I have not had caffeine since Valentines day. Yay me.
Going to kick the sticks next - already down to half or so from where I was a month ago. Have no decided if before or after Indy is my final quit date.
I still have one more step-down to do. Cold turkey and I do not get along. I learned a lot about myself and addiction while I was eliminating the caffeine, otherwise I would give cold turkey a shot.
On a down note, I've picked up five rock chips in five years on the Sorento - three of them in last three months, two since yesterday. One on way home from work yesterday and one on my way in today. Bullshit, I tell ya.
Some old friends were cleaning out their attic and wanted to know if I wanted some old speakers and a computer. When I went to check out what they had I found some rather large EPI 2 ways. The cabinets were pretty rough and very heavy and the woofers had been replaced. I pulled the woofers and they were Peerless 831709 drivers. Nothing fancy but an 8" stamped frame poly woofer in decent shape. I brought the woofers home.
The old computer was 20 years old and featured Windows XP, Athlon 1500+ CPU, half meg of memory, 40Gb HD and dial up modem. I had built it for them and after reseating the memory it fired right up. I've been able to pull all the files off it to a 32Gb flash drive and I suspect they'll be happy to have all the old photos.
I still have one more step-down to do. Cold turkey and I do not get along. I learned a lot about myself and addiction while I was eliminating the caffeine, otherwise I would give cold turkey a shot.
We now have a four legged friend in the house again after about a year without one. We named him Henry and they think he's a Schnoodle. He seems pretty smart. He loves to lay on your lap and be petted. He knows some commands and they say he learned to ring a little bell when he needs to go out. It's only been 18 hours but he seems to have adapted very quickly. So far the only negative - he woke us up barking at someone getting in their car at 3am. That'll teach us to close the drapes at night.
He looks like a Schnoodle - we had two; delightful and sometimes a little mischievous! Ours just loved being with us.
Re the barking, our insurance company gave us a small discount on our house policy because we had our Schnoodles: the size didn't matter, but their barking would supposedly put off unwelcome visitors.
Suggest keeping him on a low fat diet and give him plenty of vegetables to avoid the health issues which can occur in later life.
Our new family member is now 10 weeks and really developing his personality.
Here is what has preempted me finishing the Anomalies as of late. We had a portable (convertible) Maytag dishwasher, and it was almost 20 yrs old. Looking for a new of the same was leaving distaste in terms of capacity, features, and reliable branding. Seems they don't make those like they used to. This meant I had to retrofit a new conventional unit into the cabinets we have. Over the period of the last 3 weeks, mainly the last 2 thanks to Flu-B, I pulled the drawer cab from the only section this would fit, and adapted all of the connections.
It turns out 2 of my aunts/uncles and my sis/BIL all have LG units, and they are rated number 2 on the consumer reports. My inlaws had a Bosch (number 1 rated) that lasted 6 months, and now are on a Kitchenaid that is looking like it has seen better days. My wife and I liked the LG, and it was on sale.
Thought I was doing right, swapped for a GFCI, but the pump kicks on and tripped out every time. 125V/15A rating must be briefly exceeded upon starting up. So I went to put back the first duplex and it cracked, so I replaced the outlet 3x unnecessarily. Had to replace one sink basket for issues, and then they were different lengths, so went back to HD got a second one and did it too. Used a T valve for the hot line tap, and an all in one drain with DW drain port from basket to trap. Ran test and leveled, and thought had condensation on the Hot line supply, but now think it is a very small leak. Need to address this, but should be minor, water is off for now.
What a chore, and I am sore.
Gonna need to change the flex line from the faucet to the T valve, the old ferrel is not seating tight. That is the problem, but an easy fix. Then it'll be all rubber seals and no issues.
Our LG dishwasher is going strong after 14 years (age of our home). Other than a basket starting to rust on us, that is.
Also, I'm about as limber as a 2x4 these days, need to get back to a stretching routine on top of my weightlifting.
in my area we have a decent amount of calcium in the water. For slow leaks you just sit a pan under the leak to catch any drips and within a week or two the leak clogs itself yay laziness
Had my yearly blood test last week - everything until now has been fine - and the results came back with everything through the roof; my doctor sent me to Emergency as I was showing all the signs of critical kidney failure!
Four hours and $500 later, the hospital had re-tested and all was fine. So either the original lab made a huge mistake in testing, or I got someone else's results!
Rang the lab the next day: they insisted their results were accurate. In which case, I said, I've been cured of kidney failure without any treatment in a week!
A great relief for me, but I can't help thinking that someone has my results and thinks they're fine.
Yes, but I think I have Buckley's. Have written them a fully documented complaint and will see what happens, but not confident that they will see reason.
I posted the comment to suggest to members that anything unusual should be double checked and to keep all documents.
Super happy you are ok Geoff! That's the most important thing. But yeah, I'd be mad too. I could go off on the USA medical system but it wouldn't change a thing and this forum is better if I don't.
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Yeah, after three red tops, I ditched them all together. They are to expensive now, back to mildly expensive regular battery.
Motion detector sprinklers worked for me until I finally moved out of the suburbs altogether.
The second week of Autumn and we get our hottest days of the year: 38C today, 39C Sunday and 38C Monday; about 102F.
Too hot for our new puppy to be outside; even the nights will be 25C-28C so little relief there
Bleah!
Geoff
I have not had caffeine since Valentines day. Yay me.
Going to kick the sticks next - already down to half or so from where I was a month ago. Have no decided if before or after Indy is my final quit date.
Quit now
I still have one more step-down to do. Cold turkey and I do not get along. I learned a lot about myself and addiction while I was eliminating the caffeine, otherwise I would give cold turkey a shot.
That's cool, at least your well on your way. More people should be that strong.
On a down note, I've picked up five rock chips in five years on the Sorento - three of them in last three months, two since yesterday. One on way home from work yesterday and one on my way in today. Bullshit, I tell ya.
Some old friends were cleaning out their attic and wanted to know if I wanted some old speakers and a computer. When I went to check out what they had I found some rather large EPI 2 ways. The cabinets were pretty rough and very heavy and the woofers had been replaced. I pulled the woofers and they were Peerless 831709 drivers. Nothing fancy but an 8" stamped frame poly woofer in decent shape. I brought the woofers home.
The old computer was 20 years old and featured Windows XP, Athlon 1500+ CPU, half meg of memory, 40Gb HD and dial up modem. I had built it for them and after reseating the memory it fired right up. I've been able to pull all the files off it to a 32Gb flash drive and I suspect they'll be happy to have all the old photos.
Ron
Really nice 8" subs in their day...
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The nicotine gum helped me.
Wow, never woulda guessed you were a smoker, John.
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The datasheet says they have an fs of 25.
Years ago. Started as a social thing. Tough to quit.
We now have a four legged friend in the house again after about a year without one. We named him Henry and they think he's a Schnoodle. He seems pretty smart. He loves to lay on your lap and be petted. He knows some commands and they say he learned to ring a little bell when he needs to go out. It's only been 18 hours but he seems to have adapted very quickly. So far the only negative - he woke us up barking at someone getting in their car at 3am. That'll teach us to close the drapes at night.
New kid in the house. Congrats, we taught our dogs to ring the bell for outside also it makes things easy.
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Congratulations, he's handsome!
He looks like a Schnoodle - we had two; delightful and sometimes a little mischievous! Ours just loved being with us.
Re the barking, our insurance company gave us a small discount on our house policy because we had our Schnoodles: the size didn't matter, but their barking would supposedly put off unwelcome visitors.
Suggest keeping him on a low fat diet and give him plenty of vegetables to avoid the health issues which can occur in later life.
Our new family member is now 10 weeks and really developing his personality.
Geoff
Happy St Patrick's day. Slainte!
(Yes I know is tomorrow, but I'm already celebrating.)
For us American-Micks, St Paddy's is a special day. We drink our way in and fight our way out lol.
Here is what has preempted me finishing the Anomalies as of late. We had a portable (convertible) Maytag dishwasher, and it was almost 20 yrs old. Looking for a new of the same was leaving distaste in terms of capacity, features, and reliable branding. Seems they don't make those like they used to. This meant I had to retrofit a new conventional unit into the cabinets we have. Over the period of the last 3 weeks, mainly the last 2 thanks to Flu-B, I pulled the drawer cab from the only section this would fit, and adapted all of the connections.
It turns out 2 of my aunts/uncles and my sis/BIL all have LG units, and they are rated number 2 on the consumer reports. My inlaws had a Bosch (number 1 rated) that lasted 6 months, and now are on a Kitchenaid that is looking like it has seen better days. My wife and I liked the LG, and it was on sale.
Thought I was doing right, swapped for a GFCI, but the pump kicks on and tripped out every time. 125V/15A rating must be briefly exceeded upon starting up. So I went to put back the first duplex and it cracked, so I replaced the outlet 3x unnecessarily. Had to replace one sink basket for issues, and then they were different lengths, so went back to HD got a second one and did it too. Used a T valve for the hot line tap, and an all in one drain with DW drain port from basket to trap. Ran test and leveled, and thought had condensation on the Hot line supply, but now think it is a very small leak. Need to address this, but should be minor, water is off for now.
What a chore, and I am sore.
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I also made the 1x trim piece and added the bevel to see the elapsed time. We'll see if my wife wants it enlarged in the future.
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Yeah, the whole control/display on top is stupid, for that reason right there.
Easy jobs ALWAYS seem to have their asterisks.... usually multiple ones.🤦🏻♂️
Gonna need to change the flex line from the faucet to the T valve, the old ferrel is not seating tight. That is the problem, but an easy fix. Then it'll be all rubber seals and no issues.
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I feel for you, Wolf! I'm not as limber as I used to be. Working on plumbing is just painful these days.
Our LG dishwasher is going strong after 14 years (age of our home). Other than a basket starting to rust on us, that is.
Also, I'm about as limber as a 2x4 these days, need to get back to a stretching routine on top of my weightlifting.
in my area we have a decent amount of calcium in the water. For slow leaks you just sit a pan under the leak to catch any drips and within a week or two the leak clogs itself
yay laziness
Had my yearly blood test last week - everything until now has been fine - and the results came back with everything through the roof; my doctor sent me to Emergency as I was showing all the signs of critical kidney failure!
Four hours and $500 later, the hospital had re-tested and all was fine. So either the original lab made a huge mistake in testing, or I got someone else's results!
Rang the lab the next day: they insisted their results were accurate. In which case, I said, I've been cured of kidney failure without any treatment in a week!
A great relief for me, but I can't help thinking that someone has my results and thinks they're fine.
Geoff
I think they owe you an explanation, and your $ back
Yes, but I think I have Buckley's. Have written them a fully documented complaint and will see what happens, but not confident that they will see reason.
I posted the comment to suggest to members that anything unusual should be double checked and to keep all documents.
Geoff
Super happy you are ok Geoff! That's the most important thing. But yeah, I'd be mad too. I could go off on the USA medical system but it wouldn't change a thing and this forum is better if I don't.