240 Z Mayhem!

After much deliberation, I have decided not to piece together parts on the old 240Z and rip the puppy apart.  We are doing a full strip to the unibody, soda blast, reapair rust patches and slowly reassemble.  

Let me give you a little history on this black beauty....

Bought in 1999 from my good friends aunt in FL.  My father and I flew to FL from NJ and drove it back over 3 days.  There in NJ, it was driven weekly and minimally looked after.  I even took it to Rutgers wile student teaching.  From there the Z went to VA when my parents moved.  I was in grad school unable to work on the car, so it just sat in the new home in VA.   In 2006 it was shipped to NV.  Until now it has slept in the in-law's house garage for many years untouched.  Not diven.  Not cared for.  Forgotten..... until now.

The car would not start, run, or laugh at the issue.  We pushed it to my house about a half mile or so.  Over the past few months I have worked on an off mostly on the rear end.  Recently, I have been researching the engine and front end components, as well as the brakes.  The more I dive in on the car, the more I realize how bad it actually is.  I do not want to throw money onto a greasy, rusty, dirty mess.  So, we decided.  Tear it down.

Most people I talk to on the 240 issue think I am nuts, but my morning session reading the forums and reading books show me that this is a doable project if planned properly.  I can turn a wrench, but the info and planning needed are what makes the project difficult.  A bedroom now is fully dedicated to the project.  No, it's not the master bedroom, but it is the one my guests sleep in.  Now you can cuddle up to carburators and body panels.  

More to come!  I should have been blogging on the car as soon as the Z made it to my house.  So, the next few entries will be a little catch up.  

This will be a long journey.

Facebook Rant

October 11, 2011

Facebook and what to do about it.  

For the past year I have been battling with what to do with this social network.  It has been in the news and every change is a top headline.  The idea of it all is great, but upon inspection, I have found myself being bombarded with advertisements and useless posts from people that I don't even really know.  I have concluded.  This is a waste of my time.  There are way too many projects at my house that I am falling behind on, and this FB thing is really throwing a wrench into it all.  I have tried to "block" people with horrible consequences and limiting posts by these annoying people.  Truthfully, no one cares that you kid just took their first poop alone, or how many drinks you had at the club last night.  My favorite is a person that posts every time she gets her fingernails done.  On a Saturday morning realizing that I just wasted my time looking at this, I want the time back I lost.  What ever happened to the regular email directed towards someone? When you send someone a FB message, I noticed that no one replies in a timely fashion or gives a reply much thought.  So, now I have decided to solely communicate with email, or if it is really important, I will call you on the phone.  With the bombardment of information, people are spread entirely too thin and it is doubtful that a single human brain can process this media machine gun fire.  As of now, the FB thing is just up there for a contact point with my email address visible for people that really want or need to contact me. Photo sharing will be through the .Mac gallery with a password.  I figure, if you really want to see my pics, you will find the time to view them on my host server.  By the way, the quality is better and there are no ads.  Imagine that. 

The ride to work is almost done and I hope you give the FB giant a little thought.  Assess how much time is spent on there and reassess if it a valuable way to spend a Saturday morning.  I just feel let down that someone is making money off of me interacting with my friends.