What Are You Doing In Real Life II

[les green01]

Flint or Percussion?:yeah:

flint

[em2nought]

Seeing those videos from Canada makes me nostalgic for the Holy Loch, and a trip across the Clyde to Gourock on a bad day. :D Just got my electric back four days after Ian went through. Having trouble finding my copy of Key Largo.

[GrenSo]

Nice shots :Kaleun_Applaud:


What a beautiful collection of images - well done, GrenSo! Great post, buddy


Thanks. Next time, if I can persuade my wife, we will go to Kiel/Laboe for a short tipp. :Kaleun_Wink:

[Commander Wallace]

@ GrenSo (https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=397800)
As everyone has commented, great shots. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: The Submarine looks remarkably preserved as well. Not sure if you knew there was a Subsim Meet at Schleswig-Holstein, Laboe with U-995. Everyone raved about how well U-995 was preserved as well.


Thanks for posting your fantastic pictures. :yep:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Thanks guys. No power or internet. On my phone. It’s a disaster for sure but we are all safe. My son in law got me a generator so we have the basics.


We were hammered and then some with Fiona weren't we :o:o:oops:

My brother lost about 80 trees on his property. Just got power back on a few days ago. We fared better where we were at. We had power a few days after we got hit.

[u crank]

Yea it was a hell of a ride. We were four hours short of seven full days without power but did have a 5500 watt generator. Downtown Charlottetown along North River Rd. looked like a war zone earlier in the week. The clean up is gonna be a long hard go. Glad you are alright.

:salute:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Yea it was a hell of a ride. We were four hours short of seven full days without power but did have a 5500 watt generator. Downtown Charlottetown along North River Rd. looked like a war zone earlier in the week. The clean up is gonna be a long hard go. Glad you are alright.

:salute:


:salute: You as well .

[Aktungbby]

Having just watched the SF Giants lose to the San Diego Padres; I'm now engrossed in Studio 666, a 2022 horror flik starring the Foo Fighters!?? I found the title a tad intrigueing somehow....:O::shucks:

[Eichhörnchen]

I just saw some jars of Moira's attempt at fig preserve in the kitchen. She made two batches because the first lot set like bitumen in the jar - you have to gouge it out with a knife. This I see she's labelled "thick and chunky"

[Eichhörnchen]

Yesterday I had to attend a hospital appointment at Lincoln General. Afterwards we had time to drive the very short distance to the cathedral quarter, where Moira photographed a Roman gate which had recently captivated one of her FB friends in the US, who'd seen it pictured online and found it incredible that we can just walk up to such a thing in our own back yard. She also took a number of pics of other ruins (including me) and the cathedral - plus this great statue of Tennyson in the grounds of same

https://i.imgur.com/ZAz2BmX.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/C9Vo2QY.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Y1EJUDC.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/IMU3Pm8.jpg

(Looks like he just caught something that bounced off his head lol)

[Jimbuna]

The wife and I both had our fourth covid jab an hour or so ago.

[ET2SN]

I got to fire the new Dental Office this morning. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

It wasn't really going well. I showed up at first to check them out as replacement for my old, retired Dentist and get a troublesome wisdom tooth yanked that was starting to act up. The first appt. was an "eval" and the Dr. told me he'd get to the wisdom tooth eventually (I've been hearing this for almost 20 years).

"Doc, I think its infected. Can't you pull it today?"

"We'll know when its time. Not today."

The tooth really went bad that night and I showed up before the office opened the next morning for some emergency service. I told them I was in a lot of pain and it wasn't subsiding. They let me sit in the waiting room while everyone in the office went to a meeting. Two hours later the same Dr. says "Yeah, its infected all right.." and finally hits me with some Novocain. I get the tooth pulled and go home. I ask about an Rx for some kind of Penicillin and they look at me like I'm asking for Crack.

I did the follow up a couple of days ago. Two hours of X Rays and one hour for a cleaning. Bear in mind I had a tooth extracted one week earlier. No one wants to check how things are healing- until I ask.

Dr. Oz finally shows up for a quick look. He wants to pull some more teeth. I have two molars with crowns. They were done 12 years ago and about four years ago. I have no issues with them at all but they need to come out because.... reasons. He also wants to yank a cap/crown on an incisor that I paid top dollar for two years ago. Again, reasons. I tell him I have no problems with any of those teeth.

"Oh, you will.."
Right, and the Sun will turn into a Red Giant and consume the Earth. But not right now. I find out this plan will cost me somewhere between four to six thousand dollars by the end of the year. :o

Because...reasons.
For teeth that aren't giving me any problems. :timeout:

Maybe he's peed off because he didn't find any cavities?

Keep in mind I've already paid out somewhere between 5 and 6 hundred dollars for three visits, a yanked wisdom tooth, X rays and a cleaning.

Its as if I was speaking in a foreign language the whole time, at least my bank account is good. Besides, my Momma didn't raise any fools. :yep:

But, how would I bail out of this boutique without any threats or litigation? :hmmm: Even though I've paid for the work they did, handsomely, I don't want to find out about any termination fees or "Because we said so!" fees.

I called this morning and explained that I wanted to cancel my up-coming appts. and have my name removed from their patient lists. Basically, they have been fired but I'm being really pleasant and courteous about it. Naturally, I get a "Why??". This is where you need to think ahead. You're telling someone why you won't be bankrolling their new Condo or Power Boat.

"Well, I worked my budget for a while last night and I won't be able to afford it". BAM! What they hear is not that I'm cheap, I'm BROKE and there's no way you make money off the poor. :D

They lady on the phone sets a speed record wrapping it up. "Well,-that's-sad-and-I-hope-everything-works-out-gotta-go!".

Perfect. :yeah:

Have I mentioned that I loath shopping for a Dentist? :nope:

[Aktungbby]

I'd just tell 'em: "'I'm terminally I'll and already prepaid in full at Neptune Society; hence no further other need of their otherwise inestimable professional services!":D

[ET2SN]

Well, you don't want to lie but does it count if you lie to a sheister? :03:

Basically, I wanted to drop them without any drama or ill-feelings.
This was one of those offices with three dentists, two dental techs, and an army of Admins and Assistants pounding the forms and paperwork. They literally have a "bullpen" next to the waiting room. Which is fine, but they are telegraphing that they aren't interested unless their patients have a sweet dental plan at their office or Union Hall.

If they see you as not being a steady source of revenue, you tend to be ignored.
They don't like or hate you, they just don't see you. :03:

So, did I lie to them? Mostly, no. I just told them I was one of the Untouchables. :D

[Otto Harkaman]

https://i.imgur.com/ZAz2BmX.jpg


Wow, so fascinating when you really look at all of it. Obviously the arch has been broken several times, the tales those stones could tell.

https://youtu.be/OjGD1lHx8v4

[Aktungbby]

Got really lucky today! I'd gone to the pharmacy to straighten out a lapsed prescription and had to sit and wait at Walgreens. Medicine in hand, I then headed to the supermarket for the evening edibles; and then home. Upon arriving home, after 2 hours, I noticed my wallet missing! :k_confused: Briefly checking the driver seat area to no effect, I drove back swiftly to the pharmacy where I'd sat waiting for the prescription refill, assuming it had slid out of my athletic shorts pocket. As I pulled into the lot, a lady driving an outgoing pickup truck shouted out my full name...I halted and backed up. She handed me the wallet! She had looked at my driver's license with foto and was enroute to my residence and had recognized me! She showed me the map on her cell phone. The pharmacy department was closing when she'd spotted the billfold on the floor under the chair and so resolved to take care of the matter personally. I carry the cash separate on a clip; but would have been greatly inconvenienced over losing ATM & credit cards, driver's license , passport card, my pistol CCW and any number of Medicare and insurance cards.:hmmm: I've returned quit a few a few wallets and cellphones myself in my time...so perhaps the god of good deeds figured I was owed one. :yeah:

[Eichhörnchen]

Real good Karma story

However, you should never again carry your wallet around in bulging "athletic shorts" pockets - no wonder it slid out :Kaleun_Salute::haha:

[Aktungbby]

Real good Karma story

However, you should never again carry your wallet around in bulging "athletic shorts" pockets - no wonder it slid out :Kaleun_Salute::haha:It's the only thing sliding out these daze!:timeout::wah::shucks:

[Eichhörnchen]

^ She laughed at that :haha:

[Aktungbby]

I'll post anything to keep up my hard won Cheeky Sod soubriquet she so graciously bestowed on me!

[Eichhörnchen]

Preparing for Halloween and... https://i.imgur.com/gdUbKVx.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Into my second can celebrating the TOON beating Spurs on the tv this afternoon.

[ET2SN]

Preparing for Halloween and... https://i.imgur.com/gdUbKVx.jpg

:D

Its about time Mr. Greentext learns some humility.

:Kaleun_Salivating:

[Eichhörnchen]

:D

Its about time Mr. Greentext learns some humility.

:Kaleun_Salivating:

Everything looks green around here now that Moira's put up her special Halloween lights early :doh:

https://i.imgur.com/sSYii73.jpg speaking of whom


I love that she does all these crafty things like needlework and card-making, but last night I watched her digging the butt-end of her cheroot out of its holder with a crochet hook - this is true and not made up to get a laugh

[ET2SN]

Everything looks green around here now that Moira's put up her special Halloween lights early :doh:

https://i.imgur.com/sSYii73.jpg speaking of whom


I love that she does all these crafty things like needlework and card-making, but last night I watched her digging the butt-end of her cheroot out of its holder with a crochet hook - this is true and not made up to get a laugh

Um, you realize I was talking about Ack-tongue, right?

If he's the LA Dodgers of Whack-a-Squirrel, I'm the bleaping NY Yankees. :arrgh!::yep:

I don't care how old and feeble he is in real life, he's going down hard. :O:

:D

[Eichhörnchen]

^ :har::har::har:

[Jimbuna]

Online looking for a decent air fryer in an effort at energy cost cutting efficiency.

[Commander Wallace]

Online looking for a decent air fryer in an effort at energy cost cutting efficiency.

Air Fryer's have come a long way. A number of them will air fry, bake, dehydrate and also rotisserie your various foods. We got a power air fryer oven XL with 3 racks. We really haven't tried to cook anything in it except to air fry chicken, fish and chips ( fries ). The oven has many settings and works well. They can be had for $ 100 dollars. We haven't fry-ed anything in the last 2 years or more. Air fryers are fast, efficient and cook food in a much healthier way although I still miss a good deep fried fish sandwich.

https://www.amazon.com/PowerXL-Rotisserie-Dehydrator-Deluxe-Accessories/dp/B07YGVC4LX/ref=asc_df_B07YGVC4LX?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80745509419136&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584345032755519&psc=1

Others from Emeril Legasse are in the $ 300 dollar range. We found the Power fryer XL to do everything we want it to do.

[ET2SN]

There are things which should never be replaced, like molten lard. :yeah:

Still, this looks interesting. :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Air Fryer's have come a long way. A number of them will air fry, bake, dehydrate and also rotisserie your various foods. We got a power air fryer oven XL with 3 racks. We really haven't tried to cook anything in it except to air fry chicken, fish and chips ( fries ). The oven has many settings and works well. They can be had for $ 100 dollars. We haven't fry-ed anything in the last 2 years or more. Air fryers are fast, efficient and cook food in a much healthier way although I still miss a good deep fried fish sandwich.

https://www.amazon.com/PowerXL-Rotisserie-Dehydrator-Deluxe-Accessories/dp/B07YGVC4LX/ref=asc_df_B07YGVC4LX?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80745509419136&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584345032755519&psc=1

Others from Emeril Legasse are in the $ 300 dollar range. We found the Power fryer XL to do everything we want it to do.

Thus far this one (9.5 litre capacity) looks like the favourite.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ninja-AF400UK-Drawers-Cooking-Functions/dp/B09BZR9JFG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3F0CYQKS1S7A0&keywords=ninja+air+fryer+dual&qid=1666716480&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjY1IiwicXNhIjoiNC41NyIsInFzcCI6IjM uOTAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=ninja%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3

[Commander Wallace]

Thus far this one (9.5 litre capacity) looks like the favourite.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ninja-AF400UK-Drawers-Cooking-Functions/dp/B09BZR9JFG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3F0CYQKS1S7A0&keywords=ninja+air+fryer+dual&qid=1666716480&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjY1IiwicXNhIjoiNC41NyIsInFzcCI6IjM uOTAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=ninja%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3

The dual zone cooking is a winner, in my book. The only Issue I have with ours is balancing out heat ranges / cooking times between fish, chicken and fries. I have the original air fryer similar to the Ninja that you are looking at except it only has one basket / drawer.

It did a nice job as well. If you do get it, let us know how it works and if you like it.

[Jimbuna]

The dual zone cooking is a winner, in my book. The only Issue I have with ours is balancing out heat ranges / cooking times between fish, chicken and fries. I have the original air fryer similar to the Ninja that you are looking at except it only has one basket / drawer.

It did a nice job as well. If you do get it, let us know how it works and if you like it.

Will do but the next problem is....having chosen the one in the link, all the retailers I have tried online are currently out of stock :doh:

Amazon being the exception but at an additional cost of £150.

Looks like I'll be waiting for new stock :)

[Jimbuna]

Expecting delivery of one tomorrow off ebay even if it did come with a £50 premium.

[Commander Wallace]

Expecting delivery of one tomorrow off ebay even if it did come with a £50 premium.


We all nominate you to provide the food for the next gathering. :yep:

[Eichhörnchen]

Going into town today I slowed up to let a guy in a big fish & chip van come out from a side road - he was struggling to get this huge vehicle across the road and a driver coming the other way honked at him viciously as he struggled to keep out of the way

I said to Moira that if I was still a copper (I was once - briefly) I'd have gone after that car driver - who hadn't slowed down one little bit - to tell him (or her) to take note of the road signs and be prepared for vehicles coming out of a side road that was clearly marked

I also said that if he (or she) had asked me why I didn't go after the fish & chip man I'd have just said "Because I like a nice piece of cod"

[Jimbuna]

We all nominate you to provide the food for the next gathering. :yep:

Probably take me a few weeks to learn how all the functions work :)

[Commander Wallace]

Probably take me a few weeks to learn how all the functions work :)




Well, we will all just wait. We have complete confidence in you. :D

[mapuc]

Well, we will all just wait. We have complete confidence in you. :D

For some reason which is unknown this famous person popped up in my head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UmUX68KtE

Markus

[Commander Wallace]

^ good one, Markus. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Took the dog to the groomers and popped into Iceland shop in the mall to pick up a beef madras curry. Wife is off shopping this afternoon with the daughter and granddaughter so I'm all set for the afternoon football/soccer match on the tv this afternoon.....bliss.

[Aktungbby]

Took the dog to the groomers and popped into Iceland shop in the mall to pick up a beef madras curry. Wife is off shopping this afternoon with the daughter and granddaughter so I'm all set for the afternoon football/soccer match on the tv this afternoon.....bliss.Bliss Indeed!! My mother-in-law passed away recently; and the boss had to go down to Palm Springs for ten days....to empty the apartment with her 3 siblings; leaving me home alone with the cat and complete control of the TV channel changer...and volume control w/o itchy hearing aids. A separate vacation meets 'someone's gotta "hold the fort"!!?? :arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

TOON won 4-0

https://i.postimg.cc/PJ94Pmjh/1aa.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Jimbuna]

Received a letter today from HMRC informing me I was entitled to an £800 tax rebate.....happy days.

[ET2SN]

Received a letter today from HMRC informing me I was entitled to an £800 tax rebate.....happy days.

If you're looking for a needy semi-relative, let me know. :yeah:

[Jimbuna]

If you're looking for a needy semi-relative, let me know. :yeah:

LOL

Told the wife and within five minutes she has prepared her shopping list :)

[Catfish]

LOL
Told the wife and within five minutes she has prepared her shopping list :)
:rotfl2:

[mapuc]

Are watching a election debate on Danish News Channel. The Danes can vote tomorrow Nov. 1st. On a new Parliament or keep the one they have now.

Markus

[Aktungbby]

RAIN today! Got the lawns mowed on Sunday in anticipation thereof; but not enough to make a dent in the reservoir/drought situation though. I handed out treats in my latex spikey mask last night to all the little buggers who appeared splendidly costumed...with alot of their equally costumed parents chaperoning from the sidewalk. One little cute 3-4 year-old had glow-lites in his candy bucket into which I doled out a mini-3 Musketeer chocolate and 2 tootsie rolls:yeah:...only to discover subsequently: those were my own 2 glo-lites for the front porch plastic pumpkin that the wife bade me get in lieu of actual candles. I was robbed!...and will be snacking on excess tootsie rolls for the next week! :Kaleun_Mad:

[Jimbuna]

The new air fryer arrived today so tonight will see the end for now of frozen chips and the re-introduction of real ones.

[mapuc]

I live on this island Ærø-Aeroe

https://www.google.com/maps/@54.8825004,10.5182739,10.25z

Markus

[Commander Wallace]

The new air fryer arrived today so tonight will see the end for now of frozen chips and the re-introduction of real ones.


It's been a few days and I have to ask. Have you figured out the controls and how to work the Air Fryer ? :03:


If so, how do you like it ? And by the way, where is our food and chips ? :D

[Catfish]

I live on this island Ærø-Aeroe
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.8825004,10.5182739,10.25z
Markus
I remember Aeroeskoebing and Marstal, and their marinas. And the colourful doors of the houses. Beautiful, especially in summer :up:

[Catfish]

It's been a few days and I have to ask. Have you figured out the controls and how to work the Air Fryer ? :03:
It is probably easier to fly an Air Bus :O:
If so, how do you like it ? And by the way, where is our food and chips ? :D
I was asking myself the same since Jim posted this .. :D

[Jimbuna]

It's been a few days and I have to ask. Have you figured out the controls and how to work the Air Fryer ? :03:


If so, how do you like it ? And by the way, where is our food and chips ? :D

It is probably easier to fly an Air Bus :O:

I was asking myself the same since Jim posted this .. :D

I've only used it once thus far and the wife was alongside me with the instruction manual :oops:

The chips I made weren't really crispy enough so I'm going to add a couple of more minutes on the frying time tonight.

If that is successful it will lead me to wondering if other foods should have a longer than recommended frying time :hmmm:

On a positive note, it is only the chips that'll be in the fryer tonight...the curry will be in a pan :)

[Aktungbby]

I've only used it once thus far and the wife was alongside me with the instruction manual :doh:https://c8.alamy.com/comp/AT3YAD/male-pilot-and-female-co-pilot-in-the-cockpit-of-a-boing-737-commercial-AT3YAD.jpg That's how it is these daze with my wife in the Cessna too!!??:wah::oops::dead: When someone posts a funny one in january and i nominate him/her maybe a better one comes along in december which is then the funniest? Shift the nomination? There can only be one 'funniest'.
And i probably do not find all those posts again after a year.... Always glad to help out!:hmph::rock::O::arrgh!::rotfl2:

[mapuc]

That's no Cessna it's a...cockpit

Markus

[Commander Wallace]

I was asking myself the same since Jim posted this .. :D


Well, I was curious. Besides, I wanted to “ finagle “ some free air fried goodies from Jim's new machine. :D


I've only used it once thus far and the wife was alongside me with the instruction manual :oops:

The chips I made weren't really crispy enough so I'm going to add a couple of more minutes on the frying time tonight.

If that is successful it will lead me to wondering if other foods should have a longer than recommended frying time :hmmm:

On a positive note, it is only the chips that'll be in the fryer tonight...the curry will be in a pan :)


You will figure it out. Ours has icons for fish, chicken, fries and other things. You can individually raise / Lower the temperature as well as increase / decrease the cooking time. It's a great machine that even a dummy can use. This is of course a great comfort to me. :haha:

By the way, you can get an inexpensive spray bottle and spray / spritz your food with vegetable oil to give your food an “ approximation “ of having been oil fried.

[Jimbuna]

By the way, you can get an inexpensive spray bottle and spray / spritz your food with vegetable oil to give your food an “ approximation “ of having been oil fried.

That is on todays shopping list :)

[Jimbuna]

Just back from the medical centre having undergone Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening, given in the UK to all men during their 65th year and got the all clear,

[Aktungbby]

Crew on site installing my overdue solar system. Today is solar panelling on roof and wiring to electric panelling work. fortunately the City of napa permits office deemed our existing fuse panel sufficient; saving a $5k increase to the project's cost.The standby battery will arrive next week. I have to get a new cellphone by the end of this month as the Verizon service I've been with since the 1980's has gone to 5G from my 20 yearold flip phone's G3. this will be good as I can monitor the new solar system power usage on the new phone and the robot vacuum as well....welcome to the 21st century!!??:o

[Eichhörnchen]

Just back from the medical centre having undergone Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening, given in the UK to all men during their 65th year and got the all clear,

Yeah I had the same a while back - all clear too

[ET2SN]

...and Hell Week at the VA is over. :yeah:

I went in on Tuesday expecting the (now) dreaded "double tap" of a Moderna booster and flu shot on the same day. The nurse told me I was also due for a Shingles booster, which surprised me since I don't even own a roof. :hmmm: But I managed to get that one pushed down the road until the next visit.

Felt crappy but I needed to rebound ASAP since I also had an eye exam yesterday where, like clockwork, I got my eyes dilated so I looked like a heroine addict for the rest of the day. :doh:

Then they punched my card and said I was done for now...

Next up will be one hour of bliss in the MRI scanner* and a sit-down with the Neurology Dept. , but that's in February. :yeah:

*- I learned how to P. O. an MRI Tech during my first ride in the tube. I fell asleep, which is really bad.
"You're kidding me, right? It sounds like a scrap yard in there and you fell asleep??" :k_confused:

"My first Sub was a diesel boat, it was like Old Home week but not as cramped". :yeah: :o

[Catfish]

re Jim : Good to hear :up:

@Aktungbby: what does the standby battery power, exactly?

[Catfish]

...and Hell Week at the VA is over. :yeah: [...]
Give me a shingles boost any day, our roof is leaking :D
Seriously i'm not so sure, on one hand it's good there's some vaccine against this (wife already got it), on the other a friend got the Guillain-Barrée syndrome through getting a flu shot. With my MS stuff i'm getting maybe a bit too cautious against all those shots :hmmm:
Just got a half-year's infusion on monday and felt like the crap i am. Sobering :03:
*- I learned how to P. O. an MRI Tech during my first ride in the tube. I fell asleep, which is really bad.
"You're kidding me, right? It sounds like a scrap yard in there and you fell asleep??" :k_confused:
"My first Sub was a diesel boat, it was like Old Home week but not as cramped". :yeah: :o
:rotfl2::rotfl2:

[Aktungbby]

@Aktungbby: what does the standby battery power, exactly? The fridge, the (garaged)freezer, and the AC...hopefully?? We'll know better when it's all done with finally; :hmmm: and my wife is happy...hopefullly. Fortunately, the battery system can go on the exterior stucco and not in the garage, which would have necessitated removing a cabinet and stored gardening equipment. I'm not giving up my extensive power-failure collection of flashlights and candles jus' yet!:O:

[ET2SN]

Give me a shingles boost any day, our roof is leaking :D
Seriously i'm not so sure, on one hand it's good there's some vaccine against this (wife already got it), on the other a friend got the Guillain-Barrée syndrome through getting a flu shot. With my MS stuff i'm getting maybe a bit too cautious against all those shots :hmmm:
Just got a half-year's infusion on monday and felt like the crap i am. Sobering :03:


Get on the Interferon bandwagon and you'll get over that "shot" thing really fast. :03:
You get to do a needle every other day. :yep:
Now-a-days I'm an injection critic. :arrgh!:

"You have good form but you should work on your follow-through". :O:

WARNING, THE FOLLOWING IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND SHOUD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS "ONE SIZE FITS ALL". When in doubt, ALWAYS trust you Neurologist.

During my sit-down with my G.P. Doc, he told me he agreed with my plan to go "free range" with the MS meds and wished me well. :D A little confirmation can feel really good. :up:

[Jimbuna]

Yeah I had the same a while back - all clear too

Nice one.

re Jim : Good to hear :up:



Cheers Kai.

[Jimbuna]

Went into town earlier today with the wife for groceries and on the way back came across HMS Diamond who had just reached her berth less than a mile from our place of abode.

https://i.imgur.com/QlFqVsn.jpg

[Ostfriese]

A marten (This fella) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beech_marten) decided that the cablework in my car must be tasty food. Fortunately it didn't find the high-voltage cables but only those for the heating system.
Bloody bugger, driving at temperatures below the freezing point with no heating isn't fun.

[Aktungbby]

Bloody bugger, driving at temperatures below the freezing point with no heating isn't fun.Ya cood "friese" yer nuts off!:o

[Eisenwurst]

Our State Gov't's been having a big fight with the Train Union for the past almost 2 years. On and off strikes and go slows. So this week our p'ed off Transport Minister says "free travel for a week for Joe Public".

I took the opportunity to go to the Airport and have a look around ( normally $15 each way ). Last time I was there was just before covid.

The tourists are back in droves, the place was buzzing with activity. I hung around the Food Court ( they've got a viewing deck, you can watch the planes land and take off :) ) A lot of normal gentle takeoffs, but some where they positively leap into the air - people watching going "ooh wow look at that".

A lot of cafes still shut - signs out the front "Staff Wanted". No takers ??

Cabin Crew of all nationalities, pretty stewardesses in their designer uniforms.

It was a nice day.

[Ostfriese]

Ya cood "friese" yer nuts off!:o


Nah, those parts are still kept warm and healthy :haha:

[Eichhörnchen]

A family of 'Do-Rights' down the road from my mother in law have recently fostered some problem kids. Now suddenly there are reports starting on the village facebook page about youths trying to get into peoples' cars, even in the very road where this bunch have moved in. And Moira's mother has had people creeping about in her back yard in the middle of the night leaving gates open - never happened before. She's 78, lives alone and is now scared - there's never been such trouble on this housing estate - they're all owner-occupiers and decent people who look out for one another. COULD it be just coincidence? In a pig's eye

I just said to Moira as we passed their place that I'd like to creep onto their drive at night, let their tyres down and shove a potato up the exhaust... see how they like a bit of ASB

"But it weren't me, honest - it were an old bloke - that one who's mother in law lives up t' road"

"Him? Pull the other one ya little bleeper - he doesn't look like he could tear his way out of a wet paper bag"

[Onkel Neal]

This sums it up
https://assets.amuniversal.com/0b6943e04406013bce11005056a9545d

[Eichhörnchen]

I just found some old Victorian "Stereo-view" slides on ebay. I discovered that if I sit about 20 inches away from the pictures of them on my laptop and squish my eyeballs from the sides with my index fingers, I can get the 3-D effect for free with no expensive equipment required

[Eisenwurst]

"What The Butler Saw" ?????:03:

[Commander Wallace]

I had a Les Paul copy guitar in pieces sitting in a box, wrapped up. For a copy, it wasn't bad with the Tune-o-matic bridge / tremolo. The neck had not only warped but also twisted. I have never seen a guitar neck do that.

A friend of a friend expressed interest in my guitar. My guitar had nice pickups and body and the tremolo in it. The gentleman offered to trade me his ESP LTD MH100 with a basswood body and a quilted maple top with a transparent blue color. It features two " Humbuckers " or dual coil pickups. It also has a very nice Floyd Rose floating bridge. The pickups in the guitar have a sound better suited to heavy metal. They don't work too well with the all tube amps I prefer and use.

The ESP guitar does sound great with solid state amps of which I have a few. With the Floyd Rose tremolo, David Gilmour style string bends are a breeze. The gentleman traded his guitar away as his hands were too big to be able to articulate the 25.5 inch scale the ESP Guitars use. The Les Paul style guitars suit him well.

I plan on replacing the pickups in it and also the machine heads to locking tuners in the head stock. The strings will then be locked at the bridge and also the tuners in the head stock. I am also going to install push-pull pots in the volume and tone control to control and flip the pickups into single / dual coil action. It's my hope with the new pickup controls and careful consideration of the pick-ups, I can get Stratocastor sounds and tones when going to single coil mode. The Guitar is great now and will be awesome when the upgrades are completed.




http://local.guitarspecs.net/img/guitars/339.gif (http://local.guitarspecs.net/img/guitarszoom/339.jpg)

[mapuc]

I'm hooked on this thought-I guess you remember Skybirds own thread about his journey into the world of keyboard and how he's going to learn how to play on it-Well since I read it I...I...got hooked, now I want a keyboard myself. I already started to learn notes and chords.

I don't know which one i should pick, only thing is-It must not cost more than 1000 Danish kroner=140 dollars

I also have to think about my hearing problems.

First step is buying the book Legendary Piano-ABBA and some books on how to play.

Markus

[Commander Wallace]

I'm hooked on this thought-I guess you remember Skybirds own thread about his journey into the world of keyboard and how he's going to learn how to play on it-Well since I read it I...I...got hooked, now I want a keyboard myself. I already started to learn notes and chords.

I don't know which one i should pick, only thing is-It must not cost more than 1000 Danish kroner=140 dollars

I also have to think about my hearing problems.

First step is buying the book Legendary Piano-ABBA and some books on how to play.

Markus


If you have the time, you should give keyboards a try, Markus. Casio makes keyboards that can be had in the U.S for $150 dollars and less. Other keyboards are considerably more. Most are full size keyboards with many modes and sounds. Check them out. I have one here and you could have it to start your musical journey with. :) It plays well. Like anything with musical instruments, playing them isn't too hard. Playing musical instruments well is another matter. If you're serious, you can find online musical instruction as well. With regards to hearing, most keyboards have a headphone jack. That would make things easier for you.

The reality is, it's not how well you play but how much enjoyment you can get from just playing. Who knows, you might find some musicians to jam with, amateur or professional or semi-professional. It doesn't matter. It's amazing how much you can learn from just playing with other musicians.



https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71nSQ71Z-SL._AC_SL1374_.jpg


This particular unit is $ 126 dollars on Amazon. Check them out, Markus. :)


https://www.amazon.com/RockJam-Electronic-Keyboard-SuperKit-Headphones/dp/B01AJJIQQQ/ref=sr_1_31?crid=3GIG39K9FBMW6&keywords=casio+keyboard+piano&qid=1669557931&sprefix=Casio+%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-31&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.08f69ac3-fd3d-4b88-bca2-8997e41410bb

[mapuc]

^ Thank you CW

Made a search to see if some Danish company had this keyboard among their sortiment there were a few and there's even a video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrkAZL93DHc

Edit
I thought when looking at your picture CW that this monitor(iPad)was part of the package-After having watched the video I understand it isn't
End edit

Markus

[Aktungbby]

...recovering from 06:00 AM junket down to the closest MRI scannerfor a prostate exam based on a 5.5 PSA count...at age 71?! I now know what torpedo feels like in the 18" diameter tube for 1/2 hour! :O: Now watching the US Iranian soccer match; a must win for the US to advance. Iran must only tie to advance. I noted the Iranians singing their national anthem...albeit without enthusiasm? And the lady Iranian fans in the stands aren't wearing any Islamic covering garments!! Talk 'bout protest.?!!:hmmm: No doubt their families are held hostage in Teheran:hmmm: EDIT: THE US JUST SCORED THE FIRST GOOOOOOAL! :yeah: but the day is young...."Akbar 'Merika"!:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2: :Kaleun_Salivating:

[Eichhörnchen]

Since this might be our last Christmas at our dear old house we decided to start early and make the most of it (Anyone recognise the movie?)

https://i.imgur.com/i9PjYy1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QehEYdY.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qFUZgyg.jpg

[mapuc]

^ Home Alone ?

Markus

[Aktungbby]

White Christmas mit der Bingle and Dean Jagger! The wife and her sisters adore this movie!

[Jimbuna]

Yep, White Christmas.

[Eisenwurst]

Since this might be our last Christmas at our dear old house we decided to start early and make the most of it (Anyone recognise the movie?)

https://i.imgur.com/i9PjYy1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QehEYdY.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qFUZgyg.jpg

Gee mate, that's sad news!!! Circumstances beyond your control ???

That place has given you a lot of inspiration for your artwork. In recent years I've left 2 places and miss them both very much. A lot of memories and personal history.

I wish I could help you......I'll come over and mow your lawn once a week :)

[Eichhörnchen]

Yes, White Christmas of course

@ Arnold - we've seen too many neighbours (we called them that even though they lived some way off) grow old and suddenly less able - then find themselves stranded out here in the sticks with no car, no buses and the nearest shop miles away

So we need to move into the village while we're still fit enough to do it - plus Moira's old mum needs keeping an eye on now (she already lives in the village)

We'll hate to leave and have to swap this nice old cottage for a modern bungalow but it's all about being practical and not leaving things until it's too late - as our friends did

[Jimbuna]

^ A tough decision to have to make but I think a wise one.

[em2nought]

I now know what torpedo feels like in the 18" diameter tube for 1/2 hour! :O:


Already been inside one of those, don't want a prostate exam to remind me. :D


...and you'll fall asleep counting your blessings.

[Jimbuna]

Already been inside one of those, don't want a prostate exam to remind me. :D


...and you'll fall asleep counting your blessings.

I reckon he enjoyed the experience :O:

[Aktungbby]

Already been inside one of those, don't want a prostate exam to remind me. :D


...and you'll fall asleep counting your blessings.

I reckon he enjoyed the experience :O:

...not considering the preparation the evening beforehand, incl. fasting :oops::nope: and the machine is quite loud(earplugs req'd) with very cold cooling fans on my bald head. Also, the metal in my left thight/hip was an issue in the "magnet" where no metal is permissable; three .380 round chunks and surgical wiring...also gets me pulled aside at Gatwick or Heathrow for extra scrutiny...in addition to my brassiere's underwires!??:O: The results were gratifying though; my urologist called yesterday to say I'm looking good; check again in 6 months!:yeah: The great Negro League pitcher, Satchel Paige, once said: "don't look back, sumpthin's gaining on ya"...he didn't mention looking down at your diverticulitis, cardiac or prostate ailments!:shucks:

[Von Due]

Enjoying a quiet evening looking at the 2 lines on the covid test. A late party goer I am.

[Jimbuna]

Managed to get everything on the wifes wish list so that is my Christmas shopping all sorted.

[Catfish]

Enjoying a quiet evening looking at the 2 lines on the covid test. A late party goer I am.
Ouch. Hope you get well, and soon.

[mapuc]

I sit here and watch World of Wayne Tuesdays livestream on YT. with one eye and the other on the football match...Except right now where I'm here writing and reading latest.

Markus

[Catfish]

Managed to get everything on the wifes wish list so that is my Christmas shopping all sorted.
I am not anything close, Christmas always happens so suddenly :wah:

[Eichhörnchen]

Enjoying a quiet evening looking at the 2 lines on the covid test. A late party goer I am.

Oh no... how are you now?

[Von Due]

Oh no... how are you now?

Better than yesterday, that is it's not total crap and I'm certainly in a better state than work that now has 1 guy up and running where we usually are 3-5.

[Jimbuna]

I am not anything close, Christmas always happens so suddenly :wah:

Wasn't hard tbh, she wrote the list and personally picked the clothing element :)

[Aktungbby]

Trapped indoors as Atmospheric River's rain, rain, rain, & cold hits California all week-good for the drought situation though. My garden cart has at least 4" of standing water in it! Watching the FIFA Whirled Cup as Morocco just beat Portugal, 1-0, to stay in contention. England and France to play at 11AM...

[Jimbuna]

Currently -3C outside so settling down to watch the England game which kicks off in about thirty minutes.

[Aktungbby]

28 minutes now!:Kaleun_Los::arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

28 minutes now!:Kaleun_Los::arrgh!:

I reckon if anyone in the crowd lets off some firecrackers during play, the French will surrender before the final whistle 'just in case' :O:

[Eichhörnchen]

I wonder who won? No I don't :D

[Schizo]

just got my x-mas shopping done. gonna snow quite a bit today. hopefully not too much. will be shoveling which i dont mind in early winter but it certainly sucks around Feb.

anyone wanna fund me towards a snowblower? :haha:

[Eichhörnchen]

^ I don't know whether we even use those in England - must be bad very often to need one of those

[Aktungbby]

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/streetview?channel=mb-pdp-publicrecord&location=5113+Arden+Ave%2C+Minneapolis%2C+MN+55424&size=665x441&source=outdoor&client=gme-redfin&signature=IU_pQQONm0jg6jNHWEjcxFbUrRY=IT is!!! :Kaleun_Mad: I shovelled that damn 90' driveway every winter for 12 years growing up in Minnesota...by hand; sometimes twice a day; 2-3 feet of snow incl the path to the rear door milkbox for the milkman! At age 18, we finally got a snowblower which I briefly used just prior to escaping to college leaving my brothers to do the task. it was a godsend! Mowing, raking, and fertilizing the lawns were part of the gig as well. A useful skill I adapted to the 1 summer's golf-course crew job at the club I'd caddied at for three previous summers in high-school . 50+ years later, I keep up my own yards and gardens w/o using a gardiner like a lot of the neighbors.

[Schizo]

my driveway is not quite that big lol. mines like 30'. i would buy a snowblower if i had somewhere to put it. i dont have a garage and my lawnshed is already full with a leafblower, mower, shovels, etc.

MN gets a lot of snow. i totally get where youre coming from. i live in NYS and we get a fair bit of snow as well.

[Aktungbby]

One time I got the break of a lifetime. Mom sent me out into the frigid wasteland to do the loathsome grueling job and it was brutally deep & cold. The idea was always to clear it before a vehicle(dad's car) rolled over it compacking the snow down which required arduous scraping as the winter progressed and ice built up. I had shoveled perhaps 10 feet when the city bulldozer https://d323w7klwy72q3.cloudfront.net/i/a/2014/20140227const/hires/G2221.JPG doing the street took pity on small 13 year old me and my pathetic arduous effort, pulled into the driveway, put the massive fullwidth blade down, and backed into the street completely clearing the driveway in 2 minutes!!:yeah: With some minor shovel touchup work, I pranced into the house as my taskmaster mom shrieked: "what are you doin in here! get out there and finish it!" "It's all done Mom" said, I as I started watching the Lone Ranger on TV...I never told what had ocurred; and that bulldozer never ever came back again!:wah:

[Eichhörnchen]

^:har::Kaleun_Salute:

[Aktungbby]

This AM I'm clambering up the 'learning curve, of a new Google Pixel 6a cellphone https://ss7.vzw.com/is/image/VerizonWireless/google-bluej-p6a-charcoal?hei=400&fmt=webp I just got this week to replace my beloved 20 year old Verizon flipphone which unfortunately was an archaic 3G and all stuff has got 2 B 5G by the end of the this month:wah: so I'm down 'bout $700 bucks(free new tablet incl.) for all goods and a car-charger cord. Additionally my standby batteries were installed yesterday for the solar system; in one day instead of the scheduled 2; and I'm just now using the AMGEN app on said new phone to monitor my day old $48K system (less $12K Tax rebate) :yeah: Said app informs me at glance: my 13 panels R producing 2.7 kw; the house is using 0.4 Kw; my new batteries R charging at 1.0 Kw ------now at 82%; & I'm contributing 1 Kw to PGE's criminal network! The new electric boxes and exterior wire conduit pipe, battery panel, and switchboxes on the interiorhttps://subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=12894 and exteriorhttps://subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=12895 walls of the garage are comparable to the electric room of a type VII uboat!!:k_confused::arrgh!:

[Catfish]

[...] The new electric boxes and exterior wire conduit pipe, battery panel, and switchboxes on the interior and exterior walls of the garage are comparable to the electric room of a type VII uboat!!:k_confused::arrgh!:
:haha: Just look out for Johann "das Gespenst" :03:

[Commander Wallace]

:haha: Just look out for Johann "das Gespenst" :03:


I'm giving all I can, Capitan. Stop bothering me. :D





https://images.t-online.de/2021/09/79001744v3/0x0:1920x1288/fit-in/__WIDTH__x0/das-vom-wahnsinn-gezeichnete-gesicht-des-u-boot-maschinisten-johann-r-von-seinen-kollegen-nur-das-gespenst-genannt-wird-kaum-ein-zuschauer-vergessen-die-enge-die-hitze-und-der-andauernde-stress-im-boot-lassen-johann-irgendwann-durchdrehen-nach-einem-angriff-wird-er-verrueckt-grossartig-gespielt-von-dem-oesterreicher-erwin-leder.jpg (https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.t-online.de%2Funterhaltung%2Fkino%2Fid_78249190%2Fbi lder%2Ffoto-show-die-maenner-von-das-boot-frueher-und-heute.html&psig=AOvVaw0OeYEP884dRcdwmUGrLfNm&ust=1671139731499000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCJioxcWK-vsCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ)

[Aktungbby]

Update: now I'm generating 1.7 Kw from solar panels; importing .7 Kw. from PGE for 2.0 Kw household usage; and shipping .3 Kw to the batts, now 97% charged ..."Akchtung! Prepare to dive!":Kaleun_Salivating::Kaleun_Party:

[Commander Wallace]

Update: now I'm generating 1.7 Kw from solar panels; importing .7 Kw. from PGE for 2.0 Kw household usage; and shipping .3 Kw to the batts, now 97% charged ..."Akchtung! Prepare to dive!":Kaleun_Salivating::Kaleun_Party:


Don't be a marv. :03: Be careful working with all that electrical power. Electricity can be very dangerous. Take it from Marv. :D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPP_iYo0Brk

[Aktungbby]

:oops::timeout:Someday Aktungbby and Mr Quatro might go missing :yep:

Who would check on us? :o

Me of course.







https://i.postimg.cc/1tsKXqmL/liaranimatedanimationli-1.gif (https://postimages.org/) Came across these two posts while backtracking this thred for another old post...:hmmm: HOW prophetic was Mr Quatro!!?? My occasional PM's to him remain unresponded to...:timeout: but I'm "still checking on him." @ Commander Wallace: never mind marv! I did something similar when I touched the rubber cap of the Catalina's 9-hp outboard sparkplug while it was was running-thinking it sufficient insulation-and ended up 3' feet from the electrocution; but still on the dock. My pacemaker was not happy with the voltaic assistance it received either!:O: In looking at my own photos: that's alotta red warning labels-and the standby-battery box partially in the exterior photo's lower right (cropped to fit the :subsim:1200x1200 format) is a massive 4'x5'x8")! https://d140hlzzaoq16w.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/1bcbc232b4026fb246e7ce3682f564fb/e/n/enphase-encharge-10-battery-storage-system.png

[Ostfriese]

I just decided to switch research projects. I haven't been into the current research project that much anyway (I basically lost faith in it nabout a year ago and I'm convinced that it will never lead to anything profitable). The new research project is much further behind, but shows a lot of promise.



More importantly though: my salary will be almost 20% less than before, but I expect my workload to be reduced by about a third, if not more, so in total that's a win.

[Eichhörnchen]

Yes, I always say time off from work is worth more than money :yep:

[Aktungbby]

This AM my array is producing 1.9 Kw; I'm buying 3.7 Kw from PG&E crooks; using 9.4 Kw(electric furnace takes alot in 34⁰F temps); and my battery is discharging 3.8 Kw at 80% charged capacity...:hmmm: Ahkenatonhttps://cdn.britannica.com/36/195536-050-B78107E9/Akhenaten-Egypt-Alexandria-National-Museum.jpg (Tut's dad)! who destroyed Egypt's multi-God culture to install worship of the Aton, was right! The Aton (the sun) is the one true god! Or so I and my wallet believe?!:O: :hmmm: but then perhaps ignorance was bli$$ for 71 years?:doh::O:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/V5s5jjc.jpg

Why do photos of me always show a miserable old jerk? I finally got one today that doesn't (lol) - maybe coz I'm full of the joys of Christmas


https://i.imgur.com/XAdMLkM.jpg

I'll go with this one with the xmas jumper - maybe makes me look more human

[Eisenwurst]

Woo Hoo I got a Subsim Christmas Stocking. Thanks Onkel Neil :):) Packed full of goodies.... let's see what did Santa bring me :hmmm:...a new pee bag, replacement catheter, some duodart, I need a crutch to walk properly. :arrgh!:

Cheer up Glynn I may have some very good news for you next year that should make you very happy.

[mapuc]

Sobbing Sobbing... I'm gonna tell me momma that I didn't get a Subsim Christmas Stocking that's unfair..cry cry :Kaleun_Crying:

Markus

[FUBAR295]

Way late but better than never.

Nothing of importance any more... retired with wife, cats and Silent Hunter III.

Some consider boring ... I am happy.:03::salute:

[Aktungbby]

Dead beat this morning after a great feast for six; prepared by my chef wife(I peeled potatos) & served on our Christmas themed china service. And, while everyone's sacked out in front of the telly digesting, it falls to me to scullery the kitchen back to pristinity for the next day's culinary efforts. All the china dishes have to be washed by hand! Good thing I was a dishwasher/busboy for a summer at a local drugstore lunch counter where everyone did business (in'68)when not caddying golfbags; nuthin like on-the-job training for 42 years of domestic bliss...she cooks; I clean!:o:yep::doh:

[Eichhörnchen]

...our Christmas themed china service

I just found an old plate I designed for Royal Doulton on ebay. You can't eat off these, however - they're described as 'cabinet plates'



https://i.imgur.com/yf44dO3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kZof5Pg.jpg

PS: I don't get a royalty if you buy one - but why would you want to anyway :haha:

[Aktungbby]

I just found an old plate I designed for Royal Doulton on ebay. You can't eat off these, however - they're described as 'cabinet plates'



https://i.imgur.com/yf44dO3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kZof5Pg.jpg

PS: I don't get a royalty if you buy one - but why would you want to anyway :haha: NICE! the gift my mom gave us 42 years ago for our wedding gift is Royal Doulton Shearbrook pattern-svc for 8 https://images.replacements.com/images/images1/china/R/P0000081598S000000103287T1.jpg Now discontinued,we've added more to it, incl. the serving-dishes & lids, as they become available on-line from time to time. Both services are stacked meticulously downlow 'cabinet plates':haha: at floor level; so they don't get ruined in the next earthquake like our everyday crockery does...twice!!... in 2000(along with the chimney-epicentered 500 yards from the house!) and the 2014 tembler that ruined downtown Napa! The Christmas service is a handpainted Mexican affair-we don't trust to survive in a dishwasher-hence handwashing.

[Rockstar]

...; I clean!:o:yep::doh:

Scullery maid & colonel of the urinal is a big responsibility. :Kaleun_Wink:

[Jimbuna]

Scullery maid & colonel of urinal is a big responsibility. :Kaleun_Wink:

:haha:

[Jimbuna]

Sobbing Sobbing... I'm gonna tell me momma that I didn't get a Subsim Christmas Stocking that's unfair..cry cry :Kaleun_Crying:

Markus

Mine arrived this morning but was probably late because of the postal strike and the shortage of staff needed to carry the heavy item down my drive :yeah:

[Eichhörnchen]

Got mine in time for Christmas :D

[Jimbuna]

Yeah, packets of Maltesers are much easier to handle :O:

[Eichhörnchen]

:haha:

[Eisenwurst]

http://i.imgur.com/wUcy7PC.jpg

Never mind Markus...Here's a whole sack for you. Santa had too much Christmas Cheer and left it at my place by mistake. He asked me to send it on....so here you go...:)

[Buddahaid]

I just found an old plate I designed for Royal Doulton on ebay. You can't eat off these, however - they're described as 'cabinet plates'



https://i.imgur.com/yf44dO3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kZof5Pg.jpg

PS: I don't get a royalty if you buy one - but why would you want to anyway :haha:

I'm trully sorry you don't get royalties but at least you get credit for the artwork. Will you sign my plate if I find one?

[mapuc]

http://i.imgur.com/wUcy7PC.jpg

Never mind Markus...Here's a whole sack for you. Santa had too much Christmas Cheer and left it at my place by mistake. He asked me to send it on....so here you go...:)

I don't know what to say not other than Thank You.

(Psst I got this "package" last year and it's only a Christmas card)

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

I'm trully sorry you don't get royalties but at least you get credit for the artwork. Will you sign my plate if I find one?

Be glad to, Buddababy - I did a number of others, some of which also appeared on greetings cards:


https://i.imgur.com/z5frTYr.jpg https://i.imgur.com/axOGhnU.jpg

I still have the painting of "The Red Door" on my wall all year round - I wanted to keep it

[Commander Wallace]

Be glad to, Buddababy - I did a number of others, some of which also appeared on greetings cards:


https://i.imgur.com/z5frTYr.jpg https://i.imgur.com/axOGhnU.jpg

I still have the painting of "The Red Door" on my wall all year round - I wanted to keep it


Great artwork as always, Eichhörnchen. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: I will look for some plates / artwork from you as well. Maybe you would be so kind as to autograph mine If I can find any.

[Eichhörnchen]

Great artwork as always, Eichhörnchen. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: I will look for some plates / artwork from you as well. Maybe you would be so kind as to autograph mine If I can find any.

Yes, but I wonder how that could be done? Be bit expensive! Look on ebay or maybe Amazon (search Royal Doulton plus my name)

I don't make any money from these, though - I got paid a lump sum for painting them & assigning the ceramics copyright

[Jimbuna]

Some examples here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=Royal+Doulton+glynn+williams&_sacat=0

[Aktungbby]

how did your signature come up an 'L' short?:hmmm: Your
Father Christmas platehttps://i.etsystatic.com/15998407/c/2250/1788/0/326/il/42d5b7/2005923073/il_680x540.2005923073_iw8r.jpg is priced $25.26!! https://i.etsystatic.com/20145572/r/il/edd7c7/3245136415/il_570xN.3245136415_jwuj.jpg https://i.etsystatic.com/8073077/r/il/ff9601/2151386022/il_300x300.2151386022_r2ya.jpg https://www.replacements.com/collectibles-royal-doulton-santa-plates/c/474276

[Commander Wallace]

Some examples here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=Royal+Doulton+glynn+williams&_sacat=0


Very much appreciated, Jim. Thank you. :Kaleun_Salute:


Yes, but I wonder how that could be done? Be bit expensive! Look on ebay or maybe Amazon (search Royal Doulton plus my name)

I don't make any money from these, though - I got paid a lump sum for painting them & assigning the ceramics copyright


We would certainly work something out. :yep: :Kaleun_Salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

how did your signature come up an 'L' short?:hmmm:

This is one I produced especially for them - my real signature read/reads "G.Williams". It was dashed off on a piece of card for the printers


https://i.imgur.com/pkuHJpR.jpg

The cat on Santa's lap is "Tansy", a much missed family pet - Moira used to get very jealous about Tansy, lol

[Texas Red]

Though I haven't been posting as much, I have indeed been lurking around the Forums.

Many things have taken hold of my life (Sea Cadets, school, real-life commitments, and relationships) and prevented me from posting as much as I did two years ago. Oftentimes, I find myself too tired to engage in the online community.

My family is well; life has been great, I'm grinding out school work and enjoying life. Over the summer, I got to enjoy the benefits of owning a lake house. I would water ski, tube, and take adventures across the lake. I also got a job working at the local Marina as a dockhand (or whatever the heck my position was, I just did whatever my boss needed me to do)

Recently, I've been working on getting certifications in Emergency Management from FEMA through training provided by the Sea Cadets. Life is good so far and I can't complain.

Don't get me wrong, I do miss when I was engaged with the community (though many users probably didn't like my spam of the threads) :haha: I think back fondly to when I crushed everyone in the Whack-a-Squirrel competition two years ago! I am still receiving jokes about my mom sliding me food underneath my door. Y'all make me chuckle :shucks:

Enough about me. How's everyone else doing? I really like the paintings, Eichh. They look great!

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Good to hear from you, El Whacko - What did you get? I got given some very nice homemade strawberry jam (jello) from one of my wife's friends on Sunday. I wish I could share it with you - but I expect you get some lovely turkey on your toast under the door at Christmas?

We're still enjoying the holiday in our house - we do the full 12 days, with another big roast dinner on Twelfth Night

Thanks for the compliment re paintings - I did do quite a few for Hallmark Cards some years ago, so you might even have seen these in the US (not the Santa designs, though)

Hope to see you on the next W.A.S. (maybe Easter) so you might have a chance then to get all medieval over Aktung :D

[Texas Red]

^ Good to hear from you, El Whacko - What did you get? I got given some very nice homemade strawberry jam (jello) from one of my wife's friends on Sunday. I wish I could share it with you - but I expect you get some lovely turkey on your toast under the door at Christmas?

We're still enjoying the holiday in our house - we do the full 12 days, with another big roast dinner on Twelfth Night

Thanks for the compliment re paintings - I did do quite a few for Hallmark Cards some years ago, so you might even have seen these in the US (not the Santa designs, though)

Hope to see you on the next W.A.S. (maybe Easter) so you might have a chance then to get all medieval over Aktung :D

Man, strawberry jello sounds great!

I got some pomade, sea salt spray, water-skiing gloves, a bunch of clothes, and some gift cards. 12 Days of constant celebration would be a bit too much for me tbh :oops:

The Hallmark thing is cool. My grandma forces me to watch her hallmark movies with her...they're awful. They make me lose brain cells, I swear.

Anyways, I'll try my best to beat Aktung over Easter! Just gotta get in that fighting mind! :arrgh!:

[Aktungbby]

^
Hope to see you on the next W.A.S. (maybe Easter) so you might have a chance then to get all medieval over Aktung :D

Anyways, I'll try my best to beat Aktung over Easter! Just gotta get in that fighting mind! :arrgh!: ...bring it on...graßhopper!! :arrgh!:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Phillip_ahn_as_kan.JPG http://i.imgur.com/pf0HK.jpg He that would get all medieval on a medievalist had better better come to the fray well suited and in fighting mind:Kaleun_Mad: :O:

[Aktungbby]

...on day 3 or 4 of constant drizzle from an 'atmospheric river' formation known as the Pineapple Express bombarding the California coastline and Sierra Nevada mountains in massive follow-on waves originating in the tropics. No sunlight for my kittycat's basking, but lots of water for the severely reduced reservoirs water levels. The local floodgated Napa River flows unvexed into San Fransico Bay as downtown Napans are filling sandbags against current issued flood-warnings as I post. That's a small price to pay as the multi-year Western drought is so severe and getting all this rain(in 55⁰ F. temperatures to boot) is the real 2022 Christmas gift! And, we'll take what we can get with gratitude! :yeah:

[Aktungbby]

We're having a bright sunshine 61⁰F day with more atmospheric River yet to come.:up: The good news is: the six California principle "mega-reservoirs which were at 30% are now at 60ish% full. Additionally the Sierra snowpack is at record levels to melt into the water supply come springtime. On the downside: one small town approx 40 miles to the East in the Sacramento Delta has been ordered to evacuate to high ground as the levees along the high rivers have breeched in two places...

[Aktungbby]

@ MODERATOR: please move to the 'Young Buna's Travels' thread!:D :haha::O:

[mapuc]

I shall/must learn to read more about a subject before posting it in our
Who / What / Where Game and not only from a single page.

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

Don't fret about it, Markus - it's only a game, mate :)

[Jimbuna]

@ MODERATOR: please move to the 'Young Buna's Travels' thread!:D :haha::O:

Quite correct and I shall attend to it presently :yep:

[Aktungbby]

Don't fret about it, Markus - it's only a game, mate :)U daren't say such a thing about whack-a-squirrel!!:hmph::stare::damn:

[Texas Red]

...bring it on...graßhopper!! :arrgh!:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Phillip_ahn_as_kan.JPG http://i.imgur.com/pf0HK.jpg He that would get all medieval on a medievalist had better better come to the fray well suited and in fighting mind:Kaleun_Mad: :O:

OK! Can I bring the Plague with me too?

[Aktungbby]

Had a near disaster myself. I got summoned forth to San Francisco at 9PM-50 miles- with rain to-beat-the-band and 50+mph cross-winds to match across three major toll-bridges and Corolla's front-drive wheels slipping, even in low torque. For the toll-free return direction, I first called my boat captain who monitors road and weather to inquire about returning the toll free direction across the Golden Gate Bridge, and avoiding the windy Bay Bridge I'd arrived on. The route has been closed for flooding this month for several days. I finally get to a one-lane route at Sonoma around midnight approx 15 mile from my home and am following the vehicle in front, when the road disappears...70 yards of six-inch very brown deep water from a nearby creek and I'm in it! Real sudden-like (Flash really means Flash BBY!) with utterly no chance to turn around; and I can't see the deep ditches on both sides anyhow. (note: flood water/sewage does not smell good at all)With no options: I managed to punch through, creeping in second gear w/o stopping(fatal) and got back onto the dry road. I called the road condition into to 911 and made it home by 00:45. It's till pouring rain as I post and 31 road closures R in effect in Sonoma County today. History repeats itself: the forcast for the Atmospheric River's Pineapple Express as of Tuesday is 10" of rain, 50+ mph winds, heavy flooding, landslides and expected loss of life??! This time around I'm retired; off the road, and in my easy chair...:shucks: @ El Whacko: "Bring out yer dead!:O:"

[Aktungbby]

https://ic-cdn.flipboard.com/thehill.com/3d4661ed6e996b95fb1c62ece6df402135901f18/_medium.jpegUpdate photoshttps://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2014/12/Storm_GIF.gif 3 new terms for me: Bomb Cyclone; Atmospheric River; Pineapple Express = The storm underwent rapid development off the California coast over the past 36 hours, becoming what meteorologists refer to as a bomb cyclone. As the storm intensified, it tapped into abundant tropical moisture available in the Pacific Ocean, creating a reasonably strong "atmospheric river" carrying copious amounts of moisture from Hawaii to California. This specific type of atmospheric river, known as the "Pineapple Express" in a nod to the storm's fuel source due to its Hawaiian origins, is set to bring significant moisture to California. Think of this as a narrow pipeline of moisture that originates in the tropics. Bottom line: this beats Earthquakes and firestorms any day!

[Jimbuna]

Informed via email I won a prize in the National Postcode Lottery the other day.

£20 but a win is a win even if a minor one :)

[Aktungbby]

Informed via email I won a prize in the National Postcode Lottery the other day.

£20 but a win is a win even if a minor one :) I'll send £1.81 more so U can at least get a bottle of Pusser's Nelson's Blood! :Kaleun_Cheers::O::arrgh!: I've faithfully played the CA SuperLotto since 1980 w/o a miss...and have zilch to show for it..:oops: My new Google Pixel 6a phone at least allows me to scan the ticket and enter the "SecondChance $15,000" portion of the contest: :doh:"...what a fascinating modern age I live in!??":hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Your on :salute:

[Aktungbby]

expected loss of lifeAwaiting 3 more inbound 'bomb cyclones' after a short lull with an actual sun shine!. Only 3 dead so far, one Fairfield 19 year-old lass in a hydroplane auto collision; a Galt mom who went to help her son get his motorcycle out of mud and was found drowned in a ditch where the levees have crumbled; and an Occidental infant, when a giant redwood tree toppled on his mobile home. I'm waiting for a lull to remove the outside Christmas lights...Twelth Night having passed.

[mapuc]

Aktungbby wrote:
I'm waiting for a lull to remove the outside Christmas lights...Twelth Night having passed.

Why not let it be there and save energy in taking it down and then put it up again. :D

Markus

[Aktungbby]

I once left them up until May, which infuriated my wife whose nickname since childhood is "Christmas Baby"!? It is considerably more energy (and sanity)saving to take them down ASAP...especially as I enjoy eating...on time:yep:

[Commander Wallace]

I once left them up until May, which infuriated my wife whose nickname since childhood is "Christmas Baby"!? It is considerably more energy (and sanity)saving to take them down ASAP...especially as I enjoy eating...on time:yep:

My lady had me help her put up " Christmas Blowup's" on the lawn. They are those cute holiday season figurines with air compressors. We had a pretty good snow and I dutifully went out to do the snow-blowing on the drive. Unfortunately, she had the electrical cords out on the drive and I ran them over with the snow-blower.

This destroyed some of the cords and broke the shear key for the snowblower engine. We also had freezing rain which froze other extension cords in the ice. We had to wait for the spring flaw to get them out.

My lady has called me the true master of disaster since that episode.:doh::oops:

[Aktungbby]

My lady has called me the true master of disaster since that episode.:doh::oops: Oh come now; She was already calling you that in the boudoire long before ya 'shady bugger!:O:

[Aktungbby]

Six atmospheric rivers later with 3 more due; the death toll stands at 17 and half of California's counties are declared disaster areas. Prince Harry, the Spare, has had to evacuate his mansion in Montecito. Precipitation is 138% above normal. Some but not most of the states reservoirs have begun to fill -essential for the central California Valley's agriculture. The system, built for a climate that no longer exists, (it's been a 2 decade drought) will get us through this year. The effect on ground water levels which are also critical, is unclear, as is the effect the massive Sierra snowpack will have in the Spring melt-off.:hmmm: Bottom line: with aquifers being depleted, and wells dry from massive agriculture, even these storms aren't enough to quell the long-term drought. But we'll take all we can get...world-famous Napa grapes need water BBY!:shucks:

[Commander Wallace]

Oh come now; She was already calling you that in the boudoire long before ya 'shady bugger!:O:





Ya wasn't supposed to tell anyone that one. :haha: Will my rep ever recover ? :yep:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/NBZg9lN.jpg

Moira had an accident with the hair clippers today so she 'put it right' by shaving the rest off. Now I have to walk around looking like Mussolini for a month

[Aktungbby]

I just got out of the hospital this AM. Saturday night my wife noted something was wrong while I was sleeping tried to awaken or revive me at 3AM; then called 911. When I came to, I was already in the emergency room about to go into a scanner. I then spent tha day and the night in the local hospital till an EKG could be performed and was finally discharged around 11AM with a 325 mg aspirin, plavix and blood pressure prescription; together whith my usual cholesterol medication... :hmmm: I was in better shape than the two roommates and I've at least driven myself to the pharmacy this PM to pick up my new prescriptions. The neurologist cannot find anything particularly wrong. Probably it was a very mild ischemic stroke.

[mapuc]

I'm using my travel computer these days not because my gaming computer is broken, no I'm paying my Mom a 5 day visit. arrived this afternoon 23th of Jan.

Markus

[les green01]

I just got out of the hospital this AM. Saturday night my wife noted something was wrong while I was sleeping tried to awaken or revive me at 3AM; then called 911. When I came to, I was already in the emergency room about to go into a scanner. I then spent tha day and the night in the local hospital till an EKG could be performed and was finally discharged around 11AM with a 325 mg aspirin, plavix and blood pressure prescription; together whith my usual cholesterol medication... :hmmm: I was in better shape than the two roommates and I've at least driven myself to the pharmacy this PM to pick up my new prescriptions. The neurologist cannot find anything particularly wrong. Probably it was a very mild ischemic stroke.
hope you get better and don't let anyone make you mad

[les green01]

looks like i'm going be looking for a new job since this outfit I'm working for don't want to pay for two weeks of work

[Commander Wallace]

I just got out of the hospital this AM. Saturday night my wife noted something was wrong while I was sleeping tried to awaken or revive me at 3AM; then called 911. When I came to, I was already in the emergency room about to go into a scanner. I then spent tha day and the night in the local hospital till an EKG could be performed and was finally discharged around 11AM with a 325 mg aspirin, plavix and blood pressure prescription; together whith my usual cholesterol medication... :hmmm: I was in better shape than the two roommates and I've at least driven myself to the pharmacy this PM to pick up my new prescriptions. The neurologist cannot find anything particularly wrong. Probably it was a very mild ischemic stroke.


I hope you're on the mend, Vinnie. I hope that they can figure it out. In the meantime, I hope you take it easy.



All the best, Vinnie. :yep: :)

[Aktungbby]

hope you get better and don't let anyone make you mad

I hope you're on the mend, Vinnie. I hope that they can figure it out. In the meantime, I hope you take it easy.



All the best, Vinnie. :yep: :)Thanks fellows; at least al the 'habit changes' the hospital recommends: smoking, alcohol, red meat, etc. I had already instituted long before. Four of my friends, workfellows and peers have suffered this and are doing ok...all in their late sixties or early seventies...which I 'spect is the basic problem...:hmmm::yep::shucks: Technically, there are 3 kinds of stroke. Mine is properly a TIA or Transient Ischaemic Attack where the plaque from arteriosclerosis (in the brain) then disappears after the episode. My recently departed(91) mother-in-law had lots of them...and they add up...so it's not to be ignored. All credit goes to my wife who summoned assistance and got me into the hospital in 20 minutes. I had to miss my daughter's 34th Sunday birthday...but I shouldn't eat baked filet mignon now anyway....(damn!)

[Jimbuna]

A TIA was what I suspected whilst reading your first post on the matter.

If I were you I'd take the TIA as an early warning and adjust accordingly but I reckon you already know that.

You take care of yourself Vinnie.

[Commander Wallace]

Thanks fellows; at least al the 'habit changes' the hospital recommends: smoking, alcohol, red meat, etc. I had already instituted long before. Four of my friends, workfellows and peers have suffered this and are doing ok...all in their late sixties or early seventies...which I 'spect is the basic problem...:hmmm::yep::shucks: Technically, there are 3 kinds of stroke. Mine is properly a TIA or Transient Ischaemic Attack where the plaque from arteriosclerosis (in the brain) then disappears after the episode. My recently departed(91) mother-in-law had lots of them...and they add up...so it's not to be ignored. All credit goes to my wife who summoned assistance and got me into the hospital in 20 minutes. I had to miss my daughter's 34th Sunday birthday...but I shouldn't eat baked filet mignon now anyway....(damn!)


What Jim said is simple advice but makes a lot of sense. My lady is big on salads, maybe with a slice of pizza. Sometimes, the salad have a little bit of chicken or steak cut up in them. Most of the time, just salad and lots of veggies.

Flavonoids in your diet is also especially important. First, Flavonoids are powerful antioxidant agents. Not only can they rid the body of free radicals but also help in the reduction or elimination of inflammation. Also, the flavonoids found in tea, coffee, and soy may help lower your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

One study published in the Journal of Translational found that people who consumed higher levels of flavonoids as part of their diet had a lower risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event. This can also translate in cerebral vascular accidents / episodes. Flavonids can be found in not only wine but also other fruit drinks, especially grape juice. Flavonoids in foods has also been shown to naturally reduce blood pressure and also lower the risk of Diabetes. In addition, Flavonoids have been shown to stop the growth of Cancer cells.


Flavanols

These types of flavonoids are known for their antioxidant properties. They may help manage symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Flavanols are found in these foods:


onions
kale
grapes and red wine
tea
peaches
berries
tomatoes
lettuce
scallions
broccoli

Flavan-3-ols

Foods with these types of flavonoids are very rich in nutrients. They include:


white tea
green tea
oolong tea
black tea
apples
purple and red grapes
blueberries
strawberries
cocoa and chocolate products


From your previous posts, you seem pretty active with your boating and such. Keep in mind assistance might be further away if you're out on your boat and have another episode like the one you just had.


Maybe take up walking, If you haven't already. I need to do more of that too instead of the saddle time spent on a motorcycle. I like being out with a stick and hockey puck on the ice in the winter. These days though, I can be timed with a sundial instead of a watch. :03: You and your wife can celebrate your daughter's birthday with her another time. I'm certain your wife and daughter are just happy that you're okay.

We have an exercise program at work. Sometimes the people at work engage in jumping to conclusions or running down the boss. :03: I'm not sure if that qualifies as exercise but it does get the blood pumping if not boiling. :yep:

Take it easy and let us all know how you're doing in your recovery.


https://www.healthline.com/health/what-are-flavonoids-everything-you-need-to-know#sources



All the best, Vinnie.

[u crank]

Just saw this. I hope that you are on the mend Vinnie. Take care of yourself old boy.

:salute:

[Aktungbby]

...thanks again y'all for the concern! One point: don't ever wear a good night$hirt! The EMT standing, in your bed in his EMT boots, snips that off you to place the heartmonitor sensors on the abdomen; and then uses the queensize bottom-sheet to hoist U onto the gurney... all of which I have no memory of 'till I was in the ER with my head in the scanner:timeout:!!? My wife says I spoke to the ambulance personnel going out the door, but I've absolutely no recollection whatsoever of it till I came to in a cut-up nightshirt atop a fitted bedsheet-which my bride promptly reclaimed...priorities I tells ya. :O: I certainly enjoyed sleeping in my own bed with renewed appreciation last night...:yep::shucks: and the cat, age 14, was glad to see me too; demanding love and attention. The EMTs were pros; with no traffic at that hour, no sirens or lights were necessary...so no nosey neighbors were disturbed on my miserable account!:yeah: My wife read all the G-mail'd test results to me this AM; aside from somewhat elevated glucose, I'm well within parameters on all issues and the EKG, yesterday, matched the one from 3 years ago following a light cardio-event(mild infarction?) out on the boat in the middle of the Bay.

[Aktungbby]

YIPES! https://subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2849475&postcount=26 :haha:

[Eichhörnchen]

Crikey, mate :timeout: You don't say whether you're on blood-thinning meds such as Apixaban - surely they must put you on these?

[Aktungbby]

I did in the first post below your haircut pic; 'plavix' is a blood thinner as is the 325 mg aspirin. I was already on a blood pressure and statin for cholesterol medication. Went for a mile walk yesterday and will do another today. Get Moira to get a front photo of U with the dome-look so U can use yourself for '0' points in Whac-A-Squirrel!:O:

[Commander Wallace]

Get Moira to get a front photo of U with the dome-look so U can use yourself for '0' points in Whac-A-Squirrel!:O:


That was cold. :haha:

[Catfish]

That was cold. :haha:
Aktung obviously does not need mercy :haha:

[Commander Wallace]

Aktung obviously does not need mercy :haha:


I meant Aktung was cold to our squirrely friend. :haha:

[Eichhörnchen]

You guys know that you can say what you like to me - water off a duck's back :D

https://i.imgur.com/V5SBrWB.jpg

[Aktungbby]

I wasn't being cold imho; my pic gets used too...more of a "welcome to the "bald 0's" whacko club" imho.:yep::doh:

[Eichhörnchen]

A mate just asked me if I was okay after seeing the pics :haha:

I soon realised the 'haircut' wasn't as bad as I'd thought

[Catfish]

Now watching the "Heute Show" and laughing tears :rotfl2:

[Catfish]

A mate just asked me if I was okay after seeing the pics :haha:
I soon realised the 'haircut' wasn't as bad as I'd thought
https://i.imgur.com/V5SBrWB.jpg
The haircut is a bit cut-off in the upper left but otherwise you look quite handsome :hmmm:

[Commander Wallace]

I was devastated to discover that an older friend and a good friend at that passed away. Services for him will be on Saturday. We both played in bands and sometimes I joined his band and he joined mine to play impromptu sets. We always had such a great time

I would sometimes just quietly sneak in to see him and his band playing out. I wanted to avoid being a distraction. People were smiling, dancing and just having a good time and enjoying the evening being together. Michael was always so gregarious with the people there and showed his appreciation for them coming out to see him and the band.

He and his band were a part of a great many happy and momentous occasions such as after wedding party's and engagement gatherings and such. Michael had a way of making people he just met feel like they were the most important person in the world and his best friend. It was genuine. Michael and his band brought a lot of joy and happiness to everyone they met.

The ladies loved him. He loved music and sharing music with everyone. When he and his band played, it was a party and you were going to have a great time whether you wanted to or not.


Rest in peace my friend. Thanks for, stopping by and well, for everything you were and did and for everyone you ever knew.....

[mapuc]

I'm watching two livestream on YT.

The Wold of Wayne Thursdays stream
and
Wold life stream from Ukraine.

Markus

[Jimbuna]

I was devastated to discover that an older friend and a good friend at that passed away. Services for him will be on Saturday. We both played in bands and sometimes I joined his band and he joined mine to play impromptu sets. We always had such a great time

I would sometimes just quietly sneak in to see him and his band playing out. I wanted to avoid being a distraction. People were smiling, dancing and just having a good time and enjoying the evening being together. Michael was always so gregarious with the people there and showed his appreciation for them coming out to see him and the band.

He and his band were a part of a great many happy and momentous occasions such as after wedding party's and engagement gatherings and such. Michael had a way of making people he just met feel like they were the most important person in the world and his best friend. It was genuine. Michael and his band brought a lot of joy and happiness to everyone they met.

The ladies loved him. He loved music and sharing music with everyone. When he and his band played, it was a party and you were going to have a great time whether you wanted to or not.


Rest in peace my friend. Thanks for, stopping by and well, for everything you were and did and for everyone you ever knew.....

Sorry for your loss CW. It is never easy losing someone close to you.

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/4vqQCZL.jpg

My mother in law packed up driving recently. Apart form everyone now being safer, she can no longer suddenly turn up at our house and walk in as if she lived here

Downside is that I'm now doing all the driving

[Commander Wallace]

Sorry for your loss CW. It is never easy losing someone close to you.


Thanks a lot, Jim. It's greatly appreciated. It's been a long, tough couple of days.

[Rockstar]

The roads will certainly be much safer for you to drive on. So you got that going for ya.

[Ostfriese]

Sueing my former landlord. He refuses to return my deposit and actually wants me to pay for services and repairs that (he claims) were needed to be done after I had moved out. Instead of returning about two thousand Euros to me he wants me to pay about the same amount.



Wastes a lot of time, only makes lawyers richer, requires an enormous amount of painstaking bureaucracy, and is annoyning all the way. He uses a strategy that unfortunately works way to often: massively overcharging, letting the former tenant go to court, and then trying to settle out of court by "generously" offering to reduce the amount asked for by half or something like that - which would still mean a veritable profit for the landlord.

[Aktungbby]

Up early to clear away garage space for final inspection of new solar system by the city of Napa permits people; after which, with a flip of the switch, I should be "in the grid," officially selling electricity to PG& E. My new G5 Google phone I'm struggling to master has an app to enable me to monitor the solar array, battery storage, and ongoing usage in real time..."what a fascinating modern age I live in!":ping::ping::nope: It will be interesting to see the alleged electrical cost-savings/tax rebate savings.... against the PG&E's recent massive natural-gas hike from approx. $250 to $550 a month! They're using me to offset their horrendous fire-damages of the last half decade!:timeout::wah:

[Rockstar]

Beautiful day in Florida. Smoking chicken on a 18 inch Weber Smokey Mountain using about 9 pounds of Kingsford Charcoal and four chunks of Hickory wood @ around 250 F. Got just three degrees to go before it comes off, wrap and rest. Taters spend the cook underneath catching the drippings. The rub is a 50/50 mix of of Tajin Clasico Chili Lime and McCormick Lemon Pepper. Can’t wait. :yeah:

https://i.imgur.com/tMFC5ZL.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Send some over the pond shipmate :yeah:

[mapuc]

Drool Drool

Markus

[Rockstar]

Tender and juicy baby! :up: skin isn’t as crispy I like, in fact somewhat rubbery in places. But I think some direct heat time over the coals might have helped with that. The other reason for the skin is I had the water bowl filled which creates a bit of steam inside the cooker. Might leave it empty next time.

Was about a 2.5-3.0 hours cook time with an internal meat temperature of 165 F.

https://i.imgur.com/Zy9TaRF.jpg

Anyway, as they say in the sophisticated society of the Deep South ‘bonner appetitey y’all’ . :D

[Rockstar]

Another beautiful day surf fishing in sunny Florida. So far todays catch were two undersized Bluefish. But I can’t complain, I am at the beach. :)

https://i.ibb.co/p3vD0ng/FAF12683-8-CBB-4-EC9-A492-1-CBA1-FAFB9-E1.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/sg3tKMG/5-E2823-F5-ED05-43-E4-885-C-7305-B3-A9-B15-D.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/pJN5Nkq/F57-E4-CA9-D0-E6-4-B4-F-BE21-642206-EF271-E.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Wow - and I'm sitting hunched over a log fire here :)

[ET2SN]

Tender and juicy baby! :up: skin isn’t as crispy I like, in fact somewhat rubbery in places. But I think some direct heat time over the coals might have helped with that. The other reason for the skin is I had the water bowl filled which creates a bit of steam inside the cooker. Might leave it empty next time.

Was about a 2.5-3.0 hours cook time with an internal meat temperature of 165 F.

https://i.imgur.com/Zy9TaRF.jpg

Anyway, as they say in the sophisticated society of the Deep South ‘bonner appetitey y’all’ . :D

This will sound crazy until you try it. :yeah:

The next time you want to BBQ some pork chops (thin or thick cut) or a small tenderloin, grab a bottle of cheap Italian salad dressing. :yep:
The cheaper, the better. Just make sure it has some kind of olive oil and small chunks of garlic and bell pepper floating in it. Store-brand is fine, generic is even better.

Marinade the pork in the salad dressing for at least a couple of hours. Just dump the meat in a pan a sploosh a bunch of the dressing over it.

When grilling, hotter coals work better (especially towards the end of the grilling). You want the outside of the pork to turn a light to medium brown. This will add a very slight sugary crust. :D

Why it works- Cheap Italian dressing has all of the things in it to really kick up pork. More than likely, they added some kind of Sucrose or cane sugar, which adds that neat crust. The olive oil also helps with the crusty part but also keeps the meat tender. Those chunks of garlic and pepper add a nice balance of flavors and while most of the vinegar cooks off, it also helps the marinade to penetrate into the pork.


:yeah:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/hA4f94L.jpg

For what it's worth I thought I'd share this - I was casting around again for something to use as a mouse mat when my eye fell upon some cork mats Moira got (very cheaply) from somewhere like B&M Stores. Regular mouse mats bobble, fray, tear and slide about but these cork mats don't and, it seems to me, ought to last forever

Maybe they already make cork mouse mats - I don't know - but I'll bet they cost a heck of a lot more than one of these and I've been using it happily for weeks now

[ET2SN]

Get a track ball and you won't need a mouse pad. :03::D

[Eichhörnchen]

^ I've never tried one but I wonder how they'd be for FPS gaming (supposed not to be as precise, so maybe not so good for sniping?)

[Catfish]

I take it you can get used to anything, but i also prefer a mouse to a tracking ball. Had the latter at work :hmmm:

Good idea with the cork mat :)

[Rockstar]

https://i.imgur.com/hA4f94L.jpg

For what it's worth I thought I'd share this - I was casting around again for something to use as a mouse mat when my eye fell upon some cork mats Moira got (very cheaply) from somewhere like B&M Stores. Regular mouse mats bobble, fray, tear and slide about but these cork mats don't and, it seems to me, ought to last forever

Maybe they already make cork mouse mats - I don't know - but I'll bet they cost a heck of a lot more than one of these and I've been using it happily for weeks now

If you were interested in designing your own, you might find some cork gasket material or shelf liner at a hardware or automotive parts store.

[ET2SN]

^ I've never tried one but I wonder how they'd be for FPS gaming (supposed not to be as precise, so maybe not so good for sniping?)

I've been using this basic model for more than 15 years:

https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/mice/m575-ergo-wireless-trackball.910-005869.html

It just works and they tend to last for at least five years of continuous use. :up:

It takes a little getting used to, but its really very natural. The only downsides are that it will need a new battery about once a year and the suspension points for the ball will need cleaning about once a month (just pop the ball out and clean the three "bearing" spots with a cotton bud or a toothpick). I plug the wireless Dongle into my mouse port and just forget it.

You can "tune" the ball response using Logitech's app with no issues (like tuning it for sniping). The app is also handy for checking battery life. Priced at around $35 (US), its painless to replace. Just swap out the old track ball and dongle and get back to work. Non repairable wear points are the A and B keys (they tend to mush out over time) and the scroll wheel (it gets gungy after a while and you'd have to tear apart the entire unit to clean it).

The big pay-off, NO mouse pad and no wire flopping around on your desk. :D
I'm set up on fairly large desk (5 ft. X 2.5 ft.) but it also shines on a much smaller table top. :up:

[em2nought]

That cork looks sorta like you keep your mouse on a really old slice of bologna. :har:

Meanwhile, I just finished a two day motorcycle or scooter rider course so I can get the endorsement on my drivers license. Might want to ride a scooter overseas someplace without having to pay a bribe if pulled over. :DO

Oh, and that chicken is really making me want to get a box of shake and bake bbq to cook up some thighs. Maybe tomorrow!

[Eichhörnchen]

^ :har: Maybe my permanently hungry son would appreciate a pack of bologna mouse mats, which he could eat when they wear out

[Aktungbby]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81uJvOJw9XL._AC_UY218_.jpg Aelfox Cork & Cork Desk Pad, Eco-Friendly Office Desk Mat Double-Sided Use, Stitched Edges, Extended Large Mouse Pad Desk Accessories (31.5 x 15.7 inches) $15.95 on Amazon
:yeah: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61WuET5cClL._AC_UY218_.jpg <this one actually has wrist support...$9.99

[Sean C]

That cork looks sorta like you keep your mouse on a really old slice of bologna. :har:

LMFAO!

[Rockstar]

Went to the beach again this morning to fish. Didn’t catch a damn thing, but can’t complain as I was at beach. Back home on the patio tippin’ back a whiskey on the rocks listening to the Rolling Stones Monkey Man.

https://i.ibb.co/NZ70vJs/93555-B5-B-3-AA1-4774-A3-E5-12-ABA1-E76-EF9.jpg

[Aktungbby]

I allus figgerd ya fer a whisky swillin' heel! :arrgh!:

[Rockstar]

What can I say, I’m a sailor at heart.

[Aktungbby]

Weirdly, my 'daily astrology horoscope' reads thusly: Follow your curiosity. Get carried away by a fascinating thread.. One clue leads to another. Summarize and share the benefits of your research. YIPES! What a thing to read over my morning cuppa-joe!:arrgh!::timeout::hmmm:

[Eichhörnchen]

The beautiful French SOE agent "Mirabelle" - she never needed to elude the Germans since whenever they captured her and told her to talk - she wouldn't stop so they let her go. Or maybe this is just Moira in her new jumper


https://i.imgur.com/eHPK0k8.jpg

(I posted this on my Facebook page yesterday and so far they all seem unsure as to whether it's a spoof - which of course it is. Moira got the jumper a couple of weeks ago lol)

[Eichhörnchen]

I'm getting my Windows pages opening half-sized and sometimes way off the right hand edge of the desktop - meaning I then have to then drag them back onto the desktop before I can get at the full screen icon; this is getting really annoying. So I just did a search to learn how to get my windows to always open maximised:

https://i.imgur.com/adFsDag.jpg :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Out shopping with the wife and come across a shoplifter who was giving the shop assistant who challenged them some serious grief. Stepped in and the silly billy threw a punch the consequences of which led them to being put down on the floor and being physically detained until local law enforcement arrived.

Thirty minutes later I am thanked by the law and the wife is scolding me saying I am too old for this rubbish now.

I answered "What if it had of been you who had a punch thrown at them?" and she replied "That would be different and you are there to protect me in such a case" :doh:

Happens very rarely thankfully but this isn't the first time.

[Aktungbby]

...and just who would run things at :subsim: if you were to keel over from a cardiac infarction or the now trendy TIA?:03: Your wife is right; stay out of it. I avoided assisting in stores where I'm the armed guy doing a ATM call to protect the ATM technician, particularly in San Francisco/Oakland where shoplifting is rampant, often ongoing in my presence; and car breakins are utterly, brazenly, endemic. The lawsuit potential isn't worth it especially with a 'gold-ticket' pension. Let the store camera and clerk's eyewitness testimony do their job. That said, on two/three occasions over 20 years, I've assisted a single policeman who weren't winning handily in subduing their resisting-arrest malfeasor. Nothing serious; just enough additional force to bring the scuffle to an adroit injury-free end-7 years of wrestling is a useful lifetime tool they don't teach at academies. :arrgh!:Filling out a witness after-report was always required. At 72, (within a fortnight!??:timeout:) in my present condition, I'd probably forbear altogether.

[Jimbuna]

...and just who would run things at :subsim: if you were to keel over from a cardiac infarction or the now trendy TIA?:03: Your wife is right; stay out of it. I avoided assisting in stores where I'm the armed guy doing a ATM call to protect the ATM technician, particularly in San Francisco/Oakland where shoplifting is rampant, often ongoing in my presence; and car breakins are utterly, brazenly, endemic. The lawsuit potential isn't worth it especially with a 'gold-ticket' pension. Let the store camera and clerk's eyewitness testimony do their job. That said, on two/three occasions over 20 years, I've assisted a single policeman who weren't winning handily in subduing their resisting-arrest malfeasor. Nothing serious; just enough additional force to bring the scuffle to an adroit injury-free end-7 years of wrestling is a useful lifetime tool they don't teach at academies. :arrgh!:Filling out a witness after-report was always required. At 72, (within a fortnight!??:timeout:) in my present condition, I'd probably forbear altogether.


I usually do (stay out of it) but once in a blue moon it can be hard to ignore, especially if the problem is only splitting distance away.

I'll learn one day but hopefully after not being on the end of a severe beating.

[Aktungbby]

Went to the beach again this morning to fish. Didn’t catch a damn thing, but can’t complain as I was at beach. Back home on the patio tippin’ back a whiskey on the rocks listening to the Rolling Stones Monkey Man.

https://i.ibb.co/NZ70vJs/93555-B5-B-3-AA1-4774-A3-E5-12-ABA1-E76-EF9.jpg

I allus figgerd ya fer a whisky swillin' heel! :arrgh!:

What can I say, I’m a sailor at heart. AIN'T WE ALL!
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=9413:arrgh!:

[Kaptlt.Endrass]

Cheers, folks.

Been a hot minute since I've been around, and it's likely to be another before I return again. Recently finished my first tour of duty and, for some reason, chose to keep on with it; moved to Florida and am now teaching my job to the new faces joining the fleet.

Trying to get used to the daily life still; happily single still, though perhaps a little less than a few years ago, and had a bout with alcoholism a while back that I managed to get over before it got too bad. I'll be damned if I let that stop me from enjoying the drink though; can't afford to give sailors nor Irishmen a bad rep.

I'm hoping all you old-timers a doing great, and if there's ever a roll call, just know you might need to message me directly to get ahold of me; I'm more than willing to help where needed.

P.S.: Still thinking about a role-play flotilla for SHIII again, now that I'm on shore for a bit.

:Kaleun_Cheers:

[ET2SN]

Weirdly, my 'daily astrology horoscope' reads thusly: YIPES! What a thing to read over my morning cuppa-joe!:arrgh!::timeout::hmmm:

I wasn't really sure where to put this, but it is a great interview. :yeah:


BTW Skybird, pay attention:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMkflBcYNKA

:D

[ET2SN]

I almost forgot to post this. :D

Last summer I stopped taking my MS meds after a bad experience with one of the newer oral meds. :doh:

I went in for an MRI last month and a follow up appt with the Neuro last week.
Clean and no signs of progression. :yeah:

My next check-up will be in 12 months. Although, if anything odd comes up I'll be on the phone with the Neuro Dept. faster than you can say "Oh, snap!". :yep:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1MNEqCr748

[Catfish]

^ Good to hear! Just :up:

[Commander Wallace]

That is Fantastic News. I'm glad to hear that you are doing well. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/aEyJ1ph.jpg

[Tango589]

Put up a towel rail in the bathroom. First time drilling through tiles, but it went well. It's even level!

https://i.postimg.cc/28hgdW6k/20230320-162209.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Tp2kfpgF)

https://i.postimg.cc/C5ymdvbj/20230320-164245.jpg (https://postimg.cc/JDqb256n)

[Aktungbby]

https://i.postimg.cc/C5ymdvbj/20230320-164245.jpg Well with all those tile 'guide lines' it autta be!:O:

[Tango589]

https://i.postimg.cc/C5ymdvbj/20230320-164245.jpg Well with all those tile 'guide lines' it autta be!:O:

😆😆😆

[Felonius]

One download and finish, it seems i have to pay :o

[Onkel Neal]

No, I show you have 4, and you have 4 more left for the day.

[Aktungbby]

Felonius!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Gorpet]

https://i.imgur.com/aEyJ1ph.jpg

Happy mothers day Moria:) Eichhörnchen you are the envy of many men.Live long and prosper you two.

[Aktungbby]

On the news and headed my way by tomorrow: a genuine ' Bomb Cyclone' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqC8ZNoMao0 It's been cold and raining all week, with severe flooding and evacuations; but this is ominous: Huge waves and 70+ mph winds. It's not an Atmospheric River or the Pinaapple Express this time; but is akin to a hurricane. There is one dead so far from a treefall on a vehicle. A bomb cyclone, also known as bombogenesis, is a storm that intensifies very rapidly when air pressure drops at least 24 millibars within 24 hours1234. This can happen when a warm air mass collides with a cold one. As the air rises in the atmosphere, wind spirals in at the base of the storm. The lower the pressure, the stronger the storm..In a season of weather oddities, a new phrase was added to local vocabulary Tuesday afternoon. It's called the "Fujiwhara Effect" and is the interaction between two similarly sized low-pressure centers rotating around a common center. https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/stormfront-pinwheels-damaging-winds-into-san-francisco-bay-area/ https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/03/21/d56e1ff4-b83a-4abb-ab71-a4b8e17ce4cb/thumbnail/620x349/424dbd288f7e8923f21a18ec1e0fb478/weather-oddity.jpg

[Eichhörnchen]

I don't know sometimes why you don't up sticks and move to BC or some other place far away, Vinnie - I don't know how you sleep at night

Stay safe, mate :timeout:

[Aktungbby]

I don't know sometimes why you don't up sticks and move to BC or some other place far away, Vinnie - I don't know how you sleep at night

Stay safe, mate :timeout:Now that U mention it: after the minor TIA, I did a two night apnea test and sent it it in. The results came back, and I'll be wearing a Cpap mask of some sort. I'm a snorer and my wife has said for years that sometimes she hears me stop breathing...now she gives me a good shove to revive me. The supposed TIA may have simply been a sleeping disorder. My youngest brother has been wearing one for years...and my dad probably should have. As for "picking up sticks" at 72; moving is a 'life point' alongside with losing one's job or a loved one. 3 'points' is generally the limit per year; I've lost 4 friends and relatives who passed soon after moving which probably antagonizes pre-existing medical conditions in one's dotage. Having slept imperviously alongside a Freightliner's roaring 290 Cummins fuel-squeezer for 3 years at night (for heat orAC) and 2 2AM quakes in my present abode; I'll keep my Whack-a-squirrel nightowl ass right where it's been for 33 years. :arrgh!:

[Eichhörnchen]

Happy mothers day Moria:) Eichhörnchen you are the envy of many men.Live long and prosper you two.

Hey thanks, buddy - much appreciated :Kaleun_Salute:

[Gorpet]

Hey thanks, buddy - much appreciated :Kaleun_Salute:

I have never had anyone befriend me. So i don't know how to respond. Thank you. Eichhörnchen If i can 1 old song by John Lennon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgVhE1M6ns
It would seem The 80 year old world leaders have completely forgotten their youth and what they were protesting about. It's an Awakening today just how devious getting old can turn you to the greed side.

[Eichhörnchen]

I have never had anyone befriend me. So i don't know how to respond. Thank you. Eichhörnchen

Hello, mate - just go to your Profile page, find 'Friends' then select 'Edit friends list' you should then see my friends request :Kaleun_Salute:

[Sean C]

1 old song by John Lennon,
[...]
It would seem The 80 year old world leaders have completely forgotten their youth and what they were protesting about. It's an Awakening today just how devious getting old can turn you to the greed side.

Apparently ol' John couldn't "imagine" life with no possessions. His net worth was around $200 million ($620 million in today's money) before he was murdered. It wouldn't surprise me if he carried a picture of chairman Mao.

I just love it when rich people tell me I don't need anything. Like when Bono sang that "what you don't have you don't need it now", or when Bradley Nowell told everyone to "take a tip from me, take all of your money, give it all to charity". Those are easy things to say when you don't want for anything.

I much prefer Daniel Johns' take: "You say that money, isn't everything, But I'd like to see you live without it".

Apologies for the hijack - but this is [obviously] a bit of a sore spot with me.

[Rockstar]

Guten Morgen mein Heron :)

Went fishing again this morning. These two here, a Great Blue Heron and a Willet always come around when I show up. Because they know I have treats!

https://i.postimg.cc/bv21ykN7/F4-B0255-D-43-A1-48-EB-8-C8-E-D12-D105621-C6.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/ZnL8kmK0/19-D7-A5-AA-BD5-E-49-FE-8613-1-B3617-D5-F8-EC.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/mkT9ynN4/0-BF90-E33-C086-4-D5-E-B9-D4-DA66-EF31-A2-B6.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/TwVmmxbQ/3-A9-D1-DE3-289-D-4-A5-D-92-D9-797506-D20429.jpg

[Catfish]

^ well done, and great photos :up:

[Eichhörnchen]

Yeah, I love the photos too :up: Have you given these guys names yet?

[mapuc]

Eating some Swedish Meatballs while watching this drama documentary
"The story of the u-boat wargamers"

Markus

[Rockstar]

Never thought to give them names. But I do talk to them and call them little beggars, especially the Willet he waits around close to me like like a dog looking for scraps. The Heron however as soon as he sees me take a fish out of the cooler I get this feeling he’s ready to go a few rounds and fight me for it. He’s very much a wild animal with an intense look in his eyes.

The bait on the cooler was for my hook. The Heron will not be denied he just waltzed right up and snatched it. I wasn’t going to argue he’s got a big beak and talons that could do some damage. He can have it.

[Eichhörnchen]

The little one you should call Reece and the big cheeky bugger Vinnie

[Rockstar]

Reece and Vinnie, excellent. “so let it be written, so let it be done." :yep: