OT - What are you doing right now?

Botch

ColbyLang said:

Botch said:

ColbyLang said:

Iced out post vasectomy. Lotta Netflix in my future

You waited too long, we're already at the Final Four.
(and for me, it'd be Netflix too, basketball is boring).  

My preference woulda been Masters weekend. Happens to be Easter weekend this year 

Oof dah.  Golf is between BB, and bass fishing, on the bottom of the Excitement Scale.  
But, hey, that's just me.    

Legume

Botch said:

ColbyLang said:

Botch said:

ColbyLang said:

Iced out post vasectomy. Lotta Netflix in my future

You waited too long, we're already at the Final Four.
(and for me, it'd be Netflix too, basketball is boring).  

My preference woulda been Masters weekend. Happens to be Easter weekend this year 

Oof dah.  Golf is between BB, and bass fishing, on the bottom of the Excitement Scale.  
But, hey, that's just me.    

How do you feel about YouTube?

shtgunal3

Canugghead said:

shtgunal3 said:

Table top solo stove. They ran these on a pretty good sale at Christmas and I grabbed one. Just now burning it in.

Mesa? Love the pellet adapter and stand.

Two Christmases ago I got their largest camp stove model 'campfire'. It was 50% off plus 2nd one was free, I kept one and sold one. Made a plate out of bottom of a discarded perforated wok to hold pellets, now I need to DIY a 'cage' for fire starter cube.

Yes sir, it’s the Mesa. That’s I heckuva deal on the campfire. I wish I woulda saw that deal. This is the only Solo Stove I have. Big large pit is a redneck DIY from a washer drum. It works well though and has held up nicely.

Canugghead

@shtgunal3 for larger pit I graduated from a washer drum to a CL Biolite firepit. The drum looked out of place in my small yard.

MasterC

 Enjoying a sunny day with the xl and some protein 

lkapigian

I had an extra Corned Beef Point from St Patrick’s Day, I thought “ I could probably cure this, heck it’s already salted …Desalenated it, toasted some coriander and black pepper , coated and hung

Ozzie_Isaac

Canugghead

Replaced but still great for compost scraps.

Ozzie_Isaac

Canugghead said:

Replaced but still great for compost scraps.

We call old horses that just hang around "pasture pets".  That could be a drawer pal.

Jstroke

Playing scrabble with my son and getting my a.. whipped. Somehow he pays lots of attention the all those double/tripe word scores. 

Bellavista52

@Ozzie_Isaac -  in the hunter/jumper world we call them pasture ornaments!

JohnInCarolina

Botch said:

ColbyLang said:

Iced out post vasectomy. Lotta Netflix in my future

You waited too long, we're already at the Final Four.
(and for me, it'd be Netflix too, basketball is boring).  

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Botch said:

ColbyLang said:

Iced out post vasectomy. Lotta Netflix in my future

You waited too long, we're already at the Final Four.
(and for me, it'd be Netflix too, basketball is boring).  

At least a real sport, baseball, is starting.  No more tossing balls at peach baskets.

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Botch said:

ColbyLang said:

Iced out post vasectomy. Lotta Netflix in my future

You waited too long, we're already at the Final Four.
(and for me, it'd be Netflix too, basketball is boring).  

At least a real sport, baseball, is starting.  No more tossing balls at peach baskets.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

One of my favorite college classes was taught by a mech eng prof who used to serve as an expert witness.  The course was machine design, and he had all sorts of horror stories to share with us from cases he was involved with.  Most of these resulted in industry-wide standards to add warning labels in locations that couldn't be missed, so that the companies would be protected against law suits from morons. 

For example, there were the clowns who decided to try and trim a set of hedges by picking up a lawnmower and placing it on top of the hedges.  Their bright idea was to turn it on and then move it across the top of the hedges, one on each side.  You can imagine what happened when they reached under it to try and move it, after it was up and running.  Somehow they won the subsequent suit because there was no warning label telling you not to reach under the mower when it was running.  So now you know where all of those labels telling you to definitely not do that, you ahole, come from.

The one piece of advice he gave which I will never forget is to avoid ever stepping foot on a pop-up carnival ride.   Surely you've seen these traveling carnivals that come and go and basically move from town to town, staying in each locale for a week or two.    Avoid them like the plague if you value your life or the lives of your children.  

fishlessman

been to 1 basketball game, larry bird days back in the old gardens. looked way up and saw where my seats were, turned around and saw a couple wooden foldouts on the floor near center court. sat there the whole game til there was 2 minutes left. security kicked me out and the actual ticket owners showed up. i cant image the cost of those seats, someone just liked the last 2 minutes of the game i guess.........thats the only part that counts in basketball, the last 2 minutes

fishlessman

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

One of my favorite college classes was taught by a mech eng prof who used to serve as an expert witness.  The course was machine design, and he had all sorts of horror stories to share with us from cases he was involved with.  Most of these resulted in industry-wide standards to add warning labels in locations that couldn't be missed, so that the companies would be protected against law suits from morons. 

For example, there were the clowns who decided to try and trim a set of hedges by picking up a lawnmower and placing it on top of the hedges.  Their bright idea was to turn it on and then move it across the top of the hedges, one on each side.  You can imagine what happened when they reached under it to try and move it, after it was up and running.  Somehow they won the subsequent suit because there was no warning label telling you not to reach under the mower when it was running.  So now you know where all of those labels telling you to definitely not do that, you ahole, come from.

The one piece of advice he gave which I will never forget is to avoid ever stepping foot on a pop-up carnival ride.   Surely you've seen these traveling carnivals that come and go and basically move from town to town, staying in each locale for a week or two.    Avoid them like the plague if you value your life or the lives of your children.  

my rule with fixing carnival rides is paid upfront, paid in cash, no receipts, it never happened.

fishlessman

guy showed up one summer with the center support shaft on one of these sheared in half, wanted it welded..........get out of here

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

One of my favorite college classes was taught by a mech eng prof who used to serve as an expert witness.  The course was machine design, and he had all sorts of horror stories to share with us from cases he was involved with.  Most of these resulted in industry-wide standards to add warning labels in locations that couldn't be missed, so that the companies would be protected against law suits from morons. 

For example, there were the clowns who decided to try and trim a set of hedges by picking up a lawnmower and placing it on top of the hedges.  Their bright idea was to turn it on and then move it across the top of the hedges, one on each side.  You can imagine what happened when they reached under it to try and move it, after it was up and running.  Somehow they won the subsequent suit because there was no warning label telling you not to reach under the mower when it was running.  So now you know where all of those labels telling you to definitely not do that, you ahole, come from.

The one piece of advice he gave which I will never forget is to avoid ever stepping foot on a pop-up carnival ride.   Surely you've seen these traveling carnivals that come and go and basically move from town to town, staying in each locale for a week or two.    Avoid them like the plague if you value your life or the lives of your children.  

Sketchy equipment, drunk and unqualified operators, no training, transient workers, no background checks, constant dismantling and setup, very lax oversight and inspection, poor locations not designed to secure rides.  What possibly could go wrong?

Ozzie_Isaac

fishlessman said:

guy showed up one summer with the center support shaft on one of these sheared in half, wanted it welded..........get out of here

Most the torsional load is carried by the outer portion of the shaft.  Just crank that welder up and get as much penetration as you can.  Preheat the shaft, control the cool down, you'll be fine.  Trust me. 🤣🤦‍♂️

GrateEggspectations

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

One of my favorite college classes was taught by a mech eng prof who used to serve as an expert witness.  The course was machine design, and he had all sorts of horror stories to share with us from cases he was involved with.  Most of these resulted in industry-wide standards to add warning labels in locations that couldn't be missed, so that the companies would be protected against law suits from morons. 

For example, there were the clowns who decided to try and trim a set of hedges by picking up a lawnmower and placing it on top of the hedges.  Their bright idea was to turn it on and then move it across the top of the hedges, one on each side.  You can imagine what happened when they reached under it to try and move it, after it was up and running.  Somehow they won the subsequent suit because there was no warning label telling you not to reach under the mower when it was running.  So now you know where all of those labels telling you to definitely not do that, you ahole, come from.

The one piece of advice he gave which I will never forget is to avoid ever stepping foot on a pop-up carnival ride.   Surely you've seen these traveling carnivals that come and go and basically move from town to town, staying in each locale for a week or two.    Avoid them like the plague if you value your life or the lives of your children.  

When I was in Orlando last March, I happened across a scene where a teen had died from a fall from the attraction the prior day (https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/03/17/us/orlando-freefall-tower-dismantled-tyre-sampson/index.html). Members of my party had been on similar rides on the same site on the day of the accident. At the shrine, I ended up in conversation with a U.S. fighter pilot. What he said to me stuck with me in much the same fashion - he’d get into a fighter jet all day every day, but would not for an instant consider getting onto one of those rides.

Also, I have a neighbour one street over whose 21-year old son was killed when he was ejected from a harness that had been improperly secured on a reverse bungee ride at a local exhibition. The deceased was catapulted to his death. Just horrific. So many lives ruined. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.230279

alaskanassasin

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

One of my favorite college classes was taught by a mech eng prof who used to serve as an expert witness.  The course was machine design, and he had all sorts of horror stories to share with us from cases he was involved with.  Most of these resulted in industry-wide standards to add warning labels in locations that couldn't be missed, so that the companies would be protected against law suits from morons. 

For example, there were the clowns who decided to try and trim a set of hedges by picking up a lawnmower and placing it on top of the hedges.  Their bright idea was to turn it on and then move it across the top of the hedges, one on each side.  You can imagine what happened when they reached under it to try and move it, after it was up and running.  Somehow they won the subsequent suit because there was no warning label telling you not to reach under the mower when it was running.  So now you know where all of those labels telling you to definitely not do that, you ahole, come from.

The one piece of advice he gave which I will never forget is to avoid ever stepping foot on a pop-up carnival ride.   Surely you've seen these traveling carnivals that come and go and basically move from town to town, staying in each locale for a week or two.    Avoid them like the plague if you value your life or the lives of your children.  

Sketchy equipment, drunk and unqualified operators, no training, transient workers, no background checks, constant dismantling and setup, very lax oversight and inspection, poor locations not designed to secure rides.  What possibly could go wrong?

Sounds a lot like farming.

nolaegghead

alaskanassasin said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

One of my favorite college classes was taught by a mech eng prof who used to serve as an expert witness.  The course was machine design, and he had all sorts of horror stories to share with us from cases he was involved with.  Most of these resulted in industry-wide standards to add warning labels in locations that couldn't be missed, so that the companies would be protected against law suits from morons. 

For example, there were the clowns who decided to try and trim a set of hedges by picking up a lawnmower and placing it on top of the hedges.  Their bright idea was to turn it on and then move it across the top of the hedges, one on each side.  You can imagine what happened when they reached under it to try and move it, after it was up and running.  Somehow they won the subsequent suit because there was no warning label telling you not to reach under the mower when it was running.  So now you know where all of those labels telling you to definitely not do that, you ahole, come from.

The one piece of advice he gave which I will never forget is to avoid ever stepping foot on a pop-up carnival ride.   Surely you've seen these traveling carnivals that come and go and basically move from town to town, staying in each locale for a week or two.    Avoid them like the plague if you value your life or the lives of your children.  

Sketchy equipment, drunk and unqualified operators, no training, transient workers, no background checks, constant dismantling and setup, very lax oversight and inspection, poor locations not designed to secure rides.  What possibly could go wrong?

Sounds a lot like farming.

Don’t throw shade on capitalism, now!

JohnInCarolina

GrateEggspectations said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

One of my favorite college classes was taught by a mech eng prof who used to serve as an expert witness.  The course was machine design, and he had all sorts of horror stories to share with us from cases he was involved with.  Most of these resulted in industry-wide standards to add warning labels in locations that couldn't be missed, so that the companies would be protected against law suits from morons. 

For example, there were the clowns who decided to try and trim a set of hedges by picking up a lawnmower and placing it on top of the hedges.  Their bright idea was to turn it on and then move it across the top of the hedges, one on each side.  You can imagine what happened when they reached under it to try and move it, after it was up and running.  Somehow they won the subsequent suit because there was no warning label telling you not to reach under the mower when it was running.  So now you know where all of those labels telling you to definitely not do that, you ahole, come from.

The one piece of advice he gave which I will never forget is to avoid ever stepping foot on a pop-up carnival ride.   Surely you've seen these traveling carnivals that come and go and basically move from town to town, staying in each locale for a week or two.    Avoid them like the plague if you value your life or the lives of your children.  

When I was in Orlando last March, I happened across a scene where a teen had died from a fall from the attraction the prior day (https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/03/17/us/orlando-freefall-tower-dismantled-tyre-sampson/index.html). Members of my party had been on similar rides on the same site on the day of the accident. At the shrine, I ended up in conversation with a U.S. fighter pilot. What he said to me stuck with me in much the same fashion - he’d get into a fighter jet all day every day, but would not for an instant consider getting onto one of those rides.

Also, I have a neighbour one street over whose 21-year old son was killed when he was ejected from a harness that had been improperly secured on a reverse bungee ride at a local exhibition. The deceased was catapulted to his death. Just horrific. So many lives ruined. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.230279

Jesus 

alaskanassasin

nolaegghead said:

alaskanassasin said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

One of my favorite college classes was taught by a mech eng prof who used to serve as an expert witness.  The course was machine design, and he had all sorts of horror stories to share with us from cases he was involved with.  Most of these resulted in industry-wide standards to add warning labels in locations that couldn't be missed, so that the companies would be protected against law suits from morons. 

For example, there were the clowns who decided to try and trim a set of hedges by picking up a lawnmower and placing it on top of the hedges.  Their bright idea was to turn it on and then move it across the top of the hedges, one on each side.  You can imagine what happened when they reached under it to try and move it, after it was up and running.  Somehow they won the subsequent suit because there was no warning label telling you not to reach under the mower when it was running.  So now you know where all of those labels telling you to definitely not do that, you ahole, come from.

The one piece of advice he gave which I will never forget is to avoid ever stepping foot on a pop-up carnival ride.   Surely you've seen these traveling carnivals that come and go and basically move from town to town, staying in each locale for a week or two.    Avoid them like the plague if you value your life or the lives of your children.  

Sketchy equipment, drunk and unqualified operators, no training, transient workers, no background checks, constant dismantling and setup, very lax oversight and inspection, poor locations not designed to secure rides.  What possibly could go wrong?

Sounds a lot like farming.

Don’t throw shade on capitalism, now!

 That is how we like it.

HeavyG

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

One of my favorite college classes was taught by a mech eng prof who used to serve as an expert witness.  The course was machine design, and he had all sorts of horror stories to share with us from cases he was involved with.  Most of these resulted in industry-wide standards to add warning labels in locations that couldn't be missed, so that the companies would be protected against law suits from morons. 

For example, there were the clowns who decided to try and trim a set of hedges by picking up a lawnmower and placing it on top of the hedges.  Their bright idea was to turn it on and then move it across the top of the hedges, one on each side.  You can imagine what happened when they reached under it to try and move it, after it was up and running.  Somehow they won the subsequent suit because there was no warning label telling you not to reach under the mower when it was running.  So now you know where all of those labels telling you to definitely not do that, you ahole, come from.

The one piece of advice he gave which I will never forget is to avoid ever stepping foot on a pop-up carnival ride.   Surely you've seen these traveling carnivals that come and go and basically move from town to town, staying in each locale for a week or two.    Avoid them like the plague if you value your life or the lives of your children.  

Sketchy equipment, drunk and unqualified operators, no training, transient workers, no background checks, constant dismantling and setup, very lax oversight and inspection, poor locations not designed to secure rides.  What possibly could go wrong?

But I'll bet real world data tells us that in the USofA you or your children are far more likely to be killed by a bullet (or seven) than sketchy carny rides.

fishlessman

HeavyG said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

One of my favorite college classes was taught by a mech eng prof who used to serve as an expert witness.  The course was machine design, and he had all sorts of horror stories to share with us from cases he was involved with.  Most of these resulted in industry-wide standards to add warning labels in locations that couldn't be missed, so that the companies would be protected against law suits from morons. 

For example, there were the clowns who decided to try and trim a set of hedges by picking up a lawnmower and placing it on top of the hedges.  Their bright idea was to turn it on and then move it across the top of the hedges, one on each side.  You can imagine what happened when they reached under it to try and move it, after it was up and running.  Somehow they won the subsequent suit because there was no warning label telling you not to reach under the mower when it was running.  So now you know where all of those labels telling you to definitely not do that, you ahole, come from.

The one piece of advice he gave which I will never forget is to avoid ever stepping foot on a pop-up carnival ride.   Surely you've seen these traveling carnivals that come and go and basically move from town to town, staying in each locale for a week or two.    Avoid them like the plague if you value your life or the lives of your children.  

Sketchy equipment, drunk and unqualified operators, no training, transient workers, no background checks, constant dismantling and setup, very lax oversight and inspection, poor locations not designed to secure rides.  What possibly could go wrong?

But I'll bet real world data tells us that in the USofA you or your children are far more likely to be killed by a bullet (or seven) than sketchy carny rides.

That's cause we don't put our kids on carnie rides 24 7 every day of the year.

fishlessman

Ozzie_Isaac said:

fishlessman said:

guy showed up one summer with the center support shaft on one of these sheared in half, wanted it welded..........get out of here

Most the torsional load is carried by the outer portion of the shaft.  Just crank that welder up and get as much penetration as you can.  Preheat the shaft, control the cool down, you'll be fine.  Trust me. 🤣🤦‍♂️

It broke about 50/60 percent thru looking at the break/rust on the shear. Was total luck it broke on setup

JohnInCarolina

fishlessman said:

guy showed up one summer with the center support shaft on one of these sheared in half, wanted it welded..........get out of here

Yes something similar was one of the cases my prof talked about.  The ride was different - one of those with like 5 arms that spin around and go up and down, while you sit in a pod.  Meant for little kids.  

The carnival guy noticed that some of the bolts connecting one of the pods to the arms were rusting, so he did the natural thing and went to... the hardware store to find replacements.  Might as well do them all, can't take anything for granted, safety first - right?  Got the correct size and everything.  Of course he didn't realize he was replacing high strength bolts with ones designed to, well, hold kitchen tables together and whatnot.  

That same pod came clean off during the operation of the ride the next day, once it was up and running at full speed, sending a mother and daughter flying clear across the park to their deaths.