Originally Posted by
EXT2Rob
Lots of gravel in that dirt! Must make it tough to work on? Track maintenance can be hard work. Especially in the summer! Ugh! Do you have access to a compactor? Might help.
Doing it the old fashion way I guess you could say. Yes, lots of work some days. Sun baked dirt is hard stuff. I look at it like this...I'm getting a workout at the same time I'm working to improve something that is needed to enjoy hobby. Those little pebbles are what lays on top of the red clay-ish dirt. Little by little, year after year, layer after layer...little rocks come to top of track for me to run on. The underlying dirt grips those tiny pebbles until I come along with my RCs and tires-a-churning. The pebbles eventually let loose and end up on the outside of turns. Soft compound tires get chewed up in as little as one battery pack. If I run my RCs on the track; with soft tires; while it's damp,then the tires have no chance of lasting more than a few laps.
The above tamper is one of my newest purchases, and frustrating runarounds....
Originally Posted by
RustyUs
Really annoying when you check store stock of an item and you go to pick it up...item not to be found.
Website (local Lowes store) had quantity of 1 listed for an item. Went to store to find it...not there. Asked sales associate to help find item...none in store. I asked if they can have item shipped from another store, so that I may pickup at a later date. "Can't do that," they told me. A day later, their website still says they have one, of the item I'm looking for, in stock. I order item online for store pickup, just to amuse myself, and have workers look for it. I wait for email to confirm item is ready for pickup...of course that never happens, and I call store to find out why. "We are getting your order ready, Sir." Fifteen minutes later I get a phone call saying we are sorry to inform you the item you purchased is not at the store.
This is why I shop online, 95% of the time, to get what I need, and have items shipped to front door. I can't tell you how many times I've wasted gas, time, and energy while shopping at actual "brick and mortal" stores.
Frustrating
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Originally Posted by
RustyUs
I swear I'm seeing things. The same item I was looking for at Lowes was sold on Amazon, but no free shipping, and a couple of dollars more. So, I put it on my wishlist. After putting item on my wishlist, a day later I notice the item is now lower in price, and "Prime" available (FREE Two-Day Shipping). Two clicks of the mouse; a couple of $$$ cheaper, and at my door two days later.
Sweet.
No wonder our local mall is becoming a ghost town.