The Dysfunctional-Palooza Obnoxious Masshole BS Thread

[Dland]

I'm thinking back to age of twelve - fifteen, for explanations for some of my "eccentricities", besides being dyslexic. Can't help but wonder of playing with lead and mercury & leaded solder (I was into heath kits, if anyone remembers those).

Worst part was probably washing engine parts with Gunk mixed w leaded gas (all of us old folks got doses of tetra ethyl lead, but this was frequent immersion for a while), no thought of gloves or anything like that of course...that's the way things were done & how I was taught. While I learned a lot from my first couple of cars, really old Willys Jeeps, pretty sure they took their toll.

If that thunder storm was closer, would have took cover, we only got 1/4 inch rain, I do love storms..,but would not want to get stupider than I already am. [;

 

[day_trippr]

I remember Heath Kits, though I only ever built one - the shortwave radio receiver.
My dad was an EE and got me into electrical projects quite early. I could often be found bent over a soldering iron for hours building various stuff...

Cheers!

 

[balrog]

heath kits

 

[balrog]

Happy F-Day everyone.

 

[paulthenurse]

 

[balrog]

Looks to be ready in time for Masstoberfest!

 

[paulthenurse]

It will indeed.

 

[day_trippr]

Congrats, Paul!

 

[balrog]

Me taking a trip.

And the one that blew its top

 

[day_trippr]

fyi, Gloucester's Greasy Pole competition is live on youtube right now...



One guy in the 3rd round pulled the flag down below the pole but left it hanging. Not a win, they put the flag back in place...

 

[balrog]

I was gonna make a crack about the crazy thing you New Englanders come up with for fun, but where I grew up there were greased pig catching contests so I gotta keep my mouth shut.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

The greased pig catching is much more fun to watch.

 

[paulthenurse]

The greased pig catching is much more fun to watch.

That's what she said....

 

[day_trippr]

That crazy greased pole event in Gloucester has 93 years of history behind it. I had no idea...

Cheers!

 

[balrog]

That crazy greased pole event in Gloucester has 93 years of history behind it. I had no idea...

Cheers!

1930 Gloucester; where times were tough, men were hard, and poles got greased.

 

[day_trippr]

Saturday I had to drive 495 down to Milford and back, and on the way back noticed nearly every car was from "OuttaState".
Gotta believe they were all heading north on vacation - on the wrong week to be on "Summer" vacation in New England...

I will make note not to be on the interstate next weekend when all those people are returning to their OuttaState abodes

Cheers!

 

[Dland]

1930 Gloucester; where times were tough, men were hard, and poles got greased.

Without looking into it, I'd guess it might be related to the Gloucester fishing schooner fleet still going back then. Cool looking, tough boats, hard & dangerous work, some were even sunk by German U boats in WW1 & 2.

I considered buying a smaller and newer one, (only 50ft & built in the '30's) but did not due to good advice.

I'm sure if I had got her, she would have sunk by now, if I recall, she went down in the sound about 5 years after was for sale. My life would have been more interesting, no doubt, looking back, it might have been worth it and its outcome w me might have not been the same. But $10K was a lot of money back in the mid eighties.

 

[balrog]

$10k is not chump change now.

 

[Dland]

Maybe, but $10k could get a modest building lot around here back then, now it would be 1/3 mil. And 10k won't even replace one of my commercial lawn mowers (why I was replacing hydraulic pump yesterday).

 

[paulthenurse]

Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire" just played on my Alexa.

Hey CANADA!!!! Fix that sh!t.

 

[balrog]

Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire" just played on my Alexa.

Hey CANADA!!!! Fix that ****.

And now it will play on everyone’s Alexa

 

[balrog]

Because nobody asked, I found an interesting non-perlick tap installation for cold water dispensing in Bend OR, at the Deschutes pub.

 

[Dland]

Wishing you all a wonderful July 4th.

 

[paulthenurse]

Having a cold one at The Bog.

The wheat is good, as is the lager. And best of all Brian ain't here.

 

[day_trippr]

Harsh

 

[balrog]

I found a doorbell idea for @paulthenurse Shed of Metal Bang Bang, or whatever he may name it; altho, given what I've learnt here, he may aim it differently

 

[day_trippr]

Been hanging in Orleans right on Pleasant Bay since Friday, marveling at the repeating deluge of rainfall not that far west while enjoying sun and heat. Watching radar tracks to see if we need to park the boat vs getting on it with "on it" winning daily.

And thank goodness for that! We have an almost 4 and almost 2 grands here that would lose their poopy if they were cooped up watching rain! Yikes!

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

I was trying to make it up to VT to do some fly fishing but it's been warm and now the floods makes the Cape the next choice. Then again I may try salt fly fishing up in Maine.

Hit Macs Shack, Lecount Beach after

https://pbboulangeriebistro.com/

 

[day_trippr]

I crossed paths with a pro guide at a ramp this afternoon and he said they are getting into stripers at Monomoy in epic numbers. Considering all the freakin' gray seals we came across putting around out there I was surprised...

Cheers!

 

[balrog]

Wasn't it Billy Joel who said he can't sell no stripers and there's no luck in sword fishin' here?