Xyster101

Bah it is going to look sweet when it is done. I see no problem putting a kid in that, not a 10 month old though. I never worn a bike helmet when I was a kid, we did not have tamper proof outlets, and there was lead and asbestos in my home. I am fine.

Wonder how a 4x4 truck would do on that ramp.

That was a lot of work without all the stop motion. I don't understand why he did not sand the chair. You can see pencil marks on the final chair. I also think he should re-design the arms to have some curves in them. Overall, sweet, big, heavy chair. That guy has a nice shop.

I thought this was pretty neat. Cameras mounted on the booster rockets of the space shuttle. Insane speed, just insane.

I am a high school teacher and this hits it on the head. Parents that are involved in their child's education will have a better chance of success no matter public or home schooled. Home Schooling is like online college courses, you get in what you put in. Many kids that I have seen doing ECOT or similar home schooling do it because they are slackers in class and don't have parents that push them. As a result they end up failing home schooling or just doing the minimum and barely getting anything out of it. What public school is your daughter going into? What are her current grades? Do you sit down with her daily and go over her homework? Most high schoolers should have over an hour of homework a night. Yes there is study hall, but most kids don't use it properly and you can still check her homework if she did it at school. Is she motivated to learn, to work, to succeed? If so she should do well in home schooling, but home schooling is easy to get distracted and requires a lot of parent involvement. If she is not a motivated learner, like many high schoolers, talking with guidance and her teachers on a weekly basis will help tremendously. Checking her grades online will help keep you in check with what is going on academically. Talking with guidance and her teachers can help you know what is going on socially. Also look through her text messages and see if she is being bullied, boyfriend problems, or a drama queen. You pay for the phone so technically it is yours, at least that is how it will be with my kids (don't give me any privacy speeches). Also I am going to keep the charger in my room, so my kids have to give me their phones at night. I don't like homeschooling. I am a teacher and can teach almost anything. I teach my content areas extremely well. Something to think about: How can a person be an expert on physics, history, economics, health and English all at once? Sure you might know the basics and be able to stay a few pages ahead in the book, but a good teacher can not be replaced by home schooling and online classes. I understand not all teachers are good, but huge majority of them are. Just some things to think about. I know school is more then grades such as social life, bullying, goals, peer pressure, drugs, life in general. All those things can affect grades.

+1 to those RPF1! I have had staggered and it sucks. Can't rotate the tires and rears always get chewed up faster. Car has low power as it is, keep things as light as you can!

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Wow. What lens were you using? How open was the butterfly shot?

Wow, excellent shots. Extra props for shooting that with a kid in tow.

1 has some neat composition. As other mentioned, it needs to be straightened. Most of my original shots are slanted some. With all of those, you are dealing with tough lighting with the super bright sky and the darker alley. The phone picture should have a darker sky. If you used a tripod you could take that picture, then change your phone settings to be darker so the sky pops, take the pic again. Then combine the two so you have a dark sky, but can see the image. #2 is just too washed out. Try a lower exposure, or do bracketing with a tripod. Then you can combine some shots. Take a decent sky exposure and place it on a decent car exposure. You could also buy a polarizer filter for your camera for $20. Those make the blues in the sky pop and grasses. #4 has great potential and is interesting. When shooting cars, or anything, try angles that are different from your normal daily viewing. That shot might have really popped if you were down low shooting up at the car and your friend. Post more!

Nice pick up. I love my BRZ. Blast to drive.

Who's saying the truck will not be involved in an off center hit too? Truck: Solid steering wheel with a steering rod to go through you. Today's cars have padding on the wheel and air bags. Steel frame = no crumple zone. All the kinetic energy from a crash transfers through the driver No seat belts, sure they are added, what about head rests for whip lash from a rear end? Drum brakes? Change them to disc, still no ABS. Yes you can drive without it, but it sure helps in panic situations, especially on novice drivers. Cliffs = Old truck no safe. I would not let it be a first car for my kid. Do what you want though.

A car that comes with seat belts from the factory will be better then adding aftermarket belts. O.P. mixed opinions here. Moral is, it is an awesome old truck that is not as safe as today's vehicles. I would think of getting it as a weekend/fun truck then a DD.

I am a high school teacher and it is pure entertainment to watch the student parking at the end of the day. Weekly there is an accident. It doesn't matter how responsible or mature your daughter is, the chance of her hitting something or someone hitting her is high. She might make a novice mistake in the rain and slide into a fence OR she might miss judge another car and put herself in danger. Monthly one of my 50 students who could drive would tell me of an accident they were in. I don't have kids, but I would not put my child in a 60+ year old car to learn to drive. Especially if it does not even come with seatbelts?! I would not DD that truck, just a weekend fun truck. There is a reason cars crumple in impacts, it allows more time for the occupants to slow down reducing damage to the body. This is long, but a great watch dealing with crumple zones and physics (I show it in class). It would be good to show your daughter who would understand it too: I can't get it to embed

I was disappointed, my wife and I could talk normal. We tried all different delays too. I was using the headphones I mow the yard with and the volume all the way up. Was I doing something wrong?

http://www.imcdb.org/i139981.jpg I do miss my first car because of what it ment, freedom, being an adult, graduating high school. It was a '87 Escort GT 5 speed. Burned a ton of oil. http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq342/xyster101/cars/Max450_zpsbc72c7f2.jpg For $200 bought a '71 CB450 in 2000 and drove the piss out of it in college. http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq342/xyster101/cars/bikeleaves_zps855404cb.jpg My first job in '03 I bought this new sv650 and drove the wheels off it in the mountains of West Point/ Bear Mountain NY. Brought it to flat Ohio and sold it because it was so boring to ride.

That thing is amazing and I see a huge potential for people getting hurt, which is why it is amazing! I bet it lasts a year and is taking off for safety reasons. Price is steep at $400.

I told my realitor what the plan was and how long we wanted to be in the home. We also told the sellers I wanted to spend some time going through things. I did not bring in a bag of tools. Just a screwdriver, voltage sniffer, and a flashlight. Taking a cover off a furnace or electric box is not endangering anyone. Besides I put in an offer afterwards. I do agree, I don't want the average person doing that and after each of my own home showings I went through everything just to make sure all was in order.

I did all this on a second showing of one house and the third showing of another. I did not damage anything and I did make sure to put everything back. I would not want to be present for a Home Inspection as the seller. I would always be on the defense as they pick apart everything. "Your ground is not sloped enough from the home" "You don't have GFCI installed in this outlet" "There is slight moisture in this part of the foundation" "It appears that the soffets need to be repainted" Just let the home inspector make the list and address the issues or knock a few bucks off. The market is hot hot hot in Columbus, so you have the power over the buyer. Yes that guy should not have damaged things, he should have put the dryer back properly and the hole should have been reported to you. Congratulations on contract!

I have bought 2 homes in the last 2 years, one was a foreclosure. I will say that I do a thorough inspection on my own. Most people don't know what they are looking at, but I have: pulled off furnace covers Removed toilet tank lids Looked behind washer/dryer/fridge/couches Poked a screwdriver into joists looking for bug damage Tested outlets/wiring Removed electric panel cover Gone on roofs Craweled in crawl spaces in attics Ran all faucets and flushed toilets Why? Because the two houses I bought have had: Massive termite damage. Inspector saw some, but only on some joists Horrid electric work. Wires with masking tape, 3-way switches that don't work. Romex not wire nutted, connections not in boxes Carpet patch under a treadmill Doors that don't shut Leaky plumbing with patches Some of this stuff the inspector missed some he saw. Home Inspections say all over them, "we are not liable for anything we see or miss" They can't be held accountable. So what is the point? I brought in my Father-In law, contractor of 30+ years, and we spent 4 hours going through the homes I put offers in on. Buyer beware. Home owners cover things up to sell a home. People don't know how to take care of a home, they loose interested in maintenance once it is on the market, and they put band aids on stuff to sell it. If this guy poked a hole into some soft wood, it needed replacing anyway. YES he should have mentioned it to you. Why do you care? It is being sold anyway? A small hole will not stop a sale.

I am not saying Fwd cars are not great and fast, but I want a rwd. I love how you assume I drift. I have never done a drifting event, but I will admit to hanging the rear end out from time to time. I drove a speed 3 and Civic at the track, I did not enjoy how much work, left foot braking and tire heat on the front's created. I hustle my Civic and friends speed 3 and they push like hell. How does one make it turn? Braking. In rwd car the gas turns the car. So back on topic, Fwd are great DD but I want a real sports car. Not Fwd, not automatic, traction control off, a driver car. I'm sure your fast and the integrated is a great car. Anything at the track will be a blast, but I did the mr2 thing, I have tried the Fwd. I have a few cars in my sights and this thread was intended to learn about those cars I am interested in.

Dubious? What do you mean by that? I explained why I do want a Fwd car. What reason can you give me to get an integra? Less power then my mr2, slower then acorvette , Fwd, and blends in. What do you drive Greg? Thought about e30 Rich, but yours is always broken.

I will be there. Last one ever! Moving to NY on Sunday.

Already sold the MR2 for 4300. I don't want a new car for the track. I am afraid to take the BRZ to the track as it is. Plus I was something that has support, mr2 had very little support.

Appreciate the thought, but that is not a sports car imo. Anything FWD to me is just a DD. Fwd makes the front tires do all the work, accerlerating, braking, steering, and that leads to problems at the track and less fun overall.