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A family full of navy vets means I got a hell of a lesson in boating safety and courtesy. And that a 3/4 oz spinner bait will make a dent in an rear end in a top hat on a jet skis skull if they ride like cockbags near you. And now for a public service announcement, good quality heat shrinking, soldering butt connectors are amazing to use, holy gently caress. So easy to get good crimps that then seal well. $5 for a box of 10, but worth it.
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You can probably get them for cheaper on digikey/mouser, at least in bulk. I used to not trust them but IIRC they are listed in NASA 8739.4 as an acceptable splice... good enough for the space shuttle is good enough for me.
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kastein posted:You can probably get them for cheaper on digikey/mouser, at least in bulk. I used to not trust them but IIRC they are listed in NASA 8739.4 as an acceptable splice... good enough for the space shuttle is good enough for me. I'm not sure that's a great reference point given that the shuttles have a 40% catastrophic failure rate. 
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The Locator posted:I'm not sure that's a great reference point given that the shuttles have a 40% catastrophic failure rate.
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leica posted:Jose Fernandez found dead after his boat hit a jetty at full speed at 3am in the morning, Jesus Christ. boat_owners.txt We've stopped going to Lake LBJ on holidays since the number of suicidial idiots in dad's boat has quintupled in the last 5 years Proud Christian Mom fucked around with this message at 19:39 on Sep 25, 2016 |
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BloodBag posted:My favorite cat and best friend, Taco, is acting really ill. I hope he pulls through, I don't want to lose another cool rear end catte :-( I'm sorry man. I hope Taco gets better and gets back to knocking poo poo off counters in a sunbeam while demanding food and pets like all cats do.
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Elmnt80 posted:A family full of navy vets means I got a hell of a lesson in boating safety and courtesy. And that a 3/4 oz spinner bait will make a dent in an rear end in a top hat on a jet skis skull if they ride like cockbags near you. I repeat myself a lot, but: https://www.genuinedealz.com usually under $5/10-pack, and free shipping. Can't beat that pricing with a stick. Mouser and Digikey want $.75 each, even in quantity. Combined with a decent crimper and an adjustable heat gun, there's nothing better for boat/auto wiring. go3 posted:boat_owners.txt At least you have to pass some sort of a basic competency test to get a driver's license. Boating? gently caress, hop on in! The states that do licensing only require a written test, no demonstration of an IQ greater than an eggplant. BloodBag posted:My favorite cat and best friend, Taco, is acting really ill. I hope he pulls through, I don't want to lose another cool rear end catte :-(  I'll send good thoughts your kitty's way. Gonna go hug my two little bastards now.
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Sep 25, 2016 20:01
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sharkytm posted:At least you have to pass some sort of a basic competency test to get a driver's license. Boating? gently caress, hop on in! The states that do licensing only require a written test, no demonstration of an IQ greater than an eggplant. I had to pass written and practical tests administered by the CG to rent a boat from base in Guam. That poo poo was hard, but worth it.
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If you see a rental sailboat (larger than a dingy), the chances are extremely high that the renter had to pass some fairly rigorous sailing & rules tests prior to being allowed to rent. So it's kind of odd/backwards, that the people who rent sailboats probably know more about the rules and boat handling than most of the dudes who own their own powerboat.
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Geirskogul posted:~*~*Phoenix*~*~ Holy poo poo it's exactly like a robot learning to walk.
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My dog skinnys lymph nodes are all swollen to poo poo, the vet reckons it might be lymphoma. He's just sleeping all the time and hardly responsive to anything, just mopes around doesn't even want to follow the cats at the moment. We're just keeping him company and waiting on the test results at the moment. Go pat an animal people, they need it and so do we.
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bend posted:My dog skinnys lymph nodes are all swollen to poo poo, the vet reckons it might be lymphoma. He's just sleeping all the time and hardly responsive to anything, just mopes around doesn't even want to follow the cats at the moment. We're just keeping him company and waiting on the test results at the moment. Go pat an animal people, they need it and so do we. I'm squeezing a cat as I type this poorly with one hand.
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bend posted:My dog skinnys lymph nodes are all swollen to poo poo, the vet reckons it might be lymphoma. He's just sleeping all the time and hardly responsive to anything, just mopes around doesn't even want to follow the cats at the moment. We're just keeping him company and waiting on the test results at the moment. Go pat an animal people, they need it and so do we. I hate this year. I dunno if Taco will make it through the night, but I'm taking him to the vet first thing in the morning. Poor fella. Can't even purr anymore . I miss him on my desk all cuddly while I'm shitposting.
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rip Arnold palmer
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Randomness: wtf. Michelob Ultra is advertising 95 calories, 26 grams of carbs, 0.6g protein, and 0.0 fat. So where the gently caress do the calories come from?
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ilkhan posted:Randomness: wtf. Michelob Ultra is advertising 95 calories, 26 grams of carbs, 0.6g protein, and 0.0 fat. So where the gently caress do the calories come from? Alcohol. Pure ethanol is 240 calories per 1.5oz. Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Sep 26, 2016 |
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I think I need to make another bad decision. How would a land rover discovery fare for tooling around BLM land?
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Geirskogul posted:Alcohol. Pure ethanol is 240 calories per 1.5oz.
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The carbs come from the beer, then the calories come from the beer and the alcohol
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ilkhan posted:Ah. I thought alchol was itself covered as a carb. That makes sense, then. Nope that's exactly why it's so many calories. I don't think they include the alcohol calories in the nutrition label
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ilkhan posted:Randomness: wtf. Michelob Ultra is advertising 95 calories, 26 grams of carbs, 0.6g protein, and 0.0 fat. So where the gently caress do the calories come from? This is more thought than I'd ever want to put into Michelob Ultra
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keykey posted:I think I need to make another bad decision. How would a land rover discovery fare for tooling around BLM land? And thanks to the Internet I just wondered why you wanted to run over protesters.
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Rhyno posted:I'm squeezing a cat as I type this poorly with one hand. try not to squeeze too hard, the cat won't appreciate it. BloodBag posted:I hate this year. I dunno if Taco will make it through the night, but I'm taking him to the vet first thing in the morning. Poor fella. Can't even purr anymore . I miss him on my desk all cuddly while I'm shitposting.
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nm posted:This is more thought than I'd ever want to put into Michelob Ultra You know why it's compared to sex on a canoe right? Because it's loving close to water.
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nm posted:This is more thought than I'd ever want to put into Michelob Ultra
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Awesome! Came home to an 85 degree apartment and a tripped breaker for the ac. I'm not sure which is more impressive... a ~5-10 year old ac taking a poo poo, or an early 80s FPE Stab-Lok breaker actually tripping. I reset the breaker, went outside, and stood next to the ac and kicked it on via Nest (yay internet thermostats), and holy poo poo that thing makes a horrific racket for a few seconds (a bit like a 4.0 that's thrown 2 or 3 rods), followed by a loud "clunk", a nice 60 hz buzz, then a tripped breaker. At least it's a nice enough night that I can leave the windows open.
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Bachelor party was this weekend. My friend's pops has a house near the lake and allowed us free reign of the place and let us use his boat and smoke his weed obviously not while driving the boat though. Boat is an early 80s Webbcraft 24 foot hull. Mercruiser 260 engine. Got her up to a GPS indicated 50 mph. Not sure she'd go too much faster. Couldn't have asked for better weather, either. Speed on water is loving awesome. I kind of want a boat not but fortunately don't have enough money to make those kind of bad decisions with yet. Previa_fun fucked around with this message at 07:07 on Sep 26, 2016 |
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ilkhan posted:I love to (or at least, "do") read the fine print on commercials. Its all the stuff they have to tell you, but don't want to. It had the breakdown on an ad and the math didn't add up to me. Thus the question. As long as you're not drinking the stuff. On another note, the fact that I can print from my galaxy s5 to my hp laserjet 1300 from 2002 with an hp print server from 2000 (parallel port, bitches) without any hitches at all amazes me.
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news just came in. it is lymphoma, 1-3 months left or we might get him a year with a treatment we cant afford. I'm going to get drunk and feed him treats
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bend posted:news just came in. it is lymphoma, 1-3 months left or we might get him a year with a treatment we cant afford. I'm going to get drunk and feed him treats
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bend posted:news just came in. it is lymphoma, 1-3 months left or we might get him a year with a treatment we cant afford. I'm going to get drunk and feed him treats  Treat that doggo well. Gonna give our cats some good pets here in a bit.
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bend posted:news just came in. it is lymphoma, 1-3 months left or we might get him a year with a treatment we cant afford. I'm going to get drunk and feed him treats   goodnight, Barra
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I was about to post that. RIP the Aussie straight six
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drat, condolences bend. Fingers crossed for taco, Bloodbag. I was taking a break from shooting on Friday when one of the guys that started a month ago came over for a chat. He ended up telling me his life story, ending with why he took up archery at 48. He has about 6 months to live and A/ it's on his bucket list B/ it's about the only thing he can afford to do on his bucket list. Apparently people just want to tell me things, I must have the look of a good listener.
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some texas redneck posted:Awesome! Came home to an 85 degree apartment and a tripped breaker for the ac. The STR anti-technology field strikes again! I'm pretty sure you've gone through something like 5 phones, 2 cars, more computer equipment than I can remember, and at least 5 major appliances? (dishwasher, oven, ice maker, air conditioner, there was more I'm sure) Just since I started noticing the STR anti-tech effect a couple years ago. Meanwhile I've yet to have a major appliance kick the bucket, and all my phones last me 2+ years, and I've never had a hard drive fail... so what I'm saying is we must never meet, lest our pro-tech and anti-tech fields interact and send humanity back to the dark ages. In other news, the Ranger got 24 mpg as of my fillup this morning, and that was mostly city driving too. I got 20 mpg last time but I've tried to keep it under 4k RPM on this last tank and it's definitely helped the mileage.
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keykey posted:I think I need to make another bad decision. How would a land rover discovery fare for tooling around BLM land?
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some texas redneck posted:Awesome! Came home to an 85 degree apartment and a tripped breaker for the ac. From your description it sounds like a bad cap. Pretty common a/c failure and quick and easy to fix.
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 http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/man-suffers-serious-burns-after-plunge-into-hot-tar-1.3088934 quote:TORONTO -- A 37-year-old man is in life-threatening condition after being encased in hot tar that solidified during an industrial accident in Toronto on Monday morning.
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iwentdoodie posted:And thanks to the Internet I just wondered why you wanted to run over protesters. Did a quick Google search and went "ooOOOoooooh." Apparently my cocoon is sealed off from hijacking the letters. I suppose the Bureau of Land Management would then be the OG-BLM? InitialDave posted:Which generation? I have no idea, please educate me. I was looking at a mid-late 90's model with a manual. Although something tells me those are fools gold.
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keykey posted:I have no idea, please educate me. I was looking at a mid-late 90's model with a manual. Although something tells me those are fools gold. S1 Discos are very much a Range Rover classic underneath, with the good and bad that comes with that. The chassis can rust a bit, the bodies rust a lot. S2 ones share more components with the later P38 Range Rover, are less prone to rust, and could be had with stuff like ACE (Active Cornering Enhancement - hydraulic rams on the anti-roll bars push back against body roll) and the Hill Descent Control from the Freelander. They also rust less, and the V8 is nominally "better" - the S1's 3.9 and the S2's 4.0 are actually identical capacity, the difference is things like bigger main bearings and cross-bolted mains. You can get a 4.6 as well. Both manuals are the 5-speed R380, transfer cases are the permanent 4WD LT230. People will tell you that they removed the centre diff lock in the S2, which is sort of true - they did, but for the first few years it was still physically there in the transfer case, they just deleted the linkage, and you can fit one if you wish. They are pretty drat effective off-road, and despite not being the last word in reliability (especially for niggly little poo poo), have the basics right, such as a proper full box-section chassis rather than C-channel, and fully floating axles. The main advantage to a Disco S1 here in the UK is that they share parts with the other coil-sprung stuff, so spares and mods are piss cheap, which is less of the case in the US. You really need someone from that side of the pond to comment on "ownership experience" stuff.
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