1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

Depends what you wanna see. I like stopping in museums and national forests.

 

Which weekend are we talking about here? My ass has been itching for a road trip.

 

The 12 hour limit rules out Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming. I second the motion to go to Missouri. It is a really pretty state. I've never been to the Ozarks, but I've driven through the state a few times on the way to Chicago. Texas is cool too, with bmf and free beer! Wait did he say free?

 

Anybody that bought Dirty Deeds exhaust or headers from them jget a shipping notice yet? I'm still waiting since like the 20th

 

You could see a 2005 cement grey tundra up north and visit some museums.


Due to construction going on in the house I so t got rooms open right now (shits a war zone)

 

The Ozarks are beautiful. Highly recommend. But go during the spring or fall.

winter is meh, summer is overcrowded with tourists

 

The ocean maybe? If you come to TX

 

Now I'm tempted to drive to the panhandle. You speaking my language

 

I'm still holding out hope you and @bmf4069 will come out to Hidden Falls someday or to Jambo 2022

 

I checked out that Jambo...looks pretty cool! Lots o Toyotas. Did they announce a date yet, or is it usually a Spring or Summer thing?

 

West was just a direction I've never been before, and am curious about.

The 12 hour drive thing was just something I threw out there. Not really a hard limit. Kinda intrigued to work on Ironman... Be interesting to say the least. Be super cool to go northward, and Visit @empty_lord's farmstead.

Just trying to figure something out to do.

Want to break out of my "Normal" routine, and experience something. Not really the pick up chicks from a bar type (And maybe thats where I've been going wrong all these years...)

Haven't had many good experiences with these church girls here.

 

aint much to see out here right now. lol

 

I need to mad out some midwest dirt tracks for a roadtrip.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dirt_track_ovals_in_the_United_States#Famous_dirt_tracks

Ive been to the Springfield mile and west memphis. I wonder how hard it would be to follow the world of outlaws circuit.

https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintschedule-print.php

might hit lawton and devils bowl for dads bday next year.

 

It's usually at the end of April. As far as I know they haven't announced it yet. But it's every year minus 2020 because of covid. I was planning to go that year too. So 2021 was my first time

 

You should come to Jambo at the end of April 2022

 

I wanna see you at Jambo too

Everyone should come. But my Texans should really really come lol

 

Say hello to the super slickums.

Mixture of PJ1 chain lube, WD-40 Gel Lube, bearing gel, Hydraulic Fluid, Air tool oil, Kroil, and Anti-Sieze.


This ratchet was rusty, but I cleaned up the rust with Tundra2 elbow grease, and now it's gets the first treatment of slickums.

 

You're not terribly far from Atlanta and a cheap Delta flight to anywhere they fly in the west. Nashville has some pretty good direct flights also, as long as you're flying nonstop there's not too much of a worry with delays.


Round trip to visit Houston might cost you $150, tell @bmf4069 to stop being cheap with that Lonestar and get some Shiner

 

What say ye @bmf4069? I'm not against it.

Come crash the trailer hood with my Kentucky slang!

 

Shiner is another good TX option! I also got SHOs to work on if you got bored!

 

When I left the Lottery, my exit interview was online and 'anonymous'.
I blasted them with both barrels. Didn't hold back at all.
I'm confident it wasn't anonymous, and even if it was, I'm the only one that left when I did.
Typically, I don't say anything at all.

West is much further than it appears. It's a million hours to anywhere...and two million hours to get back.

The Ozarks are beautiful and not terribly far.
Flights right now are kinda spicy on account of the holidays, but if you can link up with a friend in your desired destination, the world's your oyster.
If you head up to Dan's, LMK and you've got a place to crash in Indy on your way up, back, or both. **I'm only about 2.5-3 hours south of Dan.
Indy doesn't have much to offer in the winter aside from trash roads, bad drivers, and cold without snow.
But I've got a flat driveway in a quiet neighborhood, tools, guns, a spare bedroom, and 4 couches. Swing by anytime.

 

Heather would be proud

 

If I went north, I'd drive the V6. Crackie isn't ready for a long haul, and I can confidently get in either of the other two, and go.

Be a shame not to head upwards without the Truck. What do they call this nowadays? A meet up? Swap meet isn't accurate... Need to clean the interior out... nasty.

Sounds like your place is the happening crash point. Thank you much @chrisb. Once I'm away from... ahem... here. You're all welcome to swing by with notice.

Hate for yall to be passing through my neck of the woods, and make a detour to meet up only to find me asleep, and waste yalls time.

 

12h * 60 being 720, here's a map of all the places you could go within that range, starting at Mayfield KY. Or, cut in half at 360 in case you meant round trip vs 1-way.

I mean, if it were me, I'm partial to NOLA because that's home. I'm also partial to a specific spot in NE LA which is in the 360 circle because I spent summers there working my grandpa's land, though there's not much to see. Also a fan of SATX because family. Also have family in the weird panhandle strip of OK that TX had to give away so they could keep slavery legal in their state bitd.

I'd probably make a round trip of it: Either hit Nashville or Memphis heading south (probably latter, aunt and cousins live there), then head to NOLA, maybe stop in Lake Charles and in Galveston while heading west, land in SATX and check out the basement of the Alamo (heh), eat some BBQ in Austin, then decide whether to continue west or north, or just head back home making random stops on the way home. At least this route lets you avoid road salt, this time of year. I'd hafta hit OK to see family though.

But then again, if it were me, I'd probably just go fishing for a few days and skip the driving.

 

My tent of pain blew away at some point which exposed a lot of my tools to the cold, cold rain. Some rusted, thankfully my torque wrenches didn't rust. Internals feel good.

Wiped out the boxes with a towel, and laid them to dry in a box of rice.


I've got several other tools that need to be cleaned up. Will be taking the assortment to work, and cleaning them up one by one. More pics to come tonight featuring new slickums. Feather Dustin and tard repairin!

Also peeled back the condom on my M12 impact which also got rained on...




I put this on it within a week of my purchasing it. Pics aren't quite as good as my human eye.

 

I think Cali is a bit out of range. Ozarks would be on my list.

 

Is the condom just for looks or does it actually protect it from shock and water?

 

Yes. I don't know really, but I bought it on clearance for like $13. It was an impulse buy. I think it's advertised as a shock absorber, but can't say for certain.

I've only ever dropped this on gravel, and dirt. Both have some give. Not dropping this on a concrete floor 1,700 times a day. Lol

 

Alright lads, lasses, and non-conformists....

I've got the tires narrowed down to these 4 in either a 285/70/17, 33x12.5x17, or 295/70/17.
I'm looking for input on tire life, tire weight, and wet weather (some snow) traction experiences/wisdom.

MT Baja Boss AT

$190 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T Tires

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/micke...2?Rim+Diameter_PQ=17+Inches&Tire+Height_PQ=33

Yoko Geolandar X-AT

$231 Yokohama GEOLANDAR X-AT Tires

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/yokoh...4?Rim+Diameter_PQ=17+Inches&Tire+Height_PQ=33

Toyo Open Country AT III

$163 Toyo Open Country A/T III Tires

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/toyo-...1?Rim+Diameter_PQ=17+Inches&Tire+Height_PQ=33

Dick Cepek Trail Country EXP
https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/dick-...1?Rim+Diameter_PQ=17+Inches&Tire+Height_PQ=33

 

I grew up less than an hour from Gilmer. I try to avoid that area as much as possible but it might be worth a trip. Looks like it would be a pretty killer weekend.

One of my best friends that I used to homebrew with recently moved to Shiner. He actually took a job there as an assistant brewer. It’s a pretty awesome little town that supplies most of the USA with kick ass beer.