What's the possibility of a newbie getting in on this?

:(Thoughts and good wishes...

I have been reading and rereading this thread for what seems like days. I have really enjoyed all of these so far and hope to take part in this some once I am more vetted around here.

USPS has gotten terrible... my wife and father in law both have worked for them. They now have less workers than ever and charge more for postage and services than ever. They also basically no longer wish to have career employees, they want part timers that they can give less benefits to and pay...

Ummm....:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Edit to Add: Oh, nevermind...baseball was mentioned in that post... I was taking your REDSOX in context to his Rangers... was going... ummm, those are different sports... hahahaha guess the jokes on me!

Return on investment is what is most likely the key factor... unless its a true gem (K code car for 64.5 if my memory serves me correctly), the return on them is just not there... I have a buddy that took one back to full resto and got less than half of what he had into it at auction. Im not...

Been a gearhead my whole life... current project is a #s matching 64.5 Mustang 289 4bbl car with 3spd manual... still in the planning stage and haven't decided whether to restore her or restomod her...

Oh this hits home even more now, our schnauzer, Samson, will be 10 this year and has slowed significantly, but we hope he still has many years left with us. They have such personality that I can imagine that's quite the loss around the house... again, thoughts and good wishes with you... Edit...

Man, that is rough... sorry to hear of your loss. My stance on the matter is always to celebrate life rather than mourn death, but I'm sure we all deal in our own way. My thoughts and good wishes are with you... -Mike

All very sound advice, sounds like I'll just continue to stick around here and do as is always recommended... read more, post less...

I'll check that out tone-ny, thanks for the suggestion. -Mike

Min Ron Nee's Encyclopedia was the one book I was referring to at a $1200 price tag, I think from the reviews I saw of it I may continue to seek a cheaper used version. I will also check the list that has been suggested and see what it entails. Thanks for the suggestions so far and as I...

I did use the search function on this first, which resulted in me finding quite a few interesting and eye opening threads on how things are conducted around here that I took the time to read in their entirety. Anyway, to not get overly lengthy here, my simple question is which books or...

As I recently became active again on CP from a very long hiatus, this was a great read to remind of what and what not to do. What a great reference for us noobs...

Bump - Just in case anyone missed this the first time Mike

Good ole cherry mash!!

I have heard that their customer service is top notch with items that have simply quit working or have defects. I would caution you as to sending them anything that might have sentimental value though as I have heard that more often than not they will simply replace the item with a new one...

slice stem off medium to large jalapenos cut jalapenos in half from stem to tip and gut them fill both halves with cream cheese or cheddar cheese (we also add some onion, chive, garlic, cilantro, or other flavors on occasion) put halves back together wrap jalapeno with half slice of uncooked...

Not angry with the company in the least and have no reason to be. Whether they replace my lighter or not, I will still continue to buy their products and support them with my business. Their products are still of the highest quality and it is hard to find lifetime warranties on anything in our...

Well, my problem is that I don't have anything to send back to them. The lighter in question was stolen by some jerk. So, I am trying to contact them to see if the warranty covers lost/stolen items at all. My Element lighter was no more than 3 or 4 months old so this really sucks. I still have...