Seems to always hit me this time of year, I just can't seem to get myself to do anything........took a few days off work and just headed out of the city..........spotted something on the way home..........Stan it's a 440 4spd.
Having problems with motivation
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70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
I hear you about motivation, not to mention every vehicle I own decided to take a turn at breaking down and the two that didn't break got flooded while we were on vacation, which was a nice mess to come home to. I think I have everything straightened out except lawn tractor which I think is going to wait for spring. Now I need motivation to get out there and get my barracuda in paint before the end of the year. BTW did you see "Bad Grandpa" I'm to cheap to go to see it in theaters just wondered if you did.
Fixed your statement to fit what I should be doing.........
Probably will see Bad Grandpa at some point this week or next week, really should slam an engine in the Fury before next week..................
thrashingcows
Senior Member
I have no choice but to be motivated...With the guilt I'm suffering using the wagon as my daily driver, while I do the 4wd conversion on my cummins crewcab. 
Wife is starting to get a little upset...she said the other day, "All you do is work on that truck!"
Wife is starting to get a little upset...she said the other day, "All you do is work on that truck!"
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
If you force yourself to be constantly motivated, it's work.
If you go with the ebb and flow of motivation, it's fun.
Yesterday I was motivated to spread a yard of mulch. Got a sense of satisfaction afterwards.
Today I'm not motivated. If I had to spread mulch constantly on a regular basis, I'd dread it and probably start doing a crummy job of it.
If you go with the ebb and flow of motivation, it's fun.
Yesterday I was motivated to spread a yard of mulch. Got a sense of satisfaction afterwards.
Today I'm not motivated. If I had to spread mulch constantly on a regular basis, I'd dread it and probably start doing a crummy job of it.
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monaco75
Senior Member
Amen to that. Always seem to do crappy work when not motivated.
I havn't had any motivation either lately. Must be the time of year.
Nick, looking back at last year.....
All you need is 3 feet of snow to get you motivated.
All you need is 3 feet of snow to get you motivated.
Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
That's why I have more than one hobby/love/interest. Build a model instead, you'll feel better. For me it's toy train season. I'm spending the last few days of good weather putting the 300 to bed until spring, then I'm basement bound until April.
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Nice to know there's another train enthusiast out there. We put up a train set for Christmas holiday usually right after Thanksgiving when we set up the small tree. May do it a bit early this year, gotta get motivated to go down in the basement and pull it all out.
Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
Cool! What are you running? I'm in the process of building a display for my church for Breakfast With Santa, it's all O gauge.
monaco75
Senior Member
What brand of trains you guys running?
Used to be into it big. Have a mix of lionel, and MTH stuff. Mostly mth. One of my best trains took a crap, and I got tired of spending $$ on em lol.. There BIG $$ in that stuff too
Used to be into it big. Have a mix of lionel, and MTH stuff. Mostly mth. One of my best trains took a crap, and I got tired of spending $$ on em lol.. There BIG $$ in that stuff too
I hear you about the motivation thing. I think my problem is that I just have too much/too many projects. I work out of town 20 days straight, then come home for ten days. By the time I get the honey do list done, I don't know where to start. Since the polara is still in the paint booth, it's hard to get any motivation on cleaning up all the bolt on parts. The new Dart project needs started. I want to bump the HP in the Shelby this Winter. I have a 70's motorhome to tear a 440 out of then scrap. I have a 73 Fury that I need to remove all the disc brake parts from. If there is snow, all I want to do is head to the mountains and ride snowmobiles. I think when the Polara gets back from paint, it'll be a much needed kick start.
Too many projects going at the same time for me too. It takes me forever to finish any of them.
mdh157
Senior Member
Make that 3.......I have my own newer MTH set plus my grandfathers postwar Lionel set still in the orig boxes....will go up prob the wknd after Thanksgiving.
mdh157
Senior Member
Was that 440/4 spd Fury for sale?
My Dad had a Lionel set from when he was a kid in the early 1930's in the attic......crackhead brothers probably sold them for $5.
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Where just running a little HO scale freight locomotive. I think it came with four or five cars. We have nine car's plus a caboose now. I buy a one or two cars each christmas, its sort of a "family tradition" thing now which I think is a great thing. After New Years we pack it up until the next Christmas season. "O" scale, yeah those are some BIG trains, lol. You ever been to "Northlands" in Flemington NJ?? Northlands is a huge warehouse type building with a MASSIVE, multilevel HO train city a has been building for about 40yrs from what I understand. We were there last year and I talked with him for a bit of time. He's retired from Microsoft...had a bunch of MS stock that he cashed in and now he follows his passion full time.
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Cool beans. There's three elderly gentleman where I live who have model trains sets set up in their basements and at the end of every November they open their homes to the public so people can go down and check out what they've built up since the last November.
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Wow, Bob you've GOT to be kidding!?My Dad had a Lionel set from when he was a kid in the early 1930's in the attic......crackhead brothers probably sold them for $5.
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Here's the locomotive we have on our set....
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