What's under your lip/in your nose right now? - Part 2

[Guttermouth]

Gutter it sounds like that amp is a labor of love more than anything. I don't know what something like that is worth in good working condition but obviously it's worth a lot to you. I think that it's great that you have something that you're passionate about and enjoy doing. I've never heard the "special snowflake" remark before but it's very fitting. This particular guy is very nice but for some reason he really gets under my skin and I just can't seem to put my finger on why that is.

i've got a couple of those types of customers -" hey, it's 1:30 in the morning and my amp/pedal/guitar is making a funny noise?, i've got his cell phone number,my amp guy won't mind if i call him and ask him why my amp was making funny noises tonight when it was plugged into the same circuit as the bar's neon,refrigerator,p.a. and a.c. system!!!! ".....

alot of old amps are more trouble than they're worth, initially.It's kind of like old cars or any well engineered piece of machinery that has been abused or neglected- you hate to see them get scrapped but it doesn't make "financial" sense to save them in a lot of cases.
if this model of amp were more prevalent, i would have told the last owner flat out to pitch it. in mint condition, it's worth roughly 1200 to 1500.00 and in this condition, i'd be lucky to get 1100 back out of it.
fender makes a reissue of the super now that's built on printed circuit boards with garbage components that you can pick up for 800 bucks all day long.That's not nearly as much fun though

offroad frosted
H20

 

[hittman]

I can tell that you enjoy the challenge of it. I just finished replacing power scr's in a 650 amp three phase welder. That was not so much fun. I had to pull the whole rectifier heat sink assembly out of the machine so I could take it apart to replace three of six scr's that are sandwiched between aluminum heatsinks with three on each side and thermostats in the middle. It ended up taking me a little over two hours. I was a little nervous turning the machine back on after having that far apart but everything was ok and it tested good.

general mint

 

[Guttermouth]

I can tell that you enjoy the challenge of it. I just finished replacing power scr's in a 650 amp three phase welder. That was not so much fun. I had to pull the whole rectifier heat sink assembly out of the machine so I could take it apart to replace three of six scr's that are sandwiched between aluminum heatsinks with three on each side and thermostats in the middle. It ended up taking me a little over two hours. I was a little nervous turning the machine back on after having that far apart but everything was ok and it tested good.

interesting. i just looked at a couple of three phase welders online - looks like the voltage regulation aspect of it is pretty serious.
what do most of your customers use them for? is it construction or farm work or what?

The hedges got here today as well (thanks again man!!)- i took a little pinch before i took the dog out tonight and that is some good stuff. it may be the first time i've gotten an appreciable nicotine hit from a snuff.I'll definitely have to throw some in on the next order.


the insomnia was kicking last night so today was zombie day.i know i did things,but cant say for sure what they were.

offroad frosted
H20

 

[rothenbj]

FC, you be the judge?

Court

 

[rothenbj]

Hitt, I was more sick than that, believe me. Two nights ago I looked up flu symptoms and as many as I had, the quiz I took said I just had a cold. That said, I woke up yesterday with a sore throat again, head in a fog, coughing as bad if not worse than on day 1 and slight chills. I sent an E off to by sis telling her I probably wouldn't go to mom's. I also had a subtle headache. I tried to sleep as much as possible.

Around 2:30 the phone rang. It was mom from the floor. No choice now, I had to go and get her up. I washed my hands, got her up and made sure she ate before I left. I felt miserable and had enough. I stopped at the drug store and picked up some Max Strength Mucinex Max Cold, Flu & Sore Throat that was recommended to me on Monday. $18 and two hours later all the symptoms but a dripping nose and the resulting cough were gone and I felt like a human again. I've been taking it religiously every four hours as directed. This is the worst I've been since I quit smoking but I think I'm on the downside of it at this point, I hope.

Gutter, I see where you get all the raw materials for your component "bands". I don't think I'll ever look at a resistor or capacitor again without seeing a musician.

Mint (the only snus I can handle right now)
water

 

[hittman]

interesting. i just looked at a couple of three phase welders online - looks like the voltage regulation aspect of it is pretty serious.
what do most of your customers use them for? is it construction or farm work or what?

The hedges got here today as well (thanks again man!!)- i took a little pinch before i took the dog out tonight and that is some good stuff. it may be the first time i've gotten an appreciable nicotine hit from a snuff.I'll definitely have to throw some in on the next order.


the insomnia was kicking last night so today was zombie day.i know i did things,but cant say for sure what they were.

offroad frosted
H20

Gutter, the one I was working on can be used for stick and wire welding as well as carbon arc gouging. This particular customer uses them for carbon arc gouging and wire welding with large wire at high amperages. They build some type of heavy equipment but I'm not sure exactly what. Their shop is out of town and they had them shipped in on a truck line. Most big machines like that are shop machines and are usually used for production. A lot of the construction companies that we deal with either use engine driven welders or prefer the smaller inverter type welders that are much lighter and easy to carry.

The hedges is one of the few snuffs that I've tried that like you said, I can feel the nic hit from it. It's not only a strong menthol but I believe a stronger type of tobacco.

Hitt, I was more sick than that, believe me. Two nights ago I looked up flu symptoms and as many as I had, the quiz I took said I just had a cold. That said, I woke up yesterday with a sore throat again, head in a fog, coughing as bad if not worse than on day 1 and slight chills. I sent an E off to by sis telling her I probably wouldn't go to mom's. I also had a subtle headache. I tried to sleep as much as possible.

Around 2:30 the phone rang. It was mom from the floor. No choice now, I had to go and get her up. I washed my hands, got her up and made sure she ate before I left. I felt miserable and had enough. I stopped at the drug store and picked up some Max Strength Mucinex Max Cold, Flu & Sore Throat that was recommended to me on Monday. $18 and two hours later all the symptoms but a dripping nose and the resulting cough were gone and I felt like a human again. I've been taking it religiously every four hours as directed. This is the worst I've been since I quit smoking but I think I'm on the downside of it at this point, I hope.

Gutter, I see where you get all the raw materials for your component "bands". I don't think I'll ever look at a resistor or capacitor again without seeing a musician.

Mint (the only snus I can handle right now)
water

Roth, I said something similar when I got sick this time. It was the worst I had gotten sick in at least a few years and after a couple days of it I went to the doctor. I was lucky that I was off on vacation but knew I needed to get better so I could get back to work on schedule. I was still was far from normal when I returned to work but was well enough to go.

Thunder berry
coffee

 

[rothenbj]

Hitt, this stuff was expensive but it's kicking. I just took my 8AM dose and my nose has stopped dripping so I'm not coughing. I'm going to try to stay awake till after noon since last night was difficult sleeping. I know I could use a good deep sleep. I don't think I've ever taken 5 straight periods of a pill regiment on time my entire adult life before this. It feels good to feel almost human again.

 

[hittman]

Roth you sound a lot like me when it comes to taking medicine. My wife gets on me for not taking OTC meds when I've got a cold or something. I figure if it's not too bad then I'll just let my body fight it. This last time I could tell that it was really bad so I went to the doctor for the first time in a couple years and got the antibiotics. It was a 5 day z-pack and on my prescription plan it only cost me $14. I'm glad you're starting to feel better. It took me a few weeks to get back to normal. I could tell easily when I first started to workout again and couldn't finish due to weakness.

general mint

 

[firechick]

Roth, in NY the animal is required to be under the owners control, and an owner IS liable for any damage the animal causes. Nearly had a similar fight here last year. One neighbors 3 goats were running loose in the neighborhood and ate the siding off a hunting shed. The parties settled one hour before the trial was set to begin.

Coffee
RYO cig. It's been a rough week.

 

[W Axl Rose]

Fc, are they running around confiscating the 'illegal' guns then?? I feel for you.

Roth, I'm glad you are feeling better.

Gutter, that stuff looks WAY complicated. Sheesh. I can barely make electronics work when they are in working order, I can't imagine repairing that stuff.

Painting this weekend, hitt??

tbomb
vino

 

[hittman]

I think I'm safe for one more weekend. They haven't decided on a color for my daughter's room yet. By the way, the bathroom vanity still hasn't been painted.

General mint

 

[Guttermouth]

A buddy came over today and we did some repair/ setup work on a Japanese guitar he had had in storage for god knows how long. It was a pretty cool aria built les Paul copy and it played and sounded great by the time we finished. I let him do some pickin on the explorer and I think he fell in love with it.
I made some 6 bean soup that was a gift and it was just kind of meh ( for the amount of work it took to make it),we decided on some whiskey for pipe night and nailed down a date.

Sleep was had from 9:30 to 3:00 tonight and it would be great if I could get another couple of hours in.

President
Off road frosted
Gatorade.

 

[firechick]

Not yet, Axl. A lot of sheriffs are protesting. It was written and passed so hastily that cops aren't exempt. No more than 7 rounds in a magazine, no pistol grips on rifles/shotguns. The cops are more loaded with illegal weapons than the citizens.

Coffee
OR mini mint

 

[hittman]

Good morning. Gutter that isn't much sleep. I usually need 7-8 hours myself.

FC, that is crazy that there was such a rush that the police are in violation. Someone wasn't thinking it thru very well.


Thunder berry
Coffee

 

[rothenbj]

Hey guys, almost feel like a human, at least tonight. As opposed to my PM last night Hitt, I never got to working on a doc. For those not aware, I was feeling okay on Sat before my 9 hour poker thing. By the end, the smoke had gotten to me and I was doomed. Sunday became a lost day of sleeping coughing and feeling half dead and I was prepared to get to a doc Monday.

Unfortunately or fortunately, I had to wait for an oil delivery and I didn't have a snow drivable car. My sore throat went away and I stopped kicking out some of the uglies from my nose. I decided to avoid poker tonight and possibly Wed., thus avoiding the smokey environment with the hope that I'll be 100% by Saturday. Well. that's the plan.

The really weird thing right now is the snus, I can't stand it. I'll put a portion in and within less than a minute it needs to go. I've been lipping Hall's cough drops as a replacement. It's kind of funny. I don't quite understand the snus thing, but I've been son sick that I'm not even jonesing any nicotine. I just want to feel normal again.

 

[hittman]

That is kind of odd. When I was sick, I cut back but didn't go without even though it irritated my sore throat some. Hope you feel better soon.

General mint
Tonic menthol

 

[firechick]

Feel better soon, roth.

Phantom mini (discontinued, I hear) :-(

 

[Guttermouth]

Get well Roth!

I got nothing interesting to add today.the insomnia thing is in high gear and I've been getting 4 hours at a stretch on the dot. Yesterday was nice though - I was up by 9:30 and spent the day making an eyelet board for an amp I'm building.

Hope everyone has a good day today!

General op
Gatorade

 

[hittman]

I think your internal alarm clock must be on the fritz. Sometimes I wake up on the weekends at the same time I would get up for work during the week. I usually lay back down then.

 

[rothenbj]

Hey, what happened? Did everyone get the virus? I'm happy to say that I survived and the lip is again open to hidden pouches. Plus

Lab01 (this late in the day!
IW