Stereodude
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Yeah, it's kinda craptactular. :-x
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A combination of a faulty old breaker and a faulty old borrowed tool led to me getting electrical burns on my fingers a few minutes ago. I'm not happy. It also destroyed by new extension cord (vaporized the prong).
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Wow. Not good. :eekers:
I assume you don't want to upgrade the power box until you've finished the wiring, so I'd strongly recommend you rush out and get a portable GFCI box.
I assume you don't want to upgrade the power box until you've finished the wiring, so I'd strongly recommend you rush out and get a portable GFCI box.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Bah, you're still able to type so it's only a superficial wound. You'll live.
Break that breaker. Show that f**ker who the boss is.
Break that breaker. Show that f**ker who the boss is.
This is from a technical support forum, a new especially hard captcha every time you post. Took me an average of four tries to post a simple reply, some of the worst ones here.
timwhit
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This is from a technical support forum, a new especially hard captcha every time you post. Took me an average of four tries to post a simple reply, some of the worst ones here.
I have a terrible time reading those things. I like the ones with math problems more.
Way ahead of you. Already replaced the breakers I'm using in the old box with GFCI, repaired (or should I say, installed) the grounding system, repaired the tool, and repaired the extension cord.
Other than blackened fingers with little blisters, I'm fine. The breaker is already quite broken. The corrosion inside is pretty apparent.
Stereodude
Not really a
Yeah. The tallest I have to climb regularly is 75'. Even at that height, the movement in the wind is considerable.
Booo...the video is already taken down due to copyright issues. :-(
Chewy509
Wotty wot wot.
These capthcha's reminded me of these fine examples: http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/CAPTCHAd.aspx
I like the last one listed.
Stereodude
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May get taken down again ...
My reaction to the video was: Whimper
I was particularly shocked when after idly observing the small bolts protruding from a pipe, the realization dawned that he was about to climb them!
My reaction to the video was: Whimper
I was particularly shocked when after idly observing the small bolts protruding from a pipe, the realization dawned that he was about to climb them!
Howell
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Bah that's less than half the high I was when hanggliding a couple weekends ago.
I would feel considerably more comfortable at that height with a hangglider or parachute than with a 30lb toolbag attached to me.
timwhit
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Holding a running gas chainsaw is even worse. I've done this before while up in a tree on an extension ladder.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
No amount of money would make me do that. Even if Bill Gates would tell me one of his billion would be mine if I would reach the top, I would not even try.
mubs
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I felt giddy just watching the damn video. I'm with Coug on this one.
Howell
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Haha, I thought watching the climb was exhilarating. As soon as he got to the top I wanted to jump off.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Why? You're curious to see if you'll kill yourself in 5 or 6 seconds?
With a parachute of course. Though you would want to avoid all the high-tension wires holding it up.
paugie
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I watched that one Saturday. Had the same reaction as mubs.
Funny, though, I was expecting the whole thing to waver or sway. Seemed like the upper part was very flimsy.
Funny, though, I was expecting the whole thing to waver or sway. Seemed like the upper part was very flimsy.
Stereodude
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Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Threw in some meteorites as well. Awesome.
Why didn't they design it to be serviceable?
Stereodude
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I'm pretty sure that is the serviceable design. :bomb:
It was really quite a fascinating episode. Sean Riley got to free climb down the outside of the tower with the rope/cable used to pull up the larger cable used for the actual lifting.
Bozo
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That was probably the 'crane' that installed the antenna when the tower was built. Usually 'one off' or custom construction equipment is stored in case it is needed again.
We still have the custom crane section that was used to install two 4000 HP motors 30+ years ago. (it is stored at the crane company that installed the motors)
Stereodude
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So my "new" work laptop is a well used Dell Latitude D610 with a Pentium M 1.86gHz with 2GB of RAM. I didn't check how big the hard drive is. I'm hoping it's only a temporary machine, but being that today was my first day I didn't see the need to crap all over it and be too demanding.
That was my old work laptop. Long out of warranty probably.
Look on the bright side. If you need a serial port, it has one!
Stereodude
Not really a
So I looked it up and it was purchased new in March of 2006.
Stereodude
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Newegg could learn something from eWiz's HD packaging.
paugie
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HDD packaging
yes, looks very good.
yes, looks very good.
Stereodude
Not really a
Yeah...
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That's similar to how the Oz distributor used to pack IBM and Seagate drives in the old days (more tightly in bulk, obviously). Not sure why retailers thought that drives had toughened up enough to cut corners ...