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What's everyone up to right now?
RE: What's everyone up to right now?
Still debating what bottle of whiskey to get my brother-in-law. I think it comes down to the Balvenie Double Wood or something else. The Bruichladdich Classic Laddie would be different and nice. I haven't thought of anything for my sisters yet. They're a little harder to shop for.
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In a fancy pub drinking a non-alcoholic beer called Bríó, wheat.
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(July 2, 2021 at 12:31 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Still debating what bottle of whiskey to get my brother-in-law.  I think it comes down to the Balvenie Double Wood or something else.  The Bruichladdich Classic Laddie would be different and nice.  I haven't thought of anything for my sisters yet.  They're a little harder to shop for.

Not that you asked anybody's whiskey advice, but here goes: 

get the one you are least likely to (out of boredom) unwrap and drink before his birthday.
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(July 2, 2021 at 4:46 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:
(July 2, 2021 at 12:31 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Still debating what bottle of whiskey to get my brother-in-law.  I think it comes down to the Balvenie Double Wood or something else.  The Bruichladdich Classic Laddie would be different and nice.  I haven't thought of anything for my sisters yet.  They're a little harder to shop for.

Not that you asked anybody's whiskey advice, but here goes: 

get the one you are least likely to (out of boredom) unwrap and drink before his birthday.

Ha! No, I wouldn't do that. Besides, I've got six unopened bottles of my own that I can dip into. I was thinking earlier, though, a month ago I bought a 24 pack of Minnesota craft beer singles from Lund's grocery. He's always giving me new beers to try, so I think he'd enjoy one of those samplers. I can get him the whiskey glasses and whiskey for Christmas. I'm not a big fan of Glenmorangie, but the Glenmorangie sampler is nicely priced and gives the less experienced scotch drinker the experience of trying the same scotch that has been finished in 4 different cask styles. Plus, it comes in a fancy box. The glasses and the sampler would be a good idea for Christmas.
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Getting ready to go camping with a bunch of hippies.
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Ran 50 sticks though the power sander to get them to the proper thickness (that of the saw blade). Now I have to run them through the table saw to get them all the same width. I'm making a kumiko wood project. I bought wood ostensibly the correct width and thickness, but then my saw blade turned out to be thinner than the company's advertised thickness. Not their fault, but I just spent 2 hours this morning sanding them all to the same thickness. I'll be addressing the width issue tomorrow. It's actually less labor-intensive than just cutting the wood to size myself, but barely.
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I've been a garage/basement guitarist since I was a teen and it was always a teenage dream to have a Marshall full stack (50-100 watt tube amp head + 2 4x12 speaker cabinets) - but such a setup is rediculously overpowered for even most gigging guitarists let alone a non-performing guitarist, not to mention the expense.

I got an unexpected bonus back in April and I decided to spring for a new amp, but I had some pretty stringent requirements - it had to be tube not solid-state, and had to have an effects loop. I vacillated over the decision for months and finally pulled the trigger.

I found a lightly used 50w amp head that can be attenuated to 5w so you can still get that sweet tube overdrive at reasonable volume. Paired it up with a 2x12 140w speaker cabinet. It's still a bit of overkill - at 50w this is more than enough amp to fill a decent sized venue with sound.

When everyone is gone, I'm looking forward to seeing how loud this thing will go.
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(July 2, 2021 at 12:00 pm)brewer Wrote: The garage door spring just snapped, both cars trapped inside, SHIT!

First repair call said soonest is Wednesday, or after hours tonight for an additional $400. Screw that.

Second call, shows up in two hours. Very glad there is more than one game in town.

Edit: Just got the call, two hours turned into 20 minutes.

Edit2: Done in less than an hour, $230.

That happened to my garage door a couple of times. The springs were available at a local building supply store and I was able to effect repairs myself.
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Waiting for my sisters to call. I'm going over there for barbecue. They're usually late, so I've probably got some time before they call.
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Watching baseball. I have a new homemaker coming Monday, so I need to do some prep.
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