I just got back from Phoenix...we were out in a solar power plant... we kept the vehicles running...drinking water we were able to stand about 30 minutes at 120 degrees between the panels.
Not for me, I can slow down if it's hot, but when it's cold there's no way to keep my hands warm. When it's single digits or lower, I no longer work outside, I stay home, I've gotten too old for that shit.
I’m a desk jockey and finally upgraded my work at home computer to my own build for the first time. Nice to not have the ridiculous anti-virus bloatware that home PCs are plagued with and more than enough speed and memory, which was always the trade off with the govt issue I was used to in the past.
ÅMD Ryzen 5 5600G with integrated graphics and cooling - 32GB 3200 GSkill RAM - 1TB Samsung 970 Evo plus M2 - Windows 11 - ASUS MoBO Wi-Fi II - and a GSkill 650w 80+ power supply - and a Corsair 4000D case for less than $700 including tax. Hoping it lasts a long time. It’s really just connecting parts these days.
Similar to my recent build. I'm fortunate to live near a MicroCenter so I took advantage of the after Christmas return rush to nab a bunch of open box stuff.
Got a 5700G so I'd have onboard graphics as a backup; since I tried one of the Intel ARC cards that had only been out a few months by that point. Scored the A770 Limited Edition for $244. They had 3 open box that day. Probably folks getting cold feet due to the rather unpolished drivers at the time. That or realizing their board doesn't support SAM/ReBAR which would impose a significant performance hit for the ARC.
Yep, I got mine from a Microcenter too. Wasn’t really necessary but I wanted everything from an authorized dealer. I don’t PC game and probably could have gone a$100 less by using Crucial RAM and an older generation SSD without noticing a difference, but for once I let it ride.
Late last fall my daughter mentioned her gaming laptop no longer performed, so I suggested we build a gaming machine for her. It was the most fun daddy/daughter project we've ever done.
Im guessing youre not with the gubment anymore? I know working with a dept of the gov hardware was all issued and a no no to not use any hardware that wasnt provided by them.
Taking my son to his very first NASCAR race tomorrow. Not the Cup series but the XFinity series is racing at Road America in Elkart WI. Weather looks like it will be perfect!
Going to a party tomorrow and there is going to be a band. But probably going to be some rain. So Im building some simple platforms to keep the drums and gear up out of the water. Basically just doing 2x4s on edge, 16" centers. I screwed up and bought 7/16" OSB thinking it was 9/16". I'm worried that will be too bouncy for the drums. I could return the stuff and get thicker but I don't want these things to be too heavy to move around. Anyone have experience with this type stuff?
@PWRRYD said:
Taking my son …to racing at Road America in Elkart
What a great venue - I so much enjoyed going to watch the races with my son as well- we found a great spot under the trees to set up a couple of chairs - just before / at turn 6 - not to far from the hotdog / beer stand and the boyz room… ha
I play fairly hard, and can really get a drum riser flexing. I would want, at minimum, 3/4 with the slat bracing. If it's a mellow drummer that doesn't play with a lot of force, and it's a one time usage case, then you may be ok with the thinner material. No solid drum platform is going to be very lightweight, unfortunately, but you could make it in two sections and use a connection/ latching setup. Glenn.
Cool. 3/4" it is then. And might sneak an extra 2x4 in for 12" centers. Yeah, by that point definitely need to split em into 4'x4' sections or it would end up over 100lbs. Probably just shoot a few screws to lock em together onsite.
That should work perfectly. Sounds like a great time. Shoot some pics and post if you can, and a video of the band jamming, while you throw the horns and bang your head!! 🤟😝🤟Glenn
@Drummer said:
That should work perfectly. Sounds like a great time. Shoot some pics and post if you can, and a video of the band jamming, while you throw the horns and bang your head!! 🤟😝🤟Glenn
The rain ended up coming early morning instead of evening so I scratched the idea and returned the supplies. But now I know what is needed if it comes to it in the future. https://lastcallohio.com/
Classic rock type stuff. I tried to upload a quick vid, but the audio didn't come over. Oah well
(https://i.imgur.com/j6G0CeY.mp4)
They are trying to get another local band "Mad Hatter" at some point too. Though, they are a bit more in demand so don't know the likelihood of them showing up for a backyard party. And heck even the classic rock had all the local cops hanging around the neighborhood lol.
I can't really remember it, but dad and his brother took me to the 1958 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne.
250F Maserati, Cooper-Climax, Ferraris, Lotus- Climax, Maserati 300S, etc. Great cars, great drivers including Moss, Brabham and Stan Jones (father of 1980 F1 champ Alan Jones).
Luckily, they took excellent photos of the event: safety precautions were limited to a few hay bales on the corners!
Many years later we went to Sandown racetrack to see Fangio race the 'Silver Arrow' against Brabham in his BT20, magic stuff. There were other drivers and cars but the crowd only had eyes and ears for those two. Fangio was doing four wheel drifts around the corners!
Here's the link to the Fangio/Brabham race, if people would like an optic:
This followed the Australian Grand Prix Formula 5000 race: great sounds from the Lolas, McLarens and Matiches with their Chev, Holden and Leyland V8s, but the race itself was a bit boring. Many retirements.
Drifting a dirt bike on hard pack clay at slow'ish speeds. Jumping a 90' quad. ok. Drifting both wheels of a 300+ pound, probably 150+hp, bike over 100+mph into, through, and exiting the corner and on streets never intended to be a racetrack ... skrew that!
When you look at any era of the TT, the speeds and danger are quite frightening; that top speed dash down Brae Hill is just one of the horror stretches. And as for the lunatics on sidecars.....
I have LP documentaries about many of the late 50s/early 60s TTs, complete with great bike sounds and rider interviews, all narrated by the late Murray Walker.
The great Mike Hailwood once won the 125, 250 and 500cc races in the same year!
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We get the same summers as most of the South, but you guys don't have to make the adjustment from negative double digits we do.
I just got back from Phoenix...we were out in a solar power plant... we kept the vehicles running...drinking water we were able to stand about 30 minutes at 120 degrees between the panels.
You can always put more clothes on. The opposite is not always doable.
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Not for me, I can slow down if it's hot, but when it's cold there's no way to keep my hands warm. When it's single digits or lower, I no longer work outside, I stay home, I've gotten too old for that shit.
I tend to run warm, so I don't even really get cold until it's below 0.
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Fuck cold weather.
I’m a desk jockey and finally upgraded my work at home computer to my own build for the first time. Nice to not have the ridiculous anti-virus bloatware that home PCs are plagued with and more than enough speed and memory, which was always the trade off with the govt issue I was used to in the past.
ÅMD Ryzen 5 5600G with integrated graphics and cooling - 32GB 3200 GSkill RAM - 1TB Samsung 970 Evo plus M2 - Windows 11 - ASUS MoBO Wi-Fi II - and a GSkill 650w 80+ power supply - and a Corsair 4000D case for less than $700 including tax. Hoping it lasts a long time. It’s really just connecting parts these days.
Similar to my recent build. I'm fortunate to live near a MicroCenter so I took advantage of the after Christmas return rush to nab a bunch of open box stuff.
Got a 5700G so I'd have onboard graphics as a backup; since I tried one of the Intel ARC cards that had only been out a few months by that point. Scored the A770 Limited Edition for $244. They had 3 open box that day. Probably folks getting cold feet due to the rather unpolished drivers at the time. That or realizing their board doesn't support SAM/ReBAR which would impose a significant performance hit for the ARC.
Yep, I got mine from a Microcenter too. Wasn’t really necessary but I wanted everything from an authorized dealer. I don’t PC game and probably could have gone a$100 less by using Crucial RAM and an older generation SSD without noticing a difference, but for once I let it ride.
Yeah but up there you don't have people enunciating "hell" and "Hail" identically.
Gets confusing during a thunder storm . . .
Late last fall my daughter mentioned her gaming laptop no longer performed, so I suggested we build a gaming machine for her. It was the most fun daddy/daughter project we've ever done.
Correct. Work for myself now
Taking my son to his very first NASCAR race tomorrow. Not the Cup series but the XFinity series is racing at Road America in Elkart WI. Weather looks like it will be perfect!
Hey you drummers...
Going to a party tomorrow and there is going to be a band. But probably going to be some rain. So Im building some simple platforms to keep the drums and gear up out of the water. Basically just doing 2x4s on edge, 16" centers. I screwed up and bought 7/16" OSB thinking it was 9/16". I'm worried that will be too bouncy for the drums. I could return the stuff and get thicker but I don't want these things to be too heavy to move around. Anyone have experience with this type stuff?
What a great venue - I so much enjoyed going to watch the races with my son as well- we found a great spot under the trees to set up a couple of chairs - just before / at turn 6 - not to far from the hotdog / beer stand and the boyz room… ha
enjoy
I play fairly hard, and can really get a drum riser flexing. I would want, at minimum, 3/4 with the slat bracing. If it's a mellow drummer that doesn't play with a lot of force, and it's a one time usage case, then you may be ok with the thinner material. No solid drum platform is going to be very lightweight, unfortunately, but you could make it in two sections and use a connection/ latching setup. Glenn.
Cool. 3/4" it is then. And might sneak an extra 2x4 in for 12" centers. Yeah, by that point definitely need to split em into 4'x4' sections or it would end up over 100lbs. Probably just shoot a few screws to lock em together onsite.
That should work perfectly. Sounds like a great time. Shoot some pics and post if you can, and a video of the band jamming, while you throw the horns and bang your head!! 🤟😝🤟Glenn
He's 11, right?
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Yes 11.
The rain ended up coming early morning instead of evening so I scratched the idea and returned the supplies. But now I know what is needed if it comes to it in the future.
https://lastcallohio.com/
Classic rock type stuff. I tried to upload a quick vid, but the audio didn't come over. Oah well
(https://i.imgur.com/j6G0CeY.mp4)
They are trying to get another local band "Mad Hatter" at some point too. Though, they are a bit more in demand so don't know the likelihood of them showing up for a backyard party. And heck even the classic rock had all the local cops hanging around the neighborhood lol.
I can't really remember it, but dad and his brother took me to the 1958 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne.
250F Maserati, Cooper-Climax, Ferraris, Lotus- Climax, Maserati 300S, etc. Great cars, great drivers including Moss, Brabham and Stan Jones (father of 1980 F1 champ Alan Jones).
Luckily, they took excellent photos of the event: safety precautions were limited to a few hay bales on the corners!
Many years later we went to Sandown racetrack to see Fangio race the 'Silver Arrow' against Brabham in his BT20, magic stuff. There were other drivers and cars but the crowd only had eyes and ears for those two. Fangio was doing four wheel drifts around the corners!
Geoff
That's awesome!
Here's the link to the Fangio/Brabham race, if people would like an optic:
This followed the Australian Grand Prix Formula 5000 race: great sounds from the Lolas, McLarens and Matiches with their Chev, Holden and Leyland V8s, but the race itself was a bit boring. Many retirements.
Geoff
In a time when real men raced...
Custom leathers to fit the size of those balls! You guys are making me want to go fast! Glenn
Nope. No. Not happening.
Drifting a dirt bike on hard pack clay at slow'ish speeds. Jumping a 90' quad. ok. Drifting both wheels of a 300+ pound, probably 150+hp, bike over 100+mph into, through, and exiting the corner and on streets never intended to be a racetrack ... skrew that!
When you look at any era of the TT, the speeds and danger are quite frightening; that top speed dash down Brae Hill is just one of the horror stretches. And as for the lunatics on sidecars.....
I have LP documentaries about many of the late 50s/early 60s TTs, complete with great bike sounds and rider interviews, all narrated by the late Murray Walker.
The great Mike Hailwood once won the 125, 250 and 500cc races in the same year!
Geoff