xtremek
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I keep threatening to get panels installed and set up a wind mill.
Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT The "Glendora Garage"
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Workspaces sized between 265 and 485 squarefeet.
Jayman17
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I never get tired of seeing your truck Dan! She’s a beauty.
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Dan in Pasadena
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I AM pissed off but a this point it does us no good and more likely harm if I voic it strongly. When I reach the supervisor - hopefully today (yeah, right!) - I'm going to tell him I'm very disappointed I can't rely on what he tells me - that the guys would be here Monday as he promised and he didn't make it clear to their scheduler or their warehouse guy.
I'm going to (again) relate to him that this install that was supposed to be "...one day, possibly two..." is now in its 2nd month. And when he inevitably tells me it was because of our roof tile I'm going to remind him they inspected the job a week before they delivered material and since they're in the working-on-roofs business they could have easily seen it was lightweight concrete tile, that there were 2 sizes, the color they needed to find, etc.
Of course all this will change NOTHING. But I will be writing a letter and typing up online reviews - pretty much all I can do.
I'm going to (again) relate to him that this install that was supposed to be "...one day, possibly two..." is now in its 2nd month. And when he inevitably tells me it was because of our roof tile I'm going to remind him they inspected the job a week before they delivered material and since they're in the working-on-roofs business they could have easily seen it was lightweight concrete tile, that there were 2 sizes, the color they needed to find, etc.
Of course all this will change NOTHING. But I will be writing a letter and typing up online reviews - pretty much all I can do.
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Dan in Pasadena
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I JUST read the other day "they" are experimenting with wind energy that does NOT have blades. So no eventual blade replacement and they can be spaced closer. NO idea how that would work but if Dyson can make those house fans with no blades maybe the reverse technology is possible!
This:
I read it but honestly, my eyes kind of glaze over half way through reading it. But apparently it DOES work!
https://vortexbladeless.com/technology-design/
I never get tired of seeing your truck Dan! She’s a beauty.
Thanks Jay! Yesterday's drive reminded me (again) of all the small stuff I still need to do to her. I need to find enjoyment in doing those things instead of seeing them as unfinished chores. (The $50,000 offer didn't hurt either!)
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I've seen vertical windmills. Think squirrel cage mounted on end.
I laughed at the picture of that oscillating tower. When I was in the amusement park biz, we had a 3-tower gizmo that had a seat arrangement suspended by cables. It would yank you up and you'd end up above the towers and bounce back down.
A sister park, in a state with real weather, was only open during summer. In winter, the cables and seat gizmo were stored. One night, they had strong winds and the vortex effect kicked in and snapped one of the towers off at the base in the dead of night. Fortunately, no one around to get hurt.
The ride was removed from all the parks shortly thereafter.
I laughed at the picture of that oscillating tower. When I was in the amusement park biz, we had a 3-tower gizmo that had a seat arrangement suspended by cables. It would yank you up and you'd end up above the towers and bounce back down.
A sister park, in a state with real weather, was only open during summer. In winter, the cables and seat gizmo were stored. One night, they had strong winds and the vortex effect kicked in and snapped one of the towers off at the base in the dead of night. Fortunately, no one around to get hurt.
The ride was removed from all the parks shortly thereafter.
kaymccampbell
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If I didn't know the science was real, I'd have thought it was a joke. That picture of a whole bunch of them crowded up looks like a box of tampons.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Had our two olive trees trimmed hard today. I wanted them "laced-out" - lowers the canopy, opens up the center of overlapping foliage. Unfortunately, I attempted this myself 2 years ago right after we moved in and I threw the canopies a little off balance. I should have had it done sooner because it set a lot of fruit and stepping on it makes a mess, running it over with lawn mower launches anti personnel missiles.
Next year I plan to spray it with something(?) that keeps them from setting fruit. Also, my grand daughters ages 4 and 8 were here overnight (no school today) and "helped us" decorate for Halloween - they had fun, swam in the pool, and I took them out for spaghetti dinner with lollipops for dessert. A good day!
Next year I plan to spray it with something(?) that keeps them from setting fruit. Also, my grand daughters ages 4 and 8 were here overnight (no school today) and "helped us" decorate for Halloween - they had fun, swam in the pool, and I took them out for spaghetti dinner with lollipops for dessert. A good day!
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Very nice. Looks so clean and tidy. Yard looks great.
xtremek
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Don't drink enough martinis or eat enough greek salads to keep up with the output?
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Dan in Pasadena
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Nope, neither.
Not that we could use these olives for that. My girlfriend did brining of them last year and it took months, was a hassle and I still wouldn't have eaten them.
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Today's project was finally installing the Maximus-3 tow loops on my Gladiator. I plan on towing it behind our RV a couple times next month.
I ordered the parts months ago and they've just been sitting on the bench. It should be a fairly easy job, but it's not. Pretty poor instructions ("...we don't need no stinking' instructions!") and poor black and white pictures ("...we don't need no stinking' pictures!")
You've got to remove the entire bumper including front crash pan - that's nearly 1/4" plate - translate millimeters to inches to locate 1-1/2" holes, then slot w/cutting wheel so the 3/4" plate loops will protrude from below. Yes, they give the dimensions partly in millimeters and partly in inches - go figure! Also, there are bolts that are supposed to protrude outward from factory holes and it is an absolute pain in the 'nards to get the bolts in using tiny factory access holes without dropping them into a dead hole multiple times like I did.
Anyway, I broke the pilot drill bit on the hole saw, accidentally cut a wire as I punched through the first hole, had to repair that. Filed the slot edges and painted to avoid rust. Tomorrow I'll finish as the "no-see-um" gnats were biting the hell out of my ankles. Tomorrow I'll slot the crash pan a little, reconnect the electrical, then test fit & test tow. These loops are in place of a base plate which would be more visible and more costly.
I ordered the parts months ago and they've just been sitting on the bench. It should be a fairly easy job, but it's not. Pretty poor instructions ("...we don't need no stinking' instructions!") and poor black and white pictures ("...we don't need no stinking' pictures!")
You've got to remove the entire bumper including front crash pan - that's nearly 1/4" plate - translate millimeters to inches to locate 1-1/2" holes, then slot w/cutting wheel so the 3/4" plate loops will protrude from below. Yes, they give the dimensions partly in millimeters and partly in inches - go figure! Also, there are bolts that are supposed to protrude outward from factory holes and it is an absolute pain in the 'nards to get the bolts in using tiny factory access holes without dropping them into a dead hole multiple times like I did.
Anyway, I broke the pilot drill bit on the hole saw, accidentally cut a wire as I punched through the first hole, had to repair that. Filed the slot edges and painted to avoid rust. Tomorrow I'll finish as the "no-see-um" gnats were biting the hell out of my ankles. Tomorrow I'll slot the crash pan a little, reconnect the electrical, then test fit & test tow. These loops are in place of a base plate which would be more visible and more costly.
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@Dan in Pasadena .... about 3-4 months ago, I had to dig up about 1'x3' of lawn to repair/relocate a sprinkler in my back yard. That evening, I saw my arms absolutely covered in tiny welts from the "no see ums". Some on my legs too but both arms were horrendous. Took a LONG time for them to clear up - the itching was just awful - I went through a ton of calamine, cortisone, oatmeal soaks.... Hope you fare better.
Until then, I had never heard of "no see ums". My wife found that nomenclature.
Until then, I had never heard of "no see ums". My wife found that nomenclature.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Sorry to hear and hope you're much better now. I've scratched the bites before which only made them bleed
I'd never heard of them either until moving here to Glendora 2+ years ago. There weren't any in Pasadena. About 2 weeks ago I REALLY sprayed a lot of Malathion and at a nearly slurry rate all over the front and back yards. It did NOTHING to kill them it seems.
My brother-in-law lives in Thailand but is here visiting for an extended time. He brought with him some salve they sell cheaply in Thailand. It truly kills the sting of the bites and he claims if you spread it on exposed skin it keeps them from biting in the first place. The writing on the can is all Thai but it does clearly say eucalyptus and camphor in English and it's made by Bayer but I've not seen it sold here...yet.
Hmmm. I tried to post pics of the slave but site won't let me. I'll try again tomorrow.
Since then, I always wear a long sleeve t-shirt doing yard work and spray myself with OFF.
I'm a bit paranoid about it now...
I spray the yard with Spectracide on occasion. Doing it tomorrow morning, in fact, as we get a lot of ants from the neighbors yard.
I'm a bit paranoid about it now...
I spray the yard with Spectracide on occasion. Doing it tomorrow morning, in fact, as we get a lot of ants from the neighbors yard.
kaymccampbell
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You do know the only about 10% of the worlds cheaper and very useful meds are sold in the states. The pharma lobby works hard to keep the simple cheap things banned. And the AMA lobby works hqnd in hand with them to make sure that you need a script to get most of what you can get.
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Finished notching the belly pan on the Jeep to complete the tow loops install this morning. Fits pretty well after filing and painting. I'm pretty pleased.
But I FAILED in my (accidental) attempt to cut off the tip of my index finger. It's the same finger tip I cut using a cut off wheel when I removed a plate that was welded over the bed wood in my then-derelict '55 Chevy truck. I never regained all the feeling in that finger tip so now I'll probably have no feeling in it at all - though I had enough feeling that it hurt like HELL to do this!
But I FAILED in my (accidental) attempt to cut off the tip of my index finger. It's the same finger tip I cut using a cut off wheel when I removed a plate that was welded over the bed wood in my then-derelict '55 Chevy truck. I never regained all the feeling in that finger tip so now I'll probably have no feeling in it at all - though I had enough feeling that it hurt like HELL to do this!
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Dan in Pasadena
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HA! On my soon-to-be 68 year old body the least thing I'm concerned about is scarring on my index finger but it's good to know. Besides, girls think scars are ****! Lol
It bled hard and I let it to get any dirt out. Pressed it shut as best I could while I put on some antiseptic ointment and wrapped a bandaid tightly. Changed that several times. 3 aspirin stopped me feeling the throbbing.
PugetDude
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Put a couple of butterfly closures on it and get back to work you big baby.
Available on Amazon....
captain14
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Maybe it time to start wearing gloves along with safety glasses and hearing protection. I’ve gotten to the point of whenever I work in the yard I wear some type of gloves. I’m tired of my dried blood stains on my shorts and tee shirts when I don’t notice it until later.
If you cut the tip of your finger off, thats another measuring point. I know the tip of my index finger to the second joint is 2 inches.
If you cut the tip of your finger off, thats another measuring point. I know the tip of my index finger to the second joint is 2 inches.
xtremek
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I take it you signed up for one of Shorty's safety classes.
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Dan in Pasadena
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$16.99 for two. In Thailand he paid $9.00 for a dozen of these.
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My brother-in-law has lived in Thailand over 20 years. He's a retired Los Angeles firefighter who had his back broken as the tillerman of an articulated fire engine. A couple bad surgeries, medical retirement, settlement with the City, etc.
He raises and sells peacocks and also has some turkeys too. Interesting to me is there are Cobras on his property - he has to kill them regularly. He says they're slow, nothing like rattlers and he says he thinks that's why his dogs have never been bitten/killed even when the latest 2 Goldens were puppies.
He and I are always having,...uh "discussions" about the cost of things. Labor there is almost free by American standards. He says we're all being cheated everyday here by the cost of things. If we just didn't buy things at high prices they'd fall. Uh, yeah...to a degree but they'd never be as low as there.
He raises and sells peacocks and also has some turkeys too. Interesting to me is there are Cobras on his property - he has to kill them regularly. He says they're slow, nothing like rattlers and he says he thinks that's why his dogs have never been bitten/killed even when the latest 2 Goldens were puppies.
He and I are always having,...uh "discussions" about the cost of things. Labor there is almost free by American standards. He says we're all being cheated everyday here by the cost of things. If we just didn't buy things at high prices they'd fall. Uh, yeah...to a degree but they'd never be as low as there.
xtremek
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That's part of why a lot of stuff is made over there. And part of the price difference is the cost of 8 weeks on the water, which is how long it takes to ship things from China, or Thailand. But still, it does make you wonder how much we're getting raked over the coals
kaymccampbell
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Probably about 8 or 10 times actual cost. Manufacturer marks it up about 100%. Distributor marks it up about 100%. Retailer marks it up about 100%. Just because some retailers take the middleman out, doesn't mean they don't get his cut.
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Dan in Pasadena
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I'm certain EVERYONE in the line gets their cut and it's as much as they can get away charging - that's capitalism. But the cost of labor in third word countries is SO incredibly low that to westerners like us it's damn near free.
Labor has probably always been incredibly low in other countries but in the more distant past the cost of worldwide shipping was either prohibitively costly or prohibitively long and of course the capacity of ships were nowhere near what they are now with massive shipping containers.
Labor has probably always been incredibly low in other countries but in the more distant past the cost of worldwide shipping was either prohibitively costly or prohibitively long and of course the capacity of ships were nowhere near what they are now with massive shipping containers.
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I believe containerized shipping and CAD/CAM has done more to level the manufacturing playing field than anything else in our history. Now a guy in Thailand can buy the same machine a guy in Tennesssee is using, pay the global price for raw materials, and pay roughly the same shipping costs for the finished product to anywhere on the globe- with a lot less investment in human capital.
Insanely cheap 3D printing is going to take it to the next level.
Insanely cheap 3D printing is going to take it to the next level.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Ladies and germs I need some advice:
I attempted to hookup my truck to the RV this morning to take a short "test tow." All was well UNTIL I got to the safety cables. The Maximus loops are 3/4" steel and the cable hooks don't open wide enough to go through. The large shackles below (correct term?) don't open wide enough either.
Home Depot's largest were the same as these so I bought the biggest/strongest threaded loops rated at 3300 lbs each. They would have worked but don't open enough to get them through the loops either.
Ideas? Leaving on a trip day after tomorrow. Heading to a local specialty bolt place tomorrow (King Bolt in Covina, CA) looking for SOMEthing that'll work. See pics for the shackles that aren't quite wide enough to use and the loops I'm talking about.
I attempted to hookup my truck to the RV this morning to take a short "test tow." All was well UNTIL I got to the safety cables. The Maximus loops are 3/4" steel and the cable hooks don't open wide enough to go through. The large shackles below (correct term?) don't open wide enough either.
Home Depot's largest were the same as these so I bought the biggest/strongest threaded loops rated at 3300 lbs each. They would have worked but don't open enough to get them through the loops either.
Ideas? Leaving on a trip day after tomorrow. Heading to a local specialty bolt place tomorrow (King Bolt in Covina, CA) looking for SOMEthing that'll work. See pics for the shackles that aren't quite wide enough to use and the loops I'm talking about.
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What about using quick links?Ladies and germs I need some advice:
I attempted to hookup my truck to the RV this morning to take a short "test tow." All was well UNTIL I got to the safety cables. The Maximus loops are 3/4" steel and the cable hooks don't open wide enough to go through. The large shackles below (correct term?) don't open wide enough either.
Home Depot's largest were the same as these so I bought the biggest/strongest threaded loops rated at 3300 lbs each. They would have worked but don't open enough to get them through the loops either.
Ideas? Leaving on a trip day after tomorrow. Heading to a local specialty bolt place tomorrow (King Bolt in Covina, CA) looking for SOMEthing that'll work. See pics for the shackles that aren't quite wide enough to use and the loops I'm talking about.
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Dan in Pasadena
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^^^ That's exactly what I bought from Home Depot. I called them "threaded loops" - because I don't know what they correctly called. The biggest they had and they don't open enough to get them through the Maximus-3 loops.
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kaymccampbell
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What about Tractor Supply? They have an extensive selection of those links.
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Dan, these are what I ended up buying to tow my Jeep behind the motorhome. They were the only ones I found that opened up enough to fit over the oversized safety chain loops on the motorhome hitch. 
xtremek
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What Kay said. Because they (your hitch points) are so thick, you may have to use a combination of shackle and quick links
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Dan in Pasadena
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Ain't no Tractor Supply stores in Southern California. I read SO many posts on GJ I researched it and the closest one to LA is Santa Barbara area.
But..... success today! I found some fairly huge shackles at the specialty bolt store. They're rated for 3-1/2 tons each.
I forgot to take pics but will tomorrow. Now my issue is that I need a constant hot 12v/cigarette lighter outlet to power the brake controller. There was one in the center console in my JK but the one in the JT is only hot with the ACC on.
I googled leaving the switch in ACC position while towing. Opinions varied from fine for a couple hours to it'll kill both your batteries after several days. Ha, anyone that leaves it on ACC for DAYS deserves what they get in my opinion.
I think I'll be fine for the 2-3 hours to our first stop. Later when we tow much longer I'll have to put a constant hot 12v outlet somewhere under the dash.
PS: I found Youtube video that claimed on Wranglers if you move a fuse from one position to another in the fuse block the outlet in the rear goes from switched to constant. No such luck on Gladiators.
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LeonardY
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There's one up here in Canyon Country.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Cool and a lot closer than Santa Barbara but still 53 miles from my house. A bit too far for a "run to the hardware store".
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Anyway folks.....
We made it safely to Ventura towing the Gladiator. That's 100 miles and just under 2 hours for you non-SoCal folks.
I put the switch on ACC just before starting out. When I got to the campground the switch was already off!
I guess it "offed itself"??
So that means I didn't have the braking system working after it shut itself off. I did't have to make any panic or hard stops (fortunately) and I noticed nothing while braking.
We made it safely to Ventura towing the Gladiator. That's 100 miles and just under 2 hours for you non-SoCal folks.
I put the switch on ACC just before starting out. When I got to the campground the switch was already off!
I guess it "offed itself"??
So that means I didn't have the braking system working after it shut itself off. I did't have to make any panic or hard stops (fortunately) and I noticed nothing while braking.
don long
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Oh NO Dan
there is one in Norco. I'm in there all the time.