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    1 hour ago, Nickrock said:

    It's why I have given $1000 s of tools away In the last couple of years you amass truck loads of stuff over 50 years rather see it used than dumped 

     

    Yep.... Those days are over. I was able to give away a great deal of stuff, but you never know what will happen to it.

    The return $ on 95 % of it is minimal. 

    It's as much about time and release of emotional attachments. It's a process. Once you come to grips with it can be liberating. 

    Dog Stories

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    1 minute ago, maipenrai said:

    Yes, having the time and area to let them run properly is important; I think back to a co-worker who got himself a border collie and figured he could leave it alone in his house while he went to work all day - big mistake, the damned thing just about tore the place apart...

     

    Yep. In actuality most dogs will act out that way.

    Can't blame them really.

    HEATWAVE !

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    This not just a basic gripe session complaining that I am hotter than a dehydrated noodle in a spicy ramen bowl.

    I have never come close to experiencing a period of heat, humidity and smoke like this.

    Very little of anything is moving out there.

     

    This must have a significant negative impact on the Thai economy and the peoples mindset in general. 

     

    Beginning next week I will head out on my bike before 1000 hrs. I will have a wad of 20's and 100's and I will be looking for targets that I might be able to help, even if for something simple as a cold drink. Fcuk, I don't know what else I can do. 

     

     

    Dog Stories

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    31 minutes ago, maipenrai said:

    I don't think I would have any kind of working dog unless I had a job for it....

    I've had two labs when I was younger. A black and then later a Chesapeake.

    They were both a handful when young, but as they matured they were great.

     

    The key is having the proper space nearby to keep them exercised. 

    Favorite Old Commercials

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    27 minutes ago, Zambo said:

    I was puzzling over that for a while.

    From the internet

    Frequently asked questions about spelt or spelled
    In British English, both “spelt” and “spelled” are used, but “spelt” is a bit more common. So “spelled wrong” and “spelt wrong” are both accepted. In American English, “spelled” is standard, so the correct version is “spelled wrong.”

     

    Learnt something new every day. 

     

    5555 !

     

    Actually I think this has been covered before, somewheres in distant memory.

    Dog Stories

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    20 minutes ago, karon steve said:

    My gamekeeper friend had to put covers over the fox masks he had hanging on the wall as his Patterdale was tearing out the plaster with his claws running up the wall trying to reach them. He just wouldn't stop.

     

    I'm beginning to think they may be a little bit too high strung for me.

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    26 minutes ago, forcebwithu said:

    My dad gave me a slide rule when I started college as I was majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Nice gesture, and I knew how to use one as it was still being taught and used when I was in HS, but by the time I started college they were replaced with multi-function, programmable calculators. Mine was a 2nd hand HP-65 that someone was selling cheap so they could buy the latest and greatest model.

    For the nerds and geeks out there, remember RPN?

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    https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/11/calculating-firsts-visual-history-calculators

     

    12 minutes ago, Pumpuynarak said:

    What about a Vernier Height Gauge and Micrometer ? lol, i've still got my Micrometer.....

     

    My brother had a slide ruler in his desk drawer. I remember looking at it thinking... WTF ?

    I was looking for his weed stash anyway. Math was low on my priority list at that time.

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    Then they came out with those TI calculators. By that time I was even more confused. 

    The Health, Diet and Exercise Thread

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    15 hours ago, KhunDon said:

    I agree that reducing the inflammation is key, but my lower spine (and as of 2 years ago my upper spine) is basically shot as all lower 5 discs are gone, and it’s extremely difficult to do any exercises that I was originally given to do. 
    The Muscular Skeletal Clinic I’ve been going too over the years have basically given up on me ever doing the exercises they would normally recommend and I can’t get the inflammation down as I can’t take anti inflammatory drugs. 
    Luckily the Morphine and Paracetamol reduce the pain to manageable levels and I do some VERY gentle exercises at home whenever possible, but walking more than 20 mts at a time is virtually impossible and it requires me to stop for a few minutes to rest the spine and hips. 

     

     

    I hope the best for you mate. Getting older can suck. 

    Post a pic of your breakfast/lunch/dinner

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    52 minutes ago, Derek Dangleberries said:

    ... Unless of course you aren't referring to the toast but to what he picked from the slaughter house..Normally cow or sheep's hide but often they'd give my Dad a couple of pig's heads for free. My Mum would boil them down to make home made brawn.

    Bloody delicious with a good smearing of Colemans English!!!!

     

     

    Never had, but sure would like to try.

    I bet that would be a son of a bitch to clean up if it ever boiled over.

     

    5555555 !

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    App. Issues

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    Something which may be useful for some fellow Yanks out there. Streamlines ID/verification for those accessing government agencies.

    I reckon having this properly set up may also assist with accessing other institutions, businesses and agencies as well in the future.

    Can save a lot of hassle, and cut down on potential huge nightmarish headaches.

    Sure wish this tech was available during covid. Would have saved me a ton of issues.

     

    https://www.id.me/

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