sumbloke Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Pegazus said: It’s Thursday. Yeah. Got nothing. Must be Thursday. I could never get the hang of Thursdays. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, Cygnwulf said: Sounds like he was trying to pad his bill... "Oh this part of the job is too hard, so I won't do it and then I get to charge you again when you call me back out to fix it later" Maybe - maybe not. I've seen this happen legitimately. Old conduits running underground that end up being broken or deformed to the point that you can't pull the old wires out - everything is jammed/won't budge. Often the choice is left to use old wiring, or install new conduit, which at a car wash often involves breaking through concrete that has embedded floor heat. Seen a bunch of owners cheap out and try to get by with old wiring. Also been in several situations where I was only on site for a week, and it would take weeks or months to install the new conduit, so we had to make do to get things up and running, then leave owners to address problems later. Some do, some don't. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 25 minutes ago, Chaoswolf said: Conversation overheard at work today: " The movie The Rock came out in 1996, I think. I was like 5 years old. " Yes, it was 1996, and I was 24. Yew kids git offa mah lawn! I had a fun one of those earlier this week. One of my old co-workers from the amusement park I worked at in the 90s was lamenting on FB how her teenage daughter made her feel old while talking about MTV and the 80s by pointing out "the 80s started over 40 years ago!" I couldn't help but respond ROTFLMAO. Why? I'm like 10-13 years her senior, and when we worked together, she was in her mid-teens, while I had even hit 30 yet. She was the first "kid" to ever manage to make me feel old. I had to fix something at her station, she asked me why I was in such a good mood while I was doing that, and I mentioned that my wife and I were going to the Styx concert that night as soon as I finished at her station. The look she gave me when she said "Who's Styx" and then didn't recognize a single song title I spouted off just crushed me. So to be able to tell her "KARMA!" was just glorious. 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Oooh Styx. Slightly jealous. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Cygnwulf said: couldn't help but think of @TGP's "free pizza saga" It’s probably better Pizza too. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Well ordered a turntable for my model railroad layout. Was shipped USPS and was supposed to arrive Monday. No show. Tracking shows it in Baltimore ;it left from North Carolina] for several days without a tracking update. Contacted the seller, who asked USPS for an update. From North Carolina to Baltimore, then Arizona [Arizona?] and now, somehow has arrived at my Post Office today. At least out local Office is good, so I should have it tomorrow. Arizona? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, Corsair said: Arizona? Big sorting hub? Total ^ guess. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted October 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Pegazus said: It’s Thursday. Yeah. Got nothing. That means it's almost Friday, which means it's almost the weekend! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Ughhh, a model kit I was wanting got released & it's allot more then then I wanted to spend for it & that's with a discount to the retail pricing. It's the Mandolorian Razor Crest from AMT, now normally I try not to do AMT kits, as I've never liked the plastic they use & tbh, the molding on the parts have never been up to par (at least by me), but the Revell one is hard to find these day + I think it's even worst when it comes to pricing even if you do find it. I may just have to relegate myself to the smaller, but probably molded better Bandai kit that is way cheaper. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Chaoswolf said: Yes, it was 1996, and I was 24. I was... a couple years out of grad school and working as an analyst for a telecom company building these things called "cell phone towers". 4 hours ago, kristof65 said: Supposedly brand new wiring was pulled between the teller and wash. Suuure it was. 3 hours ago, Pegazus said: It’s Thursday. Yeah. Got nothing. I got 5 jars of pickle relish made from the green tomatoes out of my garden. 1 hour ago, Corsair said: Arizona? Yeah, had a few go that way, too. And sometimes come back via Utah or Chicago. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 WARNING! Dad Joke! A witch told me she made a voodoo doll of me. I didn't tell her I believe in Acupuncture - I've never felt better in me life! The Auld Grump 58 minutes ago, haldir said: Ughhh, a model kit I was wanting got released & it's allot more then then I wanted to spend for it & that's with a discount to the retail pricing. It's the Mandolorian Razor Crest from AMT, now normally I try not to do AMT kits, as I've never liked the plastic they use & tbh, the molding on the parts have never been up to par (at least by me), but the Revell one is hard to find these day + I think it's even worst when it comes to pricing even if you do find it. I may just have to relegate myself to the smaller, but probably molded better Bandai kit that is way cheaper. Look for 3D printable models... they are out there. The Auld Grump 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezler the Polychromatic Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 6 hours ago, kristof65 said: Ugh. Looks like one of my distributors is fighting a wiring impedance problem. The car wash wasn't always getting the wash arming signal from the teller, so as a temporary fix, the wash arming pulse was increased from 2 seconds to 20 seconds. But then the customer started complaining that it was taking 10-15 seconds for the wash to arm and turn on the drive forward light. When we set the pulse length back down to 2, it started occasionally failing to arm a wash again. So what that means is that the pulse that should look like this: _____ ___| |____ Actually looks like this: _____ ____/ \_____ only with a shallower slope. The voltage isn't climbing fast enough to reach the threshold it needs to be considered "ON", thus causing the delay or missed signal, depending on how much time we give it. The usual cause of that is extra resistance or impedance in the wiring that are slowing the voltage change And that probably means pulling all new wires between the teller and the wash, something that everyone is going to fight about, because no one wants to pay for it. Glad all I have to do here is prove it's an impedance problem, which is pretty easy when dealing with a competent tech and the right tools. *runs in with DMM* 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, TheAuldGrump said: Look for 3D printable models... they are out there. The Auld Grump As much as I enjoy printing 3d stuff, I'd rather get the styrene kit. Model buidling is anther of my hobbies. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezler the Polychromatic Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 27 minutes ago, haldir said: As much as I enjoy printing 3d stuff, I'd rather get the styrene kit. Model buidling is anther of my hobbies. Technically you ARE building it, slice by slice. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 hours ago, haldir said: As much as I enjoy printing 3d stuff, I'd rather get the styrene kit. Model buidling is anther of my hobbies. For some reason, I was thinking that you wanted it for the miniatures game... Never mind! The Auld Grump 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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