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Post by Elderberry » Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:52 pm

DanusLight wrote:http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/20 ... good-times

I couldn't resist these

eta - why won't the stupid picture show up? *rolls eyes*
This picture?
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Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me

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Post by Savannah » Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:53 pm

You mean like this? :)

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Copy and paste the code from where it says "Post in a forum" in the right hand margin of your photo hosting site. The "post in a forum" option is written in BBCode, which this site recognizes.

eta: hehe, I seem to have made you an avatar ("but I eated it"). If you select the bigger tabs (left to right) you get bigger pictures like jkisha's.

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Post by jella » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:15 pm

Went to a bubble war in pershing sqaure, small turn out but fun to see all the bubble makers going full steam at the same time, the little kids adored it.

oh and made progress on sanding rust off the pedicab :roll: tons more to do....busy busy busy ( best magician from frosty the snow man voice)
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Post by Elderberry » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:19 pm

jella wrote:Went to a bubble war in pershing sqaure, small turn out but fun to see all the bubble makers going full steam at the same time, the little kids adored it.

oh and made progress on sanding rust off the pedicab :roll: tons more to do....busy busy busy ( best magician from frosty the snow man voice)
Pershing Square Los Angeles?
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Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me

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Post by jella » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:19 pm

yeppers

we went to a funeral this morning and I thought it would be a nice pick kme up ..
I wooed my men folk with promises of women in bikinis playing in bubbles. they were disapointed to say the least hehe
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Post by Savannah » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:20 pm

I resumed my pushup regimen today (after a long decline) so that I would have a chance in hell of lifting my disassembled shade structure. (Two army duffles worth of steel! Plus the Staples box of rebar. ...And a big roll of shade cloth. :lol: )

Sometimes the ways in which I use the Burn as motivation for self-improvement is a leeeetle embarrassing.

But whatever works, I guess.

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Post by jella » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:24 pm

Go Savannah go !
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Post by Martiansky » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:16 am

Hey Jella....
Do you have any pics of your pedicab?
Im in the process of building one.
Going to tow it behind a trike. I think it'd be more stable while pedaling and pulling it.
Im not sure how it'd pull behind a regular bike although i.ve seen videos of homemade ones pulled behind a 2 wheel bike on youtube.

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Post by Foxfur » Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:17 am

I'm getting my truck back tomorrow, yay! Tranny was rebuilt w all kinds of sturdier new parts installed. They say bulletproof, I'll go with 'bullet-resistant' :).
Now that I know the truck lives I ordered:

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Both by Curt mfg, $115!

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New converter/charger for the trailer. No more using a standalone charger.

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Tekonsha P3 brake controller. Has so many features, it might even play MP3's...

Happy happy happy!

Ff

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Post by jella » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:27 am

Martiansky wrote:Hey Jella....
Do you have any pics of your pedicab?
Im in the process of building one.
Going to tow it behind a trike. I think it'd be more stable while pedaling and pulling it.
Im not sure how it'd pull behind a regular bike although i.ve seen videos of homemade ones pulled behind a 2 wheel bike on youtube.
I'll take pics today, ours is an older commercially made one that used to belong to a fleet in Ocean Beach Ca. The guy asked if we we're going into business and we said no Burning man he spakled and smiled hahaaha
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Post by MyDearFriend » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:41 pm

Hey do you remember Graidawg talking about that shulwar kameez he got?

Well I've had an old Pakistani vest in the back of a closet for 30 years, so, tonight I got it out & sewed some EL-wire on it for him.

My kids were so impressed, they made a movie for him.

[youtube][/youtube]

Do you think he will like it?

:lol:
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Post by Savannah » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:45 pm

YES. :lol:

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Post by Minxy » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:46 pm

Wow, MDF, very cool!

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Post by MyDearFriend » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:59 pm

Thanks, you guys! We have a lot of fun being silly around here...

8)
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Post by Elorrum » Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:00 pm

Sweet Blinkage, MDF! I have yet to play with el wire... maybe for next year.

o.k., I just ordered another coffee maker. It's a harmless obsession, I can quit whenever I want.

I am not even sure how it works. I searched for a while, and every single return on it never said how it works. I think it's like a stove top espresso maker, with water in a lower chamber, getting steamed up through the coffee and out the pipe? It was super clearance so I thought I'd just find out.
Made by Esbit, it comes with a little solid fuel stove. I think it will work with an alcohol burner too.
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Post by Elderberry » Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:17 pm

MyDearFriend wrote:Hey do you remember Graidawg talking about that shulwar kameez he got?

Well I've had an old Pakistani vest in the back of a closet for 30 years, so, tonight I got it out & sewed some EL-wire on it for him.

My kids were so impressed, they made a movie for him.

[youtube][/youtube]

Do you think he will like it?

:lol:
Like it? He'll love it. It's great.
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Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me

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Post by MisaBlue » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:03 am

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Post by Fufa » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:08 am

I wish I could say I've finally received my leather waist belt with all the sweet pockets on it for storing my odds and ends during the burn.... but that darn postal strike means no mail has been delivered for the past week :(

Otherwise, just breaking in my cowboy boots. Nothin' too exciting.

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Post by graidawg » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:11 am

MyDearFriend wrote:Hey do you remember Graidawg talking about that shulwar kameez he got?

Well I've had an old Pakistani vest in the back of a closet for 30 years, so, tonight I got it out & sewed some EL-wire on it for him.

My kids were so impressed, they made a movie for him.

[youtube][/youtube]

Do you think he will like it?

:lol:
*graidawg laughts till his head falls off*


oh why do i have to wait 64 days to put that on, i also notice your son dances somewhat like me - oh love the tune too :)
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Post by Bounce530 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:19 am

Over the last couple days, I've stripped down my bicycle to fix/paint/replace stuff, got a nice big box of blinky crap from extreme glow, and picked up a 24 pack of sugarfree rockstars..the big box store here had them on sale for a buck a piece.
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Post by illy dilly » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:24 am

Foxfur wrote:
illy dilly wrote:Going to trade in my two old 12v deep cycles for 2 6v deep cycles, then wire up the RV a little different.

Gonna get to spend a whole day working on the RV! Woo HOOO!
Sun Burn here I come!


The thicker plates are much heartier. Many more inverter powered margaritas will flow from your RV.
Your wisdom will quench the masses.

Ff
And even better yet!
With the Onan all tuned up, and new batteries installed, I'm getting clean readings across the board!
AND VERY BEST OF ALL THE ONAN IS CHARGING THE COACH BATTERIES! WOOOOO HOOOOOOO!
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Post by shykat » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:38 am

Set up my shade for a test while camping last weekend

It worked out pretty good.
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Post by Savannah » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:47 am

It's cool, shykat. :)

If you want the photo to show up:

1) make sure BBCode is turned on in your profile (top center of this site under preferences, click submit/save) and
2) when you click on "share this" over a Flickr photo to get the code, select "BBCode" choice.

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Post by Elderberry » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:59 am

shykat wrote:Set up my shade for a test while camping last weekend

It worked out pretty good.
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Here's the code you need to make this work:

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Post by shykat » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:10 pm

Thanks Savannah

i'll try again

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Post by shykat » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:36 pm

Thanks guys for the schooling.
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Post by motskyroonmatick » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:44 pm

Foxfur wrote:I'm getting my truck back tomorrow, yay! Tranny was rebuilt w all kinds of sturdier new parts installed. They say bulletproof, I'll go with 'bullet-resistant' :).
Now that I know the truck lives I ordered:

Image
Both by Curt mfg, $115!

Image
New converter/charger for the trailer. No more using a standalone charger.

Image

Tekonsha P3 brake controller. Has so many features, it might even play MP3's...

Happy happy happy!

Ff
I use that same brake controller and I have never used a better one. Most auto parts stores carry a self resetting breaker that you will need to wire in to the system. It is inexpensive. The installation instructions will tell you where and how. Mine is right next to the battery on my continually hot battery to controller wire.
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Post by theCryptofishist » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:02 pm

illy dilly wrote: AND VERY BEST OF ALL THE ONAN IS CHARGING THE COACH BATTERIES! WOOOOO HOOOOOOO!
Is he spilling his seed?
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Post by Foxfur » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:38 am

theCryptofishist wrote:
illy dilly wrote: AND VERY BEST OF ALL THE ONAN IS CHARGING THE COACH BATTERIES! WOOOOO HOOOOOOO!
Is he spilling his seed?


You see...
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The ONAN is an electrical generator.

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The Tenga ONACUP is an epidermal stimulator, yes?

They are NOT interchangeable, kids. Remember auto-asphyxiation.
This is much worse. Especially if you survive.

I hope this clears up any confusion over this issue.
You know? Those Tenga's might be a great playa gift...
I'm going to make some greeting cards with that pic alright.

Ff

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Post by illy dilly » Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:29 am

Foxfur wrote: Image
The Tenga ONACUP is an epidermal stimulator, yes?

They are NOT interchangeable, kids. Remember auto-asphyxiation.
This is much worse. Especially if you survive.

I hope this clears up any confusion over this issue.
You know? Those Tenga's might be a great playa gift...
I'm going to make some greeting cards with that pic alright.

Ff
Does that go on the end of the muffler? Whats the Lubrication for? :shock:
Or do I use that to lube the piston stroke during hot and heavy electrical sessions? :wink:
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