http://www.simplelivingforum.net/for...Practice-ForumOriginally Posted by littlebittybobby
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I don't see a profile picture.
There are profile pictures and then there are avatar pictures. Littlebit needs to upload an avatar picture in order for it to display on each post.
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
Okay--TYVM for the assistance. The Tech Support here is very, very adequate. Can everybody see the subject of my avatar? It's of a classic '67 Ollsmobill, that went off a bridge, not too far from Bah-stun. Yup. An enterprising body shop prolly got it for a very cheap price as a rebuilder, since cars that have been "upside down & under water"(the present state-of-the-union) usually don't bring much as salvage. But, if he got the engine dried out & running, he'd be okay. Then, it's a matter of taking care of cleaning the interior thoroughly & then straightening the exterior panels, replacing the windshield, & refinishing it. BOTOH, it might've been more valuable as-is, in a tourist museum alongside The Bonnie & Clyde Car, the Jayne Mansfield 66 Buick(it wasn't hers, she was a passenger), Bill Blythe's '42 Buick, Mrs Biden #1 71 Chevy station Wagon, Ted Bundy's VW, and of course, Jack Kevorkians' Microbus, Sam Kinisons' Trans-Am, James Deans' Porsche Spyder, the Paul Walker Porsche, the Ryan Dunn Porsche, and maybe X-100, the 61 Linkin' stretch Limo that drove through Dealy on that dreadful day in downtown Dallas, Nov 22, 1963. What a tourist attraction that would be! Yup. Anyway, that's my avatar photo for the time being. I'll prolly change it, to something more upbeat, pretty soon. P.S. You kids need to stick to Volvos & Subbbarroos-(they are safe) whereas-them Porsches are a death trap. Hope that helps you some. Thankk Mee. ETA Bonus photo.2022-03-07.jpg
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For your next avatar.....
Very Good, Sir! "Hi, I'm Ted Kennedy, and I approved this Ad". ETA: Okay--I think the price of gas now is GOOD. It might be a reason for people to keep their miles down, to save money. Yup.
This just happened recently:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvr2nenB2rg
Awesome, Dude! That was Gnarly! It says the driver survived, but I would bet he was never quite the same again.
Okay---For the sake of brevity, I'm going to enumerate some of the very important stuff I've done, lately. 1) I have a 3-pack of wireless switches from HF. The switches plug into a receptacle, and have a receptacle on them. Then you can control whatever you want from the remote that comes with the kit. Only the remote has batteries, but you must keep in mind that the receptacle must be powered up to work. I've used this to switch up table lamps and a reading lamp and so on. But, the latest thing was to go up in the attic--right inside the access, and splice one of these receptacles into the circuit that controls the much of the overhead lighting in my hillbilly shack. These are the lights I tend to leave on after dozing off, and even if I awaken, (especially in the winter when I'm under my sleeping bag & covered up with several cats), I'm not inclined to get up and go turn everything off. See? But, this setup allows me to reach for my remote, and switch those lights off! There are still some lights that are not governed by this. That's fine, for safety reasons, and it also happens those are not as likely to be left on all night. See? So, that's a plus. Thing is, I've got to use the remote to switch them "On" in the A.M., or the lights won't work from the wall switches. A minor issue, though. This setup isn't um "hard wired" into the house wiring; it uses a box, and an extension cord that has been cut & spliced into the house wiring that then connects to the remote receptacle. It is safe and legal. That way, if the remote receptacle or the remote conks out(they are HF, remember), I can go upstairs, pull the remote, plug the ends of the spliced cord together, and have functioning lights again. The sum total amp draw of those lights is waaaay under the capacity of a 16 ga. cord. I checked, with an amp meter. 2) While I was up in the attic storage area, I found the damaged display model light fixture from the nearby big-box that I told you kids about, many years ago. They had it priced at $20, but the glass cover on the bottom was broken, so I got it for even less. It's a 3-bulb fixture, has cooling vents, looks nice, and hugs the ceiling. That is essential because my hillbilly shack only has 7 1/2' ceilings. That's something that takes getting used to, but once you do, you'll never look back. Who needs all that wasted airspace, overhead? You just have to heat it! I just am astounded over the phony-baloney architecture of these modern McMansions, with their atriums and vaulted ceilings! Ha. Okay---the old fixture, that I bought 20 years ago, was a good fixture, but only had two bulbs and no venting; so going up in wattage was risky. At the very least, it shortened the bulb life. What I did to refurbish the damaged-salvage display fixture was order up a piece of 3/16" white translucent sign-grade polycarbonate plastic from an EBay seller in Zurra. This cost more than what I paid for the fixture, but who cares! Ha. Money's no object, when I do something! Ha. Anyway, I bought a nice saber saw blade for plastic to use in my 50-year-old Sears Craftman saber saw, used the old broken piece from the light as a guide, and cut the plastic down to size. Then, used a sander to smooth up the cut edges. Yes, I placed the corded tools back in their spot in the repurposed file cabinet. Yup. Anyway, that light works awesome and amay-zeen. Years ago, I put that light on a two-way switch setup, because it only had one switch. Same with the kitchen light. This place was built on a very tight budget, back in '55. It had a 60-amp entrace box with cartrige & plug fuses, and was frequently blowing them, so in the 90's, I replaced the box with a 100-amp switchable breaker box, bought on-sale at the long-defunct Payless Cashways store, here. One of their former stores is now the Main Lirrrrarary, here! Ha. But, that's another story, for another time. Anyway, the new breakers solved the prollem. Yup. Okay--3). This weekend, I went out to a residential area by the park to where one of the residents in particular would be "lowering property values" and "creating a nuisance" , according to certain peoples opinion, but not to mine. Nope. What they do, for extra income, is offer a valuable community service. They have surplus plastic pallets for sale, and plastic barrels and sometimes plastic crates. These are all VERY useful items to have.! Anyway, I purchased some of their pallets, and would've gotten more crates(which fit perfect in my re-configured wardrobes), but they were out of stock. Maybe next time. On the way home, I saw that one of the deluxe new homes(actually 20 y.o.) was having shingles and guttering replaced, and the "old" guttering was lying next to a roll-off dumpster. I stopped, to try and negotiate with the owners(a couple in their late-70's)for the guttering, but I could not locate them. They prolly took the graaaaandkids out to eat, at some noisy, overpriced restaurant. That's the kinda stuff grandkid-grandiose old folks do, for something to "do" on Sundy. Yup. Maybe they even got out and DROVE the 50 miles to Branson, to feed their faces. I don't know. To be continued.....Hope that scenario helped you some. Later. Thankk Mee.
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Okay----While I was up in the attic, I measured the depth of the insulation, and also--saw to a place in the ceiling drywall that had gotten wet & damaged, due to a leak that would only become apparent during VERY hard rain storms. The leak has since been fixed, but the bad area in the ceiling remained. Well, I removed the insulation around the spot, cut out the drywall, placed a piece of (scrap) plywood over it, used l-braces to secure it to the ceiling joists, then cut a piece of(scrap) drywall to serve as patch, and anchored it to the plywood. I caulked around the perimeter of the patch, and have waited for the latex caulk to thoroughly dry out. Then, I'll finish it with fiberglass tape and drywall compound. Then---use a stippling brush to touch up the ceiling, and repaint the whole room. When I get time. Ha. Soon enough for littlebittyme. Hope that helps you some. Oh--I just found out something. You kids know that I don't worship Rock Idols, Politicians and other celebrities. BUT: I had long known that The Crickets last performance was at the Surf Ballroom in Clear lake, I-wah, immediately before the crash that killed Buddy Holley, etal. I've visited Clear Lake/The Surf on that HUUUGE(bigger than it should be)bike ride in 2017. But, guess what? I just now only learned that the band appeared in Fort Dodge,I-wah at the Laramar Ballroom! A place that is still extant! I have never been in there, even though I've spent plenty of time in the area. Anyway, that's it. No, wait---I purchased another dozen bags of insulation to spread around, up there. They are up there, but not yet spread around. Nooo, I won't use a blower. Yup. Thank Mee.
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