OT - What are you doing right now?

Battleborn

We had some pretty strong winds today. Had a few gusts of 70 mph. It was an awful work day. 

Botch

^^^ We were supposed to get your 70-mph breeze, along with a bunch of snow, last night at eleven along with a cold front.  The winds hit, but not the cold front (it was still 50º in my back porch this morning, so my big pot of red-beans-n-rice is probably NG).  
The winds finally died down about 1 this aft, then the cold front/snow hit; that was fine.
The really bad winds hit just south of SLC (I'm to the north) and a lot of power lines, trees and roofs were lost.  

ColbyLang

JohnInCarolina said:

At the airport.  Headed to Louisiana to spend a few days hanging with some fellow forum-destroyers in New Orleans, followed by a trip over to Baton Rouge for a three day workshop on destroying things (ok it’s fracture mechanics).  

I assume at LSU A&M. While you’re in Baton Rouge, go eat at Little Village. Italian food. Make sure you get the Village Bread

johnmitchell

Patiently waiting for my blue birds.

ColtsFan

Spreading bug killer

Canugghead

At museum, will there be Weber or BGE in museums 500 years from now?

JohnInCarolina

just another Sunday in New Orleans…

Battleborn

Not my photo, but captures the absolute destruction caused by the great wind storm of 2024. We will rebuild. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Hanging out by local Airbase.  Start of Airshow season and all the certifications being done.

First tiny photo is a P-38 Lightning and an F35 Lightning II flying show pattern.

Botch

Battleborn said:

Not my photo, but captures the absolute destruction caused by the great wind storm of 2024. We will rebuild. 

I'd been dodging tumbleweeds growing up in SD (actually took out a headlight once), and in NM, but haven't really seen them here in UT.
The Great Wind Storm found them, and sent them to SLC:  
 

 
Dad and I have burned them in the field after the harvest; pile them up, sprinkle just a bit of Texaco on the edge, and light.  They go up fast and go up HOT, because there's so much airspace in between the stiff branches.  

Canugghead

What really caught my eye at the museum, DROOL!

HeavyG

What's the diameter of that coin (in Freedom Units)?

alaskanassasin

Canugghead said:

What really caught my eye at the museum, DROOL!

Face value wouldn’t buy you a house in Canada

Battleborn

Botch said:

Battleborn said:

Not my photo, but captures the absolute destruction caused by the great wind storm of 2024. We will rebuild. 

I'd been dodging tumbleweeds growing up in SD (actually took out a headlight once), and in NM, but haven't really seen them here in UT.
The Great Wind Storm found them, and sent them to SLC:  
 

 
Dad and I have burned them in the field after the harvest; pile them up, sprinkle just a bit of Texaco on the edge, and light.  They go up fast and go up HOT, because there's so much airspace in between the stiff branches.  

Growing up in southern Idaho, I’m no stranger to the tumbleweeds. Now a Vegas resident, I’m more accustomed to the tumbleweaves. 

I’m not gonna lie though, the wind was pretty crazy yesterday. All the stop lights were out in the area I work, which caused a ton of wrecks because people are too stupid to figure out to treat them like a 4 way stop sign. 

lkapigian

JohnInCarolina said:

just another Sunday in New Orleans…

Is that by Parasol bar ? Maybe not, that’s residential I think 

Canugghead

HeavyG said:

What's the diameter of that coin (in Freedom Units)?

I was guessing about 1.5' diamter and 1" thick. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Maple_Leaf

Canugghead

alaskanassasin said:

Canugghead said:

What really caught my eye at the museum, DROOL!

Face value wouldn’t buy you a house in Canada

Sadly, that's so true around here.

alaskanassasin

Canugghead said:

HeavyG said:

What's the diameter of that coin (in Freedom Units)?

I was guessing about 1.5' diamter and 1" thick. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Maple_Leaf

A big pizza.

HeavyG

Canugghead said:

HeavyG said:

What's the diameter of that coin (in Freedom Units)?

I was guessing about 1.5' diamter and 1" thick. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Maple_Leaf

So, not pocket change then.

Have never handled a real gold bar so no clue as to how many it might take to make that thing. Too bad to see that one of them was stolen and probably melted down.

Canugghead

HeavyG said:

Canugghead said:

HeavyG said:

What's the diameter of that coin (in Freedom Units)?

I was guessing about 1.5' diamter and 1" thick. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Maple_Leaf

So, not pocket change then.

Have never handled a real gold bar so no clue as to how many it might take to make that thing. Too bad to see that one of them was stolen and probably melted down.

Melted worth way more and makes it virtually untraceable.

Battleborn

We currently have the flu going through the house. I’ve been luckily to not have it yet, but I feel like my days are numbered. 

fishlessman

ColbyLang said:

alaskanassasin said:

looks cast @ColbyLang, you might not be able to weld that. Take it to @fishlessman

Definitely cast aluminum. My engineer at the bakery is gonna weld it for me on Monday. Hopefully he can use the bench vice and straighten out the actual assembly 

the junk aluminum on american cars weld better than the expensive european aluminum......rock sliders might be a better alternative

fishlessman

JohnInCarolina said:

maybe it really is time for that second floor mezzanine addition........

billt01

Watching a billion SHIBA INU 

lousubcap

billt01 said:

Watching a billion SHIBA INU 

I have no idea what this is but a billion seconds is ~ 31.6 years. So most of are on the planet for around 2.5 billion seconds. FWIW 

billt01

lousubcap said:

billt01 said:

Watching a billion SHIBA INU 

I have no idea what this is but a billion seconds is ~ 31.6 years. So most of are on the planet for around 2.5 billion seconds. FWIW 

That’s good to know..and some are watching a trillion SHIBA INU

alaskanassasin

billt01 said:

lousubcap said:

billt01 said:

Watching a billion SHIBA INU 

I have no idea what this is but a billion seconds is ~ 31.6 years. So most of are on the planet for around 2.5 billion seconds. FWIW 

That’s good to know..and some are watching a trillion SHIBA INU

My crypto “investments” are almost back to where they started 3? Years ago 

billt01

alaskanassasin said:

billt01 said:

lousubcap said:

billt01 said:

Watching a billion SHIBA INU 

I have no idea what this is but a billion seconds is ~ 31.6 years. So most of are on the planet for around 2.5 billion seconds. FWIW 

That’s good to know..and some are watching a trillion SHIBA INU

My crypto “investments” are almost back to where they started 3? Years ago 

One can’t treat a volatile asset like a blue chip
asset

 One must buy low and sell high

winning some and losing some 

I accumulated the majority of this asset in that manner

its not luck as much as playing the law of averages for the past 3 years and patience 

ColtsFan

Hanging outside with my shadow

alaskanassasin

billt01 said:

alaskanassasin said:

billt01 said:

lousubcap said:

billt01 said:

Watching a billion SHIBA INU 

I have no idea what this is but a billion seconds is ~ 31.6 years. So most of are on the planet for around 2.5 billion seconds. FWIW 

That’s good to know..and some are watching a trillion SHIBA INU

My crypto “investments” are almost back to where they started 3? Years ago 

One can’t treat a volatile asset like a blue chip
asset

 One must buy low and sell high

winning some and losing some 

I accumulated the majority of this asset in that manner

its not luck as much as playing the law of averages for the past 3 years and patience 

I dabble in crypto like other things so I can try understand them.  My annual income is based on CBOT and my ability to market.  “One must buy low and sell high” might be over simplifying things. You are also implying that you are winning at crypto and I call ****.