torque

Have you ever had a person torque you off? Soooo who was it? How come they torqued you off? Do you get torqued off easily? Just maybe you can't handle much torque! haha

There is a lot of financially torque on some folks and for others none and others not soooo much.  Inflation affects folks differently it seems. More pressure causes different results for different folks for sure. I think for me, it’s hard to tell how inflation affects folks.  I see a lot of spending by many folks (i.e. many major bond proposals in our area have passed which tells me folks aren’t worried).  But the stock market is nervous it seems. I read in the paper, soooo it must be right, that inflation is hard to slow down, soooo far anyway. Time will tell I guess. A classic financial joke asserts that if you laid all of the economists end to end, they still couldn't reach a conclusion.

I sure had a good time torqueing the nut as part of replacing the front tire on my Yamaha XT250. I decided to do it myself with the help of a couple of friends who gave me advice and their help along with their tools and muscle. I learned a lot and totally enjoyed the whole process (i.e. I made it a game). It isn’t what you know but who you know for sure (i.e. and also I saved about $150). ANYWAY, I used my friend’s torque wrench to tighten the nut when done.  It took 61 pounds of torque according to the owner’s manual). Wonder I had to have my friend’s muscle to get it loose with a standard ratchet! Torque on a bolt or a nut is how tight it is suggested to tighten them. It is especially important when heat is involved. Notice that the torque wrench is maybe two feet long which gives much more leverage; leverage always helps. Most folks don’t have a torque wrench I would guess. Do you have one? Do you know what one is? My first experience with a torque wrench was in the Roseland Garage as a kid when Sam Breams was tightening the head bolts on a car; I asked him what wrench was all about; he told me. I don’t remember ever using a torque wrench before (i.e. the owner’s manual suggest I do).  Saturday question for seniors—How many miles before the valves on cars had to be ground years ago; that is why they had to take the heads off the engines.  And sometimes new sleeves had to put in along with new rings I think.

I stopped and saw friends at their farm shop the other day.  I saved about $150 on my project. Woooo weeee! They showed me one of their smaller projects of making a piece of equipment that by doing the work themselves and being innovative, they saved about $40,000. Some folks talk in hundreds of dollars, some in thousands and some in millions; those ranges are way different. Folks are in way different worlds aren’t they. I think that puts a lot of torque on different groups of folks.  It can’t be any different. Maybe that’s why some folks have such a hard time understanding each other. Even tooooo a point that it torques some folks off (i.e. are very jealous and envious but some just want to sit on the couch and eat chips and don’t want to work or take risk).  LuckieEddie says--Maybe it ain’t as easy as it looks to be big time. I have a farmer friend who I have kidded for many many years by saying—I should have been a farmer.  He always says—erv, there is nuttin stopping you from being one! BUT there really is--I don’t have enough wrenches or muscle! I have a John Deere cap but no tractor!

CoachB says—“We have to constantly move if we really want to advance. We can’t get a whole lot out of live if we don’t constantly move. The law of gravity only takes us down if we don’t move. Soooo get up. Get moving. Get started on that project. Get started on that vacation. Just get started on something.” I talked to Sparky, a businesswoman, and she told me she walks every noon break 2 to 3 miles. Now that is moving. Soooo throw those chips away and get your butt off the couch; I will guarantee you that you will feel better mentally and physically and at no financial cost (i.e. a money back guarantee).  Now that is a bargain folks no matter how you look at it. I read somewhere this—The path through the narrow gate is not always easy, but it’s the most rewarding. Now that is putting a little torque on you! Do you feel the pressure? How much torque does it take to affect you? SusieQ says—A lot more than that obviously! haha

This paragraph you might not understand or appreciate if you don’t believe you have a soul.  Do you believe you have a soul?  What is a soul? Sooo do you have folks in your life who are soul suckers (i.e. like suck your soul right out of you)? Do we have different things or motives that are soul suckers? I have a friend who called a group of folks “soul suckers.” Yikes, that sounds bad doesn’t it. Can we determine who those folks are in our life or those things?  I try to stay away from those folks and those things (i.e. not good for my soul I think). Does this thought torque you off?  Have you ever thought about that before?

TomSmart says—Everyone’s soul is the same; now that is hard to understand using worldly wisdom, now isn’t it. Now using heavenly wisdom, yes, it can be understood.

I read in the paper soooo it must be right that to reduce torque in our lives it is suggested to take a “nature bath.”  That is to enjoy nature in some form in a relaxed mode.  It reduces heart rate, reduces stress hormones, lowers blood pressure, increases the feeling of well-being and increases happiness. Pick a form or forms that fit you, that is available, and that meets your time schedule. What do you think about that? Suck it up cupcake and let’s get going!

Sooo what is comprehensive thinking anyway?  SlimyAfred might be a good computer programmer but a terrible parent.  Comprehensive thinking is a combination of all our genetics, past environment and current environment (i.e. it is what we are; the total package). It could even be common sense; some folks can be good at doing mathematical computations but have no common sense at all. It’s like seeing the whole big picture and not just a fragment of life. I have a friend who is very intelligent but seems to have a hard time adjusting to normal life living. Many of you have very good comprehensive thinking, I think. That is evaluating you from my comprehensive thinking! haha Such is life.

Can you laugh at yourself.  I can and do often. I’m not near perfect like MissPerfect who thinks she is anyway. Soooo, when I took my Yamaha XT250 wheel over to the tire company to have the tire mounted, I talked to Mike, anyone can be a Mike, one of the owners.  He was soooo nice and fun to be around even though this was just a little deal for them as they mount huge massive tires and many (i.e. big money deals).  He said they would do it. I gave him the wheel, the liner and the new tube.  He asked if I had a tire—I looked at him and said, yes I do Mike, it’s in my garage at home. We both laughed. What a hoot!

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyFriendJean said—We wonder for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.