DFW BS Thread : ********NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*******

Coming from LA?

What do you think about firearm ownership?

 

Sir, this is the whole reason why I am chomping at the bit to move! 2nd Amendment advocate ALL. THE. WAY.

 

Tempting but not sure I want to spend that much to get out that weekend. It adds up with gas, camping, event and park fees. I would also have to leave on saturday to be home for work on sunday.

 

Expect never ending construction on almost every highway in the DFW area. Traffic can get bad, but nowhere near LA bad

 

We welcome your kind.

-where should I look - how much u trying to spend and what kind of people do you wanna be surrounded by?

Dallas
Pretentious socialites - down town, uptown, west end
Wanna be rich college kids - uptown, greenville ave
Quiet old money - turtle creek, highland village
People who wanna live close the above but save a lil money - north dallas, addison
People who wanna live like above but avoid them - plano, frisco, allen but not care too much about saving the money

People who wanna be in arms reach but save a lil money, less traffic, less assholes - grapevine, the colony, lewisville, grand prairie

People who wear cowboy boots but dont murder eachother - anywhere in ft worth except the area just around north of downtown, Arlington

FU money - westlake, southlake, mansfield

People most of the rest of is dont understand - Denton

-where are good areas

See above

-what is a good direction to come in from (L.A. traffic mentality)

Its all tumbleweeds and dirt as soon as you hit the border. Cali is closer to El Paso than El Paso is to DFW.

-what to expect

Assholes

-avoid at all costs

Assholes

-other, etc.

EDIT: i forgot irving, avoid south and east irving, nah avoid it all got to many people on my commute to work

 

First of all, Welcome.

Secondly........


-where should I look: If you are working in Grapevine, the most house for your money with a reasonable commute is going to be the northern Ft Worth area/Justin area. Theres literally 15 towns in that area so if you just look around Justin you'll pretty much be on the money. Real estate prices are stupid cheap compared to LA area anyway.
-where are good areas: Honestly, most of north DFW are good areas. Some are "better" some are crappier. I personally avoid south dallas like the plague. It's just like any other big city.
-what is a good direction to come in from (L.A. traffic mentality) It heavily depends on exactly where youre going. I work in Grapevine and live in Lewisville so Im coming into GV from 121 and/or 114. Theres a highway about every 16 feet here so finding a reasonable path for your commute is pretty easy with the exception of a few problem areas and they arent on the Grapevine side of DFW.


As far as the other two, I dont really know how to answer that. Stay away from Oak Cliff (personal opinion, some will argue that with me), certain parts of Irving can get sketchy (mostly around the hospital), the area around the dallas county jail is sketchy.

 

Looks like a good time. Notice is a little short and I may be getting sent to Mahwah, NJ for work training on the 29th.

 

I think i parked next to @Tacoaric

 

Silverspool, Matmo215, Xplosiv THANK YOU for taking the time to provide a response! I have a lot of homework, but I am so excited...

 

Of course! Always here to help

 

@CaliRaisedLed Open house next month?

 

Anyone else upset there wasnt a raffle for a LayZBoy?

 

Little bummed I didn’t get to smoke my cigar on a $4k couch

 

Any friends want to help me out? We have a Coach purse that’s been discontinued and have been trying to sell for a reasonable price, but serious biters shy away when they realize the shoulder strap is “broken”. Essentially, the female screw hole is stripped and wrecked the male screw on one end. Genders assumed.

 

A tap and die set should fix it up

 

Need a helicoil kit in the correct size which should come with a tap

i dont know what size you need but it should look something like this

$35 Heli-Coil Helicoil 5546-6 M6 x 1 Metric Coarse Thread Repair Kit

https://www.amazon.com/Helicoil-5546-6-Metric-Coarse-Thread/dp/B0002KKPXK

to find out what size you need take the strap up to homedepot and go to their bolt section there will be a plate mounted where you can test to see which thread pitch and size it is.

 

What about just a little JB weld in the hole, shove the screw in it, and hide/clean up any excess.

If it’s just the threads, it’ll still spin as normal once it’s attached, and mush easier.

 

That’s the goal! We will keep everyone updated. We want to get stuff a little organized and clean before hand!

 

@Zac of all trades Keep this in mind for the meet? Sounds like they’ll host.