(September 7, 2017 at 6:59 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Taking a half day today.

Leave here in one hour and making a (slightly) long weekend of it.

I'm doing something similar. I'm taking some unexpected, unpaid but entirely welcomed time off...


While I find a job...


But, I've never been so thrilled to get canned in my life. To say I hated my job would be like saying the surface temperature of the sun is a tad bit on the warmish side.

The good news: There are lots of jobs in the oil and gas industry.

The bad news: There are lots of jobs in the oil and gas industry.

I really want out, so while I will be applying for oil and gas jobs (I do have a mortgage) where I know I can land a job, I'll also be looking into power transmission and distribution, printed circuit design and any others that I even remotely qualify for.

Best of luck, GB. Sometimes lemons can be made lemonade, and no doubt you'll find a way to make that happen.

Took a nap after I got home, then wreaked havoc on an unsuspecting wall with a saw and a drill.  Renovations:  The gift that keeps on giving.

(September 7, 2017 at 9:57 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: Thinking everyone should use their photo as their avatar.

-Teresa

yeah, i'm not often on that side of the camera but it was a rare special occasion.

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Had a wonderful dinner and thinking about stretching out in bed.

Had someone pose a challenge several years ago about how they wanted their living room ceiling can lights to operate and never came up with a satisfactory idea that was (A) easy to use (B) economical with wire and © didn't take a shitload of switches.

Fast forward to a year ago, and a sorta kinda similar request arises on another project. Still didn't have 'the' idea, but I did come up with something workable, but it wasn't implemented. I think it was evident the solution wasn't optimal, but it being the best I could come up with at the time and we all agreed it wasn't worth doing.

Out of the blue today, inspiration struck. I just doodled out a wiring diagram for one can light, and don't see any problems with scaling it up to either project. LOL, I checked Ebay, there being a switch I was unsure if was still available, and that I had not seen an example of since the early 1990s. Lo and behold, bless the folks who don't throw stuff away, there are plenty of NOS switched that will do the job, and they are even available in the correct (matching) color.

The one annoyance? Switches are pricey, but don't need very many, and the ratings on them indicate they will last a very long time in a mere lighting application.

I'll get in touch with the people and see if they are still game for this. I'd love to see the idea implemented.

Turgid watching the Pats losing.

But I know not to celebrate...

(September 8, 2017 at 12:03 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Turgid watching the Pats losing.

But I know not to celebrate...

Holy shit! The Chiefs hung 42 on the Pats, in New England?!?

As much as it pains me to say it, this may be the year KC actually makes some post season noise. The defense is there, if the offense can just be decent they could well wind up representing the AFC in Minnesota next Feb.

Damn, typing that hurt!

I think mum's out of the woods.
She's still in ICU but I walked in this arvo and she was actually sitting in a chair.
I was so relieved.

Cherish every moment LL.

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(September 7, 2017 at 11:09 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Best of luck, GB. Sometimes lemons can be made lemonade, and no doubt you'll find a way to make that happen.

I think out of habit, GB will somehow still make his lemonade taste oily and gassy!

(September 7, 2017 at 9:57 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: Thinking everyone should use their photo as their avatar.

-Teresa

I do.