Got my new ratchets in the mail today! First Tektons I've owned, and first flex heads (with the exception of the HF meme tool). Scored on Amazon deal days with a 25% off coupon. Came to just over $72! They feel great and will be a nice upgrade from the Craftsman 36 tooth ratchets I've been rocking since the 90s. I can't wait to put them to work. Cheers!
After a year of accumulating Bauer 20v to replace my tired corded tools, I found them piling up and making a mess of my garage. I had the center wire rack already, but it was sitting on a shelf taking up space, and I wanted to wall mount it. I was lucky enough to find the US General cabinet on sale a few months back, but hadn't had a chance to get it put together. I ended up getting today off and got everything up. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!
I still need to figure out a clean way to incorporate the chargers, but I'll get there.
Yes, half of the tools are still unused, but I've got projects lined up for them. Cheers!
About a month ago, my washer went out. Not like a "oh no, it won't turn on.." kinda thing, more of a "where's all this smoke coming from, is my house burning down?!" thing.
Laundry doesn't just stop happening, so I headed to the laundry mat. I'll spare you the details, but suffice to say, it is a miserable place.
My wife was happy to suggest buying a new washer, however, as we bought it 18 years ago, the trendy red color was no longer a trend, so of course ,we'd need a dryer to match!
Now I'm "cheap", according to my wife. Frugal is the word I'd choose, as I'm sure most of my fellow Harbor Freighters are. The thought of dropping a couple grand on a washer & dryer while my shiny HF tools look on was something I just couldn't do.
I logged on to YouTube University and was able to diagnose the issue. Broken sprider arm, which is a known issue with these. I was able to source one from eBay for about $150. Added new shocks, a new seal, and got to work.
The job was easy enough, with the exception of the difficulty of maneuvering that heavy-ass tub in and out of the machine. I finally got it back together and fired her up for a test load. It works!
Another project knocked out and further justification for my last year of going wild at HF sales.
My wife still thinks we should've bought new, but it's working, and I'm chalking it up as a win.
Cheers!
Hey all, first post here. I (51m) started hitting the gym as my New Year resolution, and somehow, I managed to stick with it! Being new to working out, I've been trying my best to learn the proper way to go about it. Problem is, I'm finding a lot of contradictions that are making it all a bit confusing for me.
I started off by hitting the gym every day. Light cardio to warm up, then a push, pull, legs, abs rotation.
I had read to work each muscle twice a week, so it seemed I was doing well.
Then I read that I shouldn't do cardio before working out because it drains energy. Alright, I moved my cardio to after. I then read that cardio after saps your gains! So no cardio? Same thing with stretching, and the sauna. Apparently not good before OR after lifing weights, so when do I do it?
My next problem came when I read about the importance of rest days. 3-4 rest days per week recommended. Now I'm having trouble figuring out how to work each muscle twice a week with only 3-4 days to do so. I've got it! I'll just stay at the gym extra long and double up on an upper/lower split!
Next I read that I shouldn't spend more than an hour and a half at the gym, with 70 minutes being optimal.
Now I'm just confused. How could I possibly work all of my muscles, TWICE, in only 4 hours a week? Now taking into account rest time between sets (also very important from what I've read), and I'm only getting about one real hour a week of actual muscle training.
This can't be right. What am I not getting?
Honestly, I was happier and felt better when I was just going every day and doing weights AND cardio, but I want to do the right thing to be healthy and build the physique I want.
Sorry for the novel, just hoping for some advice from someone who's been here. Thanks, guys/girls
If you went into HF on 4/25 (during the 30% off under $20 sale) and the POS denied your card, double check your statements.
I went in and got declined, they tried again and was also declined. Switched registers and tried a different card.. declined. They discovered that it was a nation wide issue, and were unable to complete the sale.
I left empty handed. No big deal, these sales come around often enough. The problem came when I checked my statement and saw that the charges went through!
I drove back to the store to speak with the manager, but was told that they don't handle that and if have to call corporate. Again, no big deal, I understand shit happens. I called and was told that they had already put in a reversal for the charges and everything was taken care of. A week later and the charges were still there.
I got an email saying they were aware of the issue, and it would be resolved by May 7th. It wasn't. I called back on the 8th and was told they'd escalate the ticket and get back to me. They didn't. Called back yesterday and they told me they can't figure it out, so I'd have to dispute it through my CC.
Again, I understand shit happens, but it's frustrating to be strung along for weeks only to have them throw their hands up and have to start over on my end.
I occurred to me that others may not be aware that they were charged that day, so I wanted to advise anyone that was there during the outage to double check your statement to ensure you weren't mistakenly charged and not refunded.
Sorry for the novel, we now return to our regularly scheduled shit posting!
Looking for a good but reasonably priced tres leches cake for an upcoming birthday. Any recommendations? Local Escondido please. Thanks!