Man Talk thread for the men
 

Hey I got a new hand truck at Lowe's. It's a folding hand truck. Now you're gonna mock me for getting a folding hand truck, but if I ever make some money, I plan on getting one of those RX-8s or 350Zs, and you need all the room you can save in one of those, and I got my bass rig to move around.

The bass rig has two speaker cabinets that are 50 pounds each, and I plan on putting in a power amp that's 40 pounds. So, hand truck time. The folding one isn't made to cart refrigerators around, it's only rated at 200 pounds. But the cool thing is, it's made out of aluminum. So it's super light itself, which makes it perfect for the cabinets.

I fucking hate shaving. HATE it. Thank God I don't have to shave every day b/c I'd lose my fucking mind if I had to. Plus, my skin is so ridiculously sensitive, I cut myself just looking at it the wrong way.

Of course, I've made shaving more difficult by growing sideburns. But the sideburns look good on me, so it's worth the extra trouble.

Was it one of these? I got one. Pretty cool. Warning: do not let anyone pull the tray down without pushing the release button. The leverage is enough to bend the bars. So I got another one.

Hmm... real close, same wheels and platform, but this one has a mechanism that locks in the open position. Although it looks like it would break if you tried to *close* it...

Jimbo, I've seen several Asian pussies...they are NOT sideways.

Not on the *outside*, Syc... :D

CUNT CUNT CUNT!

Sycamore wrote:
I used to till I got a Panasonic 'lectric shaver (wet/dry). I shave before going to bed and skip in the morning. Has a beard trimmer attachment (a must have).

Haven't used a razor in years and don't plan on ever using another one.

On another, more manly note, PEG! Bring me a beer!

**Urp!**

And for the handtruck, are the wheels inflatable? If so, go ahead and buy one of those cigarette lighter pumps. They really do work and the air runs out of those hand truck wheels pretty fast (especially when you really need it!). Lowes is good.

shaving......fuck it. i'm growing a beard.

I can't do that, other than the goattee that I normally have. After 3 days, I start itching like crazy.

Evidence that Ljim has stopped shaving (and using his nose-hair trimmer too apparently...):

:) Proof. Aren't digi cameras great?

Hey, as long as you don't scare any potential car buyers off, more power to you.

I usually shave every other day...I'm not sure if it's a good idea for me to do tonight given my NyQuil-induced buzz, but what the hell...

A cool thing about being male is my not having paid for a haircut in about four years. Unfortunately, yesterday I broke the last plastic guard on my Oster razor fer my head. My hair is now 1/16 of an inch long. Me likey!

I big red puffy heart mine.

Done with shaving...not bad, only a couple of nicks, didn't fuck up the burns...go me!

I usually get a hair cut every 3-4 weeks. I attempted to grow my hair out earlier this year (didn't get a hair cut for almost 2 months), but I just wasn't digging it. I will probably dye it again before Xmas though...maybe I'll go blonde.

Thought this was a mans thread for man talk?

I suppose I could put it in the REM (dreams) thread instead, but last night I dreamed I had a beard. It was horrible!

And guys don't dye their hair? Shit, I do...I have for almost 10 years.

Guess I should leave out the part about painting my toe nails and finger nails on occasion, eh?

Some people have 5:00 shadow. I have 9:00 shadow. I wish someone would make an electric which would really work, too.

point taken.

just thought youd be talkin bout engines and getting muddy, and beer and naked women... not contemplating the next shade of hair dye youll be testing.

Syc, when i am blonde, it tends to make me look paler than browner.. and you cant wear red lippy, or red tops with out looking strangely porcelian.

food 4 ya thought.

I have a medium-dark complexion, so looking pale is not an issue for me. And I don't wear lipstick. :)

The one time I used an electric razor, it was nice...worked pretty well. I've considered buying one, but then I always think of something else to buy.

guys always look great with subtle blonde foils, or tips, rather than the whole head doused in peroxide.. IMO anyway. ;)

Full beard. Electric razor.

No no. No thanks necessary.

That passes by the seventh day.

Damn SYC do you dye your Pubes as well ?????
to get back on a more MANLY note ,
check out my tractor ,

Umpf umpf umpf umpf! Tractor good! More power....aw aw aw aw aw aw aw aw!!!

aw,

syc

wow.

guh.... I mean....


man

blonde?

aren't you a swarthy Italian type? You'd look like a fanoke with blonde hair. Highlights?! What the fuck is this?! where's the camera?


oh.............I see......the irony.....we were using the "C" word in the girls thread.......we deserve to have to read about hair treatments as a pennance. Well done, sun_sparkz. and you too, Sycamore Arnold.

cool tractor, zippy! Go get it muddy!

:Scratch: :Scratch:. :Spit!:

That's not a tractor. That looks like something little girls play with when they outgrow their Barbie Jeeps.

THIS is a tractor:

http://www.greencollectors.com/dbs/f...ery/ACF1D0.jpg

glad we understumble each other.. :joylove:

zippyT's tractor on the brown acid:

      Damn car. It died on me. Rather it died on a cold morning and hasn't started since. Turns over just fine, just won't start. Thought maybe the fuel pump died, but ruled that out by priming the engine to no avail, shoulda started then died. Thought maybe it wasn't gettin' any fire, checked the rotor, looked a bit burnt so I replaced the cap and rotor. Still no go. Now I'm having to recharge the battery after the repeated attempts to start the car.
      Plus since they actually try to enforce the "no working on vehicles" rule in my complex everything gets done in ten minute spurts.
      Damn car.

      Saw a brand new Wavemaster for sale here in town pretty cheap. For those of you that don't know it's a punching bag that instead of hanging has a water/sand filled base. The things rock. Since they're not on a chain they move more freely making follow up strikes and kicks work better with natural body flow. I had one for months on extended loan from a friend, loved it.
      Problem is that now I'm in an apartment on the second floor. Bet the sound would carry through the floor. It would suck to have it and not be able to use it... Those things just sit there begging to be hit. Be a shame not to...

My (gay, like I had to point that out) friend's boyfriend DOES dye the carpet to match the drapes.

[Tim Allen]grunt[/Tim Allen] Good call, Tony, I was thinking about starting this thread!

I hate to disrespect another man's landscaping equipment. But, zippy, that sun shade kind of detracts from the manly aura.

I haven't shaved since 1988, just beard & mustache trims every couple weeks or so.

Tony, I thought you were going to say that those cars you're fantasizing about are so small you could move them with the hand truck! ;)

perhaps water in the fuel line? (frozen of course)
did you pull a plug wire and get it to spark to the engine block?

Crap. I'm not relating any better here than I was on the girltalk thread. What the hell is up with you people??? :confused:

      Considered the ice in the line, but I've since tried to start it on a warm day, and I've tried priming it directly. No dice. Haven't checked for fire directly, when I saw the burned rotor, I thought, "Aha!" and figured I had it...

      Wolf, it's just you, their's nothing up with the rest of us. Don't make me go over to the girl talk thread to make a point. Perhaps you've been ignoring meaningless gender roles for so long the basis of the threads irks you at a basic level?

No, I'm really just making fun of Sycamore.

Yeah, I was expected a higher level of testosterone than this.
:)

What kind of knife do y'all carry around? I have two that I alternate - here is the one I have with me abou 90% of the time. It is made out of kevlar and steel and nearly indestructable. You can't see it in the pic but it also has a nice clip and a thump flipper making retrieval and one-hand opening a breeze. And you should hear this thing when it snaps open.

9-3/4" Benchmade

http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecent...es/bu880tx.jpg

edited to fix link

I either carry a plain old case or one of Helle's more primitive models. Its a nice little hunting knife. Are we doing better Wolfie?

I'm real unhappy with Benchmade knives. I have a full auto that I broke the tip off the blade. You know, one of those "I shouldn't be doing this because I'm going to break the tip" and your right! They refused to sell me another blade so I reground the blade into a drop point. Then the spring broke, this time not my fault, it just wore out. They wouldn't rebuild the knife or sell me the spring. Basicly they told me to go fuck myself. Really pissed me off because it was the only full auto knife I've every had that the blade didn't wiggle when open and I'd paid a couple hundred bucks for it. :(

I think one of those vibration pads from an industrial supply should take care of that.

I carry a Smith and Wesson SW-2000 knife all the time...haven't broken the point on it yet. Pic below.

I used to carry a Cold Steel knife, but Dagney packed it away when she moved and we haven't come across it yet. Carried that one for five years with no damage to the blade, but managed to break off the Kevlar (I think that's what it is) belt clip. I ought to send it back to Cold Steel, but I'm too cheap and lazy.

My current knife:

I want a Leatherman to carry around but I'm embarrassed by the name.

Shaving:
Hate it. Used to use Mach3 and tear myself to shreads with it.
Was suggested to try Braun SynchroShave 7600 series. Did. Never going back to razors.

Tractor:
No.

Car:
Working. Chrysler Concorde LXi 2001. Red...makes it go fasta.

Knife:
Benchmade Balisong

DigiCam:
Olympus C-750

Dye:
Hell no.

Aw come on, we wouldn't thank any less of you, Toni. Err I mean Tony. ;)

I have a Leatherman super-tool (more double entendres??? Are these intentional??) But I rarely carry it; it usually lives on top of the fridge.

Knives: I carry this bad boy I bought it after the city of chicago confiscated my previous locking knife.

i carry the leatherman squirt:
http://www.leatherman.com/images/squirt/p4_ro.jpg

it is commonly referred to as "the tool".......

pretty funny when my mother-in-law or sister in law asks to borrow my tool to open something.....

"hey, jim, can i see your tool?"

this is my second one, and i feel all fucked up without it in my pocket.......super useful.

Buy a Gerber Multifunction Tool.

Name's not as catchy, but the quality is higher. They also have a locking system that keeps the tools from folding back onto your hand when you try to use them (a big failing of most of the multitools, from the venerable Swiss Army Knife onward).

I'm a big fan of Gerber products — the legendary blades, not the baby food, although I confess a fondness for their prunes with tapioca.

I carry this one. I had a Leatherman, but it had one major design flaw - in plier mode, the hollow side of the handles pointed outwards, so when I tried to use it, the edges dug into my hand. The Bucktool fixed that problem, but one can only do a twisting action counterclockwise. Perhaps this one fixes both problems, but I haven't tried it yet.

(on preview - see wolf's post. The Bucktool does have the locking mechanism as well, though)

Speaking of tools, your comment reminded me of a friend from Seattle who works with a "Richard Johnson". What were his parents thinking?

I carry a H&K .45 USP Compact unless I'm headed to school or work. You know, I have to commute through a bad neighborhood.

...oh, a knife! Hmm. I have a SOG Blink which I'm pretty fond of. The belt clip keeps coming lose, but the knife is easily opened with a little nudge.

Used to have a Leatherman and did really well with it until I attempted to open the file outside in the dark while attempting to jimmy open a gate I had locked myself out of. On opening the file and locking it down with my fingers, I felt an odd pinch, followed by the sound of blood dripping on the ground.

Note to folding tool designers: do not put the knife on the opposite side of the file in an analogous position.

That's what you get for pulling those petty burglary jobs. :D

"It's not your knife until you've cut yourself with it by accident at least once."

Too many times, the standard Leatherman's lack of locking tools has made for a dicey moment, so I don't even bother carrying it anymore. I'd like to find a well-made multitool with locking tools and, if possible, insulated handles. If I had a dime for every time I've been shocked using my Leatherman on a live circuit, the replacement would be paid for.

That Wavemaster looks interesting... I have a hanging heavy bag (cough), but in the new house there's nowhere handy to set it up, and I've missed having it. Something like this could be scooted away into a closet or corner when not in use.

Speakly of manly, I am going to become slightly less manly over the weekend, when the fellow who bought my Supercharged Camaro SS comes to pick it up. I am NOT looking forward to watching someone else drive away in my car, I'll probably be gripped with a case of aggravated Tourette's for a day or two. Fuck. Maybe I'll have to smoke a cigar or two out on the deck to Freud some manliness back.

So, you guys think a Glock 26 is too sissy? I wanted a carryable 9mm, but the Glock 26 is awfully wee. Definitely very carryable, though.

No Glock is sissy. If you have your heart set on a nine, but don't want the full size frame, I'd strongly suggest checking out the Glock 19, which is the compact frame. (You're looking at the sub-compact).

I carry a Glock 23, which is the compact frame .40 ... better one-shot stop percentages (upwards of 95-96, IIRC) than the 9mm with CorBon 165 grain hollow points.

The compact frame glocks are easily concealable. It's all in the holster. My preference is for a DeSantis fitted female paddle style holster, while slang prefers a Kramer Handgun Leather belt slide style for his Glock 30 (Which is the same frame size you're looking at in an undeniably manly caliber).