New Years Resolutions
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Nah, that came later in life, I owe that skill to the bike industry.
I think the first frame that saw a hacksaw was in about 2002, now I'm old so I use a grinder.
Cut my first Mini to bits with a grinder too.
Seems loads of people have gone for the usual fitness thing, the bike path was packed and there was a good number of riders behaving like absolute dicks, and cunts.
A few weeks ago an older gent was hit on the same path* and he has a bunch of injuries and no longer has the use of his legs.
*They aren't sure what the person that hit him was riding as they fled the scene.
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I think I'm going to poach more trails on the eeb. This may not be a popular topic here 
Meanwhile I "resolute" to figure out why my X2 sucks so bad when the going gets gnar on the Ripmo. The resolute was to buy an Ohlins TTX. Pulled the trigger this morning. Cross that one off the list!
Take the kid skiing more, mtb'ing more and golfing more. Oh and we're joining a rock climbing gym thing this year. Can't wait to get these office/keyboard hands some moar better strength!
Meanwhile I "resolute" to figure out why my X2 sucks so bad when the going gets gnar on the Ripmo. The resolute was to buy an Ohlins TTX. Pulled the trigger this morning. Cross that one off the list!
Take the kid skiing more, mtb'ing more and golfing more. Oh and we're joining a rock climbing gym thing this year. Can't wait to get these office/keyboard hands some moar better strength!
said fuck it and did that one thing I've been meaning to do for 23 years
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don't expect anything else from me in 2023
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don't expect anything else from me in 2023
Can you please connect that to the front of your bad-ass snow machine?
TIA
TIA
I'd be far more inclined to bolt to the front of my truck.
You see these?
That's pretty bad ass, I was only looking at ATV versions yesterday contemplating the future when our plow truck dies.
I'd already have one of they weren't so expensive. On big storm days parking lots get done last sometimes.
I don't know how much money you have but if you've got some big real estate to clear, nothing beats these things.
2003 Holder C240 Trackless Sidewalk, Plow, Power Broom, Snow Blower All Included
2003 Holder C240 Trackless Sidewalk, Plow, Power Broom, Snow Blower All Included Photos and info - TwentyWheels
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“Calculating footage of four car driveway…calculating cost…DO WANT”
Seriously, though, a good Portion of my snow blowing is actually in my side yard, clearing a HUGE path to the shed.
Seriously, though, a good Portion of my snow blowing is actually in my side yard, clearing a HUGE path to the shed.
Those holder setups are the shit. That hinged frame makes them really nimble. Overkill for most single houses but honestly not that expensive if you need one.
I'd have to buy a different truck if I wanted one of those truck mounted ones. And for that price you might as well look at one of those holders.
edit: LOL, I guess they're pretty expensive new
Holder tractor - heavy equipment - by owner - sale
Brand new holder and blower . This package was nearly 170k .like new with under 20 hours .
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I've seen early 2000s and late 90s ones here for about 20k.
Holder Snow Blower - heavy equipment - by owner - sale
2000 Holder C9700 tractor with PTO Pronovost snowblower. This tractor has a reliable duetz diesel engione, 4wd, and auxilary hydraulics. Condition is fair and all major systems work. It will need...
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Our plow on an old 1998 GMC K2500 4x4 pickup gets used to clear about a mile of roads and a dozen or so short driveways. Got to be able to cope with some steepish sections though. The truck struggles to shed sticky heavy spring snow from the blade on the steeper uphill sections, even with chains.
My man. A holder diesel may be right for you. Throw some chains on those tires and they're unstoppable.
I wonder what would happen if you painted it with this stuff?
Never used it but have always been intrigued by it. I'm guessing it would help but wouldn't last very long.
it works great......for about 8 minutes.
Turtle wax applied when warm/in the sun, left to sit overnight and setup, not ever buffed, works like a champ. Keeping things powdercoated goes a long way too.
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My 2023 resolution is to use the correct year when writing the date.
Turtles are kind of endangered, how does baby oil work?
best when the babies are organic and fresh.
I just smeared a bunch on some uncoated aluminum for a precip gage that likes to stack up. I'll let you know in a week!
6th, how did you get stuck with plow duty for the ‘hood? Would they pitch in for a new unit of some kind?
Babies…definitely NOT endangered.
Babies…definitely NOT endangered.
I question this. I bet if you fed them formula with about 10% PTFE nano-particles it would work a lot better.
Maybe if you fed them Southerners?
free range teflon-fed baby wax
be right back, gotta make millions.....
If I partner with comet ping pong I can throw in some pepperoni grease!
be right back, gotta make millions.....
If I partner with comet ping pong I can throw in some pepperoni grease!
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I once published an investigation to the FDA arguing that small amounts of PTFE particles in IV medication was perfectly safe after random testing found a single 5 micron particle from a batch of 100,000 vials. The FDA's previous stand, at least with our product, was that zero particles were acceptable. However we used PTFE on wearable surfaces that had a known and accepted wear rate where all of the material was going to go into the product. It was an irrational policy as everyone knew PTFE was going into the product but simply ignored the fact with insufficient sampling. I argued that measured wear rates were the critical measurements and not the sampling. A sampling hit should simply be a trigger to additional monitoring of wear rates and not a rejection of a batch.
A foreign particle of PTFE would eventually get trapped in the really small capillaries in the lungs which essentially act as a filter for blood, where the capillary will seal off the particulate matter. It would take millions of particles to have any measurable impact on lung function. However the simple act of inserting a needle into a blood vessel injects a plug of skin/hair and other matter that can block larger more important capillaries in the body.
My company had been trying to get around this policy for 20 years with an army of chemical and bio-engineers but it took the Industrial Controls Engineer to make the successful argument. Sometimes being good at logic is more important that knowing the science.
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You're hired.
All babies fed humane teflon. Actually with that background we just inject it straight into the heart.
Need to figure out the right particle size to ensure it is captured in adipose tissue to ensure it is retained through the rendering process.
yeah yeah, subcutaneous too
all I know is that we never need to wax the pulverizers
Wallace Stegner’s little known medical fiction, “Angle Of Adipose”.
Read it lying down.
Read it lying down.
literally laughing outloud at the ability to aim baby splatter at the teslas that drive by on their way to their air bnbs
literally laughing outloud at the ability to aim baby splatter at the teslas that drive by on their way to their air bnbs
Reminds me of the Dead Baby Jokebook I got for my 7th birthday, because that was considered perfectly acceptable in 1981.
What is the best way to empty a truck load of babies?
Pitchfork.
What is pink and hangs in trees?
Baby run over with a snow blower.
I always knew you were older than me
I remember dead baby jokes tho... Truly a cultural phenomenon of a certain generation
2023 me finds the exclusionary nature of dead baby jokes to be offensive. Why can't I unload a truckful of live babies with a pitchfork?I always knew you were older than me
I remember dead baby jokes tho... Truly a cultural phenomenon of a certain generation
i feel like this one would've been your current favorite, youngsterI always knew you were older than me
I remember dead baby jokes tho... Truly a cultural phenomenon of a certain generation
"What is red and hangs around trees?
A baby hit by a snow blower."
This is exactly what I am talking about. You just assume that people with snowblowers only have easy access to white babies. What, you are too good to have brown babies in your snow filled driveway? Probably an HOA thing.
brown babies would similarly be red when splattered on trees