Random Thought Thread

Nathan the Machinist said:
Can't they poke something up from behind and push it out?
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The door skin is wrapped and glued around the door frame, that being close to the frame on the door , plus the caved in body line you can push some of it out but you'll end up with "outies" dents from the door skin being pushed on hard because of the area

It'll look worse
 
I would grind that down and use a stud gun that welds pins onto the panel, then use a slide hammer that attaches to the pins

Lightly use the slide hammer and light taps on the area around the dent to relieve the high spots as the dent is being pulled out
 
Random thought:

I sometimes call people "homeboy". This is, of course, cultural appropriation from old school black culture. I probably shouldn't use that term. I started using it, just to be silly. But it's stuck and I actually use it seriously now. Which is pretty ridiculous but it is what it is.

The other day I had a truck come with 1,000 lb of tumbling media. It had shifted on the load and the driver was attempting to manually shift it back onto the skid so we could jack it to the end of the truck where I could fork it. He was struggling and I said "hold up homeboy let me help you". The driver, a black man, looked at me like I was crazy and said he could get it. I said something to the effect of "that's all you bro.".


...I'm still cringing
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Random thought:

I sometimes call people "homeboy". This is, of course, cultural appropriation from old school black culture. I probably shouldn't use that term. I started using it, just to be silly. But it's stuck and I actually use it seriously now. Which is pretty ridiculous but it is what it is.

The other day I had a truck come with 1,000 lb of tumbling media. It had shifted on the load and the driver was attempting to manually shift it back onto the skid so we could jack it to the end of the truck where I could fork it. He was struggling and I said "hold up homeboy let me help you". The driver, a black man, looked at me like I was crazy and said he could get it. I said something to the effect of "that's all you bro.".


...I'm still cringing
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I would like to say I was not offended by your use of the phrase homeboy hahaha
 
huh? what? somebody say dog-bite!?
this little bugger bit me while I was riding my bike
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the owner apologized
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didn't really ease the pain or repair my pants, however
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my local tailor replaced the zipper & my doc said it was just a scratch. but shame on me for not getting the owners deets for law enforcement
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I carry pepper spray (that my late Dad gave me) but thought this cutie was just gonna sniff my leg as I rolled by
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
The steel is too thick to make an effective cutter unless it was really wide which would make a silly knife unless it had some length to it. But it's perfect for a stabber. I think I'll do a dagger
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What about using a full height flat grind ? Say a full height flat ground 8” HDMC version ? Just saying 😍😍😍
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Random thought:

I sometimes call people "homeboy". This is, of course, cultural appropriation from old school black culture. I probably shouldn't use that term. I started using it, just to be silly. But it's stuck and I actually use it seriously now. Which is pretty ridiculous but it is what it is.

The other day I had a truck come with 1,000 lb of tumbling media. It had shifted on the load and the driver was attempting to manually shift it back onto the skid so we could jack it to the end of the truck where I could fork it. He was struggling and I said "hold up homeboy let me help you". The driver, a black man, looked at me like I was crazy and said he could get it. I said something to the effect of "that's all you bro.".


...I'm still cringing
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I hear you, understand and don't disagree. But there are degrees...and I think people can overthink, or over stress, or otherwise worry too much about it. I mean, should white folks be upset that Blacks play the saxophone, a European instrument, or wear western garb or use tools not native to Africa?

I think it's all about respect and intention. I've never felt the least bit wrong or embarrassed by referring to a Black man, one I know well, or one I've only just met, as "brother" under various circumstances.

A couple of weeks ago we finally got our new range delivered to the house after a lengthy wait. The gentlemen that delivered were both Black men from South Carolina. We BS'd a bit and had a couple of laughs about both Lowe's and Home Depot and their opinion of each having worked for both to deliver appliances.

When they were bringing the range down my walk which has a slope to it, I was behind the lead man who had his back to me and I put my hand on his back to guide him down the walk so he wouldn't step off it and turn an ankle or dump the range. I told him something like "I got you bro'" or "brother" or some such and explained why I had put my hand on his back...and he was genuinely appreciative.

When they were done bringing it into the house, (I was doing the setup with a buddy later on), I walked them back out to the truck and kibitzed with them some more. Told them where they could drive down to in order to turn the truck around and how to best get back out to the main road.
I said something like "take care brother, nice to meet you" or some such as he was getting ready to pull out.

I didn't feel the least bit self-conscious. Maybe because I've grown up around or worked with many Black men and women over the years, or maybe because I just think that being respectful and showing concern isn't something to be considered disrespectful.


This is a topic I feel very strongly about, and one I had a long telephone conversation about with the syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. with whom I had a bone to pick some years ago about a column of his which I found unusually divisive and prejudiced. He ended up agreeing with me, in the end,..but I don't know if it really changed his viewpoint going forward as I haven't kept up with his columns and pieces over the years since.

Sorry for the rant. I just don't feel that good people should (normally) feel bad about doing good things or having good intentions...with, of course, some exceptions. Ignorance and insensitivity are something different.
 
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