Hobbies?

[The Oracle]

Trying to post pic again...

Sheesh.

 

[Postal]

That would require me to be one of those "shudder bug" types, and I clearly am not!  

Shudder Bug type... What is that? Don't laugh! My english is better than your portuguese...  

Main Entry: shud·der
Pronunciation: 'sh&-d&r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): shud·dered; shud·der·ing  /-d(&-)ri[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English shoddren; akin to Old High German skutten to shake and perhaps to Lithuanian kuteti to shake up
Date: 13th century
1 : to tremble convulsively : SHIVER
2 : QUIVER

Main Entry: shudder
Function: noun
Date: 1607
: an act of shuddering
- shud·dery  /-d(&-)rE/ adjective

Shutter Bug = "One who likes to take pictures with a camera."

Shudder Bug = "Heck if I know, and I grew up in this country. I guess it's a bug that gets cold real easy."

 

[Postal]

Have 2 old Studebakers that my dad and I restored as well as a '69 Dodge Coronet, (I bet the younger folks on here are thinking WTF is a Studebaker !!!).

WTF is a Studebaker?

It's a car dude, .... an old one. Here's a pic:

 

[VaBusa]

Oops! I meant to actually go back and explain the "shudder bug" and post a pic of that car...sorry...I was too busy laughing...I'm so easily amused!

Damn, been a long time since I've seen a Studebaker...

 

[jwcfbd]

Let me start off with a question.  I would like to start a reef tank like the one you have.  Would you do it again or stick with gold fish?  I know that they are a pain to get started and require a lot of work to keep it going but just how bad is it?

jw -

I wouldn't go back to any other kind of tank after having this one, but it can be a complete nightmare...it is expensive to maintain (replacing metal halide and compact lights every year, new filters for the sump every year, 80 lb bags of salt every two months or so, coral's expensive, fish are expensive, chemicals like calcium and iron are pricey, test kits, special foods for certain types of animals/corals)...

The startup is probably the biggest hurdle (tank, stand, lights are expensive!, live rock if you're going with a reef system is very pricey - I believe I spent $800+ on that pile of rock in the startup pic) and then if you experience problems along the way, that can become quite costly (I know of a woman that lost $15,000 in fish and coral during a snow storm; her generator failed and she lost everything)...

If you decide to do it, the best thing I've learned after so many years of water changes in all kinds of tanks is to set it up like we set this last 120 gallon tank...we had a hole drilled in the bottom right back corner and put in a ball valve.  My husband plumbed that valve into our plumping under the house, and when I need to change water (every week), I just open the valve, water empties out, then I close it back up and have replacement salt water pump in from the blue bin under the tank...hauling buckets and hoses for water changes gets old real fast, and then H2O changes tend to be skipped...

Would I do this again?  Yeah, I would...it's been fun, even with all the frustrations...and my kids love it...they're becoming my little marine biologists...

The key is to not have problems!  That's nearly impossible, but that's when owning and maintaining the tank is a headache...

If you have any questions, just let me know and I'll try to help you out...best advice is to find a very knowledgeable salt water dealer in your area, someone that you trust and that will answer all of your questions without seeming like your bothering him/her...

Thanks for the reply. That is kind of what I thought and I still plan on putting one together but until I decide if I'm going to move it's on hold for now. I will keep you in mind when the time comes.

 

[The Oracle]

Have 2 old Studebakers that my dad and I restored as well as a '69 Dodge Coronet, (I bet the younger folks on here are thinking WTF is a Studebaker !!!).

WTF is a Studebaker?

It's a car dude, .... an old one.  Here's a pic:

That looks just like an Avante to me.

Weird.

-Rip

 

[BulletTrain]

Have 2 old Studebakers that my dad and I restored as well as a '69 Dodge Coronet, (I bet the younger folks on here are thinking WTF is a Studebaker !!!).

WTF is a Studebaker?

It's a car dude, .... an old one.  Here's a pic:

That looks just like an Avante to me.

Weird.

-Rip

That's what I thought, Oracle.

 

[VaBusa]

Have 2 old Studebakers that my dad and I restored as well as a '69 Dodge Coronet, (I bet the younger folks on here are thinking WTF is a Studebaker !!!).

WTF is a Studebaker?

It's a car dude, .... an old one.  Here's a pic:

That looks just like an Avante to me.

Weird.

-Rip

That's what I thought, Oracle.  

I was thinking the same thing earlier today, but didn't want to look stupid (again)...

Glad I'm not losing my mind!

 

[PaceMaster]

I love off road riding..dirt bikes...Have an XR650L which is a tank..it's forsale...just bought a 1995 Husaberg MotoCrosser...
Hope to attend a few off road races with it soon.....And i do all wrenching on our cars and toy pu......and just bought a house...lot's to do...but must take a day off here and there.
Busa gets ridden pretty often...8k miles since April 02....or more...The thing just rock's everytime i get on it...never sell!
Good thread...PaceM.

 

[SHODA]

Air combat RC. Compter simulators,even fly a bit of the full scale sniff sniff those are only long wing trainers though.Piper pa28-161

 

[monsterspeedfreak]

Have 2 old Studebakers that my dad and I restored as well as a '69 Dodge Coronet, (I bet the younger folks on here are thinking WTF is a Studebaker !!!).

WTF is a Studebaker?

It's a car dude, .... an old one.  Here's a pic:

Man.......cage rookies :tounge:
This is one of many styles of Stude, the 57 Goldenhawk.
BTW Oracle it's "Avanti", with an i
Stick to two wheels boys. :bounce:

 

[VaBusa]

...I've apparently never seen a Studebaker before! Call me stupid (behind my back please) because I'm usually pretty good at the "guess what car?" game...

 

[VaBusa]

I see from the threads that Busas aren't the only toys you guys tinker with! I think someone should start a thread showing pics of your garages! Got to be full of toys!

 

[Mikey D]

You can't see my garage, cause there's too much stuff in the way!  

Do dirtbikes count?

Ride Safe!

 

[Jace]

I like what I'm doing right now. I enjoy collecting protection money, Putting whores to work, lone-sharking. I enjoy planting bombs in peoples cars. These are a few of my favorite things.

 

[VaBusa]

I like what I'm doing right now. I enjoy collecting protection money, Putting whores to work, lone-sharking. I enjoy planting bombs in peoples cars. These are a few of my favorite things.

Sounds like an episode of The Sopranos!

 

[Big_E]

hobbies... hmm... lets see

1. Riding my Busa
2. Raising my kids
3. Cleaning the Busa
4. Surfing the net for Busa Parts
5. Riding the Busa
:tounge:

 

[S7R4NGER]

I'm usually pretty good at the "guess what car?" game...

I am good at that game too, but mostly european cars.
I don't want to offend anyone but those are the best cars :-)

 

[monsterspeedfreak]

I'm usually pretty good at the "guess what car?" game...

I am good at that game too, but mostly european cars.
I don't want to offend anyone but those are the best cars :-)

What??? compared to what Strangeman my li'l niece's tricycle.

hehehehe I'm just stretchin yer chain dude.....but I'm a huge fan of good ol' American Iron, that's all I've ever owned.
Driven a few European cars.......to refined for me, I gotta have some rough roun the edges raw screamin loud cage rattling horsepower, that you can barely keep in a straight line when ya punch it.
But that's just me, I'm not altogether with it!!!!!

 

[BusaFever]

I'm usually pretty good at the "guess what car?" game...

I am good at that game too, but mostly european cars.
I don't want to offend anyone but those are the best cars :-)

Well, I don't wanna offend you, but you are wrong!









Yankin yer chain 2, of course...

I've never owned a European made car to even compare the 2.