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Kay, for as far back as I can remember I have been making my mess bigger as soon as I make it smaller. Six years of hanging cabinets and sorting stuff made the garage worthy of a "Most Multifunctional Garage" award from the Palm Beach Post. Upgrading my 25-gallon horizontal compressor to a...

Steve, I suspected mine had a weird sense of humor but turns out I have actual photographic proof. I thought our wedding day was delightful -- she was plotting revenge.

I have been working in the garage the past few weeks, organizing and unhoarding a section at a time. It looks worse now than when I started but I'm hoping to have photo-worthy progress to show.

@gman007 and Gerry, thanks for the well wishes. Easter was a big deal when I was growing up. There were new outfits for everyone, church on Sunday and a big meal in the afternoon. We always had an egg cracking contest on the Saturday morning before Easter. We would hard boil and dye a...

Nick, I think the black centers look great. I'm a fan of polished aluminum rims and actually prefer them un-coated so I can freshen them up with buffing pads on a die grinder. Both Corvettes have polished wheels as does the Cadillac. The Cadillac wheels are coated but light buffing keeps them...

Thank you Roger! Emil, all my garage lacks is a toilet. In addition to all the canned goods, there's a 13 cubic foot freezer full of food, a mini fridge, ice-maker, microwave, sink and all kinds of coffee makers. There's a desktop computer in one of the base cabinets that I can use instead of...

I have a good excuse for my absence. No, the dog didn't eat anything. Today is our 64th wedding anniversary so we spent time Sunday celebrating with our son and his wife. We weren't looking forward to a restaurant meal, waiting to be seated (it's still tourist season), trying to hold a...

Rian, if you want to make that permanent, here's a video that shows how to make the water droplet look permanent with a spray gun and dusting on some white and black paint:

Steve, I believe those are "Donk" style cars. GoogAI: "A 'Donk' is a customized car; specifically a 1971-76 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala, modified with an exaggerated, lifted suspension and massive wheels (typically 24 to 30+ inches). Originating in Miami in the early 1990s, these cars are...

Tom, sounds like you and your peers got the all too common "We upped our income -- now up yours" award from your company.

Cody, the Garage Journal needs a "Messed Up Lower Extremities" thread. A couple of my Florida buddies, Mark (@shopnut) and Shorty (@shortykorte) could have earned 'Founder' awards for their entries: @shopnut (Ladder Diving) @shortykorte (Battery Juggling)

In my previous garage I had 1/4" Masonite pegboard above my workbench and the clutter was overpowering. This photo is from the current owner but he changed nothing but the stuff handing on the pegboard. I tried for a cleaner look in the current garage so my garage has been pegboard free for...

Kay, when we lived in the Hudson Valley we kept the house at 68°F in the winter and 78°Fin the summer to keep the oil and electric bills from going bankrupt. My sweat glands are fine at 78°F but the floodgates open at 79-80°. The princess I live with is always cold so I am OK living on the...

Murderer!

@Prospector, you have reminded me I need to label the cabinet where I keep my Band Aids. I already have a place for my own "MAGNETS, MISFITS, BITS, BOBS, FIDDLY BITS" but it's also currently unlabeled.

@Squankum, if I lived in Montana I would be single and living in a small travel trailer. Liane puts on a jacket over her sweater when the temperature drops below 80. The house is a chilly 77°F at the moment. That looks like a lot of fun. That muscular guy in the video looks to be having...

Michael, if it makes you feel better, the Boca Raton airport recorded 34°F on February 1, 2026. It's 79°F this morning and the only thing that might affect our sweat index is some rain predicted for this afternoon. Some rain last night has gifted us with 87% humidity to go with the heat...

Had my first PT session at Lymphedema Therapy Specialists. Because I have a pacemaker she couldn't "use the machine" on me. I've been doing the exercises at home so the swelling has gone down and my lower extremities are feeling much better. Second session this afternoon. To celebrate the...

Rick, I finally saw your post on the Pull up a chair, time to be friends thread. I am so sorry to learn of Cheryl's passing. I hope you'll focus on the good memories to get past this loss.

Don, I assume your doctor hooked you up to the chassis dyno and turned down the pacemaker. They set mine to 60 beats per minute and it never goes below that (any activity bumps it up). First time they put the mouse(?) over mine to be sure it was working, turning the pacemaker off dropped my...