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  1. Bugguy

    Proper thermostat usage

    My wife and I both had student loans and payed them off - we never considered asking for forgiveness. Back to thermostats, however, I recently embarrassed myself and cost us a HVAC service call. First... I've never owned a heat pump. I was going to impress my wife by changing out the old...
  2. Bugguy

    Today in History

    100th anniversary "Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror". Nice BBC article that contrasts today's Dracula from 1922's Count Orlok. (https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220303-nosferatu-the-monster-who-still-terrifies-100-years-on?)
  3. Bugguy

    The Vintage Camera Club Thread

    Back in the 70's when I was active in the SCUBA diving community, I did some underwater photography. At the time all I could afford was an Instamatic with a lucite housing (first pic). Mid-1980's I was able to buy a used Nikonos V camera. This was everyone's go-to camera from 1984 when it was...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Years ago I was discussing off-road vehicles with an old hand in Ecuador (Santo Domingo de los Colorados). We were making forays into the jungle collecting herps for the Univ. of South Florida and got to discussing the most capable transportation in the jungle... hands down it was the VW. The...
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    Who likes vintage tools?

    I wish I had a full set of box-end wrenches. Your set is impressive.
  7. Bugguy

    Taking inventory after the Holiday festivities.......

    I'm with you completely... when the cable contract runs out, we're dumping it and will convert to streaming. We picked up an antenna and can get the local broadcast network affiliates. They are at least good for local news and weather. Receptions not too bad either and they're free to access...
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    Your Most-Often-Consulted Reference Books?

    Aquatic Entomology (McCafferty, 1998) I've done a a number of Wisconsin plant and invertebrate lake surveys for the WI DNR over the years. Now I try to stay ahead of my grand-daughter in ID'ing critters under stream rocks. Since I've taken up fly-fishing, I need to up my game.
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    Who likes vintage tools?

    Yep, I still use Rigid when I need to thread pipe. Plumber tried to get by with some of that flexible gas pipe - cheap and quick. The next week I replaced it. I picked up a sniffer at a garage sale so I can check the fittings. Dad taught me well!
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    Dentist Woes!

    Just came back from the dentist today for 'deep cleaning'. I procrastinated as long as possible till my wife just made an appointment and guilted me into going. I had a choice of novocaine vs. something topical. I went with the topical - the needle hurts more than the procedure - and it was a...
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    Valuable Commodities

    For years as I traveled, hotels would have n/c copies of the USAToday or Wall Street Journal in the lobby. When the pandemic started, they stopped delivering. They've only just started up again and I must say, I missed the paper with breakfast coffee.
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    Who likes vintage tools?

    Seems like the best old tools are the ones that can't be improved upon and are still useful. My dad had this pipe cutter with a threader and tripod stand. I kept this cutter and use it more often than I would have thought. This past weekend I needed to cut down some heavy chromed pipe for closet...
  14. Bugguy

    Cast iron

    Seeing as cast iron has floated to the top of the forum... I'm finally parting with a great little pot bellied 'caboose' or 'railroad' stove. I brought this home from the Nashville antique fair in horrible condition years ago and had it blasted and repainted so it's fully restored. I replaced...
  15. Bugguy

    What is your biggest vice?

    I'll need to check out the Beverly Bakery next time I'm passing through the deep South (side). I'm usually on 294 heading from I-65 to Brookfield'ish. Good suggestion! Over the years I've spent time on the Kona side of the big island. Kona coffee in Kona is a treat.
  16. Bugguy

    Vintage lamps/light fixtures

    Here are some pictures of the demolition... https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/money/2018/04/24/tour-of-the-now-demolished-indianapolis-international-airport-terminal/34214229/ I like your hanging lamp. It looks nice as is or could be tightened up. Definitely a keeper!
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    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Interesting coincidence if you were in Chicago at the time; but given the topic, who can say... Closer to 15+ years ago I had a professional acquaintance with a cute little brunette in Chicago who said she and her mother were both Wiccan. Very seductive; however, professional distance was...
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    Vintage lamps/light fixtures

    Ahhhhh, that's the magic. Here's the deconstructed look: The ring is keyed so the socket assembly locks into place. A white shroud covers the socket assembly, so I found a fitter that would also cover it. The 1/2" hanging pipe threads into the socket where the wires are emerging. I used a...
  20. Bugguy

    What is your biggest vice?

    Architectural antiques that I can repurpose or adapt. Antique, hallmarked sterling napkin rings. I'm only allowed to fill the 24 spaces in my display case. Single malt and Kona coffee
  21. Bugguy

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    When I was a kid and made a wishful comment preceded by"If", my father would say, "If stands stiff on fifty-fifth". I think another version is: "If stands stiff in a poor man's pocket". I think the latter more directly refers to "if I had money...". However, my favorite that I still use is...
  22. Bugguy

    Vintage lamps/light fixtures

    My latest vintage light acquisition to adapt for my kitchen... two 1970s mid-century holophane pendant lights from the demolished Weir-Cook Terminal (2013) at the Indianapolis Municipal Airport. A friend picked 2 dozen of these and they were inexpensive to me. You can see they were pendant...
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    Families of the Lounge

    I've moved from Wisconsin to Chicago to Cincinnati to Nashville to escape the snow and cold... This was my 4 year old grand daughter yesterday:

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