I'm watching Despicable Me 2 for the umpteenth time. Love this film and the others too.
Rape the fields and pillage the villagers. Like an other Sunday.
I'll pamper my wife. It is Valentine's day, so I'll cook some nice meals for her; give her a full body massage and cream in her feet.
Quote from: Tom62 on February 14, 2021, 10:41:07 AM
I'll pamper my wife. It is Valentine's day, so I'll cook some nice meals for her; give her a full body massage and cream in her feet.
in or on?
I remembered it was Valentines Day.
My wife didn't.
Guess who's cooking dinner tonight ;D
Quote from: Tank on February 14, 2021, 10:43:33 AM
Quote from: Tom62 on February 14, 2021, 10:41:07 AM
I'll pamper my wife. It is Valentine's day, so I'll cook some nice meals for her; give her a full body massage and cream in her feet.
in or on?
On her feet.
Quote from: Tom62 on February 14, 2021, 10:45:19 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 14, 2021, 10:43:33 AM
Quote from: Tom62 on February 14, 2021, 10:41:07 AM
I'll pamper my wife. It is Valentine's day, so I'll cook some nice meals for her; give her a full body massage and cream in her feet.
in or on?
On her feet.
I don't know you well enough to comment further.
ill make a run to town for one more propane bottle . 8 inches of more snow forecast for tonight. the two boys are spending the week in town so that they can get to school
ill wake thevfc wife up about 2 pm so she can get to work, then she ll be snowed in hete with me tomorrow
Work.
I am working on the final assembly of my concrete sculpture. I just need to saw two lengths of 10 mm diameter stainless steel threaded rod (one 74 mm and one 194 mm), but will have to wait until tomorrow. I don't want to disturb the neighbours with such a noisy operation. The installation on site is planned for next Sunday.
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 14, 2021, 01:31:52 PM
I am working on the final assembly of my concrete sculpture. I just need to saw two lengths of 10 mm diameter stainless steel threaded rod (one 74 mm and one 194 mm), but will have to wait until tomorrow. I don't want to disturb the neighbours with such a noisy operation. The installation on site is planned for next Sunday.
We'll expect pictures!
Quote from: Tank on February 14, 2021, 02:06:39 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 14, 2021, 01:31:52 PM
I am working on the final assembly of my concrete sculpture. I just need to saw two lengths of 10 mm diameter stainless steel threaded rod (one 74 mm and one 194 mm), but will have to wait until tomorrow. I don't want to disturb the neighbours with such a noisy operation. The installation on site is planned for next Sunday.
We'll expect pictures!
I will take some and show them here when it has been installed next to the pool.
Not much of anything. Maybe finish wiring up the new lights on the walkway at the front of the house. I'll probably get some takeout for lunch, as a lot of places are closed for inside dining, and it's windy and a bit cold for sitting outside. Today is our 40th wedding anniversary.
Quote from: Dark Lightning on February 14, 2021, 02:58:20 PM
Not much of anything. Maybe finish wiring up the new lights on the walkway at the front of the house. I'll probably get some takeout for lunch, as a lot of places are closed for inside dining, and it's windy and a bit cold for sitting outside. Today is our 40th wedding anniversary.
Congratulations!!!
congratulationz
im puzhing 30 with mine
Thanks!
Quote from: Dark Lightning on February 14, 2021, 02:58:20 PM
Not much of anything. Maybe finish wiring up the new lights on the walkway at the front of the house. I'll probably get some takeout for lunch, as a lot of places are closed for inside dining, and it's windy and a bit cold for sitting outside. Today is our 40th wedding anniversary.
Happy anniversary!
Thanks!
Finished wiring the walkway lights. Had to go buy a timer/power supply. The lights haven't worked for awhile, but we were putting new ones on the other side to lighten it up even more. The new ones work, and the new power supply has a photocell so they go off and on depending on the ambient light. No more resetting the timer! :)
Quote from: Dark Lightning on February 14, 2021, 02:58:20 PM
Not much of anything. Maybe finish wiring up the new lights on the walkway at the front of the house. I'll probably get some takeout for lunch, as a lot of places are closed for inside dining, and it's windy and a bit cold for sitting outside. Today is our 40th wedding anniversary.
Congrats, DL! :heyhey:
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on February 15, 2021, 11:45:51 AM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on February 14, 2021, 02:58:20 PM
Not much of anything. Maybe finish wiring up the new lights on the walkway at the front of the house. I'll probably get some takeout for lunch, as a lot of places are closed for inside dining, and it's windy and a bit cold for sitting outside. Today is our 40th wedding anniversary.
Congrats, DL! :heyhey:
Thanks!
Quote from: Dark Lightning on February 14, 2021, 02:58:20 PM
... Today is our 40th wedding anniversary.
Congratulations,
Dark Lightning. :clapping:
Well today I'll be doing some random wood working, and a bit of varnishing. Should be a bit warmer today and dry so the dogs will get an outing.
It's Sunday and today I'm definitely not going to Church! :grin:
It's Lazy Day. :hammock:
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on February 21, 2021, 11:57:47 AM
It's Sunday and today I'm definitely not going to Church! :grin:
It's Lazy Day. :hammock:
It's been lazy here. I think it is the best time of the week!
Tomorrow (Sunday) I'm going to make this house even more puppy-proof, to get it ready for my new pup Iago who will be coming home on March 8. This means all my books go upstairs (again). Seriously, my bookshelves and their contents really get around. ::)
I'm also going to clean out the back room, where both Joy and Iago will sleep. There can't be anything there above a certain value that they can get their puppy jaws on. Nor beneath a certain value, because I already know Joy is an avid destroyer. I see her ways...
Well today it's cutting the lawn. :)
Laid down a bunch of mulch yesterday, and hosed it really well to keep it heavy enough not to blow away in the crazy winds which were predicted. I hear it blowing like crazy out there. Time to take a look. Looking good! Our neighbors put down red mulch a few weeks ago, and the wind blew it all over the neighborhood. :lol:
i shall finalize the book work so as to pay my taxes, and give the morons in my government more of my money to argue about.
actually, i consider only half of them to be morons, to be honest. but that half is quite powerful when it comes to taxing the undeserving poor and giving to the rich.
My wife does the taxes. Since she was a stay-at-home mom for most of my career, I put her on paying the bills and doing the taxes. Now, she's the only one working, but she still pays the bills and does the taxes. ;D Time to go load the dishwasher and start it...
my wife is the dishwasher here. whenever i do them, she holds them up to the light and puts them back in the sink. so i've given up
Quote from: billy rubin on February 28, 2021, 06:16:50 PM
my wife is the dishwasher here. whenever i do them, she holds them up to the light and puts them back in the sink. so i've given up
Bullshit! We know full well you deliberately washed them poorly enough so you don't get to do it! :snicker1:
I trimmed the hedge in my garden today, because between March 1st and September 30th, all hedge cutting is forbidden, according to the German Federal Nature Conservation Act. During this period no large cuts are allowed on "hedges, living fences, bushes and other woody plants. The reason behind the law is that bushes and trees provide homes for native birds, insects, and other animals, and offer them protection against their natural predators. The green areas provide them a place for sleeping and resting, and for mating season. Anyone who breaks the law can be fined up to 50,000 euros!
Quote from: Tank on February 28, 2021, 07:49:01 PM
Bullshit! We know full well you deliberately washed them poorly enough so you don't get to do it! :snicker1:
well, it is true that i wash to a different drummer.
but i coul dhave them sandblasted after dinner and she'd still reject them.
Quote from: Tom62 on February 28, 2021, 08:01:56 PM
I trimmed the hedge in my garden today, because between March 1st and September 30th, all hedge cutting is forbidden, according to the German Federal Nature Conservation Act. During this period no large cuts are allowed on "hedges, living fences, bushes and other woody plants. The reason behind the law is that bushes and trees provide homes for native birds, insects, and other animals, and offer them protection against their natural predators. The green areas provide them a place for sleeping and resting, and for mating season. Anyone who breaks the law can be fined up to 50,000 euros!
Wow, 50 000 euros? :o
Quote from: Dark Lightning on February 28, 2021, 06:14:05 PM
... Time to go load the dishwasher and start it...
*Grumble* You have a dishwasher *Grumble* I wish I had a dishwasher. *Grumble*I am the dishwasher here. At least there's music to make it more tolerable.
Quote from: billy rubin on February 28, 2021, 08:09:58 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 28, 2021, 07:49:01 PM
Bullshit! We know full well you deliberately washed them poorly enough so you don't get to do it! :snicker1:
well, it is true that i wash to a different drummer.
but i coul dhave them sandblasted after dinner and she'd still reject them.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on February 28, 2021, 08:59:55 PM
Quote from: Tom62 on February 28, 2021, 08:01:56 PM
I trimmed the hedge in my garden today, because between March 1st and September 30th, all hedge cutting is forbidden, according to the German Federal Nature Conservation Act. During this period no large cuts are allowed on "hedges, living fences, bushes and other woody plants. The reason behind the law is that bushes and trees provide homes for native birds, insects, and other animals, and offer them protection against their natural predators. The green areas provide them a place for sleeping and resting, and for mating season. Anyone who breaks the law can be fined up to 50,000 euros!
Wow, 50 000 euros? :o
50,000 was indeed quoted in a newspaper. That could have been a typing mistake, because I read in another newspaper that the maximum fine is 10,000 EUR. Even that I find crazy.
Quote from: Tom62 on February 28, 2021, 09:53:33 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on February 28, 2021, 08:59:55 PM
Quote from: Tom62 on February 28, 2021, 08:01:56 PM
I trimmed the hedge in my garden today, because between March 1st and September 30th, all hedge cutting is forbidden, according to the German Federal Nature Conservation Act. During this period no large cuts are allowed on "hedges, living fences, bushes and other woody plants. The reason behind the law is that bushes and trees provide homes for native birds, insects, and other animals, and offer them protection against their natural predators. The green areas provide them a place for sleeping and resting, and for mating season. Anyone who breaks the law can be fined up to 50,000 euros!
Wow, 50 000 euros? :o
50,000 was indeed quoted in a newspaper. That could have been a typing mistake, because I read in another newspaper that the maximum fine is 10,000 EUR. Even that I find crazy.
Yeah that's a little out there!
Well, I had to rescue a princess in peril.
Quote from: No one on March 01, 2021, 06:24:42 AM
Well, I had to rescue a princess in peril.
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Well today I'm baking a loaf of sourdough bread. Working on my mother-in-laws ash casket. Possibly cutting the front lawn. Maybe working on a pen case. Taking the dogs for a walk. And doing my daily Mubarak Bala post on Facebook.
The wife and I are going up the coast for awhile today.
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 07, 2021, 01:47:28 PM
The wife and I are going up the coast for awhile today.
That sounds lovely. How long does it take to get there?
I'm going to watch a little TV, read some of the Quora Digest, and relax. Tomorrow comes dealing with bill collectors.
Quote from: Tank on March 07, 2021, 02:12:28 PM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 07, 2021, 01:47:28 PM
The wife and I are going up the coast for awhile today.
That sounds lovely. How long does it take to get there?
It's about 15 miles as the crow flies, but 25 miles by highway, so about 25 minutes. We'll probably go 50 or so miles on the Pacific Coast Highway, and get lunch somewhere.
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 07, 2021, 04:19:24 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 07, 2021, 02:12:28 PM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 07, 2021, 01:47:28 PM
The wife and I are going up the coast for awhile today.
That sounds lovely. How long does it take to get there?
It's about 15 miles as the crow flies, but 25 miles by highway, so about 25 minutes. We'll probably go 50 or so miles on the Pacific Coast Highway, and get lunch somewhere.
That sounds absolutely lovely.
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 07, 2021, 04:19:24 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 07, 2021, 02:12:28 PM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 07, 2021, 01:47:28 PM
The wife and I are going up the coast for awhile today.
That sounds lovely. How long does it take to get there?
It's about 15 miles as the crow flies, but 25 miles by highway, so about 25 minutes. We'll probably go 50 or so miles on the Pacific Coast Highway, and get lunch somewhere.
I used to go to the beach about three times per year. It was a six hour drive to the Florida panhandle. I haven't been able to go in years due to health reasons. But take a few pictures while you're out there and share them. :)
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 07, 2021, 04:19:24 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 07, 2021, 02:12:28 PM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 07, 2021, 01:47:28 PM
The wife and I are going up the coast for awhile today.
That sounds lovely. How long does it take to get there?
It's about 15 miles as the crow flies, but 25 miles by highway, so about 25 minutes. We'll probably go 50 or so miles on the Pacific Coast Highway, and get lunch somewhere.
That sounds nice. ;D I'm not a beach person myself but understand that there are other human beings that appreciate a visit to the coastline. :P
I took a power nap after lunch and woke up at 16h :grin:
:???: Wife changed her mind and we ended up not going. That's fine, I'm going to be by the beach on Tuesday when I go visit one of my fellow wood carving forumites, and go to the wood boutique to buy some more carving tools.
I'll be trying the fittings on my mother in laws ash casket. Potting on my main crop spuds.
I am just messing around with some left over fast set concrete. Just randomly playing with crazy modifications of spherical shapes. The material cannot be handled as easily as pottery clay, but I've found a way to roll it into slabs and bend them before it sets in about 20 minutes. Just slightly too much water makes it too floppy to handle well. Luckily, this stuff isn't as corrosive on the hands as traditional cement, so I don't have to wear rubber gloves.
I'll be cleaning the kitchen and the bathroom.
Quote from: Tom62 on March 14, 2021, 08:59:48 AM
I'll be cleaning the kitchen and the bathroom.
Do you like cleaning? I don't enjoy it as a rule but if I set too on a particular project I do.
Quote from: Tank on March 14, 2021, 09:06:55 AM
Quote from: Tom62 on March 14, 2021, 08:59:48 AM
I'll be cleaning the kitchen and the bathroom.
Do you like cleaning? I don't enjoy it as a rule but if I set too on a particular project I do.
Not really, but once I've started I can't stop until it finished and I'll be glad that I did it.
Quote from: Tom62 on March 14, 2021, 09:09:15 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 14, 2021, 09:06:55 AM
Quote from: Tom62 on March 14, 2021, 08:59:48 AM
I'll be cleaning the kitchen and the bathroom.
Do you like cleaning? I don't enjoy it as a rule but if I set too on a particular project I do.
Not really, but once I've started I can't stop until it finished and I'll be glad that I did it.
Same here.
Fill out tax forms, work on my research project, work on the literature review we haven't submitted yet, watch a few tutorials on programming in R, for fun.
Well today is my first 'Mass Womble'. I'm meeting up with some other 'Wombles' a few minutes walk away and then we're going to clear up the litter on the verges of one of the main roads into Leeds.
This afternoon I'm going to be experimenting with 'bullet hinges'.
Quote from: Tank on March 21, 2021, 08:05:36 AM
Well today is my first 'Mass Womble'. I'm meeting up with some other 'Wombles' a few minutes walk away and then we're going to clear up the litter on the verges of one of the main roads into Leeds.
This afternoon I'm going to be experimenting with 'bullet hinges'.
Good luck with your shot at bullet hinges.
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 21, 2021, 08:20:04 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 21, 2021, 08:05:36 AM
Well today is my first 'Mass Womble'. I'm meeting up with some other 'Wombles' a few minutes walk away and then we're going to clear up the litter on the verges of one of the main roads into Leeds.
This afternoon I'm going to be experimenting with 'bullet hinges'.
Good luck with your shot at bullet hinges.
Where did I leave my ban hammer?
Quote from: Tank on March 21, 2021, 08:59:37 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 21, 2021, 08:20:04 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 21, 2021, 08:05:36 AM
Well today is my first 'Mass Womble'. I'm meeting up with some other 'Wombles' a few minutes walk away and then we're going to clear up the litter on the verges of one of the main roads into Leeds.
This afternoon I'm going to be experimenting with 'bullet hinges'.
Good luck with your shot at bullet hinges.
Where did I leave my ban hammer?
:evilgrin:
what is a bullet hinge? the ones without screw plates?
Sometimes known as a barrel hinge. Has anybody got any experience of using them?
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Well did 2 hours of litter picking. There were 8 or so people out and one family stopped and joined in. I actually found a tiny little plastic zip-lock bag with white powder in it! Can't imagine what it is. And I'm not going to try it either! ;D
Quote from: Tank on March 21, 2021, 01:01:08 PM
Sometimes known as a barrel hinge. Has anybody got any experience of using them?
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that is absolutely not what americans call a bullet hinge. over here it's a weld-on hinge without screwplates, for tight clearanace hinges.
how do you set them up so that are in initial alignment?
Quote from: billy rubin on March 21, 2021, 10:28:00 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 21, 2021, 01:01:08 PM
Sometimes known as a barrel hinge. Has anybody got any experience of using them?
...
that is absolutely not what americans call a bullet hinge. over here it's a weld-on hinge without screwplates, for tight clearanace hinges.
how do you set them up so that are in initial alignment?
I'll tell you when I've done it! I've seen a couple of videos but they aren't too clear. I've had some advice on Facebook.
If it were me installing those hinges, I'd have an alignment tool. I guess if they press in (I've never used them either) it might be a problem getting them aligned. But if they set in epoxy, I'd put them in both the lid and the box, and then open and close the lid...slowly and carefully. The epoxy wouldn't be cured, so the hinges would self-align.
Here's a different type of barrel hinge that is easier to install and adjust-
Well, shit, that borked.
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 21, 2021, 11:12:36 PM
If it were me installing those hinges, I'd have an alignment tool. I guess if they press in (I've never used them either) it might be a problem getting them aligned. But if they set in epoxy, I'd put them in both the lid and the box, and then open and close the lid...slowly and carefully. The epoxy wouldn't be cured, so the hinges would self-align.
Here's a different type of barrel hinge that is easier to install and adjust-
Well, shit, that borked.
Your advice mirrors what I have been told by others who have used these types of hinges. :)
I'll probably be a little unhinged next Sunday. Just a little bit.
Not a lot on today. Going to fix a couple of bits of my wife's jewellery. May cut the grass. Will take the dogs out for a walk. Roast lamb and baked potatoes for dinner :D
I am preparing an almost zero carbohydrate lasagna with cabbage leaves instead if pasta. Since eliminating carbs from my meals two weeks ago, I have lost more than 2 kg of the weight I've gained since lock-down.
Quote from: Tank on March 28, 2021, 10:20:20 AM
Not a lot on today. Going to fix a couple of bits of my wife's jewellery. May cut the grass. Will take the dogs out for a walk. Roast lamb and baked potatoes for dinner :D
You've been a bit quiet about the hinges. How did they work out?
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 28, 2021, 11:17:59 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 28, 2021, 10:20:20 AM
Not a lot on today. Going to fix a couple of bits of my wife's jewellery. May cut the grass. Will take the dogs out for a walk. Roast lamb and baked potatoes for dinner :D
You've been a bit quiet about the hinges. How did they work out?
I haven't tried them yet. I'm in a state of cogitation before action. I have always tended to do this when approaching something new. I turn an idea around my head for a while. It exasperates my wife!
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 28, 2021, 11:16:24 AM
I am preparing an almost zero carbohydrate lasagna with cabbage leaves instead if pasta. Since eliminating carbs from my meals two weeks ago, I have lost more than 2 kg of the weight I've gained since lock-down.
I foresee flatulence in your future.
Quote from: Tank on March 28, 2021, 11:35:42 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 28, 2021, 11:17:59 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 28, 2021, 10:20:20 AM
Not a lot on today. Going to fix a couple of bits of my wife's jewellery. May cut the grass. Will take the dogs out for a walk. Roast lamb and baked potatoes for dinner :D
You've been a bit quiet about the hinges. How did they work out?
I haven't tried them yet. I'm in a state of cogitation before action. I have always tended to do this when approaching something new. I turn an idea around my head for a while. It exasperates my wife!
If you cogitate in the house, she will make you clean the floor.
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 28, 2021, 11:16:24 AM
I am preparing an almost zero carbohydrate lasagna with cabbage leaves instead if pasta. Since eliminating carbs from my meals two weeks ago, I have lost more than 2 kg of the weight I've gained since lock-down.
excellent. i also use that method to readjust my weight
Quote from: billy rubin on March 28, 2021, 12:40:56 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 28, 2021, 11:16:24 AM
I am preparing an almost zero carbohydrate lasagna with cabbage leaves instead if pasta. Since eliminating carbs from my meals two weeks ago, I have lost more than 2 kg of the weight I've gained since lock-down.
excellent. i also use that method to readjust my weight
It does not even feel like a sacrifice, because I can eat butter, avocado pears, cheese, and tomatoes, all of which I love. It was a bit difficult weaning myself off bread, but it was worth it.
do you eat meat? if you're removing carbohydrates, then you're also removing grains and legumes as a protein source. you don't need a lot of protein unless you're building muscle mass, but you have to have some
Quote from: billy rubin on March 28, 2021, 03:36:36 PM
do you eat meat? if you're removing carbohydrates, then you're also removing grains and legumes as a protein source. you don't need a lot of protein unless you're building muscle mass, but you have to have some
I do eat meat, but not very often. I like fish very much and eat it several times a week. I guess the cheese I eat daily provides enough protein and calcium.
I have a sweet tooth, so staying away from gateaux and pastries is probably my biggest hardship.
A Christian, a Jew and a Muslim walk into a bar.
The barman says
"Is this some sort of joke?"
Not a lot today. I appear to have strained something in my left knee. :(
Quote from: Tank on April 04, 2021, 08:37:06 AM
A Christian, a Jew and a Muslim walk into a bar.
The barman says
"Is this some sort of joke?"
If there's a Muslim in it it has to be a coffee shop.
Quote from: Tank on April 04, 2021, 09:31:41 AM
Not a lot today. I appear to have strained something in my left knee. :(
Ye, you obviously need a knee transplant,
I'm ontogenically
What's with this "ontogenically" word?
The powers suggested it to me, I think I'm going to use it all the time, it describes me man.
Quotethe process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Because of my personal genetics I'm unable to sympathise yet l'm impelled to rant on your behalf.
There's all those coma people who aren't going to need their knees, but the ethics twats won't let you have one. You could get a foreign knee for the price of a couple of kilos of salmon, less if you'd settle for a girls knee, but then you'd be limited to running like a girl.
I hope now you're out of that accursed union you can at least get one of these.
Finish up some sprinkler plumbing, eat a bit of candy purchased from See's. Went to CostCo yesterday, figuring to pick up a leg of lamb or lamb loin chops, but all they had were the ribs, and those are way too fatty for my taste. Went with t-bone steaks instead. That's just as good.
Sorry about your knee, Tank. I woke up during the night Friday with painful muscle cramps. I've been doing squats (90 pounds) and have to be careful with ligaments. First time for the muscles. Fortunately I had some muscle relaxers left over from a back injury.
I think probably sleep all day.
I've overdosed on Netflix :)
Got a knee brace/support on and it's a lot better this afternoon. :)
We're getting old DL :rofl:
Quote from: Tank on April 04, 2021, 09:31:41 AM
Not a lot today. I appear to have strained something in my left knee. :(
Damn that sucks :o
I slept all morning (stayed up late working on stuff), took the dogs for a short walk, cleaned a bit and now I'm going to work on some stuff again. The cycle is complete.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on April 04, 2021, 08:17:04 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 04, 2021, 09:31:41 AM
Not a lot today. I appear to have strained something in my left knee. :(
Damn that sucks :o
It seems to be pretty much Ok now (famous last words).
its easter so i started out hauling sand. i was tired from yesterday as i worked about 19 hours, so i got a bit of sleep and started late at 0700. delivered two loads and loaded a third and then the brakes on my trailer locked up. couldnt free them, and so now im waitng for the mechanic to come tomorrow morning.
in the meantime, i'm parked in a truck stop celebrating sunday by not making any money and trying to charge my phone
The one son and I ran power lines for the sprinkler valves into the attic. Partially run; still need to run about 15 feet and connect them. The son completed the sprinkler feed lines from the valves to the "garden", and from the supply line to the valves. I say "garden" because it seems more like a buffet for the local rats and raccoons. >:(
Nice guy that I am, I was at least moderately irritated by the goings on at the church across my street. This church is one of the Hillsong types. They cater to the younger set and have a propensity to make a lot of noise and create a carnival like atmosphere for the congregants. Yesterday..Easter egg day, there were all manner of large and expensive carnival type rides and slides and such, deposited on the church grounds. The children of the congregants had a high old time and of course found Easter eggs all over the area.
The part that really irritates me is the god damned drums that are apparently part of every assembly of the church goers. What Jungle drums have to do with Jesus escapes me. On a good day there are only a hundred or so cars in the parking lots. On a Hooray day, like that leading up to Easter, there are many hundreds. So many that the police are needed to control the huge number of cars that come and go.
The Hillsong Loony Tune outfit has an Aussie origination. Dammit Blue you let them escape to North America.
I'm ready for Sunday! Bring it!
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Possibly refine the wiring in the attic. I can't find wire nuts big enough to connect all the wires. It's not a matter of too many, the supply wire is #1 cable and the fed wires are 14 gauge, but there are five of them and they just don't all fit. I'm looking at 2 10A draws, so the wire sizes are correct. I bought some bus bar to do the connections instead. I'll have to build out a J-box to hold them. Crawling around in the attic really sucks! I have to walk in the joists, which are 1-1/2" wide, which is killing my poor tired feet. Next time, I hire an electrician. :smilenod:
Today we will get a new cat. A beautiful female Main Coon kitty, called Zelda. She will keep Randy and Ricky, our two male Coonies, in check.
Quote from: Tom62 on April 11, 2021, 06:35:17 AM
Today we will get a new cat. A beautiful female Main Coon kitty, called Zelda. She will keep Randy and Ricky, our two male Coonies, in check.
I take it they've all been doctored?
Nothing planned :o
I'm doing the same thing I do every Sunday. Going to work... *Sigh*
DL for crawling around the attic, use two pieces of plywood. About 18 inches wide by 36" or 54" long depending on the spacing of the rafters. Works for me when, or if, I am forced into that miserably uncomfortable space. My roof has a 5 on 12 pitch and head bumps are a possibility.
Icarus, it's engineered trusses on 24" centers, and the wiring ("romex" or its equivalent) runs on top of them, all over the place. I guess that was code back in the day. At least the inspector didn't flag it when we were buying this place. There is no clear space for more than maybe both feet on one truss at a time.
Quote from: Tom62 on April 11, 2021, 06:35:17 AM
Today we will get a new cat. A beautiful female Main Coon kitty, called Zelda. She will keep Randy and Ricky, our two male Coonies, in check.
Pics, please! ;D
Quote from: jumbojak on April 11, 2021, 02:33:57 PM
I'm doing the same thing I do every Sunday. Going to work... *Sigh*
Sunday no fun day? :-\
today i hauled 200,000 pounds of sand from the rail yard to the well pad.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on April 12, 2021, 12:01:51 AM
Quote from: Tom62 on April 11, 2021, 06:35:17 AM
Today we will get a new cat. A beautiful female Main Coon kitty, called Zelda. She will keep Randy and Ricky, our two male Coonies, in check.
Pics, please! ;D
The handover has been postponed, because the cat owner is sick. It will hopefully take place later this week.
Took the dogs out for a walk and litter picked through the woods.
today is my 21st day living in my truck hauling sand. some 60 or 65 loads of around 40,000 pounds each.
so tonight i go home for a week and mail motorcycle parts to sweden, buy a new washing machine, see about dividing the one beehive that lasted through the winter, buy 400 pounds of sugar to mix up syrup, order some motorcycle parts for the track bike, change the oil in three trucks, take a car to the mechanic, prep my taxes, pay the accululated bills, pick up metal from the burn pile in the hayfield, sink fence posts for a cross fence on tbe north side of the farm, take some walks, set some live traps to look over the small mammals in the woods, spend some slow time with the wife, sleep late, and in general try to catch up some.
but for today ill just haul more sand.
and set up tbe fish tank with darters and shiners
minnows too
You are a busy little beaver :)
nah, i'm mostly just delusional.
thats my wish list. we'll see how far i get
i forgot to add i need to order pizza pans to make wheel covers for the race bike and decide how much mandrel bent tubing to buy to weld up a tighter exhaust system for it, one that tucks away out of the slipstream
and i will buy some jet fuel to celebrate being home in the springtime
Wokked the dog, and then went to get the gag reflex checked. But they had me spit in a test tube, instead. Foot surgery is Wednesday, at a time as yet unknown. It may well be that they are waiting for the C19 test results before committing. :???:
I went for a 2-hour walk in the morning (I've been spending way too much time sitting down and it's beginning to take its toll...), then I sat down in front of the computer for the rest of the morning. After lunch I took a power nap which lasted till about 16h :grin:
I woke up feeling the usual range of guilty feelings and sat down in front of the computer again to get some work done. Online classes are a lot more work...every week there are loads of tasks I need to complete and hand in, and with my procrastination tendencies it hasn't been easy. ::)
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on April 19, 2021, 12:06:07 AM
I went for a 2-hour walk in the morning (I've been spending way too much time sitting down and it's beginning to take its toll...), then I sat down in front of the computer for the rest of the morning. After lunch I took a power nap which lasted till about 16h :grin:
I woke up feeling the usual range of guilty feelings and sat down in front of the computer again to get some work done. Online classes are a lot more work...every week there are loads of tasks I need to complete and hand in, and with my procrastination tendencies it hasn't been easy. ::)
:dominatrix: Back to work, young lady! ;D
Quote from: Dark Lightning on April 19, 2021, 12:30:34 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on April 19, 2021, 12:06:07 AM
I went for a 2-hour walk in the morning (I've been spending way too much time sitting down and it's beginning to take its toll...), then I sat down in front of the computer for the rest of the morning. After lunch I took a power nap which lasted till about 16h :grin:
I woke up feeling the usual range of guilty feelings and sat down in front of the computer again to get some work done. Online classes are a lot more work...every week there are loads of tasks I need to complete and hand in, and with my procrastination tendencies it hasn't been easy. ::)
:dominatrix: Back to work, young lady! ;D
Heh, in a moment! :sidesmile:
Cooking a family of four........I mean.......cooking for a family of four. (https://web.stardock.net/images/smiles/themes/digicons/Devil.png)
Well today I went to see one of my grandsons playing football at a local football field. Picked litter on the way and back. 10,000+ steps and two bags of litter. Plus a bit of 'treasure', a little tea pot. :)
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i am going to sit at tbe sandyard and read.
as i delivered my last load, tbe pickup and deliver app everybody uses now froze.
fispatch could nt fix it. said to call IT.
company IT couldnt fix it. said to call dispatch.
currently i am waiting until tomorrow for the software developers to come to work, as the isdue appeats server related.
but i have resding to catch up on and tomorrow is day 15, so im headed in for a week
I did nothing, basically. That frustrates me but it takes way too much energy to change this pattern.
Took the wife out to lunch at a Mexican restaurant that she likes.
I have been 'Wombling' for the last couple of months around my local area. I have collected bags and bags of old rubbish blown and part buried in the woods and undergrowth. I found my first 'massager' today! :rofl:
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Quote from: Tank on May 16, 2021, 03:38:19 PM
I have been 'Wombling' for the last couple of months around my local area. I have collected bags and bags of old rubbish blown and part buried in the woods and undergrowth. I found my first 'massager' today! :rofl:
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:rofl: Now even the woods and undergrowth have lost their innocence! :lol:
I have to save Buttercup from the clutches of Prince Humperdinck.
Well today is the Monaco Grand Prix. Sometimes fantastic, sometimes boring. Louis Hamilton is 7th on the grid which guarantees some nail biting racing today!
Quote from: Tank on May 23, 2021, 08:15:17 AM
Well today is the Monaco Grand Prix. Sometimes fantastic, sometimes boring. Louis Hamilton is 7th on the grid which guarantees some nail biting racing today!
Hurray, Max Verstappen won!
Quote from: Tom62 on May 24, 2021, 09:04:18 AM
Quote from: Tank on May 23, 2021, 08:15:17 AM
Well today is the Monaco Grand Prix. Sometimes fantastic, sometimes boring. Louis Hamilton is 7th on the grid which guarantees some nail biting racing today!
Hurray, Max Verstappen won!
And he now leads the drivers championship and Red Bull lead the constructors championship, by 1 point! But the race was crap. Not a single on track over take, not one!
what are the cars? engines? rules?
i read in wiki that mcclaren hasthe most wins.
Quote from: billy rubin on May 24, 2021, 09:38:08 PM
what are the cars? engines? rules?
i read in wiki that mcclaren hasthe most wins.
Four wheels and rear wheel drive.
1.6L V6 turbo hybrid at 650bhp internal combustion + 350bhp electrical boost for part of any lap. 4 engines and gearboxes per season.
Go fastest, Finish first.
:D
Mercedes has won the last 7 Championships in a row. 6 of those were won by Lewis Hamilton who now has join highest number of championships at 7 with Michael Schumacher.
what about aero?
i see thst theyve got a pretty complex wing
what else can they do with aerodynamics?
maybe better, what are tbey forbidden to do?
Quote from: billy rubin on May 25, 2021, 03:23:28 PM
what about aero?
i see thst theyve got a pretty complex wing
what else can they do with aerodynamics?
maybe better, what are tbey forbidden to do?
Aero is anything you want within imaginary boxes around the car. There is a maximum allowed degree of flexibility in all component parts. That is currently a bone of contention as one team has been pushing the limit on flexibility so new stiffer regs have been introduced. The point is that at high speed where downforce isn't so critical but drag is. The flexibility flattened the rear wing too much so the car had a lower drag at high speed.
The shape and minimum height of the floor pan is highly regulated. When this was not so the cars could bottom out over a large area leading to a catastrophic lose of downforce on high speed corners. This resulted in the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994.
My son was deeply involved with aerodynamics for 3 years at McLaren. His speciality at the time was fluidic simulations of airflow around the car. To test the accuracy of the simulations the cars are fitted with 'aero rakes' on the first practice of each race and at some of the testing sessions. If you look at the picture below you'll see that at each intersection and along the horizontal and vertical bars of the aero rake there are lots of little bumps, these are pressure sensors. They check the simulated pressures against the measured pressures to calibrate the simulations.
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tbats facinating.afarsuperior technique tban windtunnellig. cheaper as well.
itsinteresting thathes using a canard. inmotorcycling anything ahead of the rider is highly scrutinized, because putting the center of pressure ahead og tbe centrr of gravity results in instabity in crosswinds.
no more NSU dustbins, for example
https://images.app.goo.gl/YqSp7ah1VWMNPqMSA
i needto look at more pictures obviously the intent is downforce on the front wheels, but im curious as to what they were thinking
But the aero on the bike has nothing at the back to counter the effect of the front. And it has no inherent lateral stability to counter a side wind.
There is a lot of talk of simplifying the designs of the front wings. They have become so sophisticated they are very adversely effected by the dirty air coming off the car in front. It stops continuous close chasing with the car in front.
The rear aerofoils are allowed one moving/powered element known as a Drag Reduction System (DRS). All the tracks have one or two DRS zones. If car A gets within 1 second of car B at a timing point before the DRS zone it is allowed to activate its DRS system at the start of the next DRS zone and deactivate it at the end of the zone. This gives the trailing car a big drop in drag and thus increase in top speed. In the past it was relatively easy to catch the car in front due to the tow effect. But it was sometimes near impossible to pass. It's now easier to get past, not automatic, but easier.
Tyres are also interesting. There are 5 grades of tyre from soft to hard. At each track 3 types are allowed. At Monaco, a slow twisty track, grades 1, 2 and 3 are used. At a fast track like Monza grades 3, 4 and 5 are used. So grade 3 can be the hardest at one track and the softest at another. Each car must use at least 2 grades of tyre in a race. Which means there is at least one compulsory pit stop. The world record for a pit stop is currently 1.82 seconds and is held by Red Bull. Pit stops over 2.5 seconds are considered poor.
thats amazing
motorcycle aero is destinedto stayfairly primitive because the most drag is causdd by tbe rider. even if hetucks in behind afairing his body still sucks the machinebackwards
therez tweaks. people try vortex gendrators, and windows to loerr side forces, but after you hang a bubble on the front the rest is mostly cosmetic
Memeing Mags idea!
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Then off to some friends for lunch :)
Quote from: Tank on June 13, 2021, 10:53:00 AM
Memeing Mags idea!
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Then off to some friends for lunch :)
Whenever I have a brilliant original thought I do a Google search and find its already been thought, then I drink some beer.
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Every thought you could possibly think has already been thought by a fricken dinosaur and dismissed by the rest of them as fatuous, I hate them.
Quote from: Tank on June 13, 2021, 10:53:00 AM
Memeing Mags idea!
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Then off to some friends for lunch :)
I like it, but I think it should be:
"If red wine is the blood of Jesus, then white wine is his...plasma? Yes?"
;D
Enjoy your lunch.
Well this morning I work up a little before 6am, showered and went out for a dog walk and litter pick.
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Some previous wombling around my area.
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You are a nice, public-spirited person! The city I live in does have some litter, but not like where I used to live- the San Fernando Valley. It actually depresses me when I go there now; it just looks like a shithole where I used to live. Here, if someone dumps trash in the street (seldom, but stuff like fast food bags), a homeowner will go collect it and dispose of it.
BoT, I'm making a kumiko panel, sort of like this one (scroll down just past the first video to the "asa-no-ha" pic)-
https://bau-woodworks.com/kumiko-patterns-the-different-designs-of-the-japanese-wood-latticework/ (https://bau-woodworks.com/kumiko-patterns-the-different-designs-of-the-japanese-wood-latticework/)
Except that I'm making a grid of nine of them. I also made those jigs to guide the chopping of the ends of the pieces to size and shape.
theres a guy on my road that hoes to town and buys a 12 pack of beer, then drives home drinking them and throwing the cans out the window along about 5 miles of road. ive been picking em up for almist 20 years8
if i knew who it was id like to pick them all up and stuff them in his ass
Quote from: billy rubin on July 11, 2021, 04:21:45 PM
theres a guy on my road that hoes to town and buys a 12 pack of beer, then drives home drinking them and throwing the cans out the window along about 5 miles of road. ive been picking em up for almist 20 years8
if i knew who it was id like to pick them all up and stuff them in his ass
I have one of those one my patch! I think it's a woman. I find an empty 1/3 bottle of cheap rose wine Monday to Friday in approximately the same place on a path that leads from the local supermarket. >:(
Quote from: Tank on July 11, 2021, 10:53:59 AM
Well this morning I work up a little before 6am, showered and went out for a dog walk and litter pick.
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Some previous wombling around my area.
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That's so nice of you,
Tank.
Thank you :)
loaded thev truck, hooked to the trailer and mudbogged through the hayfield to the lane. evefything i think ill need is on the trailer orvthe truck
leaving in the bright and early. 1184 miles to the airbase and then another 60 to buy extra gasoline, back to the runways to do final repairs on the machines and then three days of a heart rate so slow i can count the beats.
if racing a 56 year old motorcycle doesnt kill me the bleeding off of avyears worth of stress will make me live forever
Quote from: billy rubin on July 12, 2021, 02:44:46 AM
loaded thev truck, hooked to the trailer and mudbogged through the hayfield to the lane. evefything i think ill need is on the trailer orvthe truck
leaving in the bright and early. 1184 miles to the airbase and then another 60 to buy extra gasoline, back to the runways to do final repairs on the machines and then three days of a heart rate so slow i can count the beats.
if racing a 56 year old motorcycle doesnt kill me the bleeding off of avyears worth of stress will make me live forever
That sounds great.
My wife and I had a massage treatment. After that we went to an Italian restaurant for lunch and in the evening we went to a nice German restaurant. I intended to watch the match between England and Italy afterwards, but was just too tired.
Today we're off to Lotherton Hall (https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/lotherton/) to see the birds etc. :)
Busted my hump repairing another door in my house. It was an exterior door that had deteriorated to a point that demanded attention, or at least my wife thought so. Actually I have been working on the damned door for about a week off and on. I finally got the thing neatly repaired and put back in place.
WHEW! I am glad that is over. The door weighs nearly a hundred pounds and it was a bitch to remove and re-instal.
What I did last Sunday, watch Limerick give Tipperary a spankering (eventually) in the Munster final while I was busy cowering in fear from the sun.
We Irish are not built for this weather, we are a fair and delicate lot.
Well today I went and cleared out a litter hot spot I found yesterday. Six bags full of beer cans, crisp packets, drinks bottles, sweet wrappers, wet wipes and other assorted rubbish. Better than 2 hours in church. :)
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^ Better than thoughts and prayers. What a bunch of pigs, leaving that all behind! Apologies to swine while I'm at it, they're not that bad.
Quote from: Dark Lightning on July 25, 2021, 04:43:33 PM
^ Better than thoughts and prayers. What a bunch of pigs, leaving that all behind! Apologies to swine while I'm at it, they're not that bad.
It was a couple of years accumulation in a bit of dead ground that I didn't even realise was there! We definitely have issues with a minority of habitual litter bugs.
Things and stuff!
i sometimes wish for the old time solutions
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I didn't know such a thing as a spring gun existed!
Yeah, they've taken a fall in popularity.
I don't know - summer pretty popular.
local law enforcement and courts tend to frown on them
I like to hang out in the bathroom, hot water running, and pretend I am a sloth in a tropical rainforest.
Quote from: Cognostic on May 02, 2023, 09:28:25 AMI like to hang out in the bathroom, hot water running, and pretend I am a sloth in a tropical rainforest.
That was pretty-much The Asmo's Sunday, if you replace the hot bath with a Xbox and something about zombie hordes. Who says an sloth has to be a low-tech creature of pure laziness?! :smilenod:
Sunday Too Far Away.
The Sabbath is a day of rest, and I won't be going to church as I don't need the hassle.
I plan to visit the cultural street market today, that is organised by our Turkish community. It is just a 5 minutes walk from my home.
Sundays, I usually beat up little old ladies as they're leaving church.
Today I am going to skin a few kittens.
today i test start the race bike
Today it the Austrian Gran Prix so I'm happy :)
Quote from: Tank on July 02, 2023, 12:17:19 PMToday it the Austrian Gran Prix so I'm happy :)
Max is doing very well this season. We've also seen a comeback of Alonso.
Alonso has been ace!
Not mow the back lawn.
Quote from: Anne D. on July 02, 2023, 05:13:09 PMNot mow the back lawn.
One side effect of the lack of rain has been to stop the lawns growing.
Quote from: billy rubin on July 02, 2023, 12:16:18 PMtoday i test start the race bike
It's gonna start a lot easier because of the new ignition system.
Hold a fluorescent bulb near the plug wires. If the bulb glows, the damned wires may be leaking enough to cause some unwelcome difficulty.
i had to postpone the electronic ignition
where i wanted to put the battery turns out not to have room, and i didnt have an alternative in the avsilable time.
everything pn this machinr is packed in close to stay out of the wind. i wanted to put the battety under the carburetters, but even the tiny shorai lithium thing is too big. i can put it in a tail section behind my ass but then i have to install a new seat. the ognition module can go in front of the handlebars maybe. still on the future.
my two diode-equipped spark plug wires are US$150 each. i dont want to be replacing them if i can help it.
had a fright tho. today is the Last Day available to put things right. i got it all together and to my dismay it would not start. backfired tho so i knew it had fuel and ignition. took the magneto off and filed the points, then re-adjusted the valves. nothing different as near as i could tell, but when i tried again it fired right up. go figure.
nothing left to do now but install the drive chain and load up the trailer.
It's Sunday, and it's not funny without money.
Quote from: MarcusA on July 09, 2023, 08:40:48 AMIt's Sunday, and it's not funny without money.
Open a church and fleece a flock. It'll give you something to do and make you money.
It's the British Grand Prix today at Silverstone and it's almost certain to rain at some points during the race. It could be a classic!
Breaking out the good china and those aged infant brains.
Quote from: Tank on July 09, 2023, 10:37:02 AMIt's the British Grand Prix today at Silverstone and it's almost certain to rain at some points during the race. It could be a classic!
famous race course
Quote from: billy rubin on July 09, 2023, 02:35:08 PMQuote from: Tank on July 09, 2023, 10:37:02 AMIt's the British Grand Prix today at Silverstone and it's almost certain to rain at some points during the race. It could be a classic!
famous race course
An amazing race. No rain and only one safety car. Lando Norris (Mclaren) 2nd and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 3d so two Brits on the podium for the first time since 1999! Mclaren went in 18 points behind Alpine and finished 12 points ahead!
Sunday is only a hop and a step away but I will be skipping church again this Sunday.
Quote from: MarcusA on July 14, 2023, 06:55:10 AMSunday is only a hop and a step away but I will be skipping church again this Sunday.
No, no, no, no, no! You need to go and make random one line comments throughout the sermon. Please, please, please video this and post it on Youtube! Please :)
Quote from: Tank on July 14, 2023, 11:50:31 AMQuote from: MarcusA on July 14, 2023, 06:55:10 AMSunday is only a hop and a step away but I will be skipping church again this Sunday.
No, no, no, no, no! You need to go and make random one line comments throughout the sermon. Please, please, please video this and post it on Youtube! Please :)
Yes
Yes, Yes!
My new shoe is rubbing on my heal, I might be developing a blister, why, why does God allow it?
Quote from: The Magic Pudding. on July 14, 2023, 12:52:40 PMQuote from: Tank on July 14, 2023, 11:50:31 AMQuote from: MarcusA on July 14, 2023, 06:55:10 AMSunday is only a hop and a step away but I will be skipping church again this Sunday.
No, no, no, no, no! You need to go and make random one line comments throughout the sermon. Please, please, please video this and post it on Youtube! Please :)
Yes
Yes, Yes!
My new shoe is rubbing on my heal, I might be developing a blister, why, why does God allow it?
God is both good and evil like you and me, Magic Pudding, at least so I am told.
Sunday approaches. Non Serviam.
Belgium Grand Prix. Squeeeeee!!!
i may go to meeting tomorrow. the thing about quakers is that even amongst my conservative branch, non theists are welcome.
quakers are cool in general. and my meeting is composed of extremely good people.
There is a panel between the back gatepost and the block wall that has broken away from them both. I discovered this yesterday afternoon after the roofers left. It got clobbered pretty hard, but I can't tell what from. Looking at it, I realized that I hadn't quite finished installing it, as it only had one screw attaching it to the gatepost. It's an interference fit between the gatepost and the wall. I'll put it all together but with more beef in the morning, when it's not hot enough to melt lead outside.
Belgian Grand Prix today. My son back in the pits with Lando. I'll bee keeping an eye out for him.
Quote from: Tank on July 30, 2023, 11:19:45 AMBelgian Grand Prix today. My son back in the pits with Lando. I'll bee keeping an eye out for him.
Max Verstappen wins again. The guy is unbeatable this season.
Quote from: Tom62 on July 30, 2023, 08:27:33 PMQuote from: Tank on July 30, 2023, 11:19:45 AMBelgian Grand Prix today. My son back in the pits with Lando. I'll bee keeping an eye out for him.
Max Verstappen wins again. The guy is unbeatable this season.
Yep. It's a shame we'll never see him and Hamilton in the same team. Do you remember Senna and Prost at McLaren?
you dildoheads
how can you not post video?????
whats with the flashing red lights in the back? does this class require a brake light? most motorcycle road races require all brake lights to be disconnected.
what are the engine requirements? are the class requirements published online anywhere?
why dont they show more in-cab video? i want to see what the driver sees when he chooses a line through the corner
how many laps? how many miles?
how long do the tires last? how many pit stops?
tank, what is your boy doing with lando? what does he say about this race? what is his opinion of where the technology is going?
whats the deal with this verstappen guy? does he have competition?
is this a series competition? do they race elsewhere for points over the season?
how does this work?
what is the history?
where do they go next?
and everything else.
Got three anchors in the wall on the fence panel I mentioned yesterday, and two of three lag screws into it and the gate post. Got to go buy one tomorrow in the morning when it's cool and shoot it in.
Drove around the neighborhood for awhile this morning looking for the new grille for my truck. It was delivered to the wrong address at 10:17 PM yesterday. The delivery weenie took a pic but it is obviously not my garage. And who leaves a delivery in front of the garage in a residential area, anyway? :???: Fucking stupid. It was probably stolen from there, give that it was in plain sight.
gah
Can't show the video here, just follow the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6h7NnkX7hk
Quote from: billy rubin on July 30, 2023, 11:36:28 PMwhats with the flashing red lights in the back? does this class require a brake light? most motorcycle road races require all brake lights to be disconnected.
The flashing red lights indicate the car's battery is exhausted and/or being replenished. This means the power is down by around 350hp so is going to slow down.
Quotewhat are the engine requirements? are the class requirements published online anywhere?
https://www.mercedes-amg-hpp.com/formula-1-engine-facts/#
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.the-beginners-guide-to-formula-1-engine-and-gearbox-penalties.2TSy7BFgEvdNLojGLWS3F1.html
Quotewhy dont they show more in-cab video? i want to see what the driver sees when he chooses a line through the corner
No idea. Complain to the producers :)
Quotehow many laps? how many miles?
All races are the same length, with one exception, of 190 miles minimum. So in practice 190 miles falls partway around the last lap. The number of laps is determined by the length of the track. The exception is Monaco because the track is so tight and twisty and therefore slow, it has a race length of 160 miles.
The race has a maximum duration of 2 hours in a 3 hour window from the start of the race.
Quotehow long do the tires last? how many pit stops?
This is seriously tricky. There are 6 grades of slick tyres plus a full wet and an intermediate wet. So 8 possible tyres in all. The 6 slick tyres go in order of softest to hardest, obviously. But only 3 contiguous grades are available on any given race and the total sets of tyres is limited. At Monaco the three softest grades are used. At Silverstone grades 3,4 and 5 are used. During the actual race these are called the soft (red band), medium (yellow band) and hard (white band) tyre. Each team must use at least 2 different grades of tyre during race thus guaranteeing at least one pit stop. If the race is declared wet the race starts on full wet tyres then any combination of tyres can be used throughout the race. A race is declared wet when there is standing water somewhere on the racing line.
There is no refueling during the race. There is a maximum fuel limit of 100kg. The cars never start with a full tank. The cars must finish with 1 litre of fuel for testing. If the don't they are disqualified. When Andrew was performance engineer one of his jobs was calculating the fuel load of the car at the start.
Quote from: billy rubin on July 30, 2023, 11:37:15 PMtank, what is your boy doing with lando?
He is Lando's principal race engineer. This means he runs the car during the race keeping a very close eye on the telemetry. He is the only person who will talk to Lando during the race. There is also a performance engineer who looks after tyres and fuel and a strategy person who works on pit stops etc.
Quotewhat does he say about this race?
He loves Spa.
Quotewhat is his opinion of where the technology is going?
Don't know at the moment but we're off to America for two weeks next week so I'll know a lot more about that when I get back.
Quote from: billy rubin on July 30, 2023, 11:40:03 PMwhats the deal with this verstappen guy? does he have competition?
His father and his mother were both racing drivers. His father an F1 driver. His dad gave up driving when Max was born and he groomed him to be an F1 world champion. A bit like the Willaims sisters father in tennis. He's the youngest ever F1 driver at 17. When he first drove in F1 he wasn't road legal. He is absolutely focused on winning.
Quoteis this a series competition?
Yes. Next year they are trying for 24 races. It is the largest sporting event on the planet regards viewing. 490,000 people attended Silverstone (British Grand Prix) this year with an average ticket price of $150. More people watch F1 every year than watch the World Cup when it is staged. The weekend starts on Friday with the main race on Sunday. Some races happen at night like Singapore so the live show coincides with European mid afternoon prime time. Some are held at night for reasons of temperature eg Saudi.
Quotedo they race elsewhere for points over the season?
Yes all over the world.
Quotehow does this work?
Insanely complex logistics. :)
Quotewhat is the history?
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One
Quotewhere do they go next?
The whole show stops next week for 2 weeks. The factories are locked up and closed and the FIA has people on site to make sure no work takes place. Breaking the 'summer break' rules can result in significant fines. This is why we can see Andrew over this period.
The next race is the 27th August in Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Vastapens home race. A mid length bendy track by the sea. F1 doesn't race on ovals just dedicated tracks and some street circuits like Monaco.
Quote from: Dark Lightning on July 31, 2023, 12:55:26 AMGot three anchors in the wall on the fence panel I mentioned yesterday, and two of three lag screws into it and the gate post. Got to go buy one tomorrow in the morning when it's cool and shoot it in.
Drove around the neighborhood for awhile this morning looking for the new grille for my truck. It was delivered to the wrong address at 10:17 PM yesterday. The delivery weenie took a pic but it is obviously not my garage. And who leaves a delivery in front of the garage in a residential area, anyway? :???: Fucking stupid. It was probably stolen from there, give that it was in plain sight.
Bugger!
^ Agreed! We put in a "stop payment" (or whatever it's called) on our credit card. The vendor is now likely aware of that. They'll put some heat on FEDEX, I hope.
this four wheel stuff is fascinating
but i have to say tbat to me, two wheels is less a race than the exercise of an art form.
i havent worked this through but this fluffy video captures pieces of it
i dont quite know how to express this, but to me pushing a mototcycle to the limits of physics is a musical composition.
not trying to be ostentatious but speed on two wheels is much more to me than what it appears like to other peopke
i dont know how to explain this
and the TT would be a master composition. at least for me.
I have ridden a couple of small bikes over the years. There are times when driving a particularly beautiful stretch of twisty road I wish I were on a bike. Ballet on wheels.
the small ones are often the most challenging. you have no horsepower to make up for a mistake, so your success is all basef on skil in riding and picking the lines.
these formula one cars have a battery assist and regenerative braking? so the ifea is to finish the race with the battery just barely stone dead?
They have regenerative breaking and a generator/motor fitted to the turbo charger. When the driver accelerates the G/M winds the turbo up to stop turbo lag. When the turbo is at full speed the G/M harvests energy from the exhaust flow and dumps the power into the battery.
is the battery charged at the beginning of the race or does the driver have to do it?
Quote from: billy rubin on August 02, 2023, 11:57:51 PMis the battery charged at the beginning of the race or does the driver have to do it?
Don't know. I'll ask if I remember :)
It's Sunday again. Nothing happening, nothing.
No big plans for today. Maybe I will watch a couple of movies and work on my open source project.
im swapping the magneto for an EI in my race bike
Find where the coolant is leaking from on my truck and repair it. Then finish assembling the new grille and install it.
I have had a successful Sunday brazing together a 500 mm diameter aluminium tray that is going to form part of a concrete garden sculpture. I was using a MAPP gas torch and HTS-2000 fluxless aluminium brazing rods. The base plate was cut from 3mm aluminium sheet on a CNC machine. My next job will be to clean it up and give it a matt finish by soaking it in a 0.1M NaOH solution for an hour or two. I had to buy a large stainless steel basin to hold the solution. This is the design.
(https://i.imgur.com/jt0Lp4H.jpg)
You're probably already done, but wouldn't soda-blasting also give a matte finish without the nasty chemicals?
Quote from: Dark Lightning on August 06, 2023, 04:43:15 PMYou're probably already done, but wouldn't soda-blasting also give a matte finish without the nasty chemicals?
No, I haven't done it yet. You are right, but I've done it before and believe me I've handled worse things than sodium hydroxide, and it is quite convenient in my situation. In my day I used to make and handle nasty things like the diabolical diazomethane, that is not only a highly toxic gas, but also carcinogenic and explodes if you just look at it. Literally, because light can set it off. Other baddies I've handled were diisobutyl aluminium hydride, benzyl iodide, and mustard gas.
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 06, 2023, 04:53:39 PMQuote from: Dark Lightning on August 06, 2023, 04:43:15 PMYou're probably already done, but wouldn't soda-blasting also give a matte finish without the nasty chemicals?
No, I haven't done it yet. You are right, but I've done it before and believe me I've handled worse things than sodium hydroxide, and it is quite convenient in my situation. In my day I used to make and handle nasty things like the diabolical diazomethane, that is not only a highly toxic gas, but also carcinogenic and explodes if you just look at it. Literally, because light can set it off. Other baddies I've handled were diisobutyl aluminium hydride, benzyl iodide, and mustard gas.
Yeesh! I'll pass. I have dabbled with nitrogen triiodide, though.
As for myself, I got the old grille off my truck and attached the old brackets to the new grille. I need to go and get some j-nuts to install the turn signal/parking lamp buckets. They were mickey-moused in by my father in law when he put that incorrect grille in.
Quote from: Dark Lightning on August 06, 2023, 01:57:00 PMFind where the coolant is leaking from on my truck and repair it. Then finish assembling the new grille and install it.
pictures!
^ I'll get some pics tomorrow. The grille is assembled and ready to go back in, but I'm beat. I'll start in on it tomorrow morning while it's still cool out. It's 93° in the shade and I have no shade.
It is Sunday and I already did what I was going to do on Sunday.
I set my alarm for 5 AM so that I could wake up and watch the womens football (soccer)match between Sweden and USA. I am not a morni ng person but this was an important event that needed my help. It was tremendous game in which USA dominated in all categories. The US women made 11 shots on goal to only one SOG for Sweden.
The square head women were plenty good and their Goalie was unbelievable. She blocked all those shots with her astounding athletic ability..
In the end My side lost on penalty kicks. 5-4
I'm rooting for the Swedes from here on. If my side loses, then I want them to lose only to the champions.
2:45am Sunday morning, wake up. Get to Manchester Airport. Fly to Heathrow London. Fly to San Francisco. Arrive San Francisco airport 6:30pm still on Sunday. A very long Sunday.
^ Yikes. that is a wearisome trip.
That's a heckuva long flight! When I worked in Florida I knew a guy who surfed in the morning then flew to California and surfed in the afternoon there, too!
Here's a pic of my new grille, installed on the truck. I have yet to paint and install the headlight bezels.
(https://i.imgur.com/J6BgdzQ.jpg)
That looks really swish!
Quote from: Tank on August 09, 2023, 03:01:29 AMThat looks really swish!
Thanks! (if "swish" is British jargon for nice) It's the design of grille that the truck came with. Looking at the picture, I can see where the bumper is bent. I was at an antique vehicle meetup last Saturday afternoon, and I realized that putting a new grille in the truck was the start of a slippery slope. I mentioned that to another attendee, who asked what I meant. I explained that once something shiny went on, more stuff had to be replaced to the same level of shiny. To straighten and replate that front bumper is about $500. All the side trim needs polishing and in the case of the lower trim, needs new wood-grain tape. I'm stopping at the grille, since I just wanted it to be the correct design. I have a friend who has dropped $60k in his truck, and it isn't even completely assembled. That amount doesn't include labor, because he's done almost all the work himself. He had "help" with the paint job, having it done at a body shop. But he's doing "indentured servitude" by sanding vehicles for the body shop manager, to pay for that paint job.
i cant remember. around 1972?
no side indicators until 1968 and i cant see the wheel cutout shapes or the interior
i dont knwo when the hubcaps got fancy. 1970?
my first car was a 1967 C10 stepside
It is a '70. Those hub caps started in '73. The originals looked like that (beginning in '69) except the center part was dished in and the "bowtie" was painted blue. The originals have been replaced over time as they got lost. I'd like a step side and I like the '67s for the lack of side marker lights and the slanted front portion of the hood (same as '68, for the hood).
Quote from: Dark Lightning on August 09, 2023, 03:35:22 AMQuote from: Tank on August 09, 2023, 03:01:29 AMThat looks really swish!
Thanks! (if "swish" is British jargon for nice) It's the design of grille that the truck came with. Looking at the picture, I can see where the bumper is bent. I was at an antique vehicle meetup last Saturday afternoon, and I realized that putting a new grille in the truck was the start of a slippery slope. I mentioned that to another attendee, who asked what I meant. I explained that once something shiny went on, more stuff had to be replaced to the same level of shiny. To straighten and replate that front bumper is about $500. All the side trim needs polishing and in the case of the lower trim, needs new wood-grain tape. I'm stopping at the grille, since I just wanted it to be the correct design. I have a friend who has dropped $60k in his truck, and it isn't even completely assembled. That amount doesn't include labor, because he's done almost all the work himself. He had "help" with the paint job, having it done at a body shop. But he's doing "indentured servitude" by sanding vehicles for the body shop manager, to pay for that paint job.
Ias you say a mobile money pit if you're not careful!
mine was a stripper, painted bumper, blocked off radio and cigarette lighter holes. spare tire was up in a mount behind the drivers head. 250 six banger, three on the tree, wooden bed
whats the motor? still have the huge parking brake lever?
Quote from: billy rubin on August 09, 2023, 03:03:50 PMmine was a stripper, painted bumper, blocked off radio and cigarette lighter holes. spare tire was up in a mount behind the drivers head. 250 six banger, three on the tree, wooden bed
whats the motor? still have the huge parking brake lever?
That's about what I'd want, except an automatic because I'm the only one who can drive a stick. It has a 402 cubic inch big block. Starting in '69 the parking brake is a pedal instead of the lever.
402? im not familiar with that
what did you do to get that? bore out a 396?
do you have the auto in this?
Quote from: billy rubin on August 09, 2023, 04:56:44 PM402? im not familiar with that
what did you do to get that? bore out a 396?
do you have the auto in this?
Yes, the 402 is a 396 bored .030 over. That's the factory's work, not mine. The engine has been bored out once, about 30 years and 100k miles ago. It's due again. Don't know how much, maybe enough that it can't be done again. It has the 400 THM automatic transmission in it.
shoot i love the turbo 400. i had one in my 1950 hudson. the traditional hot rod go-to, along with the detroit locker.
you have a truck that i would love to take away from you.
currently i have a 2007 silverado 3/4-ton, with a 360 small block. the only reason i even know it has spark plugs is because i can run it on gasoline.
more pitchers, please
can you re-sleeve your block?
Quote from: billy rubin on August 09, 2023, 07:40:34 PMshoot i love the turbo 400. i had one in my 1950 hudson. the traditional hot rod go-to, along with the detroit locker.
you have a truck that i would love to take away from you.
currently i have a 2007 silverado 3/4-ton, with a 360 small block. the only reason i even know it has spark plugs is because i can run it on gasoline.
more pitchers, please
can you re-sleeve your block?
You'd have to pry that truck out of my wife's cold, dead fingers. :lol: It's been in the family since '73. It would probably cost more to sleeve it than to just buy a new 454. But I don't need it that big a displacement, since we sold the travel trailer and bought a motor home.
Parked in the driveway-
(https://i.imgur.com/muvCb6r.jpg)
At a local campground, with the travel trailer-
(https://i.imgur.com/cOcJwFK.jpg)
lol
with the fuel tank behind the seat.
who at GM really thought that ynrough?
Indeed. It also has those saddle tanks outside the frame rails on both sides. Good for making distance between fill ups, notorious for fires when the vehicle is t-boned and the tank is ruptured. Lots of people remove that tank and install one between the frame rails where the spare tire was. Still dangerous in a rear-end collision, but not as bad.
i had a friend with a pinto
ford retrofitted a device to keep it from auto incineratin in the event of a rear ender
it was a iece of thin plastic hung between the tank and the resr environment
she was not impressed
In the horse and cart days, did they talk about rear enders?
yes.
i live in horse and buggy country and rear end collisions are common and deadly.
the smart people put a light or reflector at tbe top of the buggy so it shows up when someone crests a hill just behind them.
but the schwarzentrubers where i live just usr a single flat wick kerosene lamp and minimal reflectors. i dont drive fast at dusk, and they try to be off tbe roads at nightfall.
In the UK you can be done for driving under the influence riding on a bicycle but not if you're riding a horse. Apparently has sufficient self determination that it is not fully under the control of the rider.
Sundays come and go but Mondays stay the same.
the problem wiyh unsupervised horses here is that while they w
ill take you directly home, they run the stop signs .
so you can be busted for driving a buggy drunk.
Quote from: billy rubin on August 10, 2023, 07:43:47 PMthe problem wiyh unsupervised horses here is that while they w
ill take you directly home, they run the stop signs .
so you can be busted for driving a buggy drunk.
LOL. I wonder how many times that has happened?
Sunday approaches and nothing done.
Quote from: Tank on August 11, 2023, 04:06:03 AMQuote from: billy rubin on August 10, 2023, 07:43:47 PMthe problem wiyh unsupervised horses here is that while they w
ill take you directly home, they run the stop signs .
so you can be busted for driving a buggy drunk.
LOL. I wonder how many times that has happened?
lots.
there are various horse and buggy people pushing various envelopes aroynd here
kids are kids everywhere
I believe each day has value and should be spent honouring the one who can sustain and support us. I go to church to make a prayer for the blessing of the week.
Quote from: Prycejosh1987 on August 20, 2023, 09:41:03 AMI believe each day has value and should be spent honouring the one who can sustain and support us. I go to church to make a prayer for the blessing of the week.
do you ask and answer questions, prycejosh?
id like to know up front.
Quote from: Prycejosh1987 on August 20, 2023, 09:41:03 AMI believe each day has value and should be spent honouring the one who can sustain and support us. I go to church to make a prayer for the blessing of the week.
More preaching. If you carry on like this you'll soon get the heave ho. But you know that anyway and couldn't give a shit.
Just got back from our small vacation in the Netherlands and Bavaria. On Tuesday we drove off at 7:00 (AM) in order to avoid some of the major traffic congestions around Cologne on the A3. The Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia is notoriously known of not been able to deal with traffic jams for many years. We got stuck in three of them, thankfully only loosing 40 minutes. Just before crossing the German-Dutch border we tanked our car full with petrol because the petrol prices in the Netherlands are 20 cents/per litre more expensive (a little bit less than 9$ per gallon). No traffic problems in the Netherlands so we reached our favourite Indonesian restaurant "Spandershoeve" in Hilversum at noon for a bite. The meal was absolutely fantastic. From there we drove on to our hotel in Hillegom. My wife took some rest why I walked 2km into town to checkout the local thrift shop for cheap DVDs (bought 8 for 10 EUR) and to shop for drinks and food.
Next day we had breakfast in the hotel before driving off to Spa Sereen. This excellent adults only spa includes several sauna's, whirlpools, steam baths etc. I was a bit nervous, because Spa Sereen is a textile-free spa and it was the first time after my OP to walk around completely naked. The only thing I should have been really more nervous about was the merciless sun shining on my white body. At the end of the day I was as red as a lobster. At 15:30 we decided to call it a day and headed to pay my sick friend, in the hospice, a visit. We left after two hours because my friend became very tired. We said our farewells; bought along the way some ice cream and went to the family reunion, which was held in a authentic Brazilian restaurant (BARRACA Rodizio Grill & Bar in Hoofddorp). It was nice to see my brothers and their wives again as well as my niece and her boyfriend. We had some nice talks and were served loads of excellent meat and side dishes.
On Thursday we headed back to our home; on Friday we drove off again. This time to go to Bad Staffelberg in Bavaria. My wife booked a pension there because on Saturday she had a book binding course nearby. Bad Staffelberg is known to have one of the five best spas in Germany. So in the afternoon we went there to relax. It was really really great. Next day my wife went to her course an I went for a walk on the Staffelberg (+/- 30 minutes up the hill). I was rewarded with a wonderful view and a great beer in the beer garden. in then evening my wife and I had a wonderful Bavarian meal(high carb, huge portions for very low prices) in the nearby village. We drove back today; had some technical difficulties with the car (i-Stop error message, due to an empty battery?) but still managed to drive on to pickup our two cats at the cat pension and to arrive safely home.
Looks like you had a good trip! Getting to see your friend also had to be a nice part of it. Too bad he's so far away.
Here in southern California we're experiencing tropical storm Hilary. Where I'm at, the rain is gentle so far. We're in an "outlying" band with low probability of flooding..
Your trip sounds good. Such a pity you had to see your friend under those circumstances.
Quote from: billy rubin on August 20, 2023, 12:01:00 PMQuote from: Prycejosh1987 on August 20, 2023, 09:41:03 AMI believe each day has value and should be spent honouring the one who can sustain and support us. I go to church to make a prayer for the blessing of the week.
do you ask and answer questions, prycejosh?
id like to know up front.
prycejosh, you are apparently one of those religious apologists who can speak, but is incapable of listening or carrying on a conversation.
are you afraid of serious engagement, or is this posting style just a compulsion?
i cant tell, and i predict that you will not last much longer here. of course, i could be wrong, but i dont think i am.
best wishes for you, wherever your journey takes you next.
Open letter to PJ, please allow me to use that abbreviation. It is easier to spell than Prycejosh.
If you can persuade yourself to abandon the evangelist approach, you can learn a lot here with some very decent,caring,educated, articulate people who happen not to be religious. We do not have an axe to grind. We are not attack dogs who get our jollies from intimidating religious people. Not that we are timid. We do have the capacity for scathing attacks but we are usually above any such useless activity.
Observe that out Religion section is not used often. Hammering the faithful is not what moves us unless we are led into a situation that demands it.
Give the preaching a rest and try to learn something about people who have no need for your spiritual advice. Would it surprise you to learn that we have biblical scholars here?
Best wishes for your health, wealth, and happiness.
(P.S. you can have health, wealth,and happiness without any religion at all.)
Quote from: Icarus on August 22, 2023, 01:49:25 AMOpen letter to PJ, please allow me to use that abbreviation. It is easier to spell than Prycejosh.
If you can persuade yourself to abandon the evangelist approach, you can learn a lot here with some very decent,caring,educated, articulate people who happen not to be religious. We do not have an axe to grind. We are not attack dogs who get our jollies from intimidating religious people. Not that we are timid. We do have the capacity for scathing attacks but we are usually above any such useless activity.
Observe that out Religion section is not used often. Hammering the faithful is not what moves us unless we are led into a situation that demands it.
Give the preaching a rest and try to learn something about people who have no need for your spiritual advice. Would it surprise you to learn that we have biblical scholars here?
Best wishes for your health, wealth, and happiness.
(P.S. you can have health, wealth,and happiness without any religion at all.)
He appears to be one of those people of every persuasion that simply likes to hear the sound of their own voice.
is it possible he is a bot?
ie take a post and have the AI write a response.
i can see how that would be interesting to try.
i dont think he has ever responded to a direct comment or question
Quote from: billy rubin on August 22, 2023, 01:21:48 PMis it possible he is a bot?
ie take a post and have the AI write a response.
i can see how that would be interesting to try.
i dont think he has ever responded to a direct comment or question
I don't recall that either.
The MO goes way back. Let's see if this link works like I think-
Eejit from way back (http://ravingatheists.com/forum/showthread.php?p=684216&highlight=prycejosh#post684216)
Quote from: Dark Lightning on August 22, 2023, 03:58:21 PMThe MO goes way back. Let's see if this link works like I think-
Eejit from way back (http://ravingatheists.com/forum/showthread.php?p=684216&highlight=prycejosh#post684216)
The link worked. Not pleasant.
well that blows the bot hypothesis.
Makes for no less a preaching uhh, we're supposed to be happy here. ;D
Quote from: Dark Lightning on August 23, 2023, 01:47:48 AMwe're supposed to be happy here. ;D
Or The Asmo. To The Asmo is also acceptable. :smilenod:
I see no reply from PJ. Have I/we driven him away? So be it, we were not likely to save him from his delusions.
PJ has obviously been brainwashed by the preachers who influence his life as well as the society that he lives in. Bible Belt,likely.
I actually feel some compassion for the victims of those persuasive preachers. I gotta give those hucksters credit, they are good at what they do.
I agree, and yet it does not take a genius to realise that quoting someone else saying "it is proven" does not for a proof - or a good argument - make. That does seem to be one of the cornerstones of the Christian ""apologetics"" ""debate"" though.
Quote from: Icarus on August 24, 2023, 06:03:41 AMI see no reply from PJ. Have I/we driven him away? So be it, we were not likely to save him from his delusions.
PJ has obviously been brainwashed by the preachers who influence his life as well as the society that he lives in. Bible Belt,likely.
I actually feel some compassion for the victims of those persuasive preachers. I gotta give those hucksters credit, they are good at what they do.
PJ is at the start of 30 days off. When he comes back, and he will, and preaches again, and he will, he will get a perma ban. This I prophesies.
When he comes back let me hammer educate him with some information about the origins and history of his good book. Almost none of the brain washed, ultra religious, have any idea about the reliability of the book that they so innocetly believe is the absolute word of God.
Not quite Sunday yet, but I'm going to the MN State Fair once it is. Excited to see the animals and arts & crafts. And eat and drink delicious things and ride some rides. I'm a child. :)
state fairs are great
pet the pigs
i stay away from the midway
I woke up early this Sunday morning, so decided to put together a mobile work surface I need when I start making my concrete bird feeder sculpture. I had the components lying around from previous projects, so the assembly didn't take too long. On it is the 500mm diameter aluminium tray that will hold the plates of bird food. It needs some cleaning up, but is essentially ready for use in the sculpture. I am about 80% happy with it, but have decided to rather start on the body of the sculpture first before trying again to make a better tray.
(https://i.imgur.com/TWohdy8.jpg)
Very posh!
Dutch Grand Prix today!
Somebody quoted Dr Miriam Grossman to promote their anti-trans belief and I wanted to know more about her. I found a lecture given by her in which she promotes the idea that science is only now confirming the facts about women's fertility that the Torah has contained for millennia. Hmm, a familiar theme, so I looked at what else was on the page (https://lessons.myjli.com/faith/index.php/lesson-05/) with her lecture. I found an article claiming that "accepting Darwinian evolution requires a leap of faith that may be more radical and less substantiated than to believe that G-d created the world in six days and on the seventh day He rested."
My curiosity thoroughly piqued, I began to explore the world of conservative Judaism. An intriguing journey, and it's more complex than I had previously known. There are even the Jewish equivalent of biblical literalists. I had thought that modern Jews believed the Talmud was an essential text. I knew that the Sadducees liked to stick to the book while the Pharisees believed rabbis were essential, but that was a long time ago. Hours later, and I don't think I've explored all the branches of this particular tree of mythology. In any case, as I understand it the site linked above is promoting a Chasidic line of belief, more or less. Not "Torah literalists" per se, but happy to believe that science can only confirm the Torah, and any discrepancy is an indication of failure on the part of science.
Oh joy :(
Was going to do some wood carving, but my smashed finger isn't healed enough, and I can't hold the project/tools well enough. It's going to be awhile for that finger nail to grow out enough. :( I'll try again later today when it quits throbbing.
Ouch!!! >:(
It's always an exciting moment when you smash a finger. One of my more memorable occasions involved a 22 oz. (0.6 kilo) framing hammer with a waffle head (milled face) during a demolition job.
^ Ouch! It's funny how things change. In '88 I built an addition on my previous house. I made the forms from 2" X 6" lumber so that I could use them for joists after the foundation cured. I was knocking the forms apart with a 2 pound sledge and smashed my thumb when they slipped. :rant1: I went and bandaged my thumb and got back to work. Lot of sweat and blood in that job. It took me 18 months of weekends, holidays and vacation days, including after coming home from work. I sure wish I had some of that energy now!
if you hauled poop like i seem fated to do you discover extra energy running away as it comes out of tbe box.
Quote from: billy rubin on November 12, 2023, 09:23:49 PMif you hauled poop like i seem fated to do you discover extra energy running away as it comes out of tbe box.
It's gonna get you one day :rofl: