Topic: TMOPS

[axehole54]

Anyone else suffer from TMOPS? (too many ongoing projects syndrome) I realised this morning that i have three old trucks to redo. One van to maintain, a 64 pontiac to i don't even know what to do with anymore and the cb, and i  still catch myself slowing down to eyeball anything that would look good shiny.  To top it off i work out of province for five days a week.  Anyone else have this problem? lol go on and post it

[flybox1]

lol...yeah! i'm a card carrying member of that group! 

motorcycles:
'83 XS400K needing electrical gremlins worked out
CB350F needs 3k maint done.
Car:
1998 Subaru needs an oil change/ head gasket and will be ready to sell.  cheap.
Fly rods to build for customers:
(2) 7pc 6wt travel rods.
(1) 8'2wt 2pc
(1) 13' 4pc spey rod
agate guides on a vintage bamboo bass rod to wrap and varnish.
needing to pour a 10' x 10' foundie for my new toolshed.

i work 55-60 hrs each week, and the only time i have to do this sht is when the kids are asleep and momma's happy...

[axehole54]

He he i forgot to mention the basement reno and new shed which brings to mind the broken lawn mower and bar  stool racer

[kirkn]

Oh, my, yes...

Bikes:
71 SL100 project FINALLY back on-line.  My only actual RUNNER at the moment.
74 Kawasaki KZ400 DeLuxe
85 Suzuki GS700E
82 Honda FT500 (son's wrecked bike)
88 Honda NX250 (son's ongoing bike (maintenance w/him) )
83 Honda XL100 mini-cafe project

Cars:
none, really, other than wifes 110k minivan and own 165k truck

Other:
boat - 19' runabout.  Boats ALWAYS need something....
motorhome - 28' Allegro Bay.  Had two blowouts over the Memorial Day weekend.  Needs 7 new tires!!  Along with the normal ongoing 'to do' list.

House:
new shelves in pantry (promised as a Christmas present last year...)
cinch bugs slowly destroying front yard...
riding mower problem - one blade is not same level as 2nd blade...?

Jeez, when I spell it all out like that, it's depressing...   


 

Kirk

[axehole54]

Kirk is your mower a craftsman model?

[kirkn]

No, it's an off-brand from Home Depot - Yardman by MTD, I think.

And, it's not really that the blades aren't at the same level, it's that one of 'em is not parallel to the ground, so it digs a gouge in the grass as you go 'round.  At first I thought it was the deck itself, but I checked and adjusted that.  Looking under there, I can see that one blade just isn't level.  Blade doesn't appear to be bent either, so I think the vertical shaft on which it spins is not perpendicular to the ground anymore.  I haven't looked to see how that shaft is supported - bearings, etc.

Plus, we (my sons and I) have been pretty abusive of it since we moved into our current house a few years back - we use it as "property clearing" duty so we've hit quite a lot of stumps, vines, rocks, etc.    It's no wonder it doesn't cut GRASS well anymore... 

[Retro Rocket]

2 CB 750's
1, 15 foot  boat
1 1967 mazda v8 conversion
1 8x6 box trailer rebuild
5 or 6 guitars that all need some loving
the wife.....needs a bit of fixing now and again.....longest damn project i ever started......


Mick

[kirkn]

.....longest damn project i ever started......

DAMMIT - Coke on the keyboard again!           

[Frankencake]

Painting the exterior of the house.  The whole #$%*ing house.... Primer and paint
after I fix the rotten woodwork and siding/trim
 78 CB750F project I need/want to finish
1975 Moto Guzzi basket case (I just want to hear it run, then I can put it away for later)
9.9 Horse Mariner outboard engine need the lower unit rebuilt
Front picture window replacement
Replace shop and garage doors and entire surrounding framing.
Build new masonry knee wall for above framing
cut the grass
feed the cats
cook dinner
pick up the kid
go for rides
take the kid fishing
take a vacation
somewhere in the I have to continue to make some money:
200 amp underground service this week
cut in about 50 circuit in the above panel
test and verify the house is wired correctly now that they have insulated
repair any electric on the punchlist
fix a customer amp
fix my kids 4 wheeler


And then next week.............
Wait, there's more
Fork seal on her Ducati
tune up and carb clean on her two 550's
Sell them
Screw it.  This is just depressing.

[axehole54]

I was just informed that i failed to mention my better half's ex500 the one that she bought as a box of parts before we met and had an idiot assemble the engine without timing chain guides and a non functional clutch its better than my honda though cause it has a "nice body"  

[Don R]

Always had it, never knew there was a name for it. So many they are almost frozen in time. Dragster, 40 chevy street rod, 69 firebird, 750 F, K, chopper, brothers 3 projects that get worked on 2 hours a month, daughters boyfriends chevelle with no wiring. I retired to take a job that never happened, so now I have the time but not the money.

[Blasbo]

The ongoing, never ending project of a 110 year old house that my wife decided we need to sell. Every time I get one thing sort of wrapped up she comes up with something else I need to do before we can put it on the market. 
That leaves no time for the CB. 

[KeithTurk]

I do.... but I'm really good about this ..... and I'm associated with 3 of the most project pron people you'll ever meet...

So here's my gig....  I do ONE thing at a time... PERIOD.... it's my mantra... if I'm doing something and parts become an issue... I take a break or go to a pre-planned long term project. 

I always finish what I start.... ( If I wasn't going to finish it First, why start it )....

Serious as a heart attack.... this is exactly how I do business... in everything I do...

No kidding....... it's all about Focus...

[Brown Bomber]

I think spending too much time online should count for at least one of my on going projects

[Don R]

Focus is the secret to defeating TMOPS. I just don't have that much focus.

[axehole54]

Focus is the secret to defeating TMOPS. I just don't have that much focus.

  Doctors told my parents when i was a kid that I had the ADD (attention deficiet disorder) I don't really believe in that stuff but maybe thats the issue lol... SCAPE GOAT 

[Gordon]

I think just owning a house, let alone one that's 60 years old, puts me firmly in this category.

Then add on three old motorcycles, a 14 year old Subaru, a full-time job, and two small children, plus an RC car hobby, etc, etc...