You are the kind of neighbor I need.
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Lol, you have a big sign on your head that saysSo yesterday for Mothers Day we went to our Daughters house in Manhattan to visit her and the Grand Kids. We had a nice, but noisy time and came home about 8:00pm. Before we got to our street we saw that the main road was closed with fire engines and police all over the place. I also couldn't help notice one of the power poles was on fire so I assumed that was bad. I am good like that. As I turned down our block I noticed it was very dark. We don't live in a cave and have street lights but they were all out. I got home and of course saw that my house was dark. The first thing I thought was OMG, my fish must be going crazy. Actually I didn't think of them at all as they have been through this many times and take care of themselves. Although I don't think they have their own generator.
I get inside and being I went to high school and everything I knew exactly where the flashlight is which I used to get to the basement and light a propane lantern.
Now I knew my wife was safe inside I walked up the block to check out the fire. It looked like there was a big short on the pole and the pole was almost burnt in half. It was also raining so maybe a sweaty squirrel or Eagle reached in between two wires and exploded. I am not sure.
I asked the guy on the pole how long until he restored the power and he said 2 hours. The power was already off for an hour so I figured I would drag the generator out. No, not for the fish, for the TV.
My friend was out there also and I asked him why he didn't start his generator and he said it wouldn't start.
He helped me drag out my machine because I have a palm full of stitches and I connected it to my gas pipe and the thing started right up as I knew it would. Now all my outside lights which I have in all the shrubs and trees lit up so it looked like Christmas in May.
Then I went to help him start his generator and after a few minutes I got it started. His wife was in the car on her cell phone as she is most of the time. He told me her biggest worry is if the phone goes out. I didn't even know where my phone was and if someone wanted to tell me something important, they could write me a letter. Like how important is a cell phone? I realize most people need the thing taped to their ear constantly in case they win the lottery, pick five or the Bachelor contest. I think it's great if the phone goes dead. For 30 million years we only had wooden cell phones and reception was terrible. We got along just fine.
Anyway, on my way back home across the street I notice my other neighbor trying to start his generator and he calls me.
I mean, Do I have a big sign on my head that says Home Depot?
Now I had to fix his machine. I start mine every few months as I do my power washer. Maybe it's me. But I told them all "Home Depot" is leaving soon so all you guys have to figure out how to do these simple things for yourself.
They just told me "I can't move"
I love that set! You don't see things like this anymore.This marble/onyx chess set free. I am moving.
I am not sure if I can put this here but I looked around and I can't find a place for it. You can play chess as you watch your fish so this is a "fish post" Almost.
I got this set in mexico when they were the big thing in the 70s. Hand carved no chips all the pieces there. Must pick up in New Hyde Park Long Island as I don't want to mail it. It's heavy.
Free, if that is too much, I will give you a dollar to take it as I am moving.
I have two big industrial machinists Vises, one on each workbench. I was going to leave them here for the new people and buy new ones, but I can't. I can't find an American Vise. I can't believe it that we don't make an American Vise and I don't buy tools from China, (or anything else) Well so far Amazon don't have any so I will just remove my ole ones which are much better than what I can buy and mine are American. Probably also older then me, much older.
I think Yost and Wilton still offer an American made vise.I have two big industrial machinists Vises, one on each workbench. I was going to leave them here for the new people and buy new ones, but I can't. I can't find an American Vise. I can't believe it that we don't make an American Vise and I don't buy tools from China, (or anything else) Well so far Amazon don't have any so I will just remove my ole ones which are much better than what I can buy and mine are American. Probably also older then me, much older.
I think Proxxon makes a pretty good one, but I think it is made in China.I also want to get a tiny drill press. I have a big one but I have been doing a lot of very tiny work, 1/8" and below. I have been getting rid of a lot of my large construction tools because I had doubles and triples of them. but for my smaller, art work I need more delicate tools and my large drill press won't take tiny bits. I can't get it on Amazon because they don't tell you where the thing is made so I will go to specific manufacturers. I don't like those little Dremmel presses. A Dremmel is more of a hobbiest tool and not built for doing much. They overheat and the bearings are not that good. I have 2 of them and they are good for some small grinding purposes which is what I use them for. But they get very hot and are not very powerful.
Just trying to keep up with life beyond work.Thanks Jason, where have you been?
jason2459;25429240 said:I have thoroughly enjoyed my tank since I last posted. Well, last before the previous post. I have not touched anything. Other then add food and refill some water. Everything else has been on complete auto pilot.
I am interested to see what the ATS looks like. It has been running the previous schedule with 0 cleanings or removal. Ha!
Life has been hell between highly important work projects and home projects and family time. I have also been working on getting back into my other passion of powerlifting having been laid off from it since injuring my back severely twice in 2014 and 2016. I had to cut down on something and it was unfortunately these reefer things. As I decided I needed my tank to just clear my mind for the time being and not for crowding it.
I'm back on track with my lifting and one work project is coming to a close soon but have two other major ones still on going but they are awesome and exciting. Home projects are never ending especially with summer coming up.
I am looking forward to getting my tank back under the microscope though.
jason2459;25440228 said:Just took these earlier tonight. Still haven't touched anything. I just may let it go a year of doing nothing but adding water. Maybe work will have calmed down by then.