What a weekend!!!

Man!! what a lot of crap to talk about!!


First off, my team beat the hated Packers today. a 56 yard field goal in the last 2 seconds won it. I'm happy, but damn, that was the longest 2 seconds in my LIFE!! Now I just need Tony Stewart to win, and it'll be a double play! If I still smoked, I'd be out having a ciggy. As it is, my throat's sore from yelling. Damn, what a game.

During halftime, I got up the ambition to work on the Chris-Craft for a few minutes to finish up some last minute details before tub testing it. I charged a main battery, and added some batts for the servos and speed control, and put it in the tub. IT WORKED!!!

I have to tweak the throttle settings yet, but it works!! Now I just need to get it into the water for a run before the water freezes over. Then I'll start redoing some of the railings and stuff over the winter. I might just put the thing on ebay when I finish it. Haven't decided yet, as usual.


Work is improving by leaps and bounds. The closing procedure itself seemed like a huge hassle, until I actually did it a couple times. We're all still wrestling with the computers, but more often than not now, we're winning.

I joined the stock purchase purchase plan because it seemed like a good idea. Last payday, my deduction was more than enough for 2 shares. So, if my calculations hold true, I should be able to purchase about 5 shares or so a month, depending on stock price.


Saturday morning I dreamed I was playing an awesome drum solo. The solo kept going until I woke up and realized that, no, Neil Peart did NOT move in downstairs and set up a kit and start playing. My next thought was that the crazy drunk bastard who lives downstairs was putting up a picture. It then ocurred to me that CDB only has one hand, so that couldn't be it either.

Later that morning, the culprit revealed himself: 'twas a woodpecker, and he was attempting to make a hole in one of the eaves. I ran back in for one of my airsoft guns, but by the time I got back out, he was gone.

This morning, he returned to do some more expeditionary drilling. I was ready for him, ran and threw some pants on, grabbed a semi-auto airsoft pistol. I opened the door to my deck, and cranked off a few shots near him to scare him off. He hasn't been back yet, but he seems to like to drill early in the morning. If he returns, time for the airsoft rifle. I'm not planning on using a pellet gun on him unless he keeps returning.

Your humble PartsGuy is a bit of a softy, and would prefer to NOT kill said woodpecker. If it encourages him to go elsewhere, say the perfectly good tree in front of Stately PartsGuy Manor, then I'm perfectly okay with that, and we'll both go on our merry way. It's all good.

In PartsMobile news, I found a nice amplifier on Ebay, so I bid on it, and so far I'm high bidder. As with the CD changer, if I win, I win. If not, eh.

Yesterday found me at a local hobby shop, looking at stuff in the display case. I found this:

















Ain't it cool?? I LOVE commercial vehicles from the 50's and 60's, especially the semitrucks and straight trucks. I don't know why. I thought this was gonna be a $60 piece, then I saw the tag read $32.99!! I snapped this bad boy up, you betcha. It was made by First Gear*, who make EXCELLENT models. I was surprised to find it that cheap.

You should go to Smallest Minority and read this post .

You'll laugh. I did.


Well, I think I'm going to shut up for now. Dinnertime is fast approaching.


Maybe some more boat stuff later this week.

Finally, Friday got here!!!

The last couple of days have found your humble PartsGuy scampering around the shop, placing new price labels here and there like some sort of bizarre redshirted Johnny Appleseed. Ordinarily, this'd be no biggie, but the labels they use are just a smidgen smaller than the tag holders on the shelves. I've gone through enough Scotch* tape to hogtie an elephant.

I won the CD changer I'd bid on, so the PartsMobile shall soon have some new sounds. I got the changer for 30 bucks, and got absolutely HOSED on shipping. I'll still have saved about $150 on the price of a new one, though. I'm planning on assembling all the stuff I wanna put in, and then have a nice lil weekend thrash puttin all the stuff in. Pictures will be snapped, and I even might post a couple. I need to do some more research into a couple of things before I make final decisions. I have a buddy who's pretty handy with woodworking, so a sub box won't be a problem, if I get that crazy.


Tomorrow, I get to go pick up a car for a lil wash and wax job. That's a good thing, as it means another $50 into the PartsGuy PWC Fund. Woohoo!

This weekend, I'm hoping to get the Chris-Craft model into the water for some testing. I haven't decided if I'm going to keep it. I've started to lose interest in the r/c boat thing, mostly cause the company changing hands has taken up a big portion of my time. If I do put it on ebay, I hopefully won't lose my butt on it.

That's all for now.

Someone IM'ed me, demanding that I bring the funny this weekend. I'll try.

I was bored, so I hit Blogthings.

You Are Somewhat Machiavellian

You're not going to mow over everyone to get ahead... But you're also powerful enough to make things happen for yourself. You understand how the world works, even when it's an ugly place. You just don't get ugly yourself - unless you have to!

How Machiavellian Are You?

Tuesday. Woohoo.

So, the PartsDad came up for a visit last weekend, which is always a cool thing.

PartsDad has himself a VERY nice toy, a Nikon* digital SLR camera. I'm jealous. I might have to add one to my Xmas list

I also got to ride a Honda* ATV this weekend. Not too horrible, except for the manual transmission. Your humble PartsGuy MUCH prefers not to have to shift. Call me lazy.

I have a new thing to list that really annoys me. What is it with people who insist on getting into the express lane with more than 10 items??? Seriously, that's just plain rude. I'm standing in line with PartsBro's girlfriend, and this broad gets in front of us with like, 20 items. Grr. There's an older lady in front of her who's not moving very rapidly, which is fine. 20 item broad gets her crap unloaded, gets her total, AND THEN STARTS TO WRITE A FREAKING CHECK!!!!!!!

OK, this irritates me to no end. This chick had a good 5 minutes in which to write the check except for the total, but NOOOOOO. This is the reason I use a check card.


OK, I lied. There's something else that annoys me. WHY is it some people absolutely MUST walk down the center of the traffic lane in parking lots?? And while they're doing this, they're glaring at you trying to get by them? MOVE YOUR ASS TO THE SIDE, DAMMIT!!! Jeeeeeeeeze. Maybe next time I'll creep right up behind the moron and lay on the horn. My brother drives a large wrecker, and people do it to him too. I'd run em over, but it's so damned messy to wash the blood 'n stuff off the car.


Speaking of cars, the PartsMobile is coming along nicely in the Pimp My Sedan contest. I think the boss may have lost interest, or he's sandbagging. PartsBro donated some speakers to the cause, so I saved $170 there. Next weekend, I hope to get some of the lenses tinted with the spray tint I bought. I'm currently winning an ebay auction for a 10 disc CD changer, so if all goes well, that'll find its way into the PartsMobile. All the stuff I plan on doing tuneswise will fit in stock locations, as I'm philosophically opposed to cutting up a car for a stereo. Also, the idea of a stealthy system has its merits.


Not much else is happening. The new company's procedures are a wee bit different than what I'm used to, but I'm adjusting. It's all good!!




Thought for the day:

It takes 27 muscles to frown, but only 7 to pull the trigger on a decent sniper rifle.

*NOTE* The preceeding statement was intended as humor, nothing else. Don't get yer undies in a bunch. Thank you.

One of those weeks.

So, my company got snapped up by a bigger company. That's good, gets me a better bennies plan, stuff like that.

Also, I joked about wanting to be Safety & Training coordinator.

Shoulda kept my mouth shut. I'm supposed to get a lil extra in the pay envelope, might actually make it worth the extra trouble.

I'm gonna end up spendin some time this weekend reviewing company training materials, though. If I'm supposed to make sure everyone else gets through it, then I better do it myself first. Ugh.

Should look pretty spiffy on the ol' resume, though.

For some reason lately, the idea of getting an ATV has its merits. I could use it more often than a PWC, that's for sure. Ya can't put a snowplow on a PWC. There's also quite a few decent places to ride in my area. Decisions, decisions.

As always, time will tell.

I'm a Samurai, baby.

You are a Samurai.
You are full of honour and value respect. You
are not really the stereotypical hero, but you
do fight for good. Just in your own way. For
you, it is most certainly okay to kill an evil
person, if it is for justice and peace. You
also don't belive in mourning all the time and
think that once you've hit a bad stage in life
you just have to get up again. It's pointless
to concentrate on emotional pain and better to
just get on with everything. You also are a
down to earth type of person and think before
you act. Impulsive people may annoy you
somewhat.

Main weapon: Sword
Quote: "Always do the right thing.
This will gratify some people and astonish the
rest" -Mark Twain
Facial expression: Small smile

What Type of Killer Are You? [cool pictures]
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More later, if I feel like it.

Things that REALLY irritate the PartsGuy.

So, there I am, happily wheeling the PartsMobile along the freeway minding my own business.

I have noticed a growing group of motorists, my friends and I call them the 45'ers. On the freeway, they won't go above 45 mph. Usually, they're in the left lane and WILL NOT move over. Then, once you get into town, guess what? You slow down because the speed limit in the city is 30 mph, and there they are behind you and closing fast, because they're STILL doing 45. These people should be forced to ride a bus, or drive a Geo Metro.

The next thing that irritates me should prove I'm on my way to being a Grouchy Old Bastard.

About half the time I'm out running errands, I get stuck behind or next to some idiot kid who has decided that my musical education is NOT complete until my ears have been assaulted by whatever rap star's CD is popular that week. For these little goons, my suggestion is that they be locked in a sound proof room, and forced to listen to the entire Wham! and George Michael catalogs. THAT'LL teach em.

Another thing that bugs me is people who walk around with their pants half hanging off their asses. What's up with that? We have people come into my shop asking for applications dressed like that!! And they're usually wearing a nice wifebeater shirt too.

Needless to say, they don't work for us.

And another thing. If you're a white person, dressing and talking like you just got off a bus from freakin' Harlem, or thinking you're the biggest gangsta in the Midwest, you're out of luck. No job for you. Also, we laugh at you when you leave, because you're a chump. As my coworker said to one of 'em, "Pull your f**kin' pants up, for chrissakes!"

Why do people allow their kids to scream at the top of their lungs in stores?? Just because you don't wanna buy 'em a freakin 99 cent Matchbox* car, the rest of us have to listen to him scream at volumes that would drown out the assault at Normandy. Thanks a fat freakin' lot, asshole.

I'll post some more at a later date. Right now, I'm off to WallyWorld to see if I can scare up a gorilla costume. I've got a crazy drunk neighbor that needs to have his head messed with.

(evil grin)

Wheeeeeee!!

Ok. I got bored.

So, I finally got around to tinkering with something I've been wanting to do for a while, which was to set up the clickable linkies on the right to open in new windows. Thanks for the code, Pointman!!

Also, you'll see a link to Old Grump. He's as cranky as I am, so he makes for some good reading. Check him out!!


Work has been no end of fun lately. The new company uses a different computer system than we used to, so we're all learning a new way to do stuff, which has been interesting, to say the least. Happily, once we explain to customers that we've got a new computer system, they're VERY understanding. Woohoo!! The new system has a TON of neato features, but learning how to access 'em all is not an easy task. We're totally confident that by the end of the month, we'll have the system down cold. We rawk.


I see by the web counting gadget thingy that I'm close to 1,000 hits. That's cool, but I want MORE, dammit!! If you haven't already, pass on to your friends the address for Pure Creamy Goodness, willya? Thanks.


Nothing much more has happened in the 'Pimp My Sedan' thing, mainly because we've been running around like crazy with the new lookup system. I've been surfing cardomain.com for ideas, though. There're a few goofy ideas running through the 'ol noggin, for sure.

As always, ladies..send pics for Fabbo Babe of the Week. I'm gonna start it up again, since Kim DuToit's site is gone, for good most likely. Someone has to take up the slack.


And, in closing, remember this:

Some people are like Slinkies: Not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.


Thank you, and goodnight.

Some stuff.

On the right side there, in the Linkies section, you'll see a new addition to the blogs I like, and a subtraction.

For reasons unknown to me, Kim Du Toit closed his blog. I suspect it was due to a new job, and not having a lot of time to do the blog thing up to his high standards. I hope things work out for him.

So, in his place, I've added BaneDad. This guy is FUNNY, so in my opinion, he's the perfect replacement.

In other news, I've started reading up on the digital camera I got about 3 years ago. Turns out a lot of the settings I've wished I could change CAN be changed!! Who'da thunk it? Now, I can take movies WITHOUT sound!! The possibilites for mindless amusement are legion, methinks.(insert evil laugh here)

In Pimp My Sedan(tm) news, I added blue spark plug wires to the PartsMobile. I've also acquired some decent speaks for it that'll drop right into the stock locations, as I'm not into the idea of cutting up a car just to put speakers in it. I've also acquired some 16" wheels which'll go on next spring.

The PWC season is over, so no more rides this year. The DNR'll have to wait another year to get me. The PartsGuy's PWC Fund has close to $100 in it now, and as winters here are fairly lengthy some years, I should be able to sock away enough for a decent down on my own ski.

Donations accepted ;)

I'll post some pics of the Pimped Sedan later this week, if I remember.