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Post by bunbun / Hank on Apr 1, 2006 17:13:54 GMT -5
WOW! What a week this has been. Eban just picked up his truck. He is happier then a mud begger with a new pile of topsoil! Lets see, we got the fuel pump and exhaust system replaced on Ebans truck. Got the new fuel tank installed in my buddy Carls Grand Prix. Got my trailer painted , and replaced the leaking fuel line on my pickup truck. The only thing left is the engine overhaul on the Explorer. That one is going to take awhile as the deeper I go the more "bad things" I find. And since everything is torn apart at the moment , well, ya might as well fix them now and be done with it instead of waiting two weeks till it breaks and have to tear it all apart again. Oh ya, I just remembered, I need to check over the chain saw tomorrow and make sure they are ready for Faire cleanup. But, for now, I'm going to grab a Sam Adams, turnon the TV and call it a day. By the way Trev, the spell check still ain't working. Britny, did you screw up something when you changed the board? HANK
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Post by Sir Trevor on Apr 1, 2006 19:33:05 GMT -5
I just tried the spell check, and it is working fine for me.
On the plus side though, while looking through the support board for any signs of others havign trouble with spell check, I think I found a code to stop those giberish spam posts.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Apr 2, 2006 6:32:18 GMT -5
Trevor...Sometimes you find a rose in the most unlikely places. You look for one thing and find something else entirely. Case in point, you finding something that might stop the "alien crop circle" gibberish that pops up every once in awhile.
If spell check worked for you, and no one else has reported any trouble I guess the problem is within our computer. I noticed when I went to send this message I had to take the mouse and click on up by the T in Trevor to get started, which I never had to do before as the flashing vertical line would already be there. Time to find the 12 pound sledge and "fix" this thing I guess. Last night Bunnie tried the spell check and it would sometimes work if she cliclked on it 3 or 4 times. I guess I'll just have to keep my dictionary handy. HANK.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Apr 13, 2006 5:39:48 GMT -5
Trevor...You said you thought you found a code to stop the alien crop circle gibberish. Have you implemented it yet? As I see we have some today in the Faire talk section. Maybe the code didn't work.
Well today I begin another project. The restoration of our 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The car has been in the family for quite some time as it belonged to Bunnies dad and when he passed away she got the car. We got our tax refund the other day, so I have a few dollars to play with and she wants to get it back on the road again. I know it needs new springs and shocks, as they have fatigued with age to the point the car is now a "lowrider" And, as I "get into it" I'm sure I will find a few other things that need fixin' that I am not aware of at this moment. I know I need new brake and fuel lines and a battery. And I guess we will see what other surprises are in store. This had always been a good running car, so it will be nice to get it back on the road again. I would like to get rid of about 5 or 6 cars. Either put them in running order and sell them, or deem them as more bother then they are worth and scrape them. That will free up some garage space for Sword School training. HANK.
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Post by BlackKnight on Apr 13, 2006 7:03:14 GMT -5
Trevor...You said you thought you found a code to stop the alien crop circle gibberish. Have you implemented it yet? As I see we have some today in the Faire talk section. Maybe the code didn't work. HANK. The fix is simple really..just don't allow guests to post.
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Post by Sir Trevor on Apr 13, 2006 8:30:42 GMT -5
Trevor...You said you thought you found a code to stop the alien crop circle gibberish. Have you implemented it yet? As I see we have some today in the Faire talk section. Maybe the code didn't work. HANK. The fix is simple really..just don't allow guests to post. Yes Joe, you are correct. If I banned guests from posting it would eliminate the occasional spam. But I won't do that. I think allowing guest posters contributes more to the forum than detracts from it. A great example is Richard's post in the Pub Sing thread last night. Either he forgot to login, or couldn't remember his username and password last night. Either way, he was still able to post. Hank - as for the code. It is working, I just have to continually have to keep tweeking it. It works by not allowing them to use those special characters that make the posts look like gibberish. They just keep finding a few more characters that they can use each time. Then I tweek the code to not allow those either. That is why their posts are not solid blocks of text anymore like they used to be. The keep having to work a little harder each time, and eventually it won't be worth the effort for them. We already get hit a lot less than other boards I have seen. Some of them get nailed daily with this crap.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Apr 18, 2006 21:34:45 GMT -5
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly things can go" to Hell in a hand basket" You may remember my trusty steed, Simplicity from my battles with the White Dragon a couple of months back. Well, I went to use him today to do some yard work and he wouldn't start! No spark at the plug. A new plug did not help any, so I guess the next step is tear into the motor and check the coil or the points/ electronic ignition, which ever this has. Since they bury that stuff under the flywheel as a rule, this will be a bit of work. AND...As if I didn't have enough to do already, a friend of mine brought her 1990 Volvo over to have me do some work on it. I don't think I've worked on a Volvo in 45 years! Hey, not that many people own one. I mean we're not talking Chevy or Toyota here. Most of it is simply stuff. Oil & filter, air filter, stuff like that. But a few things will require me to search the salvage yards for stuff. That is where it will get interesting, cuz if there ain't that many on the road, there ain't that many in the bone yard! And, I am still working on getting our 77 Olds back on the road. I got the rear springs replaced and am working on the rear brakes right now. Waiting for the new drums I ordered to arrive. Why does everything have to happen at the same instant? HANK.
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Post by Lady Catharine on Apr 19, 2006 12:08:10 GMT -5
Hank, its the old cliche' , feast or famine.
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Post by BlackKnight on Apr 19, 2006 14:53:25 GMT -5
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly things can go" to Hell in a hand basket" You may remember my trusty steed, Simplicity from my battles with the White Dragon a couple of months back. Well, I went to use him today to do some yard work and he wouldn't start! No spark at the plug. A new plug did not help any, so I guess the next step is tear into the motor and check the coil or the points/ electronic ignition, which ever this has. Since they bury that stuff under the flywheel as a rule, this will be a bit of work. AND...As if I didn't have enough to do already, a friend of mine brought her 1990 Volvo over to have me do some work on it. I don't think I've worked on a Volvo in 45 years! Hey, not that many people own one. I mean we're not talking Chevy or Toyota here. Most of it is simply stuff. Oil & filter, air filter, stuff like that. But a few things will require me to search the salvage yards for stuff. That is where it will get interesting, cuz if there ain't that many on the road, there ain't that many in the bone yard! And, I am still working on getting our 77 Olds back on the road. I got the rear springs replaced and am working on the rear brakes right now. Waiting for the new drums I ordered to arrive. Why does everything have to happen at the same instant? HANK. Well crap...stop typing and get to work!
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Apr 20, 2006 4:52:19 GMT -5
Hi folks...Just thought I would respond to Lady C, and Sir G before I head down to the garage for another fun filled day. You are correct about the feast or famine things. Life doesn't flow past you like a stream. It dumps on you like a waterfall! It happens to all of us. You are all familiar with "Murphy's Law." If not. It states that: "Anything that can go wrong,will go wrong" at at the worst possible opportunity. That last part was added by me.
AS for "stop typing and get to work" did you see the time on that post? My day starts around 5:00 AM (note the time of this post) and runs to around 5 to 7 Pm. Thats garage time. then we come in, eat dinner, watch a little TV, go up on the board here, do a few odds and ends and hit the sack around 11:00 PM.
Yeah, maybe I was griping a bit, but "bitchin" about something is as American as Apple pie, the 4th of July, and Chevrolet. We all do it. Heck, pick a subject! We all "Bitch" about: (chose as many as apply)
our job.
our boss.
politicians.
high gas prices.
cars. (my favorite)
our wife/husband.
mother-in-law. brother-in-law...or any family member in general.
Wally World. (Trevor's favorite)
GLMF. (Sir Geoffery's favorite)
I am sure you could all add to this list without much effort. I think we all have a love/hate relationship with something or someone. he/she/it may drive us crazy but we deal with it as best we can.
Well, it's almost 6:00 AM, so I guess I should get busy and head down to the garage. time to" GIT-R-DONE" I think I will knock off early today and go to the Maple Festival in Chardon. You know, stop and smell the flowers, all work and no play...yada,yada,yada! PEACE! HANK.
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Post by BlackKnight on Apr 20, 2006 6:53:45 GMT -5
You realize, of course, I was just messing with you, right?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Apr 20, 2006 13:26:01 GMT -5
Sir Geoffery...I know you were just pullin my leg as the saying goes. No offense taken sir. I was just kinda babbling on. Trevor's board make a good place to vent and talk of things out loud. And hell, it's a lot cheaper then psychotherapy. And common sense will tell you that most anything I post is not to be taken seriously. I will say the most outrageous things tongue in cheek just to see what kind of reaction I can get. HANK.
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Post by Xian Jung on Apr 21, 2006 14:40:06 GMT -5
my poor cow died ( nickname for my car cause it says cow on its license plate) not quite sure how but it overheated, either there is a blown fuse for a fan or there is a broken hose thats leaking coolant
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Apr 21, 2006 18:03:44 GMT -5
Hey Trevor... Ya know that kid who gets on your board every once in awhile and posts all that crop circle gibberish? Well, I think I know what he does for a living. He makes the wiring diagrams for Volvo. One of the problems with that car is the power windows don't work. So I check the obvious, the fuse. Well thats good, power going in power going out. Not the problem. So I go to A.Z. and buy a manual and look at the wiring diagram for it. YIKES!! Talk about something obscure! It makes about as much sense as the gibberish. I'm glad your Buick was easier or we would still be troubleshooting that one. I might just tell her to take this one to the Volvo dealer as I don't know if I'll live long enough to trial and error this one out. Ya think "furin" cars are better then American? ya sure, just don't try and work on one. HANK.
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Post by Simon De Montfort on Apr 21, 2006 19:56:41 GMT -5
OW what would you do with out them? You would have to grip about women , or politicians , or the weather, or something. At least cars don't look at you with doe eye and beg too much.
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