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[kastein]

Leaf blower will work if the snow is dry enough...seems like it might be up here.

Yep, we blew most of the snow off my back yard using my friend's ultralight plane the other day. 3 or 4 foot prop and a flat-4 aircooled VW motor made quick work of it.

I don't know dude I think my wrist would bleed less. I looked like a rabid wombat had a party on my face after I was done shaving...


Parakeet

I hate it when that happens. I usually knock it down to like 1/16" with the trimmer a week before, then shave a day later, if I turn into a pizzaface I have a couple days to recuperate and try again. Fortunately my job has no dress code, if it's legal in public and not in horrible taste you can probably wear it here. I've shown up with grease under my fingernails, a 1 week beard, and oil stained jeans more times than I can count.

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

I just got back from the bank and made the farm payment, my operating payment and equipment payments for the year...ouch. That will deflate a cheking account in about 10 minutes.....

 

[ChiXJeff]

Tyler, those are some pretty big payments. Dad paid off his loan (30 year note) with 2 late payments. Pretty good for a guy with a 10th grade education.

Ken, when I was working for USR/3Com/MSL in the Chicago area, dress code was that skin had to be covered if you went out into the factory. No shorts or tank tops, and no sandals fer da wimmens. Jeans & t-shirts were acceptable. Not the case here, business casual, and logos have to be small.

 

[kastein]

As far as footwear, we do have to wear closed toe shoes. I wear steel toe leather work boots at all times anyways, so it doesn't change anything for me.

We used to be required to wear either an antistatic coat or a heel strap in the systems lab, ever since the trip I took to Colorado a few months back we've been required to wear both due to something we jokingly call "the Fetzer effect", after one of my co-workers. We discovered a hardware bug due to his polyester sports team jacket, a signal wire was not properly filtered. Only realized it when he was standing 6 feet away from a system and we had a scope on that signal, every time he moved his arms we would get a multiple volt spike... on a 1.1 volt signal. Needless to say it was confusing things greatly, the design got fixed to include filtering, and antistatic coats and ground straps are required at all times now!

 

[4wdParakeet]

Now I play the stare at the phone like a stupid dog waiting for it to ring game.


Parakeet

 

[CherBear]

As far as footwear, we do have to wear closed toe shoes. I wear steel toe leather work boots at all times anyways, so it doesn't change anything for me.

We used to be required to wear either an antistatic coat or a heel strap in the systems lab, ever since the trip I took to Colorado a few months back we've been required to wear both due to something we jokingly call "the Fetzer effect", after one of my co-workers. We discovered a hardware bug due to his polyester sports team jacket, a signal wire was not properly filtered. Only realized it when he was standing 6 feet away from a system and we had a scope on that signal, every time he moved his arms we would get a multiple volt spike... on a 1.1 volt signal. Needless to say it was confusing things greatly, the design got fixed to include filtering, and antistatic coats and ground straps are required at all times now!

That seems nuts! I bet he had fun shocking the crap out of people with that jacket on.

 

[4wdParakeet]

Got the job... Now I get to be the go too guy for Mazda service.


Parakeet

 

[w_howey]

The guy who wants my Waggy came with a "hot-rod mechanic" the other day...


Mechanic: These old Chrysler motors didn't make much horsepower in stock form.

Me: Guess its good this is an AMC-motor and has no relation to Chrysler.

Mechanic: I can't find a model number on this Quadrajet carb.

Me: It's a Motorcraft 2150.

Mechanic: I can't believe someone would swap a Chrysler 727 in place of the C-6's that came in these.

Me: It's a Torque Command 727, its the stock AMC transmission.


Needless to say, I haven't heard back from the guy who wanted it...

In other news.. I applied for job as the county dog catcher. Considering the last one was over 400 lbs and didn't actually catch any stray animals, this seems like a good career path for me....

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

Jeff, that is the kind of story I like to hear about....I see guys that I am friends with that farm and they float everything all the way out and just make interest payments etc just to be able to have a brand new tractor or truck every year...it makes me sick. I am still driving nearly 10 year old trucks, 20-30 year old tractors, a 10 year old combine and still having to make sure everything pencils out. I have a 20 yr option on my land notes but we pay it out as if it were a 15 year note as to have everything paid off when Case graduates highschool. I will not "hand" the farming operations over to him, but want to be in a position that we can help him if this is a direction that he wants to pursue. Education first, farming second.

 

[IllianaXJ]

The guy who wants my Waggy came with a "hot-rod mechanic" the other day...


Mechanic: These old Chrysler motors didn't make much horsepower in stock form.

Me: Guess its good this is an AMC-motor and has no relation to Chrysler.

Mechanic: I can't find a model number on this Quadrajet carb.

Me: It's a Motorcraft 2150.

Mechanic: I can't believe someone would swap a Chrysler 727 in place of the C-6's that came in these.

Me: It's a Torque Command 727, its the stock AMC transmission.


Needless to say, I haven't heard back from the guy who wanted it...

:roflmao:

 

[jcshaney]

doesn't sound like he is much of a mechanic at all to me hot rod or not.:anon:

 

[4wdParakeet]

doesn't sound like he is much of a mechanic at all to me hot rod or not.:anon:

He knows his stuff. Everybody knows old AMC engines aren't hot rods.:laugh2:


Parakeet

 

[Fore Wheeler]

He knows his stuff. Everybody knows old AMC engines aren't hot rods.:laugh2:


Parakeet

AMC put out a few fast AMX's.

I rebuilt a 304 for a CJ-5 I restored, parts are costly.

Fore 'should've went SBC' Wheeler

 

[99SJ_Ex]

-17 Degrees This morning! Without Wind-chill.

I sure hope my Jeep starts...

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

-3 here this morning and the PSD fired right up (of course it was plugged in). Camille decided to drive the Chevy today and it fired right up as well, didnt even slow crank or anything. It pays to have good batteries.

I ran out of welding gas the other night and I am having a hard time finding a small tank exchange..I may have to get the big tank and I really was hoping to not have to do that right now...yesterday broke me for a few days

Cheese "made payments yesterday that were more then what my first house cost" Man

 

[GoSlowGetStuck]

It's reading -2 here at work... I think I'll be going out to drive the truck around the block every couple hours today.

 

[FlexdXJ]

It's reading -2 here at work... I think I'll be going out to drive the truck around the block every couple hours today.

Its now 0 here, The jeep was NOT happy this morning! :scared:

 

[REWSTER]

Cheese "made payments yesterday that were more then what my first house cost" Man

Probably more than i make in a year :dunno:


it was about 3 out here this morning

and my hatch latch froze on me, i tried fiddling with it but was to cold so i just tied it shut and drove to work

 

[seanR]

-10 air temp here this AM.
Truck is in the garage not plugged in.
I bet it starts just fine!
But that would mean I would have to leave the warmish house.
The dogs and I are just going to sit in front of the fire place and watch Family Guy reruns all day.
Brandy loves Brian and wishes she could meet him!

 

[ChiXJeff]

Thermometer at the house said -17, and I saw -26 for a few miles in the Dodge on the way to work this morning. Even the brake & clutch fluid was stiff this morning.