jimbo <jbl...@videotron.ca> wrote in news:617feabf-65e3-4e05-82e9- ee5edfbe3...@o13g2000vbl.googlegroups.com:
> I'd rather set myself on fire than spend 12 hours to remove a tap > set. We should save his nerves by chipping in a buying him a basin > wrench. > Jim
I'm such a train wreck I refuse to even change my own oil, or replace headlights.
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Is everything you do one-off custom jobs, or would you be interested in doing short quantity runs of less elegant stuff?
I'm serious. I occasionally need suppliers to make custom packages for our products in quantities that are lower than what most of the commercial vendors I work with want to mess with.
> Is everything you do one-off custom jobs, or would you be interested in > doing short quantity runs of less elegant stuff?
> I'm serious. I occasionally need suppliers to make custom packages for > our products in quantities that are lower than what most of the > commercial vendors I work with want to mess with.
On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:21:52 -0600, Charlie M. 1958 <alw...@impatient.com> wrote:
> Tara Green wrote: >> Charlie M. 1958 wrote:
>>> Not only that, but I've still got all ten fingers, too.
>> Yeah, but it doesn't count if they're webbed ;-)
> Webbed? Nah... the only problem is a lot of hair on my palms. > But we all know what caused /that/ .
Before I went back to school, I cooked for a living. My usual job was the saute station. One night I dropped a floured trout into a pan that was a *lot* hotter than I expected, and the oil shot out onto the back of my other hand. Got a hell of a burn, and had bandaging around the palm to hold the dressing on the back. When people saw the bandages and asked me what happened, I usually told them I had cut myself shaving. Not too many got the joke.
Ted H wrote: > On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:21:52 -0600, > Charlie M. 1958 <alw...@impatient.com> wrote: >> Tara Green wrote: >>> Charlie M. 1958 wrote: >>>> Not only that, but I've still got all ten fingers, too. >>> Yeah, but it doesn't count if they're webbed ;-) >> Webbed? Nah... the only problem is a lot of hair on my palms. >> But we all know what caused /that/ .
> Before I went back to school, I cooked for a living. My usual job > was the saute station. One night I dropped a floured trout into a > pan that was a *lot* hotter than I expected, and the oil shot out > onto the back of my other hand. Got a hell of a burn, and had > bandaging around the palm to hold the dressing on the back. When > people saw the bandages and asked me what happened, I usually told > them I had cut myself shaving. Not too many got the joke.
> On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:21:52 -0600, > Charlie M. 1958 <alw...@impatient.com> wrote: >> Tara Green wrote: >>> Charlie M. 1958 wrote:
>>>> Not only that, but I've still got all ten fingers, too.
>>> Yeah, but it doesn't count if they're webbed ;-)
>> Webbed? Nah... the only problem is a lot of hair on my palms. >> But we all know what caused /that/ .
> Before I went back to school, I cooked for a living. My usual job > was the saute station. One night I dropped a floured trout into a > pan that was a *lot* hotter than I expected, and the oil shot out > onto the back of my other hand. Got a hell of a burn, and had > bandaging around the palm to hold the dressing on the back. When > people saw the bandages and asked me what happened, I usually told > them I had cut myself shaving. Not too many got the joke.
> On 11/6/2009 10:05 AM, Mark Warner wrote: >> Chronocidal Charlie wrote:
>>> I'd been fighting the son of a bitch for two days trying to get it >>> to work with my front panel switches, pwr, reset, etc. connected to >>> the mobo aux serial pins that are, on this board, in just exactly >>> the place where in the past, with every mobo I've *ever* worked >>> on,, the front panel conections. Same identical pin and plug layout >>> also. ... "Doh!"
>> Best similar thing I ever did was plug the extra 4-pin plug for the >> main ATX 20+4 connection into the 4-pin socket on the board that >> powers the CPU. Was amazed that there wasn't a smoke leak, and that >> everything worked when I got it straightened out.
> I am constantly amazed at how much punishment just about any solid state > devices and components can take, physically and electrically all way > from static to over voltages or reversed polarity, particularly today's > modern motherboards. My hands being about as dexterous, gentle and > precise as a horse shelling peas. During probably eight installation and > removals in this case, the only thing that really suffered was one of > the expandable tits on the new processor fan mounts and it was > fortunately on the old one. I believe a dab of superglue with let it go > one more round.
> Wait a minute? What hell am I doing talking to you, a lowly single core > user? What are my new found friends going to think?
> On Nov 6, 5:24 pm, mikewestvale <mikewestv...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Nov 6, 12:41 pm, "Charlie M. 1958" <alw...@impatient.com> wrote:
>> > Charlie M. 1958 wrote: >> > > Chronocidal Charlie wrote:
>> > >> You still doing that fancy woodsmithing stuff you do with them >> > >> boxen, >> > >> cabinetry and stuff you used to sometime post some pictures of?
>> > > Not only that, but I've still got all ten fingers, too.
>> > And since you asked, I don't remember if I posted this one I made for a >> > friend's home group to keep their chips in:
> > On Nov 6, 5:24 pm, mikewestvale <mikewestv...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Nov 6, 12:41 pm, "Charlie M. 1958" <alw...@impatient.com> wrote:
> >> > Charlie M. 1958 wrote: > >> > > Chronocidal Charlie wrote:
> >> > >> You still doing that fancy woodsmithing stuff you do with them > >> > >> boxen, > >> > >> cabinetry and stuff you used to sometime post some pictures of?
> >> > > Not only that, but I've still got all ten fingers, too.
> >> > And since you asked, I don't remember if I posted this one I made for a > >> > friend's home group to keep their chips in:
>> > On Nov 6, 5:24 pm, mikewestvale <mikewestv...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Nov 6, 12:41 pm, "Charlie M. 1958" <alw...@impatient.com> wrote:
>> >> > Charlie M. 1958 wrote: >> >> > > Chronocidal Charlie wrote:
>> >> > >> You still doing that fancy woodsmithing stuff you do with them >> >> > >> boxen, >> >> > >> cabinetry and stuff you used to sometime post some pictures of?
>> >> > > Not only that, but I've still got all ten fingers, too.
>> >> > And since you asked, I don't remember if I posted this one I made >> >> > for a >> >> > friend's home group to keep their chips in:
In article <YfudnYA-JphnPm7XnZ2dnUVZ_qxi4...@giganews.com>,
"F.H." <connectut...@verizon.net> wrote: > Ted L. wrote: > > I really have to boast. I accomplished the hardest part of my latest > > plumbing project without any collateral damage and without having to > > call in a plumber. My task is to replace a 35-year faucet set in the > > guest bathroom. Without having to resort to a hacksaw or a blowtorch I > > was completely successful in removing the two faucet handles, the faucet > > itself, and the sink drain, all of which are to be replaced by new. > > I'm guessing it took me about 12 hours. (It should take almost no time > > at all to put the new ones in ... at least in comparison!)
> Did you curse during this project?
Actually, no. I was so convinced that I couldn't do it that when I found myself making steady progress, even if very slowly, I was quite joyful. While of course I was ecstatic when I turned the water on and ran a whole sinkful down the drain and nothing leaked, I still think the high point was when I had to take the faucet itself out. After disconnecting the water lines there was still one nut holding it in place. Unfortunately, it was in such a confined space (maybe 1/4" clearance) that even the basin wrench wouldn't fit (yes, I did have a basin wrench.) Too tight to get any other kind of wrench in and the stem of the faucet stuck out enough a socket wrench wouldn't fit either ... but then on a hunch or just dumb luck I tried a sparkplug socket -- it turned out to be exactly the right size and the extended depth was just right to clear the stem. I think I did cry "Eureka" when it fit perfectly and came loose without much strain at all.
Ted L. wrote: > In article <YfudnYA-JphnPm7XnZ2dnUVZ_qxi4...@giganews.com>, > "F.H." <connectut...@verizon.net> wrote:
>> Ted L. wrote: >>> I really have to boast. I accomplished the hardest part of my latest >>> plumbing project without any collateral damage and without having to >>> call in a plumber. My task is to replace a 35-year faucet set in the >>> guest bathroom. Without having to resort to a hacksaw or a blowtorch I >>> was completely successful in removing the two faucet handles, the faucet >>> itself, and the sink drain, all of which are to be replaced by new. >>> I'm guessing it took me about 12 hours. (It should take almost no time >>> at all to put the new ones in ... at least in comparison!)
>> Did you curse during this project?
> Actually, no. I was so convinced that I couldn't do it that when I > found myself making steady progress, even if very slowly, I was quite > joyful. While of course I was ecstatic when I turned the water on and > ran a whole sinkful down the drain and nothing leaked, I still think the > high point was when I had to take the faucet itself out. After > disconnecting the water lines there was still one nut holding it in > place. Unfortunately, it was in such a confined space (maybe 1/4" > clearance) that even the basin wrench wouldn't fit (yes, I did have a > basin wrench.) Too tight to get any other kind of wrench in and the > stem of the faucet stuck out enough a socket wrench wouldn't fit either > ... but then on a hunch or just dumb luck I tried a sparkplug socket -- > it turned out to be exactly the right size and the extended depth was > just right to clear the stem. I think I did cry "Eureka" when it fit > perfectly and came loose without much strain at all.
Congrats Ted. It /is/ good to win one. You are adapting to retirement well.
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