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  1. Currently 84 degrees and cloudy. Yesterday was 93 and a wonderful day to relax in the pool which was 85 degrees. The pool will get warmer as we head into summer but, if the pool temperature gets much higher,  then it becomes less than ideal. On the other hand, my wife thinks the water should be around 104 all the time.

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  2. 17 hours ago, BigStewMan said:

    anyone else from the 60s have one of those Mattel Creepy Crawler’s Bug Maker?

    I did not but, my brothers did. I remember them with their Bat Man Radios and some type of Bat Man utility belt. At that time, my father always gave me rifles and shotguns. He always said to me "Boy, don't shoot my trees". We had 40 acres of woods and I probably shot every tree out there. What else was I to shoot at out in the woods? I still have almost all those guns, which are at my other home in PA. Since moving to FL, all I have here are my two favorites: Ruger Red Hawk in .44 mag and my Ruger Mini-14.

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  3. 2 hours ago, Coytee said:

     

    I think I had something like that that "grew" dinosaurs and you could reheat them and compress them back to a little tablet.  (vague recollections)

     

     

     

    I too am sting allergic.  Live too far out in country to bank on EMS arriving in time so went for the allergy shots.  (mind you I ranked lowest for wasp and wasp put me in ER for four hours....  I was off the scales for hornets/yellow jackets)

     

    I knew my graduation test would finally come and a number of years ago, a yellow jacket got inside my shirt and stung me on the belly.  Dropped everything I was doing and prepared my defenses (epi pen, benedril, 911...)

     

    Nothing happened!  

     

    Have you taken allergy shots for them and if so, did  you do the FULL process?  When I had my final shots (5 years worth of weekly shots, the only single shot I missed was when we were in Europe for 3 weeks)

     

    Anyway, the Doc & I had sort of a "man cry" moment as it was our goodbye.  He told that of all his patients, I was only one of a few that actually went through the entire process without missing more than one visit.

     

    Today, my allergies are WORLDS better (I had them include pollin, cats, dogs, other)

    I never took that series of shots. I have two EpiPens, one for the truck and one for home. Last time I was stung was by a Black Wasp right in the center of my back. It was so painful at first and I thought I had been shot. Was at a camp ground about 30 miles from the hospital. The Epi shot helped some, but my wife insisted we go to the ER. When we got there, I received a second Epinephrine shot. It only took seconds until my heart was racing so fast, it felt like it was coming out of my chest. The ER Doctor then gave me a shot of something to slow my heart down. I survived, just like I have always done when it came to bee's.

  4. 16 hours ago, JJkizak said:

    You know, This is not exactly a thrilling video to watch. In fact it's like being invaded by the creepy crawlies.

    JJK

    I agree with you. I carry an EpiPen with me at all times because I have severe reactions if I get stung. This video made my skin crawl. I don't think that I would make a very good bee keeper.

  5. 82 degrees  outside right now(9:48am). Highs expected to be in the low 90's by this afternoon. Pool temp is currently 80 and will be feeling quite nice later on while having my afternoon martini. Actually it's a Quarantini. It's a regular Martini but, you drink it all alone in your house.

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  6. I always gave my cassette decks and reel to reels a thorough cleaning prior to recording, plus I also used a demagnetizer. You have to be careful with the alcohol and store bought head cleaners because they tend to dissolve pinch rollers, belts etc., over time. Use it very sparingly but use enough to clean the heads and capstans thoroughly. Pull the input knob off and make sure the shaft and knob are set correctly. Some knobs are held in place by a set screw and could have been changed when those techs had it. Never know Just sayin'.

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  7. In the latest issue of Sound & Vision, there is an article on new retro looking stereo receivers. A good article but, they failed to mention the newest Outlaw Audio RR-2160. They did a review of the first model some time back and gave it rave reviews. Besides, it even looks "retro". I've never owned anything made by Outlaw but, I would consider their receiver for what it offers and for that 'polished retro look' from the 60's and 70's. It would be something to have for in the garage, office or bedroom.

  8. 35 minutes ago, WMcD said:

    Part of the problem might be that the separates crowd ran down receivers so persistently that the receiver manufacturers had to call them something else.

     

    It is inesting that there are few receivers in stock and you attach an inference that they are not popular. 

     

    Heck, TP is not in stock.

     

    WMcD

    So what do you think is the reason for the separates type to bash receivers? I will be the first to say that several of the receivers which I've owned over the years were more than a match for a lot of separates out there. The specs proved that and so did listening side by side. I was a huge fan of Julian Hirsch and he drove those bad boys during testing.

  9. During my first eight years serving in the far east('70-'78), and later on cruises from CA, I was able to acquire all those so called Monster Receivers. The Pioneer SX-1250, SX-1980 the Kenwood's, the Sansui's and Marantz. I was one of those guys who always thought that I had to keep buying all those pieces for reasons which I'll never be able to understand. I had so much stuff in the various homes I lived in, that made it impossible to use like I wanted to. So, I discovered separates and they have been my passion ever since. I sold everything to an audio store, turned around and purchased a whole house system which included stereo in every room and a home theater system. I loved stereo. Surround sound is great, but two channel is my passion. If only I had my mint Akai GX-747 back. I'm going to track that down and I better hurry because I'm not getting any younger. Just two weeks ago I prepaid for my wife and I to be cremated, the service etc. I did not want to be a burden to my two sons upon my death. So, I now have two urns in a closet where I keep the six hundred cables, fm antenna's and huge collection of power cords which I have never used. Enough.

  10. 1 minute ago, Dave1290 said:

    Looking up around here temp wise.  40's at night and warming up into the 60's this weekend and hangin thru next week.  Fertilizer is kickin in so the yard's greening and my fat butt will be on the Cub Cadet cruisin soon.  Social distancing will be no problemo.  Might even get the blower out and get a couple tons of the neighbors leaves outta the bushes.  He spent the winter in Panama and just got back last week.  Gotta love a man with a plan.  Grrrrrrrrr!  IF he'd just take care of his yard before he left I'd be happy.  I swear I'd just love to call a tree service and have a few of those big oaks taken down while he's gone next year.    😂

    Maybe next year, after he travels south again, drop all his trees. Then cut the wood up and stack it neatly next to his house. Then proceed to tell him about the terrible storm which you had there and it blew all his trees down, which you cleaned up. Oh yeah, you might want to use a stump grinder to hide the evidence.

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  11. I am somewhat old school when it comes to audio. I recently made an online purchase from Emotiva because my garage was in need of a sound system. So I bought what I would call a "stereo receiver' and cd player. Only thing is, they do not call it a receiver, it's called a stereo preamp/dac/tuner/with an integrated amplifier. Sounds like it's a stereo receiver to me. Does anybody have an opinion why Emotiva would offer this product up the way they do? Embarrassed to call it what it really is? By the way, I purchased the CD-100 and the TA-100. Not sure of what to call it, but in the garage, those two pieces sound really good with a pair of Klipsch RP-160M's. Neighbors might not think so. 

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  12. I joined the Navy at age 18. My first eight years were very wild. I served aboard a ship in Yokosuka, Japan for almost six years and then was stationed in Subic Bay, Philippines for two years. It was a great time, with great friends and lots of heavy duty partying. I miss some of those days, just not the drugs and drinking till 4:00am every day. Must be why I have a hard time remembering what day of the week it is anymore. I'll just stick with my daily favorite: Blue Saphire Gin Martini, very dry and three olives up.🙂🙂

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  13. 14 minutes ago, dtel said:

    56 Right now going to 76 today, they say 83 by the end of the week. This is much better than the high 80's over the last 1.5 weeks, since summer is coming.

     

    I have been wanting to tell you this. I just love that saying at the bottom of your posts. That will be me, when I go. Thanks!!

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  14. 76 is a great temp to have if you're going to be busy working around the house. Yesterday I cut the lawn, weed whacked, edged and used the blower on the walks and driveway. A very nice looking lawn, except for the front. That really needs some attention.I will be ordering new sod sometime this week.

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  15. When I got up this morning at 0530 the temperature outside was 61 degrees. I thought I was still asleep and dreaming. I opened up the house and let the breeze flow from one end to the other and within a few minutes, the inside  temperature was down to 67. So, this is what winter weather feels like, huh? I might have to put a shirt on today.

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  16. It was 73 degrees outside and 75 inside this morning at 0530. Put the pool vac in, "Charlie" is his name, set him for two hours and then came in for a nice cup of Joe. Our very good weather people are calling for a high of 90 again. At 3:00pm it will be martini time and a nice dip in the water.

  17. The weather here has been absolutely beautiful during the past week or so. Our very good local weatherman is calling for sunny skies today with the temperature around 87 degrees. I've been in the pool twice since Saturday and found it to be very refreshing. Pool temp is 74 and tends to take your breath away.2070321025_DSCN1115(2).thumb.JPG.8a382216568b3ce5d0634938554da015.JPG

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