The random thought thread

[Iowatech]

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If you're interested in news about new Canon equipment, take a look at the "Industry News" topic. There are almost five pages (as of 10 Mar 16, 6:50 PM Central U.S. time anyway) of links to new Canon stories.

[ZOOTECH]

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If you're interested in news about new Canon equipment, take a look at the "Industry News" topic. There are almost five pages (as of 10 Mar 16, 6:50 PM Central U.S. time anyway) of links to new Canon stories.

I do think Canon's PR department was working overtime!
And maybe, RSS Robot can filter out camera equipment, and stick with copiers/printers; no offense to you photographers.

[qbert69]

Re: The random thought thread - GO KWANON!!!

Canon marks 80 years since the Kwanon, its first camera: Digital Photography Review

COOL!

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[Iowatech]

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How to Face Life as a Morning Person
(Warning: contains an accordion insult. Also, open link at your own peril.)

[slimslob]

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[Iowatech]

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Turns out you can sometimes fix a garbage disposal with an Allen wrench.
My disposal is kind of old, and when it stopped working last year I figured it had a pretty good run. But today while I was fixing an outlet I took another look. Turns out the impeller had froze up, and after working it free with a quarter inch Allen wrench it started operating again.

For no apparent reason, here's some pictures of concept cars from the '50s (as always, open the link at your own peril):
10 Wild Futuristic Concept Cars From the 1950s | Mental Floss

[fixthecopier]

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Apparently when someone tells you they are having a baby, "On purpose?" is not the correct response.

[qbert69]

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Turns out you can sometimes fix a garbage disposal with an Allen wrench.
My disposal is kind of old, and when it stopped working last year I figured it had a pretty good run. But today while I was fixing an outlet I took another look. Turns out the impeller had froze up, and after working it free with a quarter inch Allen wrench it started operating again.

For no apparent reason, here's some pictures of concept cars from the '50s (as always, open the link at your own peril):
10 Wild Futuristic Concept Cars From the 1950s | Mental Floss

That sounds better than the garbage disposal I had to deal with!

When mine quit working (was the wall switch) I found out the initial installer had made it so the neutral wire was switched instead of the hot wire!...BAD!....so initially, the disposal had a hot wire passing thru it and was LIVE *all* of the time, even when the wall switch was *off*!...put a new switch in and wired it correctly!...haven't had any problems since!

[Lagonda]

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For no apparent reason, here's some pictures of concept cars from the '50s (as always, open the link at your own peril):
10 Wild Futuristic Concept Cars From the 1950s | Mental Floss

Thanks for that Iowatech, I'd forgotten all about "Dagmars", brought back some happy memories, or was that mammaries!
And as for pedestrian decapitating wings on cars a chap called Ralph Nader killed those off.

[NeoMatrix]

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Apparently when someone tells you they are having a baby, "On purpose?" is not the correct response.

Only 'Y'-Gen could ponder that. Y-gen will eventually realise they can't make a baby via SMS messaging.

... no doubt they will SMS why not.


NB. I'm about to outlaw mobile phones from my house after hours... and do something really weird like have a normal family discussion.

[ZOOTECH]

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Only 'Y'-Gen could ponder that. Y-gen will eventually realise they can't make a baby via SMS messaging.

... no doubt they will SMS why not.


NB. I'm about to outlaw mobile phones from my house after hours... and do something really weird like have a normal family discussion.

Good luck with that Neo - take it one step at a time.

[fixthecopier]

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You haven't tried everything until...


Last Thursday night, as I was just going to sleep, my daughter stuck her head in my room and said "We got no water!" Sure enough the taps were dry. I went to my pump house, no pressure the motor is locked up, humming and hot as hell. Shit! I went back to bed, got up next morning and checked again. When I plugged it in, it just hummed, all locked up. I went to work, did my calls, got off a few hours early. Stopped bt a Tractor Supply, priced a new pump, then tried a couple of other places. Got to the house, went to take photos so I would get all the fittings I needed and when I was getting ready to go get the new pump, a voice in my head said "HIT IT!" I thought , why not? I plugged it in, it hummed. I picked up a brick and smacked the shit out of it and it kicked on and started running. I guess you haven't tried everything until you have smacked it.

[Lagonda]

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You haven't tried everything until..............when I was getting ready to go get the new pump, a voice in my head said "HIT IT!" I thought , why not? I plugged it in, it hummed. I picked up a brick and smacked the shit out of it and it kicked on and started running. I guess you haven't tried everything until you have smacked it...............

Brings back memories of my youth driving tired old British sports cars, it was a regular part of a days driving to give the SU fuel pump a smack with a hammer before you went anywhere. MG even provided a a tool to do the job, It was a copper faced hammer that was supposed to be used to remove the spoke wheel winged nuts but got more use persuading the fuel pump to do its job.

[ZOOTECH]

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Brings back memories of my youth driving tired old British sports cars, it was a regular part of a days driving to give the SU fuel pump a smack with a hammer before you went anywhere. MG even provided a a tool to do the job, It was a copper faced hammer that was supposed to be used to remove the spoke wheel winged nuts but got more use persuading the fuel pump to do its job.

I had an older Morris Minor with the 950ml MG engine that needed a little persuasion at times; but, when the clutch cable broke, I was able to double-clutch it home for repairs.

[ZOOTECH]

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The biggest drawback to fasting for seven days is it makes one weak.