Would you walk 4 blocks for a MA871?

[bracconiere]

So I have something of a dilema. according to tracking, i'm going to have what 'i hope' is a MA871 Milwaukee digital refrac at my mail box. but i live in a rural area and the 'mailbox' is a 4 block walk round trip. i've been drinking so can't drive.

It's an exciting new toy, but really i need to go out tomorrow anyway. and i'm not brewing until at least monday, maybe tuesday.

So what's the consensus? walk or wait? (there's added excitment, i might have got screwed and it's actually a seawater refrac)

 

[DBhomebrew]

You're in Arizona? My decision would be based on temp.

 

[renstyle]

I'm squarely in the "chill, relax... prolly have another homebrew" crowd ;-)

 

[bracconiere]

You're in Arizona? My decision would be based on temp.

it'll be about 72f out when it shows up

 

[bracconiere]

I'm squarely in the "chill, relax... prolly have another homebrew" crowd ;-)

i'm walking, i could fill up my soda bottle with beer and drink it while i walk to the box! thanks! that's food for thought!

 

[D.B.Moody]

i could fill up my soda bottle with beer

How big is one soda bottle? It's four blocks. Do the mat!

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Drink 3 beers real quick so you can maintain your buzz during the walk.

 

[bracconiere]

How big is one soda bottle? It's four blocks. Do the mat!

so if i go through 12oz's in 45 minutes typically...i've got both a 1.25l, and 20oz...but i've never timed how long it takes to walk to the box. so i'd probably be best off taking the 1.25l bottle.

 

[gencinjay]

Are we talking a city block or a country block?

 

[Dr_Jeff]

Take an Uber

 

[bracconiere]

Are we talking a city block or a country block?

1/8 mile i'd guess...so 1/4 mile for 2.....

Take an Uber

I seriously considered calling my boss, and telling him to give me a ride, lol

 

[DBhomebrew]

Are the birds singing? Wild flowers showing? Or is it acres and acres of brown desert scrubland? Will this be a pleasant jaunt?

Will the effort spent walking balance the calories in the quart of beer you bring along?

 

[bracconiere]

Are the birds singing? Wild flowers showing? Or is it acres and acres of brown desert scrubland? Will this be a pleasant jaunt?

Will the effort spent walking balance the calories in the quart of beer you bring along?

yeah, the doves are cooing, mesquite trees for miles....


i guess i see the trend....i've made up my mind. i'm walking.

And no a 20 minute walk, would probably burn the first sip of beer i had this morning!

edit: appreciate the help though, without the tip to bring a beer along, and nice weather and such. i probably would have waited!

 

[DBhomebrew]

And no a 20 minute walk, would probably burn the first sip of beer i had this morning!

You'd be drinking it anyway, eh?

Sounds like you live in a nice part of the state. I had the misfortune of living in Death, I mean Sun Valley.

Enjoy your stroll!

 

[D.B.Moody]

Protect yourself: wear proper headgear!

 

[bracconiere]

You'd be drinking it anyway, eh?

Sounds like you live in a nice part of the state. I had the misfortune of living in Death, I mean Sun Valley.

Enjoy your stroll!

i'll post back on if it's a MA871 for $90, or a MA887 for seawater....and if it is a MA887, i honestly don't know what to do with it get my money back, or thinking of all the fun it'd still be. keep it.

 

[bracconiere]

Protect yourself: wear proper headgear!
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LOL the road does have a soft shoulder!

 

[bracconiere]

"Good News Everyone!" I just got back from my ~15minute walk, IT"S A MA871! as i bought! don't have any beer but thought to check my now slighty warmed beer i was drinking the road. got 5.8 brix, with a known OG of 1.062, and known hydro FG of 1.000, it calcs out to 1.061 OG, and i've never know how to read a meniscus! it even gave me the temp of the sample!


whew who!

 

[mullet6577]

I picked up a "non functional" MA871 on here a while back and got it working again. It's a fun little toy

 

[bracconiere]

I picked up a "non functional" MA871 on here a while back and got it working again. It's a fun little toy

i'm ecstatic! can't wait for my first brew with it! i'm going to have to work on my math skills though, going to be a lot harder to multiply by 4 with 0.1 accuracy!