@IanC - You just have to tell me which parts you're having issues understanding and I can hopefully make it easier for you.

Have a good evening People of Mech!

But it’s day time!

Hey, does ibuprofen count as a vitamin supplement? Is it a necessary nutrient? I’m, uh, asking for a friend.... ;-)

@BobCross some days I'd say it's very necessary :D

For sufficiently large definitions of “some”, I agree with you!

@BobCross hehe.. well some days it's very necessary and on the rest it's essential

So you’re saying that it’s necessary but not sufficient?

@BobCross something like that.. I may have a skewed perspective though :)

@BobCross - Yes, vitamin "M"

I used to take it all the time while in the Army. We'd call them "Ranger Candy" ... you know, the 3x800mg/day prescription.

afternoon Mr @Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 :)

Hey @motosubatsu ... How are things?

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 not bad, yourself?

Not too bad, either. Just getting ready for the day. Got a couple of engine blocks I'm taking down to the recyclers (hate to throw them away at the dump).

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 I'm just starting to get into Weekend Mode(TM)

Noice TM there :o) ... wish I'd thought of it!

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 too late... it's mine now :)

Since today is my "compressed day off", I've been in "Weekend Mode" (see Fair use) since yesterday.

I've been pondering the very important question of whether to fill up before or after I drive home.. on the one hand the range counter tells me I have more than enough (65 miles for a 26 mile journey), on the other hand if I fill up beforehand I can let the car off the leash a bit on the way home and not worry about arriving home on fumes

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 I'll allow it :)

@motosubatsu Is the price the same no matter?

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 it's actually slightly cheaper at this end.. but I'll probably wipe that out if I get a bit exuberant on the way home

@motosubatsu - You have to pay to play, but it's always better to have more than you need than not enough. Remember, those little range indicators are just indicators ... fill up on the close end. You'll have to fill it up one way or the other, there's no worry about running out of petrol, and you can have fun on the way home.

Just don't get a speeding ticket!

That'd REALLY wipe out any savings, lol!

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 an indisputably logical conclusion! :D

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 amen to that!

Any plans for the weekend?

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 yeah..weather permitting I've got a flying lesson tomorrow

Nice!

How far along are you on your lessons? (Written like I have a clue, but really don't!)

first one.. I've always wanted to try it so thought "why not?"

of course if I get into it there's a distinct possibility that it will make my car habits look cheap...

Heh!

My understanding is, rent the plane, even after you get a flying license. Upkeep on a plane is horrendous. Like you state, cars are cheap in comparison!

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 yeah not a chance in hell would I be buying a plane! if it flies or floats: rent it!

@motosubatsu - They say a boat is a hole in the water you throw your money into ... I guess the same axiom applies to a plane, though you're just throwing your money in the air and watching it float away, lol.

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 haha.. like that boat analogy, I used to have a client that was a boat dealer and he'd probably have agreed with that

Full disclosure: Heard that one from Pawn Stars, lol.

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 you'd have gotten away with that one you know :D

Yah, but ...

I'd never have come up with something that good on my own. I don't think it originated there, either, lol.

so had a semi unfortunate, semi insanely lucky experience today. Was pulling out of my garage this morning and somehow caught the snow blower with my car... there is not a scratch anywhere on the car, but somehow the snowblower is heavily damaged, and the garage door track was damaged to the point of the garage door opener not being able to open or close the garage door (though manually still worked and I got the opener working with some banging on it)

have no idea how I managed that without a single scratch (literally, not even a scratch) on the car

my best guess is that the wheel managed to push the side of it somehow

and just exerted smooth pressure rather than impact

@AJHenderson - Wild is right! Glad the car wasn't hurt :o) (Priorities, lol). As for the garage, nothing a BFH won't fix ;-)

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 I actually just went with $30 for a replacement rail

I already used the BFH to get it functional enough to use today

the way it bent is a little too hard to be worth bothering banging out when a replacement is so cheap

it's literally only worth about 20 minutes of my time to fix

and it's probably about an hour and a half job to do right

so, I'll scrap it

the snow blower is more of a nuisance

might be as little as $40-$110 if it's just tubes that need replacing, but it is possible it could get up to being totalled

depending on how much is deformed