Hyena
10 GW
Cool angle. I'll raise you a few wigs and some silly faces 
GT i-drive 2.0 Build
- Thread starter GCinDC
- Start date
GCinDC
100 MW
Jeez, yeah. I guess it's time for me to let my hair down! Glad to see you've squeezed some time into your life to record & edit. it's addictive, isn't it!Hyena said:Cool angle. I'll raise you a few wigs and some silly faces
by the way, knoxie, did you post your latest in a thread somewhere?
Hyena
10 GW
I spent about 2 hrs playing with and editing thatGCinDC said:
http://www.endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=27396
GCinDC
100 MW
straight up commuting stuff:
[youtube]HMGrnzIPaZU[/youtube]
[youtube]XvwXnPzrJg0[/youtube]
[youtube]HMGrnzIPaZU[/youtube]
[youtube]XvwXnPzrJg0[/youtube]
Hyena
10 GW
Cool. Got a pic of the helmet mount set up ?
Hyena
10 GW
(could be worse, ask my wife :lol: )
GCinDC
100 MW
another OT post, but thought some of you might be interested...
in 2001, my studio apt burned down.
I remodeled it, but it was too small for my girlfriend and me, so we starting looking for a place together...
this 'tear down' came on the market a couple blocks from my brother. my girlfriend wasn't up for a project, but i twisted her arm, we bought it, then i demoed it, and hired subs along the way... (ps. if you demo a house in a quiet neighborhood, don't do it on a Sunday, unless you mind letters from the neighbors... :lol: )
[youtube]eiezH6nk3Vo[/youtube]
in 2001, my studio apt burned down.
I remodeled it, but it was too small for my girlfriend and me, so we starting looking for a place together...
this 'tear down' came on the market a couple blocks from my brother. my girlfriend wasn't up for a project, but i twisted her arm, we bought it, then i demoed it, and hired subs along the way... (ps. if you demo a house in a quiet neighborhood, don't do it on a Sunday, unless you mind letters from the neighbors... :lol: )
[youtube]eiezH6nk3Vo[/youtube]
GCinDC
100 MW
not gopro footage, btw...
[youtube]cJI4w1EPj5c[/youtube]
[youtube]cJI4w1EPj5c[/youtube]
8)
Man loved the house build video Greg so brilliant... I thought I took on a lot when I did my house in 2000, you have a brand new house there buddy! looks really nice too, that storm that hit looked like a nasty one for sure, heck it uprooted that tree? jeez thats some wind.
Thanks for sharing, I too have a build video as well however I wont post it as I still have the house but have a different girlfriend so wouldnt be too popular if that appeared on the channel..oh and I also videoed my son on the scanner just like that so worth doing isnt it.
Thanks again they did an amazing job on your house, your dad seems like fun too
Man loved the house build video Greg so brilliant... I thought I took on a lot when I did my house in 2000, you have a brand new house there buddy! looks really nice too, that storm that hit looked like a nasty one for sure, heck it uprooted that tree? jeez thats some wind.
Thanks for sharing, I too have a build video as well however I wont post it as I still have the house but have a different girlfriend
so wouldnt be too popular if that appeared on the channel..oh and I also videoed my son on the scanner just like that so worth doing isnt it. Thanks again they did an amazing job on your house, your dad seems like fun too
GCinDC
100 MW
Thanks, guys. Couple program notes, fyi:
- Bought house for $350k in late 2002.
- Promised girlfriend (future wife) i could add second floor/remodel w/ another $100k!
- Got Home Equity Line for $100k six months later (values were skyrocketing)
- Decided to bump out addition after months of my own floor plan designs. hired architect to draw up my sketches, but long battle ensued... he did a great job w/ exterior/windows etc, but i fired him before end.
- I gutted the interior over the winter and on permit approval day, i hired laborers and orchestrated the razing to the deck, while the addition foundation was poured.
- I was the GC (general contractor) and finish carpenter and hired all those clowns (or clown teams) myself and managed them on fixed prices (had done years of carpentry/construction growing up):
- I saved a fortune on materials buy going to building materials auctions. i'd rent a 24' truck, go to the auction and leave with 3 bathtubs ($100 each instead of $1000, etc), 4 toilets, tile, flooring, sinks, etc. 8)
- I took 5 months off work, smoked like a chimney, and barely slept, fighting the rain with tarps practically every night/morning
- We moved in after 9 months of construction :wink:
- Got house appraised at $780k, refinanced 570, paid off all credit cards. house worth $1.35M at peak of the market, now ~$1M :wink:
- Wife hated it (practically left me) till 2 days after moving in, then has loved it ever since (as i knew she would)... :lol:
- Chateau 'Goire (as in Gregoire) is the name my bro (dude w/ kids visiting demo & describing power outage) gave it at the time. he was getting jealous! one year later he got a design/build McMansion and moved from neighborhood...
- Bought house for $350k in late 2002.
- Promised girlfriend (future wife) i could add second floor/remodel w/ another $100k!
- Got Home Equity Line for $100k six months later (values were skyrocketing)
- Decided to bump out addition after months of my own floor plan designs. hired architect to draw up my sketches, but long battle ensued... he did a great job w/ exterior/windows etc, but i fired him before end.
- I gutted the interior over the winter and on permit approval day, i hired laborers and orchestrated the razing to the deck, while the addition foundation was poured.
- I was the GC (general contractor) and finish carpenter and hired all those clowns (or clown teams) myself and managed them on fixed prices (had done years of carpentry/construction growing up):
- architect: $16.5k
- framer: $35k
- electrician: $16k
- plumber: $13k
- HVAC: $22K
- Windows/Ext Doors: $35k
- I saved a fortune on materials buy going to building materials auctions. i'd rent a 24' truck, go to the auction and leave with 3 bathtubs ($100 each instead of $1000, etc), 4 toilets, tile, flooring, sinks, etc. 8)
- I took 5 months off work, smoked like a chimney, and barely slept, fighting the rain with tarps practically every night/morning
- We moved in after 9 months of construction :wink:
- Got house appraised at $780k, refinanced 570, paid off all credit cards. house worth $1.35M at peak of the market, now ~$1M :wink:
- Wife hated it (practically left me) till 2 days after moving in, then has loved it ever since (as i knew she would)... :lol:
- Chateau 'Goire (as in Gregoire) is the name my bro (dude w/ kids visiting demo & describing power outage) gave it at the time. he was getting jealous! one year later he got a design/build McMansion and moved from neighborhood...
Hyena
10 GW
Oh I see what's going on here, you're giving up on our gopro shenanigans and changing the game to epic house builds
Sounds like a huge undertaking! Big risks and heaps of stress. It's good that you could take that time off work with all the money you were spending. I guess the money you saved is more than you would have earned anyway ? I always assumed your house was kinda old from the other vids but I guess that's just the style you've gone with. Looks shmick now. Keep an eye on your wife for developing mental health problems, if she wanted to leave you after all that work and a sweet new house she's got issues :lol: It must be a hormonal thing, shortly after moving into our new house a few months ago (which was a huge upgrade from our old one) my wife said she hated it and was sick of it. She nearly had a suspicious accidental death after that but has come to her senses now
Sounds like a huge undertaking! Big risks and heaps of stress. It's good that you could take that time off work with all the money you were spending. I guess the money you saved is more than you would have earned anyway ? I always assumed your house was kinda old from the other vids but I guess that's just the style you've gone with. Looks shmick now. Keep an eye on your wife for developing mental health problems, if she wanted to leave you after all that work and a sweet new house she's got issues :lol: It must be a hormonal thing, shortly after moving into our new house a few months ago (which was a huge upgrade from our old one) my wife said she hated it and was sick of it. She nearly had a suspicious accidental death after that but has come to her senses now
GCinDC
100 MW
hahaha. no this is one of those video projects that i tried to go on hiatus to finish! it's mostly for family/friends but decided to beta test it with you.Hyena said:Oh I see what's going on here, you're giving up on our gopro shenanigans and changing the game to epic house builds
and my rationale was that it's basically a huge DIY project, and so much of this forums about that. no? just electric bikes? :lol: oh well. thanks for sharing a bit of your story tho. definitely makes me feel better! hey, here's an idea for a video: interviews with the wives of ebike fanatics... question, ladies: how do you feel about your hubby's ebikes? hahahahahahahaha that would be hilarious. and label them too: mrs knoxie. mrs hyena. mrs gcindc. lmfao
Alan B
100 GW
dbaker said:
Oh my. That might be trouble. Don't ever add up the cost.
Hyena
10 GW
haha mine would have more beeped out sections than a Gordon Ramsay video :lol:GCinDC said:
My wife frequently expresses her dislike of the amount of time I spend playing with my "stupid bikes" compared with spending time with her and the kids. I'm also scorned for taking frequent 'customer support' calls on the weekends too. My suggestion that she finds a hobby that interests her doesn't usually resolve the issue :lol:
My latest mistake is introducing her to ebay. With my account auto logged in on my laptop she can see my recently viewed items and everything I've bought. uh oh... :lol:
bandaro
10 kW
well im only 20 so none of this wife business weighing me down, but my mother...
jeez, whenever i miss an appointment or something, for example physio rehab last week, she cracks it... got an email saying how stupid i was and full of abuse as to how i must have been to busy working on the bloody bike to go to rehab, you know the rant. The real reason i didnt go was i had a presentation at uni, but that was completely irrelevant, obviously... Im sure if i was supposed to be providing for a family and spending time with a wife i would fail miserably, i barely look after myself "properly".
As for epic house builds, i know the feeling, we owner built our house, had huge amount of trouble with the engineer saying he was almost done, almost done, six months after that admits he has yet to start... But its finished now, gets a 35 energy rating according to the local (NSW) energy rating system... only need a 5-7 to pass.... concrete slab, straw bale, mud brick, stone wall, the lot, it looks awesome.
jeez, whenever i miss an appointment or something, for example physio rehab last week, she cracks it... got an email saying how stupid i was and full of abuse as to how i must have been to busy working on the bloody bike to go to rehab, you know the rant. The real reason i didnt go was i had a presentation at uni, but that was completely irrelevant, obviously... Im sure if i was supposed to be providing for a family and spending time with a wife i would fail miserably, i barely look after myself "properly".
As for epic house builds, i know the feeling, we owner built our house, had huge amount of trouble with the engineer saying he was almost done, almost done, six months after that admits he has yet to start... But its finished now, gets a 35 energy rating according to the local (NSW) energy rating system... only need a 5-7 to pass.... concrete slab, straw bale, mud brick, stone wall, the lot, it looks awesome.
Hyena
10 GW
Your engineers weren't 3 little pigs were they ? :lol:bandaro said:
bandaro
10 kW
nah, thats us kids
ambroseliao
100 kW
Just watched this cute video of a guy commuting on his electric bike into Philadelphia at warp speed (sped up footage). He counts the number of cars he passes like a video game. It's kinda cute!
http://youtu.be/WFAAqh2yENU?hd=1
http://youtu.be/WFAAqh2yENU?hd=1
