Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[GwenOnBass]

Lovely place to live. Until you get to bedpans. (Palis Borromee, Lago Maggiore, Italy)

 

[Polish Thunder]

People don't want to pay for the deluxe auto wipe and wash Japanese style toilets, although they are much more civil, unlike the video below. I've always liked Thomas Crapper hardware. I hear that Windsor Castle still has some originals.

This reminds me of the over/under toilet paper roll discussion...

For the record:
*Sit when wiping.
*Beards are cool. (over)

 

[beans-on-toast]

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I've never thought of it that way. Beards win over mullets in a heardbeat.

 

[GonePlaid]

I've never thought of it that way. Beards win over mullets in a heardbeat.

So,this is what I wake up to?

 

[GonePlaid]

And as long as I'm whining, being a GOF, I'm technically in the "high risk" pool for getting really sick. Granted, I'm only 63 and in pretty good health, but still...

I'm 74 and other than being a bit heavy(or not tall enuff), I'm in OK shape. I'm not scared pewpless, but I am being carefuler.

 

[GonePlaid]

Why do we still suffer Flintstone-tech toilets? Toilets in Japan - Wikipedia

<ahem> not the tiled hole in the floor ones <cough cough>

The first time I encountered one of the 'hole-in-the-floor' thingies* was at a bar while on liberty in Yokosuka, Japan, in my Navy days. I looked at it for a coupla minutes then walked a coupla blocks to the enlisted men's club where things were normaler. Thankfully, it wasn't an emergency situation. After that I'd always make sure to 'go' b4 I left the ship.

*technical term

 

[GwenOnBass]

Seems to me American toilets never progressed much further than 1910s technology. The biggest change I've seen are low flow toilets, that seem too complicated for some. "Big flush" - "Little Flush" is totally standard on every Euro toilet I've seen. Two buttons, mechanical action. The advantage of American WCs is heat. Warm WCs are kind of optional in a lot of WCs.

And yes, in France employers are forbidden to make workers answer email after working hours. In Italy, building security came to toss me out of the office if I was still at work at 6 pm.

 

[GonePlaid]

Seems to me American toilets never progressed much further than 1910s technology. The biggest change I've seen are low flow toilets, that seem too complicated for some. "Big flush" - "Little Flush" is totally standard on every Euro toilet I've seen. Two buttons, mechanical action. The advantage of American WCs is heat. Warm WCs are kind of optional in a lot of WCs.

And yes, in France employers are forbidden to make workers answer email after working hours. In Italy, building security came to toss me out of the office if I was still at work at 6 pm.

You coulda told them you were just early for 2nd shift.

 

[Polish Thunder]

You coulda told them you were just early for 2nd shift.

Did you accidentally add an "f" in the 2nd shift comment?

 

[GonePlaid]

Did you accidentally add an "f" in the 2nd shift comment?

 

[Passinwind]

Might as well learn something new today. My Google-Fu is strong!

I am Passinwind, and I approve this message: The Atmosphere of Uranus Is Literally Leaking Gas Into Space

 

[GwenOnBass]

Work generally expands to fill the scheduled hours. Absolutely I can do 40 hours work in under 20 hours. Except it's always 60 -70 hours. There are certain rules at the workplace. Coworker or boss says: "You busy?" means "I'm dropping a steaming pile on your desk". "Got a minute / are you free?" = certain doom. Being on site is always better than in the home office. There was one fine day I showed up at "my desk" at the home office and my co-workers were astounded to see I am, in fact, a real person. They'd never seen me, ever, since the day I was hired and assigned that desk and phone.

 

[G-Dog]

Work, like other gases, generally expands to fill ... its boundaries. Absolutely I can do 40 hours work in under 20 hours. Except that leads to more busy-work, because reasons. ... ...

There. Fixed it for you.

Corollary to Passinwind's post:

Scientists Have Finally Found Proof That Uranus Smells Terrible
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[beans-on-toast]

Work generally expands to fill the scheduled hours. Absolutely I can do 40 hours work in under 20 hours. Except it's always 60 -70 hours. There are certain rules at the workplace. Coworker or boss says: "You busy?" means "I'm dropping a steaming pile on your desk". "Got a minute / are you free?" = certain doom. Being on site is always better than in the home office. There was one fine day I showed up at "my desk" at the home office and my co-workers were astounded to see I am, in fact, a real person. They'd never seen me, ever, since the day I was hired and assigned that desk and phone.

Been in the same situation. I had a nice corner office in a highrise that I never used in a couple of years. Never cared for an office environment, wasn't good for productivity. I worked in a lab up the street. I came in one day to see people scurrying to remove their stuff from the office. Spent the day going through files, and then repeated the away process.

 

[BassmanPaul]

I ventured out into the wilds of Scarborough yesterday equipped with an N95 mask I found in my workshop. Went to Home Depot to pickup some brackets to put a shelf up in my workshop. I'm putting a sound system so I can have music while I work. I'm using stuff that has been on the racks for years.

I have this little Hitachi Tuner/switching unit that was orphaned from it's fellow components. I built an interface that provides power and allows the stereo audio signals escape.

It feeds a power amp I made using Sansui replacement parts I bought in the early Seventies. Two 50W Chanels.

The speakers are two EV little white plastic cabinets that have been mounted in the ceiling for testing but never actually used.

I 'found' a subwoofer amplifiers on another shelf so that went up on the new shelf. I also had a Sparkmatic subwoofer tubular thing for an Auto. I was giver it years ago when it's internal amplifier failed. I removed the amp and added a cable to connect to the woofer iyself. That's now screwed to the rafters of the shop.

All in all it sounds very good indeed and has cleared space for new stuff.

Whilst buying Groceries I ran into a situation. Went to turn down an aisle to find the way blocked by a guy. I said excuse me and he told me that I would have to go all the way around 'cos he was in a line for a cashier. I said You won't even step to one side while I move past. He did so grudgingly. What a bloody idiot!!!!

 

[Jeff Scott]

Might as well learn something new today. My Google-Fu is strong!

I am Passinwind, and I approve this message: The Atmosphere of Uranus Is Literally Leaking Gas Into Space

Bad lettuce? That was Warren's (rhythm guitarist in an old band of mine) excuse!

 

[GwenOnBass]

I expect what we're seeing (?) are great numbers of people discovering the office they were told is vital to productivity is not vital to productivity. But working at home isn't easily learned, apparently. Good guess is few were ever taught how.

Often I encounter people in the supermarket whose awareness is very narrow. Well, not just the supermarket.

 

[GonePlaid]

I ventured out into the wilds of Scarborough yesterday equipped with an N95 mask I found in my workshop. Went to Home Depot to pickup some brackets to put a shelf up in my workshop. I'm putting a sound system so I can have music while I work. I'm using stuff that has been on the racks for years.

I have this little Hitachi Tuner/switching unit that was orphaned from it's fellow components. I built an interface that provides power and allows the stereo audio signals escape.

It feeds a power amp I made using Sansui replacement parts I bought in the early Seventies. Two 50W Chanels.

The speakers are two EV little white plastic cabinets that have been mounted in the ceiling for testing but never actually used.

I 'found' a subwoofer amplifiers on another shelf so that went up on the new shelf. I also had a Sparkmatic subwoofer tubular thing for an Auto. I was giver it years ago when it's internal amplifier failed. I removed the amp and added a cable to connect to the woofer iyself. That's now screwed to the rafters of the shop.

All in all it sounds very good indeed and has cleared space for new stuff.

Whilst buying Groceries I ran into a situation. Went to turn down an aisle to find the way blocked by a guy. I said excuse me and he told me that I would have to go all the way around 'cos he was in a line for a cashier. I said You won't even step to one side while I move past. He did so grudgingly. What a bloody idiot!!!!

He was prolly an a-hole b4, too.
ETA: If he did that to the 'wrong' person, he mighta been bloody.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Brand new:

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[beans-on-toast]

The size of the covid-19 virus ranges between 0.06-0.14 microns (1 micron is one millonth of a meter). An N95 mask is rated for 95% of particles, 0.3 microns or larger. This means that the covid virus can get through an N95 mask. It's like driving through a garage door entrance that's twice as large as your vehicle.

Can the N95 mask be useful, yes. Is it effective against other bugs, yes. Should you be confident that an N95 mask is completely screening the covid-19 virus, absolutely NO.

Same with HEPA filters. They have different levels of effectiveness in screening viruses depending in their HEPA rating. The very expensive better ones can screen the covid-19, not all can.


Wash your hands, keep them off your face.