P_Roloff said:

I held off on opening my gift until I delivered mine, but I finally got to open it today. Got a handy Milwaukee pick set, some really sweet (and mint) dealer sales brochures for the e30 and e34, and of course, stroopwafels. Thanks @m42b32!

You're welcome! Glad you like it! I was trying to think of the most useful tool I always forget about and a nice set of picks is definitely the answer. I picked (heh) up the same set of those Milwaukee ones not too long ago and they're amazing, have yet to damage one unlike my old craftsman set that have been destroyed, enjoy!

HipMF said:

The brochures are nice, but a good set set of picks is super nice to have around too. Definitely a tool that you wouldn't necessarily think to buy, but comes in handy more often than you would guess.

Agreed, picks are the unsung heroes of diy maintenance. Stick a magnet on it and you can use it to pick up small bolts and nuts too. My old set has most of the tips broken off by now so this was perfect timing.

m42b32 said:

...E30 318i* 

Glad you like them! I was pretty stoked when I found it was a poster too.

HipMF said:

...E30 318i*

m42b32 said:

for the first 318i

B C said:

Very cool, Mike!

Agreed! You could sell those...

Regardless, it's always fun to use the cnc at work for projects where tolerances don't matter.

The key part is soft maple and the handle is "Peruvian Walnut", where "Peruvian" means imported and "Walnut" means brown; aka imported brown wood.

For scale the roundel looks to be the size for a hood emblem.

Do you Hear What I Hear?

Said the girl friend of the 5er driver,
do you see what I see?
Right there on the dash, 5er driver,
do you see what I see?
A light, a light, flashing in the night
With a noise that gives you a fright
With a noise that gives you a fright

Said the brother of the 5er driver,
do you hear what I hear?
Clanking from the front, both could hear,
Yes I hear what you hear
A knock, a knock, coming from the block
You have got to be kidding me please
You have got to be kidding me please

Said the 5-er driver to his brother,
do you know what I know?
In your drain pan there's a shiny thing,
do you know what I know?
It's wild, it's wild the filter's not that old
But the drain pan is all filled with gold
But the drain pan is all filled with gold

Said Blackstone to the 5er driver,
Listen to what I say
Pray for luck, because we think you're fucked,
There is copper every**-where!**
There is copper every**-where!**

The oil, the oil, it really isn't right
That five twenty Is much much too light
That five twenty is much much too light

Enclosed was a Official BMW safety vest kit for when I inevitably get stranded by German reliablility and some hot sauce! Thanks Brian!

B C said:

Thanks @patsbimmer1 
Super stoked on these

That sticker better stay there.

A sweet personalized BMW keychain with my user name on the back.

And 2 vintage E36 mags. I definitely enjoyed looking though these. Going to have a lot of pages to scan and digitize.

damnboy037 said:

I hate to get all political, but you can thank Susan Collins and what congress did in 2003 for the USPS mess. 

I agree with that

KaiserRolls said:

Crazy right? I would think something ran by the government would have a 100% success rate 

I hate to get all political, but you can thank Susan Collins and what congress did in 2003 for the USPS mess.

KaiserRolls said:

Crazy right? I would think something ran by the government would have a 100% success rate 

I did learn something today and that is that private couriers like FedEx and UPS can refuse customers and this time of year they'll often turn off certain clients.  Those clients then have to find another means and often it's USPS who CANNOT legally refuse a reasonable and lawful delivery request.

patsbimmer1 said:

Still waiting on an item to show up as well.  USPS is by far the worst in terms of package handling this year.  They were bad and increased volume only exacerbates the problem.

Crazy right? I would think something ran by the government would have a 100% success rate