The Bar 2014 Edition

[Jovankat]

That is SO. FREAKING. COOL!

[sadie]

So, we finally have internet in the house. I haven't filled the bookcases yet, but I haven't unpacked all the books yet.
We have a garbage disposal, but we can't find the switch.

Now I know why we haven't heard very much from you lately...no internet at home. Glad you are back online.

Also, I've seen older homes that had the disposal switch located somewhere under the sink. Sometimes in combo with a wall switch, sometimes not.

[sadie]

oh! Great trike, Patsh! How cool to have an action shot!

MDF, you have been in a special kind of hell...hang in there...dust is near.

[Elorrum]

Yay Patsch! I notice there's an empty back seat. I will indulge in a small fantasy of one day knowing what that ride feels like.
((((((((((MDF)))))))))))))))
I promised a partial show and tell of a playa project for tomorrow, so I am trying to be ready. I am grateful for small deadlines. I could fake it and take a hat though...
ha ha ha ha ha! I am looking for a solution to having multiple 12V loads off one power source without having a lot of funky splices. Looking at bus bars, terminal bus bars, the nomenclature varies with each vendor. Automotive splitters are 4 and 8 gauge, and I don't need that muscle. Sadie?
oy. wire nuts for today I guess.
Everybody have a good day!!!

[Aurelia]

Good Morning All !

Yggy that piano is a must see / do

Patsh you are a fab rider in the wind

Fishy , good luck with organizing your books.

I am trying to keep working on my place ; but there is a gathering with music and dance. I must overcome ...

xoA.

[sadie]

[quote="Elorrum"] I am looking for a solution to having multiple 12V loads off one power source without having a lot of funky splices. Looking at bus bars, terminal bus bars, the nomenclature varies with each vendor. Automotive splitters are 4 and 8 gauge, and I don't need that muscle. Sadie?
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I found a ring with three male quick disconnect tabs. It fits around the battery terminal. I needed to connect a 12 gauge wire...this works great. I found it at an auto parts store - there were two in the package and I only used one...will bring it along in case you can't locate one there.

[ygmir]

*strolls in, makes tea*

Hi gang!!

Trike to CV, 18 July '14.jpg

Had a great time, and ate some super sweet and juicy corn!
I rode again, today, with a memorial run for a fellow rider, who put up a valiant fight against cancer. (oh, by the way, Fuck Cancer!) There were at least 60 bikes... nice turnout, nice day for a run, but sad, nevertheless.
*sigh*

This Patsh!! great photo! and good on ya, for send off a friend in styly...."riding free", no helmet, and sandals!
Hang in there MDF........we all want a big hug, I see a huge group hug at the MnG? (I'd still love to have a conga line someday, maybe around the block)
Hi Sadie!!!
Yay Elorrum! gettin dem projects done! I have to admit, as you write about making things, I get this picture in my head of you in the lab of Professor Ned Brainerd (sp?), accidentally coming up with some super thing-a-ma-bob.
And I imagine the day you and Sadie team up on a project...........


*sets out breakfast*



*strokes tv, heads for ROS*

[media]

[Elorrum]

Yay Elorrum! gettin dem projects done! I have to admit, as you write about making things, I get this picture in my head of you in the lab of Professor Ned Brainerd (sp?), accidentally coming up with some super thing-a-ma-bob.

It's mainly Popsicle sticks and library paste.

[Elliot]

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*while having a protein-rich breakfast*

I have had the honor and pleasure of riding on the back of Patsh's trike, and I can tell you it is a blast.

Time for my morning walk.

*heads for front door. turns around, puts clothes on, heads out front door.*

[magicmarty]

Better than perfect brekie, YG. Hope you get a bit of a break, MDF, Glorious Patsh in the wind. Elorrum & Sadie, you guys are talking a foreign language. Happy your getting your place together, Fishy. ASD, do the music and dance. Morning, Jovankat & Shroom. Elliot, so conventional.

Big Hugathon at the MNG! Won't be long now.

Cheers

(((LF)))

[Jovankat]

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*heads for front door. turns around, puts clothes on, heads out front door.*

I can't wait for American Boyfriend to meet you

[theCryptofishist]

The top of the golden gate bridge is missing (again!), but I can see the big arches by Fort Point. There's a huge tanker/container ship in the middle of the bay.

I had to transfer chairs to get the paper...

[tatonka]

MyDearFriend, you are truly an inspiration to me... along with so many others around here! Elliot, Yggy, Ratty, Robbidobbs, ^Rhino, burner von braun, Trilo, Doc Pyro, TinkerMom... and I could go on and on... you guys have no idea how much you each and all mean to me. All I can say is, Thank You!!!

On another note, Friday, I rode over to the annual Corn Fest in Camp Verde, and a fellow there approached me, asking if it was I riding that awesome VW... turns out, he had let me pass him so he could get a picture. ( most of my pics are while parked...)
Here it is, at 60, just fast enough to get the old wattles and arm flab flapping...

Trike to CV, 18 July '14.jpg

Had a great time, and ate some super sweet and juicy corn!
I rode again, today, with a memorial run for a fellow rider, who put up a valiant fight against cancer. (oh, by the way, Fuck Cancer!) There were at least 60 bikes... nice turnout, nice day for a run, but sad, nevertheless.
*sigh*

ya , a fellow rider my bestest pasttime

[^Rhino!]

Patsch, thanks a bunch for your vote of confidence, and I love the trike.

I knew a guy in Hartsburg, Missouri, who did a 'build-your-own hybrid" that actually took an inch of paperwork at registration and inspection by the Highway Patrol. Would he do it again? Nope.

Of course, the Department of Revenue thought that I'm from another country, since I had to supply a birth certificate. They thought that New Mexico was part of another country, south of the US/Mexico border. I asked for a supervisor there, and then quietly informed him and the clerk that my next stop was to theFederal Building to establish my bona fides. I was going to return with a US Marshal to help sort things out if they wished. I then held up my US Passport.

"I THINK I'm a citizen here. Comprende, amigo?"

My driver's license was processed post haste with no further questions. Where do they get these clerks?

[lucky420]

Mmmmmmmm


Nap time is the best time...

[Joeln]

Evening Bar!
I'm mashing limes - caipirinhas for all.

[Madgirl]

Mmmm, thanks Joeln! Spent all day in the sun and that's just the refreshment I need right now.

[theCryptofishist]

We found the switch for the whirly drain thing that kills--garbage disposal is another name, I guess.
And we fixed it so I could air out my room--it gets muggy here. My housemate (oh, how I wish I had a housemage--no more spelling derived off the path jaunts) is more bothered by the freeway noise than I am. I used to sleep next to a burningman bar at night!

[ygmir]

We found the switch for the whirly drain thing that kills--garbage disposal is another name, I guess.
And we fixed it so I could air out my room--it gets muggy here. My housemate (oh, how I wish I had a housemage--no more spelling derived off the path jaunts) is more bothered by the freeway noise than I am. I used to sleep next to a burningman bar at night!

one might suggest,Fishy,you sleep so well, because you "sleep the sleep of the innocent"..........

[theCryptofishist]

Or because I never close my eyes...

[theCryptofishist]

*dashes into the bar. puts out a bottle of nice whiskey for Bin... hopes.*

[Bin Noddin]

What's this?!?!?
This time it's the fish that puts out the bait.
Thank you - and CHEERS, all!

[theCryptofishist]

Fish will get clever to see their favorite people...

[Bin Noddin]

Well, g'night. Gotta work in the morning. I keep forgetting.

[AntiM]

Sigh. Uninterrupted sleep would be nice. No traffic noise, but a thunderclap over the house which rattled the pictures on the walls. I haven't seen the cats for a few hours. I have been having some great dreams though, pleasant and interesting.

[ygmir]

*wanders in, makes tea*
dang AntiM!! thunder, poor kitties.

we're getting light showers here, and it looks like on or near the playa.

[jneilvindy]

I was woken up around 1am with bad heartburn last night and while sitting in the living room drinking some warm tea a barfight broke out across the street.

2 1/2 years it's been peaceful but wow, last night got ugly. A good dozen people arguing, girls crying, fists flying, cars screeching off and screeching back in. There was even a gun scare but I guess it's cause it bounced outta someone's pants, not that anyone drew a weapon and it was quickly recovered and put away.

Still, the arguing and carrying on lasted until 2.30am. Oddly enough no one called the police. I was tempted to 911 a few times but instead kicked back with 2 fascinated kitties and just watched it all unfold from our perch on the couch.

Dragging butte here today though!

[FIGJAM]

Yg, whataya think???

[media]

[AntiM]

I don't have a problem with Thor having boobs, and I never cared much about what choice of genitalia a fictional character sports. One incarnation is as good as any other. I only see Bugs Bunny anyway.

[ygmir]

well, as we all clearly remember, Thor dressed as Freya, "bride" to the Jotun who had Mjolnir in order to retrieve it.
This is not unprecedented among the Nordic deities (once again showing open mindedness), as we also recall Loki becoming a mare, in order to mate with the stonemasons horse, thus delaying the finish of the stone wall and winning the bet for the Aesir. And, along with that, becoming impregnated and giving birth to Slepnir, Odin's 8 legged steed.