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20 Years on this forum
Congrats. 23 for me in September. The 25 lumen Cat Pee Green Luxeon emitter era and the ARC flashlight. -
Storm Checkin
Central Indiana here. We had high winds from Helene but otherwise OK. Did have a day cancelled in Louisville Kentucky for an outdoor music festival due to the high winds. -
Movies you watch again and again?
Vintage Godzilla movies on Pluto TV. -
Good Pickles? The Official CPF Pickle Thread!
Any cold packed and sold in the refrigerated section full sour or half Sour. I think Meijer stores have had Guss from time to time. Bubbies is in the chill chest in the Natural food/Health food section of the stores, usually near the soy based cheese and meat substitutes. I find a lot of the non... -
Where did all the oldtimers go.
Don't forget the "cat pee green" :green: Luxeons or the Luxeon lottery. -
LibreOffice - a solid, low cost replacement for MS Office
We use Libre Office whenever we can at work. I have a couple of users that swear it wrecks their documents. They are old, written in a long forgotten version of MS Office and used inconsistently applied formatting features (header1, body1 and the like). The only bug I find is sometimes it... -
second hip replacement.
No worries. The first round was good and I'm ready to get fixed. -
Anyone here a shortwave radio listener?
Its been a few years but I got Radio Prague very clear one night. I went to the website and posted a listener report. I expected a reply but got a very good swag collection and letter. The radio sits on the coffee table but hasn't been on lately. -
second hip replacement.
Went well. Two hours again. Home playing with my lights. Muscles hurt like crazy. Pressure ice wrap is helping the pain meds. I hope this is as coherent as I'm seeing it. :party: The downside is in my idle time you guys made me buy a Sipik 68. Enablers. -
Movies you watch again and again?
Forbidden Planet Any Clint Eastwood western Most Bond movies (not a huge fan of the Moore-Dalton era) Lord of the Rings Star Trek, Wrath of Kahn, Undiscovered Country, both new ones Raiders of the Lost Ark -
Best live music act you`ve seen?
Since this was brought back to life, I saw Blue Man Group. Very interesting show. Buddy Guy played at a Rib America festival a few years ago. -
outpatient hip WOW
Indianapolis Indiana. The St. Francis hip and knee center is the location. The implant looked like stainless on the table. The company I work for alters/repairs surgeon tools so I was nosing around. I have a titanium plate in my left humerus. Hence the sling on my avatar. :D -
outpatient hip WOW
I'm here every day but seldom post as of late. One of the 'old timers, second wave' I had my right hip replaced today. Two hours out and now I'm at home. And mobile, sort of. The fact it was outpatient just floored me and my family/friends. So for my recovery I'm going to surf here more and... -
First DSLR reccomendation?
If you go Nikon you could share gear with your buddy. -
First DSLR reccomendation?
I don't think any of the Canon products will steer you wrong. And I am a Nikon guy. It all comes down to what system you decide to start with. Are you considering used? You can get more camera for your budget that way. I have the Canon SX40 and the G12 for my cameras I use when I don't want to... -
Ever had your identity or bank card # stolen? What happened?
My company card was swiped at a restaurant chain several years ago. When you could get a card reader for a palm pilot. Two days later it was used to buy clothes at a store in Virginia for $20. They called the bank and added a shipping address that the bank knew was a drop site for fraud. Ten... -
Red Light Traffic Cameras
The red light cameras legal status varies from state to state. Last I heard, here in Indiana, they are not valid because one can not confront the accuser in court. So we don't use them for ticketing (unless that has changed). They are set up in some areas for monitoring traffic and safety in... -
I hope there is a flashaholic at the Des Moines airport
I was packing my jacket away yesterday before checking in and took my AA sized DX special out of the pocket to place in my carryon. I forgot and left it on top of my suitcase. It was beige, same color as the bag. Neither myself or the counter person saw it. Oh Well. I hope one of "us" found... -
U.S. Postal Service is refusing ship lithium-ion products overseas
There are shipping regulations on primaries already. They allow only so many per package if I recall. I remember leaving China a few weeks ago seeing the notices on shipping loose Lithium Ion cells in checked bags. There is a limit on the weight of the total number of loose cells. Loose meaning... -
Break in again. This time it's personal....
Sunday night I left the doors unlocked on the car for the first time in months. After the rains the vermin came out and decided to enter my car. They stole three cutout (discount) CD's, my spare blood sugar meter and my very old and worn Nuwaii Q3. It had to be kids because they missed the bag...
