February 23, 2022

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happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

If that is where i think it is, you don’t want to be there if it rains.

MontanaLady
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Reply to  happyhappyhappy
2 years ago

Looks like Zion Nat’l Park.

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  MontanaLady
2 years ago

That’s one place.

Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

 
This place is not inexpensive to tour.
 
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I’m using Postimage here. It is easy, but as Susan said, it’s up to me to keep track of the U.R.L.s since I don’t have an account.
 

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

Love that. I’m sure they would do that if they could.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
2 years ago

If you mean the magazine would use animated covers, apparently, they do.

This one is part of a series by Christoph Niemann, and there have been others.

They’re not afterthoughts, but official “New Yorker” covers, for the online edition.

Some of them used to work only by downloading a mobile app, and using it to view the covers…

but we can see this one right here, so I’m not sure if that’s still necessary now.

happyhappyhappy
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2 years ago

…skinny?

dennisinseattle
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2 years ago

Mmm – Don’t think you want to dip your chips in flea dip, Cleo. But maybe you could get a flea dip on the side.

dennisinseattle
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2 years ago

Ed Sullivan gave us a couple of good ones. How did this guy, who seemed so L-7, bring acts that we kids wanted, and treat them with respect as he did?

I never saw this “official” Bobby McFerrin video. Kind of goofy.

Alexikakos
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Reply to  dennisinseattle
2 years ago

 
It is indeed the video that was played on MTV in 1988.
You might not recognize him immediately, but the guy with the moustache is the late Robin Williams.
 

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2 years ago

The latter is the reason dogs, other than service dogs, are not allowed into restaurants and groceries.

Alexikakos
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2 years ago

 
Going back to Claude’s electrical disaster here are pictures I took of a burned plug for wire replacement after cutting it loose (yes, the breaker was off, and I tested it from the bottom plug using a volt meter to make sure it was an open circuit)
 

Exciting pictures of a burned plug

 

 
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This was also done because I’m still playing with Postimages dot org.

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Reply to  Alexikakos
2 years ago

The nick and discolouration in the right hand white wire suggests it was rubbed on the metal box giving you a Neutral to Earth fault as well.

Alexikakos
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
2 years ago

 
This building is 40 odd years old, so with the number of tenants that have been through this apartment it’s not surprising some of them had very heavy hands when they plugged or unplugged things. That plug would also have been the plug of choice for the television as the cable outlet is right there too.
I was here for about 7 years when that plug went out. I decided to fix it myself, because while my rental corporation is really good about fixing things, repairs are done on a weekly schedule so I didn’t want to wait. It cost under $10.00 out of wallet, plus a bit of time.
I saw that nick, trimmed and stripped the wire below it and made sure I tucked everything in before tightening everything down.
 

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Reply to  Alexikakos
2 years ago

Ouch! Looks like somewhere along the line a previous installer did not know what he was dealing with. Two separate circuits coming to the plug.
First off, it is hard to see, but the black and white wires are on the wrong sides, the black wire goes to the shorter slot on the front of the plug, which would be the BRASS screw, not the SILVER screw.
Next, the joiner bar between the upper and bottom plug sections on the “live” wire (the black wire) going to the BRASS screw should had been cut before it was wired up, this to separate the two separate circuits.
You get this in today’s kitchens, where the upper and lower plug are to be, by code here in Alberta (Hi, Alexi), on separate circuits. The interconnected circuit breaker needs the toggle-handles to be “ganged together” so that the both circuits are dead when the breaker is turned off.
You also get this in places where you want to have one section of the plug to be controlled by a wall switch. Again, the joiner bar on the BRASS side needs to be cut, although the breaker in this case is usually just a single-toggle breaker.
I learned early in my apprenticeship to check ALL of the wires coming into the box…

More_Cats_Than_Sense
Reply to  baconboycamper
2 years ago

Might not be two separate circuits, it could be a loop to another socket. I will say though that I’m UK based, so our regs are slightly different.

mr_sherman
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Reply to  baconboycamper
2 years ago

That is one outlet in a group of outlets in parallel. It looks like that.

Liverlips McCracken
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2 years ago

This is a curiosity that I thought might appeal to some of the C & C readership. I cannot remember attaching an image to a comment previously, so I hope this works.

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Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
2 years ago

Of course, it is dependent on the use of that particular numerical shorthand for the date.

Alexikakos
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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
2 years ago

 
I see it, and it is VERY interesting, (best Arte Johnson) but WEIRD.
 

 

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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
2 years ago

There were at least 3 babies born at 2:22 on 2/22/22.

Alexikakos
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2 years ago

 
Easy to make.
 
From: “The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook”
By: The women of General Foods Kitchens
Published by: Random House, Inc.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 59 – 1084

 
“Confetti Snack Dip”
 
1 package onion soup mix
1 pint sour cream
1/4 cup finely chopped pared cucumber
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
1/4 cup finely diced pimento
 
Combine all ingredients. Chill at least
an hour to blend flavors. Serve as a
dip with assorted crackers or other
snacks . Makes 2 1/4 cups.
 
Notes from me:

 
The one pint sour cream is 16 U.S. fluid ounces. Call it 475 millilitres.
As the recipe ingredients total 2 3/4 cups plus the onion soup it’s going to be closer to that volume.
 

SusanSunshine
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2 years ago

Which would be worse… eating flea dip, or bathing in it at the table?

Ick!

But then, dogs don’t have the same sensibilities as humans.

I mean, we don’t fire bazookas at squirrels, either.

Oh… right… only one dog does that.

The same dog that gets to sit with her humans at their restaurant table.

OK…. maybe we can’t draw many general conclusions based on Cleo.

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Reply to  SusanSunshine
2 years ago

Thankfully!

Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

 
Bamana Bread 

“Cartilage N” did a song about bamana bread called “Bamana Manna.”comment image
 

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MontanaLady
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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

Where are the chocolate chips?

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

It needs walnuts or pecans.

MontanaLady
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2 years ago

We’re having a cold wave. It’s -15.5 right now!!!

BRRRR!

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Reply to  MontanaLady
2 years ago

And, it’s 63° in Massachusetts! A heat wave! In February!

Wish we could send you some of this nice, although unseasonable, weather!! Stay warm, ML !!

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Reply to  StelBel
2 years ago

In the 5 hours since I posted the above weather report, the temp has dropped down to 37° and is steadily and quickly dropping with increased winds. So …….so much for that balmy afternoon! And, back to winter we go!

(PS: hoping and praying we are NOT going to see ML’s temp of -15.5° !!!!! LOL)

MontanaLady
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Reply to  StelBel
2 years ago

This was our 3rd day with sub-zero temps. It’s supposed to reach 21 tomorrow! Still pretty cold.

dennisinseattle
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2 years ago

Oh, this is the time when all the dog poop defrosts on the median of Commonwealth Ave in Boston. PYEW! I used to live on that street.

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  MontanaLady
2 years ago

Here on the coast we had a couple of mornings in the 20s.
That is too cold for me.

MontanaLady
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Reply to  happyhappyhappy
2 years ago

Agreed!

StelBel
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2 years ago

to Plods …..
It’s Hump Day again!

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BING Picture of the Day, 2-22-2022
Two Bactrian Camels in Kazakhstan

Click on photo to enlarge.

mr_sherman
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Reply to  StelBel
2 years ago

Weeks are long enough without two hump days in it.

happyhappyhappy
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2 years ago

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