Arrrgggg!!! What is wrong with me.

[lyrikz]

I havent worked on my truck in 3 to 4 weeks... WHat is wrong with me.. I just SIT on the couch and watch the beautiful tv. Its SO cold in my shop, so i installed a heater. I installed the heater more to heat the shop so i can paint when needed.

I just can NOT get off the damn couch to do anything.. I just turned 34 and i think im getting lazy..... er. Lazyer. ahaha....

Anyone else suffer this affliction?

[Dying2Live]

I have that problem with the xbox... But I don't have a shop or i would be working on mine alot more often. BTW, i hate cold weather...lol

[lyrikz]

Originally Posted by Dying2Live

I have that problem with the xbox... But I don't have a shop or i would be working on mine alot more often. BTW, i hate cold weather...lol

Oh, dont get me started on the xbox 360 and the new wii i just got for the wife the other day. ahaha

I have been kinda busy, just not on the truck. I installed the big wall heater, installed new carpeting on my shelf. I moved my flat screen to a different room and have to build a big shelf for it...... Just nothing on the truck.

[oldblue1968chevy]

yup same here but with school and outside of a few lil things here and there and cleaning the truck, till i order parts ex. patchs thers nothign for me to do and i gotta have it back together so i can get to school the next day...and its wet rainy and cold out..

[thirdstreettito]

I only have that problem when it is wet or very cold.

[Brento]

I'm right at your age and go through the same thing from time to time. Here is the scoop on fixing it. You need to add an incentive to the garage. Put in cable and a TV, Tune in to "The Girls Next Door". I find that when the commercials come on i work until one of the girls giggles or I hear the word naked. If your working under the truck turn the TV upside down so you don't have to get off the floor. Commercials are about as long as the program so you will at least have half the time out there working!!

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by Brento

I'm right at your age and go through the same thing from time to time. Here is the scoop on fixing it. You need to add an incentive to the garage. Put in cable and a TV, Tune in to "The Girls Next Door". I find that when the commercials come on i work until one of the girls giggles or I hear the word naked. If your working under the truck turn the TV upside down so you don't have to get off the floor. Commercials are about as long as the program so you will at least have half the time out there working!!

Turn the TV upside down ,,thats a keeper .. LOL

[ChevLoRay]

Just wait until you retire. You'll find that you didn't have enough time before you retired and even less after you retire. If you are retired, you know what I mean. Otherwise, get your truck fixed/restored/whatever while you still are working full-time.

[sleepertruck72]

Well if you cant muster up the courage to get up and work, drink some Beer (liquid courage) and if it doesnt help, at least you will be more relaxed
I suffer from babysitting my 1 yr old daughter and desling with my 5 yr old son when hes back from school. I am a stay at home dad that misses working
(sort of) You'll come around. Good luck. Oh and the T.V. should be gone if it causes laziness IMO. Thats where you need to start.

[RANDY COX]

Gosh I thought it was just me,Sometimes it's hard to get started,But I have so many Irons in the fire that progress is very slow.Trying to remodel some on the house and clear 1.2 acres of trees and brush,plus work on my car,still have alot to go on it,exhaust,tires,Interior,Yada,Yada,Never done.

[El Jay]

NOPE! I don't have that problem.
For the 1st time in ages it's sun shiny & bright, and warm outside, I have new hardware sitting on the kitchen counter ready to go on my truck; I'm sitting here @ the freakin' computer.

[oldblue1968chevy]

dang if i had new things to go on id be outthere in a hearbeat lol im still waiting for the mulah to come in so i can order some shiny stuff and maybe 6 lug drop discs...



better get outside,its cold rainy here,,,your lucky!

[LockDoc]

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I have actually been out in the shop quite a bit since I got the heater installed. I was out there all day today and sometimes I don't come in the house 'till 8:30 or 9 o'clock at night. I don't watch any TV except the 6 o'clock & 10 o'clock news so if I'm not on here I'm in the shop.... If I get a little burned out I tell myself "Just Do It"... (I'm headed that way right now)

LockDoc

[El Jay]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

dang if i had new things to go on id be outthere in a hearbeat lol im still waiting for the mulah to come in so i can order some shiny stuff and maybe 6 lug drop discs...



better get outside,its cold rainy here,,,your lucky!

It's just some stainless steel bolts, etc. to bolt my old stuff to my new front end clip.
I forgot to take pictures before we pulled all the old sheet metal off & I want to make exactly sure I get everything where it want it/it should be before I start drilling holes in the new stuff.
I'm funny that way, so I'm also hesitant.

[chevy_mike]

I kind of run into the same problem. Mine is not due so much to not having anything to do on the truck but more about what I have to do.

Lately is has been cleaning, stripping, priming and painting. I hate waiting for paint to dry and it's been slower with it being cold in the garage (okay not like up north or back east but cold for CA). I go out, get all set, spray on a coat of paint and I'm done for the night. Repeat again next night. So on and so on...

That and working on larger, heavy parts (like the rear end) by yourself in a too crowded garage doesn't motivate me too much...

Okay, that and I can be lazy.

[Willys47]

I think it's the winter season that's the reason for this problem. we just need longer warmer days and you will be good to go. for now you just need willpower.

[Imacarguytoo]

My truck doesnt have a rearend in it right now. I had work to do on the wifes car. I had to strap the rear of the truck down on top of the trailer to pull the truck out. Just so i can fix the wifes car. Now mind you its been sitting outside for 2 weeks. I have plenty of work to do on it. But im using the excuse of ITS TOO COLD OUT. But im also being ignorant of saying i have a wood stove...but it takes an hour to get it 60 degrees in there. I hate winter!!!!!!

[big_al_71]

I know the feeling well, I cant stay away from my computers wheter it is at work or at home, but then again my truck is done

[corn]

Im in my heated garage most of the time & still dont get anything done! I watch TV & play here on the site & dont touch a thing. Now THATS a problem.

[lyrikz]

Originally Posted by Brento

I'm right at your age and go through the same thing from time to time. Here is the scoop on fixing it. You need to add an incentive to the garage. Put in cable and a TV, Tune in to "The Girls Next Door". I find that when the commercials come on i work until one of the girls giggles or I hear the word naked. If your working under the truck turn the TV upside down so you don't have to get off the floor. Commercials are about as long as the program so you will at least have half the time out there working!!

HAHAH, awesome. I have an LCD that i could put out there, but i have my tunes.. That gets me going...

Originally Posted by ChevLoRay

Just wait until you retire. You'll find that you didn't have enough time before you retired and even less after you retire. If you are retired, you know what I mean. Otherwise, get your truck fixed/restored/whatever while you still are working full-time.

If i didnt have this truck, retirement would be sooner. ahaha..

Originally Posted by sleepertruck72

Well if you cant muster up the courage to get up and work, drink some Beer (liquid courage) and if it doesnt help, at least you will be more relaxed
I suffer from babysitting my 1 yr old daughter and desling with my 5 yr old son when hes back from school. I am a stay at home dad that misses working
(sort of) You'll come around. Good luck. Oh and the T.V. should be gone if it causes laziness IMO. Thats where you need to start.

Im not a big beer drinker. I literally have bought a 12 pack before and that was 6 months ago... I rarely drink.. When i do, i just am such a lightweight i cant operate heavy machinary. ahah.. Ya, tv kills me.. I just got HDTV now also with my new screen im kinda excited.
It also doesnt help that i have twins and a 9 year old to play with.. So it does get kinda tough to even up the time.

Originally Posted by El Jay

NOPE! I don't have that problem.
For the 1st time in ages it's sun shiny & bright, and warm outside, I have new hardware sitting on the kitchen counter ready to go on my truck; I'm sitting here @ the freakin' computer.

Get out there. ahah...

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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I have actually been out in the shop quite a bit since I got the heater installed. I was out there all day today and sometimes I don't come in the house 'till 8:30 or 9 o'clock at night. I don't watch any TV except the 6 o'clock & 10 o'clock news so if I'm not on here I'm in the shop.... If I get a little burned out I tell myself "Just Do It"... (I'm headed that way right now)

LockDoc

Been in that spot before.. In the beginning i was out till 9 or 10 in the shop...Now, i just cant get out there.

Originally Posted by chevy_mike

I kind of run into the same problem. Mine is not due so much to not having anything to do on the truck but more about what I have to do.
Lately is has been cleaning, stripping, priming and painting. I hate waiting for paint to dry and it's been slower with it being cold in the garage (okay not like up north or back east but cold for CA). I go out, get all set, spray on a coat of paint and I'm done for the night. Repeat again next night. So on and so on...
That and working on larger, heavy parts (like the rear end) by yourself in a too crowded garage doesn't motivate me too much...

Okay, that and I can be lazy.

Im at the point where i need to weld some holes and grind the cab... then lay down some epoxy.... I just mentally dont feel like grinding. ahaha.. it BURNS me. ahaha

[Longhorn Man]

you've been bustin ass on that truck hard and heavy for over a year... maybe it is time for a short break so you don't burn out?

[hilandr452]

Well, at least you guys have garages. I have to wait for a nice day and then trudge around in the mud in the back yard as the snow melts. It's that red dirt too. I just sit in my living room at the computer and dream of all the wonderful things I'm going to do.

Dan Smith

[lyrikz]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

you've been bustin ass on that truck hard and heavy for over a year... maybe it is time for a short break so you don't burn out?

Well, i seem to only do a hour a weekend.... If that... I dont feel burnt out. My frame is a full roller now with a running motor. All i have to do is add 1 more air valve and its done.. I havent even had the motivation to do that... Im thinking its just the cold...

I will turn the heater on in there the next few days and see if that helps progress any.... haaa.. who knows.

[El Jay]

And................................

Sometimes I just look at all the crap I have to work on, trucks & otherwise, & I just get overwhelmed & say "SCREW IT!!", it'll still be here tomorrow; & the next day, & the next day, & the next day...............................

[hilandr452]

Originally Posted by lyrikz

Well, i seem to only do a hour a weekend.... If that... I dont feel burnt out. My frame is a full roller now with a running motor. All i have to do is add 1 more air valve and its done.. I havent even had the motivation to do that... Im thinking its just the cold...

I will turn the heater on in there the next few days and see if that helps progress any.... haaa.. who knows.

I think you need to have yourself checked for carbon monoxide poisoning!!



Dan