You Live in a Quiet Neighborhood When...

A home insulation truck hits a tree on its' way out of your neighborhood and all the neighbors emerge to see what the commotion is.



What makes this really funny is that the same company sent out a truck a month prior and they did the exact same thing. LOL! I would stop calling this company for service, wouldn't you?

Carmyne is Oh So Sexy!!!

I have been working on Carmyne Camry to make her just absolutely shine like those cars you see on TV or at the car shows. I think I am very close. Check out all 3 pics and look at the glass like reflections down the body of the car. Carmyne is a 2002 Camry that has not been garage kept (with the exception of 1 year.) So I am very proud of the glossy reflection I was able to buff in to her.



You may ask how did I do this. Well, here's a bit of the details...

The first step I did was to spray some purple magic on the tires and rims and let it sit to eat away at the road grime. I worked on getting the Pine tree sap off and the only thing that worked quickly was rubbing alcohol. You don't want to use a lot. I used cotton balls and a spray bottle of water to keep from marring the paint and clear coat. Once I had all the sap off and scrubbed the tires a bit I hand washed the car to get off any dirt and road grime.

The next step was very tedious. I used Meguiars Smooth Surface Clay kit. This was very labor intensive but the results were well worth it. Check out this YouTube video if you are interested to know what a Clay Bar Kit is: Clay Bar Kit How-To
This is the kit.

Inside the kit is some spray detailing wax, some pour on cleaner wax, 2 clay bars, and a polishing cloth. The spray detailing wax is used to lubricate the surface of the car so you can rub the clay bar over it to remove the city ick and contaminates.

The outcome of clay bar kit is to make the surface of your car as smooth as glass. It is very obvious this happens if you do a small area and test out the two surfaces by touch. My car body feels like it just left the factory.
While I was working on a factory like restoration, I found this light restoration kit also by Meguiar's and was utterly amazed at the results especially for the $20 that it cost. My headlights had been really cloudy and looked aged. I was considering replacing the headlights altogether because they looked so crumby.

After using this restoration kit I was so impressed I felt there was absolutely no need to pursue replacement at all. The lights look spectacular. The kit has the restoration cream, an attachment for your drill, and a polishing cloth. The attachment for the drill makes the work cut down to no time at all. Scroll back up and look at the head on shot of my car to see how clear the light covers are.
Next I used Meguiar's 3 step car wax system. It seems like I'm meguiar's-centric, but it just happened that while at Pepboys, that was the brand that caught my eye the most.

You can see there is step 1 Paint Cleaner, step 2 Polish, and then step 3 Carnuba wax. I also purchased a buffer to assist in this process. It was well worth the money too. Over a weekend, that is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday I completed the clay kit and steps 1-3 of the wax system.

The previous weekend, I detailed the engine. That was a major task but now Carmyne looks incredible inside, under the hood, and outside.

Handicrapped

I suggested to my coworker (the other warden of the geriatric ward) that we get new uniforms starting with this shirt.

Copper Wire

After having dug to a depth of 10 yards last year, New York scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion, that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago.

Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, California scientists dug to a depth of 20 yards, and shortly after, headlines in the LA Times newspaper read: 'California archaeologists have found traces of 200 year old copper wire and have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers.'

One week later, 'The Randolph Leader', a local newspaper in Alabama, reported the following:

After digging as deep as 30 yards in cotton fields near Wedowee in Randolph County, Todd Dunnavant, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Todd has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, Alabama had already gone wireless.'

USRSF

The Pentagon announced TODAY the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces (USRSF). These mostly Southern boys will be dropped off into Afghanistan and will be given only the following facts about the Taliban:

1. The season opened today.
2. There is no limit.
3. They taste just like chicken.
4. They don't like beer, pickups, country music, or Jesus.
5. They are directly responsible for the death of Dale Earnhardt.

The Pentagon expects the problem in Afghanistan to be over by Friday.

Applications are available at your local Wal-Mart sporting goods counter.

Seeing the World from a Different View

I played volleyball this evening for the first time in almost 4 1/2 years. My knee did better than I expected. There was some fluid present afterward so I decided I would hang out on the inversion machine for a bit. I hang on the inverter about 3 times a week on average. It's odd, when I'm upside down I feel like I cannot hear or breath through my nose. Maybe I'll make it to a point where I will be able to do both.

Dirt Bike Gear

This is the beginnings of my ensemble:

The Oakley o-frame tribals for the eyes

For my hands, Thor gloves



For my head, a Shoei V-MT Savage helmet


The pants by Fox



Chest protection is Fox (looking at other stuff though)

My Alpinestar Tech 6 Stella Boots