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Ram27 Offline
#301 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 9:42 AM EST
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Make it a great one peeps.



Herfing ram27bat Herfing
danmdevries Offline
#302 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 9:52 AM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
71/37! Gonna be a great day to be outdoors...


Not here it isn't.

Snow and wind.

Shovelled the driveway, ran to the gas station a couple towns over to get kerosene for the garage heater.

Gotta go to the bank to sign some forms and stuff for the car refinance.

Was gonna go to the big RV show up in Rosemont today with the wife while boy's in school. But show doesn't open till noon and it's a little over an hour's drive to get there, likely longer to get back in the mid afternoon. Wouldn't be home in time for the boy to get off the bus. Show opens earlier on the weekends, but I will not go back there on a weekend again. So damn crowded. Thinking we'll pick boy up from school instead of waiting on the bus tomorrow and go up then. Don't have to worry about getting home on time since he doesn't have school the next day.

USNGunner Offline
#303 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 10:04 AM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
Morning, peoples. Day 2 in Seminar land. Boss last night was drunk, set on gambling, and wanted company. I repeated I can't afford to gamble, so he decided to bankroll me at blackjack. Proceeded to win about $500 for him and he gave me $100 bucks for it. Now I'm scared. This is how the gambling bug bites you


My Grandfather went to California and then Las Vegas with my parents to visit family. They flew home out of Las Vegas. My Dad was telling me about Gramps in the Casinos. He looked at all of that stuff like it was a rattlesnake and wanted nothing to do with any of it.

So they're coming home, and Gramps had a silver dollar he had gotten as change somewhere. So at the gate in the airport he told Mom, "What the heck" and shoved it in a slot machine. He hit for several hundred dollars.

He looked at Mom and asked her "Why didn't you tell me it was this easy? I would have played them!"

LOL. Dad said they didn't have the heart to tell him. Figured it was just better to let him be mad at them.

LOL
USNGunner Offline
#304 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 10:05 AM EST
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Morning. I'm with Dan! 10 degrees and 3 inches of snow on the ground. Got the snowblower out and cleared it before the wifester had to go to work. But my fingers hurt even in the mittens. It's freaking cold!
teedubbya Offline
#305 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 10:31 AM EST
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We need Garret Morris to do the weather and just scream ITS COLD
Sunoverbeach Offline
#306 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 10:36 AM EST
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Well I'll be back in the region tomorrow night. You all be sure to get the temps back up by then
MACS Offline
#307 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 10:40 AM EST
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Currently 40 degrees, predicted high of 69.
tonygraz Offline
#308 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 12:17 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
Just walk around like you own the joint and stuff one of the ashtrays down your pants. Pretty sure no one will notice.

Hey Drafter - did you have a color preference?


I heard he wanted a pink one, but would take a polka dot one if you can't find the pink.
RMAN4443 Offline
#309 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 12:42 PM EST
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Congratulations Macs.....Applause Applause Applause
danmdevries Offline
#310 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 12:44 PM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
Well I'll be back in the region tomorrow night. You all be sure to get the temps back up by then


Tomorrow sposeda be even colder. 1° tonight and high of 17° tomorrow. Tomorrow night back to the single digits.
danmdevries Offline
#311 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 1:15 PM EST
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All the paperwork done and mailed in for car refinance.

Finished up taxes, worked enough overtime to get a return this year. I claim 6 on my W4, so usually I have to cut a check for a couple hundred. Getting $500 back this year.

After I shovel the driveway again, I'm done being a responsible adult for the day.

On to beer and videogames. Maybe a quick HUHC out in the garage.
DrafterX Offline
#312 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 1:19 PM EST
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Fried chikens.. habanero gouda... BigGrin
victor809 Offline
#313 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 1:57 PM EST
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Pork butt and potatoes.

Spending the day shorting 30k volts to ground every 30 seconds or so. Set up the power supply/HV line and a ground and can hear it arc every time it cycles.
DrafterX Offline
#314 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 1:58 PM EST
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What does 30k volts do to a potato..?? Think
DrafterX Offline
#315 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 2:02 PM EST
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Da pork butt might be a better test... Mellow
victor809 Offline
#316 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 2:05 PM EST
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Both are already eaten.
Maybe next week I'll zap the pork butt with it
delta1 Offline
#317 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 2:09 PM EST
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I could go for some beaver right about now....


maybe tonygraz can trap one for me...
danmdevries Offline
#318 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 2:16 PM EST
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Why would you do that Vic? I assume there's a practical application and you're not just doing it for fun.
danmdevries Offline
#319 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 2:18 PM EST
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HUHC in the garage with a few beers.

Taking a few more down to the basement couch for videogames and a nap.
victor809 Offline
#320 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 2:19 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Why would you do that Vic? I assume there's a practical application and you're not just doing it for fun.


One of our clients has a number of the systems tripping their GFCI circuits.
We can't seem to replicate the problem in the warehouse, but it's possible that a long icy winter could have caused the system to constantly short, and that may have damaged the GFCI circuit. I'm trying to replicate that scenario.
DrafterX Offline
#321 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 2:30 PM EST
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I wonder what 30k volts would do to a cat... Think
victor809 Offline
#322 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 2:31 PM EST
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It's low amps. I've hit it a couple times.
DrafterX Offline
#323 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 2:45 PM EST
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Maybe try different spots for longer periods... Mellow
Palama Offline
#324 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 3:35 PM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
Morning, peoples. Day 2 in Seminar land. Boss last night was drunk, set on gambling, and wanted company. I repeated I can't afford to gamble, so he decided to bankroll me at blackjack. Proceeded to win about $500 for him and he gave me $100 bucks for it. Now I'm scared. This is how the gambling bug bites you


Blackjack huh?

So you’re gud wif numbahs too? Applause
Palama Offline
#325 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 3:42 PM EST
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USNGunner wrote:
My Grandfather went to California and then Las Vegas with my parents to visit family. They flew home out of Las Vegas. My Dad was telling me about Gramps in the Casinos. He looked at all of that stuff like it was a rattlesnake and wanted nothing to do with any of it.

So they're coming home, and Gramps had a silver dollar he had gotten as change somewhere. So at the gate in the airport he told Mom, "What the heck" and shoved it in a slot machine. He hit for several hundred dollars.

He looked at Mom and asked her "Why didn't you tell me it was this easy? I would have played them!"

LOL. Dad said they didn't have the heart to tell him. Figured it was just better to let him be mad at them.

LOL


Being a multiple time visitor and “depositor” to LV, I can truly say it’s never that easy. However, if you go in expecting to win, you 99.9% of the time, won’t. If you go in without any expectations, it’s surprising how lucky you can sometimes get. On our last trip, while sitting next to my wife, just keeping her company, I hit $1,200 on a game I had never played before and quite frankly, didn’t even know what the game was. I just fed my $100 in and kept pressing “Max Bet”. Didn’t even know I had won until my wife noticed the flashing light.
Cheno Offline
#326 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 4:38 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
Pork butt and potatoes.

Spending the day shorting 30k volts to ground every 30 seconds or so. Set up the power supply/HV line and a ground and can hear it arc every time it cycles.



Working on a Big outage? I always love hearing that arc.
Nevermind, just seen you answered it already.
victor809 Offline
#327 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 4:42 PM EST
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It's still arcing every 30 seconds.

bzzt....

I can hear it here in the office. Gotta remember to shut it down before I finish for the day
DrafterX Offline
#328 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 4:48 PM EST
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The cat's not dead yet..?? Huh
corey sellers Offline
#329 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 5:05 PM EST
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Any bums in the area Victor to test it on ?
victor809 Offline
#330 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 5:11 PM EST
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.... not anymore...




on a totally unrelated note, I need to find some sod to ...er... replace some patches in the lawn....
DrafterX Offline
#331 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 5:13 PM EST
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Just wait till afterdark and hit the neighbors yard... Mellow
corey sellers Offline
#332 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 6:16 PM EST
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You need a mulch pile Victor


you know to help with the problem
danmdevries Offline
#333 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 11:58 PM EST
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corey sellers wrote:
You need a mulch pile Victor


you know to help with the problem


Burn pits work too.

I've disposed of three full grown deer carcasses in my burn pit. They get hit by cars, and wander into my swamp to die.

Fill the pit weekly with fallen branches, trees, chicken litter, leaves, paper trash etc. Light it up and everything disappears. Bones take a few cycles, but they too turn to dust.
danmdevries Offline
#334 Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2020, 11:59 PM EST
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Early but I'm heading to bed.

Happy Friday fellas.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#335 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 1:26 AM EST
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Conan, it's like you said. Didn't expect to do chit and won hundreds. Figured I had a free hundred to work with and expected the good run to continue. Nope. On the bright side, fought my way back to even so could've been worse.

Toyed with having another go at that point and then saw a guy put $500 on red at roulette.... and lost it. I don't belong here. Time for a cigar and bed
izonfire Offline
#336 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 2:26 AM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
Toyed with having another go at that point and then saw a guy put $500 on red at roulette.... and lost it. I don't belong here. Time for a cigar and bed

No one belongs there SOB.
For every “Hit it big” story, there are how many “lost everything” stories?
And the “Hit it big” stories end up being losers in the end.
No one needs a Bentley to be happy.
That’s the sickness of Hollywood and the elite...
Palama Offline
#337 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 2:38 AM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
Conan, it's like you said. Didn't expect to do chit and won hundreds. Figured I had a free hundred to work with and expected the good run to continue. Nope. On the bright side, fought my way back to even so could've been worse.

Toyed with having another go at that point and then saw a guy put $500 on red at roulette.... and lost it. I don't belong here. Time for a cigar and bed


My experience has shown me that Lady Luck is fickle and she generally leaves almost as soon as you think you’re gonna hit it big. As such, I usually just pick up and leave after winning a little. Glad you broke even.

Btw, what color ashtray did you get for Drafter? Wink
tonygraz Offline
#338 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 6:37 AM EST
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delta1 wrote:
I could go for some beaver right about now....


maybe tonygraz can trap one for me...
tonygraz Offline
#339 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 6:40 AM EST
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delta1 wrote:
I could go for some beaver right about now....


maybe tonygraz can trap one for me...




Trapped one for you, but I let it go. It was bald and I didn't think it would survive the trip across the country.
8trackdisco Offline
#340 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 6:48 AM EST
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-10/-28
rfenst Offline
#341 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 6:53 AM EST
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What's up, folks?
opelmanta1900 Offline
#342 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 7:41 AM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
Trapped one for you, but I let it go. It was bald and I didn't think it would survive the trip across the country.

Kill it and eat it next time... You might think I'm kidding but I'm not kidding... Better than pot roast...
MACS Offline
#343 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 7:45 AM EST
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G'day ya beautiful bassards...

Might go trout fishing this morning. Hoping the lake isn't still muddy as f---.
Cheno Offline
#344 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 7:46 AM EST
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Half day for work today. Oldest has half day too, gonna pick him up and take him somewhere fun, he wants to go to Chuck e cheese. I'm hoping for a better place than that is just like it. Also took a vacation day Monday, we got his buddy spending the night Saturday and hanging out all day Sunday. Should be a good weekend. Enjoy your day
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#345 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 7:50 AM EST
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We just switched to xfinity internet 2 days ago... Yesterday afternoon it went out...

Tried everything I could think of.... Them I went outside to check the connection where the cable comes into the house...

Anyone want two little **** puppies? Cursing
danmdevries Offline
#346 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 7:56 AM EST
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Cold out there today. Thermometer in the kitchen says zero.

Was hoping school would be delayed or cancelled so we could just go to camper show at open. Gotta wait till boys done, pick him up and drive up to the show.

danmdevries Offline
#347 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 7:59 AM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
We just switched to xfinity internet 2 days ago... Yesterday afternoon it went out...

Tried everything I could think of.... Them I went outside to check the connection where the cable comes into the house...

Anyone want two little **** puppies? Cursing


My pup ate the internet when she was little.

Was crated while we were at work. Came home and she was roaming free. Got herself out of the crate, jumped on the counter, jumped to ceiling to grab the cable and ethernet cords, took them down along with the router and modem. Then proceeded to break them to bits.
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#348 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 8:44 AM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
-10/-28


Pray
danmdevries Offline
#349 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 8:49 AM EST
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Temps dropping.

Was 0 when I got up. Waited for bus with the boy and came back in, thermometer reading -3
Ram27 Offline
#350 Posted: Fri, Feb 14 2020, 8:55 AM EST
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Howdy dowdy peeps.............


....................enjoy the day.
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