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1: Inmate Central, RE: Qatar funding jihadi training facilities (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-23, 15:43:12 (74.124.173.229)
I read today that Columbia University protesters are linked to a Soros funded group. Looks like Antifa redux. .......
2: General Asylum, RE: Un-Du (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-21, 11:33:14 (74.124.173.229)
I had to Google and sure enough in big, bold, red print, "Not available in California." They now have a VOC compliant product that is sold in California. .......
3: Inmate Central, RE: I'm Porscheless again, after trading my 2022 911 Carrera S... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-21, 09:26:25 (74.124.173.229)
I hope the check came your way. .......
4: Inmate Central, RE: Open an S-CRP (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-19, 16:17:26 (74.124.173.229)
I think you mean C Corp. I'm an S Corp and mailed several checks Monday. C passes through to shareholders. .......
5: Speaker Asylum, + 10 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-19, 07:41:14 (66.57.218.74)
Herbies Gliders are the deal and work better than advertised. My speakers/stands are on a suspended hardwood floor as well and when not listening, wife likes them up against the wall and out of the wa .......
6: General Asylum, RE: Old enough to know Dave Pogue can drop by here at any moment... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-17, 13:28:09 (66.57.218.74)
We are all fortunate to have known Dave. I met him at a Muzik Mike's Ribfest numerous years ago that was attended by many fine AA members. I think Batman and I are the only ones left still participati .......
7: Inmate Central, RE: R.I.P. Peter Higgs, physicist, nobel laureate, proposed mechanism that gives mass to fundamental particles. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-10, 15:39:49 (74.124.173.210)
Excellent man and unfortunately more don't have his humility and class. Thank you for posting. .......
8: Inmate Central, RE: DOTD (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-09, 05:13:40 (174.218.226.3)
One half boned dove breast One slice water chestnut One slice pickled jalapeņo Roll and wrap with half slice of bacon Fasten with toothpick Cook on low heat on grill Dove Poppers Works well with most .......
9: Inmate Central, RE: Don't follow basketball but couldn't help but notice... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-05, 06:31:37 (66.57.218.74)
It's OK....no one under 70 has a clue who Pistol Pete is and Caitlin Clark is adored by everyone else. It is appropriate for the younger generations to have a recognizable idol and inspiration. ::: T .......
10: Inmate Central, RE: Respect for the past (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-04, 12:05:11 (66.57.218.74)
That is a sad shirt. I spent a lot of time in San Francisco in the late 90s and Naughties attending various West Coast lumber conventions, typically twice a year. SF is one of my favorite cities which .......
11: Inmate Central, RE: Wonder how many of them will end up blinded because they bought fake eclipse glasses. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-02, 12:41:45 (66.57.218.74)
This will be an ophthalmologist's dream. One of my grandmothers ruined her eyesight staring at a solar eclipse in the early 1900's. She had vision problems most of her adult life and as an elderly wom .......
12: Inmate Central, RE: Respect for the past (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-02, 12:11:14 (66.57.218.74)
He is a big guy but he has more grace than one would think. Historically, UNC, NCSU, Duke, and Wake Forest have had great basketball histories. I remember David Thompson very well and graduated from N .......
13: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone else notice . . . (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-02, 10:06:15 (66.57.218.74)
The last time Phi Slamma Jamma was on the tip of your tongue, the guys from North Carolina State University beat them for the National Title. I will bet the "fat kid," D. J. Burns, Jr., is in better p .......
14: Inmate Central, RE: The glory days of 60 minutes were the 60's and 70's (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-04-01, 15:49:21 (74.124.173.210)
Back in the day if your receptionist says Mike Wallace is in the lobby, you head out the back door and hope camera crews aren't in the parking lot! .......
15: Inmate Central, RE: Keep on shopping where you wish (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-28, 06:24:29 (66.57.218.74)
I will share this much and move on. My BIL was a brain cancer survivor from age of 7 and the radiation treatments left him physically handicapped and stunted his growth. Living in a rural area and wit .......
16: Inmate Central, RE: Keep on shopping where you wish (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-27, 16:20:17 (74.124.173.210)
Damn son, you missed my point entirely. Locally, I see third world made clothes and furniture at Walmart being sold to the very people who used to make them in this state. Ironic don't you think. Gra .......
17: Inmate Central, RE: Keep on shopping where you wish (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-27, 15:17:56 (74.124.173.210)
Walmart Effect: read about it. The locals are wage slaves with minimal if any benefits and would at least get a meal if working at McDonalds. I wish my brother in law were alive, he could enlighten yo .......
18: Inmate Central, Keep on shopping where you wish (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-27, 13:58:14 (66.57.218.74)
I understand your logic, but how many pounds of asparagus are you purchasing at a time that the $1 per pound difference affects your quality of life? Walmart is not a benign neighborhood general store .......
19: Inmate Central, RE: where do you buy your Stereo gear? /nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-27, 13:39:39 (66.57.218.74)
My amp used on US Audio Mart, Streamer from a dealer, speakers from a dealer, and current cables from dealers and manufacturers. How about you? .......
20: Inmate Central, RE: Winco is the working mans friend. Employee owned. nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-27, 13:05:29 (66.57.218.74)
Since you seem to revel in continuing this conversation, I have a challenge for you: Google "Walmart Effect" and report back tomorrow. Walmart has destroyed jobs in rural towns and cities, forced the .......
21: Inmate Central, RE: Daniel Kahneman obituary; explored warped decision-making, & crooked thinking. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-27, 12:24:30 (66.57.218.74)
Thank you for posting Dr. Kahneman's obituary. Amazing man and greatly admired. .......
22: Inmate Central, RE: Winco is the working mans friend. Employee owned. nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-27, 12:11:44 (66.57.218.74)
Winco is the best and employee owned as you said. My daughter took me in one in Bozeman and I was impressed enough to see if their stock is listed. Lucky employees. .......
23: Inmate Central, RE: Here is a big reason .............. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-27, 07:06:57 (66.57.218.74)
This story is all over the internet and in all the usual news magazines. The story apparently originated with former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, who is now on the faculty at Berkeley. Where Bob .......
24: Inmate Central, RE: For my 67th birthday... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-21, 15:40:03 (74.124.173.210)
You and I keep this up and our bodies and families will appreciate the effort when we hit 90! .......
25: Inmate Central, RE: For my 67th birthday... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-21, 13:40:48 (66.57.218.74)
Way to go! I am 64 and run 3.5 to 5 miles at least 3 times a week and have upped my game in the past 10 years. Once the weather gets a bit warmer the road bike will come out and I typically ride at 5 .......
26: Inmate Central, RE: tinnitus? where'd you get yours? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-19, 07:58:23 (66.57.218.74)
Done it all....loud concerts, loud at home, years of shooting shotguns, auto races, but I think the real culprit has been 45 years talking on phone 8 hours a day for business. Ears ring but left (phon .......
27: Inmate Central, RE: What did you do for your son's 18th? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-19, 07:52:01 (66.57.218.74)
When I turned 18 it was a milestone and one could legally buy beer and wine so you can guess what I did. For my son and daughter the drinking age was 21 so it was no milestone and my wife and I probab .......
28: Inmate Central, RE: Late afternoon, and the local kids are already having a rough Irish Amateur Day (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-18, 07:45:35 (66.57.218.74)
Paddy's Day and New Years Eve are the two largest amateur hours by far. Super Bowl Sunday is a close third. .......
29: Inmate Central, RE: who told you Tic Toc was safe? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-15, 13:52:36 (74.124.173.210)
Why did your family flee Eastern Europe? .......
30: General Asylum, RE: 70 year retrospective (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-14, 15:41:54 (74.124.173.210)
Heck, you've made a great transition from shellac to fiber! Mighty impressive and congratulations. .......
31: General Asylum, RE: Most telling, IMO, is that people would rather post about listening to musc than listen to music (nt) (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-14, 15:37:52 (74.124.173.210)
MUSC is the abbreviation for Medical University of South Carolina located in Charleston. .......
32: Inmate Central, RE: Rats are all high on pot. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-12, 08:26:09 (66.57.218.74)
Green, raw reefer will not get one stoned. It has to be burned, cooked, etc...a process called decarboxylation to release the THC, CDB, and CDG. Sounds like someone in the NOLA PD is the rat! ::: TOPI .......
33: Cable Asylum, RE: Kimber 12TC, Part 3 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-08, 12:51:41 (66.57.218.74)
Keep up the work Lummy and don't let the Puritans get you down. I think your light hearted posts add a nice touch of vigor to an otherwise retirement home sort of web site. It is evident that many hon .......
34: Inmate Central, RE: The only piston engine airliner I can remember flying on... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-05, 11:37:57 (66.57.218.74)
Did you by chance visit some family with the same surname in Greensboro? I know a couple who originated in Baltimore and one played lacrosse for the Bluejays a million years ago. .......
35: Inmate Central, RE: Least favorite invasive plants? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-04, 13:34:09 (66.57.218.74)
Kudzu is a PITA in my neck of the woods. Goats will eat it not sure they will eat tumbleweed. .......
36: Inmate Central, Low COVID Cure (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-04, 13:00:06 (74.124.173.210)
Long COVID may be caused by low iron levels per a report I just read in the NY Post...same folks reporting on Death by Vitamin D. Edit: Got distracted and typed Low instead of Long .......
37: Inmate Central, RE: A highschool friend had a SL100 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-02, 02:29:16 (74.124.173.210)
One buddy got a Yamaha 125 two stroke and another a 175 two stroke and they were quick. Shortly after another rode in on a Penton Sachs 125 that was an interesting dirt bike. Then Bruce showed up on a .......
38: Inmate Central, RE: Here's the Green Monster I had in 1970 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-01, 15:04:04 (74.124.173.210)
Several younger guys in the hood had Garelli mopeds that were pretty cool but quirky. Honda Mini Trail 50s and Trail 70s were very popular with my trail riding buddies. Love your old Garelli and it wo .......
39: Inmate Central, RE: Got the Kendra Natalie there, too, eh? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-01, 14:59:27 (74.124.173.210)
It is an authentic Mikuni and they supplied the air cleaner. I had a similar in blue in 1970 but it had a puny 3 hp B&S. I saved from parents 25 years ago and installed a 5 hp Briggs and my son and da .......
40: Inmate Central, I cobbled this together last summer (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-01, 12:28:05 (66.57.218.74)
Neighbor put on the street and the temptation was too great. Modified the motor (Honda Clone), installed a Mikuni, disc brake on rear, new handle bar, front fork, new tires, torque converter...only .......
41: Inmate Central, RE: Death from Vitamin D (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-01, 11:30:18 (66.57.218.74)
In all seriousness, I had my annual physical in January and have been advised to take a Men's One a Day 50+ for the B. Right now I am in great shape but that is subject to change as we all know. ::: .......
42: Inmate Central, RE: "... free online and can keep you up to date on life's really important stuff." (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-01, 11:23:48 (66.57.218.74)
I was perusing both during lunch in the office and ran across the topic here and couldn't resist posting. With all the Vitamin D banter here during COVID this struck me as very funny. .......
43: Inmate Central, RE: "Excess D wasn't the only cause of death listed - the coroner also blamed congestive heart failure, chronic... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-01, 11:12:59 (66.57.218.74)
It is a great read and I'm glad you have been reminded of it. NY Post and Daily Mail are both free online and can keep you up to date on life's really important stuff. .......
44: Inmate Central, RE: Death from Vitamin D (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-01, 11:04:06 (66.57.218.74)
LOL, not an indulger of supplements just eat right, exercise, and let nature take its course. I spend a good deal of time outdoors and vitamin D is not lacking in my system. .......
45: Inmate Central, Death from Vitamin D (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-03-01, 08:43:50 (66.57.218.74)
Well, it has finally happened. .......
46: Inmate Central, RE: Snooty, urban, arrogant elitist... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-02-28, 08:16:32 (66.57.218.74)
60 years ago similar was said about women. "Women need to be seen not heard and barefoot and pregnant." .......
47: Inmate Central, Yes, but...-.. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-02-24, 06:57:43 (74.124.173.210)
New ones are being created while old ones fade away, similar to life on Earth. Always remember: change is constant. .......
48: Inmate Central, RE: Today's used car (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-02-14, 11:58:13 (66.57.218.74)
Two of the hottest cars I have ever ridden in were an E Type and a 70s TVR. Both have large transmission humps and the exhaust runs along side of the passenger compartment. Beautiful cars but not the .......
49: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Where can you get cotton insulation for wire? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-02-06, 12:49:48 (66.57.218.74)
Try WireCare.com .......
50: Inmate Central, RE: Candle light dinner... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-02-05, 10:05:28 (66.57.218.74)
Hurricanes are no fun. Hunker down and stay safe. .......
51: Inmate Central, RE: Furniture (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-02-01, 15:50:17 (74.124.177.112)
Sure does, Sherrill makes nice upholstered furniture in Hickory, NC. .......
52: Inmate Central, RE: the Courtyard Marriott on Wendover was my home for those years... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-31, 15:09:31 (74.124.177.112)
Learn something new everyday. The bulk of poplar that was and is sold around here is 1 and 2 common used for frame stock for upholstered furniture which is still surviving in NC. Thanks for the chat .......
53: Inmate Central, RE: our head office was in Archdale NC... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-31, 11:29:07 (66.57.218.74)
It is a small world. I am in Greensboro and Archdale and High Point are next door as you know. I did sell a lot of poplar to moulding manufacturers which is a nice fine grain wood like aspen. Had I be .......
54: Inmate Central, RE: retired for 13 years... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-31, 06:08:08 (66.57.218.74)
Small world....In the 90s I was a partner is a lumber operation in the Appalachian mountains of NC and produced Heavy 5/4 and Heavy 6/4 Eastern White Pine, Moulding through P99, which is a direct subs .......
55: Inmate Central, RE: we have met the enemy and he is us... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-30, 15:22:10 (174.216.1.3)
You failed to answer my reply at bottom. Any particular reason? .......
56: Inmate Central, RE: we have met the enemy and he is us... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-30, 13:44:57 (66.57.218.74)
What are you trying to accomplish in the lumber industry. I've been in it for a life time had no issues navigating among all the softwood players in Canada and the US. The Canadians have purchased a l .......
57: Inmate Central, RE: Pininfarina's take on the Corvair. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-19, 11:30:00 (66.57.218.74)
What a beautiful car. My dad had a 61, 64, and 67 Monza Spyder that was badass.... .......
58: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Simaudio 760A, Part 13 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-11, 15:52:13 (74.124.177.112)
Lummy, Keep up the great work and pay zero attention to the geriatric crowd. It's refreshing to see your refreshing view of life. Thank you .......
59: Inmate Central, RE: The biggest threat to the NFL? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-10, 15:39:00 (74.124.177.112)
Lacrosse!!!! .......
60: Inmate Central, RE: I vividly remember one night in February of 1989 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-08, 15:39:58 (174.247.12.140)
Good Doctor, You may have extended family in town that I know. Several years ago you mentioned being in town and eating BBQ at a local favorite with family. It didn't register at the time that I may k .......
61: Inmate Central, There was a time...- (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-03, 14:46:03 (74.124.177.112)
There was a time when many a man wished to be on the "list." .......
62: Inmate Central, A Plus 1 to Tom below...... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-02, 10:50:44 (66.57.218.74)
It is Harvard, the top ranked world university that is caught in a trap of its own making. Kudos to Tom for his articulation of our thoughts on this forum. Sort of like a Preacher getting caught comm .......
63: Inmate Central, RE: 29 Harvard presidents going back to 1640... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-02, 10:40:47 (66.57.218.74)
Thank you Tom for articulating what I was attempting to get across. Appreciate your thoughts. .......
64: Inmate Central, RE: Harvard students call for Gay's resignation... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-02, 09:00:12 (66.57.218.74)
My point is, I don't think Gay may have been as thoroughly vetted as she should have been, and to persue a "desired female president" the vetting body may have cut her some slack to check all the "cor .......
65: Inmate Central, RE: Harvard students call for Gay's resignation... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2024-01-02, 08:23:23 (66.57.218.74)
She never should have been hired in the first place. If she was a 55 year old white male, her tenure would never have started. The board is over their heads and are afraid to confront the accusations .......
66: Inmate Central, RE: Hee Haw? Had the lamest cornball humor ever to hit the airwaves. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-29, 16:25:46 (174.247.13.172)
Those same hillbillies and hicks made the state of Oregon what it is today. The forest products industry built Oregon into the economic machine it is on the blood and sweat of the loggers who migrated .......
67: Inmate Central, RE: One does have to wonder, (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-27, 15:56:27 (74.124.177.112)
We have ours on a work day so only the unemployed can vote. Saturday or Sunday would be too easy. .......
68: Inmate Central, RE: Hellman's (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-27, 09:39:11 (66.57.218.74)
For the extra 50 calories, I will stick with Mayonnaise thank you. .......
69: Inmate Central, RE: Hellman's (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-27, 08:45:58 (66.57.218.74)
Miracle Whip is nasty, artificial crap my father in law put on everything to everyone's horror. It is not mayonnaise in any form or fashion and the label says it is a "taste of Creamy Mayo and Tangy D .......
70: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone here make their own Mayonnaise ? .................. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-26, 10:58:35 (74.124.177.112)
My 2 cents: I personally think Dukes is greasy compared to Hellman's and Kraft's. Wife thinks Dukes is better than I do. I prefer Hellman's on sandwiches and Dukes in pimento cheese. It is a compromi .......
71: Inmate Central, RE: 1955. Pre-dates both. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-24, 10:37:02 (74.124.177.112)
Looks like a 300 grill. I think it is a decent looking car except for the exhaust which looks like a shop class after thought. .......
72: Inmate Central, RE: There's a rathole of rotten cops in Rankin County Mississippi. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-23, 17:20:15 (74.124.177.112)
NYT would be wise to focus on rotten cops, politicians, government employees, organized crime, union bosses, and all the other unsavory locals. Focusing on social ills in distant Mississippi is typica .......
73: Inmate Central, Yep.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-18, 12:51:42 (66.57.218.74)
They turn into grumpy old men!!! .......
74: Inmate Central, RE: What? No love for Cessna? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-17, 09:39:09 (74.124.177.112)
A friends dad had one and he thought it was the safest small plane built. He was an OBGYN in WV and wanted something safer than most private planes of the era. I flew with him a couple times and it wa .......
75: Inmate Central, RE: 700 Harvard University faculty back Claudine Grey (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-11, 15:01:23 (74.124.177.112)
700 out of 16,000 staff including 2,400 professors and lecturers is not a landslide of support. .......
76: Inmate Central, RE: Link showing cat owners at mental risk (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-10, 09:26:31 (74.124.177.103)
I have noticed over the years that the craziest habitants of this asylum do post pictures of cats so it must be so. DBT :0) .......
77: Inmate Central, RE: Anchors Away! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-08, 16:05:11 (74.124.177.103)
Actually Anchors Aweigh. Two great schools and services. I salute all. .......
78: Inmate Central, Anchors Away! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-08, 14:56:29 (74.124.177.103)
I heard the Army coach is only dressing out 15 players and the rest can dress themselves...-.. .......
79: Inmate Central, RE: Luck tends to favor those who work hard (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-07, 08:48:55 (66.57.218.74)
Luck: Where preparation and opportunity meet .......
80: Inmate Central, RE: Captions? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-03, 11:20:17 (74.124.177.103)
That is amazing. It took a minute to realize what had occurred and I bet the captain was shocked when he lifted the motor up. Wow! .......
81: Inmate Central, RE: Crying towels handed out in the locker rooms (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-12-03, 10:40:56 (74.124.177.103)
I think the correct choices were made and FSU has struggled in recent games and are not the same team they were in September. I'm an ACC guy but the four schools in are the best right now in my opinio .......
82: Inmate Central, RE: Man can kill a leaopard from 1000 yards. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-11-27, 14:17:07 (74.124.177.103)
For the most part you are exhibiting domesticated animals. Wild dogs, cats, and birds; a human could never catch without tools was my point. As a species without tools, humanoids would be herbivores w .......
83: Inmate Central, RE: Man can kill a leaopard from 1000 yards. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-11-27, 04:43:31 (74.124.177.103)
For the most part you are exhibiting domesticated animals. Wild dogs, cats, and birds; a human could never catch without tools was my point. As a species without tools, humanoids would be herbivores w .......
84: Inmate Central, RE: Man can kill a leaopard from 1000 yards. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-11-26, 09:46:33 (74.124.177.103)
Let's have some fun: besides a sloth, name five mammals and birds a human can catch and kill with their bare hands, and no tools allowed. I'm having a hard time thinking of any species that would sust .......
85: Inmate Central, RE: Told ya (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-11-21, 14:32:16 (66.57.218.74)
I am thinking an ACC team may surprise a few teams. .......
86: Inmate Central, RE: Porsche Palooza COTD (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-11-19, 11:08:11 (74.124.177.103)
My local dealer has a 2018 with 6k for $379k. .......
87: Inmate Central, RE: Porsche Palooza COTD (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-11-19, 11:04:52 (74.124.177.103)
The license plate sums it up very well. Bad ass car for sure. .......
88: Inmate Central, RE: The green Matchbox I have that looks like that - is an MG 1100 ;) (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-11-11, 15:30:37 (74.124.177.113)
Exactly the one in the attic. I have over 100 plus all the Antiques, and large from 1969-1970. .......
89: Inmate Central, RE: I mean, even BMC/BLMC made a "Maxi" (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-11-11, 10:58:59 (74.124.177.113)
I have a Matchbox one of these in green. .......
90: Inmate Central, RE: GM--jump or wait another week? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-11-10, 13:11:46 (74.124.177.113)
Run and avoid all auto stocks based in the US. None are long term money makers and hemorrhage cash. One can do better just about anywhere else in our economy. A cheap stock is exactly that, a cheap st .......
91: Inmate Central, RE: A question for all you tire experts... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-11-10, 11:05:41 (66.57.218.74)
I have never been a fan of Continental auto tires. I have found their ride to be harsher and louder than other brands. Michelin is my go to but I have Pirellis on my car now and am pleased with the ri .......
92: Inmate Central, RE: Many in congress are finally respecting the will of the people (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-30, 15:50:47 (72.11.45.218)
Just curious: what are your thoughts about Antifa? .......
93: Inmate Central, RE: Old Sci-Fi (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-30, 09:11:34 (66.57.218.74)
Did you borrow this from Mr. Kait :0) .......
94: Inmate Central, RE: HEADLINE OF THE DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-30, 09:09:29 (66.57.218.74)
She and her sisters have slept with a good number of league members so my guess is their drawers are already pretty well known and obviously admired. .......
95: Inmate Central, RE: Italian Car of the Day (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-18, 06:40:44 (66.57.218.74)
When I was 16, and older friend purchased one and took me for a ride his first day of ownership. He traveled a twisting street that was the measure of all cars known to us and as he entered the tough .......
96: Vintage Asylum, RE: Reputable repairs for vintage gear (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-14, 16:39:39 (72.11.45.218)
If you can handle shipping, I have used Mort's TV and repair in Pennsylvania and been very pleased with his work. Reasonable pricing and quick turn around once you move through the queue. .......
97: Inmate Central, RE: British Car of the Day... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-14, 12:21:03 (72.11.45.218)
A friend (British auto fanatic) had an Elite, Elan, and Europa. Best of my recollection they used Ford and Toyota engines and though I cannot vouch for reliability they all ran like scalded dogs on ra .......
98: Inmate Central, RE: British Car of the Day... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-14, 05:30:44 (174.216.1.157)
A friend (British auto fanatic) had an Elite, Elan, and Europa. Best of my recollection they used Ford and Toyota engines and though I cannot vouch for reliability they all ran like scalded dogs on ra .......
99: Inmate Central, RE: There never was a better simpler time. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-11, 13:20:33 (66.57.218.74)
It is not a Southern thing Mike, it is nation wide and covers all spectrum of people. It is also unfair and false to peg your responses to a TV show from almost 60 years ago. 60 years ago many big pla .......
100: Inmate Central, RE: So which is it... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-11, 07:17:58 (66.57.218.74)
Willis... .......
101: Inmate Central, RE: Some Jethro math (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-10, 15:31:02 (72.11.45.218)
Gazintas as I recall. One of the all time greats! .......
102: General Asylum, RE: Quantum mechanics, Newtonian dynamics and human psychology (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-10, 12:57:34 (66.57.218.74)
Color affects smell..... .......
103: Inmate Central, RE: Extinct Marque of the Day... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-09, 08:44:55 (66.57.218.74)
My grandfather bought a new 1949 Golden Anniversary edition Packard in gold color. Apparently very few were painted gold and according to several aunts and uncles, it was not the most attractive car. .......
104: Inmate Central, RE: Lost a friend of 50 yrs a few weeks ago..... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-10-02, 15:56:42 (72.11.45.218)
Rick, Glad to see you back: my favorite cornet playing Beaver! Will .......
105: Inmate Central, RE: Home on the Range in Wyoming (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-30, 19:51:17 (67.143.208.183)
Blue grouse taken on mountain top. Big birds. .......
106: Inmate Central, RE: Home on the Range in Wyoming (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-30, 19:45:11 (67.143.208.183)
We hunted Blues yesterday at 8000 to 9000 feet, all up and down. Demanding and challenging but greatly rewarding. My favorite of all upland hunting. South Dakota Wednesday week for pheasant. They are .......
107: Inmate Central, RE: Home on the Range in Wyoming (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-30, 19:42:34 (67.143.208.183)
Sage and Blue are big birds. 4-6 pounds. Charlie and I shot 12 gauge modified. I have O/U and shot M and IM. Three others hunting with our outfitter shot 28 and 20. I prefer a little extra ass when sh .......
108: Inmate Central, RE: Home on the Range in Wyoming (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-30, 03:55:33 (67.143.208.183)
With proper preparation grouse can be quite tasty. Grill or sauté medium rare, slice and cover with balsamic, mushroom reduction. Well done are not fit to eat imho. .......
109: Inmate Central, Home on the Range in Wyoming (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-29, 17:58:52 (67.143.208.183)
My son and I are just south of Casper this week. Yesterday we got our two a day limit on Sage Grouse. Brought home two Blue Grouse today and this was hard hunting up and down mountains. Tomorrow mo .......
110: Inmate Central, RE: and yet... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-25, 08:40:58 (66.57.218.74)
Interesting choice of words "dead reliable." Wife and I have owned numerous Audis and she currently has a 2021 Q8 but once the warranty ends, all bets are off. .......
111: Inmate Central, RE: Rugby World Cup (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-24, 08:24:38 (72.11.45.218)
I was in Paris last week and was informed that France would be playing someone that particular day. By 5 pm law enforcement had erected pedestrian barriers the full length of Champs Elysées in anticip .......
112: Inmate Central, RE: Used Car of the Day.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-23, 11:59:35 (72.11.45.218)
I'll give you $6995 tax, title, and drive away! .......
113: Inmate Central, RE: Squirrels were a big deal here in the past (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-22, 10:59:43 (66.57.218.74)
Bruce W. Kendall was a huge fan of squirrels and photos of such were common. .......
114: Inmate Central, RE: gang-bangers running a stash-house in the 'hood. What about hillbillies with meth labs in the woods? nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-16, 11:46:56 (169.155.246.36)
Same difference. .......
115: Inmate Central, RE: The inherent "problem" with pit bulls isn't the dog... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-16, 08:02:53 (169.155.246.36)
It's not the owners, the dogs are inherently prone to violence. Some certainly will behave but all have DNA to attack and kill. To believe otherwise is pure fantasy and denial. See my earlier post. :: .......
116: Inmate Central, RE: British are banning an American breed of dog, the American XL Bully. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-15, 12:19:46 (169.155.246.36)
Ban them here as well...- Last year there was a middle aged woman who attended our morning gym class religiously then she disappeared for two months. She returned and had both arms wrapped with compre .......
117: Inmate Central, RE: "Lead me not into temptation..." (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-05, 15:35:19 (97.75.140.57)
Bad ass bike and half the cost is in the Campagnolo Record wireless shifters and brakes. That is amazing technology. Now your bike tech will have to use a laptop to tune up the bike. .......
118: Inmate Central, RE: Mini bikes are fun! Until they're not.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-04, 13:57:44 (97.75.140.57)
I rebuilt this 30 year old last fall. Hydraulic brakes work well. Top speed near 60. .......
119: Digital Drive, RE: It does seem reasonable that GI and such device might to more harm that good ~nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-03, 09:37:24 (97.75.140.57)
I am observing a cleaner and better sound reproduction with the Gigafoil out of the signal path. This makes me wonder if all of these gadgets impart a tiny signature of their own to the signal and goi .......
120: Digital Drive, Best Question of the month (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-09-03, 07:08:13 (97.75.140.57)
Thanks for asking and answers will be interesting. I have been messing around with Wireworld Red and Platinum as well as a newly acquired Supra Cat8 yesterday and again this morning. Running these fro .......
121: Digital Drive, RE: My latest scheme to rip 1000 CDs (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-08-31, 09:09:34 (66.57.218.74)
I agree with you 1 million percent. I ripped my CD collection 10+ years ago to several HD to play back through a Macbook and a decade later the CDs are long gifted away, the Macbook is in a garbage du .......
122: Inmate Central, RE: Doesn't Putin have something analogous to our Navy Seals? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-08-23, 11:29:20 (66.57.218.74)
Daily Mail says his plane went down north of Moscow today..... .......
123: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Got a small Accuphase bug (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-08-19, 19:26:26 (174.245.83.188)
I'm a big fan of the E380. During the past three years I have morphed from an SET rig with 845 amp, Don Allen preamp, and Audio Note E to a Lumin U1 and Denafrips Thallo to a Luxman 550 AXii to a Lumi .......
124: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Got a small Accuphase bug (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-08-19, 16:27:36 (97.75.140.57)
You know, the Yen to Dollar exchange rate is down a third from a couple years ago. This may have an affect on Japanese prices in the US. My last significant purchase was from Canada and the exchange r .......
125: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Got a small Accuphase bug (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-08-19, 15:06:21 (97.75.140.57)
The Japanese units I see on EBay are 100v not 120 v used in USA. Is a said above, Accuphase is much more popular with wide spread distribution in Japan. Not so in the USA, thus some folks give importi .......
126: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Got a small Accuphase bug (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-08-18, 16:27:46 (97.75.140.57)
I went online Japan and didn't see any E270 for sale at levels you write about. There are many more Accuphase products sold in Japan than US thus some price difference but I don't think it is a bargai .......
127: Inmate Central, RE: My step father was an avid quail hunter. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-08-18, 13:10:19 (66.57.218.74)
Not all great bird shooters are assholes!!! It is not a trait. .......
128: Inmate Central, RE: What kind of birds are those? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-08-18, 13:08:55 (66.57.218.74)
Looks like California Quail or Gambel's Quail. Not Bob White as you and I are accustomed to. .......
129: Inmate Central, RE: I always liked it too... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-08-07, 13:36:15 (66.57.218.74)
What were you doing in GSO? .......
130: Inmate Central, RE: I prefer Presta. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-07-31, 11:27:03 (66.57.218.74)
Bingo, I use the same and a traditional tire gauge. Piece of cake. .......
131: Critic's Corner, RE: John Marks' Bookshelf for Lovers of Recordings #3 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-07-21, 06:00:49 (66.57.218.74)
What a great read and thank you for the tip. The author adds a surprise of several pages of photographs which really add to the stories. It is refreshing to read an "audio manuscript" written in nonpr .......
132: General Asylum, RE: Shedding and Simplifying (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-06-11, 13:22:58 (72.11.36.54)
I did the same thing, in stages, during the past 3 years. Gone are all the bells and whistles that comprised a wonderful SET rig and ultimately ended up with an Accuphase integrated, Lumin streamer/da .......
133: Inmate Central, RE: Why is the Indy 500 still a thing? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-05-29, 08:04:50 (72.11.36.54)
Interesting post. I watched the last quarter of the race and afterward thought what is the point of Indy Car racing. Other than Indianapolis I have no idea what other tracks they race and know none o .......
134: Inmate Central, RE: Does anyone still watch these? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-05-02, 14:47:32 (72.11.36.54)
I've never seen a couple of them. Lost interest after Carson retired and the Leno-Letterman drama was just that. .......
135: Inmate Central, RE: Background Checks (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-05-02, 12:37:48 (66.57.218.74)
North Carolina requires a background check to purchase a handgun and has for 100 years. Private sales do not but should a handgun be used in a crime its origins can be traced. If stolen and used in a .......
136: Inmate Central, RE: I wonder how much environmental damage that boom did... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-04-20, 15:43:07 (72.11.36.54)
It's a raindrop compared to the crud that washes into our oceans from China, India, and the list goes on. No need to lose sleep over it. .......
137: Inmate Central, RE: 48:52 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-04-20, 08:29:24 (66.57.218.74)
Please keep it up. I enjoy your posts and the flashbacks. .......
138: Inmate Central, RE: Meet Fresh, Part 1 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-04-19, 14:48:01 (72.11.36.54)
Be nice and respectful to Lummy. Unlike most of the old, fat, bald guys that hang out here all day, Lummy actually knows hot girls and hangs with them, or used to anyway. He's a chick magnet and most .......
139: Inmate Central, RE: They are correct - there ARE many correct answers. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-03-27, 15:11:14 (72.11.36.54)
Ralph: Pie r square Tommy: No Ralph, pie r round, Bunny Bread r square Corny 60s commercial for our local favorite, Bunny Bread. .......
140: General Asylum, RE: What a Maroon...... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-03-10, 13:35:43 (72.11.36.54)
Hey now, easy on the University of Chicago...-.we deserve better. :0) .......
141: Inmate Central, You should read up on railroads.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-03-08, 12:58:06 (66.57.218.74)
The average railroad employee wage in the US is $135,700 per year. Obama and Biden administrations have pushed through legislations totaling Billions of dollars for railway improvements and safety mea .......
142: Inmate Central, Bit of a knee jerk going on Tom??? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-03-06, 07:01:59 (66.57.218.74)
Do you have any idea how important railroads are to every country in the world. If railroads shut down completely it will be worse than any nightmare you may dream up after our covid shutdown nightmar .......
143: General Asylum, RE: UPS from Canada to the US (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-03-04, 15:48:12 (72.11.36.54)
I have shipped and received audio equipment into and from Canada. Canada Post/USPS is my preferred route. Almost zero hassle and quick border crossing. Costs less too. .......
144: Inmate Central, RE: Actually, he sometimes does... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-03-04, 12:07:09 (72.11.36.54)
That went well! .......
145: Inmate Central, RE: Wait! There's more! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-03-03, 10:06:05 (66.57.218.74)
My neighbor has a GTV 6 for sale if you want to ring up another! .......
146: General Asylum, RE: Wyoming. Anybody else? Sort of doubt it. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-02-25, 15:28:49 (72.11.36.54)
I will be south of you in September Sage Grouse hunting. Meeting up with guide in Casper. .......
147: General Asylum, RE: Survey on States (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-02-24, 16:44:38 (72.11.36.54)
Home of college basketball, real BBQ, great cigarettes, corn liquor and drivers to haul it. And great healthcare facilities to treat the effects of all of the above...-.North Carolina 63 years young. .......
148: General Asylum, RE: And here I thought I was the only one. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-02-24, 16:35:51 (72.11.36.54)
You a grumpy MoFo. :0) I used to not care much for LF either then one night a buddy cranked them up at a party and I was in just the right mood and they clicked. Sort of like the Hangover movies or St .......
149: General Asylum, RE: When is the last you spun this (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-02-24, 16:30:39 (72.11.36.54)
About an hour ago on Qobuz...-. .......
150: Inmate Central, RE: My new book... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-02-17, 15:45:19 (72.11.36.54)
Delivered Tuesday and I finished Wednesday evening. A very enjoyable read and brought back a lot of memories. Mike and I started this journey about the same time and have similar trails followed. Than .......
151: General Asylum, RE: made my 1st US Audio Mart posting. Is it safe? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-02-11, 12:14:58 (72.11.36.54)
I've had close to 30 sells and buys in the past 3 years with zero issues. Great site used by mostly great people. Have been linked with two sellers in Canada and a buyer in Japan through affiliate Hif .......
152: General Asylum, Re: My new book (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-02-09, 13:04:51 (66.57.218.74)
Glad to see you back Mike and I will order a copy tonight. I bet this will be a more enjoyable read than a book about home health care! Hope all is well in your world. .......
153: Digital Drive, RE: Help with Bluetooth transmitter for wireless headphones & old system (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-02-09, 12:34:46 (66.57.218.74)
Sounds like you need an iPod! .......
154: Inmate Central, RE: This was my fave at age 7 or 8 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-02-02, 15:49:29 (72.11.36.54)
Yeah I liked her too. .......
155: General Asylum, RE: Everyone needs to be somewhere... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-01-31, 14:57:58 (72.11.36.54)
Luck is where preparation and opportunity meet. .......
156: Inmate Central, RE: Tonight's Fiery Sunset off our Porch in St. Lucia ............ (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-01-30, 15:41:59 (72.11.36.54)
Surely you have some beach pics for sharing! I mean, you see one sunset you've seen them all, but bods in bikinis...-. .......
157: Inmate Central, RE: Forward thinking Calif and future president cuts solar reimbursement 75%...your state is next (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-01-23, 12:51:52 (66.57.218.74)
The rest of us are hoping and praying(can we say that here?) that the other 49 states wake up before it is too late. California can once again become a Republic and go its own way. Sooner than later, .......
158: Inmate Central, RE: Poor Bullethead (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2023-01-12, 12:50:19 (66.57.218.74)
I saw Marlboro Red in a Walgreens on Michigan Ave in Chicago a couple weeks ago at $14.50 per pack! .......
159: Inmate Central, RE: Michigan can't get a break.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-12-31, 15:25:25 (72.11.36.54)
It is nice to see teams other than Alabama, Roll Tide Roll, and Bama. I'm not a Hater of all thing Alabama, but this is refreshing. Happy New Year to all .......
160: Inmate Central, RE: Incredible and hard to watch. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-12-22, 06:54:24 (174.192.132.148)
Nothing to do with railroads; it is responsibility of haulers to maintain contact with railroads when making crossings with oversized loads. Someone one at rigging company dropped the ball. Railroads .......
161: General Asylum, RE: Down East Isolation (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-12-20, 15:39:52 (72.11.36.54)
Nice base. Ipe is wood you cannot spell. :0). Works best when predrilled. .......
162: Speaker Asylum, RE: What speakers have you bought more than once?? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-12-14, 12:13:48 (66.57.218.74)
DCM Time Windows. Owned 3 pairs. First stolen in home invasion, second and third on loan to friends. .......
163: Inmate Central, RE: Who makes Mercedes bicycles? I'm seeing ads for them. nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-12-14, 12:07:21 (66.57.218.74)
Most likely Poland....Fuji builds frames in Taiwan, China, and Poland. I imagine that MB gets the Euro version but could be wrong. .......
164: Inmate Central, RE: Cheese pull (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-12-04, 16:03:07 (216.80.70.252)
Thanks for the great information. I'm thinking about running the river to Willis Tower at 5 in the morning. Guy at front desk says no worries! We shall see. .......
165: Inmate Central, RE: Cheese pull (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-12-04, 13:40:46 (174.192.135.83)
Very interesting. I just landed in Chicago for a week of school and my list has pizza, Italian beef, and a good steak. Staying on Michigan at the Intercontinental for a reference point. No car just Ub .......
166: Inmate Central, RE: Ditto on everything you said plus (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-11-30, 14:32:18 (204.80.157.112)
12. Don't ask how I know that. .......
167: Inmate Central, RE: For those who grew in the 70s & 80s... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-11-13, 16:04:10 (72.11.36.54)
Everything purchased from Sears. .......
168: Inmate Central, Stereophile Newsletter features one of us! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-11-09, 15:45:07 (72.11.36.54)
There is a great article about Jac Zylstra of the Great Northern prairie who amongst other things, co-founded Canuck Audio Mart. He is photographed while proudly sporting an Audio Asylum ball cap. We .......
169: Inmate Central, Not True (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-10-28, 11:31:37 (72.11.36.54)
Bank of America was married to Country Wide Mortgages which had all the subprime loans. Feds had a shotgun marriage over a weekend and they were stuck with the entire mess. They also had a shotgun wee .......
170: Inmate Central, RE: Matzo ball soup and brisket (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-09-22, 16:46:38 (72.11.36.54)
Hey now! Some of us have been educated by our Jewish cousins. .......
171: Inmate Central, RE: Naaaaaaaaa.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-09-15, 16:19:12 (72.11.36.54)
Spot on...-.we are similar to Morse Code and telegraph keys. Last week I saw a stewardess (non woke word of the day) who was wearing hose and I wondered where women by them in this age. The Leggs stan .......
172: Inmate Central, RE: '62 Lamborghini 5C TL sells for $51,000 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-09-14, 15:05:04 (72.11.36.54)
Apparently the farm business always subsidized the hot rod business. They currently manufacture some pretty snazzy tractors. .......
173: Inmate Central, I'm a Rib Fest Alumnu (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-09-14, 14:47:02 (72.11.36.54)
Too bad the WC and Outside guys never made it. They may have met in person and actually liked each other. We have a group of Rib Fest Alumni who get together monthly via the ethernet for fun and ch .......
174: General Asylum, Home Run comment Abe (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-09-11, 15:16:52 (72.11.36.54)
You hit the nail on the head Abe but you leave no room for argument. That's the only reason we come here .......
175: Inmate Central, RE: Once upon a time, we had geese. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-08-31, 13:12:47 (66.57.218.74)
Don't fret, more will show up soon. .......
176: Inmate Central, Excellent! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-08-30, 15:51:33 (72.11.36.54)
We have Baker Mayfield and he will be a HOF player when he retires from the Panthers. .......
177: Inmate Central, RE: Copy Writer Of The Day (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-08-23, 15:25:57 (72.11.36.54)
I'm sure most will remember several years ago a Weather Channel hack was reporting a storm in my neck of the woods and was being filmed hanging on to a stop sign post for dear life. A young mother str .......
178: Inmate Central, RE: DE Shaving Experiment Conclusion (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-08-21, 15:29:47 (72.11.36.54)
Trac 2 is a solid metal razor with weight close to a DE. Uses a 2 blade refill. Nothing disposable about it. .......
179: Inmate Central, RE: DE Shaving Experiment Conclusion (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-08-21, 13:36:51 (72.11.36.54)
Been down the path. Favorite right now: Trac 2 for weight and handling with Creemo shave cream. .......
180: Inmate Central, LOL (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-08-15, 09:51:07 (66.57.218.74)
I Shih tzu not, I had to think about it for a moment. One of the young fellows in the office is back after being out for a week with his wife and newborn son. Several of his co-workers bought him a pa .......
181: Inmate Central, RE: Miniature Jeep Wranglers (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-08-09, 15:05:25 (72.11.36.54)
I never would have guessed it. I have a rather substantial Matchbox collection but it is from years ago. .......
182: Inmate Central, RE: Delaware used to be fairly relaxed (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-22, 13:23:41 (72.11.36.54)
I had to do some digging to find some of what I write here. Fact: over 50% of gun related deaths in the US are by suicide. Almost Fact: according to Heritage.org, as many as 80% of homicides are commi .......
183: Inmate Central, RE: Home Improvemet Scam (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-18, 16:41:36 (72.11.36.54)
Honestly, these are just hard working guys trying to pay the bills and feed their families. Your job will take the better part if not all of a day. Tear off the old and replace and paint/caulk where n .......
184: Inmate Central, RE: Hummingbirds are feeding . . . (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-18, 16:32:04 (72.11.36.54)
We are covered up with them. Amazing animals. .......
185: Inmate Central, RE: I'll show mine if you show yours [nt] (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-16, 06:27:38 (72.11.36.54)
File is too large to attach here, but results are 25% each: Shih Tzu, Poodle, Bichon, and Chihuahua. .......
186: Inmate Central, RE: Spot Silver Dropping (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-15, 17:02:20 (72.11.36.54)
I think this is the precious metals markets telling us industrial demand is waning thus the price drop. .......
187: Inmate Central, Before you get cancelled...-. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-15, 15:58:38 (72.11.36.54)
We would like to see your Embark DNA test results to confirm your claim of ancestry. Simple request :0) .......
188: Inmate Central, RE: I bet that gets grannies shaking in their boots Dave... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-14, 15:38:33 (72.11.36.54)
You must be living off a reverse mortgage and talking up your position. :0) Actually I don't see one thing in Mike's post above that I disagree with. Our sleigh ride right now is being driven by much .......
189: Inmate Central, RE: Confederates fighting to preserve slavery weren't heroes. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-11, 15:28:59 (72.11.36.54)
You've obviously never been to Chapel Hill. You should drop in for a spell if ever traveling through Heaven. "Why is the sky Carolina Blue? Because God is a Tar Heel!" .......
190: Inmate Central, Excellent article (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-10, 14:26:45 (72.11.36.54)
Thanks for both posts. .......
191: Inmate Central, RE: Irreverent & Cheeky Art (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-10, 13:33:47 (72.11.36.54)
Hailed as brilliant in 1975, yet in today's Woke world, George Washington Carver is a sell out Uncle Tom, and the rest of his companions viewed as racist stereotypes. It would be interesting to have v .......
192: Inmate Central, RE: Baker Mayfield's been traded to Carolina. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-06, 15:28:14 (72.11.36.54)
I'm not a number one Panthers fan, Steelers and Ravens and Denver now that they have Wilson, but I wish him well and he will most likely be successful in Charlotte. .......
193: Inmate Central, RE: Commodity prices easing. A nice 4 July headline to wake up to. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-04, 10:12:47 (72.11.36.54)
You are spot on and lumber has fallen by half since March. .......
194: Inmate Central, RE: Who here said that OPEC was already pumping at max capacity? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-07-01, 16:55:29 (72.11.36.54)
What a Bullshit bill. Takes power away from states and places with even more inefficient Feds. Total knee jerk bullshit. A couple of years ago when gas went over $5 a gallon in NC gouging was prolific .......
195: Inmate Central, RE: Chevron is moving its HQ from the Bay Area to Texas! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-06-29, 15:06:40 (72.11.36.54)
Standard Oil of California is moving to Texas...-.. That is great. .......
196: Inmate Central, RE: Bizarre request of the day ... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-06-22, 16:20:35 (72.11.36.54)
Possibly Glasgow Eastern Angling Club .......
197: Inmate Central, RE: "What could possibly go wrong?" (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-06-21, 16:23:55 (72.11.36.54)
$60 fuse for the Lafayette...-.priceless...- Thanks for the laugh. .......
198: Inmate Central, RE: Grumble... grumble... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-06-18, 11:29:24 (72.11.36.54)
You must be I'll...-..that's the first non belligerent comment you've ever made to 51! Just messing with you, hang tough and you will get back to normal but it may not seem that way today! ::: TOPIC:: .......
199: Inmate Central, RE: What does cronyism have to do with decades of neglect? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-06-16, 08:58:41 (66.57.218.74)
You should drop into Dallas sometime and see how they build roads and bridges. Too much mob shit goes on in NY area and other large northern cites. .......
200: Inmate Central, RE: LIV golf (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-06-09, 16:11:47 (72.11.36.54)
LIV Roman numeral for 54 as in the number of holes to be played in each tournament. Three 18 hole rounds for the mathematically challenged. .......
201: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Denafrips Amps Anyone? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-06-04, 17:36:39 (72.11.36.54)
I bought a Thallo several months ago and I'm very pleased. Sounds wonderful and built like a battleship. Last year I sold off all SET tube gear including speakers and put together a simple solid state .......
202: Inmate Central, RE: Ha Ha (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-06-04, 14:32:15 (72.11.36.54)
There were not a lot of anything but whites on any TV shows and advertising in the 60s. No fault of the show, just the way Hollywood wrote them. Surry County is around 3% African American so it is not .......
203: Inmate Central, Did the Murph this morning (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-30, 12:32:08 (72.11.36.54)
What have the rest of you done interesting today? .......
204: Inmate Central, RE: But this is not a mental health issue (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-25, 16:29:34 (72.11.36.54)
He hated his Granny because she was on his ass about not graduating high school, spending too much time playing video games, being a bum in general, and she was going to kick his drug addict mom out o .......
205: Inmate Central, RE: Bike sales boomed in the 70's--- then tanked. Why? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-24, 12:38:04 (66.57.218.74)
Let's take a moment and work our way through the 70's and various exercise fads: I am basing these on observations of my parents and all the health fads they took up in the 70's and 80's Bikes were gr .......
206: Inmate Central, RE: So it was a really hard night. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-24, 09:13:01 (66.57.218.74)
There may be some J Peterman in there somewhere. Any chance Deceptive Dan may have originally been a staff writer for Peterman or maybe even Seinfeld? Interesting story line regardless. .......
207: Inmate Central, RE: Greatest CEO of all time! Or not... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-22, 16:00:05 (72.11.36.54)
I tend to agree with Bill as spoken below. The NYT is not the most honest rag out there to start with. They are a Big Apple carnival show trying to sell X number of fish wrap every day. That being sa .......
208: Inmate Central, RE: That's nothing. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-22, 12:47:11 (72.11.36.54)
Hey, I'd rather hunt with Dick Cheney than ride with Ted Kennedy. .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: Bots and Internet Platforms. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-18, 10:55:19 (66.57.218.74)
I would imagine that a contract to purchase Twitter is hundreds of pages long and will contain exceptions to every rule. Advertisers pay and influencers get paid based on hits on all these platforms a .......
210: Inmate Central, RE: Totally agreed and that was my point. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-13, 13:01:04 (173.93.25.172)
Sounds similar to Audio Cables!!! .......
211: Inmate Central, RE: Ooh! Well said, ghost! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-05, 13:10:46 (66.57.218.74)
Mine was "I would rather hunt with Dick Cheney than ride with Ted Kennedy." AND, my favorite that several of us printed and sold at the last Duke-UNC football game in honor of Coach Richard Crum/UNC b .......
212: General Asylum, RE: Ah yes.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-03, 07:32:51 (66.57.218.74)
And today it is back to normal. By the way, when the Twilight Zone was in charge, there were no listing of days, 1, 2 , 3 and on as you mentioned. .......
213: General Asylum, RE: Can't replicate issue (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-02, 15:55:41 (72.11.36.54)
It is doing it on my Mac at office and iPad at home .......
214: Inmate Central, RE: Just tried another wonderful Blue Cheese ............. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-02, 15:52:35 (72.11.36.54)
I am a huge fan of Cambazola. Like Blues as well but haven't searched them out. I'll follow your lead and explore this weekend at a couple stores. Forgot to tell you and send pictures but fished out .......
215: General Asylum, RE: Clear your browser cache -nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-02, 13:22:33 (66.57.218.74)
No luck with that. .......
216: General Asylum, RE: Twilight Zone at Central (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-02, 12:09:06 (66.57.218.74)
Weird, now Central comes up with Tweakers 11:49 post followed by the 2007 posts. .......
217: General Asylum, Twilight Zone at Central (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-05-02, 11:34:24 (66.57.218.74)
I am using Classic Thread and see New Threads at bottom on home page. Opening Central goes to a page in 2007 with Elbow Geek and Bruce K leading off the threads. How do I get the IC back to May 2, 20 .......
218: Inmate Central, RE: Oh, great. More Californians moving to Texas (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-28, 14:47:32 (72.11.36.54)
Ha! Now they can bug E Stat! I think that is his stomping grounds .......
219: Inmate Central, RE: Oh, great. More Californians moving to Texas (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-28, 14:33:55 (72.11.36.54)
A Dallas friend told me Monday that for every one person moving out of the Dallas area, three are moving in, or some number in that ballpark. He says it is beyond crazy. He says all of Texas is just a .......
220: Inmate Central, RE: Whole House Fan Experience ? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-27, 14:20:52 (72.11.36.54)
In the South, it was common for single story homes built in the 50's and 60's to have what we called "attic" fans installed that would draw air from the home and vent into the attic. They worked fairl .......
221: Inmate Central, My current Italian ride (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-20, 15:50:26 (72.11.36.54)
I cobbled her together last summer from some salvage off a fixie Specialized I had laying around. Somec is a single speed. I love this bike. .......
222: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah, and we're getting a great adjustment from Obamacare, thanks for asking. nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-19, 16:30:59 (72.11.36.54)
I'll put it in a better perspective for you: pre ACA, I provided my employees with a gold Cadillac plan through either United Health Care or BCBS. I provided for employee and spouse and paid half for .......
223: Inmate Central, RE: New Yorkers will be surprised. Those dimwits thought Schumer was from NY. nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-12, 16:35:41 (72.11.36.54)
I think he meant Adam Schiff. .......
224: Digital Drive, Mental illness...-...-.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-11, 15:36:03 (72.11.36.54)
You are spot on. There is some sort of correlation between the number of audio systems one has and mental illness. I'm feeling fairly normal due to only having 3 at present. That is subject to change .......
225: Inmate Systems, double28's Office (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-11, 15:32:11 (72.11.36.54)
double28 's Office System
IP Address: 72.11.36.54
Last Update: April 11, 2022 at 15:32:11
Amplifier: Yamaha CR 800 receiver
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): None
Speakers: Cize .......
226: Inmate Central, RE: Ana and Eva are taking the kids down to meet with the Monsignor today... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-11, 14:52:40 (72.11.36.54)
It is so fortunate these children have been taught English at a young age. It will serve them well. .......
227: Digital Drive, RE: Music Streamer Choices (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-06, 16:22:10 (72.11.36.54)
Lumin may fit your bill. .......
228: Inmate Central, RE: A lot of good memories in the responses to Mike's post (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-06, 14:41:02 (72.11.36.54)
It sure was and we had a lot of fun together. .......
229: Inmate Central, RE: LOL (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-05, 09:45:39 (66.57.218.74)
A serious question for you since you "left a bad review" for Weber...Weber grills are sold at the Big Boxes and all sorts of lawn and garden stores in between. Did you not look at it before purchasing .......
230: Inmate Central, RE: Sure, the booking is easy.... What I'm looking for is 'Hidden Gems' by a Savvy (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-04, 14:46:26 (72.11.36.54)
I may have someone for you. .......
231: Inmate Central, RE: It's not the military bases that are the issue. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-04, 12:48:04 (66.57.218.74)
If you remember, Congress saved the A-10 from the desert of Arizona several years ago due to the loss of jobs a retirement would cost. .......
232: Inmate Central, I will make it very easy for all..... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-04, 10:03:44 (66.57.218.74)
Name a state that does not have a military base. Well I guess that solves the riddle why Congress, regardless of party affiliation, loves a military budget. Many Moons ago, Reagan tried to close and c .......
233: Inmate Central, RE: Hiring a landscaper? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-04-01, 14:20:32 (72.11.36.54)
Drive around and pick out three of the best looking yards and knock on their door and ask who they use. Word of mouth and referrals cover lots of miles and a great looking yard is a great advertisemen .......
234: Inmate Central, RE: The 'buck' stops here... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-03-26, 10:48:55 (72.11.36.54)
Good thing you have the "deer" fence to protect the garden! .......
235: Inmate Central, RE: I want a new bicycle. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-03-25, 21:13:33 (72.11.36.54)
Read above: "flat to moderate hills". Sure, a single speed is not an ideal ride on the streets of San Fransico, but on relatively flat terrain with some moderate hills, it can be a great workout as I .......
236: Inmate Central, RE: I want a new bicycle. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-03-25, 16:07:06 (72.11.36.54)
You are getting some bad advice below, but your question is flawed by accident. I'm 62, 5'11" and tip the scales at 195. I live in central NC and have flat to moderate hills. My bike is a Single Speed .......
237: Inmate Central, RE: Yesterday's car (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-03-22, 15:00:02 (72.11.36.54)
Best friend in high school had similar in the Imperial package. Been his mom's car previously. Friend tossed the spare from the well in trunk floor to the side, never know when a spare will be needed, .......
238: Inmate Central, RE: Studebaker (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-03-18, 11:37:01 (66.57.218.74)
I had a great uncle who drove Studebakers his entire life and treated them as if they were Jeeps. He was a bird hunter (quail) and hauled his bird dogs in the trunk (partially tied shut with enough ga .......
239: Inmate Central, RE: I wonder if they thought they were stealing gas. Nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-03-15, 11:52:43 (66.57.218.74)
I have encountered guys printing them on line. Ours are not hard to duplicate and I had an employee who actually had one he made copies on the office printer and used a Post It to cover the date and f .......
240: Inmate Central, RE: Dinner in New Orleans (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-03-08, 12:36:14 (66.57.218.74)
Called Arnaud's this afternoon and nice lady worked me in a table for one at 6 tomorrow. Turtle soup followed by Fish of the Day Meuniere. I have put some thought into this. A nice cocktail and I will .......
241: Inmate Central, RE: Dinner in New Orleans (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-03-07, 16:37:00 (72.11.36.54)
Booked for Wednesday night. Now to plan for a sumptuous dinner for one! Thanks for the advice. Hampton Garden District as mentioned by Free Ranger is enticing but $252 on Expedia. Booked mine for $150 .......
242: Inmate Central, Dinner in New Orleans (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-03-07, 11:06:35 (66.57.218.74)
I will be passing through New Orleans Wednesday evening and want some recommendations for a nice dinner. No hotel booked yet but probably will stay in FQ or Garden District area. I want some great New .......
243: Inmate Central, Not true (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-03-04, 17:49:28 (72.11.36.54)
Louisville paper states internet story is false. TRS sold bank stock months ago for a $3.2m loss which in turn was offset by $3m received in dividends over the past couple of years. $13m investment wa .......
244: Inmate Central, RE: Two Things (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-02-23, 14:13:55 (72.11.36.54)
Sounds similar to my father, minus the last sentence; Mom and Dad were devout Southern Baptists. Later in life I figured out he had a pop or two after dinner in his coffee cup. I changed the oil in ou .......
245: Inmate Central, RE: my car missed the burning boat... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-02-22, 15:40:26 (72.11.36.54)
That may be a good thing for us younger guys. Two years is not a life time to us! .......
246: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Lunmin U1 softyware - epic fail (rant) (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-02-17, 13:23:34 (66.57.218.74)
As the owner of 3 Lumin Products, what are your issues and maybe I can assist. I am no expert, but did make the transition from a Bluesound to Lumin U1/M1/D2. It did take a little trial and error. :: .......
247: Inmate Central, RE: I never cared for Golf (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-01-25, 15:17:32 (72.11.36.54)
$3-5k on an Italian bike...-..I was in bike shop last week end and they had a fleet of E-bikes ranging between $5-$9.5k. My head was spinning; an E-bike is for not pedaling and that price range one ca .......
248: Inmate Central, RE: "How much TP do you still have left from late 2019/early 2020"... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-01-25, 13:32:17 (74.124.172.45)
Now that is the funniest thing seen in these parts in weeks. Good one! .......
249: Inmate Central, RE: I never cared for Golf (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-01-25, 13:30:40 (74.124.172.45)
I love golf and used to play 3-4 times a week. Kids and not wanting the wife to be a "golf widow" caused me to scale my rounds way back. Phase II, kids grow up and wife is happy to have me out of the .......
250: SET Asylum, RE: Help with Tubes for Don Allen Amps (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-01-25, 10:14:33 (74.124.172.45)
Lord have mercy! The Don Allen Preamp and Larry Moore Ultra Fi look very familiar! What a great set-up and I wish I could teleport to NYC for a listen. Will .......
251: Inmate Central, RE: It was +2 here (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-01-22, 09:15:41 (72.11.36.54)
You're going to mess around and get a Bun in the Oven! .......
252: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone watch Clarkson's Farm on Netflix? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-01-14, 13:35:47 (72.11.36.54)
As I understand it, Lamborghini manufactures well respected agricultural equipment and originally its sales bankrolled the side racing division. .......
253: Digital Drive, RE: My MoJo wasn't bad. My Qutest wasn't bad. But I've had better..... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-01-02, 13:26:15 (206.195.158.251)
He's getting an Audio GD Master 7. Best sounding R2R DAC made to date! .......
254: Inmate Central, RE: Cry all one will, it's obvious the 2 best teams will meet in CFP Championship game. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2022-01-01, 10:12:05 (206.195.158.251)
Sonny Seiler Esq. He and his family have maintained the unbroken line of Uga Bulldogs since the 1950s. Great guy and great family. .......
255: Inmate Central, RE: Valterri Bottas is finally free (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-12-28, 10:44:14 (206.195.158.251)
Looks like he swapped the Witch for the Devil. Alfa finished 10th out of 11 just ahead of Haas. Alfa had 13 points to winner MB 613. In Southern parlance this is similar to jumping from Junior Johnso .......
256: Inmate Central, Gee-whiz...-...-. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-12-22, 13:44:13 (206.195.158.251)
At our age, many cannot remember if they have tinnitus or not. :0) I forgot I had it until reading your post. BTW, I think my third full blown Pfizer shot made my tinnitus better. .......
257: Inmate Central, RE: Solstice tomorrow, 8:58 am Mountain Time. Adjust to suit. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-12-20, 14:07:27 (206.195.158.251)
It's a great day: days get longer and Summer is right around the corner! .......
258: Inmate Central, RE: Italian tomato sauce. Believe it or not, Warhol had it right: (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-12-14, 11:41:24 (74.124.172.45)
If you want to get real "real," it ain't sauce, it's GRAVY! Served with macaroni! .......
259: Inmate Central, RE: You're very lucky... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-12-14, 11:39:51 (74.124.172.45)
I don't know....this could be a great "Caption" picture. Blondie gets stuck in the snow! .......
260: Inmate Central, RE: Speaking of fetching the newspaper on a cold morning.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-12-11, 15:55:14 (206.195.158.251)
Barron's and Stereophile are all I need for success and happiness! .......
261: Inmate Central, RE: Reasons why that won't happen.. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-12-08, 10:01:25 (74.124.172.45)
One of the best and most informative posts I have ever read on AA Central. Thank you. .......
262: Inmate Central, RE: Why exactly is that a good thing to propose? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-12-06, 12:10:34 (74.124.172.45)
I am all for it..... From a cyclist's perspective, we enter an intersection at a slow, almost walking speed, to start with. A cyclist has plenty of opportunity scan 180 degrees for approaching traffic .......
263: Inmate Central, RE: another HS shooting (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-12-01, 08:44:25 (74.124.172.45)
I have a similar Fort Knox (front opening) bolted into a closet in our laundry room. I keep an "intruder defense" Glock stored there and the push button combo takes just enough time for one to think t .......
264: Inmate Central, RE: I'm not seeing where we're disagreeing... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-26, 09:44:36 (206.195.158.251)
Irony indeed...-..it's not just Interfor, but all of them. They are smart enough to see the writing on the wall regarding the use of Crown Lands and the cutting of old growth timber. 20 year southern .......
265: Inmate Central, RE: So... you're NOT for protecting American industry? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-25, 15:11:12 (206.195.158.251)
Read my post above. The Canadians are taking over the Southern Yellow Pine business and Weyerhaeuser and similar are multinational companies with no boarders. .......
266: Inmate Central, RE: fight inflation, but screw Canada first... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-25, 15:07:55 (206.195.158.251)
Canadians own a big chunk of Southern Yellow Pine production. They are like lawyers: they make money coming and going. Interfor just bought a southern producer last week and now will produce more yel .......
267: Inmate Central, RE: "The Lottery"--Shirley Jackson ~1948 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-18, 11:46:03 (74.124.172.45)
The Lottery is one of the all time best short stories of the 20th Century. I have read it half a dozen times. Gives me chills. .......
268: Inmate Central, RE: How many reported Covid shot results to CDC's "v-safe" program? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-17, 15:45:23 (206.195.158.251)
Thanks for bringing this up. Pfizer all the way: March, April, and a third in September. US Military administered the first two and Walgreen's the third. If your link was ever mentioned, it would have .......
269: Speaker Asylum, RE: and, of course, DCM Timewindows (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-17, 11:01:43 (74.124.172.45)
I had Timewindows while in college, 1979, and today I have a pair of Cizek 1 in storage but soon to be in my upcoming office system. A guy in my office has the Timewindows in his den now. Both are gre .......
270: Inmate Central, RE: Farming and Solar Farming in Co-existence (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-15, 13:47:09 (74.124.172.45)
I bet they can grow Kudzu :0) .......
271: Digital Drive, RE: The $7,500 Lumin U1 is better than a Logitech Squeezebox Touch ...... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-15, 09:31:54 (74.124.172.45)
But a piano is just a piano and a U1 will play thousands of instruments, many at the same time! .......
272: Digital Drive, RE: I'm still running my old SqBox Touch (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-15, 09:30:53 (74.124.172.45)
"bought a trap gun"....I sold a bunch of stuff this year and bought another trap gun. Trap guns and stereo equipment are both fun and fiddly! .......
273: Inmate Central, Oh come on now! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-13, 10:22:23 (206.195.158.251)
You've just summarized the majority of Male Professional Sports organizations. .......
274: General Asylum, Nope...-. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-12, 12:23:26 (206.195.158.251)
Richards will be the last one standing. It only makes sense. His dope dealer provided him with clean stuff thus making it healthy. .......
275: General Asylum, RE: I'd love to downsize. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-11, 12:42:09 (74.124.172.45)
Retirement Home....they have vans for the occasional trip to the mall. :0) .......
276: General Asylum, +100 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-11, 12:38:29 (74.124.172.45)
Veterans are above the politics of war and my hat if off to all of them, my dearly departed father to start with. .......
277: Critic's Corner, Stereophile Sonnet Morpheus review.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-11, 06:32:57 (74.124.172.45)
by Alex Halberstadt. What a nice review by hopefully the new heir apparent to Art Dudley. Great job Mr. Austin! .......
278: Inmate Central, I was going to be a funny smart ass...... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-08, 09:06:00 (74.124.172.45)
and recommend a double or nothing on the game tonight, but 3-5 Chicago at 4-3 Pittsburgh....that's no "sure thing" either...I would close out the week and start fresh next weekend. There is good reaso .......
279: Inmate Central, RE: Names--I need 12-13 male and female names... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-05, 13:12:59 (74.124.172.45)
Sam, Roger, Mack, Bear, Daisy, Bea (Beatrix), Sister, Rock, Teddy, Bunny, and there is always Rock. .......
280: Inmate Central, RE: Article on cost benefit of college (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-11-01, 10:38:04 (74.124.172.45)
The smash up job you did in English 101 is obvious. :0) .......
281: Inmate Central, RE: Thanks for the laugh! I'm waiting for our pumpkins (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-10-28, 12:23:37 (74.124.172.45)
Something tells me you have a really nice pumpkin carving set... :0) .......
282: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: NAS to use with PiCorePlayer /Rpi (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-10-28, 09:15:00 (74.124.172.45)
I get that 100% and E-Stat brings this up as well further below. My point is: I did the full blown rip of CD's and select albums and have them stored on at least 4 hard drives and a NAS. However, whe .......
283: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: NAS to use with PiCorePlayer /Rpi (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-10-28, 07:23:02 (74.124.172.45)
I will stir up a tempest in a tea pot... Back in the Dark Ages when I had a Macbook, NAS, JRiver, and all sorts of other stuff, I spent hundreds of hours ripping CDs to hard drives. It seemed like as .......
284: Digital Drive, RE: Music Streamer next step? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-10-19, 15:11:53 (206.195.158.251)
I too have shied away from a PI due to lack of a computer in my home (iPads only) and have had various Lumin devices. I had a U1 which is a streamer only but sold off some equipment, it included. Terr .......
285: General Asylum, RE: I've never been a Clapton fan and i'm not going to start now. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-10-18, 12:55:08 (74.124.172.45)
Duane Allman....Derek and the Dominos is a play on (D) from Duane and (Erek) from Eric. :0) I have been a huge Allman Brothers fan since 1971....Used to have a T-shirt from that era but it finally gav .......
286: Inmate Central, RE: Finally... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-10-07, 10:45:17 (74.124.172.45)
I think it is funny that the "deniers" believe the government can place tracking chips in an ampule of vaccine when in reality we all have the worlds most sophisticated tracking devices on our persons .......
287: Inmate Central, RE: Over 800 African-American women served in the WACs during WWII--- and received NO pay. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-10-07, 09:48:20 (74.124.172.45)
Glad you figured this our 80 years later. None are alive so do you want reparations for their great grandchildren? .......
288: Inmate Central, RE: What kind of mine is it ? - nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-27, 13:51:47 (74.124.172.45)
Copper and nickel .......
289: Inmate Central, Full Disclosure (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-22, 12:04:43 (74.124.172.45)
You are a Proctologist! :0) .......
290: Inmate Central, RE: BOTD (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-22, 09:48:59 (74.124.172.45)
There is a nice size buck and his harem living in our neighborhood and they have been Hell on our tomato plants. .......
291: Inmate Central, RE: So, how do you get your news? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-21, 11:31:23 (74.124.172.45)
I get my news here. You guys filter it all out and post the truth and save me the time which I can spend doing important stuff. I really do appreciate all the daily posters here. .......
292: Inmate Central, RE: Bike (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-18, 14:39:28 (216.237.234.205)
54 cm. A local shop had it hanging from the ceiling forever. I swapped a Specialized Langster frame that was too small for me. .......
293: Inmate Central, RE: Nice! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-18, 10:58:54 (216.237.234.205)
Brakes are on each side of handlebar stem. I ride everyMonday thru Thursday mornings about 8 miles as part of overall workout. Every Friday morning (5:30) I ride a little over 20 miles in about an hou .......
294: Inmate Central, Bike (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-17, 15:54:25 (216.237.234.205)
Built it this summer from scavenged parts. Somec frame: Italian Society of Mechanical Engineers. These guys tinker around and make bike parts and pieces. Single speed non-fixed. Front and rear brak .......
295: Inmate Central, RE: Bar tape--Lizard Skins? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-16, 13:36:55 (74.124.172.45)
We had this discussion a couple of weeks ago. I ride bare hand and was looking for similar advice. Lizard Skins are on my bike now and will stay until worn out. They are wearing very nicely by the way .......
296: Inmate Central, RE: Tax Question (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-15, 10:41:06 (74.124.172.45)
Zero. IRS has a field day with stuff like this. Two areas of thought on this: Deduct the entire $800 since this is not much money for a deduction or don't take the chance of an encounter with them o .......
297: Inmate Central, RE: 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 Six Pack... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-09, 15:48:30 (216.237.234.205)
On of my best friends in high school had exact same car. Engine and color. It was a pretty indestructible vehicle...- I got an Ortlieb 4 liter under seat bag on your recommendation and it is working o .......
298: Inmate Central, RE: China bans 'sissy' and 'effeminate' men under new macho media rules (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-03, 19:31:07 (216.237.234.205)
Great idea. We need more manly TV in the US. Lay out of work for a day and watch the big three from 7 until 5. ABC is doing their best to neuter Michael Strahan on GMA but he is hanging on for dear li .......
299: Inmate Central, RE: Hey, Ghost (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-03, 19:25:23 (216.237.234.205)
Glad you posted this. I meant to a day or so ago. What a great show and he builds some really neat cars. Ghost will love this show if he is not already aware of it. I watch Motor Trend every night bef .......
300: Inmate Central, RE: Sydney riding (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-09-03, 19:21:10 (216.237.234.205)
Interesting post. I'm doing a similar style ride. Working within a 6 mile radius and doing 20 miles twice a week. I head out at 5:30 AM before traffic is out and goal is to finish in an hour and 15 mi .......
301: Inmate Central, RE: That's where the South does it better! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-31, 14:08:39 (216.237.234.205)
Yes we do! The Monetarily Challenged eating too much fried stuff chased with a Big Gulp. Fried Stuff and a Big Gulp are quite satisfying, in moderation, but a lifestyle they do not make. Meanwhile, .......
302: Inmate Central, RE: Mike Richards, who lasted one day of filming as host of "Jeopardy!," will exit the job of executive producer as well (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-31, 13:58:40 (216.237.234.205)
He will be back somewhere, in some capacity. If Anthony Weiner can play Phoenix, so can Richards. .......
303: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone here regularly engage in aerobic exercise? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-30, 14:48:33 (216.237.234.205)
I box Monday through Thursday mornings at 5 and on those also do heavy duty aerobics. Alternate days for legs, upper, full body, speed, strength, and agility. I ride a bike to and from boxing and walk .......
304: Inmate Central, RE: We got clearance on both ends, so... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-29, 16:39:02 (216.237.234.205)
In all seriousness this must be a mighty fine Suburban to be that old and in collector shape in the beautiful rust belt city of Billings, MT. I have family and friends down the road in Big Timber, Liv .......
305: Inmate Central, RE: 20 of the most bizarre foods in the world (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-26, 13:18:07 (74.124.172.45)
We had a family friend who served in Korea and he loved telling his story of stepping in a buried kim chi pot while in the middle of a fire fight. He regaled about when in a fox hole with a buddy he w .......
306: Inmate Central, Andrew Zimmern.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-26, 07:43:32 (74.124.172.45)
Has eaten them all and I have watched. Actually, I have had a few on the list and mountain oysters, if fried and served with cocktail sauce, are actually pretty tasty. .......
307: Inmate Central, RE: there is an imposter (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-25, 16:44:41 (216.237.234.205)
I started on CB in 1976 and was HiFi. Everyone thought my handle related to reefer. .......
308: Inmate Central, RE: there is an imposter (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-25, 16:02:48 (216.237.234.205)
I almost copied and pasted to you when I first saw it. You need to lawyer up against this guy for stealing your moniker. :0) .......
309: Inmate Central, RE: I don't understand why people would trust Regeneron, (taken after the virus has already ravaged the body) but (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-25, 12:07:36 (74.124.172.45)
There is a window of opportunity for Regeneron. I was offered an infusion and missed out on it because of a hospital scheduling snafu. To be effective, one must receive the infusion within a certain n .......
310: Inmate Central, RE: nice to see people posting, I stopped drinking alcohol (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-25, 11:59:12 (74.124.172.45)
Glad to have you back old buddy. .......
311: Inmate Central, RE: The most beautiful cars ever made... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-24, 10:52:54 (74.124.172.45)
I was given one as an upgrade at Hertz in Orlando in 2000 and I figured "what the heck," profusely thanked the agent, and drove off. It is a Dodge Neon with a fancy outer shell. High revving 4 banger .......
312: Inmate Central, RE: I'm sick of sick and Afghanistan. Lets talk bike handlebar grips (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-21, 18:38:47 (216.237.234.205)
Hundreds of years ago I used hockey stick tape but it tends to get gooey sooner than later. I have a couple of rolls and have been thinking of trying it again. .......
313: Inmate Central, RE: Big Boy 4014 comes to New Orleans... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-21, 18:33:45 (216.237.234.205)
Lucky you. I'm a huge rail fan. We get to see the N&W 611 from time to time but it pales to the Mallets and other compounds. I think that engine is the ultimate Analog Device. .......
314: Inmate Central, RE: Brooks (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-21, 18:27:14 (216.237.234.205)
I've seen Brooks and many others but hoping someone would actually chime in as an actual user. On line reviews are so suspect. .......
315: Inmate Central, RE: Wear gloves, get Lizard skin (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-21, 18:25:48 (216.237.234.205)
I have Red LS on right now. I'm a fan but when wet, they do get a little slippery. Not as slippery as some though. Gloves may be on the horizon. .......
316: Inmate Central, RE: I'm sick of sick and Afghanistan. Lets talk bike handlebar grips (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-21, 18:23:58 (216.237.234.205)
Aha, you've steered me in the right direction. Thank you .......
317: Inmate Central, RE: How about grips and bags? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-21, 13:53:37 (216.237.234.205)
Thanks for the tip. Right now I either ride light with nothing (I can find water along the way if needed) or I wear a Patagonia backpack that is the perfect size and weight for biking. I recently obt .......
318: Inmate Central, RE: I been seriously jonesing for (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-21, 13:46:55 (216.237.234.205)
Those are sweet. Whatever instructions say, I'm tripling the install time. Thanks for the link. Their other products have my interests as well .......
319: Inmate Central, I'm sick of sick and Afghanistan. Lets talk bike handlebar grips (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-21, 12:33:15 (216.237.234.205)
I've worked through Lizard Skins, Specialized, a few wovens, and some similar with catchy packaging but whose names are long forgotten. Almost all have had nice tacky, sticky grip when dry, but when w .......
320: Inmate Central, RE: Call your PCP NOW (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-21, 12:23:58 (216.237.234.205)
LOL Half the morons here have MDs from Harvard, another half from Hopkins, again a half from Stanford, half again from Texas, Michigan claims another 20%, with a half dozen from USC, Berkeley, and six .......
321: Inmate Central, You of all people unless you are a huge imposter...- (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-21, 12:15:07 (216.237.234.205)
Really now...-."peanut tree???" :0) .......
322: Inmate Central, Not a Damn Thing (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-20, 14:14:21 (216.237.234.205)
Factually, a big chunk of Norte Americanos are the foreigners. Those pesky illegals were living in this hemisphere long before the Iberians paid some Italianos to search for riches and a better path t .......
323: Inmate Central, RE: As I understand it, the iPhone is currently rated for... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-18, 12:51:24 (74.124.172.45)
Yeah, but depending on whose stuff is in the pot may require longer than 15 seconds to determine if the hand dive is worth it. .......
324: Inmate Central, RE: POTD (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-18, 09:02:59 (74.124.172.45)
LOL, that sounds so familiar but I just can't place it! My office is the same way...and all the PhDs hang out in front of my office and discuss that latest "who did what." Great post. .......
325: Inmate Central, RE: A third dose for everyone!!!... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-17, 15:00:26 (216.237.234.205)
Received my third this afternoon. Crossing fingers the side effects won't be too severe. .......
326: Inmate Central, Since your mind is wound up...-. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-11, 14:16:20 (216.237.234.205)
For $90 an hour, a big girl with hair legs and arm pits will spoon with you on a Motel 6 mattress and put all your worries out the door! There will be the requisite candles and other burning odor elim .......
327: Inmate Central, Children (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-10, 13:53:01 (216.237.234.205)
When the left needs talking points, better watch out. Democrats as evidenced by Pelosi, have advocated lowering the voting age to 16 year old adults. COVID vaccinations become a topic and 16 year olds .......
328: Inmate Central, RE: As a Ferrari owner... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-08-01, 10:28:06 (216.237.234.205)
Are you a Ferrari Ambassador by chance? .......
329: Inmate Central, RE: Same with bicycles. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-30, 12:53:56 (74.124.172.45)
I just built a bike and sourced brake parts from the UK on Amazon. .......
330: Inmate Central, RE: hummers! (not the GMC kind) (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-30, 11:38:13 (74.124.172.45)
I thought you were talking about Lewinsky :0) .......
331: Inmate Central, RE: Bilsteins (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-29, 16:33:47 (216.237.234.205)
You sound like the tire kickers I get on US Audiomart. :0) Shipping is anyone's guess but I'm pretty sure NC is now requiring online sales tax collection. I may be wrong but most of what I buy has tax .......
332: Speaker Asylum, RE: Anyone have a suggestion for an acoustic suspension or.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-28, 11:34:30 (74.124.172.45)
I recently purchased a pair of Cizek 1 and am enjoying them a lot. .......
333: Inmate Central, RE: Southeastern IA is Americana you should see. Off of the freeways. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-26, 14:11:41 (216.237.234.205)
Pella, Iowa is worth the trip. .......
334: Inmate Central, RE: Education doesn't always equate to intelligence and logic (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-26, 10:41:40 (74.124.172.45)
I wonder often where the bottom 10% ends up practicing medicine.... and what sort of medicine as well.... .......
335: Inmate Central, RE: Disinformation for hire (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-26, 10:39:08 (74.124.172.45)
Great article and it should be read by all. Thanks for posting. .......
336: Inmate Central, RE: Nice! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-25, 16:44:35 (216.237.234.205)
Flashbacks for sure. I built a couple Ed Roth model cars. Red Baron and another which was a casket sort of contraption. Think Munsters. Damn time flies. .......
337: Inmate Central, RE: got a phone call from our pulmonologist (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-25, 09:05:38 (216.237.234.205)
That is probably a decent rate for re-infection. I just read that the efficiency rate for the 2019 USA Flu vaccine was around 50% or less. 90% effective rate and I'll hang my hat on that. Still need .......
338: Inmate Central, RE: Well, the Olympics are here . . . (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-21, 11:51:35 (74.124.172.45)
It is all Wheaties fault! If they didn't have that damn box with sports heroes faces on the cover none of this would be of importance. :0) .......
339: Inmate Central, RE: If everybody you know, watch, and read is telling you... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-19, 10:03:03 (74.124.172.45)
Youngsters are getting crushed because they VAPE! 100% of the kids I know who contracted COVID and had issues vape, smoke, or combination of inhaling something. I am over 60 and had minimal issues. H .......
340: Inmate Central, RE: I just don't like big cities. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-13, 16:20:20 (216.237.234.205)
For God's sake, don't go on a vacation at this juncture. Marriage will surely end in divorce! True story: last October I went to Montana for a week of grouse hunting and spent the last couple of days .......
341: Inmate Central, RE: Should California stop feeding the USA? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-13, 07:14:40 (74.124.172.45)
Lettuce is way overrated! The only really half ass produce to come out of California are almonds and pistachios. The rest of the vegetables are best suited for Cheesecake Factory and Chili's. ::: TOPI .......
342: Inmate Central, RE: Somebody should tell (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-12, 16:26:10 (216.237.234.205)
Thinking of "Bible Thumpers," one of my favorite movies is Paper Moon. I always thought Tatum was cute too! .......
343: Inmate Central, Don King comes to mind (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-07-07, 15:49:34 (216.237.234.205)
He had his extended family on all his fighters' payrolls. Ali finally admitted later in life after years of denial that Don got him too. .......
344: Inmate Central, RE: WeatherTech car floor mats.... Anybody own a pair? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-28, 10:44:22 (74.124.172.45)
Have had numerous pairs and rear cargo liners. Friends and family members also have them. They are not inexpensive, but frankly one gets what one pays for. Don't be a tight wad in your mature years, s .......
345: Inmate Central, RE: Beaches, no horrible winters and affordable housing (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-25, 13:03:53 (216.237.234.205)
You would probably be better off to raise your rent to $1500 a month and live in a nicer apartment...-. Just saying...- .......
346: General Asylum, RE: Burmester sound system in a/your car? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-24, 17:05:18 (216.237.234.205)
My wife's MB had a Burmester. She was clueless and could have cared less. I, on the other hand, loved to play with the controls when I drove it. It was a nice sounding car Hifi. $5800 clams...-.what t .......
347: Inmate Central, RE: Don't have to break into The Capital and attack the capital police to be arrested... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-24, 13:29:09 (74.124.172.45)
Mr. Jackson and Mr. Barber have been arrested many times. I doubt they have ever smashed doors and windows but they have certainly made certain people very uncomfortable. .......
348: Inmate Central, RE: 118 degrees in Siberia Monday... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-23, 11:22:43 (74.124.172.45)
One of my all time favorite books. Maybe the thermometer is broken :0) .......
349: Inmate Central, RE: What's your favorite hobby/interest (besides audio, of course!)? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-23, 09:30:56 (74.124.172.45)
Trap shooting, boxing, and running/walking. .......
350: Inmate Central, RE: Got my Real ID today. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-22, 15:47:36 (216.237.234.205)
Guy in my office had his renewed today. He made an appointment 3 weeks ago and said it took 15 minutes today. He said the staff had their act together. I'm glad to hear that. Now our License Plate off .......
351: Inmate Central, RE: How will they keep track of miles driven? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-21, 14:49:30 (216.237.234.205)
Tax them at the annual inspection. .......
352: Inmate Central, RE: How many guys here would enjoy exploring our country on a really modern, fast train? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-21, 14:45:03 (216.237.234.205)
I'll sign up for the inaugural runs in a heart beat. .......
353: Inmate Central, RE: It can't last forever! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-17, 17:58:08 (216.237.234.205)
Yep, it's an invasion. They move here then bitch that it's hot, bagels suck, locals can't drive, everyone talks funny, make faces at okra and grits, but for some reason they hang around. They won't ad .......
354: Inmate Central, RE: I hope it continues .... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-17, 07:22:02 (74.124.172.45)
I think you will do just fine down here. Greenville, SC is a great area with a lot going for it. Spend some time in a steam bath to prepare for the summer, however, you will love our lack of winter! W .......
355: Inmate Central, RE: Hey, E-Stat... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-16, 12:48:46 (74.124.172.45)
America needs more of this sort of behavior. Everyone wants to tax the rich, the rich should pitch in and do more private ventures. .......
356: Inmate Central, RE: Sweetums does look sweet :) (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-15, 10:32:58 (74.124.172.45)
I have a neighbor with a Cane Corso and it appears to be a sweet dog, but I don't think a night alone with it would turn out well. Big sucker too! His paws are larger than my hands. .......
357: Inmate Central, RE: Speaking of generators... as we recently have... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-14, 09:50:15 (74.124.172.45)
I have a Kohler powered by Natural Gas and highly recommend the brand. Cummings builds a battleship as well but I went Kohler due to a couple of stories regarding the former having some electronic iss .......
358: Inmate Central, RE: Since barbeque season is upon us, what is your secret spice... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-08, 16:17:53 (216.237.234.205)
We "cook out" in our neck of the woods. BBQ is whole hog or shoulders, cooks choice, slow cooked over some sort of low heat, preferably oak and/or hickory. "Cooking out" is burgers, hot dogs, ribs, an .......
359: Inmate Central, RE: Since barbeque season is upon us, what is your secret spice... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-08, 09:58:15 (74.124.172.45)
From where I am writing, BBQ is a noun, not a verb, and the key is good wood, good pork, and patience. .......
360: Speaker Asylum, RE: Any decent quality copper wire should be fine (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-04, 18:19:57 (216.237.234.205)
Thanks for the information. .......
361: Speaker Asylum, Cizek 1 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-04, 17:34:51 (216.237.234.205)
I just got a pair and will use with a Lumin M1 amp/streamer. Need suggestions for speaker cable. Thanks .......
362: Inmate Central, RE: Quail Chicks (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-04, 10:48:30 (74.124.172.45)
Scaled Quail or California???? .......
363: Inmate Central, RE: Say what we want about Banlon, but we knew what to do with it. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-03, 12:03:54 (74.124.172.45)
LOL, Classic. For a guy who only wears jeans and Tee shirts (and the occasional polo) how much washing instruction do you need? I am thinking Banlon plus some double knits may be in the picture! ::: T .......
364: Inmate Central, RE: There's value in keeping a car for 20 years. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-02, 12:18:50 (74.124.172.45)
Jesus, are you still wearing Banlon shirts with the Sans A Belt slacks??? Damn son, you really need a make-over and quick. :0) .......
365: Inmate Central, RE: Seems to be the case... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-01, 15:58:26 (216.237.234.205)
Japan rebuilt and S Korea emerged from Japanese domination. PRC is well on its way to transitioning from a maker to a consumer of low cost goods. Viet Nam is moving that way as well. I predict sub Sah .......
366: Inmate Central, RE: Seems to be the case... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-01, 13:49:24 (74.124.172.45)
It was Japan before it was China... 50 years ago, all the cheap stuff came from Nippon. Their quality of life improved and other third world countries picked up the slack. Low skill manufacturing jobs .......
367: Inmate Central, RE: I'm not talking about the hoi-polloi. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-06-01, 13:32:44 (74.124.172.45)
So you DO come from a long line of tight wads. Sounds genetic to me! :0) .......
368: Inmate Central, RE: One handgun, one rifle, one shotgun per qualifying adult... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-29, 14:05:48 (216.237.234.205)
Nice thoughts but overly simplistic. A 22 will kill a squirrel but only cripple a deer and a wounded animal is cruel. A 270 will do a nice job on a deer but explode a deer. A 28 gauge is idea for a q .......
369: Tubes Asylum, RE: Anyone has a single orphaned Jolida 302/502 output transformer (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-29, 09:22:48 (216.237.234.205)
I may have one. Let me dig around this weekend... .......
370: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: New NAS in House - Infrastructure Upgrade ....... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-27, 15:26:55 (216.237.234.205)
Travel is a very slick set up. It's about as easy as it can be. 5000 albums is impressive. I have all mine on several hard drives and had a NAS installed on the network but the way a tech guy instal .......
371: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: New NAS in House - Infrastructure Upgrade ....... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-27, 13:36:37 (74.124.172.45)
I have to bust on your chops a little bit :0) First: This is a great set-up and and Kudos to Abe and E at well. I AM impressed and proud to know you guys. Now the good part: start out with a 79 cent P .......
372: Inmate Central, RE: A friend of mine suggests building highway overpasses in the middle of nowhere. nt. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-27, 09:36:09 (74.124.172.45)
LOL, that is the best solution yet! .......
373: Inmate Central, RE: We're getting their- about half of the US was forrest in 1620 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-26, 07:29:37 (74.124.172.45)
There are more trees growing in the United States today than when the Pilgrims arrived in 1620... Virgin forests are long gone, but wood fiber is way up. .......
374: Inmate Central, RE: any home wifi extender recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-25, 14:32:41 (216.237.234.205)
Can you daisy chain from existing router to a new, second one? I have had problems with certain devices when using extenders due to hand shake issues. A pseudo mesh wifi network will be your best solu .......
375: Inmate Central, RE: Riddle me this batman (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-21, 15:46:55 (174.197.10.14)
I doubt this will assist you in SF, BUT, a close friend here NC is taking it. He gets it at Tractor Supply where it is marketed as an anti fungal or similar for horses and other barnyard animals. I ca .......
376: Inmate Central, RE: Wired (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-16, 16:09:52 (216.237.234.205)
Great read. Thanks and I grab Wired from time to time in airports. It's a good magazine .......
377: Inmate Central, What a CROCK.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-16, 12:22:00 (216.237.234.205)
Doesn't even have Animal House! .......
378: Digital Drive, RE: Network Streamers - Auralic vs. Lumin - thoughts? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-16, 12:15:37 (216.237.234.205)
Bingo! I had an Auralic Vega and absolutely loved it. Great sounding DAC. I then procured an Aries streamer and sold it shortly after receipt. I had connectivity issues with the iPad. Auralic Customer .......
379: Inmate Central, RE: Factory Humor.. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-13, 07:55:59 (74.124.172.45)
LOL I remember the old "Sky Hook" days. We also had the "lumber stretcher" to look for as well. .......
380: Inmate Central, RE: Our local news had some pretty damned irresponsible reporting last night. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-13, 07:50:45 (74.124.172.45)
I loved the Hurricane report a couple of years ago when the reporter was hanging on a street light appearing to blow away and some guy passes behind him pushing a baby stroller while chatting on his c .......
381: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The 10 most significant amps of all time (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-11, 09:01:08 (74.124.172.45)
It is dated 2011 if my eyes are working correctly, thus Harry may have contributed... .......
382: Inmate Central, RE: Audis. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-09, 12:52:03 (216.237.234.205)
I'm on my third, a 2020 Q 8, and love it. The two previous were gems as well. .......
383: Inmate Central, RE: Why some people in the south go through a lot of trouble painting their fence purple?... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-09, 12:47:17 (216.237.234.205)
One doesn't have to paint an entire fence purple but paint visible portions including trees and other property boundary markers. Discourages poaching and other reasons to trespass. We have had issues .......
384: Inmate Central, RE: A hobby variant for those stuck in the interior (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-07, 11:05:33 (74.124.172.45)
Found most of these during the past 16 years while working downtown. There are a couple of diamond rings in the mix. .......
385: Inmate Central, RE: Got it from that jungle website. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-05, 08:54:10 (74.124.172.45)
Cosmoline... There is a blast from the past. My dad was all over the South Pacific during WW2 as a Naval Aviator and he used to comment about how everything they received off supply ships was covered .......
386: Inmate Central, RE: Dooubt he could re-build for that $123 Million estimated value.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-05-04, 15:59:50 (216.237.234.205)
Give or take around $850,000.00 .......
387: Inmate Central, True Story this week (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-30, 13:14:54 (74.124.172.45)
My neighbors have recently built a carport with a storage/shop area. Last week they posted a Zoning Variance Board Meeting Notification sign in their front yard with the Zoning Commission meeting to b .......
388: Digital Drive, RE: Yer laughing and I'm crying... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-27, 06:53:40 (74.124.172.45)
I did. I spent the better part of a Saturday experimenting with the various jumper settings. I settled on the NOS setting with no filters. Sweet sounding DAC if I may say so. Will .......
389: Digital Drive, RE: Not unexpected.. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-26, 15:48:15 (216.237.234.205)
LOL, I think my Audio GD Master 7 is one of my best purchases ever. It is a heavy sucker though. I have it on a slide out drawer in a built-in cabinet in the den. I took the drawer out Saturday and re .......
390: General Asylum, RE: VOLUME CONTROL (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-25, 13:15:57 (216.237.234.205)
He may be old enough to be your father and have macular degeneration thus CAPS help him see what he has typed. Also, he may not know how to adjust the font size on whatever device he is using. May d .......
391: Inmate Central, RE: COTD (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-21, 09:05:40 (74.124.172.45)
You are doing a great job Ghost of Larry! Post some stuff at Music and tell us about Stevie Nicks' panties and you will be all there. .......
392: Inmate Central, RE: Grown up snacks? If you like peanuts, find (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-21, 09:02:38 (74.124.172.45)
Well, if you really want to talk Goobers.... If you like Whitley's, check out Hub's, Aunt Ruby's, Virginia Diner, and Bertie County Peanuts. They are all within 75 miles of each other. Try the chocola .......
393: Inmate Central, You gave yourself away.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-19, 12:50:18 (74.124.172.45)
You are either a habitual nose picker or nail biter and obviously touched something and the rest is history. You self-defeated the mask! :0) .......
394: Inmate Central, LWR (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-17, 13:22:44 (216.237.234.205)
He was being Facetious when he started "Cat of the Day" in response to being called out by the management for being a little too "Outside" on IC after Outside was shut down. He thought all the squirre .......
395: Inmate Central, RE: Isn't it time yet to stop posting stuff that just provokes political/societal arguments? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-16, 14:18:53 (216.237.234.205)
I'm glad you finally get it and I hope the Outsiders/Watercoolers who have trashed this place figure it out too. It used to be a nice place to escape from the roar of the mainstream news media and hav .......
396: Inmate Central, RE: My dorm-mates and I used to drive deep into Baja, live on fish tacos, tequila and beer for a buck, sleep in (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-14, 16:09:32 (216.237.234.205)
Now that is a movie in a making by itself. Wish I'd been there too. Good friend from LA tells the best stories or road tripping to the Baja for fishing trips. .......
397: Inmate Central, RE: Better learn to love them Mr. Steed (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-14, 09:55:38 (74.124.172.45)
A friend of mine is a civilian Psychiatrist working with the the Defense Department here in NC. We have several large bases and VA facilities. He is working with various "microdose" protocols for sold .......
398: Inmate Central, RE: A Serious Question. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-13, 10:24:36 (74.124.172.45)
The one good thing about insurance it the benefits are tax free. .......
399: Inmate Central, RE: A Serious Question. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-13, 06:58:32 (74.124.172.45)
See the guys' answers below however, you need to contact an attorney. AA is not the place to get serious legal advice regarding family trusts. My example versus the answers below: The state of Florida .......
400: Inmate Central, RE: Butter Poached Salmon (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-12, 14:47:36 (216.237.234.205)
Great tip, wife and I have just started eating Salmon. Dill is a huge help. Thanks .......
401: Inmate Central, RE: Why not quit sniveling ..... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-09, 15:48:33 (216.237.234.205)
How can I use Excel and Word without MS? I'm using Office for Mac and it sucks big time. .......
402: Inmate Central, RE: Coolest/weirdest cars you ever drove/owned? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-08, 16:25:16 (216.237.234.205)
Love the "street sign" floor boards. Guys gotta do what a guys gotta do and signs are heavy gauge and don't rust .......
403: Inmate Central, RE: How did Native Americans of yesteryears.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-08, 16:19:41 (216.237.234.205)
Fire and dogs .......
404: Inmate Central, RE: Does anyone here know anyone who's contracted Covid-19? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-07, 15:00:17 (216.237.234.205)
I had it the week after Thanksgiving. After all the precautions taken to that point, an employee came in on Monday coughing and hacking and I sent him out the door to get tested. He was positive and I .......
405: Inmate Central, RE: It is always the leftovers that get you. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-07, 12:48:14 (74.124.172.45)
What are you eating....Campbell's Alphabet vegetable soup with a Matzah ball adder? I do love some Matzah ball soup. .......
406: Inmate Central, RE: My wife ... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-06, 15:50:36 (216.237.234.205)
All beef can be but meat and dairy is a no no. .......
407: Inmate Central, #2 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-06, 11:06:07 (74.124.172.45)
#2 is a Brontosaurus Femur. .......
408: Inmate Central, Have had both... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-04-06, 10:18:41 (74.124.172.45)
Down to two pups now... .......
409: Inmate Central, RE: Ain't heard of it. We'll give it a visit. nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-31, 14:46:38 (216.237.234.205)
Google American Royal. They have horse and livestock events throughout the year. Near downtown. .......
410: Inmate Central, Hell Yes! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-31, 14:08:13 (216.237.234.205)
If horses are your life the Royal American Horse show is the place to be. Baseball team is named after the horse show. A bit a trivia. .......
411: Inmate Central, RE: Yup. Say, I wonder how many conservatives are sending back their $1400? nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-26, 09:11:14 (74.124.172.45)
They didn't get it due to working hard and earning too much. But they are glad to pay the extra taxes and share with you! .......
412: Inmate Central, RE: Italian Proverb (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-25, 13:02:23 (74.124.172.45)
That is a very true statement. We found one 10 years ago and by the time we wiped them out I bet there had been 100. There were nests everywhere...attic, closets, drawers...I was amazed. A little assi .......
413: Inmate Central, RE: And now there is a 'foam shortage'... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-25, 08:00:09 (74.124.172.45)
We do excel in the manufacturing of upholstered furniture. I have been involved in the business off and on for years and never give it much thought and then see your post and realize our products are .......
414: Inmate Central, RE: That the vessel was effectively turned into a sail... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-25, 06:24:43 (74.124.172.45)
I am amazed that a news agency found this guy to start with! Never knew that Campbell is a hot bed for International Trade. .......
415: Inmate Central, Your wish.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-24, 14:22:16 (216.237.234.205)
Came true. I agree we need more pups. .......
416: Inmate Central, +10 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-24, 12:11:43 (74.124.172.45)
Actually several friends deer hunt in the mountains of Virginia with AR-15 style rifles and do so because of the compact size. It is an easy rifle to move through dense brush with while getting to mou .......
417: Inmate Central, RE: Fear drives gun ownership. Are you a scaredy-cat? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-23, 15:07:10 (216.237.234.205)
Democrats in Chicago have illegal guns .......
418: Inmate Central, RE: Lost my apartment to the landlord's pit bull dog... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-21, 11:45:07 (216.237.234.205)
Sort of risky but had you "let" Fido nip your heel, you might now be in the big house! As made famous in a Monty Python films years ago, "it's only a flesh wound." Will .......
419: Inmate Central, RE: Day two, second jab... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-19, 15:20:39 (216.237.234.205)
Had Pfizer number 1 last Sunday and get second Easter Monday at 10 AM. No fear here old buddy. .......
420: Inmate Central, RE: Day two, second jab... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-19, 10:59:36 (74.124.172.45)
Your symptoms are similar to what I experienced when I had the real deal in late November. It felt like a cheap hangover for two days and then it was mostly gone. Hang in there and I'm glad you are fa .......
421: Inmate Central, RE: Good Suburu/Tires near death experience story. Late April I was driving across. . . (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-18, 16:29:37 (216.237.234.205)
I've driven 90 past Devil's Tower a half dozen times but never taken the time to stop. You've inspired me to do so next trip that way. Daughter is in Livingston, MT. I saw a guy do your 180 to 180 an .......
422: Inmate Central, RE: Nutrition (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-17, 12:54:19 (74.124.172.45)
I just Googled Joel Wallach the Mineral Doctor and he is not an MD nor has the Nobel Prize Committee ever nominated him for a prize in any field of endeavor. A group of "Eclectic Physicians" did claim .......
423: Inmate Central, RE: (Spoiler alert) I hesitate to post it. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-17, 09:10:23 (74.124.172.45)
HaHaHa!!! Sounds like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance...after reading the first 5-6 chapters I started skipping every other one which dealt with the personal stuff and read the others actual .......
424: Inmate Central, RE: I'm near through a book about two putzes riding from Oregon to Patagonia. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-17, 08:34:18 (74.124.172.45)
Who is the author? Sounds interesting. I had a friend in college who did similar on a Honda. He made it to Columbia and almost got killed more times than he could count. Will .......
425: Inmate Central, RE: NCAA tournament is going forward - with contingencies. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-15, 12:48:05 (74.124.172.45)
Unfortunately, UNC plays Wisconsin Friday night. Duke is out and I'll take your word on KY. I haven't had the motivation to print out a bracket for the office pool yet. Will .......
426: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Can't speak for 'Whole House Audio', we have 'Whole House TV'... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-09, 11:47:53 (74.124.172.45)
Same here. Bedroom, den, and kitchen all at the same time. If I'm lucky they will all be on the same station and it creates a Quadrophonic sort of sound with the slight time delays between sets. Easil .......
427: Inmate Central, RE: 72+ in DC today. Who else got out for a ride? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-09, 11:42:55 (74.124.172.45)
It was 40 at 6 and I ran 3 miles for the first time in a month. Felt great and the two dogs were in heaven....Looking forward to 60 plus mornings with no sweatshirt and toboggan! I like to travel ligh .......
428: Inmate Central, RE: Shaving Experiment (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-03-07, 08:40:04 (216.237.234.205)
I have been using Creemo for about a year and am a big fan. As advertised, a little dab goes a long way. Clean shave and no abrasion. .......
429: Speaker Asylum, RE: Cizek Sound Window (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-25, 07:40:28 (74.124.172.45)
I just received a pair of Cizek 1 last Saturday. I plan on firing them up Saturday. I add these to my collection of Avid 103, DCM Time Windows, and Vandersteen 1...what a collection! All in the garage .......
430: Inmate Central, RE: Look at this one ...................... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-24, 17:08:47 (216.237.234.205)
Looks like we will have go go halves and buy one and see what's in the Cracker Jack box. I imagine one $25 coin and 27 worthless coin shaped objects .......
431: Inmate Central, RE: Amazon? It's a jungle in there. We ordered a rowing machine. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-24, 08:16:54 (74.124.172.45)
Seriously, $200 doesn't buy much of a rowing machine. Add another ZERO and you may have something that will last a lifetime....Your exercise equipment sounds like Old Dudes automobiles. :0) ::: TOPI .......
432: Inmate Central, RE: As usual, CA is way ahead of the rest of us... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-24, 06:51:34 (74.124.172.45)
Ivermetcin may be the answer... .......
433: Inmate Central, RE: So, you would agree that $6 a Coin would be 'To Good to be True" ? ...... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-23, 12:04:03 (74.124.172.45)
I have studied on this and here is my take. Near the bottom of the add, just before they list "Product Specifications," the last sentence reads "In this product listing we guarantee you a Mint State 6 .......
434: Inmate Central, RE: So, you would agree that $6 a Coin would be 'To Good to be True" ? ...... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-23, 11:50:43 (74.124.172.45)
I agree with that for sure and the add is worded in a very tricky way... I read somewhere in the body, on the right side, $41.95 for a coin. The multiple coins for $170 may be a play on words or subtl .......
435: Inmate Central, RE: How does this scam work ? ................... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-23, 11:29:16 (74.124.172.45)
If I read the add correctly, these coins are selling for $41.95 plus shipping and handling. Each one contains .77344 Troy ounces of silver which is Spot Market at around $27.50 today. Each coin has a .......
436: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Yep, PI2AES - PRO AUDIO SHIELD at $149... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-17, 15:23:49 (216.237.234.205)
Yeah, but it's Plug and Play! If I had a computer at home and the patience, I would try the Pi route again. Will .......
437: Inmate Central, RE: Well, of course you know! You know global warming has thrown predictions out the window. nt (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-17, 13:17:23 (74.124.172.45)
Nothing to do with Global Warming. A lot has to do with BAD designs of highway culverts and them acting as dams after the rains dumped by hurricanes. Don't even say "Hurricanes are caused by GW" becau .......
438: Inmate Central, RE: Good question. Planning for unknowns is never a sure bet. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-17, 12:06:47 (74.124.172.45)
NC has had 3 or 4 "100 year" floods in the past 25 years.... Like you say, who knows??? .......
439: Inmate Central, RE: It's this FedEx driver. By the looks of the video time stamp.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-16, 14:08:42 (216.237.234.205)
Lumber is tough right now. Fortunately for you, retailers, big boxes, and contractor yards are getting wood but at a cost. $30 1/2 inch CDX that was half that a year ago for example. I'm getting wood .......
440: Inmate Central, RE: It's this FedEx driver. By the looks of the video time stamp.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-16, 11:54:12 (74.124.172.45)
Hey, a guy's gotta go...I keep a mental note of all the Porta Potties in the neighborhood for those special times when lightning strikes while I am out running/walking. Don't want to get caught peeing .......
441: Inmate Central, RE: Looks like no trip to Greensboro required... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-16, 08:01:01 (74.124.172.45)
Well Damn, I was going to buy you lunch while in town...I have never been to any of the auctions we have but I know out-of-towners who come weekly. There are at least 2 auto auctions in town and maybe .......
442: Inmate Central, RE: Funny, I had a 74 Montego (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-16, 07:20:47 (74.124.172.45)
Is the Montego a re-badged Torino? .......
443: Digital Drive, Audio Nervosa is working on you... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-14, 11:44:44 (216.237.234.205)
Every single thing in the Universe has pros and cons. The Pi is a neat little trick that is both affordable and powerful. A year or so ago I jumped onboard and bought all the parts and pieces only to .......
444: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Enjoyed Devore's talk (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-12, 16:39:34 (216.237.234.205)
How about the Anglo equivalent "Close"? .......
445: Inmate Central, RE: Slugs! Peel yourself off the couch! Get things done! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-12, 08:03:58 (74.124.172.45)
I have been a busy fellow. I became a serious Trap shooter, boxer, did some very nice renovations to our home, built a bike, and revamped the entire stereo. I also started running again and log 2 to 3 .......
446: Digital Drive, RE: Owners: how does the BluOS App work for you? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-09, 16:28:56 (216.237.234.205)
Hardwire it and it will work flawlessly Will .......
447: Digital Drive, RE: Bluesound Node 2i Owners' Feedback (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-09, 12:27:42 (74.124.172.45)
Thanks for the nice comment. Last March I lost what was left of my mind and sold off all my SET tube gear and went SS. This is the first time I have not owned a tube since 1979! Loving it by the way a .......
448: Digital Drive, RE: Bluesound Node 2i Owners' Feedback (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-08, 14:34:57 (216.237.234.205)
Get the Node and don't look back. I had one and it is a nice piece of gear and the software works well. You can see what I have upgraded to and IMHO, there isn't a whole lot in the middle that will be .......
449: Inmate Central, RE: Going to Greensboro, NC end of this month... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-01, 08:06:31 (74.124.172.45)
it is similar to going to the pound to get a dog....two old mutts have been together for a lifetime and have never been apart. You can't split them up and everybody needs another F-150 :0) Will ::: TO .......
450: Inmate Central, RE: Going to Greensboro, NC end of this month... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-02-01, 07:26:56 (74.124.172.45)
There is a matching F-150 Indy Pace Truck which will be a nice complement to the Mustang....come on now, you can't split them up... Will .......
451: Inmate Central, RE: What happened to the BH camera fund? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-20, 07:16:12 (74.124.172.45)
He blew it on sketchy meat products, frozen pizza, and stereo equipment! Will .......
452: Inmate Central, RE: BBQ Rib Fried Rice (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-19, 16:14:20 (216.237.234.205)
Bullethead should follow your lead with pictures :0) Will .......
453: Inmate Central, RE: Hmm - we're in agreement on many things, ghost, but I'm not happy. . . (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-18, 16:02:01 (216.237.234.205)
Sort of similar to you and your buddy RW picking and choosing what we can post on AA. Just ain't fair. BIG SMILE .......
454: Inmate Central, RE: US manufacturing: boom or bust? Well, that depends on whether or not (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-15, 15:40:44 (216.237.234.205)
Go to Fact-check dot org and see that your employment numbers on manufacturing jobs are simply wrong. Over 300,000 manufacturing jobs were lost between 2009 and 2016. Things change with time and that .......
455: Inmate Central, RE: Don't have a Benz. Would never buy one. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-15, 08:52:31 (74.124.172.45)
So true. I had a "cheap Benz" once upon a time. It was a 1985 500SEL and it was a great ride...big lead sled. It was my employer's wife's car and I paid him $10,000 for it in 1991 with less than 50,00 .......
456: Inmate Central, RE: My View in Miami for this Winter ................. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-09, 13:29:51 (216.237.234.205)
I bet there is some talent at the pool .......
457: Inmate Central, +100 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-09, 00:43:36 (216.237.234.205)
You really hit the nail on the head. The odds of family wealth going beyond the third generation are slim fall the worst reasons. It is similar to lottery winners: squander comes to mind. .......
458: Inmate Central, RE: "There is no utopia unfortunately." (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-08, 17:37:28 (216.237.234.205)
Like you, I've been busting my ass and in my case since 1970. No free rent in my world. .......
459: Inmate Central, RE: Well, yeah. It ain't political. Soros, Koch Bros., Gates--- if you allow such massive (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-08, 16:43:56 (216.237.234.205)
I understand your concerns. People all over the world, all political systems included, worship wealth and power. It is not an "American" thing. It's a human nature thing. The "ruling class" of every c .......
460: Inmate Central, RE: Economics: generational super-wealth: It's a caste system, let's be clear. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-08, 16:16:10 (216.237.234.205)
Are you referring to the Kennedy's by chance? .......
461: Inmate Central, RE: A lot of folks bought the Audi 100 and the Audi Fox when they first came out. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-08, 12:13:53 (74.124.172.45)
I had the Audi Fox's dad, VW Dasher Diesel wagon. It was so underpowered that at a stoplight, the A/C had to be turned off to get it to go in first gear. I drove it over the Cumberland Pass and never .......
462: Inmate Central, RE: And let's not forget the Audi 5000 (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-08, 11:50:54 (74.124.172.45)
Then there are the French and Italian automotive engineers from the 70s! I have always wanted a Citroen 2cv. I saw an article years ago about a 4 wheel drive 2cv, the Sahara, and always thought it was .......
463: Inmate Central, RE: Audi's E-Tron (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-08, 11:46:31 (74.124.172.45)
EVERY car in the 70's dissolved like Alka-Seltzer, rain or shine and EVERY manufacturer had their fair share of lemons. For every Audi 5000 there were 100 Vegas and Pintos. Pinto did have a nice overh .......
464: Inmate Central, RE: GM probably built the starship... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-08, 08:25:19 (74.124.172.45)
Hey now, don't knock Audi. I have have numerous GM and Audi (and VW and Porsche) vehicles and the GM were hands down the biggest pieces of crap. Funny how we all forget how our 1978 Malibu would rot o .......
465: Inmate Central, RE: But there's a huge problem with that... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-08, 08:15:31 (74.124.172.45)
Maybe these folks shouldn't vote if they are that stupid...just saying .......
466: Inmate Central, RE: Judges (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-04, 09:43:57 (74.124.172.45)
Naked and Afraid :0) Will .......
467: Inmate Central, Yes to both.... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-03, 12:17:55 (216.237.234.205)
We live in the middle of town 2 miles north of downtown. Several mornings a week I run at 5 AM. I see several foxes on a regular basis as well as a couple owl pairings; screech and barn varieties. The .......
468: Inmate Central, RE: Not the noise I was worried about... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2021-01-02, 06:21:54 (216.237.234.205)
COVID has caused all to completely forget about MRSA. Glad you are on the mend. Will .......
469: Inmate Central, Axia Coin (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-31, 08:41:23 (216.237.234.205)
All right fellows, what is the skinny on Axia Coins? Google information is not the most informative. .......
470: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Getting Lumin app and Spotify to work together (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-28, 16:23:39 (216.237.234.205)
Dang, I wish I had seen this sooner. Tricky but easy. Add Spotify app to your iPad. Under Lumin settings, add Spotify. On the Lumin app tap on Spotify then go to Spotify app. Bottom left of Spotify a .......
471: Inmate Central, RE: Hoping Millennials Cancel This Tradition (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-28, 09:25:51 (74.124.172.45)
Ironically, the Gift of Life ended with Earthly death.... Don't sweat too much about the death of teenage Christmas trees. They are a crop just like corn and are raised to be harvested. If you don't l .......
472: Inmate Central, RE: Zataran's Jambalaya (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-27, 04:29:35 (216.237.234.205)
What kind of sausage is Hung Chow Smithfield's cranking out that has no pork. THAT is very bogus. I've wondered about Smithfield's since the PRC bought them out. They have a big presence in NC and VA. .......
473: Inmate Central, RE: Zataran's Jambalaya (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-27, 04:11:50 (216.237.234.205)
Zatarain's will work just fine. We use it from time to time when in a pinch. Surely our brethren further south may disagree, but for a NYC fellow, you are on the right track.. Happy New Year Will ::: .......
474: Inmate Central, RE: Have you ever done a trade show in Chicago? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-23, 14:38:00 (216.237.234.205)
LOL. I did my fair share. I almost was expelled because I got tired of waiting for an electrician to arrive and plug is my booth's drop cord. It was just as bad breaking down the booth and getting it .......
475: General Asylum, RE: What is "BTW, would have gone for LS50s" ? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-22, 14:44:25 (216.237.234.205)
They are KEF LS 50 and he added an "s" for plural. Check US Audio Mart for used and Music Direct for new. Will .......
476: Inmate Central, RE: Trump has made it a habit to rub elbows with the CEOs of (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-18, 16:18:28 (216.237.234.205)
For sure about rubbing elbows. He is a CEO and likes everyone to know that. Truth be told though, a lot of company and country CEOs don't know shit; but they have people who do. .......
477: Inmate Central, RE: So it's September 15,2021,covid mostly gone,you ask the bartender make me a 2020. What would it be? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-18, 15:22:15 (216.237.234.205)
Citrate of Magnesia and vodka .......
478: Inmate Central, RE: Hatred is too strong. He's a sad man. A walking, talking example of (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-18, 13:09:39 (74.124.172.45)
There you go assuming again Tin....I have said nothing indicating support of Trump. I only questioned you for claiming that he did a bad "art of the deal" in negotiating vaccine prices from drug manuf .......
479: Inmate Central, RE: So Europe was smarter, i.e. subsidizing. And a deal maker ordering hundreds of millions? Only (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-18, 12:04:30 (74.124.172.45)
That is probably a very fair assumption. :0) .......
480: Inmate Central, RE: So Europe was smarter, i.e. subsidizing. And a deal maker ordering hundreds of millions? Only (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-18, 10:50:29 (74.124.172.45)
It is obvious that you have an hatred for Trump. I get that. BUT...honestly thinking that any president actually is on the front line of negotiating anything purchased by the US Government is naive. I .......
481: Inmate Central, RE: Well, now. Europe is paying less for the vaccine than U.S. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-18, 09:11:04 (74.124.172.45)
Nice try, but Trump had nothing to do with the "costs" paid for vaccines purchased by the US Government agencies. Your attachment also makes note that the EU subsidized the costs for vaccine developme .......
482: Inmate Central, RE: Vaccines are getting to remote Alaskan communities by floatplanes. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-18, 09:04:18 (74.124.172.45)
The Beaver and Otter are true work horses. .......
483: Inmate Central, RE: What Shea wants for Christmas... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-18, 09:02:55 (74.124.172.45)
Minneapolis is having convulsions since the "Defund the Police" was pushed through by the City Council... It is pretty obvious that a lack of policing results in a spike in violent crimes. ::: TOPIC: .......
484: Speaker Asylum, RE: JBL L100 Classic (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-18, 08:22:24 (74.124.172.45)
Glad to hear from you. I have been thinking about these for a year now and I may make the leap. What color grills should I get :0) Will .......
485: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: do you remember Visicalc? (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-17, 16:59:38 (216.237.234.205)
I do, but was a Lotus 1-2-3 guy. Also used WordStar! .......
486: Inmate Central, Keep in mind (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-17, 15:58:21 (216.237.234.205)
The population of the USA in 1860 was 35 million give or take, 10% of today's population. That is a significant fact when totaling daily death totals. .......
487: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Advertisements on Sonos app, never buying a Sonos product again (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-17, 09:23:59 (74.124.172.45)
This sort of thing keeps me in steady hot water at home. I peruse my wife's Facebook account several times a week since it is a great resource to keep up with our friends from college and earlier time .......
488: Inmate Central, RE: Our Lola had a rough week ... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-16, 09:06:30 (74.124.172.45)
We had 6 removed and a gum trim on our Boxer the week before Thanksgiving and it was $840. Wife had a cow, but I thought it wasn't too bad. I will show her your post. .......
489: Inmate Central, RE: So the highest paid state employee in Alabama is a fired college football coach. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-16, 09:04:03 (74.124.172.45)
You're just jealous because football in Pennsylvania sucks and your liquor stores are closed.... :0) and it is snowing... And this is the second time, at least, in the past 6-8 years they have fired a .......
490: Inmate Central, RE: I hear ya (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-16, 06:36:14 (74.124.172.45)
Yeah, and then there are the ticks, fleas, spiders, snakes and lots of them, the occasional raccoon and opossum, bugs...bugs everywhere, bats, did I mention mosquitoes since they are not the same as b .......
491: Inmate Central, RE: My guess is that he can afford some pretty competent medical advice... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-15, 10:54:46 (74.124.172.45)
He plays at some nice golf courses too! Will .......
492: Inmate Central, RE: Good for you. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-15, 10:36:50 (74.124.172.45)
A bit of humor...I don't think Campbell's makes anything with less than 10 grams of salt per can. But, years ago, while in a pinch, I substituted Golden Cream of Chicken for Cream of Mushroom in a gre .......
493: General Asylum, Math for Liberal Arts Majors (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-14, 15:49:46 (216.237.234.205)
Always divide the little one by the big one. .......
494: Inmate Central, RE: Good for you. (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-14, 15:05:41 (216.237.234.205)
Since we are all about being healthy, try cream of chicken in the green bean casserole... I'm a big fan! Will .......
495: Inmate Central, RE: "1-2% of people affected die from it" (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-12, 13:44:48 (216.237.234.205)
Yeah and we also have vaccines for the flu too. .......
496: Inmate Central, Worthless number (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-12, 12:06:46 (216.237.234.205)
Covid IS a widespread event. Hundreds of thousands of people are contracting it, including me. Put it in proper perspective: 1-2% of people affected die from it which is similar to people who get the .......
497: Inmate Central, RE: New Yorker reports on Senator Feinstein's demented state (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-10, 15:19:11 (216.237.234.205)
For some reason, y'all keep punching her ticket on Election Day. Maybe you get what you deserve. Will .......
498: Inmate Central, RE: "River people?" What the heck are those?! (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-10, 08:11:40 (216.237.234.205)
River People are those honest souls who enjoy kayaking and canoeing on our rivers for pleasure. They see the riverine environment in a perspective the average citizen never will. They are up close wit .......
499: Inmate Central, First of all... (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-08, 11:44:18 (216.237.234.205)
It is The Ohio State University versus Michigan game! Seriously, I have had no interest in college or pro sports during the lock down. I was lying in bed last night and the thought that the Masters wa .......
500: Inmate Central, RE: So this is Inmate Central (0.00)
Posted by double28 on 2020-12-07, 15:33:53 (216.237.234.205)
Genius level thinking my man. Everyone gets a MENSA membership card on the internet! Will .......
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