Hah! I tried it once at a rural property with an old meter. I ended up taking a picture and sending it to my father in law to decode. Luckily he still had an old Enigma machine lying around.

He’s a plug-in high-priest.

We’re severely behind on this technology. I blame Big Pope for holding back development. I mean, we’ve had electric horseman technology for over 40 years.

Donate it to a trade school and write the value off on your taxes.  They can learn unibody repair and sell it to help fund their program.  NP for free.

It seems like just listening to Tom and Ray brings out the best in all of us. 

I love Car Talk. I recommend it to anyone who’s into podcasts and has an interest in cars. There’s something timeless about it. The humor, general kindness, and simplifying cars is wonderful. Truly recommend giving them a listen.

Fair enough. 

god-d@mn slides-

One car gets boring fast. 

I only have one car - it’s just happened eight times :)

I think I currently have four. This post was just for cars, trucks and buses!

I have one.

“This isn’t a heartwarming tale, this is a damning indictment”

Would it be possible to put the inverter/generator underneath? Box vans like this usually have a little “wasted space” alongside the frame, where you could put utility stuff. Professionally-built campers often put water tanks down there, maybe a heater, things like that. It’s especially handy for things that you’ll…

The U-haul trucks are 7'2”, I had a plan to put posts or rails in, and make a bed that could be hoisted to the ceiling during the day, you could have the entire floor layout during the day, and have the bed down and made in seconds at night.

I had a friend who built a Mercedes Sprinter out as a mini apartment with space for his two competition dirt bikes in the back. He got the van for about $14k, and the build cost him about another $12k in materials, but it came out absolutely amazing. Fully liveable, with a kitchen, cassette toilet, queen sized bed,…

Last time I drove one of these V10s I got a whole 10 mpg no matter what I did.

I’m sure you’ve been to Barber in October for that event. Right in my backyard. Love that place and always love the market area during the festival. 

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