So I picked up a new cheese grater. It’s a Cusipro box grater. It is sharp. It’s literally a box with a bunch of razors. I got my thumb too close. One pass and I grated three nice paths, deep enough that they were bleeding, a lot. Not the best way to start breakfast.
None the less, rubbing alcohol and a bandage and we finished breakfast, (threw out the cheese and started again, yes, the three pieces of skin were equal in size to the grated pieces of cheese) and the day was going well.
This afternoon, I took off the bandage and applied New Skin. That burned like hell, but at least I don’t have some big soggy bandage on my thumb now.

Last night I washed the Jeep. So of course today Mrs. Cooker wants to go off road. Off to some dirt roads we went. Now last night when I was going to wash the Jeep, I couldn’t find my spray nozzle. I figured my wife put it somewhere special and so I grabbed a standard nozzle. So today when I get home and the Jeep is covered in dust, I look for my nozzle. I searched every single place it could have been put. Nowhere. I ask my wife. She said she wouldn’t dare touch it, it’s my special car nozzle and she uses the shit nozzles. I check every possible place on my entire piece of property, three times. I moved the two huge rolling tool chests, check in every drawer, every shelf, every box, everywhere. I looked so hard I’m surprised I didn’t find Jimmy Hoffa.

Now my nozzle isn’t just some crap nozzle you pick up at Walmart or Home Despot. It’s a Griots Garage Finest Water Hose Nozzle. It’s adjustable like a fire hose. It has a fantastic spray pattern, and it’s rugged. I’ve had it for at least six years. I bought it at a Griots Garage sale and picked it up for $30. It was used in their wash bay for a year or two and being sold. Super score, as it normally runs $110. I added a quick valve to turn the water on/off so I wouldn’t ruin my spray pattern by opening and closing the spray head.

SOME PIECE OF SHIT, WASTE OF LIFE, SAUSAGE SMUGGLING, SHIT GIBBON, FUCK MUPPET, STOLE THIS OFF MY PORCH.

Now I live in a small town. In a nice neighborhood. It’s almost a retirement community. My neighbors are all retired and in their late 60’s to 80’s. I used to keep the spray head in the garage because I knew if it was stolen, I most likely wouldn’t replace it at the cost of $110. This neighborhood is so sleepy and everyone is so old, I figured it would be safe on my porch.

Im seriously bummed. My water pressure is scaled down to 65 psi, and I have great flow. This spray head would deliver its max capacity of 14 GPM. This works quite well for rinsing off a car. It’s like a biblical monsoon with a fantastic adjustable spray pattern.

I guess it’s back to being a commoner with a standard spray nozzle.

I wasted the whole afternoon looking for it. The Jeep is still dirty.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Beancooker, March 07, 2021 09:34 PM

I read the first sentence, and then notice the bolded caps below and my eyes and brain acted on their own accord and told me what it said. If one does nothing else this day, I can highly recommend doing exactly what I just did.

Jesus, Noah!
I hope your day improves, brother.

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SOME PIECE OF SHIT, WASTE OF LIFE, SAUSAGE SMUGGLING, SHIT GIBBON, FUCK MUPPET, STOLE THIS OFF MY PORCH.

Cool rant.

Noah,

You or any of your neighbors have external cameras that might have caught the misappropriation?

Walk around the block and look for shiny, clean cars.

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Originally posted by bald1:
Noah,

You or any of your neighbors have external cameras that might have caught the misappropriation?

The neighbor across the street has a couple cameras, but I have no idea when it came up missing. Last time I used it was two weeks ago.

I don’t feel comfortable asking him to peruse two weeks worth of camera footage.

Figure out how much you would charge hourly if you free-lanced. I'll bet you a box of donuts you spent more value in the time you spent looking for the nozzle than a new nozzle would have cost.

If it was worth that much in time, then it's worth buying a replacement.

(That's the line I use to justify this kind of stuff!)

Not to worry. After a rant like that, It'll turn up.

Well that sucks. Nothing is safe anymore. At all. Period.

I've always thought if when I move if I could afford to get an acre or two and have a 50x50 nice looking insulated, power and water and sewage etc, that I would put everything inside. Nothing stays outside, not even bbq grills or the wheel barrow or a rake.
.

The only way to truly find it is to buy another one. Within a week of the new one showing up you will find the original one...

BTW, first in for the karma!

I am sorry for your troubles, but even worse, I now want one of these very expensive nozzles.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
I am sorry for your troubles, but even worse, I now want one of these very expensive nozzles.

Me too. I MUST forget I've read this...

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Originally posted by jhe888:
I am sorry for your troubles, but even worse, I now want one of these very expensive nozzles.

So I would recommend buying the nozzle, and creating your own quick on off valve. The one from Griots will work, but for the same price you can get a nice high flow brass valve. That’s what I did.

Here is a link to the greatest hose nozzle of all time, so you can enjoy this gift from the Gods as well. Shipping is free too!

Beancooker, I feel for you. I absolutely despise thieves.

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Originally posted by Beancooker:

SOME PIECE OF SHIT, WASTE OF LIFE, SAUSAGE SMUGGLING, SHIT GIBBON, FUCK MUPPET, STOLE THIS OFF MY PORCH.

And this is perhaps the most well-constructed explanation I've seen this year. Bravo, sir.

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Originally posted by Beancooker:
SOME ....

airsoft guy, is that you?

Studies have found that ranting is good for us if it’s not something we do all the time, and that was one of the best I’ve read here in a long time from someone who doesn’t rant about everything.

Not to be prejudiced, but it is obvious from the first part of your post... you are a vegetarian.......

So my wife comes to me and says I owe her a big kiss. I give her a kiss and she gave me my hose nozzle.

She said she used it and forgot, and put the nozzle in the tote that holds my pellets for smoking.

Why she would put a wet hose nozzle in with wood pellets...

Anyways, I’m happy as a pig in shit. I was going to buy another one tomorrow, so that saved me a few bucks.

https://www.amazon.com/Nelson-...a-373204034077&psc=1


One for her. I have it. Works great.

LOL Noah we both just struck gold.

I posted this thread last July
https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...935/m/6400010274/p/1
Well yesterday the missing hammer was found. It was hanging off the side of a garage workbench obscured by other gear. It simply had been missed over and over and over again. At least you hadn't ordered a replacement like I did.

Glad you found your nozzle...

happens to me all the time.