What really "grinds your gears"?

[Jade Sinapu]

Was gearing up for removing engine in my vehicle.  Lift I have won't reach deep enough into engine bay to lift engine block directly up.  Will have to remove front bumper and extend the boom on the lift.  Which is never advised.
Lift height and throw is ideal however.  So is stability.  And I know these things have safety factors of like 2 built in... so I think I can extend boom 8-12 inches and still lift block.  Besides it's 350 lbs v6.  Not an old vehicle with 600lb v8 block.  Furthest extending was rated 500lb. If I move another sectionit would logically be 250 lb. But again safety factor is 2, so 500 lb is good.  I live dangerous.
I just do not want to extend boom or remove front bumper/ crash absorber.  Ugh.   
I need to be able to lift perfectly vertical or else this gets hairy. 
When dealing with $3600 of parts you do not want to drop it.
I'm crazy.

[Kobuk]

I"m grinding my gears for my mom and brother. She owns her condo in a large complex. Got a letter sent to everyone. Stating for insurance reasons they all have to get rid of their B-B-Q pits and can no longer use them on the provided decks. My brother has a real nice Weber charcoal grill he uses all summer long. There are people there who own high dollar gas grills. They all have to go. Told my brother he could always come out here to use mine. Doubt if he wants to drive 45 minutes one way just to BBQ.

Yep, I live at an apartment complex where nobody can have any type of grill on their patio. Not even an electric grill. Too much of a fire hazard/liability. People who have a grill and want to cook out need to use a special concrete grilling pad area that is set up in the center courtyard of the complex.

[Rocket T. Coyote]

The annual public affairs competition this year is limited to four categories. Each entry must be cleared at the state level and meet certain branding criteria. Much of these requirements were revealed mere days ago. One of my entries was just disqualified. Another entry for "External Media" category involves a published newspaper article. I cannot access the story online as a subscription is required. A superior has the physical copy of the article but resides in the next county. Three weeks to the deadline.

[cause the rat]

Again wit my local walmarts. No shaving supplies. Zero. Zip. Nada. Nothing. I walked up and down each aisle twice. Not a single piece of shaving gear. Along the back wall. In the farthest corner. There were a hand full of electric shavers. Next to curling irons and hair dryers. No blades. No shaving cream. Nothing. I really do hate my local walmarts.

[Rocket T. Coyote]

There's just one shot at possibly getting a nomination for an award in the afore-mentioned competition. Most of the hurdles have been cleared but one: a live link to the newspaper story submitted must be provided. Unless one is a subscriber to the online edition, then one cannot access the article and obtain the link. It's a small town weekly for goodness sake! A request has been made to said paper to provide the required information.

[Jade Sinapu]

Bad drivers.  Nuff said

[Firelight]

For my mom
Tourists

[cause the rat]

The same persistent fear mongering in the art world. Trying a different approach to use misinformation. Leaving out information to make it say what they want. Not the truth. Yes. There really are right wing artists.

[Jade Sinapu]

Mating a transmission and engine in the vehicle is WAY WAY harder than pulling either one.  What gives!
Maybe I should stop trying to mate mechanical parts, and try something softer?  IDK.
But yeah, I finally got new engine in, and it is attached to ... things.  Still a lot to go.