Minor Confession Thread

Toyman01 wrote:

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: My arm was itchy inside a deerskin gauntlet today. So... I took the tool in my left hand and scratched it. That tool was a TIG torch that had just laid down 4" of stainless bead. It only takes about 1/10th of a second to realize you just gave yourself a 2" long 3rd degree burn. It's still too late to do anything about it. So... OUCH. My berkeleying wrist hurts. Confession: I am an idiot.

Damn, I'm glad you weren't using a Skill saw.

Probably should add "welder" to the list of stuff that can't be used after "kegerator" along with lathe and angle grinder. Although I do notice a splendid uptick in the smoothness of the weld when I add a little sauce to the job whereas with the lathe it just throws the chuck at me.

Be glad your hootus wasn't chaffing.

wbjones wrote:

Lesley wrote: I don't want to work that much either. I'd secretly be happy if I could live a life of leisure, with the occasional token bit of work.

come on now Lesley ... I can't count the number of offers you've had ... just on this forum

Hah! That definitely includes anything even approaching housework or arranging any of that social E36 M3 that most women seem to thrive on. Most guys quickly lose interest in a girl who might as well be another guy.

Lesley wrote:

wbjones wrote:

Lesley wrote: I don't want to work that much either. I'd secretly be happy if I could live a life of leisure, with the occasional token bit of work.

come on now Lesley ... I can't count the number of offers you've had ... just on this forum

Hah! That definitely includes anything even approaching housework or arranging any of that social E36 M3 that most women seem to thrive on. Most guys quickly lose interest in a girl who might as well be another guy.

I'd give it a shot. Had girly wife, she didn't like my stuff, I didn't like her stuff...

I enjoy making people sorry they ask stupid things. On the train home from work there were a couple little kids sitting a few rows up singing and carrying on like little kids. An annoyed looking woman saw my uniform and asked if I planned on doing anything with the noisy kids, so I taught them the song that never ends.

Wally wrote: I enjoy making people sorry they ask stupid things. On the train home from work there were a couple little kids sitting a few rows up singing and carrying on like little kids. An annoyed looking woman saw my uniform and asked if I planned on doing anything with the noisy kids, so I taught them the song that never ends.

You are my hero.

wbjones wrote: if part time covers the bills ... etc.. the only advantage to full time (as I see it) would be the co. provided ins. should be less expensive than sourcing your own

They're actually offering benefits to part-timers. Seems like we're given weeks over 30hrs so often that they just bite the bullet and go with it. Might take some time to iron out the details, I couldn't find my SocSec card when I was hired, so HR is still trying to determine if this old smart-assed Southern white boy is actually a Canadian hell-bent on escaping the land of real public health care. I even got a replacement card, but they're having problems working it through the system. Seems their software for filling out the forms doesn't include a "Oh, he finally found it." option.

Them: "You don't have a Social Security card?!?!"
Me: "I know my number..I haven't had to show the actual card to someone in 20 years."

Which is a rant for a different day.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: My arm was itchy inside a deerskin gauntlet today. So... I took the tool in my left hand and scratched it. That tool was a TIG torch that had just laid down 4" of stainless bead. It only takes about 1/10th of a second to realize you just gave yourself a 2" long 3rd degree burn. It's still too late to do anything about it. So... OUCH. My berkeleying wrist hurts. Confession: I am an idiot.

Haven't managed to do that yet, but I did do some welding in the middle of July when it was stinking hot meaning I was sweating like a hooker in church so I wasn't wearing a shirt. Later that night I discovered that being shirtless that close to a welding arc makes for badly sunburned nipples. Ouch.

Lesley wrote:

wbjones wrote:

Lesley wrote: I don't want to work that much either. I'd secretly be happy if I could live a life of leisure, with the occasional token bit of work.

come on now Lesley ... I can't count the number of offers you've had ... just on this forum

Hah! That definitely includes anything even approaching housework or arranging any of that social E36 M3 that most women seem to thrive on. Most guys quickly lose interest in a girl who might as well be another guy.

sorry .... you can't get away with those reasons ... not on this forum ... we all claim that that is exactly the type of girl we're looking for

In reply to Curmudgeon:

HA! I'll bet that smarts. There has never been a time when welding something that I haven't regretted not wearing armor. The MIG will go thru a sneaker to burn your foot and there is nothing you can do but make faces and wait until it passes. It will put 1000 tiny holes in your shirt that turn out to be welts on your abdomen when you shower later. It will even find the air holes in a baseball cap if you are too lazy to find your little welding do-rag.

The TIG is so unassuming that you can do it at the kitchen table and not make any mess. So, yes. I also have sunburn on my upper arms and neck... because a wife-beater tee isn't the right gear either. It would be worth it, maybe, if I was doing something productive in a big hurry to get back in a race or something... but I was just practicing to make a pretty exhaust flange.

Welding in basketball shorts.....still not the worst idea I've ever had. Sadly.

I think aluminum spatter is the most gruesome burn I've had, at least in the last year. It doesn't heal right for whatever reason.

Another confession? I don't like working on cars anymore.

Do I have to leave now?

Lesley wrote: Another confession? I don't like working on cars anymore. Do I have to leave now?

Honey, I'll work on cars for you ...

Oh hell yeah baby!

I don't like/understand the pull of "LeMons" racing. You're talking about racing a cheap pile of junk in front of drunken crowds and before judges who make F1 seem tame and understanding.

There's more, but I don't want to get banned for hating it.

Blade, you've never raced rental go karts, have you?

DoctorBlade wrote: I don't like/understand the pull of "LeMons" racing. You're talking about racing a cheap pile of junk in front of drunken crowds and before judges who make F1 seem tame and understanding. There's more, but I don't want to get banned for hating it.

I'm with you. Around here, at least, ChumpCar seems much more like actual racing and less of a frat party / shiny happy person contest.

I'm a E36 M3ty (amateur/shadetree) mechanic.

In reply to DuctTape&Bondo:

Really? With a name like DuctTape&Bondo who would have thought? LOL

I find BMW driver's pretentious....I drive a BMW

Flight Service wrote: In reply to DuctTape&Bondo: Really? With a name like DuctTape&Bondo who would have thought? LOL

So you're saying, if I change my name to something reflecting the desired trait, I will be that?

BillionairePornstarEngineeringMechanicalSuperGodRacecarDriver available?

I poured that last one a little stiff.

DoctorBlade wrote: I don't like/understand the pull of "LeMons" racing. You're talking about racing a cheap pile of junk in front of drunken crowds and before judges who make F1 seem tame and understanding. There's more, but I don't want to get banned for hating it.

I think the main draw is to be able to go racing without spending all the money on "keeping up with the joneses" as far as go-fast parts. Also the break from taking it all so seriously. It has its drawbacks and there are disadvantages to some areas where taking it more seriously would be an advantage, but it has its place.

Its more about goofing off around cars in a lighthearted environment than taking it all so seriously.

DuctTape&Bondo wrote:

Flight Service wrote: In reply to DuctTape&Bondo: Really? With a name like DuctTape&Bondo who would have thought? LOL

So you're saying, if I change my name to something reflecting the desired trait, I will be that? BillionairePornstarEngineeringMechanicalSuperGodRacecarDriver available?

Bingo! Dress for the job you want not the job you have.

We have a button on the wall of the firehouse next to the truck. Before the truck rolls out, we push the button. It turns the two Northbound lights red and the two Southbound lights green, clearing out all the traffic in front of the station.

Sometimes, we push the button so we can run across the street and get pizza.

We had an "incident" at a parking lot slalom I was working at a couple of weeks ago. I later offered the firemen rides in my Abarth presser so they'd stick around....