The Manic Mechanic

Here at Mayhem Acres strange or odd occurrences are pretty much the norm. It seems that this phenomenon tends to spread a bit from the epicenter here. Take this past Monday, when I was taking Jeff to have surgery, as an example. A bit more than a mile from the house as I was merging onto the perpetually busy Rt 29, we both noticed a car on the left shoulder of the opposing lanes of traffic. Not the first time we've see it around here. As we got closer, Jeff said, "It's Batman!". Sure enough, it was the Caped Crusader, seemingly having problems with his sinister-looking Batmobile. I noticed right away that ol' Batty had chosen the Lamborghini as his daytime ride, saving the actual Batmobile for the cover of darkness. Turns out the Dark Knight was on his way into Washington, DC to entertain children at a local hospital. With the help of the local constabulary and perhaps the Boy Wonder, he was able to make the trip. The Lambo Gallardo Spyder apparently needed a tow back to the Bat Cave, as tires for the $200,000 car are tougher to come by than, well, Bat-tires.

I wanted to snap a picture of the scene, but I thought it against Bat-protocol. Besides, I had gone too far trying to merge into traffic. Traffic which, ironically, was uncharacteristically flying along in all six lanes, in both directions. Around here, a disabled car usually garners a gaggle of rubberneckers, even if it's an old Nissan Sentra with one red door and a boiling radiator. Batman does not even get noticed.

For the past hour or so I have been doing some research for upcoming projects. I need to find one more double entry door for the basement, so I have been trying to find something similar to what I have now that is not some cheap piece of wonky shit that has been nothing but trouble. Looks like I might have to satisfy once again my fenestration lust with an outswing version of the two Andersen frenchwood hinged doors I currently have on order. Sheesh. More money.

I am also going to start collecting parts for two new PCs, since it looks like the current Athlon system is semi-toast and will take up residence in the Lab Of Doom downstairs. I need a do-all system that is quiet, powerful and can also stand in as a digital audio workstation much like my current PC is doing. Watercooling will make a comeback for sure, becuase it has definitely been a way to make a high-end PC very quiet in operation. A second, small form factor PC will be made for the home theater. These are winter projects. More money. *rolls eyes*

Here is the scary part, and I cant really put my finger on why I'm doing it. I am looking at used Ferraris. WTF?