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Let's make sure we both agree on the squatter thing...... I define "squatter" as the reason I will never, ever own another rental property.

Hey, Scott - a quick tangent - I am in Rocket City for a few weeks. Want me to give your rental property a stealth drive-by?

Extended high speed and probably inebriated installation. Cannot fault the product, and am not going to apologize for the probable inebriated installation. It held for many many thousands of miles.

A little tangent...... I had throttlemeisters on BB1 for a few years. Lost the business side on a long 120+ mph run between Sanderson, TX and Marathon. On the way back from Big Bend I rode real slow and looked for it. No luck.

Ha ha, reminds me of my first car, a 1955 Triumph TR2. Lucas starter mostly didn't work, I was 19, and I lived in the Mississippi delta (spelled f-l-a-t) Easy to push off, fun to drive, and I had no sense of dignity so it was all good. My most-missed car from my yout.

I have never worn a wedding ring, either. For either wife. Probably for different reasons than you, though. I have never been a big believer in talismans or symbolisms. Although I am sure there are some instances where one may say that is not true. Just in general.

Would an inner tube be an option? I mean that seems no duh.

Mighty nice of you!

My MINI has a couple of fault codes going on, as has been documented in other posts. I know what they are, sensor errors. I live with the light(s). So every few weeks I scan to see if there are any other codes that are not being thrown, just in case. I used to have an OBD dongle that was pretty basic, I could not clear codes with it, it was just a scanner that was connected to my Android by BT. When I switched to an iPhone I put it in a drawer somewhere and there you go. Anyway, I am looking to get another one. I want one that can scan and clear, duh. But it would be nice if it had some sort of dashboard that showed live data like my old one. You know, to have something to look at besides billboards and rears of cars rapidly approaching. What makes you guys happy?

Joe, I just dropped off some more pieces at the joint. While I was there I talked about what you mentioned. They do have some finishes that would work. He said they do have a chrome, but it tends to yellow with UV exposure. He had a polished aluminum finish that might work. I may bring him a piece to try next month. I'll have to find that thread and try it. Eyetalian chrome may need something different though.

Back to it......... Got the frame, center stand, and side stand back from powder coating. About ready to slowly (slowly and expensively) build it up. My plan is to use everything possible from original bike. Realizing that some of the pieces are ruined (this was not a barn find, since it was in my barn, but would qualify as one to another person) and some of these pieces are no longer available this is going to be an adventure. Harper Moto is a great source for parts, having some things I did not think would be available. All of the chromed parts are shit now, and I am ambivalent abut how to proceed. Most of the parts are still available, but not cheap. I could send out for rechroming. Again, not cheap. I could have them all (mostly) powder coated. I am OK with some age-appropriate rust on some parts, since this will not be a show bike. I welcome thoughts, advice, links to known and trusted reasonably-priced chrome shops. And now, my soapbox: Thanks, Cal, for taking the time to really clean out my threads while you were here. That was a teaching moment for me. I had never considered really chasing threads, much less was I aware of the proper tools for doing it. Right before I got the frame back I bought a set of Lange metric chasers. I bought some HF cutting oil. Night before last I cleaned all the threads on the frame and WOW was that cool. Thanks again!

We have 11 RAV4s in our stable of delivery vehicles, all recent years, no hybrids. Solid, dependable uninspiring cars that do what they were purchased for very well. They live 300K miles-plus before really needing replacement. Wifey has a '22 Highlander hybrid. Much much nicer, but yes, >$50K. Don't overthink it, buy which one gives you a boner. Or keep your old stuff. Why do you need to free up space in the garage anyway?

And they are for his hobbies, not his work!

I am in a unique position of having an unlimited supply of both nitrile and latex gloves. I use sterile (with 4 layers of overpacking) gloves every shift and have to reglove after contamination from isotopes or a tear or when I have to go out and pee or just after handling too many non-sterile products. So anywhere from 1-10 pair in a 3 hour tour. The radioactivity decays in a matter of hours, so by end of day or the next day I can bring them home. They do not have a great shelf-life in the barn, a couple of months. My normal gloves are those that come in 3 packs for 10 bucks from Lowe's. I must have 30 pair of them here and there. I stuff them in my jacket pockets and purposely leave them wherever I am working at the moment so I never have to walk back to the barn and grab a pair.

Funny you should say that. I have used them for years and years, but until Cal came over last year I never really appreciated the art and skill that goes into using them. Didn't know there was such a thing a rethreads, much less chamfer cleaners. Will be ordering a set in the next few days.