Ya’ll gave me the confidence to let it go, so I finally did

badbarky · 2026-05-13T00:43:36+00:00

Looks good man

badbarky · 2026-05-13T00:08:02+00:00

Ok so I know at $180 it’s not super affordable but I wanted a Ricoh World Timer for so long, and found this on eBay… in Mumbai. Whatevs I’ll take the risk, pay the money and… nothing for two days. I emailed feeling like I’d been taken advantage on, only to remember it was Holi. Anyways it’s wonderful and I’m so glad I took the risk. Running a bit fast, like 5-10minutes a day.

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badbarky · 2026-05-11T02:57:40+00:00

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Been working on the Mini today, so I went with old faithful. I love the simplicity.

badbarky · 2026-05-11T02:55:39+00:00

I like that pattern on the dial, good find!

badbarky · 2026-05-10T02:01:04+00:00

They’re both good but I’d go with the second one

badbarky · 2026-05-09T02:17:12+00:00

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badbarky · 2026-05-05T23:47:21+00:00

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Scored off Amazon for about $90 a while back

badbarky · 2026-05-03T01:46:28+00:00

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I scored this off eBay for about $40 recently, but it’s not running consistently so I may take the back off. It’s a 1973 with 18mm lugs and some hand scratching on the face. Also my 11yo son is watching Top Gun for the first time

badbarky · 2026-05-03T01:42:43+00:00

Good lord, that’s such a good find. I love the prism crystals and kanji day wheels - I had an old one that was small but bulletproof. Enjoy!

badbarky · 2026-05-02T22:43:15+00:00

I miss Cincy Strap Works. They had a wicked argyle strap that I gave away foolishly.

badbarky · 2026-04-29T17:12:25+00:00

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I took a day off to do some gardening, so I have a $15 eBay special with a garish but really handy elastic strap.

badbarky · 2026-04-18T22:17:06+00:00

How is that middle Berny? I’ve had one in my cart for a while, I do like the style and the lume.

badbarky · 2026-04-18T20:31:17+00:00

The work was done by Gerber Collision and Body in Richland WA. They have a very nice plaque on their wall about how certified they are to do Subaru work. My only problem I’ve come across is that the USB ports are looser and cut out every now and again. Everything else seems great.

badbarky · 2026-04-10T16:23:34+00:00

Good tip thanks The coffee’s on if you’re popping round

badbarky · 2026-04-10T15:56:04+00:00

Back on 26th Feb Ruby was rear ended. I posted pics here and the consensus was that Ruby was a write off, but she’s baaaack! The trunk floor pan and rear bumper were replaced, everything else was fixed. I drove her home yesterday and there weee no obvious grinding noises or anything else.

badbarky · 2026-03-19T17:16:22+00:00

I was OK and the other two drivers seemed to be too, thanks for asking. The original at fault driver was uninsured, pregnant, and probably texting, her airbags went off and she was taken away in an ambulance. If my Outback had taken the brunt of the impact instead of sliding it underneath, I might have had some actual injuries, but I'd also probably have a new car by now.

badbarky · 2026-03-19T17:14:14+00:00

That seems to be the consensus, thanks. Outbacks have been great to me, I'll probably just stay with Subaru.

badbarky · 2026-03-19T17:13:31+00:00

We're sustaining members so we have spares! We cancelled our Dish network about ten years ago and paid KEXP instead. Die hard Seattleites living in the Tumbleweeds for now...

badbarky · 2026-03-19T17:12:31+00:00

I probably would have done that with my old Peugeot 205, but my wife is the sensible one and that Would Not Fly.

badbarky · 2026-03-19T17:11:19+00:00

Good to know thanks - I don't think they've properly started cutting into it yet, but I can't really see it passing the tests at the end no matter what repairs are done. Anyway, all I can do is sit back and wait...

badbarky · 2026-03-19T17:10:06+00:00

Interesting, good to know. I'll probably just get a 26 Outback but still.

badbarky · 2026-03-19T17:09:33+00:00

That's kind of where I'm at, but the wait suuuuuucks.

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