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IIRC it means sunk to da bottom... on purpose.

The USS Sterett (CG-31) was my first ship... disposal or torn apart and recycled.
USS McKee (AS-41) was my second ship... disposal or torn apart and recycled.
USS Ogden (LPD-5) was my third ship... she was foundered off the coast of Hawaii to make an artificial reef.
USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) was my fourth and final ship... still in service, since 1987.

frankj1
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3 years ago

#783

^^^
ship killah!

8trackdisco
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3 years ago

#784

MACS wrote:

Thank you, sailor.

8trackdisco
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3 years ago

#785

While pennies were historically made from a copper-based bronze composition, that is not the case with 2022 pennies. They, like most pennies since 1982, were struck in a copper-plated zinc metallic profile. A standard 2022 penny should weigh approximately 2.5 grams

8trackdisco
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3 years ago

#786

Garage Springs.

When you open and then close the garage door, it is called a Cycle.
Because springs are now made of recycled metal, they don't last nearly as long.

The average garage springs have a lifespan of 10,000 cycles. 22,000 and 33,000 are also options.

Knowledge brought to you by a guy and his wife who had their vehicles trapped in the garage for five hours on Saturday.

deadeyedick
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3 years ago

#787

AFAIK all garages can be opened manually. Maybe no?

BuckyB93
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3 years ago

#788

Speaking from experience... you don't want to be near the spring when it snaps. Lot's of energy stored in there. Most of them have a cable threaded through the middle so if it snaps it doesn't go ballistic.

Was trying fix a garage door at my ex father-in-law's house many years ago. Older version of garage doors. The spring snapped (dislodged from the pin/bolt) at one end... franking A... if there were any fingers or appendages near the area there would have been some 911 calls.

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BuckyB93
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3 years ago

#789

AFAIK all garages can be opened manually. Maybe no?

deadeyedick wrote:

If you have an automatic garage door opener, there's usually or rope that you can pull on to disengage the opener so you can open and close it manually.

Eight Ohh NINE!

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frankj1
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3 years ago

#790

If you have an automatic garage door opener, there's usually or rope that you can pull on to disengage the opener so you can open and close it manually.

Eight Ohh NINE!

BuckyB93 wrote:

yup.
typically a handle at the bottom of the rope hanging in front of the opener on the ceiling when the door is closed, give a tug and it disengages the thingy from the whatchit and the door reverts back to it's manual birth state.

frankj1
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3 years ago

#791

works even when there is a blackout

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dkeage
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3 years ago

#792

Y’all shaming 8TRACK??? 🤐

frankj1
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3 years ago

#793

Y’all shaming 8TRACK??? 🤐

dkeage wrote:

so far, yup.

reminds me of the old Blonde in the Cadillac joke when the Blonde calls roadside assistance to report she is locked in her car...

MACS
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3 years ago

#794

Speaking from experience... even light, aluminum garage doors, like most are nowadays, are difficult to lift without the help of that stupid spring.

Had one bust in the CA home after 17 years or so... and had to muscle the door open and hold it in place with a screwdriver through one of the track holes. I wasn't trapped for 5 hours, because, well... I'm wicked smaht.

Can't remember what it cost me to have 2 of the effers replaced, but there was one on each side. Couple hundy, IIRC.

tonygraz
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3 years ago

#795

Y’all shaming 8TRACK??? 🤐

dkeage wrote:

Maybe he was just too busy weighing his pennies.

8trackdisco
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3 years ago

#796

AFAIK all garages can be opened manually. Maybe no?

deadeyedick wrote:

Not a two stall, single opener system set up when the garage door is also fully insulated for Wisconsin winters.

8trackdisco
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3 years ago

#797

If you have an automatic garage door opener, there's usually or rope that you can pull on to disengage the opener so you can open and close it manually.

Eight Ohh NINE!

BuckyB93 wrote:

Yes, it has a release. The door weighs 200+ pounds.
Tried lifting it. Felt like I dropped a nut into my sock.