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Josephus wrote:not badly. I didn't get quite so much basement water as the last time, but still got some. I think my door needs a new seal.

Do you have a sump pump?

AZGman wrote:"short arm inspections" were (are) conducted to monitor for STDs . . .

I think Josephus just learned something about his father's time in the navy.

AZGman wrote:Cruzer, get off the phone!!

ouch...I guess my phone would have been off in the first place, but his dad's heart stopped beating. Thats a tough situation indeed...

cruzer wrote:ouch...I guess my phone would have been off in the first place, but his dad's heart stopped beating. Thats a tough situation indeed...

That's his story . . . related after the fact by a "representative". He (apparently) didn't bother to provide that info to the flight crew.

Would've been a tougher situation if anything had happened to the aircraft due to interference from his phone.

AZGman wrote:That's his story . . . related after the fact by a "representative". He (apparently) didn't bother to provide that info to the flight crew.

Would've been a tougher situation if anything had happened to the aircraft due to interference from his phone.

true...he still should be fined.

I'd like to see the studies that say cell phones interfere with planes. Obviously others don't think it does.

I've always liked the rule though. That way I'm not sitting next to 5 people talking on their cell phones for 4 hours.

AZGman wrote:Do you have a sump pump?

oh yeah, but not an automatic one.

cruzer wrote:true...he still should be fined.

I'd like to see the studies that say cell phones interfere with planes. Obviously others don't think it does.

I've always liked the rule though. That way I'm not sitting next to 5 people talking on their cell phones for 4 hours.

I agree with you. I believe there is very little actual evidence that they interfere given the disparity in frequency ranges between cell phones and aircraft comms and navigational equipment.

I also don't like sitting next to Chatty Cathies and Blathering Bob's . . .

selli wrote:I think Josephus just learned something about his father's time in the navy.

nah, I knew. He was a Navy Corpsman in the hospital on Guam, and after the war, in Indianapolis for several years at the Veterans' hospital. he saw it all. he quit the reserves just before they called all the reservists up to go to Korea. whew!

Priorities?!?

Morning everyone! It was 41 on my car thermometer this morning. Burrr... I'll be here for a while then I have to take my Mom to the Doctor. I'm really burning up my PTO here at the end of the year when I don't have much left. Took 4 days to help hubby. Another day to do committee stuff. Now Mom to the Doctor. Whew.

Going to catch up with EBW.....

AZGman wrote:I agree with you. I believe there is very little actual evidence that they interfere given the disparity in frequency ranges between cell phones and aircraft comms and navigational equipment.

I also don't like sitting next to Chatty Cathies and Blathering Bob's . . .

In one of the articles it said that the FAA looked into allowing cell phones back in '04 but stopped last year. Probably the best decision they've made in a long time - maybe since they stopped allowing smoking in the planes (sorry Gman and other smokers, but that smoke didn't stay put very well). While I do feel lost when I don't have my cell phone with me, I can "unplug" for a few hours while in the air.

Josephus wrote:nah, I knew. He was a Navy Corpsman in the hospital on Guam, and after the war, in Indianapolis for several years at the Veterans' hospital. he saw it all. he quit the reserves just before they called all the reservists up to go to Korea. whew!

Ah, he was giving the checks, not receiving them.

Morning folks. Puppy cam doesn't work for me
Garage is clean awaiting new door
Still have no clue regarding toaster/toaster oven. But we like the space we now have sans toaster oven
Shopping for Verizon phones... I'l tied between a Blackberry Pearl and the LG enV.
Entered another roach shirt on the contest last night.

And the weather is gorgeous.

SkekTek wrote:Morning folks. Puppy cam doesn't work for me
Garage is clean awaiting new door
Still have no clue regarding toaster/toaster oven. But we like the space we now have sans toaster oven
Shopping for Verizon phones... I'l tied between a Blackberry Pearl and the LG enV.
Entered another roach shirt on the contest last night.

I think that last night Terri said that puppycam would only work between 1730 and 1930 and for only 7 peopel at a time.

I prefer a toaster oven (see grilled cheese discussion a few days ago) but it does take up more space. What about one of the under-cabinet mounted ones?

selli wrote:I think that last night Terri said that puppycam would only work between 1730 and 1930 and for only 7 peopel at a time.

I prefer a toaster oven (see grilled cheese discussion a few days ago) but it does take up more space. What about one of the under-cabinet mounted ones?

Argh, missed the specifics of the puppy cam. I'll try to get on tonight then. We might be able to do that. We've just had bad luck with Black and Decker toaster ovens. We got a stainless steel one, and it got about 450 degrees on top when it worked. You could toast bread ON it...

AZGman wrote:Priorities?!?

What are priorities?

SkekTek wrote:Argh, missed the specifics of the puppy cam. I'll try to get on tonight then. We might be able to do that. We've just had bad luck with Black and Decker toaster ovens. We got a stainless steel one, and it got about 450 degrees on top when it worked. You could toast bread ON it...

We have a B&D one - about 10 years old, and the top does get VERY hot. I use it to cook small things instead of heating up the big oven (kids frozen pizza, small batches of french fries, etc.). I don't think it's working as well as it used to, and I figure we'll be replacing it soon too. I was just googling around and I see that they have some sort of heat shield to mount it to deflect the heat away. Ours isn't mounted, it's on the counter, so I don't know how well those actually work.

Husband had a friend who had some papers or what-not on top of the toaster oven, and somehow the lever got pressed and the oven turned on. He wasn't in the room, and the stuff on top caught on fire. I think the damage was fairly minor (compared to what it could've been...) but since then we've kept the toaster oven unplugged when it's not in use.

daj59 wrote:Is it bedtime yet?

now that is having priorities...


//smack daj

no smack or slap backs...

selli wrote:We have a B&D one - about 10 years old, and the top does get VERY hot. I use it to cook small things instead of heating up the big oven (kids frozen pizza, small batches of french fries, etc.). I don't think it's working as well as it used to, and I figure we'll be replacing it soon too. I was just googling around and I see that they have some sort of heat shield to mount it to deflect the heat away. Ours isn't mounted, it's on the counter, so I don't know how well those actually work.

Husband had a friend who had some papers or what-not on top of the toaster oven, and somehow the lever got pressed and the oven turned on. He wasn't in the room, and the stuff on top caught on fire. I think the damage was fairly minor (compared to what it could've been...) but since then we've kept the toaster oven unplugged when it's not in use.

The green people keep saying that appliances use electric when not in use if they're still plugged in. And a toaster was mentioned. I have a hard time understanding that.

And good morning everyone!

pooflady wrote:The green people keep saying that appliances use electric when not in use if they're still plugged in. And a toaster was mentioned. I have a hard time understanding that.

And good morning everyone!

Morning poof! I can't see how a toaster draws current when not in use. Unless it's really fancy and has pushbuttons or a LCD screen :O. If it's a twist dial or a lever, it should not use anything. But yeah, I think my refrigerator uses power when I'm not in it too...

pooflady wrote:The green people keep saying that appliances use electric when not in use if they're still plugged in. And a toaster was mentioned. I have a hard time understanding that.

And good morning everyone!

Morning Poof and the others who've wandered in since my previous good morning...

Then my husband would make the green people very happy. He's an electrician and I think he's obsessed with the stuff. God forbid a light is on, or something is plugged in when not in use. I can't even leave my cell phone charger or laptop cable plugged in when they aren't connected to anything. Frankly, I'm surprised we're not dining by candlelight each night.

selli wrote:Morning Poof and the others who've wandered in since my previous good morning...

Then my husband would make the green people very happy. He's an electrician and I think he's obsessed with the stuff. God forbid a light is on, or something is plugged in when not in use. I can't even leave my cell phone charger or laptop cable plugged in when they aren't connected to anything. Frankly, I'm surprised we're not dining by candlelight each night.

If you eat early, you can take advantage of natural daylight too

SkekTek wrote:If you eat early, you can take advantage of natural daylight too

Oh no! You're one of them too!!

If the husband knew how many lights we had on in the evening... he'd poop himself. If I'm still up when he gets Satellite of Love, I do a mad dash around the house to make sure eveything is off.

selli wrote:Oh no! You're one of them too!!

If the husband knew how many lights we had on in the evening... he'd poop himself. If I'm still up when he gets Satellite of Love, I do a mad dash around the house to make sure eveything is off.

Naah... we're awful when it comes to bein' green. Although we only have one car.

SkekTek wrote:Naah... we're awful when it comes to bein' green. Although we only have one car.

This is all Ben Franklin's fault. All this "early to rise! early to rise!" djoy. Sometimes a penny is just a givling penny, people!

kenney9226 wrote:This is all Ben Franklin's fault. All this "early to rise! early to rise!" djoy. Sometimes a penny is just a givling penny, people!

I've got plenty of pennies. Darn energy company wants bills...

And kids frequently heed the former and not the latter of Ben's phrase... When you get cold hands touching you at 5:40 AM, you get up...

cruzer wrote:What are priorities?

Article about an Australian guy that had a 30-pack of beer seat-belted in his car but not the child that was also in the car . . .

pooflady wrote:The green people keep saying that appliances use electric when not in use if they're still plugged in. And a toaster was mentioned. I have a hard time understanding that.

And good morning everyone!

Mornin', poof and S'tek

AZGman wrote:Article about an Australian guy that had a 30-pack of beer seat-belted in his car but not the child that was also in the car . . .

Hey Gman... we're probably joining the Crackberry revolution.

SkekTek wrote:

Hey Gman... we're probably joining the Crackberry revolution.

I totally don't know what that means . . .

AZGman wrote:I totally don't know what that means . . .

We're getting new cellphones soon, and we decided to get Blackberry Pearls. They will replace our old Palm PDAs and give us new shiny phones.

SkekTek wrote:We're getting new cellphones soon, and we decided to get Blackberry Pearls. They will replace our old Palm PDAs and give us new shiny phones.

Oh . . . I don't need/want to be that connected or accessible to anyone!!

no1 wrote:Mr. Star,
I don't think woot ships to Poland yet, so there wouldn't be very many posts from Poles.

I am building a house there, does that count?

cruzer wrote:true...he still should be fined.

I'd like to see the studies that say cell phones interfere with planes. Obviously others don't think it does.

I've always liked the rule though. That way I'm not sitting next to 5 people talking on their cell phones for 4 hours.

Everything is shielded. They did a thing on mythbusters about it. But if you think about it, with all the terrorist stuff, do you really think they would be able to take down a plane with a cell phone?

edlada wrote:I am building a house there, does that count?

Mr. Lada,

The M-W dictionary wrote:Pole
Pronunciation: \ˈpōl\
Function: noun
Etymology: German, of Slavic origin; akin to Polish Polak Pole, Polska Poland, pole field
Date: 1535

1 : a native or inhabitant of Poland
2 : a person of Polish descent

so if you're living there, then yes.

FenStar wrote:Everything is shielded. They did a thing on mythbusters about it. But if you think about it, with all the terrorist stuff, do you really think they would be able to take down a plane with a cell phone?

Mr. Star,

I did not see the episode to which you refer, but according to a discussion post on the web page http://mythbustersresults.com/episode49,

Allen:

I work on the electrical and avionic systems on commercial airplanes. The airplane that they tested this myth on is a late model airplane that has digital avionics with shielded data bus wiring, and I agree, should not have a problem. However, the FAA regulation is an umbrella so that analog airplanes such as the DC-9, DC-10, 737 Classics, and 747 Classics are covered. These are the airplane types that the show should have tested their signal generator on. I have been on a flight on a 737-300 where the pilot, after two PA warning announcements, stormed out of the flight deck to let the passenger see him up close and personal.

so, according to this gentleman, not everything is shielded, and there are passenger airliners flying that could potentially be affected by cell phones.

AZGman wrote:Oh . . . I don't need/want to be that connected or accessible to anyone!!

Well, I have lots of schedules to keep (mine, my wife's, and the kids'). I don't plan on doing any e-mail or texting (well, not much), but having my schedule and contacts handy is a necessity.