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Computer questions / Opera Browser?

« on: August 01, 2011, 12:14:29 pm »

Do any of you use "Opera" as your browser?

How about a review...

Tried it over the weekend and it seems very fast on start up and loads pages very quickly...
a bit of a learning curve but kinda nice

~~~GB~~~

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Pattern Requests. / Koala....

« on: August 01, 2011, 11:46:55 am »

Saw this and thought it would make a nice pattern....

Anybody want to take a shot?

I have larger file if that will help I can email to you.

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The Coffee Shop / Grandma's new Bumper Sticker...

« on: August 01, 2011, 11:04:21 am »

         Grandma is eighty-eight years old and still drives her own car. She writes:
                           
 Dear Grand-daughter,

                             The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a 'Honk if you love Jesus' bumper sticker ..

                             I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting..

                             So, I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper.

                             Boy, am I glad I did; what an uplifting experience that followed.

                             I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good he is, and I didn't notice that the light had changed.

                             It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed.

                             I found that lots of people love Jesus!

                             While I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, 'For the love of God!'

                             'Go! Go! Go! Jesus Christ, GO!'

                             What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus!

                             Everyone started honking!

                             I just leaned out my window and started waving and smiling at all those loving people.

                             I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love!

                             There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a sunny beach..

                             I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle finger stuck up in the air.

                             I asked my young teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant.

                             He said it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something.

                             Well, I have never met anyone from Hawaii , so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign right back.

                             My grandson burst out laughing.

                             Why even he was enjoying this religious experience!!

                             A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me.

                             I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed.

                             So, grinning, I waved at all my brothers and sisters, and drove on through the intersection.

                             I noticed that I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared.

                             So I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away. Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!!

                             Will write again soon,

                             Love, Grandma

Ever been behind her?

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The Coffee Shop / PARAPROSDOKIAN

« on: August 01, 2011, 11:01:18 am »

 Here is the definition:

"Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation."
 
"Where there's a will, I want to be in it," is a type of paraprosdokian.
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1.  Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

2.  The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.

3.  Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. 

4.  If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

5.  We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

6.  War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

7.  Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8.  Evening news is where they begin with 'Good Evening,' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.

9.  To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
 
10. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.

12. Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' I put 'DOCTOR.'

13. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

14. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.

17. I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

18. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

19. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.

20. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.

21. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.
 
22. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
 
23. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

24. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
 
25. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
 
26. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

27. A diplomat is someone who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip.

28. Hospitality is making your guests feel at home even when you wish they were.

29. I always take life with a grain of salt. Plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.

30. When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.



Words of Wisdom
"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."     ~ Jon Hammond

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Saw TABLE tops...let's review....

« on: August 01, 2011, 10:22:05 am »

Just to provide a review for all the members and especially the newbies...

There are many ways to treat the tables of scroll saws to keep them "slick" and rust free.

Many of us use Johnson's Paste wax but there are other methods.

What do YOU do to keep your table top conditioned?

~~~GrayBeard~~~

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General Scroll Saw Talk / For All Newcomers and others interested in learning....

« on: August 01, 2011, 12:40:51 am »

Sheila Landry, "scrollgirl" to many, is a contributing author to one of our scrolling mags and a fantastic pattern designer as well as being a fabulous 'painter' and person.

Sheila is conducting an "Online ScrollSaw Class" over at Lumberjocks ...

~~~~  http://lumberjocks.com/scrollgirl/blog/24276 ~~~~

If you are new to this wonderful hobby and want some great instruction stop by and take advantage of the lessons.

Lumberjocks covers ALL phases of woodworking and you can pick up some really good information there, especially the Reviews of tools, supplies, etc.

~~~GrayBeard~~~

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The Coffee Shop / The Job Interview...."Coffee and Testicles"

« on: July 31, 2011, 11:30:51 pm »

A guy goes to the Post Office to apply for a job. The interviewer asks him, "Are you allergic to anything?"

He replies, "Yes, caffeine. I can't drink coffee."

"Ok, Have you ever been in the military service?"

"Yes," he says, "I was in Iraq for one tour."

The interviewer says, "That will give you 5 extra points toward employment." Then he asks, "Are you disabled in any way?"

The guy says, "Yes. A bomb exploded near me and I lost both my testicles."

The interviewer grimaces and then says, "Okay. You've got enough points for me to hire you right now. Our normal hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. You can start tomorrow at 10:00 am, and plan on starting at 10:00 am every day."

The guy is puzzled and asks, "If the work hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 PM, why don't you want me here until 10:00 am?"

"This is a government job", the interviewer says.
"For the first two hours, we just stand around drinking coffee and scratching. 
No point in you coming in for that."

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Spiral Blades...A TIP!

« on: July 31, 2011, 11:24:17 pm »

These are the tubes I use for storing my blades. When I get the blades I take them out and unwind the wire and place them with the 'label' into these nice bottles with screw caps.
Yesterday I was having all kinds of problems cutting 3/4" stack of BB and the darn things (blades) just would not stay in the clamps.

Out of desperation I decided to 'clean the damn things' with alcohol. I did one and it stayed in the clamp just fine.
SO I then took the label out of the little bottle, poured in alcohol to about half way up the bottle, placed the cap on the bottle and shook it like an unused spray paint can for a full minute.

The alcohol turned almost BLACK from all the oil and residue on the blades. I carefully poured out the alky and dumped the blades out on a shop towel, spread them out and let them dry.

You would not believe how "sparkly and bright" they were and I have not had a single one slip since!

Those screw top tubes are fantastic for blades!

Available here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/test-tubes

~~~GrayBeard~~~

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Update ...Makita 12v Li-ion drill and saw combo

« on: July 31, 2011, 12:18:38 pm »

Happy dancing in shop!

This thing is great!

Drill/driver is well balanced and fits the hand very well.
Batteries charge in a flash. I tied the trigger down and ran the battery all the way down and it was back fully charged in half an hour.
GREAT Torque
Good clutch
Drives 3" deck screws with no problem

Saw is a great addition!
Little 3 3/8's in. blade, 24 tooth
Wonderful for those little pieces you want to cut down for making small items
Cuts 1 X 2 cedar like a hot knife thru butter
Does tend to tear the ends of 1/8" p'wood but just make sure you cut 'face down'
1/8" Walnut and cherry cut fine

I'm glad I got it and will let you all know if anything else develops..Good OR BAD

~~~GB~~~

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Today's "Sellout WOOT"...

« on: July 31, 2011, 08:28:14 am »

Hitachi 18 volt, 1/2" drill / Driver...$59.99 + $5.00 shipping

http://sellout.woot.com/sale/hitachi-18-volt-1-2-cordless-driver-drill-bundle-5?utm_source=Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=8de4b8b84f-Daily+Digest+-+20110731+-+Woot&utm_medium=email

~~~GB~~~

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The Coffee Shop / Ross Hunter...Judy's son and his 'bike'!!!

« on: July 30, 2011, 05:04:29 pm »

http://www.wdaz.com/event/article/id/9764/

Two 'charitable bikers' ride over 2,000 miles in 48 hours for CHARITY!

~~~GB~~~

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The Coffee Shop / 40 years of Marriage!

« on: July 29, 2011, 02:40:51 pm »

A married couple in their early 60s was celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant.
Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table. She said, 'For being such an exemplary married couple and for being loving to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish.'

The wife answered, 'Oh, I want to travel around the world with my darling husband
The fairy waved her magic wand and - poof! - two tickets for the Queen Mary II "Around the World Cruise" appeared in her hands.

The husband thought for a moment: 'Well, this is all very romantic, but an opportunity like this will never come again. I'm sorry my love, but my wish is to have a wife 30 years younger than me.
The wife, and the fairy, were deeply disappointed, but a wish is a wish.
So the fairy waved her magic wand and poof!...the husband became 92 years old.


The moral of this story: Men who are ungrateful SOB's should always remember fairies are female.....

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The Coffee Shop / Sign at Golf Course in Scotland....

« on: July 28, 2011, 09:23:35 pm »

Here is an actual sign posted at a golf club in Scotland UK:
 
1. BACK STRAIGHT, KNEES BENT, FEET SHOULDER WIDTH APART.

2. FORM A LOOSE GRIP.

3. KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN!

4. AVOID A QUICK BACK SWING.

5. STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

6. TRY NOT TO HIT ANYONE.

7. IF YOU ARE TAKING TOO LONG, LET OTHERS GO AHEAD OF YOU

8. DON'T STAND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OTHERS.

9. QUIET PLEASE...WHILE OTHERS ARE PREPARING.

10. DON'T TAKE EXTRA STROKES.

WELL DONE..

NOW, FLUSH THE URINAL, GO OUTSIDE, AND TEE OFF.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Preliminary REVIEW...Makita LCT208W Drill/Saw combo

« on: July 27, 2011, 10:28:52 am »

Received my new 12 volt drill/saw combo late yesterday.
Opened the box, which apparently came directly from the Makita refurb center and was just 're-shipped' by CPO.

It looks like Brand New except for the little sticker that tells it is a Refurb.
Carrying case is a vinyl 'cube' that looks like a semi-softside cooler.

First Impression....
I didn't even 'charge' the batteries and just hit the drill trigger. WOW! It almost jumped out of my hand with the torque generated. Nice little LED light that pretty much illuminates the the tip. I almost always use a magnetic bit holder so it will shine on the screw heads.
Everything is tight, works and is Very Comfortable in my big paw,

Next I checked out the little saw...3 3/8" carbide tip blade. Runs quiet, no louder than the drill. Also very comfortable in the hand. Just right for a quick cut of stock of 1" or less and will be very handy for me cutting things to scroll.

Full mfgr.'s warranty.

CPO Makita - $129.99 + 6.99 shipping. I happened to catch a special and got it for $20 off!

I will report more after I get to put it through its paces today.

~~~GB~~~

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The Coffee Shop / UpDate!

« on: July 27, 2011, 12:44:47 am »

If you have not looked lately we now have 1,872 members of which 30 are in the "HERO" class each with 500 or more posts!
These are followed by 19 "Senior" members who have posted between 250 and 499 posts....

One heck of a group Mr. Good started just 15 months ago!

Thank You once again Mr. Steve for bringing this wonderful service to a group of fantastic folks!

~~~GrayBeard~~~