How Was Your Weekend?

"Tripper" (tripe46)
08/08/2016 at 10:19 • Filed to: None

I sat here:

Drank a few beers, sported a few clays, and read “Ready Player One” cover to cover.

Whad you guys do?

DISCUSSION (31)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 10:26

Looks pretty fantastic! I listened to Ready Player One fairly recently - thought it pretty good.

Here’s what I did Saturday. =) http://oppositelock.kinja.com/laps-hallett-w…

Azrek > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 10:27

Ready Player One is a fantastic book. I read it in 2012. I passed it onto my buddy who ran around town like a Preacher trying to convert people to read the book. I later met Ernie Cline (the author) at a Convention in 2012. There were 12 of us in the crowd. He was ecstatic that folks came to talk to him.

Ernie’s 2nd book, Armada, isn’t bad but it feels a touch forced.

I sat around my house recovering from a massive hangover while I was in Oak Ridge for a class. I also stuffed a bag full of old clothes to donate this week.

E90M3 > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 10:27

Ready player one is an excellent book, it was hard for me to put it down, think it took me about 36 hours to read it. Obviously not in one sitting.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 10:28

Prepared an aluminum fender panel for welding, bought concrete for a project, made sure Massey Ferguson red is a close match to Land Rover Poppy Red, picked up a second Xbox One for the games room, read a bunch of P.G. Wodehouse, played a little Fallout 4.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 10:29

Kinja'd!!!

Chilling with my bitch

OPPOsaurus WRX > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 10:29

Kinja'd!!!

could have been better but it also could have been much worse

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 10:29

Pretended to be nasally raped with a cactus.

AKA sinus infection.

Dru > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 10:32

I feel like I need to read that book.

Mostly just hung out at home. Played some PS4, started watching Stanger Things with the wife. Also watched a lot of Olympics coverage.

But man on Saturday, I was really craving egg salad. So I went out and got uh like a dozen eggs, onions, mayo, you know, all of the acoutremont for egg salad. Then I made it and I just didn’t feel like eating it.

Tripper > E90M3
08/08/2016 at 10:34

I liked it, first book I’ve read in a while!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/08/2016 at 10:36

For some reason this perspective looks like you are using a Homer bucket and radiator fan as your jack stands.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Dru
08/08/2016 at 10:42

Hahahah that is great. I love when people go nuts trying to make something specific and then don’t eat it. Makes no sense to me and that is why it makes me laugh. I always eat whatever I set out to make, no matter how bad it comes out. I once accidentally had the top fall off my black pepper shaker into mashed potatoes. I had to cook an entire second bag of potatoes and mix in a ton of salt and milk to make it palatable. I was saving that sinking ship no matter the cost!

E90M3 > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 10:44

Likewise, it was the first book I had read in a while. I finished it at 3 AM on the day I got laid off, so consequently I’ve been reading a lot more since I now have the time.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 10:48

I think I need to learn how relaxing works, because that sounds like a lovely way to spend a weekend. Instead, I woke up at 6am both days and did a full day of autocross 50 miles from home. Sure it was fun and cheap as hell but in no way do I feel rested! I imagine eventually I will be old and rest/relaxation will be an essential part of the weekend.

Dru > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/08/2016 at 10:53

I definitely agree about setting out to make something and then consuming it come hell or high water. But I was most definitely ripping off a quote from the movie 40 Year Old Virgin to add a couple of yuks to my otherwise boring response,

OPPOsaurus WRX > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/08/2016 at 10:59

haha there are jack stands behind the wheels.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 11:08

Worked. Saturday night I had a pineapple beer, which was amazing.

Tripper > E90M3
08/08/2016 at 11:10

Any other good ones? I’m not sure what book to get next.

E90M3 > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 11:15

I thought about reading his next book, but I heard mixed things about it. I really enjoyed the silo series and I would recommend it.

Tripper > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/08/2016 at 11:15

Autocross is awesome, my only beef is the time commitment. I spent a few weekends with my buddy and his BRZ last season and that was enough for me.

To be honest we’re really bad at resting too. My wife and I have what we like to call “Travel Guilt” in that we feel guilty doing anything but packing in as many activities as possible. So we take more “trips” than “vacations”.

However, I reserved the family cabin for a bachelor party that got rescheduled so me, my wife, and my dog went up anyway. Since we just got back from Hawaii and this was an unexpected vacation we found it easy to do nothing for once.

Tripper > interstate366, now In The Industry
08/08/2016 at 11:17

Which one? I was not a fan of the only one that I have had - Ballast Point - Pineapple Sculpin

interstate366, now In The Industry > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 11:31

Maui Brewing Pineapple Mana Wheat. I also have a pineapple IPA of some sort in my fridge, but I know it isn’t Sculpin.

Leadbull > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 11:32

Saturday was more productive than usual... had a guy come out here to replace a window on the Z3, sat in a pool all afternoon and ate frozen yogurt with a lady friend, then ran some errands and ate pizza/watched my friend’s band. Yesterday, I just went to my grandma’s house and watched the olympics.

Tripper > interstate366, now In The Industry
08/08/2016 at 11:44

I’l have to check it out. I really like the standard sculpin, and grapefruit, but pineapple and especially habanero...no thanks.

Tripper > Leadbull
08/08/2016 at 11:46

Kinja'd!!!

Leadbull > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 11:52

That reminds me, I should really quit paying for health insurance and buy a hot tub instead.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 11:55

Sounds like a good weekend! I’m going to add “Ready Player One” to my reading list. Also, I love sporting clays, what do you break em with? I have an ‘86 Browning A-5.

I went to Cars n Coffee and saw the Mercedes hit the Ferrari. Then I went home and changed the air filter, cabin air filter, spark plugs and rotated the tires on the Cruze, went to BWW with my wife and watched some Olympic soccer. Yesterday I chilled and then had rifle practice. All in all a good, relaxing weekend.

Tripper > Snuze: Needs another Swede
08/08/2016 at 12:07

I’ve got the Remington equivalent to your A5, the 1100. I’m not sure of the year, it was a gift from my dad when I was a teenager and it was used then. I love it! Brownings are super nice, I’ve shot a pump (not sure of the model) and it was very well balanced.

Agrajag > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 12:10

I went to a music festival on Sunday.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 13:45

Brownings are great, I love mine, but Remington also makes a fantastic gun. I am currently taking care of my sister’s 20 gauge 11-87 while she’s out of country and it’s a joy to shoot.

The history behind both the A5 and 1100 is quite interesting as they were both “Firsts” in the world of shotguns. The A5 was the first semi-automatic shotgun ever, the design dates back to around 1904. It’s a purely mechanical action, working on a long stroke principle where the barrel and bolt stay locked together and the whole thing moves the entire length of the chamber (2-3/4" or 3") during recoil. There are YouTube videos of this, it’s quite neat to watch, and it means you can cock the gun by pushing the barrel back into the receiver, which really freaks people out. The Achilles heel of the design is that the recoil is controlled by a spring and one or more brass friction bands that ride over the magazine. The spring rate and bands have to be adjusted to tune the gun to cycle correctly with various loads.

The 1100, which I believe came out in the 60's, was the first gas piston operated shotgun. It greatly simplified construction and operation which reduced cost, and did away with the need for tuning the gun for each load. Before the 1100, semi-autos (i.e. A-5's and a few licencensed copies) were niche guns. They were expensive and had a reputation for being temperamental due to the tuning aspect (which actually isn’t difficult once you understand the system). But the 1100 became a simple, inexpensive, reliable semi-auto that just about any sportsman could afford.

Tripper > Snuze: Needs another Swede
08/08/2016 at 14:35

Had to look up the videos of the long action on the Browning... That is wild! All this talk has got me looking around, I forgot how expensive really nice shotguns can be.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Tripper
08/08/2016 at 14:45

I picked my A-5 up a couple years ago from a hunting outfitter in Maine via GunBroker. They had no pictures but it was only $650 so I figured I’d take a chance. I do a bit of redneck gunsmithing/refinishing so I figured worst case I could mess around with it and clean it up. Well, it’s definitely been used but is still in very good shape and I frequently see ones in noticeably worse condition going for $800+.

One day I’d really like to get a nice over/under but I can’t afford anything like that at the moment. I love my Browning but I think I want something Italian, like a nice Beretta with a lot of scroll work.