Westley Graham-Paige
@wesnotfewer.bsky.social
Wrote about cars, owned a junkyard, owned a dealer, studied engineering and psychology. Seattle via DC via Chicago via Atlanta via Milwaukee. Vehicle sold separately.
You know the Turbo III wasn’t set for prime time when Warren Mosler turned it down, saying it wasn’t really ready for production. Something has gone terribly wrong when you’ve lost the guy whose cars look like an overturned rowboat.
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
You know the Turbo III wasn’t set for prime time when Warren Mosler turned it down, saying it wasn’t really ready for production. Something has gone terribly wrong when you’ve lost the guy whose cars look like an overturned rowboat.
Spirit R/T ownership (twice!) is what my therapist would later help me see was a latent need to have any pleasureful experiences tempered by shame and punishment.
Had I not been raised Pentecostal, I’d probably have just bought a Prelude and never once worried about timing belts or AC compressors.
Had I not been raised Pentecostal, I’d probably have just bought a Prelude and never once worried about timing belts or AC compressors.
November 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spirit R/T ownership (twice!) is what my therapist would later help me see was a latent need to have any pleasureful experiences tempered by shame and punishment.
Had I not been raised Pentecostal, I’d probably have just bought a Prelude and never once worried about timing belts or AC compressors.
Had I not been raised Pentecostal, I’d probably have just bought a Prelude and never once worried about timing belts or AC compressors.
I mean, anything less would be uncivilized! 😛
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I mean, anything less would be uncivilized! 😛
So, ours was 5.5’ from the hatch to the front passenger seat back with it pushed all the way forward. If it’s just you, you could absolutely fit the tree in the interior with enough persistence, and maybe a plastic bag. It’s definitely not more than 18” from the seatback to the windshield.
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
So, ours was 5.5’ from the hatch to the front passenger seat back with it pushed all the way forward. If it’s just you, you could absolutely fit the tree in the interior with enough persistence, and maybe a plastic bag. It’s definitely not more than 18” from the seatback to the windshield.
It’s a Smeg FAB5 little fridge. It’s supposed to be a European countertop fridge but it’s on a little stand there.
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
It’s a Smeg FAB5 little fridge. It’s supposed to be a European countertop fridge but it’s on a little stand there.
They were wearing slim-fit puffer coats and some ugly Allbirds-style shoes and buying their Thanksgiving dinner pre-made at Whole Foods.
Stereotypes exist for a reason, I guess.
Stereotypes exist for a reason, I guess.
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
They were wearing slim-fit puffer coats and some ugly Allbirds-style shoes and buying their Thanksgiving dinner pre-made at Whole Foods.
Stereotypes exist for a reason, I guess.
Stereotypes exist for a reason, I guess.
Thanks. I spent so many months sweating over how pieces would fit together, that as it came together in the last two days, it’s kind of surreal.
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Thanks. I spent so many months sweating over how pieces would fit together, that as it came together in the last two days, it’s kind of surreal.
The sheer volume of Fisker Oceans we see here is proof that Seattle, for all its pluses, is still populated by tech-adjacent bobbleheads who are desperate to be seen in something novel as proof that they were into *thing* before it was cool.
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The sheer volume of Fisker Oceans we see here is proof that Seattle, for all its pluses, is still populated by tech-adjacent bobbleheads who are desperate to be seen in something novel as proof that they were into *thing* before it was cool.
The bathroom gets an Aurora clock
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The bathroom gets an Aurora clock
Samsung Frame TV in “art” mode, and it has a blonde oak frame surround.
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Samsung Frame TV in “art” mode, and it has a blonde oak frame surround.
Happiness isn’t happiness without a capybara with an orange in its head
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Happiness isn’t happiness without a capybara with an orange in its head
Yes, everything transitions from orange to pink, via tangerine and coral.
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Yes, everything transitions from orange to pink, via tangerine and coral.
I mean, Final Fantasy II for SNES was $65 when I saved up what few ducats I could scrape together for it in 1991, and for that we got a protagonist named "Cecil."
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I mean, Final Fantasy II for SNES was $65 when I saved up what few ducats I could scrape together for it in 1991, and for that we got a protagonist named "Cecil."
Look at how many years it took of Chrysler selling arguably mid- to bottom-pack minivans to lose their first-mover advantage, and those were the years of the "when-not-if" A604 four-speed transmissions.
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Look at how many years it took of Chrysler selling arguably mid- to bottom-pack minivans to lose their first-mover advantage, and those were the years of the "when-not-if" A604 four-speed transmissions.
Seriously, it’s not possible to be more level than this, but the spacing between them? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Seriously, it’s not possible to be more level than this, but the spacing between them? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Probably next September/October
November 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Probably next September/October
2x6 walls were more expensive to build out but they insulate really, really well when stuffed with 24x6 bats.
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
2x6 walls were more expensive to build out but they insulate really, really well when stuffed with 24x6 bats.
The floor is a ground-contact 2x6 framing over a thick plastic vapor barrier, then covered with two layers of 3/4” tongue and groove ply and a single layer of 3/16” luan with a crazy stapling schedule printed on it. I didn’t want it to sound hollow or creak once the LVP went on.
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The floor is a ground-contact 2x6 framing over a thick plastic vapor barrier, then covered with two layers of 3/4” tongue and groove ply and a single layer of 3/16” luan with a crazy stapling schedule printed on it. I didn’t want it to sound hollow or creak once the LVP went on.
A nice little 6000 BTU Bosch mini split is just perfect for keeping it above 64 and below 72 all year round
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
A nice little 6000 BTU Bosch mini split is just perfect for keeping it above 64 and below 72 all year round
I’ve told @bgluckman.bsky.social and @pjarena.bsky.social this many times between cutting tile and grouting, but whatever tile guys get paid isn’t nearly enough for what they put up with.
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I’ve told @bgluckman.bsky.social and @pjarena.bsky.social this many times between cutting tile and grouting, but whatever tile guys get paid isn’t nearly enough for what they put up with.
The studio is just 10x12 but I managed to squeeze in a tiny bathroom with a tiny sink and toilet with a single tiny wet wall. Which would be done today except stupid Home Depot dropped the stupid Toto toilet that I ordered and it was cracked and promptly broke into pieces when tightening it down.
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The studio is just 10x12 but I managed to squeeze in a tiny bathroom with a tiny sink and toilet with a single tiny wet wall. Which would be done today except stupid Home Depot dropped the stupid Toto toilet that I ordered and it was cracked and promptly broke into pieces when tightening it down.