The 20th Official Random Discussion and Cat & Maggie's Dad Dog Rescue for TPBM (20) [Archive]

misspix

8th of September 2006 (Fri), 20:45

Okay, because us TPBM'rs tend to bend the rules in the competition thread, this thread is for us :D
This is for general chat and off TPBM topic items. Enjoy!

Edit 07/14/07: For those who may wander by, stop in and say hello :D We are a friendly, albeit odd, bunch and welcome any and all.
A little history; this thread was created to un-clutter The Photo Below Me (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=394791)thread. If you would like to meet the cast, so to speak: CLICK (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3536384&postcount=53468)

Useful Stuff for TPBM Players (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=6729297&postcount=6908)

TR Post (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2938145&postcount=32784)

Previous Thread was here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=625674)

TPBM 19 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=625674)
TPBM 18 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=615175)
TPBM 17 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=604067)
TPBM 16 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=596978)
TPBM 15 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=585693)
TPBM 14 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=568161)
TPBM 13 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=552866)
TPBM 12 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=5923319#post5923319)
TPBM 11 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=5657626#post5657626)
TPBM 10 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=498653)
TPBM 9 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=483953)
TPBM 8 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=465293)
TPBM 7 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=445108)
TPBM 6 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=426441)
TPBM 5 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=426441)
TPBM 4 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=396658)
TPBM 3 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=379170)
TPBM 2 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=350763)
Where it all started. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=213538)

The Original The Photo Below Me Game Thread. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=181036)

Jon

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 04:53

Meet your new home!

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:00

Woohoo(t)

http://www.the-aperture.com/EE/photos/normal/20080510_aper5592.jpg

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:02

Hi everyone! I realise I didn't even post a single line in TPBM 19. Shame on me!

I've been quite busy lately with lots to do. My backlog of shots to process goes all the way back to October :o

I had a nice X-mas/new year break woth lots of skiing... I also spent a nice weekend in Paris ;-)

I'll try to be a little more present around from now on, but we'll see if it'll be possible or not ;-)

In the meantime, enjoy a first Giant's Causeway shot to decorate the new home's walls ;-)

http://************/cp25hr

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:05

Someone is on the job early this morning.

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:06

Someone is on the job early this morning.

The way my insides work, it's never too early to be on the job...!

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:06

Welcome home Didier...we thought maybe some little French fifi kidnapped you. ;)

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:07

The way my insides work, it's never too early to be on the job...!

TMI Pete....way TMI....hehehehe

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:09

TMI Pete....way TMI....hehehehe

I just thought I'd set the natural tone for the thread fairly early on....

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:16

I think you set that in the last thread. hehehe

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:17

Welcome home Didier...we thought maybe some little French fifi kidnapped you. ;)

No, noone kidnapped me. But I think that someone did kidnap the time. It seems to disappear pretty quickly ;-)

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:20

Time has a habit of slipping away.

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:21

this hobbit (errr.. habit) seems to get stronger and stronger :-(

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:22

So, what's new around here (no, I won't read the 10'000+ posts I missed...) ??

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 05:37

You should at least catch up on the comics from the past week. hehehe

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 06:27

Hehehe.

This thread title reminds me of when I used to do pub-quizzes.

There was a regular team that had the name of "Ken Dodd's Dad's Dog's Dead". It really used to annoy the landlord as he couldn't say it properly.

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:01

Gmae friends ..
Nice photos
Welcome back D ..nice seeing you

FocalPrincess

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:13

Puddle...IDK why I didn't explore the link of past comics before...this one had me LOL'ing. http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=6594680&postcount=6055

Welcome to the new digs all!

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:22

Hi Diane

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:25

>> Settles In <<

>> Attempts to buy a morning pick-me-up with a Cadmium coin. <<

Becky N

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:25

LISA - Thanks for leaving a trail of Oreos.

Was surprised, sort of, to see you moved during the night.

ERIE et.al. - Thanks for the comments on the Digisammich, here are the instructions for PaintShop Pro and Windows, I think PhotoShop is very similar, not sure of the terms and where your drop-down menus are, however:

Open picture file
CTRL-A (Select All)
CTRL-C (Copy)
CTRL-L (Paste as a layer)
In the Adjust Menu Choose Blur then Gaussian Blur
Adjust to 50% radius
Click OK
In the layers pallet change blend mode to multiply
Flatten all layers
And there you have it a nice digisammich. And they have 0 calories.
JIM - Jasper doesn't look like a pup anymore, he is a gorgeous dog.

JOHN - Our Circuit City had a bunch of Nuvi behind the check out counter, don't know what model number and they were only 10% off.

CAT - How do the directionally challenged get around, here most folks don't know the directions N, S, E, and W.

ZANE - Curt is getting his own computer, a new desk top. He was testing the time it takes to convert raw files on the current desk top compared to this lap-top. Mine is 3 times faster, he says what he is buying will blow this processing time out of the water. Ego.:rolleyes: It will be good when we go to higher mega-pixel and color bit cameras.

Love the Harley, Bob, and you self-portraits.

HEATHER - No problem on the mix up, I think most of us have done simular at least once.

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:26

G'MAE everybody.

My coins arrived over the weekend. (Most of them, anyway) They're pretty neat. I'll have to take pictures and share them. Oh, yeah ... btw, my hard drive is now in a clean room. I'm bracing myself to pay through the nose.

FocalPrincess

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:30

Hi Diane

Morning Deb!

FocalPrincess

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:31

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:38

Ordered the macro from B&H this morning...sucked it up for next day shipping so that it will hopefully be here before the snowstorm that's predicted tomorrow....wonder how many thousand more clicks I can put on the XTi and the 5D testing this sucker out. ;)
Yay , I love new toys ..

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:40

Jamie Holladay

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:41

subscribing

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:43

I was meaning to say, that's a dmaned fine avatar, Jamie...

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:49

You should at least catch up on the comics from the past week. hehehe

Done. Thanks Pub for my first appearance in the regular comic!! :D

Becky N

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:51

For the walls:
http://performancephoto.smugmug.com/photos/462108973_Kti8G-O.jpg

http://performancephoto.smugmug.com/photos/462108926_c2UYG-O.jpg

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:53

Some more Wallmart...

http://************/c4bbf3

Becky N

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 07:58

Didier, I've always been impressed by the rock formations at the Giants Causeway, thanks for sharing your shots.

Harm

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:02

For the walls....icy!

http://harm.smugmug.com/photos/462113978_WS2vs-XL.jpg

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:03

Very cool, Harm.

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:09

Those formations are really impressive Becky

Very cooooool Harm!

Harm

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:11

They were hanging outside the window, so I thought I'd get a shot of them before they fell down

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:17

G'mae all. Hope everyone had a great weekend.
Woohoo(t)Awesome owl. How did you get him to pose so close?

For the walls:

Some more Wallmart...

For the walls....icy!Very nice pics. I guess I got to post one up. One of my favs from the China circus. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2326/2229054941_77fd65b41f_b.jpg

T.D.

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:18

:) Nice title for the new digs. :oops:

neil_r

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:19

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

http://www.ambrosiabbs.com/gallery/photo/medium/Mauritius_Jan_2009_NHR4738.jpg

http://www.ambrosiabbs.com/gallery/photo/medium/Mauritius_Jan_2009_NHR4650.jpg

Harm

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:21

nice pictures, guys

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:22

G'mae all. Hope everyone had a great weekend.
Awesome owl. How did you get him to pose so close?

Nail-gun. :D

But seriously, it was a captive bird in a walk-in enclosure.

FocalPrincess

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:25

Yay , I love new toys ..

I'm really excited for this one...

Macro is addictive. I can't say how many pairs of jeans I've worn the knees out on from crawling around in the back yard...

It should serve a dual purpose, too...Mom is a science teacher. She can hopefully use some of what I come up with for some edumacation. Especially since there tend to be bunches of "experiments" growing in her fridge...

G'MAE everybody.

My coins arrived over the weekend. (Most of them, anyway) They're pretty neat. I'll have to take pictures and share them. Oh, yeah ... btw, my hard drive is now in a clean room. I'm bracing myself to pay through the nose.

YA! Can't wait to see the coins, hope the repair isn't too awful.

Didier, I've always been impressed by the rock formations at the Giants Causeway, thanks for sharing your shots.

+1

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Neat!

I also really like the icicles and flores.

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:27

It should serve a dual purpose, too...Mom is a science teacher. She can hopefully use some of what I come up with for some edumacation. Especially since there tend to be bunches of "experiments" growing in her fridge...

I used to be like that. Then I got married.

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:29

I was meaning to say, that's a dmaned fine avatar, Jamie...

Agreed. Much better than the rabid dog.

YA! Can't wait to see the coins, hope the repair isn't too awful.

Yep. Now I just have to install the drivers for the camera (yeah, I hook up the camera to download photos... :rolleyes:)

Me, too. It's going to be expensive, though. Cleanroom recoveries aren't cheap. :confused:

sevillafox

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:30

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:34

YAY! Payback for making me get the 5D. :lol: And how much was your arm twisted again?? ;):)

sevillafox

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:36

And how much was your arm twisted again?? ;):)

Probably about as much as hers was....she saw the flakes and got hungry for macro. The recent shots of Ian taken with the same lens sealed the deal. :D

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:37

La la la...

Happy 24K to me....

http://www.the-aperture.com/EE/photos/normal/20080614_aper6535.jpg

(I'm saving my speech for 30K...)

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:39

La la la...

Happy 24K to me....

http://www.the-aperture.com/EE/photos/normal/20080614_aper6535.jpg

(I'm saving my speech for 30K...)

Can you warn us of the impending arrival of the speech? I think I might want to take a vacation around that time. :lol::lol::lol:

Congrats on the mini-milestone.

sevillafox

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:39

Happy 24K pete!

Harm

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:41

I think I might want to take a vacation around that time. :lol::lol::lol:

What, and go to Toshi station to pick up some power converters?

Sorry, you have to stay behind and listen to the speech!!

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:43

Can you warn us of the impending arrival of the speech? I think I might want to take a vacation around that time. :lol::lol::lol:

Congrats on the mini-milestone.

It's going to take me quite a while to break into the top ten POTN posters. I'm currently in the unlucky spot of 13th....

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:43

La la la...

Happy 24K to me....

http://www.the-aperture.com/EE/photos/normal/20080614_aper6535.jpg

(I'm saving my speech for 30K...)Should we book capital hill? Gear up for the million that are surely to come. Make sure all the huge monitors are spread around for those in the back. :)

Congrats on 24k.

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:44

What, and go to Toshi station to pick up some power converters?

I must be getting old. I had to read that twice before I got it....!

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:46

is it just me, or does this thread seem to be accelerating?

Harm

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:46

I must be getting old.

You said it, old chap!

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:47

is it just me, or does this thread seem to be accelerating?The universe is expanding. Everything is moving faster.

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:49

The universe is expanding. Everything is moving faster.

Well, that certainly explains the traffic this morning.

Becky N

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:49

Nice wall art all.

Congrats, Pete.

Harm I was all set to take shot of our icicles in the evening light, last Thursday, they fell during the day. :( You did a splendid job.

Neil - Nice Lion dance costume.

Skrim17

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:51

G'mae all!

sevillafox

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:53

Hi Crissa, Becky

Crissa, to answer your question from last thread...no, the kids don't have any Spanish until 8th grade. I guess maybe in one of the elementary school classes they do because one of the teachers knows spanish. I'm certified to teach Spanish in the elementary but they never seem to work it into my schedule. Annoying.

neil_r

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:57

I offer this as I am sensing a swing away from ducks to these fellers....

http://www.ambrosiabbs.com/gallery/photo/medium/Mauritius_Jan_2009_NHR4515.jpg

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 08:59

People are expanding too. Heaver feet means more pressure on the accelerator and brake pedal. That means everyone drives fast, and stops fast leading to slower traffic in general. Now if everyone would just slow it down a bit we all would move faster when the whole trip is considered.

I saw this show once about traffic control in the future, actually I think it was a segment on a show, but they were debating the merits of variable speed limits to control traffic flow.

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:00

I offer this as I am sensing a swing away from ducks to these fellers....Looks like a midget blue heron. :)

neil_r

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:01

Do you think someone told him to wind his neck in? ;-)

Chet

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:04

Morning people. I was wondering why no one had posted in the thread when I realized we had upped and moved.

BearLeeAlive

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:06

Good Morning Everyone.
Nice new digs
Great art work too. :D

Beautiful pup, Jim. And I vote for the unique ear being a positive, too.
Thanks Terri, it does give him even more individualism. :D
Harley and Bob decided to sniff and nibble about my head because I was ignoring them and shooting Marq. I turned the camera around and got a couple nose shots. Sorry it is me really upclose like. I had the 50 f/1.4 on
Good shots of you and the noses Zane. :D
Nice Jasper Rant Jim.
Thanks Heather :D
Hi everyone!

I've been quite busy lately with lots to do. My backlog of shots to process goes all the way back to October :o

I had a nice X-mas/new year break woth lots of skiing... I also spent a nice weekend in Paris ;-)

Hey Didier, welcome back.

By my standards, you are pretty much caught up on PP. :rolleyes:

Glad to hear you got a good break. I have yet to go skiing this year. :confused:

BearLeeAlive

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:07

JIM - Jasper doesn't look like a pup anymore, he is a gorgeous dog.
He is starting to look like a mature dog, but being less than 8 months yet, he sure can still act like a pup. :D
Ordered the macro from B&H this morning...sucked it up for next day shipping so that it will hopefully be here before the snowstorm that's predicted tomorrow....wonder how many thousand more clicks I can put on the XTi and the 5D testing this sucker out. ;)
Congrats Diane, you will have fun. :D
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Happy (Chinese) New Year to you too Neil. :D
Happy 24K to me....
Many congrats Pete, some of that has been useful too, you know. ;)
is it just me, or does this thread seem to be accelerating?
Could be you are getting older too. :p

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:07

I offer this as I am sensing a swing away from ducks to these fellers....

you know, you might be right...

http://www.the-aperture.com/EE/photos/normal/20080614_aper6217_2.jpg

BearLeeAlive

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:08

Modest ~
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/miniflash_2006/black%20and%20white/oregonpics157.jpgTPBM is serene
Deb, I really like this shot. Nice :D

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:10

Could be you are getting older too. :p

Crud, I'll be 33 in March.. :shock:

But really, it seemed like this thread would last for months before it moved. Now its less than a month. We have some serious Blabberfingers on this thread!

BearLeeAlive

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:10

you know, you might be right...

Very nice Pete, very sharp. :D

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:11

Crud, I'll be 33 in March.. :shock:

You're barely out of your teens, boy....

BearLeeAlive

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:11

Crud, I'll be 33 in March.. :shock:
Ok, skip the older idea. You are only 5 months older than my oldest daughter. :rolleyes: :lol:

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:11

Very nice Pete, very sharp. :D

That nail-gun does come in handy, doesn't it? :D

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:13

Wee.. on the other "forum" I frequent, we're discussing the best way to put out a Magnesium fire.

... why do all my conversations end in putting out fires?

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:14

Wee.. on the other "forum" I frequent, we're discussing the best way to put out a Magnesium fire.

... why do all my conversations end in putting out fires?

We did this at school.

Natural methane does not work.... Not even at close range.

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:16

Natural methane does not work.... Not even at close range.

:lol: You know this from experience?

Harm

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:21

We did this at school.

Natural methane does not work.... Not even at close range.

from the gas taps in the chemistry labs?

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:22

from the gas taps in the chemistry labs?

that would be boring... :D

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:38

Hi again folks ..
Jim thanks hon ..you are always so kind :)
Nice photos you guys ..I'm off to find one to post for the new room .

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:40

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/miniflash_2006/flowermacro183.jpg

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:41

Purty, Deb...!

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:45

Thanks Pete :) Hey Pete hows married life treating you? I"m all about the weddings stuff these days with helping my son and his fiance in their plans .

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:46

Wedded life is going great thanks. We've spent pretty much all of the money to got!! :D

How long is it to their big day?

misspix

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:47

Meet your new home!
Thank you, Jon :D
Hi everyone! I realise I didn't even post a single line in TPBM 19. Shame on me!

I've been quite busy lately with lots to do. My backlog of shots to process goes all the way back to October

I had a nice X-mas/new year break woth lots of skiing... I also spent a nice weekend in Paris

I'll try to be a little more present around from now on, but we'll see if it'll be possible or not

In the meantime, enjoy a first Giant's Causeway shot to decorate the new home's walls

http://************/cp25hr
Hi Deeds! Glad to see you, and lovely shot!
>> Settles In <<

>> Attempts to buy a morning pick-me-up with a Cadmium coin. <<
Hi Mike :lol:
G'MAE everybody.

My coins arrived over the weekend. (Most of them, anyway) They're pretty neat. I'll have to take pictures and share them. Oh, yeah ... btw, my hard drive is now in a clean room. I'm bracing myself to pay through the nose.
GA! I hope that it is not too horribly painful.
subscribing
Jamie, I do like your new avi ;)
For the walls....icy!

NiiiiiiiiiICE!

Very nice pics. I guess I got to post one up. One of my favs from the China circus.
Cool shot JJ!
Gung Hay Fat Choy!

I like it :)
La la la...

Happy 24K to me....

(I'm saving my speech for 30K...)
Congrats, Pete ;)
Do you think someone told him to wind his neck in? ;-)
Hahaha!

Hullo. Tis Monday and the pile in front of me is gross. I am thinking a shot or two of Nyquil might be in order :confused:

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 09:53

Wee.. on the other "forum" I frequent, we're discussing the best way to put out a Magnesium fire.

... why do all my conversations end in putting out fires?So what is the best way?

from the gas taps in the chemistry labs?They make good blow torches as well. We had a kid open it up and spark the sparker thingy. Said he wanted to see what would happen. Boy that sucker puts out a nice big flame.

...Imagine flower pic...That flower looks like it's giving you the finger... Well, maybe the flower is giving you the petal.;)

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:00

So what is the best way?

Sand or a Class D fire extinguisher.

They make good blow torches as well. We had a kid open it up and spark the sparker thingy. Said he wanted to see what would happen. Boy that sucker puts out a nice big flame.

Yes they do. Our Mad Scientist chemistry teacher did a demo for us.

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:03

We had a chemistry teacher at college who managed to light a hose with gas coming out of it. The hose was connected to the huge 5ft gas canister that he was standing next to.

When he discovered the end of the hose was lit, all he could think to do was blow the end of it.

All that we pupils could think of doing was run like buggery...

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:05

Chet

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:06

2 cups of coffee this morning and I still fell asleep at my desk.

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:06

Dry sand....very dry sand...if there is any moisture, it will only serve to exacerbate the problem.

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:09

I wonder if any welders have accidentally lit up a magnesium block or wheels?

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:15

Wedded life is going great thanks. We've spent pretty much all of the money to got!! :D

How long is it to their big day?Pete Feb.21 2009 so not long at all may be one of the fastest weddings in history lol

Pete

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:16

Wow. That's pretty fast. How are the plans doing?

Skrim17

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:17

I'm a little sleepy too this morning, but haven't had my tea yet.

The kitties did fine last night and are certainly good at using the litter box! They seemed less timid this morning, I am hopeful that lunchtime will bring them out and about!

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:18

Hey Hi Dan and anyone else who popped in :)

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:19

Skrim17

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:19

Sure Deb! Once they are a little more acclimated they will be welcoming visitors.

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:20

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Wow. That's pretty fast. How are the plans doing?
Pete they got the Dress ..the bride the hall and the guests oh and a cake :)

Chet

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:20

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:21

Sure Deb! Once they are a little more acclimated they will be welcoming visitors.
Oh how fun I adore kittys :) And they seem to like me too :lol::lol::lol:

eddarr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:22

I wonder if any welders have accidentally lit up a magnesium block or wheels?

We always take some pieces of a VW aircooled case with us to Dumont Sand Dunes. The case is mostly magnesium and burns bright like the sun.

Skrim17

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:31

in the locked thread Chet, I'll post em again!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/skrim/nextone/IMG_6049.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/skrim/nextone/IMG_6051.jpg

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:31

I wonder if any welders have accidentally lit up a magnesium block or wheels?

The worst are small machine shops that only deal with it occasionally. They start milling without adequate cooling and next thing you know....urban renewal. :rolleyes:

Skrim17

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:31

I can't wait till they like me!!

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:33

I didn't notice it when you posted the shots before Crissa....but they have matching little spots on the very tips of their noses...hehehe

Skrim17

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:34

They do!! The girl (second shot) has a true pink spot, the boys is just some rough fur on his nose that I think will come off with a little dry bath that I plan on giving them once they like me!

eddarr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:39

The worst are small machine shops that only deal with it occasionally. They start milling without adequate cooling and next thing you know....urban renewal. :rolleyes:

I've seen more than a few of those. The chunks are somewhat hard to get burning. The shavings will go up if you stare at them.

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:42

We always take some pieces of a VW aircooled case with us to Dumont Sand Dunes. The case is mostly magnesium and burns bright like the sun. Really? Must be the new blocks. I use to work as a VW mechanic, but that was on the old Bugs. Their block I though was all aluminum. Never tried welding one though. :)

The worst are small machine shops that only deal with it occasionally. They start milling without adequate cooling and next thing you know....urban renewal. :rolleyes: Thats got to be impressive when one lights up.

Chet

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:45

Very nice Crissa. I'm sure they'll warm up to the family soon. Our cat spent 3 days in our basement underneath a shelving unit when we got him. I flushed him out with a broom handle, seemed to have worked.

My sister has our cat Kasper, he goes to her house for mini vacations. I think he likes it there better, he'll be there till April.

Skrim17

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:46

Yeah we've got plenty of time Chet and the bathroom is small sooner or later they have to come out and play!!

Skrim17

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:47

Our Puck used to go to my moms, he loved their dog Emily. Once my dad got slower tho we were worried he would get underfoot so when we went away we just left a huge bowl of food and fresh water out for him and he was fine.

FocalPrincess

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:51

I used to be like that. Then I got married.

LOL, and now you're still like that but your wife cleans it out every so often? ;)

YAY! Payback for making me get the 5D.

HAHAHA!

And how much was your arm twisted again??

You have noooooo idea how well I can "justify" things, but she's the one who went and pulled the trigger.

Probably about as much as hers was....she saw the flakes and got hungry for macro. The recent shots of Ian taken with the same lens sealed the deal.

It was already a sealed deal silly....I was shopping for the best price though. B&H had it again.

is it just me, or does this thread seem to be accelerating?

At an alarming rate, yes! I mean shoot, I go down to be the diaper diva for less than 2 hours and there's 2 pages more than when I left!

I offer this as I am sensing a swing away from ducks to these fellers....

Omgosh he's funny

Morning people. I was wondering why no one had posted in the thread when I realized we had upped and moved.

Lil' slow on the uptake? ;)

Congrats Diane, you will have fun.

Thank you, I really hope so!

We did this at school.

Natural methane does not work.... Not even at close range.

Where are the smilies that say this thread is worthless without pics??? Cuz yeah...THAT.

Purty, Deb...!

+1

2 cups of coffee this morning and I still fell asleep at my desk.

Oops!

eddarr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:52

Really? Must be the new blocks. I use to work as a VW mechanic, but that was on the old Bugs. Their block I though was all aluminum. Never tried welding one though. :)

Thats got to be impressive when one lights up.

The aircooled motors where mostly magnesium. The cylinder heads were aluminum and a crappy grade of alumiinum too, that's why the spark plug threads seize up and strip out. The watercooled motors are almost entirely aluminum.

If they don't use a lot of liquid cutting oil the air also fills with dust. When it goes up the entire area will flash over.

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:55

Crissa they are so cute ..:) which one is which name wise?
Monet got named that because of the peach colored nose/stripe she has on her face :)

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:56

We always take some pieces of a VW aircooled case with us to Dumont Sand Dunes. The case is mostly magnesium and burns bright like the sun.

The aircooled motors where mostly magnesium. The cylinder heads were aluminum and a crappy grade of alumiinum too, that's why the spark plug threads seize up and strip out. The watercooled motors are almost entirely aluminum.

If they don't use a lot of liquid cutting oil the air also fills with dust. When it goes up the entire area will flash over.

For some reason, it seems like building an engine block out of magnesium is just asking for trouble...

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 10:58

Hey Didier, welcome back.

By my standards, you are pretty much caught up on PP. :rolleyes:

Glad to hear you got a good break. I have yet to go skiing this year. :confused:

Thanks for the welcome back Jim and Terri!

I've been skiing yesterday. We have plenty of snow this year, which hasn't happened for quite some time. So we have to go skiing as much as we can ;-)

in the locked thread Chet, I'll post em again!

Aww, I want a kitty!

BearLeeAlive

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:06

I can't wait till they like me!!
I would not worry, I warmed up to you real fast Crissa. I am sure they will too. ;) :D
I've been skiing yesterday. We have plenty of snow this year, which hasn't happened for quite some time. So we have to go skiing as much as we can ;-)
I have heard. The ski hills here are way down in numbers, partially due to the global economic slump, and the fact all the Europeans that come here due to lack of snow closer to home are actually finding it there this year.

Everyone else knows, but I am headed out on Wednesday and will be back the following Sunday, doing a 120 km X-country ski tour, taking 8-10 days (barring not getting locked down by bad weather) to complete the circuit. I'm kinda pumped. :D

eddarr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:08

For some reason, it seems like building an engine block out of magnesium is just asking for trouble...

They made about 100 million of those motors. They worked out pretty well all things considered. They were strong enough as long as nothing went wrong. But if you broke a rod or something it could easily shatter most of the case (I did this a few times). I never caught one on fire accidentally. It takes a pretty good fire to get the chunks going.

Miniflash

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:11

I would not worry, I warmed up to you real fast Crissa. I am sure they will too. ;) :D

I have heard. The ski hills here are way down in numbers, partially due to the global economic slump, and the fact all the Europeans that come here due to lack of snow closer to home are actually finding it there this year.

Everyone else knows, but I am headed out on Wednesday and will be back the following Sunday, doing a 120 km X-country ski tour, taking 8-10 days (barring not getting locked down by bad weather) to complete the circuit. I'm kinda pumped. :DThis sounds fun Jim have a great trip :)

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:15

They made about 100 million of those motors. They worked out pretty well all things considered. They were strong enough as long as nothing went wrong. But if you broke a rod or something it could easily shatter most of the case (I did this a few times). I never caught one on fire accidentally. It takes a pretty good fire to get the chunks going.

I suppose that's true, a block of the stuff is much harder to ignite than a strip or some shavings. It must have been exceptionally light, though!

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:24

Everyone else knows, but I am headed out on Wednesday and will be back the following Sunday, doing a 120 km X-country ski tour, taking 8-10 days (barring not getting locked down by bad weather) to complete the circuit. I'm kinda pumped. :D

That sounds like lots of fun! In which part of Canada are you doing it?

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:28

monkeygirl

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:33

Good Morning Everyone. Sorry about the flyby posting - I have to get off to work.

Love all of the new wall art (and the name of the new thread).

Hope everyone has a great Monday.

Woolburr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:35

I suppose that's true, a block of the stuff is much harder to ignite than a strip or some shavings. It must have been exceptionally light, though!

That was one of the big selling points...super light...and the air-cooling thing...all because of the magnesium....

If you did manage to get a VW on fire....you were better off to just step back and let it burn....more than one firefighter was injured over the years because they forgot about the magnesium and tried to fight fire with water.

theague

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:42

GMAE everyone.

Nice to see the thread is still alive and kickin! :) I can't believe we're up to 20 threads now!

This is my contribution for the walls... My office building:
http://suited.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p151331863-4.jpg

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:47

cfpackerfan

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:53

WOW, a move in the middle of the night! Nice. Thanks Jon, and the title gave me a good chuckle. (And admittedly, a little bit of an Awwww.. too. ;) )

Lovely wall art (Without an 'M')
I'll add to it an a bit.

CAT - How do the directionally challenged get around, here most folks don't know the directions N, S, E, and W.
You memorize your city. :lol: And if you are in a new city, you use your nifty little digital directional thingie on your rearview mirror. :lol:

Ordered the macro from B&H this morning.YAY!!!

Nail-gun.
That made me LOL!

G'mae all!How are the kitties doing? What are they doing RIGHT now?!

I offer this as I am sensing a swing away from ducks to these fellers....

Did you get something new?? What did you get? Huh? (Nice 'duck' though)

Wee.. on the other "forum" I frequent, Speaking of, are you still into the Spore stuff?

Hullo. Tis Monday and the pile in front of me is gross. I am thinking a shot or two of Nyquil might be in order I'm gonna h ave to consult with Beefy to make sure we don't overdose you. LOL

Everyone else knows, but I am headed out on Wednesday and will be back the following Sunday, doing a 120 km X-country ski tour, taking 8-10 days (barring not getting locked down by bad weather) to complete the circuit. I'm kinda pumped. I didn't realize that was this week! I'm excited for you too.

Guineh

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:54

Speaking of, are you still into the Spore stuff?

Got a bit bored/frustrated with it. I sort of lost interest when all of my achievements disappeared.

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:56

http://************/c6tgts

theague

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:58

Looks like The Daily Bugle from the old Superman comics. :)

I can't remember what it looked like. I don't think I ever read the Superman Comics. lol

sevillafox

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:58

Pump and lunch sucks. Time for the 8th graders. Bah.

theague

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:58

http://************/c6tgts

Nice shots on this and the previous DDA. Have you been traveling a TON lately or are you just sharing old shots? Looks like you had lovely lighting.

cfpackerfan

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 11:59

It's good to see you Deeds. :D You were missed in the last thread.

Kody, how's the new home?

gjl711

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:06

Looks like The Daily Bugle from the old Superman comics. :)I screwed up and got my comics mixed up. Superman worked at the Daily Planet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Planet

I can't remember what it looked like. I don't think I ever read the Superman Comics. lolIf you look at the pic, it looks like your building. :)

BearLeeAlive

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:15

That sounds like lots of fun! In which part of Canada are you doing it?
It is in British Columbia, south of Prince George, in Bowron Lakes Provincial Park. This is a well know world class canoe circuit, that I did in September 2007.

If you fly Google to 53°10'33.74"N and 121° 4'37.21"W, you will be in the middle of the squarish shaped circuit.

A couple photos from our last trip.

We started out in glorious weather.

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/232647866_MTkjq-XL.jpg

But, the rains set in on day 2 of 8

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/232628118_PemM8-XL.jpg

There are a few of these old trapper cabins that we can stay in (with the mice) around the circuit, though we will have at least 2 nights in a tent.

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/232635643_T2HxA-XL.jpg

The Cariboo Mountains

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/232638056_6sAFX-XL.jpg

A sunset

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/232672338_bgHS9-XL.jpg

We did get a bit of nice weather, now and then.

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/232705076_KVpYt-XL.jpg

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/233337109_wTinw-XL.jpg

A Northern Harrier

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/233464528_Qyfn5-XL.jpg

cfpackerfan

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:18

Oh JIM! Wow.
Gorgeous pictures. Just simply gorgeous.
What a beautiful area.

DDA

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:18

Nice shots on this and the previous DDA. Have you been traveling a TON lately or are you just sharing old shots? Looks like you had lovely lighting.

I was fortunate enough to travel a lot in 2008. Seems that 2009 won't be near as good hoewever :-(

It is in British Columbia, south of Prince George, in Bowron Lakes Provincial Park. This is a well know world class canoe circuit, that I did in September 2007.

I just love those sceneries... You now know why I want to move to BC ;-) Are you XC-skiing on the frozen river?

eddarr

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:20

Jim I'll be on the next flight. Beautiful location to be so close to.

We actually saw a northern harrier at the "bird preserve" here on Saturday.

Chet

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:21

Lovely pictures Jim! The A Northern Harrier almost looked PS'd in place because of it's white outlined wings.

BearLeeAlive

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:24

Oh JIM! Wow.
Gorgeous pictures. Just simply gorgeous.
What a beautiful area.
Thanks Cat, it is an amazingly beautiful place. :D

I just love those sceneries... You now know why I want to move to BC ;-) Are you XC-skiing on the frozen river?
There are endless backcountry opportunity in BC. Good parts of the rivers are open so we have to ski along side them. This is by far the toughest going on the route. There are a couple places with portage trails, but for the most part you canoe the rivers in the summer so there are no trails there. If the snow is deep, and it is snowing all this week there, we will have a real slog pulling our pulks through the trees and bushes. For the most part we will be traveling on the lakes though, and they are well frozen. Talking with some locals, the ice is 12-16 inches thick, and you only need 1-2 inches to ski on.

BearLeeAlive

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:26

Jim I'll be on the next flight. Beautiful location to be so close to.
Well, if you can get here quick, we could outfit you with the gear you need, no problem. :D
Lovely pictures Jim! The A Northern Harrier almost looked PS'd in place because of it's white outlined wings.
Thanks Chet. :D
If you know me at all, you then know my PP skills are not up to doing something like that. ;) :lol:

Here is another one of it.

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/233464724_Ef5pZ-XL.jpg

BearLeeAlive

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:34

More bird life from the trip

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/233470150_KeU7K-XL.jpg

http://bearleealive.smugmug.com/photos/233471694_pvEQe-XL.jpg

I guess there are always some Trumpeter Swans that winter in the open waters of the Cariboo River. I am hoping to get some shots of them. All I am taking for gear is my 5DMkII, 24-105, 100-400, probably a light tripod, and maybe, only maybe the 17-40. I do have to lug this stuff so I probably will leave the 17-40 behind, and use either a gorilla pod, or one of those tripod kinda mounts that attach to a stick/pole/branch/or whatever to save some weight.

misspix

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:36

I'm gonna h ave to consult with Beefy to make sure we don't overdose you. LOL

Um, no. I am thinking an OD is exactly what I need :roll:
Oh JIM! Wow.
Gorgeous pictures. Just simply gorgeous.
What a beautiful area.
HOLY SHMOO! No kidding! :D :D Beautiful, Jim!

theague

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:36

Kody, how's the new home?
Still good. Got a few more things over the weekend for it. I think for next week's payday we might replace the kitchen faucet. The one that's on there is leaky and you have to shut it off JUST so or it will drip.

I was fortunate enough to travel a lot in 2008. Seems that 2009 won't be near as good hoewever :-(
I think our trip to Mexico in March might be our only big trip this year. I'm hoping to do more weekend stuff this year though.

Chet

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:41

What a peaceful looking area also. That canoe ride must have been sweet, probably a bit cold also.

cfpackerfan

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:42

Shoshone Falls.
And, incidentally, if you didn't know (we didn't), the 'e' is not pronounced. I assumed (wrongly) that it was pronounced like the Indian tribe.
It's not. *shrugs*

cfpackerfan

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:43

:lol: :lol:

theague

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 12:45

Shoshone Falls.
And, incidentally, if you didn't know (we didn't), the 'e' is not pronounced. I assumed (wrongly) that it was pronounced like the Indian tribe.
It's not. *shrugs*
So is it, shuh-shown falls?

:lol: :lol:
Nice. That will never happen in my house.

I probably haven't mentioned it. We're going to try to rescue a west highland terrier. We're submitting the application this week. Hopefully we'll have one quickly after our Mexico trip. :)