Random Thoughts 14: I can see clearly now 2020 edition

[BoxsterCy]

Good news for when it's time to come for my stuff. Sent FB messages to five closest family members regarding some antique furniture asking "Want or no?". No response from any of them. Not even the antiques crazed cousin.

I don't really like old furniture but hung onto a couple pieces because my mother had refinished them and all. Lawyer book case for LC and this burl oak dresser for someone else.

 

[BoxsterCy]

This wasp bite now is red with a white center. Looks like acne. Wondering if I should pop it and throw some H2O2 and/or C3H8O on it.

You had better do something before the little baby wasps under your skin get bigger and start to crawl out and fly away.

 

[BoxsterCy]

**** Menards and **** cheap LED lights. Wired up for a new shoplight in laundry to replace old florescent fixture. Plugged in new LED. Looked pretty good. About 30 minutes later and hear a big POP. And it's dead. And, no, it was not the circuit breaker.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Taking a break and watching an inning or two of Yankee baseball. Cleaning house and placed a "come get it for free" Craigslist ad for CWW#2's old Pioneer SX-750 receiver. It is staticky and one channel is out. I had over 30 replies this afternoon within a couple hours of posting it. I mean it was a $400 unit back in 1977 but wasn't expecting that response. Knew it was kinda collectible but it's not working and is a "repairable".

 

[stormchaser2014]

**** Menards and **** cheap LED lights. Wired up for a new shoplight in laundry to replace old florescent fixture. Plugged in new LED. Looked pretty good. About 30 minutes later and hear a big POP. And it's dead. And, no, it was not the circuit breaker.

We have some of those in the shop and they work fine. Cheap stuff is hit or miss though.

 

[BoxsterCy]

We have some of those in the shop and they work fine. Cheap stuff is hit or miss though.

Good thing is they are only 2 miles from my house so just popped over and got a refund and bought another model. Also cheap **** but seems a little nicer.

 

[BCClone]

Get the red LED lights. Will give you a new mood light.

 

[madguy30]

Get the red LED lights. Will give you a new mood light.


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Any chance I get to post this gif and clip, I do.

And for that, I thank you.

 

[CycloneErik]

**** Menards and **** cheap LED lights. Wired up for a new shoplight in laundry to replace old florescent fixture. Plugged in new LED. Looked pretty good. About 30 minutes later and hear a big POP. And it's dead. And, no, it was not the circuit breaker.

Lights don't drink. Why did you give it pop?

 

[BoxsterCy]

Put them together and what have you got?
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo

 

[SaraV]

 

[cmjh10]

NEGATIVE!!!!!

 

[BoxsterCy]

Lost count of the total but today....

 

[BCClone]

Lost count of the total but today....

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If you catch this one, you might want to bury it quickly and never talk of it.

 

[cmjh10]

Yo @wxman1 and anybody else in east central iowa, come to Monticello at the fairgrounds by Wednesday morning to see a bunch of tractors

 

[BCClone]

Yo @wxman1 and anybody else in east central iowa, come to Monticello at the fairgrounds by Wednesday morning to see a bunch of tractors

You do tractor rides?? If you like it so much I can let you ride one for a week in April and a couple weeks in October.

 

[BoxsterCy]

You do tractor rides?? If you like it so much I can let you ride one for a week in April and a couple weeks in October.

Those aren't real tractors. Real tractors go pop-pop-pop and have a yuge flywheel with a big belt turning and slapping off of it running some dangerous arm/leg mangling piece of vintage equipment.

Been thinking about dangerous old equipment since I found a letter from my dad yesterday, circa 1974 I think. Was telling me how he just pulled into a farmyard as a guy feed his leg into an auger or as my dad put it "..clear up to his crotch". Dad's old WWII combat medic training came in handy as everyone was kinda freakin' at all of the blood. He got a tourniquet on the leg until an ambulance could get there.

#anotherCFinducedBoxsterflashback

 

[BCClone]

Those aren't real tractors. Real tractors go pop-pop-pop and have a yuge flywheel with a big belt turning and slapping off of it running some dangerous arm/leg mangling piece of vintage equipment.

Been thinking about dangerous old equipment since I found a letter from my dad yesterday, circa 1974 I think. Was telling me how he just pulled into a farmyard as a guy feed his leg into an auger or as my dad put it "..clear up to his crotch". Dad's old WWII combat medic training came in handy as everyone was kinda freakin' at all of the blood. He got a tourniquet on the leg until an ambulance could get there.

#anotherCFinducedboxsterflashback

Great your dad happened along and even more so that he had the knowledge to help, probably nothing for him since he didn’t have bullets whizzing by him.

Never drove the poppers. My uncle had an A with steel wheels but dad said it was too dangerous for 11-13 year old BC to drive. I still have a 960 Ford which is the first tractor I ever drove at age 5. What was my dad thinking slapping me on a tricycle front tractor at 5 and turning me loose?

 

[BoxsterCy]

NWS Mpls: "There are no watches, warnings, or advisories at this time."

Was looking at the central Minnesota map and it was just white, no colors and was sorta WTF?

 

[BCClone]

MN pillow man now has a book to go with his pillows and Giza sheets.