BigK

You are 100% right about FDR. I don't care what he had to say, minimum wage is not a living wage. It's the wage at which zero skill workers and zero skill jobs meet. God knows the trash needs taking out and floors need sweeping at McDonalds. However, anyone who thinks they should be able to afford a car note, groceries, cell phone bills, and rent when that's all you bring to the table is destined to learn hard life lessons.

I like the way you think! I forgot about vienna sausages...they're going on my next grocery list.

I bookmarked the "unread" link and use that almost exclusively, unless I'm searching for something specific. I wish I could browse "unread w/out classifieds", but I doubt that's possible (let me know if I'm wrong). Does anyone else do something different? Just curious

I've found the older I get, the simpler my taste gets. I never outgrew PB&J, but recently I find myself wanting the simplicity of pot pies, frozen salisbury steak, and ramen noodles.

I thought the same thing first time a saw a quad-rail and a red dot on a lever action rifle. This project, on the other hand, reminds me of the immortal words of Oscar Goldman: "We can rebuild him it. We have the technology. We can make him it better than he it was. Better, stronger, faster."

I catch a lot of grief from friends/family because both of my kids still live at home. I don't like it, but I'm not going to throw them to the wolves to free up a bedroom either. A couple of generations ago it wasn't weird for multiple generations to live in the same house. The only difference is they had a choice back then. This economy is so messed up, a young couple with good jobs will still struggle to afford housing and food and cars.

This is what I had my heart set on too...dead sexy. I just can't bring myself to pay that much. I also considered a Yamaha Bolt or a Kawasaki Vulcan S, since both come in blacked-out versions and look nice too.

Projects like this go way better when the builder is older, wiser, and more frugal. Too many young whipper snappers would just go buck wild with the grinder instead of waiting on parts and waste hundreds or thousands of dollars by chopping up high-dollar parts. I have a ton of respect for your restraint, both economically and mentally.

My 3 favorites as well! Good stuff.

Too late, LOL

The fact that the attacker survived that many stab wounds makes me wonder if the victim used one of those new bladeless Swiss Army Knives otherwise he would've saved the city the cost of an ambulance ride.

I know what you mean, I'm REALLY picky about EDC gear. I won't waste money on "close enough" either.

Something like this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081GVZZC8?th=1

I quit carrying a big single blade folder because I find a multitool or swiss army knife to be more practical. I have the original wave and the mut and I can't say which I love more.