By eddie on Aug 26, 2008 in Sports | comments(0)
I haven’t swung a bat in six months. Frankly, it’s driving me crazy. You see, I’m a bit of a baseball addict. Unlike a lot of guys, though, I’m not content to just watch other people play baseball on TV. Why let them have all the fun? I’m nothing special when it comes to baseball. I haven’t played seriously since high school, and that was a longer time ago than I’d really care to admit, haha. I’m a bit of a pitching machine junkie. I’ve been known to haunt Tampa Florida batting cages whenever I get stressed out, or just want to relax, or feel like getting a little exercise. This is getting a little off-track, but I’d like to mention that batting is actually a great, total-body exercise. When I call it exercise, people often scoff, thinking that swinging a bat is just moving the arms. Actually, you step and twist into a good swing with your whole body. The core body muscles, such as your abdominal muscles, are the really strong ones that send the baseball flying when they catch a good piece of it. Anyway, when I found a good indoor baseball training facility in Florida, I started showing up fairly often, and I actually started getting pretty good at hitting. I even did some baseball strength training Tampa. Then I broke my arm. Now it’s in a cast. And so I haven’t swung a bat in six months. And, like I said, it’s starting to drive me crazy.
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By eddie on Aug 17, 2008 in Automotive | comments(0)
When you purchase
truck toolboxes such as
tool totes or
trailer tongue utility boxes, the material they’re made of should be an important consideration. You’ve probably seen many a pickup truck over the years with a painted steel toolbox that’s become scarred with scratches and striped with rust. Or maybe you’ve tried to keep your own steel toolbox nice and new with lots of sanding, priming, painting and other time-consuming maintenance.
Some people might argue that steel is stronger than
aluminum, and while this may be an important factor if you’re building a bridge or similar type structure, it hardly matters when it comes to your truck toolbox. Aluminum diamond plate is preferred by professionals for truck toolboxes because it’s thick and highly-durable. Compared to the thin, painted steel sheet metal sometimes used for truck toolboxes, aluminum diamond plate is much more sturdy to withstand scratches, rust and other damage from years of use.
Aluminum diamond plate comes in a sharp, sleek finish, and can also come in a black or white powder coat finish, usually at an additional cost. Be sure to choose an aluminum diamond plate toolbox that’s fully welded instead of just riveted, and comes with a warranty to ensure it’s free of defects.
By eddie on Jul 25, 2008 in Shopping | comments(0)
One of my jobs as parts manager is to make sure that we carry a large inventory of unique rims for our customers. Since we don’t cater to a specific brand of car, sometimes this can be a daunting task. Needless to say, I do love the opportunities that I have to bring in unique tires and rims into our city, and our customers appreciate the lengths that I go to for them.
Just this week, I placed an order for EXE wheels as our stock has been getting a little low. There is just something about a car that has chrome rims on it that gets our customers excited – it definitely makes their ride look more expensive than it truly is.
There are a large number of street racers in our city so we carry lines of wheels that cater to their needs. In fact, we pride ourselves on the fact that we are the largest supplier of Staggered Wheels in town. Most of the street racers in town stop at our shop first before shopping at the competition because we carry more varieties than any other shop in town.
It was nice that we were also able to pick up a couple of orders for Audi Wheels – sales on the higher end of the spectrum for rims has been at an all time low lately.
Though the week is almost over, I just can’t wait until next week – who knows what we will get in next!
