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Any of you have problems playing YouTube links here on HBT. Recently I bought a new phone IPhone 6 and shortly thereafter YouTube videos don't play here. Even the ones I've posted, I saw and heard them on YouTube but can't watch the links here. It's akin to deafness, I can see words and music being made, but can't hear anything. Only on HBT. ???
Yeah they play on my iPhone 5 but have no sound also. I've given up trying to listen to anything posted while browsing on my phone.
Havent posted here in a while and I don't have too many educated or like minded friends locally that I can bounce ideas off of but I just wanted some opinions from my HBT brethren as to an idea I am tossing around my brain.
First, a little back story. I am a scientist now and have a decent career going. I chose to establish my home in a mostly low-income/poor rural town just because I got my house for cheap and I try to live well below my means. In my community we have a charity Facebook page and through it I have kind of become a volunteer handy man as I grew up doing the stuff and I am pretty skilled in residential "repair/remodeling". I frequently get calls and messages from those in my community that are too poor to hire a professional to handle their much needed repairs which can range from replacing an outlet to completely redoing a bathroom depending on the extent of the damage. I put a lot of time, care and sometimes my own money into helping these people.
Anyway, lately I have been doing a lot of things for people and I recently started thinking that maybe I should start a non-profit of some sort in which I could offer services on a sliding fee based on income and perhaps it could turn out successful enough to possibly hire and train some disadvantaged workers or veterans that would make it a full-time venture. Just wondering what you guys think of all this. Maybe I am thinking way over my head here but it was just a thought as aside from myself the community only has an affordable but highly shady and under skilled plumber that services the area.
Anybody have any experience in starting a non-profit or a business similar that could provide some input? Otherwise just looking for opinions. I am not really looking to quit my day job as the pay and benefits are excellent and I work evenings so I still have time during the day and on weekends for this venture. Give me your thoughts not matter how harsh.
First, a little back story. I am a scientist now and have a decent career going. I chose to establish my home in a mostly low-income/poor rural town just because I got my house for cheap and I try to live well below my means. In my community we have a charity Facebook page and through it I have kind of become a volunteer handy man as I grew up doing the stuff and I am pretty skilled in residential "repair/remodeling". I frequently get calls and messages from those in my community that are too poor to hire a professional to handle their much needed repairs which can range from replacing an outlet to completely redoing a bathroom depending on the extent of the damage. I put a lot of time, care and sometimes my own money into helping these people.
Anyway, lately I have been doing a lot of things for people and I recently started thinking that maybe I should start a non-profit of some sort in which I could offer services on a sliding fee based on income and perhaps it could turn out successful enough to possibly hire and train some disadvantaged workers or veterans that would make it a full-time venture. Just wondering what you guys think of all this. Maybe I am thinking way over my head here but it was just a thought as aside from myself the community only has an affordable but highly shady and under skilled plumber that services the area.
Anybody have any experience in starting a non-profit or a business similar that could provide some input? Otherwise just looking for opinions. I am not really looking to quit my day job as the pay and benefits are excellent and I work evenings so I still have time during the day and on weekends for this venture. Give me your thoughts not matter how harsh.
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SFgoat, I can't give you any advice on starting a nonprofit outfit. I do like your intentions. I'll could talk to my oldest daughter and explain your idea, maybe just let her read your post because you explain your idea best
I'll give her a shout. She's only 28 but was called out by the pacific business news as one of Hawaii's top 40 professionals under 40 years old, she was 26 or 27 at the time. Now a few years later she is the president of a 50 year old nonprofit organization, Hawaii Junior Achievement; I think she can give you sound advice. I'll forward your post if you give me permission
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I'll give her a shout. She's only 28 but was called out by the pacific business news as one of Hawaii's top 40 professionals under 40 years old, she was 26 or 27 at the time. Now a few years later she is the president of a 50 year old nonprofit organization, Hawaii Junior Achievement; I think she can give you sound advice. I'll forward your post if you give me permission
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Anybody old enough to legally be on HBT has memories from September eleventh 2001. A day like Decenber 7, 1941. They are two dates that should always be remembered. Both were days The USA was attacked by ruthless people. 60 years apart the bastardly tried to take us out and that hardly stopped in the years between.
In 1973, after president Nixon stalled for two years; the end of the draft came. The USA's military became a volunteer force. VOLUNTEER!
We take for granted the way of life we live. Hell, i'm retired from the Armed Forces and sometimes I forget the sacrifices our young men and women give
A couple days ago here in Oahu Hawaii, twelve souls were lost. 12 MARINES died during a combat training mission. They were all volunteers and I can tell you for fact each of them pledged an oath, they raised their right hand and swore to God (or affirmed). This path
I've reaffirmed this oath six times in my Navy career. It only takes one time to commit, each reenlistment I suppose is just ceremonial maybe also reinforce-affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed .over me
The officer's oath is very much the same
Twelve MARINES were lost a few days ago. Some very, very good men. Sons, brothers, uncles, husbands and Dads.
They volunteered their lives to protect freedom. Yes they died in a combat training mission. Doesn't matter. They died because they believe defending the USA is the best way to live life, it takes a lot of training, youthful exuberance and love. They join for various reasons but I can say from personal. No man or woman who has faithfully served in the United States armed forces will ever say their time didn't make a difference.
I truly wish the lost men weren't gone. That they would be alive another day. I wish their families would not be in agony if these men didn't give their love and support to our country. But they did
There will be lessons learned from this mishap.
I sometimes just want to be a hippy and live in peace and harmony. The world thinks differently. So I'm no longer war fighter in the military but I am an I American!!! And I will support and defend America to the end of time.
An old song Johnny Cash sung reminds me why we all need to put the USA first
"I walked through a county courthouse square
On a park bench an old man was sitting there
I said, "Your old courthouse is kinda run down"
He said, "No, it'll do for our little town"
I said, "Your old flagpole has leaned a little bit
And that's a Ragged Old Flag you got hanging on it"
He said, "Have a seat, " and I sat down
"Is this the first time you've been to our little town?"
I said, "I think it is" He said, "I don't like to brag
But we're kinda proud of that Ragged Old Flag
You see, we got a little hole in that flag there when
Washington took it across the Delaware
And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key
Sat watching it, writing 'Say Can You See'
And it got a bad rip in New Orleans
With Packingham and Jackson tuggin' at its seams
And it almost fell at the Alamo
Beside the Texas flag, but she waved on though
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill
There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, and Bragg
And the south wind blew hard on that Ragged Old Flag
On Flanders Field in World War I
She got a big hole from a Bertha gun
She turned blood red in World War II
She hung limp and low by the time it was through
She was in Korea and Vietnam
She went where she was sent by her Uncle Sam
She waved from our ships upon the briny foam
And now they've about quit waving her back here at home
In her own good land here she's been abused
She's been burned, dishonored, denied, and refused
And the government for which she stands
Is scandalized throughout the land
And she's getting threadbare and she's wearing thin
But she's in good shape for the shape she's in
'Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more
So we raise her up every morning, we take her down every night
We don't let her touch the ground and we fold her up right
On second thought, I do like to brag
'Cause I'm mighty proud of the Ragged Old Flag
"
Please take a moment of silent prayer to your higher power and thank him for men and women who give us s chance to live in blissfull ignorance
In 1973, after president Nixon stalled for two years; the end of the draft came. The USA's military became a volunteer force. VOLUNTEER!
We take for granted the way of life we live. Hell, i'm retired from the Armed Forces and sometimes I forget the sacrifices our young men and women give
A couple days ago here in Oahu Hawaii, twelve souls were lost. 12 MARINES died during a combat training mission. They were all volunteers and I can tell you for fact each of them pledged an oath, they raised their right hand and swore to God (or affirmed). This path
I've reaffirmed this oath six times in my Navy career. It only takes one time to commit, each reenlistment I suppose is just ceremonial maybe also reinforce-affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed .over me
The officer's oath is very much the same
Twelve MARINES were lost a few days ago. Some very, very good men. Sons, brothers, uncles, husbands and Dads.
They volunteered their lives to protect freedom. Yes they died in a combat training mission. Doesn't matter. They died because they believe defending the USA is the best way to live life, it takes a lot of training, youthful exuberance and love. They join for various reasons but I can say from personal. No man or woman who has faithfully served in the United States armed forces will ever say their time didn't make a difference.
I truly wish the lost men weren't gone. That they would be alive another day. I wish their families would not be in agony if these men didn't give their love and support to our country. But they did
There will be lessons learned from this mishap.
I sometimes just want to be a hippy and live in peace and harmony. The world thinks differently. So I'm no longer war fighter in the military but I am an I American!!! And I will support and defend America to the end of time.
An old song Johnny Cash sung reminds me why we all need to put the USA first
"I walked through a county courthouse square
On a park bench an old man was sitting there
I said, "Your old courthouse is kinda run down"
He said, "No, it'll do for our little town"
I said, "Your old flagpole has leaned a little bit
And that's a Ragged Old Flag you got hanging on it"
He said, "Have a seat, " and I sat down
"Is this the first time you've been to our little town?"
I said, "I think it is" He said, "I don't like to brag
But we're kinda proud of that Ragged Old Flag
You see, we got a little hole in that flag there when
Washington took it across the Delaware
And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key
Sat watching it, writing 'Say Can You See'
And it got a bad rip in New Orleans
With Packingham and Jackson tuggin' at its seams
And it almost fell at the Alamo
Beside the Texas flag, but she waved on though
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill
There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, and Bragg
And the south wind blew hard on that Ragged Old Flag
On Flanders Field in World War I
She got a big hole from a Bertha gun
She turned blood red in World War II
She hung limp and low by the time it was through
She was in Korea and Vietnam
She went where she was sent by her Uncle Sam
She waved from our ships upon the briny foam
And now they've about quit waving her back here at home
In her own good land here she's been abused
She's been burned, dishonored, denied, and refused
And the government for which she stands
Is scandalized throughout the land
And she's getting threadbare and she's wearing thin
But she's in good shape for the shape she's in
'Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more
So we raise her up every morning, we take her down every night
We don't let her touch the ground and we fold her up right
On second thought, I do like to brag
'Cause I'm mighty proud of the Ragged Old Flag
"
Please take a moment of silent prayer to your higher power and thank him for men and women who give us s chance to live in blissfull ignorance
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Wow, lost in thought and reflection yesterday. That's what happens when I'm dead tired. I've been working the last three straight weeks, I feel like I'm on a deployment. Too dang old for theses hours. First day off in awhile yesterday. Safe to say between exhaustion and a few brews I got lecturely 🙂
A few ideas popped into my head on this. Due to your proximity to a larger city (Omaha), have you reached out to area trade schools? Maybe there are some students who would be willing to volunteer their time. They could provide help while building their skills.
Also, make sure that your services do not run afoul of building codes and licensing requirements. Perhaps you could approach the local building inspector to ensure your efforts are legal.
Looks like a very worthwhile venture and I hope it turns into something good. Good luck!
That's nice of you. If it makes you feel good, do it. In fact, that's exactly my motto 
Occasionally I consider what's important in life and what we should do with our time here. First, and this one is a 10 on the Richter scale, is our kids. Put as much time as we can into our kids, at ALL COST. Second is help our fellow man.
Now, take my word, I'm a very conservative person and I don't shed tears for people who can't pay their bills or repair their roof. But I do know that after we're dead, our only legacy is our kids and whatever mark we made on on the rest of the world.
So, take care of your kids (if applicable), then make your mark on the rest. I say do it. If it makes you feel good, of course
Occasionally I consider what's important in life and what we should do with our time here. First, and this one is a 10 on the Richter scale, is our kids. Put as much time as we can into our kids, at ALL COST. Second is help our fellow man.
Now, take my word, I'm a very conservative person and I don't shed tears for people who can't pay their bills or repair their roof. But I do know that after we're dead, our only legacy is our kids and whatever mark we made on on the rest of the world.
So, take care of your kids (if applicable), then make your mark on the rest. I say do it. If it makes you feel good, of course
That's nice of you. If it makes you feel good, do it. In fact, that's exactly my motto
Occasionally I consider what's important in life and what we should do with our time here. First, and this one is a 10 on the Richter scale, is our kids. Put as much time as we can into our kids, at ALL COST. Second is help our fellow man.
Now, take my word, I'm a very conservative person and I don't shed tears for people who can't pay their bills or repair their roof. But I do know that after we're dead, our only legacy is our kids and whatever mark we made on on the rest of the world.
So, take care of your kids (if applicable), then make your mark on the rest. I say do it. If it makes you feel good, of course
This.
I'll take that sentiment and extend it to family in general. Family is everything. Mine isn't that large--2 brothers and a handful of nieces and nephews. We have no no kids of our own. My wife's family isn't big either. Even more reason to make the most of time we spend with them.
I have never shared this on HBT before. My dad is suffering from lung cancer. Small-cell carcinoma, the worst kind. He was diagnosed last summer and endured 4 months of chemo, finishing that last October. At that point there was nothing more they could do for him. The chemo shrunk the tumors, but those will grow back, and dad's condition is terminal.
Now he is at home, with hospice care coming twice a week. He is 91, my mom 89. I don't know how much time he has, but I shuttle to and from their home 300 miles away because some day he won't be there. Some day my mom won't either.
Family is everything.
Sorry for the philosophical post, but Passedpawn got me thinking tonight. I don't have kids, but I take care of the family I have. Friends, neighbors, co-workers and others are important to me. But family is front and center.
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Okay I need to quit posting and will shortly. Faith takes a lot of courage. I'm going to post songs from Jim Reeves. I love his words. I'm just not strong enough as a person to be as strong in my faith. Truly at a crossroads
[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F2nJalaQ48Q#[/ame]
[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F2nJalaQ48Q#[/ame]
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I'm not quite sure what to say. My parents both died of cancer in their early sixties. None of it made sense. They didn't live a lifestyle that induced cancer.
I can't give you any words of encouragement other than celebrate their lives and never forget you come from them as do your children. Celebrate your family and future.
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If I had a bucket list, which is a neat idea but me being me my conviction to an idea is lacking. Maybe I'll change that soon.
Anyway, if I did have a bucket list somewhere, towards the top, would be a chance to talk with John Wayne, and John Bullilushi. They're both long gone. So I would put a realistic goal - a conversation with Dan Akroyd. I'd love to hear about the Blues Brother days. Yes it was a movie but I think those two became Jake and Elwood. May be after the blues brother movie I don't know
http://youtu.be/RdR6MN2jKYs
Anyway, if I did have a bucket list somewhere, towards the top, would be a chance to talk with John Wayne, and John Bullilushi. They're both long gone. So I would put a realistic goal - a conversation with Dan Akroyd. I'd love to hear about the Blues Brother days. Yes it was a movie but I think those two became Jake and Elwood. May be after the blues brother movie I don't know
http://youtu.be/RdR6MN2jKYs
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How is it going Late Niters!
Hope all is well. New year is treating me well, business is good, stock mkt is down but don't get crazy it's happened before, finger off the button you.
I went to the TB Lightning hockey game last night. Went with a friend who has a horse stable, Big Shot Stables. Racing horses. All their horses have names from the following Billy Joel song. Anyway, love Billy Joel. In fact, I'm going to see him Friday
For your late nite soundtrack, Billy Joel - Big Shot.
Hope all is well. New year is treating me well, business is good, stock mkt is down but don't get crazy it's happened before, finger off the button you.
I went to the TB Lightning hockey game last night. Went with a friend who has a horse stable, Big Shot Stables. Racing horses. All their horses have names from the following Billy Joel song. Anyway, love Billy Joel. In fact, I'm going to see him Friday
For your late nite soundtrack, Billy Joel - Big Shot.
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Bet on piano man in the 3rd
I found a mystery bottle in fridge. Several years old likely. I believe it was a boisynberry wine from Knotts berry farm jam...at any rate it was great. Need to label better
How's it going Late Niters! LRB and I have the dancefloor to ourselves. That's if LRB lived through the poisenberry wine he found.
Heading to the Billy Joel concert tomorrow. Did I mention that before Pretty excited. My wife and the other couple that is going with us met at a nearby place and had some brrrs tonight. Can't wait. I've been playing the Billy Joel discography while working for the last couple days. It's wall-to-wall hits. I love all those recognizable hits. But there's a lot of other stuff you might never have heard, a classical album (Fantasies & Delusions), unreleased songs ("Christie Lee", for his ex-wife / model Christie Brinkley), all sorts of stuff.
For your late nite soundtrack, this is Billy Joel. I've got a friend who has done a TON of travelling around the world (I've done my share, but he's done way more). He says Vienna Austria was his favorite place he's ever visited. It's on my bucket list.
Heading to the Billy Joel concert tomorrow. Did I mention that before
Pretty excited. My wife and the other couple that is going with us met at a nearby place and had some brrrs tonight. Can't wait. I've been playing the Billy Joel discography while working for the last couple days. It's wall-to-wall hits. I love all those recognizable hits. But there's a lot of other stuff you might never have heard, a classical album (Fantasies & Delusions), unreleased songs ("Christie Lee", for his ex-wife / model Christie Brinkley), all sorts of stuff. For your late nite soundtrack, this is Billy Joel. I've got a friend who has done a TON of travelling around the world (I've done my share, but he's done way more). He says Vienna Austria was his favorite place he's ever visited. It's on my bucket list.
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Good music fills the soul and of course the music we like is based on our tastes. I like a variety of genres but rock from the latter 1960's to somewhere before the 1990's is my comfort factor. I grew up with that.
When I moved back to Hawaii again, there were no music stations that appealed to me. Seemed like the people here either wanted traditional Hawaiian music, which I'm totally ok with if in the mood. But it seemed like mostly the stations catered to music that the 65+ year olds liked to listen to in their youth. I don't know how many times I searched the radio channels while driving to hear a good rock station.
I used to enjoy the occasional Karen Carpenter song. Just not everyday. Another soft music piece is that one,, I don't know the name but words like. ,," you lift me up higher than a mountain,.... I could hear that maybe once every -10 years and be okay with it. Not at least once an hour every day. And music just like that. Whiny, annoying soft rock garbage.
I'm really starting a ramble now
When my work forced me to spend much time driving and there wasn't one decent radio station (which is just my opinion, it's subjective) I got hooked on Pandora. I used the free one and sculpted it into the varieties of music I like. Truly enjoyed that!
I've been told by friends I should pay four bucks a month and I'll get better sound quality and no commercials. Number one, I'm 51. I spent 30 years in a jet noise environment. I used sound protection, double at times and believe my hearing is pretty good. The audiologist says differently because I didn't score perfectly at some sound frequencies, however, I hear just fine unless there is background noise. I'm off track
Bottom line. Hawaii finally got a rock station. Im not sure what it's called. I'll just use slogan. Their slogan "The only radio station in Hawaii that doesn't suck". Ok. Ask my 21 year old daughter and she might roll her eyes at that statement because it's not her music
Luckily Hawaii has enough people wanting a rock station that I enjoy. I'm sure 20 years from now when my youngest kid would be 41 if that station is still around,..she could make a similar post
When I moved back to Hawaii again, there were no music stations that appealed to me. Seemed like the people here either wanted traditional Hawaiian music, which I'm totally ok with if in the mood. But it seemed like mostly the stations catered to music that the 65+ year olds liked to listen to in their youth. I don't know how many times I searched the radio channels while driving to hear a good rock station.
I used to enjoy the occasional Karen Carpenter song. Just not everyday. Another soft music piece is that one,, I don't know the name but words like. ,," you lift me up higher than a mountain,.... I could hear that maybe once every -10 years and be okay with it. Not at least once an hour every day. And music just like that. Whiny, annoying soft rock garbage.
I'm really starting a ramble now
When my work forced me to spend much time driving and there wasn't one decent radio station (which is just my opinion, it's subjective) I got hooked on Pandora. I used the free one and sculpted it into the varieties of music I like. Truly enjoyed that!
I've been told by friends I should pay four bucks a month and I'll get better sound quality and no commercials. Number one, I'm 51. I spent 30 years in a jet noise environment. I used sound protection, double at times and believe my hearing is pretty good. The audiologist says differently because I didn't score perfectly at some sound frequencies, however, I hear just fine unless there is background noise. I'm off track
Bottom line. Hawaii finally got a rock station. Im not sure what it's called. I'll just use slogan. Their slogan "The only radio station in Hawaii that doesn't suck". Ok. Ask my 21 year old daughter and she might roll her eyes at that statement because it's not her music
Luckily Hawaii has enough people wanting a rock station that I enjoy. I'm sure 20 years from now when my youngest kid would be 41 if that station is still around,..she could make a similar post
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So the volume of a pizza with the radius of z and thickness of a is: Pi z z a. That's no coincidence.
Super cool. I need to remember that.
For your late nite soundrack, Billy Joel in a Pi z z a joint:
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Bleak days suck!
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LRB, glad you're back in full grace. You know it wouldn't matter if you weren't a supporting member. You'd still be one of the coolest cats on HBT! [emoji3]
I did a little online Harbor Freight shopping last night and bought a gambrel and pulley system. It's advertised with a 440lb load limit. I actually bought two because shipping on two was only a couple more dollars than shipping one. The whole kit a kaboodle was under $40. Hard to go wrong with that. I read dozens of reviews before I pulled the trigger, 90% were positive
Of course, the reason I'm posting this on a brew site is because the thing is going to be used while brewing.
I'm gravity brewing for now, well I will be next brew day (cough, cough, ahem...last brew day was 3 years ago)
I plan to use this system to raise my post boil kettle 5 or six feet, run the hot wort through s CFC and let that dump into my brew bucket.
I plan to do a check flight with cool tap water and I'll fill the keggle to the brim. That will be somewhere around 125 pounds of water and I'm guessing the keggle weighs close to or less than 25lbs. So 150 maximum weight. Im only doing 5 gallon batches for now so I believe even maxed out I have a large, like 65% weight safety buffer in there. I'll probably do a few trial runs with cool water and get the procedure down. Also the gambrel and pulley will only be used to raise and lower the kettle. Once I get the kettle to height ill rest it on some sort of solid platform. I'm not going to trust cheap gear to hold a pot of 212 degree wort.
So. If I ever get time the testing phase of this starts. After the harbor freight package arrives. So maybe in 2-3 more weeks
Cheers!
I did a little online Harbor Freight shopping last night and bought a gambrel and pulley system. It's advertised with a 440lb load limit. I actually bought two because shipping on two was only a couple more dollars than shipping one. The whole kit a kaboodle was under $40. Hard to go wrong with that. I read dozens of reviews before I pulled the trigger, 90% were positive
Of course, the reason I'm posting this on a brew site is because the thing is going to be used while brewing.
I'm gravity brewing for now, well I will be next brew day (cough, cough, ahem...last brew day was 3 years ago)
I plan to use this system to raise my post boil kettle 5 or six feet, run the hot wort through s CFC and let that dump into my brew bucket.
I plan to do a check flight with cool tap water and I'll fill the keggle to the brim. That will be somewhere around 125 pounds of water and I'm guessing the keggle weighs close to or less than 25lbs. So 150 maximum weight. Im only doing 5 gallon batches for now so I believe even maxed out I have a large, like 65% weight safety buffer in there. I'll probably do a few trial runs with cool water and get the procedure down. Also the gambrel and pulley will only be used to raise and lower the kettle. Once I get the kettle to height ill rest it on some sort of solid platform. I'm not going to trust cheap gear to hold a pot of 212 degree wort.
So. If I ever get time the testing phase of this starts. After the harbor freight package arrives. So maybe in 2-3 more weeks
Cheers!
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Maybe this link will work. Pic of the thing. http://m.harborfreight.com/gambrel-and-pulley-hoist-99758.html#
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Ah shoot. I find myself posting again. It bothers me a little when I write long posts and hog this thread. I don't even know if anybody reads much of what I write down or just thinks "there goes Dan again on some ramble". I'm me, this thread is a release. I took off work today. We've been working 65 hour work weeks for the past 3 weeks. When I was younger that wasn't a big deal but man I get worn out these days with that schedule.
So I called in today. Not coming to work. I feel a little bad about that but not too much. I need money to live, I have tons of bills and two mortgages on two houses. But lately all I do is work my ass off to keep up.
Today is a mental health day for me. I am using the 12 hours I would be at work do stuff for me. I m going to have conversations with my kids, light the grill and cook hamburgers, yes hamburgers. I have a broken clothes dryer that causes all kinds of inconvenience - fixing that today or at minimum troubleshooting down to the defective part. I haven't dug into it yet but pretty sure I know the broken link. I just have to prove it.
Cheers to you all!
Dan
So I called in today. Not coming to work. I feel a little bad about that but not too much. I need money to live, I have tons of bills and two mortgages on two houses. But lately all I do is work my ass off to keep up.
Today is a mental health day for me. I am using the 12 hours I would be at work do stuff for me. I m going to have conversations with my kids, light the grill and cook hamburgers, yes hamburgers. I have a broken clothes dryer that causes all kinds of inconvenience - fixing that today or at minimum troubleshooting down to the defective part. I haven't dug into it yet but pretty sure I know the broken link. I just have to prove it.
Cheers to you all!
Dan
