sdandrea1 The G string....had SLOP in it! šŸ¤¬.

I'm going to shop the used market for an older American.... Fuck........I'm getting harder to please.

Can't say that I blame ya. That 'thin is in' bullshit is ruining the world.

    sdandrea1 Consider building a partscaster. Also I hear none of the issues you're describing with Squier Classic Vibes.

      backinit

      Thanks for the club info. Bomber seems to be a familiar reponse.

      I'm glad you have your young buddy. Give him an extra treat or an ice cream bowl to clean.

        KCee I've put a few bake elements and a broil element in our 17 year old oven. If you remove the element (usually a couple of small bolts - a nice 1/4" drive set comes in handy) there is usually a 5 or 6 digit number on the retention plate of the element that you can google. Amazon sells them. The last time I replaced the element one of the wire ends broke off. I crimped on an automotive fastener and it's been working still for a few years.

            KCee I get that 100% My wife wants that as well. The problem is that I don't want a glass top. In marriage #1 we had a glass top that broke and it was a big shit show. We use our stove/oven a lot less these days since buying a ninja.

              More plants for the yard. Two years ago I spent a lot of effort cutting out overgrown shrubs planted 25 years before. Enjoyed a year with an uncluttered yard, but my wife canā€™t abide open spaces. Bought 3 hydrangeas today to be planted over the next week. Fortunately, Iā€™m able to exert enough influence to choose varieties that will not overgrow their spaces this time.

                johnnydoom Two years ago I spent a lot of effort cutting out overgrown shrubs planted 25 years before.

                Good move.
                We did the same thing years ago including adding islands to reduce grass cutting time.

                One day I was sweating like crazy and getting beat up using a rototiller.

                A female neighbor stops me to say: "Please tell your wife how lovely her yard looks!"

                šŸ¤¬

                  Also curious, do any of you ever say no or do it yourself?? Serious question.

                    LBlack14

                    My wife paid $30-35 / per.

                    Yard work I don't mind.

                    I always did it myself until we built a house and moved last June.

                    All the trees and large shrubs the nursery is planting as the soil is clay with shale.

                    I just beat my brains out last week digging for a 2 gallon size plant.

                      LBlack14 Curious, how much, per?

                      $40 each. One called ā€œBloomStruckā€ and two called ā€œPop Starā€ in 3 gallon pots.

                      I donā€™t say no for reasonable requests that she has difficulty with - and gardening is one of those. I have told her to paint the interior herself if she wants it done since I have little skill in that area and it doesnā€™t require appreciable strength.

                        Got some ferrules everybody here would hate, and found a matching sand iron for my '67 Haig Ultra heads that are waiting to be reamed and built.

                          AdamMH Got some ferrules everybody here would hate,

                          Except for me, probably. šŸ˜Ž