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What are you doing right now??

took out freshly baked brownies, cut them into squares for later.

neat trick on the box says, is to put them in the fridge while still in the baking pan, for about 30 minutes, makes slicking them less prone to coming apart, as you slice them.

they are nearly all mine too...no grandkids coming over tonight......but i still gotta share with the wife......

maybe i can convince her to go to Bingo..?????
 
Maggie wanted her lights on last night. This is the husky light show in the backyard
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Watching "The Millionaire" a series where a man randomly gave a million dollars to people. I was only ten years old when the series started in 1955. I'm pretty sure we didn't have a TV then but must have seen later episodes. Think a remake of the show would still be interesting to a lot of folks today. Forgot to add it's on You Tube.
 
WheelingHilda said:
What am I doing? Trying to figure out how a flashlight on gun works. Seems to be enough under the "shot spot" that aiming would be confusing. How do you use the light? Has anyone seen or used the 221B light with pressure cord activation-also manual, also attaches to either of several gloves they carry, with a sleeve inside glove so you move your fingers or thumb to activate. Might be usable for more than on gun, I have seen folks use on glove to do house/car repair. Is a light helpful for EDC? and what lights are used. Thanks All. ( see at 221B but don't let Sherlock Homes know you are at his address.)
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I'm of no help. I don't do lights on handguns.
 
Just got done doing the thermostat in my car. A much bigger job than anyone here thinks it is I can tell you that much. It's a 2005 Lexus ES330. Look it up to see what I mean. Yesterday I did the battery and the alternator, which was far easier..

Then my rail covers from Bravo Company came and all my batteries. So I put the covers on my BCM and changed the batteries in all my dots. Now I'm relaxing and thinking about a nice Guinness.
 
Bassbob said:
Just got done doing the thermostat in my car. A much bigger job than anyone here thinks it is I can tell you that much. It's a 2005 Lexus ES330. Look it up to see what I mean. Yesterday I did the battery and the alternator, which was far easier..

Then my rail covers from Bravo Company came and all my batteries. So I put the covers on my BCM and changed the batteries in all my dots. Now I'm relaxing and thinking about a nice Guinness.
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Dont be thinking about it .. you earned it !!! Or 2
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Bassbob said:
Just got done doing the thermostat in my car. A much bigger job than anyone here thinks it is I can tell you that much. It's a 2005 Lexus ES330. Look it up to see what I mean. Yesterday I did the battery and the alternator, which was far easier..

Then my rail covers from Bravo Company came and all my batteries. So I put the covers on my BCM and changed the batteries in all my dots. Now I'm relaxing and thinking about a nice Guinness.
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I've done a bunch of em, some easy and some hard. the older cars were a breeze to do.
 
Belt Fed said:
I've done a bunch of em, some easy and some hard. the older cars were a breeze to do.
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Yep. Me too. This one was not easy. The shop manual calls for 2 hours labor. It took me longer than that though. Look at a video on YT of how to do it. A ludicrous amount of shite is in the way and has to be removed to get to it. Then you have to remember where all the electrical plugs and vacuum lines you unhooked go to put it back. It's not a follow the upper hose to the housing on the top of the motor deal like an old 350 small block that's for sure.
 
Bassbob said:
Yep. Me too. This one was not easy. The shop manual calls for 2 hours labor. It took me longer than that though. Look at a video on YT of how to do it. A ludicrous amount of shite is in the way and has to be removed to get to it. Then you have to remember where all the electrical plugs and vacuum lines you unhooked go to put it back. It's not a follow the upper hose to the housing on the top of the motor deal like an old 350 small block that's for sure.
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Engineers at their very best.
 
Reminds me of changing a water pump. 4 bolts on a Chevy, no scraped knuckles and about 15 minutes in a parking lot. 16 or 18 on a German V6, metric no less. I'm not sure about scraped knuckles, it was long ago. No more engine swaps, replacing clutches or trying to stab the 4 speed trans by myself. Everything was so much easier 40 or 50 years ago for some reason. :oops:
 
youngolddude said:
Reminds me of changing a water pump. 4 bolts on a Chevy, no scraped knuckles and about 15 minutes in a parking lot. 16 or 18 on a German V6, metric no less. I'm not sure about scraped knuckles, it was long ago. No more engine swaps, replacing clutches or trying to stab the 4 speed trans by myself. Everything was so much easier 40 or 50 years ago for some reason. :oops:
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Ain't that the truth.
 
youngolddude said:
Reminds me of changing a water pump. 4 bolts on a Chevy, no scraped knuckles and about 15 minutes in a parking lot. 16 or 18 on a German V6, metric no less. I'm not sure about scraped knuckles, it was long ago. No more engine swaps, replacing clutches or trying to stab the 4 speed trans by myself. Everything was so much easier 40 or 50 years ago for some reason. :oops:
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Timing chain ( Do they even have those anymore) fuel pump, all that stuff was infinitely easier to deal with back then. You could do anything you needed to do with one socket rail, an extension, a ratchet and a few wrenches.

I can remember pulling trannies off of small block chevys, from under the car, lowering it on to my chest and shimmying out from under the car with it on my chest to do a clutch or swap a tranny.

While I have bought brand new cars before for wives, I have personally never owned one. I think the next vehicle I buy I'll buy a very straight 70s body Chevy truck and just drop a 350 with a Holley in it. At least when I have an issue with it I can fix it without every tool I own laying out on the floor ( or thrown across the garage).
 
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