Cables, Coffee, Cycles, and Cocktails

[JohnJ]

Never knew heat and cold could affect things like that or the usps but I guess it does now.

 

Hey those madeleines... sweet spongecake nothing special. The other is like large, thick Melba Toast... and Melba Toast is better!

 

So the black truffle chips, kindergartner size snack is the winner!

[oldtimer]

My car door electrical locks seem to hate the cold anymore.  Intermittent and hard to trace...dadgum

[JohnJ]

Yes @oldtimer I've always had that issue when it was rainy or humid and below freezing. There was a little can like that breath spray with a wd40 like tube that would de-ice the door lock for my mom's car.

I'd throw a small amount of tap water on the lock then get mine open most every time!

[MicroMara]

Every craftman knows WD 40 in the world 😂 Have it as well ....

[JohnJ]

How about PB Blaster George?

It's great to unstick a big bolt an an old engine!

[MicroMara]

2 minutes ago, JohnJ said:

How about PB Blaster George?

It's great to unstick a big bolt an an old engine!

I´m not an engine specialist JJ , no need to ..my car´s engine isn´t old , just 60 K km on the clock

[MicroMara]

Audio Cables ? I know more about 😂

 

Changed my speaker wires today for my gear , you can read more in my RF7 EvoTec Thread , updated  a couple of minutes ago 

 

 

 

[dirtmudd]

2 hours ago, oldtimer said:

My car door electrical locks seem to hate the cold anymore.  Intermittent and hard to trace...dadgum

Dielectric grease at the terminal connections and switch

[Dave1291]

Happy anniversary to you BOTH Bill.  Then shazam we're into the cable debate!  lol

 

Weather around here is nuts as usual for fall in Ohio.  The only thing I know is my NEW electric car antenna isn't working anymore.  Blech, don't need it anyway.  😂

[richieb]

How’s the charging station situation in your area for the electric antenna 😎

[dirtmudd]

1 hour ago, richieb said:

How’s the charging station situation in your area for the electric antenna 😎

Oh yeah! It was electric So frantically hectic And the band started leaving 'Cause they all stopped breathing Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah

 

 

[Invidiosulus]

It’s been wet and rainy all day.

 

I made some beef stew and left it to simmer on the stove while I went with my buddy to help him pick up some metal storage cabinets and some stereo equipment he won in an estate auction.

The cabinets were full, junk included at no extra cost, he probably got some good tools and random stuff but also a bit of junk.

It looks like I’ll get a JVC tape deck out of it.

 

The stew turned out great and the beef was nice and tender.

 

Today is also my youngest kiddo’s birthday.

Little man is 9 and requested a chocolate cake with strawberry icing so I cooked that up this evening.

 

 

 

 

[JohnJ]

Chocolate cake is always the right choice!

& it looks like you do Beef Stew like I do... onions, potatos, celery & carrots.

[Marvel]

11:45 here and still 66 degrees outside. It will get to 80 tomorrow. Is it really November?

[OO1]

68 degrees   in the North Country .

[JohnJ]

Lows in the 50s, highs in the 50s.

Gray & rainy with sporadic sunshine for a week now.

 

Don't know if we'll get to see the eclipse on "election" night.

Funny how that used to be started and finished in one day without problems. Tech should have improved all that...

[JohnJ]

Ever been under a BIG old tree that you know isn't healthy anymore? Since I moved my bed 30 feet north I do relax better at night.

 

I had a one second warning right before noon today. An up high cra-acking that was more than a quick snap and not high pitched but a medium tone like a thick limb. 

 

I was at the mailbox and took this after I took half of it away. About 4 or more inches in diameter. It fell on the box and across the road.

 

Always disliked pin oaks that drop leaves year-round.

This one might know, could be an Ent!

 

[grasshopper]

that stew looks good. I had ox tail soup last night.

Weather is back to normal ... for a minute. I opened the doors and windows

 

 

 

...... then turned the stereo on while I did some domestics. I wasn't quiet about it... Time to knock the cobwebs from the LS. Not crazy loud... but pushing that envelope. 50% volume.

times like this I would appreciate more than 30W/ch

[grasshopper]

1 hour ago, JohnJ said:

Ever been under a BIG old tree that you know isn't healthy anymore? Since I moved my bed 30 feet north I do relax better at night.

 

I had a one second warning right before noon today. An up high cra-acking that was more than a quick snap and not high pitched but a medium tone like a thick limb. 

 

I was at the mailbox and took this after I took half of it away. About 4 or more inches in diameter. It fell on the box and across the road.

 

Always disliked pin oaks that drop leaves year-round.

This one might know, could be an Ent!

 

 

Damn, John... I know how ya feel. That last place we lived had a big mesquite over the house/trailer. A branch about 6 inch diameter fell off - away from the trailer. It would have cut the trailer in half.

[JohnJ]

It's a little breezy to burn it today, might be another week with the weather. Would be perfect though with everything around it too wet to catch fire. Need to cut it twice more anyhow.