Recent content by Speedbird001

I’ve been doing every 6 months regardless of mileage for a few years now. Even when mileage is low I see it as a good practice to check everything over. (FWIW pre RONA and 2023 it was 9-10k miles every 6 mo. During RONA and now I’m working from home and avg only 3-4k/6 mo)

FWIW; few different sheister company’s came thru my ~16 year old neighborhood in ‘22-‘23. Redid ~50/100 roofs. All had the same pitch; ~ “you need a new roof/gutters”. [how much?] “as much as we can get from your insurance company plus your deductible” I think we’re all gonna pay for this...

Wow! Pretty much the exact same scenario for me this past Oct. 100% agree, it was the best call even though new mortgage is higher than the old one, at least I’m worry free in terms of big ticket items

Happy wife: happy life Also the Porsche Takeon (sp?) is SICK

Needing a few 2x4s went to my usual go to Lowes... = >90% twisted, warped, defective unusable crap. Worst I have ever seen, dug for 5 minutes then gave up. Over at Home Depot was much better, easily scored half a dozen 10 footers. Interesting: made in Germany, hard to believe considering...

OEM from the dealer every time; I don't even look at the receipt; $9 versus $18 twice a year is insignificant; (Once I bought a 6 pack off Amazon, but now I'm to sketched out about receiving counterfeit.

When was the last time you saw a Sterling on the road? Brave soul DD a 30 year old British car during rush hour in the rain :oops: (Sorry for crappy pic)

LJS definitely just gagged a little :sick: Horrible; make your own even with frozen seafood from the grocery store would be 2x better for sure. (Fast Food Seafood; what could possibly go wrong) Who remembers Chesapeake Bay Seafood House? ("Get all the seafood you can eat" was their...

procrastinating (Sooooo much to do, no end in sight, hard to get that second wind and try to catch up in the evening)

If you are in a rural area in the USA there is certainly a Sthil dealer within a reasonable distance. Pick-up a gallon of their "Motomix" top shelf pre-mix.... residential use weed eater cannot really use that much, 1 Gal probably last a whole season (Shelf life = 2 years once opened) Until...

Been ages since I saw/heard of Varsol (You can find it in reasonable qty's? Brake Clean is WAY overpriced... I've had my eye on those re-usable sprayers https://www.harborfreight.com/32-oz-refillable-pressurized-sprayer-59544.html?_br_psugg_q=sprayer Think this would be a good fit?

Life is short, do all three. It can be done in 3 days easy; south to north or vice-a-versa. Ballgames vary, but a good life experience for sure. Suggest you skip the Snap-On truck beef jerky and spend your money on good seats. (Singles off of Stub-Hub are easy pickings.... $150 to actually...

Orioles are fair to poor on even a good day... MAYBE if they were playing someone else you liked as well. Camden Yards is nice. Baltimore is not so nice... some ok stuff but a lot of bad stuff. Seriously, if you're not dying to see the orioles, definitely do the Phills. It's about 90...

CLOSE to the stadium is going to either be WAY over your budget or a sketchy dump. Suggest Crystal City or Reston Town Center area = lots to do and ~40 uber ride to Nationals Stadium. (Metro to the stadium sucks; takes 2x as long to save like 50% vs drive and park or Uber) More important...

New Weed Whacker Day!!!! I'll call it a tool. Ditched the ~8 yr old Ryobi. It was only holding ~20% charge and the plastic was disintegrating. Splurged a bit with this one, but feel good about supporting the local Stihl Dealer / Grand Rental Station. Nice guys and gave me $30 off. Really...