Old T shirts ARE my shop rags. Old underwear too. That's why no one borrows my shop rags.
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Old T shirts ARE my shop rags. Old underwear too. That's why no one borrows my shop rags.
Neighbor: Hey Rick - you been using these rags to sop up lemonade?
Rick: No. Haven't used em yet. Why?
Neighbor: Never mind - gotta go.
Wash old under wear if gonna be used for shop rags.......Per DW....I don't know why?
Put a roof rack on the Caliber. A rack is not offered as an option and there are no factory aftermarket racks for this car. Probably because the front of the roof is 6" wider than the roof over the rear. Makes the rack taper.
I raided the local junkyard and came up with this. It comes pretty close to looking "normal".
I just about can not get by without a roof rack on any vehicle I own. Never know when granny might kick the bucket like in Family Vacation.
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7e1df231.jpg
Looks good to me....really good fit and appearance.
I find roof racks a valuable addition to any vehicle...
I prefer the removable units, and a spare pair of mounts one each truck make it nice.
Looks like it belongs there.
Super job on the roof rack. Looks factory to me.
I'm always on the look out for new medical stuff and came across the Hyfin Chest Seals today. From what I gather the medics like them better than Asherman or Bolin because they seal better. Picked up a couple. In this day and age you never know when they could be used. I have Halo Seals, too.
http://www.google.com/search?client=...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
http://www.haloseal.com/
Nice Job Kyrat! That's the kind of ingenuity I like!
We have a place here where you can go in and pull your own parts. That unit cost me $40 tax and all. Took about 2 hours to trim and fit to the vehicle. We had a super nice day yesterday and I could not pass up the chance to accomplish something with the weather 50 degrees and sunny.
Good thing I did! It is freezing and snow falling this morning.
ATT also junks out their old vans there. They are F250 fords with the huge sturdy racks that bolt to the van roof gutter. There must have been 25 of them lined up in there It almost made me wish I had a van!
Ah, yes reminds me of the old fashion "junk yards"....we used the extensively as kids and a little older.
The guy would be in his shop, making hay wagons out of old car frames....remember when cars had frames...LOL. Anyway, we would ask him for a part, and he would direct us to the location of car/truck that would fit, and lend us his 'yard car".....beater that had the roof caved in with the tanks, red & green 'wrench" laying on the roof, and a selection of tools....away we would go.
When we came back he would charge us a price that reflected on how greasy and how bad we were bleeding....LOL...Then go back to BS with his buddies and taking nips for the 1/2 point in his cover-alls.
Yeah, I remember those days...and am supprised at how things have changed, and the willingness of some one that would let you into the yard.
I spent Saturday doing preventative maintenance on my tractor and mower, getting them ready for the coming season. Also got most of my garden seeds ordered and already have them on hand. Started planning our garden for the year. Should be ready by the time planting season is here.
LOL. I don't know why but I read that as primitive maintenance the first time. I've done quite a bit of that myself. Usually involves giving something a good bash with whatever is handy or a swift kick if nothing else is.
Yeah just gotta keep a roll of duct tape and baling wire handy.
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Originally Posted by Rick
.......cussing is useful as well, being creative is encouraged
While at the Valentine store Wednesday, ordered a copy of Cody Lundin's book 98.6 Degrees.....free shipping.
Snagged a couple of 200l plastic barrels from my nephews workplace a while ago, he delivered them last night. They will become rain barrels at the allotment once I have rinsed out the Pineapple and Raspberry flavouring and cut out the top. :)
put down another 60 lbs of pork in jars !
put 50 lbs of fried green peas in storage room !
got 10 more blades for bow saws !
have acquired 3 goats !
correction ... DRIED green peas !
I bought more 5.56 ammo and another magazine. I also bought a pellet gun for small game. Tomorrow I am kayaking out to an island overnight to work on my survival skills. My main focus will be finding differant sources of drinkable water. I also need work on my edible plants.
I fed hundreds of people over a weeks time using a 3 burner propane stove top, a wood stove, a coleman lantern, and a generator with no running water. Bacon, eggs, halibut, salmon chowder, moose soup, and lots and lots of coffee.
I bought 400 rounds of .22 magnum ammo for my new Ruger Single Six, and that's about it!
Went by a local thrift store and found a stainless, one pint pot for a dollar. I'll toss it in one of my packs, it's perfect for Ramen or instant oatmeal.
dried 50 lbs of onions last two days in huge wok on woodstove ... they toasted up nicely ... also canned several jars of whitefish and bass ... 23 small jars total ...this preppin stuff ain't cheap but it happens to be on top of our priority list !
Bought a signaling mirror and a Gerber Gator Machete.
Couple bricks of Federal .22.
A pile (100) CR123A batteries.
Spam was on sale @ 2/$5.00. I bought 40 cans.
Also, 20 lbs of quinoa. Balanced amino acids in a grain. Awesome!
Now THAT one made me chuckle!Quote:
Originally Posted by Echo2
Hey Guys! How is everyone?
I just picked up an evening job at a local grocery store. My 9-5 temp office jobs keep cutting me loose for lack of work. Hopefully, this little part time job will help us stay afloat better in this economy. And even though I cook a lot for my family, I have never formally had any jobs with food service/deli/bakery areas so this means new skills and an increase in my network!!!
Good luck with the new job.
I cut and split a couple weeks worth of wood.
I put a tin can stashed with a few essentials at the allotment. If the house burns down, or the sky falls down, I have copies of stuff there.
Found a Bulk box of .45 APC Brazer Brass, 200 rds.
Had a rule two little boxes or one big box, .....well duh.
Anyway, they did have CCI Stingers, .38 rat shot, .45 APC, .380.....that I was interested in.....\
Also, 9mm, .223, .357, .38's.
But had to pick one......what a PITA.
I got a brand new Rambo knife with the handy little survival kit in the hollow handle. A friend got it for a gift and thought I needed it worse that he did. He thought he was giving me something quite valuable and I tried really hard to act like I was way excited about my new knife. Man it was all I could do to not laugh after all of the posts on here about those knives!
So I threw it in a drawer out in the shop, and will give it to somebody else some day:whistling:
Throw it in your truck......so if TEOTWAWKI happens you can impress all the wannabes on how cool you are and sell or trade it.....LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Wildthang
This week has been replace gas lines on several gas powered tools....chainsaws (2), weed whips (1)....and added 2 ft of spare gas line to the carry along tool box.
Ruger has BX-25 mags in stock as of yesterday. That's 25 round mags for 10/22 family. Got four more just before the ban on 1 July.
Spent a few hours yesterday cleaning all of my guns, and then spent another hour doing an inventory of my ammo supply.
And wouldn't you know it? :sneaky2: I woke up this morning and discovered that both of my 600 lb. gun safes had been stolen. :innocent:
I hate when that happens!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken
i am new to the community if you guys have any tips i would appritate it