Tue, 25 April 2023
04.03.23(MP3): Americans Stock Up! 60Million New Guns Ain’t Wrong (+Millions of 1st-Timers), w/ 400 Rounds in 4 Hours (Practice), Unconstitutional Laws (Common Use), Smart Guns (Ain’t), +Florida Bacteria, Exploding Rockets, Tyrannosauruses & Yuengling
You’re the geek, so you understand the importance of the Second Amendment (probably to the point of being obnoxious). Good - we too. This piece gathers the bits, including the massive growth of ownership, all the new (and novel) firearms owners, the importance of training - don’t buy 10 guns, buy one and ten boxes of bullets. ...Or maybe 100. Then the Gearhead Consultancy flubs the Constitution (we should all grab a copy and bone up), but saves the day with background on bad laws from Washington state (a rifle ban?) and bad ideas from idiots (“smart” guns)... What’s more: Atomic Bitchwax, Southern Culture, Failure, Goatsnake, For Love Not Lisa, Josh Wink, Corrosion, Bowie, and Al King with Stevie Ray. Also, Legos for kids and adults, tyrannosaurus skeletons for the living room, T-90s for truck stops, bacteria for everyone, good PR for exploding billions, beers for Americans, and tranny fluid for pinkos. |
Tue, 25 April 2023
04.03.23: Americans Stock Up! 60 Million New Guns Can’t Be Wrong (+Millions of 1st-Timers), w/ 400 Rounds in 4 Hours (Practice), Unconstitutional Laws (Common Use), Smart Guns (Ain’t), +Florida Bacteria, Exploding Rockets, Tyrannosauruses & Yuenglings
You’re the geek, so you understand the importance of the Second Amendment (probably to the point of being obnoxious). Good - we too. This piece gathers the bits, including the massive growth of ownership, all the new (and novel) firearms owners, the importance of training - don’t buy 10 guns, buy one and ten boxes of bullets. ...Or maybe 100. Then the Gearhead Consultancy flubs the Constitution (we should all grab a copy and bone up), but saves the day with background on bad laws from Washington state (a rifle ban?) and bad ideas from idiots (“smart” guns)... What’s more: Atomic Bitchwax, Southern Culture, Failure, Goatsnake, For Love Not Lisa, Josh Wink, Corrosion, Bowie, and Al King with Stevie Ray. Also, Legos for kids and adults, tyrannosaurus skeletons for the living room, T-90s for truck stops, bacteria for everyone, good PR for exploding billions, beers for Americans, and tranny fluid for pinkos. |
Fri, 21 April 2023
03.32.23 (MP3): Gearhead Questions & Geekthink Re: Forcing Electric Cars VS Failing Demand & Fraudulent Ideology, & Gov’t Force VS Your Right to Roam, + New Connectivity for Auto Thieves, Robot Cars (Tech Is Not On Your Side), & A Bud Mea Culpa
So much good stuff: why Johnny Cab is planning to kill you, why nobody wants electric cars, why gov’t choices aren’t, why electric cars are a social contagion too, why gov’t action is an inverse penalty, why more CO2 is a good thing, why 60% of new cars can never be electric, why artificial intelligence isn’t, and why robot cars are causing new and innovative traffic jams. Also, F-16 flyovers, hooch VS hooch, Budweiser’s tranny fail (is more than a missed gear), “She’s So Heavy” and “Spaceship Landing”, and Kyuss, Anthrax, Southern Culture on the Skids, Bio-Mechanical Degeneration, Living Colour, Beatles, Volbeat, Zeppelin, The Rev and Machines of Loving Grace. |
Fri, 21 April 2023
03.32.23: Gearhead Questions & Geekthink Re: Forcing Electric Cars VS Failing Demand & Fraudulent Ideology, & Gov’t Force VS Your Right to Roam, + New Connectivity for Auto Thieves, Robot Cars (Tech Is Not On Your Side), & A Bud Mea Culpa
So much good stuff: why Johnny Cab is planning to kill you, why nobody wants electric cars, why gov’t choices aren’t, why electric cars are a social contagion too, why gov’t action is an inverse penalty, why more CO2 is a good thing, why 60% of new cars can never be electric, why artificial intelligence isn’t, and why robot cars are causing new and innovative traffic jams. Also, F-16 flyovers, hooch VS hooch, Budweiser’s tranny fail (is more than a missed gear), “She’s So Heavy” and “Spaceship Landing”, and Kyuss, Anthrax, Southern Culture on the Skids, Bio-Mechanical Degeneration, Living Colour, Beatles, Volbeat, Zeppelin, The Rev and Machines of Loving Grace. |
Mon, 10 April 2023
03.23.23 (MP3): Don’t Miss the Thing! A Guide to Found On Road Awesome (FORA), Driving VS Running, Scanning VS Staring, Planning, Recognizing & Picking It Up, w/ Specific Mass & Remembering the Where - You Too Can Have the Awesome & Cool Weirdness
Do you have the walnuts to stop and grab that sweet thing you saw on this morning’s commute? The Gearhead Consultancy is here to help, with suggestions (and excellent results) from our adventures in exploiting the retention-disabled. ...Because Found On Road Awesome! We catalog one month’s grabs: a D-ring and hitch-block, channel-locks and flush-cuts, an air chuck and some serious scissors (all tools we can use), plus some sweet signage. You can do it too (...because geek). It’s there for you: Sackpack’s pricey flashlight, Walkin’ Dude’s yuge Ft. Carson & orange Yellow Freight signs, plus Justinius Rex’s dozens of Snap-On tools and jar O’ sockets. Also, Earthlings?, Megadeth, Kyuss, Dog Fashion Disco, Filter, Solarized and Die Krupps. |
Mon, 10 April 2023
03.23.23: Don’t Miss the Thing! A Guide to Found On Road Awesome (FORA), Driving VS Running, Scanning VS Staring, Planning, Recognizing & Picking It Up, w/ Specific Mass & Remembering the Where - You Too Can Have the Awesome & Cool Weirdness
Do you have the walnuts to stop and grab that sweet thing you saw on this morning’s commute? The Gearhead Consultancy is here to help, with suggestions (and excellent results) from our adventures in exploiting the retention-disabled. ...Because Found On Road Awesome! We catalog one month’s grabs: a D-ring and hitch-block, channel-locks and flush-cuts, an air chuck and some serious scissors (all tools we can use), plus some sweet signage. You can do it too (...because geek). It’s there for you: Sackpack’s pricey flashlight, Walkin’ Dude’s yuge Ft. Carson & orange Yellow Freight signs, plus Justinius Rex’s dozens of Snap-On tools and jar O’ sockets. Also, Earthlings?, Megadeth, Kyuss, Dog Fashion Disco, Filter, Solarized and Die Krupps. |
Thu, 30 March 2023
03.03.23 (MP3): What the Buck, Used Cars? Prices Up Again! Why Big $ Pressures & New Cars & Statist Gov’t & Supply Chains Make It Worse, + Two Cubans Geek Out to FL, Streets of Chicago VS Kabul, Dad’s Scott Amp & AM Radio, Good Logs & Bad Pinkos
We’re busy building things and fixing stuff, so have a rundown: - used-car prices gone crazy (again), w/ financial pressures, interest and inflation hikes, shortages of cars/parts/money - misbegotten gov’t overreactions making the aforementioned worse - manufacturer costs inflated by electric car unicorn farts - rules for paying to attention to used-car prices (follow what you know) - some side history on automakers’ ongoing fruitless efforts to kill AM radio More to live for: hooray for Cubans pulling a McGuyver (the old one, not the silly new version) on Communism, cottonwood versus aspen, Duesenbergs, Southern Culture on the Skids, Masters of Reality, Monolord, God Lives Underwater, High On Fire, Deadbolt and Fatso Jetson, plus Stephen King’s evil basement and upcoming Found On Road Awsomeness. |
Thu, 30 March 2023
03.03.23: What the Buck, Used Cars? Prices Up Again! Why Big $ Pressures & New Cars & Statist Gov’t & Supply Chains Make It Worse, + Two Cubans Geek Out All the Way to FL, Streets of Chicago VS Kabul, Dad’s Scott Amp & AM Radio, Good Logs & Bad Pinkos
We’re busy building things and fixing stuff, so have a rundown: - used-car prices gone crazy (again), w/ financial pressures, interest and inflation hikes, shortages of cars/parts/money - misbegotten gov’t overreactions making the aforementioned worse - manufacturer costs inflated by electric car unicorn farts - rules for paying to attention to used-car prices (follow what you know) - some side history on automakers’ ongoing fruitless efforts to kill AM radio More to live for: hooray for Cubans pulling a McGuyver (the old one, not the silly new version) on Communism, cottonwood versus aspen, Duesenbergs, Southern Culture on the Skids, Masters of Reality, Monolord, God Lives Underwater, High On Fire, Deadbolt and Fatso Jetson, plus Stephen King’s evil basement and upcoming Found On Road Awsomeness. |
Wed, 22 March 2023
03.02.23 (MP3): State of 2A - Gearheads & Geeks Targeted by Alphabet Agencies: The Hazard of Lists & Secondary Offenses, Firearms Dealers & West VA File Stash; Citizens & Voters Fight Back w/ 2A Sanctuaries, Constitutional Carry, & the Girl Scout Snipers
Oi vey! Americans just want to defend their home, family and property, but grabby bureaucrats and Big Gov’t fans want to defang the everyday man and force his compliance. The Garage Hour goons have updates for you about what’s going on: Creepy Joe Meat Puppet’s executive orders, tremendous funding for federal targeting, pinkos versus a well armed citizenry, what’s a male Karen, the degredation of American exceptionalism, file cabinet fires, and remembering why the Second Amendment isn’t the 31st. While we’re at it, more stuff: Metallica, Volbeat, Dragonaut, Faith No More and Bjork, Dave Barry, Hunter S. Thompson, Breitbart, The Federalist, Ammoland and the Epoch Times, plus a proper R.I.P. for excellent weirdo Tom Sizemore. |
Wed, 22 March 2023
03.02.23: State of 2A - Gearheads & Geeks Targeted by Alphabet Agencies: The Hazard of Lists & Secondary Offenses, Firearms Dealers & West VA File Stash; Citizens & Voters Fight Back w/ 2A Sanctuaries, Constitutional Carry, & the Girl Scout Snipers
Oi vey! Americans just want to defend their home, family and property, but grabby bureaucrats and Big Gov’t fans want to defang the everyday man and force his compliance. The Garage Hour goons have updates for you about what’s going on: Creepy Joe Meat Puppet’s executive orders, tremendous funding for federal targeting, pinkos versus a well armed citizenry, what’s a male Karen, the degredation of American exceptionalism, file cabinet fires, and remembering why the Second Amendment isn’t the 31st. While we’re at it, more stuff: Metallica, Volbeat, Dragonaut, Faith No More and Bjork, Dave Barry, Hunter S. Thompson, Breitbart, The Federalist, Ammoland and the Epoch Times, plus a proper R.I.P. for excellent weirdo Tom Sizemore. |
Thu, 9 March 2023
02.23.23 (MP3): Tire & Wheel Clearance - Wide x Tough Guy Tires VS Wheel Wells, Stuff VS Flex, Mounting VS Spacing, Trimming VS De-Fendering, Tire Shape VS Suspension Selection, + Ford’s Remote Repo, VW Carjacker Protection & Saw Blade Doom
Put on the goggles, ‘cause this ‘uns a lumpy one: good ideas and bad results of clearancing your trail rig to let the tires eat! Trailing arms, tire sizes, Pahnard bars, shackle positioning, pinion angles, bump stops, spacers, 4Runners, Wranglers, XJs, backspacing, fenders and Dremel blades... Guest appearances by Rock Hound Off-Road, Fageol Superchargers, Dirty Dave’s Super Pooper and Gov. Used Car Hair. While we’re at it: bread is yummy, hot-boxing ruins resale, killing whales and birds, false electric-car advertising, snow in L.A. because it’s winter, VW takes the carjackers’ side, Ford isn’t on yours, and beer acting weird at 13,000ft. |
Thu, 9 March 2023
02.23.23: Tire & Wheel Clearance - Wide x Tough Guy Tires VS Wheel Wells, Stuff VS Flex, Mounting VS Spacing, Trimming VS De-Fendering, Tire Shape VS Suspension Selection, + Ford’s Remote Repo, VW Carjacker Protection & Saw Blade Doom
Put on the goggles, ‘cause this ‘uns a lumpy one: good ideas and bad results of clearancing your trail rig to let the tires eat! Trailing arms, tire sizes, Pahnard bars, shackle positioning, pinion angles, bump stops, spacers, 4Runners, Wranglers, XJs, backspacing, fenders and Dremel blades... Guest appearances by Rock Hound Off-Road, Fageol Superchargers, Dirty Dave’s Super Pooper and Gov. Used Car Hair. While we’re at it: bread is yummy, hot-boxing ruins resale, killing whales and birds, false electric-car advertising, snow in L.A. because it’s winter, VW takes the carjackers’ side, Ford isn’t on yours, and beer acting weird at 13,000ft. |
Tue, 28 February 2023
02.13.23 (MP3): Chunks of Gearhead Reality - Smart Truck Wiring VS Extracurricular Components, London VS Leftover Bombs, Snow-‘Froading, Catalytic Stealin’, AI Vomitin’, Lightning Failin’, Kyle Busch’s Handgun Elitin’, + Eddyline & Saturnine
This is a test (new uploading technique), but it’s also gearhead goodness - all the stuff you like. Safe shopping for online scores? Walkin’ Dude flash-fries a water buffalo? Wiring and transpirins’ (do all wires matter)? Do you flash the guy who doesn’t belong in the #1 lane? If you dig a hole in England, is there a bomb or a skeleton in it? ...And what’s more important, your right to privacy or a drone’s right to see what you’re up to? There’s more: the impending unsold army of Ford’s nonsensical new Lightning pickups, AI making it up as it goes along, and Vibravoid, Satriani and smushy catalytic-convertor thief deaths (and the Weinermobile). |
Tue, 28 February 2023
02.13.23: Chunks of Gearhead Reality - Smart Truck Wiring VS Extracurricular Components, London VS Leftover Bombs, Snow-‘Froading, Catalytic Stealin’, AI Vomitin’, Lightning Failin’, Kyle Busch’s Handgun Elitin’, + Eddyline & Saturnine
This is a test (new uploading technique), but it’s also gearhead goodness - all the stuff you like. Safe shopping for online scores? Walkin’ Dude flash-fries a water buffalo? Wiring and transpirins’ (do all wires matter)? Do you flash the guy who doesn’t belong in the #1 lane? If you dig a hole in England, is there a bomb or a skeleton in it? ...And what’s more important, your right to privacy or a drone’s right to see what you’re up to? There’s more: the impending unsold army of Ford’s nonsensical new Lightning pickups, AI making it up as it goes along, and Vibravoid, Satriani and smushy catalytic-convertor thief deaths (and the Weinermobile). |
Tue, 21 February 2023
02.03.23 (MP3): This Old Hour (House) Redux: Fortify the Castle w/ Geek Fix-It Juice, Incl. Can Your Car Be Safer, Security Ideas from the Fuzz, Destructive Testing, Being Safe VS Feeling It, + Making Screws Feel Your Soapy Wrath
Invent a better mousetrap and they'll beat a path to your door, or, in the case of the gearheads at the Garage Hour, do an episode full of fun homeownery crap and everyone will want more. ...Because we'd been planning to spend an hour with formerly Silent Sean (head in the bag, mind in the gutter) tuning up the deadbolts at Castle de Sack, what better time to capture some more easy to-dos that'll keep the wolves at bay (now that the stupider people in Colorado have deigned to release an apex predator into our backyards)? Code pads? Double-authentication? House numbers? Screen doors? Door braces? Frangible rounds? Driveway safety and garage-door security? Local laws? Fake rocks? Safe rooms? Shatter Guard? Mail gettin'? We've got 'em. |
Tue, 21 February 2023
02.03.23: This Old Hour (House) Redux: Fortify the Castle w/ Geek Fix-It Juice, Incl. Can Your Car Be Safer, Security Ideas from the Fuzz, Destructive Testing, Being Safe VS Feeling It, + Making Screws Feel Your Soapy Wrath
Invent a better mousetrap and they'll beat a path to your door, or, in the case of the gearheads at the Garage Hour, do an episode full of fun homeownery crap and everyone will want more. ...Because we'd been planning to spend an hour with formerly Silent Sean (head in the bag, mind in the gutter) tuning up the deadbolts at Castle de Sack, what better time to capture some more easy to-dos that'll keep the wolves at bay (now that the stupider people in Colorado have deigned to release an apex predator into our backyards)? Code pads? Double-authentication? House numbers? Screen doors? Door braces? Frangible rounds? Driveway safety and garage-door security? Local laws? Fake rocks? Safe rooms? Shatter Guard? Mail gettin'? We've got 'em. |
Mon, 6 February 2023
01.31.23 (MP3): Pickup Trucks & Miles Driven in the Crosshairs, Lumberjack Commandos VS Hipster Chin, Mixed Freight VS High Coal, Bitter Beers VS Bitter People, Tesla Democrats VS Twitter Files, & Why Are Land Fan Bird Blenders Blowing Up?
Alright, gearhead here: Which came first - harsh I.P.A.s or histper sippers? Dwindling dollars cause big dogs to suffer the same fate as big cars and big homes? Does your 7500lb one-week chargemobile make for good transportation or a big paperweight? Got to love big 'Benzes on the Autobahn. Also, gas prices are now lower than electricity by the mile, and R.I.P. Robbie Knievel. More fun: Fatso Jetson, Acid King, Linkin Park, Puny Human, Contagion, Black Crowes, Dog Fashion Disco, Farflung, Deadbolt, Gluecifer and Clutch. |
Mon, 6 February 2023
01.31.23: Pickup Trucks & Miles Driven in the Crosshairs, Lumberjack Commandos VS Hipster Chin, Mixed Freight VS High Coal, Bitter Beers VS Bitter People, Tesla Democrats VS Twitter Files, & Why Are Land Fan Bird Blenders Blowing Up?
Alright, gearhead here: Which came first - harsh I.P.A.s or histper sippers? Dwindling dollars cause big dogs to suffer the same fate as big cars and big homes? Does your 7500lb one-week chargemobile make for good transportation or a big paperweight? Got to love big 'Benzes on the Autobahn. Also, gas prices are now lower than electricity by the mile, and R.I.P. Robbie Knievel. More fun: Fatso Jetson, Acid King, Linkin Park, Puny Human, Contagion, Black Crowes, Dog Fashion Disco, Farflung, Deadbolt, Gluecifer and Clutch. |
Mon, 30 January 2023
01.21.23 (MP3): Geeking Out on Home Fixes (It's Cold Out!) - Burning Wood & Cookin' w/ Gas, 3-Way Switches, Tool Drawers & Function Centers, Sweating Pipe & Shark Fittings, Schrader Valves, Arced Tools & Electrocuted Friends, + Music for Misbehavior
If it's snowing igloos and narwhales outside, you might as well do something in (let your home be a canvas for your genius). The Gearhead Consultancy also knows fine homeownerin', so this episode's got three-way switches (fix the travellers, don't be one), municipalities' rules for wiring (no dimmers for you), firewood and gas logs (because chainsaw), making your utility drawer an expansion of capability (no junk so no junk drawer), not trusting the web (buy a book, maybe even the old Reader's Digest bible), and fixing scuffs in hardwood (markers!). Random rock and/or roll: Zach Wilde, Candy Snatchers, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Chainsaws & Children, Metallica, Puny Human, AC/DC, Orgy, Desert Sessions, Hydroponix, Machines of Loving Grace & Blazing Haley! |
Mon, 30 January 2023
01.21.23: Geeking Out on Home Fixes (It's Cold Out!) - Burning Wood & Cookin' w/ Gas, 3-Way Switches, Tool Drawers & Function Centers, Sweating Pipe & Shark Fittings, Schrader Valves, Arced Tools & Electrocuted Friends, + Music for Misbehavior
If it's snowing igloos and narwhales outside, you might as well do something in (let your home be a canvas for your genius). The Gearhead Consultancy also knows fine homeownerin', so this episode's got three-way switches (fix the travellers, don't be one), municipalities' rules for wiring (no dimmers for you), firewood and gas logs (because chainsaw), making your utility drawer an expansion of capability (no junk so no junk drawer), not trusting the web (buy a book, maybe even the old Reader's Digest bible), and fixing scuffs in hardwood (markers!). Random rock and/or roll: Zach Wilde, Candy Snatchers, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Chainsaws & Children, Metallica, Puny Human, AC/DC, Orgy, Desert Sessions, Hydroponix, Machines of Loving Grace & Blazing Haley! |
Sun, 22 January 2023
01.12.23 (MP3): Caught In Thought -Swiss Lightning Super Lasers, Weird Things for Sale Online, Corporations Polluting the Atmosphere, Distracted Driving Attention Budgets, Electric Cars Cost More (& Just Got Banned), +More CO2, More Fixes & More Elephants
"The more I learn, the less I know." said everyone, always - it's time to get your geek on with some off-the-wall thinking. With tacos full of bell and turbos full of charge (and a guest appearance by Glorvox the Massive), the gearhead goons put words to cold batteries and warm wi-fi (and the shame that's what happened to the nameplates "Lightning" and "Hummer"), as well as why CO2 is good (we like trees), distracted driving is bad (spend some attention), Carl Sagan was wise (technology w/ morality), and why just because we can doesn't mean we should. Also appearing: Ministry, Air, Five-Horse Johnson, Biopsiy and Cujo (because that stuff's great!), as well as some crazy eyes, yuge glasses, and green thumbs. |
Sun, 22 January 2023
01.12.23: Caught In Thought - Swiss Lightning Super Lasers, Weird Things for Sale Online, Corporations Polluting the Atmosphere, Distracted Driving Attention Budgets, Electric Cars Cost More (& Just Got Banned), + More CO2, More Fixes & More Elephants
"The more I learn, the less I know." said everyone, always - it's time to get your geek on with some off-the-wall thinking. With tacos full of bell and turbos full of charge (and a guest appearance by Glorvox the Massive), the gearhead goons put words to cold batteries and warm wi-fi (and the shame that's what happened to the nameplates "Lightning" and "Hummer"), as well as why CO2 is good (we like trees), distracted driving is bad (spend some attention), Carl Sagan was wise (technology w/ morality), and why just because we can doesn't mean we should. Also appearing: Ministry, Air, Five-Horse Johnson, Biopsiy and Cujo (because that stuff's great!), as well as some crazy eyes, yuge glasses, and green thumbs. |
Mon, 16 January 2023
01.03.23 (MP3): Post-Xmas Reality, w/Right to Repair (Deere VS Farmers & The Woz's Gluey Macs), Murderdrones, Clocks at Sea, Knitting Sweaters, Kalifornistan's Infrastructure (Build a Dam Already) &Illinois Gun Control (Weaver or Isosceles) +Karma to Burn
Let's spread some real on now that the good day is done - the Garage Hour goons have hit 2023 like a dump truck full of boba and we're getting it all over the place: freak out the neighbors with your old-school drone, then fix things because the courts came down on farmers' side against John Deere (Steve Wozniak isn't wrong - your right to repair is a big deal). Then it's upgrade versus Green Hell in CA as nobody thought of raising a few dams and keeing water when it's rainiy for days when it ain't. Nice state you've got there... We'll also help you yell about the random craptastic gift for your kid that turned out to be a dirty old man's joke-machine, as well as dish on some Karma to Burn ("V" and "Arch Stanton") and Clutch ("Spacegrass"). |
Mon, 16 January 2023
01.03.23: Post-Xmas Reality, w/ Right to Repair (Deere VS Farmers & The Woz's Gluey Macs), Murderdrones, Clocks at Sea, Knitting Sweaters, Kalifornistan's Infrastructure (Build a Dam Already) & Illinois Gun Control (Weaver or Isosceles), + Karma to Burn
Let's spread some real on now that the good day is done - the Garage Hour goons have hit 2023 like a dump truck full of boba and we're getting it all over the place: freak out the neighbors with your old-school drone, then fix things because the courts came down on farmers' side against John Deere (Steve Wozniak isn't wrong - your right to repair is a big deal). Then it's upgrade versus Green Hell in CA as nobody thought of raising a few dams and keeing water when it's rainiy for days when it ain't. Nice state you've got there... We'll also help you yell about the random craptastic gift for your kid that turned out to be a dirty old man's joke-machine, as well as dish on some Karma to Burn ("V" and "Arch Stanton") and Clutch ("Spacegrass"). |
Mon, 9 January 2023
12.28.22 (MP3): Good, Bad & Ugly Xmas Gifts - Second Amendment & CCWs, Battery Reliability in the Cold, Real VS Fake Trees (What About the Effort?), Steel Plates Fix Fire, Egg Nog Testing + All-Wheel Drive VS Rear-Wheel Drive for Fun w/ Snow (& Some Mom)
Gearheads giving geeky goodness - what could be better for Christmas? There's gobs of great holiday happiness here, plus a few gifts you shouldn't give. Putting some 2A under a real tree? You and 16,000,000 other Americans this year. Concealed-carry helpers are grand too. Making the effort matters - you don't want to mistakenly send someone to Kalifornistan and its reanimation of zombie unconstitutional microstamping mandates, or electric cars, which still don't work when it's cold. More goodies: Christmas chili, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Brian Setzer, Art Carney, Burl Ives, Arthur Fiedler and Deadblot, with notes from the Mom Planet (population turkey). |
Mon, 9 January 2023
12.28.22: Good, Bad & Ugly Xmas Gifts - Second Amendment & CCWs, Battery Reliability in the Cold, Real VS Fake Trees (What About the Effort?), Steel Plates Fix Fire, Egg Nog Testing + All-Wheel Drive VS Rear-Wheel Drive for Fun w/ Snow (& Some Mom)
Gearheads giving geeky goodness - what could be better for Christmas? There's gobs of great holiday happiness here, plus a few gifts you shouldn't give. Putting some 2A under a real tree? You and 16,000,000 other Americans this year. Concealed-carry helpers are grand too. Making the effort matters - you don't want to mistakenly send someone to Kalifornistan and its reanimation of zombie unconstitutional microstamping mandates, or electric cars, which still don't work when it's cold. More goodies: Christmas chili, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Brian Setzer, Art Carney, Burl Ives, Arthur Fiedler and Deadblot, with notes from the Mom Planet (population turkey). |
Sat, 31 December 2022
12.12.22 (MP3): Crap Weather Automotive Operation - Things to Think When There's 0 Degrees, w/ Tires & Batteries VS Cold, Breaking Down VS Picking It Up, & a Little About Dirty Oil from Dirty Politicians, + Great Westerns, Good F1, & Supreme Court Lumps
Prepping versus being prepared: what's it take to keep the little things from killing you when it's snowing icebergs and polar bears (because there's no second chances at zero degrees), and intelligence versus smarts for dumb stuff like tires and recovery (because the difference between a minor inconvenience and a major one in cold weather is you). More fun: western actors and movies you didn't know were worth your time like "Night Passage" and "Ride Clear of Diablo" (with Jimmie Stewart, Dan Duryea and Audie Murphy), and a few thoughts on "Good/Bad/Ugly" versus "Fistful of Dollars" and "A Few Dollars More", and the unappreciated genius of Eastwood, Van Cleef and Wallach. |
Sat, 31 December 2022
12.12.22: Crap Weather Automotive Operation - Things to Think When There's 0 Degrees, w/ Tires & Batteries VS Cold, Breaking Down VS Picking It Up, & a Little About Dirty Oil from Dirty Politicians, + Great Westerns, Good F1, & Supreme Court Lumps
Prepping versus being prepared: what's it take to keep the little things from killing you when it's snowing icebergs and polar bears (because there's no second chances at zero degrees), and intelligence versus smarts for dumb stuff like tires and recovery (because the difference between a minor inconvenience and a major one in cold weather is you). More fun: western actors and movies you didn't know were worth your time like "Night Passage" and "Ride Clear of Diablo" (with Jimmie Stewart, Dan Duryea and Audie Murphy), and a few thoughts on "Good/Bad/Ugly" versus "Fistful of Dollars" and "A Few Dollars More", and the unappreciated genius of Eastwood, Van Cleef and Wallach. |
Mon, 19 December 2022
11.21.22 (MP3): Gearhead Stuff = The Return of Undercar Neon & Spinners, Snowy Railbed Roundhouse Adventures, Reciprocating Saws & Returning Thieves, + Too Much Wheel or Too Little Skill Makes Parade Floats Dangerous (w/ Rock & Roll, Beer, & ED 209)
So much to upload - sorry, so busy... Garage Hour is on it, though, so don't 'fraid dat: we've got a goodly gearhead glob of geeksauce here. Undercar neon, roundhouses for parking your locomotive and your caboose, sawzalls and reciprocating burglars, driverless cabs, moralless robots, reliabilityless Fords, and the Novembre open-wheel Pike's Peak hillclimber for sale. There's more car-guy stuff: emergency brakes versus parking brakes, and the mechanical peril posed by wheel and tire choices combined with pulling a parade float while undertalented. As for the spice, there's much to enjoy: Rammsetin, Black Nasa, Alabama Thunderpussy, Monster Magnet, Nation of Fear, QOTSA, Wo Fat, as well as cohosts of note Gerhart Klimeck and Dirty Dave. |
Sun, 18 December 2022
11.21.22: Gearhead Stuff = The Return of Undercar Neon & Spinners, Snowy Railbed Roundhouse Adventures, Reciprocating Saws & Returning Thieves, + Too Much Wheel or Too Little Skill Makes Parade Floats Dangerous (w/ Rock & Roll, Beer, & ED 209)
So much to upload - sorry, so busy... Garage Hour is on it, though, so don't 'fraid dat: we've got a goodly gearhead glob of geeksauce here. Undercar neon, roundhouses for parking your locomotive and your caboose, sawzalls and reciprocating burglars, driverless cabs, moralless robots, reliabilityless Fords, and the Novembre open-wheel Pike's Peak hillclimber for sale. There's more car-guy stuff: emergency brakes versus parking brakes, and the mechanical peril posed by wheel and tire choices combined with pulling a parade float while undertalented. As for the spice, there's much to enjoy: Rammsetin, Black Nasa, Alabama Thunderpussy, Monster Magnet, Nation of Fear, QOTSA, Wo Fat, as well as cohosts of note Gerhart Klimeck and Dirty Dave. |
Thu, 24 November 2022
11.11.22 (MP3): Rooftop Tents & Carriers are Car Abuse! Also, Jay Leno's Burns (and Gearhead Legitimacy), Carvana's Pending Flop (Used Car Lots Need Used Cars & Shoppers), Are Electric Vehicles Stealing Your Money?, + Herbie Hancock & Echo w/ Bunnymen
Yummmm, segminty. Good stuff: The crap you bolt on your roof is a legitimate threat to your vehicle - wear and tear, fluid abuse and suspension decrepitation. Serious gearhead Jay Leno is saved from reallllllly bad burns by friends in his garatch. Carvana is choking on the reality of artificial pressures on capitalism ala Kung Flu. European Union bureaucrats are still pretending they can drive a unicorn fart to work (or: Thatcher and Friedman are still right). More good stuff: the pending prepping episode (and an upcoming Dude Food special), 10-year old Stagg chili and "expiration" dates, honey is also yummy (and good for what ails you), pork roast and a crock pot, and less "elite" but more "efite". |
Thu, 24 November 2022
11.11.22: Rooftop Tents & Carriers are Car Abuse! Also, Jay Leno's Burns (and Gearhead Legitimacy), Carvana's Pending Flop (Used Car Lots Need Used Cars & Shoppers), Are Electric Vehicles Stealing Your Money?, + Herbie Hancock & Echo w/ Bunnymen
Yummmm, segminty. Good stuff: The crap you bolt on your roof is a legitimate threat to your vehicle - wear and tear, fluid abuse and suspension decrepitation. Serious gearhead Jay Leno is saved from reallllllly bad burns by friends in his garatch. Carvana is choking on the reality of artificial pressures on capitalism ala Kung Flu. European Union bureaucrats are still pretending they can drive a unicorn fart to work (or: Thatcher and Friedman are still right). More good stuff: the pending prepping episode (and an upcoming Dude Food special), 10-year old Stagg chili and "expiration" dates, honey is also yummy (and good for what ails you), pork roast and a crock pot, and less "elite" but more "efite". |
Tue, 15 November 2022
11.10.22 (MP3): Blind-Spot Indicators - Are You the Driver or Meat in the Seat? Loud Pipes Save Lives (& Loud People Save Ideas), Exploding Scooters, Tech VS You (Was Sagan Right?), 2 Degrees from a Cutlass, + (Bad) News from Area 51 & 2A Goodness In Iowa
You can't get this kind of awesomeness without a warrant (or a prescription). This Garage Hour does geek right, with a firearm-friendly amendment in Iowa, big AM-talk in San Diego (board-ops, fer shur), the risk science poses to senseless sinners, why New Yorkers are scared shedless of chintzy scooters from pinko China (apartment flambé, anyone?), and why Kevin Bacon can't hold a candle to our "Two Degrees from a Cutlass" theory. There's also some reminiscence about a client with a private dirt-oval, and an exposé of what happens to your skillset when the electro-nannies start doing your legwork. But wait! the Gearhead Consultancy also explains the "Drowning Man" theory, and we take a look at how the thugly F.B.I. is taking a rope to the progenitor of Dreamland Resort (.com) and his affection for Area 51. There's also Machines of Loving Grace, Goatsnake, St. Vitus, Five Horse Johnson, Primus and Air. |
Tue, 15 November 2022
11.10.22: Blind-Spot Indicators - Are You the Driver or Meat in the Seat? Loud Pipes Save Lives (& Loud People Save Ideas), Exploding Scooters, Tech VS You (Was Sagan Right?), Two Degrees from a Cutlass, + (Bad) News from Area 51 & 2A Goodness In Iowa
You can't get this kind of awesomeness without a warrant (or a prescription). This Garage Hour does geek right, with a firearm-friendly amendment in Iowa, big AM-talk in San Diego (board-ops, fer shur), the risk science poses to senseless sinners, why New Yorkers are scared shedless of chintzy scooters from pinko China (apartment flambé, anyone?), and why Kevin Bacon can't hold a candle to our "Two Degrees from a Cutlass" theory. There's also some reminiscence about a client with a private dirt-oval, and an exposé of what happens to your skillset when the electro-nannies start doing your legwork. But wait! the Gearhead Consultancy also explains the "Drowning Man" theory, and we take a look at how the thugly F.B.I. is taking a rope to the progenitor of Dreamland Resort (.com) and his affection for Area 51. There's also Machines of Loving Grace, Goatsnake, St. Vitus, Five Horse Johnson, Primus and Air. |
Wed, 9 November 2022
11.02.22 (MP3): Sneaky Cars w/ Jets, Hurricanes Making Electric Cars Explode (& Burn Down Your House), Why Round-Abouts Are Killing People, Parking Outside for Hail & Profit, Vehicle Dynamics and Building That Tool, + Probably Better Not to Make Girls Cry
It's another pile of gearhead supersauce. ...Learning to read vehicle dynamics and understand where your car's "squish" is (and some thoughts on how to tune that thing so it goes left and right right). ...How Occum's Razor applies to traffic "circles" (the illustrious round-about, another thing that should have stayed in England) and why people keep dying on them. ...The basic math of salt water + electric components + vacuous elites ("elite" at what, exactly?) = car goes BOOM and house goes FLOOM. Also, a little bit of detail on how Kalifornistan has turned on Tesla (they can only take away what they gave you). Have some: Zach Wilde, Anthrax, drunk Jim Bowie, the Cadillac Eldorado, and RIP Dietrich Mateschitz. |
Wed, 9 November 2022
11.02.22: Sneaky Cars w/ Jets, Hurricanes Making Electric Cars Explode (& Burn Down Your House), Why Round-Abouts Are Killing People, Parking Outside for Hail & Profit, Vehicle Dynamics and Building That Tool, + Probably Better Not to Make Girls Cry
It's another pile of gearhead supersauce. ...Learning to read vehicle dynamics and understand where your car's "squish" is (and some thoughts on how to tune that thing so it goes left and right right). ...How Occum's Razor applies to traffic "circles" (the illustrious round-about, another thing that should have stayed in England) and why people keep dying on them. ...The basic math of salt water + electric components + vacuous elites ("elite" at what, exactly?) = car goes BOOM and house goes FLOOM. Also, a little bit of detail on how Kalifornistan has turned on Tesla (they can only take away what they gave you). Have some: Zach Wilde, Anthrax, drunk Jim Bowie, the Cadillac Eldorado, and RIP Dietrich Mateschitz. |
Sun, 23 October 2022
10.02.22 (MP3): 10 Ways To Not Die On-Trail (Easy Stuff You Ought'a 'Froad) - Because You Can't Four-Wheel If You're Dead! Trail Awareness, Baggage Control, Self-Management & Knowing Your Functions, + Karma to Burn & a Little Sleep
These aren't ideas you haven't had, but the Gearhead Coinsultancy got together in Black Forest with The Walkin' Dude to remind you why the basics matter with you've got one foot to spare between dropping 100ft into a washout and crawlin' the high side to your knobby-tired doom. Easy things: truck-training your kids and dogs, knowing your rig's behavior under duress, managing yourself and avoiding fatigue, as well as dumping the ego at the trailhead so you don't wind up an instructional video. Because there's always more: Dirty Harry and the Spanducci Speech, the Cell Phone Incident at FJ Summit, Fred's custom platform for him forum, and Eddyline's "Stay the Trail" Pale - a good beer but not always a good idea. |
Sun, 23 October 2022
10.02.22: 10 Ways To Not Die On-Trail (Easy Stuff You Ought'a 'Froad) - Because You Can't Four-Wheel If You're Dead! Trail Awareness, Baggage Control, Self-Management & Knowing Your Functions, + Karma to Burn & a Little Sleep
These aren't ideas you haven't had, but the Gearhead Coinsultancy got together in Black Forest with The Walkin' Dude to remind you why the basics matter with you've got one foot to spare between dropping 100ft into a washout and crawlin' the high side to your knobby-tired doom. Easy things: truck-training your kids and dogs, knowing your rig's behavior under duress, managing yourself and avoiding fatigue, as well as dumping the ego at the trailhead so you don't wind up an instructional video. Because there's always more: Dirty Harry and the Spanducci Speech, the Cell Phone Incident at FJ Summit, Fred's custom platform for him forum, and Eddyline's "Stay the Trail" Pale - a good beer but not always a good idea. |
Sun, 16 October 2022
10.01.22 (MP3): State of 2A - Guns VS Tyranny (An Essential Bulwark), w/ Corporate Collusion, Bureaucrats Avoiding Oversight, Invasion of your Familial Sanctum, the Risk of Lists, + Stories of Mistakes & What NOT to Do When Big Gov't Comes Knocking
Yeahhhh, we've been slacking - too much on one plate. No worries, though, because the Gearhead Consultancy got the Second Amendment episode screwed together that we've been promising you, and it's a deusie: everything from historic tales of armed citizens worldwide (and the dictators being dicts who disarmed them), background check fires, what the 3% actually looks like, and reinforcing your children's values to make them safe citizens and not a rat. ...Because geeks need their freedoms, no matter the age. Also making an appearance: "Heavy Metal" (the movie) with Harry Canyon and good niborg, plus Coldwave Breaks and Scrabble with Justin. |
Sun, 16 October 2022
10.01.22: State of 2A - Guns VS Tyranny (An Essential Bulwark), w/ Corporate Collusion, Bureaucrats Avoiding Oversight, Invasion of your Familial Sanctum, the Risk of Lists, + Stories of Mistakes & What NOT to Do When Big Gov't Comes Knocking
Yeahhhh, we've been slacking - too much on one plate. No worries, though, because the Gearhead Consultancy got the Second Amendment episode screwed together that we've been promising you, and it's a deusie: everything from historic tales of armed citizens worldwide (and the dictators being dicts who disarmed them), background check fires, what the 3% actually looks like, and reinforcing your children's values to make them safe citizens and not a rat. ...Because geeks need their freedoms, no matter the age. Also making an appearance: "Heavy Metal" (the movie) with Harry Canyon and good niborg, plus Coldwave Breaks and Scrabble with Justin. |
Sun, 25 September 2022
09.19.22 (MP3): Diesel Dodge VS Damnable DMV, Truckers VS Teslas, Bosch Battery Boy VS Broadcast Boos, the Internet of Your Downfall (& Control in the Guise of Failure), + Fat Tony, Kaiser Soze & a Wreckful Childhood (...So Go Do Something Nice)
Do YOU know better than to put propane in your Tesla's tires? Do YOU know Teslas need special gas that doesn't come from the gas station? ...Then YOU might be smarter than the college laureates who could buy one but not own them. College... While we're at it: be nice to truckers (say it again, uh!), be wary of connecting your heater to your 'fridge to your A/C to your electricity (the internet of things or an appliance army marching towards your destruction?), and the story of a guy from New Jersey who was forced to crush his Cummins Dodge because it was for sale on Fakebook Marketface. Yuuuuuup. Don't say we didn't warn you (because we did, like, all the time ago). Also, Karma to Burn, John Lee Hooker, Big Head Todd, Naked Funk, QOTSA, Skynyrd and the Allmans. |
Sun, 25 September 2022
09.19.22: Diesel Dodge VS Damnable DMV, Truckers VS Teslas, Bosch Battery Boy VS Broadcast Boos, the Internet of Your Downfall (& Control in the Guise of Failure), + Fat Tony, Kaiser Soze & a Wreckful Childhood (...So Go Do Something Nice)
Do YOU know better than to put propane in your Tesla's tires? Do YOU know Teslas need special gas that doesn't come from the gas station? ...Then YOU might be smarter than the college laureates who could buy one but not own them. College... While we're at it: be nice to truckers (say it again, uh!), be wary of connecting your heater to your 'fridge to your A/C to your electricity (the internet of things or an appliance army marching towards your destruction?), and the story of a guy from New Jersey who was forced to crush his Cummins Dodge because it was for sale on Fakebook Marketface. Yuuuuuup. Don't say we didn't warn you (because we did, like, all the time ago). Also, Karma to Burn, John Lee Hooker, Big Head Todd, Naked Funk, QOTSA, Skynyrd and the Allmans. |
Mon, 19 September 2022
09.01.22 (MP3): Boats to Trains to Trucks to... Electrics? Who Wants Worse Transit? Efficiency VS Egos, Charging w/out Electrons (Looking at You, CA), Geeks Are Special (Nanoelectronics VS Headlights), & The Mileage Mirage - 7.3 'Stroke VS Nissan Minivan
The Garage Hour would like to present you this barnyard of proclivities as gathered by Hostus Maximus Justin Fort on a cross-country dash to Mom's... The transit quesiton: why do some folks think we should be regressing with electric cars and trucks? The power question: who's going to want a car they can't fill up (brownouts, anyone?)? ...And the control issue: what happens when there's so little power that the next neighborhood gets some but you don't? Also, have some good mileage. Special guests include Durant from "Darkman", the Godwin Rule and Murray Gelman Amnesia Hypothesis, Chris Farley, plus some leftist efites and degree snobs. |
Mon, 19 September 2022
09.01.22: Boats to Trains to Trucks to... Electrics? Who Wants Worse Transit? Efficiency VS Egos, Charging w/out Electrons (Looking at You, CA), Geeks Are Special (Nanoelectronics VS Headlights), & The Mileage Mirage - 7.3 'Stroke VS Nissan Minivan
The Garage Hour would like to present you this barnyard of proclivities as gathered by Hostus Maximus Justin Fort on a cross-country dash to Mom's... The transit quesiton: why do some folks think we should be regressing with electric cars and trucks? The power question: who's going to want a car they can't fill up (brownouts, anyone?)? ...And the control issue: what happens when there's so little power that the next neighborhood gets some but you don't? Also, have some good mileage. Special guests include Durant from "Darkman", the Godwin Rule and Murray Gelman Amnesia Hypothesis, Chris Farley, plus some leftist efites and degree snobs. |
Mon, 12 September 2022
08.28.22 (MP3): Speaker Repair, Porsche & Lexus & Subaru & Honda (Oh My), More on Motorcycle Mugging Gangs - In New York & Chicago! (Crime Ain't Complicated), & How the New Lightning is an Old Fail
Been slackin'! Garage Hour's got too much on its plate, and we're chewing like mad to get back to you - in as-soon-as-it's-fixed gearhead time. We've got some goodness for you here: more left-turn-on-green intersection violence (somebody's up to something) and a revisitation of Asimov's rules (technology's not on your side), speaker repair fun (geeks don't chuck it, they fix it), and how Ford's ruining decades of reputation by calling a failing electric pickup by a classic nameplate (hints of Mustang, anyone?). ...Then we liked this picture: There's also some bits - revisiting the Lexus LFA and fat Porsches, a guy eating chips while he Subies, Charles Bronson, plus the Rev (Heat), Masters of Reality, Megadeth, Puny Human, Whoregasm, Mindbomb and the Space Truckers. |
Mon, 12 September 2022
08.28.22: Speaker Repair, Porsche & Lexus & Subaru & Honda (Oh My), More on Motorcycle Mugging Gangs - In New York & Chicago! (Crime Ain't Complicated), & How the New Lightning is an Old Fail
Been slackin'! Garage Hour's got too much on its plate, and we're chewing like mad to get back to you - in as-soon-as-it's-fixed gearhead time. We've got some goodness for you here: more left-turn-on-green intersection violence (somebody's up to something) and a revisitation of Asimov's rules (technology's not on your side), speaker repair fun (geeks don't chuck it, they fix it), and how Ford's ruining decades of reputation by calling a failing electric pickup by a classic nameplate (hints of Mustang, anyone?). ...Then we liked this picture: There's also some bits - revisiting the Lexus LFA and fat Porsches, a guy eating chips while he Subies, Charles Bronson, plus the Rev (Heat), Masters of Reality, Megadeth, Puny Human, Whoregasm, Mindbomb and the Space Truckers. |
Wed, 24 August 2022
08.12.22 (MP3): Gearhead Weirdness -Zero-Dark Thirty Four-Way Crash-Course & Teslas VS Accident Scenes, Defining Fail w/ Tax-Pig Statusmobiles, Why Chip Shortages Ain't Just, "Journalists" Who Can't Tell a Story +Scotland Bulldozing Forests for CO2's Sake
Get wound up and the oddball icing stacks up. From the accelerating failure of Ford's useless electric trucks (as heralded by the frauds at Autoweek) to a strange-by-creepy exposé of intersections that put traffic at odds (and who's in control of what), plus bearing witness to an in-situ near dive-bomb on law enforcement by a not-very-piloted Tesla... With a late-night radio chaser from Red Eye, Nouri and Ground Zero - the Garage Hour is here to inform your non-consent. While we're at it: why what's missing from automakers is more than "chips", why defining your elitist fluffer-dream with your neighbors' taxes is pure fail, and the sadness that is Colorado's embrace of Kalifornistan's 40-year old stupidity. |
Wed, 24 August 2022
08.12.22: Gearhead Weirdness - Zero-Dark Thirty Four-Way Crash-Course & Teslas VS Accident Scenes, Defining "Fail" w/ Tax-Pig Statusmobiles, Why Chip Shortages Ain't Just, "Journalists" Who Can't Tell a Story, + Scotland Bulldozing Forests for CO2's Sake
Get wound up and the oddball icing stacks up. From the accelerating failure of Ford's useless electric trucks (as heralded by the frauds at Autoweek) to a strange-by-creepy exposé of intersections that put traffic at odds (and who's in control of what), plus bearing witness to an in-situ near dive-bomb on law enforcement by a not-very-piloted Tesla... With a late-night radio chaser from Red Eye, Nouri and Ground Zero - the Garage Hour is here to inform your non-consent. While we're at it: why what's missing from automakers is more than "chips", why defining your elitist fluffer-dream with your neighbors' taxes is pure fail, and the sadness that is Colorado's embrace of Kalifornistan's 40-year old stupidity. |
Sat, 20 August 2022
08.08.22 (MP3): Celebrity Drivers & Cyborg Over-Under, Gas Station Fixes (Crowbar), Found On Road Awesome (Analysis), Brazil's Citizens VS Muggers On Motorcycles (Justice), When Animals Attack (Four-Legged Tank Says 'Hi"), + Is the iPod Psychic?
We've got places to be! Get out of the Garage Hour's way, because there's bike parts, buckets, lumber, hangars, tire irons, fuel cans, straps, chains, come-alongs, brooms, ducting, coolers, bungees and street signs to be found. That, plus traffic's Accordion Effect, an iPod that knows where we're going, American-style legal reforms in a third-world jungle, and a whole lot of analysis about rich celebrities whose automobile is a social dowsing rod. While it's on the burner: cyborgs, driving fast (fastmobile then beverate), fixing solenoids by hitting them harder (damn Siamese port long-tubes), and securing your load before we get it for free. |
Sat, 20 August 2022
08.08.22: Celebrity Drivers & Cyborg Over-Under, Gas Station Fixes (Crowbar), Found On Road Awesome (Analysis), Brazil's Citizens VS Muggers On Motorcycles (Justice), When Animals Attack (Four-Legged Tank Says 'Hi"), + Is the iPod Psychic?
We've got places to be! Get out of the Garage Hour's way, because there's bike parts, buckets, lumber, hangars, tire irons, fuel cans, straps, chains, come-alongs, brooms, ducting, coolers, bungees and street signs to be found. That, plus traffic's Accordion Effect, an iPod that knows where we're going, American-style legal reforms in a third-world jungle, and a whole lot of analysis about rich celebrities whose automobile is a social dowsing rod. While it's on the burner: cyborgs, driving fast (fastmobile then beverate), fixing solenoids by hitting them harder (damn Siamese port long-tubes), and securing your load before we get it for free. |
Thu, 11 August 2022
08.04.22 (MP3): Details on the $800 Crawler (Find What's Wrong & Find Your Own -What to Ask & When to Pounce), w/ 5.0s & IROCs (In School Zones), Florida Man, Banjos, Trans Jacks (the Normal Kind), + Drill Press, Farting Fred & Estes Park Brewery's Pale
(Not) lost in the woods with the gearhead goons - Hostus Maximus Justin Fort joins the Walkin' Dude at his Black Forest shop for an hour to work through finding the newest small-dollar commuter. In this case, it's an $800 third-gen 4Runner, and we've got deets on how to find your own: what to look for, what's it "need", how to find the "panic point" and how a good truck CAN be more than the sum of its parts. There's more: Primus, Claypool, John Paul Jones, Cumberland Gap, Monolord, Goatsnake, beers from Estes Park Brewery, Toyotas from Iran, Mustangs from Australia and Epstein didn't kill himself. |
Thu, 11 August 2022
08.04.22: Details on the $800 Crawler (Find What's Wrong & Find Your Own - What to Ask & When to Pounce), w/ 5.0s & IROCs (In School Zones), Florida Man, Banjos, Trans Jacks (the Normal Kind), + a Drill Press, Farting Fred & Estes Park Brewery's Pale
(Not) lost in the woods with the gearhead goons - Hostus Maximus Justin Fort joins the Walkin' Dude at his Black Forest shop for an hour to work through finding the newest small-dollar commuter. In this case, it's an $800 third-gen 4Runner, and we've got deets on how to find your own: what to look for, what's it "need", how to find the "panic point" and how a good truck CAN be more than the sum of its parts. There's more: Primus, Claypool, John Paul Jones, Cumberland Gap, Monolord, Goatsnake, beers from Estes Park Brewery, Toyotas from Iran, Mustangs from Australia and Epstein didn't kill himself. |
Thu, 28 July 2022
05.25.22 (MP3): Corn for Cars or Ethanol for Dinner? Good Beer VS Lots Of It? Electric Cars - Unsafe or Just Ugly? Pyramid Scheme Vampire or Mega-Distruptor? Skinny Black Hole or Increased Suction? + Postman Flexes His Muscles to Throw Off Electric Vans
No, it's not Dude Food, it's good tortillas versus crap fuel, plus corn, cane and calories, as well as the mailman's budget sticking its foot up the bureaucrats' exhaust port. You can't keep down this much gearhead goodness - it's the second of May's Lost Garage Hours. What else wasn't lost? A PO FU to President Hair-sniff McBranden, some fine riffs (and whose are they?), a gearhead goodbye to classic testadura Fred Ward, Pothole Pete still wants to take away your car, and a not terribly massive black hole hiding in your back yard. ...More than candy: Zepplin, Korn, Vultures, Testament, Puny Human, STP, Zombie (s) and the Desert Sessions (off Hostus Maximus Justin Fort's #3 Hillclimb Mix). |
Thu, 28 July 2022
05.25.22: Corn for Cars or Ethanol for Dinner? Good Beer VS Lots Of It? Electric Cars - Unsafe or Just Ugly? Pyramid Scheme Vampire or Mega-Distruptor? Skinny Black Hole or Increased Suction? + the Postman Flexes His Muscles to Throw Off Electric Vans
No, it's not Dude Food, it's good tortillas versus crap fuel, plus corn, cane and calories, as well as the mailman's budget sticking its foot up the bureaucrats' exhaust port. You can't keep down this much gearhead goodness - it's the second of May's Lost Garage Hours. What else wasn't lost? A PO FU to President Hair-sniff McBranden, some fine riffs (and whose are they?), a gearhead goodbye to classic testadura Fred Ward, Pothole Pete still wants to take away your car, and a not terribly massive black hole hiding in your back yard. ...More than candy: Zepplin, Korn, Vultures, Testament, Puny Human, STP, Zombie (s) and the Desert Sessions (off Hostus Maximus Justin Fort's #3 Hillclimb Mix). |
Fri, 22 July 2022
05.22.22 (MP3): Technology Is Not On Our Side (Where's Asimov When You Need Him?); Mazda 6 VS Norfolk Southern, Map Apps VS Cliffs & Docks, Auto Theft & Fob Hopping (Reach, Reprogram & Repeat), Gas Stoves VS Electrics, + The Desert Sessions
These two episodes from May almost took a long walk off a short hard drive, but thanks to doing stuff with our brains, hereyago: Tesla's legacy issues with batteries and taxpayers, electric cars (replacement or runabout?), chicks from Georgia parking on the tracks (and the return of the bodycount conundrum), committing auto theft with a Ford, a big foot and cheap tech, two-step security and the old-school LS400 fob, "I, Robot", plus a drive-by from the Air Force Thunderbirds and one Commander "Slappy". There's more goodness: Desert Sessions and the gang - Kyuss, Fatso Jetson, K.D. Lang, Screaming Trees and "Girl Boy Tom", plus Frankenstein Big Bird. |
Fri, 22 July 2022
05.22.22: Technology Is Not On Our Side (Where's Asimov When You Need Him?); Mazda 6 VS Norfolk Southern, Map Apps VS Cliffs & Docks, Auto Theft & Fob Hopping (Reach, Reprogram & Repeat), Gas Stoves VS Electrics, + The Desert Sessions
These two episodes from May almost took a long walk off a short hard drive, but thanks to doing stuff with our brains, hereyago: Tesla's legacy issues with batteries and taxpayers, electric cars (replacement or runabout?), chicks from Georgia parking on the tracks (and the return of the bodycount conundrum), committing auto theft with a Ford, a big foot and cheap tech, two-step security and the old-school LS400 fob, "I, Robot", plus a drive-by from the Air Force Thunderbirds and one Commander "Slappy". There's more goodness: Desert Sessions and the gang - Kyuss, Fatso Jetson, K.D. Lang, Screaming Trees and "Girl Boy Tom", plus Frankenstein Big Bird. |
Mon, 18 July 2022
07.11.22 (MP3): F' Around & Find Out! (Told You)- Tractors in Europe Pull a Canadian Trucker, Electric Cars Still Less Efficient (Pulling a Catevari?), RoboCar Tries to Murder Its Baggage, Texas Can't Charge Teslas, +When Bikes Replace Cars (Less Happens)
Garage Hour goons go off about the stupid shed we warned you was going to happen - doesn't take much to figure out the future when you're a geek (2 + 2, cats and kitties). Yes, truckers in Kalifornistan are going to revolt (80,000 repowers can't be wrong). Yes, robot cars will try to kill you. Yes, greenthink is pulling a Spy-VS-Spy and killing itself. Yes, carbon dioxide haters are plant racists. Yes, the clot shots don't a candle to old-school medicines already amortized in the world's poorest nations (one-time lucky?). Yes, gas stoves are still better than electric. So much good stuff. Oh yeah, and Primus' head-weirdo Les Claypool mastered the sounds for the original "Cowboy Bebop" - because awesome. |
Mon, 18 July 2022
07.11.22: F' Around & Find Out! (Told You So) - Tractors in Europe Pull a Canadian Trucker, Electric Cars Still Less Efficient (Pulling a Catevari?), RoboCar Tries to Murder Its Baggage, Texas Can't Charge Teslas, + When Bikes Replace Cars (Less Happens)
Garage Hour goons go off about the stupid shed we warned you was going to happen - doesn't take much to figure out the future when you're a geek (2 + 2, cats and kitties). Yes, truckers in Kalifornistan are going to revolt (80,000 repowers can't be wrong). Yes, robot cars will try to kill you. Yes, greenthink is pulling a Spy-VS-Spy and killing itself. Yes, carbon dioxide haters are plant racists. Yes, the clot shots don't a candle to old-school medicines already amortized in the world's poorest nations (one-time lucky?). Yes, gas stoves are still better than electric. So much good stuff. Oh yeah, and Primus' head-weirdo Les Claypool mastered the sounds for the original "Cowboy Bebop" - because awesome. |
Fri, 15 July 2022
07.01.22 (MP3): How to Not Miss the Point (Now, for Something Completely Different!) - Gearhead PR-Doer Tips for Seeing BS in News, Ads & Public Relations, w/Developing Awareness, Hazards of Devices & Tools & Social Media, +Personal Risks of Bad Messaging
Try on this episode for a two-hour dissertation on how to get what's up (and not be fooled by the info snobs, liars and malcreators in the media). We've got what's said versus what's meant (and what words mean), how to avoid a legacy of idiocy (Tide Pods & eye shots?), drilling down to what's real and what's fake, why bad PR is just bad PR, emotive hooks (what are they good for - absolutely nuthin'!), and how to read messaging tools and channels for their sincere selves. Not every day does the Gearhead Consultancy take off its off-roading, road-racing, tin-bending and break-fixing hats to don the professional public-relations fedora, but the time was right - let's be a savvy message consumer. |
Fri, 15 July 2022
07.01.22: How to Not Miss the Point (Now, for Something Completely Different!) - Gearhead PR-Doer Tips for Seeing BS in News, Ads & Public Relations, w/Developing Your Awareness, Hazards of Devices & Tools & Social Media, + Personal Risks of Bad Messaging
Try on this episode for a two-hour dissertation on how to get what's up (and not be fooled by the info snobs, liars and malcreators in the media). We've got what's said versus what's meant (and what words mean), how to avoid a legacy of idiocy (Tide Pods & eye shots?), drilling down to what's real and what's fake, why bad PR is just bad PR, emotive hooks (what are they good for - absolutely nuthin'!), and how to read messaging tools and channels for their sincere selves. Not every day does the Gearhead Consultancy take off its off-roading, road-racing, tin-bending and break-fixing hats to don the professional public-relations fedora, but the time was right - let's be a savvy message consumer. |
Sat, 9 July 2022
07.04.22 (MP3): Traffic Should Be Fun! (Not the #1 Lane Looking Like #2), w/Your Cannonball Sense, Using the Blocker (Whether They Like It or Not), Midwest Gas Prices, + Previous Owner Issue-Chasing & Clustertrip Redux (What's Missing in the Because Bag)
Roads from the thought with a trip-think spectacular - freeway rules for signal-work, flow-merging, traffic-desnobbing and photo-enforcement unConstitutionalism. It's geek stuff - what we overdo: while the Garage Hour goons are gear-deep in high-brained cross-country goodness, we consider more than just blacktop: windmill disposal failures, stop signs versus speed limits (physics versus rules), and the Garbage Disposal Syndrome (fix it before it's broken - duhh). There's more: a review of the bag of tricks we should all keep for ifs and whens, how gearhead trends move across the country, and an Iowa cornfield mailbox moment. |
Sat, 9 July 2022
07.04.22: Traffic Should Be Fun! (Not the #1 Lane Looking Like #2), w/ Your Cannonball Sense, Using the Blocker (Whether They Like It or Not), Midwest Gas Prices, + Previous Owner Issue-Chasing & Clustertrip Redux (What's Missing in the Because Bag)
Roads from the thought with a trip-think spectacular - freeway rules for signal-work, flow-merging, traffic-desnobbing and photo-enforcement unConstitutionalism. It's geek stuff - what we overdo: while the Garage Hour goons are gear-deep in high-brained cross-country goodness, we consider more than just blacktop: windmill disposal failures, stop signs versus speed limits (physics versus rules), and the Garbage Disposal Syndrome (fix it before it's broken - duhh). There's more: a review of the bag of tricks we should all keep for ifs and whens, how gearhead trends move across the country, and an Iowa cornfield mailbox moment. |
Thu, 30 June 2022
06.26.22 (MP3): PPIHC 2022 Review - The Drivers, Racecars & Stories from the Race, w/ Finishing Times, Backgrounds, Tales from the Track & A Little Bit About the Course, Somehow Good Weather, Next Year's Access, + Daily-Driven Hillclimbers & Going Plaid
Too much good stuff: with the Pike's Peak International Hillclimb done (full-length, too!), it's down to the whos, the whats and the hows. Racecar: Mustang, Camaro, Bronco, Wolf, 911, Cayman GT4, Evo, 935, Taco (spaceship), Tesla, Sierra, M3, NSX, WRX, STi, Audi 4000, Charger, 'Cuda, Boss 302S, Integra, Palatov, Viper, F1, Leaf and a Porschevy. Racer: Shute, Donner, Donahue, Vahsholtz, Becker, Block, Millen(s), Boyd, Zwart, Murdock, Dai, Dallenbach, Clay, Bolleau, Robinson(s), Schrantz, Aweida, Denmeade, Sighn, Guerrero, Strauch, Hess, Novembre, Zimmer, Lundh, Hill, Crouch, Wesley and Oi. Spot: George's Corner, Cog Cut, Engineer's Glen Cove (& Cove Creek), Elk Park, 16-Mile, Devil's, Boulder and the Ws. |
Thu, 30 June 2022
06.26.22: PPIHC 2022 Review - The Drivers, Racecars & Stories from the Race, w/ Finishing Times, Backgrounds, Tales from the Track & A Little Bit About the Course, Somehow Good Weather, Next Year's Access, + Daily-Driven Hillclimbers & Going Plaid
Too much good stuff: with the Pike's Peak International Hillclimb done (full-length, too!), it's down to the whos, the whats and the hows. Racecar: Mustang, Camaro, Bronco, Wolf, 911, Cayman GT4, Evo, 935, Taco (spaceship), Tesla, Sierra, M3, NSX, WRX, STi, Audi 4000, Charger, 'Cuda, Boss 302S, Integra, Palatov, Viper, F1, Leaf and a Porschevy. Racer: Shute, Donner, Donahue, Vahsholtz, Becker, Block, Millen(s), Boyd, Zwart, Murdock, Dai, Dallenbach, Clay, Bolleau, Robinson(s), Schrantz, Aweida, Denmeade, Sighn, Guerrero, Strauch, Hess, Novembre, Zimmer, Lundh, Hill, Crouch, Wesley and Oi. Spot: George's Corner, Cog Cut, Engineer's Glen Cove (& Cove Creek), Elk Park, 16-Mile, Devil's, Boulder and the Ws. |
Thu, 23 June 2022
06.22.22 (MP3): News for Gearheads - Ford VS Its Customers (Testing on Buyers & Recalling the Fails), Governor VS Business (Caterpillar Bails on Gov. Pretzyl), Local Police Defending Law & Order Like a Boss, + Helmet, Garbage, Magnet, Duran, Mondo & Karma
You know you're popular when the citizens of your state call you "Gov. Toilet Scandal", and Illinois' elected rich snob has cemented his popularity by bulldozing legacy state resident Caterpillar. ...And yeah, they're headed for Texas. Meanwhile, the cops in that state's ritzy hamlet of Naperville are holding down the fort, especially when attacked by Paul Bunyan (insert axe-to-gunfight joke here). Seriously, cats and kitties, let's back the blue. While we're at it: Ford trannies versus the neighbor's dog, pinko electric van plan fails (so much cronyism), with a special appearance from the Sinister drop-inner, and ice on a volcano. |
Thu, 23 June 2022
06.22.22: News for Gearheads - Ford VS Its Customers (Testing on Buyers & Recalling the Fails), Governor VS Business (Caterpillar Bails on Gov. Pretzyl), Local Police Defending Law & Order Like a Boss, + Helmet, Garbage, Magnet, Duran, Mondo & Karma
You know you're popular when the citizens of your state call you "Gov. Toilet Scandal", and Illinois' elected rich snob has cemented his popularity by bulldozing legacy state resident Caterpillar. ...And yeah, they're headed for Texas. Meanwhile, the cops in that state's ritzy hamlet of Naperville are holding down the fort, especially when attacked by Paul Bunyan (insert axe-to-gunfight joke here). Seriously, cats and kitties, let's back the blue. While we're at it: Ford trannies versus the neighbor's dog, pinko electric van plan fails (so much cronyism), with a special appearance from the Sinister drop-inner, and ice on a volcano. |
Sun, 19 June 2022
06.16.22 (MP3): Litter Is Still Bad (Give a Hoot & Don't Be A Jerk); Garage Hour Chats w/ Focus on the Forest About Cleaning Your Camp & Getting Your Garbage, w/ Who Picks Up the Best, the Sawzall Solution, The Compactor Experiment, & How To Help
Our friends at Focus on the Forest have built a grassroots non-profit that picks up trash just like we all should, and because the Garage Hour runs what we brung and hauls what we brought, we got together so you can too. Whether you're out in the woods for some four-wheeling, biking, shooting or climbing, this is the one time it's better to be a taker than a maker: take out your trash We've got the stories: 610 tires, 150 'fridges, 100 mattresses, 15 trailers, 2 pianos and a jacuzzi - and that's just the things (not counting more than 200 tons of stuff). Shawn and Eve told us secrets, too: who's best at keeping clean (off-roaders) and who's the worst, who's a big help (locals donors and Teller County Waste), plus how this can all be done ONE BAG AT A TIME. |
Sun, 19 June 2022
06.16.22: Litter Is Still Bad (Give a Hoot & Don't Be A Jerk); Garage Hour Chats w/ Focus on the Forest About Cleaning Your Camp & Getting Your Garbage, w/ Who Picks Up the Best, the Sawzall Solution, The Compactor Experiment, & How To Help
Our friends at Focus on the Forest have built a grassroots non-profit that picks up trash just like we all should, and because the Garage Hour runs what we brung and hauls what we brought, we got together so you can too. Whether you're out in the woods for some four-wheeling, biking, shooting or climbing, this is the one time it's better to be a taker than a maker: take out your trash We've got the stories: 610 tires, 150 'fridges, 100 mattresses, 15 trailers, 2 pianos and a jacuzzi - and that's just the things (not counting more than 200 tons of stuff). Shawn and Eve told us secrets, too: who's best at keeping clean (off-roaders) and who's the worst, who's a big help (locals donors and Teller County Waste), plus how this can all be done ONE BAG AT A TIME. |
Sun, 12 June 2022
06.04.22 (MP3): Pre Pike's Peak Hillclimb Primer - Drivers, Racecars, Track & Turns @ #100, Tarmac & Dirt, Car Control & Skill-Sets, + Darwin's Off-Ramp (Because Seattle), Bicycles in Germany (Because Trance-Hop) & Han Shot First (Because Greedo)
Backwards or forwards, it's still racecar! Uphillclimbing at its finest is once again uponst us with the return of the Pike's Peak Hillclimb (PPIHC.com), one of America's oldest running races and still a killer to-do of go-fast goodness. We've got some of the drivers - Crouch, Millen, Vasholtz, Novembre, Shute, Shrantz, Donner and Dallenbach - and a few of the cars - 911, Bronco, Mustang, Camaro, WRX, STi, Evo, stockers, LMPs, open and closed-wheel, Cudas, Acura, Audi, Hellcat, Civic, and one guy in a Leaf. How about joining us? The Garage Hour might just be at George's Corner, and you should definitely be in the audience. More? ...Some excellent car crashes caught on tape in Seattle - because incompetence ain't just a river in Egypt. |
Sun, 12 June 2022
06.04.22: Pre Pike's Peak Hillclimb Primer - Drivers, Racecars, Track & Turns @ #100, Tarmac & Dirt, Car Control & Skill-Sets, + Darwin's Off-Ramp (Because Seattle), Bicycles in Germany (Because Trance-Hop) & Han Shot First (Because Greedo)
Backwards or forwards, it's still racecar! Uphillclimbing at its finest is once again uponst us with the return of the Pike's Peak Hillclimb (PPIHC.com), one of America's oldest running races and still a killer to-do of go-fast goodness. We've got some of the drivers - Crouch, Millen, Vasholtz, Novembre, Shute, Shrantz, Donner and Dallenbach - and a few of the cars - 911, Bronco, Mustang, Camaro, WRX, STi, Evo, stockers, LMPs, open and closed-wheel, Cudas, Acura, Audi, Hellcat, Civic, and one guy in a Leaf. How about joining us? The Garage Hour might just be at George's Corner, and you should definitely be in the audience. More? ...Some excellent car crashes caught on tape in Seattle - because incompetence ain't just a river in Egypt. |
Mon, 30 May 2022
05.30.22 (MP3): Doing Memorial Day the Right Way (and Why), w/ Some Gearheaded Distractions: the Return of the Sub-$G Commuter (and How), Russians VS Space Stations (& Tesla Guy's Space Taxi), Israel VS Everyone (Lasers!), + Sesame Street VS The Muppets
...Because there's still squads of peoplelike objects shambling the streets who think Memorial Day is National Uncover the Pool Day or Barbecue Day, the Gearhead Consultancy is here to unconfuse you about this solemn day. From rules for your flag to the right time for the moment of silence (yuuuuuup), we're here to help with how y'all are going to honor those who signed on the dotted line but never came back, and why the price they paid allows you to spend the weekend Tooting on Myface. ...And because you might like some relief from all that heaviness: there's Faith No More, Tomahawk, hounds with bees in their mouths , why "2001: Space Odyssey" makes us think too much, and making hay with the hundred-dollar commuter (don't overown it). |
Mon, 30 May 2022
05.30.22: Doing Memorial Day the Right Way (and Why), w/ Some Gearheaded Distractions: the Return of the Sub-$G Commuter (and How), Russians VS Space Stations (& Tesla Guy's Space Taxi), Israel VS Everyone (Lasers!), + Sesame Street VS The Muppets
...Because there's still squads of peoplelike objects shambling the streets who think Memorial Day is National Uncover the Pool Day or Barbecue Day, the Gearhead Consultancy is here to unconfuse you about this solemn day. From rules for your flag to the right time for the moment of silence (yuuuuuup), we're here to help with how y'all are going to honor those who signed on the dotted line but never came back, and why the price they paid allows you to spend the weekend Tooting on Myface. ... And because you might like some relief from all that heaviness: there's Faith No More, Tomahawk, hounds with bees in their mouths , why "2001: Space Odyssey" makes us think too much, and making hay with the hundred-dollar commuter (don't overown it). |
Sat, 28 May 2022
05.20.22 (MP3): Four-Wheelin' Preparedness - Junk for Your Trunk So Your Truck Won't Get Stuck, w/ Racks, Jacks, Tools & Straps, Truck Guns, Garage Dogs, $600 Commuters, +Kyuss, PPIHC, Trinity's Hype & Horkey, Dead Guy, Banquet Beer & Being Nice to Trees
Go get lost - in the mountains, on some trails, in the canyons, in the woods, in some history. The Garage Hour goons (with 'froading fool Fred and his Walkin' Dude) are here to help with a few thoughts about being equipped for on-trail out-thereism, with ideas on straps to use (and to avoid), where you can get heavy-duty gear for a light-wallet price, and some other need-tos for your rig so the next gotta-go doesn't turn into a never-got-there. Specifics include air, hi and bottle-jacks, "Insomnia" in Alaska (with Pacino and Williams), and a junkyard dog that might be part Velcro. While we're at it, there's rock (Kyuss), hillclimbing (PPIHC's 100th), sub-$G commuter wonderment, truck guns, and the dumb stuff people do in the woods (that a guy with a truck usually cleans up). |
Sat, 28 May 2022
05.20.22: Four-Wheelin' Preparedness - Junk for Your Trunk So Your Truck Won't Get Stuck, w/ Racks, Jacks, Tools & Straps, Truck Guns, Garage Dogs, $600 Commuters, + Kyuss, PPIHC, Trinity's Hype & Horkey, Dead Guy, Banquet Beer, & Being Nice to Trees
Go get lost - in the mountains, on some trails, in the canyons, in the woods, in some history. The Garage Hour goons (with 'froading fool Fred and his Walkin' Dude) are here to help with a few thoughts about being equipped for on-trail out-thereism, with ideas on straps to use (and to avoid), where you can get heavy-duty gear for a light-wallet price, and some other need-tos for your rig so the next gotta-go doesn't turn into a never-got-there. Specifics include air, hi and bottle-jacks, "Insomnia" in Alaska (with Pacino and Williams), and a junkyard dog that might be part Velcro. While we're at it, there's rock (Kyuss), hillclimbing (PPIHC's 100th), sub-$G commuter wonderment, truck guns, and the dumb stuff people do in the woods (that a guy with a truck usually cleans up). |
Sun, 22 May 2022
05.11.22 (MP3): Driving Like a Predator, Idling-for-15-Minutes Guy, Auto-Drive Robot Death Going to Court, Spying Video Cameras, India Backhanding Tesla (Because China), + Desalination (It's Smart) & S-Metal (It's for More Heavy)
Here's something: The Man is after robot cars (but not for a reason that would fix the problem), rich guys are making the twits at Twatter crazier (because geek trumps nerd), Russian tanks are thwarted by Russian mud (how ironic), Chinese-made cameras are full of software and hardware back-doors (duhh), and how about that fool who idles 15 minutes waiting to park (in front of a hiking trail). Meanwhile, does cognitive dissonance cause cancer? ...Because it causes a lot of other sheddy stuff, like bureaucratic dehydration (No desal for you!). Smetal: Slayer, Sleep, Slot, Snail, Solarized, Soundgarden, Stabbing Westward, Steril, Stick, Sugar Ray and 16-Volt. |
Sun, 22 May 2022
05.11.22: Driving Like a Predator, Idling-for-15-Minutes Guy, Auto-Drive Robot Death Going to Court, Spying Video Cameras, India Backhanding Tesla (Because China), + Desalination (It's Smart) & S-Metal (It's for More Heavy)
Here's something: The Man is after robot cars (but not for a reason that would fix the problem), rich guys are making the twits at Twatter crazier (because geek trumps nerd), Russian tanks are thwarted by Russian mud (how ironic), Chinese-made cameras are full of software and hardware back-doors (duhh), and how about that fool who idles 15 minutes waiting to park (in front of a hiking trail). Meanwhile, does cognitive dissonance cause cancer? ...Because it causes a lot of other sheddy stuff, like bureaucratic dehydration (No desal for you!). Smetal: Slayer, Sleep, Slot, Snail, Solarized, Soundgarden, Stabbing Westward, Steril, Stick, Sugar Ray and 16-Volt. |
Tue, 17 May 2022
05.07.22 (MP3): Road Manners for the Regulators (Featuring Officer Uptosomething) - Gas Prices VS Boost, Texas VS Iowa Drivers, Barn Finds, Good Cooling (Hose Clamps, Zip-Ties & Duct Tape, Oh My!), & A Tale of Two Fat Ladies @ the Bettendorf Merge
TIme to push it down and lean back - it's a one-day sprint from here to there with Hostus Maximus Justin Fort. From rating the troopers in Illinois against the meter maids in the San Diego sector (so much copulence) and talking your way out of tickets, to good behavior in the car and road-trip expectations, we've got your pricey gas right here. Just don't ask for a Chevy Equinox - those big gals tried to drive it into the ditch on the 80 (so much better than the 88). There's more: the difference between dashboard data and dial-up distractions (it's all bad), where have all the audio jacks gone (?), and being saved by the rear-view (got to live in your mirrors when you're piling on the MPHs). |
Tue, 17 May 2022
05.07.22: Road Manners for the Regulators (Featuring Officer Uptosomething) - Gas Prices VS Boost, Texas VS Iowa Drivers, Barn Finds, Good Cooling (Hose Clamps, Zip-Ties & Duct Tape, Oh My!), & A Tale of Two Fat Ladies @ the Bettendorf Merge
TIme to push it down and lean back - it's a one-day sprint from here to there with Hostus Maximus Justin Fort. From rating the troopers in Illinois against the meter maids in the San Diego sector (so much copulence) and talking your way out of tickets, to good behavior in the car and road-trip expectations, we've got your pricey gas right here. Just don't ask for a Chevy Equinox - those big gals tried to drive it into the ditch on the 80 (so much better than the 88). There's more: the difference between dashboard data and dial-up distractions (it's all bad), where have all the audio jacks gone (?), and being saved by the rear-view (got to live in your mirrors when you're piling on the MPHs). |
Fri, 13 May 2022
05.03.22 (MP3): Chicagoland Border Hell Spring Garagefest! Used Jeeps, 4Runners, Porsches & Dogs, Shopping for Deals in a Crashing (Car) Economy w/ Price VS Panic, Opportunists VS Offers, Asking VS Selling, + Auto Shop, Nolectric 'Froading & 17" of Rain
Holy freakin' sequel, Batman - the Garage Hour goons gathered up the Chi-town hustlers for another armpit-adjacent gearhead free-for-all, and spicy meatballs happened. What's it? Cutting cars in half in auto shop, why electric Jeeps still aren't going to four-wheel (but the Gladiator is semi-driveable), interior colors (Whorehouse Red, anyone?), buying neighbors' forgotten treasures, and a dynamite analysis of where the used-car market is, where it's going, and what cars we're watching to make the math. But wait: Trinity's Kolsch, Bell's IPA, and Toppling's Pseudo Sue, pit bulls and their tails, mall-crawling versus flexing Starbucks (Jeepers), and wading the Dupage River. |
Fri, 13 May 2022
05.03.22: Chicagoland Border Hell Spring Garagefest! Used Jeeps, 4Runners, Porsches & Dogs, Shopping for Deals in a Crashing (Car) Economy w/ Price VS Panic, Opportunists VS Offers, Asking VS Selling, + Auto Shop, Nolectric 'Froading & 17" of Rain
Holy freakin' sequel, Batman - the Garage Hour goons gathered up the Chi-town hustlers for another armpit-adjacent gearhead free-for-all, and spicy meatballs happened. What's it? Cutting cars in half in auto shop, why electric Jeeps still aren't going to four-wheel (but the Gladiator is semi-driveable), interior colors (Whorehouse Red, anyone?), buying neighbors' forgotten treasures, and a dynamite analysis of where the used-car market is, where it's going, and what cars we're watching to make the math. But wait: Trinity's Kolsch, Bell's IPA, and Toppling's Pseudo Sue, pit bulls and their tails, mall-crawling versus flexing Starbucks (Jeepers), and wading the Dupage River. |
Sat, 30 April 2022
04.24.22 (MP3): Off-Road Adventure Goes Full-Cluster! Four-Wheel Drifting Curveballs w/ Old Hoses & Coolant Clouds, Wind, Fire, Snow, & Sheep (+ Trout, Dirt, Trails & Tents) + 10th Man Analysis, Dude Food Creek Cooling, & Fish on a Stick
...And sometimes, the cluster is half the adventure (or most of it, in this case). While doing a banzai run to a "meet here" out-there getogether with some 'froading buddies (who we met at the now-defunct FJ Summit), the Gearhead Consultancy wound up doing a test of tent tie-downs and fireproofing, duct tape and rental-cabin supplies, plus hose clamps, zip-ties and Lee Van Cleef. More thoughts for you: Texas VS Taos? Flat-four VS small-block? Tramp VS Glamp? Ex-parte VS exfil? Also, Frampton VS Rogan, Tom Waits, and Dave Mustaine's throat. |
Sat, 30 April 2022
04.24.22: Off-Road Adventure Goes Full-Cluster! Four-Wheel Drifting Curveballs w/ Old Hoses & Coolant Clouds, Wind, Fire, Snow, & Sheep, (& Trout, Dirt, Trails & Tents) + 10th Man Analysis, Dude Food Creek Cooling, & Fish on a Stick
...And sometimes, the cluster is half the adventure (or most of it, in this case). While doing a banzai run to a "meet here" out-there getogether with some 'froading buddies (who we met at the now-defunct FJ Summit), the Gearhead Consultancy wound up doing a test of tent tie-downs and fireproofing, duct tape and rental-cabin supplies, plus hose clamps, zip-ties and Lee Van Cleef. More thoughts for you: Texas VS Taos? Flat-four VS small-block? Tramp VS Glamp? Ex-parte VS exfil? Also, Frampton VS Rogan, Tom Waits, and Dave Mustaine's throat. |
Thu, 28 April 2022
04.22.22 (MP3): Road-Run to 4Runners - Colorado Cars, Truculent Traffuckery, Freeway Logic (Faster Roads in SoCal & the Front Range), Excessive Roof-Rackism, the Return of Traffic Elitists, + Breckenridge Brewery, the Beer Fort & a Kia Forte
Wellll... It should be no surprise that wading waist-deep into mid-day traffic for a Colorado hot lap might plunge the Garage Hour into some of the usual left-lane snobs, inattentive Audis, sloppy Subarus, tuned-out tail-gaters and just a few intrepid truckers. This is a classic on-the-road snapshot, including a parachute job by The Craig, an old friend of the show and used-car expert. While we're at it, how about analysis of a very beat third-gen 4Runner (probably not worth $5000), and a little more of what you like best: Hostus Maxiums Justin Fort yelling at lousy motorists. |
Thu, 28 April 2022
04.22.22: Road-Run to 4Runners - Colorado Cars, Truculent Traffuckery, Freeway Logic (Faster Roads in SoCal & the Front Range), Excessive Roof-Rackism, the Return of Traffic Elitists, + Breckenridge Brewery, the Beer Fort & a Kia Forte
Wellll... It should be no surprise that wading waist-deep into mid-day traffic for a Colorado hot lap might plunge the Garage Hour into some of the usual left-lane snobs, inattentive Audis, sloppy Subarus, tuned-out tail-gaters and just a few intrepid truckers. This is a classic on-the-road snapshot, including a parachute job by The Craig, an old friend of the show and used-car expert. While we're at it, how about analysis of a very beat third-gen 4Runner (probably not worth $5000), and a little more of what you like best: Hostus Maxiums Justin Fort yelling at lousy motorists. |
Sat, 23 April 2022
04.04.22 (MP3): NASCAR Fights & Airport Robots, Texan Troopers VS Mexican Semis, Electric Car Brownouts, Ethanol Gas Fails, Municipal Attacks on Constitutional Rights, + the Terrible & Fiery Death of Many Nails, Drill Bits & 2x4s
Even the fist-fights between millenial race-car drivers suck - what we'd give for the good old days when Cale Yarborough beat up the whole Allison family, or Boris Said "teaching 'em a lesson..." Whatevs - the Garage Hour will keep reminding you what good looks like. Then we'll tell you about Texas reminding Mexican truckers who's in charge, and why amoral and compassionless robots ain't here to help (and will probably hurt). Then again, it could be worse - just move to Denver, where they want to disarm law-abiding citizens, or Kalifornistan, where they don't make enough electricity to top off the ego in your electric status-symbol. |
Sat, 23 April 2022
04.04.22: NASCAR Fights & Airport Robots, Texan Troopers VS Mexican Semis, Electric Car Brownouts, Ethanol Gas Fails, Municipal Attacks on Constitutional Rights, + the Terrible & Fiery Death of Many Nails, Drill Bits & 2x4s
Even the fist-fights between millenial race-car drivers suck - what we'd give for the good old days when Cale Yarborough beat up the whole Allison family, or Boris Said "teaching 'em a lesson..." Whatevs - the Garage Hour will keep reminding you what good looks like. Then we'll tell you about Texas reminding Mexican truckers who's in charge, and why amoral and compassionless robots ain't here to help (and will probably hurt). Then again, it could be worse - just move to Denver, where they want to disarm law-abiding citizens, or Kalifornistan, where they don't make enough electricity to top off the ego in your electric status-symbol. |
Mon, 11 April 2022
04.02.22 (MP3): Dark:30 Gearhead Brain - Slashing Tires & Burning Cars Doesn't Make Your Point, Jumping Teslas Ain't Brainful, Chernobyl Is No Sandbox, Missing Chips Isn't Just a Parts Problem, Horse Fear of Fat Folks, + 3D RPGs & Blue Wonder Power Milk
When you've got too much to do but no daylight to do it, be the night owl. With syrupy tracks and big thoughts, Hostus Maximus Justin Fort pours on the goodness: why Ukraine's war hurts your auto parts (neon!), how mental environmentalists' tire-slashing campaigns aren't making them friends, how paying the people who burned down your car exposes municipalities' complicity in bad ideas, and what the Hell is wrong with Nissan owners. It's not just the big stuff: someone in Ukraine is 3-D printing RPG launchers, and why horses worldwide are concerned about high gas prices too. |
Mon, 11 April 2022
04.02.22: Dark:30 Gearhead Brain - Slashing Tires & Burning Cars Doesn't Make Your Point, Jumping Teslas Ain't Brainful, Chernobyl Is No Sandbox, Missing Chips Isn't Just a Parts Problem, Horse Fear of Fat Folks, + 3D RPGs & Blue Wonder Power Milk
When you've got too much to do but no daylight to do it, be the night owl. With syrupy tracks and big thoughts, Hostus Maximus Justin Fort pours on the goodness: why Ukraine's war hurts your auto parts (neon!), how mental environmentalists' tire-slashing campaigns aren't making them friends, how paying the people who burned down your car exposes municipalities' complicity in bad ideas, and what the Hell is wrong with Nissan owners. It's not just the big stuff: someone in Ukraine is 3-D printing RPG launchers, and why horses worldwide are concerned about high gas prices too. |
Sat, 9 April 2022
03.27.22 (MP3): Traffic Cameras Hate Your Safety & More Illogical Attacks on Gearheads, w/ People Who Hate Trains (Who Hates Trains?), Electric-Car Fires, Gas-Price Fails & Race Car Frauds, + Sounds of Clutch (the Band) & Being Nice to Your Dog (Dammit)
Don't let the small-thinkery of those who'd walk into traffic because their phone was more interesting than their wellbeing steer your geek-brain wrong. We've got the Motts on traffic cameras (and why they're dangerous, ineffective and unConstitutional, no matter which city is saying otherwise), NASCAR's attempts to crap on their fans (electric race cars?), Tesla's attempts to burn your house down, woke fools' attempts to call steam engines racist, and how Alabama just might have given Mr. LGB his plates back. While we're at it, how about some killer southern-fried rock? ...'Cause we've got "Clutch"; and your dog. Be nice to your dog. |
Sat, 9 April 2022
03.27.22: Traffic Cameras Hate Your Safety & More Illogical Attacks on Gearheads, w/ People Who Hate Trains (Who Hates Trains?), Electric-Car Fires, Gas-Price Fails & Race Car Frauds, + Sounds of Clutch (the Band) & Being Nice to Your Dog (Dammit)
Don't let the small-thinkery of those who'd walk into traffic because their phone was more interesting than their wellbeing steer your geek-brain wrong. We've got the Motts on traffic cameras (and why they're dangerous, ineffective and unConstitutional, no matter which city is saying otherwise), NASCAR's attempts to crap on their fans (electric race cars?), Tesla's attempts to burn your house down, woke fools' attempts to call steam engines racist, and how Alabama just might have given Mr. LGB his plates back. While we're at it, how about some killer southern-fried rock? ...'Cause we've got "Clutch"; and your dog. Be nice to your dog. |
Wed, 23 March 2022
03.17.22 (MP3): Night of the Living Day Drinking @ Trinity w/ Tube-Frame Pintos & Rodeck V8s, Beer Canning & German Interrupting, Taco Pizza VS Pizza Taco, Tales from the Studio, + Barns, Belly Rigs & Broken Tables (Fuggedaboutit!)
Yikes. This one was all over the place from the word "Welcome" - Dude Food (w/ bacon, beef and horseradish sauce), Javelins and Call of Duty, breaking in your belly holster (and standards for performance), KCBQ's gleaming black towers of broadcast superiority, getting lost in Boston, and inserting Regular Bill into Poland's Ukraine. We've also got a look at Trinity's Farmhouse Ale (almost a red) and their famous Mexican lager, FNG Brett's music ("Finding Chase"), Maker's Mark under the table, and the undying question of when a pizza taco is a taco pizza. |
Wed, 23 March 2022
03.17.22: Night of the Living Day Drinking @ Trinity w/ Tube-Frame Pintos & Rodeck V8s, Beer Canning & German Interrupting, Taco Pizza VS Pizza Taco, Tales from the Studio, + Barns, Belly Rigs & Broken Tables (Fuggedaboutit!)
Yikes. This one was all over the place from the word "Welcome" - Dude Food (w/ bacon, beef and horseradish sauce), Javelins and Call of Duty, breaking in your belly holster (and standards for performance), KCBQ's gleaming black towers of broadcast superiority, getting lost in Boston, and inserting Regular Bill into Poland's Ukraine. We've also got a look at Trinity's Farmhouse Ale (almost a red) and their famous Mexican lager, FNG Brett's music ("Finding Chase"), Maker's Mark under the table, and the undying question of when a pizza taco is a taco pizza. |
Sat, 19 March 2022
03.13.22 (MP3): Driveshaft Diagnostic & Late-Night Deepthink - U-Joints & Yokes VS Bearings & Half-Shafts, Rebuilt VS Replaced, Staked & Clipped & Welded & Clocked, + Anarchy VS Enthusism, Avocados VS Coconuts, Toothbrushing, Jokers & New Sips
If you're gonna be a bear, be a grizzly - the Garage Hour gearheads got their groove on for an hour of issues with new and used driveshafts. Troubleshooting, driving diagnosis, balancing and building, parts and tools, Cardins, needle-bearings, donuts, SVO and magazine parts, washers, yokes, paint markers and bearing cups. We're not done: there's Dr. Tooth, Animal, Megadeth, Ninjatune, gumlines, drivelines, late-night hammering, and fixing your woketard neighbor (take "Blazing Saddles" and "Cannonball Run" and don't call us in the morning). |
Sat, 19 March 2022
03.13.22: Driveshaft Diagnostic & Late-Night Deepthink - U-Joints & Yokes VS Bearings & Half-Shafts, Rebuilt VS Replaced, Staked & Clipped & Welded & Clocked, + Anarchy VS Enthusism, Avocados VS Coconuts, Toothbrushing, Jokers & New Sips
If you're gonna be a bear, be a grizzly - the Garage Hour gearheads got their groove on for an hour of issues with new and used driveshafts. Troubleshooting, driving diagnosis, balancing and building, parts and tools, Cardins, needle-bearings, donuts, SVO and magazine parts, washers, yokes, paint markers and bearing cups. We're not done: there's Dr. Tooth, Animal, Megadeth, Ninjatune, gumlines, drivelines, late-night hammering, and fixing your woketard neighbor (take "Blazing Saddles" and "Cannonball Run" and don't call us in the morning). |
Mon, 14 March 2022
03.10.22 (MP3): Defending the Second Amendment (Like a Boss) - Constitutional Carry, "Not About Hunting", FJB VS Gun Owners, Hiding Rules in Swampy Laws, & Safe-Room VS Prison?, + Tesla's China Problem, Electric's Conceit Problem, AMMO Inc & NASCAR Owners
The 2A is going to need to land a few punches - let's help by asserting our individual rights and freedoms and standing up for Indiana (constitutional carry, mostly for the better). Meanwhile, the LGB White House's creepy crawlies are trying to grab millions of gun-purchase records they're legally prohibited from touching, and you can't blame a hammer for hitting nails (because a good bullet is a good bullet, even if the user isn't). Also: Dead Guy Ale, Them Crooked Vultures, Garbage, Goatsnake, the Hyundai El Camino, and the Garage Hour's "Dig Two Holes in England and One Will Have a Corpse in It" rule redux. |
Mon, 14 March 2022
03.10.22: Defending the Second Amendment (Like a Boss) - Constitutional Carry, "Not About Hunting", FJB VS Gun Owners, Hiding Rules in Swampy Laws, & Safe-Room VS Prison?, + Tesla's China Problem, Electric's Conceit Problem, AMMO Inc & NASCAR Owners
The 2A is going to need to land a few punches - let's help by asserting our individual rights and freedoms and standing up for Indiana (constitutional carry, mostly for the better). Meanwhile, the LGB White House's creepy crawlies are trying to grab millions of gun-purchase records they're legally prohibited from touching, and you can't blame a hammer for hitting nails (because a good bullet is a good bullet, even if the user isn't). Also: Dead Guy Ale, Them Crooked Vultures, Garbage, Goatsnake, the Hyundai El Camino, and the Garage Hour's "Dig Two Holes in England and One Will Have a Corpse in It" rule redux. |
Wed, 9 March 2022
03.05.22 (MP3): Gas Price Stupidity & Electric Idiocy, Why Old Names Ain't New Cars, Automaker Badge-Engineering Fails & Reputation Degredation, Axle Assemblies & Bearings, Calibers for Ukraine, More Felon Foolishness In Chi-Town, + Bye Bye Antonov 225
Don't let the progressives regress your success: it's a brand new Garage Hour, complete with 16-Volt, Sepultura and Metallica, plus why your new Maverick, Mustang and Blazer still ain't an El Camino, plus the upside of a Samurai still being a Jimny (ladder-frame, bitches!). Because cars have trannies, not are. While we're at it, we've got some gearhead reasoning for you: electrocardiograms for high-school sports, lessons in the Second Amendment for the tyrants at CNN, and Ammo Inc's provisioning of Ukraine's fighters (because bullets!). |
Wed, 9 March 2022
03.05.22: Gas Price Stupidity & Electric Idiocy, Why Old Names Ain't New Cars, Automaker Badge-Engineering Fails & Reputation Degredation, Axle Assemblies & Bearings, Calibers for Ukraine, More Felon Foolishness In Chi-Town, + Bye Bye Antonov 225
Don't let the progressives regress your success: it's a brand new Garage Hour, complete with 16-Volt, Sepultura and Metallica, plus why your new Maverick, Mustang and Blazer still ain't an El Camino, plus the upside of a Samurai still being a Jimny (ladder-frame, bitches!). Because cars have trannies, not are. While we're at it, we've got some gearhead reasoning for you: electrocardiograms for high-school sports, lessons in the Second Amendment for the tyrants at CNN, and Ammo Inc's provisioning of Ukraine's fighters (because bullets!). |
Mon, 28 February 2022
02.22.22 (MP3): Formula 1 & Tesla VS Re-Soviet Russia? How About USPS VS Electric Cars (& Big Gov't)? Also, Narcissm Sticks & Loud Phone Talkers, Leftover 2x4s, Being Nice to the Police (Because Patrol Car), + Megadeth, Massive Attack & Man Or Astro-Man
Now that's a spicy meatball - more strange things afoot at Circle K... Why are business leaders leading in defending Ukraine (including F1 and Elon "Pyramid Scheme Vampire" Musk) when national "leaders" flop? Also, enjoy a drive-by psychoanalysis of Generation Fail and their self-absorbed loud nothingness, Canada's midget dictator Justin "Bring My Stool" Rivera's shortness (he's not at all cool with it), and whether college degrees are causative or correllative for mental issues. Because gearhead. While you're into it, how about Dave Mustaine, the C-130 Specter, criminals getting run over by the law, and how USPS just flexed Joke Brandon out of his electric car fraudulence. |
Mon, 28 February 2022
02.22.22: Formula 1 & Tesla VS Re-Soviet Russia? How About USPS VS Electric Cars (& Big Gov't)? Also, Narcissm Sticks & Loud Phone Talkers, Leftover 2x4s, Being Nice to the Police (Because Patrol Car), + Megadeth, Massive Attack & Man Or Astro-Man
Now that's a spicy meatball - more strange things afoot at Circle K... Why are business leaders leading in defending Ukraine (including F1 and Elon "Pyramid Scheme Vampire" Musk) when national "leaders" flop? Also, enjoy a drive-by psychoanalysis of Generation Fail and their self-absorbed loud nothingness, Canada's midget dictator Justin "Bring My Stool" Rivera's shortness (he's not at all cool with it), and whether college degrees are causative or correllative for mental issues. Because gearhead. While you're into it, how about Dave Mustaine, the C-130 Specter, criminals getting run over by the law, and how USPS just flexed Joke Brandon out of his electric car fraudulence. |