought they made headlight covers!

And here I thought Alpine was a car audio manufacturer. Based on the one in my truck, they aren't very good at it and should probably stick to making the beer and headlight covers.

I’m not sure, which is worse, getting scratched in the eye, or babysitting five women and a boy for a week

Depends, did it get infected or not? If not then the babysitting is probably worse. If it did, it's probably a wash.

I don't know when the last time I got my eye scratched was. It has happened but wearing glasses all of the time has probably cut down on the chances a lot. That said, about every 8 weeks I get a needle stuck in each of them. Similar feel, biggest difference is they numb the crap out of my eye first and it's happened so many times it doesn't bother me as much as it used to. Still feels scratched once the numbing agents wear off, but I think the repetition has taken the edge off of the discomfort.

Unless told different by your doctor, use eyedrops and keep it hydrated, it does help. With my injections the eyes are tearing up for hours afterwards, yet they are still dry. Using the eyedrops helps to lubricate them and clear up the discomfort much quicker. In my brain it doesn't make sense, eyedrops are artificial tears and my eyes are watering plenty, but it does make a difference.