'Official HOUSTON thread'
01-26-2011, 09:59 PM
#2802
Instructor
01-26-2011, 10:03 PM
#2804
I'm hoping we can slide it down the ramp, off the truck. Putting it up on the truck is going to suck. I should be able to get about 6 guys together at my place to take it off. The more the better!
01-26-2011, 10:10 PM
#2805
01-27-2011, 10:41 AM
#2806
if any one is looking to buy a TL, my GF's brother is selling his....
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2182709578.html
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2182709578.html
01-27-2011, 11:51 AM
#2807
I fixed the glitch
So. I have the infamous clunking A-Arm Bushing. My mechanic quoted me $240 to replace both left and right bushings. Parts, labor, tax included. Sound reasonable?
01-27-2011, 10:57 PM
#2808
Really need some help this weekend. Saturday around 2-3 pm ish.
Can anyone help lift a hot tub from a box truck into my garage? This thing is a beast so I need quite a few people. I'm bringing it back from a friends house in Baton Rouge. Should take 5-10 minutes to get it off the truck.
I can buff/polish some scratches on your car or something, now or later sometime. Can give you some high quality wax in a bottle too.
PM if you can help. I'm near Westhiemer and Dairy Ashford.
Can anyone help lift a hot tub from a box truck into my garage? This thing is a beast so I need quite a few people. I'm bringing it back from a friends house in Baton Rouge. Should take 5-10 minutes to get it off the truck.
I can buff/polish some scratches on your car or something, now or later sometime. Can give you some high quality wax in a bottle too.
PM if you can help. I'm near Westhiemer and Dairy Ashford.
home depot? hong kong market? they have people hahah maybe give them 5 bucks each
01-28-2011, 07:26 AM
#2810
01-28-2011, 12:55 PM
#2812
7th Gear
01-28-2011, 07:14 PM
#2813
Many thanks to all that can help me out!
Looks like 3:30 4:00pm. I'll contact everyone with my address and rough directions. I'm pushing the time back just in case I run later. I can just wait for everyone to show up.
So far here is the list:
Me
Max, my dad
Justin
Ricardo
Joel
Joel's friend
Marc
Maybeez:
Brent
Brent's friend/s
Looks like 3:30 4:00pm. I'll contact everyone with my address and rough directions. I'm pushing the time back just in case I run later. I can just wait for everyone to show up.
So far here is the list:
Me
Max, my dad
Justin
Ricardo
Joel
Joel's friend
Marc
Maybeez:
Brent
Brent's friend/s
01-29-2011, 09:56 AM
#2814
Many thanks to all that can help me out!
Looks like 3:30 4:00pm. I'll contact everyone with my address and rough directions. I'm pushing the time back just in case I run later. I can just wait for everyone to show up.
So far here is the list:
Me
Max, my dad
Justin
Ricardo
Joel
Joel's friend
Marc
Maybeez:
Brent
Brent's friend/s
Looks like 3:30 4:00pm. I'll contact everyone with my address and rough directions. I'm pushing the time back just in case I run later. I can just wait for everyone to show up.
So far here is the list:
Me
Max, my dad
Justin
Ricardo
Joel
Joel's friend
Marc
Maybeez:
Brent
Brent's friend/s
01-29-2011, 06:42 PM
#2815
^^ No prob Brent. Everyone really came through.
BIG props to everyone! Much appreciated!
I have a ton of work to finish my hot tub project, but I will let everyone know when it's time to party in the tub. Should take 1-2 months.
My new baby:
BIG props to everyone! Much appreciated!
I have a ton of work to finish my hot tub project, but I will let everyone know when it's time to party in the tub. Should take 1-2 months.
My new baby:
02-02-2011, 11:13 AM
#2827
... Thursday weather... rain turning into sleet and snow in the late afternoon... Thursday nite: snow with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation and then another inch of snow on Friday... and all of this with wind chill temps between 1 and 17 degrees... it is 17 with the wind chill rite now where I am... feet are cold... I am not happy...
BTW.. who has snow tires on their ride?
who even knows how to drive in the snow and ice?
does the city of Houston even have salt or sand trucks?
Houston...this is overpass heaven....
02-02-2011, 11:15 AM
#2828
we had one last nite arnd 11pm... sucked b/c the house alarm went off...
... Thursday weather... rain turning into sleet and snow in the late afternoon... Thursday nite: snow with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation and then another inch of snow on Friday... and all of this with wind chill temps between 1 and 17 degrees... it is 17 with the wind chill rite now where I am... feet are cold... I am not happy...
BTW.. who has snow tires on their ride?
who even knows how to drive in the snow and ice?
does the city of Houston even have salt or sand trucks?
Houston...this is overpass heaven....
... Thursday weather... rain turning into sleet and snow in the late afternoon... Thursday nite: snow with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation and then another inch of snow on Friday... and all of this with wind chill temps between 1 and 17 degrees... it is 17 with the wind chill rite now where I am... feet are cold... I am not happy...
BTW.. who has snow tires on their ride?
who even knows how to drive in the snow and ice?
does the city of Houston even have salt or sand trucks?
Houston...this is overpass heaven....
be careful out there on friday!!!!
02-02-2011, 12:29 PM
#2832
Winter Storm Watch -- Harris County
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TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-030145- /O.NEW.KHGX.WS.A.0001.110203T1800Z-110204T1800Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWEL L...CLEVELAND... COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN... CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT... FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...H OUSTON... HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE... LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS... PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND... ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY... THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON.. .WILLIS... WINNIE 1144 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE ATMOSPHERE TO GENERATE A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...AND SPREAD AREA WIDE BY EARLY EVENING. THE WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT THEN TAPER OFF AROUND MID MORNING FRIDAY. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED EAST OF A LINE FROM MATAGORDA TO DOWNTOWN HOUSTON TO RYE IN LIBERTY COUNTY. OVER THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF BRAZORIA COUNTY...AND MOST OF GALVESTON...CHAMBERS...AND LIBERTY COUNTIES THIS COULD END UP A PRIMARILY ICE EVENT WITH SIGNIFICANT GLAZING ON ROADWAYS. TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THIS LINE...A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH ALL SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT AREA...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE METRO HOUSTON AREA AND THE GALVESTON AREA AS WELL. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. THIS MEANS THAT ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES LIKE BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO ICE OVER THAN DURING THE EVENTS SOUTHEAST TEXAS EXPERIENCED LAST WINTER. ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BECOME ICY AND HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
02-02-2011, 01:13 PM
#2834
we had one last nite arnd 11pm... sucked b/c the house alarm went off...
... Thursday weather... rain turning into sleet and snow in the late afternoon... Thursday nite: snow with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation and then another inch of snow on Friday... and all of this with wind chill temps between 1 and 17 degrees... it is 17 with the wind chill rite now where I am... feet are cold... I am not happy...
BTW.. who has snow tires on their ride?
who even knows how to drive in the snow and ice?
does the city of Houston even have salt or sand trucks?
Houston...this is overpass heaven....
... Thursday weather... rain turning into sleet and snow in the late afternoon... Thursday nite: snow with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation and then another inch of snow on Friday... and all of this with wind chill temps between 1 and 17 degrees... it is 17 with the wind chill rite now where I am... feet are cold... I am not happy...
BTW.. who has snow tires on their ride?
who even knows how to drive in the snow and ice?
does the city of Houston even have salt or sand trucks?
Houston...this is overpass heaven....
ive driven in the snow and ice before, a bit tricky, but do-able
and i doubt houston has salt trucks... ittl be a mess if it end up snowing and sleeting.
02-02-2011, 02:34 PM
#2837
Hehe,not driving on friday for sure..gonna sit my a$$ and watch the news for ppl sliding their cars on the ice (thats if it freezes extremely)
Last edited by Bada$$VTEC; 02-02-2011 at 02:38 PM. Reason: *help
02-02-2011, 04:50 PM
#2838
^^^ Thanks man. It's going to look nice once the wood is re-stained and I replace the cushion pillows. Already looking better since I cleaned the water line on the hull.
I can only wish the tub was ready to go right now. Being from Wisconsin I know how awesome they are in the cold, can you say STEAM!
Sucks cause I'm doing landscaping in the back area where the tub is going.
Frozen dirt FTL...
I can only wish the tub was ready to go right now. Being from Wisconsin I know how awesome they are in the cold, can you say STEAM!
Sucks cause I'm doing landscaping in the back area where the tub is going.
Frozen dirt FTL...
Last edited by powerflow; 02-02-2011 at 04:52 PM.
02-03-2011, 03:34 PM
#2840
Paul,ur camera sucks at taking pics. JK
Oh nice,cant wait to see pics of it done.
Damn,i cant imagine trying to scrape off the ice without using steam to make it easier and faster.
^^^ Thanks man. It's going to look nice once the wood is re-stained and I replace the cushion pillows. Already looking better since I cleaned the water line on the hull.
I can only wish the tub was ready to go right now. Being from Wisconsin I know how awesome they are in the cold, can you say STEAM!
Sucks cause I'm doing landscaping in the back area where the tub is going.
Frozen dirt FTL...
I can only wish the tub was ready to go right now. Being from Wisconsin I know how awesome they are in the cold, can you say STEAM!
Sucks cause I'm doing landscaping in the back area where the tub is going.
Frozen dirt FTL...
Damn,i cant imagine trying to scrape off the ice without using steam to make it easier and faster.