What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

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  1. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    OMG, I m getting manlier by the second!
     
    Sara-s, May 22, 2021
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  2. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    :happy088:
     
    Enrico, May 22, 2021
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  3. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    :happy102: Keep the razor handy!
     
    swarden43, May 22, 2021
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  4. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    :eek:
     
    richgem, May 22, 2021
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  5. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Not sure if manly at all, but .....

    We took the Outback into the mechanic (good friend) for an inspection and to check the brakes (grinding). He called to tell me the brakes were bad (knew that), tires were shot (was hoping to stretch them to September), and ball joints were really sloppy (didn't know that), and all together it was going to cost me $1600. He was feeling rather bad, so I reassured him "Terry I trust your judgement, so go ahead and do the work". I'd normally do the brakes myself, but just had knee surgery recently so figuring the work we're getting done ..... it's cheap.

    We out right own it, so I figure it's a lot cheaper than car payments. I don't mind spending the money on a good investment.

    :eatdrink013:
     
    Enrico, Jun 18, 2021
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  6. Latherin’ Luddite

    Latherin’ Luddite Well-Known Member

    I feel your pain, but agree that keeping a good, paid for vehicle running is smart. In March I dropped $2400 to have head work done on my Tacoma. It’s 24yrs old, but a desirable 4x4 that I’ve owned since day one and know the whole history..............which has been nothing but respect and servicing. So I hated dumping money into it, but it’s got another 250K Miles in it at least, so I had to bite the bullet.
     
    Latherin’ Luddite, Jun 18, 2021
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  7. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I stared at a wall all day, doing firewatch. Welder on the other side doing pickup work. About to start getting overtime pay, since we've been working 9.5 hr shifts. It's all in a day's work as a boilermaker, working on refitting a U.S. Navy destroyer. Some days are easy, some aren't. This is one of the easy ones.

    If my grandfather was still alive, he would appreciate the irony. He served on a destroyer, the USS Melvin, during WW2, and became a plumber and pipefitter after the war.

    I became a welder, then a fitter-welder, then a pipefitter, and now a boilermaker, then wound up working on a Navy destroyer. Feels almost like I'm living his life in reverse.

    Just to be clear, I work at a repair shipyard, I'm not a member of the armed forces.

    My grandfather was not one to discuss his experience during the war, and the few details I do know come second-hand. He wouldn't read any books while deployed, as he didn't want to die with a book half read. He and his shipmates were convinced they wouldn't survive the war, (They did in fact, survive). He did mention that he got in quite a bit of trouble for leaving his assigned fire lane to shoot down a Japanese kamikaze, and he had nightmares for years after the war, waking up, thinking he was on the ship again.

    I looked up the ship's battle record, and his ship was involved in some of the fiercest and deadliest campaigns in the Pacific.
     
    PLANofMAN, Jun 18, 2021
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  8. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    I am transitioning back to using my heavier bows, a month after cancer surgery.
     
    Sara-s, Jun 18, 2021
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  9. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master

    Having to let go of $1,600 would turn me into unmanly, waterworks and all. My mascara would be running everywhere...
    :angry017::angry017::rofl:
     
    IAmTheJody, Jun 18, 2021
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  10. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Probably not a good day to wear mascara then. :p
     
    richgem, Jun 18, 2021
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  11. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Then you'd have get manly again by wiping your tears with 60 grit sand paper and chase down a 400lb caribou with a pocket knife for dinner.

    :eatdrink013:
     
    Enrico, Jun 18, 2021
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  12. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Sounds like a Tuesday to me.;)
     
    richgem, Jun 18, 2021
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  13. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that.
     
    swarden43, Jun 18, 2021
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  14. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    TSD: ruiner of keyboards since 2000.
    :D
     
    richgem, Jun 18, 2021
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  15. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    I'll be over for dinner Tuesday. :eatdrink023:

    :eatdrink013:
     
    Enrico, Jun 18, 2021
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  16. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Bring a nice wine.
     
    Last edited: Jun 18, 2021
    richgem, Jun 18, 2021
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  17. PanChango

    PanChango Not Cute

    That's still a drag. Did you have to do the head gaskets yet?
     
    PanChango, Jun 18, 2021
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  18. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    I got a neat haircut. The babe made me look a little older, which is good. This cut would have looked funny during Woodstock, but do I care?

    No.
     
    blondblue, Jun 18, 2021
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  19. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Pics or it didn't happen.;)
     
    richgem, Jun 18, 2021
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  20. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    On my Forester yes, but not on my OutBack

    :eatdrink013:
     
    Enrico, Jun 18, 2021
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