January 18th, 2010
The Cross and Flames is one of the many styles available.
We’ve been working with our friends at Old Jim Customs (OJC) on some exciting new custom parts for Harley Davidson motorcycles. We laser cut their original designs out of aluminum for use in an entirely new product for Harleys: custom frame grills. What is a frame grill? In the picture to the right, it is the cross and flames you see behind the front wheel. Another option is the Cigar Skull, also pictured here. OJC is offering a wide variety of designs, but can also do custom designs if you can’t find exactly what you want. They also offer head plates and other chrome accessories (coming soon), so if you’ve got a Harley, check them out!
Custom Frame Grill Design - Cigar Skull
January 16th, 2010
On October 16, 1999, I was in California for a Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA) convention. At 2:45 in the morning, we were startled awake when our hotel began to swing like a hammock. Forty-five seconds later, it was over.
An off-duty police officer brought water to distribute to a large crowd near the airport.
The next morning we discovered we were about 60 miles from the epicenter of the Hector Mine earthquake, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake felt as far way as Carson City, Nevada. Terrifying as it was, we were in a state where building codes require earthquake resistance, and there was relatively little damage.
The 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti occurred 16 miles from the capital. Many public and governmental buildings have collapsed, and millions in the capital are still without food, water and medical care. Below are two easy ways to help. Please count your blessings and then donate to relief work in Haiti.
My favorite way to help: Partners in Health (PIH) is an organization that focuses on health care for poor around the world. Since they began in Haiti in 1983, they are on the ground there and already helping, but are quickly running out of supplies. You can read the inspiring story of PIH in Tracey Kidder’s Pulitzer prize-winning book Mountains Beyond Mountains. Click this button to donate to Partners in Health:
The easiest way to help: Filling out a few fields feel like too much trouble? Then text the word HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross relief for Haiti. (You will receive a message asking you to confirm; hit the reply but and text YES back. On AT&T at least, the text messages appear to be free).
