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Thunderbird Club

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GBassNorth said:
Still reading thru all the posts, so somebody else may have mentioned it but just in case they haven't you might try this...

If the shaft of your screw is too large to fit through the Schaller strap lock pin you might be able to drill the hole in the pin slightly larger. If the shaft of the screw fits but the head is too large to go down in the recess of the pin you might be able to chuck the shaft of the screw up in your hand drill and with the drill running touch the head to some sandpaper or even the concrete on your patio. The idea is to basically reduce the head size just enough to fit in the strap lock. I have done this many times with strap pin screws, works perfect every time. However, I have not done this with a neck screw, not sure how oversized the screw is, so proceed at your own risk.
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Well... I was all geared up to drill an extra hole in the neck plate, until I saw this. When I saw that @Dadagoboi endorsed this method, I shifted gears.
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Mission accomplished! Thanks!:thumbsup:
 
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GBassNorth said:
I use Photobucket and noticed a poopiee tonne of pop up ads (almost to the point of making the site unusable) and then being directed to pay for a membership that would delete the ads.:bored: Not going there. Last time I payed to be on a website ad free they added ads back in a year later. :rollno:

In light of the fact that I may never be able to post from photobucket again here's what might be my final tribute to the magnificent Thunderbird in all its golden glory...
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I had the same issue on Photobucket.

Beautiful basses.
 
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GBassNorth said:
I use Photobucket and noticed a poopiee tonne of pop up ads (almost to the point of making the site unusable) and then being directed to pay for a membership that would delete the ads.:bored: Not going there. Last time I payed to be on a website ad free they added ads back in a year later. :rollno:

In light of the fact that I may never be able to post from photobucket again here's what might be my final tribute to the magnificent Thunderbird in all its golden glory...
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I don't know how you're getting that to work, I just tried again to post something here, no way.
 
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TBird1958 said:
I don't know how you're getting that to work, I just tried again to post something here, no way.
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Well if it makes you feel better, I'm using an iPad and had left the Photobucket tab open from when I used it last night. I was able to still access my photos up until a few minutes ago when I posted the TBird pic.

Then I closed the tab and reopened it, now I'm in the same boat as you. My pics are still there (I assume because it says my bucket is x% full, same as it was before I lost access) but I can't access, view or post anything. Photobucket is officially dead to me.

I wish the schmucks all the luck in the world and I'd be surprised if they get even 5% of the previous users to belly up to the extortion bar! I wonder if any of the keyboard jockeys at reddit or 4chan have Photobucket files - those guys can be a nasty bunch to cross.
 
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TBird1958 said:
I don't know how you're getting that to work, I just tried again to post something here, no way.
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As Fix said, if your pics are on your computer, you simply upload a file, and you select from where that file is on your computer.

edit; so glad i never did the photobucket thing.
Especially since i'm into photography, everything is on my computer and backed up regularly with an external at home.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Well if it makes you feel better, I'm using an iPad and had left the Photobucket tab open from when I used it last night. I was able to still access my photos up until a few minutes ago when I posted the TBird pic.

Then I closed the tab and reopened it, now I'm in the same boat as you. My pics are still there (I assume because it says my bucket is x% full, same as it was before I lost access) but I can't access, view or post anything. Photobucket is officially dead to me.

I wish the schmucks all the luck in the world and I'd be surprised if they get even 5% of the previous users to belly up to the extortion bar! I wonder if any of the keyboard jockeys at reddit or 4chan have Photobucket files - those guys can be a nasty bunch to cross.
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Freakin SOB's, guess it must be there new version of ransom ware.
 
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JJR58 said:
Seems to be the way of the future, just sad.
I feel for those that aren't able to retrieve what is rightfully theirs.
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Agreed. The user places their trust in somebody, only to be screwed over down the road. Leads to a bitter untrusting world.

Boggles the mind that they could do something of this magnitude, without first giving their users at least a month's notice to prepare accordingly!
 
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theFixer said:
Agreed. The user places their trust in somebody, only to be screwed over down the road. Leads to a bitter untrusting world.

Boggles the mind that they could do something of this magnitude, without first giving their users at least a month's notice to prepare accordingly!
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Yeah, how's that!
That is worst part, is no notice or warning, there's gotta be a lawsuit in there somewhere.
 
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