Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[SoulReflection]

To get back to the 'hair' thing for a moment, I used to go[in the 70s]~once a month for $10-$12. Now it's once every 8-10 weeks for ~$15(senior rate). It ain't killin' me, bucks wise, and less chance for f---* up.

*oul

Yes, it is sometimes nice to live on the wild side but, to me, at my age and health condition, it is not worth it...

 

[beans-on-toast]

Thanks @beans-on-toast . Over the years of flipping nuts (lol) from lefty to righty I've kind of gotten the gist of it. I can get one carved down pretty close. I like the angled shave you demo'ed on the illustration. On the SR1200L I just bought, luckily I found out that Tusq makes a special string nut for that bass, and it cost me $23 including shipping USPS. That one will just drop in with the correct depth of cuts. Still liking the bass though!

I like the Tusq nuts and at that price how can you go wrong.

Many yeas ago there was a guy in Alaska selling fossilized tusk ivory nut blanks. I placed an order but he went out of business and never shipped the item. I wondered if he was doing something illegal.

 

[beans-on-toast]

you still talking about hair there bean's?

Shrinkage is always a concern. I never liked turtle neck shirts.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Shrinkage is always a concern. I never liked turtle neck shirts.

I always considered turtlenecks to be essential wear. But I also consider wool to be essential wear. It is August but thoughtful folks delivered a new turtleneck and new tunic a few days ago. Thoughtful enough, that is, to complete their end of the deal after I dropped virtual cash on the virtual counter to the great virtual register somewhere.

The Thing That's Going Around has made paper money too creepy to use. That is likely a feature, not a bug.

 

[Charlie Tango]

Shrinkage is always a concern. I never liked turtle neck shirts.

 

[mikeoso]

I remember those days well...at least back then my wife and I were working but $3K bills for rescue dogs hit hard. Being retired, we down-sized and only have stray cat that my wife insisted on taking in. Fortunately this creature has been healthy, and so far and stays out of my way .

Every bird that comes here goes to an avian vet for a full blood panel and labs. Many people just dont know what exotic birds need, so we have to check everything. Nutrition, etc...even wrong lighting can mess them up. Each bird's intake exam is $350. If they get sick or hurt, it escalates rapidly. We run between 12 and 18k annually on vets. Glad it's not my money.

 

[beans-on-toast]

I always considered turtlenecks to be essential wear. But I also consider wool to be essential wear. It is August but thoughtful folks delivered a new turtleneck and new tunic a few days ago. Thoughtful enough, that is, to complete their end of the deal after I dropped virtual cash on the virtual counter to the great virtual register somewhere.

The Thing That's Going Around has made paper money too creepy to use. That is likely a feature, not a bug.

A lot of stores don't accept paper money for health reasons.

It's time for winter outfitting. Bought two feather pillows today. The old ones sprung leaks in the covers in the washing machine. There's a place that opens pillows and washes the feathers, then stuffs them into new cases but I wanted a firmer pillow. It matters depending on how you sleep. On the side requires firm, on the back or front softer.

Been looking at eight yards of wool, two specific tartans, from a Scottish mill. My wife wants to make some new tartan kilts and skirts. I fear that shipping over the pond via the Royal Mail is going to burn.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Every bird that comes here goes to an avian vet for a full blood panel and labs. Many people just dont know what exotic birds need, so we have to check everything. Nutrition, etc...even wrong lighting can mess them up. Each bird's intake exam is $350. If they get sick or hurt, it escalates rapidly. We run between 12 and 18k annually on vets. Glad it's not my money.

Do you consider yourself fortunate to have a local vet that specializes in parrots? I don't imagine that many veterinary schools teach that speciality. You'd think that students would want to visit your flock.

 

[SoulReflection]

A lot of stores don't accept paper money for health reasons.

It's time for winter outfitting. Bought two feather pillows today. The old ones sprung leaks in the covers in the washing machine. There's a place that opens pillows and washes the feathers, then stuffs them into new cases but I wanted a firmer pillow. It matters depending on how you sleep. On the side requires firm, on the back or front softer.

Been looking at eight yards of wool, two specific tartans, from a Scottish mill. My wife wants to make some new tartan kilts and skirts. I fear that shipping over the pond via the Royal Mail is going to burn.

But, but, but, what about My Pillow...sorry, couldn't help it...!

 

[Polish Thunder]

I cut my wife's hair. She paid way more than I did.

I tried cutting my wife's hair once...but it was in the middle of the night and the trimmer's buzzing sound woke her up....

 

[beans-on-toast]

But, but, but, what about My Pillow...sorry, couldn't help it...!

Any place that runs so many commercials makes me wonder about their products. A lot goes into marketing. I've read that their foam packs down with time and they can be hot. I just don't know. Goose down I know so that's what I went with.

 

[GonePlaid]

A lot of stores don't accept paper money for health reasons.

It's time for winter outfitting. Bought two feather pillows today. The old ones sprung leaks in the covers in the washing machine. There's a place that opens pillows and washes the feathers, then stuffs them into new cases but I wanted a firmer pillow. It matters depending on how you sleep. On the side requires firm, on the back or front softer.

Been looking at eight yards of wool, two specific tartans, from a Scottish mill. My wife wants to make some new tartan kilts and skirts. I fear that shipping over the pond via the Royal Mail is going to burn.

I'm glad you reminded me about winter outfitting. I think I'll get a new windbreaker.

 

[Charlie Tango]

I'm glad you reminded me about winter outfitting. I think I'll get a new windbreaker.

Two of the coldest times in my life have been in Florida. Once was visiting the parents in Titusville at Christmastime. We usually played a lot of golf on those trips. One day that year my brother-in-law and my brother wanted to go fishing on the Indian River. It was pretty chilly, but not too windy. My brother was in college and living with my parents at the time and he let me borrow a U.S. Navy surplus parka, the gray-green one that had the fur-trimmed hood you could draw down to a little circle just big enough to see out of. We were on the bank, not in a boat. Wellsir. The wind on the river was different from the way it was at Mom & Dad's. We rigged the poles and started fishing, none of us willing to say that it was a day that you'd bring in the brass monkeys, because we were men, dammit, and weren't going to admit weakness. I had that hood so drawn in that it barely admitted light. Finally, me, being the oldest, said it was time to go (we'd been there maybe 40 minutes) and those two got their lines out of the water double-quick.

The second time was walking a block up the street from the then-inlaws house in Crescent Beach, just below St. Augustine on Christmas Eve, to go to a party at a neighbors'. The wind from an impending nor'easter had cranked up, and we walked in a tightly-bunched knot as fast as we could go. Same deal in reverse on the way back. Nobody at that party was anxious to leave and go out into the wind again, and we all loaded up on prophylactic antifreeze before departing. Didn't make a bit of difference. We were popsicles in just a block.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Nice to be back at work after the weekend. The staff seem to get younger every year! They keep me young and on my toes. Very nice bunch that work at the city. You know it's funny-- every year I say I have 2 1/2 years to go. Going on five years! But I'm healthy, can carry my own weight, and manage my own little department well. As long as they're pranking me and we're having fun I'll be glad to go to work. Not to mention we need the money!

STUPID WILL CORRECTION: I mistakenly said Tusq string nut for my bass earlier. The string nut is actually a Graph Tech. According to Ibanez they were especially designed for the SR1200L. My sloppily hand carved nut works but I think I will be able to get better action with the correct string nut.

 

[GonePlaid]

Two of the coldest times in my life have been in Florida. Once was visiting the parents in Titusville at Christmastime. We usually played a lot of golf on those trips. One day that year my brother-in-law and my brother wanted to go fishing on the Indian River. It was pretty chilly, but not too windy. My brother was in college and living with my parents at the time and he let me borrow a U.S. Navy surplus parka, the gray-green one that had the fur-trimmed hood you could draw down to a little circle just big enough to see out of. We were on the bank, not in a boat. Wellsir. The wind on the river was different from the way it was at Mom & Dad's. We rigged the poles and started fishing, none of us willing to say that it was a day that you'd bring in the brass monkeys, because we were men, dammit, and weren't going to admit weakness. I had that hood so drawn in that it barely admitted light. Finally, me, being the oldest, said it was time to go (we'd been there maybe 40 minutes) and those two got their lines out of the water double-quick.

The second time was walking a block up the street from the then-inlaws house in Crescent Beach, just below St. Augustine on Christmas Eve, to go to a party at a neighbors'. The wind from an impending nor'easter had cranked up, and we walked in a tightly-bunched knot as fast as we could go. Same deal in reverse on the way back. Nobody at that party was anxious to leave and go out into the wind again, and we all loaded up on prophylactic antifreeze before departing. Didn't make a bit of difference. We were popsicles in just a block.

A common misconception about FL. The humidity here-year round-makes any chill we get soak right into you. Plus the seabreeze you were encountering adds to it. Heavy jackets don't help a lot. Waterproof ones do.

 

[beans-on-toast]

I mistakenly said Tusq string nut for my bass earlier. The string nut is actually a Graph Tech. According to Ibanez they were especially designed for the SR1200L. My sloppily hand carved nut works but I think I will be able to get better action with the correct string nut.

They are the same. Tusq is a brand, Graph Tech Guitar Labs Ltd is the name of the company. It's based in Delta, BC., a spit and a holler from Alaska.

 

[beans-on-toast]

My grandparents had a small grocery store. I used to marvel at the mechanical cash register and their adding machine. Both had typewriter type keys and a crank to enter items. The adding machine produced a paper receipt. They had a musical rhythm when being used.

The machines didn't use electricity. Sometimes parts would wear out. When the machines broke they had these little books that made carbon copy store receipts. If you worked the cash, you had to be good at adding. I can't even imagine someone doing that today.

 

[GwenOnBass]

As one may expect, I'm well acquainted with the cold. Ireland has the bonus of being cold and wet. All the time. One of my coldest moments is a celebration of the first day of summer at a sacred site in Ireland. And as one may expect, the central office specializes in sending me to Fargo, ND in February and New Orleans in June.

Most cash register and adding machine repairmen left this universe some while ago, to hear tell.

 

[StereoPlayer]

As one may expect, I'm well acquainted with the cold. Ireland has the bonus of being cold and wet. All the time. One of my coldest moments is a celebration of the first day of summer at a sacred site in Ireland. And as one may expect, the central office specializes in sending me to Fargo, ND in February and New Orleans in June.

Most cash register and adding machine repairmen left this universe some while ago, to hear tell.

Fargo? Brrrr.

New Orleans? Hope you like hot AND humid!

Edit: have fun on NOLA! I love going there.

 

[GwenOnBass]

It is in Fargo in February my associates learn of my Tourette syndrome the very moment I step outside. It is in New Orleans where I'm the demo dolly for the trade show, called off site in Kansas. The Wichita Hilton apologizes for a booking error and upgrades me to a full suite with a hot tub. And I've only five hours to stay and try and get some sleep before the first flight ....

This is when 40 drops of laudanum in a beer sounds really reasonable.