Glad to see you're on the road to 100 percent! (and I'll bet you're ecstatic about getting a chance to work in the garage again)
Those Milwaukee tool holders look really useful.Even added another holder for the Milwaukee M12 soldering iron.
Rick, I see the surgeon on Thursday afternoon and maybe he'll cut my parole by a week.
Thank you Jon, it's good to get something done, however small.
Dennis, the downside to a clean bench is not wanting to mess it up. Maybe I'll tackle a small section of the bench chaos in the shed for another dose of zen like peace.A clean bench released from the clutches of chaos = zen like peace
If you are back in the shop, who will give retirement financial counseling on this forum?
Ignorance is bliss indeed
Dennis, IBM had an extensive management training program so I had a week-long class almost every year. A few years after I was tricked into a middle-management job they sent me to a class that was all about personal finance. Among the things they covered was reducing the cost of your kids' college education -- buy a house near the school and rent rooms to students.and pay your child to manage the property. That's a tax deductible expense and the property should be easy to sell when your child graduates.Ignorance is bliss indeed
I had the good fortune of doing an MBA program while working in a management role in IT for the CRA (your IRS counterpart). One of the courses was in Finance and although likely the most rigorous course in the 2 yr program, it was easily the most useful going forward. We set up my daughter with an investment account, TFSA, and monthly savings program the week she turned 18 ... and yep, my wife and I pretty much are in the Bob H program with respect to living sustainably with an eye to the future.
His pacemaker and leads have to heal into his body, so they don't fall out and cause a misfire. Since he's only got one cylinder, it would really ****.
Marc, that should be a mandatory part of a high school curriculum. It should also include salary ranges for different career paths. The average graphic designer in Florida makes $48K a year and the average welder makes $41K. If the welder wants to specialize or travel, they can make more than double that amount.What "key" did you tune it too, Bob?!
Teaching children to handle money is a difficult task. I'm hoping we are able to reach at least 50% of ours(4 total, shooting for 2).
Our school district puts on a program called "Reality U" that I have been taking part in since they started. It's a great way to make these kids think about how far a dollar really goes. It ties a wage to your GPA and desired career path. Then they have to budget for a month, home expenses, insurance, auto, groceries, unexpected circumstances, etc. I've seen the program really open up some eyes. My oldest son just went through it this week (I was unfortunately not there this year due to being ill), and he came home with a new appreciation for what things cost and how its important to save and live within your means.
@Squankum, I think its all about the flesh they cut for the wires and the device itself. It has to heal completely before I stress the surrounding muscles. I was opening a bottle yesterday, which involves holding it tight in the left armpit while unscrewing the cap. The top was pretty tight and I felt a twinge in the vicinity of the pacemaker. I have a Fuller Brush jar and bottle opener in the garage that makes that process easier -- just need to remember to use it.
Kay, I think you nailed it but I like to think of it as a tired Holley double pumper being upgraded to a Holley Sniper EFI.
Bob - of course you have a fuller brush jar opener! My grandma had one - I’ve been searching for years to find one without any luck but I keep looking! How is the kink ease supply holding out? I’m down to 3 cases!
Scott, we did the same with our children. We had the money saved to send both to the college of their choice. Our daughter confided in me that she wanted to do college the way I had but without the family. She worked and saved through high school and college and graduated without needing any assistance. Had she chosen MIT I might still be working. Our son had no motivation to do anything but party and have fun so we didn't offer a paid vacation to the Animal House of his choice.
Mark, I worried it would someday break so I looked for one years ago. Looked again today and found two. One is the original in its original packing:
www.mercari.com
www.worthpoint.com
Scott, pretty sure it's a male gene in my family. Even with a wife and two children I partied hard. OK, hard might not be the right word -- by Saturday night, after had worked 12 hours, we would get together with another young couple with children and pool our 'mad money.' Sometimes that was enough to buy TWO quart bottles of Old Bohemian beer. The rich couple provided a quarter and we provided a nickel and twenty pennies. When we did that on Sunday night (my slacker 8-hour day), I'd have to walk to my first job because we spent the gas money (gallon of gas was 25¢).
@Squankum, I don't know how it works either. Not interested in signing up for more junk in my e-mail inbox but that ad looks a lot like the one in Mercari, which I also didn't sign up for. The Mercari one has a $10 price plus $3.72 delivery fee posted.floridafarmer, somebody may have one for sale at Worthpoint:
Vintage Fuller Brush Co Under Cabinet Jar Opener | #3775155886
Vintage Fuller Brush Co Under Cabinet Jar Opener - New Old Stock. QUICK & EASY JAR OPENER . The seal in the plastic on the end separated so I put tape on it so the screws would not fall out but packa
I don't know much about how Worthpoint works.
FYI - I was looking at this option too - one thing I saw is the rating of 10 amps.. not sure how big your compressor is and what kind of amp draw but 10 amps is not enough for me.
It definitely wouldn't fire mine. I'd need two, and they'd still melt.
Darn, you’re right. I downgraded from my 60 gallon 220 to a 26 gallon 110, but I just checked the specs and it’s max current draw is 15a. I was able to cancel the order. I’ll poke around and see if anyone offers something similar with a 15a limit.
You might have to spring for a contactor that's controlled by the timer.
@Mr. Roboto, sorry I didn't see this sooner. That plug-in timer is good for light duty stuff like chargers but I don't think it will handle large motors well. I leave my 240v 3.5hp 60-gallon compressor turned on all the time but close the main ball valve. If I forget to close the valve, the compressor turns on after about two days. The mostly 1/2" galvanized pipe system seeps a little bit but I don't know if it's a Chinese fitting somewhere out in the 70- or 80-feet of pipe or maybe it's one of the two filters, the desiccant dryer or the two hose reels. I do know the first foot of fittings are leak-free because the compressor doesn't run for months.
Mark, much as I'd like to have a timer on the compressor, I am certain I would forget it was there. Next thing you know, there's a new motor, compressor and pressure switch sitting on the workbench -- all because the compressor didn't start when the pressure dropped.
Kay, same here and I really don't want to spend a couple of hundred dollars to make using compressor more complicated. I run a 100-foot hose from the outlet on the side of the garage to the shed so I can use pneumatic tools down there. There I would be, staring at the tool that stops working and the next day there would be a pile of boxes full of tools at the front door. Don't laugh -- I have replaced tools because the circuit breaker at the panel tripped.
Mac, that's a great idea. The countdown timer I installed has a on/off button as well so it would replace the switch. On the short days in the winter I turn on the light outside the garage man door to put out the garbage and the light stays on for days.Those timers are great.
I used a similar one that is an hour maximum to control the light outside my shop door. I push it for 10 minutes so I can see my way out without having to leave the light on all night.
Philip, I would do something about the color of the outlets and cover plates if the industry would decide on a standard. Some fixtures are almond, others are white and they still have gray, red and ivory. I have given up.
@Mr. Roboto, good that you canceled in time. A lot of supplies have accumulated in our house because I was slow on the response.
Kay, I've seen a few setups that do that but it solves one problem while creating another. Both are memory-related.
@dagofast, that would be a great idea if our master bath exhaust fan was on its own switch. There are two switches, one controls the lights over the sinks and the other controls the light in the shower along with the fan. Having the light go off at the moment I drop the soap would be a worry. I'm a guest in the master bathroom but king of the guest bathroom so the loudest fan in the house rarely goes on. When it does go on, the Crime Scene Investigators are automatically notified.
Cody, it's like home automation here. Fine by be but SWMBO is still complaining about push button phones. Even reminding her how far you have to rotate the dial to start a call to 911 doesn't change her attitude. Don't get her started on local phone calls requiring 10 digits (using the stored directory numbers is a bridge too far). Imagine how long it has taken to adjust to our area code -- it was 516 when we got married 60 years ago and it has been 561 for the past 47 -- I still have to suggest the correct one when she gives out our number.
Cody, modern technology has replaced large chunks of my brain. I used to know lots of phone numbers but now I dial by name. I remember my home and cell numbers but access them as 'Home' and 'Bob's Cell' on the phones. The dumbest thing I ever tried was texting with a flip phone: press 4 five times to get a capital 'H', wait and press 4 three more times to get 'i'. So intuitive and wonderful use of time.
Scott, I looked up Lightspeed titanium bikes and discovered I paid less for my '72 Corvette big block coupe. Back in the '70s I dreamed of riding a Schwinn Paramount -- it had Campagnolo gear all over it. Today I'd settle for a Campagnolo cork puller.
JB, my neighbor operates a consignment shop and gifted me a Cannondale road bike that he got for free. Put my single-handle dual caliper hydraulic brake setup on it. With proper adjustment I got two-wheel braking biased to front (or rear) wheel.
@Squankum, very devious. If I were to do that I would have to change all the switches and outlets to silver and those seem to only be available in Decora stye. Not sure what to do with the special timer and USB charger outlets but maybe some spray paint. I don't want to trigger any GJ members' CDO (I need to keep things alphabetic). They have the double cover in mistake-covering size but not sure on the 3- and 4-gang covers. Decisions, decisions, decisions.
JB, my neighbor operates a consignment shop and gifted me a Cannondale road bike that he got for free. Put my single-handle dual caliper hydraulic brake setup on it. With proper adjustment I got two-wheel braking biased to front (or rear) wheel.
I acquired the brake system in 1968 so I worried the bladders might leak or break. Replaced the system with a Bicycle Polo brake lever. It pulls both front and rear cables with a single lever and can be adjusted for front or read bias. Takes a little extra effort but safer than one-wheel braking.
Until a few months ago, we were still exclusively pedaling our 1985 Schwinn mountain bikes. My wife had grown to hate hers so when we stumbled across 2 Schwinn cruisers at a yard sale back in September, she immediately claimed the women's model (since dubbed "Pinky Herman") and then convinced me to buy the mens version for $40. The smile on her face on the first ride told me she had found the right bike for her. I was reluctant to ride the new to me bike but now I switch back and forth between them. Getting used to coaster brakes again took a few rides and the upright riding position makes my hands appreciate not hurting after every ride. Arthritis *****. But I still can't give up on my old mountain bike, we've logged thousands and thousands of miles together.
