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Posted by dougdagrump on Thursday, September 3, 2020 9:16 PM

KRM
 
A lot of wind today and I heard a tree crash out back, I figured it was a dead Ash but when I went to look it is a huge old live oak and right on my back trail….Bang Head
Best get on to the next adventure. Smile, Wink & Grin
 

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Posted by KRM on Thursday, September 3, 2020 7:36 PM
Guys I was raised on SOS and I can make the best of it. My dad called it cheap fill and always on toast. The grand-kids fight over it and to tell the truth is not only good but good for you. Why the gov made it for the troops. Yes
 Well I have been back at war with the HVAC in the shed. After I replaced the thermostat, I thought that that heat-off-cool switch must have died because I use it so much. So, I moved the high- and low-pressure lines about 4” to the side so I could put a in-line 120-volt switch on the side of the furnace.
Anyway all was working just fine till I installed the new switch and then ,,,,NOTHING, the circuit board 3 amp fuse was blown????? SO after about 5 fuses I used up trying to find out why I ordered a LIL Popper re-settable breaker so I could trouble shoot it out. When it came in Tuesday, I found a shorted wire in the two wire 18 gauge from the board to the contactor switch on the compressor? That in turn shorted out the new thermostat!! So, I used a old thermostat and a jumper out the window to the compressor to test my theory and it all worked. SO yesterday I picked up another thermostat and today I got a new two wire 18-gauge wire and re-did it all. WOW what a PITA. Can’t imagine what it would of cost to hire someone to do that and I bet they would of just wanted to sell me a new system. Most technicians are a joke today, just parts changers. All I can figure is when I moved the lines and wire to put the switch box on it made the short and maybe that is why it was not kicking in right in the first place?? Huh?
A lot of wind today and I heard a tree crash out back, I figured it was a dead Ash but when I went to look it is a huge old live oak and right on my back trail….Bang Head
Best get on to the next adventure. Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by fifedog on Thursday, September 3, 2020 3:15 PM

New thermostat on order for fifemobile.

We may have a color selection.  Oh, wait...

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Posted by dougdagrump on Thursday, September 3, 2020 2:11 PM

After my one day of kp there were a lot of things that I felt were not fit for human consumption.

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Posted by lion88roar on Thursday, September 3, 2020 11:41 AM

Afternoon fellas

I can actually envision Fife riding that bike! Laugh

Fife - if you lived closer you could stop by and use my code reader. I bought two (one from BAVAuto for the BMWs - they don't use the same code system every other manufacturer uses, and one from Advance for all other cars) they paid for themselves on first use because of how much mechanics and dealers charge to pull codes... Will Wifey ever choose a color? TheQ chose a color for the old house entry way, I'm color blind so I just painted. First time her Dad walked in... "Who would paint their walls a neon purple?"

SOS - Never eaten it, never will. My uncle was a cook on a destroyer during WWII... he wouldn't eat it, so figured it wasn't safe for human consumption. Laugh

Chief - that is heartbreaking!

WRM - I've had a number of head scratchers over the years. Every time I do a brake job I have to head to NAPA for a new socket of some sort. I think I have metric up to 25mm now and SAE up to 1.25inch... don't ask.

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Posted by wrmcclellan on Thursday, September 3, 2020 9:06 AM

Good morning folks!

Sunny and 90 today. Got some good soaking rain and was able to turn off the lawn sprinkler system Yeah

Got a special socket (octagonal) so I can replace the high pressure A/C service port on my 2001 GMC Sierra P/U. For some reason - likely just to be different - GM uses a stupid/unreliable spring ball valve instead of the common Scrader valve for the high pressure A/C service port. It failed and let all the refrigerant out. Apparently these ports fail a lot and the replacement uses a standard Schrader and hex socket. So the goal today is to replace the port, pull a vacuum, hope the vacuum holds, and recharge the system.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, September 3, 2020 8:55 AM

Morning. Hot and humid. Out the door to Dr. follow-up.

Off today for a change. Produce boxes tomorrow. USDA extended them.

One child found dead yesterday and still looking. Mom came around curve in the dark. Not a bridge but a pipe under road. Not her fault.

Have a good one.

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Posted by dougdagrump on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 4:54 PM

On my arrival and our first breakfast wasn't on the serving line it was kp. After that I was very hesitant to eat some items the rest of my time in basic training and it also carried over into tech school. My eating habits didn't change until I was finally able to live off base and my BetterHalf could join me.

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Posted by Waynestrains on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 3:59 PM

I grew up around WW2 and Korean war vets. One thing they all complained about was SOS. It sounded awful. Later when I went into the Army they took us from the induction center to Ft. Knox Ky. We arrive late at night so my first Army meal was breakfast. You guessed it, I took one look and saw SOS on the serving line. First thought was wow SOS for my first meal. BIG SURPRISE WAS THAT i LIKED IT. From then on I looked forward to it for breakfast. Whenever I ate in mess halls I never really had much I didn't like.     Wayne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by anjdevil2 on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 2:09 PM

Half way through the work week......

Not much went on last night, I did get the phone up and running now 4 years of updates......oy....

Jenni was a foster Mom to 2 guinea pigs and we grew attached, so we're keeping them

Rain today and tomorrow will be sun...

Chief - that's horrible - we just had a drowning here in town, he was 60 .  And the weather was fine.

Fife - Cycle the key 3 times and the fault will pop up - It's the Durango, correct?  Gotta love Mopar Diagnostics.......

PennyT - I've been lucky that my LHS is still kicking and we can go there.  Trains and Things lives on, lol.  Whenever we go someplace, we make sure to stop in the LHS to support them, no matter how little we spend.

And a word about SOS ---

I learned to like it at Walson Army Hospital in Fort Dix, NJ.  No, never made the military, however, being a US Navy brat, I was often hospitalized with the vets from 'Nam.  Great bunch, I was a teenager then.  Most mornings it was SOS or eat nothing.  Army food wasn't that bad, I gotta tell ya.

Off to work - another fun filled day....lol

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Posted by Banks on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 11:33 AM

fifedog

Mornin' boys.  Mornin' pennyt.  Rain and 71 along the Patterson Creek cut-off.  Heading up the mountain to visit Mom in a bit.

Yesterday was shopping day.  Wifey still hasn't picked a color...  Check engine light came on.  Couldn't find the culprit.  Not running rough.  Advanced Auto not doing diagnostic check due to Woo-han.  Garage tomorrow morning.

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Fife.....could be something as simple as a loose gas cap. BTDT Give it a few days.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 9:12 AM

Fife, whenever a "Check Engine" light comes on in one of my cars and everything seems normal, that is, start, idle, acelleration, the usual stuff, I just ignore it for a couple of days to see what happens.  Half the time "C-E" goes away of it's own accord.  I've had the "C-E" light come on when I've changed brands of gasolene. 

Go figure.

The last time "C-E" lit up in the Hyundai the guys at the shop couldn't find a thing wrong with the car.  They just re-set the thing and I was on my way.

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Posted by fifedog on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 7:44 AM

Mornin' boys.  Mornin' pennyt.  Rain and 71 along the Patterson Creek cut-off.  Heading up the mountain to visit Mom in a bit.

Yesterday was shopping day.  Wifey still hasn't picked a color...  Check engine light came on.  Couldn't find the culprit.  Not running rough.  Advanced Auto not doing diagnostic check due to Woo-han.  Garage tomorrow morning.

LOVE the bicycle!!! YesPirate

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Posted by dougdagrump on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 11:03 PM

Is that a Fife Bike or what !

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Posted by smokey1 on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:49 PM

Fife saw this and thought of you. I know you don't collect anymore but still the memory

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:39 PM

pennytrains
The owner, Jim Berilla passed away.  The assets were sold by the family to: http://www.cornerfieldmodelrailroadmuseumandhobby.com/home.html.

Oh, that's a shame.  Sorry for the loss of your friend and his shop.  

A train store I enjoyed going to on my trips back up north was the "Old And Weary Car Shop" in Tappan NY.  Now closed, it was a wonderful place, and run by a great guy named Al Seebach.  Sadly, he passed away in April of this year due to COVID-19 and the shop's been closed since.   

I don't know what the future holds for the "O&W" shop, I haven't been able to find out anything.  I only found out about Al's passing from the Bergen County Model Railroad Club's website, but there's been nothing on the site since.

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Posted by dougdagrump on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 8:30 PM

Flint, During the majority of my time at one AFB in Texas there was only one cook who made fantstic SOS. Unfortunately when he wasn't cooking that morning you could hardly tell it was sos, it looked more like grease and who knows what sitting in the steam table. Ick!

It looks like our good weather is coming to an end looks like 100* Fri, 107* Sat, 110* Sun. That's what they are forecasting but the prior hot spell they under estimated the highs hope they aren't doing that again.

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 8:20 PM

Good Evening from a beautiful clear 79°F Southern Ohio, 

 September?  What happened to August? 

Got home from work and shot the pellet rifle, then cut some grass.  Supper, the kids cleared the table, cleaned up the kitchen and now some rest.  I have a class to teach to the new hired operators on auxiliary substations so I’ll look over the lesson plan before bedtime.   

Chief – That is tough.  Prayers for the family and first responders 

May God bless you and you families 

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Posted by pennytrains on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 6:53 PM

The owner, Jim Berilla passed away.  The assets were sold by the family to: http://www.cornerfieldmodelrailroadmuseumandhobby.com/home.html.  Unfortunately, since I don't drive, that puts it out of my reach.  Sad  The old store, formerly known as "Pearl Home Supply" (I always wondered what they sold besides Lionel trains?  Smile), has a sign on it announcing it will soon be a "latin dance studio".  I'm not sure what's worse ending for such a great store, a dance studio or a 7-11 like Madison Hardware  Tongue Tied.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 6:35 PM

"SOS and coffee."  Oh, THAT SOS!  Hee, hee, hee!

Therin lies a tale.  Years back my brother-in-law "Big B" took Lady Firestorm, Lady F's mom, and myself to a brunch buffet at a very nice restaurant in Rockland County NY, the "Duck Cedar Inn" if I remember correctly.  They had quite a nice spread, and on my third trip to the buffet bar I spotted something that looked familiar.  "Aha!" says I, "It's creamed chipped beef, and there's the toast!"  It looked like hardly anyone had taken any. Then an evil thought popped into my mind, "Let me see who all the WW2 vets are in here!'

Put some toast on the plate, piled on the creamed chipped beef, and returned to the table in a roundabout way tolding the tray at waist height.

Found 'em all right!  Every grey-haired guy in the place turned green when I passed him!  But you know what?  The stuff tasted pretty darn good! 

"Big B" knew what it was, he's not a veteran, but a student of military history.  He started snickering as much as I did!  

Ain't I a stinker?  Wink

SOS. "Slop On a Shingle."  Hey, this is a "family-friendly" website, you don't think I'm going to use the REAL name, do you?  Embarrassed

Add-on:  What happened to "Trading Post Trains"  Becky?  Retirement?  COVID-19?  I remember the video you posted, it looked like a great place!

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Posted by pennytrains on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 6:31 PM

Got up at 5, ate, showered, went to doctor at 10:30, DISCOVERED ON THE WAY THAT MY FAVORITE TRAIN STORE (TRADING POST TRAINS) WAS GONE, encountered crazy new arrangements at hospital for covid protocols for the first time, went to get blood test and new shingles vaccine (OY does it make you sore!  Tongue Tied) ate at Bob Evans, home by 4.  Just another day o' fun!  Wink

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 2:56 PM

Doug, thanks.  Go back and add 16 years please to the title. Thanks again.

Home. Cloudy and 84.

Afraid this will be sad news.
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Maybe mow wet grass.

Long agenda tomorrow. Last item is atty. representing a block of homeowners. undefined Then Food Security meeting at 4:30 across the parking lot.

Later.

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Posted by dbaker48 on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 1:29 PM

Morning,

AND the LEFT COAST has a reputation for being laid back?????

Gee, I've already been to the auto shop (2hrs), delivered ink to a customer, ran 2 errands to the bank, and it ain't even noon yet!!!!

Doug, maybe the power is out back east or something???

Have a great day all, (even though it will be a short one)!

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Sept Coffee Pot, 16 Years Strong, SOS and Coffee, First Come First Served
Posted by dougdagrump on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:22 AM

Everybody sleeping in this morning ?

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