Can I fix this?

[230RN]

"So, he licked his fingers and swiped them across the contacts.  I'd still like to see a DNA test to prove we are related."

Dang, I was going to mention my Pop doing that but I thought the thread was getting too anecdotaled.  He didn't wet his fingers though.

He wired up the summer house we had on Long Island and I helpered ("Gimme that screwdriver") and watched him do it all the time.  Then came time to wire up the 220 well pump and he did it.  That was only the 23,746th time I ever heard him curse with really offensive dirty words.

I'm fairly sure we're actually related because I have in hand Mom and Pop's original marriage certificate from early 1938 and my birth certificate more than nine months after that.

I always wanted to mount the two documents in the same frame, along with the legend, "Solid PROOF that despite all the name-calling, I am NOT a bastard!"

[280plus]

Sweeeeeet...

[Ben]

I always wanted to mount the two documents in the same frame, along with the legend, "Solid PROOF that despite all the name-calling, I am NOT a bastard!"

Win. 

[AmbulanceDriver]

Isolator arc on a 500Kv line in Boulder City, NV.  (And interestingly not far off from what happened after Dad tried to wire up his new air compressor)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQQMK1Rvq0A

Brad

I saw the explanation for this one.  These guys were working on the line to try to figure out why one of the phases wasn't disconnecting properly...   Turns out the SF6 "puffer" that is designed to extinguish the arc right as it forms wasn't working.  What you were seeing was the arc formed with no real load on it.  Here's the full explanation:

http://205.243.100.155/frames/longarc.htm#500_kV_Switch

[MrsSmith]

 

[AmbulanceDriver]

Doesn't that just make you wanna jump right in and rewire your whole house Mrs Smith?

:D

[MrsSmith]

<yawns> Did that this morning before breakfast...

[AJ Dual]

<yawns> Did that this morning before breakfast...

And holding the toast and eggs near the arcing to cook breakfast for one's self is called... multitasking.

It's known women are better at that then men.

[MrsSmith]

And holding the toast and eggs and bacon near the arcing to cook breakfast for one's self is called... multitasking.

It's known women are better at that then men.

FTFY.

And yes, of course we are. It's genetic. Much like asking for directions, not picking things up off the floor and eating/wearing them, reading instruction manuals, not feeling compelled to buy something we don't need just because it's on sale, and not eating food that was left sitting on the counter overnight.

[CNYCacher]

feeling compelled to buy something we don't need just because it's on sale

This is a trait you ascribe to men?

[roo_ster]

Speaking of multitasking....

It has been over 100degF around here for like, forever.  Got to 104 yesterday.  My attic fan, set to cut on at 95deg, didn't shut off last night.

Anyways, I came across a recipe for "dashboard chocolate chip cookies" the other day that I am going to execute on this week.  While I am inside the building working.  I normally park in the shadiest place possible and crack open the moon roof.  Not that day, baybee!

[wmenorr67]

Speaking of multitasking....

It has been over 100degF around here for like, forever.  Got to 104 yesterday.  My attic fan, set to cut on at 95deg, didn't shut off last night.

Anyways, I came across a recipe for "dashboard chocolate chip cookies" the other day that I am going to execute on this week.  While I am inside the building working.  I normally park in the shadiest place possible and crack open the moon roof.  Not that day, baybee!

A friend on Facebook has a pic of someone doing just that on her page.

[MrsSmith]

This is a trait you ascribe to men?

Yes, it is. If you (meaning most men I know, not you specifically) walk into Ace Hardware and hammers are on sale, buy one, get one free, you'll buy one because you just "saved" the price of a hammer. And because a man can never have too many hammers even if he already has 17 of them in his tool box.
At least, that's how several of my male friends have explained it to me.

Anyways, I came across a recipe for "dashboard chocolate chip cookies" the other day that I am going to execute on this week.  While I am inside the building working.  I normally park in the shadiest place possible and crack open the moon roof.  Not that day, baybee!

Prime example of men seeing nothing wrong with eating food that's been left sitting out. Rooster, I hope there are no eggs or butter in your cookie recipe. Choc chip cookies are usually baked at 375 degrees for 9-11 minutes. I usually take them out after nine so they stay soft and chewy. But the internal temp of your vehicle is likely only a third of what's needed to cook efficiently - or SAFELY.
Still, I'm curious to see how this turns out. Please do post pics.

[K Frame]

Oh good, you've managed to avoid turning yourself into a corpse working on your wiring.

And, a man's multitude of hammers equal's a woman's multitude of shoes.

[AZRedhawk44]

And, (a man's multitude of hammers)^3 equal's a woman's multitude of shoes.

Fixed for enhanced truthiness.

[Doggy Daddy]

And, a man's multitude of hammers equal's a woman's multitude of shoes.

But, there are so many necessary kinds of hammers!  From sledge to deadblow to ball peen to framing to mallet etc.

DD

[Monkeyleg]

And, a man's multitude of hammers equal's a woman's multitude of shoes.

No man can own that many hammers.

My wife has 56 pairs of shoes. I have maybe four hammers of any one style.

[wmenorr67]

Prime example of men seeing nothing wrong with eating food that's been left sitting out. Rooster, I hope there are no eggs or butter in your cookie recipe. Choc chip cookies are usually baked at 375 degrees for 9-11 minutes. I usually take them out after nine so they stay soft and chewy. But the internal temp of your vehicle is likely only a third of what's needed to cook efficiently - or SAFELY.
Still, I'm curious to see how this turns out. Please do post pics.

That is why there is a specific recipe for this endevor. 

[Tallpine]

a man can never have too many hammers

You need a hammer for danger.

You need a hammer for warning.

You need a hammer for love between your brothers and sisters.

 

[wmenorr67]

If I had a hammer............................................

[CNYCacher]

Yes, it is. If you (meaning most men I know, not you specifically) walk into Ace Hardware and hammers are on sale, buy one, get one free, you'll buy one because you just "saved" the price of a hammer. And because a man can never have too many hammers even if he already has 17 of them in his tool box.

Say what you will, but in my experience most of the "two-day sale!", "buy one get one free" and "today only, 80% off a top that was overpriced 400% yesterday"-style impulse buying is happening over on the softer side of Sears.

[Balog]

I'm always amused at the discussion that go "Most people I know who do X foolish thing possess one type of genitalia, ergo everyone who possesses them must be inclined to X foolish thing." Always makes me want to tell the person to get better friends... 

That being said, there are certainly male/female differences that are integral not cultural. But some of the things that logic is extended to are a bit shaky.

[seeker_two]

Prime example of men seeing nothing wrong with eating food that's been left sitting out. Rooster, I hope there are no eggs or butter in your cookie recipe. Choc chip cookies are usually baked at 375 degrees for 9-11 minutes. I usually take them out after nine so they stay soft and chewy. But the internal temp of your vehicle is likely only a third of what's needed to cook efficiently - or SAFELY.

You sound like my mom....and my wife....

...anytime you put cookie dough in the oven, you're overcooking it.... 

[Scout26]

I have maybe four hammers of any one style.

Friend of mine, his F-I-L passed away.  He had spent his life as a welder.    He had probably 50-60 different "styles" of chipping hammers.  To get rid of them, my friend gave one of all of those hammers away to just about everyone he knew.

So I have a:
Framing hammer (well three of different weights and claws)
Roofing Hammer
Deadblow Hammer
Chipping Hammer
Ball Peen Hammer
Sledge Hammer (Both hand and pole)
Wood mallet
Brass mallet
Hatchets  (Four)
Tack Hammer
Brick Hammer
Drywall Hammer

[230RN]

Ahhh, but....

This:




Not this:



The two normal curves show boys versus girls for a given characteristic, such as tendency to buy hammers, shoes, chain saws. sewing machines, height, or weight, or almost anything except the ability to get pregnant.



I'm not signing this one so nobody will know who posted it.