Shop Time w/T.W. Friends. Torque wrench on spark plugs, we need answers so cast your vote now

Found this cool ride in a thrift today.



Quite nicely made but with a few problems - no suspension for one.



No brakes!



No engine either, people powered - people braked too, note the handle.

 

or one of those durbys were you roll down hill for best time

 

@FastEddy59

Isn't this something you like?



Beautifully made.



Contemplated bringing these home...
1) I really don't need them
2) Don't have the smarts to fix them either...
3) Or the disposable $

 

Being able to stop is kind of handy.

 

At the first high school band concert of the year.



Wait, that's the wrong kind of band.

 

I feel like I have to speak up since I’m a loaner on the poll here haha. Bought a new house to us last year with a big turn around driveway and a million projects so parking at home depends purely on space in the drive and projects going on. Work at a hospital and parking is nothing but chaos. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it haha

 

I always back in at work, pull in at home. I have no life.

 

54”, Scott County, VA

 

That would make a nice hat band

 

Elkhart IN, van conversion capital of North America at one time. I used to have a straight truck load of conversion components delivered from there every month for more than a decade.

 

20 years as a firefighter... backed in every where I parked since you never knew when the pager would go off... always gotta be ready to go. Retired from that now but still back in everywhere.

 

Reverse only sort of worked in one of my first cars when warm.

In trying to use reverse as little as possible I got very good at turning around using hills to roll back. All these years later I still do it, I rolled back into "my spot" at work for more than 15 years - always the same spot.

More often than not I double clutch (the Tacoma) shifting down to second gear - a habit formed while driving my old Ranger with a balky second gear.

BTW, the Ranger (4 cylinder, 5 speed, regular cab, 6 foot box, 2wd) was a great little 3 season commuter.

 

I can't stand snakes, not even gopher snakes.

 

Good morning everyone, have a great and blessed day.

 

My mom hated snakes like no other. She explained she thought she was a Native American in a previous life that died by a snake bite. This coming from a very pragmatic, yankee woman. Makes me smile everytime snakes come up.

Thanks!

Good morning everyone Halfway to the weekend

 

Did they look like this?
https://x.com/starlink/status/1706718537711337650?s=46

 

When I get home now I park anywhere from the shop to the driveway but try to position my truck so my lights don't shine in the house when I leave in the mornings

 

Remember the floors I started on Saturday in the master bedroom? Got them all laid down yesterday evening, now to put some shoe molding down and move on to some outside projects again for a few weeks.

 

Saw a nice hawk in the yard yesterday eating something.