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Getting there....but a ways to go. Looks raw now. It won't in the end. I hope
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The top is dull and boring. I need to correct that
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Don't know how to do that, yet.
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I put glass tile on the top of my kegerator.
Looking good, Dan. Keep 'em coming
Looking good, Dan. Keep 'em coming
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Wow! I can't believe this thread is still going! I haven't been here in over a year or two. Good to see you folks. I hope you have all been well.
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Oh, and Dan... The keezer is looking great, my friend!
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Thanks CGVT! I hadn't thought of that. More work tomorrow. I think I'm going to figure out a better way to cover the drain and temp selector. I want to be able to select freezing to serving and fermentation temps to keep this thing versatile. I guess I just realized while posting this I might as well just set the freezers temp knob to coldest and then use my external temp controller to change temps. Way la! That big holes getting covered tomorrow. The drain one... going to have to think about that. I'd kind of like to keep it an option
Cheers!
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Mike!
You know this thread will never die! The kegerator I made was inspired by yours! Great to hear from you brother!
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Hi Albert!
I agree. If all goes well in a few years my wife and I want to buy a house with a garage. Then the two shall meet in a kick butt man cave but for now the CC is in storage and freezer in guest bedroom. It's a dream, a goal.
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Has anybody heard from Passedpawn? Thoughts are with him and his family and all those affected by these hurricanes. Thoughts and prayers to you Pappy
Saw the satellite of Irma. That ****** is a killer. Glad they told everyone to get out of dodge or miami as the case may be. This effer is not one to ride out unless you want to ride it out into the beyond.
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My kids are all grown up and doing well enough but we all are spread out across the country. So we decided abut 3 months ago to take a vacation together. Three or four weeks, maybe a little longer ago we finalized the trip. Airfares, hotel, rental car - we pooled our money and paid for them all.
Our mistake - Florida! And nothing is refundable. We were planning to head to Orlando. We had a "telephone conference" and combined text get together about possible change in plans
My recommendation "lets go anyway, we can volunteer. I don't know exactly what we can do, but surely we can help"
My daughter's response -"I'm in Dad
My son - Dad if you want to volunteer to help there are things closer to home"
My son's wife - F*ck if I'm going to waste my two week vacation"
Not sure what we are going to do yet. Vacation starts Saturday September 23 (we get there) leave morning of Saturday Sep 30.
I know this is a home brewing site, always has and always will be. I've been here quite a few years and also have come to realize this site as a family. helping,giving ideas and advice.
The trip is not far from now. Any suggestions from the wealth of knowledge here on HBT?
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Our mistake - Florida! And nothing is refundable. We were planning to head to Orlando. We had a "telephone conference" and combined text get together about possible change in plans
My recommendation "lets go anyway, we can volunteer. I don't know exactly what we can do, but surely we can help"
My daughter's response -"I'm in Dad
My son - Dad if you want to volunteer to help there are things closer to home"
My son's wife - F*ck if I'm going to waste my two week vacation"
Not sure what we are going to do yet. Vacation starts Saturday September 23 (we get there) leave morning of Saturday Sep 30.
I know this is a home brewing site, always has and always will be. I've been here quite a few years and also have come to realize this site as a family. helping,giving ideas and advice.
The trip is not far from now. Any suggestions from the wealth of knowledge here on HBT?
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Thanks Dan
I'm here in Clearwater waiting for the storm. I wouldn't cancel your trip. I'm pretty sure things will get back to normal quickly. Last hurricane we (Clearwater) lost power for a couple of days, trees and roofs needed to be cleaned up, etc. I can't guess what's going to happen in the next 24 hrs, but I doubt the effects will affect your trip in 3 weeks. I'll know more tomorrow
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Since everything has been planned out already I can't think of a better vacation spent with your daughter. You two will come home needing a vacation to recover from your vacation, but the lives you touch will be rested. Just check ahead and make sure your accommodations are still available.
There always are and time to do them when you return.
.....well....so much to say about this from both sides of the coin.
Yes we are family Dan.
All the best and stay safe
Jeff
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Thanks Dan
I wouldn't cancel your trip. I'm pretty sure things will get back to normal quickly. Last hurricane we (Clearwater) lost power for a couple of days, trees and roofs needed to be cleaned up, etc. I can't guess what's going to happen in the next 24 hrs, but I doubt the effects will affect your trip in 3 weeks. I'll know more tomorrow
I agree with this. I've been through, and responded to, quite a few hurricanes. Unless there is massive flooding in the area that your are going to, they tend to get cleaned up pretty quickly. Once they get the power back up, it doesn't take long for things to get back to close to normal.
Orlando won't flood (maybe local street stuff). Most of the awful hurricane effects you see are coastal (flooding within a mile of the coasts / bays, and full frontal effects from the wind for those right on the water). Inside of that, it's just wind damage - trees/roofs. Motor homes and weaker structures might be affected by wind, but most homes built in the last X years will be OK. If I was on a farm in open terrain I'd be concerned. Wind driven rain will find the places in your roof where the flashing cement has dried and cracked, so many older roofs will leak. Hopefully people have buckets and tarps for that kind of thing. Asphalt shingle will fly away and expose the roof sheathing, so more leaks. If the sheathing layers fly away, your world degrades quickly! I've got cement tile on my roof. It's not bulletproof, but it seems to do much better than the shingles.
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I reserve the right to be wrong about anything above
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On a completely different note... Dan, check out your pipe smoking thread. I've bought a few old pipes on Ebay and restored them. I am am enjoying a new hobby.
This an old Brewster (cheap) pipe that I worked on.
This an old Brewster (cheap) pipe that I worked on.
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I was actually ogling your posts in that thread yesterday. I should have responded. I might try your methods on the near future on a couple of the older pipes in my collection.
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Orlando won't flood (maybe local street stuff). Most of the awful hurricane effects you see are coastal (flooding within a mile of the coasts / bays, and full frontal effects from the wind for those right on the water). Inside of that, it's just wind damage - trees/roofs. Motor homes and weaker structures might be affected by wind, but most homes built in the last X years will be OK. If I was on a farm in open terrain I'd be concerned. Wind driven rain will find the places in your roof where the flashing cement has dried and cracked, so many older roofs will leak. Hopefully people have buckets and tarps for that kind of thing. Asphalt shingle will fly away and expose the roof sheathing, so more leaks. If the sheathing layers fly away, your world degrades quickly! I've got cement tile on my roof. It's not bulletproof, but it seems to do much better than the shingles.
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Passedpawn great to hear from you! Keep hunkered down. If possible could you brew a XXXIPA or something during this time and simply call it, Irma. Or something more extravagant maybe. [emoji3]
Stay safe Pappy
Cheers
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Thank you brother. I didn't include all your responses in this text but believe me I read them a few times over. Thank you.
Talked with the kids today. We're on hold for now, gonna hold out a while. Mine is such a first world problem it's almost embarrassing in light of what Floridians are up against.
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Read the refund / cancellations policy and call the airline. Pretty sure they make exceptions for hurricane. IIUC, Orlando airport had some significant water damage. I'd also try calling hotel and car company as they could, possibly, have damage of their own and may not be able to honor their arrangements.
My neighborhood in Clearwater got hit pretty hard. Trees down, etc. But by this evening we are all cleaned up. Even the guy with a very large tree on his house was up there with a chain saw and took care of it by noon. I seriously doubt there is any issue with Orlando that won't entirely disappear in a few days. That place is magical
BTW, in case anybody wants my recommendation, the best hotel to stay at is the Boardwalk Inn. It's awesome, especially if you plan on going to Epcot, which is my favorite place. You can walk into Epcot (right behind the Eiffel Tower) from this hotel, or any other hotel on the same lake (there are a few). But this one is better than the others, and I've stayed at them all. My favorite thing is to wake up at the break of dawn (WAY before my wife) and sit on that boardwalk and drink coffee from Joe's, which is a cart on the path there. There's also a little bakery in the row that sells doughnuts and coffee. Cool vibe for me.
It's a little pricey for sure.
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/boardwalk-inn/
It's a little pricey for sure.
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/boardwalk-inn/
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Passedpawn great to hear all us well! I'm not really sure where we're staying. My son made the arrangements. The kids have pretty much set up this vacation. I just paid my part ( ok maybe a little extra) and left it to them. Good experience for them.
That place you're describing sounds wonderful. Maybe in a few years my wife and I will stay there and have coffee at Joes.
That place you're describing sounds wonderful. Maybe in a few years my wife and I will stay there and have coffee at Joes.
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I think we might be in the clear. Florida seems very resilient. I'll check on things in a few more days. I'm thinking natural disasters would be good cause for refund but I'll give them s little time.
