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I have a generator but it's a pain. It's easier to just go to my other place. Yes. I am that lazy.

Call me a conspiracy theorist. But I was thinking that all this upgrading that they are doing is for EV's. The power worked just fine before.

I would love to have that Lark. Doubt that I could afford it and have no place to put it. but I'd sure love it.

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Not a theory. CA definitely needs to be doing all they can to upgrade their electrical grid in a mighty big way to enable them to keep up with present demand and then to su[port 100% electric vehicle use in less than 15 years. I guess they'll have the traffic nightmare in SoCal worked out by then as well

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:haha:

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Looked at some trees today.

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^Sequoias are cool

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That's big wood!

I did a thing last evening that has been an out of sight out of mind recurring thing I've needed to take care of for over 20 years now. And it's on my truck! So I can't tell you about it here :lol:

I also killed all the weeds growing up in my brick walk. That was easy using vinegar in a watering can

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That's good to know. Diluted or straight? White or apple cider or does it matter?

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Detailed my Honda …..

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That's a cool generator. Mine are big ugly monsters.

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1970 model . Heavy little bugger

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Looks like '70 Honda bike paint

Distilled White Vinegar, by the gallon or half gallon. Walmart or food stores, maybe hardware store. I've been doing it straight and I think I'll dilute it 50% next time. A gallon didn't go far on my brick walk, like 6'. I've done the whole thing. Next is the stone driveway.

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Mine's big enough (I know, that's what she said) but I wouldn't call it ugly. Not to its face anyway. When the power goes out it's downright beautiful. 13kw Generac with a transfer switch. :)

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I have a 8k Cummins Onan . Bout 18 years old and never misses a beat .

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Nice! Our Generac is just 3 1/2 years old. So far, so good!

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:lol: Come on Mike. That's not what she said. :lol:

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Put a battery in my youngest son's car. I hope he didn't pig mine up when he drove it to work, today. His hasn't seen water since the last time it rained, it would appear. And it's filthy inside. :/

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Sounds like my kind of guy. The last time I put gas in my messy car a homeless guy tried to give me a buck. :lol:

Power was on all day today! :metal::clap:

I still didn't do anything. I walked out the door and immediately went back in.

Well I did go get Subway sandwiches and my buddy got a 12 pack of beer.

He paid for the beer and we were walking out when the handle ripped off the 12 pack and beer was rolling all over the floor. He was just standing there like a fool with the handle in his hand with the guy behind the counter yelling at him that he couldn't return it. :lol:

I was laughing my head off. He looked ridiculous but then two VERY good looking women walked up and offered to help him pick it up and they just happened to have an empty shopping bag. Don't ask me why they had an empty bag but they did. :confused:

So they are picking the cans up and I'm not helping. I'm still laughing and watching the girls in short shorts bend over to help pick the cans up. Oh yeah I am. :)

My buddy offered them a slightly shook up beer but unfortunately they declined. But they were sweet girls. And very easy on the eyes.

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Reminds me of a time my brother-in-law lost his keys in a strip bar one slow afternoon. They were all looking over, under, and around everything in them skimpy little watchamacallits

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That would be the DELUXE model. ;)

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The wife said to me just yesterday "you might need to go out to the shop and make sure our gen will start, just in case we lose power". So I did the right thing and just kept reading the internet.

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That's the spirit! When my wife tells me to do something I know it's nap time. Forget that.

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got a free trailer, got super porked on the tires ($230 for 2 13s) but still ok deal overall, new drop jack and good bow winch. only one of the things the guy gave me, he is moving to oklahoma and cleaning up.

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Good Deal.
I was looking for 13" tires awhile back.
They are incomparably High $$$$ :lol:

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One of my favorite places in the US.

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this was my fault. I didnt look very well at them just took his word they needed replaced. I didnt bring my air pump and when i got there realized I could have just pumped them up and made the drive, they were dry but would have made the trip. i had arranged with a local shop who had two used 13s for $70 mounted. they ruined one putting it on and so the only option was new. i almost fell over when he said $230.

at any point I could have just aired up the originals. all my fault.

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Wow.
Yeah I could not find them used around here.
I got mine from the Rain forrest place :lol::lol:

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winda sweeps on the kid's 'bird
old, rotten, big chunks out of them..
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lookin better now
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and what a total pita. did the sweeps on all 4 doors of my crew in half the time to do two doors on the 'bird. car keeps on impressing me though. 31 yrs old and the door panels have never been off 'till today. this car is untouched or butchered
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Had a capacitor go bad on my ac unit this afternoon. Thankfully my parents neighbor is a retired hvac guy and keeps spare parts. So I put in a temporary fix that should get me through until the new dual run capacitor shows up. This was my thermostat just a minute ago, a cozy 83 degrees in here right now.

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That looks like it would be a total PITA. But it sure looks way better.

I have to replace the weather stripping on my bug. After decades of sitting in the desert it's a crispy critter. It's a simple car but I'll probably end up breaking some glass. I've done it before.

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Thought I lost 1st in my chevelle today . Didnt feel right and sure enough at the light I let the clutch out and nothing no grinding so I Shifted to second and started off. Got it home jacked it up and got under the car and found the 1-2 shift arm about to fall off . Took the bolt out the arm and post wernt warn so I cleaned it up put lock tight on it . Torqued it down and everything works great now . I know I put locktight on them and the lockwasher when I put it back together I resealed the unit

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I guess no grinding was a good sign. I bet you were happy to find the loose linkage.

I just had the same sort of thing happen with my '72 K2500. It's got a TH350. I shifted it to neutral to move it forward. I moved it and when I went to put it back in park the shift lever was all limp. The rod slipped out at the column. That column has been in there for years and the truck hasn't been driven in a while. Maybe we have gremlins

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I wouldn't say gremlins. Just old cars. And old cars are like old lady's. They're fussy and they're going to mess with you once in a while.

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Gremlin, ghost, or something in my case. The shift rod comes loose all by itself just sitting there? I've seen a lot owning old cars, including shift & clutch linkage "idiosyncrasies" and this is strange.

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Getting ready to smoke some ribs and chicken . But Talk about inflation last year in fall I bought a Smokey mountain 22 inch demo at 50% off . With a crap load of accessories. The sticker on the smoker 399.99 which is crazy in my opinion but a new one is 549.99 . 150 bucks

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I forget what I paid for my Smokey Mountain. I think it was 3 or 400 bucks and that was 20 years ago. Weber's aint cheap. My Weber Summit grille was about $1900 if I remember correctly. But they last forever. My 22 inch kettle is from the 70's.

I haven't used that smoker in a while. I cheat and use my electric smoker.

This is how much I use the Smokey Mountain. It's behind the surfboards in the pic. :o

Today I changed the battery in the 2015 Corvette. I took one look at it and called AAA. It's just a battery but this one is way too complicated for me and I didn't want to mess it up.

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They do a good job on small smoke days . When I’m doing pulled pork and turkeys the big boy gets rolled out .

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I've got a Weber stand-up charcoal smoker I've had for years. I doubt that was even $100. I think the most I've spent on a grille is $150-ish. Oh yeah, I did buy the one gas grille at Sears once. That taught me I prefer the real thing.

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I do too. I've been disappointed with cheap grills in the past. They just don't last. Even if something breaks on a Weber you can get parts and fix it.

Reminds me of my dad. Every year or so he would buy a cheap little Hibachi for just a few bucks.

My father loved to eat. He would eat anything, he didn't seem to care what it tasted like. I guess it was a throwback to him growing up poor in the depression. So burgers and cheap hot dogs were pretty much his idea of BBQ. Ketchup and liquid smoke were the sauce.

As a kid that was all I knew. And to tell you the truth it wasn't all that bad. I looked forward to his barbecues. He could do a lot with very little.

I look at all the barbecue doo dads that I have and wonder what he could have done with them.

Eh. Probably burgers and cheap hot dogs. :lol:

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My dad liked to jazz up the burgers and I always just wanted it plain. Now I'd like to try his way. I remember onions in the burger and either BBQ sauce or worcestershire worked into it.

I'm too cheap to buy the grille covers. They cost half as much as the dang grille! I keep looking at my grilling area pondering some sort of roof structure over it. Just enough to keep the rain off.

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I like a plain burger myself. Some of these newfangled fancy pants burgers aren't what they're hyped up to be. Just give me a normal burger. Chili and cheese are the exceptions. Onions are a must.

The same with beer. I don't need peaches or some other weird fruit in it. A Budweiser and a cheeseburger is just fine with a side of fries (I think my cholesterol level just went up).

I drink Worcestershire sauce out of the bottle. It grosses my wife out which makes it even better. :lol:

I drink hot sauce too. Forget the chips. I'll take it straight. I love that stuff. :uhmk: