I LEARNED'D something today!

[xekushnr]

I saw that fight on a replay on HDnet last night. I cant wait to see Pulver v. Faber II tomorrow

[IanS]

Well my S14 is officially in its new home. There she will sit until I finish moving, and have time to begin working on her. Hopefully by the end of March she should be back in good health.

[frapjap]

Changing brakes was an escapade. Before I jacked up the car, I realized that I left my tire iron somewhere. Where is beyond me. f***. Get ride to garage, get breaker bar and extension. Good.

I jacked up the car and realized that I needed allen keys to remove the caliper bolts. f***.

Walk to hardware store. Drink a beer on the way. Buy a metric set of keys (because mine didn't fit) and also bought a 3/8 one just in case. Good.

Walk home, remove caliper bolts, inspect badly, badly abused brake pad (er well, all that was left on the outer ones were the shims...). Use C Clamp to compress the piston and dammit, it wasn't big enough. Tried concocting anything and everything to get even the slightest bit of pressure to compress it until I could slide something thicker in between the clamp and the piston. Fail miserably. Break the plunger looking part of my cheap a** C-clamp. f***. Throw C-Clamp at dumpster as hard as possible while swearing loudly. Get strange looks and laughter from the construction crew next door.

Walk to hardware store. Drink beer on the way to hardware store. Buy monster sized 9" C-Clamp because I'm DONE with d!ck around. Good.

Walk home, replace brakes. Pump brakes, no fluid comes out of the reservoir, clean job. Put wheels back on. Here I sit with a beer.

My one hour job turned into 3.5 hours and a few new tools. And I still have projects to do tonight.

[IanS]

Changing brakes was an escapade. Before I jacked up the car, I realized that I left my tire iron somewhere. Where is beyond me. f***. Get ride to garage, get breaker bar and extension. Good.

I jacked up the car and realized that I needed allen keys to remove the caliper bolts. f***.

Walk to hardware store. Drink a beer on the way. Buy a metric set of keys (because mine didn't fit) and also bought a 3/8 one just in case. Good.

Walk home, remove caliper bolts, inspect badly, badly abused brake pad (er well, all that was left on the outer ones were the shims...). Use C Clamp to compress the piston and dammit, it wasn't big enough. Tried concocting anything and everything to get even the slightest bit of pressure to compress it until I could slide something thicker in between the clamp and the piston. Fail miserably. Break the plunger looking part of my cheap a** C-clamp. f***. Throw C-Clamp at dumpster as hard as possible while swearing loudly. Get strange looks and laughter from the construction crew next door.

Walk to hardware store. Drink beer on the way to hardware store. Buy monster sized 9" C-Clamp because I'm DONE with d!ck around. Good.

Walk home, replace brakes. Pump brakes, no fluid comes out of the reservoir, clean job. Put wheels back on. Here I sit with a beer.

My one hour job turned into 3.5 hours and a few new tools. And I still have projects to do tonight.

Ive had projects go that way. Everything feels like its working against you. At least you got her done.

[qat727]

Yesterday while I was at the junk yard, I bought a Simpson multimeter, a box that used to be a battery jumper, and a laser. Today, I decided I'd get them working.

First up was the jump box. A battery had boiled over inside and it still had acid inside. I cleaned it, neutralized the acid, and took it apart. Realized I didn't have the wires I'd need to make the the thing work, so I gave up and left it for another project.

The Simpson meter cleaned up fairly nice, but something is sticky inside the needle mechanism. Plus it takes a 22.5 volt battery that I've never seen before, so I left it until I learn to rebuild gauges.

The laser was what I really wanted to get to. Took it all out of the box it came in and found 2 muffin fans. There were no wiring diagrams on the transformers, so I was working blind.

Turns out, it's the laser out of a bar code scanner, a hoss of one. I got the main transformer working and started working on the high voltage transformer. Realized it took 15VDC, so I built a bridge out of 4 rectifiers I had laying around.

Still didn't work when I plugged it in. The high voltage transformer has 3 input leads, so I think it might require some sort of a high frequency switcher on the 3rd lead. No clue. I'm just really disappointed that nothing worked like it should.

On a positive note, in one day, for $15, I got a multivolt transformer that I KNOW works, along with a cool box, and some random other promising junk.

I love the junkyard.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I did pretty much absolutely nothing all day. I never put a real pair of pants on, nor did I step outside. I bought a bunch of stuff on Ebay though. Talked to the gf, played some wii, might have fixed my other computer (we'll see in time). Now its beer drinking time.

[numbnuts240]

mmmm beer, curly fries, and boxing. this is going to be a good night.

who's taking a victory tonight? mosley or margarito, personally i don't like either of them, but i'd rather see mosley win. it should be a good fight.

[MellowZ32]

sup!

[numbnuts240]

good evening.

[Dattebayo]

what up folks

I did some drugs last night and drank some beers. Then I realized, there's not enough kids smoking these days. You all need to smoke more, too. Its so screwing cool!

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Nah, I'm all right with smoking. Typically, any type of smoke gives me a headache (cig, wood fire, etc). Just about the only kind that doesn't, is cooking meat smoke, which is mostly steam anyway.

Where the hell is everyone tonight?

[numbnuts240]

i'm trying to quit smoking and now it's cool again?

[MellowZ32]

[Dattebayo]

Whatever, you squares.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

there is no void in my life that drugs/smoking will fill.

I'm perfectly happy with a night full of pizza, beer, and sex.

[PEZi]

herro errybody!!!!

beeeeeer.... yum

[Dattebayo]

there is no void in my life that drugs/smoking will fill.

...and the assumption you made is that there is a void to be filled in the first place?

Why can't drugs and smoking be recreational just like anything else?

[MellowZ32]

I'm not a square!I only drink when there are hot girls involved!

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Why can't drugs and smoking be recreational just like anything else?

...then there is a recreational void???

[PEZi]

if you want square go to wendy's.... they got square patties

[MellowZ32]

or:

[PEZi]

is that a watermelon?

[Dattebayo]

...then there is a recreational void???

STFU you h0m0!

[PapaSmurf2k3]

if you want square go to wendy's.... they got square patties

I used to work with this broad named Wendy at a restaurant... we called her "Square Burger". She didn't stay long.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

STFU you h0m0!

[MellowZ32]

is that a watermelon?

Japanese watermelon!

[PEZi]

hmmm.... crazy

[Dattebayo]

I heard they put those watermelons inside a box when they're young and they grow to fill the box shape.

I wonder if they can do other crazy shapes too!

[MellowZ32]

like this?

[PEZi]

lol at the camels