Random Drunken Thoughts Thread

[Skeeter686]

Why? Why did it take so very long? Why?

Sigh.

I fixed all the mildly annoying little things in my old house so that I could put it on the market and sell it. When it was all done and freshly painted, I was questioning whether to move.

Yeah... shouldn't put those things off... the sooner you do them, the more you get to enjoy them!

 

[Dland]

I always try to fix problems as they present themselves with my buildings and equipment, but it is easy to get overwhelmed with the work list and lose seance of priorities. Especially with work/day job and all.

Perhaps I'm doomed, I just bought another m 1031 to save it from being parted out, and a friend of a retired contractor is trying to get me to take a non running Cat TH-63 out of his yard, (since I presumably know how to work on them since I have one), however it it might be a good deal, [;

 

[balrog]

trying to get me to take a non running Cat TH-63

We do like our toys & hobbies, don't we?

 

[Dland]

Alas, toys and hobbies are supposed to be fun, and very little of working on a 10 ton, 30 year old piece of worn out equipment is fun. This seems more like a masochistic compulsion, plus I'm trying to help the guy out, and there may be modest profit involved as well.

I will admit I sometimes prefer this sort of thing to my real day job, at least until I'm under the machine with diesel and hydraulic oil soaking my cloths. I'm slated to be there tomorrow morning, we'll see what happens..

 

[balrog]

Pretty sure the definition of “hobby” is “masochistic compulsion”

 

[Dland]

Perhaps, but I don't feel that way about brewing, or my vegetable garden.

 

[Dland]

Well, in case anyone was wondering, it went pretty much as I expected. Got the machine running is pretty short order, and offered to buy favorable price. Everyone involved is happy about the outcome.

Assuming all goes well, and all the other general caveats, I'll post a picture of my new rig in a week or two after arranging transport. No effin way am I driving that thing 13 miles down winding two lane roads. Maybe if it was more off season, and/or I was still young, overconfident and too cheap to hire someone with a heavy equipment trailer.

 

[Skeeter686]

Maybe if it was more off season, and/or I was still young, overconfident and too cheap to hire someone with a heavy equipment trailer.

"Too cheap" has gotten me into a huge number of silly projects!

 

[balrog]

Started sampling while keg cleaning. FWIW that’s dangerous at early hours. Anyway, paging the interwebz and find “There aren’t 50 states”

4 are commonwealths.

Being in MA I knew that about Va and MA but not PA and KY.


Then I saw a discussion of all the straight lines of the states, following latitudinal lines and the query: which US state is the only state without any straight lines?



HI

 

[Dland]

So sir balrog, how's retirement going? Maybe need to spend more time outdoors.

Hey good news, the black walnut trees' are going to drop soon! That'l give you something to do..{;

 

[lumpher]

Then I saw a discussion of all the straight lines of the states, following latitudinal lines and the query: which US state is the only state without any straight lines?



HI

Hawaii. It's lines are formed by the contours of the islands. I lived there for years

 

[doug293cz]

Hawaii. It's lines are formed by the contours of the islands. I lived there for years

Um, the answer was in the original post. @balrog wasn't saying "hi" when he typed "HI" at the bottom of the post.

Brew on

 

[lumpher]

Um, the answer was in the original post. @balrog wasn't saying "hi" when he typed "HI" at the bottom of the post.

Brew on

I had a couple and missed that. Sorry if it offended you.

 

[doug293cz]

I had a couple and missed that. Sorry if it offended you.

Not offended at all.

Brew on

 

[mac_1103]

HI

Hawaii

Not bad, you?

 

[lumpher]

Not bad, you?

 

[day_trippr]

Remember, it's only arson if it's from the French region of Arsonne. Otherwise, it's just sparkling fire.

 

[Dland]

As promised in post #2727, perhaps I shouldn't post as it may constitute proof of me being less than sane, heh heh;

 

[Broken Crow]

As promised in post #2727, perhaps I shouldn't post as it may constitute proof of me being less than sane, heh heh;

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I can't wait to see the giant kettle and the brew-bag you're gonna lift with that! Is it too late in life for you to consider adopting me?

 

[Dland]

I can't wait to see the giant kettle and the brew-bag you're gonna lift with that! Is it too late in life for you to consider adopting me?

Even if we weren't both old fogies, you wouldn't want me as a parent,.. trust me. [;

 

[Broken Crow]

Even if we weren't both old fogies, you wouldn't want me as a parent,.. trust me. [;

I beg to differ:

as it may constitute proof of me being less than sane, heh heh

... I can think of no higher qualification...at least for me

 

[balrog]

“Who’s your daddy?”

[shoot. The Smiths (movie) clip as a gif wouldn’t load. Joke aborted. Time for a beer]

 

[Dland]

I beg to differ:

... I can think of no higher qualification...at least for me

....And it is very unlikely you would want my "better half" as a mother type parent. Trust me again on that, ...though I suppose if you were actually a bird, (or a cat paradoxicly) , posing as a human on this forum, you might have a chance, otherwise "It ad be a tough row to hoe", as they say.

On the other hand, she got pretty pissed of at the crows when they took out the orial nests this spring.

I like crows, and have tolerated their growing presence around here for a few years. but it seems I've been too leniant with them.

I tried to 'splain then I did not want them going at my fruit trees and veg garden with warning shots from the Benjamin , but alas, if they are as much of a pain next growing season, I may have go to .22 cb caps. But I digress, as I often will from difficult conversations.

But seriously.., my friend B Crow, those telehandler lifted multi ton BIAB fantasies, forget it, I'm a dedicated 3V type brewer.

...And it is only Thursday, but it'll likley be OK

 

[day_trippr]

There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don’t.