Little things that make life easier

DustyRusty

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Wait till she is in her teen years and wants to start dating. You will be pulling your hair out worrying about her every time she goes out the door. The good news is that they are only teens for 7 years, and then they become young adults. Being the parent of a young lady isn't easy.
 
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Biker1mike

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Wait till she is in her teen years and wants to start dating. You will be pulling your hair out worrying about her every time she goes out the door. The good news is that they are only teens for 7 years, and then they become young adults. Being the parent of a young lady isn't easy.
We have an agreement with our grand daughter. We all have LIFE360 on our phones. It tracks location to within a few feet. It will send 911 to all users in case of an accident and it has a panic button. It does show the vehicles speed but not very accurate. I have it set to send a notice when she leaves school, arrives certain friends houses, and when she gets to and leaves work.
This really sounds like over kill and helicopter parenting but we had an 'issue' and these were our requirements for having a car and any freedom at all.
 

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Yeah, its all fun and games, untill you happen to see your sweet little girl, pull a 6 grand hole shot !!!!
 
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Biker1mike

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Yeah, its all fun and games, untill you happen to see your sweet little girl, pull a 6 grand hole shot !!!!
Decades ago I had massive wear on the rear tires of my truck. The daughter was not only impressing the local boys with her ability to drive a four speed manual truck but that she could leave a shi* load of rubber leaving the high school parking lot.
Fruit does not fall far from the tree.
 
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Maybe not exactly little. Bought a used nitrogen tank and regulator. Adapted the reg outlet to a air compressor coupler and bought a 25' hose. I use it as a portable air tank. It's got enough oomph to seat truck/ RV tires and beats dragging out the line from the shop to put a couple pounds in the car tires when it gets cold. As a bonus, it travels in the RV during the summer just in case. Most gas station pumps won't air up a 110 psi tire. Refill on the nitrogen is $16.
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When I was home brewing I got a nitrogen tank filled with 25 percent CO2 and 75 percent nitrogen...

Guess this relates to The Evil Twin's post. Made my life easier making Guinness clone brews, among others...served from a Guinness tap of course...:)
 

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Maybe not exactly little. Bought a used nitrogen tank and regulator. Adapted the reg outlet to a air compressor coupler and bought a 25' hose. I use it as a portable air tank. It's got enough oomph to seat truck/ RV tires and beats dragging out the line from the shop to put a couple pounds in the car tires when it gets cold. As a bonus, it travels in the RV during the summer just in case. Most gas station pumps won't air up a 110 psi tire. Refill on the nitrogen is $16.
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I have an old CO2 tank with an air hose that I fill with my compressor that I keep at my place in the high country. Great for carrying out to the ends of the property for topping off a low tire or cleaning something with a quick blast of air.
 
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The Evil Twin

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I have an old CO2 tank with an air hose that I fill with my compressor that I keep at my place in the high country. Great for carrying out to the ends of the property for topping off a low tire or cleaning something with a quick blast of air.
If it's still within the test date, get CO2. It's cheap- ish and filled to 2500 psi. That's the only reason I use nitrogen. 3000 psi lasts a long time 😁
 

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I think it is loonngg out of date.
 
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skeets

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Guinness????? Did somebody say Guinness??
 
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All this talk about air compressors made me think of my seldom used 4 cylinder diesel air compressor used for jack hammer work. I don't use it for jack hammering but for sand blasting.

I hang a 4 man nylon tent from my over head mono rail trolley in the shop and put the metal part in either hanging from the hook on the roof inside of the tent or rest it on a plastic "milk"container.

The tent has 2 screened "windows" and a screen "door" and a bottom floor.
We stick the blasting nozzle in the door and let the sand or walnut shells fly.
When done raise the tent up on the chain block and all the sand goes into a neat pile . We strain it with a screened scoop and reuse it.
Works fine for large car parts.
I have a 220V electric compressor for the usual use.
 
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The Evil Twin

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All this talk about air compressors made me think of my seldom used 4 cylinder diesel air compressor used for jack hammer work. I don't use it for jack hammering but for sand blasting.

I hang a 4 man nylon tent from my over head mono rail trolley in the shop and put the metal part in either hanging from the hook on the roof inside of the tent or rest it on a plastic "milk"container.

The tent has 2 screened "windows" and a screen "door" and a bottom floor.
We stick the blasting nozzle in the door and let the sand or walnut shells fly.
When done raise the tent up on the chain block and all the sand goes into a neat pile . We strain it with a screened scoop and reuse it.
Works fine for large car parts.
I have a 220V electric compressor for the usual use.
I use a similar contraption for collecting spent brass on my range. Release the rope affixed to the bungee and all the brass ends up ready to dump in a 5 gallon bucket.
 

skeets

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You pick up your brass :eek: I mean how can you do that to guys like me, that clean up the range and pick up brass, and fill 5 gallon buckets with 9mm, 5.56. ,223 and.45acp and 7.62 nato and the rare brass 7.62x39. I mean, I mean, how mean can you be? ;)
 
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I use a similar contraption for collecting spent brass on my range. Release the rope affixed to the bungee and all the brass ends up ready to dump in a 5 gallon bucket.
You need a LOT of air.
I have a Quincy 2 stage with 175psi/20cfm, and 80 gal tank, but sometimes it is not enough when blasting.
 

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too late 😂 son does get to drive the super duty around the yard, momma gets a little nervous when I have him move her car around 😂
Now,....teach him to drive a stick shift!
Very few under 50 years old can!
 
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