Just done eating. Playing with cats. Chilling listening to wife read aloud about winds in Southern California and watching football
What are you doing right now?
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Unfortunately baseball isn’t in season right now or we would go. I forgot to mention that’s why we would be going down there is for an MLB game. My friend was supposed to go down there next week but he decided to go Gatlinburg instead because he said there was nothing to do in Miami.
Patman
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Miami isn’t really a baseball town though. I know that you mentioned Detroit as another possibility and I think that would be the better choice. I went to Comerica Park a few years ago to see the Blue Jays play there and that is a great ball park! I have also been to Yankee Stadium and Camden Yards and they are also amazing ball parks. I don’t think you would get the same experience in a Florida ballpark. I know that the Trop in Tampa was damaged by the hurricane so I don’t even know if it will be used this season, but I know that even when Tampa had a great team, they had a hard time filling the stadium there. People in Florida just don’t care about baseball. You want to visit a baseball stadium that is packed with excited fans, not a half empty stadium with people who don’t even really care about the game. Just my two cents from a life long baseball fan
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Heck yeah. I went to Camden Yards last year along with Nationals Park. Give me Camden Yards any day. I’ve been to 5 stadiums so far. If we went the Detroit route they are actually playing the Blue Jays that week. And yes I’ve seen on TV when my team is playing the Marlins in Florida there is no enthusiasm probably because Miami had a bad season as well sure doesn’t help it. I’m a Padres fan and would love to go out there but that’s for sure an expensive trip and I’m trying to work coast to coast. So far I’ve been to Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals stadiums and my two favorite were definitely Camden Yards and PNC Park. My goal is to eventually visit all 30 stadiums.Miami isn’t really a baseball town though. I know that you mentioned Detroit as another possibility and I think that would be the better choice. I went to Comerica Park a few years ago to see the Blue Jays play there and that is a great ball park! I have also been to Yankee Stadium and Camden Yards and they are also amazing ball parks. I don’t think you would get the same experience in a Florida ballpark. I know that the Trop in Tampa was damaged by the hurricane so I don’t even know if it will be used this season, but I know that even when Tampa had a great team, they had a hard time filling the stadium there. People in Florida just don’t care about baseball. You want to visit a baseball stadium that is packed with excited fans, not a half empty stadium with people who don’t even really care about the game. Just my two cents from a life long baseball fan
Patman
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My plan was to go to a different stadium every year as well, but unfortunately when my ex wife and I split up that plan got derailed. Eventually I might get back on track there again. But it was way more fun with her, she’s an awesome travel companion.
This has been a long time coming.
I officially parted ways with my "friend" who owns the car lot this morning. I finished the year, got all of last year's paperwork and numbers organized for the accountant, zipped up any projects I had going on, and left him with a clean slate to do whatever he wants. This also leaves me with a clean slate, which to be honest, is what I needed mentally.
It was just the two of us, so I'm not sure what he'll do, but I will not prioritize maximizing profits over the safety of a vehicle and doing the right thing.
Now, I gotta figure out my next chapter.
I officially parted ways with my "friend" who owns the car lot this morning. I finished the year, got all of last year's paperwork and numbers organized for the accountant, zipped up any projects I had going on, and left him with a clean slate to do whatever he wants. This also leaves me with a clean slate, which to be honest, is what I needed mentally.
It was just the two of us, so I'm not sure what he'll do, but I will not prioritize maximizing profits over the safety of a vehicle and doing the right thing.
Now, I gotta figure out my next chapter.
AutoMechanic
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What stadiums have you been too? And which one was your ultimate favorite?
Patman
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I haven’t been to that many, I have been to Yankee Stadium, Comerica Park, Camden Yards and as a former season ticket holder for the Blue Jays I have been to the Roger’s Centre a huge amount of times. Yankee Stadium was my favorite
Trying to psych myself up for a Costco run. We need stuff and I promised my wife I would go after work. But I don't wanna....
Beeing an Moaning about an Amazon purchase. FRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK.
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Just got home from work. I’m tired. I want to retire lol. I done a lot of bending and twisting today taking apart the interior and dash of a car so my knee and back is killing me. Guy who helped me said same thing lol. He is 28 he is like that’s what this field will do to you. I hate working on moldy cars lol. This was a 2024 Sienna with 5,000 miles on it and the water leaked thru the windshield so we have to go in and repair everything and replace and a bunch of carpet and wiring. Oh well time to chill and hopefully watch some TV and think about baseball.
I respect you and everyone who turns a wrench professionally. I'm 51 and in decent shape physically but there's no way I could wrench for a living; I know my body well enough to know it wouldn't stand up to the abuse for very long. Are you planning to stay in the car repair business, or do you have a long term exit strategy? At a bare minimum, maybe work some yoga or other type of good stretching into your daily routine to stay limber and prevent injury.
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I’ve been doing it almost 6 years will be 6 in June and I’m 22 will be 23 this year in April. Started at 17. Plan on staying in it till I retire. I couldn’t imagine or see myself doing anything else other than maybe working at a retail store and not making hardly any money. If I ever get enough money saved up to live comfortably without having to work too hard I’d like to open up a DVD and physical media store but it probably wouldn’t survive. I’ve been trying to take longer walks with my dog hoping that will help. Part of the reason my back always hurts so much is because when I was a kid I hurt it playing baseball. It’s not an everyday thing but it’s a couple times a week but my knees always hurt especially my right one. I love working on cars and really is the only thing I know so besides the store I’d like to open one day I could not imagine doing anything else.
It may sound weird, but doing Karate really helped my back when I was a young buck working construction with all the stretching and flexibility work that's involved.
Recovering. Got hit with some bug yesterday. Could not keep my eyes open for more than a couple of minutes due to blinding headache; could not stand up for long at all. Could not even watch tv nor read stuff on my iPad. Still out of it today but was able to get through some emails. On the flip side, my boss cleared me to work from home the rest of the wee, as "we don't want what you've got". Works for me. Too bad I need to drop something off at the office, maybe I'll feel well enough to drive later tonight (need more ginger ale anyhow). Tis the season to feel miserable.
Have to muster up enough energy to get under a car tonight, felt well enough to get the mail today, and noticed several new oil spills in the driveway. Looks like the car has been leaking for 3 or 4 days, given how many oil patches there are? I changed the oil more than a month ago, so not sure if it's a loose drain plug (threads are messed up) or something else. Given that it is like25F right now, I really don't feel like looking...
Have to muster up enough energy to get under a car tonight, felt well enough to get the mail today, and noticed several new oil spills in the driveway. Looks like the car has been leaking for 3 or 4 days, given how many oil patches there are? I changed the oil more than a month ago, so not sure if it's a loose drain plug (threads are messed up) or something else. Given that it is like25F right now, I really don't feel like looking...
Still definitely not with it... Just remembered, I need to find another car for next week... been putting off, since I've wanted to wait for the car market to return to normal (ha!). My son starts college classes again, and this time, it doesn't look like carpooling works well. Unclear if I'll need 4 vehicles come next fall, once the daughter is in college, she might not need a car at all, which is why I've been putting off finding another car... forgot that my son has classes and that means 4 drivers, 4 cars, too much of a pain otherwise.
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Just got home from work. I’m very hungry I was hoping mom would have already made dinner but looks like we are going out. Hopefully it’s Chinese food or Chipotle or Taco Bell lol. I stayed late to make some extra money at work because I’m saving every penny I can for vacation especially if it’s Miami when I seen a $1200 hotel room I about had a heart attack lol. Cheapest I could find was like $289. I remember when hotel rooms used to run $100-$150 guess things have changed. But either way I’m going on vacation lol. Not for sure to where yet but all the cities are expensive though.
I've spent the last two days searching high and low on CL and dealer sites, trying to figure out what car to get... if I had hair I'd be pulling it out. Nothing but gambles. Ugh. Would like to get something for commuting *and* more of a utility vehicle than a Corolla (which has none). Not going to win on this one. Wed will be fun, 4 drivers, 4 directions, 3 cars. Hmm. So far the one car that is leaking oil isn't leaking too fast, maybe I should pull it in tonight and look again, it has moved on the dipstick but it's not dripping at idle. What's the worst that could happen?
At least I'm feeling much better now. Wife thinks we got high with a combo of a GI bug and the flu. It was totally a fun week... not.
Snow in the forecast tomorrow night, at least Monday is off for both me and the kids. As long as it warms up a bit I'm ok with that, it's been nothing but cold lately.
At least I'm feeling much better now. Wife thinks we got high with a combo of a GI bug and the flu. It was totally a fun week... not.
Snow in the forecast tomorrow night, at least Monday is off for both me and the kids. As long as it warms up a bit I'm ok with that, it's been nothing but cold lately.
