Bulldrek v3.0

UncleJoseph

Still working at my old job. Got rotated back to patrol in Jan 2013, then back to detective bureau, this time as a fraud investigator, in Feb 2014. Taking the sergeant's assessment in 2 weeks. However, becoming a sergeant means going back to 12-hour goofy shifts on nights for the next 5-6 years. I c...

UncleJoseph

I've had so many projects going on lately, that my preparedness stuff has taken a back seat. However, I find time to squeeze in a little readiness here and there. Last winter, we had a devastating ice storm. Power was out anywhere from 2-10 days in my location, and some places were out for over 2 we...

UncleJoseph

In keeping with this original post, I have experienced a severe lack of customer service in the last few weeks. Cruiser Customizing was again to blame for a minor inconvenience, but a silly one not really worth going into. However, in the last month, we have purchased several thousand dollars' worth...

UncleJoseph

Lately I've been very dissatisfied with restaurant fare, and my own repertoire of meals at home. One of my neighbors is quite a "foodie," and is always searching for the best pizza in town or the best Italian, etc. He makes a lot of his own foods, home beer, pizza, jerky, etc. It sort of p...

UncleJoseph

About 2 months ago, I rolled 95,000 miles on my personal vehicle and 95,000 miles on my patrol car on the same day. Coincidence? I think it has some deeper meaning. I think it means I'm destined for something bigger. I have dreams about it. The government is out to get me...

UncleJoseph

I've come across a lot of anti-government types in my job and personal life. By anti-government, I don't necessarily mean anti-police. Some of those folks are fairly moderate, and some are very extreme. At any rate, what I find ironic, is that many are ex-military (perhaps they had a bad experience ...

UncleJoseph

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Castle, Revolution, Ultimate Fighter, Sons of Anarchy, Modern Family, SNL and Big Bang Theory...and, of course, Walking Dead when it comes back on in a week. So I'm not sure if I'll keep up with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. I like the first 2 episodes, but I thought the 3rd one wa...

UncleJoseph

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Castle, Revolution, Ultimate Fighter, Sons of Anarchy, Modern Family, SNL and Big Bang Theory...and, of course, Walking Dead when it comes back on in a week.

UncleJoseph

That is much better than the one you brought down to my old place. Was that 2 Jeeps ago? Definitely some metal there to work with! You know, I still love the design of the Cherokee...the only thing that would make it better (at least in some ways, in my mind) is if it had been body-on-frame, rather ...

UncleJoseph

Oh, and Uncle Joseph, if you do anything with, or know any of the pilots who volunteer with Angel Flights, tell them thank you for me. I can not express how much of a Life Saver they were for those first few months when travel was so difficult for us with Evie. They turned a 6-8 hour drive with a c...

UncleJoseph

I have a plethora of tripods at the moment, let me know what your looking for, if I have something close to it, (except my heavy Camera tripod) your welcome to it for the cost of shipping. Appreciate it! I'll have to take another look at mine. Really, I think I just need a heavier tripod. Mine migh...

UncleJoseph

32 made the haul down to my house yesterday morning and we did the front brakes on the Tundra. What should have been a 2-hour (at most) brake job ended up taking closer to 3.5 hours. Part of the extra time was due to my obsessive cleaning of rust and surface preparation of the mating surfaces and us...

UncleJoseph

The Tundra's front brakes are toast. I've had it with the steering wheel shake that accompanies warped rotors. A set of StopTech slotted rotors and Hawk LTS pads are on the way. Hopefully 32 will have some time to come down and assist. I could use his supervision.

UncleJoseph

Honestly that sort of describes how I see reality TV-scripted to make it's message sell. I totally agree. For a time, networks such as National Geographic, Discovery and a few others originally didn't take this route, but now it seems that everyone is capitalizing on the garbage that is "reali...

UncleJoseph

As we all know, I'm somewhat of a prepper. Naturally, I tend to watch a lot of survival and/or prepper-type shows. The Science Channel, Discovery, National Geographic and a few others showcase a lot of these shows as "educational." Over the last year or so, I've really become irritated at ...

UncleJoseph

Oh, I forgot the best part: Cruiser Customizing felt that none of this was their fault because it was a Memphis Shades manufacturer's error that failed to include the bolts and instructions. Memphis Shades felt that this was a Cruiser Customizing problem because Memphis Shades didn't sell the item t...

UncleJoseph

So back in July, I ordered a windshield pouch from Cruiser Customizing for my motorcycle. I need this storage area for my trip in two days. They promptly sent me the pouch, but did not send the special extended nylon mounting bolts or mounting instructions...they were simply missing from the package...

UncleJoseph

Well, I don't know what the image shake was on the TRENDnet adapters was, but it's gone now. Funny thing, though, is when the subwoofer for the stereo is on/plugged in. Whenever the adapters are streaming data, the subwoofer picks up a little bit of line noise over the power cable and transmits it a...

UncleJoseph

Wife and I are taking our first longer trip on the bike this week. We leave Wednesday morning for the west shoreline of Michigan. We will follow the west shoreline all the way to the Mackinac Bridge, cross to St. Ignace, then circle around the east side of Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Whitefish Poi...

UncleJoseph

Congratulations! 20 years after high school, and you're the first of us to get a sub box! I still look at Crutchfield every month and have my list as well...but no subs!

UncleJoseph

She wanted a Subaru, but every time we called on one it was already sold. We got very, very lucky on my wife's Legacy. Found it on eBay (or Craigslist?) a day after it was posted. Called & put a deposit on it that day. Picked it up two days later. I rarely buy cars sight unseen, but we got it w...

UncleJoseph

God dammit, I am not gay. I think the jury is still out...I mean, an Aztek? That's almost as bad (or maybe worse) than a Lezbaru! Actually, it's a pretty nice vehicle. It rides very comfortably, has room for five, and gives my wife peace of mind with it's All Wheel Drive system for winter driving. ...

UncleJoseph

Lately there haven't been a lot of things in life that make me laugh. I don't watch a ton of TV, but increasingly I've happened across a few commercials that make me laugh out loud, repeatedly. Here are a couple that come to mind:

Little Caesar's Pizza

Geico Insurance

UncleJoseph

3278 wrote:...I think I might get an enduro, but that's not really the same thing at all.

True, but an enduro can accept saddlebags, and it can go plenty of places mine can't! For example, the Kawasaki KLR is a great choice for a dual purpose bike.

UncleJoseph

Corbins arrived on Monday...took me a few hours to install. The instructions weren't great, and since I have a Cobra sissy bar, the instructions really weren't great as far as which spacers to use on the bag brackets. Took some trial and error. Anyway, I think the bags look great. They are over twic...

UncleJoseph

Evaluation of the Celestron Spotting Scope: I should have predicted it...I know you get what you pay for. In short, very lackluster performance. The included tripod isn't worth the material it's made from. Even with the legs collapsed, it shakes terribly if you touch it or the slightest breeze blows...

UncleJoseph

Ran another test with standard definition recordings...no picture jitter that I can see. More testing needed. I may need to adjust something on the xBox or HTPC. But it could simply be the high amount of bandwidth required for the HD signal. Still, since the Xbox is reporting the highest possible si...

UncleJoseph

The TRENDnet adapters seem to work like a charm. I am now streaming full HD from my PC upstairs to my Xbox in the living room downstairs. A signal strength test showed full signal to the Xbox via the TRENDnet Powerline network. I'm noticing a slight shake to the image on the big screen, though. I do...

UncleJoseph

Well, I have no idea how the OEM shocks performed, since I'm rather certain the current ones were failing when I bought the truck. At 91,000 miles, I'm fairly certain they have never been replaced. I really liked the Bilstein HDs we put on the Audi, so I'm considering them or a Monroe OEM equivalent...

UncleJoseph

Nice! We are looking at leasing a Hardley, when we ran the numbers, it works out to $45-55 per month. It sadly, keeps me from modifying it, which makes the wife real happy. We are either looking at a V-Rod or maybe either a Dyna or fat bob. I didn't even realize you could lease bikes! I went back a...

UncleJoseph

I'm fairly certain the shocks/struts on my Tundra are in need of replacement. I get some crazy wheel hop/chatter in the rear wheels any time I go over some mild bumps at low speeds. At high speeds, it feels like I'm driving across a mogul field. In addition, my front brake rotors are warped, so I ha...

UncleJoseph

Today I ordered a set of TRENDnet TPL-402E2K Powerline network adapters to try. I had a NewEgg coupon code to use with them, so I figured I'd give 'em a shot for $70. I want to see if these will provide enough bandwidth to stream video signal from my main PC. Since I can't do a regular wireless netw...

UncleJoseph

I haven't made it to the range since the last visit...partly because of weather, and partly because I can't find ammo for my dad's gun anywhere except online (where I'd have to pay $18 shipping for a single box of ammo). But I've been messing around with the new spotting scope here at home. At maxim...

UncleJoseph

Bike got delivered yesterday. Will be waiting for my saddlebags for several weeks...maybe up to 8 weeks for painting. Anyway took her for a quick spin last night. Holy loads of torque. This is a very, very heavy bike, but the large motor didn't have any problems trying to throw me off the seat. A li...

UncleJoseph

"What was that?"

UncleJoseph

Wife and I have been talking about getting a bike for a while now. I used to ride years ago, but it's been a few. Well, with her new promotion and our revised budget, we're doing quite well financially. Our total living expenses are actually cheaper at the newly built house than the old house...and ...

UncleJoseph

I've never bought a new car. There is a certain level of "feel-good" that comes from buying a brand new car. I have purchased one and leased 2 new cars. For me, it was a colossal waste of money. I tend now to buy cars/trucks that have just come off lease or were traded in after a few year...

UncleJoseph

I also need a new spotting scope. Mine is an old hand-me-down. Let me know what you think of yours. I'll give a more thorough report once I've taken it to the range. However, my initial thoughts are that it will suit my needs for years to come. The scope itself, while quite large compared to the ty...

UncleJoseph

I guess if everyone sucks at customer service the same amount, customers have nowhere else to go? The alternative is that people actually don't care about customer service, and will just go wherever they get the best deal [or wherever is most convenient], which I guess wouldn't surprise me, either....

UncleJoseph

Yeah, well, differen't places are... different. NC is currently bucking the trend of downward violence, with firearms violence going up significantly compared to the national average. And we've got pretty free gun laws. *shrugs* I wonder how much of a direct correlation there is between strict or l...

UncleJoseph

Priced out most of the rest of the media center components...still looking at an additional $500-$600. Plus, the 500 GB drive I bought is not going to be big enough. I can /only/ record about 44 hrs of broadcast on this size, and that's not counting an OS and other utility install...should've gotten...

UncleJoseph

Because of this, Gendarmes were looked upon as busy bodies putting their noses in where it didn't belong, . Watching the Gendarmes during some of fine events I worked and how the crowds related to them, showed they tended to be ignored. Those doing deals kept several people between themselves and t...

UncleJoseph

I've come to realize that the more expensive absinthe is well worth the expense, especially if you drink a little too much. Both the intoxication and the hangovers are much more manageable with the stuff that's $75/bottle (Grand Absente) rather than the $50/bottle stuff...now I just need an absinthe...

UncleJoseph

People who buy brand new cars confuse me. My parents, for example, who are going to trade a 2011 Ford F-150 for a 2014 Ford F-150 because they can get a lower interest rate on the payments...the completely ludicrous payments, which they're now going to have to pay for another two years. I understan...

UncleJoseph

Oh, and I realized that I really, really need a spotting scope.

EDIT: Celestron Spotting scope is en route from OpticsPlanet.com

UncleJoseph

I have been needing to go to the gun range for several months. A few new guns to test fire, a few guns to sight-in with new optics. Here are the results: Kahr CW9: This is my wife's new concealed carry gun. Kahr is the only manufacturer of firearm that has the proper ergonomics for my wife's very sm...

UncleJoseph

Precursor to Zombie Virus The UK is going to start trials for a "heart-healing" genetically engineered virus. The virus will supposedly regenerate and/or re-grow damaged/dead heart tissue to improve function after there has been a heart attack or some other heart function failure. Isn't t...

UncleJoseph

The other issue I have is with customer service. About 5 days ago, I called our local furniture store, from which we have purchased nearly a house full of furniture. They do upholstery repair, and we have some vinyl that needs to be touched up due to our cat's claws. I called and requested info on t...

UncleJoseph

It's definitely a problem with used cars, especially ones that have been on the road a while, or have had multiple owners. I experienced that a lot with the Jetta. That being said, I've also driven enough new cars to know that they sometimes suffer from Bad Designer Syndrome. There are all sorts of ...

UncleJoseph

I'm old, aren't I? Ain't it grand? Whenever I throw my back out, it almost always has to do with some random, innocuous movement like loading the dishwasher, or turning to look over my shoulder. The gross, heavy lifting and/or high strain movements seem to work out just fine. I've been going to a c...

Search found 1087 matches

Experimenting with meals

Coincidence? I think not!

Anti-government irony (a quick obvservation)

Doomsday Castle, et. al

Commercials

New Bike (Alternate title: I'm a dumbass)

Gun Range Report: An afternoon of shooting