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1: Inmate Central, RE: Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-04-19, 17:39:24 (104.28.104.102)
isn't just a march by Karl King .......
2: Inmate Central, RE: sorry to hear that (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-04-18, 19:52:25 (140.248.30.69)
Always appreciated his input. One can only hope for a nice long run to 95 .......
3: General Asylum, RE: 61; been into music since i was a kid, listening and performing (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-04-15, 19:08:14 (104.28.103.102)
My parents had a decent console stereo, hooked me on good sound, and generations of my dad's family have been musicians, occasionally skipping a generation. I still play in a couple ensembles, and I e .......
4: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Haven't decided (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-04-13, 07:05:22 (104.28.104.103)
I hadn't been since 2019. It had become pretty big then, seems to be really big now. Floors 1-5, and 11-16. Fairly crowded yesterday I thought, but a lot of 'press' and 'trade' badges making the roun .......
5: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Anyone besides me going to AXPONA? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-04-12, 12:29:17 (107.77.208.83)
I'm here with my daughter, her husband and his brother. Not real impressed with much so far .......
6: Inmate Central, RE: Babylon Bee (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-04-11, 09:38:32 (104.28.104.102)
X .......
7: General Asylum, RE: we are only getting 93.5%, about 15 minutes from now (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-04-08, 11:49:45 (104.28.104.103)
Just told my wife she only has 15 minutes to put on her tin foil hat. Looks like I'm cooking my own dinner tonight. .......
8: General Asylum, RE: me too (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-04-05, 09:01:23 (104.28.103.102)
Gets fun around 50 seconds in .......
9: Inmate Central, RE: as it was one of the last big rear drive cars, the Town Car was the old white guy car (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-26, 06:56:17 (107.77.206.9)
Not anymore. At least around here, the Lincoln demographic seems to be successful African Americans, and mobsters (and their families) .......
10: Inmate Central, RE: nope (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-25, 18:46:07 (104.28.103.103)
Not enough of them; just a handful of people on death's door who have been put in touch with each other for support, texting around what they had heard from their doctors and hospitals. There aren't t .......
11: Inmate Central, RE: the mother-in-law hunting outfit (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-24, 18:02:08 (104.28.103.102)
x .......
12: Inmate Central, RE: The Princess of Wales says she is in the early stages of treatment after cancer was found in tests. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-23, 19:51:58 (104.28.104.103)
My daughter says the rumors going around in the gastrointestinal transplant community are that she's in pretty dire straights. Initial surgery removed a chunk of small intestine and she had a colostom .......
13: Inmate Central, RE: Let's play poker for everything you have, and how uou live your life, but the rules are 'living' (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-19, 06:09:17 (73.22.144.133)
and my side gets to choose the new rules Tyranny at its finest .......
14: Inmate Central, RE: I believe mine came from using my CPAP machine (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-19, 06:04:57 (73.22.144.133)
Extra pressure, every night, for a couple of decades. I kept my high frequency hearing surprisingly long, tho. .......
15: Inmate Central, RE: local chatter says daddy's car, parents on a trip out of the country (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-17, 18:20:43 (104.28.103.102)
Excessive speed (no kidding), a couple of kids moderately injured but nobody killed or maimed .......
16: Inmate Central, RE: good riddance (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-17, 16:04:58 (104.28.104.103)
An incredible athlete and seemingly a decent guy, but he's not a franchise QB. He doesn't have a fast enough read, nor an accurate enough throw. If he hasn't developed those by now, he won't. I wish .......
17: Inmate Central, Late afternoon, and the local kids are already having a rough Irish Amateur Day (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-17, 15:59:53 (104.28.104.103)
Dry, clear weather, out in the country between farm fields and multi-acre home sites. .......
18: Inmate Central, RE: nice! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-14, 10:31:09 (104.28.103.102)
x .......
19: Inmate Central, RE: I recently bought some plastic storage bins at Meijer (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-08, 16:07:45 (107.77.207.18)
And in one bin on a top shelf, there were a half dozen empty blister packs for TI graphic calculators. They're a really hot commodity for high school kids. I took them the the customer service desk, .......
20: Inmate Central, RE: calling someone else 'racist' is no salve for your own bigotry nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-07, 11:33:04 (107.77.207.18)
X .......
21: Inmate Central, RE: "inbred white terrorists". Hate much? nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-07, 08:45:22 (104.28.104.103)
X .......
22: General Asylum, RE: Young audio enthusiasts (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-07, 07:40:32 (104.28.104.103)
My daughter and her husband (in their 20s) are resurrecting a derelict turn of the century mansion, don't have the money for today's price bloated high end. So, they're going the vintage/ DIY route. .......
23: Inmate Central, RE: jog with a Commander (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-07, 06:55:08 (104.28.104.103)
A bit heavy for jogging, but quite effective .......
24: Inmate Central, RE: my daughter is disabled, can walk but not run. A pistol has worked for her. Twice. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-07, 06:40:00 (73.22.144.133)
In Chicago at a hospital parking garage. Didn't need to fire, both times just shoved her little .25 ACP Beretta in the crotch of the perps and said "run!" So, they had to do the running. Not her. ::: .......
25: Inmate Central, RE: Asian honeysuckle bush is the bane of my existence every summer (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-03-05, 08:18:15 (104.28.103.21)
Neighbors planted on a very long fence row decades ago. Looks nice, but the birds poop the seeds under our trees and shrubs, they grow fast and choke everything else out. Lots of effort to control, us .......
26: Inmate Central, RE: my daughter has been stalked several times (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-23, 21:17:16 (104.28.97.32)
That's one heck of a nice pistol. Would be a 'safe queen' for most folks, rarely taken out of the gun safe. I typically carry something that I won't get too upset if (heaven forbid) I have to use it .......
27: Inmate Central, RE: they denied it around here too (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-21, 19:18:54 (104.28.97.32)
in spite of multiple sightings and track castings. Until a conservation officer hit and killed one on the highway in his state vehicle They don't hang around, it's always a young male wandering in lo .......
28: Inmate Central, RE: my daughter has been stalked several times (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-21, 19:13:23 (104.28.97.32)
Mostly while doing photography for the park service in remote areas, but also on property she and her husband own in New Mexico. Most of the time they scare off, but not always, especially if they're .......
29: General Asylum, RE: Music bars in the US (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-20, 06:18:47 (104.28.103.17)
Looks like there's one somewhat near me (in Chicago), The Listening Room at The Exchange restaurant; photos look like Harbeth HL5's on the shelf behind the bar. Meh, not going out of my way for that. .......
30: Inmate Central, RE: thanks! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-18, 18:55:40 (104.28.103.17)
X .......
31: Inmate Central, RE: pretty flat here. The occasional hill or overpass nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-18, 18:45:11 (104.28.103.15)
X .......
32: Inmate Central, RE: things have certainly changed in 35 years (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-17, 14:40:33 (104.28.103.16)
I'm definitely stuck with 126mm 6 cog rear spacing, the Cannondale is aluminum and while the rear stays of the Raleigh are steel, I don't want to risk disturbing the 'Technium' bond to the aluminum ma .......
33: Inmate Central, RE: the Lima Lima T-34 team based in Naperville IL often practices over my area (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-17, 11:35:38 (104.28.103.21)
Not as much as they used to since more houses went in, but I still see them quite a bit Cheryl Littlefield used to practice wing walking with her husband piloting their biplane over the neighborhood. .......
34: Inmate Central, RE: Addendum: looking for components & accessories, I have a couple good frames (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-17, 08:52:03 (104.28.103.14)
I have a 1st generation Cannondale frame and an old Raleigh Tri-Lite. The Cannondale is a tight, almost crit style bike, while the Raleigh is a bit stretched out 'triathlon' style which made for a rea .......
35: Inmate Central, What online bicycle vendors these days? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-16, 19:16:18 (104.28.103.20)
Now that I'm getting thinner, I'll be getting on the bike again. Back in the day the biggies were Bike Nashbar, and Performance. Pretty sure they both went bust, I have no idea regarding their post ba .......
36: Inmate Central, RE: I had a very collectable slot car (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-16, 07:17:42 (104.28.103.21)
when I was a kid and didn't know it. I was 7 or 8, and the cars in my set were street cars, not race cars and I was disappointed. One was a white Buick Riviera; I remember disliking it - a LOT. I reca .......
37: Inmate Central, RE: it will be on our TV, not sure I'll pay a lot of attention. I wanted a Bills/Lions matchup (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-11, 11:41:07 (172.225.20.109)
I suppose I'll root for KC, have always been one of my fave AFC teams, and the 49ers always gave my Bears trouble back in the day At least brass band practice gets out early so that everyone can get h .......
38: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: *REVISED* schematic (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-10, 12:30:50 (73.176.229.164)
changes made per the suggestions below: - added input transformer; Cinemag CMLI-15/15B2 15K:15K - changed 12SN7 grid leak resistors from 100k to 7.5k to load transformer - changed 12SN7 plate re .......
39: Inmate Central, One year anniversary of deciding to get healthy; 102 lbs so far (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-08, 15:48:47 (107.77.208.79)
49 pounds from the pre-surgery diet, 53 since gastric bypass in mid November. Feeling a LOT better. 20-35 pounds to go, plus probably 10 pounds of skin removal (that surgery is going to really suck). .......
40: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: Whew! Thought I had lost it for a minute (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-08, 12:02:19 (172.225.216.246)
Thank you so much for helping out, I wouldn't have a successful build without it. I'll order a pair of input transformers. Kinda takes away from the junk box character of the amp, but that's ok, it's .......
41: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: take a look at this application document (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-08, 09:28:55 (104.28.103.19)
I'm not sure that the application document you linked is the application I'm using; it appears to take a balanced line feed and convert it to a single unbalanced signal. The example I copied in my pos .......
42: Inmate Central, RE: the hospital where my daughter nearly died reported her SS # as dead (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-08, 07:30:14 (104.28.103.14)
First, the Army owed her money but said they couldn't pay her because their records showed she was deceased. The banks and credit bureaus caught up a couple months later. There is a signed, dated dea .......
43: Inmate Central, RE: my wife's college, right off 88 in Sugar Grove, spent a bunch on a windmill technician program (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-07, 21:12:33 (104.28.103.20)
The demand for windmills was hyped and really wasn't there, the industry contracted, leaving the new program without any prospective students. At least is was nearly all grant $ and not a drain on lo .......
44: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: Input transformer (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-07, 17:42:17 (104.28.103.19)
Example schematic is from the Jensen website; is it as simple as replacing the 12SN7 100k grid resistors with 5k for each tube, to properly load the transformer's 10k secondary? (Plus the r and c o .......
45: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: Oops. Thanks to both if you nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-06, 21:39:30 (172.225.20.108)
X .......
46: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: Balanced input - is this correct? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-06, 21:38:22 (172.225.20.110)
Thanks! I doubt I can get the output stage in class A, my voltage is likely on the high side for that. I remember that much, but it's been quite a while, I can't recall how to figure the operating poi .......
47: Tube DIY Asylum, Balanced input - is this correct? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-04, 19:07:56 (73.176.229.164)
My Dac has balanced output, so I figured why not, something new to try. Is this correct? I would really appreciate any constructive criticism on the schematic, it's been a number of years since I h .......
48: Inmate Central, RE: Fascism is VERY much in vogue again (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-04, 12:04:52 (104.28.103.21)
And most of it isn't coming from the sources usually accused of it. .......
49: Inmate Central, RE: Side View Saturday ... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-03, 22:02:21 (104.28.103.20)
Nice! .......
50: Inmate Central, RE: my wife and I met on groundhog day (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-02-02, 21:54:29 (104.28.103.17)
Every year, we celebrate with a meal including 'ground hog'; this year it was simple pork breakfast sausages. .......
51: Inmate Central, RE: Opel GT (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-26, 08:55:14 (104.28.103.19)
Two sisters each had one at my high school. Neat cars, made more frustrating by the fact that they were also two of the prettiest girls in school, who refused to date any of us riff-raff. .......
52: Inmate Central, RE: Fix Or Repair Daily. Is that still a thing? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-25, 13:39:51 (172.225.24.110)
In the 90s I owned a T-bird and a Ranger, but my usual daily driver was a beater '84 Chevy Caprice because most of the time the two Fords we in the shop, waiting for parts. .......
53: Inmate Central, RE: my daughter gets a lot of grief for appearing healthier than she is (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-24, 12:52:11 (107.77.206.142)
She's young, thin and pretty and nobody believes she's seriously disabled from appearances. Yes she can walk normally for short distances but there's no stamina, and she literally starts leaking s*** .......
54: Inmate Central, RE: one thing I noticed on a business trip to Central America (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-23, 16:13:54 (172.225.216.247)
was the ubiquitous shotgun toting private security in front of every business, save the small mom and pop tiendas. And of course our armed drivers/ bodyguards for the drive from the hotel to the facto .......
55: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Offset Driver in Hornresp; am I modeling this correctly? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-23, 15:23:46 (104.28.103.16)
Thanks! I'll likely build a folded front horn, but I'm glad I took a detour to better understand how the offset driver works. .......
56: Inmate Central, RE: a guy I know has one (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-21, 16:08:52 (104.28.103.22)
An anesthesiologist who never married, he has ALL the cool toys. He liked it, but found it quite limited, as there's nowhere to open it up and really fly, and the gas tank is ridiculously small. Reall .......
57: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Offset Driver in Hornresp; am I modeling this correctly? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-20, 14:44:40 (73.176.229.164)
Still learning... I'm trying to button up all the pieces before I go farther; didn't realize offset mounting is handled a bit differently. am I modeling this correctly? Driver is a JBL 2220h. I ha .......
58: Inmate Central, RE: my daughter and her husband just bought an old turn of the century house very cheaply (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-18, 21:37:01 (104.28.103.15)
Your photo is really tame to compared to the s*** show inside that house that the prior owners did. The basics are good and the issues are reversible and mostly cosmetic, but you just have to ask, why .......
59: General Asylum, RE: going to AXPONA; I'm 60 but I'm taking my daughter, her husband, and his brother (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-17, 19:07:20 (104.28.103.20)
Going Friday and Saturday. Haven't been for a few years. My daughter has gone with me a couple times. They just bought a monster of a house out in the country, and want a dedicated audio room. They're .......
60: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Per the below exchange with Bill, I'm back to the 2220h (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-17, 18:52:55 (104.28.103.19)
I would like to cover 40 - 270hz, roughly 2 2/3 octaves; a bit of a stretch but should be manageable. Steep crossover to Oris Orphean horns above, likely a tapped horn below. Room is 14 feet wide, 28 .......
61: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Thanks. I think I have enough to chew on for a while (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-14, 20:46:03 (172.226.220.37)
I'll see if I can get a diagram together and will likely have a lot more questions .......
62: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: ok, I guess I'll stick to the 2220h. Sim says I can get around 125dB before xmax (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-14, 13:17:02 (104.28.97.30)
which should be sufficient in a home setting Looking at folding, I think I can make it a fairly easy, if somewhat space inefficient build. No folds over 90 degrees, roughly 36" wide 40" depth 74" heig .......
63: Inmate Central, RE: Gorgeous. Enjoy! Nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-13, 18:46:22 (172.225.216.247)
x .......
64: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: thanks. Actually the Kappalite 3015LF looks decent (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-13, 13:52:05 (107.77.207.17)
Or even the 3015, but I think the LF version goes high enough for my needs and will definitely go lower And almost twice the xmax of the 2220h .......
65: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: thanks. Looks like i need to study some more. I can see the possibilities (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-13, 13:47:52 (107.77.207.17)
The Kappalite 3015LF seems like a possible candidate. I might fool around with some old fashioned graph paper and see what I can come up with .......
66: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I haven't looked at this stuff in years, I'm re-learning a lot (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-08, 21:46:55 (104.28.103.24)
I'm now thinking that a 40hz horn might simply be too big for the room, 14 wide by 24 feet long. Would have to sit too far back from the horn mouth - that's part of what I forgot. Thinking as a mus .......
67: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: very helpful! Not sure how Bruce kept it that short (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-07, 21:40:15 (104.28.103.21)
Everything I'm modeling in Hornresp is 8-12 inches longer for -3dB at 80hz. But it's not a bad start. I'm sure his design has a lot more to it than he straight sided DIY horns I would build. ::: TOPIC .......
68: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Thanks! Might be a comfortable compromise (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-06, 09:02:05 (104.28.103.24)
Volvotreter has plans for a 77hz straight horn using an EVM-15B, but it looks smaller than Bruce's 80hz horn. His Hornresp simulation shows it starting to drop off at 90hz, and he crosses it at 100hz .......
69: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Hornresp 1st pass - comments/critiques welcome. 40hz "L" horn (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-05, 22:42:12 (104.28.103.17)
Thanks. I like A7s but I would like to avoid the hybrid approach if possible. What's your lower crossover for the Edgar's? A steep crossover right at 80, or do you cross higher? .......
70: Inmate Central, RE: it's worse than you think (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-03, 21:31:04 (104.28.103.18)
I have a friend that's in a civil service position at the White House. All of the appointed positions are filled with Ivy League grads, most of whom have degrees in otherwise unemployable majors and z .......
71: Inmate Central, RE: Nice! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-03, 21:13:58 (104.28.103.17)
x .......
72: Inmate Central, RE: my father flew one back in the 50s (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-02, 15:12:37 (104.28.103.14)
He really liked it, but he was more of a high wing guy. His favorite was the Stinson 108. .......
73: General Asylum, RE: my daughter and her husband want me to build them a horn and flea power system (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-01, 16:56:09 (104.28.103.23)
Initial plans are Oris Orpheans w/ the concentric compression drivers, with a DIY horn below that (Edgar Show Horn? K-horn? Or?) and a tapped horn for deep bass. Plate amps and likely DSP on the low .......
74: Inmate Central, RE: I always cheer for whoever plays Michigan and Notre Dame (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2024-01-01, 15:53:26 (104.28.103.23)
Their graduates were so insufferable during my career that I developed a very healthy dislike for both schools. The couple of times a year they play one another, are my saddest sports days of the year .......
75: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Allison? What's Elvis Costello got to do with it? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-31, 09:20:23 (73.176.229.164)
Thank you very much. Kinda drives a stake through the heart of my initial approach, but that's great feedback. Much appreciated. I'll do some more reading on folding. .......
76: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I initially considered Bruce's Monolith, maybe the Show Horn is a better fit; TH below, regardless (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-31, 09:14:32 (73.176.229.164)
I kind of wanted to get all the way down to 40hz to keep the bass (guitar/ upright) in a single horn for consistency of tone and timing, but maybe it won't matter so much that low. It's a 2nd story r .......
77: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Hornresp 1st pass - comments/critiques welcome. 40hz "L" horn (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-30, 14:12:05 (73.176.229.164)
Vs the Hornresp suggested model, it's a little longer but with a much smaller mouth, and smoother response. My main concerns are around Vtc, Atc, Vrc, Lrc, but I think they're ok. My thoughts on t .......
78: Inmate Central, RE: I heard AlGore stole one and drove it for a while (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-30, 08:00:43 (73.176.229.164)
No controlling legal authority and all that .......
79: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Is there anything in production similar to a JBL 2220 for horn loading? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-28, 17:16:37 (107.77.207.17)
I'm looking into building a front loaded horn, covering from 40 hz up to 270 crossover. The 2220 models nicely in hornresp, was wondering if there is anything similar out there. Yeah, they're gonna b .......
80: Inmate Central, RE: Nice Christmas story! (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-24, 10:54:45 (104.28.97.31)
Thanks! She is doing amazingly well, living without all but 30cm or so of small intestine. Has to eat constantly, but she is for the most part keeping up her weight. Still minor setbacks here and ther .......
81: Inmate Central, RE: LOL I'll never forget running into the girl who had been my 8th grade band camp girlfriend (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-23, 15:24:07 (104.28.97.31)
at the Chicago auto show when I was in college. Awkward with braces, she grew into a stunner and was on the turntable with the Buick Roadmaster. She saw me, squealed excitedly and ran down to give me .......
82: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: Overloading which winding? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-22, 17:26:26 (104.28.97.31)
I had one pop on an overstressed 5V heater winding (not really the trans fault, I knew I was stressing it) Friends have as well w/ heaters,, and one guy was pushing the high voltage winding, and it fa .......
83: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: my experience with overloading the 200's (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-21, 18:41:34 (104.28.97.32)
is not if, but when you blow it up. Usually not a long wait, either. .......
84: Inmate Central, Saw a Nissan Figaro tonight (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-21, 17:59:14 (104.28.97.32)
Never heard of it before. Looked brand spanking new, with new purchase temporary tags, but I guess it's kind of long in the tooth - 1991 only, 20k and change production for the Japanese market. Cool r .......
85: Inmate Central, RE: actually (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-12-20, 17:38:03 (104.28.97.32)
From someone who was there, hundreds of millions of $ of new French military arms. Took us months to catalog it all. .......
86: Inmate Central, RE: even mild central planning is a train wreck nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-11-29, 09:50:33 (104.28.103.16)
X .......
87: Inmate Central, RE: for a moment (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-11-25, 05:52:07 (104.28.103.16)
I thought you had turbocharged your Leaf ;) .......
88: Inmate Central, RE: I was broadsided by a buck on a bike ride years ago (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-11-24, 19:35:31 (104.28.103.23)
Never saw it coming. Came out with road rash, a bent wheel, and a scuffed up bike and helmet. Another guy in the club wasn't so lucky that same summer, he got a broken hip; just a few tenths of a mile .......
89: Inmate Central, Life after bariatric bypass surgery - no caffeine or booze for a year (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-11-14, 14:13:05 (204.62.119.244)
I had Roux-en-Y laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery yesterday. At age 60, I've got to get the weight off if I want to live. Pre surgery diet was very successful and I lost 50 pounds or so, but the rat .......
90: Inmate Central, RE: the 2nd gen wasn't too bloated but the Prince engine sucked; current gen is bloated but much better (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-11-11, 15:12:39 (73.176.229.164)
Bought my daughter a used '07; timing chain stretch killed the first engine around 50k (a week after it was serviced and I specifically asked the dealer to check it). Replacement engine lasted 60k bef .......
91: Inmate Central, RE: We lost 3 dogs this year. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-11-07, 13:50:07 (73.176.229.164)
Ouch, tough loosing the whole lot in one year. We lost our last Scottie about a month ago, unexpectedly at 6 years old to lymphoma. We thought it would take until spring at the earliest to get a pup .......
92: Inmate Central, RE: my mom wore one to the Oskosh EAA fly-in once back in the 80s (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-11-06, 15:30:55 (73.176.229.164)
It generated a lot of good natured jokes. Has a fun time with it. .......
93: Inmate Central, RE: if the economy is put in green energy shackles, it may end up being cheap nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-11-06, 13:25:33 (107.77.209.52)
X .......
94: Inmate Central, RE: I've thought hydrogen would be a great end product for solar/wind (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-11-06, 10:20:04 (73.176.229.164)
Forget toxic, expensive, inefficient battery storage, use the solar/wind energy to manufacture hydrogen while the sun shines and the wind blows. Use the hydrogen when it's dark/calm. .......
95: Inmate Central, Wife named our new puppy "Beanie" (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-11-06, 10:11:44 (73.176.229.164)
She doesn't know my Asylum monicker LOL. He's a cutie, 11 weeks old Scottish Terrier. Affectionate, playful, smart. He's going to be a great retirement dog to keep us on our toes. I'm going to see .......
96: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: last time I put in a test CD (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-29, 13:31:07 (73.176.229.164)
I was horrified that I had lost the high end out of my speakers. Then I grabbed my rat shack meter. It showed plenty of high end output. Oh, well. I kept those upper octaves of hearing for a good dec .......
97: Inmate Central, RE: you're probably right nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-29, 11:49:16 (73.176.229.164)
x .......
98: Inmate Central, RE: Everything was a changin' (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-29, 09:29:37 (73.176.229.164)
Fast and furious technological advances at this time, old vs new was often dictated by the taste of the commander in charge and whether he embraced change or not. I wouldn't necessarily discount it fr .......
99: Inmate Central, RE: from a few years ago (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-29, 09:10:02 (73.176.229.164)
Ok, maybe political, but it's been more than a decade; it's history Obama won't buy me a Mercedes Benz He bought unions Chrysler, then bought them GM The bondholder's rights came to naught in the end .......
100: Inmate Central, RE: REO Speedwagon was a regional favorite here early in their career (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-29, 09:03:51 (73.176.229.164)
based out Champaign, IL. I liked their earlier albums before they went too pop. One of their early albums back cover, the band is pictured at the soda fountain in my great uncle's confectionery in Ch .......
101: Inmate Central, RE: mmmmmm... heavy metal nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-29, 08:57:28 (73.176.229.164)
x .......
102: Inmate Central, RE: a former colleague collected them; had 30+ last I heard (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-24, 19:50:48 (73.176.229.164)
Most were in various stages of dereliction, but he had some really nice examples. He had a couple of the pickup truck style with the bed side door and ramp. Really cool idea. He used the rougher pick .......
103: Inmate Central, RE: a sweetie, or a rascal?? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-17, 18:08:55 (73.176.229.164)
We just lost our Scottie to lymphoma, he was only 6yo. Best dog we ever had, a shame he went so young. Starting a search for another Scottie puppy, from a quality breeder. .......
104: Inmate Central, RE: We are weekly regulars at the Bavarian Lodge (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-12, 21:11:43 (73.176.229.164)
In Lisle, IL. Bamburg style restaurant, great on tap beer selection (European and US), excellent but not gourmet food. Honest German fare, they process their own meats and REALLY know their way around .......
105: Inmate Central, RE: my daughter's take on Gaza (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-12, 20:46:50 (73.176.229.164)
Her: "For heavens's sake, there's a street kabob vendor in Gaza that must be saved AT ALL COSTS!" Me: "uh, you never told me you were in Gaza..." Her: "of course! taking pictures, I love Gaza..." *sig .......
106: Inmate Central, RE: nope. Never served. Just a student of history nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-11, 10:06:49 (12.181.96.133)
x .......
107: Inmate Central, RE: Extinct Marque of the Day, Part III (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-11, 08:08:46 (12.181.96.133)
I guy that used to play in my civil war brass band owns a machine shop, and he rebuilt a Willys Jeep for fun. He took it to shows and word got around, and he could probably make a living doing nothing .......
108: Inmate Central, RE: "he ran afoul of something" (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-10, 11:54:29 (107.77.207.187)
I wanted to make a career of music, but I knew I wasn't quite good enough to make a consistent living as a pro, and my personality at that point in my life just wasn't going to make for a good educato .......
109: Inmate Central, RE: Hey Mike! Saw your post, now deleted. That was my best chance for an argument today! (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-09, 12:39:18 (73.176.229.164)
Outside was a one of a kind place. I honestly believe it made my mind sharper to engage some of the folks there. Just some of them. A couple years ago when Central was particularly dull I tried postin .......
110: Inmate Central, RE: I disagree, I believe Hamas crossed the line from terrorism to conventional war of aggression (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-09, 09:06:57 (73.176.229.164)
Hamas has invaded, occupied, and held enemy territory. They have seized border crossings and torn down physical barriers to allow passage of organized troops. They have taken prisoners of war, and cap .......
111: Inmate Central, RE: Extinct Marque of the Day... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-09, 07:41:26 (73.176.229.164)
When my dad was a kid, my grandparents operated a taxi company in a smallish Illinois suburban city. They ran Packards, reliable as heck, and liked by drivers and fares alike. The taxi company didn't .......
112: Inmate Central, RE: true nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-05, 19:10:28 (73.176.229.164)
X .......
113: Vintage Asylum, RE: I usually see spikes this time of year (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-05, 07:46:04 (73.176.229.164)
Temperatures fluctuate between needing air conditioning and needing heat, surprisingly often in the same day. When there's a cool patch, the utility hasn't reduced production yet, as it will heat up a .......
114: Inmate Central, RE: several variations possible here; ranked in order of likelihood: (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-05, 07:32:07 (73.176.229.164)
A) he pissed off the wrong higher-up B) time for management to look tough, and he isn't related to any of them C) turf war in management, one capo is going after another's underling D) management is j .......
115: Inmate Central, RE: used to be a Jag restoration shop in town (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-04, 10:43:10 (107.77.207.187)
I think the guy retired. He was known for his work on the old wood frame models. Many nice days in town, folks would see really, really nice old Jags on the street. .......
116: Inmate Central, RE: the heck w/ Nikon and Canon - first thing I saw in the first photo (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-04, 10:36:24 (107.77.207.187)
is the Contax rangefinder. I still use my screw mount Leicas a bit (a couple of IIIf's). Canon made a fantastic 50mm lens that's fairly inexpensive used, I think the later ones were even multi coated .......
117: Inmate Central, RE: these videos hit too close to home (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-10-03, 15:06:38 (73.176.229.164)
especially after I've spent the afternoon beating the crap out of the mild steel mower deck with a mallet. Our clay soil forces tree roots up, and occasionally a root that has been safe for ages is s .......
118: Inmate Central, RE: "It also notes Russia has deployed hypersonic weapons" That is wrong again (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-09-16, 17:22:34 (73.176.229.164)
I heard back in 2019 that China has them becoming operational in an anti-shipping role, and that the US had no effective countermeasures; and that a senior official that basically said 'we have to liv .......
119: Inmate Central, RE: I wouldn't expect any unneutralized acid to linger long after application (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-09-16, 13:46:28 (73.176.229.164)
If you sweat (Lume does nothing to prevent that) and introduce bacteria after application (happens naturally from activity) - the new bacteria are going to start creating stink. All you have done is k .......
120: Inmate Central, RE: rejected as a living donor! (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-09-13, 19:07:25 (73.176.229.164)
It's for the best. You need to be at 100% for taking care of your wife. And honestly the odds are very very high that your wife will get a better match from a broader population. .......
121: Inmate Central, RE: the great funnel (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-09-07, 18:05:08 (73.176.229.164)
My mother is an only child, and she inherited a lot of junk from her mom and two older childless cousins. I'm an only child, so I'll get it all before long. My wife got a chunk of junk from her folks, .......
122: Inmate Central, RE: there's the old accounting joke (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-09-06, 11:45:03 (107.77.208.210)
What do you want the answer to be? .......
123: Inmate Central, RE: I was expecting a post about Burning Man nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-09-03, 08:31:01 (73.176.229.164)
x .......
124: Inmate Central, RE: the Feds giveth, and the Feds taketh away (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-29, 12:39:54 (73.176.229.164)
I've read a couple of places that these 'approvals' from the Feds on bi-directional charging include provisions for future use of electric car batteries to support the grid in times of high demand. Ch .......
125: Inmate Central, RE: I dated one of those (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-20, 10:14:37 (73.176.229.164)
Didn't last very long. Never dated another like her. My wife was widowed, had been married to a preacher in rural 'Pennsylvania Dutch' country. All the little old ladies of the congregation gave her t .......
126: Inmate Central, RE: Chicago cycling (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-17, 19:28:43 (73.176.229.164)
Slow reloads, but it shouldn't run afoul of the new draconian gun laws .......
127: Inmate Central, RE: congratulations to him! (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-17, 17:59:17 (73.176.229.164)
Always nice to see good people recognized. .......
128: Inmate Central, RE: Difficult question (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-13, 21:28:01 (73.176.229.164)
I you haven't already, make sure any interested relations have a piece to enjoy. But I imagine you have already done that. Then organize the gallery showing and sell it all off. It will result in her .......
129: Inmate Central, RE: things are going well (fingers crossed) (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-11, 12:34:09 (73.176.229.164)
She is slowly regaining health, and what's left of her digestive tract is starting to work. Her team of doctors is taking things slowly, and they are getting better ideas of what went wrong the first .......
130: Inmate Central, RE: i bought an HP-34C in 1980 (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-11, 11:12:02 (73.176.229.164)
Upgraded from a fragile Ti-55 that had a bad habit of double-stroking key entries. Loved it, loved working in RPN. In college HP-41's were often banned during exams, but my 34C was not, even though it .......
131: Inmate Central, RE: Mecurichrome - "moon burn" (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-11, 10:50:30 (73.176.229.164)
Initiation prank for new Boy Scouts; "don't leave your face uncovered in the tent, you'll get moon burn". Which of course was mecurichrome applied in their sleep by the older scouts. I've got jury du .......
132: Inmate Central, RE: my wife and I inherited her father's 300c with the hemi (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-06, 19:30:18 (73.176.229.164)
Low miles; an early one with the leaky differential, got it replaced under warranty. I ended up driving it, called it my 'rocket propelled sofa'. I liked it a lot. Fast, but squirrelly as heck when th .......
133: Inmate Central, RE: The Toyota Land Cruiser is back! And more affordable too.... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-03, 19:56:09 (73.176.229.164)
I've already pitched it to he Mrs as our retirement vehicle in a few years, particularly if we move to the mountains. Never to soon to start... .......
134: Inmate Central, RE: many years ago I was fly fishing... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-08-01, 06:47:13 (50.237.249.54)
It probably would have loved a smallmouth. My daughter did some free lance photography work for the Park Service; she's inadvertently been too close to black bears, a wolf, and mountain lions. She sai .......
135: Inmate Central, RE: our bobcat is back... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-31, 18:27:23 (73.176.229.164)
We have bobcats around here, but we rarely see them. I usually only see the bob tail as it dives into the woods. I used to hear one call, like a 'scream' 3 or 4 times as it traveled the woods behind u .......
136: Inmate Central, RE: I spent seven days in Gunnison NF mapping 'lost' trails for the forrest service (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-27, 18:48:28 (73.176.229.164)
When I was young and in shape. And stupid. Small group, our job was to 'find' where old trails were, and mark it for a trail improvements crew to come later. The trails mostly were to the sites of ver .......
137: Inmate Central, RE: +1 (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-27, 09:35:52 (50.237.249.54)
will be praying that all goes well .......
138: Inmate Central, RE: HOTD (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-22, 19:33:21 (73.176.229.164)
Thanks. Fields around here are decent sized, but not huge; the issue is there's always power and phone lines on at least two sides of most fields. Better coverage on field edges, less risk with choppe .......
139: Inmate Central, HOTD (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-22, 06:24:41 (107.77.208.76)
Rare photo capture of the whirly fly feeding at truck flower. Crappy phone pic into the sun, I could barely see the screen as I took it. It's crop duster, it was landing on a scaffold on the back .......
140: Inmate Central, RE: cops will LOVE it. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-21, 06:59:49 (50.237.249.54)
It's a LOT easier, and safer, to nit-pick the average citizen, vs. going after real criminals. There are always some in the population of workers who are lazy and will try to do the easiest tasks to .......
141: Inmate Central, RE: old man directions (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-12, 11:35:33 (50.237.249.54)
When my father was just starting his journey to mild dementia, my wife and I took a road trip with him and my mom. He was driving the first leg and knew 'short cuts' that were far faster than being st .......
142: Inmate Central, RE: tragic indeed (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-12, 09:14:55 (50.237.249.54)
I haven't had it in years, though I enjoyed a lot of it in the early 80's before the craft beer explosion. Back then it was better than most everything available locally outside of European imports. .......
143: Inmate Central, RE: Cokegate... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-07, 07:18:31 (50.237.249.54)
One of my childhood friends works at the WH, and we usually phone each other two or three times a month. This weekend's call is gonna to be fun... .......
144: Inmate Central, RE: hope they don't think the typical consumer can handle that (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-06, 17:04:21 (107.77.206.109)
May as well be sponsored by KFC; 'extra crispy' .......
145: Inmate Central, RE: "Unexpected contact"... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-06, 14:43:14 (50.237.249.54)
In 1980 I was on the Natchez stern-wheeler riverboat in NOLA when it and a loaded supertanker decided to play chicken. We lost. .......
146: Inmate Central, RE: Ontario to build new, 4.8 gigawatt nuclear power station (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-06, 14:10:48 (50.237.249.54)
Candles? California? You're kidding, right? All that global warming from sooo many candles. Wool? Sheep produce carbon dioxide; what's the carbon footprint of that blanky? No, you'll just shiver in th .......
147: Inmate Central, RE: trade ya (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-05, 14:43:19 (50.237.249.54)
for the poison ivy patch I pulled yesterday pardon my itching... .......
148: Inmate Central, RE: Yes. Finally. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-05, 14:29:18 (50.237.249.54)
Day 68 +/- in the hospital. Just got word a few minutes ago she's officially on the transplant list. Higher hurdle for 2nd try, as she has had some complications. Thank you for asking. I knew today wa .......
149: Tubes Asylum, RE: I left a project amp on the floor, came home to daughter's puppy carrying around a 45 tube (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-05, 11:48:46 (50.237.249.54)
and gnawing on the bakelite base. He had pulled it from the socket, and had chewed up the open-wind output transformers. I used to joke that had it been turned on, we would have had a "blown woofer". .......
150: Inmate Central, RE: And there's usually a waiting list when you do find it (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-05, 11:34:39 (50.237.249.54)
We were very fortunate to get on the list with this farm. It's worth the three hour drive to the Amish butcher that processes their beef. And we take the opportunity to stock up on a bit of pork while .......
151: Inmate Central, RE: just picked up a side of beef for the freezer; no (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-05, 10:55:20 (50.237.249.54)
Got on the list for a farm in central IL that raises Belted Galloways, aka 'Belty's'. They're smaller, so smaller cuts, but GREAT meat for less than you would pay at a grocery store for not very good .......
152: Inmate Central, RE: the problem is, who defines irresponsible? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-02, 16:58:01 (73.176.229.164)
Probably some anti-capitalist Luddite who considers owning anything beyond a change of socks as impermissible wealth. .......
153: Inmate Central, RE: yep. I apologize for my stilted initial wording (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-01, 11:42:34 (73.176.229.164)
I can see where it could be taken the wrong way .......
154: Inmate Central, RE: +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-07-01, 09:33:06 (73.176.229.164)
X .......
155: Inmate Central, RE: nobody's. That's the point. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-30, 17:27:12 (107.77.206.109)
Religion should never be coerced/compelled/sponsored; and neither for, nor against. Mine punitive, yours forgiving? Perhaps it's the other way around? The trouble with worldly judgement of belief sys .......
156: Inmate Central, RE: I would think they would be thrilled with the court's consistency (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-30, 10:37:13 (50.237.249.54)
A vote affirming a state's right to coerce religious speech would have the effect of permitting the states to once again mandate prayer in schools if they so chose, thus overturning prior court ruling .......
157: Inmate Central, RE: AT-7 antibacterial in soap (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-30, 08:46:31 (50.237.249.54)
When I started working at the soap factory, the old timers claimed it was banned after a ridiculous experiment of overdosing in rats. Did Ralphie get cancer from getting his mouth washed out with so .......
158: General Asylum, RE: 1) record producers; 2) pentodes and feedback loops (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-30, 08:19:48 (50.237.249.54)
Too many recordings (most?) are wrecked up front in the production process. I avoid pentodes and feedback loops like the plague; I think they sound horrible. Yeah, I'm stuck with feedback in digital s .......
159: Inmate Central, RE: when I was in high school, student Nash Rambler drivers had their own take on that (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-27, 13:51:59 (50.237.249.54)
they gave each other the finger .......
160: General Asylum, RE: Indeed. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-23, 13:49:25 (50.237.249.54)
Getting folks started with what they can afford now should hopefully build their base for the future. A local shop used to exhibit a setup at AXPONA similar to the 'Krypton' package, with the Rogue am .......
161: Inmate Central, RE: My Power Queen is here. She's a beauty.... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-22, 12:48:13 (50.237.249.54)
I've been using deep-draw marine batteries and a quality inverter for CPAP power for many years; both as home backup, and for re-enactments (I hide the batteries and the CPAP in a reproduction army br .......
162: Inmate Central, RE: LOL, wasn't the tuition (state school), was the book royalties (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-21, 09:04:03 (50.237.249.54)
Nearly every undergrad accounting student in the country bought a copy. Cash mega-cow. And actually, not an easy gig at all. And lots of pressure to publish/present/lecture, as we were tied for best .......
163: Inmate Central, RE: One of my accounting professors had one just like it (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-21, 07:57:49 (50.237.249.54)
Passed it every day in the parking lot. It was his 'daily driver' three days a week in the summer; Thursdays he drove one of his Corvettes (he had Fridays off). he had co-written one of THE accountin .......
164: Inmate Central, RE: yes, I've been there (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-19, 18:28:34 (73.176.229.164)
Hiked some of the breakwaters with my daughter on a nice day, but not very far. My bash was universal politician, not necessarily the Obamas (tho this is a prime example). We're a bit cynical here in .......
165: Inmate Central, RE: if rising sea levels are going to be real (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-19, 08:52:54 (50.237.249.54)
why did the Obamas buy beachfront property on an island? He surely had to be well informed on 'climate change'. You usually don't see politicians putting their own $ into a sure loser; only other peo .......
166: Vintage Asylum, RE: L200s (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-16, 20:16:36 (73.176.229.164)
Nice setup. Mine are built into large (5 cuft) vintage hi-fi furniture cabinets, stiffened up a bit. I've got tractrix salad bowls on the top of the cabs for the compression drivers, and I managed to .......
167: Inmate Central, RE: It's got to be incredibly demoralising (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-16, 11:21:31 (50.237.249.54)
to know that the opposition has the granularity to hunt you down with a grenade dropping drone, on an individual basis. The only place to hide is in a bunker with sufficient cover to absorb the grenad .......
168: Vintage Asylum, RE: L200s (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-16, 09:18:36 (50.237.249.54)
older version with the LE-15B accordion surround woofer, or the 136a foam woofer? I've tried both in L200/L300 DIY clones, settled on the 136a. The L200/300 don't get near the love they deserve. ::: .......
169: Inmate Central, RE: after my daughter saw so many of her art school peers become opioid addicts (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-15, 20:27:16 (73.176.229.164)
She has steadfastly refused adequate pain killers through all of her ordeals. Morphine, fentanyl patches, and dilaudid but never enough for what she really needed Her doctors were finally able to conv .......
170: Inmate Central, RE: Nah, most Trump supporters hold their nose (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-14, 12:50:21 (50.237.249.54)
as there has been no suitable alternative. Trouble is, he turned out a lot worse than we thought he might. But the 'cult of personality' followers are out there and vocal, much to the glee of detracto .......
171: Inmate Central, RE: What is your end of life plan? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-14, 11:26:11 (50.237.249.54)
Used to think I'd die in a trench, but at this age more likely disease or starvation in a re-education camp. .......
172: Inmate Central, RE: What is your end of life plan? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-14, 11:23:39 (50.237.249.54)
It's all I can think of when somebody talks about dispersing their ashes .......
173: Vintage Asylum, RE: try Michigan City IN (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-13, 19:59:54 (73.176.229.164)
A lot of these modest consoles were built in and around Chicago. Just for kicks I googled Audio Industries Inc and Chicago and hit a labor law case in Chicago, and found the Michigan City Indiana refe .......
174: Inmate Central, RE: His points are out there for all to see (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-13, 15:33:47 (50.237.249.54)
He's VERY liberal on social issues. It was a deliberate bash cloaked in virtue. Faith - I pointedly said "because they state their faith opposes" - not that they said or did anything more - just to a .......
175: Vintage Asylum, RE: is that an external FM multiplex unit behind the amp? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-13, 13:41:06 (50.237.249.54)
THAT might be handy to have for any number of vintage FM receivers something I found, "Ambassador was the house brand for stores under the conglomerate of Allied Stores Marketing". It's a 'stencil', w .......
176: Inmate Central, RE: I must agree here (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-13, 12:25:33 (50.237.249.54)
Living here in IL, I've found Pritzker to be a likable enough guy, and a decent governor, tho I disagree with a lot of his politics. My daughter has done political work for him, and they chat/text fai .......
177: Inmate Central, RE: LOL. Yeah, there's usually a pic of a historian next to the definition of 'stodgy' in the dictionary (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-13, 08:45:30 (50.237.249.54)
I guess it just shows that even the most conservative (not politically, but institutionally) academics are being very quickly transformed by the new speech police. It seems silly and unbelievable, but .......
178: Inmate Central, RE: Nope. Low-volume printings for the scholarly historical research audience (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-12, 13:02:25 (50.237.249.54)
These folks are such sticklers for consistency - they're so dusty and musty they usually even smell like the library stacks - I'm taken aback by the changes. .......
179: Inmate Central, RE: old-school mid-market city radio DJ publicity stunt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-12, 09:20:44 (50.237.249.54)
used to happen all the time, kinda miss those days .......
180: Inmate Central, RE: There is no subtext here about being uncomfortable with 'moving forward' (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-12, 09:15:44 (50.237.249.54)
The works in question are fairly narrow in scope, dealing with the abolitionist movement in the old Northwest. Absolutely zero sympathy for the heinous institutions of slavery or racism. Straight hist .......
181: Inmate Central, An interesting trend in academic publishing for American history (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-11, 10:29:39 (73.176.229.164)
My wife has spent several years researching and writing a couple of books on a fairly narrow topic on American history, roughly 1820-1861. Academic fashion has taken an odd turn during the past couple .......
182: Inmate Central, RE: for what it's worth, I have read that most Western vehicle losses have been mobility kills (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-10, 15:47:43 (73.176.229.164)
Those will likely be retrieved and repaired, and manned by their still living crews. photos I have seen, most of the vehicles are intact and not burned. That said, I haven't seen many and there seems .......
183: General Asylum, RE: Nice video (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-10, 10:53:03 (73.176.229.164)
It's one of the division bands, not the President's Own. Still darned good. The President's Own played at Orchestra Hall here in Chicago a few years ago, great concert. Two of the CSO's trumpet playe .......
184: Inmate Central, RE: nice! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-10, 10:18:20 (73.176.229.164)
X .......
185: Inmate Central, RE: I don't think there is a lot going on yet (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-10, 10:14:20 (73.176.229.164)
A few probes by less than battalion strength units does not really constitute a counteroffensive I think the main attraction hasn't opened yet. IF it does, I'm not convinced that Ukraine is going to r .......
186: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: As posted below... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-09, 13:54:41 (50.237.249.54)
I remember the electrolytic parafeed days... REL is usually my go-to in more important applications (but I've never done parafeed). REL might not be as trendy as they were 15-20 years ago, but I've a .......
187: Inmate Central, RE: if ya have to ask ;) nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-08, 13:05:13 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
188: Inmate Central, RE: yeah, I am kinda stuck (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-07, 13:54:14 (50.237.249.54)
I guess it's "series hybrid", per what dark said above. I guess I'm not close enough to it to talk intelligently about it (like everybody else here lol) I like CNG, but it may take a bit to talk peopl .......
189: Inmate Central, RE: I think a 33% or so increase in mileage would be better than most current hybrids (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-07, 12:12:20 (50.237.249.54)
and would make the car have a usable long range capability. And keeping the engine out of the drivetrain would be less complexity than current hybrids. A generator isn't that complex, and certainly li .......
190: Inmate Central, RE: a small engine, somewhat larger than needed for sustained 60mph, running continuously at optimum (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-07, 10:07:10 (50.237.249.54)
efficiency topping up the battery should be able keep a battery topped up for long trips. Rest stop? Lunch? Stop for the night? Engine runs until battery reaches desired %. Size engine to keep the car .......
191: Inmate Central, RE: ACA despite all it's inclusions for care has ended up being unbelievably high priced catastrophic care (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-05, 14:38:05 (50.237.249.54)
When you have deductibles that are NEVER met outside of a serious hospitalization, it's not really health care insurance, is it?. It's just insanely priced catastrophic care coverage that I used to ge .......
192: Inmate Central, RE: LOL (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-05, 09:15:53 (50.237.249.54)
I'll be sure not to piss off Ralph .......
193: Inmate Central, RE: my Canadian relatives like to joke (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-05, 07:11:26 (50.237.249.54)
that it's a 10-month wait for a bed in the maternity ward .......
194: Inmate Central, RE: very nice! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-04, 18:18:32 (73.176.229.164)
X .......
195: General Asylum, RE: don't forget wire nuts (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-04, 08:19:15 (73.176.229.164)
I once hosted an audio club meeting. The morning before, I changed my speaker crossovers, but since I mounted them outside the cabinets, the wire leads were too short. This was early in my audio nervo .......
196: Inmate Central, RE: I recall holding in my (white gloved) hands a newspaper from 1802 (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-04, 07:05:31 (73.176.229.164)
Accusing President Jefferson of fathering children with his slave "Sally" There's nothing new under the sun. .......
197: Inmate Central, RE: I would think it lighter than a current hybrid (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-02, 13:44:09 (50.237.249.54)
since the engine is continuously running but only at an optimized level, it should be able to be smaller than a current hybrid engine, which does not run optimally. The flywheel arrangement was just a .......
198: Inmate Central, RE: Electric Vehicles: Charging and Road Trips... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-02, 12:51:19 (50.237.249.54)
I've always wondered why somebody hasn't done a hybrid with an optimized diesel generator that keeps the battery topped off while driving. I recall somebody essentially did a proof of concept back in .......
199: Inmate Central, RE: not likely (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-01, 18:35:46 (73.176.229.164)
Most are getting electric shock therapy already. Particularly us tube DIY types. .......
200: Inmate Central, RE: once in a while, money DOES grow on trees (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-01, 11:46:17 (50.237.249.54)
if you're a beekeeper and somebody with a swarm tells you about it .......
201: General Asylum, RE: mid-century living room, mid-century 'hi-fi furniture' (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-06-01, 09:01:44 (50.237.249.54)
1962 vintage Acousti-Craft, 60" wide console for electronics, with a pair of 4.5cuft separate speakers. Like niws with his armoire, everything is hidden in the cabinet. Compromises have been made, as .......
202: Inmate Central, RE: Dangerous animals NA vs OZ ... chilling story for some perspective .... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-31, 08:32:07 (50.237.249.54)
My daughter did some free-lance photography work for the US Park Service, and has been stalked by cougars a few times out west. She says it creeps her out every time. She says black bears are easier, .......
203: Inmate Central, RE: Bald eagles soaring overhead at a cemetery ceremony this morning (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-30, 07:26:54 (50.237.249.54)
I'm there to try to help teach people our history, as a musician and bandsman. I'm not playing soldier - I have too much respect for those who have served. Better for people to see that black eye in a .......
204: Inmate Central, RE: Bald eagles soaring overhead at a cemetery ceremony this morning (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-29, 18:32:21 (73.176.229.164)
A cool thing about civil war reenacting is all the people you meet; all different but passionate about history, and America. About the only thing we agree on is that here are too many a**holes on bot .......
205: Inmate Central, Bald eagles soaring overhead at a cemetery ceremony this morning (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-29, 16:59:45 (73.176.229.164)
Alas, no pics. But it was very, very cool. I'm wish I could say they were there while I played Taps, but they dove for cover on the first musket volley. .......
206: Inmate Central, RE: oops - at home = back yard (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-26, 20:25:16 (73.176.229.164)
No indoor range. We will move in a few years, not worth the effort. .......
207: Inmate Central, RE: legal to shoot here, unincorporated, zoned acre plus residential + horses (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-26, 15:04:56 (50.237.249.54)
But there's a Fed conservation law, can't take crows with a rifle. as an old-school conservationist, I'll abide by that. Really, it's backstop; there are a few, but not many, shooting lanes where I kn .......
208: Inmate Central, RE: tough to get close enough to shoot (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-26, 13:33:12 (50.237.249.54)
We have three around here, I'm trying to shoot them because they rob birds nests of eggs and young. They robbed a duck nest of eggs in our front yard this year. I could probably get them with a 22 rif .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: imagine the fortune to be made (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-25, 09:07:07 (50.237.249.54)
selling slapping permits .......
210: Inmate Central, RE: *yawn* nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-23, 17:38:21 (73.176.229.164)
X .......
211: Inmate Central, RE: I know it won't make much difference in your rank partisan name calling, but read yer history (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-23, 13:20:41 (50.237.249.54)
PooPoo is channeling his inner AH; same arguments AH used the ethnic 'volk' for the Austrian Anschluss and taking the Sudetenland, followed by his invasion of Poland. not using AH's full name, as I'm .......
212: Inmate Central, RE: no need to nuke 'em (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-19, 20:32:58 (73.176.229.164)
F-16s are so vulnerable to the heavy concentration of AAGMs in this theater that it's hardly worth the loss of those expensive trained pilots. I really don't think F-16s will be a big impact. Tho I ho .......
213: Inmate Central, RE: did I mention how I HATE installing ceiling fans? nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-19, 14:06:23 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
214: Inmate Central, RE: But was it realy worth it ?? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-19, 07:54:25 (50.237.249.54)
I always immediately order a spare remote for ceiling fans when I install them, before they're unavailable. I store the spare in a ziplock bag where it won't be disturbed, usually in the 'good' table .......
215: General Asylum, RE: I played that on my iPhone for my daughter (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-15, 15:08:39 (50.237.249.54)
when she came out of sedation from her organ transplant. Yeah, she gave me the finger, but with a chuckle. .......
216: Inmate Central, SHCOTD (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-13, 19:46:30 (73.176.229.164)
Sand Hill Cranes of the Day. They sauntered by the faculty potluck between graduation ceremonies, wandering a bit from the wetlands on campus. Wife took a quick cellphone pic. .......
217: Inmate Central, RE: I'm going in about two months (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-13, 19:34:04 (73.176.229.164)
Early, before I can draw even reduced Social Security, but I plan to use the next 18 months or so getting healthy (weight loss surgery) and then getting the house ready to sell; needs a lot of cosmeti .......
218: Inmate Central, RE: My dad... the hero (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-12, 09:25:55 (50.237.249.54)
Quite a blessing to still have your father! Growing up, I had the privilege of getting to know several WWII vets in a local community band; they were quite remarkable people. .......
219: Inmate Central, RE: Elder Abuse (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-12, 06:22:46 (50.237.249.54)
A cousin of mine has a sister in law who was being scammed. Widowed, childless, never worked, knew nothing of the household finances while her husband was alive. He was a school custodian; didn't make .......
220: Inmate Central, RE: LOL reminds me of a Walter Mondale quote (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-11, 11:05:20 (50.237.249.54)
"All my life I've wanted to run for president in the worst possible way. And I did." .......
221: Inmate Central, RE: maybe crown over crossed scepters? could be Birmingham proofs (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-10, 12:42:49 (50.237.249.54)
maybe early-mid 19th century .......
222: Inmate Central, RE: could be photoshop, but I've seen it before (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-10, 12:31:12 (50.237.249.54)
when I was in college, friends renting cheap-ass apartments in town made from old homes split into several units, the 'new' kitchens all had used/reclaimed cabinets and appliances. Didn't always match .......
223: Inmate Central, RE: +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-09, 09:01:48 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
224: Inmate Central, RE: I know there's a lot of sick bastards here. I have questions... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-06, 08:47:33 (73.176.229.164)
Bloody sick bastard. The mind does some pretty funky stuff when you're that sick. Every couple of years I will get a severe case of cellulitis (skin infection) and end up a as a bloody sick bastard. I .......
225: Inmate Central, RE: pretty ballsy using an M113 out front (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-06, 08:40:07 (73.176.229.164)
If the opposition had (and used) an anti tank rocket, even an old one, the crew would have had a very bad day. No anti armor capability, no mortar support, the enemy look like they were kinda hung out .......
226: Inmate Central, RE: My recent experience with private health care (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-05-05, 11:21:43 (50.237.249.54)
My daughter's insurance repeatedly denied IV medications, as 'the preferred pill formulation is available at much lower cost'. Pills don't work if you don't have any intestines... they eventually got .......
227: Inmate Central, Bad news; daughter rejected, surgery to remove transplant tonight. Try again in 3 months. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-30, 18:53:59 (12.181.96.133)
Thought we were really, really close. But nope. .......
228: Inmate Central, RE: works here, but often she gets the TV, I get the iPad and phones (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-27, 08:36:26 (50.237.249.54)
after all, I can't realistically expect her to watch a Jane Austen adaptation for the 35th time on a small screen, can I? I originally typed in 'Jane Mansfield', not Austen; Freudian slip?? ::: TOPIC: .......
229: Inmate Central, RE: inner city timing (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-26, 08:09:36 (50.237.249.54)
Dropping communication is usually a sign that things are not well. Hoping for the best for your friend and his son. Question on timing - did you take your wife in at the same time a major basketball p .......
230: Inmate Central, RE: always a disaster area (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-26, 07:39:15 (50.237.249.54)
when I take my daughter in, but it's an "inner city" hospital, lots of folks there because they can't go anywhere else. Not nearly enough ER beds for the crowd. They give the transplant patients first .......
231: Tubes Asylum, RE: Hickok 600 settings for 6C45 (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-25, 13:30:55 (50.237.249.54)
I remember looking at these a few years back, said to be similar to the WE437 tube. So, that might get you close, except for pinout, which I think is different. Might have almost as much trouble with .......
232: Inmate Central, RE: good for him! thanks guys nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-25, 11:25:09 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
233: Inmate Central, Did I miss something? Haven't seen ghost for a while (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-25, 08:26:37 (50.237.249.54)
I was going to give him some guff over the Pirates being at the top of the NL Central. .......
234: General Asylum, RE: take a break, I have a couple of times (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-25, 07:58:37 (50.237.249.54)
It helps. But eventually, I miss it and come back. Take care of yourself first, and good luck. Hope to see you back. .......
235: General Asylum, RE: there's a reason it's in Schaumburg (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-24, 13:25:21 (50.237.249.54)
No venue required set-up/take-down organized labor, to my knowledge. Hellish costs did indeed wreck the trade show business in Chicago, even before COVID. My uncle used to exhibit at trade shows in Ch .......
236: Inmate Central, RE: I think he is innocent in his role as an actor, but culpable as producer (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-22, 08:01:14 (73.176.229.164)
He rightfully should have expected a safe prop for the scene. But my understanding is that corners were cut regarding the set armorer, to save $. He is culpable for that. .......
237: Inmate Central, RE: if it comes to a shooting war (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-21, 12:28:45 (73.176.229.164)
I expect the US will be involved in the initial defense, as we are there and China will attack us. After the first phase, when it is nearly impossible for the US to reinforce the island and the loss .......
238: Inmate Central, RE: thanks (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-21, 09:29:13 (50.237.249.54)
'nice upgrade' is the kind of feedback I was looking for. Will probably only do the front seats. .......
239: Inmate Central, RE: did you do the aftermarket leather? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-21, 08:25:00 (50.237.249.54)
Either DIY or professionally installed? Or did they come that way when purchased? our recently purchased used Accord has cloth seats, and my wife really dislikes them. Wanting to put leather covers on .......
240: Inmate Central, RE: I have never minded, as long as (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-20, 09:17:23 (50.237.249.54)
the brats quickly retrieved and exited, doing no damage, making some effort to minimize incursions, and being respectful of my family and our property. I just told them (with their parents) my terms, .......
241: Inmate Central, RE: Indeed nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-20, 09:00:53 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
242: Inmate Central, RE: wordsmithing a disaster, military style (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-20, 07:46:18 (50.237.249.54)
a high school classmate enlisted in the Air Force, and was on a team investigating a fighter jet crash in the early '80s. Pilot cause of death was listed as: "deceleration trauma with particulate disp .......
243: Inmate Central, RE: use the guns to shoot the CDs? Disco Demolition redux nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-18, 06:19:31 (107.77.208.14)
X .......
244: Inmate Central, RE: WE'RE ALL GONNA DIEEEEEEEEE..... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-14, 14:30:46 (50.237.249.54)
Is that the expected response? Other than than, sounds like a really nice day to spend some time outdoors there. .......
245: Inmate Central, RE: don't do this (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-12, 14:22:10 (50.237.249.54)
I haven't bought one in 25 years so I'm not sure what the state of the art is. But the nicer ones are MUCH less noisy, have variable speeds and lamps (if also a light fixture), and comes with a rem .......
246: Inmate Central, RE: do they add that 'let freedom ring' to your system? NT (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-11, 08:53:33 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
247: General Asylum, RE: complete: '62 HH Scott 355 tuner/pre; pieces of late 50s Dynaco mk2's; WWII era tubes nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-08, 10:38:08 (73.176.229.164)
X .......
248: Inmate Central, RE: I never understood the surprise. As a protestant kid in the 70s I knew who the local abuser priests were (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-07, 10:14:45 (73.176.229.164)
All my Catholic friends used to talk about it. Common homophobic joke was that the joke's victim liked to hang around Father so-and-so, didn't wear underwear under his alter boy robe, etc. I grew up .......
249: Inmate Central, RE: Question for Photographers (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-02, 09:50:28 (50.237.249.54)
I figure you naturally shoot with your dominant eye, and that's that. Ever try a Leica III with a 50mm lens and an SBOOI finder? Both eyes open, bright line 'frame' just hangs out there in your full f .......
250: Inmate Central, RE: Internal crossovers (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-01, 11:15:09 (73.176.229.164)
Ever try low power push-pull on them? I know I'm in a very small minority, but I'm sold on PP DHTs on horns. All triode, Class A, stiff power supply, fixed bias and the 'control' is there. At least fo .......
251: Inmate Central, RE: my son-in-law and a business partner have bought up a number of homes and run them as Airbnb's (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-04-01, 09:37:30 (50.237.249.54)
For the most part the properties are nothing special; working/middle class homes in a small city. Rented by people visiting family, longer job travel (machinery and electronics installers and the like .......
252: Inmate Central, RE: LOL back in the mid '70s (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-29, 12:06:54 (50.237.249.54)
there were a lot of b*** scares at our high school; I was in grade school and jr high at the time. Some years later in college, became friends with an older student from my home town; he admitted to .......
253: Inmate Central, RE: nothing new. I had a feminist teacher who refused to give boys same grade as girls (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-27, 09:28:37 (50.237.249.54)
Friday vocabulary quiz, girls missed 2, they got an A-; boys missed one, we got a B+ That cow cost me Valedictorian. NOT kidding. .......
254: Inmate Central, RE: trails & bike lanes around here (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-26, 17:12:37 (73.176.229.164)
Are crowded with horses, joggers, walkers, families with strollers, little kids with toys (often left on the path). Nearly always across both (too narrow) lanes, and won't yield to a cyclist Poorly d .......
255: Inmate Central, RE: no, it isn't a law requiring locking up guns (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-25, 10:02:45 (73.176.229.164)
The law merely states that the state of storage of the firearms may be used as a defense. NOT that individuals will be held harmless if the firearms are properly locked up and stored, but still access .......
256: General Asylum, RE: I would love to listen to that one nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-23, 13:25:22 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
257: Inmate Central, RE: thanks for helping me avoid the carbs nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-21, 11:09:22 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
258: Inmate Central, RE: pretty well, more pluses than minuses (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-21, 08:42:02 (50.237.249.54)
On the plus side, she is starting to eat a good bit more now, so she is going to slowly start getting off of her IV nutrition (aka TPN). On the down side, her team can't figure out if she is in mild .......
259: Inmate Central, RE: or perhaps a brown pellet (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-21, 07:20:03 (50.237.249.54)
the rabbits and deer leave plenty in our yard ;) .......
260: Inmate Central, RE: they're only pulling the bowl away (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-21, 07:13:47 (50.237.249.54)
to serve you desert Seems that 'climate' school graduates are nearly as numerous as English litt graduates waiting tables. .......
261: Inmate Central, RE: I'm married to a Seminary grad English professor turned historian (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-17, 08:58:33 (50.237.249.54)
the ministry, English higher ed, and history are probably the three occupations most notorious for accumulating books, and she hit 'em all. Actually it's not too bad, she gave away most of her theolog .......
262: Inmate Central, RE: Vintage Luminosity (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-17, 07:18:00 (50.237.249.54)
Ottawa IL is about 45 minutes SW of me, and I'm there a few times per year with my civil war reenactment group. The 'radium girls' always comes up as a topic at living histories and museum days. A li .......
263: Inmate Central, RE: the big problem here is the horrible clay soil (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-16, 07:05:10 (50.237.249.54)
The leach field simply didn't work well when we first moved in, so my father had it expanded by nearly 150% (we had plenty of room). 50 years later, it's going great, but a few other neighbors have ha .......
264: Inmate Central, RE: Ides of March (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-15, 11:33:53 (50.237.249.54)
Vehicle .......
265: Inmate Central, RE: Did you see "Raiders of the Lost Arc"? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-15, 07:51:43 (50.237.249.54)
When my daughter was in art school in Chicago a few years ago, some of her classmates made tuition by jumping in front of expensive cars. .......
266: Inmate Central, RE: Sadam Hussein didn't fear the U.S.A. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-14, 12:29:01 (50.237.249.54)
I mostly skimmed it, but a couple of things stood out; He talked about the effect of 'firing' the Iraqi army, and leaving a lot of unemployed men needing a paycheck. It was worse than that. The US civ .......
267: Inmate Central, RE: glad I'm not on my small Credit Union board any more (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-14, 11:54:38 (50.237.249.54)
We had the issue of being deposit heavy and and loan light. Our 'closed' (employer based) membership was more 'saver' than 'spender', with a sizable retiree pool, and we were (thankfully) too small fo .......
268: Inmate Central, RE: very well stated nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-14, 08:57:05 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
269: Inmate Central, RE: somehow, the Weather Channel comes to mind (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-14, 08:01:57 (50.237.249.54)
with the rain slicker wearing forecaster leaning into a heavy wind, talking breathlessly about impending doom, while a cyclist rides nonchalantly in the background. Yeah, some folks are going to get w .......
270: Inmate Central, RE: worse than heads left outside (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-10, 12:08:33 (50.237.249.54)
are heads left inside We had a cat that would leave the heads. But, living out in the country on land that used to be a cattle pasture, we had the added pleasure of mice moving indoors for the winter. .......
271: Inmate Central, RE: Omega (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-09, 11:11:44 (50.237.249.54)
I remember when I was in kindergarten, my father graduated from college and my maternal grandmother wanted so badly to buy him an Omega watch as a graduation gift. She just couldn't afford it (she was .......
272: Inmate Central, RE: +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-09, 07:01:52 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
273: Inmate Central, RE: fresh, correct grind size (burr grinder) of quality beans seems to be key (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-07, 13:21:05 (50.237.249.54)
to a great cup of coffee Most coffee snobs sneer at the electric percolator we use, but it makes a great cup of coffee. A disc filter in the bottom of the basket helps a lot, keeps bitter fines out of .......
274: Inmate Central, RE: 20 or so years ago on rec.audio.tubes (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-07, 06:45:48 (50.237.249.54)
the joke was that every Eastern Bloc tube factory that made crappy vacuum tubes had been converted into a Phillips lightbulb factory, to manufacture short-lived lightbulbs. Phillips has been on a down .......
275: Inmate Central, RE: don't even have to post it online (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-06, 13:58:45 (50.237.249.54)
all it takes is a hacked database somewhere you shop online, and they've got you my 'home' email that I have had since the 90s changed its name around Y2k, so I have a new @xxx extension, but the emai .......
276: Inmate Central, RE: Fast Food Culture (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-06, 09:53:54 (50.237.249.54)
Oberweis ice cream in Aurora, IL. They had a small ice cream shop in front of their milk bottling plant and creamery on Lake Street. I had a relative who was their lead mechanic for their fleet of Div .......
277: Inmate Central, RE: as I understand it, Bakhmut isn't of much military value (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-06, 08:19:47 (50.237.249.54)
but has become more of a 'psychological' value to both sides There has been little reason for Ukraine to retreat, as they have simply allowed the ruSSian waves to be broken on the rock of their defens .......
278: Inmate Central, RE: I try to avoid parking near them in parking lots too (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-03-01, 08:00:13 (50.237.249.54)
Just Monday I one badly ding the side of a crossover as the guy driving the pickup tried to back out of a spot in a rather poorly designed, tight parking lot. I have an all wheel drive minivan, but wh .......
279: Inmate Central, RE: college where my wife teaches got a grant to set up a program to train wind generator technicians (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-28, 11:23:59 (50.237.249.54)
By the time they installed the equipment, the program had zero interest. No jobs in the field, in fact folks were losing jobs in cutbacks as new installations slowed. If there was money to be made, th .......
280: Inmate Central, RE: this or something similar may be the only efficient way to use wind and solar (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-27, 09:34:54 (50.237.249.54)
but it's far to expensive, and there simply won't be enough of it. A complimentary source of energy? Sure. But not enough to replace. .......
281: Inmate Central, '90s alt rock playing in the doctor's waiting room. Damn I must be getting old nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-23, 11:19:47 (107.77.206.153)
X .......
282: Inmate Central, RE: my late father in law was a union pipe fitter, those Illinois nuke plants (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-23, 06:54:16 (50.237.249.54)
gave him a LOT of work back in the day. For decades those nuke plants drove some of the highest electric rates in the country. BUT, they were reliable and we didn't suffer brownouts/ blackouts like mo .......
283: Inmate Central, RE: could be the most efficient real-world use of wind power (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-22, 15:14:10 (50.237.249.54)
and for that matter, solar too. Use it to convert other materials to a green(ish) fuel that is able to be stored, transported, and use in a fairly conventional matter. If the wind stops, production si .......
284: General Asylum, RE: biggest choices when putting together a hifi system ? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-22, 14:14:54 (50.237.249.54)
I wouldn't get too hung up on making source a priority choice. Sources have changed a LOT over the years; I started out with vinyl and tape, then CD, SACD/DVD-A, streaming. Just get a quality source t .......
285: Inmate Central, RE: some of my best friends own artillery (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-22, 08:40:40 (50.237.249.54)
and I know somebody selling a three gun section of 3" Ordinance Rifles with limbers if you're interested. Turn key operation, painted and ready to roll; tools, trailers, projectiles, black powder and .......
286: Inmate Central, RE: "Nothing benefits the Party like..." (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-21, 08:44:14 (50.237.249.54)
My point is, the "like" is not fixed. If the Party believes it will be more powerful through business, they will do it. If the Party believes it will be more powerful by starving millions, they will d .......
287: Inmate Central, RE: one can depend on Chinese Communists doing what is in the best interests of the Party and nothing else (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-21, 08:09:12 (50.237.249.54)
the interlocking economic interests were arguably more extensive in 1914, and that did not stop the war. If China believes war will benefit the Chinese Communist party, we will have war. .......
288: Inmate Central, RE: Measure twice, cut once (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-21, 08:01:05 (50.237.249.54)
one of my grandfather's favorite sayings, "I cut it twice and it's still too short" .......
289: Inmate Central, RE: what a cutie! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-21, 06:48:25 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
290: Inmate Central, RE: nice! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-20, 12:48:57 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
291: Inmate Central, RE: I don't know if I'd call that an AR... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-20, 11:29:28 (50.237.249.54)
could be Hornady 'critical defense' or 'critical duty' rounds. They put a red plastic filler in their hollow points. .......
292: Inmate Central, RE: they are fairly abundant around here now (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-20, 11:16:44 (50.237.249.54)
yeah, raptors make a mess. Every spring/early summer the owls decorate our lawn with disemboweled juvenile raccoons. We usually just wait a day or two, the scavengers clean up any messes. We almost al .......
293: Inmate Central, RE: they are fairly abundant around here now (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-20, 09:03:46 (50.237.249.54)
We never see the hawks and owls successfully pick off a squirrel in a tree. As often as not, the squirrel remains motionless and the hawk 'loses' it in the branches. Lots of groundfall seed from our f .......
294: Inmate Central, RE: they are fairly abundant around here now (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-20, 07:58:54 (50.237.249.54)
it took the river 40 or so years to recover from early-mid 20th century industrial pollution, but it has returned nicely, and when the fish (other than carp) returned, so did the bald eagles. young ea .......
295: Inmate Central, RE: great humanitarian, horrible president (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-19, 11:06:54 (73.176.229.164)
Truly the wrong man for the job at the time. .......
296: Inmate Central, RE: doing well (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-17, 08:00:14 (50.237.249.54)
thanks for asking. She's home, and she's eating regular food, but not enough. I think she needs to 'train' her brain to eat again. She ended up with a partial esophagus, partial stomach, full small in .......
297: Inmate Central, RE: wish i could have talked the Mrs into one (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-16, 20:02:15 (73.176.229.164)
Not all that much more than we paid for a used Accord. A guy in a band I play in has one, replaced the batteries at around 180k, has around 350 k on it now. It has been a beast for him .......
298: Inmate Central, RE: highly stressed turbos (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-16, 19:58:08 (73.176.229.164)
My daughter's base MINI Cooper, with the BMW 3 cylinder turbo, is rocking right along with nearly 200k on the clock. She does follow the maintenance schedule religiously, tho. It's a blast to drive, .......
299: Inmate Central, RE: I figure (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-14, 11:30:16 (50.237.249.54)
the old M1910 Maxims in Ukraine's arsenal will be put to good use .......
300: Inmate Central, RE: with one of these... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-13, 15:43:00 (50.237.249.54)
4 acres per hour put a hitch on that Leaf .......
301: Inmate Central, RE: only 2 acre capacity won't cut it for commercial or institutional use (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-13, 12:51:49 (50.237.249.54)
pun intended I've got 3 acres, I don't want to spend BOTH days of the weekend riding the mower. With the weather I often only have a one day window anyway. .......
302: Inmate Central, RE: you should watch; i think the dancers look like a cross between Ewoks and Sand People nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-12, 17:36:55 (73.176.229.164)
X .......
303: Inmate Central, RE: with that hair she has in the promos - is Rihanna's show Dr Seuss themed? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-12, 17:05:03 (73.176.229.164)
X .......
304: Inmate Central, RE: with these folks, the lunch truck indeed did not arrive (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-09, 13:10:29 (204.62.118.156)
It's a former soap factory. We don't make soap anymore. We do package it, but the soap is made elsewhere. No air quality concerns, the processing area was shut in 2018. And the pollution issues with p .......
305: Inmate Central, RE: they must have lost their mobile crematoriums (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-08, 14:56:49 (204.62.118.156)
When they invaded last year, I recall seeing footage of them amongst all the other vehicles that ran out of fuel .......
306: Inmate Central, Some local Enviros are whipping up a protest at the factory where I work (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-08, 14:52:52 (204.62.118.156)
"Contributes to poor air quality", "pollutes the water". The usual. "Every time I drive by the smell is nauseating" Yeah back in the 60s and early 70s, but he place became a poster child of how to cle .......
307: Inmate Central, RE: with the Bears "earning" the 1st pick next draft, football hasn't really been a thing to follow nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-07, 12:11:37 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
308: Inmate Central, RE: it will start as voluntary, but like most of these ideas (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-06, 20:52:59 (73.176.229.164)
It will become compulsory Just another marker of 'social credit' .......
309: Inmate Central, RE: LOL! Never saw those, kid was older when they came out, but that's funny nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-06, 07:25:39 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
310: Inmate Central, RE: it's called the "Hillside Strangler" (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-06, 07:24:21 (50.237.249.54)
three major highways are funneled into much too narrow a highway in the suburb of Hillside .......
311: Inmate Central, RE: Treasure Island Foods in Chicago (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-06, 07:21:27 (50.237.249.54)
was a big favorite for folks who were serious about their cooking, but alas they closed down a few years ago. .......
312: Inmate Central, Iowa invades Chicago! (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-05, 09:18:28 (12.181.96.133)
Yesterday afternoon, stuck in traffic on the inbound Eisenhower (I-290), Deere tractors zipping along on flatbed rail cars. .......
313: Inmate Central, RE: anybody else notice an odd proliferation of stories about Chinese balloon programs the past couple weeks? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-04, 19:25:24 (73.176.229.164)
I wondered why I saw a more than a couple of articles about a rather obscure topic. Makes me wonder which side put them out there. .......
314: Inmate Central, RE: it's difficult to for me to understand that (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-03, 14:16:33 (50.237.249.54)
It's a ticket into a solid, secure middle class lifestyle. Used to be you had to be 'connected' to get one of those spots, there was so much demand from applicants. Unless it's one of those unions wh .......
315: Inmate Central, RE: skilled help is REALLY tough to find even at good union wages and excellent, well above average benefits (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-03, 12:09:25 (50.237.249.54)
Mechanics, machinists, electricians are nearly unobtainium. unskilled labor is more abundant, but often can't pass background and drug screening, and a lot of them just can't make it to work often en .......
316: Inmate Central, RE: Ha! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-03, 06:49:33 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
317: Inmate Central, RE: I think I would give that one a pass nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-02, 08:17:59 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
318: Inmate Central, RE: we have a squirrel guard on the pole that works, but I overfill so there's plenty of ground fall seed (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-02, 07:05:49 (50.237.249.54)
for everybody. The ground fall also lets more birds eat at the same time. We usually start out with a lot of squirrels, but fox and owls in particular really reduce them by spring. And of course wint .......
319: Inmate Central, My wife and I met on Feb 2; we have a tradition of having 'ground hog' for dinner (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-02, 06:52:59 (50.237.249.54)
She usually makes ham loaf, or a variation of it. This is a really nice mix we get from a butcher in an Amish community in central IL. Excuse the crappy cell phone pic. .......
320: Inmate Central, RE: to me, it shows that (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-02-01, 10:12:55 (50.237.249.54)
labor intensive manufacturing has been off-shored. Managing importation of salable goods takes a LOT less people than manufacturing it. But that last small dive - yeah, inflation. .......
321: Inmate Central, RE: ok, got me :) (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-31, 14:45:44 (50.237.249.54)
I guess I should have said excluding elections. There's no helping fools wiping out their fortunes trying to get elected. .......
322: Inmate Central, RE: never gonna happen (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-31, 12:44:06 (50.237.249.54)
The Obamas bought beachfront property on Nantucket Island. Pretty pricey. That just goes to prove that sea levels won't rise; when is the last time you saw a politician put their own money in a sure .......
323: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: on my rust-bucket MKII's I just bolted the choke on the side of the chassis (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-31, 08:33:45 (107.77.206.95)
I figured I couldn't make them look any worse. And piece of aluminum where the PCB was, I use a single 417A driver and autoformer to split phase. To add to the ugliness, they're not even matched chass .......
324: Inmate Central, RE: something that looks like that really needs a JATO tube nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-31, 08:00:08 (107.77.206.95)
x .......
325: Inmate Central, RE: one of my biggest childhood heroes (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-30, 12:24:05 (50.237.249.54)
even when the Jets stole him away .......
326: Inmate Central, RE: Sad indeed (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-30, 07:37:21 (50.237.249.54)
Someone - someone young - had to die in a tragic accident, yet linger 'alive' but brain dead, for this to be possible. Having been told at first there was no hope for our daughter, and sitting in hosp .......
327: Inmate Central, RE: thanks, everybody nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-30, 07:29:58 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
328: Inmate Central, RE: *only* 120 people were shot in Chicago in the 2 weeks after IL passed assault gun/large mag ban nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-29, 07:27:52 (107.77.206.40)
x .......
329: Inmate Central, Daughter's surgery is over, doctors said it went well (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-28, 22:11:44 (199.72.36.66)
Won't get to see her until sometime tomorrow, she's still under, and intubated. Will likely be in ICU for a week or two. Now, time to wait and see if there are any complications. They're pretty good w .......
330: Inmate Central, RE: even worse (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-28, 11:37:23 (73.176.229.164)
the Mrs demands that miscellaneous 'junk' lying around for 10 or 15 years be disposed of, then a week or two later asks for something to be done that requires said 'junk' .......
331: Inmate Central, Organ donor match for my daughter has been found! (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-27, 19:32:47 (73.176.229.164)
Surgery is early tomorrow morning. .......
332: Inmate Central, RE: the light of day is the best antiseptic (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-27, 14:41:10 (50.237.249.54)
there is not nearly enough transparency from those in authority, and it shows this could have been released weeks ago .......
333: Vintage Asylum, RE: My Scott 355 switch/ volumecontrol still works (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-27, 12:51:29 (50.237.249.54)
I see he has a version for the 355; I may well invest in one, for the day it dies .......
334: Inmate Central, RE: my grandparents had a small fleet of Packards for a taxi company (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-27, 07:41:10 (50.237.249.54)
in the early 50s. My dad always had fond memories of them; from a maintenance and durability perspective, the outperformed anything else in cab service, at the time. .......
335: Inmate Central, RE: Californians gotta hope the state doesn't eventually ban rocks (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-27, 07:37:33 (50.237.249.54)
then they wouldn't even be able to live in the stone age this ban is just virtue signaling and showing their base that they're 'doing something'. The process and chemicals are already so regulated and .......
336: Inmate Central, RE: then this has nothing to do with Murdoch? nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 13:51:25 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
337: Inmate Central, RE: and the "news" isn't? ;) nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 13:49:59 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
338: Inmate Central, RE: it belongs to Murdoch? You said the Republican party owned it; which is it? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 13:30:05 (50.237.249.54)
I was going on the presumption that your statement was fact, not tongue in cheek. My apologies if I was slow on the uptake... I'll blame a heavy lunch .......
339: Inmate Central, RE: We HAD the money. We had good, efficient service. They TOOK the money and gave it to somebody else (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 12:00:31 (50.237.249.54)
The taxes paid to the regional authority were more than the city service taxes. And the fares were lower. Welcome to democratic socialism. Vote to take money from people you don't like, and give it to .......
340: Inmate Central, RE: true - first shot usually wins (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 11:52:20 (50.237.249.54)
But PTRD-41's and PTRS-41's antitank rifles probably took out more armor than Soviet tanks. Break a track, wound the crew with a flank shot (gotta be brave, the Germans always had supporting infantry) .......
341: Inmate Central, RE: and how!... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 11:35:04 (50.237.249.54)
LOL! I've been there, kinda. I married a preacher's widow, she is a Bible college & seminary graduate. She had been in grad school at a state school for a few years when we met, so some knowledge gaps .......
342: Inmate Central, RE: mass transit here has always been a scam to subsidize the City (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 11:25:59 (50.237.249.54)
the regional authority was established when the state shoved a 'referendum' on us; the region got to vote. The Chicago voters approved it 80/20, while the collar counties rejected it 80/20 (ratios mig .......
343: Inmate Central, RE: I don't like basketball anyway, and am an atrocious player (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 11:03:49 (50.237.249.54)
My only real affinity with basketball is that I am rather round, too ;) but I didn't mean to give that impression. unless it's my tag line, that I have been using for a while now. I should probably c .......
344: Inmate Central, RE: no secret armor for you... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 10:57:41 (50.237.249.54)
The announcement of M1s to Ukraine said that the tanks needed to be manufactured. In other words, the US doesn't have a stockpile of the export version with the less competent armor package. We're not .......
345: Inmate Central, RE: Joking... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 10:46:31 (50.237.249.54)
In my single years, I dated a few young ladies with that claim to fame... too many, so I thought at the time .......
346: Inmate Central, RE: I pay taxes for mass transit, but I live in the country (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 10:32:33 (50.237.249.54)
and it goes not where I work, live, nor shop. I just pay to subsidize diesel exhaust belching behemoths to ferry around 1-6 passengers at a time. Yet, the same transit agency can't find a way to incre .......
347: Inmate Central, RE: methinks thou doth protest too much (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 10:02:19 (50.237.249.54)
We shouldn't expect politics to be rational, from either side. Your opinion is that the Left is rational, while those like me recoil in horror at their usual boondoggles. It used to be the morons on b .......
348: Inmate Central, RE: methinks thou doth protest too much (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 09:31:04 (50.237.249.54)
when vast majority of the media has carried the Democrat party's water - for free - for so many decades. The only difference here appears to be that the Republicans had to pay to get their viewpoint o .......
349: Inmate Central, RE: looks like the color even matches (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-26, 09:00:41 (50.237.249.54)
the hat color for Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes nice ride! .......
350: Inmate Central, RE: "Remembrance of Things Past" (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-25, 12:54:56 (50.237.249.54)
For some reason I thought that CTCA had a bigger, more national presence. Probably because I live near Chicago, and used to spend a bit of time in Phoenix/Scottsdale, where they have hospitals/clinics .......
351: Inmate Central, RE: and the lesson of the Iraq invasion (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-24, 09:09:40 (50.237.249.54)
You cannot take, hold, and control by virtue of superior weapons and technology. You must have sufficient infantry. aka 'boots on the ground' .......
352: General Asylum, RE: Low; DHTs - Class A in PP, and horns (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-23, 14:20:23 (50.237.249.54)
Directly Heated Triodes in Push-Pull may surrender a little 'magic' to Single Ended, but they do bring some dynamics and control that SE can't I know I'm definitely a minority opinion, but things soun .......
353: Inmate Central, RE: a guy in Chicago drove like that, but instead of snow it was fireworks stacked on the dash (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-23, 06:58:37 (50.237.249.54)
The car was chock full of fireworks; he was cruising the streets selling fireworks for the 4th of July. Cops busted him early one day, pics showed he could barely see out the windshield, barely room f .......
354: Inmate Central, RE: estimate is six weeks optimal, four weeks deteriorating, then it gets dicey (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-22, 08:17:41 (73.176.229.164)
The team built her up on TPN (total parenteral nutrition) but her liver can't take it any longer, and they have had to 'dial it back'. Her body is already going into conservation mode and she's sleepi .......
355: Inmate Central, RE: daughter is doing well, thank you, waiting for a donor match (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-21, 16:11:53 (73.176.229.164)
Her lead doctor is being very picky; another week or two wait is worth it for fewer issues later. They are thinking they will find one quite soon. .......
356: Inmate Central, RE: Ear worm cures (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-21, 10:31:34 (73.176.229.164)
A pleasant earwire I got was Vivaldi's 'Concerto for Lute and Plucked Strings', picked it up watching Grand Budapest Hotel. Not sure why it works to drown out unwanted earwire, but I does for me. ::: .......
357: Inmate Central, RE: indeed, but the ramifications (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-21, 10:08:45 (73.176.229.164)
of heavy losses in normal combat go far beyond the battlefield. Is Germany, and by implication NATO, ready to take that hit to their prestige? With the effectiveness of Western propaganda the everyday .......
358: Inmate Central, RE: perhaps they fear risque pics of their vaunted leopard 2's lying topless in a Ukraine wheat field (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-21, 09:31:04 (73.176.229.164)
The older 2A4 version sold to Turkey is getting mauled in Syria. It's ugly. Not so much tank vs tank, but old fashioned shaped charge weapons, with the added insult of drones and IEDs. The upgraded v .......
359: Inmate Central, RE: coyotes here reduce the fox population (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-20, 14:54:42 (50.237.249.54)
Fox are really remarkable creatures, they set up shop in an area, raise kits, and hunt the rabbit, squirrel etc down to a low level. Then they leave for a couple years to another area, and return afte .......
360: General Asylum, RE: get with like minded individuals, raise funds and buy it to preserve it (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-20, 14:44:27 (50.237.249.54)
there's a big movement among civil war reenactors and historians, they raise $ and use it to buy battlefield land for preservation. Often to expand existing state/local/national preserves, but sometim .......
361: Inmate Central, RE: Yep. We have been religioned whether we like it or not (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-20, 14:34:31 (50.237.249.54)
at least Christianity only takes 10%, and they ask for it, it's not compulsory under pain of incarceration. Just have to weigh that eternal damnation bit... .......
362: Inmate Central, RE: I always thought the population 1,049 sign was a historical reference and a dig (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-20, 07:08:22 (50.237.249.54)
at an oddball 19th century religious sect. I just can't recall which one. Not that South Park would ever make fun of oddball 19th century religious sects... .......
363: Inmate Central, RE: saw Lou Donaldson once, he stopped in the middle of a solo and shouted (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-19, 11:12:19 (50.237.249.54)
"no Kenny G.... NO ANY G!" .......
364: Inmate Central, Music in Hell - Rihanna and Bobby McFarrin (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-19, 09:56:15 (50.237.249.54)
His experience rings true to what my daughter experienced while near death in an induced coma; phobias and experiences melded hodge-podge into some truly bizarre 'memories' that are vividly 'real'. F .......
365: Inmate Central, RE: but who plays (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-18, 19:29:37 (73.176.229.164)
Himler and the SS? And, are they going to stay loyal as Putin's 'Jesuits' as the SS were to Hitler? Rohm knew he had enemies but he thought he was on top, and didn't see it coming. Prigozhin knows he' .......
366: Inmate Central, RE: thanks for finding that (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-18, 14:37:15 (50.237.249.54)
I'm in Northern IL, southwest of Chicago, just beyond where the suburbs meet the cornfields, but the 'burbs are literally only a couple of miles away. Just a matter of time until we are swallowed up a .......
367: Inmate Central, RE: thanks for finding that (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-18, 13:25:11 (50.237.249.54)
It never made sense to me, other than maybe the pilot not expecting to find a ski hill, in spite of where he was. Reading the article indeed makes it seem even more tragic. My daughter's first photogr .......
368: Inmate Central, RE: and SRV at Alpine Valley nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-18, 11:54:24 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
369: Inmate Central, RE: Victorian British Maps marked great blank swaths of Africa MMBA (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-17, 08:09:07 (50.237.249.54)
My brother in law had a horrific experience in Kansas a couple of years ago... His three sons and a couple of their friends riding Harleys, he was driving the 'chase' car. Left Colorado and decided to .......
370: Inmate Central, RE: and there were trials, not targeted assasinations nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-16, 18:54:50 (73.176.229.164)
X .......
371: Inmate Central, RE: Leadership vs soldiers (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-16, 18:47:11 (107.77.208.216)
Osama didn't pilot the planes. Did these Russian pilots choose their targets? Even know what the targets were? Was the apartment block the intended target? I honestly don't give typical Russian weapo .......
372: Inmate Central, RE: I really miss shortwave (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-16, 17:58:09 (73.176.229.164)
Yeah, internet is faster and more is available, but you could listen to the radio while doing other tasks and you knew the point of view of where they were coming from, based on the broadcaster. At l .......
373: Inmate Central, RE: Not sure that's acceptable (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-16, 17:28:50 (73.176.229.164)
Taking out leadership like we did to Yamamoto in WWII is correct, from a strategy and tactics approach. Retribution against individual soldiers for alleged war crimes, without trial, I can't support. .......
374: Inmate Central, RE: Nope (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-16, 09:33:31 (73.176.229.164)
Retreating forces - even if they are fleeing in a rout - are still regarded as combatants in the field. They are legitimate targets under the rules of war. If they escape, they will regroup and rejoin .......
375: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Age works... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-16, 07:52:16 (73.176.229.164)
I was shocked the last time I put in a test CD, couldn't hear the highs, so I took out my Rat Shack meter, and it registered just fine. Oh well. I guess getting old beats the alternative. ::: TOPIC:: .......
376: Inmate Central, RE: They NEVER learn from history.... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-16, 07:43:17 (73.176.229.164)
from Futurama .......
377: Inmate Central, RE: all of those NRA (National Recovery Act) signs in business windows was pure Fascism (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-16, 07:39:38 (73.176.229.164)
After the NRA was unanimously ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, it became 'voluntary', with participating businesses allowed to display the sign. No sign, get boycotted. Borrowed from Nazi .......
378: Inmate Central, RE: A great way to dust! Nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-14, 15:45:11 (73.176.229.164)
x .......
379: Inmate Central, RE: my dad bought a '74 Nova 4-door, 350 V8, utter POS (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-13, 13:52:26 (50.237.249.54)
Quality Control was so bad, it came with an Oldsmobile badged glove box door. Wasn't even close, as it was wood grained, and nothing in the Nova was. Probably the worst part of the car was that it was .......
380: Inmate Central, RE: SE? Double you fun (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-13, 12:01:21 (50.237.249.54)
Go push-pull 2A3's, Class A of course ;) .......
381: Inmate Central, RE: my grandmother had a '72 Gran Torino Sport Cobra Jet my uncle gave her (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-13, 11:55:07 (50.237.249.54)
He got it cheap during the gas crunch, and figured she didn't drive much. Dark brown, with a wide orange swoop racing stripe. It was FAST. She drove it like a bat out of hell, kept getting pulled ove .......
382: Inmate Central, RE: I remember I had a gold metallic Continental, somewhere '68-'71, Matchbox (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-13, 08:10:13 (50.237.249.54)
for a 6-8 yo kid, extra shiny and the spare tire bustle were a hit when I was a little older, all the Matchboxes bit the bust when I found out that the little black plastic wheels gave a satisfying 'e .......
383: Inmate Central, RE: we look so square, the narcs won't think for a moment that these cookies are 'edibles' nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-13, 07:52:28 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
384: Inmate Central, RE: my wife bought me one for my birthday, first year we were married (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-12, 08:34:58 (50.237.249.54)
and funds were really, really tight with her in grad school. She skipped a lot of lunches to squirrel away the $ cumbersome is right. but it was a way to play cd's in a car, as well as have a portable .......
385: Inmate Central, RE: **UPDATE** #2 rejected as well; back to waiting, but not likely long nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-11, 14:58:01 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
386: Inmate Central, It's a swing, and a miss! Organ donor #1 rejected (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-11, 09:31:37 (50.237.249.54)
Donor #2 on deck; transplant may still happen tonight. Will have a decision sometime this afternoon, still subject to rejection after opening the donor if things aren't just right. Always knew it was .......
387: Inmate Central, RE: Calling All Electricians: (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-11, 06:31:26 (50.237.249.54)
Major squall? Could be the wind, stronger and/or from a different than usual direction blew some water in, where it usually doesn't get to. Just a thought. .......
388: Inmate Central, RE: no kidding (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-10, 09:05:39 (50.237.249.54)
The Woke of today has become no more than Puritanical bullying. Conservatives bluster and most laugh them off; Woke burns witches daily. I would postulate that the term goes back farther, to the Wide .......
389: Inmate Central, RE: no kidding (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-10, 08:00:20 (50.237.249.54)
Woke is worse than street corner preachers; at least you can walk away from them. Woke is everywhere, and becoming more and more intrusive. .......
390: Inmate Central, RE: Theft in our neighborhood (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-09, 14:26:07 (50.237.249.54)
THAT sucks. Can't believe somebody would steal a few of them. We live on a mostly open lot. When there is thievery in the neighborhood it tends to happen in the rather heavily wooded area behind us. T .......
391: Inmate Central, RE: Cubs are managing down too (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-09, 09:04:11 (50.237.249.54)
they have brought in a bit of talent to improve the on field product, but ownership is not trying very hard The Ricketts aren't the Wrigleys, but they seem to be trending that way. Trouble is, the fan .......
392: Inmate Central, RE: probably (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-09, 08:28:24 (50.237.249.54)
I'm just not sure Fields has the arm needed, tho. He just doesn't seem to be accurate enough to be a star in this league, and he won't be a scrambler forever. Between the Bears having the first pick, .......
393: Inmate Central, RE: you're welcome (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-09, 06:56:16 (50.237.249.54)
Now, the conundrum for the Bears is: what to do with the 1st pick? Trade it for assets or more picks? Trade Fields? Kind of a nice problem to have. in the meantime, I would say that the Bears are the .......
394: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: There is 9dB of total padding... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-07, 18:28:33 (73.176.229.164)
Romy? I'm surprised he would soil himself rubbing elbows with the good Doctor's clientele. He spoke well of Bruce's speakers, but disparaged those of us that were his customers. Often. .......
395: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Wait, WHAT???? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-07, 12:33:28 (50.237.249.54)
3dB isn't too bad, tweak it with an L-pad (on the 2441 only) of the higher output driver. If nothing else, to see if you can really notice it, or not. Then, you can drive yourself nuts, wondering if B .......
396: Inmate Central, RE: retired couple that lives behind us sold their Avalon, said they didn't drive it enough (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-06, 17:53:56 (107.77.208.77)
I wish I had known. Then again, it has the same engine as our Sienna, peppy enough but not a gas miser. Getting 30 mpg with the Accord in mostly 'eco' mode. Not bad. We wanted something easier on gas .......
397: Inmate Central, RE: bought a used Honda Accord back in October (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-06, 10:27:56 (50.237.249.54)
2019 with just under 30k miles. Bought from a dealer, comes with balance of manufacturers drivetrain warranty. Price was high but not horrible; I think we caught a dip in the market. My wife looked re .......
398: Inmate Central, RE: a high school classmate used to pilot Grand Canyon fixed wing tours (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-05, 16:13:11 (50.237.249.54)
before they banned them, due to too many accidents. Another pilot (mutual school friend) visited him, and was so scared by the way he flew he swore he would NEVER get on another airplane that guy was .......
399: Inmate Central, RE: a waist is a terrible thing to mind (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-04, 11:11:52 (50.237.249.54)
I haven't been minding mine for years, and I have truly made great progress. .......
400: Inmate Central, RE: eliminate public transit taxes then? I pay taxes for mass transit, but (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-03, 08:54:40 (50.237.249.54)
it doesn't come within miles of where I work, shop, or live. .......
401: Inmate Central, RE: Versailles, IL (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-03, 07:42:18 (50.237.249.54)
in the west central part of the state; my wife lived there for a short time. Locally pronounced "Vur-sails" .......
402: Inmate Central, RE: there are a lot around here (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-02, 09:50:19 (73.176.229.164)
On the Fox river, southwest of Chicago. A real victory for the pollution reduction efforts, there were none when I was a kid. They have moved up to fish the creek tributaries, and earlier this winter .......
403: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-02, 08:13:11 (73.176.229.164)
x .......
404: General Asylum, RE: Crow's Nest (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-01, 18:39:33 (73.176.229.164)
I remember reading about that now, recall at the time thinking I had never been to his store. There was a group of music students I hung out with that would take the train in to the city once a semes .......
405: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: REL Caps RT series (and others)... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-01, 18:03:56 (73.176.229.164)
They seem to be harder to find; Handmade Electronics still carries Reliable, looks like under three or four different brand names. Rel-Cap, AudioCap, Hi-Rel, MultiCap. All under Reliable. Michael Perc .......
406: Inmate Central, RE: Thank you! Nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-01, 17:46:29 (73.176.229.164)
x .......
407: General Asylum, RE: Crow's Nest (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-01, 10:40:10 (73.176.229.164)
I don't recall Third Ring. I lived over near Aurora (Oswego), not exactly local, so I may not have known about it. .......
408: Inmate Central, RE: Me! (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-01, 09:40:33 (73.176.229.164)
It brings hope for my daughter. She gets her small intestine transplant within the next ten days or so. .......
409: General Asylum, RE: Steven Tyler (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2023-01-01, 09:18:36 (73.176.229.164)
I distinctly recall being at a record shop in Joliet, IL in the early 80s, when a couple of guys were talking about unexpectedly seeing Aerosmith the night before at a small venue in Peoria. Apparentl .......
410: Inmate Central, RE: i had to interrupt the TCM 'Thin Man' marathon to watch the ending (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-31, 21:04:33 (73.176.229.164)
Too bad, would have been nice to see a Big 10 team in the final. Two go9d games tonight. .......
411: Inmate Central, RE: tiny Teuton mechanic nymphs, burning sacrifices to Odin? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-30, 16:43:07 (73.176.229.164)
You must be pushing that car REALLY hard. .......
412: Inmate Central, RE: Well worth it! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-30, 07:47:00 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
413: Inmate Central, RE: Our first two were thicker decks; lasted longer, but lack of parts (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-30, 07:21:03 (50.237.249.54)
killed those. Odd length flat belts that were no longer made, 'generic' spindle assemblies (OEM "replacement" part) that weren't quite right and failed two or three times a season, etc. If I could wel .......
414: Inmate Central, RE: a politician lied??? You're KIDDING! (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-30, 06:43:50 (50.237.249.54)
The thing that piques my interest about this story is how it seems to matter to everybody for this particular guy. It's usually just laughed off, or at worst a momentary embarrassment. .......
415: Inmate Central, RE: deck stress is the killer here (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-30, 06:38:29 (50.237.249.54)
We have just under 3 acres. Rocks, stumps, and other bumps and bruises usually wreck the mower deck, which after a while becomes difficult to repair, and uneconomic or unavailable to replace. Over 50 .......
416: General Asylum, RE: I have one, literally from the golden age of Hi-Fi (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-26, 19:21:52 (73.176.229.164)
A small dot in the outer joint crease of my left pinky finger. I got it when I was desoldering a Dynaco MkII amp to rebuild. The original builder left a stub of copper wire on a socket connection, I d .......
417: Inmate Central, RE: I wouldn't DREAM of using tin foil for a hat (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-22, 09:08:35 (50.237.249.54)
after all, it might take some away from what you need ;) .......
418: Inmate Central, RE: corruption, corruption, corruption (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-22, 08:35:11 (50.237.249.54)
Several US politicians (in both parties) have been implicated in stuffing their progeney's bank accounts with Ukraine $ before the war. Now there are untraceable, unaccountable US $ flowing to Ukraine .......
419: Inmate Central, RE: Ukraine should drop this guy on them (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-20, 20:39:09 (73.176.229.164)
Boom! .......
420: General Asylum, RE: classical (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-19, 15:21:10 (50.237.249.54)
In the Chicago Band, Ray Still (principal oboe) and Donald Peck (principal flute) sat next to one another, played duets together as part of many (if not most) works, and did not speak to each other fo .......
421: Inmate Central, RE: me too, was C now D (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-19, 08:08:03 (50.237.249.54)
It happens with age. But I still have a very narrow heel; always a problem. Agree on styles vs sizes. When I wore dress shoes daily, I wore ET Wright, Bluecher. Was available in widths A to EEE; sele .......
422: Inmate Central, RE: Texas wants it more than Mexico (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-18, 20:25:37 (73.176.229.164)
A few years back I was involved with a group that was funding the restoration of an Illinois regiment's civil war National Colors; they were kept at the same museum that has the leg. The museum direct .......
423: Inmate Central, RE: 'Mystery meat', of course nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-16, 08:47:37 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
424: Inmate Central, RE: In Gulf War it was zero. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-16, 08:28:26 (50.237.249.54)
I went to the EAA fly-in at Osh Kosh the year after, and the air force had sent aircraft and personnel from the conflict to show them off. One of the pilots matter-of-factly said that the Patriots jus .......
425: Inmate Central, RE: "Depends" nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-15, 09:54:38 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
426: Inmate Central, RE: all new cars have had tracking features for a few years now (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-15, 09:43:58 (50.237.249.54)
Nobody tells you about it, and it's more invasive than you think. I've been told it's an issue overseas, as intelligence assets have been smoked out by the foreign country's security services hacking .......
427: Inmate Central, RE: a denizen of Central researching before his next post (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-13, 11:45:35 (50.237.249.54)
I originally posted "denizen of Outside"; Freudian slip I guess, searching the archives I came across an old post by Bruce from DC, and I guess I was thinking of him in days long past .......
428: Vintage Asylum, RE: jbl speaker with tweeter 075 and xover 4321 (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-13, 09:22:52 (50.237.249.54)
Around here in the late 70s/ early 80s high school and college, we used to call these 'Harvey Wallbangers', after the cocktail. Over-indulge, and your head hurt afterwards. A D130 or D123 in a box wi .......
429: Inmate Central, RE: Unexpected Joy (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-13, 09:08:00 (50.237.249.54)
how the #$*@ did I get on the White House Christmas card list? Not only am I a nobody, I'm a Republican! OK, I have a friend who works there who probably did it. Most likely. .......
430: Inmate Central, RE: The "countdown" has begun... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-12, 08:34:46 (50.237.249.54)
Memories... We had similar Korean war/WWII surplus tents in Boy Scouts in the '70s. Camped in groups in tents same/similar to the 'small' tent pictured, had a smaller 'drop side' tent for eating/meeti .......
431: Inmate Central, RE: cute! (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-12, 08:20:14 (50.237.249.54)
Congratulations on the new family member. I hope you bring each other many years of fulfillment and enjoyment. .......
432: Tubes Asylum, RE: Very nice. Thanks! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-12, 06:57:41 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
433: Inmate Central, RE: witnessed the broken wing trick over and over again in our front yard (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-09, 15:31:52 (50.237.249.54)
They used to nest in the middle of our gravel driveway where a few weeds grew up; we simply blocked off that side of the driveway loop until they all left the nest. The eggs blended so well it took ef .......
434: Inmate Central, RE: hubris (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-05, 08:01:25 (50.237.249.54)
As more time passes after my daughter's initial episode, I am simply shocked at the hubris of some physicians. Just a little admission that they may have screwed up, and things were going to hell, wou .......
435: Inmate Central, RE: if it ain't broke, don't fix it (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-05, 07:11:43 (50.237.249.54)
The hero that saved the Lost Battalion .......
436: Inmate Central, RE: "Thank God for the Dutch" (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-03, 13:43:44 (107.77.208.126)
Gotta love the Babylon Bee Actually I am sorry to see the US bow out so quickly .......
437: Inmate Central, RE: would love to see it (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-01, 08:42:03 (50.237.249.54)
But I'm more likely to be bitten by a shark while being struck by lightning as I'm cashing in a winning lottery ticket. And I don't play the lottery. fun to see both make it this far, tho .......
438: Inmate Central, RE: we bought a '19 Honda Accord back in early October (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-12-01, 08:23:01 (50.237.249.54)
It was painful, but not horrible. Got a very good (all things considered) rate at the teachers' credit union my wife belongs to. Bought it mostly for my wife's commute, then it should last us a while .......
439: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone have any experience selling used camera gear? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-29, 08:17:14 (50.237.249.54)
I've not sold gear, only bought from B&H, KEH, and Adorama. I rank them in that order of preference. I've had quotes from KEH to sell a couple of Leica IIIf bodies, which seemed on the low side; I end .......
440: Inmate Central, Black walbluenut bird (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-26, 15:06:00 (73.176.229.164)
Squirrel thought one of our bluebird houses was a good place to hide a walnut from our black walnut tree I used to clean them out every November, but then I noticed small birds would shelter in the .......
441: Inmate Central, RE: A Black Friday Tradition for Beer Geeks (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-26, 12:22:39 (73.176.229.164)
Bavarian Lodge in Lisle IL had four of the Goose Island Bourbon barrel beers on tap yesterday. Still have three, per their online list. They have a bunch of Firestone Walker beers on tap, never had an .......
442: Inmate Central, RE: a friend spent a few months in Iraq sharing a shipping container with a couple of guys (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-24, 20:52:23 (73.176.229.164)
being the only female type gov't employee at that site, she didn't have any women to share a container with. They gave her the back one third of the container, so the men didn't have to walk through h .......
443: Inmate Central, RE: How big a turkey is big enough? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-23, 09:39:16 (50.237.249.54)
Probably fine, but cutting it close, depending on how big the boys eat. When that happened to us a few times, we made a ham or a beef roast to go along with the turkey. Folks like to sample both, and .......
444: Inmate Central, RE: when my grandmother was a little girl in Southern Illinois, there were two cars in the entire county (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-22, 13:05:21 (50.237.249.54)
and yes, they had an accident at a crossroads in the middle of nowhere. .......
445: Inmate Central, RE: my wife has been prez of her smallish Faculty Council (union) at her community college for two years (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-22, 10:59:26 (50.237.249.54)
It has always been a lousy, mildly corrupt union, pay well below regional median, with the leadership often getting themselves and their departments small, cheap perks (or not getting disciplined for .......
446: Inmate Central, RE: fun video, thanks! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-21, 12:40:41 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
447: Inmate Central, RE: not quite gone, just saw it advertised in a Christmas catalog (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-21, 07:57:13 (50.237.249.54)
Yes, a print catalog, no less. nostalgia/ joke gift for us aging folk .......
448: Inmate Central, Maybe I'm just a codger, but Apple's new sales website seems to have jumped the shark (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-19, 21:45:05 (73.176.229.164)
It's hard to look at, particularly after a couple of beers. I can't tell what the I'm looking at. Where are the features? Oh, I guess they're listed in diagonal casual script with a drawn arrow pointi .......
449: Inmate Central, RE: 30 years or so ago, on a flight to Chicago from Frankfurt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-19, 18:04:47 (73.176.229.164)
I saw the German tourists trying American beer - in this case Budweiser (choices were Bud, Heineken and some European light beer). The looks on their faces... .......
450: Inmate Central, RE: some schools are hitting 1:1 ratio of administrators & staff to students (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-18, 14:57:54 (50.237.249.54)
and that's not including anyone who actually teaches Waaaaay too much effort being spent in higher education that has nothing to do with actual education. .......
451: Inmate Central, RE: Lots (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-17, 20:14:36 (73.176.229.164)
We always buy an new atlas before a long road trip; particularly with my wife's historical research. We never know what primary sources will lead to; new towns, new libraries, historical societies and .......
452: Inmate Central, RE: LOL first thing I thought from you title was (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-17, 14:45:21 (50.237.249.54)
that it was a quote from a climate change huckster. same appeal .......
453: Inmate Central, RE: my father loved the looks of the '56 (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-17, 13:04:50 (50.237.249.54)
Was his favorite car of the era. And he could name nearly any car, post-war through 1960 or so, by sight. Sometimes he had to think a minute about what year, but he was rarely wrong. By the time I was .......
454: Inmate Central, RE: Yep. The war covered up FDR's second botched economic effort (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-17, 10:22:09 (50.237.249.54)
and allowed him to quietly scuttle his policies without much questioning of his about-face. If you ever see a graph of factory output, you can see it absolutely crater from that plan. Had little to do .......
455: General Asylum, RE: and Chicago 13, with Maynard (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-15, 08:03:53 (50.237.249.54)
I was a 16 year old high school trumpet player, and was totally geeking out in anticipation. I drove to the mall on the day it was released; got home, listened to side 1, put it back in the liner, an .......
456: Inmate Central, RE: Uh-oh (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-15, 07:29:25 (50.237.249.54)
I hope it wasn't the Stanley Steamer my wife's great aunt sold to him. .......
457: Inmate Central, RE: my money would be on air cooled (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-14, 15:10:33 (50.237.249.54)
Porsche or a derivative. I've seen a handful of randomly burning Volkswagons. .......
458: Inmate Central, RE: For those who grew in the 70s & 80s... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-13, 19:54:01 (73.176.229.164)
We had two bathrooms; one in harvest gold, the other avocado green. Now that my wife and I took over the house, the harvest gold is gone, but the little used upstairs bathroom is still avocado green. .......
459: Inmate Central, RE: or wrought iron nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-13, 19:49:47 (73.176.229.164)
x .......
460: Inmate Central, RE: Likely very poor coordination of fly-by's by the controllers (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-12, 18:53:47 (73.176.229.164)
Looks like the Cobra pilot was executing a high speed turning pass along the flight line; he naturally descended slightly in the turn, and he couldn't see the B-17 slightly below him. One of the two .......
461: Inmate Central, RE: is that you, (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-09, 14:11:12 (50.237.249.54)
AlGore? ;) .......
462: Inmate Central, RE: Famous athletes lobby for state $ for their alma maters all the time (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-08, 18:57:54 (73.176.229.164)
He's not writing the checks; he's not the fiduciary responsible for safeguarding he funds. Unless he knowingly became part of a fraud, he's just a dupe. .......
463: Inmate Central, RE: Worrying about looking bad is one thing, knowing you're breaking the law is another (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-08, 15:22:01 (50.237.249.54)
Did he know it what he was doing was illegal at the time he did it? I really doubt it. Unless somebody specifically told him it was welfare $ that was illegal to divert, how would he know? I'll wager .......
464: Inmate Central, RE: I'm getting text ads every 15-30 minutes today (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-08, 12:00:38 (50.237.249.54)
somehow my cell # got on a Cook county list, I'm getting bombarded by ads well outside my districts .......
465: Inmate Central, RE: tomorrow (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-08, 11:51:18 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
466: Inmate Central, RE: yeah, it was a bit of a disappointment (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-08, 08:39:59 (50.237.249.54)
the vestiges of old-school Americana are fading away in my little corner of the world, bit by bit. Everything pretty much looks the same (polling place is a late '50s built country church), everybody .......
467: Inmate Central, RE: I didn't go early today, waited an hour or so (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-08, 07:03:21 (50.237.249.54)
It's actually a lot busier when the polls open, with the city commuters and the farmers lined up first thing. And the blue haired old lady poll workers typically need an extra 15-20 minutes after open .......
468: Inmate Central, RE: maybe have a trebuchet exhibit at the museum, to throw the protesters? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-07, 12:41:36 (50.237.249.54)
seems fair .......
469: Inmate Central, RE: My cousin had a hunting dog ruined by one (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-06, 10:14:33 (73.176.229.164)
Dog thought he was pointing a pheasant, a Tom rose up and kicked has ass. After that, 'that dog don't hunt' .......
470: Inmate Central, RE: I got behind a Mustang Mach E; at dusk, from behind it looked a lot like a Tesla with an odd logo nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-06, 07:59:52 (73.176.229.164)
x .......
471: Inmate Central, RE: the command and control economy is already here, in medicines manufacture (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-06, 07:56:22 (73.176.229.164)
The Feds a allot how much of which drug are ALLOWED to be manufactured, by which companies, for use in the US. It's the sop to the drug companies to keep prices up. My daughter had her injectable mul .......
472: Inmate Central, RE: Joe Kennedy? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-04, 11:11:20 (50.237.249.54)
I know, Dillinger. He used to have a place out here SW of Chicago, a few miles from where I live. since everybody else is bashing Republicans, I thought I would spread the love to a Dem .......
473: Inmate Central, RE: the reason it's smaller now (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-02, 14:39:23 (50.237.249.54)
is because a lot of the folks that lived there emigrated to Chicago .......
474: Inmate Central, RE: Good news indeed! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-11-02, 07:11:31 (107.77.207.189)
X .......
475: Inmate Central, RE: "goals of such governments is to undermine and discredit public services" (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-31, 12:11:40 (50.237.249.54)
Rhetoric much? Or are conservatives just cartoon characters to you? .......
476: Inmate Central, RE: fine, believe in the rainbow dust and unicorn farts (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-30, 16:34:49 (73.176.229.164)
and enjoy the iron fist that comes with them. .......
477: Inmate Central, RE: A quick switch from ICE to EV has always been a social exercise of rainbow dust and unicorn farts. (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-30, 07:26:52 (73.176.229.164)
Look at the quick rise of the ICE 100+ years ago. For the application, it was a massive improvement over the horse and steam power, petroleum resources were easily extracted and widely dispersed, and .......
478: Inmate Central, RE: I wonder if he has the C96 in that stock/holster on his lap (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-30, 07:04:18 (73.176.229.164)
I thought it was just a well worn leather satchel at first glance .......
479: Inmate Central, RE: Supercharger and then there is super duper chargers (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-28, 14:37:30 (50.237.249.54)
part of a cooling system for a super-cooled atomic collider? I recall Fermilab had turbos/superchargers of that size or bigger, stacked 3 or 4 in series, when I took a tour many years ago. And yes, jo .......
480: Inmate Central, RE: let's not forget Ms Balsom (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-28, 13:06:04 (50.237.249.54)
from ol' Blighty .......
481: Inmate Central, RE: tenThing (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-28, 08:08:35 (50.237.249.54)
some girls with brass .......
482: General Asylum, RE: RFI (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-27, 22:58:28 (73.176.229.164)
I had an intermittent hum in the left; drove me nuts. Spent hours swapping EVERYTHING left vs right trying to find it. Finally, at a silent moment between songs, the fridge kicked in - and so did the .......
483: Inmate Central, RE: Rural precinct, election day is the only time we get to see some folks (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-27, 12:34:46 (50.237.249.54)
It's changing, but there's still a little bit of old Americana left out here. Including busy-body poll worker old ladies gossiping. It's how I keep up with what some of my old classmates have been up .......
484: Inmate Central, RE: Here are some of the nicknames for residents of each state... (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-27, 12:18:35 (50.237.249.54)
going back to the mid 19th century, People who live in Illinois are called Suckers People who live in Missouri are called Pukes Suckers being named after tree 'suckers' that propagate from the roots o .......
485: Inmate Central, RE: my assumption was that it was for area denial (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-21, 12:44:57 (50.237.249.54)
Keep Ukrainian forces from crossing the area for a couple of weeks in order to effect a deep, organized withdrawal. I've read a couple of places claiming they're already evacuating Ukrainian Quisling .......
486: Inmate Central, RE: breakfast choices are difficult with Type II (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-21, 09:18:13 (50.237.249.54)
everything is bread/grain based, with loads of carbs. Even breakfast meats often have a high carb component, a bacon cure that includes sugar or fructose, or in the sausage mix. Lewis Bake Shop makes .......
487: Inmate Central, RE: a threat to Ukraine's flank/rear; bluff to tie down Ukraine forces, or escalation? nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-21, 07:36:24 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
488: Inmate Central, RE: ouch (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-21, 07:32:41 (50.237.249.54)
praying for a quick recovery with no lingering effects .......
489: Inmate Central, RE: Labor needs to burn down a few public buildings in the provinces first. Apples to apples. nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-20, 12:34:58 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
490: Inmate Central, RE: back to 'mount a Ma Deuce on anything that moves'? (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-19, 13:14:11 (50.237.249.54)
it has been effective in a variety of roles in the past yeah, you said well trained, but if there's enough of them, moderately trained will likely suffice .......
491: Inmate Central, RE: ouch (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-19, 07:48:51 (50.237.249.54)
but palms probably would have been a LOT worse. A guy in my bike club split both palms, was so bandaged up he couldn't even undo his pants to pee. Had to wear sweats for a couple of weeks. Get the sho .......
492: Inmate Central, RE: vax and boosters seem to make a difference in severity (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-19, 07:40:28 (50.237.249.54)
me, my wife, and my mom all got it in July (starting with me), all vaxed and boosted. We got sick, but no complications, in spite of existing health issues. Glad to hear you are doing well (enough). : .......
493: Inmate Central, RE: thanks guys! nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-19, 07:34:13 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
494: Inmate Central, She's home! Was kind of a 'celebrity' patient at the hospital (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-18, 08:00:48 (50.237.249.54)
The surgeon that did her life saving surgery told her he was going to write a scholarly article about her as the worst condition living patient he had ever seen; now he's writing an article about how .......
495: Inmate Central, RE: I oppose part of globalization (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-17, 10:06:50 (50.237.249.54)
mostly from a nationalist perspective. I hold no illusions regarding how some of our trading 'partners' will act at some point of conflict in the future; we need the manufacturing capacity and ability .......
496: Inmate Central, RE: Either that or the Packers are mediocre (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-17, 08:54:13 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
497: Inmate Central, RE: Since I am still a film dinosaur and my main camera doesn't even have a battery (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-15, 17:51:04 (107.77.209.52)
I carry a Sekonic L-308 and use it mostly in incident mode. Love it, it's not as accurate as the 398 but it's a perfect size and function for the casual shooter like me. If I pay attention I don't mis .......
498: Inmate Central, RE: a colleague had a Lotus in the late '80s (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-14, 11:14:24 (50.237.249.54)
between his insurance rates doubling when a window got broken out (insurance company was shocked at the replacement cost) and the Lucas 'prince of darkness' electrical, he had to give up on it ::: TOP .......
499: Inmate Central, RE: my humor often misses the mark nt (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-13, 08:45:09 (50.237.249.54)
x .......
500: Inmate Central, RE: ask for the moon, settle for what you really want (0.00)
Posted by Oldbean2 on 2022-10-13, 08:20:51 (50.237.249.54)
Nothing new here. It just gives the Dems the opportunity to run the TV ad of grandma being pushed off the cliff in a wheelchair again. .......
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