The Bantha was out of commission for a few weeks this spring while I tackled a few wiring projects. Rather than post them here, though, I’ve posted them on IH8mud (where Land Cruiser junkies document their addiction), in hopes of helping others waste time and money on their projects.[...]
Archive for the ‘Handyman’ Category
December 20th, 2009 - 11:24 pm § in Handyman
A Little Carpentry Project
For some reason, little girls who are seriously into horses like to pretend that they’re horses. I really don’t know why this is, but all the girls who ride with my daughter spend hours before and after their lessons running and jumping over child-sized jumps. They trot, they canter, and the mak[...]
October 30th, 2009 - 10:01 pm § in Handyman
I Hates Meeces to Pieces
I consider myself to be a fairly tolerant person. But there’s one thing that I won’t tolerate: mice in my truck. I really hate those smelly, pissing, pooping, wire chewing bastards. So any that move in should know that they will die. But what I really want to know is what the neighbors’ big, m[...]
July 27th, 2009 - 10:08 pm § in Handyman
Treehouse!
I spent the first two weeks of July—half of my summer vacation—building this new toy for the kids. While working on it, I kept on calling it “Falling Children by Frank Lloyd Wrong,” but now that it’s finished I’m pretty happy with it. I think that the Zimmermonkeys are, too.[...]
May 14th, 2009 - 11:35 pm § in Handyman
A Car Repair Tip…
…having remarkably little to do with Land Cruisers. One benefit of the Land Cruiser purchase was its stereo. I didn’t need it in the truck, but the one in our 1998 Honda Civic was tired and just about dead, so the Bantha donated its. (Damn, the Bantha is a good and generous car!) With a [...][...]
April 25th, 2009 - 11:17 pm § in Handyman
It’s Alive!
Last night I finally got the stickiest lug nut off of the Bantha. It only took a blow torch and a four foot breaker bar to make it see the light, but I got the better of it in the end. So, with that taken care of, I could finally take the front left wheel [...][...]
April 11th, 2009 - 9:40 pm § in Handyman
Housecleaning
Really. Literally. We had some friends over today, so we cleaned up a bit before they arrived. My job was cleaning the toilets. (I guess it’s my archaeological training, but being elbow deep in piss and shit doesn’t particularly bother me.) Anyhow, one of our toilets has a really disgusting look[...]
February 28th, 2009 - 10:13 pm § in Handyman
So Maybe It’s a Bantha
Last weekend, my Star Wars obsessed four-year-old son suggested a name for the truck. It’s a pretty good one, and may actually stick, but first I need to decide the following:[...]
December 8th, 2008 - 8:59 am § in Handyman
My Latest Obsession
Well, as both of you may have noticed, this blog has gone pretty silent lately. As a chronicle of my tech trials, travails, and triumphs, this makes some sense: things are pretty quiet at work, and the problems have been mundane and not particularly blog-worthy. We’re still mighty busy, but there [...]