ksnow Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 45 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Yeah, every time I quit exercising and hiking for a while, it takes longer and more ibuprofen to get back up to speed. Ice baths have helped me out with recovery a lot. In the beginning they suck, but it gets easier every time I do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 minute ago, bobthehobbyguy said: This week started off with a trip back to the hospital on Monday. Because of the edema I have been having to take a lot of Lasix to get rid of the excess water. It is a tricky balance becuase the Lasix are hard on the kidneys however the edema has its negative effects on the body. My cardiologist wanted to have my kidney functions monitored and still be able to get improvement with the edema.  Got back out of the hospital on Wednesday. Down to approx 240 from 299 lb(Jan 2). Beginning to feel a lot better as things improve. Besides having more energy i can get shoes and socks on without it being such a fight. Looking forward to getting some bench time in. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Our youngest Granddaughter did the weather at 6:30am on WGN 9 Chicago this morning! Â 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 5 hours ago, OldTrucker said: Our youngest Granddaughter did the weather at 6:30am on WGN 9 Chicago this morning!  That’s great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Got tickets to the San Diego Surf Film Festival. We're going to spend a good chunk of the long weekend binge-watching surf movies. Festivities include two surf contests. My wife's cousin is one of the featured artists. Sometimes life is just good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSchnell Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Spent a rainy day here on the east coast of Florida replacing the entire electrical system on a customer's Model A Ford. One of several prewar projects I have lined up for the next few months. Any day working on vintage Fords is a good day! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 4 hours ago, RSchnell said: Spent a rainy day here on the east coast of Florida replacing the entire electrical system on a customer's Model A Ford. Did you do the alternator, distributor, and fan conversions too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter31a Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 7 hours ago, RSchnell said: Spent a rainy day here on the east coast of Florida replacing the entire electrical system on a customer's Model A Ford. One of several prewar projects I have lined up for the next few months. Any day working on vintage Fords is a good day! What head does he have on that engine? I have a Brumfield head on mine but it's indistinguishable from stock. That cool head is definitely different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSchnell Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 6 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Did you do the alternator, distributor, and fan conversions too? No, that was all pre existing. It also has a high compression head and downdraft intake and a later model Ford transmission with OD. The current owner bought it in a package deal of the man's entire Model A collection of cars & parts. This Phaeton got a very amateur restoration, lots of corners cut. IT will be interesting to see how it drives and what surprises unfold at that stage. The current owner has not driven it since purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSchnell Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 4 hours ago, peter31a said: What head does he have on that engine? I have a Brumfield head on mine but it's indistinguishable from stock. That cool head is definitely different. It's a Simmons. I think they're around 6:1Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierreR89 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Started organizing out in the barn where i store my unbuilt kits. Had to build a shelf first and then I went from this disaster To this: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M. Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) Actually, two things pleased me this week, 1) My 97 Accord was in the shop on Monday for a steering issue and the time to get it fixed took just a couple of hours for my mechanic and the bill as not as big as I though. 2) The school kids are of this week and so I'm kicking back and enjoying the peace and quiet. Meanwhile, one of the mechanics at work has my school bus in the shop for some routine upkeep. Edited February 21 by John M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 A few months ago, we discovered a rat making a nest in my model stash. I had to pull a bunch of models out to clean out the nest and delete the rat. Those models found their way inside, and looking at the stack, I reflected on what a cool hobby this is. That pile was stocked with all kinds of neat stuff. Our stashes say a lot about ourselves in a nice positive way. That doesn't happen very often. So, at the risk of revealing my eclectic tastes, I give you the rescue pile. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I got new neighbours last week. I hope they dont stay too long as they have been throwing their trash out the window instead of placing it in a bin like decent people. So due to human nature and the excitement a mystery parcel can generate, I have individually wrapped each peice of litter and posted back to them. But simple forgetful me forgot to add any postage on any of the 16 peices of mail they are about to recieve, so to find out whats inside they will have to pay the postage first which due to the ground being small rocks may be higher than it would have been. Hopefully paying out close to 100 quid to get their rubbish returned will make them think twice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 8 hours ago, Dave Ambrose said: A few months ago, we discovered a rat making a nest in my model stash. I had to pull a bunch of models out to clean out the nest and delete the rat. Those models found their way inside, and looking at the stack, I reflected on what a cool hobby this is. That pile was stocked with all kinds of neat stuff. Our stashes say a lot about ourselves in a nice positive way. That doesn't happen very often. So, at the risk of revealing my eclectic tastes, I give you the rescue pile. Your wide range of interests resemble mine. Who wooda thunk...  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 4 hours ago, stitchdup said: I got new neighbours last week. I hope they dont stay too long as they have been throwing their trash out the window instead of placing it in a bin like decent people. So due to human nature and the excitement a mystery parcel can generate, I have individually wrapped each peice of litter and posted back to them. But simple forgetful me forgot to add any postage on any of the 16 peices of mail they are about to recieve, so to find out whats inside they will have to pay the postage first which due to the ground being small rocks may be higher than it would have been. Hopefully paying out close to 100 quid to get their rubbish returned will make them think twice I often think how great it would be if I could get all the cans, wrappers, diapers, and the occasional tires and furniture dumped these last few years across the street from my house fingerprinted, and send them all back to their donors with a nice friendly letter of appreciation.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A modeler named mike Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 8 hours ago, Dave Ambrose said: A few months ago, we discovered a rat making a nest in my model stash. I had to pull a bunch of models out to clean out the nest and delete the rat. Those models found their way inside, and looking at the stack, I reflected on what a cool hobby this is. That pile was stocked with all kinds of neat stuff. Our stashes say a lot about ourselves in a nice positive way. That doesn't happen very often. So, at the risk of revealing my eclectic tastes, I give you the rescue pile.  Oh rats.. Not good at all but look on the bright side if they didn't chew on any kits. You may have been lucky enough to have hobby rats.. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Nice variety in your stack of kits. Looks like you can choose whatever type of model for whatever mood you're in. btw, I smiled at your comment "delete the rat". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, A modeler named mike said: Oh rats.. Not good at all but look on the bright side if they didn't chew on any kits. You may have been lucky enough to have hobby rats.. Lol The rat chewed the Stearman box, but didn't damage the contents. My cat has gotten too elderly to patrol that area anymore. We have a couple of new ones that are still getting settled in. Hopefully, one of them will take up the mantle. Otherwise, I'll just have to keep building models so I go up there and find them when they move in. They usually chew something toxic long before they get to my model kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/22/2024 at 4:39 AM, stitchdup said: I got new neighbours last week. I hope they dont stay too long as they have been throwing their trash out the window instead of placing it in a bin like decent people. So due to human nature and the excitement a mystery parcel can generate, I have individually wrapped each peice of litter and posted back to them. But simple forgetful me forgot to add any postage on any of the 16 peices of mail they are about to recieve, so to find out whats inside they will have to pay the postage first which due to the ground being small rocks may be higher than it would have been. Hopefully paying out close to 100 quid to get their rubbish returned will make them think twice When it comes to that kind of people' I'm pretty sure you have wasted your money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKrypton Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Stumbled across puddled people of youTube  which led to another video about this gentleman  cheers, Graham 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I was having problems with my sight recently which was making modelling fairly difficult. It was particulary bad doing foil and i was seeing 5 or 6 of the line i was trying to cut. Today i tried some 1.5 magnification reading glasses and the foil was a cinch. Unfortunately my prep before hand looks bad so the chrome look like it was fitted with a hammer but i dont actually mind that as i can just print another when it starts to bother me and i'll be able to see what i'm doing second time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A modeler named mike Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Today I was in line at a local fast-food joint to get a Chocolate Milkshake. The guy behind me tooted his horn and warned me I had a brake light out. I thanked him and paid for his order when I got to the window as a thanks for being a nice guy. I went straight to the Auto parts store at the other end of the strip mall. As I left the shopping center and got onto the main drag I spotted a Maryland State police vehicle behind me. It wasn't long before the red and blue lights 🚔 were lite up. As he asked if I knew why he pulled me over I was grabbing the new bulb and receipt to show him and said because my brake lights out? I explained the story above and stated that what dumb luck? He gave me a warning and we chatted for a minute or two and we parted our ways. Big round of applause for a very professional and personable individual in uniform. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A modeler named mike Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 9 hours ago, stitchdup said: I was having problems with my sight recently which was making modelling fairly difficult. It was particulary bad doing foil and i was seeing 5 or 6 of the line i was trying to cut. Today i tried some 1.5 magnification reading glasses and the foil was a cinch. Unfortunately my prep before hand looks bad so the chrome look like it was fitted with a hammer but i dont actually mind that as i can just print another when it starts to bother me and i'll be able to see what i'm doing second time around. As long as that hammer is to scale.. Stinks getting old, once I started wearing glasses the eye sight gets worse as the years go by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A modeler named mike Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 On 2/25/2024 at 4:00 PM, ColonelKrypton said: Stumbled across puddled people of youTube which led to another video about this gentleman cheers, Graham I watched this.. Very cool.. Thanks for sharing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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