danmdevries
6 years ago
Snow tires man...

I haven't bought a set for my truck, as my ATs do well enough.

But I keep a set for the wife's car, swap em out in the winter. They make a world of difference.
victor809
6 years ago

Snow tires man...

I haven't bought a set for my truck, as my ATs do well enough.

But I keep a set for the wife's car, swap em out in the winter. They make a world of difference.

danmdevries wrote:



ya know.... you could solve a lot of the complaints you've had here just by.... not swapping them out
teedubbya
6 years ago

Morning. Bread in the oven, coffee in hand. Crappy day out the window, supposed to snow tonight.

Oh joy. Oh bliss. Oh happiness.

USNGunner wrote:




Fish don't fry in the kitchen;
Beans don't burn on the grill.
teedubbya
6 years ago

I grew up in RI. Winter was not a favorite.

Left at 17, never went back. Been living in more temperate climates since... and I like it.

MACS wrote:




MACS sure likes Cali
delta1
6 years ago

Yum, just had a maple bacon donut for breakfast. This bakery hooks it up. 3 pieces of bacon on a maple long John. Back to pulling cable at work. Pulled about 6000ft yesterday. Gonna be doing the same again today.

Cheno wrote:



had something like that when I visited Portland, Oregon last year...place call NOLA's (short for New Orleans, LA?)...best donut I've ever had, but about $5.50/each....can get a dozen assorted pretty good donuts for that price at Baker's Dozen Donuts here in Corona...
Sunoverbeach
6 years ago

ya know.... you could solve a lot of the complaints you've had here just by.... not swapping them out

victor809 wrote:


But if she survives, you have to hear stories that make your head explode, such as the wife in a car with ABS telling me she couldn't stop so had no choice but to pull the emergency brake 🤦
delta1
6 years ago

Wife hasn't reminded me of my laziness yet today.

I'm sure as soon as I sit on the couch and turn on the xbox I'll hear it.

Just took a load of cardboard and wood stuff out to the burn pit and lit it. Chickens fed n watered. Need to clean the coop but can't get the tractor out with the snow. It's above freezing so it's a snow/mud mix I'd just get stuck.

danmdevries wrote:


turn your garage into a man cave and get it to smell like cigar smoke...she'll stay out and leave you alone when you get some well-deserved rest...
victor809
6 years ago

But if she survives, you have to hear stories that make your head explode, such as the wife in a car with ABS telling me she couldn't stop so had no choice but to pull the emergency brake 🤦

Sunoverbeach wrote:



that must have been a pretty wicked spin though?
Sunoverbeach
6 years ago
Unsure but assume so. All I could hear at that point was my internal screaming
delta1
6 years ago
it is an amazing experience sitting in a 4,000 pound metal container when it loses traction and goes spinning and sliding in dizzying directions and all you can do is sit back and watch the world go by in slow motion, wondering if you're gonna hit something or something is gonna hit you...hoping it won't hurt physically and/or financially....

why does time seem to slow down when calamity is about to smack you?
RMAN4443
6 years ago

it is an amazing experience sitting in a 4,000 pound metal container when it loses traction and goes spinning and sliding in dizzying directions and all you can do is sit back and watch the world go by in slow motion, wondering if you're gonna hit something or something is gonna hit you...hoping it won't hurt physically and/or financially....

why does time seem to slow down when calamity is about to smack you?

delta1 wrote:


So you have time to fully enjoy the experience?:-k
victor809
6 years ago

it is an amazing experience sitting in a 4,000 pound metal container when it loses traction and goes spinning and sliding in dizzying directions and all you can do is sit back and watch the world go by in slow motion, wondering if you're gonna hit something or something is gonna hit you...hoping it won't hurt physically and/or financially....

why does time seem to slow down when calamity is about to smack you?

delta1 wrote:



I remember the 2nd or 3rd time I went skydiving.
let go... did my internal count.... looked over my left shoulder... parachute was a bit of a crumpled mess... looked over my right shoulder.... parachute was still a bit of a crumpled mess. Kind of catching air... but not really

By that time we were supposed to dump the chute and go to our backup. But I remember yanking a few times on my lines to see if I could get it to open fully. Don't know how much time that took. It couldn't have been more than a couple seconds, or I'd be dead. But it felt like a pretty long time.
DrafterX
6 years ago

it is an amazing experience sitting in a 4,000 pound metal container when it loses traction and goes spinning and sliding in dizzying directions and all you can do is sit back and watch the world go by in slow motion, wondering if you're gonna hit something or something is gonna hit you...hoping it won't hurt physically and/or financially....

why does time seem to slow down when calamity is about to smack you?

delta1 wrote:




Been there... luckily the spinning stopped when the car went airborne and landed on its roof... 😟
teedubbya
6 years ago
that explains a lot
delta1
6 years ago
^^#252^^ dammm...that was close....or an eternity...depending on perspective...
victor809
6 years ago
I don't think I went skydiving again after that. I may or may not gone one more time that day (honestly can't remember) but never went to the site again.
delta1
6 years ago

Been there... luckily the spinning stopped when the car went airborne and landed on its roof... 😟

DrafterX wrote:




never thought I'd see that word used to describe a "car going airborne and landed on its roof"
Sunoverbeach
6 years ago

why does time seem to slow down when calamity is about to smack you?

delta1 wrote:


It's the body's way of helping you truly savor what may be the last moment of your life
Sunoverbeach
6 years ago
Though I see now Rick was already way ahead of me on that one
Sunoverbeach
6 years ago
On the less suspenseful side of life, Casa F located. Mojitos, as advertised, are excellent. Airplane aches are fading appropriately
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