What did you do today?

[Lann 10,846]

25 minutes ago, TheFox2000unit said:

Up to my elbows in this.... 

http://imgur.com/a/PQCufFA

Looks mechanical.

[Beez 5,091]

On 7/9/2021 at 7:37 AM, TheFox2000unit said:

Up to my elbows in this.... 

http://imgur.com/a/PQCufFA

Looks like a cam chain. What motor?

[TheFox2000unit 226]

11 hours ago, Beez said:

Looks like a cam chain. What motor?

Funnily enough, it's a 1.2 petrol 3cyl VW Fox.

Fox on a Fox of you want.....

Edited July 16, 2021 by TheFox2000unit

[VALL_es 163]

I officially became a chemist

[BryannosaurusRex 1,173]

There’s an old WW2 airfield a mile up the road from me and every year they have a 1940s weekend in August. 
Popped up for a quick look just as they fired up the Merlin engine. The video doesn’t do the noise any justice. You can feel it through your whole body!

 

[pete_95973 4,383]

Flew from CA to Boise Idaho today to have a two meeting with my boss. 

[Lann 10,846]

On 8/30/2021 at 6:28 PM, pete_95973 said:

Flew from CA to Boise Idaho today to have a two meeting with my boss. 

I hope it went well.

[pete_95973 4,383]

1 hour ago, Lann said:

I hope it went well.

Promotion and a raise. So yes!

[Lann 10,846]

25 minutes ago, pete_95973 said:

Promotion and a raise. So yes!

Congrats! Judging from what i know, likely well deserved 💪🎉🍾

[Sinister 2,583]

Today I took apart the wrecked car I brought back home yesterday. Daughter starts a new job soon and needs the car back ASAP. She has volunteered to cover the extra insurance premiums that her choice to follow to closely will give. IF they don't just drop us for it.

 

 

[Sinister 2,583]

Made a trip to the salvage yard to grab the parts needed.  Got the stuff home and put it back together. There were no head lights on the cars in the salvage yard so we had to order new ones. once they get here the car will back on the road.

 

 

[Schumi6581 839]

9 hours ago, Sinister said:

Made a trip to the salvage yard to grab the parts needed.  Got the stuff home and put it back together. There were no head lights on the cars in the salvage yard so we had to order new ones. once they get here the car will back on the road.

 

 

Wow, great work @Sinister!

 

Btw, what did you mean with "IF they don't just drop us for it". Do you mean the insurance in the US can drop you for one such incident? 

[TheFox2000unit 226]

10 hours ago, Sinister said:

Made a trip to the salvage yard to grab the parts needed.  Got the stuff home and put it back together. There were no head lights on the cars in the salvage yard so we had to order new ones. once they get here the car will back on the road.

 

 

Um, the colours don't match....

[Lann 10,846]

1 hour ago, TheFox2000unit said:

Um, the colours don't match....

Its a Livery.

[Sinister 2,583]

3 hours ago, Schumi6581 said:

Wow, great work @Sinister!

 

Btw, what did you mean with "IF they don't just drop us for it". Do you mean the insurance in the US can drop you for one such incident? 

Yes. One thing insurance companies don’t like is when you actually need them to psy out for things. Also our son had an accident last month. 

1 hour ago, TheFox2000unit said:

Um, the colours don't match....

That is taken care of by having it painted. This Green is a rare color. Although no one likes the bumper cover so a new one has been ordered.

[Lann 10,846]

Last year i started to practice bjj, a uncomfortable step for a 45 yr old man who never did any martial arts before. 

Once comfortable with the close physical contact it has proven a fun and good workout, with a great group of people.

This summer, feeling encouraged practicing with another club for five weeks on our vaccation, i signed up for a competition. 
 

So the last two months i have trying to prepare myself. Gave up on soda, candy, chips, cake.. all stuff i usually enjoy. Dropped down to 67 kg and worked on a gameplan.

Yesterday it was time to go. We were about 15 from our club who were to compete. Me and my primary practice partner was in the same group (white belt, age over 30, - 70 kg) along with four others.  
 

Once on the mat it turns out none of the others have shown up, same thing happens to my practice partner. So what happens is that me and my friend goes to the final against eachother. 
 

Such anticlimax. I signed up to test myself in a competition against an opponent. Not to go up against the guy who i have practiced my gameplan with for weeks, and someone I know is much better than me. 
 

I still mostly feel dissapointed about how it turned out, after building it up for so long. I did put my name on the list and myself on the mat. But i did not get the experience i was hoping for.

 

Spoiler

 

 

[zmurko 7,622]

That's impressive old man! 😉

[Banketelli 3,655]

Sorry to hear that, @Lann. They sound as reliable as some GTA crews. Hopefully you'll get to put your gameplan into action soon. Signing up to bjj and sticking with it is badass! Going to actual compete, even more so!

[Sinister 2,583]

Great stuff @LannI have a co worker that does that stuff as well. In the beginning he was always limping around from  getting his butt kicked.

[DavidCore89 7,404]

Good stuff! Takes a lot of b*lls to compete against someone in a combat sport.

Keep at it.

[Sinister 2,583]

Delivered the car to my daughter after getting it all back together on Wednesday.

 

[Lann 10,846]

Enjoying small things. Best way we tried so far. Two weeks of plastic and paper packaging handled in one go. 
 

[PretendWereDead 447]

9 hours ago, Lann said:

Enjoying small things. Best way we tried so far. Two weeks of plastic and paper packaging handled in one go. 
 

How does this work in your area or in Sweden in general?
 

Overhere we have several (3-4) large bins for each kind of garbage, which are emptied once every two weeks by the government. 

[Lann 10,846]

35 minutes ago, PretendWereDead said:

How does this work in your area or in Sweden in general?
 

Overhere we have several (3-4) large bins for each kind of garbage, which are emptied once every two weeks by the government. 

Here each house have two bins that are picked up weekly, organic in one and unsorted in one. But plastic, paper, paper packaging, glass, metal we sort ourself and drop of at the local neighborhood station.

[BryannosaurusRex 1,173]

On 10/2/2021 at 8:27 PM, Lann said:

Here each house have two bins that are picked up weekly, organic in one and unsorted in one. But plastic, paper, paper packaging, glass, metal we sort ourself and drop of at the local neighborhood station.

I’m always intrigued in how countries and regions deal with their waste and recycling. 
 

my local authority collect all kinds of recycling. 
 

Every week we get collected;

Food waste

cardboard and paper 

drink cartons

glass

most plastic packaging 

batteries

Metal cans (soda, food etc) & aluminum foil

clothes

Then every 2 weeks alternating garden waste (which is an extra cost if wanted) and general non recycling waste.

neighbouring counties will be completely different!