Empire Store (general discussion)

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:04 pm

Wow, some typos change the meaning of the sentence a whole lot more than others, don't they? the difference a simple S can make!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:25 pm

What a difference an S makes, and the difference is you!

Well, goodbye, bois and grls. See ya tomorrow. Don't slieep in any gutters I wouldn't sleep in. . .

regynalonglank · Post by **regynalonglank** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:46 pm

and swerve safely?

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:49 pm

Yea! Tisha's back.

I need a drink. Anyone have a suggestion that uses one or more of the following: Vodka, Gin, Vermouth, Bailey's, Kahlua, OJ, Milk, Coke, Yogurt, berries

synchronicity · Post by **synchronicity** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:51 pm

You could try to trade them for a cold beer.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:56 pm

Yeah, I have a six of those cooling in the car right now. I was looking for something stronger and not what I usually make from some of these ingredients. My bar is not well stocked right now.

Sandwichman · Post by **Sandwichman** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:00 pm

How about Ice, yougurt, baileys, and the Kahlua. Blend it all together. Add a bit of vodka for more kick but that should do the trick.

Jason

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:02 pm

I knew I could count on you Jason. Always ready with the drink recipe.

synchronicity · Post by **synchronicity** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:03 pm

Well, an old friend would go straight for the vodka - but only if it was room temperature. He used to carry a hip flask when golfing - after one swallow of body temperature vodka with no chaser - you learned to say no when he offered you a drink.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:05 pm

Do you think it would kill them to open up the bar thread? Might liven this place up again.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:29 pm

(Black cat walks in with a pull-start cord, goes behind the counter to grab a swig of sputnik’s vodka, and without swallowing it, proceeds out the back door. Before exiting, he turns and gives the sign to indicate, “I”ll be back in a minute”)

synchronicity · Post by **synchronicity** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:38 pm

[i](Should we send someone with a fire extinguisher to check?)[/i]

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:45 pm

Good question

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:48 pm

The last time I had to use a pull start cord was on the playa. The motor for the winch used just such an item. Normally it was kept in the housing, but somewhere along the way the housing ripped off and we had to wind it by hand.

synchronicity · Post by **synchronicity** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:49 pm

Fur and flamables could be a mistake. - Le Chat Asada?

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:51 pm

(A noise that sounds very much like someone trying to start a lawn mower can be heard from out back... then a loud, very loud, almost obnoxiously loud gasoline engine fires up with a roar)

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:52 pm

I think he'll be OK. He's a trained professional (cat)

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:53 pm

Ahhhh...sounds like home.

synchronicity · Post by **synchronicity** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:53 pm

I had a generator that the recoil mechanism kind of vaporized on. The pull cord made it last another year, but the pulley didn't rachet any more and you had to slip the pulley off at the the last second with a flip of the cord.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:55 pm

Dicey.

Why not just leave the pulley on?

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:57 pm

(Black cat walks back in and opens the lid to a wooden crate that’s behind the counter)

Yelling over the din:

Thanks for the swig of hooch, sput. I needed it to prime the carb. In a minute or so it should have things up to speed so that the gas turbine can take over. It’s a little further away and shouldn’t be so overpoweringly noisy.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:58 pm

OK, I've got to ask. What is the gas turbine for?

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:01 pm

(The gas engine shuts down and a vague roar can be heard off in the distance)

Oh, that’s better...

So I got this real deal on a Turbine powered cryogenerator from “somewhere” in Europe. I think it was part of some cold war era military program to freeze heads or something...

(Ice is beginning to rapidly form inside the wooden crate, which houses a very well insulated stainless steel box)

synchronicity · Post by **synchronicity** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:03 pm

[quote="sputnik"]Dicey.

Why not just leave the pulley on?[/quote]

Because then it would fly off at an unknown moment at an unknown azimuth. Exciting, yes - but annoying to look for when you needed it again. It was a bit of a Frankengenerator.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:03 pm

That seems like an awfully expensive way to cryogenically freeze something, at least in the long term.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:04 pm

synchronicity wrote:
sputnik wrote:Dicey.

Why not just leave the pulley on?

Because then it would fly off at an unknown moment at an unknown azimuth. Exciting, yes - but annoying to look for when you needed it again. It was a bit of a Frankengenerator.

Hey Synch, I think you need to uncheck the little checkbox that says Disable BBCode in this post.

You could weld or otherwise fasten the pully.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:05 pm

My friends... If we can't get to the bar, we can bring the bar to us...

Witness the general store’s first uber-beer cooler. Don’t leave them in too long, though, or you’ll be driving nails with ‘em

That seems like an awfully expensive way to cryogenically freeze something, at least in the long term.

Treu, true. But I've always said, "If it can be built, it can be over built". Besides it was on sale!!!

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:08 pm

LeChatNoir wrote:My friends... If we can't get to the bar, we can bring the bar to us...

Witness the general store’s first uber-beer cooler. Don’t leave them in too long, though, or you’ll be driving nails with ‘em

Excellent. The term Uber makes me happy considering I am an UberCarney. BTW, anyone heard from Ms uBeRpLaYa lately?

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:11 pm

(Donning huge gloves and diving into the cooler with a pair of tongs, then fishing out a bottle)

have not heard from uBeR... Hope she's well.

Beer sputnik?

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:13 pm

Yeah, I hope she is too. Despite the fact she might be a total loon, I sorta liked her.

Beer is good with me. Cold please