ciderman
Velociraptor
Posts: 24
Reg: Dec 7, 2014 10:58:18 GMT
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Post by ciderman on Jun 1, 2015 10:55:50 GMT
A few years back my brother moved my bike outa the shed to get at the power washer. Didn't put the side stand down properly and the bike fell against the pole of the carport creasing the tank. I got in such a temper I kicked what I thought was an empty gas cylinder across the yard and broke my foot smiley-sick030.
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Post by martyngsxr on Jun 18, 2015 11:49:55 GMT
ive lost the top of my right index finger through stupidty that's why im know cal 9 1/2 digits
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Post by bigkenx on Jun 18, 2015 17:33:47 GMT
My mate stuffed socks in the end can of his bike to "quieten " it down for mot , the tester said hmmm it sounds good then give it a hand full the socks flew out on fire on to a customers Vauxhall Astra and started a nice campfire on the bonnet it went down really well my mate had to pay for a re spray I found it a pisser ,
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Post by katanamangler on Jun 19, 2015 16:39:26 GMT
Ive had my fair share of spanner rash.
Pirsig in his book Zen and art of motorcycle maintanace says it best when he says " the real cycle you're working on is the one called yourself"
It 's amazing how your own mind set has a profound effect on the quality of the outcome. If you don't have the right tool or you don't have the best working conditions things can quickly descend it to frustration and stamping of feet. It's a negative spiral the harder you try the worse things get. That's usually when you end up making a real James Hunt of things.
The secret is definitely to hit the reset button. As hard as it often is, you have to flick off the light switch close the door and walk the fuck away. A couple of days later with a clear head everything just seems to go better.
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Post by quazi on Jun 23, 2015 15:41:03 GMT
Ive had my fair share of spanner rash. Pirsig in his book Zen and art of motorcycle maintanace says it best when he says " the real cycle you're working on is the one called yourself" It 's amazing how your own mind set has a profound effect on the quality of the outcome. If you don't have the right tool or you don't have the best working conditions things can quickly descend it to frustration and stamping of feet. It's a negative spiral the harder you try the worse things get. That's usually when you end up making a real James Hunt of things. The secret is definitely to hit the reset button. As hard as it often is, you have to flick off the light switch close the door and walk the fuck away. A couple of days later with a clear head everything just seems to go better. You're dead right. It's something I did myself without even realising it. Now I can almost smell the issue before it becomes a dummy spitting situation. I'm still the same as far as my working habits, and I still have a strong desire to finish what I start as quickly as possible. Only now I put more work into the prep' so I can do exactly that, get it finished without the issues along the way. I "zone" out focussing everything on what I'm doing until I reach my desired point, then walk away for another day, or another tool order.
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Post by katanamangler on Jun 23, 2015 16:11:43 GMT
Exactly what I have learned. ( the hard way of coarse)
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Post by p4ddy on Jun 23, 2015 18:05:09 GMT
Saying that, I like stellafella's white board with a job list in his mancave.
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