Hiked Franconia Notch today, My 3rd 4,000 footer. In and back in 4 hours.
This isn’t Friday. This is Tuesday!
Back in the day, I’d turn off my RSS Reader on April Fool’s Day. Next year, I’ll be disabling it for 4-5 days in July for this bullshit. How many times do ya’ll need to tell me iPads are $100 off?!?!
Car Update: My BMW tech has the car and has gone through all of the fluids and is diagnosing the micro-switch regulator issue with the window drop when you pull the handle. Wheels are dropped off to be re-manufactured and new door tweeters are ordered.
My wife sent me a link to a Best Buy Open Box Excellent refrigerator that lists for $2500 and discontinued as of 2024 that they were selling for $250 at our local store. I put in an order so to not lose it and we’re going to go check out the condition. Excellent usualy means no …
Tough week. 8-5 day job, daycare pickup with kid, 6-11PM teaching project management classes, up at 5AM again with the kid and repeat. 4 days this week, 4 days next week. Camping from Friday - Sunday and now I’m at the dentist doing a cleaning. yawn
Has the verge and macrumors outsourced their affiliate garbage? I’ve long asked for an affilitate fee feed from both publishers and offered to pay for it but now I’m seeing similar posts getting shared at the same time with the same products.
It was a good weekend. Bonus, I didn’t get sunburned.
Of course this notification is an Apple services ad.
Great day on the lake today.
Fireworks time.
Two more steps left in the project. Mechanic on Monday and next week, wheels get re-clearcoated.
Broken Wheel wells and fender bolts that came lose when towing from Indianapolis have been repaired by the body shop.
Dirt bike project continues. Fresh MOTOZ Tractionator tires and tubes going on tomorrow. But I’m mailing my suspension off to California for valving and new springs along with seals so it’ll be a while until I can ride.
√ Window Tinting √Alignment √ Tires √ Body Work Oil Change tomorrow Rest of Fluids in 6 days full inspection of suspension components Wheels remanufactured in 12 days August - full ceramic OptiCoat detailing Lots to do to this 24 year old car but it’s worth it.
Project work continues. 4 Michelin Pilot 4S tires are on the BMW yesterday but they deeply scratched 2 of the 4 wheels so I’m on schedule for a wheel remanufacturing on all 4 in 2 weeks at a shop 1 hour south. Today, boy shop replaced the inner wheel wells and all fender clips / screws.
Monday. Lots to do this week.
Baby is in bed. Time for a little fire time.
Great Sunday.
Almost done. Just have to finish the rear window. Luckily the top can come half way down.
Fourth vehicle I’ve had done at Tint King in MA with LLumar Pinacle tint. 3rd car I’ve had their Air 80 product (all of my cars have been blue). I think it’ll look great. BMW’s factory tent is 10% so should bring it down to 70% (maximum in New Hampshire) and contrast well …
Once front 2 tires are installed, I drop it off Tuesday morning to have the body shop install 2 new front wheel wells I damaged while towing. I’ll do an oil change Wednesday then drop it off at a mechanic to replace all of the other fluids and cooling system. Then it’ll be ready to …
Long process to get the car sorted. Flat tire so just decided to replace all four 7-year old tires. They could only get 2 in so I did that on the rears plus inspection and alignment. Then 114 mile drive south to get the windows tinted and then I drop the car back off tomorrow for the front 2 tires.
Never owned a car with a staggered setup before which means you can’t rotate the tires. I went with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (my favorites) which are not directional so at least I can swap left to right every 10K miles but front to back won’t be possible. $1200 for tires, mount, balance, …
Guess I’m buying new tires. These are 8 years old so it’s time.