Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Just a cold that's been going around. Between work and the grandkids it was just a matter of time.

I'm glad you got a flu shot -


humfrz

[humfrz]

Well, I just took a 6 hour "nap". I laid down at 3 PM and got up at 9:30 PM. I kept looking at the clock thinking it was morning time and 7 was too early to get up. I didn't realize it was still day time till I realized I still had my clothes on, not my PJs.

No, I'm not ill, sick maybe, but not ill. The Doc gave me some "pain" pills for my back pain - he said not to pay any attention to the directions that will come with the pills just follow his. They do not help the pain directly, but they sure do make me drowsy, so I'm not in pain when I'm sleeping.

So, that's my excuse, what's yours - Skippy?


humfrz

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I'm sorry.

Golf is a game best experienced drinking, heavily. Otherwise, why the fuck would anybody play that shit?

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Btw, I looked up the M12 jacket, looks awesome.

It gets white men excited to talk to me. It's like owning a pickup truck.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, I just took a 6 hour "nap". I laid down at 3 PM and got up at 9:30 PM. I kept looking at the clock thinking it was morning time and 7 was too early to get up. I didn't realize it was still day time till I realized I still had my clothes on, not my PJs.

No, I'm not ill, sick maybe, but not ill. The Doc gave me some "pain" pills for my back pain - he said not to pay any attention to the directions that will come with the pills just follow his. They do not help the pain directly, but they sure do make me drowsy, so I'm not in pain when I'm sleeping.

So, that's my excuse, what's yours - Skippy?


humfrz

I hate when I over nap, but you get a pass. Pain and meds suck, fucks you all up.

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Just got an email from Tire Rack informing me that my tires shipped. This note was in it:

WHILE SOME COMPETITION TIRES MEET D.O.T. STANDARDS;THEY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR STREET USE, ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND HAVE NO MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. CUSTOMER FITMENT: CUSTOMER ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE ON VEHICLE.

Lol

Tirerack is pretty good about covering their asses on stuff like that. For both sets of winter wheels and tires I've ordered from them, they sent me disclaimers saying that some state inspections won't pass if the wheel diameter is different from stock. In both cases the winter wheel was 1" smaller than the OEM one, but the tires had more sidewall.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Tirerack is pretty good about covering their asses on stuff like that. For both sets of winter wheels and tires I've ordered from them, they sent me disclaimers saying that some state inspections won't pass if the wheel diameter is different from stock. In both cases the winter wheel was 1" smaller than the OEM one, but the tires had more sidewall.

First time I've ordered tires from them. Had I known their distribution center is just outside of reno i would have bought them last month and picked them up and saved $40 shipping. Wife and I drove past it in the truck coming and going from Boise.

[bcj]

[JD001]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

My Fiancée found me a set of golf clubs apparently while Black Friday shopping. Pretty sweet to have my own clubs finally.

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I hope you're not wondering why your fiancée wants you out on the golf course??

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by JD001

I hope you're not wondering why your fiancée wants you out on the golf course??

Haha she plays too. We have couples out there and it's sexy. We aren't very good at it, but we look good doing it, and we have fun.

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[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by JD001

I hope you're not wondering why your fiancée wants you out on the golf course??

A husband and wife were golfing when suddenly the husband asked, "Honey, if I died would you get married again?"
The wife said, "No sweetie."
The man said, "I'm sure you would."
So the woman said, "Okay, I would"
Then the husband asked, "Would you let him sleep in our bed?"
And the woman replied, "Ya, I guess so."
Then the husband asked, "Would you let him use my golf clubs?"
And the wife replied, "No, he's left handed."

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

So, that's my excuse, what's yours - Skippy?

Yeah. You definitely get a pass. I have no excuse other than being a big puѕѕy whenever I get a hint of fever. I haven't slept like that in years.

[cjd]

WTF is wrong with people.

We've had odd electrical issues in the garage since we moved in. I assumed it started with previous owners using the wall as a "you're pulled in all the way" bump-stop (double stud right there, and it was only about 1" overlapping the base plate) right next to where the power conduit comes up, which had completely broken the 90 bend right outside the garage... well, we had an electrician out a couple years ago to fix the conduit issues and replace the power outlet on the rooftop deck (also to run a new circuit for a freezer we installed in the basement).

Since then, my wife got a Volt, and it's been having issues this year with "ground fault" randomly on the charger. My circuit tester never finds a fault, but I assume the charger is slightly more sensitive since it'd be a huge fire hazard otherwise.

Today I go to try tracking down issues and do some measurements to run a ground wire.

This is what I found:

1. hot wire coming into the garage has about four inches of exposed copper where the insulation was scraped off when the wire was pulled.
2. GFCI on the deck was dead already. It wasn't a weather sealed outlet, and the foam seal that's supposed to go between the (waterproof when installed right) cover and the wall hadn't been replaced and wasn't sealed properly. The whole mess was loose, in fact.

So. Fixed the studs (sadly, the drywall, which is installed on the outside of the garage, did not follow, so the outside still appears damaged).
Wrapped the bare wire (don't have the tools to pull a new wire at the moment, nor the wire)
Took the roof outlet completely out of the circuit and capped the wires.

I'm really hoping one of the two really stupid installation problems is the source of the occasional bad behavior and I don't have to pull new wire.

Now all I have to do today is vacuum. Whee.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Btw, I looked up the M12 jacket, looks awesome.

I looked it up too. "...developed by teams of advanced engineers,..."
Not one team, but teams.
Not regular engineers, only the advanced ones.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I looked it up too. "...developed by teams of advanced engineers,..."
Not one team, but teams.
Not regular engineers, only the advanced ones.

You always advance your weakest troops first, right? Isn't it the same with engineers? The good ones get buried early so they... um. survive? hmm. Anyhow. Maybe chess isn't how life works, but as a (software) engineer, I certainly feel like a pawn. I assume that's normal...