I've got six hours to kill tomorrow in Hammond, IN

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/07/2020 at 22:40 • Filed to: Dadlopnik

My daughter is going to a karate “Training Bonanza” tomorrow. She’s been doing karate for a couple years now, through the local park district, and she loves it. This is the first big “away” thing I’m bringing her to. Luckily I don’t have to stay there, but I’m going to have a lot of time to kill.

I’m planning to hit the local Pick-a-Part to try and find a find a straight and not rusty front bumper for my truck. That should eat about half of it. Not sure what else to do.

Hammer pic for your time.

DISCUSSION (31)

fintail > shop-teacher
02/07/2020 at 22:51

If you had more time I’d say drive over to Elkhart or South Bend and check out the Motorhome/RV or Studebaker museums.

Maxima Speed > shop-teacher
02/07/2020 at 22:53

Find empty, snowy parking lot. Commence donuts and dorifto!! = Profit.

shop-teacher > fintail
02/07/2020 at 22:54

I was toying with the idea of going to the Studebaker museum. I could probably pull it off, but I'd have to push it awfully hard.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > shop-teacher
02/07/2020 at 22:57

Ha, trying to find a straight and rust free bumper at a junkyard? In the midwest? And you think you’ll only be spending half your day doing that? Good one!

If you do manage that, one of my favorite junkyard games is “why is this car in the junkyard?” Usually the answer is “chassis rot”, “it’s an old POS but still ran” or “donated vehicle bought on copart”, but every so often I’m lucky enough to see something like “threw a rod straight through my block”.

wkiernan > shop-teacher
02/07/2020 at 22:59

T h a t ’ s a r e a l l y n i c e l o o k i n g f l o o r . I b e t y o u r h o u s e s o u n d s g r e a t , l i k e a b i g o l d s p e a k e r c a b i n e t .

fintail > shop-teacher
02/07/2020 at 23:01

Yeah, that plus the junkyard plus driving would end up being a little tight.

I visited both on my trip to that area a little while ago, worth seeing .

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail
02/07/2020 at 23:05

Motorhome museum?? Who'd of thunk it? Junk yard for me this weekend as well for some Vic bits.

smobgirl > shop-teacher
02/07/2020 at 23:05

Wow, there are a lot of tank farms in that area.

I don’t have any suggestions but that sounds a lot like my life. Always 1-6 hours to kill in some small town somewhere.

shop-teacher > Maxima Speed
02/07/2020 at 23:17

Maybe if they've had more snow than we've had around here. I've only used my snowblower once all winter.

shop-teacher > fintail
02/07/2020 at 23:18

I would skip the junkyard if I was going to do the museum. How big is the Studebaker museum? Can you see it properly in a few hours?

shop-teacher > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
02/07/2020 at 23:20

I’ll settle for straight. I’m assuming they won’t have many of my truck to chose from, so they’ll either have one or they won’t ... Won’t is m uch more likely.

shop-teacher > smobgirl
02/07/2020 at 23:20

Yeah, it's not exactly a nice area.

superdave847 > shop-teacher
02/07/2020 at 23:32

I would go to Three Floyds.

shop-teacher > superdave847
02/07/2020 at 23:33

I don't drink alcohol. Never cared for the taste.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
02/07/2020 at 23:53

Yep, it’s a thing and is pretty cool. I wouldn’t travel to IN just for it, but if you’re in the area anyway, a unique thing to visit:

https://www.rvmhhalloffame.org/

Junkyards here must be mud bogs with the recent weather, although I might check out an auto auction on Sunday just for kicks, lots of abandon ed/donated/backlot reject cars, which are always fun to look at. I am sure you’ll find some CV bits someewhere.

fintail > shop-teacher
02/07/2020 at 23:55

Stude isn’t overwhelming but it is comprehensive , 3 hours should be enough if you keep moving, and 2 is probably doable if you watch the clock. I think it’s a 3 story facility, in an old Stude building.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > shop-teacher
02/08/2020 at 00:06

Need tires? Tire Rack is in South Bend, I think.

DipodomysDeserti > shop-teacher
02/08/2020 at 01:15

You can taste alcohol?

SmugAardvark > shop-teacher
02/08/2020 at 02:33

Yikes, even Trip Advisor looks pretty grim.

But I’ve never been there, so maybe its secretly awesome?

shop-teacher > SmugAardvark
02/08/2020 at 08:47

Yeah, it's not exactly a cultural beacon there.

shop-teacher > fintail
02/08/2020 at 08:50

Cool. The original idea was to take my father in law to the Studebaker museum, while me daughter did karate. He has been talking about wanting to see it for years. He can't make it today though, so I'll save it for another day. Probably for the best, he doesn't move too quickly these days.

shop-teacher > DipodomysDeserti
02/08/2020 at 08:51

When you don't drink it, you sure can.

shop-teacher > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
02/08/2020 at 08:52

I actually thought of that, because I have been to Tire Rack before to get tires ... But I don't actually need any tires.

superdave847 > shop-teacher
02/08/2020 at 09:35

Fair enough

fintail > shop-teacher
02/08/2020 at 09:47

If you plan it, you could do Stude and the motorhome /RV in a day. They are only around 30 mins from each other.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail
02/08/2020 at 10:30

No mud where I am. Stay tuned for my hacker headlight fabrication.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
02/08/2020 at 11:55

Some good junkyard pickings in that part of the world no doubt.