OT - What are you doing right now?

nolaegghead

Just replaced 40 fluorescent tubes with LED replacements.   Old on right

NC_Egghead

@nolaegghead, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do that sooner. I did the same thing to our 3 stores. Had 2x4 fluorescent panels and swapped out the 2 old ballasts for 1 new electronic ballast, plus the new, thinner bulbs. Probably did about 50 fixtures in all. My power bill is now half to run the lights, no dark areas, and I haven’t replaced a bulb in 3 years!

nolaegghead

i'm going to save about 700 watts with all the lights running, down to 550 ish.  Plus I save on the AC.  much brighter and more like daylight.  Cost me about $250.  

nolaegghead

made creme fraiche 

bgebrent

nolaegghead said:

made creme fraiche 

You’re a fresh guy.

DMW

nolaegghead said:

i'm going to save about 700 watts with all the lights running, down to 550 ish.  Plus I save on the AC.  much brighter and more like daylight.  Cost me about $250.  

You mean eco friendly can also be a good economic choice?

Ozzie_Isaac

thetrim said:

Awaiting some blood tests on the pup.  This will (should) tell the story.  She's still not eating, drinking very little. Very lethargic.  Shoving antibiotics down her throat is not a fun activity.

I feel for you.  My 18month old had a biopsy today.  Now wait a week for results.

Btw, I pull my dogs mouth open, put the pill as far back as I can, then gently pull mouth closed from the bottom so her nose is straight up.  I rub her neck to make her swallow.  It has worked on all my dogs.

theyolksonyou

Ozzie_Isaac said:

thetrim said:

Awaiting some blood tests on the pup.  This will (should) tell the story.  She's still not eating, drinking very little. Very lethargic.  Shoving antibiotics down her throat is not a fun activity.

I feel for you.  My 18month old had a biopsy today.  Now wait a week for results.

Btw, I pull my dogs mouth open, put the pill as far back as I can, then gently pull mouth closed from the bottom so her nose is straight up.  I rub her neck to make her swallow.  It has worked on all my dogs.

Did similar with my kids, and dogs. 

DMW

Turning in, have a flight in the morning.

nolaegghead

DMW said:

Turning in, have a flight in the morning.

Tell Tay-Tay, T-swizzle, AKA Taylor Swift I said "Heyyyy"

theyolksonyou

nolaegghead said:

DMW said:

Turning in, have a flight in the morning.

Tell Tay-Tay, T-swizzle, AKA Taylor Swift I said "Heyyyy"

Private is the only way.  Nice to have a hook up

Ozzie_Isaac

theyolksonyou said:

nolaegghead said:

DMW said:

Turning in, have a flight in the morning.

Tell Tay-Tay, T-swizzle, AKA Taylor Swift I said "Heyyyy"

Private is the only way.  Nice to have a hook up

Best things: no poor people around, no security theater, and plane waits for you.

First time I read D-Wizzles post, I read: "Turning in, I have a flesh-light"

DuckDogDr

@thetrim feel free to PM me with your pup's info.

Ozzie_Isaac

nolaegghead said:

made creme fraiche 

Do you shave with it?

NC_Egghead

Kimbrel is killin’ me. 

thetrim

Wow.  Stros got hosed.  

thetrim

Great game.  Can’t believe I made it until the end. Looks like the Sox r headed to the Series.. 

NC_Egghead

Benintendi is the man. Wow!

frazzdaddy

nolaegghead said:

Just replaced 40 fluorescent tubes with LED replacements.   Old on right

Did the same in my shop. Been building it out along with the new addition. LED lights are the ticket. 

frazzdaddy

frazzdaddy said:

44.2lbs of pork. Been on the heat for an hour and a half. Added chunks of cherry.

Ran all night hit 200 about 4:30 am. FTC for 2hrs . Turned out really nice, flavor on point. Shout out to @fishlessman , @gatraveler, @theyolksonyou,@Dyal_SC, and @milesvdustin for the good advice. Will post pics later on.    

Botch

thetrim said:

My job description, in a simple meme!!  

Botch

NC_Egghead said:

@nolaegghead, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do that sooner. I swapped out the 2 old ballasts for 1 new electronic ballast, plus the new, thinner bulbs. 

Is changing the ballast required?  I didn't do that when I swapped out my kitchen lights, everything seems to be fine... 

NC_Egghead

Botch said:

NC_Egghead said:

@nolaegghead, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do that sooner. I swapped out the 2 old ballasts for 1 new electronic ballast, plus the new, thinner bulbs. 

Is changing the ballast required?  I didn't do that when I swapped out my kitchen lights, everything seems to be fine... 

I was dealing with some pretty old fixtures. Some didn’t work at all, some of the ballasts were leaking. As you probably know, a good way to kill a fluorescent fixture is to keep it powered on with burned out bulbs, which was probably the case with many of these in the past. The bulbs I replaced with are not LED but designed to work with the new electronic ballasts. In fact, I believe the folks at Light Bulb Depot told me the old T-whatever’s I was using were going out of production. 

fishlessman

we swapped out from the big 400 metal halides about 4 years back. was happy for 3 years but they just dont throw the light as well as they first did.  my shop gets tested with a light meter every few years, now to get the proper lighting for certain jobs i have to add a flashlight for inspection and now the flashlights get inspected for candle power and distance from source. they did pay for themselves in two years though.

thetrim

Thank you @DuckDogDr PM sent

SonVolt

Made a rice bowl for my new high-carb lifestyle diet. 

YukonRon

Airport shift. Again. I really had to talk myself out of retirement, again this morning.

CPFC1905

Botch said:

thetrim said:

My job description, in a simple meme!!  

You punch skinny blokes in crown jewels for money?  

theyolksonyou

Sitting in the worlds greatest airport 

lousubcap

@theyolksonyou - We can all debate "the world's greatest airport" but it sure can effectively move volumes of passengers.  Makes many others pale in comparison.  
Safe travels.