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Look for a featured garage next week!

Friday, 04 January 2008 22:47
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I went out to lunch with one of my clients and friends today. Loading Tom’s car into the trailer After lunch we grabbed his trailer… and then picked up his race car.

Tom picked up a Porsche 944 racer last year and has been having a ball with club events.

His garage is a standard three car garage with racedeck flooring, diamond plate accents and protection in areas that could see wear, a nice storage unit at the back, and a water filtration system for washing his BMW335i… we don’t want spots.

in all honesty, the trailer may be cooler.  He just finished installing a new HDTV inside, and will be getting the HD antenna installed in the next couple of days.  Winch, diamond plate, fueling station and pretty much everything else one needs (that means HVAC, too) for a weekend of playing at the track.

Here are a couple of teaser shots.   Pulling the racer around.

I’ll be featuring Tom’s garage on Garage Homes USA early next week.

How many 4+ car garages are currently in Gwinnett County?

Thursday, 03 January 2008 22:33
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137…  Currently on the market.

I am asked that question periodically.  There are 137 homes on the market as of the time I am writing this that have 4 car garages in Gwinnett County, GA.  They range in price from $10.5M down to $154,900.  They are all over the county.  One has a 20 car garage, most are sliding in with the 4 car.  Several have outbuildings.  One is a horse farm with a big shop.  A couple of the garages have lifts.  A few of them are on Lake Lanier.

The median price is $722k.  The surroundings vary from subdivision to golf community to out of their own, and lots range from 1/3 acre to over 20 acres.  Some of the properties are “in the country”, or at least well away from current development, and others are in the thick of very popular areas.  They range from brand new to well seasoned, and one is a garage with a cottage on the property.

This is just the properties in Gwinnett County.  There are also similar properties available in Forsyth, Hall, DeKalb and other local areas.

If you are looking for a place to call home for both the family and the toys, let me know.  I have access to all of these, and new listings are coming on the market daily.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Ten cool tools… straight off of Ebay

Wednesday, 02 January 2008 23:36
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I don’t have any connection with any of these people or companies… In fact, the way I selected the particular listings was to look for items that had just been listed. I have dealt with some companies on Ebay for similar items, but I did not give anyone a preference.

#10. Miller 210 Mig Welder. If you are going to play hardcore, you have to be able to melt steel together. I picked up my 210 amp welder a few years ago (Hobart… shares parts with the Miller). I actually enjoy the rare times I get to burn steel together… Take that Rosie O’Donnell… metal burns…

#9. Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 51 Plasma Cutter. If you are going to burn steel together… might as well have a toy tool to cut it apart. I have a Miller 375… and would love to have something with a little more power…
#8. Craftsman Powder Coating System. It’s tougher than paint, and is great on things that need to tough… and pretty. I haven’t used this system, but I will mention that one needs an oven in addition to the gun and powders… don’t use the one in the itchen, or the next birthday cake will taste like poo…Hansen Trays

#7. Hansen Socket Trays. I have a set of these, and for box storage, I think they are great. The limitation is that they aren’t convenient to drag under the Jeep with me, like the good ol’ rail system. However, they maximize the space in the socket drawer, and make the sockets VERY easy to find.

#6. SnapOn Roll Cab. Since we have all of the groovy tools… we need a box. I guess we can go for broke. These boxes are seriously stout. Now, as a little bonus, if you are on a budget, I have a box like this, and it is pretty good. One of the keys to working efficiently in the garage is to have the tools… and be able to find them.

#5. SnapOn Ratcheting Combo Wrenches. I have a set of the Craftsmen version of these wrenches. They are one of the “go-to” tool in the box. I have them in racks (one for metric, and one for SAE) and they spend a lot of time in the fire of fire. They are slimmer than a ratchet, and very convenient to use.

#4. Fat Max Xtreme FU BAR. Ok, I don’t care what it does… it’s called a FU BAR… I have to get one of these… just for the name. I think it is for property destruction… demolition… on purpose. I guess I could use it to start the expansion of my garage.

#3. HDC Metal Cutting Band Saw. I got a metal cutting band saw a few years ago. I love it. It is so much quieter and more precise than a chop saw. I can chuck something up on it, and then do something else. It doesn’t shoot dust and fire all over the shopCommodore (I still have grinders, so I can make fiery dust as needed).

#2. Hitachi DV18DL Lithium Cordless Hammer Drill. I don’t think that I use any tool more than my cordless drill. Personally, i have a Bosch… but it is about8 years old, and may need to be replaced soon. I’m liking these Lithium powered drills. But, my wife CONSTANTLY thinks up new things for me to use this tool on.

#1. A Project. Every garage NEEDS a project. What good are all of the cool tools if there is no project. In fact, it could be a tool. It allows us to use all of the other tools. How is that for the ultimate in utility? You could make your own Doc Hudson.

If you are looking for a new garage in Gwinnett County, or somewhere else around Atlanta, GA… give me a call or send me a message. Also, be sure to take a look at my website.

New Year’s Resolutions

Tuesday, 01 January 2008 15:46
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One thing I have learned in my life is that when I publish something, and publicize it, I have to follow through… let’s try it with the least likely to follow through of all events…

New Year’s Resolutions

I just have a couple… in order to make it likely that I will succeed. I can add a few extras for padding if I have to…

  1. I will walk several times per week. A few years ago, Gail and I trained for and participated in a marathon (at Walt Disney World, on the American Stroke Association team). We were walking 3-5 times a week, and worked up to 5 miles for most of the walks, and as much as 20 miles on the weekend. While I don’t know that I want to walk 20 miles on a Saturday, I would like to get to 5 miles, three times a week. I would also like for the time to be about one hour for the 5 miles. (Anyone that wants to join me on the walks, feel free to let me know)
  2. I will explore technology to make my business more efficient. One of the things I spend too much time doing is typing blogs… I’m not fast, and likely won’t be. If I am going to spend several hours a week walking, I will need to multi-task that time in order to not take it away from my family. I will need to explore options like Jott, as well as getting phone calls done and some strategic planning.
  3. I will lose weight. That is the biggie… it’s on everyone’s list. I need to lose 30 pounds… and then re-evaluate and decide to lose 10 more… I hate diets… So, I will be working on burning off the garbage I eat. I’ll leave the garbage eating to another year.
  4. I will increase my business. This is a no-brainer. My production last year sucked. If I can’t beat the hooey out of last year, I have no business in this business…
  5. I will produce more content to separate my blogs and my website. I want to have more varied content on my blogs (here and “outside”) as well as my website. Most of the content is shared right now. I want each to have their own content streams, so there is less sharing.

I also have a few Goals for 2008 that I will have to strive for… since I’m telling you.

  • 20 pounds. At my weight, I will burn about 135 calories in a mile. It takes about 3500 calories to equal a pound of fat. That means that a marathon is about what I need to lose a pound of fat. It would take 518 miles to lose my goal in fat. So, I need to walk ten miles a week… burning only fat… in order to reach my goal. I will also be ramping up some other exercise.
  • Convert my website to a magazine format and produce a new “issue” each month… starting by March. I make a lot of content, and I want to make it more compelling to read. I also want to boost my reach by making the content and delivery more viral. I switched to the Joomla platform for that site specifically for this purpose.
  • Sharpen the focus of both my website and my blogs to rank better with Google. Shocker.

Here are my padding Resolutions…

  • I won’t start to smoke. If I’m smoking, I better be on fire.
  • I will be the best father I can be for my sons. Almost broke that one right there… We have a new boy on the way… due March 5th, but I’m betting February 29th… and I originally wrote son. We will continue to do “Guy Lunch” and “Just Guys Day” as well as new traditions.
  • I will be a good friend.
  • I will work hard to make Mud 4 Blood bigger than last year. If you are anywhere near Atlanta around May 10th, join a few hundred off-road enthusiasts at our blood drive. This year we are trying to get national exposure from the enthusiast media. (just a note, as I write this there is only a placeholder for the M4B website… it’ll be up soon).

There is my list. I will keep everyone updated on how I’m doing… especially when people start bugging me about it while I’m try to change the subject (hint, hint).

WRC Video

Sunday, 30 December 2007 11:18
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Another fun visit with our crazy friends in the WRC. This is from the Rally of Portugal.

Enjoy.

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