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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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That your food, beverage, and BSing breaks take longer than the install? Happens to me every time. Makes a 2hr install take all day
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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FOCUS, my man, FOCUS!!!
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FOCUS, my man, FOCUS!!!
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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I know what you mean but you have to keep on task.
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Originally Posted by WetteVette
FOCUS, my man, FOCUS!!!
It's so hard, especially with the heat.
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Actually I have the opposite problem (if you want to call it a problem) I find myself out in the garage doing mods, maintenance, house chores, errands, do my PC, Forum time, etc. and forget to eat, or the lawn sprinkler is on for maybe 4 hours (but the Zaino job looks great) and before I know it the Wife is home from work at half past midnight! Where does the time go? And I'm retired! How did I do what I do and work too?
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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lol i know exactly what you mean. but its ok. i usually have a few friends over and alcohol tends to slow you down a bit
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It's a fever ... and contagious!
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Originally Posted by Z06Electron
It's so hard, especially with the heat.
Yes, it do get a wee bit warm here in California at times!
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Cali sounds so good right now..
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Originally Posted by WetteVette
Yes, it do get a wee bit warm here in California at times!
Yeah, Screw that! You folks in Cali have it tough. We here in Jersey get a cool breeze off the swamps!
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I spent two and a half hours out in the garage this morning working on the car ( airbridge....it's a long story ). I started it was warm - about 95 degrees. A couple of hours later it was well over 100 in the garage and I was doing my impression of the Wicked Witch of the West -


"I'm melting.......oh what a world......"

I now have a small fridge with cold drinks out there. I take my cigar, put some XM Radio on and I force myself to stay out there until the mission is accomplished.
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Originally Posted by blacksedan87
I spent two and a half hours out in the garage this morning working on the car ( airbridge....it's a long story ). I started it was warm - about 95 degrees. A couple of hours later it was well over 100 in the garage and I was doing my impression of the Wicked Witch of the West -


"I'm melting.......oh what a world......"

I now have a small fridge with cold drinks out there. I take my cigar, put some XM Radio on and I force myself to stay out there until the mission is accomplished.
I have a monster energy drink fridge in the garage
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I know what you mean

..................... now what was it I was doing?
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Can you ever really get too wrapped up when you're doing a mod/anything to your vette?
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Originally Posted by sneakelman
Can you ever really get too wrapped up when you're doing a mod/anything to your vette?
YES! You need to always pay attention when holding any kind of spray paint can. That is all...
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That makes it FUN!
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That makes it FUN!
Modding is just half the fun and the bull ****ting around is a requirement when I do mods
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