The Bar

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:21 am

'Morning, M... Isn't the coffee great this morning? Just watch out for those oranges, tho... I'm still a little fuzzy... more than just the navel... >>gigggles<<

I was just looking at the mini-fridge in my office, figuring out (1) how much power does it take to run, and (2) how much cheese I can get into it. We tried cheese on another campout, but it got nasty with the infamous "cooler water" syndrome. But the idea sounds wonderful!

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:08 am

*a muffled voice from the rafters*

Cheese won't keep in my pod.....

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:09 am

Let's go over to tipsntricks and ask.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:56 am

*M stretches and stands up, the NEB retracts itself to the floor. She swigs down the rest of her coffee*

MMM....indeed! The coffee is very good today!

Oh no.....no more of those oranges for me! Kind of a party crasher....have one and pass out for a while! AAIIEE!!

Fishy, I think we should definately try to get cheese out to the playa! What a blast it would be. What will go good with cheese and crackers....Wine perhaps? I bet either Blue or LeChat (or others)would know.

Well, I have to head out to work. YAY! It's friday! See you all later!

joel the ornery · Post by **joel the ornery** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:33 pm

i need a month of weekends... all in a row.

fucking nonsensical bullshit.

i am so ready for a beer.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:38 pm

*a row of pints of guiness appear on the bar before Joel*

joel the ornery · Post by **joel the ornery** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:49 pm

thanks....

i hope this weekend turns out better than this past week.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:22 pm

Ouch. Me too.

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:10 pm

Yiiii... Me Three!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:53 pm

Have a great weekend b-flies!

*swims off into sunset*

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 6:33 pm

*M walks in, sees a fin in the distance. Darn, I missed Fishy! Think I'll have a beer. Reaches into the fridge, finds a Leinie's Berry Weiss....sits down at Bar*

Wow, this is a sweet beer....literally! I don't think I can drink more then one of these. Yow!

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 6:54 pm

Not that I expect anyone to be around, but I'm here and will getcha something if I can.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 7:00 pm

Howdy, Sputnik! How ya been?

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 7:05 pm

Missed him.

Well, I'm off to watch a dvd.

Later.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 7:17 pm

Sorry, got distracted for a moment. Hope the movie is good. I think I'll find a beer.

Ah Ha! I found a stash of Atwater Hell Pale Lager.

Last Real Burner · Post by **Last Real Burner** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:57 pm

Hi all, just flew in from Vegas and Boy are my arms tired....

I sure could use a Playa Pale Ale right along now. I guess I'll settle for a Sierra Nevada...

passes out on floor from convention fatigue.

mostly,
the rebbi

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:38 pm

* comes in with a bewildered look, muttering to himself *

Where could I have put it how does someone lose a life-sized realistic looking plastic human skull,..

Hey,.. didn't think so,.. what the hell do I want,.. I'll have what he's having,.. ,.... ah,... a dark beer with a shot of Jack dumped in it.

* runs around behind the bar *
that's an odd one but ok if that's what you want.

* fixes drink and sets it on the bar and runs around to take seat in front of the beer*

Thanks.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:27 am

*M creeps in.....goes behind the Bar and starts some coffee on to brew. Walks back out for a while*

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:16 am

jerks awake, eyes scan the bar while the rest of him remains motionless*

Ooh coffee,.. yeah that's what I need, thanks you universe!

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:30 am

*peeks in, sees Z is awake. Walks in to bid him "Good Morning"*

Hiya Z! Did you have a bit of a rough night?

*pours a cup of coffee from which she sips contently*

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:34 am

Morning M not to bad but I need to start switching things around to where I sleep in the night time and am awake in the day...

How are you doing M ? from reading other threads it sounds like your moving right along with your dome project.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:44 am

That might be a good idea to swiotch your sleeping pattern unless you are going to works nights at the Museum. Reminds me of that movie, "Relic". Kinda gives me the heebie-jeebies.

As to my dome project...I have bought the 40 pieces of conduit I need to build it, that's all that I've done so far. I have it up at my sister's house, I just have second thoughts still with strut lengths.

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:50 am

"second thoughts still with strut lengths."
How so? with your yield from each stick, or how much your should have beyond your bolt holes at each end?

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:58 am

Well, if I make one cut per stick of conduit with the lengths 5'4" and 4'8" will it be the right lengths to bolt right up after I drill holes 3/4" from each end? Or will they be the wrong lengths and will I get stuck recutting the ends of them all to get it to work.

Whoa, I just sneezed and got a head rush.....

*wobbles a bit, regains composure*

(edited for typo's)

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:07 am

Sounds like it would be worth going back to the calculator and trying out some slightly different dimensions,.. It could work out that with each struts length shrinking an inch and a half every thing would work out and you'd just have a little smaller dome but I wouldn't risk it with out looking at the numbers.

How are you going to cut it?

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:18 am

I think I'm going to cut the conduit with a pipecutter.

I totally suck at math...and decimals....forget it! I have looked at the DesertDomes site and it does say certain lengths for a 2V dome. I'm just not sure if the lengths include the extra on the end for squashing and drilling.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:19 am

I wish it wasn't so crappin' chilly out! What's the temp down in the cities today, Z?

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:23 am

I don't know but it's chilly

What are you using to squish the conduit I see your making a die do you have a press?

When I was in junior high, Buckie must have been making the rounds of colleges, any way one of the art classes project was to make a dome 6 ft high out of sheets of card board cut into triangles with the edges folded up and bolted together. It turned out really cool and a couple of kids could clime up the out side with out it buckling. Maybe it was double layered cardboard I can't remember ( it was a long time ago) But domes are cool. I can't get over the idea of panels instead of a frame and with all the other things going on in my head I haven't worked out a good way to make durable easy to manufacture and light panels,.... guess that’s why I'm not rich....

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:28 am

If you could find a supply of cardboard to make the dome that would be cool! All the pieces could nestle together until you build it.

By the way....are you going to be able to get time off to go to BM this year, what with the new job?
I certainly hope so!

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:30 am

I think it was that's sites dome calculator I was talking about.
Decimals are a drag but anything less than a quarter inch .25 is to tight of a tolerance to worry about. the shape seems like it could warp enough to accommodate some inaccuracy so if you could get close that should be good enough,.. If normal ( but twisted ) people couldn't do it there wouldn't be as many domes as there are.

The Bar

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