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Ain't nothing compared to a balllast / tie replacement work train and a rail grinder going by on the main line and watching the exciyment from the living room window
I almost saw that a few years ago.
Lots of noise coming from the tracks on the other side of the road, about 20 feet behind the rows of trees/shrubs. Clank, clank, whirrr, griiind, clunk, yaaank, shovel, pack, clank, clank, whirrr, griiind, clunk, yaaank, shovel, pack, ... and much of it hidden by the vegetation. Just noise, some scattered glimmers of metal, sparks and lights, as it slowly crept forward, tie, by tie.
Non-complaint: Symphony again this weekend. Yay, a midi-adventure. A Sunday afternoon car ride to Buffalo with a friend, a symphony, a glass of champagne, a nice dinner afterwards, and home before dark.
Complaint:
There's no native vector file support on the forum!
Non-Complaint:
Been playing around with logo design and decided on this one. I tried to use the full name COMIXIANT, but it just doesn't work at the size of an avatar, and I cannot abbreviate more than CXT. On the plus side I think CXT sounds kinda sexy and looks kinda cool, especially as part of a product title, for example "CXT - Product Name".
And where does the bold use of pure red come from?
Well, just ask a bull fighter or an 80s glamour model!
...slick looking, though reminds me of a logistics company or freight railroad.
When I was a teen, still at home, my parents were invited to a Friday night bonfire & barbeque/fishfry. This event was held in a small camp of fishing cabins out on the wooded, meandering creek plain (i.e. swamp) east of town. There were also several other teens from town there that I knew Somewhere during the early evening we teens saundered down the dirt road and eventually came to the railroad tracks, and stupidly started walking next to the tracks on the elevated gravel railbed about 10 feet up from the swamp on both sides. It was a nice summer night, the moon was up, we were chatting away as we continued on down the tracks several hundred feet until we saw the train coming. There was no turning back, and the elevated track area was narrow and steep. Getting too far from the tracks meant sliding down into the swamp and probably not able to scramble back up the loose ballast(i.e. gravel). The final solution was to get right out to the edge of the flat area on top, sit down with our backs to the tracks and our feet down the slope, hug our knees, and piss our pants as the long, fast, freight train roared past us blowing loose twigs, bird droppings, small gravel, and grease scented wind into our hair & clothes. Nobody spoke of it when we made our way back to camp. I don't know about the others, but I developed a healthy respect for trains up close.
...I saw Stand By Me when I was probably far too young to have any business watching it. That was enough for me.
Now that the secret has been unearthed, it's only a matter of time before we find ourselves in the middle of an 80's horror film.
But the good news is, after entering the tracking information in the CXT website, I've learned my pallet is on the way and I should have everything I need to serve my clients for the next few months. Also, my Mazda CXT has returned from the detailer and there is no indication it was ever used to transport chickens.
@KyotoKid
Well I can definitely live with "slick looking", cheers!
It's not even bad that it reminds you of such things, since the idea was to create a logo that would also look good on products. Should I create products that would normally have a logo on them, it's important to have one that looks good. So whether it's hand painted on the side of a train, the logo on the front grill of a car, the trendy design running down the sleeve of a jogging top, or a huge illuminated logo above the tower in a neon-lit cyberpunk night scene, it should work equally well!
@NylonGirl
It appears that cross-country chicken transportation companies, and an obsession with keeping your Mazda CXT so clean, can cloud your observational skills!
Did you know, for example, that if you rotate the logo by 90 degrees clockwise, it becomes a character, too?
...again I think it looks great.
I've created a number of corporate and business logos for Shadowrun RPG scenarios and the stories I have been working on but alas all were hand done.
Many, many, years ago when I still worked in traditional art media, I created my own signature logo that was somewhat influenced by the German renaissance artist and printmaker Albrecht Dürer.
Apologies for the slight blurriness as this was taken form a character drawing I did nearly 40 years ago.
Eureka!
Sorry, I didn't find anything after all.
...not even an old vacuum in a hall closet?
No. (I'm afraid to look in the closet).
I've got a carpet sweeper.
I don't use it, but I've got one in the closet.
And, oddly, a carved table with three elephant heads as the legs. The ears and top of head support the table while the end of the trunk is the bottom of the leg. My grandparents bought it in India in the late 1920's/early 1930's. There isn't anything scary in the closet, it was all scared off by the skin of the maneating Leopard my grandfather shot in 1927 (the one that nearly killed him as he shot it).
Regards,
Richard
People who live in the southern United States might have had a carpetbagger in their family.
Non-complaint: My Sunday symphony midi-adventure went off without a hitch despite the threatening weather.
I did take an umbrella with me but didn't quite need it. It had been cloudy and threatening rain all the way up to Buffalo, and we got hit by a few drops as we walked the two blocks from the car park to the symphony hall. The Beethoven 3rd Piano Concerto was executed wonderfully, the piano was crisp and clean, and the orchestra was in sync with the conductor and pianist
(unlike last month
). Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that the conductor was not an assistant, but JoAnn Falletta herself this time, (I wonder if her arms ever get tired, or if she ever lifts off the ground
).
I forewent my desire for a glass of champagne during intermission this time, and opted to beat the crowd to the restroom instead. By time I got back upstairs, the line at the bar was too crowded.
(Ah, the intermission dilemma: to pee or not to pee.
)
I'm not a particular fan of Strauss but the 40 minutes of the Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (tr: A Hero's Life) performance turned out to be more interesting and endurable than I had originally feared.
The stage features a surtitle display above the orchestra and it was used to display the composer's brief labels about each of the many sections of the piece, describing the state of mind of "the hero" during his life. I finally understood the piece. Yay.
As we left the hall we again got hit by a few more raindrops on the way to the car, but five minutes later as we finally made it to the Interstate heading south, and started up the Buffalo Skyway (often closed due to high winds), the clouds burst open and for a moment I thought we were in a Florida squall or minor hurricane.
Being on top of the Skyway at that moment was, um, exciting to say the least. And the moment we reached the other end of the Skyway and were back on level ground, the cloudburst had passed. Hmmm...
We stayed in light rain for about 30 miles until we reached our restaurant for dinner, when the rain again parted. Same restaurant as last time but this time I was careful to make sure I said "carrot cake", instead of "cheesecake". Mmm... carrot cake.
I still have half my steak & baked potato and half my carrot cake, for lunch today. And my symphony buddy insisted on paying for the meal this time. Wheee...
Only a seven hour midi-adventure, but it tuckered me out. I stayed sort of awake until 11:00 last night but once I hit the bed I slept through the night, and I haven't done that in almost a year. It was a good day.
Mischief managed.
..I have one of those as I only have a small carpeted area and a big noisy vacuum would be "overkill". It also works nice on hard floors as well.
Would rther have all hard floors (easier to keep cleam) and just an area rug by the bed.
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Complaint.
Speaking of appliances, apparently my dual window fans have ginally died for good (and of course,, just past warranty).. I still feel it must be something in the electronics that handles the digital thermostat control as the fans turn freely without any hesitation and they made no strange noises the last time I used it (which would indicate bearing issues).. The indicator lights on the control panel all work, just no juice is getting to the fan motors for some reason.. The other frustrating part is they make these things unserviceable even for someone like myself who has proper tools and aptitude to open it up. If I could just bypass the thermostat control ( whiuch I feel is where the issue is), it would probably work fine for my needs.
Since I got that one with Stimulus money it cannot be replaced as newer ones are too expensive on my current budget. So summer will be unbearable.(we already are in the 90s and it's only the first week of June).
One of those cheap big box fans doesn't fit the window opening or the window sill.
There is a dual window fan on sale at Amazon for $30
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CCYWR4ZB/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
I feel like this statement covers a LOT of my cleaning tools.
And many kitchen appliances and gadgets as well.
In my defense, a lot of it is stuff my mom gifted me when I was setting up house, as she was sure I'd need them. She really over-estimated how much time/energy I have to get fussy about cleaning. Or cooking.
We cook using our 34yo wedding presents. 4 saucepans out of the original 6 survive, as does the Wok. We use the Wok 4 or 5 times a week. It was the cheapest we could find because we didn't want people to spend much on us and listed the cheapest available in our wedding list - it was an amazing buy. It has twin wooden handles, a round base, is made from spun carbon steel with a lightweight spun aluminium lid. It gets washed and then dried by the gas stove flame to prevent flash rust before the next use. It's the absolute best present we had. It came with a bamboo stirring spoon, and repeated use has worn about 3/8" off one side. At this rate, the spoon should just last us out.
Regards,
Richard
I gave my sister a coffee pot (pre-Mr. Coffee days) when she was married at 16 and she thanked me. Only gift they got that they would be able to use as a Navy Reserve family. The rest would be stored in boxes at her mother-in-law's basement.
Me, I lived in barracks until I was pregnant, single and a Staff Sergeant and the first item I bought for cooking in D.C. as an airman was a tin pie pan. Women's barracks often had kitchens. I still use it. It fits perfectly in my Breville oven. So 55 years of use and still useful.
During a period in the early 2000's I was living with my aunt, who was in her 90's. She had a set of stainless steel cookware that she'd bought in the '50s. One day, one of the handles broke off. And despite having the adequate finances to nonchalantly buy a complete new set if wanted, she asked me to box the broken pan up so that she could send it back to the manufacturer to be replaced because it had a lifetime guarantee and she wanted to get her money's worth.
I did, and they replaced the pan and the lid for free including the shipping. Cool!
It was nice to realize that there was still a little bit of stability in the world.
I decided to start watching Dexter's Labatory. It is the one on Paramount plus. It is about this guy named Dexter. He does have a lab. I'm starting with the first episode. I love the show, but I can't remember where I last left off.
In 2020, due to life circumstances and other reasons, I was not able to keep up with my favorite shows and now I can't remember where I left of at.
That's fabulous! I imagine it was the talk of the office when it arrived. I wonder how many people actually do that?
My mom finally had to replace the cast aluminum set she'd gotten as a wedding present in the early 70's... it was still going strong, but her oven (same vintage) finally died past repair, and they were incompatible with the stovetop on the new one. TBH I was glad... they're REALLY heavy and she's starting to have arthritis issues, so the new ones will be easier on her.
Me, I'm using a stainless steel Cooking Club of America set I got at a garage sale in 2008 or so. They were one of the things I grabbed ten years later when I bolted to my parents' house with the kids on the day I had papers served to the ex-. I was really tired of him thinking everything in the house belonged to him, no matter who actually owned it, and I knew he'd take them if I didn't... just like he wound up taking all three of the cheese graters. But I still had my nice pans!
I think I forgot how to turn off auto restart after updates in Windows 11. My computer just reported to me that it HAD to restart right now. I just restarted the computer before it automatically restarted on its own.
...I still have the original 12" cast iron skillet I got in the early 80s. I picked up another about a decade later, then a smaller 7" skillet and a lovely griddle as my most recent acquisition. .All were used, all were reconditioned, and they have performed admirably over the years. Who needs toxic non stick coating that eventually flakes off
All my stock pots and sauce pans are stainless steel and I have a loverly copper clad stainless steel lined teakettle with gooseneck spout and thermometer which is perfect for pour over coffee as well as tea.
...the one I have has a stainless steel lining, just the outside is copper.
I heave read about taint from copper.
This was a replacement for the trusty old stainless steel whistling one I had for many, many years that sadly fell off the top of the fridge one day. I would put it there when I needed all 4 stove rings. I didn't set if far enough back and when I opened the freezer door (which it was partially sitting on) it fell off cracking the seal where the bottom met the side.
As I mentioned before, my kitchen is pretty much an "afterthought" with very limited storage and minimal counter space. An aeroplane galley has more room.
@KyotoKid
That old signature reminds me of the sort of thing I used to see on Antiques Roadshow.
Like those hallmarks they stamp into the bottom of valuable gold and silver antiques!
Complaint: Went to the Hub of Render to scan for freebies, with the thought that ShareCG has closed and I might have a shot at stuff I couldn't access there because it wouldn't let me log in. Found some great stuff (whether or not it migrated, couldn't say). Also found a whooole lot of stuff that I would not want, no matter how free it is. I know it takes all types, and as long as stuff's safe, sane, and consenting I have no issue with people participating in it, but from a personal preference... ick. Did not want to see. Is there a way to filter on that site?
Non-complaint: I really did find a lot of great stuff, although alas Doctor #10's sonic screwdriver was not among the offerings. Maybe in future... but in the meantime I had fun nerding out with the Historic Police Box I got recently.