THE Random Chat Thread - AKA "The RCT" - No shirt or shoes required - Open 24 / 7

[pepperj]

Yes sir, there's no counter visible on my screen?

Certainly it must be the internal workings on your end of the connection, not loading up completely.

 

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[releventchair]

Finally found this thread again! Whew! Not really that difficult, once I cleared the Spanish cobb-webs. (Nyuck-Nyuck)


Your post about things that go bump in the night ...
Any chance there was a low cloud cover that night making the sounds travel? When I lived in Ct. we could hear the cars on the "local" tracks on Sat. nights and the only race tracks I knew were 20-30 miles away in Agawam.

That was a cold/cool night. Temp was coming back up later when I expected expansion noises.
The clunking was early ,while still cold.
Cold nights here this time of year are clear skies usually.
I don't recall it being cloudy.

It's heavily wooded. Do get sounds from the highway miles away when the wind and weather is right.
A nearby lakes human sounds too.

 

[PetesPockets55]

Where's my manners? Good morning one and all.

Cut my teeth watching Red, and one of my deepest regrets was not making the time to see him in person when he did one of his last performances.
My buddy has one of his clown paintings hanging in his bathroom (only spot he's allowed to hang it)
He say's every time he looks at it-it makes him smile. Eh Red you did it-you made the world a happier place.

 

[releventchair]

Mornin all!

To add to the wood heating conversation...
Wood pellets are a viable fuel to use wood salvage/scrap.
How much energy is required to make the pellets and from there to consumer needs consideration.
Had a place nearby that used scrap paper to make large (much larger than pellet stoves) pellets for some utility company to burn.
Not sure if they are still in business.

When I ogled pellet stoves , augers were of interest.
I dealt with augers at work so that was natural enough an interest...
The more versatile stoves burned a variety of fuels. Cherry pits, corn,wood pellets.
That required a stainless auger.

Friends that ran pellet stoves noted quality of pellets really mattered.
And those who had to clear a hopper to cleanout a pellet jam were not enamored of the stoves. At least briefly.

A big factor was if you had your own wood source vs buying wood.
Some folks buy long logs to cut up as a cheaper alternative , but there is labor and tools involved.
For those who do have their own woodlot or source of "free" timber , the outdoor wood burners have gained favor. Less fire hazard , and hot water.
Efficiency of the outdoor stoves I don't hear bragged about. Maybe there are better ones that price points don't encourage the use of??

Next time I visit Dads estate I'm going to tear down his barrel stove for parts.
Setting outside and rusting , I'll probably break the bolts off rather than fight them.
But the door design I like. And is what I was trying to duplicate the theory of on my prototype built years ago. A pre-heat and down draft built in by a channel , sort of.
The flue collar and legs I'll nab too..

Now I need an outbuilding to build a stove for!

 

[WannaDig3687]

ARC, when you used to do the flea market scene, were there little old ladies that walked up and instantly you could see the neon sign flashing above her head, “SUCKER?”
I think that’s what happens when I go to the flea market.
I bought a couple piratey figures to go with my decor and a horn that I thought was a fair price. $10.00 for each figure and $8.00 for the Horn. Eh. Not too bad. Then, on the way out, I saw a pillsbury dough boy cookie jar that I don’t have yet. Guy said it was original McCoy but someone painted it and then showed me where it was chipped.,$50.00. He said if it wasn’t for that, it would be $200.00. Well we walked out, but then I stopped. Talked myself into buying it. Had to have it. Then looked them up and I paid twice as much as I should have. Sucker.

 

[Rookster]

Has anyone heard from Hill Billy Prince lately?

 

[Rookster]

That looks Purdy good WD.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Has anyone heard from Hill Billy Prince lately?

I was wondering that the other day. His last activity was in April.

 

[Blak bart]

Nope....saw him active on some other threads awhile back. But not lately. RTR Roger is gone too....hope I didn't make him mad when I missed him on the treasure coast. Then Simon went dark after the big storm. People come and people go.....i miss all those guys !!

 

[Rookster]

Yeah Bart
It's been some time since he posted. RTR that is. Think he and a mod had a spat.

 

[bill from lachine]

WD,

You managed some decent finds at the flea market....the thing is with collectibles you have to know your catalogue/market prices to get a fair price.

 

[pepperj]

ARC, when you used to do the flea market scene, were there little old ladies that walked up and instantly you could see the neon sign flashing above her head, “SUCKER?”
I think that’s what happens when I go to the flea market.
I bought a couple piratey figures to go with my decor and a horn that I thought was a fair price. $10.00 for each figure and $8.00 for the Horn. Eh. Not too bad. Then, on the way out, I saw a pillsbury dough boy cookie jar that I don’t have yet. Guy said it was original McCoy but someone painted it and then showed me where it was chipped.,$50.00. He said if it wasn’t for that, it would be $200.00. Well we walked out, but then I stopped. Talked myself into buying it. Had to have it. Then looked them up and I paid twice as much as I should have. Sucker.

/QUOTE]

If it's was a weekly set up guy that peddled a good line. I'd go back next week and tell him the facts. It's just a good policy to take something back-refund-or give a credit for something else. He might of been misinformed regarding the piece to begin with/or he's just a good upgrading salesman.
Either way when you look at the piece you'll probably feel a tad for getting taken even if it was for a few bucks.
The thing to remember if a object is chipped, cracked, worn (glassware/china/porcelain) the resale value goes down dramatically on items-unless it has such a high/rarity that it still holds it's value.

If it was bought for simply your own pleasure at looking at it-making you smile-then it's all great-because it's all yours.

I have seen so many collections go through the auction sites and the original value/book value is never close. It seems that folks don't collect as they once did-they might have bits and bobs from many different subjects.
Which is fine, to many of one thing looks like a ?? in the eyes of many.
Just was at a Xmas gathering last year-contest how many Santa figures was there sitting around the place-wife counted nearly 170.

Check out this online auction site for estate/moving/reseller-been buying off the site for a decade now-got a lot of good deals. Found if it it said something in the description and on the pick up it wasn't they'd settle the refund of money to the account/or give a heavy discount. They run a tight ship.
https://maxsold.com/locations

 

[ECS]

... Looks like some new storms lining up out there.
I saw one projection coming my way. We could use the rain.

Might want to batten down the hatches for a 1.

 

[bill from lachine]

A daily chuckle for the crew....

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/everything-else/622622-gifs-pics-more-448.html#post6586322

 

[WannaDig3687]

WD,

A little kitchen trick worth a try for absorbing cooking odors....put some white vinegar in a small bowl and it acts as a sponge to take away the strong smells.

That's one way to do it.

Another way is to fetch yourself a bottle of red wine and a one cup measuring cup. Open the wine, fill the measuring cup, then drink the remainder of the bottle.

I opted to dehydrate the rest of the onions out in the garage. Good thing I cleaned it a couple weeks ago.

Now, I could use some information from you gardening pros about which onions to get next year. These were white onion sets that said they could be eaten while small as a table onion or let grow larger for all other uses. They were terrible, no matter what stage they were in. They were very strong and tough as leather. I decided to dehydrate the remainder and planned on making onion powder for seasoning. Turns out hubby likes them now, so that gives me more options than just powder, i. e. Salads, green bean casserole, etc.

So what’s a good onion to plant for eating and cooking?

 

[WannaDig3687]

Good morning Bart and WD.

Hope you're safely able to ride out the latest storm Bart.
Nice to hear that you're spending some quality time together with your Dad WD.

And that right there, mateys, made every dollar I spent/misspent worth it.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Welcome back, Duckshot & Pete!

 

[bill from lachine]

Something to think about as we head into colder weather.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...-coronavirus-winter/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[pepperj]

I opted to dehydrate the rest of the onions out in the garage. Good thing I cleaned it a couple weeks ago.

Now, I could use some information from you gardening pros about which onions to get next year. These were white onion sets that said they could be eaten while small as a table onion or let grow larger for all other uses. They were terrible, no matter what stage they were in. They were very strong and tough as leather. I decided to dehydrate the remainder and planned on making onion powder for seasoning. Turns out hubby likes them now, so that gives me more options than just powder, i. e. Salads, green bean casserole, etc.

So what’s a good onion to plant for eating and cooking?

I'll ask our friend what are the best for storage and eating, she grows hundreds for the food baskets and family. I'll let you know when I find out WD,

 

[WannaDig3687]

I'll ask our friend what are the best for storage and eating, she grows hundreds for the food baskets and family. I'll let you know when I find out WD,

Thank you, Pepperj.