The Watering Hole

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Rhody

Discussion Starter · Apr 17, 2022 (Edited)

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WELCOME TO THE WATERING HOLE

A stress-free place to gather and share whatever is on your mind! A fun place of mutual respect where you can hang your hat, vent, relax and shoot the bull for a while!

Happy Easter to all who celebrate that faith.

To all others, Happy Spring!

Easter symbolizes a new beginning, so it is fitting that TWH has a new beginning as well!
Along with RFC, TWH has been remodeled!

Actually, it can be anything you imagine it to be!

I am happy to announce that due to the increased bandwidth of the new RFC, there is no longer a need for the weekly closing and re-opening of TWH!!! After 10+ years of weekly "flipping" we now get to keep the doors open continuously! My sincere thanks to our moderators, especially Sophia, for making this possible!

I would also like to thank all the members who have kept this boat afloat for so long! We have become like family here, and now have a permanent residence!

While we have many long-time members who have been enjoying the company found in this amazing virtual bar, we also welcome all new folks. Jump right in! The first drink is always on the house and Veterans always have an open bar!
Al The Infidel (Tubby Slayer extraordinaire) is the bar manager.

So, let's get this re-opening celebration going! Set 'em up, Al! Drinks all around!!!

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OldDave

· #41 · Apr 17, 2022

The IT guys got away with doing that in commercial buildings for years. They even had little dart guns to shoot string to pull cables with. Some times trying to lift a suspended ceiling panel had so many cables on top it was heavy. We electricians had to support all our wires. Finally the powers that be changed the electrical code to make the IT guys support and bundle their cables. This was only because the fire departments had trouble fighting fires with all the IT cables in their way.
Shortly after this I had an IT guy ask me if he could use my hangers to run his cables. I told him not very politely what he could do with his cables.

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dlong

· #42 · Apr 17, 2022

TD1 said:
Another way of getting wiring from here to there especially in a attic or underneath a house is to use a kid rated power crossbow with a string attached to the end of the bolt. “Loose” the bolt and then use the aforementioned string to pull the wiring into position.

I’ve done my share of jerking cable all over this old house. You have to know where the chases are. BX , Romex, CAT6, RG59, 18/2, you name it. I’ve used the mouse method. Tie a pull string on the mouses tail and put some cheese on the other end. Those little guys can fit through any crack and crevice.

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dlong

· #43 · Apr 17, 2022

OldDave said:
The IT guys got away with doing that in commercial buildings for years. They even had little dart guns to shoot string to pull cables with. Some times trying to lift a suspended ceiling panel had so many cables on top it was heavy. We electricians had to support all our wires. Finally the powers that be changed the electrical code to make the IT guys support and bundle their cables. This was only because the fire departments had trouble fighting fires with all the IT cables in their way.
Shortly after this I had an IT guy ask me if he could use my hangers to run his cables. I told him not very politely what he could do with his cables.

Low voltage and high voltage should be separated anyway.

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TD1

· #44 · Apr 17, 2022

I have mixed feelings about IT folks. Some are the most wonderful people on this plant, and a few are just the opposite. Got dragged into too much drama at one agency by an IT staff because the source of his existence was heavily dependent upon my Department funds. We were supposed to change all of our commercially available applications that were also the de facto standards in our line of work over to this one IT section that would replace everything we had with their handwritten applications. Too many roadblocks as they didn’t understand to the process and protocol as to how we did things along with they wanting to revert back to a main frame mentality versus the currently available open architecture. Was fortunate that my Department provided me with their support to say NO! to this attempt to do financial and technical harm to us. During my investigation spoke to another agency that pursued this route and their response was nothing short of it was one of the worse decisions they ever made when it came to software applications all written by in-house IT staff. In all fairness spoke with a bunch who do primarily research ie Lawrence Livermore Lab and they said custom written applications was ok because there was nothing commercially available to enable them in their line of work. So there you go. 😀

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dlong

· #45 · Apr 17, 2022

Just had 2 of these huge syringe delivered from Amazon to suck the oil out of small engines. Great idea. I’ll use for the snow blower in the fall. Can probably suck some brake fluid out of the reservoir to get some of the old fluid out and mix with new. Do it about 4 times and most of the fluid will be new.

Wood Fluid Liquid Gesture Drinkware

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eflyguy

· #46 · Apr 17, 2022

LtCrunch said:
Frank (AzTarget) started one years ago that was perpetual until it wasn't Andy. Rhody's was a "refresh weekly" deal. Hence the jostling for first in and last out positions.

Now it's perpetual (until it isn't.) Only rocks last forever on human scale 🤠

Frank

He started one yesterday (or early this morning) which is now gone, along with the post I made there.

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dlong

· #47 · Apr 17, 2022

Non union low voltage sub work.

Electricity Electrical wiring Cable Computer hardware Gas

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aztarget

· #48 · Apr 17, 2022

eflyguy said:
He started one yesterday (or early this morning) which is now gone, along with the post I made there.

I started one called sqt which stood for stupid question thread back in 2008 when I first joined. The question was how do you hijack a thread. It ran for a number of years till the powers that be killed it. Which is when Rhody started Twh weekly.

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Rhody

Discussion Starter · #49 · Apr 17, 2022 (Edited)

eflyguy said:
He started one yesterday (or early this morning) which is now gone, along with the post I made there.

I know that was what you meant as you said TWH in your post.

It was a premature post-ulation! We were working out the bugs and it wasn't supposed to be where it went! dlong and you jumped in before the situation was rectified.

R

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M92pv4u

· #50 · Apr 17, 2022

dlong said:
Just had 2 of these huge syringe delivered from Amazon to suck the oil out of small engines. Great idea. I’ll use for the snow blower in the fall. Can probably suck some brake fluid out of the reservoir to get some of the old fluid out and mix with new. Do it about 4 times and most of the fluid will be new.

If you find that they don't hold up, purchase one of these.

www.harborfreight.com

Suction Gun

Amazing deals on this Oil Suction Gun at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

LtCrunch

· #51 · Apr 17, 2022

Rhody said:
I know that was what you meant as you said TWH in your post.

It was a premature post-ulation! We were working out the bugs and it wasn't supposed to be where it went! dlong and you jumped in before the situation was rectified.

R

I think they they have pills for that brother. Feel better soon! LOL

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LtCrunch

· #52 · Apr 17, 2022

eflyguy said:
He started one yesterday (or early this morning) which is now gone, along with the post I made there.

Oy Vey! This particular part of the forum has always been like the Tower of Babel anyway

Frank

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Rhody

Discussion Starter · #53 · Apr 17, 2022 (Edited)

Szumi said:
Darn hammng started up. Confirmed woody woodpecker is trying to peck through a steel ridgecap. Bird brain!

Didn't you know that they wrap their tongues around the back of their brains to keep that from happening?

I probably should have put this into the did you know thread! 😏

Al the Infidel said:
ETA- Nice work Rhody.

Thanks. She really likes it!👍

R

Wayne Sihler

· #54 · Apr 17, 2022

A cool sunny Easter morning,here ,in the Valley.Notice several of the neighbors planting stuff in their gardens. Guessers calling for a frost warning tonight,I believe we,ll wait a week. Taters & peas planted last week havent come up yet.
Wife is fixing Deviled eggs and the Ham is resting in the fridge.Son & daughters will be supplying the rest.

Pollen has everything covered with a nice yellow/green covering, it even has me choked up.

Rhody

Discussion Starter · #55 · Apr 17, 2022

LtCrunch said:
I think they they have pills for that brother. Feel better soon! LOL

(ahem........it wasn't me.....shhhhhhhhh)

R

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Al the Infidel

· #56 · Apr 17, 2022

Rhody said:
I know that was what you meant as you said TWH in your post.

It was a premature post-ulation! We were working out the bugs and it wasn't supposed to be where it went! dlong and you jumped in before the situation was rectified.
R

It was my fastest disappearing Last eva!

LtCrunch said:
Oy Vey! This particular part of the forum has always been like the Tower of Babel anyway

Frank

An Admin Curmudgeon from the past called it drivel! She was the closest I ever came to a timeout or worse... that I know of. 😇

Wings are still winning 0/0.

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dlong

· #57 · Apr 17, 2022

Non union low voltage sub work.

M92pv4u said:
If you find that they don't hold up, purchase one of these.

Suction Gun

Amazing deals on this Oil Suction Gun at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

Thanks for the heads up. I like the idea of clear so I can see what’s coming out and how much. It was $8 for two so if they don’t last it’s not a big deal. If I’m sucking out some kind of fluid once a year, it’s a lot.

lesptr

· #58 · Apr 17, 2022

dlong said:
Non union low voltage sub work.
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Can you show what a Union low voltage work would look?
Having been a Teamster’s and ALPA member years ago, I have no use or respect for unions.

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Gobblerk5

· #59 · Apr 17, 2022

Huntin' report from this morning...heard two behind my house. Either had one fly off roost at 8am & was late flying down or another flew in that I never saw. Just heard the wing beats...

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Rock N TN

· #60 · Apr 17, 2022

dlong said:
Kolbalt is Lowes private brand, right? I almost bought a battery mower but I got my gas one going. Battery mower is in my future, maybe Greenworks. Not cheap, about 5 bills.

I’m very happy with my 40v Ryobi. Only use it for mowing the ditch so get 2 cuts per battery, and there are 2. Thought about the Greenwerks but the Ryobi got consistent high rating and was about 2 bills less.

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