High octane Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 Good on ya Mike, Akron has to be one of the worst municipalities to deal with. Now through up some insulation and drywall that space, your gonna need some heat!Heat? Exactly what will happen to the car if it's not in a heated garage? I've been drivin' for 50+ years and never had a car in a heated garage and things seem just fine. Some of my vehicles have been outside during the winters with no ill effects either.
crazyjim Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 If the vehicle is going to be sitting for a while, at least put something under the tires - pieces of cardboard or carpet squares.
oldnslow Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 I think maybe he was saying it needed to be heated to work in it during the cold months.
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) I've had rat-sign in the back shop attached to the house for a few weeks, ever since workers tore down some old buildings up the street to put in a new gas station. Poor little critters been looking for new homes. It didn't bother me too much until i noticed they'd chewed through the door seal at the passage to the shop from the hobby room. Then I found the dragged-away-and-licked-clean plate of Christmas cookies I thought I'd misplaced in my dotage...and I noticed they'd been in one of the bookcases and had started shredding. I love my books. OK rats, that's enough. I used to catch them in Havahart live-traps and release the little buggers in the woods, but I just don't have any patience with mindless destruction anymore. Those old-school Victor snap-traps work a treat if you put 'em right in the middle of an obvious run. Caught 3 since 7:00 PM this evening. Dead as bricks. Edit: 4 Edited January 2, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy
aurfalien Posted January 5, 2016 Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) The weather, we actually got some rain in SoCal!Mo, mo, mo rain!It's vran-ink! Edited January 5, 2016 by aurfalien
aurfalien Posted January 5, 2016 Posted January 5, 2016 Drizzling here in southern Nevada too!GMy inlaws in Henderson usually see what we do, eventually.Heck you may even get snow over there!
Tom Geiger Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 OK rats, that's enough. I used to catch them in Havahart live-traps and release the little buggers in the woods, but I just don't have any patience with mindless destruction anymore.Anyone else notice that the Havahart trap is designed to fit sideways into a standard garbage pail so you can fill it up with water and drown the little suckers?!
Agent G Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 My inlaws in Henderson usually see what we do, eventually.Heck you may even get snow over there!It's snowing quite heavy at altitudes over 5000 ft as we speak. Mt Charleston has a foot of snow now and Red Rock is seeing white stuff in the higher elevations as well. Still too warm at my place. I'm in Henderson too, Anthem Parkway and Reunion area. I'm at about 3000 ft.G
aurfalien Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 It's snowing quite heavy at altitudes over 5000 ft as we speak. Mt Charleston has a foot of snow now and Red Rock is seeing white stuff in the higher elevations as well. Still too warm at my place. I'm in Henderson too, Anthem Parkway and Reunion area. I'm at about 3000 ft.GNo way!My inlaws live in SunCity Anthem.
Agent G Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Anthem Coventry!I live right across from the Del Webb Middle School. Small world Eh?GNo way!My inlaws live in SunCity Anthem.P.S. Pouring down rain here right now. Still not all that chilly though. Edited January 6, 2016 by Agent G
Scott Colmer Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Way back in the late 70's, when I was in high school, I started saving cereal toys (Premiums). Most came from Capt'n Crunch and Cookie Crisp. The idea was that I would give to my kids later on in life. As it worked out, I missed raising kids that would have been of the age to appreciate the little prizes that were kept in an old NGK trade show bag. I had pretty much forgotten about it until the other day when my brother in law was helping get the garage straightened out. There was the bag in with a bunch of model stuff. He has kids 3 and 7 so I gave it to him. After a while he gave it back saying he would rather not pick up the mess it would make. Then my wife said she would take it for her elementary school students. However, when she looked through the bag she had such a rush of nostalgia that she decided to keep them. She tossed the bag in the laundry room. I picked it up tonight and started researching the value of what was in there. I found a glow in the dark Capt'n Crunch skeleton that was going consistently for 20.00 on eBay out of the wrapper. I found 5 in the wrapper. That was best set. I just finished going through the entire bag. It was a lot of fun using the internet to track down the origin of a lot of the toys. At full e-bay prices it was about 500 bucks worth of toys. If I get 250, I'll be happy.Cool!
Danno Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Raining like an SOB here. Been drizzly all day with occasional showers and sporadic rain. Raining harder all evening. Streets filled with water and the washes getting busy.
Tom Geiger Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 I picked it up tonight and started researching the value of what was in there. I found a glow in the dark Capt'n Crunch skeleton that was going consistently for 20.00 on eBay out of the wrapper. I found 5 in the wrapper. That was best set. I just finished going through the entire bag. It was a lot of fun using the internet to track down the origin of a lot of the toys. At full e-bay prices it was about 500 bucks worth of toys. If I get 250, I'll be happy.Cool!As with most collectibles the stuff from before everyone started saving everything are worth money since they are pretty rare. It's like the original 1968 Hot Wheels cars still in the packaging. Recent stuff, like the past 20 years, will never be worth much because everyone saved multiple copies of everything thinking they could make a profit in the future.A funny story.... My wife used to manage a child care center at a supermarket that watched kids while you shopped. She would have lunch at the nearby McDonalds and with her small appetite she'd always get a Happy Meal. She'd get the prizes and give them away to the kids there. One day she offered one to a child who immediately put the sealed unit right into his backpack. All the other kids would rip it open and play with it, so she asked him if he liked it. He said he liked it just fine but his father always took them from him and his sister and put them away for the future! So he was dutifully taking it home to turn over. Imagine kids who never got to play with the toys?
Crazy Ed Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 My Camera is finally back from the Camera Doctors Office (where it spent Christmas and New Years.....). This is my first shot of the Year. Taken ~30 paces from where I'm now sitting.
High octane Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 My Camera is finally back from the Camera Doctors Office (where it spent Christmas and New Years.....). This is my first shot of the Year. Taken ~30 paces from where I'm now sitting. Great pic, and maybe I'll use it as a "desktop" photo for awhile. Thanks.
Crazy Ed Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 I'm happy you enjoyed the image Nick. I'm honored you want to use it.
slusher Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 Glad you have your camera back. Been missing the scenery ....
Crazy Ed Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Wandered down to the Post Office today and found Model Car Magizine #199 had arrived!! For those of us that remember the Fisher Body Craftsman Guild'll get a kick outta the Pics of Builds that were summited. I was in Industral Drawing/Drafting 1 when I got my Packet.
Tom Geiger Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 My Model Cars Magazine came today. Glanced at it and it look super! Can't wait to have the time to read it cover to cover.
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Nobody jabbed me in the eye with a sharp stick.
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