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Update on the Nikki carb situation. The $20 replacement came today. It now purrs like it should. There must have been a blockage which was the only thing that made sense, but I'm positive I shot carb cleaner through every hole I could find and saw it come out elsewhere. Oh well , I will glad to get it out of my shop either way!
 
Update on the Nikki carb situation. The $20 replacement came today. It now purrs like it should. There must have been a blockage which was the only thing that made sense, but I'm positive I shot carb cleaner through every hole I could find and saw it come out elsewhere. Oh well , I will glad to get it out of my shop either way!
Glad you figured it out! Make sure you tell the owner it only has a taillight warranty. 🤣
 
My mother is 89 and still watches the Yankees… Her favorite was Reggie Jackson. Mike Ferraro was from Kingston... Mike got her a ball signed by Reggie and Pete O’Malloy during the World Series. That was while Reggie was still with the Yankees…

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Mr. October was awesome! The Yankees have had more than their fair share of greats!
RIP Pete Rose. Like him or not, you can't deny he was one hell a ball player.
 
I wont even loan out a slotted screwdriver or crescent wrench to anyone,not even family,havent for decades.If I have the time I'll take my tools to where they're needed,do the work & return home with them.Nothing stays behind,period.If they dont like those rules,tough **** I say. Um

Screwdrivers… so many ways their use can go wrong!

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Out of curiosity I looked up a map of Yuengling distribution. Apparently they are a regional brewery. Here's their distribution map.View attachment 1207960
There are guys around here who will road trip to Indiana to buy a pickup truck bed full of Yuengling. Seems a little crazy to me. I'll bring a couple cases home if I get down that way.
Yuengling recently got together with Molson to sell their beer in Texas. They also brew their beer in Florida. Total Wines carries a lot of their beer.
 
The same goes with lending anyone your nice pickup truck. Years ago I spent a lot of time and money redoing a rot free Ford F350 Camper Special. A good friend of mine was moving and wanted to borrow it. I got my truck back with two dents on the top sides of the bed and a few scratches on the sides. I just had it painted a few months prior. Never since then have I let a friend borrow any pickup that I have owned.
One time I borrowed a buddies truck, mower and weed whip, the exhaust fell off on the way to my place, the mower broke, did the whole place with the weed whip as I had to get it done. The good thing is I was the assistant manager at muffler/brake shop so fixing the exhaust was an easy deal, and the mower just needed a part I couldn't get on Sunday.
I have had too many things broken in my younger days to just lend out anything with power. Hand tools are a different story. I would prefer to help someone out using my power tools than to lend them out.
I hear you, loud and clear.
The way I look at it is, God's put me in charge of the things I have, and it's up to me to do a great job with them.
One time the minister of our church needed to get some tree work done, I told him he could borrow a saw, he said really, I said no way 😆. I couldn't even stand to ride in a car with him, he certainly has no idea how to run a saw let alone maintain one, but he sure was good with people. I took care of the trees for him along with most the other outdoor projects at his house, couldn't have him hurting himself or any unsuspecting equipment ;).

Speaking of equipment, lift update. Just need the electric hooked up and I can fill the reservoir and bleed it, that sure will be nice. Everyone is gonna want to borrow it, I'm not letting anyone take it home though 😅.
I really need to get my hand tools all sorted and a lot of new stuff, been working out of a smaller Craftsman box in the back of my suburban/ excursion for way to long, they're a mess. I have another box I can bring up from the basement from when I was wrenching (nothing special, just bigger), it will be nice to get that all loaded up with another set of tools.
 
That would fall into the very few people category. A peeve on mine is returning something in the same or better shape then I got it. My uncle and cousin love when I borrow their equipment. I always need to fix it to use it. I don't complain though, they charge everyone else to use their equipment lol.
Which is the very few, those you'd lend to, or those who'd bring something back in like or better condition.
I always try to show my appreciation when someone loans me something, it means a lot that they've trusted me with their property, too bad so many have no understanding of what that means, entitled folks ruin it for every :buttkick:.
I think he owes you...did you wash it too?
My boy spent nearly 2 hrs pressure washing it. After seeing it finished, I thought maybe he wanted it left as it was, now it's all shiny and will stand out when it's sitting in the woods, before it was more camouflaged lol.
 
I hope it is for screwing things in.🤣
Sometimes...to be honest the poor flat blade and Phillips screwdrivers aren't much use on modern cars. Trust me they still get used!
Snap-on dealer- How'd you break that #3 Phillips?
Me - Obviously I was turning a screw in by hand.:innocent:
Snap-on dealer - Sounds good, here's a new blade. Just don't break the handle!
 
Sometimes...to be honest the poor flat blade and Phillips screwdrivers aren't much use on modern cars. Trust me they still get used!
Snap-on dealer- How'd you break that #3 Phillips?
Me - Obviously I was turning a screw in by hand.:innocent:
Snap-on dealer - Sounds good, here's new blade. Just don't break the handle!
I've got at least two broken on flat blades in my box, no need to replace them, they'd most likely get broken the exact same way.
Last night I needed a huge Phillips for the safety latch covers on the lift, good thing the standard size worked, because that's what was on the impact, it didn't slip though 😃.
 
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