A day in the life...

Super_Randy wrote:

oh, and i got the new issue of VW Trends in the mail. so at least something good happened today.

What do you think of the quality of the magazine in comparison to the old magazine?

Maddel wrote:

Since it's brand specific what are your plans for it?
Hassle with moving the VW content on here to the ACVWA domain may be?

Right now, I'm just using it to forward to this domain. It would have been very useful right after it being dropped for bringing members of the old forum over to the new forum but years down the road, very few would be checking on it.

I've been working on some new features of the site at night when time permits but the new house and catching up on some medical stuff is just soaking up most of what I have. I'd really like to get the theme of the sight fixed up as well.

schwim wrote:

Right now, I'm just using it to forward to this domain. It would have been very useful right after it being dropped for bringing members of the old forum over to the new forum but years down the road, very few would be checking on it.

May be the best solution since the VW company is hypersensitive when it comes to their trademarks/brands...

schwim wrote:

I've been working on some new features of the site at night when time permits but the new house and catching up on some medical stuff is just soaking up most of what I have. I'd really like to get the theme of the sight fixed up as well.

I thought as much - take care & keep well and fit Sir!

schwim wrote:

What do you think of the quality of the magazine in comparison to the old magazine?

so far its awesome! lots of feature cars, there's like 9 feature cars in this issue. not just all bugs ether, a notch, like 3 busses, an Imp buggy, and even a Brasilia. the feature cars seem more focused on custom rather than just the OC Cal-Look stuff. the story of the 1 millionth beetle. an interview with Dyno Don Chamberlin. a tech article that actually seems useable to the average backyard mechanic (repairing a pan without welding). coverage of 3 shows. there's a lot packed into each issue. the writing seems good to me (i am dyslexic and don't read for shit so...) and the photography is top notch! and for what it's worth even the paper is high quality. pages are thick.
it's like 1000X's better than it was before.

sup wit dat bronco?

:D > Advertising < :D

Schwim's Magical Mystery Garage

Exhaust repairs - just a piece of cake!

They give it their best shots so you can wholeheartedly enjoy your car for years!

Editors note: play soundtrack at proper volume please... ;)

Super_Randy wrote:

sup wit dat bronco?

That's Bog, my daily. Just keeps on ticking, like a really ugly watch.

Maddel wrote:

:D > Advertising < :D

Come on down to Crazy Schwim's House of "Maybe we can do it but probably not well". All sales final, warranty expires upon exit of garage and best of luck at the inspection station!

when you're at work but can't get anything done because the Blue Angels keep doing fly by's on your building. not that im complaining.

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todays jet sightings

and this cool looking bird. not used to seeing birds like this in my backyard. it was hanging out with 2 other bright yellow birds

remembered my camera today, and of course, they didn't fly nearly as much today 

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The blue Angels home base is Naval Air Station Pensacola - am I right?
Is that nearby you location or do they use another airbase for their current mission?
Just wondering because there are a few pics showing the landing gear down...

Maddel wrote:

The blue Angels home base is Naval Air Station Pensacola - am I right?
Is that nearby you location or do they use another airbase for their current mission?
Just wondering because there are a few pics showing the landing gear down...

no idea where there home base is, but there's an air show this weekend in Huntington Beach, CA they're performing at so they've been at the joint forces training base in Los Alamitos, CA which is maybe a third of a mile up the street from where i work. the reason the landing gear is down is because they circle around where i work when they come in to land. so they're low to! it's pretty cool.

this has been a weird ass day to say the least.  traffic had it's head further up it's ass than normal this morning, people driving slow as hell and seemed to be lost.  work was normal, kinda, instead of being slammed at the end of the day we were slammed in the morning (not complaining), then i did nothing for like 2 1/2 hours. during that time is when facebook/instagram went down.  temps were well into the 80's and it was dry with blue sunny sky's.  ate lunch.  did nothing.  got an order for an elevating motor, already had one on the shelf done.  3 o'clock rolls around it's cooled down a maybe 5 - 7 degrees, but now looks like doom and gloom outside.  then driving home traffic was still more clueless and ass dragging than normal, but they were also freaked out by spots of heavy wind, and lightning literally 5+ miles away.  see lighting, swerve a bit, and slow down  :x .  now there's a thunder storm rolling through, got lots of lightning and thunder.  just a weird energy in the air today.

Stay undercover during the thunderstorms, man :)

so i watched Gleaming the Cube yesterday.

and Thrashin' today.

so i figure i should be qualifying for the X Games by the end of tomorrow :lol:

"Gleaming the Cube"

Holy cow, what a blast from the past :) Did you ever watch this one? I used to ride round our yard on my minibike while acting like Lyle.

nope, never even heard of it.

if you still have that mini bike :P

Regarding a blast from the past...
Recently watched a few episodes of Catweazle. Loved it as a kid!
Today I really enjoy the English language version since many of the puns lacked an appropriate German translation.
I have no idea if it has ever been broadcast in the U.S. ...

In other news: I started the Bug's woofer build today...

I've never seen that but after watching the first episode, can see the appeal it would have had on me. It's like a full-scale dramatic series shrunk down for kids. It's amazing the level of production value old kid's shows had. I looked up the lead actor's IMDB and he was was incredibly diverse in his projects and theatrically trained. Nowadays, you just need a dinosaur costume and a couple Disney kids and you can call it done.

I'm looking forward to seeing your speaker box build. I'd love to have a nice stereo in one of my cars but they're all too loud and I'm too deaf :)

schwim wrote:

I'm looking forward to seeing your speaker box build. I'd love to have a nice stereo in one of my cars but they're all too loud and I'm too deaf :)

Well... Actually my Bug with its dual carbs and Sebring exhaust is way to loud to enjoy a quality stereo.
You need a massive boom box to drown the driving noise out.
Back in the 90s sound pressure levels that came up to a Motörhead gig were considered cool.
I cant stand it nowadays to be honest and even rarely turn on the stereo if at all.
The sole buzzing and humming growl of the flat four is much more relaxing IMHO. 8-)
So the current woofer build is just for the sake of completeness in a way...
Even though of course I'm curious how the system will sound once all is in place and properly set up.
The front and rear kick panel speakers were added five years ago or so and I managed to hook them up last year. :shock:
I didn't even test them with a CD but with just the radio's pink noise. :lol:

clear Game Boy case for an upcoming project.  also picked up some NES style "Neptune buttons" (marbled blue/white but mine don't have much white, but they're still kinda cool so im not gonna complain)  also clear black and clear red NES buttons but the clear NES controller case

LED mod coming later

Been doing a bunch of little projects as I recover and wait for permitting stuff with the state and county.

The house came with an inoperable(never hooked up) gas fireplace insert. Even if had the ductwork setup for it, it's used and was clearly not well taken care of. My wife loves looking at fireplaces, she never really cares about the heat they generate so I did a bit of Googling and found what was considered the most realistic looking electric fireplace insert. I cut apart and gutted the gas insert then put the electric insert in it's place. Red's thrilled with the look so it's a win.

schwim wrote:

... Red's thrilled with the look so it's a win.

Wow, that thing really looks amazing!
Now Nicole wants one too... :D

Shh... Hibernation...

Cheating...

played around with one of those Air Hawk electric air pump/compressor things and found out that my football, which has to be like 30 years old, still holds air! 8-)