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

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



    Quote Originally Posted by Sinfix_15 View Post
    You travel with so much luggage that it wont fit in a wagon? you dating a kardashian?
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    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!
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheScotsman
    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



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    You travel with so much luggage that it wont fit in a wagon? you dating a kardashian?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheScotsman
    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? lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by PBS
    U ALSO DONT KNOW HOW TO SPELL CARBURETOR...N00B

    you're right... i tried my best.. then let mozilla take over from there...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Killer
    wanna change mine? lol
    what car? and quite possibly
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheScotsman
    what car? and quite possibly

    95 civic EX WIT DA VTAX!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Killer
    95 civic EX WIT DA VTAX!!!!!
    i could in 3 weeks , is it driveable?
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    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?
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    put hardwood floors in my bedroom in my new house
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    Quote Originally Posted by 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?
    Does building cool sh*t out of legos count?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheScotsman
    put hardwood floors in my bedroom in my new house

    hard woods are def a pain...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ran
    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!
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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by 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
    word.. you posted pictures right???
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    Quote Originally Posted by Killer
    very much so!!!
    Hells yeah Legos! I don't care how old you get, Legos will always been fun as hell.

    Quote Originally Posted by Killer
    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?!"
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    putting together a model car and actually finishing it and it looking badass.
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    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!
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    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
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    It's not just on project cars, it's basically on anything you do. The feeling of accomplishment is an amazing thing.
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    I saw a bmw m6 in the autozone parkin lot and I got that feeling for some reason.
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    And I do drive a Miata, so I am gayer than a three dollar bill...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Killer
    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



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


    one of them...

    Leisa and S. 4 Life NM?
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    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..
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    yea i remember u kept coming to the thread asking questions about that..u were a scared lil pansy



    Quote Originally Posted by Sinfix_15 View Post
    You travel with so much luggage that it wont fit in a wagon? you dating a kardashian?
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    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!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kelly
    Also, a clean house give me a high
    ocd. lol jk
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    A Clean House Is A Happy House!

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    a clean house is a happy kelly.
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    Indeed
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    word....

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


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

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    Quote Originally Posted by ironchef
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ironchef
    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...
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 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.

    lies....










    lol
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    Don't hate, appreciate .

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