why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

tim60 · 11-24-2021, 11:51 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Y'all left some out.

Having worked on medium and heavy trucks, and heavy equipment, I also have 3/4" and 1" drive sockets, extensions ratchets, impact guns.

When running a 1" drive impact gun (weighs about 30 pounds, not including the socket), use both hands, and grip the handles (yes, handles, two of them) very tightly. Otherwise a sprained wrist or broken fingers will result.

And if you are not full American size when the nut bites you will be tipped over.

Racer X 69 · 11-24-2021, 11:55 PM

Originally posted by tim60

And if you are not full American size when the nut bites you will be tipped over.

Absolutely.

**StiffLegged** · 11-25-2021, 12:29 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by tim60

And if you are not full American size when the nut bites you will be tipped over.

That’s where the movies got their idea:-

Youtu.be

**StiffLegged** · 11-25-2021, 12:34 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by tim60

Just like the standard train gauge for tracks is based on the distance between wheels on Roman carts, which were all the same because that dealt with the problem of the ruts worn in the road by everyone else.

And in turn it probably influenced the size of shipping pallets which led to the width of the cargo hold in the 747, which led to the size of heavy lift aircraft interiors which now influences the size of shippable vehicles and there to armour option available to designers of US Army vehicles.

James Burke, I presume?

tim60 · 11-25-2021, 06:10 AM

Originally posted by StiffLegged

That’s where the movies got their idea:-

https://youtu.be/dEU7ocjEza0

I had that experience using a power hand drill with normal HSS bits, ground for normal metals to drill lead.

tim60 · 11-25-2021, 06:12 AM

Originally posted by StiffLegged

James Burke, I presume?

Not me.

robtcorl · 11-25-2021, 07:02 AM - **5 Likes**

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans!
Going to brother-in-law's house later for dinner, just a small gathering with some we haven't seen in over a year.

Parallax · 11-25-2021, 07:06 AM - **5 Likes**

Son, DIL, and grandkids coming here for the weekend.

Racer X 69 · 11-25-2021, 08:07 AM - **4 Likes**

Mrs. Racer 2.0 has been planning Turkey Day for a couple weeks now.

Mom will be with us this year, since she is no longer a Snowbird.

And we also have a granddaughter, and great granddaughter (this makes mom a great grandma and a great great grandma) over for a few days.

Nearly a housefull, and Racer is outnumbered by women.

**savoche** · 11-25-2021, 08:50 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by tim60

Just like the standard train gauge for tracks is based on the distance between wheels on Roman carts, which were all the same because that dealt with the problem of the ruts worn in the road by everyone else.

Sort of correct, at least for standard 4'8.5" gauge tracks (there have been more than a hundred different gauges in use around the world). It's probably more correct to say that both horse-drawn carts, including Roman ones, and Stephenson's railway got their width from what fit being pulled by two horses abreast. Stephenson's choice was probably more by old habit than anything else. Had Brunel "won" the standard would have been 7' and a bit. It would have made railroad tracks more expensive to build, though.

(This is not an attempt at usurping Bert's place on the throne of besserwisserness.)

bertwert · 11-25-2021, 08:56 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

(This is not an attempt at usurping Bert's place on the throne of besserwisserness.)

That's a new word for me. I guess it applies...

Tako Kichi · 11-25-2021, 09:16 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by StiffLegged

James Burke, I presume?

Now there's a name I have not heard in decades! I was a huge fan of his and his TV show 'Connections' back in the late 70's and early 80's. TV at it's finest, well presented, thought provoking and educational at the same time.

**StiffLegged** · 11-25-2021, 10:00 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans!
Going to brother-in-law's house later for dinner, just a small gathering with some we haven't seen in over a year.

Originally posted by Parallax

Son, DIL, and grandkids coming here for the weekend.

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Mrs. Racer 2.0 has been planning Turkey Day for a couple weeks now.

Mom will be with us this year, since she is no longer a Snowbird.

And we also have a granddaughter, and great granddaughter (this makes mom a great grandma and a great great grandma) over for a few days.

Nearly a housefull, an Racer is outnumbered by women.

Enjoy, y’all! Sounds like a lot of fun!

Parallax · 11-25-2021, 10:18 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by StiffLegged

Enjoy, y’all! Sounds like a lot of fun!

It's not about fun. Thanksgiving is a day to look inward. A time to do some soul searching and decide whether the inevitable belly ache/heartburn/overstuffed feeling is worth the gluttony of the moment.
For me, the answer is an unequivocal YES!

Racer X 69 · 11-25-2021, 10:24 AM - **2 Likes**

I thought Thanksgiving was a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year?

Yes, it has become a day of gluttony, when we prepare and eat lots of stuff we don’t ordinarily consume the rest of the year. And of course there is the leftovers, turkey sammiches for a week, turkey soup, and plenty of leftover stuffing.

Mmmmmm . . . . . . . stuffing.

11-25-2021, 08:07 AM - 4 Likes	#93504
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,068	Mrs. Racer 2.0 has been planning Turkey Day for a couple weeks now. Mom will be with us this year, since she is no longer a Snowbird. And we also have a granddaughter, and great granddaughter (this makes mom a great grandma and a great great grandma) over for a few days. Nearly a housefull, and Racer is outnumbered by women. Last edited by Racer X 69; 11-25-2021 at 10:20 AM.

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tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,745	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Y'all left some out. Having worked on medium and heavy trucks, and heavy equipment, I also have 3/4" and 1" drive sockets, extensions ratchets, impact guns. When running a 1" drive impact gun (weighs about 30 pounds, not including the socket), use both hands, and grip the handles (yes, handles, two of them) very tightly. Otherwise a sprained wrist or broken fingers will result. And if you are not full American size when the nut bites you will be tipped over.

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Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,068	Originally posted by tim60 And if you are not full American size when the nut bites you will be tipped over. Absolutely.

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StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,620	Originally posted by tim60 Just like the standard train gauge for tracks is based on the distance between wheels on Roman carts, which were all the same because that dealt with the problem of the ruts worn in the road by everyone else. And in turn it probably influenced the size of shipping pallets which led to the width of the cargo hold in the 747, which led to the size of heavy lift aircraft interiors which now influences the size of shippable vehicles and there to armour option available to designers of US Army vehicles. James Burke, I presume?

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tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,745	Originally posted by StiffLegged That’s where the movies got their idea:- https://youtu.be/dEU7ocjEza0 I had that experience using a power hand drill with normal HSS bits, ground for normal metals to drill lead.

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tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,745	Originally posted by StiffLegged James Burke, I presume? Not me.

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Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Son, DIL, and grandkids coming here for the weekend.

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savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by tim60 Just like the standard train gauge for tracks is based on the distance between wheels on Roman carts, which were all the same because that dealt with the problem of the ruts worn in the road by everyone else. Sort of correct, at least for standard 4'8.5" gauge tracks (there have been more than a hundred different gauges in use around the world). It's probably more correct to say that both horse-drawn carts, including Roman ones, and Stephenson's railway got their width from what fit being pulled by two horses abreast. Stephenson's choice was probably more by old habit than anything else. Had Brunel "won" the standard would have been 7' and a bit. It would have made railroad tracks more expensive to build, though. (This is not an attempt at usurping Bert's place on the throne of besserwisserness.)

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StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,620	Originally posted by robtcorl Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans! Going to brother-in-law's house later for dinner, just a small gathering with some we haven't seen in over a year. Originally posted by Parallax Son, DIL, and grandkids coming here for the weekend. Originally posted by Racer X 69 Mrs. Racer 2.0 has been planning Turkey Day for a couple weeks now. Mom will be with us this year, since she is no longer a Snowbird. And we also have a granddaughter, and great granddaughter (this makes mom a great grandma and a great great grandma) over for a few days. Nearly a housefull, an Racer is outnumbered by women. Enjoy, y’all! Sounds like a lot of fun!

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Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by StiffLegged Enjoy, y’all! Sounds like a lot of fun! It's not about fun. Thanksgiving is a day to look inward. A time to do some soul searching and decide whether the inevitable belly ache/heartburn/overstuffed feeling is worth the gluttony of the moment. For me, the answer is an unequivocal YES!

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Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,068	I thought Thanksgiving was a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year? Yes, it has become a day of gluttony, when we prepare and eat lots of stuff we don’t ordinarily consume the rest of the year. And of course there is the leftovers, turkey sammiches for a week, turkey soup, and plenty of leftover stuffing. Mmmmmm . . . . . . . stuffing.