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Post by howard lee on Sept 20, 2021 11:58:41 GMT -5
George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair. I'm just sayin'.
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Post by drlj on Sept 20, 2021 12:33:09 GMT -5
George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair. I'm just sayin'. As a parent once told me,” you are who you is.”
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Post by epaul on Sept 20, 2021 12:34:59 GMT -5
Back from lake and golf. Casper is worn out. So am I.
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Post by Marty on Sept 20, 2021 12:41:14 GMT -5
Back from lake and golf. Casper is worn out. So am I. What was Casper's best score for 18?
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Post by TKennedy on Sept 20, 2021 13:15:03 GMT -5
Rain and shop work. This came up on my playlist. Caught my ear. Buddy and Julie but a little different than expected. youtu.be/KegdMMQkZUE
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Post by epaul on Sept 20, 2021 13:22:30 GMT -5
Back from lake and golf. Casper is worn out. So am I. What was Casper's best score for 18? Casper shot 87 on Friday, a score I couldn't get close to. But, I did nip him in the multiple duck retrieval event, bringing in three rubber ducks to his two (he's still a little steamed over that, but a dropped duck is a dropped duck, and he dropped his third duck).
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Post by Dub on Sept 20, 2021 14:01:24 GMT -5
My 14-year-old daughter spent the weekend assembling a six-drawer bureau and two six-foot bookcases for the redecoration of her bedroom. She asked for minimal help from me. I had no idea she could do this! Her mechanical acuity has come as a complete surprise.
A friend suggested she might have a job waiting for her at IKEA. The kid said, "No. Aerospace engineer." Did I miss the solution to the screw hole conundrum?
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Post by howard lee on Sept 20, 2021 21:02:07 GMT -5
My 14-year-old daughter spent the weekend assembling a six-drawer bureau and two six-foot bookcases for the redecoration of her bedroom. She asked for minimal help from me. I had no idea she could do this! Her mechanical acuity has come as a complete surprise.
A friend suggested she might have a job waiting for her at IKEA. The kid said, "No. Aerospace engineer." Did I miss the solution to the screw hole conundrum?
The divider part was already assembled and locked in place. Since the combined length of the drill and bit were too long to go in straight from the bottom off crosspiece A without the drill being blocked by crosspiece B, below it, I couldn't get the drill to go through the bottom of crosspiece A straight and into the divider. It kept setting at a 30° angle or so.
Solution: I have a flexible snake bit. I went to the hardware store and bought a set of drill bits that are set in 1/4-inch hex bases, like the kind of screwdriver bits that snake normally accepts. I measured the depth of where the screw head would stop inside crosspiece A, added the length of the screw bolt to that, and screwed a metal ring stop on to the drill bit at that measurement. Hooked it up, guided the bit in the snake into the hole that did exist in the bottom of crosspiece A, the young'un operated the drill, and we drilled a pilot hole for the screw bolt that went in smoothly and tightened contact between the divider and crosspiece A. Structural integrity bolstered.
I'll tell ya, it ended up being a lot less painful than the online chat I had with IKEA customer service the evening before.
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