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I agree. Great ideas for being productive in general. Having everything together for any project eliminates the runs to the parts store, hardware store or any other store for that matter. Time spent fooling around chasing parts/tools/supplies is time that could have been put into the project.
Indeed these are all great ideas. I've got 2-5 down pretty good, it's the organization I admittedly struggle with.
My excuse is too many hobbies and not enough real estate.
We do all have to get on the same page though: is it Crawlabego or Crawlabago?
My excuse is too many hobbies and not enough real estate.
We do all have to get on the same page though: is it Crawlabego or Crawlabago?
Winnebago...Crawlabago... At least that is how I go about it.
This biggest thing I’ve learned in my trips to professional shops, is that the really good ones are super focused on maximizing the value of their time, both in terms of profit and the effect on the product. That has really stuck with me.
Nothing more frustrating that making a run to the Home Depot in the middle of work.
Anything to add surfaces - shelves, tables, etc. - and then tools to organize and sort junk. Then, put as much of it on casters. I recently tackled my hardware stash, which was painful.
Copy that. Spelling: corrected.
David
Then having to go to Lowes because HD didn't have it. Then maybe Ace after that because Lowes only had 2 and you need 3.....
Or you go to every Lowe's ,Home Depot and hardware store in a 20 mile radius and find empty drawers,or the employee says "We aint never had no bolts like dat one"..
More than once I've done just that and came home disgusted,dumped out a few 5 gallon pails of mixed used fasteners I had lying around,,and finally found exactly what I needed..but wasted most of the day pawing thru all that stuff to find it..
I started saving every brake line fitting,and especially the brass adapters,which are often difficult to find locally,and expensive if your lucky enough to find the one you need..
More than once I've done just that and came home disgusted,dumped out a few 5 gallon pails of mixed used fasteners I had lying around,,and finally found exactly what I needed..but wasted most of the day pawing thru all that stuff to find it..
I started saving every brake line fitting,and especially the brass adapters,which are often difficult to find locally,and expensive if your lucky enough to find the one you need..
It seemed like a good time to call out some of the small businesses making top notch gear, so I cranked out a few minutes.
David
David
I have not tended to my garden.
It's been a year since I uploaded anything, and for reasons that were sufficient to me, 2022 saw no significant content creation activity. As I restart the channel next week, I will share with you all here the early look at what's coming along with the explanation as to "where I've been."
This is an unlisted video. It will never be public or monetized or part of a playlist. It's purely for those who are closest, and a core group of subscribers.
"You're never old enough to lose your mom."
Those were my mother's words from over 15 years ago given as wisdom to my wife as her mother was starting treatment. I'm not explicit in the video, but it was my mom who passed away between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2021. You'll see it in later episodes, but my dad and I built the 6.5 as a shared grieving process, took the truck to Moab, the PNW, Colorado, Moab again, and generally used the project as a way to spend time together. Some people talk out their feelings. I build things. My dad is the same. At 40, I processed loss about the same as if I were 15 or 20, confirming the wisdom of my mother's words.
For those of you all that met him at Blazer Bash, my dad and I were in the midst of that "go out and do everything and get in a lot of good trouble right effing now" phase of things. I'm the youngest of three, but the one who can flex on and off my 9-to-5 the easiest, and so I basically took him on all my trips for the year and then some. As I write this, he's doing well and is just back from spending a month traveling in the Airstream to South Texas, and is making plans for the next trip. We'll be together at EJS with the waggy, and I'm quite sure we'll break something. Hopefully it's not the Duramax.
That was my 2022, and considerations for the channel and WM&F as a business could slide. Today, none of us are right, but we're okay. It's time to do the next thing.
David
It's been a year since I uploaded anything, and for reasons that were sufficient to me, 2022 saw no significant content creation activity. As I restart the channel next week, I will share with you all here the early look at what's coming along with the explanation as to "where I've been."
This is an unlisted video. It will never be public or monetized or part of a playlist. It's purely for those who are closest, and a core group of subscribers.
"You're never old enough to lose your mom."
Those were my mother's words from over 15 years ago given as wisdom to my wife as her mother was starting treatment. I'm not explicit in the video, but it was my mom who passed away between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2021. You'll see it in later episodes, but my dad and I built the 6.5 as a shared grieving process, took the truck to Moab, the PNW, Colorado, Moab again, and generally used the project as a way to spend time together. Some people talk out their feelings. I build things. My dad is the same. At 40, I processed loss about the same as if I were 15 or 20, confirming the wisdom of my mother's words.
For those of you all that met him at Blazer Bash, my dad and I were in the midst of that "go out and do everything and get in a lot of good trouble right effing now" phase of things. I'm the youngest of three, but the one who can flex on and off my 9-to-5 the easiest, and so I basically took him on all my trips for the year and then some. As I write this, he's doing well and is just back from spending a month traveling in the Airstream to South Texas, and is making plans for the next trip. We'll be together at EJS with the waggy, and I'm quite sure we'll break something. Hopefully it's not the Duramax.
That was my 2022, and considerations for the channel and WM&F as a business could slide. Today, none of us are right, but we're okay. It's time to do the next thing.
David
Hey David, no explanation is required but I do appreciate the fact you chose to share it with us.
I am thankful you and your Dad spent the day with my son and I in Moab prior to BB last year. We both truly enjoyed the company and had a great time just hanging out in the shade.
My condolences to you, your dad and the rest of your family on the loss of your mother. My mom passed shortly before yours and I know the feeling all too well. Your mom’s words could not be more on the mark. But I am glad you and your Dad got to spend a lot of windshield time together to help each other through the process. And I hope to see him out with you on more adventures in the future.
Stay strong brother.
I am thankful you and your Dad spent the day with my son and I in Moab prior to BB last year. We both truly enjoyed the company and had a great time just hanging out in the shade.
My condolences to you, your dad and the rest of your family on the loss of your mother. My mom passed shortly before yours and I know the feeling all too well. Your mom’s words could not be more on the mark. But I am glad you and your Dad got to spend a lot of windshield time together to help each other through the process. And I hope to see him out with you on more adventures in the future.
Stay strong brother.
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Hey Dave,,,
You have my deepest condolences for your loss...
Brother, I feel your pain, I just lost my wife this past December 1st. And it has been the hardest thing I have ever been through in my life...
We both live in Dallas, and at some point I'd really like to drop by the shop and just share some stories of our loved ones and see your projects...it is all about the healing.
Great video... looking forward to the new ones coming up...
You have my deepest condolences for your loss...
Brother, I feel your pain, I just lost my wife this past December 1st. And it has been the hardest thing I have ever been through in my life...
We both live in Dallas, and at some point I'd really like to drop by the shop and just share some stories of our loved ones and see your projects...it is all about the healing.
Great video... looking forward to the new ones coming up...
Sorry to hear David, I didn’t know. Condolences
That was a very good use of time. We each enjoyed those lazy hours in the warm shade among even better company.
Sent you a DM. Let’s make that happen.
Thanks man. I kept all these things and pondered them in my heart.
David
My condolences to you, your dad and the rest of your family. Hoping for the best David for all of you.
Your dad was awesome at BB, I was laughing so hard listening to him on the hand held radios.
I too am touched that you chose to share your video with us. I'm glad you and your dad came with us on Golden Spike at Blazer Bash. It was a fun day.
I was sorry to hear this a while back, still the same today. Good for you to spend and make the time with your dad. The little I talked to him at BB, I was busting up. I could not get anything done if he was around all the time.
It is good to see that you are moving forward and I will be glad to see new content.
It is good to see that you are moving forward and I will be glad to see new content.
Thanks man.
He had a hoot of a time. Y'all were great to roll with.
That was our favorite day by far. Views he'd never seen and a darned fine group of folks.
It's time very well spent. I got a lot of my project-oriented nature from him, so it's fun to share the benefits of all this work with him.
Thanks everyone for the kind words here, the texts, and comments on the channel. We're full color from here on.
David
Back in the saddle.
David
David
David,
It took me awhile to get into the mood to watch your video, as you know I lost my Mother, Father, Uncle, and Grand Mother in a span of 4 years. Not to mention I lost 2 relationships that I was dead set on. The same as you, I turned to the truck to comfort me. I spent almost every little bit to keep it going. For my Dad's wake, I spent $700 on a trans to loose reverse after 8 miles pulling into the house where it was at. The next day I nuked it, I didn't care one bit I did what I said I would do. Most of everyone there recognized it and it was actually a conversation starter.
You never loose the feeling, just become content.
It took me awhile to get into the mood to watch your video, as you know I lost my Mother, Father, Uncle, and Grand Mother in a span of 4 years. Not to mention I lost 2 relationships that I was dead set on. The same as you, I turned to the truck to comfort me. I spent almost every little bit to keep it going. For my Dad's wake, I spent $700 on a trans to loose reverse after 8 miles pulling into the house where it was at. The next day I nuked it, I didn't care one bit I did what I said I would do. Most of everyone there recognized it and it was actually a conversation starter.
You never loose the feeling, just become content.
