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Porsche 986 Boxster @#$!%!#$!! overspray!!

I’ve had some disappointing moments with Beater Boxster’s paint job project. One of the high items of my “piss me off, really?” moments was scraping the damn overspray off my windshield and side windows. It was so bad I could barely see through it when I was driving towards the sun.

I tried the WD-40, paint thinner, cleaner route and none of that stuff really made a difference. I finally got a tip from a YouTube video that showed a guy removing overspray from glass using a wide razor blade. It turns out I had one of these in my tool box so I was in luck and could try it out right away. It took a while but I got the overspray off.

All the plastic and masking protection was a precaution when I was handling the different chemicals that didn’t even work.

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Night time shot downtown Stockton..

I took the DJI up to 400 feet above ground level and had the GoPro 4 Silver set to 2 seconds intervals between each shot. Even though the screen blanks out every two seconds I’m still able to compose my frame and composition.

The next time I do night time photos I want to get closer to the downtown district area, possibly shoot some video too rather just concentrating on stills.

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Multi-rotor night shot…

I took this photograph using my GoPro 4 Silver attached to my multi-rotor. I used the time lapsed mode at 0.5 second interval. The composition was all guessing since I don’t have FPV capabilities. If you look closely you can see at the entrance area of the cul’ de sac below.

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Drone flying…

I went out for some drone flying time at a local park. I had the whole area to myself when I first arrived but a half hour later a bunch of soccer moms and dads pulled up with their orange cones and started setting up downfield. I had to make sure I stayed away from the general area in case I lost control of the Phantom 2.

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I added a the propeller guards until I maneuver the Phantom 2 with confidence. I figure it made economical sense purchasing the guards than replacing the props.

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Christmas Day..

This years Christmas had one goal. To be with our grandson Josol first Christmas ever. We drove all the way from the West Coast just so we could share this special day with him. I took this selfie of us after the Christmas presents have been opened.

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Those white powder balls…

It’s been a standing tradition and record that overtime we come to New Orleans we order beignet’s from one of the local places. The most famous of them all is Cafe Du Monde located at the French Quarter and it used to be the one we always went to since we typically stayed at the French Quarters.

Now that we are staying in Gentilly for our visits we go to the Morning Call Cafe located down the street in New Orleans City Park. As far as the taste and quality it’s the same as CDM’s. I’m no expert but I do know when I’ve eaten less tasty beignet’s.

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We made it! 1 day, 15 hours, 22 minutes later…

It was a long grueling drive to NOLA. The driving itself wasn’t difficult since we didn’t really have bad weather except for thick fog between Amarillo and Fort Worth Texas. The tough part was staying awake and alert after driving over 39 hours straight. We could have taken a hotel break but that would have meant less time to spend with Baby J! I’m not sure we are going to take the same aggressive schedule on the way back. It will depend on the weather and the wifey 🙂

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