Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[GwenOnBass]

I have a cat named Gata, she's 12 and a calico although she's more black than white but she's got the orange and white too, she's a pretty kitty, I've had her since she was a little kitty, about 3 months old. She's attached to me for some reason and really likes me, sometimes I think she's the only one.

"Anyone who believes what a cat tells them deserves everything they get."

 

[Jeff Scott]

And it is without great reserve it seems to me the sudden-onset American solution to an uncooperative appliance is to get some entertainment in its exit from this world.

It's the Americano way; we like POWER!

 

[Charlie Tango]

Between around 2 am to 4 am is when the people with the most interesting stories show up at the ER, according to Weegee Weegee - Wikipedia

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Now, that guy took some of the best photos you'll ever see. My dad was a pro for a spell, and I've got his old Speed Graphic, just because.

 

[Charlie Tango]

"Anyone who believes what a cat tells them deserves everything they get."

Substitute 'woman' for 'cat' and you've got the story of my life.

 

[SoulReflection]

Substitute 'woman' for 'cat' and you've got the story of my life.

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[12BitSlab]

Substitute 'woman' for 'cat' and you've got the story of my life.

Just in case my wife ever reads this thread, NOT YOU SWEETHEART!!!!!!!

 

[Jeff Scott]

My dad was a pro for a spell, and I've got his old Speed Graphic, just because.

I am partial to my Busch Pressman D; I also have its baby brother, the Pressman C (not pictured, here, but one of these days...).

Ignore all the clutter around it.

 

[lowplaces]

Speaking of cats....

 

[2tonic]

OK, here's my GOF/Red Green event for the week.

Wife sometimes doesn't get the door totally closed on the upright freezer, so I installed a latch. The adhesive failed. I wanted something that couldn't come loose, so I thought I'd just sneak one little screw in right next to the doorjamb. (you all see where this is going, right?) Just as the drillbit sank through the sheet metal, I got a 20 second blast of R12 in the face. Had to happen...no way it WOULDN'T happen.

Fortunately, we didn't have a huge amount of pork and beef left, so we were able to move it all into other freezers around the place. But, we'll be getting a hog and half a beef in the fall.

Now, this freezer is in the basement, and the outside stairway we used to put it in is no longer passable due to earth settling and concrete cracking. The inside stairs are too narrow to let it pass. So, no way to get the old one out or a new one in...have to find a new place for the new one when I buy it, and let the house collapse around the dead one.

Any guesses about my wife's reaction to all this?

@mikeoso , take heart, cast off your bonds!
Not all hope is lost!
There is a third option here.
IF the freezer was less than 20 years old.....(are you sure about the R12?).......and
IF the freezer was working reasonably well.......

You could have a repairman braze the hole in the coil shut ( he may have to snip out a small patch of outer skin for access....ugly, but still serviceable) and recharge the unit. Of course, unless you find the right guy, he'll only have R34a, and results will be marginal.
Unless it's new enough, then you're golden!
(See previous comment on R12)

 

[GwenOnBass]

I am partial to my Busch Pressman D; I also have its baby brother, the Pressman C (not pictured, here, but one of these days...).

Ignore all the clutter around it.

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You've got to be good to take candids with these.

 

[mikeoso]

I am partial to my Busch Pressman D; I also have its baby brother, the Pressman C (not pictured, here, but one of these days...).

Ignore all the clutter around it.

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Never mind the camera, tell me about the Martin.

 

[Jeff Scott]

That's my custom OM-18 that I got in 2012 ('09 build). First Martin I've bought, after having played quite a few over the decades.

 

[mikeoso]

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That's my custom OM-18 that I got in 2012 ('09 build). First Martin I've bought, after having played quite a few over the decades.

Way cool!

 

[k5koy]

Heard enough talk about it. Time for the unofficial "Grumpy old amp tech/builder/user's" club?

"Grumpy Old Farts":

#1 Wcriley
#2 B-String
#3 BassmanPaul

Anyone want in? Not required to be grumpy all the time, just occasionally disconnect of judgement between the brain and fingers

Undecided if Mods should be eligible as we seem to drive them to it?

I’ve been called a Grumpy old fart before. Can I get a number?
Koy

 

[beans-on-toast]

I’ve been called a Grumpy old fart before. Can I get a number?
Koy

Welcome. Your self serv number is your first post in the thread, 30134.

 

[Jeff Scott]

W

Way cool!

I, certainly, think it is.

 

[Polish Thunder]

I, certainly, think it is.

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I must say, some of those six string basses look an awful lot like guitars....

 

[beans-on-toast]

I, certainly, think it is.

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Is this the only one in the world like it? I always smile when I see Waverly tuners.

NOTE: Much more info if you click in Jeff’s for sale link.

For Sale - Martin custom 000/OM-18 Guitar w/vintage goodies

 

[Jeff Scott]

Is this the only one in the world like it? I always smile when I see Waverly tuners.

Very likely. It was ordered by someone through Fuller's Guitar, but I found it at my local GC, and had to resue it from them.

I have e-mailed a bit with Dick Boak about the guitar; the double cutaway was his idea from many years ago, but was mostly used on Martin's Shenandoah Japanese line a long time ago, that also had oval sound holes. As to Nazareth made Martins, that feature may not have been "installed" much, maybe one or two other, at most, I think. I know that when I went to a Martin Experience show a few years ago, the Martin people that were there had never seen another.

This will help feed your Waverly habit.

 

[bobyoung53]

Any Leslie West fans here? Close your eyes and it's him. This guy was a former student of Leslie's.