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Gerontius

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  • Gerontius
    Two projects today: fixing my cellphone for better charging, and backdating my bedroom light fixture with a homemade copy of a turn-of-the-century ceiling light (right down to a replica Edison-Mazda style bulb.) Old & new at the same time.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Oh absolutely -- I love the old-school designs because no one knew what technology was "supposed" to look like at the time--and because they plain work. I made an Oreck vacuum cleaner out of two 2005-model XL's and it works better than a new vacuum--there's no filter to change, just the paper bag, and the filtration problem is solved by making the cloth outer bag out of HEPA filter cloth. Works like a trick.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Also it's funny that a lot of old-school tech & furniture are tactile yet unobtrusive. It is like it was all designed for autistic people or something.
    oregano
    oregano
    In 2020 I purchased a Sears light sconce from 1910 at an estate sale, then rewired it with all new "guts" because it originally took a 7.5 watt bulb and had that awful cloth insulated wire where much of the cloth had worn off right where it threaded through the back of the sconce into the bulb socket. Since I don't exactly have a desire to be barbecued by a light fixture, I rewired it.
    Gerontius
    Sometimes at work we use grease pencils aka chinagraph pencils for filling tiny cosmetic defects in vehicle parts. Turns out, artists like them too. I did not know that--basically they feel like a mix of lead pencil & Crayola crayon, come in various colors, and seem like a hilariously simple idea for artists with a budget.
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    They are pretty great! I used them at work occasionally. At the factory I worked at, they had phased them out in favour of paint pens. They were kinda the permanent marker before they were really a thing. They are lovely to use and easy to remove while leaving a mark permanent enough that it doesn't easily get wiped off. They are also probably a lot better for the environment!
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Turns out if you get one hot in the flame of a match you can use the melted wax/plastic as a "filler" for deeper pitting too. They are fantastic! Glad you like them too @MildredHubble. You can also write on a whiteboard with one!
    Gerontius
    I need to get rid of so much of the "collection" here--love collecting antiques/vintage but it's time to thin the herd further. Selling or giving away is equal to, or more fun than, collecting.
    Forest Cat
    Forest Cat
    This has nothing to do with your post but I'm just wondering how things went with that Volvo? Are you the proud owner of a classic Volvo? :) Or was it too much uncertainty surrounding it.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @Forest Cat I have a funny story there--didn't get that one, decided to keep on saving & hunting for a better one. The guy didn't even show up with it!
    Forest Cat
    Forest Cat
    It's probably smart to look for another one, some things about that one seemed a little iffy. Both the car and the owner. Good luck with the Volvo hunting.
    Gerontius
    Boy howdy I hope I never have to attend another gathering with Based Tradcath Intellectual types.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Never mind the guys outside smoking cigarettes and laughing at anyone who is bothered by calling people retarded. They go against the spirit of what it is to be gentlemen.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Yes it does mean so - it's becoming a larger subculture within the Catholic community and I hope it doesn't get bigger. Was heavily involved as a teenager in traditionalist circles. Never again.
    Gerontius
    oregano
    oregano
    In Sacramento there are burrowing owls. They are really cute and have bright yellow eyes. They live in abandoned burrows dug by other animals in the levees. During the recession they set up homes in the drainage systems of abandoned residential subdivisions. I saw pix of them peeking out from the gutter grilles.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @oregano I have never seen a burrowing owl in person, but the photos I've seen are adorable. We have screech owls in the south as our resident Cute Owls, as they are smaller than barred owls or great horned owls. They make a high shuddering wail for their call, live in hollows of trees, and are about the size of a Valencia orange.
    Gerontius
    Busy day today but I think it was a good one. I'm glad work is still going alright. Tired, and have to prep for travel last-minute, but am going to study and eat first and the rest will come as it may.
    Gerontius
    Got bored this evening. Did you know a Singer sewing-machine can stitch a hem into a folded piece of beverage can? Neither did I, but it did all right.
    Gerontius
    Some days I think I have the nicest girl friend in the whole world, but only days ending in -Y, and when I'm breathing.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Oh she definitely is marriage material @Yeshuasdaughter. The ins and outs of Catholicism are awful complex because we have had twenty centuries to make things complicated. Add to that our celibate priesthood, which ended up self-selecting a higher percentage of gay, bi, and ace men to be our clerics and theologians, and you get almost a comic-opera level of rulemaking.
    She is awfully nice!
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Catholic rules on marriage are notoriously picky (no divorce, no birth control, some areas expect a certain duration for engagement, must be two witnesses other than the minister) but it's actually kind of romantic in that it's the only sacrament where the recipients actually are the ministers. The priest just is a witness. The man and woman are the ones who really officiate their own weddings.
    Yeshuasdaughter
    Yeshuasdaughter
    Gerontius
    I don't know. Maybe it was going to IKEA that did it. But I have a craving to replace my Toyota with an early Volvo 240.
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    Forest Cat
    Forest Cat
    I would also recommend the old 1960s/1970s Volvo Amazon. Those are cool. They even come as station wagons.

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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @Forest Cat we don't find those in the United States very often, but they are pretty neat looking. @maycontainthunder as far as rust goes, thankfully I live in the deep South so we don't salt the roads here and old cars do last a long time! Head gaskets are easier on a 4cyl inline than on a car like my brother's V6 Buick.
    oregano
    oregano
    There was a period in the late 70s-early 80s when Volvo implemented a new system of assembling cars that focused on teams rather than a traditional assembly line. The Volvos built during that period tended to run forever. Sadly Volvo had to abandon the system because it was too expensive. You might look for a Volvo from that era.
    Gerontius
    Apparently I'm absolutely crushing it at work. I've applied Gilbreth motion studies to improve my speed at assembling vehicle parts...
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Funny thing is the pallets I'm supposedly filling come out with layers and layers of parts. Basically I am doing the work of two men because I decided to experiment with a 1911 ergonomics concept.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    And people think factory work is "mindless." Bull crap. I get to build things and plan on the rest of my day, not talk to people, and play with power tools. Not bad!
    Gerontius
    Hurricane coming, got to make sure I have everything squared away. Should be a lot of rain but otherwise no worries.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I should have gotten some kerosene for the lamps but instead I can use the battery headlight from the bicycle...water should be ok and I still have a gas stove so I ought to be fine.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    The plan is to catch up on some housekeeping this afternoon and see about papers for college.
    Gerontius
    Cooking dinner, sewing napkins, preparing for guests and building an absolutely terrifying electric experiment in the living room. This is the life for me.
    Gerontius
    Driving today the brakes failed on my car. Two hours later and I had a temporary fix enough to get home on. I think tomorrow is the day I buy a caliper rebuild kit.
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    elgat0verde
    elgat0verde
    That's why manual transmission vehicles are amazing, if I ever get a new vehicle it'll be a stick, screw automatics lol
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I was driving an automatic but it's a very old one where 2nd and low gear are still on the selector. Just got to know how to make it do its thing.
    Kisa the tea
    Kisa the tea
    I hope you're alright.
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