The Dysfunctional-Palooza Obnoxious Masshole BS Thread

[paulthenurse]

 

[balrog]

Very nice!

I still think it could make a sweet trebuchet.

 

[paulthenurse]

Very nice!

I still think it could make a sweet trebuchet.

One never knows....

 

[day_trippr]

Looks suspiciously like a gallows

 

[day_trippr]

Well this is just sad...

https://www.worcestermag.com/story/...sephs-abbey-close-spencer-brewery/9782190002/

 

[smurfjuicebrew]

Not goot

 

[balrog]

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I am curious about the nature of the occlusion built into the framing timber.
Thermocouple access port?
Bong hidey hole?
Wasps are gonna build wherever no matter what I do so what the heck?

 

[day_trippr]

lol! Pretty sure he's gonna hammer a tight-fitting piece of wood in there to finish that joint...

Cheers!

 

[smurfjuicebrew]

Heh heh, he said joint ...

 

[balrog]

A block of hard elastomer to absorb earthquakes, rambunctious Masstoberfest participants, or the inevitable frame sway when one trebuchets a cow.

 

[Dland]

Looks suspiciously like a gallows

But who needs a gallows when one has a dork?

 

[Dland]

Gallows & dork humor perhaps in poor taste on this fine forum?

Well that's OK & things are good enough here.

Have a better won !

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I’m afraid a whale penis is no joking matter…

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Sooooo, monkey pox?

 

[balrog]

Sooooo, monkey pox?

Yep. Apparently Bill Gates is behind it, according to some tin foil hat types.

[Edit: 37 seconds after posting, Alexa offered me discounts on aluminum foil. Just kidding. I don't do smart-stuff. There's only so many things I want in my house connected to the interwebz]

 

[Dland]

Hopefully you're kidding, about having one of those "smart speakers" (what an Orwellian twist that phrase is).. voluntarily monitoring your house.

 

[balrog]

My wife is the only smart speaker in my the house.

 

[paulthenurse]

Tripper is correct. Two wedges are driven in from opposing sides to force the joint tight.

Sounds kind of dirty when you say it.

 

[balrog]

But very cool. Never did any timber frame anything myself. I stuck to smaller things like writing desks

And yes, you can tell from the antiquated music delivery system about the time frame of the photo.

 

[Dland]

Nice desk, my fine carpentry skills are more on level of RR tie retaining walls, but the time frame remark makes me chuckle. I know I shared this in random pictures, but here is my music delivery system, picture taken in February 2022.

 

[paulthenurse]

Very nice desk.

It occurred to me recently that I've bought the same albums as albums, 8 tracks, cassettes, cd's and lately as MP3's. Hard to believe all those songs are on my phone

 

[Dland]

Sounds like you're in a rut, musically anyway. Seriously PTN, which ones did you start out w 8 track & buy all the rest? Just kidding, I know you were probably exaggerating, unless it was Credence.

I drove a 1969 Kaiser post office jeep for a while in my late teens, RH steering and all. Had an 8 track and came with a few tapes; Grateful dead steel your face, bad company's first album, 3 dog night, forget which one. I think there was a country one too, Buck Owens if I recall. for better or worse, still know the songs.

Used to tape the vinyl for cassettes, and even later "burned" some CDs. Somewhere I even have an 8 track recorder.

Have to confess, recently bought a bunch of blank NOS high end cassettes, going to make some mixed tapes on the Nakamichi for the '85 Merced and the '97 Dodge/Cummins. They both still got cassette decks and it is a reliefe to operate familiar tech.

I guess "burned" sounds cooler than copied onto disk. Friggin tech guys, trying to sound important.

Anyway, yeah I've downloaded MP3s and stuff. But in my opinion the digital music files are more compressed and do not sound as good as analog. However, original, as opposed to copied though a computer, CDs have pretty good sound quality, not as good as vinyl but good enough since they are so convenient compared to LPs.

There is no comparison between music experience between the headphones or out of a phone powered "speaker log" to a real stereo with good frequency range, power and the drivers to deliver the sound.

I'm still runnin some Pioneer CS 99A speakers a late friend of mine bought at PX after his tour in 'Nam. They sound as good as when I bought them from him in '80, just before he offed himself, but I digress.

Sorry for the rant, been a long week and I just ,,,never mind, have a good one.

Probably should be in drunkin ramlings, but here you are...

 

[balrog]

But who needs a gallows when one has a dork?View attachment 769107

It is 16 hr since my second booster and I feel like I’ve been dropped from the dork and then been beaten severely with it. Then run over by the blue Chevy. There will be no brewing at my house in Wilbraham today. Plus the outside thermometer is quickly climbing into Satans A$$hole range. Stay hydrated, kids.

 

[paulthenurse]

Don't need no stinking Amish.

 

[Dland]

It is 16 hr since my second booster and I feel like I’ve been dropped from the dork and then been beaten severely with it. Then run over by the blue Chevy. There will be no brewing at my house in Wilbraham today. Plus the outside thermometer is quickly climbing into Satans A$$hole range. Stay hydrated, kids.

Sorry to here that about your booster, hope it does you some good. I had the two shots and the first booster with very little side effects, then I still got a full blown case of covid with positive test (probably omicron?) about a 5 weeks ago. I had to take a few days off work and should have taken more. Back of my throat felt like I'd swallowed hot slag, & even going walking around left me exhausted. Took me a few weeks to feel mostly recovered, still not sure I'm at full strength yet. At least I did not loose my taste for beer!

I'm mashed with a rye adjuncted lager outside today, about time for the vorlauf, and yeah, it is a little too warm for me, and we are about 10 degrees cooler than mainland, from what I here.

 

[day_trippr]

Don't need no stinking Amish.

Is that supposed to be a beam?

 

[paulthenurse]

Yes. I don't want posts in the middle so I made my own gluelam out of 2 x 8's

 

[day_trippr]

Woof, there's a crapton of wood in that thing. You gonna rent a crane to put it in place? Or keep propping up that floor jack?

 

[balrog]

…with milk crates and 5 gallon buckets…

 

[paulthenurse]

Milk crates!!!!!! Dammit, I knew I forgot something!

 

[paulthenurse]

Renting a crane costs money. Did the Pharoes rent a crane? F that.. I've got disposabe expendable staff...aka me.

 

[smurfjuicebrew]

I believe the extra terrestrials built the Giza homestead.

 

[Dland]

I believe anyone anyone without commercial grade machinery and hydraulics is a "homeowner". Not that that is a bad thing.

There are also many ways to move around heavy objects without said machinery, and have to admit is cool, I remember working with an old boat mover & we moved some rather large & heavy old wooden boats with some planks, rollers, big old Simplex house jacks. That was a long time ago, and the old guy I was working for may no longer be with us. I was 18 and he was probably in his 50's or 60's. I always thought he was moving too slow, but now I understand.

Anyway, as usual for this time of night, I digress...but my point being; if one is willing to spend the time to work things out, gettign right tackle together, and then move slowly while implementing plan, one can indeed move heavy things without a too much manual labor or expensive gear. But one does need to remember to take it slow & pay attention.

 

[balrog]

if one is willing to spend the time to work things out, gettign right tackle together, and then move slowly

Triple "AMEN, Brother"

Remember that while speed kills, gravity is the law you must obey.

 

[Melana]

Hey Paulie, did the Smurf help?

 

[smurfjuicebrew]

No, sad to say that would have killed me.

 

[paulthenurse]

Moving anything other than slowly isn't in the cards.

 

[balrog]

OK. Let's see. To do list: Water yard.

Check

 

[smurfjuicebrew]

Happy Memorial Day weakend boyz n' girls ...

 

[paulthenurse]

On a duck boat today where the guy talked about the bar across from The Grainary Burial Ground where you can drink a cold Sam Adams while gazing across the street at a cold Sam Adams.
I laughed out loud. The tourins from Iowa looked askance at me.