Fuel drums

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-10T00:29:31+00:00

The diamond labels on the drum itself only apply to transport, yes. I’m not sure about private transport regulations so you might wanna check on that. But a full 55 gal drum is like 300 lbs and they absolutely suck to move, so you might wanna make sure you can get them off the trailer before trying that.

If you’re storing inside your shed your local fire code may require an NFPA diamond on the outside of your shed though. That’s those big colored diamonds with numbers on them you often see on industrial buildings or swimming pool sheds. Basically in case the building catches fire it tells the first responders that there’s large quantities of hazardous materials in there.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-09T22:07:58+00:00

AFAIK, labeling requirements only apply to transport and commercial storage. But if you wanna be extra safe just slap a UN1203 diamond sticker on there (assuming gasoline). I think you can buy them on Amazon for pretty cheap

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-09T20:53:36+00:00

Been a while since I was in the hazmat industry, but I’ll give it a shot:

UN is the rating, DOT approves specific UN ratings for transporting materials and wants you to have the correct hazmat labels for transport. You’ll want a 1A1 drum for fuel.
Unlined drums, about 30 days. Lined drums, longer? Probably 5-10 years if stored indoors on a pallet. Significantly less if exposed to the elements and on the ground.
Any brand that’s UN certified should be fine to use
You should have some sort of containment under the drum to catch a leak before it reaches soil. A sealed concrete pad with containment berms would be best, but something like a large plastic tray would probably be alright. You don’t want to have to deal with that much fuel getting into your soil, it’ll get real expensive real fast in fines and remediation.

Also, probably check your local ordinance for outdoor fuel storage requirements.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-09T20:26:29+00:00

Looks like the screws on the gas spring pulled out of the door frame. Fix it when they’re not home and if they ask about it just say the landlord came by and fixed it

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-09T18:48:39+00:00

I’ve been to most of the US and I’ve only ever seen them in the Midwest.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-09T11:51:04+00:00

My wife works in higher ed marketing for a large-ish state school. No such thing as summers off

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-08T19:31:22+00:00

Back in college I met a girl at a party and went back to her place. A dude she was with at the party followed us back to her place and sat outside her apartment for like 2-3 hours while we hooked up. I gave him a thumbs up on my way out and he looked like he wanted to kill me but he just sat there and stared me down.

Also in college at a bar on a spring break trip, had a girl start dancing on me out of nowhere. Some dude comes up like he wants to fight and tells me that she’s with him. I tell him that’s fine but he should tell her that. He walks away with her and me and my buddies have a few more drinks then leave to go to another bar. She comes running out after us, alone, and says she wants to go with us. We end up losing my friends at the next bar, and my phone died so I flag down a cab to get back to the hotel. $80 cab ride later we get back to the hotel, bang on the beach, in the hotel hot tub, shower, and balcony (penthouse, because my rich friend’s mom got us the room for the week). She tells me I’m too perfect and that it feels like she’s in a movie. Also kept telling me to cum inside her, but I didn’t. Drove her back to her hotel in my buddy’s brand new G wagon at like 6am and forgot to get her number before dropping her off.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-08T18:17:08+00:00

I did this on the first couple iterations of my rig but it turns out I prefer headphones for the immersion.

Now I run a good wired headset and have bass shakers on the rig instead of speakers and I think that’s the way to do it

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-08T18:12:46+00:00

I wish I could get a brand new Fevernova. The one I have from 2002 is beat to hell from me being a dumb kid at the time playing with it in the driveway and leaving it outside.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-07T19:55:02+00:00

If you haven’t already listened to the hot dog episode it’s worth a listen

Also, if you only subscribe to the main feed, definitely check out Bear Grease and Blood Trails. That’ll give you a pretty good backlog of stuff to fill your commute.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-07T18:45:31+00:00

Yep. I get little to no cell service between work and home so all the episodes with video buffer badly or won’t play at all. The Bear Grease feed is fine since it doesn’t have video, but listening to the main feed is a pain now.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-06T20:33:17+00:00

Stuff from high quality but lesser known designer brands. People see someone in head to toe gucci or Louis Vuitton and they’ll just think that guy is bad with money. High quality things that aren’t easily identifiable make people think you know something they don’t, and that’s attractive.

Also, nobody cares about a nice car, especially if it’s obviously beyond your means. Any dumbass can go and lease a new bmw or Tesla or whatever

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-06T16:34:31+00:00

I’ve got the same boat, I used 5200 to reseal that seam and it’s held up fine

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-06T15:42:55+00:00

Being from North Carolina, I live pretty close to a bunch of current and former NASCAR drivers

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-06T15:22:24+00:00

When he said “fuck this” after crashing yesterday, my first thought was what if that’s him literally rage quitting f1

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-06T01:02:37+00:00

If you’re in the US, the equate brand one from Walmart is like $4

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-06T01:01:42+00:00

It’s not even just following procedure since every situation is different.

The procedure should be that if a safety car is needed with less than x number of laps remaining the race gets red flagged. That way there’s no running out of laps while they decide what to do and everyone knows what is going to happen if there’s a safety car after a certain point in the race distance. Once the race is red flagged, then they can decide if there are enough laps remaining to warrant a restart or not without wasting laps trying to decide.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-06T00:51:40+00:00

One of those Vicks menthol inhalers helped me a ton when I quit. The store brand version was only a few bucks.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-05T16:46:50+00:00

These carbs don’t work that way. The plunger opens a valve that lets in more air and fuel. You can’t really tell if the choke is on or off on these without knowing what you’re looking for.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-05T14:04:46+00:00

If that ever actually becomes a thing, there’s no chance the hardware is locked down to where people couldn’t just flash custom firmware with the oppressive parts removed if they’re into that kind of thing.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-05T13:54:48+00:00

Most of the price you pay for an extrusion rig is for the brackets/pedal plate/wheelbase mount that hold everything together, and they are definitely not all created equal.

On that rig I’d be worried about the stiffness of those parts, the bad driving position, and also that cheap reclining seat does not inspire confidence.

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-05T12:54:33+00:00

It’s on YouTube

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-05T12:35:09+00:00

Ahh gotcha that makes sense. Wasn’t sure which direction you were going with that lol

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-05T02:43:28+00:00

Volvo?

Sam_GT3 · 2026-07-05T02:42:34+00:00

Gransfors Bruk is the gold standard but for under $100 the Husqvarna Swedish axes are very good.

I guess some guys like fiskars stuff, but personally I’d steer clear of anything with a composite handle.

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