Springs are good for that Ever try to do engine work on a lawnmower with a recoil pullstarter? Heard a lot of that in high school Small Engines class, recoil springs coming apart. Scares the heck outta ya but hilarious to watch

Well it's also one of my strong belief's that every rule has an exception

I haven't tried to rebuild a clock yet

For a girl's hair color? Not something I'm picky about, although somehow they all seem to relate to her personality IMO:

Red: Fun & energetic
Brown: Intelligent
Black: Sexy
Blonde:...hehe well, we've all heard "blonde jokes". And there's plenty of guys that think it's cute if a girl's a little ditzy

I race R/C trucks & cars as a hobby, so I can be pretty handy with little stuff like remote controls, cell phones, cameras, etc.

'Course, when it comes to my OWN stuff The remote for the TV in my bedroom has started deciding when it wants to work. I've had it apart & didn't see any broken solder joints or loose wires...wtf?

Pfft I could give a s**t. Let him come, I'll kick his a**

No big

Well, a good chunk of that belief comes from seeing how one of my grandparents ended up after being a lifelong smoker.

I dunno, it's just the one thing that'll take all the wind out of my sails I think everyone's got one of those, right?

More power to ya!

I've heard a bunch of stories at the R/C track about folks who've financed their whole setup from the money they saved by quitting smoking...and for a majority of them it turns out to be more than enough to get some really nice gear

Smoking = INSTANT AND IMMEDIATE turn-off

I mean, I'll hang out with someone who smokes, half of my best friends at the racetrack do, but to imagine being in a relationship with a smoker...sorry, too big a hurdle

Yanno I do try...my friends keep telling me I need to get away from the online personals & get out more, meet people in person, but it just NEVER seems to work

Case in point: I figure I'll see what's going on under the beer tent at the town fair tonight, see if there are any girls who want to meet up. I buy two coupons for beers, grab an MGD for myself and pocket the other one for "her", yanno? Take a seat at a table and start looking around, make eyes with one or two girls sitting by themselves...and just as soon as I'm about to get up and say "hi", they reach into their purses, pull out a cigarette, and light up.

After an hour of that treatment I decided to use the other ticket to get myself another drink & walked home.

So...who else is having a lousy July 4th?

Yeah. Had nothing but sh|tluck everywhere else.

talking with the ex on MSN. We still keep in touch, & she still has a crush on my cat

Also watching "Without A Trace" and listening to the town crumble around me as everyone leaves the 4th of July beer tent

I've hit the end of the Mutual Match searches constantly, dunno if it's because I'm being too picky, which strikes me as odd because ~no offense to the site owners~ but this place doesn't let you be as strict in your searches as other personals sites I've been on, or if it's because I live in a "small town" area

I'd give it a shot. Certainly haven't been having much luck looking on my own

an oldie but a goodie

Well the two relationships I have had so far in my life were both long-distance. The first lived about 120mi north of me, and I'd drive up for a visit about every month. My most recent ex was from central California. We "dated" over MSN IM and met once in person when she flew over here for a weekend, and we were both very much in love with one another . But then she left me for someone else 3 weeks before I was going to fly over there for a week-long vacation Believe it or not, we still keep in touch as friends (although there've been a couple "relapse" moments), but my dating career's been ice cold since. So I get what you're saying Indigo, but I'd like to see if I can meet someone locally for a change Thanks very much for the input though!

I've been combing through online personals for awhile now & have had little luck, maybe it's something in my profiles? I dunno. So have a look and give me some opinions, if you don't mind

+1

Depends on if it's a holiday or there's a concert in town, that's when all the loonies come out of the woodwork. This weekend will prolly be a prime example: 3-day weekend, huge beer tent in the center of town, good weather forecast.

I carry a Leatherman Black Oxide Wave multitool on my belt wherever I go. All the pieces lock open, and on this model the knives (1 straight and 1 serrated blade) and the ripsaw open on the outside. I can get the knives open and locked pretty quickly with just my thumb, and I'd imagine landing a punch with it in my fist can't feel too good. And the ripsaw...that'd be borderline "attempted homicide"

hehe lemme think what else does this thing have...pliers, scissors, can opener