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[day_trippr]

It's that time of year again

 

[balrog]

It's that time of year again

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One of the Twelve Things I Hate About Christmas, to be sure.

I've also mostly switched to LEDs

I've also always been fascinated by tales of having real lit candles on a tree. But I suspect that would result in a single, short, but very excitingly spectacular, tree lighting.

 

[Dland]

Customer was afraid someone will drive up on their lawn and into their house. I was telling them not to worry so much, then a drunk dude took out their plum tree last winter.

We put this fence in w lally columns for posts set 4 ft down w 4 bags of concrete in each hole.

Kind of feel sorry for anyone who goes off the road here now.

 

[day_trippr]

Holy cow! A hidden bollard fence seems extreme for an island home, but what do I know
Neighbor is gonna be thrilled about the new tree location...

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Not even brick and concrete stop cars.

 

[doug293cz]

Not even brick and concrete stop cars.

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Brick walls aren't particularly resistant to side loads. Reinforced concrete is much better.

Brew on

 

[balrog]

You're supposed to tap the wall with your wand before entering Knockturn Alley.

 

[nobadays]

 

[Brew_Dude41]

My mom told accounts of being sent to the yard as a teen to catch and lop the head of a chicken off. I don’t recall all the details but her old aunt typically did the kil, um dispatching and old enough kiddos the plucking, or help with that task. Life on the farm in the way back machine.

My father grew up in the coal country of western PA, way up in the sticks on a tiny "farm" off the tracks.
One morning my grandfather woke him up telling him to get on his boots and load up his shotgun-there was a flock of ducks asleep on the reservoir(a small pond built to refill the steam boilers of the coal trains). Before walking out the door of the house he was instructed to be "Damn silent, and once he raised his gun, do the same." Once he fired, then my dad was to the same-just fire as fast as he could and don't worry about aiming...
Grandpa helped gather up the birds and carry them back to the house, but the cleaning and plucking of the 2 doz foul carcasses fell upon my father and grandmother. All the rest of the family (2 brothers and 3 sisters) were either already working or too young to assist in the process.
My dad turned slightly green as he retold the last bit of the story and I made sure to avoid restaurants with duck on the menu going forward.

 

[govner1]

This style nutcracker is absolutely awesome. Brazils don't stand a chance. Hazels don't fly across the room. Meats don't get completely crushed. My hand doesn't cramp.

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Where did you get this?

 

[govner1]

Holy cow! A hidden bollard fence seems extreme for an island home, but what do I know
Neighbor is gonna be thrilled about the new tree location...

Seems appropriate to me. After losing several mailboxes many years ago to various teen “teen” pranks and the absolute lack of interest of action by the Postmaster I installed a 10 gauge SS mailbox (7lbs) on a 6x6 post, 4 feet in the ground and encased in several bags of cement. The few mishaps have resulted in significant damage to the offenders. The mailbox has a lifetime warranty on damage and the few who’ve encountered it have had to re-dig the hole, place a new post and remount said 75 lb mailbox!

 

[DBhomebrew]

Where did you get this?

Anwenk Heavy Duty Nutcracker Pecan Walnut Plier Opener Tool with Wood Handle https://a.co/d/3nPd2fs

 

[corkybstewart]

These are a variety of fluorescent minerals in cabinet with 3 different wavelengths of ultraviolet light. My wife is fascinated, I'll build her a cabinet this spring. Tomorrow we're going with them to a mine and then out collecting with UV lights tomorrow night

 

[Sailingeric]

These are a variety of fluorescent minerals in cabinet with 3 different wavelengths of ultraviolet light. My wife is fascinated, I'll build her a cabinet this spring.View attachment 835281

Looks like coral in a fish tank under UV light.

 

[Closet Fermenter]

If HBT had a Christmas tree….

 

[Dland]

These are a variety of fluorescent minerals in cabinet with 3 different wavelengths of ultraviolet light. My wife is fascinated, I'll build her a cabinet this spring. Tomorrow we're going with them to a mine and then out collecting with UV lights tomorrow nightView attachment 835281

Any idea what these minerals are? Might want to consider checking a geiger counter before you handle these too much. I know for instance that radio active uranium glass glows green in black light.

 

[Closet Fermenter]

Seems appropriate to me. After losing several mailboxes many years ago to various teen “teen” pranks and the absolute lack of interest of action by the Postmaster I installed a 10 gauge SS mailbox (7lbs) on a 6x6 post, 4 feet in the ground and encased in several bags of cement. The few mishaps have resulted in significant damage to the offenders. The mailbox has a lifetime warranty on damage and the few who’ve encountered it have had to re-dig the hole, place a new post and remount said 75 lb mailbox!

My grandma lived out in the country. The road back to the farm diverted from the main road (which was paved when I was a kid), and headed through the woods. The mailbox was out at the main road, and at the time, there were no houses in sight, in any direction. There were 3 mailboxes there; one was hers, the other two belonging to the the two neighbors who lived on the same woods road. My dad moved us out there when I was in high school and so a fourth was added.
On occasion, someone would come by and wail on the mailboxes and beat them all flat; except one. We had never paid particular attention to the mailbox on the end until we noticed that it remained untouched. On closer inspection, it had a large diameter electrical cable that came out of the ground and wound up the post and just under the box, the sheathing was opened and the two wires separated and the bare ends attached to large bolts on either side of the mailbox. It had the appearance of being electrified with high voltage!
Nobody dared touch it!!

 

[balrog]

Tomorrow we're going to a mine and then out collecting with UV lights tomorrow night

So *THAT'S* what the kids are calling it these days.

 

[Ki-ri-n]

If HBT had a Christmas tree….
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Some of us do keg :

 

[Agent]

Days like this make me want a beer when I get home.

 

[Erik the Anglophile]

I see what the problem is, those pipes aint connected...

 

[Agent]

I see what the problem is, those pipes aint connected...

You're hired! We'll see you Monday!

You may want to bring an extra set of clothes.

 

[Rodent]

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Days like this make me want a beer when I get home.

nothing a case of Kroil, a torch, and persuader bars can't resolve ... though there's not much working room on the back side against the tank/bulkhead.

playing in the bilge on a Friday morning is what weekends are all about

 

[InspectorJon]

Maybe the wrong forum but, can I make a traditional English ale with this? I found it on a shelf I was cleaning out in my garage. It was in a box that I moved here with in 1987.

 

[Pkrd]

Oh that would make an excellent vintage ale. You can tell the quality as the malt extract is so willing to be made into beer it's trying to get itself out of the can.
There's a gold medal beer right there for the taking.

 

[day_trippr]

That surely is a "Can O' Botulism" right there

 

[Pkrd]

That surely is a "Can O' Botulism" right there

Well yeah. But that won’t kick in until a bit after the judges have done their scoring.

 

[corkybstewart]

Any idea what these minerals are? Might want to consider checking a geiger counter before you handle these too much. I know for instance that radio active uranium glass glows green in black light.

Mostly everyday minerals like calcite (bright red/orange), fluorite (bright blue), and chalcedony (green and orange). There is probably some uranium, but these specimens are in a closed case and are not handled at all

 

[corkybstewart]

We had an excellent day at the mine. Here's a pic of fluorite fluorescence in the shaft

at the 100 foot level of the mine.

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Maybe the wrong forum but, can I make a traditional English ale with this? I found it on a shelf I was cleaning out in my garage. It was in a box that I moved here with in 1987.View attachment 835338

Can you get photos of the rest of the label, I'd love to try and recover the text inside visible via the bleed-through.