[ChaseTruck]

Originally Posted by yooper

Is TUT interested in buying a Power Tank at a bargain price? I'm going to sell mine.

No, I'm afraid not. In fact, I have an orphaned 10lb tank myself . I just got a Puma 12V air compressor for my truck, and I like it . Airing up is about 5 seconds per pound of pressure on my 35s. And I've seen it run a 3/8" impact that makes about 300lb.ft- and run it well.

But I hear raving that a PowerTank is the shiznit on a '40...

[surfpig]

Originally Posted by Bogo

Time to go scout things out again.

I'm betting I'll find a paw print somewhere.

I wish I had good flood lights on my truck.

Heeeere, kitty, kitty, kitty...

[surfpig]

Originally Posted by surfpig

Heeeere, kitty, kitty, kitty...

A friend almost got pounced once, he was hiking around in a remote part of Humboldt County. He was armed...

[sisukid1975]

Originally Posted by surfpig

COBRA saved my ass after I quit my job, I didn't even need Mrs Surfpig's cushy state-sponsored insurance...

I've seen a lot of COBRA horror stories... Hell, when I left the county, the COBRA payments would have been $1200 a month.

We're lucky that when I left the co-op that the COBRA plan was so affordable. It was the same monthly cost (within a few bucks) as my employer's plan, and it allowed us to keep seeing the same doctor where Katie was getting all of her tests done...

[yooper]

Fuck I have to go to the hospital. I already know the diagnosis.

Will go to bed when I get home. Night TUT.

[ChaseTruck]

Originally Posted by yooper

welding shop only does tank exchanges, no fills.

Have you tried whining about how bling the tank is? I did that back in Omaha (I had cleaned up my tank, and I did not want a steel tank in exchange for my aluminum tank), and it actually worked when I offered that I would come back the next day so they could fill the tank at their leisure. In fact. consider sending Mrs. Yooper for the refill "...oh no, I could not possibly come back with any other tank..."

[rrdogma]

Originally Posted by semlin

ridgeback, rhodesian.

When Mahdi was a baby puppy she ran off a 4.5' long mountain lion.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by yooper

Yes the flame sensor is actually a thermocouple. Cheap part, quick fix.

Yup, should have just dove in and done it, but I just didn't have the time and knowledge to take care of it. Can't believe I diagnosed it myself and then had a parade of clowns show up. Moral of the story? Plumbers don't do electrics, they leave that to their HVAC people.

Anyway, cheapest house call fix ever, especially considering it took four guys.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by rrdogma

I am a licensed massage therapist. My last job was a pm for a commercial sign company, laid off last november.

Do you make house calls? The muscles in my neck are all ropey.

[gladly]

Originally Posted by thorvald

yep, I got my TLCA # and everything just for that


( I might have got one at some point anyways, but that sped me up a bit)

me too

[Cube Dweller]

Mrs Cube made meatloaf for dinner. it's like one of my favorite meals. I think I ate a pound

[gladly]

Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62

As seen on the Sierra Trading Post site:

"Calida Mod Dots Underwire Bra (For Women)"

Thank god they cleared that up!

[Cube Dweller]

She also cooked brussel sprouts which were pretty tasty too.

[Cube Dweller]

And apple cake.

[rrdogma]

Originally Posted by Jman

Do you make house calls? The muscles in my neck are all ropey.

about your neck. I'm not licensed in NJ. If I make it to any TuT events I will bring a chair though.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by yooper

I like the Hennesy hammock tent/shelter thingies.

HENNESSY HAMMOCKS.com: ultra-light line of jungle hammocks, ultra-comfortable camping hammock /chair/ tent combo

Those are I've always wanted to try hammock camping. Of course, it puts you right at bear level.

[sisukid1975]

Originally Posted by rrdogma

about your neck. I'm not licensed in NJ. If I make it to any TuT events I will bring a chair though.

Oh, you're one of those legit massage people. I was wondering why the other kind would bother with licensure, what with having to change the business name after each raid by the vice squad and all.

[Cube Dweller]

OK, so the conclusion I reached in the gym is that I need to start lifting again regularly. I actually really enjoyed it when I was lifting 4-5 days a week and made some pretty significant progress. Plus I can take my frustrations out on the weights. Not that I'm really frustrated. So my plan is to do 45-60 minutes 3 days per week and keep up with the running.

[yooper]

Originally Posted by ChaseTruck

Have you tried whining about how bling the tank is? I did that back in Omaha (I had cleaned up my tank, and I did not want a steel tank in exchange for my aluminum tank), and it actually worked when I offered that I would come back the next day so they could fill the tank at their leisure. In fact. consider sending Mrs. Yooper for the refill "...oh no, I could not possibly come back with any other tank..."

They don't fill at all here, the full tanks come on a truck and the empty tanks go back on the truck to the regional fill facility 70 miles away

[Jman]

Originally Posted by sisukid1975

Hey TUT.

So, check out my employer's abso-fucking-lutely craptastic health insurance for 2009:

$400 a month
$8000 deductible.
$20 co-pay for regular doctor visits
I'm liable for 25-50% of everything other than regular doctor visits. (labs, x-rays, surgery, ER visits, etc...)
30-50% RX drug copays

Best yet, almost NONE of those copays count towards my deductible!

So, I'd be paying $4800 a year for the privilege of paying $8000 a year out of pocket for health care, so that they can pay only 50-75% of anything!

Holy fucking shit! And people wonder why Toyota would rather build plants in Canada and deal with Canadian taxes, regulations and Unions than build hereand pay our healthcare premiums!

Looks like we picked the right time to be joining them, too.

That's the state plan? I've got a $3k deductible for my entire family.

[rrdogma]

Originally Posted by sisukid1975

Oh, you're one of those legit massage people. I was wondering why the other kind would bother with licensure, what with having to change the business name after each raid by the vice squad and all.

I don't think they even get raided. Here at least they advertise all over the place.

[Cube Dweller]

Conclusion # 2 is more significant. If my 3rd po-po option doesn't pan out, I need to start making other career changes. Walking away from the Borg in this economy would be stupid. But I really need to start moving forward doing something I enjoy for a living. It struck me that as far back as 2nd grade I received consistent feedback from my teachers similar to: "Cube Dweller is bright, but easily bored and distracted." I find it incredibly difficult to force myself to really mentally engage. It's not task driven work; it requires me to take the initiative to make progress. And that's tough for me. I envy people that can force themselves to actively care.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by Hugh Heifer

Mine kinda sucks. Even the Chiropractor made fun of it and my employer is pretty big and should get a deal.

Oh, snap.

[Cube Dweller]

So, I need to stop fucking around start making progress towards my own business and/or employment with a company that makes a product I can care about. I need to believe in the mission/product/goal.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by Hugh Heifer

Sweet. You would think they would be easier to catch making the emth....

And that's his good hand.

[yooper]

fucking idiots

I asked the ER people to dilate the patient and said I'd be there in fifteen minutes

I got here twenty minutes later and they hadn't put the drops in yet. They fucking ordered them from the pharmacy when they are stocked right in the ER!

Now I have to sit here for fifteen minutes and wait. It wouldn't be so bad if the entire trip wasn't already a waste of my time

[sisukid1975]

Originally Posted by Jman

That's the state plan? I've got a $3k deductible for my entire family.

$4k deductible for me alone, $8k for me and Katie.

You'll get to the part about why it's not a state plan in a few posts. I work AT the state, not for them. I actually work for a consulting firm.

[Cube Dweller]

If we stay in Sac we need to buy a place so I can set up my shop, pull a business license, get some insurance and start building and selling ornamental iron stuff like gates and decorative screen doors. The ghetto screen doors are ugly. I've got some concepts around truly ornamental screen doors that would also be very secure.

And I want to start building some cruiser stuff that may or may not sell but would be great for a portfolio. I really would like to to one-off custom fab jobs for people.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by NaterGator

One of our neighbors shot himself in the stomach point-blank range with a .30-06 on accident while loading his weapon in the car.

His buddies were over 3/4mi away and heard the shot. I would assume it was a grisly scene to come across

How the fuck do you do that?

[yooper]

Originally Posted by Cube Dweller

Mrs Cube made meatloaf for dinner. it's like one of my favorite meals. I think I ate a pound

That's my typical portion

Mmmmmm, meatloaf