What did you do today?

[Floorist]

Those 235 75r 15 tires are gold now. New ones are about $150 each. Well you can buy junk at Walmart. Good used ones are impossible to find. I think all 15" tires are made overseas now.

 

[Nick]

I just bought 4 new Firestones , New and mounted . The Cooper tires that came with the 2006 Van still had plenty of tread on them. [76.000 miles]. But the sidewalls were starting to rot .

 

[highup]

Those 235 75r 15 tires are gold now. New ones are about $150 each. Well you can buy junk at Walmart. Good used ones are impossible to find. I think all 15" tires are made overseas now.

Send a couple my way if you find any.

 

[Jon]

But the sidewalls were starting to rot .

Is that from driving in snow?
We used to have trouble with radiators due to the salt air around here

 

[Nick]

Never gave it much thought Jon. Was just Pissed, tires were like new .

 

[Floorist]

Working on my roof today. Have a leak and supposed to get rain tomorrow. I hate working on a roof.

 

[Ernesto]

Doing a tune up on my dodge turbo diesel. Which essentially means just oil and airfilter.

 

[highup]

Doing a tune up on my dodge turbo diesel. Which essentially means just oil and airfilter.

Do a complete tuneup.
...spray some WD-40 on the throttle linkage and hood latch.

 

[zannej]

I need to take my Ridgeline truck in for an oil change. I've been talking to other Honda owners who said the OEM honda filters are garbage-- which explains why I've had to change the oil more often on this truck than I had to on other vehicles in the past. I'm probably going to buy a better filter and better oil and get it done at Walmart instead of paying twice as much for a crap filter at the Honda dealership. Need to get the tires rotated as well. I might go to the tire ship in town for that.

Wish I could find some good 17s that will stand up to my road for longer. The tread is really worn down from the gravel road.

Meanwhile, after looking at what it would cost to buy a new gaming PC for my mother, I determined it would be about half the price for the pre-built system to just buy the internal replacement components (Power Supply, mainboard, processor, graphics card, RAM) and add a liquid cooling fan. I can actually get some of the better parts than the customizable pre-built ones include. Just need to figure out if we should buy all the parts at Amazon (although some cost a little more) or get some at Newegg and other stores. Amazon now charges state sales tax (so 5% here) but I don't know if Newegg does.

Probably should go in the technology / computer discussion section, but I'm thinking:
Mainboard: GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P (rev. 2.0) AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard - this is what I have in my new computer.
CPU: AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor -same as my computer
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 (HX318C10FBK2/16) OR G.SKILL AEGIS 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800)
Graphics: ASUS Strix 4G Radeon RX 570 -I have Radeon RX480 8Gb
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler -this is what I have in mine
Power Supply: EVGA 750 GQ, 80+ GOLD 750W, Semi Modular OR Thermaltake TOUGHPOWER 750W 80 PLUS GOLD Semi Modular
The EVGA one is slightly less expensive, has overcharge protection, and the braided/netting stuff over the wires. Thermaltake has more ports and I've been told it is a more reliable brand. Not sure which one to pick. I'm sort of leaning toward the latter and thinking i could get some braided wire wrap to add.

What do you guys think?

 

[highup]

I need to take my Ridgeline truck in for an oil change. I've been talking to other Honda owners who said the OEM honda filters are garbage-- which explains why I've had to change the oil more often on this truck than I had to on other vehicles in the past. I'm probably going to buy a better filter and better oil and get it done at Walmart instead of paying twice as much for a crap filter at the Honda dealership. Need to get the tires rotated as well. I might go to the tire ship in town for that.

Wish I could find some good 17s that will stand up to my road for longer. The tread is really worn down from the gravel road.

Meanwhile, after looking at what it would cost to buy a new gaming PC for my mother, I determined it would be about half the price for the pre-built system to just buy the internal replacement components (Power Supply, mainboard, processor, graphics card, RAM) and add a liquid cooling fan. I can actually get some of the better parts than the customizable pre-built ones include. Just need to figure out if we should buy all the parts at Amazon (although some cost a little more) or get some at Newegg and other stores. Amazon now charges state sales tax (so 5% here) but I don't know if Newegg does.

Probably should go in the technology / computer discussion section, but I'm thinking:
Mainboard: GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P (rev. 2.0) AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard - this is what I have in my new computer.
CPU: AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor -same as my computer
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 (HX318C10FBK2/16) OR G.SKILL AEGIS 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800)
Graphics: ASUS Strix 4G Radeon RX 570 -I have Radeon RX480 8Gb
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler -this is what I have in mine
Power Supply: EVGA 750 GQ, 80+ GOLD 750W, Semi Modular OR Thermaltake TOUGHPOWER 750W 80 PLUS GOLD Semi Modular
The EVGA one is slightly less expensive, has overcharge protection, and the braided/netting stuff over the wires. Thermaltake has more ports and I've been told it is a more reliable brand. Not sure which one to pick. I'm sort of leaning toward the latter and thinking i could get some braided wire wrap to add.

What do you guys think?

My 500 watt Thermaltake power supply took a dump......... but it was original to this old confuzer. I did a lot of looking and overbought for my needs. I bought this one.https://seasonic.com/product/m12ii-520-evo/ You just plug in the cables you need. Its really quiet like they say.
Here's a recent review of larger power supplies.
https://elitegamingcomputers.com/the-best-gaming-power-supplies/
Now I just need a new hard drive and newer Windows program.
...and a new processor and a new motherboard and a Shelby Cobra with a 427, and a larger monitor and an external HD and...........

 

[zannej]

My 500 watt Thermaltake power supply took a dump......... but it was original to this old confuzer. I did a lot of looking and overbought for my needs. I bought this one.https://seasonic.com/product/m12ii-520-evo/ You just plug in the cables you need. Its really quiet like they say.
Here's a recent review of larger power supplies.
https://elitegamingcomputers.com/the-best-gaming-power-supplies/
Now I just need a new hard drive and newer Windows program.
...and a new processor and a new motherboard and a Shelby Cobra with a 427, and a larger monitor and an external HD and...........

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars-for-sale/shelby-cobra_replica-for-sale
Hmmm. Looks like some of the EVGA ones were good, but they were the "titanium" ones. I'm being a snob and not going lower than gold but I don't think I'm betting the titanium ones are more expensive.
I might end up going with the EVGA one I linked rather than the thermaltake. I think right now it has an Antec but I'm not sure. I forget what I got in it since we got it April 2009. My friend who is going to put it together said both of the ones I picked are good.
I might go with the EVGA one because of the lower price and the braided wire wrap. I don't think my mother will need the extra power ports. She is unlikely to add extra crap to her computer.

Meanwhile, I'm working on a master post for the houserepair forum to gather my thoughts/info on the renovations I'm planning for the bathrooms and laundry room. I have a hard time concentrating though and some stuff I'm undecided on. Still trying to figure out what to do with the laundry room floor. I was thinking of painting it but then I realized that because I have to replace the rotting back door, I will be able to raise it up a bit so I can have sheet vinyl or something. I'd love to get vinyl plank though. I'm hoping to someday get it in the kitchen and hallway to the bedrooms. Although we might just keep that hallway carpeted instead.

 

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This is like the one I saw yesterday...... but unlike the original Cobras it had two roll bars.http://cobracountry.com/cobra4salefolder/hales-CSX4308/CSX4308-075-1a-640x407.jpg
Second time in two years I've seen this, so must be someone in town that owns it.
http://cobracountry.com/cobra4salefolder/hales-CSX4308/home.html

 

[Nick]

Played in the Tournament today . Came in 2 over Par . 74

Some guy said he was 10 under . No way on this course .

 

[havasu]

Good going Nick!

 

[Jon]

Played in the Tournament today . Came in 2 over Par . 74

Some guy said he was 10 under . No way on this course .

Your pretty good at this golf thing aren't you Nick

 

[Floorist]

Your pretty good at this golf thing aren't you Nick

A legend in his own mind.

 

[Nick]

Your pretty good at this golf thing aren't you Nick

Floorest just said it best Jon.

 

[Floorist]

Floorest just said it best Jon.

I'm just jealous. Wish I could play, never have tried.

 

[Nick]

Don't start !!

 

[Floorist]

Don't start !!

I was quite the pool player at one time. I won several tournaments and I don't mean in bars. I played snooker for years.