jinp6301 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Posted May 5, 2009 I remembered you went there Saturday night @ dinner... Got back to the hotel and promptly fell asleep before I could shoot a PM your way! Man, that 6 1/2 hr bus trip is brutal! ahh, maybe next time or maybe not, since I'm graduating this semester
JBLoudG20 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Posted May 5, 2009 I'm back, yall. Semester is winding down. I have a paper deadline on friday, then things chill out to more like 50 hours/week. It is a very welcome break. To celebrate, (ok it really wasn't in celebration), I had a nice talk with the family jeweler. I picked up a D, IF, A+ cut (internal rating) 1 carat diamond with an 14k white gold setting.
Hopstretch Posted May 5, 2009 Report Posted May 5, 2009 Welcome back! And that stone must have put a big dent in your audio budget.
jimmyjames8 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Posted May 5, 2009 Sat thru a conference call love fest with my new project team that's spread all over the country, for an hour and a half (thru my lunch)...so I left early to make up for it. F'em if they can't take a joke. Working for a living sucks!
Dusty Chalk Posted May 5, 2009 Report Posted May 5, 2009 You're just jealous that you didn't get any sugar.I'm back, yall. Semester is winding down. I have a paper deadline on friday, then things chill out to more like 50 hours/week. It is a very welcome break. To celebrate, (ok it really wasn't in celebration), I had a nice talk with the family jeweler. I picked up a D, IF, A+ cut (internal rating) 1 carat diamond with an 14k white gold setting.Intended application? Nose ring/prince albert? No, seriously, congrats.
aardvark baguette Posted May 5, 2009 Report Posted May 5, 2009 I'm back, yall. I thought you'd spontaneously combusted or something. Welcome back.
swt61 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Posted May 6, 2009 Slept, slept a bit more, then slept some more. I think I've caught this nasty Swine Flu. It's possible it's just the regular flu, but it's hitting Corpus Christi pretty hard, so...
guzziguy Posted May 6, 2009 Report Posted May 6, 2009 Slept, slept a bit more, then slept some more. I think I've caught this nasty Swine Flu. It's possible it's just the regular flu, but it's hitting Corpus Christi pretty hard, so... Steve, we warned you. No pig kissing!
Voltron Posted May 6, 2009 Report Posted May 6, 2009 I'm back, yall. * * * I picked up a D, IF, A+ cut (internal rating) 1 carat diamond with an 14k white gold setting. and congrats!
swt61 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 Steve, we warned you. No pig kissing! Yes, but if it weren't for farm animals I'd have no social life at all.
JBLoudG20 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 Yes, but if it weren't for farm animals I'd have no socialsex life at all. Too easy...
morphsci Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 Wrote a nice little letter to the IRS explaining what a rollover is. Only six pages but there were 29 pages of attachments.
guzziguy Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 Wrote a nice little letter to the IRS explaining what a rollover is. Only six pages but there were 29 pages of attachments. The only rollover the IRS understands is what they expect you to do.
morphsci Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 The only rollover the IRS understands is what they expect you to do. Which is why they send these things out. No significant cost to them so even if only a small percentage roll-over, they make out like the bandits they are.
The Monkey Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 Which is why they send these things out. No significant cost to them so even if only a small percentage roll-over, they make out like the bandits they are. See also Insurance Company.
The Monkey Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 Dropped off and picked up my son at "school" today. Nice way to bookend the workday. Now I'm mooching his mac n cheese.
cetoole Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 i imaged a bunch of machines at work Did a couple today myself. Good bit more coming up over the summer, as we are phasing out all of the Optiplex 620s and replacing with 760s. Also had classes.
riceboy Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Posted May 8, 2009 i kinda like imaging machines. Me too. The day goes by quick and it's mindless stuff for me. Let's my brain take a break
en480c4 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Posted May 8, 2009 Last week I lost 2 of the fan speed settings on my Jeep's HVAC. A little research showed that it's a common failure of the blower motor resistor block. $18 part, but it's tucked up behind the dash on a duct, and not easy to access. I'd say it ended up taking the better part of 40 minutes to remove the glove box, remove the under-dash light, remove 2 screws, unplug the harness and swap out the part and put everything back together. Maddening! That said, it is a pretty cool design... The resistors get so hot that they mount it to the duct, with the resistors actually in the air duct. That keeps things cool. Unfortunately the part still isn't up to the task and fails often. The fix is to add relays to the back of the fan controls which prevent the resistors from seeing too much current. Maybe I'll give that a shot sometime this summer.
Duggeh Posted May 8, 2009 Report Posted May 8, 2009 Tucker Max fan? Ah, someone who, like Maddox, used to be a funny bastard and is now just a wankstain.
aardvark baguette Posted May 8, 2009 Report Posted May 8, 2009 Worked, ate an Arbys sandwich + coke, came home.
The Monkey Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 Stopped by a small local "audiophile" retailer because I had seen a "Demo Sale" sign in the window. Figured why not, I'll probably snatch up yet another DAC if tempted. Store guy (possibly owner) couldn't care less. Generally waved at the stuff on sale (DVD players and some speakers) and looked out the window. He wasn't nasty, just didn't make any effort whatsoever. I know it can't be fun to be a high-end audio retailer these days, but this treatment is not new. I didn't roll up in a Bentley, but I was wearing a suit and presumably looked like I could buy at least one thing in the store. Are the margins so narrow that these guys really only care about 5-6 figure sales? If that's the business model, so be it. If not, I don't get the attitude. So I pissed all over the windows.
Hopstretch Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 So I pissed all over the windows. Thanks for the best unexpected belly laugh I've had in a while!
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