Are there any other Female Dark Siders here?
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And yes, I have noticed most running the Dark Side tend to mount their own tires. The remainder use dealerships, and often not Harley dealerships. Others use an Indy. Personally, I can't find it in me to pay someone to do something I may have the capacity of doing myself even if I have never done it. In the end, I have learned something and the icing on the proverbial cake is I have saved quite a bit of money which then can be spent on something else I might want or need.
This year will be a prime example. I have yet to build a shed and my carpentry experience has been limited to making repairs to my home. Over the winter months I have read whatever I could find and even purchased a couple of books to help insure that when I start the building process, that it will be done right. I've also checked "setbacks" and if there was a need for any kind of permit, along with zoning. The cost of a new shed in the style I will be building ranges anywhere from $2,700 to $3,200 if I were to order one. That probably doesn't include site setup and delivery. Though I haven't run my materials list for prices yet, I anticipate paying maybe a third of that for hopefully a better built shed. Mind you, I couldn't drive a nail in straight if my life depended on it, but I acknowledge my inadequacies and now have a framing nail gun.
The savings alone will allow for other purchases.I don't have the luxury of having a man in my life to do those things, and really, I am probably too old to be of interest to the majority of men.
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BTW, yesterday while playing with my forum avatar and settings, I removed the little hummingbird picture in my profile and replaced it with a picture of myself taken with a security camera late last year. Then cropped and resized. Even at 100x100 pixels it should still make most men run off screaming in terror. (just kidding)
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Yes I noticed your use of the word "most." I try to give a little more leeway by using "a good number of." Had you used the word "all," my response may have been quite different. There are two words I try not using. Never and All. Never is a long long time, and All is all inclusive.
And yes, I have noticed most running the Dark Side tend to mount their own tires. The remainder use dealerships, and often not Harley dealerships. Others use an Indy. Personally, I can't find it in me to pay someone to do something I may have the capacity of doing myself even if I have never done it. In the end, I have learned something and the icing on the proverbial cake is I have saved quite a bit of money which then can be spent on something else I might want or need.
This year will be a prime example. I have yet to build a shed and my carpentry experience has been limited to making repairs to my home. Over the winter months I have read whatever I could find and even purchased a couple of books to help insure that when I start the building process, that it will be done right. I've also checked "setbacks" and if there was a need for any kind of permit, along with zoning. The cost of a new shed in the style I will be building ranges anywhere from $2,700 to $3,200 if I were to order one. That probably doesn't include site setup and delivery. Though I haven't run my materials list for prices yet, I anticipate paying maybe a third of that for hopefully a better built shed. Mind you, I couldn't drive a nail in straight if my life depended on it, but I acknowledge my inadequacies and now have a framing nail gun. The savings alone will allow for other purchases.
I don't have the luxury of having a man in my life to do those things, and really, I am probably too old to be of interest to the majority of men.
And yes, I have noticed most running the Dark Side tend to mount their own tires. The remainder use dealerships, and often not Harley dealerships. Others use an Indy. Personally, I can't find it in me to pay someone to do something I may have the capacity of doing myself even if I have never done it. In the end, I have learned something and the icing on the proverbial cake is I have saved quite a bit of money which then can be spent on something else I might want or need.
This year will be a prime example. I have yet to build a shed and my carpentry experience has been limited to making repairs to my home. Over the winter months I have read whatever I could find and even purchased a couple of books to help insure that when I start the building process, that it will be done right. I've also checked "setbacks" and if there was a need for any kind of permit, along with zoning. The cost of a new shed in the style I will be building ranges anywhere from $2,700 to $3,200 if I were to order one. That probably doesn't include site setup and delivery. Though I haven't run my materials list for prices yet, I anticipate paying maybe a third of that for hopefully a better built shed. Mind you, I couldn't drive a nail in straight if my life depended on it, but I acknowledge my inadequacies and now have a framing nail gun.
The savings alone will allow for other purchases.I don't have the luxury of having a man in my life to do those things, and really, I am probably too old to be of interest to the majority of men.
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