The Thread of Randomness. . .

[e28Sean]

I walked into a darkened bathroom and saw the stool glowing. Kind of a freaky thing when you're not expecting it!

If your friend's stool is glowing, he should probably see a doctor. That is not normal.

[a]

A thread about a needle and thread. As nearsighted as I am, threading a needle is difficult. Until I stuck it in a cork, which allowed me to do the job with only my right hand. Worked way faster than the 2 handed method .

[Mike W.]

The DMV. I don't think it's on anyone's list of favorite governmental agencies, but I suspect the one here in Calif is below average. I understand some of their challenges, it can't be easy to recruit employees who are near universally incompetent, yet arrogant and surly.

But today's rant is probably the fault of the illustrious legislators up in Sacramento. Got the renewal for my little utility trailer and while it's permanent registration, I have to renew it every 5 years. OK, 10 bucks, no big deal, except those semi trailers that are carrying 40,000 pounds 100K a year pay the same. Still NBD. But I could non op the trailer. Only $21 or more than double the renewal.

[Mike W.]

Went to a funeral today. Err, celebration of life. My co-father-in-law, or my sons father in law. Yeah, he was a dozen years older than me, but same old somber minor key music. When I go my wife is under strict instructions to play upbeat rock and roll! Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, upbeat foot tappin' music. I don't care if it's loud or soft, just make it upbeat. Why so somber if it's a celebration?

[DXXXIIIi]

Love it!
I told my wife if anybody's crying at my "celebration", it'd better be because the wings were too hot or the beer isn't cold enough.
And the playlist...? Chicago blues, SRV, Black Crowes, Led Zep, AC/CD, Allman Brothers....
And don't chunk me in the clay.
Like Al Czervik said... "Country clubs and cemeteries are the biggest wasters of prime real estate!
Scatter my ashes somewhere in the fast lane.

[Mike W.]

Ya know you're a hands on guy when you're doing some finish woodworking, rip your hand open running it over what you thought was smooth sanded oak plywood, start bleeding and your first thought is, oh shit, I didn't bleed on the oak did I?

I didn't.

[a]

Doing some minor house fitting today. I wall mtd a 48X 28 flat screen for Eliot. The wall is the top of the balloon frame with a 1/2 wall on top. I have a story and a 1/2 house that I put a full 2 story addition. The wall is a former exterior morphed into an interior wall of. Plenty of wood, just not where it normally is

[a]

Yah, I'm leaving a play list behind . Gonna party like it is 1969

[Bonsaibacker]

So sorry for doing this, but using Imgur to post pictures has opened a whole new world of ways to waste time. This is a must see and qualifies as random:


https://imgur.com/a/Xb94B1y

[Mike W.]

OK, I'm old by Mye28 standards. I wasn't back in '02 or '03 when it started.

But watching your Granddaughter swagger around with a beer in hand at her party after graduating from Cosmetology college will make you shake your head. OK, technically she's only just 20, but it was a private party and the first of the night I saw at least. But she deserved it and I'm proud of her.

[davintosh]

I'm bummed; my Advent calendar hasn't arrived yet.



https://www.amazon.de/dp/B009R7SBD0/

[a]

That is freaken pissah. Davintosh

[tig]

https://twitter.com/Alex_Parker/status/ ... 5378061312

[a]

So is Pluto a planet or...

[DXXXIIIi]

Talking to a girl at the bar last night. She says she is a real animal lover, and horses are her "absolute fave! <3 "
She is sad though. She can't understand why people a re making fun of her new screen name, "Hoof Hearted"

[davintosh]

Talking to a girl at the bar last night. She says she is a real animal lover, and horses are her "absolute fave! <3 "
She is sad though. She can't understand why people a re making fun of her new screen name, "Hoof Hearted"

[tig]

The Not A Flamethrower came.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjY_QIgFIA/

[Bonsaibacker]

The Not A Flamethrower came.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjY_QIgFIA/

Hell yeah!

[davintosh]

The Not A Flamethrower came.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjY_QIgFIA/

For lighting cigars, or killing weeds, or???

[rmiddendorf]

Hi. I’m still alive. :-). Been a minute for those I don’t see at The Vintage. I’m down to a just a real nice e23 735i in the middle of a 5 spd swap and divorced and now happily dating the love of my life. If I get motivated I’ll start a e23 swap thread. Plenty more good going on but I don’t feel like typing more right now just wanted to say hi.

[a]

Back atcha dude stay in touch Rodney

[1st 5er]

"Baby it's cold outside", even down here in southeast Tejas.

[Mike W.]

OK, I'm happily retired now. But I was with the County a long time and I'm still in touch. So long I sometimes describe how long I've known someone by how many of their ex's I've known. Before they were their ex's.

[davintosh]

"Baby it's cold outside", even down here in southeast Tejas.

I thought for a second about teasing you about the cold down there, but I remember the winter I spent on the Gulf coast... I’d take last week’s -20s in the Dakotas over that all day long. Stay warm.

[Mike W.]

Nothing says rebel like the guy gassing up yesterday. Dirty scruffy camo pants, camo jacket, hat turned at about a 135 angle back. Until he drove off in his late model Toyota Minivan.

[1st 5er]

Nothing says rebel like the guy gassing up yesterday. Dirty scruffy camo pants, camo jacket, hat turned at about a 135 angle back. Until he drove off in his late model Toyota Minivan.

Pic, or it didn't happen.

[C.J.]

It needs to stop raining here in SoCal. I've only ridden the Ducati a few times in the last couple of weeks. I'm having withdrawl.

[davintosh]

We drove to Sioux City, IA, to meet up with my daughter and her hubby for dinner yesterday. They drove up from Omaha; it works out well because it's almost the same driving time from both places (there were a couple of detours for them because of the flooding, but it sounds like the water levels on the Missouri are dropping.) He's a bit of an electric car nerd, and has had his eye on a Tesla since the beginning. His daily driver for the last ~3 years has been a Prius, then a couple years ago they traded in my daughter's Subaru for a 1st generation Leaf. Then last year they found out about some rebates and tax incentives that made trading in the old leaf on a new 2017 a total no-brainer; it hardly cost them anything in the end.

When the Tesla 3 was introduced they put their names on the list, and finally got the call a couple weeks ago that it was their turn. I'm not sure of all the details, but he ended up flying out to Virginia to pick one up, then drove it back. Theirs is a black 4-door with aero wheels, and the long-range dual motor power train. They made the trip in the new 3 yesterday; had to show it off a bit. And of course, he parked in the back, well away from anybody else. When we left the restaurant, some other guy driving a black Tesla 3 pulled in and parked near the front. Total geek moment for them; can't imagine there are many other Tesla 3s in Sioux City, IA!

[a]

There is a sleek metallic brick red Tesla parked at the senior center. Makes a great town car I gather. EV plates gets you into the HOV lane bound for Boston.

[Mike W.]

Got a call yesterday from the next door neighbor. She was down at the local morturary with her roommate/landlord dealing with the landlords just deceased husband. Dead car. They just wanted a ride. 90s Buick, which I know was made by GM and not much more. Got there and she said it was dead, no lights even, not at all. At which point I did a mental Woo Hoo and said lets pop the hood. OK, the battery is one of those funky GM side mount things but what's the difference. I popped the hatch on the E39 touring, it comes with about 3 tools, 2 of which are missing, but the channellocks were still there. Yes! Loosened the bolt, wiggled the clamp back and forth a couple of times, tightened it and turned the key. Bang, started right up, I looked like a genius. Now I know better, but I'll hold the pose for a sec on rare occasions.