Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[mikeoso]

Present and functioning. Just alerted my volunteers that they're on their own for tomorrow morning...I'm taking a half day to build a stand for a piece of gear my wife needs in her fiber shop. PM I get to send a gorgeous macaw off to his new home, interview adoption applicants, and set up for incomers on Monday. Plan to try to find a bad ground on the pickup in my Tacoma Thunderchief if I get time in the evening. Jeez it's great to be retired.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Might go to a bandsaw demo at the local Rockler store tomorrow

@ric426 ! Watch dem fingers brother!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Present and functioning. Just alerted my volunteers that they're on their own for tomorrow morning...I'm taking a half day to build a stand for a piece of gear my wife needs in her fiber shop. PM I get to send a gorgeous macaw off to his new home, interview adoption applicants, and set up for incomers on Monday. Plan to try to find a bad ground on the pickup in my Tacoma Thunderchief if I get time in the evening. Jeez it's great to be retired.
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Very very cool!

 

[BadExample]

OK, you lot of GOF's, I like Blues Sunday so much, I suggest we start Crazy Covers Fridays! I'll suggest we post the cover and the original (if known, and according to memory, what youtube thinks it is, wikipedia, etc., no reason being picky. Call me out if I'm wrong on the originals).

I usually only post three youtubes per post, but I imagine most GOF's will know the originals, so I'll do two covers with the I think original version:









I really dig the Tom Tom's cover.

 

[BadExample]

Present and functioning. Just alerted my volunteers that they're on their own for tomorrow morning...I'm taking a half day to build a stand for a piece of gear my wife needs in her fiber shop. PM I get to send a gorgeous macaw off to his new home, interview adoption applicants, and set up for incomers on Monday. Plan to try to find a bad ground on the pickup in my Tacoma Thunderchief if I get time in the evening. Jeez it's great to be retired.
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Good to see you here Mike! That sure is a beautiful bird. Can't imagine taking on an animal that pretty and not ensuring it gets the best.

 

[BadExample]

All appendages resent and discounted fore. Tho' some are working better than others. One of 'em don't work at all no more.

No big plans for the weekend. Might go to a bandsaw demo at the local Rockler store tomorrow, but only if this damn cough settles down.

Are the bandsaw's good? Punk or ??? BTW: You typo's Rocker store, it's not Rockler

 

[mikeoso]

Good to see you here Mike! That sure is a beautiful bird. Can't imagine taking on an animal that pretty and not ensuring it gets the best.

sadly, Skittles is only three years old and going to his third home...there are people out there who just have no clue.

 

[fnordlyone]

Love to the Alaskan! Inspiration for us young confused strugglers.
f n o r d !

 

[BadExample]

sadly, Skittles is only three years old and going to his third home...there are people out there who just have no clue.

I have no clue, but would certainly make it my business!

I had a friend with a nice macaw and the big pinkish white bird, whose bread I obviously can't remember. He also had a large wire haired fox terrier (pooch) and some lap dog that looked like a mop (fat fuzz). Pooch was a good watch dog, so my friend was constantly saying, "Shut up pooch." And whenever someone said something, my friend who was kind of a 60's hippy type, would say, "I know it!" So as you probably already know, the macaw was constantly barking like a dog and saying, "I know it. I know it." He also taught him/her (BTW: do they have... oh, can't ask that here) funny phrases like "Polly wan't a cracker, dammit!" I could hold the macaw, but the other one would open her beak a scare the hell out of me as far as reaching into the cage (and I was there a LOT).

Then he got ripped off, took the birds, high end stereo gear, and valuable LP's (the rest are mine now, 90% of my collection). Took the police a few weeks to bust those who burgle and the birds were almost dead. Macaw survived but was mean and the bg white bird died after a month or so. Such a shame. Macaw stopped talking. They were kept in a basement.

BTW: Got any Zook blood in yuh? You got the hair. Zook not being the Zook HD dealer in Des Moins, different family and I hear not the same behavior. I'm 1/4 Zook, 1/4 Warren (as in John Warren, the 100th).

 

[BadExample]

Love to the Alaskan! Inspiration for us young confused strugglers.
f n o r d !

Who wouldn't love him? He's like a big cuddly Teddy Polar Bear!

 

[GonePlaid]

Attention all GOF's. Thanks guys for keeping the spirit alive. We are a unique group of grumpies and I love ya all. Now I'm gonna puke. J/K. Report front and center, on current status RE: all fingers and toes and appendages accounted for. Carey and I are getting our ancient fake tree out to start decorating this weekend. On the tribal council we just bought a four story building for new tribal headquarters. It was the old US Forest Service building and it's built to almost withstand an atomic bomb attack LOL. We're very fortunate, it was a good deal and it will consolidate all of our office that are rented into one building we will own.

Weather's very windy but 47 degrees. Got some work to do around the house, don't know who might show up for Christmas! What say ye, GOF's? What are you up to this weekend?

No gigs this weekend, visiting family in Orlando area. All extremities still in place and somewhat functional. After a coupla laps around World Showcase @ Epcot, my knees let me know they're Not happy.

 

[BadExample]

Orlando area

Bootcamp! I've been there! We had a sister company and I got lucky

 

[fnordlyone]

Who wouldn't love him? He's like a big cuddly Teddy Polar Bear!

one word:
tegridy
f!

 

[GonePlaid]

All present and accounted for, but not working optimally.

Couldn't play bass or do much other than lie on my face for the last 8 months, due to a vicious bout of sciatica. Sitting, standing and lying on my back or side for more than a few minutes were all out of the question. Weird reactions with a Tramadol-based pain killer didn't bring much fun to the party, either.

Nearly lost my mind, and probably would have lost the house, if I didn't work from home- I built a home-made replica of a physio bench with a keyboard tray, put a monitor on the floor in front of it, and that's how I've been answering service calls ever since.

Non-GOF content:

After physio, massage, exercise, etc., failed to help, I finally got hooked up with a chiropractor a couple of months ago, and he's been working miracles. Even my 7.5lb Dingwall was too big and heavy to play for long in my current condition, but I got a sweet deal on a little 25" Ibanez ABG to get me over the hump. Weighs 4 pounds, and sounds amazingly close to a regular electric bass.

Best of all, I finally got to attend band practices the last two weeks, and was able to play hour and a half sets without much discomfort.

Can't tell you how relieved I am. Until this latest episode, I had never been without a bass or guitar in my hand for more than a week since I first picked one up. That's 56 years ago...

Worship leader added me back on the roster today. I won't be gigging this weekend, but I'll be back in the saddle again next week!

GOF content:
$@%&!! medical bills...

Even with Canadian healthcare, physio, massage, accupuncture, chiro and pain meds all cost an arm and a leg. Don't get me started on what I've spent on special cushions, etc., trying to get comfortable enough to work. Plus, I had to trade my well-loved, economical little hatchback and it's sunroof in for a dagblasted used Dodge Caravan, loaded with heated power seats, power doors, etc. It's got a gym mat stretched out in the back, so I can lie down and straighten out when my ass starts to hurt too much.

Did I mention that the van is in the perfect soccer mom colour? Metallic maroon. I must have done something wrong in a past life...

All of this while having to pass a lot of lucrative IT work off to an associate.

Christmas is going to be plainer than normal this year, and I'm selling off a bunch of gear in order to pay business taxes. My 5-string PJ is gone, along with a couple of guitar amps. A bunch of audio equipment, plus my Paul Reed Smith McCarty and NS Design electric upright are on the block as well.

Still, I can't complain. No-one would listen anyway. Get off my lawn!

On the other hand, my gear list still ain't shabby. I'm keeping the Dingwall, the Ibanez AVNB1E Parlor bass (who names their models, anyway?), my modded Rumble 100 for small gigs, and the G-K Fusion/AudioKinesis rig for big ones. I'll still be able to enjoy myself on guitar as well- I've got a nice thinline Tele with a wide/fat roasted maple neck and mahogany body, along with my Karol acoustic, the Tweed Deluxe, and a Boss Katana for Metal Mondays.

Not bad for an old guy who still has his second wife and a bunch of kids who've never seen the inside of a jail cell!

FWIW, I had a sciatic nerve problem in '81> I t felt as if my left leg wasn't there. I hadda look to make certain. Our drummer's wife( head nurse at the WPB VA at the time)recommended a Doctor who did regular medicine and acupuncture. After examining me and finding the location of the problem(he knew he'd found the spot when I tried to go through the exam table), he gave me an injection[IDK what]and within 2 weeks, no problem since. Lucky, I guess.

 

[mikeoso]

Bad, this would be the Big Pink. It's a Moluccan cockatoo. You were wise to steer clear. They can be massively snuggly, but also unpredictable and dangerous.

 

[biguglyman]

Gig then work tonight. Thank god everything still works well enough to do this. Brought the smallest combo I own and wen direct for FOH. Been on the night shift for most of the last 30 years. I don't mind it as long as I can get the time off to do gigs. Knees are a little sore right now but that will get better after my nap tomorrow. I've had good results with chiropractic in the pas for various issues including sciatica. Sitting here on my work computer getting paid to monitor my machine (and post on TB!). What a country...
EDIT: Pic from tonight's gig...

 

[Stumbo]

Getting "can't load website took to long to respond" message from my router. Wireless: 2 Windows phones, 1 Android tablet, 1 Surface and my hardwired pc

Started today after I moved electric cables for router and cable modem

Going to exchange router tomorrow.

Any of you Hardware guys know about this? I looked up a few things but nothing that really helped.

Thanks in advance.

 

[steve_rolfeca]

Getting "can't load website took to long to respond" message from my router. Wireless: 2 Windows phones, 1 Android tablet, 1 Surface and my hardwired pc

Started today after I moved electric cables for router and cable modem

Going to exchange router tomorrow.

Any of you Hardware guys know about this? I looked up a few things but nothing that really helped.

Thanks in advance.

I’ve been doing veterinary software support for the last 8 years, and get dragged into a lot of hardware issues even though IT isn’t my primary function.

I’ve noticed that routers are the most common item, when it comes to premature hardware failure.

I’ve wondered if it’s because they are the first point of connection to the ISP. Leaves them prone to voltage spikes on cable company facilities, as well as the AC power line?

PS: If the router swap doesn’t resolve your issue, then your problem may turn out to be radio-frequency interference. EMF from things like a defective blower motor in a furnace or a range hood can swamp wi-fi signals.

Sometimes troubleshooting can be simple, sometimes not. If you’re in a shared space like an apartment building or a row of industrial units, the source might not even be in your unit.

 

[shadven]

PM I get to send a gorgeous macaw off to his new home, interview adoption applicants, and set up for incomers on Monday.
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Best of luck to the Macaw. Most people don’t realize what life long commitment a bird is. And you really can’t leave them alone all day everyday, they’ll self mutilate. If I didn’t work from home my Moluccan would be neurotic. He loves perching on the neck of my old P-bass when I play.

 

[GonePlaid]

Getting "can't load website took to long to respond" message from my router. Wireless: 2 Windows phones, 1 Android tablet, 1 Surface and my hardwired pc

Started today after I moved electric cables for router and cable modem

Going to exchange router tomorrow.

Any of you Hardware guys know about this? I looked up a few things but nothing that really helped.

Thanks in advance.

Can't offer anything helpful-I have a flip-phone.