Going to visit the woman this weekend.

Meeting her folks though...

That is always interesting.

Untill I found my wife, the parents always liked me better than the daughters did.

=)

I was one hell of an upstanding young man.

It'll be interesting, don't think it'll go to bad though, parents tend to like me for some reason. Addressing them as 'sir' and 'ma'am' when I meet them seems to help somewhat too...

Time to go find some lunch.

Working on homework...

And I was really pissed on a TA today. Dumb-ass was acting up when I asked him to explain something. It's like I should know everything and I go to school to show it off, not to learn. Total douchebag.

Working on homework...

And I was really pissed on a TA today. Dumb-ass was acting up when I asked him to explain something. It's like I should know everything and I go to school to show it off, not to learn. Total douchebag.

Dont you hate that type of stuff..

Ryan2 or Kent, when welding 2 metals with different wall thicknesses, do you set your welder to the thinner or thicker one, or in between?

For me it all depends on what I am welding and how big the difference is. You can only get full penetration on the thinner material, now you can use a copper backing plate to soak heat out of the thinner material while welding, or put more heat on the thicker material by the way you hold the torch. As long as you get good penetration on the thinner material I'd call it good. What are you welding?

Different subject, one of my biggest problems with MIG welding is that it seems to me a LOT of people never have it turned up hot enough, sure you can get what looks to be a decent bead to sit on the surface, but don't be afraid to turn the voltage and wire speed up.

If your interested I have a Lincoln Electric Arc Welding book that I'd be willing to part with (I have two of them), it has about everything you could ever want to know with welding, be it ARC, MIG, TIG, or Gas.

I call shotgun when Tom is done, or if he doesn't take it

Working on homework...

And I was really pissed on a TA today. Dumb-ass was acting up when I asked him to explain something. It's like I should know everything and I go to school to show it off, not to learn. Total douchebag.

Dont you hate that type of stuff..

I felt such an urge to be a douche in return to the way he acted

bleh, people came home from downtown late last night, i had a midterm and a quiz this morning and didn't sleep more than 3 or 4 hours. oh well, that's college for ya.

i find it interesting how some car manufacturers make small cars with tons of space in them, and some cars that are huge but lack any practical head/leg room.

Any certified Electricians on the board? Interested in talking to one if you're out there!

I was a few years ago. Shoot me a PM with your problem.

Stoked to go "test drive" some autos this weekend...and yes I can drive, just not exactly the smartest idea

I figure a couple laps around the car lot with me behind the wheel and a few around the block in the passenger seat should be a pretty good test

deadening really helps that much? my only problem is i'm kinda cheap, considering i'm a student and all. and this is just a temp car untill the snow melts and a good deal comes around on a nicer car. this one has 198,000 miles on it, i'm not sure how much longer it will last. how much do you think it would cost for a whole small suv's worth of deadening? enough to block out most of the noise?

depends on your definition of most.

Deadening is teh most effective way of improving your sound, it is part of the "installation" which is everything. Drivers, amps, and h/u choices have nominal differences in comparison.

good. Now deaden your car and try to minimize the sound that gets out of it to stop annoying people nearby.

I can still hear a lot outside the car, even though, except the roof, all the panels are pretty dead

Have you tried a foam material.

I have no understanding of why, because from what I understand 90% of deadening is just adding mass, but layers of foam on the roof made it sound so much more dead than just the deadener. I wish I would have put expanding foam in the supports before I put sheets of foam over the supports, but it really made a huge difference.

I can't tell you why, but it made some kind of difference for me, in a big way on the roof.

You need a barrier, not just a damper. The damper helps with stopping resonances, but a barrier can actually block sound. Aluminum backed vinyl is great for this.

Hmmm, I'll see how bad I can mess up grilled pork loin tonight... Bout to throw it on the grill.

I grilled chops last night

I <3 my egg

You bought one of these yet? They are finally going to release a plate for the C4 so I can finally get mine. I know its cheating, but making life easier is well worth the $250.

oops, link

http://nakedwhiz.com/productreviews/digiq2/digiq1.htm

I wish I would have taken better measurements. We didn't have an accurate SPL meter to measure knocking on the roof without and then with the foam. Our ears told us more, it's hard to get any readings next to a busy street.

Measuring sound isn't as easy as having an SPL meter, but I do usually know where an accurate one is

Menards royaly EFFED my cabinets.

My house will NEVER be close to done! Sean do you know a good counter top guy? I wanted stone, but my budget is soooOOOoooo stretched ATM. I emailed affordable granite, but heard nothing yet. Jerks.

Potentially. How fast are you looking, he might be one of the few people that is booked up right now.

Opinions not based on some facts or experience should not be shared.

That's the dumbest thing I've heard all week, especially considering that yesterday was St. Patty's Day and the day before that I spent a few hours with my nephew on Xbox Live

Really, are you truly that lost??? You are saying that you can have a valid opinion with no experience? Good luck enjoying life with that attitude.

I am not interested in a FWD piece either and never will be, hell I won't even let my wife get one.

I have found several compacts that are very fun to drive, especially given their power-to-weight ratio. The only thing I've ever dislike was the torque steer.l

Yeah, and me and compacts go hand in hand. Nothing quite like a car you put on instead of getting into.

x2

In not as tall I don't this as Sean, but I'm a great big huge and currently really fat guy, and my shoulders are so wide that the B pillar in most vehicles is horrible. And the panel that houses the console etc, on the right of your legs, litteraly will bruise my shin/leg from normal driving.

When my truck was down I drove the wifes cobalt for the week and car pooled. I lost 90% of the hair on the right side of my shin and calf. Damn nordic genes makes everything wide.

it's strange how some compacts are deceptively large inside. my dad is 6'9"/245lbs and he fits comfortably in the GTI, it's actually quite efficient in it's use of interior space, much roomier than my accord. i must also say i was holding onto a friends' honda pilot (not sure on the year) for a couple days and it had more interior space (especially headroom) than any other vehicle i've ever driven.

I fit in a GTI as well, but of course your dad has 1.5" and 20lbs on me so that makes sense although most people my size are all legs and I am pretty much proportioned mostly normal.

Any certified Electricians on the board? Interested in talking to one if you're out there!

Not certified, but have pretty much rewired a house and a bunch of other schtuff.

meh

is hungry

and it is fucking raining in Ohio. I finally "get to" wear sandals and have to put fucking shoes on to walk to dinner.

and why not