When did we stop "doing"?

[Superman]

Originally Posted by Drisump

Wellll.... after over 20 years of splitting our wood with a maul, a friend gave me one to try out...I have to say I always thought of it as "cheating"... but now I'm a convert, what can I say? Gnarly maple, fir or arbutus....no problem, half an hour beating on a gnarly round is a thing of the past....I love splitters.

I haven't been at it long. Splitters are the way to go, I know. But for now, it's fun. Just firs and a few pines. A bunch of Alder, which practically explodes apart when you stare at it. Sometimes I just raise the mall and let gravity do it.

[Superman]

Originally Posted by azasadny

I make my own beer and ammo, but you guys make me look pathetic!

GF makes beer and wine. She has nine carboys. Five are full now. I do the cutting and splitting. It's a symbiotic relationship.

[Burnin' oil]

I do everything myself - and it shows.

[Esel Mann]

Originally Posted by Superman

GF makes beer and wine. She has nine carboys. Five are full now. I do the cutting and splitting. It's a symbiotic relationship.

You failed to mention who does the drinking? Once you go beyond a single carboy you officially become a micro-brewing operation. As such, you are required to begin offering your delicious makings to us, on the PP board (for sale or barter of course).

We used to make beer ourselves too. It was a fun experience. We however were only at the 5-gallon food pail stage. Not 9 carboys!!!

Our new house has a little 8 x 8 dungeon which while not cellar temperature (too hot in FL) is enough of a difference where if I added cooling, the electric bill would be reasonable. So we can't wait to get back into making beer again. In fact the first thing we are going to do is buy a carboy.

Ahhhh homemade beer.......

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by Superman

GF makes beer and wine. She has nine carboys. Five are full now. I do the cutting and splitting. It's a symbiotic relationship.

Actually, your gf told you she has 9 car boys, and that it is "just" a symbiotic relationship.

Nonetheless, you should be worried.

[fxeditor]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Curse you free Internet porn!

I also do my own plumbing and electrical around the house because contractors are so darn expensive.

Also change my own oil but seems like a fools errand... when Iffy lube will do it for $20.

This I find interesting because I am currently in the middle of a bathroom remodel and there's no way I would do the plumbing or electrical myself. I consider these to be critical components and I really want a licensed professional doing the work so it passes inspection. Now I have been hiring the workers myself and skipping the general contractor and his 15% markup on the job but I feel my money would be better spent on someone who really knows what they are doing rather than my blundering through the job.

Oil changes on the other hand, are something I'll always do myself. there is no way I'll let a clown at Jiffylube touch my cars! On that note, check out this video and perhaps you'll think twice about letting them touch your cars too!

[Noah930]

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She drives a 911, FWIW.

[slodave]

Originally Posted by fxeditor

Hehe. The Jiffy Lube featured was right around the corner from me. I wondered why they had gone out of business. I think they (another location) messed with my brakes. Got lazy on the Toyota oil change and brought it to them. Brakes were fine going in. Shortly after I left, strange noises started to show up.