Quote from: spc on October 14, 2010, 06:07:44 AM
My stupid Land Rover takes up a ton of time.  Nothing's ever complicated, but damn if the Brits can't make plastic rust too!!

Not only can they make plastic rust... but Lucas electrics are simply the WORST!

Of late I am seeing and finding problems in a lot of day to day items.

There is a whole industry - literally employing 1000's just in charlotte on what can at best be called "middle manning" - Like why do we need a temp agency. Yea they have quick employees you need one tommorow, they could find one for you. Except They dont have these people that work for em, they just have contact numbers that they got by "phishing". Like go on dice and post an ad for a "accountant" with some made up requirements. Some poor sucker is bound to respond. Get his contact info and maybe a short chat with him and hold on to it. Then when a company needs an accountant, or 20, you can claim I got 20 accountants and you send these people. Waste of everyone's time and $. I dont see why the company tha tneeds the acountant cant do the same thing.

Worse yet, we outsourced the manufacture of crap to china. So with that have we outsourced the design and everything as well. I took this blooming VCR back to walmart a few days ago. Who uses a VCR any more ... OK OK fine, but this bloody thing had the cable jack - the threaded type, so close to the center kick out tha tyou can thread the thing in if your fingers were the size of a 4yr old. Only my 7yr old son's fingers were not strong enough to thread them in, they have to be adult strength, but sized like a kid. AKA an adult chinese guy ... WTF ... what is next - "extra large" shirts that choke an american adult, extra large adult pants that kids wear ... size 18 shoes an adult cant fit into ...

Here is my next favorite. Pants that have pockets that go just short of the crest of your legs. You put stuff in your pockets and as you walk, sit etc, they slide under your legs/butt. Lovely, you're sitting on your keys. Fantastic. The extra 1 inch of fabric would have cost 30 c, instead you are stuck with pants you cannot wear comfortably. This is a recent phenomenon. I got pants I bought in 03-04 that have pockets that go over the crest of my legs. They dont drop the things under my legs. But newer crap is worse.

Cool.
Buddha.

Quote from: applecrew on October 14, 2010, 08:30:01 AM

Quote from: spc on October 14, 2010, 06:07:44 AM
My stupid Land Rover takes up a ton of time.  Nothing's ever complicated, but damn if the Brits can't make plastic rust too!!

Not only can they make plastic rust... but Lucas electrics are simply the WORST!

There's almost no Lucas left on my Series III, thank god.

I bought a guys XL Starter Under Armor style shirt at Walmart the other day figured it would be quite big being I wear a medium t-shirt. Got it to work to put on couldn't get it over my boobs. really WTF a small must fit a 3 y/o. the next size up they wanna charge $2 more!
Seriously that is wrong~

Mary

Quote from: Toogoofy317 on October 23, 2010, 01:19:36 AM
I bought a guys XL Starter Under Armor style shirt at Walmart the other day figured it would be quite big being I wear a medium t-shirt. Got it to work to put on couldn't get it over my boobs. really WTF a small must fit a 3 y/o. the next size up they wanna charge $2 more!
Seriously that is wrong~

Mary

LOL
Yeah that stuff is pretty tight.

My hobby includes working on a motorcycle that runs like shaZam!.

Quote from: GoateeChicken on October 06, 2010, 02:20:20 PM
This is what I do in my spare time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZZVxwW7tRI

That's a lot of extreme stuff...keeps you in shape though...the only thing I could do out of that (right now) is the extreme three wheel scooter, but I would have used a bigger sledge   ...that and the frame of the thing would have bent if I tried "hopping" like you did    (was that you in the vid?)

Good on ya for staying active...I've gained 100lbs since I was 18, so you know I'm not the most energetic guy out there...I've decided to learn guitar over the winter, learn to skate (again, "I used to could, and I might could again..."), take out the bicycle again in the spring (I'll have to dust it off since I didn't take it down this summer) and of course touring on my bike...

Here's a couple of pics of me this summer getting back on the bike and heading home from camping...the wife and kids were in the SUV with the dogs...my way is better...lol





As you can see, I could get out and move more...

Later.

Buddah touches a note re Chinese crap...the cheap, crappy hardware just about took over the stores here in Oz....reality now is, the stuff is still crap but the prices are jacking up with no local competition. Thank Gawd for my 25-year collection of nuts, bolts and brackets!!!!
(Altho, I have to be fair and say I was gobsmacked in Bunnings (big hardware chain here) recently..bought a cheap plastic container for the kitchen, got it home, and to my utter amazement, yes, MADE IN THE USA!!!!...you beauty!! There's hope yet.....)
Oh, as well as the GS, fiddling with other machinery and the garden, plus our two bullmastiff boys keeps me under control.

I have 2 kids that never leave my side....apparently they like me for some reason. once I can get some personal space, I play guitar, tinker with cars and motorcycles, surf the poop outta the internet and occasionally I play hockey. then you throw work on top of it and I have 0 time to just sit around and do nothing.

Speaking of free running... man, this guy is Good...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeiwLLZjDo

Michael

Quote from: Toogoofy317 on October 23, 2010, 01:19:36 AM
I bought a guys XL Starter Under Armor style shirt at Walmart the other day figured it would be quite big being I wear a medium t-shirt. Got it to work to put on couldn't get it over my boobs. really WTF a small must fit a 3 y/o. the next size up they wanna charge $2 more!
Seriously that is wrong~

Mary

If you are tired of boobs send then to redhenracing!

Check out This video on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=448511583843 - bloody awesome freerunning. No wire work required.

Michael

When I'm not riding my 600cc Yamaha Diviersion (SECA II in the US) for weekend runs, I'm into playing electric guitar and electric bass (and teaching myself alto sax when I can be bothered getting it out of the case!).  I used to play bass in pub bands in the eighties in London (strictly amateur I must add). Now all I do is lock myself away from the wife and kids for an hour or so, pour myself a scotch and coke, put a record on and play either bass or guitar along to a record! For bass, I'm currently into Snow Patrol and U2 (great riffing bass - quite easy to learn and play).  For guitar it's mainly Tom Petty, Dire Straits, ZZ Top and Pink Floyd. It's like playing 'air guitar' for real !

Bassman

I'm sure many of you guys would wanna see my boobs LOL!

OMG I am so freaking addicted to COD Black OPS. I dunno but the release of steam when you nail a guy in the head with a crossbow laced with exploding tips is very satisfying

But, school is taking the priority I'm 3/4 of the way through statistics have a "B" and is the last class for my AA! It has only taken me 8 years to piece together a degree from all of the "careers" I've started and my cardiologist put the ax to. Now I'm going for a degree in Psychology next semester should be at UCF for the BA then if all goes according to plan Miami for my Masters!

Mary

Eating is a hobby of mine, since I enjoy venison that leads to hunting. Shooting as well unlike SPC I enjoy the tactical rifle matches we have available in our area, SWAT I am not though, you don't want to be the hostage if I have to shoot the bad guy, although the hostage target usually survives with just a flesh found. ALA keanu reeves in speed. about 10% of the time I clip the no shoots on hostage stages.

Sex yeah that's another hobby, thankfully one of my wifes interests as well

Can't do the martial arts anymore, osteoarthritis puts a real damper on that, what sucks is it's cutting into shooting now as well. 

Hobbies... hmmm working on the project car, reading, writing (one day I'll even get published), Tae Kwon Do, riding/driving, doing stuff around the home does that count?
Now that I've seen Parkour I'm thinking my new sport for next year is going to be that. Thats unreal.