Please accept my apologies heater, no offense was ever intended, just a casual comment about a picture that could be anybodys, I thought it was PG rated and could bring a chuckle. Once again I'm sorry.
Heater liked this old Cat D4 that belongs to our neighbor Jim. Jim is in his 70's and he used to drive this from when he was nine years old. This was built in 1939 and still runs great. It has a small gasoline engine that you start with a rope that you wind and pull. That gas engine then starts the diesel engine.
Please accept my apologies heater, no offense was ever intended, just a casual comment about a picture that could be anybodys, I thought it was PG rated and could bring a chuckle. Once again I'm sorry.
Mike
I don't think any offense was taken to anything, Mike. Don't worry about a thing.
That rock is decorated with ancient tribal symbolism from an an almost extinct culture. The kids didn't know what it meant. Not sure how Chip is going to explain it if they ask.
Please accept my apologies heater, no offense was ever intended, just a casual comment about a picture that could be anybodys, I thought it was PG rated and could bring a chuckle. Once again I'm sorry.
No need to apologize. Whatever it was passed by me. I'm pretty thick skinned. Would probably have had a chuckle myself.
Meanwhile, I just slid off the rails whilst waiting for a train in Sacramento and after a visit to the Railroad Museum (There is a pun in there). Someone here said I should keep cool, right?
Edit: MikeDYur, it was you. Good advice. This place is brilliant. IPA on tap and all my favorite tunes playing. I could get stuck....
The USA is now hovering around the level of Germany in 1936 or so. I hope you guys know how far you want to go with this.
I really don't think it is incipient Nazism. It's probably more about due diligence w.r.t. terrorism. In any event, far more people in the US drive than take trains. There are 6,406,504 km of paved roads in the US and they're all available to drive on without first producing an ID. Have you been hitting the paranoia juice again?
The USA is now hovering around the level of Germany in 1936 or so. I hope you guys know how far you want to go with this.
I really don't think it is incipient Nazism. It's probably more about due diligence w.r.t. terrorism. In any event, far more people in the US drive than take trains. There are 6,406,504 km of paved roads in the US and they're all available to drive on without first producing an ID. Have you been hitting the paranoia juice again?
Nothing to do with a Nazi state, having an ID helps to identify you when they can't identify you, given the "track" record of the railroad. Have a safe and happy journey Heater and don't let anyone railroad you
Before I could enter the country I was finger printed and photographed like a common criminal. Not to mention the interrogation as to my reason for coming here.
I cannot travel anywhere without ID.
I'm very sure that if I rented a car for the two weeks here they would want to see more than my drivers license.
The police state the like's of cold war Eastern Germany is in place.
Or it was an act of terrorism and someone is missing! Slowly but surely the Nazi state is built and blame the Reichstag fire on the communists! (Substitute appropriate current local labels)
Not to mention the interrogation as to my reason for coming here.
This is nothing new -- here or elsewhere. Back in 1986, I was working with someone who was under injunction (long story) not to buy any equipment for resale that was sourced in the U.S. So I moved my business to Vancouver, BC, temporarily until the legal dust settled. Oh, you should have seen the promotional literature that British Columbia distributed to attract businesses there from other countries. It was lavish!
But upon entering Canada to carry out the business that I had established -- legally, with all the necessary licenses and bank accounts -- I was stopped by Immigration and interrogated. "You're coming here to work? We can't allow that." I had to explain that my business actually created opportunity for Canadians, rather than eliminating it. Yadda, yadda, yadda. It was a hard sell, but I was finally allowed to enter the country.
I suppose I could have just said I was a tourist, but the equipment I had in my trunk would have put the lie to that story. So, Heater, your experience is nothing new. A total PITA, though, to be sure.
There are 6,406,504 km of paved roads in the US and they're all available to drive on without first producing an ID.
I'll take a stab and say the clock is ticking on this freedom too. The ever present monitoring being built into new cars is a big data source that is begging to be hoovered up. Self-driving cars will provide even stronger control options.
I remember strong positioning statements being made to add an explicit tracking device to every vehicle back in the 1990's. I've noticed those statements have now vanished. That'll because they know a much more reliable path is now at hand - the central car computer.
Apple/Google/Twitter and co are making a privacy stand on more than just the Internet, that I'm sure of.
And before anyone starts saying Google is the biggest data hog in town I'll point out that I find Google's search results work perfectly without scripting! The page is cleanly constructed even without third-party site references, it's not a mess like so many other sites are now. IMHO, that's a very good measure of how well respecting of privacy a company is.
"Bread board" - Classic ! The jumper cables and fixings could be interesting on those big chunks!!
Oh yeah. I was thinking brass tacks and soldering. This is a breadboard for tubes.
The problem I'm mulling over is how to shave sheets of 1 or 2mm off those "planks" to make a walnut veneer for front panels and such. Without the huge wastage of band sawing it.
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Yesterday the kids were painting rocks and Heater joined in. Can you figure out which rock is his?
Mike
I don't think any offense was taken to anything, Mike. Don't worry about a thing.
No contest..hint 2-7
Are you sure it isn't the one with the stars? Chip's kids may just be big Heater fans!
Heaters!
Meanwhile, I just slid off the rails whilst waiting for a train in Sacramento and after a visit to the Railroad Museum (There is a pun in there). Someone here said I should keep cool, right?
Edit: MikeDYur, it was you. Good advice. This place is brilliant. IPA on tap and all my favorite tunes playing. I could get stuck....
Or BS3 perhaps?
Starbucks is great for the vagrant in need of internet ...
Turns out it's not possible to buy a train ticket from wherever to wherever without showing some ID. Even if you are paying cash dollars.
Papers please.
The USA is now hovering around the level of Germany in 1936 or so. I hope you guys know how far you want to go with this.
Before I could enter the country I was finger printed and photographed like a common criminal. Not to mention the interrogation as to my reason for coming here.
I cannot travel anywhere without ID.
I'm very sure that if I rented a car for the two weeks here they would want to see more than my drivers license.
The police state the like's of cold war Eastern Germany is in place.
Call that paranoia if you like.
When I pay my fare with a fist full of dollars AMTRAK has no need to know who I am. Only that I paid for my seat.
Until they crash the train. Then they can find my passport intermingled with my body parts if need be.
As soon as I get here, through all the stringent security checks, I find that 50 people have been killed in Orlando by some nut head.
This security charade does not work.
It is however a way for the powers that be to maintain control over the rest of us when they need too.
But upon entering Canada to carry out the business that I had established -- legally, with all the necessary licenses and bank accounts -- I was stopped by Immigration and interrogated. "You're coming here to work? We can't allow that." I had to explain that my business actually created opportunity for Canadians, rather than eliminating it. Yadda, yadda, yadda. It was a hard sell, but I was finally allowed to enter the country.
I suppose I could have just said I was a tourist, but the equipment I had in my trunk would have put the lie to that story. So, Heater, your experience is nothing new. A total PITA, though, to be sure.
-Phil
What can one do with a couple of tons of really beautiful walnut wood?
I have a sample here:
There is loads more:
The ultimate luxury bread boards?
You know you need it for the wife friendly project boxes.
Front panels in style perhaps.
I remember strong positioning statements being made to add an explicit tracking device to every vehicle back in the 1990's. I've noticed those statements have now vanished. That'll because they know a much more reliable path is now at hand - the central car computer.
And before anyone starts saying Google is the biggest data hog in town I'll point out that I find Google's search results work perfectly without scripting! The page is cleanly constructed even without third-party site references, it's not a mess like so many other sites are now. IMHO, that's a very good measure of how well respecting of privacy a company is.
Please stay closer to matters creative!
Like what to make from Chip's walnut stack
@Heater- "Bread board"
The problem I'm mulling over is how to shave sheets of 1 or 2mm off those "planks" to make a walnut veneer for front panels and such. Without the huge wastage of band sawing it.
I think I'm nearing a solution....