A beautiful day gone wrong.

"Birddog" (maintmgt) 06/26/2016 at 16:48 • Filed to: None

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Before I moved I was “gifted” a nice pressure washer and air compressor. Since everyone cancelled on our riding trip today (3 wheeler guys can be flakey at times) I figured I’d pressure wash my deck.

Failed. No pressure. Someone left water in it over the winter and killed the unloader. Ok, $30 on Amazon and I’ll be good for next week.

On to the compressor.

Hey! It works! Why can’t I get air?? Wtf?!

Bad regulator. Frozen shut. I got this though. Swap an old one on and viola!

Now to drain the tank. Crap. It’s full of mud. That brown puddle on the ground near it isn’t water it’s rust sludge. So now I’m flushing it as best I can to keep it alive.

Fine.. On to the riding mower that I just got running. I know it just needs gas.

Oh, fu—ing lovely.

Screw it. Time to light the Grill and drink some beers.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Birddog 06/26/2016 at 16:55

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If it has bad rust please dont use it. I like fellow oppos to continue being alive and not full of shrapnel.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > Birddog 06/26/2016 at 16:56

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Sounds like you tried to make the best of it, but sometimes it’s better to just say fuck it.

Birddog > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/26/2016 at 17:04

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I don’t think it’s there yet. But it isn’t long for my world anyway. It’s only good for inflating tires, too small to do any paint work or run pneumatic tools.

Birddog > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 06/26/2016 at 17:07

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Absolutely.

If I was a smarter man I would have just chucked a pole and the dog in the truck and went fishing as soon as the day started going south.

Steve in Manhattan > Birddog 06/26/2016 at 17:24

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It costs us a lot to live here, but I can’t say I miss suburban tasks (but for working on my own cars). When I leave in the morning I know the sidewalks will be shoveled, if we had grass it’d be trimmed, and there are people who work in the building that I can call to fix anything.

ttyymmnn > Birddog 06/26/2016 at 17:38

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Swap an old one on and viola!

What a viola might look like.

Birddog > Steve in Manhattan 06/26/2016 at 17:40

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I complain but I do love it. I get where you’re coming from though.

My friends all describe me as an “outside dog”. Condo and apartment living just don’t suit me. I need space.

Birddog > ttyymmnn 06/26/2016 at 17:47

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I was wondering if someone would catch that!

Berang > ttyymmnn 06/26/2016 at 17:50

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Why doesn’t my viola look like that?

ttyymmnn > Berang 06/26/2016 at 18:17

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Because it doesn’t fit under your chin.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Birddog 06/26/2016 at 20:32

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Smartass musicians...

shop-teacher > Birddog 06/26/2016 at 22:13

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Damn. That’s a banner freaking day!

Birddog > shop-teacher 06/26/2016 at 22:20

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It all worked out in the end. I cleaned every ground terminal i could find and the light went away.

Now it’s Pork Chop time!

shop-teacher > Birddog 06/26/2016 at 22:28

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Mmmmmm ... Pork chop *Homer drool*

Birddog > shop-teacher 06/26/2016 at 22:35

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Oh yeah..

HyVee does some of the best pre-seasoned Chops I’ve ever had. 1.5" -2" thick suckers too.

shop-teacher > Birddog 06/26/2016 at 23:07

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Niiiice!