OT - What are you doing now? (2024)

alaskanassasin

Clean that up with a sharpie @Canugghead. This reminds me of a Mercedes ml320 I had, the blend door quit working so I drilled a small hole in the dash and ran a straight piece of metal rod to the door, push for heat, pull for a/c

GrateEggspectations

@Canugghead

And here I thought you dropped some of your breakfast sandwich on the dash. Nicely done. 

@alaskanassasin

In any product I buy, I always think about how it will age and how easy it will be to rejuvenate. Black is the easiest to match, so sharpies can be extremely helpful. I’ve used them on shoes, amplifier tolex, etc. All sorts of stuff. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Legume said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Legume said:

Is that wrong?

For sheriff yes, for President no.  Biden made a presidency out of persecuting the last president, so I think anything goes there.

Is that wrong?

I presented the information objectively, focusing solely on the facts and avoiding personal opinions, allowing others to form their own conclusions about the effectiveness of the actions.

Canugghead

@alaskanassasin. 
@GrateEggspectations
Full disclosure ... original plan was to burn a hole with a red hot finishing nail and insert a cotter pin. Unfortunately the nail made a hole too big and I went into damage control mode; turned out the glue now has a leg for stronger bond. Instead of camouflaging it with a sharpie I should highlight it with some flourescent paint or put a reminder sticker above it. Why? without the reminder me or someone will forgetfully or unknowingly break the glue off one day.

@alaskanassasin
Love your HVAC control fix, have to remember that.

Canugghead

Another fix.

Make shift screwdriver to access tight spots...

6 in cord was under constant stress at the grommet and developed an internal breakage, would only work intermittently...

replaced it with a longer cord...

No more sharp bend and twist...

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Legume said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Legume said:

Is that wrong?

For sheriff yes, for President no.  Biden made a presidency out of persecuting the last president, so I think anything goes there.

Is that wrong?

I presented the information objectively, focusing solely on the facts and avoiding personal opinions, allowing others to form their own conclusions about the effectiveness of the actions.

Clear as mud.

Legume

I thought Biden distanced himself from the justice department and all of the investigations and subsequent indictments and trials - several of which were state and civil driven. Maybe I just follow partisan news sources and need to think about finding others.

What would you recommend @Ozzie_Isaac?

Gulfcoastguy

“will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?”

shtgunal3

Watching Georgia get their a$$ handed to them

kl8ton

Michigan State Ohio state hockey. 

MSU wins 4-1

zaphod

11 year old daughter's birthday party today.  Plan was pizzas on egg and the giggle of girls watching "the wild robot" while I changed tires for winters. Plan was not finding water on the dining room hardwood when I was vacuuming....

looked up saw the wet spot dripping. emptied out the undercounter in the kids bathroom and found that the cold water side dripped when turned on. 15 years old and completely corroded, no chance of changing a cartridge.  The plug used a special American Standard "quick connect" which would mean an easy tap replace without doing the drain, *IF* American Standard still sold taps that did that. 

American Standard is neither. 

First mistake was going to Home Despot for a new tap. Was very clear - My wife wanted a deck and two handles. Pointed out the best match and the clerk grabbed it so we could check if it accepted the plug quick connect. It did not so I'm changing the drain pipe too - but the tap came with inlet leads so there is that. Trip one.

Got home, took apart the taps, and ... the clerk had grabbed a single handle version - the wrong one. When we opened it we check the underside but did not pull out the taps to count handles. grrr. headed back to get taps with two handles and the "helpful" clerk, I swear to God, took the display one flipped it over to show the brass hot/cold inlets and said "see - this one has two". sigh.  grabbed the right one and back home. Trip two.

Got home, replaced the drain, replace the taps, grabbed the inlet leads. No inlet leads.  So the 1 handle variant of the AS Cadet taps comes with leads, the two handle does not. grrrr. The leads on the leaky taps did not fit the new taps and the old leads screwed INTO the brass inlet pipes under the taps not OVER the brass. never seen that before. headed over to Home Hardware to get some leads. Trip three.

got the bathroom reassembled for the arrival of the giggle of girls and headed out to change tires. Inside as it is now raining. Pizza in the oven. No time to egg and too wet. Gotta get that overhang for the winter.

will check tomorrow if I got everything tightened enough and thanked my now departed Dad for teaching me how to do what I had to do.

Elijah

You can run a vehicle just on jump starter for a bit. Enough to get it into the driveway after a tow. 

Canugghead

I feel for you @zaphod, I'm exhausted just reading about what you went through. While you're at it I suggest you invest in a Govee water leak detection system, all it takes is one incident to recoup your investment.

Ozzie_Isaac

Legume said:

I thought Biden distanced himself from the justice department and all of the investigations and subsequent indictments and trials - several of which were state and civil driven. Maybe I just follow partisan news sources and need to think about finding others.

What would you recommend @Ozzie_Isaac?

Daily Show and Last Week Tonight are my preferred news sources.

SGH

For almost 2 decades I have left on this vessel almost every time it set sail from Mid Bay port. In the morning I will stand quayside and wave as she leaves. What a good feeling my friends. 

ColbyLang

What they gonna do without you Scottie?!?

lousubcap

You gonna throw off the last line?? Reads like a transfer to the "Every day is Saturday" lifestyle.  

SGH

ColbyLang said:

What they gonna do without you Scottie?!?

They will be ok my friend 👍

Gulfcoastguy

When I started work one of the old hands said,” when you leave they will have someone to take your place the next Monday. They might not be as good but they will be there.” 

I remember for a week my dog kept trying to get me up at 5:30 am then he retired too. 

SGH

Ain’t the truth…..  

Legume

Ain't means "is not"

It can be confusing.

Who was the last farmer president, Jimmy?

alaskanassasin

Legume said:

Ain't means "is not"

It can be confusing.

Who was the last farmer president, Jimmy?

 I think it is meant to be a rhetorical question. Very confusing indeed.

Gulfcoastguy

Well not something that I did lately but something that I did in the 90’s I guess. Back then I cut pine timber on family property and had it cut into lumber. I had some sorta water front property and planned to build a house on it. I gave up on building the house and sold the property 3 years before Katrina. The lumber stayed in my Dad’s barn until this summer when we gave it to my uncle. I just heard that he trucked it up to North Carolina and donated it for reconstruction of houses. Those were some fine pine trees planted during the 40’s. Good to see that they finally got used.

lousubcap

@Gulfcoastguy - that is making a difference right there.  What a great gesture.  Way for your uncle to setup up and effectively "close the deal."  

kl8ton

The halftime locker room talk worked. 

Buckwoody Egger

those last two field goals were great!!  

fishlessman

Botch said:

Having a minor celebration; I'm sure I'm not the only guy happy to see this!
 

 
A simple, easy twist-off cap!  (still need to open it in the sink the first time as they're filled to the brim and fizzy)  

Bought the new container last week. Gonna miss the old one come tday watching dad open the old style with all the adjectives

SGH

Legume said:

Ain't means "is not"

It can be confusing.

Who was the last farmer president, Jimmy?

It was suppose to say; Ain’t it the truth. A rare typo on my part. 

SGH

To correct my earlier typo. 

Ain’t it the f’ing truth…….

Much better. As do and proper. 

SGH

Legume said:

Ain't means "is not"

I know very well what ain’t means. To prove that I am truthful I will use said word in sentences. 

Harris ain’t going to be president. 

Biden ain’t going to be president. 

Weirdos ain’t going to continue running wild. 

I ain’t going to starve to death because Trump crushed Harris. 

I ain’t going to use so called pronouns. 

I ain’t woke. However am awake just like over 70 million other good, God fearing Christians. 

I ain’t going to give into liberal stupidity. 

See, I know very well what the word means. May Trump bless us all. And I ain’t joking. I couldn’t resist that last one 🤣