OT: Thread About Nothing (part # who cares)

njdevils1982

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Having a good mechanic is invaluable...I used the same guy from the time I was in highschool...I moved an hour away and still brought my vehicles to him until he retired in 2010.

100% true..... my previous guy (who i know and jammed with a few times) was great but he closed his shop and moved on so i went around the corner to another place (guy's names are jim and james) ....been going to them the last 8 years or so.

thing is the older guy jim lived beside my cousin for over 35 years and is good friends with him so i lucked out.... theyre f***ing awesome.... i drop off my vehicles and let them do whats needed. no bullshit and i can trust them.

same with my auto body guy dave ...i sold him my 72 ford maverick a few years ago, he's another trustworthy guy. when some lady dented my back left side in front of the rear lights he did the job off of here insurance paying.

he quoted 1000, the insurance recommended shop quoted 1500 and another independent quoted like 1400.

i went with my guy which required a in person inspection by her insurance company two weeks later


i ended up with a cheque for 1300 in both my name and dave's name...i signed it all over and got him to paint the truck cap i found for 350 at the wreckers to match the truck..... now the whole thing looks brand new as the cap is a perfect match.... looking great for an '07 with 84,500 miles on it
 
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Bleedred

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I've never been to a mechanic in my life. I really can't afford one.

Been doing work on my own vehicles since I started driving at 17. I'm not gonna say I've been able to do EVERYTHING by myself. I've had friends help me with stuff that's either a little advanced or something that might take more than one person, due to things being a pain in the ass or too heavy. Like a transmission change.

I have $1000 bucks if I need to use it to fix my car, but I'd rather not spend that entire $1000 on the repair, as I really wish to use it for other things if I need to.

And now it's spread to home repairs. I've done everything from plumbing to electrical to flooring.

The only thing I ever dread doing is painting. I can't stand that.

Cutting the grass is also annoying. I really wouldn't mind paying someone to do that every week, but they charge too much, so I don't. I just feel like I have better things to do when I'm not working than to get out there and cut grass on a 93 degree and humid day, or where it starts thundering and lightning 10 minutes after I get started.
 

njdevils1982

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I've never been to a mechanic in my life. I really can't afford one.

Been doing work on my own vehicles since I started driving at 17. I'm not gonna say I've been able to do EVERYTHING by myself. I've had friends help me with stuff that's either a little advanced or something that might take more than one person, due to things being a pain in the ass or too heavy. Like a transmission change.

I have $1000 bucks if I need to use it to fix my car, but I'd rather not spend that entire $1000 on the repair, as I really wish to use it for other things if I need to.

And now it's spread to home repairs. I've done everything from plumbing to electrical to flooring.

The only thing I ever dread doing is painting. I can't stand that.

Cutting the grass is also annoying. I really wouldn't mind paying someone to do that every week, but they charge too much, so I don't. I just feel like I have better things to do when I'm not working than to get out there and cut grass on a 93 degree and humid day, or where it starts thundering and lightning 10 minutes after I get started.


painting is bullshit. tedious and boring..... zero satisfaction.

i enjoy cutting grass though. it's about an hour on a riding mower.
 

JimEIV

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There is a brand new kitchen faucet in a box sitting in the garage....my wife has been asking me to replace the current one for well over a year now... Maybe closer to two years... I'll get to it one day.
 
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My3Sons

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There is a brand new kitchen faucet in a box sitting in the garage....my wife has been asking me to replace the current one for well over a year now... Maybe closer to two years... I'll get to it one day.
Just get someone with two working shoulders who does that sort of thing to swap it out. Pay the money and get it over with.
 
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JimEIV

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Here we go...going for 60 shots today.

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JimEIV

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Shot pretty good. 60 shots a little bit of soreness in the last 10 shots. Probably should have stopped at 50.
 
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njdevils1982

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ottawa was great the last couple of days had a burger at a joint just outside of ottawa.... and even west of the sens arena! .... carleton place is the town...

restaurant was called the thirsty moose .... it's exactly the kind of place you can picture.....

sat on patio and had one of the best burgers ever at a pub. nothing special. no fancy shit. a biroche bun and a very nice size sized patty perfectly cooked .... awesome flavour.

simple toppings . lettuce onion tomato....mustard and ketchup. side italian salad that effort was made. ......and a cold coors banquet pint



an excellent dinner which is so f***ing rare for me to say about restaurant experiences......i always shit on everything when i go out....

bring me a non serrated knife for my meal and i send it back and the server brings me a proper one....it's infuriating

the moose delivered. one piece stainless but very solid serrate.


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music time..


......Special date, the animals we ate
Guilt debate, the edge serrate
A better rate, the youth irate.......



 
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njdevils1982

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we drove past a "truck rest area" today ....that's what was on the sign. there were plenty of trucks

and another band name popped into my head..... trouser snake and the lot lizards ... i may be onto something.....or on something depending on one's view
 
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JimEIV

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I just drove past a cemetery on route 27 in North Brunswick.with a headstone that had happy 13th birthday balloons on it ruined my whole day.
 

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David Gimour played his first dress rehearsal show for his upcoming tour. He played both Wish You Were Here and Comfortably Numb as part of the rehearsal. I'll be at the show in NYC on Nov. 9 with my two younger ones. Watching Gilmour will be one of those defining moments for me. I have seen Waters twice but never saw Gimour or his version of Pink Floyd. I was worried he'd never tour again given his age and general happiness at being semi-retired. He didn't play Shine On You Crazy Diamond which is disappointing but we can't have everything. It's probably for the best. They probably don't make Depends strong enough for what would ensue if I hear those four notes at the show.
 

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The four of us did thankfully

The food is insane and light. So fresh
Each course looked amazing. I am sure you enjoyed all of it. To be fair we went to a local top notch place. I had redfish seared with a fantastic crabmeat topping with a light glaze that was amazing. My wife had duck breast which was marinated and had something vaguely sweet cooked onto it. Really good meal. I even ate dessert. Some sort of peach cooked down with cinnamon and a small scoop of ice cream on the side. I can’t eat like that often but I do enjoy it.
 
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njdevils1982

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Each course looked amazing. I am sure you enjoyed all of it. To be fair we went to a local top notch place. I had redfish seared with a fantastic crabmeat topping with a light glaze that was amazing. My wife had duck breast which was marinated and had something vaguely sweet cooked onto it. Really good meal. I even ate dessert. Some sort of peach cooked down with cinnamon and a small scoop of ice cream on the side. I can’t eat like that often but I do enjoy it.

just dont order the foie gras

 
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