I like this time at night on HBT

[LabRatBrewer]

I had to put a long sleeve shirt on today during my bike ride (was in low 70's, brrrr).

Gonna brew, roast coffee, and go to the St. Pete Grand Prix this weekend. I'll bike St. Pete, get banana pancakes at Cafe Alma, my favorite breakfast place, watch some of the qualifying runs, then bike back home. Fun Saturday planned.

For your late nite soundtrack, Squeeze talking about one of my favorite experiences, coffee in bed. Nothing better than sitting in bed, watching the morning news, and drinking a fine freshly roasted and brewed cup of java. Mmmm.... (sorry for the super-80's video, that's all there was! )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9QZhLSKEps

I love Squeeze. I always that this song was kinda sad.

 

[CGVT]

It's been a bit of a rough week at the CGVT Compound (if the Kennedys can have a compound why can't I? )

I started full time work two weeks ago after being retired for a little over a year and I've been putting in some pretty long hours. I came down with a pretty bad cold this week and I haven't slept well because of it. My garage door opener took a dump and I have to replace it. I ordered a trackless opener and it showed up yesterday and I need to install it this weekend. My refrigerator wasn't cooling very well so I cleaned it an defrosted it a few days ago. It worked ok for a couple of days and now it is not cooling again. It looks as if it is not defrosting and it is not getting air flow as it should. I imagine the auto defroster switch is messed up. At least I have a couple of garage fridges to put the food in... When I came home tonight I found out the the flush handle in one of our bathrooms is broken. I need to run to Home Depot and get a new one.

I'm really not complaining. Life is good and these are all minor inconveniences in the big scheme of things, but I really didn't want to spend my now precious weekend working on things like this.

Van the Man sums it up...

[ame]http://youtu.be/hY4PZ2bdkEE[/ame]

 

[lschiavo]

33 degrees and snowing like hell. A young man can have some fun in those conditions...

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Ischiavo, How deep is that snow? 3 feet? Its up to the bottom of the trampoline! Lots of sun here, temp was a chilly 72 today. Watching U of A trying to beat San Diego. GO CATS, BEAR DOWN!

Yes, that's your standard backyard trampoline. I guess its close to three feet tall. Regardless, it is too much snow on the ground for this time of year. Global Cooling sucks!

 

[lschiavo]

It's been a bit of a rough week at the CGVT Compound (if the Kennedys can have a compound why can't I? )

I started full time work two weeks ago after being retired for a little over a year and I've been putting in some pretty long hours. I came down with a pretty bad cold this week and I haven't slept well because of it. My garage door opener took a dump and I have to replace it. I ordered a trackless opener and it showed up yesterday and I need to install it this weekend. My refrigerator wasn't cooling very well so I cleaned it an defrosted it a few days ago. It worked ok for a couple of days and now it is not cooling again. It looks as if it is not defrosting and it is not getting air flow as it should. I imagine the auto defroster switch is messed up. At least I have a couple of garage fridges to put the food in... When I came home tonight I found out the the flush handle in one of our bathrooms is broken. I need to run to Home Depot and get a new one.

I'm really not complaining. Life is good and these are all minor inconveniences in the big scheme of things, but I really didn't want to spend my now precious weekend working on things like this.

Van the Man sums it up...

http://youtu.be/hY4PZ2bdkEE

I wish I could get to the point where I just had maintenance to do. I have so many unfinished projects that I dont know where to start most days. I complain a lot but I think I need all these things to do. Someday they still will not all be done.

 

[reinstone]

Damn it 55 here in illinois and storming. Trying some homebrew that's still young. It's green but good. How is everyone? I welcome spring but officially I welcome her May 10.

 

[CGVT]

I wish I could get to the point where I just had maintenance to do. I have so many unfinished projects that I dont know where to start most days. I complain a lot but I think I need all these things to do. Someday they still will not all be done.

Ha! I know what you mean. We bought a foreclosure about 6 years ago. It wasn't trashed, but was dated and had a lot of things that needed to be done. I've plugged away at them pretty steadily but there is still a long list of things to do. When I was not working in my short retirement, I had time but not enough money to really do things right. Now that I am working again, I have more money but no time.

I am in the same boat as you. Someday they will not all be done.

 

[lschiavo]

You nailed it there. Free time and money never coincide. Listen close and tell me what you think its about:

 

[Dan]

Hi everybody, hope all is well! CGVT, glad you found this thread. Congrats on the new job.

 

[Dan]

Ischiavo, your backyard looks like a winter wonderland!

 

[lschiavo]

Ischiavo, your backyard looks like a winter wonderland!

Hey Dan. I was hoping you would show up. The backyard is tonight. It snowed and its warm. The boys built a snowman and came in soaking wet and they called off school! Things are good.

How are you? Well I hope.

I am lazy. Someone post their favorite Seven Mary Three or Marcy Playground tune.

 

[CGVT]

You nailed it there. Free time and money never coincide. Listen close and tell me what you think its about:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aNKtCticq50

Good Morning Late Nighters

I'm guessing it is about Patty Hearst?

 

[DrunkleJon]

Hey Dan. I was hoping you would show up. The backyard is tonight. It snowed and its warm. The boys built a snowman and came in soaking wet and they called off school! Things are good.

How are you? Well I hope.

I am lazy. Someone post their favorite Seven Mary Three or Marcy Playground tune.

Would you accept some Radiohead?

[ame]http://youtu.be/pKd06s1LNik[/ame]

Im thinking this is the only way we are going to see green plants for a while and this song is in the happy/sad mode that my brain is in its half awake state.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

I am lazy. Someone post their favorite Seven Mary Three tune.

 

[Dynachrome]

I want some of the stuff you're NOT willing to share Not sure if I will have any homebrew to bring along but I will buy you a few at the pub if not. I hope the project happens. Nothing set in stone yet..

Rumor has it that there is a bottle of this left at my wife's office: Mai Bock

I'll probably never get it back tough.

...wifey surprised me and brought it home.



I'm torn about opening it. Should I save it?

Yer on!

 

[Dynachrome]

I'm not sure where you're at PP but that video is blocked in my country and its only 70 degrees indoors so far.

It may be that you need to register/log in to Google or Youtube. They have parental settings as default.

 

[passedpawn]

It may be that you need to register/log in to Google or Youtube. They have parental settings as default.

Yea, probably lshiavo is not old enough to view my squeeze video.

If you aren't pretty ancient, you aren't going to like it anyway. That goes for most any video I post here.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Yea, probably lshiavo is not old enough to view my squeeze video.

If you aren't pretty ancient, you aren't going to like it anyway. That goes for most any video I post here.

I must be ancient. I suspected so.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Showing my age:

 

[passedpawn]

I must be ancient. I suspected so.

Yep. Old guy alert. This version has great dynamic range, stereo separation, and I find it hard to believe it was pulled from an LP.

But here it is, for your late nite soundtrack, more Squeeze.

BTW, my best bud listens to music through headphones amplified by a crazy looking vacuum-tube amplifier. He swears by it. Hmmm.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Pulling Muscles from Michelle? So I thought....I'd be alright with a all squeeze Friday:

 

[Leadgolem]

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Simon and Garfunkel are one of the greatest duos ever. GRACELAND maybe my favorite solo album from a great band ever (yes, I've had a few but the only competition that comes to mind is Shaved Fish by John Lennon after the Beatles, and I can't imagine many would agree with me on that).

 

[BBL_Brewer]

My refrigerator wasn't cooling very well so I cleaned it an defrosted it a few days ago. It worked ok for a couple of days and now it is not cooling again. It looks as if it is not defrosting and it is not getting air flow as it should. I imagine the auto defroster switch is messed up.

You still having problems with it? Have you verified that the circulation fan is running? Behind the shroud in the freezer there's a small fan. Easy to get to. If it gives out, it could very well be causing your problem. Sometimes a little oil will limp it by for a minute, but replacing it would be the best bet if that's your problem.

I took a maintenance job this last winter just so I could stay in town a little longer. Trying to look after my parents. Learned a lot at that job, but I wouldn't want to do it forever. I wish I could get some of this stuff through my Sister's head. I'm still not 100% sure whether she doesn't trust Dad and I or if she's just too independent / stubborn. And my BIL is just shy of worthless. Don't get me wrong, I like the guy, he just doesn't do anything around the house. She just had a new furnace installed this winter. Didn't even call me, even though she knew I'd been servicing and installing them at work. I probably could have fixed it, but if not, I could have gotten her a discount on a new one and installed it for her for free. But no, she insists on calling "professionals" and getting ripped off. Maybe I should charge her $80 bucks next time I stop by just for a visit and she'll think I'm a professional.

 

[CGVT]

I haven't had a chance to look at it yet, but will probably take a look today or tomorrow. A lot of things going on. My daughter is in the school play and this is the weekend for their performances. Being the proud father that I am, I plan on going to two out of three.

A nice Saturday morning version of a pretty cool song originally recorded by Wet Wille, (a band from Mobile, btw) done by a couple of local Mobile musicians...

[ame]http://youtu.be/1VHJKrP4lBw[/ame]

 

[Stauffbier]

Yep. Old guy alert. This version has great dynamic range, stereo separation, and I find it hard to believe it was pulled from an LP.

But here it is, for your late nite soundtrack, more Squeeze.

BTW, my best bud listens to music through headphones amplified by a crazy looking vacuum-tube amplifier. He swears by it. Hmmm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t-PYCWMlBY

That's a great song. I listen to a radio station on the job site that plays music of that era and genre, and I actually heard this one a couple days ago.

I'm cleaning house and watching a huge lager starter spin for my Oktoberfest I'm brewing next weekend while listening to this...

 

[lschiavo]

I'm getting ripped off. Almost all of the recent music will not play on my phone.

The birds are back today. I forget the sound after a long winter. Spring is close for sure.

 

[Stauffbier]

Thanks for fixing my video PP. I don't know why it says it's by Gungfu. It's actually a band called Days of the New...

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Howdy Late Nighters, spring it in the air...its a beautiful world...?

 

[passedpawn]

So, you can fix your TV, even the thin plasmas and LCDs. I've done it twice. I paid about $2k for the thing 2 years ago, I don't wan't to replace it (59" Samsung smart tv, 3D, all that stuff).

The first time, the thing wouldn't turn on at all. I opened up the back of the plasma and started replacing boards, one at a time (see #1 #2 and #3 in the pic). #1 was the power supply board, I was sure it would be that one. Anyway, #3 fixed it. I bought these boards used off ebay. Turns out that a lot of people break these screens, and the repair companies sell off the boards and parts. I bought those 3 boards for less than $100 total.

Then, about a month ago, the picture got these fuzzy lines running vertically all over the picture. It was watchable, but irritating in certain scenes. With the Masters coming up, and tomorrow the first day of baseball season, I needed to make that problem go away. I opened it again and started probing cables with a stick. When I touched the cable at #4 there, the problem went away. The connector was not seated at all. It was clearly not right. I'm 99% sure I never touched that cable when I was fixing the original problem, so it might have been there from the factory. Well, it's possible I did it.... yea, I probably did it now that I thinking about it.

Anyway, in case anyone else has these sorts of problems, rest assured you can fix them yourself.

 

[gillsrob]

I replaced a few blown capacitors on an HD monitor I found, it worked for a few minutes, but the capacitors blew again, I had never thought to look into replacing the circuit boards!