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ujGearhead Joined Wed 10/10/07 Posts: 6612	Sat 04/07/12 10:03 PM
If it gets the job done without breaking, it's good enough for me. But, some get the job done easier. Kinda important when you're doing it for a living.

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 04/07/12 10:13 PM
Good point

Sloe00 Joined Sat 03/03/12 Posts: 434	Sat 04/07/12 10:14 PM
no tools necessary, here. landlord will call handyman. i work so many hours, i couldn`t possibly keep up with household fixes!

Down2earthdebbie Joined Tue 12/05/06 Posts: 6097	Sat 04/07/12 11:58 PM
no tools necessary, here. landlord will call handyman. i work so many hours, i couldn`t possibly keep up with household fixes! that's ok we'll let you slide this time lol

boonedoggy61 Joined Fri 09/09/11 Posts: 10425	Sun 04/08/12 07:56 AM


Ghostrider2u Joined Thu 05/17/07 Posts: 6953	Sun 04/08/12 08:25 AM
If I had all the money I spent on tools....man....I'd be... yea...but I can't do without them. I make my living with them. Have many that have only one purpose.... But they make the job sooooo easy!!!!!

Sloe00 Joined Sat 03/03/12 Posts: 434	Sun 04/08/12 10:10 AM
no tools necessary, here. landlord will call handyman. i work so many hours, i couldn`t possibly keep up with household fixes! that's ok we'll let you slide this time lol :)

ujGearhead Joined Wed 10/10/07 Posts: 6612	Sun 04/08/12 10:28 AM
If I had all the money I spent on tools....man....I'd be... yea...but I can't do without them. I make my living with them. Have many that have only one purpose.... But they make the job sooooo easy!!!!! Ain't THAT the truth! Or the ones that you just CAN'T do a job without (and you can't exactly buy them just anywhere). Or the ones you pay mega-bucks for just so that you can get one job done and end up never using it again.

Ghostrider2u Joined Thu 05/17/07 Posts: 6953	Sun 04/08/12 11:06 AM
If I had all the money I spent on tools....man....I'd be... yea...but I can't do without them. I make my living with them. Have many that have only one purpose.... But they make the job sooooo easy!!!!! Ain't THAT the truth! Or the ones that you just CAN'T do a job without (and you can't exactly buy them just anywhere). Or the ones you pay mega-bucks for just so that you can get one job done and end up never using it again. That would include almost ALL my electronics..... But.....the cost was worth it...... When ya consider my hourly rate and the time these have saved!!!! Most have paid for themselves!!!!

ujGearhead Joined Wed 10/10/07 Posts: 6612	Sun 04/08/12 11:25 AM
If I had all the money I spent on tools....man....I'd be... yea...but I can't do without them. I make my living with them. Have many that have only one purpose.... But they make the job sooooo easy!!!!! Ain't THAT the truth! Or the ones that you just CAN'T do a job without (and you can't exactly buy them just anywhere). Or the ones you pay mega-bucks for just so that you can get one job done and end up never using it again. That would include almost ALL my electronics..... But.....the cost was worth it...... When ya consider my hourly rate and the time these have saved!!!! Most have paid for themselves!!!! No doubt there. Especially with electronics. I'm WAY overdue to update my one piece, but with that $9,000 price tag (plus the occasional $1,000 software updates), I've been putting it off just a bit.

Ghostrider2u Joined Thu 05/17/07 Posts: 6953	Sun 04/08/12 11:40 AM Edited by Ghostrider2u on Sun 04/08/12 11:41 AM
If I had all the money I spent on tools....man....I'd be... yea...but I can't do without them. I make my living with them. Have many that have only one purpose.... But they make the job sooooo easy!!!!! Ain't THAT the truth! Or the ones that you just CAN'T do a job without (and you can't exactly buy them just anywhere). Or the ones you pay mega-bucks for just so that you can get one job done and end up never using it again. That would include almost ALL my electronics..... But.....the cost was worth it...... When ya consider my hourly rate and the time these have saved!!!! Most have paid for themselves!!!! No doubt there. Especially with electronics. I'm WAY overdue to update my one piece, but with that $9,000 price tag (plus the occasional $1,000 software updates), I've been putting it off just a bit. Yea I got the same problem......Not gonna use that enough ta make it a wise investment...... Mostly cause I hate EFI bikes. Can't wrap my old school mind around it. Too restrictive in preformance.... I can do amazing things with....carberation!!!!!

ujGearhead Joined Wed 10/10/07 Posts: 6612	Sun 04/08/12 12:02 PM
If I had all the money I spent on tools....man....I'd be... yea...but I can't do without them. I make my living with them. Have many that have only one purpose.... But they make the job sooooo easy!!!!! Ain't THAT the truth! Or the ones that you just CAN'T do a job without (and you can't exactly buy them just anywhere). Or the ones you pay mega-bucks for just so that you can get one job done and end up never using it again. That would include almost ALL my electronics..... But.....the cost was worth it...... When ya consider my hourly rate and the time these have saved!!!! Most have paid for themselves!!!! No doubt there. Especially with electronics. I'm WAY overdue to update my one piece, but with that $9,000 price tag (plus the occasional $1,000 software updates), I've been putting it off just a bit. Yea I got the same problem......Not gonna use that enough ta make it a wise investment...... Mostly cause I hate EFI bikes. Can't wrap my old school mind around it. Too restrictive in preformance.... I can do amazing things with....carberation!!!!! Carbs are getting more scarce everyday on bikes though, so it's only a matter of time before you have little choice than to get with the times. On cars, carbs are WAY a thing of the past. I still see more of those than points though. But, EFI being more restrictive? NO WAY! Adding bigger injectors, playing with the regulator or reprogramming the PROM you can fine tune them infinitely! Sure, it's a whole bunch different than throwing some jets at it, but you can get all the performance you could ever want out of it.

Ghostrider2u Joined Thu 05/17/07 Posts: 6953	Sun 04/08/12 12:20 PM
If I had all the money I spent on tools....man....I'd be... yea...but I can't do without them. I make my living with them. Have many that have only one purpose.... But they make the job sooooo easy!!!!! Ain't THAT the truth! Or the ones that you just CAN'T do a job without (and you can't exactly buy them just anywhere). Or the ones you pay mega-bucks for just so that you can get one job done and end up never using it again. That would include almost ALL my electronics..... But.....the cost was worth it...... When ya consider my hourly rate and the time these have saved!!!! Most have paid for themselves!!!! No doubt there. Especially with electronics. I'm WAY overdue to update my one piece, but with that $9,000 price tag (plus the occasional $1,000 software updates), I've been putting it off just a bit. Yea I got the same problem......Not gonna use that enough ta make it a wise investment...... Mostly cause I hate EFI bikes. Can't wrap my old school mind around it. Too restrictive in preformance.... I can do amazing things with....carberation!!!!! Carbs are getting more scarce everyday on bikes though, so it's only a matter of time before you have little choice than to get with the times. On cars, carbs are WAY a thing of the past. I still see more of those than points though. But, EFI being more restrictive? NO WAY! Adding bigger injectors, playing with the regulator or reprogramming the PROM you can fine tune them infinitely! Sure, it's a whole bunch different than throwing some jets at it, but you can get all the performance you could ever want out of it. Not as true with Harley as you might think. For one, their software is difficult to get you're hands on, but I can. Then ya got catalitic conv, epa restriction and limited choices in injectors. I'm not sayin ya can't get preformance out of 'em, just sayin my carb bikes will smoke 'em every time!!!

Unknow Joined Sat 10/21/06 Posts: 3353	Sun 04/08/12 12:28 PM
Yay! for tools! I have my own with toolbox..stole them from my ex when we split, including half his clothes, all the kitchen chit, light bulbs, toilet paper...ect HEY I paid for them ALL!.... whoop! whoop!

Down2earthdebbie Joined Tue 12/05/06 Posts: 6097	Sun 04/08/12 12:39 PM
Yay! for tools! I have my own with toolbox..stole them from my ex when we split, including half his clothes, all the kitchen chit, light bulbs, toilet paper...ect HEY I paid for them ALL!.... whoop! whoop! you go!!!!!

mssilverfox Joined Sat 12/08/07 Posts: 10529	Sun 04/08/12 12:56 PM
Way back in the late 70's I had a '70 Dodge Polara.. Daughter and I were changing the spark plugs and had no problem till we came to the one on the underside.. It was on a slant and we worked over an hour and couldn't get that in.. Took it to the garage (running on 7..lol)and it took him 2 seconds to put that in with the right tool.. We just cracked up laughing!!!

ujGearhead Joined Wed 10/10/07 Posts: 6612	Sun 04/08/12 12:56 PM
If I had all the money I spent on tools....man....I'd be... yea...but I can't do without them. I make my living with them. Have many that have only one purpose.... But they make the job sooooo easy!!!!! Ain't THAT the truth! Or the ones that you just CAN'T do a job without (and you can't exactly buy them just anywhere). Or the ones you pay mega-bucks for just so that you can get one job done and end up never using it again. That would include almost ALL my electronics..... But.....the cost was worth it...... When ya consider my hourly rate and the time these have saved!!!! Most have paid for themselves!!!! No doubt there. Especially with electronics. I'm WAY overdue to update my one piece, but with that $9,000 price tag (plus the occasional $1,000 software updates), I've been putting it off just a bit. Yea I got the same problem......Not gonna use that enough ta make it a wise investment...... Mostly cause I hate EFI bikes. Can't wrap my old school mind around it. Too restrictive in preformance.... I can do amazing things with....carberation!!!!! Carbs are getting more scarce everyday on bikes though, so it's only a matter of time before you have little choice than to get with the times. On cars, carbs are WAY a thing of the past. I still see more of those than points though. But, EFI being more restrictive? NO WAY! Adding bigger injectors, playing with the regulator or reprogramming the PROM you can fine tune them infinitely! Sure, it's a whole bunch different than throwing some jets at it, but you can get all the performance you could ever want out of it. Not as true with Harley as you might think. For one, their software is difficult to get you're hands on, but I can. Then ya got catalitic conv, epa restriction and limited choices in injectors. I'm not sayin ya can't get preformance out of 'em, just sayin my carb bikes will smoke 'em every time!!! When the hell did they start putting cats on bikes? Screw the EPA restrictions. Bikes are exempt from emissions testing in PA (for now, anyway), so I could care less about that. lol Then again, I don't pay attention to the safety inspection on mine either (it hasn't been inspected since 1996. ).........

Ghostrider2u Joined Thu 05/17/07 Posts: 6953	Sun 04/08/12 01:12 PM
If I had all the money I spent on tools....man....I'd be... yea...but I can't do without them. I make my living with them. Have many that have only one purpose.... But they make the job sooooo easy!!!!! Ain't THAT the truth! Or the ones that you just CAN'T do a job without (and you can't exactly buy them just anywhere). Or the ones you pay mega-bucks for just so that you can get one job done and end up never using it again. That would include almost ALL my electronics..... But.....the cost was worth it...... When ya consider my hourly rate and the time these have saved!!!! Most have paid for themselves!!!! No doubt there. Especially with electronics. I'm WAY overdue to update my one piece, but with that $9,000 price tag (plus the occasional $1,000 software updates), I've been putting it off just a bit. Yea I got the same problem......Not gonna use that enough ta make it a wise investment...... Mostly cause I hate EFI bikes. Can't wrap my old school mind around it. Too restrictive in preformance.... I can do amazing things with....carberation!!!!! Carbs are getting more scarce everyday on bikes though, so it's only a matter of time before you have little choice than to get with the times. On cars, carbs are WAY a thing of the past. I still see more of those than points though. But, EFI being more restrictive? NO WAY! Adding bigger injectors, playing with the regulator or reprogramming the PROM you can fine tune them infinitely! Sure, it's a whole bunch different than throwing some jets at it, but you can get all the performance you could ever want out of it. Not as true with Harley as you might think. For one, their software is difficult to get you're hands on, but I can. Then ya got catalitic conv, epa restriction and limited choices in injectors. I'm not sayin ya can't get preformance out of 'em, just sayin my carb bikes will smoke 'em every time!!! When the hell did they start putting cats on bikes? Screw the EPA restrictions. Bikes are exempt from emissions testing in PA (for now, anyway), so I could care less about that. lol Then again, I don't pay attention to the safety inspection on mine either (it hasn't been inspected since 1996. )......... I used to live in Reading. Had my bike shop in Pottstown. Pa will be catching up soon, thanks to our wonderful Govt. Yes....they are putting cats on bikes. Nothing is sacred....anymore!!!!

ujGearhead Joined Wed 10/10/07 Posts: 6612	Sun 04/08/12 01:44 PM
If I had all the money I spent on tools....man....I'd be... yea...but I can't do without them. I make my living with them. Have many that have only one purpose.... But they make the job sooooo easy!!!!! Ain't THAT the truth! Or the ones that you just CAN'T do a job without (and you can't exactly buy them just anywhere). Or the ones you pay mega-bucks for just so that you can get one job done and end up never using it again. That would include almost ALL my electronics..... But.....the cost was worth it...... When ya consider my hourly rate and the time these have saved!!!! Most have paid for themselves!!!! No doubt there. Especially with electronics. I'm WAY overdue to update my one piece, but with that $9,000 price tag (plus the occasional $1,000 software updates), I've been putting it off just a bit. Yea I got the same problem......Not gonna use that enough ta make it a wise investment...... Mostly cause I hate EFI bikes. Can't wrap my old school mind around it. Too restrictive in preformance.... I can do amazing things with....carberation!!!!! Carbs are getting more scarce everyday on bikes though, so it's only a matter of time before you have little choice than to get with the times. On cars, carbs are WAY a thing of the past. I still see more of those than points though. But, EFI being more restrictive? NO WAY! Adding bigger injectors, playing with the regulator or reprogramming the PROM you can fine tune them infinitely! Sure, it's a whole bunch different than throwing some jets at it, but you can get all the performance you could ever want out of it. Not as true with Harley as you might think. For one, their software is difficult to get you're hands on, but I can. Then ya got catalitic conv, epa restriction and limited choices in injectors. I'm not sayin ya can't get preformance out of 'em, just sayin my carb bikes will smoke 'em every time!!! When the hell did they start putting cats on bikes? Screw the EPA restrictions. Bikes are exempt from emissions testing in PA (for now, anyway), so I could care less about that. lol Then again, I don't pay attention to the safety inspection on mine either (it hasn't been inspected since 1996. )......... I used to live in Reading. Had my bike shop in Pottstown. Pa will be catching up soon, thanks to our wonderful Govt. Yes....they are putting cats on bikes. Nothing is sacred....anymore!!!! Yeah, our govt can't let us have anything good for long before they either ban it, tax it to hell, or screw it up. I don't give it much longer before they start regulating lawn mowers! Well, ok, in a way they already are working on it with gas prices. Between the price of gas and the Cash for Clunkers a few years back they're already getting the 'good' cars off the street and indirectly promoting electric cars (I'm waiting to see how many ways they find to profit off of that once it's widespread). Unless, they screw that up and it turns into another money wasting flop like the govt run emissions testing here in the 90's.