Flare brake lines?

Feh , the link didn't work , do a web search on RS closings for details .

They are closing about half of the stores by the end of this month. Some will stay open to clear inventory and become Sprint stores.

Around me there will end up being one store within about 20 miles away. Used to be about 7 stores within a 50 mile radius.

Thing that stinks is that now it will be only online for electronic components. There are no other stores that sell that kind of stuff around here.

Amazing. They're closing the 3 stores in Medford (the largest bigger city in southern Oregon, 27 miles from us) but leaving the one here in Grants Pass (pop. 32k) open. Very odd.

I had to cut and paste it, but it worked.

You think?!??????!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

That leaves me only $2k + 1 empty garage short of that goal.

I'd love a 3 level garage/shop. I wonder if Santa...

Larry Jaques on Sat, 14 Mar 2015

I suspect that RS found that there are more sources of supply in Medford than in GP. Ergo, it makes sense to close those stores and keep the one in GP open.

-- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."

I have three of them, one a Bone that my sister gave me for Christmas on the advice of her mechanic husband. And I still prefer cardboard for wrenching in one spot because it's slippery enough to move around on but I stay in place while pulling hard with both hands.

Plastic sheet snow sleds work well too. I keep one under the truck's bed liner so it's always handy. The one for the car has foam laminated to the hard plastic and is fairly comfortable on gravel. Both can be used to pad cargo.

-jsw

They (creepers) seem to get stuck in bits of debris on the floor too. Even if you have a perfect cement floor (mine is old with a few cracks) there is always some debris that falls from your vehicle as you work...

I've got several large pieces of cardboard that I use too. Sometimes an old piece of carpeting works okay. It really depends on what you're trying to do...

Creeper works good to just slide underneath and look at whats going on. Not so good to actually do any work...

The Bone has larger wheels that roll over debris better. It sorta worked on packed sandy dirt but I gave in and had that area paved so I'd have a level area safer than my sloping driveway to jack up and work under my old vehicles and other equipment.

I consider myself ahead if I spend less than $2000 on repairs per year, versus spending $20,000 on a new vehicle that lasts ten years. The paving counted as that year's car expense. Most years it's less than $100, plus a lot of my (retired) time.

-jsw

Ah, there are, indeed. That's very astute thinking, Pete. Thanks for the insight.

Yeah, it's tougher when you need to really put some OOMPH! into it. Overall, though, a creeper is an energy saver and provides comfort.

Great idea! I have my bedliner screwed down on the back, so I can't do that, but I keep a tarp and a wool blanket in the truck, JIC.

Larry Jaques on Sun, 15 Mar 2015

You want to make money in a gold rush? Sell shovels to those who are going after the gold. Even those who go bust have to buy a shovel. (and beans, and ...)

-- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."

Another useful item that doesn't take up valuable cab space is a doormat in the passenger foot well. It can pad tie-down ropes from sharp metal edges or protect the roof paint from long things resting on it.

A flat-folding stool like this stores in a footwell and makes strapping a load to the roof rack much easier:

Some brands have been recalled for collapsing.

-jsw

I agree, in a similar situation, have done the same kind of figuring. My old truck has manual windows that have never failed me, no air conditioning, no backup camera, no engine computer, no tire air pressure warning, no anti-skid brakes... all that stuff is just a big repair hassle here in Michigan where they spread salt on the roads with no abandon...

One of these days I'll either have to give up and buy something else or quit driving, which is a huge expense. I have one other person depending on me at the moment so I need the vehicle...

I have a few creepers but one of my favorite items is actually the original version of

It's padded so it's comfortable,water/oil proof, lightweight and because of the padding if you have a cold floor it doesn't telegraph the cold like cardboard does.

One of the creeper I use a lot is a modifies ATD unit like this

A problem I didn't mention is getting on and off a creeper without cracking the Chinese rubber soles of my shoes by bending my toes back too far. I can roll on and off cardboard but have trouble getting up from a creeper without a hand hold.

-jsw

It's been over 30 years since I could waltz into a Radio Shack store and buy all the bits I needed for a project -- and even then, it cost over twice the price for getting stuff mail order.

Lately all of their "DIY" stuff has been mostly crap.

So other than the educational chit, I'm not feeling very deprived.

Good idea.

Oh, good one! These are too pricy and low

Which collapsed, the castles or the pigs? ;) I've carried a NADA chair with me for years, whenever I'm out sightseeing or will be away from home comforts for long days.

You've owned one for over 6 years!!!. It's a used car as soon as you drive it off the dealer's lot. Haven't spent a cent on my wife's 10 year old (when purchased) taurus in the 3 years we've owned it that I would not have spent on a new car, and it only cost me $6000. The last 2 6-10 year old cars I've bought for my wife have gone 10-12 years with less than $1000 per year spent on them (usually less than $600 including oil changes and tires)

And I can truthfully say the ONE brand new vehicle I owned gave me more trouble in the first year than any of my used cars except one have given me in the first 2 years. Sure, it was covered by warranty - but it was still a lot of hassle - and it was by far the most expensive vehicle, mile for mile, of any vehicle I have owned (lost count at 20 a number of years ago)