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[OldEvilleCat]

This place sure beats the hell out of the others. Need it sometimes, thank you

Agreed

Thinking about Ymmot's Daddy and Sawnee Cat. Prayers for both guys. God, please be with them and heal and nurse them.

Agreed

Long legs and weed is all I'm interested in

A man has got to have goals in life...

I'm more of a lurker & a liker, not much of a poster. Everyone have a good day...wishing nothing but the best for you all.

Rooster's ability to be the first one atop every page with a train pic is mind boggling to me...no matter what time of day or night. Is it just me...?

Daughter #2 has an appt with the Dr this afternoon...possibly scheduling c-section very soon. I think I'm about to be a Grandpa...

Wildcat kickoff. Excitement builds.

 

[Lewinsky3]

Agreed

Agreed


A man has got to have goals in life...

I'm more of a lurker & a liker, not much of a poster. Everyone have a good day...wishing nothing but the best for you all.

Rooster's ability to be the first one atop every page with a train pic is mind boggling to me...no matter what time of day or night. Is it just me...?

Daughter #2 has an appt with the Dr this afternoon...possibly scheduling c-section very soon. I think I'm about to be a Grandpa...

Thank you and you have a good day as well!

 

[ymmot31]

Glad your Dad's procedure went well!

Bummer about the receiver. Can you send it back for a full refund? If you get stuck with postage then as you probably already know it could be expensive. One option is to use the broken receiver as an external phono preamp. There's a good chance that this section still works. Just plug your turntable into the broken receiver 's phono in and then run a cable between the Marantz tape out and your other receiver. Any input will work (tape in, aux, cd, etc.). Maybe you can bargain with the seller if they know it's broken.

I bought it off of shopgoodwill so there is no returning it. Next thing I'll do is hook up an antenna and see if FM works. It won't. Might take it to Magnetic Tape and let them fix it.

Thank you! Good morning everyone. It's a little windy here but it feels good. Got a plane to catch around 3 and I can't wait to visit California. Its always been on my bucket list.

I'm glad I got to go to Cali when I did because I certainly have no desire to go there now. I did two years there, 82-84 and saw a lot of stuff from the top to the bottom, left to the right. I was also there in 81 but only for about three months and didn't venture much beyond the Lodi/Stockton area up to Sacramento and over to Santa Cruz a few times.

 

[Lewinsky3]

I bought it off of shopgoodwill so there is no returning it. Next thing I'll do is hook up an antenna and see if FM works. It won't. Might take it to Magnetic Tape and let them fix it.



I'm glad I got to go to Cali when I did because I certainly have no desire to go there now. I did two years there, 82-84 and saw a lot of stuff from the top to the bottom, left to the right. I was also there in 81 but only for about three months and didn't venture much beyond the Lodi/Stockton area up to Sacramento and over to Santa Cruz a few times.

Yea I have no interest in living there but I've always wanted to check out their beaches and women lol

 

[ace on the river]

Culture . . . overated. Economy . . . bankrupt. Coastal ecology . . . an interesting ecological black hole.

Lol. I lived there 4 years while my wife got her Doctorate at UCLA, best place i ever lived and regret leaving still after all these years

 

[Bkocats]

morning D
Waiting to hear from our SIT; the word is that we'll probably get a quick call or text sometime this weekend with his company info; and/or we'll get a form letter with that info next week. His wife got her 15 sec, scripted phone call late Monday night saying he got there safely. As soon as we get his company name we can go to the photo page and see some pics. Will share a few with you guys too
Oh, and we have a new addition to our family; everyone meet Ashlynn:

 

[starchief5]

82°➫ 103°F Sunny, hot, dry.

Go Big Blue
Sure Happy It's Thursday

One more month of this, Rooster, and then eight months of weather bliss.

 

[starchief5]

Lol. I lived there 4 years while my wife got her Doctorate at UCLA, best place i ever lived and regret leaving still after all these years

Ace, I moved to CA (Ventura) in 1976 and l left in 1982. CA was a great place to live then. I returned in 1991 and stayed till I retired in 2007 (Bakersfield - could no long afford to live on the coast). The decline over those last years was bad enough to cause me to retire to AZ. The ten years since I left have seen the CA decline continue on steroids.

CA is still OK if one is wealthy and can live and work in the wealthy enclaves.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

I thought a few car fans here might be interested in this: I got to drive the new Tesla Model 3 yesterday, thanks to a friend who got one to try out through his work.
I'm a big fan of the internal combustion engine, and remain one after this experience.
But this had some interesting features.
It is as near to driverless as a car can be right now, I'd say. In fact, synched to a garage door opener, it'll exit the garage by itself and meet you on the street. That was cool. And it does come pretty close to driving itself, though you wanna keep your hands on the wheel. Instead of a key or a fob, you have s black card about the size of a credit card that turns it on. No dash board -- all the controls are on a 15-inch flat computer screen. That takes some getting used to.

The headline for me: I'd never driven a totally electric car, and I was stunned at the acceleration from 20 mph to 70. It literally pinned me in my seat. Apparently bypassing all the moving parts between spark plug and transmission is an advantage.

It gets about 300 miles on a charge, and an icon shows you all the free charging ports around -- quite a few in the DC area.

As I said, it is not for me. But I wouldn't be surprised if in 20 years electric vehicles are very common. This thing is not a toy.

 

[ace on the river]

Ace, I moved to CA (Ventura) in 1976 and l left in 1982. CA was a great place to live then. I returned in 1991 and stayed till I retired in 2007 (Bakersfield - could no long afford to live on the coast). The decline over those last years was bad enough to cause me to retire to AZ. The ten years since I left have seen the CA decline continue on steroids.

CA is still OK if one is wealthy and can live and work in the wealthy enclaves.

We left because my wife missed her huge family. We still have friends out there but I’m at the point in my life where even if I could afford to live in the nice areas, I don’t feel like ever moving again. But evidently you can find affordable living out there still, they have about 40 million citizens

 

[ace on the river]

Yea I have no interest in living there but I've always wanted to check out their beaches and women lol

Both are awesome, but the water is cold as heck. Last time I was out there was on a 4th of July weekend and we stayed in Laguna beach. The water was so cold I only got in up to my knees. When we lived there we were young and didn’t care how cold it was. Lmao

 

[starchief5]

Both are awesome, but the water is cold as heck. Last time I was out there was on a 4th of July weekend and we stayed in Laguna beach. The water was so cold I only got in up to my knees. When we lived there we were young and didn’t care how cold it was. Lmao

Not only is the water cold but the beach communities are chilly and overcast until midday (if not all day). I lived within sight of the ocean. When I decided to buy, I bought in Santa Paula. It is ten miles inland and the weather was perfect. Ten miles farther east and the weather was downright hot.

 

[starchief5]

I thought a few car fans here might be interested in this: I got to drive the new Tesla Model 3 yesterday, thanks to a friend who got one to try out through his work.
I'm a big fan of the internal combustion engine, and remain one after this experience.
But this had some interesting features.
It is as near to driverless as a car can be right now, I'd say. In fact, synched to a garage door opener, it'll exit the garage by itself and meet you on the street. That was cool. And it does come pretty close to driving itself, though you wanna keep your hands on the wheel. Instead of a key or a fob, you have s black card about the size of a credit card that turns it on. No dash board -- all the controls are on a 15-inch flat computer screen. That takes some getting used to.

The headline for me: I'd never driven a totally electric car, and I was stunned at the acceleration from 20 mph to 70. It literally pinned me in my seat. Apparently bypassing all the moving parts between spark plug and transmission is an advantage.

It gets about 350 miles on a charge, and an icon shows you all the free charging ports around -- quite a few in the DC area.

As I said, it is not for me. But I wouldn't be surprised if in 20 years electric vehicles are very common. This thing is not a toy.

How long does a recharge take?

 

[MdWIldcat55]

How long does a recharge take?

Good question Chief. I asked it too.
And it'd be a drawback if you are traveling more than 300 miles (the limit on a charge.) It is basically an overnight deal to charge it all the way on a normal rate of charging. You can get a partial charge that'll take you about 100 miles in 45 minutes or so. Tesla has some stations that'll do a fast charge -- relatively speaking -- of, I think, about two hours for the full 300 miles. But that's a hell of a wait.
Bottom line -- the 525 mile drive I make from the suburbs of DC when I go to Kentucky to visit family would be a lot harder than a quick fill up half-way while my family grabs a bite, which is what I do now.

 

[starchief5]

Good question Chief. I asked it too.
And it'd be a drawback if you are traveling more than 300 miles (the limit on a charge.) It is basically an overnight deal to charge it all the way on a normal rate of charging. You can get a partial charge that'll take you about 100 miles in 45 minutes or so. Tesla has some stations that'll do a fast charge -- relatively speaking -- of, I think, about two hours for the full 300 miles. But that's a hell of a wait.
Bottom line -- the 525 mile drive I make from the suburbs of DC when I go to Kentucky to visit family would be a lot harder than a quick fill up half-way while my family grabs a bite, which is what I do now.

Sounds like a sensible deal for 95% or more of the time. Sounds like the average driver would only have to recharge at home about once a week. A longer-distance drive would require a second owned or rented vehicle. We senior members of the D won't be getting one but some of our junior members probably will.

Mrs Starchief and I are just gonna stick with what we've got.

 

[FutureCityCats]

Sounds like a sensible deal for 95% or more of the time. Sounds like the average driver would only have to recharge at home about once a week. A longer-distance drive would require a second owned or rented vehicle. We senior members of the D won't be getting one but some of our junior members probably will.

Mrs Starchief and I are just gonna stick with what we've got.

Certainly agree. Good info on the electric car. FCC.

 

[ace on the river]

Good question Chief. I asked it too.
And it'd be a drawback if you are traveling more than 300 miles (the limit on a charge.) It is basically an overnight deal to charge it all the way on a normal rate of charging. You can get a partial charge that'll take you about 100 miles in 45 minutes or so. Tesla has some stations that'll do a fast charge -- relatively speaking -- of, I think, about two hours for the full 300 miles. But that's a hell of a wait.
Bottom line -- the 525 mile drive I make from the suburbs of DC when I go to Kentucky to visit family would be a lot harder than a quick fill up half-way while my family grabs a bite, which is what I do now.

I could be way off here, but I think someone told me before that when the batteries finally wear out, a new set cost about 4 grand

 

[warrior-cat]

Thank you! Good morning everyone. It's a little windy here but it feels good. Got a plane to catch around 3 and I can't wait to visit California. Its always been on my bucket list.

Should not be a dumpin in that bucket.

 

[warrior-cat]

Long legs and weed is all I'm interested in lol. I'm just there to visit

Well, they have spiders too so....

 

[Lewinsky3]

Missed my flight lmao. Guess I gotta wait till the morning to be in California

 

[wildcatdonf]

Sounds like a sensible deal for 95% or more of the time. Sounds like the average driver would only have to recharge at home about once a week. A longer-distance drive would require a second owned or rented vehicle. We senior members of the D won't be getting one but some of our junior members probably will.

Mrs Starchief and I are just gonna stick with what we've got.

 

[wildcatdonf]

Hope that Sawnee Cat is resting easy right now.

 

[UK82]

Hope that Sawnee Cat is resting easy right now.

This!

 

[starchief5]

That's a deal. They even throw in a windshield, generator and a horn at no extra cost.

 

[UK82]

Agreed

Agreed


A man has got to have goals in life...

I'm more of a lurker & a liker, not much of a poster. Everyone have a good day...wishing nothing but the best for you all.

Rooster's ability to be the first one atop every page with a train pic is mind boggling to me...no matter what time of day or night. Is it just me...?

Daughter #2 has an appt with the Dr this afternoon...possibly scheduling c-section very soon. I think I'm about to be a Grandpa...

Exciting news!! Here's to a healthy grand baby.

 

[ymmot31]

Went down this morning to check Dad out of the hospital. Just got home. Those folks must get to charge for an extra day if you stay past 1600. He's got a clean bill of health for now. He has to take Plavix for a few weeks due to the stent. I can already tell he's breathing better.

Yea I have no interest in living there but I've always wanted to check out their beaches and women lol

When I was there it was unusual to see an unattractive woman and if you did you could assume she was there on vacation.

Lol. I lived there 4 years while my wife got her Doctorate at UCLA, best place i ever lived and regret leaving still after all these years

When was this? 10 or 50 years ago?

Both are awesome, but the water is cold as heck. Last time I was out there was on a 4th of July weekend and we stayed in Laguna beach. The water was so cold I only got in up to my knees. When we lived there we were young and didn’t care how cold it was. Lmao

I was in Pismo Beach and the first day there I ran down the beach and into the water. I might have made it up to my waist and my feet were hurting because the water was so cold. I think it was 54°. I asked someone there when it would warm up and they said it was as warm as it was going to get. Pretty to look at, but not to touch.

Not only is the water cold but the beach communities are chilly and overcast until midday (if not all day). I lived within sight of the ocean. When I decided to buy, I bought in Santa Paula. It is ten miles inland and the weather was perfect. Ten miles farther east and the weather was downright hot.

I would say this aspect hasn't changed.

 

[starchief5]

Went down this morning to check Dad out of the hospital. Just got home. Those folks must get to charge for an extra day if you stay past 1600. He's got a clean bill of health for now. He has to take Plavix for a few weeks due to the stent. I can already tell he's breathing better.



When I was there it was unusual to see an unattractive woman and if you did you could assume she was there on vacation.



When was this? 10 or 50 years ago?



I was in Pismo Beach and the first day there I ran down the beach and into the water. I might have made it up to my waist and my feet were hurting because the water was so cold. I think it was 54°. I asked someone there when it would warm up and they said it was as warm as it was going to get. Pretty to look at, but not to touch.



I would say this aspect hasn't changed.

I went to Myrtle Beach for the first time in the late 80s. I was shocked (being used to the Pacific) at how warm the water was and how far out you could go before the water went over your head.

On the Florida gulf I was also rather shocked to discover you couldn't go sit on the beach to cool off. No cool breezes there. Just as hot and humid as inland. Sit on the beach and sweat.

 

[_Rooster]

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Hope that Sawnee Cat is resting easy right now.

Hello everybody from the 4th Floor. I am feeling fantastic after 3 hours of surgery. The surgeon had estimated 90 minutes but said the mass was much larger than the scan led them to believe. Now they are flushing out my insides with at least 8 large bags of a sodium solution. As it goes through my bladder it gets clearer. It started as red and now looks like pink lemonade.

Best of all no pain and no pain medication. I may go home in the morning if clear. I will be home in front of the 60 inch for Saturday's UK game.

I want to thank everyone for their prayers. God certainly heard them. I could not be more pleased with how things are turning out. So I keep the faith and my God is great. Thanks D League. I appreciate y'all, yes I do

 

[OldEvilleCat]

Just got word, baby scheduled for...get this...Labor Day. Going for regular delivery, not c section. That is good news.

 

[ymmot31]

Hello everybody from the 4th Floor. I am feeling fantastic after 3 hours of surgery. The surgeon had estimated 90 minutes but said the mass was much larger than the scan led them to believe. Now they are flushing out my insides with at least 8 large bags of a sodium solution. As it goes through my bladder it gets clearer. It started as red and now looks like pink lemonade.

Best of all no pain and no pain medication. I may go home in the morning if clear. I will be home in front of the 60 inch for Saturday's UK game.

I want to thank everyone for their prayers. God certainly heard them. I could not be more pleased with how things are turning out. So I keep the faith and my God is great. Thanks D League. I appreciate y'all, yes I do

Great news Sawnee! D leaguers are a tough breed. We've all been through quite a bit but we can handle more if we need to. We endeavor to persevere.

 

[UK82]

 

[ymmot31]

Just got word, baby scheduled for...get this...Labor Day. Going for regular delivery, not c section. That is good news.

Good news, grandpa.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Just got word, baby scheduled for...get this...Labor Day. Going for regular delivery, not c section. That is good news.

Fantastic

 

[ymmot31]

 

[warrior-cat]

Exciting news!! Here's to a healthy grand baby.

Speaking of grand babies, my son with four just called to let me know number 5 was delivered this morning. Mother and grandson doing good.

 

[UK82]

Speaking of grand babies, my son with four just called to let me know number 5 was delivered this morning. Mother and grandson doing good.

Damn congrats! The D-League grands are expanding at a rapid pace.

 

[wildcatdonf]

Exciting news!! Here's to a healthy grand baby.

Congratulations.

 

[wildcatdonf]

Speaking of grand babies, my son with four just called to let me know number 5 was delivered this morning. Mother and grandson doing good.

Congratulations, warrior.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Speaking of grand babies, my son with four just called to let me know number 5 was delivered this morning. Mother and grandson doing good.

Congrats so thankful both are doing well