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  • TaozTaoz Posts: 10,308
    LeatherGryphon said:
    McGyver said:
    Petercat said:
    McGyver said:

    Blegh... it’s gross outside.

    My weather station died because the “most trusted batteries in the world” leaked all over the inside...

    I’m getting sick of this stinking brand leaking... I actually stopped buying them because they leak more than Costco and BJs batteries... Apparently people in this house keep buying them and they keep ending up in stuff and leaking.

    Anyway, it gross and humid out and I have no idea what the actual local humidity level is because the stupid weather station is kaput.

    I needed to spray paint something and the paint is sensitive to humidity... I guess at this point knowing what the numbers are is irrelevant, it’s kinda obvious it’s too humid. 

    If you're talking about the Bunny Batts, I switched from them to the Ray Batts years ago because they suddenly began leaking inside my motor drive battery compartments. I'd used them for many years with no problems, I guess they changed manufacturing processes around that time. When I switched out, I went through the house and checked every flashlight, remote, label maker, and found quite a few problems.

    And their warranty is worthless, as they decide what is equivalent to your destroyed item.

    It’s the ones with the copper on the top... about three years ago I started collecting any batteries that leaked... the overwhelming majority of them were that brand... I used to trust them up until the early 00s... but now they are actually worse than no name brands. 

    Yeah, my brother was telling me he's had a lot of problems with them.  I always buy the copper top ones.  And I've caught a few just starting to leak and got them out before they did any real damage.  I poked around with Google today and found a site that explained that once an alkaline battery gets below 0.8 volts the chemistry changes and the goo inside starts to expand and there's a safety mechanism to relieve the pressure so it doesn't outright explode.  His solution was to change batteries often.frown  I've had batteries leak a few times in my life but it seems to be more frequent in the last 10 or so years.  Perhaps it just that I use more battery powered devices now.

    Don't think I've ever seen a rechargable leak yet, so that might be a solution.

  • chris the strangerchris the stranger Posts: 132

    You almost had me with today's sale, Daz.  59 times out of 60, there aren't any New Releases that interest me, and I *CERTAINLY*  wouldn't expect something to catch my eye when the theme is Honeymoon Suite.  But lo and behold, those Amazing Morphing Boots are exactly what I've been searching -- nay, DEMANDING for -- for the female protagonist counterpart to the character I've been working on.  A pair of Genre-agnostic boots with tons of customization options that aren't strictly high-heels, because high-heel boots look STUPID.  (I get why there are so many of them out there, they're just not my thing).

    FINALLY, I can take advantage of one of these sales where they give out a small handful of free items, without feeling buyer's remorse...oh, the free things are a bunch of Platinum Club items that pre-date Genesis 3, and would have only cost $2 even if I were interested. :(

    Oh well, at least there are a bunch of things I could pick up for $2.99.  Oh, BLAST! They're all Sci-fi and Steampunkk props.  You know, the one thing that *IMMEDIATELY* comes to mind whenever anyone envisions a romantic Honeymoon. (Although, I am needing a mounted crossbow prop).

    Now part of me is like, "Wait until the next 'Buy *ANY* New Release' sale, that way there's something I have a thing that justifies me buying in."  I really hope there's another one of those this week.

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited July 2019
    Taoz said:
    LeatherGryphon said:
    McGyver said:
    Petercat said:
    McGyver said:

    Blegh... it’s gross outside.

    My weather station died because the “most trusted batteries in the world” leaked all over the inside...

    I’m getting sick of this stinking brand leaking... I actually stopped buying them because they leak more than Costco and BJs batteries... Apparently people in this house keep buying them and they keep ending up in stuff and leaking.

    Anyway, it gross and humid out and I have no idea what the actual local humidity level is because the stupid weather station is kaput.

    I needed to spray paint something and the paint is sensitive to humidity... I guess at this point knowing what the numbers are is irrelevant, it’s kinda obvious it’s too humid. 

    If you're talking about the Bunny Batts, I switched from them to the Ray Batts years ago because they suddenly began leaking inside my motor drive battery compartments. I'd used them for many years with no problems, I guess they changed manufacturing processes around that time. When I switched out, I went through the house and checked every flashlight, remote, label maker, and found quite a few problems.

    And their warranty is worthless, as they decide what is equivalent to your destroyed item.

    It’s the ones with the copper on the top... about three years ago I started collecting any batteries that leaked... the overwhelming majority of them were that brand... I used to trust them up until the early 00s... but now they are actually worse than no name brands. 

    Yeah, my brother was telling me he's had a lot of problems with them.  I always buy the copper top ones.  And I've caught a few just starting to leak and got them out before they did any real damage.  I poked around with Google today and found a site that explained that once an alkaline battery gets below 0.8 volts the chemistry changes and the goo inside starts to expand and there's a safety mechanism to relieve the pressure so it doesn't outright explode.  His solution was to change batteries often.frown  I've had batteries leak a few times in my life but it seems to be more frequent in the last 10 or so years.  Perhaps it just that I use more battery powered devices now.

    Don't think I've ever seen a rechargable leak yet, so that might be a solution.

    How would you recharge a leak?

    Post edited by Chohole on
  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,286
    Chohole said:
    Taoz said:
    LeatherGryphon said:
    McGyver said:
    Petercat said:
    McGyver said:

    Blegh... it’s gross outside.

    My weather station died because the “most trusted batteries in the world” leaked all over the inside...

    I’m getting sick of this stinking brand leaking... I actually stopped buying them because they leak more than Costco and BJs batteries... Apparently people in this house keep buying them and they keep ending up in stuff and leaking.

    Anyway, it gross and humid out and I have no idea what the actual local humidity level is because the stupid weather station is kaput.

    I needed to spray paint something and the paint is sensitive to humidity... I guess at this point knowing what the numbers are is irrelevant, it’s kinda obvious it’s too humid. 

    If you're talking about the Bunny Batts, I switched from them to the Ray Batts years ago because they suddenly began leaking inside my motor drive battery compartments. I'd used them for many years with no problems, I guess they changed manufacturing processes around that time. When I switched out, I went through the house and checked every flashlight, remote, label maker, and found quite a few problems.

    And their warranty is worthless, as they decide what is equivalent to your destroyed item.

    It’s the ones with the copper on the top... about three years ago I started collecting any batteries that leaked... the overwhelming majority of them were that brand... I used to trust them up until the early 00s... but now they are actually worse than no name brands. 

    Yeah, my brother was telling me he's had a lot of problems with them.  I always buy the copper top ones.  And I've caught a few just starting to leak and got them out before they did any real damage.  I poked around with Google today and found a site that explained that once an alkaline battery gets below 0.8 volts the chemistry changes and the goo inside starts to expand and there's a safety mechanism to relieve the pressure so it doesn't outright explode.  His solution was to change batteries often.frown  I've had batteries leak a few times in my life but it seems to be more frequent in the last 10 or so years.  Perhaps it just that I use more battery powered devices now.

    Don't think I've ever seen a rechargable leak yet, so that might be a solution.

    How would you recharge a leak?

    Send it another bill. indecision  (Eek, there's a leek in the boat!)

  • DaikatanaDaikatana Posts: 830
    chris the stranger said:

    You almost had me with today's sale, Daz.  59 times out of 60, there aren't any New Releases that interest me, and I *CERTAINLY*  wouldn't expect something to catch my eye when the theme is Honeymoon Suite.  But lo and behold, those Amazing Morphing Boots are exactly what I've been searching -- nay, DEMANDING for -- for the female protagonist counterpart to the character I've been working on.  A pair of Genre-agnostic boots with tons of customization options that aren't strictly high-heels, because high-heel boots look STUPID.  (I get why there are so many of them out there, they're just not my thing).

    FINALLY, I can take advantage of one of these sales where they give out a small handful of free items, without feeling buyer's remorse...oh, the free things are a bunch of Platinum Club items that pre-date Genesis 3, and would have only cost $2 even if I were interested. :(

    Oh well, at least there are a bunch of things I could pick up for $2.99.  Oh, BLAST! They're all Sci-fi and Steampunkk props.  You know, the one thing that *IMMEDIATELY* comes to mind whenever anyone envisions a romantic Honeymoon. (Although, I am needing a mounted crossbow prop).

    Now part of me is like, "Wait until the next 'Buy *ANY* New Release' sale, that way there's something I have a thing that justifies me buying in."  I really hope there's another one of those this week.

    I snagged those boots immediately.  I would have done so sale or no sale.  Nothing in the free or 2.99 items was anything I currently have need of but there was one item in my wishlist in the 40% section so I was able to use the 20% loyalty discount.

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,098
    edited July 2019
    Chohole said:
    Taoz said:
    LeatherGryphon said:
    McGyver said:
    Petercat said:
    McGyver said:

    Blegh... it’s gross outside.

    My weather station died because the “most trusted batteries in the world” leaked all over the inside...

    I’m getting sick of this stinking brand leaking... I actually stopped buying them because they leak more than Costco and BJs batteries... Apparently people in this house keep buying them and they keep ending up in stuff and leaking.

    Anyway, it gross and humid out and I have no idea what the actual local humidity level is because the stupid weather station is kaput.

    I needed to spray paint something and the paint is sensitive to humidity... I guess at this point knowing what the numbers are is irrelevant, it’s kinda obvious it’s too humid. 

    If you're talking about the Bunny Batts, I switched from them to the Ray Batts years ago because they suddenly began leaking inside my motor drive battery compartments. I'd used them for many years with no problems, I guess they changed manufacturing processes around that time. When I switched out, I went through the house and checked every flashlight, remote, label maker, and found quite a few problems.

    And their warranty is worthless, as they decide what is equivalent to your destroyed item.

    It’s the ones with the copper on the top... about three years ago I started collecting any batteries that leaked... the overwhelming majority of them were that brand... I used to trust them up until the early 00s... but now they are actually worse than no name brands. 

    Yeah, my brother was telling me he's had a lot of problems with them.  I always buy the copper top ones.  And I've caught a few just starting to leak and got them out before they did any real damage.  I poked around with Google today and found a site that explained that once an alkaline battery gets below 0.8 volts the chemistry changes and the goo inside starts to expand and there's a safety mechanism to relieve the pressure so it doesn't outright explode.  His solution was to change batteries often.frown  I've had batteries leak a few times in my life but it seems to be more frequent in the last 10 or so years.  Perhaps it just that I use more battery powered devices now.

    Don't think I've ever seen a rechargable leak yet, so that might be a solution.

    How would you recharge a leak?

    Well, not all Leeks are rechargeable... According to WikiLeeks, you need to unscrew the root cap and see if it has a charger port to determine which type of Leek you own.

    Most recharge with a standard Type C cable, but older models might be USB or a proprietary cable.

    Unfortunately, Non-rechargeable leek must be disposed of properly in a soup, pasta sauce or risotto.

    Post edited by McGyver on
  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,098

    I spend entirely too much time photoshopping stupid jokes... 

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    McGyver said:

    I spend entirely too much time photoshopping stupid jokes... 

    yoo havent really wasted time until you spent a full morning looking at fruit and veggie sculptures smiley

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    complaint - i keep losing my mouse pointer on my screen.

     

  • chaynawolfsmoonchaynawolfsmoon Posts: 675
    Mystarra said:

    complaint - i keep losing my mouse pointer on my screen.

     

    This happens to me. I'll sometimes look to see if it is hiding on my other computer.

  • XyetztXyetzt Posts: 27,487
    Mystarra said:

    complaint - i keep losing my mouse pointer on my screen.

     

    I keep losing my wireless mouse.  Wait why is it on the floor hiding under the bed?  Is it because of Blender being mentioned 

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,378
    McGyver said:

    I spend entirely too much time photoshopping stupid jokes... 

    But you do such a good job of it!  And it makes me smile.

    Dana

  • chaynawolfsmoonchaynawolfsmoon Posts: 675

    I need a sugar daddy to shower me in Daz assets... but... I don't want to deal with that drama.

  • XyetztXyetzt Posts: 27,487
    chaynawolfsmoon said:

    I need a sugar daddy to shower me in Daz assets... but... I don't want to deal with that drama.

    I need a sugar daddy, but without the need to give the sugar.  Maybe a platonic relationship with someone who wants to spoil me, but expect nothing really in return except a thank you?

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,355
    DanaTA said:
    McGyver said:

    I spend entirely too much time photoshopping stupid jokes... 

    But you do such a good job of it!  And it makes me smile.

    Dana

    +1

  • PetercatPetercat Posts: 2,324
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    chaynawolfsmoon said:

    I need a sugar daddy to shower me in Daz assets... but... I don't want to deal with that drama.

    I need a sugar daddy, but without the need to give the sugar.  Maybe a platonic relationship with someone who wants to spoil me, but expect nothing really in return except a thank you?

    That defines my relationship with my cat.

    Except for the "thank you" part.

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,355

    Here's your Sugar Daddy.

    Be careful or you may end up with these...

  • chaynawolfsmoonchaynawolfsmoon Posts: 675
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    I need a sugar daddy, but without the need to give the sugar.  Maybe a platonic relationship with someone who wants to spoil me, but expect nothing really in return except a thank you?

    Yes... and the thank you is totally optional.

  • chaynawolfsmoonchaynawolfsmoon Posts: 675
    Tjohn said:

    Here's your Sugar Daddy.

    Be careful or you may end up with these...

    I need to brush my teeth just thinking of these.

     

  • chaynawolfsmoonchaynawolfsmoon Posts: 675
    Petercat said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
     

    That defines my relationship with my cat.

    Except for the "thank you" part.

    That's it! I need to be someone's cat but with Daz assets as tribute.

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,098
    edited July 2019
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    Mystarra said:

    complaint - i keep losing my mouse pointer on my screen.

     

    I keep losing my wireless mouse.  Wait why is it on the floor hiding under the bed?  Is it because of Blender being mentioned 

    My daughter just found half a wireless mouse in the yard... well, maybe 2/3 of it... the head and front legs are gone... the tail and back legs are in great shape if anyone wants them...

    I think it may have been the astronomer Tycho Brahe who claimed to have enjoyed toasted mice... So a half a mouse might not be a bad way to see if you are into that sort of thing...

    Incidentally, I’m not sure if it was Brahe who was into mice... I can’t find anything to back it up... I remember that from James Burke’s The Day The Universe Changed...  it was an eccentric astronomer, and Tycho Brahe was pretty damned eccentric... the paleontologist William Buckland was said to have eaten many unusual creatures including mice, but I think it was only one and he didn’t like it, and he was not an astronomer.

    I hope it was just an owl, not some crazy serial killer mouse or the ghost of Tycho Brahe...

    Post edited by McGyver on
  • chaynawolfsmoonchaynawolfsmoon Posts: 675

    I woke up to 5 raccoons playing on my deck. They ignored me when I tried to scare them off.

    Why am I always ignored? crying

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,098
    DanaTA said:
    McGyver said:

    I spend entirely too much time photoshopping stupid jokes... 

    But you do such a good job of it!  And it makes me smile.

    Dana

    Well, smiles make everything worthwhile... well, maybe not root canal surgery, but most stuff.

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,098
    chaynawolfsmoon said:

    I woke up to 5 raccoons playing on my deck. They ignored me when I tried to scare them off.

    Why am I always ignored? crying

    What were they playing?... We used to have a bunch that were into Metallica... the worst were the possums that wouldn’t stop with the country music... God, if I ever hear “Elvira” again, I’m gonna hunt down the Oakridge Boys and give em’ hell for selling the rights to that song to possums.

    If you want raccoons to pay attention to you, you need use a hose... well, water... beating them with a hose is kinda mean. 

    Be careful hosing them down if they have electric guitars or high power amps... you don’t wanna get electrocuted.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,286
    McGyver said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    Mystarra said:

    complaint - i keep losing my mouse pointer on my screen.

     

    I keep losing my wireless mouse.  Wait why is it on the floor hiding under the bed?  Is it because of Blender being mentioned 

    My daughter just found half a wireless mouse in the yard... well, maybe 2/3 of it... the head and front legs are gone... the tail and back legs are in great shape if anyone wants them...

    I think it may have been the astronomer Tycho Brahe who claimed to have enjoyed toasted mice... So a half a mouse might not be a bad way to see if you are into that sort of thing...

    Incidentally, I’m not sure if it was Brahe who was into mice... I can’t find anything to back it up... I remember that from James Burke’s The Day The Universe Changed...  it was an eccentric astronomer, and Tycho Brahe was pretty damned eccentric... the paleontologist William Buckland was said to have eaten many unusual creatures including mice, but I think it was only one and he didn’t like it, and he was not an astronomer.

    I hope it was just an owl, not some crazy serial killer mouse or the ghost of Tycho Brahe...

    Tycho Brahe, wasn't he the guy with a tin nose?

  • chaynawolfsmoonchaynawolfsmoon Posts: 675
    McGyver said:

    What were they playing?... We used to have a bunch that were into Metallica... the worst were the possums that wouldn’t stop with the country music... God, if I ever hear “Elvira” again, I’m gonna hunt down the Oakridge Boys and give em’ hell for selling the rights to that song to possums.

    If you want raccoons to pay attention to you, you need use a hose... well, water... beating them with a hose is kinda mean. 

    Be careful hosing them down if they have electric guitars or high power amps... you don’t wanna get electrocuted.

    They chewed through my hose... I need to clean my deck... It's gross out there. I used to lay out back there now it is just... gross. (I think I said that.)

    Hmmm... How do I install a backyard hot tub in real life?

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,098
    LeatherGryphon said:
    McGyver said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    Mystarra said:

    complaint - i keep losing my mouse pointer on my screen.

     

    I keep losing my wireless mouse.  Wait why is it on the floor hiding under the bed?  Is it because of Blender being mentioned 

    My daughter just found half a wireless mouse in the yard... well, maybe 2/3 of it... the head and front legs are gone... the tail and back legs are in great shape if anyone wants them...

    I think it may have been the astronomer Tycho Brahe who claimed to have enjoyed toasted mice... So a half a mouse might not be a bad way to see if you are into that sort of thing...

    Incidentally, I’m not sure if it was Brahe who was into mice... I can’t find anything to back it up... I remember that from James Burke’s The Day The Universe Changed...  it was an eccentric astronomer, and Tycho Brahe was pretty damned eccentric... the paleontologist William Buckland was said to have eaten many unusual creatures including mice, but I think it was only one and he didn’t like it, and he was not an astronomer.

    I hope it was just an owl, not some crazy serial killer mouse or the ghost of Tycho Brahe...

    Tycho Brahe, wasn't he the guy with a tin nose?

    Yup... and a pet moose (it may have been an elk) and a vertically challenged court jester named Jep.

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,098
    chaynawolfsmoon said:
    McGyver said:

    What were they playing?... We used to have a bunch that were into Metallica... the worst were the possums that wouldn’t stop with the country music... God, if I ever hear “Elvira” again, I’m gonna hunt down the Oakridge Boys and give em’ hell for selling the rights to that song to possums.

    If you want raccoons to pay attention to you, you need use a hose... well, water... beating them with a hose is kinda mean. 

    Be careful hosing them down if they have electric guitars or high power amps... you don’t wanna get electrocuted.

    They chewed through my hose... I need to clean my deck... It's gross out there. I used to lay out back there now it is just... gross. (I think I said that.)

    Hmmm... How do I install a backyard hot tub in real life?

    You could hire some raccoons... some are good with plumbing and engineering.  Or you could get an inflatable one... like this... 

    They cost about $350-400... unfortunately they all seem to come with these people in them.

  • chaynawolfsmoonchaynawolfsmoon Posts: 675
    McGyver said:

    They cost about $350-400... unfortunately they all seem to come with these people in them.

    I'm both intrigued and appalled.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    chaynawolfsmoon said:

    I need a sugar daddy to shower me in Daz assets... but... I don't want to deal with that drama.

    I need a sugar daddy, but without the need to give the sugar.  Maybe a platonic relationship with someone who wants to spoil me, but expect nothing really in return except a thank you?

    this one needs moon sugar and skooma

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