What haven’t I ever had a set of these before now?!

I learned what a set of transfer punches was back in my early days helping in the shop.  I never had much use for them myself.  Fast forward and I do a little bit of fab and sheet metal between my Jeep and stuff around the house hobbies.  I found myself wishing I had a set.  $13 at Harbor Frieght and I have something that works great for the few times a year I need them.  But when you need them you really need them!  For example, marking the center for all the holes in the panels I was mounting on my jeep.  Find the one that fits the hole size of the panel, slip it in, give it a tap, and you have a mark to show you exactly where to drill for the bolt hole.  These are 3/32 up to 1/2 an inch in 1/64 increments.  Simply brilliant.  

At least we don’t take ourselves too seriously…?!

This is my former boss, and the guy that hired me at work.  He's a VP of Sales now, and this was his Wizard of Oz themed costume for our annual employee meeting.  He had to present to the whole company like this…!

Just enough evidence

Ok, I think I can see how this is about right.  I got most of the dent out, this covers a lot of it, and will help reduce the chances of future damage.  It also leaves just enough evidence to give my Jeep character and remind me to be careful.  When your wife suggests Jeep upgrades, don't question her hahahaha.  

POV: our seats from the ice

We sit in front of the P in SitglerSupply. :)

My favorite Zamboni drviver❣️

I got the ice all to myself!

Actually, Julie and I got the chance to go on a behind the scenes tour of the arena and how them control all the temperature as well as make and maintain the ice.  It was way more interesting and involved than I imagined.  We got to walk out on it, see and sit on the Zamboni's and learn that the hardest part is overcoming the 40 MILLION BTU that our bodies give off trying to melt the ice at any given game!

Reinforced and ready to go!

Skins along the running board and reinforced rock sliders.  That should help keep me off the doors.  Jewels says I should armor the doors too.  I guess she knows how I roll… Whaddya think?

I also like how the light shines through the rock sliders onto the floor.  It makes a cool pattern.  

Demo Ranch retirement sale

People queued up for days ahead of time.  Here was the line when the doors opened.  I'm gonna miss his content but wish him the best!  Glad Matt's going out on top!

I have no idea what I’m doing…

…but I'm reasonably happy with how this turned out.  If you go back and look at the before pics, it's a big improvement. I managed to get most of the door and some of the running board back in shape and it works really nicely.  Now I'll cover some of it up, and add some protection to keep it from happening again… Learning…

Emergency repair…

After zillions of miles, and more than a couple decades, Julie's treadmill finally imploded.  She called me down, and I realized I could probably fix it on the fly.  I just needed to get the roller back into place.  So I would have to employ a clamp as a pusher AND the all important piece of scrap iron pipe that Andy gave me as a souvenir from his work.  It came in handy and worked perfectly!  All I needed to do was add a washer to reinforce the failed plastic and get the belt back into adjustment.  She finished her workout and it's still going strong a couple weeks later. :)

Rally Alley at the Cyclones! AND Weiner dog races!

Julie and I signed up for Rally Alley

They let us down under the stands to be part of welcoming the Cyclone's team onto the ice.  We got right up at the front where we could see the ice and the players well.  It was just a different and fun way to enjoy the pre-game show and hype. It's fun enjoying the spectacle with my girl!

This army man rolls around the dash of my Jeep

It's fun to see the various places he ends up and the poses he strikes.  Here, he's on high alert near Andy's apartments, hahahaha.

I bought these for Julie when we met Alton Brown

We were browsing in the bookstore and I saw these.  I love the way they catch the light.  They look especially good when the sun hits Julie's hair too❣️

Plans are being made…!

Looks like I will be heading out west for some wheelin' in April next year.  I'll be headed out to the town Matt from Matt's Off-road Recovery lives and does most of his work, then on to Moab.  These are some shots from some of the previous trips with this group.  I plan to drive out and camp along the way.  Isaac and I have plans to connect along the way as well. I figured I better give it a shot while I can.  I'll be saving my $$$ all year.