Thinking of giving it up (a bit of a rant)

wow! I admit to being amazed as such there in your rust belt!!! even looks like a couple of decent builders!

one thing some guys miss, and I know lack of space or ability to "have" a non driver sitting in their suburban yard won't work>>... but buying a fairly complete parts car... not as e asy as decades past, but there are junkers on say CL or "out there" that after a few months go by, they find out what it is REALLY worth... parts car and that's it! use the paers you need, sell off what you don't or store those parts for spares.

like Cosig I believe said,,,,, it is the journey not always the destination. what helps me, is having a drivable car while I work on the projects!! I realize though, not everyone has a couple.