You guys cursed me! I had to get on the step ladder and change bulbs in the computer room tonight.


Well, since we are at the start of a new year and I have not provided an update for awhile - I figured it was about time to do it.
The current Back Porch thread Part 4 was started by MikeE3, on Aug 23, 2015. Approximately 132 days ago.We are currently at post number 13,550 - so that means we have been averaging about 103 posts per day fairly consistently.
Now we have had slow days with only a few posts, but there have been enough busy days that the slow ones got drowned out by the following rush of posts that followed.
Topics - to many to lists - a plethora of random thoughts have been diced sliced and chewed over the last 4.5 months. We have made a lot of new friends over this time - Welcome to all of them and to the lurkers that still have not come out of hiding also...![]()
We are currently approaching the end of this thread and the startup of part 5 around the 17th of this month.
@MikeE3 You might want to start getting your thoughts together now... It is just around the corner and coming up fast.![]()
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!!
Had a good time in the HO last night..
My new year started out with a BIG ole bang!!!!!!!
My GD got the mail for me a few days ago...nothing good, flyers...tons of flyers as usual... a few letter-size envelopes, one from Medicare and one from GM....Medicare was my latest statement and I thought GM was basically some legal jargon but a little bit ago I decided to open them anyway...good thing I did....
inside the GM envelope was a check for $500.00!!!! Some legal jargon...but who cares!
This new year started off with a big ole bang
Me and Chey are going out for steak and crab legs tomorrow
So now I need to really be aware of how good my life is...in spite of myself
There's not a dang thing I need that i don't already have...well, maybe one thing....![]()
Been using CFL's for Maybe 10 years? Had about 4 quit. None flame.
We have been using fluorescent lamps for decades and they contain mercury as well.
And one thing I love about CFL's they don't burn the crap out of you in a drop light under a car.
I use the daylight spectrum ones in my workshop and love em. Can see much better than with standard florescent or incandescent lighting.
And they will start up at lower temps than standard 4 ft fluorescent tubes will.
I use them in all my outbuildings and they start at below 0 temps. Albeit a bit dimmer than usual when really cold but they warm up and go to full brightness in a few minutes.
Years ago the electric company gave me 4 CFL bulbs and they were crap. Lasted a few weeks at most.
You are not on any hook.Well I wast actually born the day that bulb emitted a flame, but that’s neither here nor there, I just don't use them in the house, lol. I could care less what other folks do, and I knew I was probably making a big mistake disclosing information about the things that I personally choose to do, lol.
I use them in the shop, garage, shed, any place where my family does not sleep. Am I off the hook now?
And a large enough CFL to be useful in my "Husky 75 watt metal shield incandescent trouble light" will not fit because of the ballast, hence the description.
Purchased an LED ceiling light fixture the other day for our kitchen, and am going to install that this afternoon, have a nice day everyone.
Maybe he is wondering whether the mods will let us pile them up past 15,000. I sometimes get a script-disabling bug, have to close the tab and reopen it to get it straightened out. Thought that is what happened, although I have been known to send secret messages in white text, no longer necessary because of the spoiler alert function.Here's hoping everyone has a Happy New Year.
Yike's already! Thanks for bringing this forward semi-. Odd thing though, I'm assuming you didn't do it on purpose. All the text in your post was 'white text' after the date 'Aug 23, 2015'. In you quoted msg above I changed all the white text to red. hmmm ... what's that all about.
Whoohoo ... nice way to start the new year indeed!![]()
Hope everybody had a decent (and safe) new years eve / day. My new years resolution - well... I'll keep that to myself. But one day, just one day I will try to take over the world!
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Odd thing though, I'm assuming you didn't do it on purpose. All the text in your post was 'white text' after the date 'Aug 23, 2015'. In you quoted msg above I changed all the white text to red. hmmm ... what's that all about.
Probably couldn't do any worse than the corporations that run it now....
And YOU'D let us vape in peace!![]()
I went back and tried to fix the text on my update post - can someone let me know if it is fixed now??? Post #13551
Looks fine to me - smells a bit like glazed ham though... WAIT!?! You holding out on us @Semiretired ?
Good to see y'all on this side!!Front-Porchers said I should watch this one too, so this is just a nothing-serious pop-in comment to get the ALERTS activated for this thread.
uhmm......newp he wouldn't, that's a white man's termActually any old Indian would say to get more squaws
you and kenna can use outhouses and portapotties iffn y'all want, but my part of the porch has indoor flush terlits!Some of us guys are old and can't always make it to the outhouse.
I did get some cella's in my stocking, but it was a tiny box with 3 of em in it. But....this is the first time I ever recall actually having a stocking! That was kewl!Finishing off the last few chocolate covered cherries that my sister gave me at Christmas. Now I need fudge. No nuts, please.
Godspeed to him Legs......afghanistan?Wow we just got word that our Son in Law which is what he is more or less because we raised his wife. He is getting deployed this summer for 9 months. That really sucks.
(((((((Russell))))))) very gentle hug for you. Hope you heal quickly hunIm sitting at home hurting, bruised and broken, cant even drink cause of the pain killers.
Last stinkie 10/15/2013
some of us got it!My backward sense of humor failed again!
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Sorry you're hurting. I didn't make it either. By that time the puppy and I were on the couch, I had my legs kicked up to rest my back and was watching movies.I couldn't make the HO. I'm trying to nurse my Mom & my back/hip are giving me fits.
Sorry things are trying to get you down.........but sooooo glad it aint workin!!!! Tons ofThere has been a lot of thing trying to drag me down lately but I have never been happier. I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year's.
Good to see you here as well.Just wanted to stop in and wish everyone a happy new year. May this year bring everyone happiness and prosperity!
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that's the one I had my eye on as well. But a secret santa had someone send me a used intellicharger, nitecorp or whatever it is, and I'm thrilled to have it. Was concerned about not having a back up charger, and really wanted a 4 holer.I am ordering the Xtar I think it is the VP4 with the digital readout.
howdy stranger!!Happy New Year everyone![]()
wow, that is fantastic!!!!!!!! Yummmmmmminside the GM envelope was a check for $500.00!!!! Some legal jargon...but who cares!
This new year started off with a big ole bang
Me and Chey are going out for steak and crab legs tomorrow![]()
newp it's still busted. I'm using the defaultI went back and tried to fix the text on my update post - can someone let me know if it is fixed now??? Post #13551
newp it's still busted. I'm using the default
I went back and tried to fix the text on my update post - can someone let me know if it is fixed now??? Post #13551