What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

fishlessman

why is no one recommending retreads, bring those back, save the planet. my old studded tires were bias ply retreads and you could really tear things up with those

ColbyLang

alaskanassasin said:

ColbyLang said:

alaskanassasin said:

You may want to lock in some flour prices @ColbyLang

Ya, I did last week. This is crazy

 I planted mine on the 28th and it has had less than a tenth of rain.  We are way behind and I think a lot of guys said screw it, too dry.  My understanding is they are drilling it into dust out west but you never know when they will catch a rain. Ukraine is the variable, I don't know what the were able to get planted or if they can export.

Crop reports are bad. Ukraine won’t export much if any. Our people are talking shortages. Get ready for prices to skyrocket. God forbid they can’t barge it up and down the Mississippi River due to water levels. 125 18 wheelers to transport what one barge can carry. Ain’t gonna be good

TideEggHead

I’m pretty excited about this, even if I just get one season out of it.

Langner91

ColbyLang said:

alaskanassasin said:

ColbyLang said:

alaskanassasin said:

You may want to lock in some flour prices @ColbyLang

Ya, I did last week. This is crazy

 I planted mine on the 28th and it has had less than a tenth of rain.  We are way behind and I think a lot of guys said screw it, too dry.  My understanding is they are drilling it into dust out west but you never know when they will catch a rain. Ukraine is the variable, I don't know what the were able to get planted or if they can export.

Crop reports are bad. Ukraine won’t export much if any. Our people are talking shortages. Get ready for prices to skyrocket. God forbid they can’t barge it up and down the Mississippi River due to water levels. 125 18 wheelers to transport what one barge can carry. Ain’t gonna be good

I have never seen the Mississippi this low.  Scary low, even up here.  I cross it twice a day and it is seems you can watch it change almost daily. 

The barges are still moving here, but after St. Louis, it gets a little sketchy.

SonVolt

alaskanassasin said:

lmk how that starlink works @SonVolt

Well, it's everything I had hoped it would be.  I've been using cell-tower based LTE for years and averaging 3-10mbps.  Starlink is averaging 50-75Mbs, and that's with it just sitting on the ground b/c I haven't had time to mount the dish yet. It's also on their "Best Effort" service, meaning my region doesn't have full speed yet.  So I'm thrilled beyond belief. 4k streaming.... finally

Bellavista52

I was getting something similar to @sonvolt in the past, then I got a TMobile 5G router and now get 56mg like you!

Botch

Langner91 said:
I have never seen the Mississippi this low.  Scary low, even up here.  I cross it twice a day and it is seems you can watch it change almost daily.  

The barges are still moving here, but after St. Louis, it gets a little sketchy.

I've read the barges on the Rhine (connecting German manufacturing to the sea) aren't allowed to leave with a full load anymore, the river is too shallow.  

Ozzie_Isaac

How are sea levels rising and rivers getting shallower.  I think we are being lied to, and birds don't exist.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

How are sea levels rising and rivers getting shallower.  I think we are being lied to, and birds don't exist.

kl8ton

Full exhaust with cats and O2 sensors for 96 Chevy. Cost as much as the truck did when it was purchased 15 years ago. 

HeavyG

Ozzie_Isaac said:

How are sea levels rising and rivers getting shallower.  I think we are being lied to, and birds don't exist.

Since the Mississippi River is connected to the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico is connected to the Atlantic Ocean all those stuck barges just need to wait for high tide.

fishlessman

Low water throws sand up on the banks and beaches creating deeper water. High water doesn't throw the sand up creating lower water levels. This is according to sappi, the water hydro on sebago. We drain the lake creating deeper water every summer fall and winter....

Botch

Ozzie_Isaac said:

How are sea levels rising and rivers getting shallower. 

Rivers flow downhill, not horizontally.  

nolaegghead

All things equal, water will flow horizontally.

we have issues with low Mississippi River levels where a salt water wedge moves up the river bringing salt water fish and threatens the fresh water pickups for southern Louisiana.  The US corp of engineers sometimes build an underwater berm to keep it from invading New Orleans and further up river.

the river is 190 feet deep by me and we are around sea level.  Only thing that keeps the salt water out is the high flow.

Botch

nolaegghead said:

All things equal, water will flow horizontally.

Agreed.  But all things are NOT equal there, saltwater vs fresh water.    

Ozzie_Isaac

Candy Corn.  Gotta get ready for the kiddos stopping by.

fishlessman

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Candy Corn.  Gotta get ready for the kiddos stopping by.

Somehow that makes candy corn better......

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Candy Corn.  Gotta get ready for the kiddos stopping by.

Aren’t we all supposed to be buying fentanyl to hand out?!?!?

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Candy Corn.  Gotta get ready for the kiddos stopping by.

Aren’t we all supposed to be buying fentanyl to hand out?!?!?

You don't order fentanyl, it shows up unannounced.

billt01

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Candy Corn.  Gotta get ready for the kiddos stopping by.

Aren’t we all supposed to be buying fentanyl to hand out?!?!?

You don't order fentanyl, it shows up unannounced.

to add,  you then go unannounced

Botch

I knew if I waited long enough, it'd go on sale; $50 off:
 

 

Canugghead

Scored these sushi grade salmon heads, about 1.75 lb each. Free!

HeavyG

Does anybody make a router lift with digital readout these days?

Legume

HeavyG said:

Does anybody make a router lift with digital readout these days?

I don’t know, but that thing you posted above - I swear my eye doctor has a couple of those mounted horizontally.

HeavyG

Legume said:

HeavyG said:

Does anybody make a router lift with digital readout these days?

I don’t know, but that thing you posted above - I swear my eye doctor has a couple of those mounted horizontally.

Do they sing and dance?

Legume

Nah, they just make it hard to see

Botch

HeavyG said:

Does anybody make a router lift with digital readout these days?

I've seen one on EweTube, but I believe the guy designed/built the system himself (his shop was eye-popping, very creative and talented).  

HeavyG

Botch said:

HeavyG said:

Does anybody make a router lift with digital readout these days?

I've seen one on EweTube, but I believe the guy designed/built the system himself (his shop was eye-popping, very creative and talented).  

I've seen add-ons like this (which is only $50):

Surprised there isn't one using a servo motor and keypad/dro to raise/lower it and not have to bother with a manual wrench.

Botch

HeavyG said:

Botch said:

HeavyG said:

Does anybody make a router lift with digital readout these days?

I've seen one on EweTube, but I believe the guy designed/built the system himself (his shop was eye-popping, very creative and talented).  

I've seen add-ons like this (which is only $50):

Surprised there isn't one using a servo motor and keypad/dro to raise/lower it and not have to bother with a manual wrench.

Not sure how much that would buy you, there's still no way to zero out how far into the collet you slide the bit/cutter.  
I've recently been using a small set of machined bars, using them to set depths of my tablesaw blade; I'm at the point where my sense of touch is more accurate than my eyesight.  

Ozzie_Isaac

Botch said:

HeavyG said:

Botch said:

HeavyG said:

Does anybody make a router lift with digital readout these days?

I've seen one on EweTube, but I believe the guy designed/built the system himself (his shop was eye-popping, very creative and talented).  

I've seen add-ons like this (which is only $50):

Surprised there isn't one using a servo motor and keypad/dro to raise/lower it and not have to bother with a manual wrench.

Not sure how much that would buy you, there's still no way to zero out how far into the collet you slide the bit/cutter.  
I've recently been using a small set of machined bars, using them to set depths of my tablesaw blade; I'm at the point where my sense of touch is more accurate than my eyesight.  

Pro-tip, when setting by touch, turn the saw off.