That feeling of accomplishment... you know...

[Killer]

I think this will more relate to guys... but wanted to see everyones views on self accomplishment...


To me there's nothing better than that... "I did this myself.. and it worked out amazingly" feeling...

reason i bring this up... is there have been many times i've gone into something not really knowing too much about it.. and always seem to fix the problem(well.. not always.. but you get the drift..) and you just get one of those natural highs that makes you feel good..

recently i bought a motorcycle... i was told "it has an idle problem... we thinkg it's the carburettor.. cleaning it should fix it... oh and because of that it has a high idle"

now, i don't know much about bikes... or carburettors... so i jumped on a forum to check some things out on this particular model... and was told what diff things to check...

so i got in there... and checked it... found the problem.. and fixed it.. in less than 5 min worth of work.. and 10$ boot between the intake and throttle body... adjusted the throttle screw and now she purrs like a kitten...

to me that's just an awesome feeling... i could imagine a lot of the guys on here getting the same way while working on a build/project... especially the DIYers...



now i'm not saying women don't do builds and put things together.. but i think it's more of a guy thing to do..


i was wondering how the womenz out there related to "self accomplishment".

and to see what other things give guys/girls that feeling...

[Ran]

x2

The feeling of accomplishment is the best feeling to have. Aside from an orgasm. But that's a feeling of accomplishment all in it's own. :D

[Sammich]

U ALSO DONT KNOW HOW TO SPELL CARBURETOR...N00B

[Scotsman]

i changed my own clutch two weeks ago , never done it b4 , i have a great sense of pride knowin i saved an elephant dung mound of money doin it myself!

[Sammich]

i changed my own clutch two weeks ago , never done it b4 , i have a great sense of pride knowin i saved an elephant dung mound of money doin it myself!

LOL @ ELEPHANT DUNG

[Killer]

i changed my own clutch two weeks ago , never done it b4 , i have a great sense of pride knowin i saved an elephant dung mound of money doin it myself!


wanna change mine? :D :ninja: lol

[Killer]

U ALSO DONT KNOW HOW TO SPELL CARBURETOR...N00B


you're right... i tried my best.. then let mozilla take over from there...

[Scotsman]

wanna change mine? :D :ninja: lolwhat car? and quite possibly

[Killer]

what car? and quite possibly


95 civic EX WIT DA VTAX!!!!!

[Scotsman]

95 civic EX WIT DA VTAX!!!!! i could in 3 weeks , is it driveable?

[Killer]

went to pm's...


now.. on with the topic... anyone else do something different other than work on a car/motorcycle/wiener to get that self accomplishment feeling?

[Scotsman]

put hardwood floors in my bedroom in my new house

[Ran]

went to pm's...


now.. on with the topic... anyone else do something different other than work on a car/motorcycle/wiener to get that self accomplishment feeling?Does building cool sh*t out of legos count?

[Killer]

put hardwood floors in my bedroom in my new house


hard woods are def a pain...

[Killer]

Does building cool sh*t out of legos count?


very much so!!!




you shoulda seen me last summer on out "daytona trip"...

i bought like a 5 dollar set of lego's and built an airlplane... it had been awhile since i had been that proud of myself!!!! lol

btw... lego's rock.. but are ridiculously expensive these days!

[Jimmy B]

a full update/rebuild of my master bathroom... not fully done yet.. but hopefully soon..

the basment is next, custom built office, game room, theather room, bathroom(hopefully) and a bedroom

[Killer]

a full update/rebuild of my master bathroom... not fully done yet.. but hopefully soon..

the basment is next, custom built office, game room, theather room, bathroom(hopefully) and a bedroom

word.. you posted pictures right???

[Ran]

very much so!!!Hells yeah Legos! I don't care how old you get, Legos will always been fun as hell.


btw... lego's rock.. but are ridiculously expensive these days!No joke. I bought a box of 50 and some "LEGO City" kit and wound up spending like $70. I was like "WTF?!" :eek:

[dohc4.6sc]

putting together a model car and actually finishing it and it looking badass.

[Bruce Leroy]

this morning my ball joint popped out while i was out and about... I didn't really have any $$$ to spend so I decided that I was juts ogint to press it back in...... In the autozone parking lot... After 30 min of cussing I got it pressed back in (and in the process found out that my 2 month old axle was destroyed, and i need a new knuckle)... Put my car back together, put it on the ground, and that ***** popped right back out!!! **** my honda..... I think i'm about to begin project maxima!

[OneSlow5pt0]

playing my first song on guitar

[Kelly]

Well for me, one of the things that I sort of get a high off of is leaving my job knowing I did everything I was suppose to do.. and then some. I'm usually exhausted (mentally) but it's still a good feeling.

Also, a clean house give me a high :D

[.:EuRo FLYbOy:.]

It's not just on project cars, it's basically on anything you do. The feeling of accomplishment is an amazing thing.

[slostang]

I saw a bmw m6 in the autozone parkin lot and I got that feeling for some reason.

[Sammich]

you're right... i tried my best.. then let mozilla take over from there...

lol actually i had to check myself...and ACTUALLY the way u spelled it was a different version of the way it can be spelled...pretty good ritz

[Kevykev]

Being proud of yourself is one of the greatest feelings out there.


one of them...

[0p7!mu5]

When I first changed brakes and the fuse on my car. I know its a small thing but Honestly Im terrified of breaking my car since that is my only way to get around. Sure it took a day because I had never done any work and i couldnt figure out for the life of me which fuse it was that wa out but once it was done I realized it really wasnt bad as i kept thinking. i didnt lose any pieces and my car ran fine. Now if i can just get tools and find where that damn oil leak is commin from in the CRX life would be great..

[Sammich]

yea i remember u kept coming to the thread asking questions about that..u were a scared lil pansy

[0p7!mu5]

man up until that point i only messed with computers and i can replace those all damn day. Cars are a whole 'nother beast entirely. well that any my friends who has done a lot of the work had outright scared me ****less.. I think that was the only thing I just dont jump in head first on. I miss that damn integra..Damnit Im getting another one if its the last thing I do!!

[Ed]

Also, a clean house give me a high :D

ocd. :ninja: lol jk

[Kelly]

:D A Clean House Is A Happy House!

:bump: :bump: :bump: :bannana: :bannana: :bannana:

[Ed]

a clean house is a happy kelly.

[Kelly]

Indeed

[Killer]

word....

even figuring out the simplest of problems can be very rewarding...


keep posting guys/girls...

[ironchef]

I love building new furniture everytime we buy some, and using every bolt, screw, and nut, not having any left over.

[Ed]

I love building new furniture everytime we buy some, and using every bolt, screw, and nut, not having any left over.

lol congrats that almost never happens.

[Killer]

I love building new furniture everytime we buy some, and using every bolt, screw, and nut, not having any left over.

pics or it didn't happen....


i worked at a furniture store for 4 years... and only when the planets aligned did you use every piece in the hardware box/bag...

[ironchef]

A lot of furniture nowadays is assembled with those wood things, glue, and the turn to lock it down screws, those are nifty. So, its easy to use all of the pieces.

[Killer]

A lot of furniture nowadays is assembled with those wood things, glue, and the turn to lock it down screws, those are nifty. So, its easy to use all of the pieces.


lies....










lol

[ironchef]

Don't hate, appreciate :D.

[DeeAOne]

well i had never done anything major on a car myself until i got mine. i put the new transmission in. lol it was kinda scary because i wasnt sure if i was doing it right sometimes, i was constantly checking cb7tuner to see. its probably a 2 hour job for most of you but for me it was something i am still proud of.

and a 2 day project. lol

[Kelly]

How about stepping out of the door at work knowing you are going on vacation.

Ahhhhhhhhh.....

[Killer]

How about stepping out of the door at work knowing you are going on vacation.

Ahhhhhhhhh.....


that's not self accomplishment...



that's just "F YEAH I'M GOING ON VACATION!!!"

[StraightSix]

^^ don't know if that's really a feeling of accomplishment. A feeling of extreme relief, definitely.

-Edit: Heh, Killer beat me to it.

I usually get that feeling of accomplishment from automotive work. Sometimes it's the first turn of the key after doing a timing belt on an interference engine and hearing only good, happy engine noise or buying a $100 car that the previous owner claimed that the engine needed rebuilding only to find that the PO installed a fuel pump wrong.

But, mostly it boils down to solving some problem with some thing, i.e. car, computer, electronics, etc., and making it work correctly again.

[Kelly]

:dunno:

[Kalifornia087]

Yeah diving into something new with a car, and doing it Right is always rewarding as can be. Crossing your fingers only to have it come to life is awesome.

Also, i agree about leaving a job/job site and knowing that it is all squared away and done right. And you don't have to look back and wonder. That is a great feeling.

[Sammich]

man up until that point i only messed with computers and i can replace those all damn day. Cars are a whole 'nother beast entirely. well that any my friends who has done a lot of the work had outright scared me ****less.. I think that was the only thing I just dont jump in head first on. I miss that damn integra..Damnit Im getting another one if its the last thing I do!!

damn i didnt know urs got stolen too...i just paid attn to ur sig..u made a thread about ur car?

[Sammich]

lol congrats that almost never happens.

x2 i always have 3 pieces left over..i'm like o well..:lmfao:

[Killer]

x2 i always have 3 pieces left over..i'm like o well..:lmfao:

word...


"it works for me" lol

[Sammich]

SUCCESS :lmfao: