The 44th TPBM Random Chat and Leg Lamp Compactor

short5 wrote in post #12581247

What are you tractoring?

I'm putting a series of three broad tiers or "steps" into a sloped hillside. Each of the tiers will be about 8 to 10 feet wide and about 90 feet long. We're putting raised garden beds on each of the tiers but because I have a huge gopher problem I first have to dig out each planter bed area, install metal screening to stop the gophers from "enjoying" the garden plantings, and then install the raised beds.

I also have to install the sprinkler infrastructure with the conduits for the watering controllers and lighting.

Once I get the tractor work done, then I can build the balance of the 190 feet of 8' fencing to keep the deer out.

It's a hardscrabble life here on the edge of civilization...

pardon the dust...spring cleaning...

Hey Zane, does Leyla like her ereader?

Quick post while on lunch. Tim, sounds like you have a huge project going on there, but will be nice when you are done.

Lisa - can you stop stirring up the dust in here - I have been sneezing all afternoon

Back to work.

It is cold here and I'm sitting poolside while the short guy swims!

My favourite quote on the US legal system was made by one of OJ's defence team when responding to an accusation that his client was "lucky" to have been found not guilty. He said that luck had nothing to do with it as America had the best legal system that money can buy". Oh the irony

neil_r wrote in post #12581801
My favourite quote on the US legal system was made by one of OJ's defence team when responding to an accusation that his client was "lucky" to have been found not guilty. He said that luck had nothing to do with it as America had the best legal system that money can buy". Oh the irony

Also, it's reminiscent of this old cartoon in New Yorker.

Same principal.

DDA wrote in post #12580720
Well, the guide told us that a group of guys from New Zealand came well prepared into the mine. They came with their bottle of Tequila. They just had to lick the walls for the salt

EXCELLENT thinking.

Belmondo wrote in post #12580778
-----and some people wonder why I come here and want a little loving.


I've earned the right to be a just a bit insecure.

*pats Chief on the head*

re: Lawyers. I've never really had to deal much with the legal system. I'm sure that there are things that need the expertise of people who know the ins and outs of law and I'm sure there are cases that come up that require a fine tuned touch to wrangle out the nuances of things. Having said that, I could never be a lawyer/judge. I would never be able to put up with all the rest of the BS.

short5 wrote in post #12580970
Can someone remind me how to stop lightroom from launching when I stick a card in the card reader? I have disabled it in the past but can't seem to figure out how. I loaded a trial version on this little netbook.

Put the card in the reader. Wait a few seconds and when Lightroom starts up, threaten it. Make some aggressive posturing and glower at it. Lightroom acts all big and tough, but, really, it's just a bunch of hot air. It'll back off, roll over on its back and act all submissive. After a few times, it will get the picture and wait to be called.

short5 wrote in post #12580991
Who is coming to the castle? Anyone we know?

My mom and aunt. Just a stopover for a wee bit. They're on the way to So. Cal.

short5 wrote in post #12581147
I was thinking the same thing! No really though, any idea why it is doing that and how to get rid of it without a priest?

I heard that Bed Bath and Beyond sells exorcism kits. Quite a variety.

Timphoto wrote in post #12581402
I'm putting a series of three broad tiers or "steps" into a sloped hillside. Each of the tiers will be about 8 to 10 feet wide and about 90 feet long. We're putting raised garden beds on each of the tiers but because I have a huge gopher problem I first have to dig out each planter bed area, install metal screening to stop the gophers from "enjoying" the garden plantings, and then install the raised beds.

I also have to install the sprinkler infrastructure with the conduits for the watering controllers and lighting.

I mowed. Oh, and I edged a little, too.

monkeygirl wrote in post #12581684
Quick post while on lunch. Tim, sounds like you have a huge project going on there, but will be nice when you are done.

It isn't as bad as it sounds, but it will take a good part of my summer vacation. The biggest problem is getting my better half to make decisions about the final design.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #12582089
I mowed. Oh, and I edged a little, too.

Marvelous! Nothing like a nicely mowed and edged lawn when company is coming.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #12582089
*pats Chief on the head*

re: Lawyers. I've never really had to deal much with the legal system. I'm sure that there are things that need the expertise of people who know the ins and outs of law and I'm sure there are cases that come up that require a fine tuned touch to wrangle out the nuances of things. Having said that, I could never be a lawyer/judge. I would never be able to put up with all the rest of the BS.

For many years, I was an arbitrator for the California Association of Realtors®. I was also a sitting member of the Grievance and Professional Standards Committee for the local real estate board. Mostly we adjudicated disputes between agents, and occasionally between agents and the public. Once in a while, an agent would bring an attorney to the hearings, and they would try to invoke courtroom rules of evidence and procedures. We wouldn't let them get away with it, usually stepped on them hard. We made it very clear that legal shenanigans would not be tolerated. Our hearings were very simple and straightforward; we were pretty good at figuring out what happened, and quite capable of applying our discipline guidelines to the situation as we saw fit. Once I actually ejected a lawyer from a hearing when he insisted that he be allowed to submit a brief. That was not part of our procedure, and I warned him that if he continued to press the matter, he would be told to leave. He kept insisting, so I ejected him. It was a wonderful moment. BTW, in that particular case, his client was actually in the right, and we ruled in his favor. No doubt the lawyer tried to take credit for that.


Dan.


Wash your hands. You have no idea where my head has been.

Anyone heard from Wooly Dan?

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #12582089
I heard that Bed Bath and Beyond sells exorcism kits. Quite a variety.

You can by wholly water by the bottle almost anywhere in quantities from 8 oz. up to 5 gallons.

I just read this article from B&H (sorry Adoramaadoramaadorama Helen about things that you should take with you if you go out shooting. It's a pretty good list. Here it is in case you don't want to read the article:

18 Important Items:

• Multi Tool
  
• Flashlight
  
• Tape
  
• Bug Spray
  
• Small Flash Unit
  
• TTL Cord
  
• Polarizing Filter
  
• Lens-Cleaning Cloth
  
• Monopod
  
• Tabletop Tripod
  
• Gloves
  
• Paper Clips
  
• Extra Batteries
  
• Ziploc™ Bags
  
• Plastic Trash Bag
  
• Mylar Emergency Blanket
  
• AM Radio
  
• Lighter/Torch
  

• Light saber
  
• Whoopie cushion
  
• Sextant
  
• Bag of pork rinds
  
• Big jug of Snapple
  
• Silly string
  
• Latest Outdoor Photographer mag
  
• Toilet paper (hey, why didn't B&H think of THAT?)
  
• Pack of breath freshening gum
  
• A Dan-o sandwich.
  
• Big box of fireworks
  
• A stack of comics
  
• Jell-O shooters
  
• Brass knuckles
  
• Wax fangs
  
• Skis or Snowboard
  
• Basketball
  
• Christmas snow globe.
  

short5 wrote in post #12580970
Can someone remind me how to stop lightroom from launching when I stick a card in the card reader? I have disabled it in the past but can't seem to figure out how. I loaded a trial version on this little netbook.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #12582089
Put the card in the reader. Wait a few seconds and when Lightroom starts up, threaten it. Make some aggressive posturing and glower at it. Lightroom acts all big and tough, but, really, it's just a bunch of hot air. It'll back off, roll over on its back and act all submissive. After a few times, it will get the picture and wait to be called.

Heh, I'd say "Yeah, that!", but for some reason I'm feeling helpful!

In the Edit/Preferences dialog, in the General tab in the Import Options panel there is an option to open the Import dialog when a card is detected. Deselect it and it should stop doing that. I'm taking an "educated guess" because I like to trigger the Import dialog...

Belmondo wrote in post #12582249
Dan.


Wash your hands. You have no idea where my head has been.

It's OK. Actually, I was wiping my hands off on your hair.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #12582402
It's OK. Actually, I was wiping my hands off on your hair.

Again?

I thought we had discussed that. At least that explains the occasional whiff of pine tar I've been getting all afternoon.

I'm off to Lowe's to get the two pieces they left out of the shelving unit I'm putting together.