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Post by billhammond on Feb 28, 2024 11:28:27 GMT -5
I had to have the radiator in my '63 Falcon rodded out. Apparently buying a car from a little old lady who only drove about 3K miles a year meant that the accumulated gunk only caused problems when attempting to drive for extended periods at highway speeds. "Rodded out" is a new term to me.
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Post by John B on Feb 28, 2024 11:29:51 GMT -5
I had to have the radiator in my '63 Falcon rodded out. Apparently buying a car from a little old lady who only drove about 3K miles a year meant that the accumulated gunk only caused problems when attempting to drive for extended periods at highway speeds. "Rodded out" is a new term to me. Maybe just "rodded" vs. "rodded out." www.roundforge.com/articles/repairing-radiator-rodding-or-recoring/
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Post by Marshall on Feb 28, 2024 11:52:41 GMT -5
Texted our daughter who lives a mile away from our house. Sirens went off a few times. No touch downs. Heavy rain at times. No reported hail. No power problems.
Sunny in Saint Diego.
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Post by Marty on Feb 28, 2024 12:09:56 GMT -5
My old Valiant station wagon needed a replacement radiator. That's what I had. Even had the pushbutton shifter. Straight 6 that was easy to work on. You could even change the oil without getting under the car.
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Post by Dub on Feb 28, 2024 12:49:38 GMT -5
On this day:
And here we are.
Actually, it was An Wang who developed dynamic core memory. Forrester changed the wiring so the magnetic cores were suspended in a grid rather than serially. When I began my career in computing (1967), I could open the door of the computer's cabinet and look at the matrix of tiny ferrite donuts, each representing a single binary digit.
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Post by howard lee on Feb 28, 2024 14:02:30 GMT -5
I had to have the radiator in my '63 Falcon rodded out. Apparently buying a car from a little old lady who only drove about 3K miles a year meant that the accumulated gunk only caused problems when attempting to drive for extended periods at highway speeds. "Rodded out" is a new term to me.
John Holmes, aka Johnny Wadd, was rodded out.
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Post by howard lee on Feb 28, 2024 14:05:05 GMT -5
On this day:
And here we are.
Actually, it was An Wang who developed dynamic core memory. Forrester changed the wiring so the magnetic cores were suspended in a grid rather than serially. When I began my career in computing (1967), I could open the door of the computer's cabinet and look at the matrix of tiny ferrite donuts, each representing a single binary digit.
On This Day (and I) stand corrected. Sort of. 😉
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Post by John B on Feb 28, 2024 14:13:06 GMT -5
When I began my career in computing (1967), I could open the door of the computer's cabinet and look at the matrix of tiny ferrite donuts, each representing a single binary digit. Ferrite donuts. Sounds more appetizing than they probably taste. Or Ferrite Donuts, a band that drlj remembers seeing perform.
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Post by Hobson on Feb 28, 2024 14:40:02 GMT -5
Heavy rain, wind, thunder, and dark clouds have just moved into midtown Tucson.
The drywallist showed up just after 9:30 AM. He's tackling the tough job of replacing the ceiling in the heater closet, which is in a corner of the garage. I don't know how he's fitting everything around the furnace, the water heater, pipes, conduit, etc. Compared to when he was working inside the house yesterday, life is mostly normal for us. I have worked on some financial stuff and practiced choir music.
Getting a bit cold in the house with the furnace turned off. We do have two natural gas fireplaces and a space heater if needed.
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Post by Dub on Feb 28, 2024 15:09:29 GMT -5
When I began my career in computing (1967), I could open the door of the computer's cabinet and look at the matrix of tiny ferrite donuts, each representing a single binary digit. Ferrite donuts. Sounds more appetizing than they probably taste. Or Ferrite Donuts, a band that drlj remembers seeing perform. You’re thinking of the Ferrite Doughboys, the heavy metal band that always wore WWI helmets on stage.
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Post by Dub on Feb 28, 2024 15:21:30 GMT -5
Sixty years ago today, in Skokie, Illinois, Amanda Clark was born.
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Post by Russell Letson on Feb 28, 2024 15:25:19 GMT -5
Wasn't that the band that had a lighting/pyro crew they called the Thermite Doughboys? I hear they got sued out of business after burning down a roadhouse in west Texas. Lucky for them the owner's brother was a lawyer and not the sheriff's cousin, or it wouldn't have stopped with a lawsuit.
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Post by Russell Letson on Feb 28, 2024 15:26:15 GMT -5
Hey--was the Rev her godfather?
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Post by John B on Feb 28, 2024 15:27:18 GMT -5
Sixty years ago today, in Skokie, Illinois, Amanda Clark was born. Oh my goodness, happy birthday to Amanda! The Reverend is looking pretty happy holding that little girl (and that pipe). (That is Rev. Davis, isn't it?) Love to hear the details of how this picture came about when you have the time.
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Post by Dub on Feb 28, 2024 16:08:30 GMT -5
(That is Rev. Davis, isn't it?) Love to hear the details of how this picture came about when you have the time. Yes it is. I’ll try to write the story.
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Post by John B on Feb 28, 2024 17:02:52 GMT -5
Dub (and others on this forum), if you haven't considered something like Storyworth, you really should. My brother gave it as a gift to my dad, but the real gift was to the rest of us. I now have a book of my dad's recollections which is worth far more than whatever the gift cost. He was unflinchingly honest (as far as I can tell), and it was truly wonderful to get to know my dad better. welcome.storyworth.com/
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Post by drlj on Feb 28, 2024 17:57:26 GMT -5
When I began my career in computing (1967), I could open the door of the computer's cabinet and look at the matrix of tiny ferrite donuts, each representing a single binary digit. Ferrite donuts. Sounds more appetizing than they probably taste. Or Ferrite Donuts, a band that drlj remembers seeing perform. I did see them. In Bloomington at Stoney & Townie’s Bar. Ferrite Donuts. Great band. The lead singer, Dunkin, worked in one of the local quarries and all that stone dust eventually ruined his voice, but he was in fine form that night. Oddly enough, he wound up managing a Krispy Kreme after his voice gave out. He is still down there running the Krispy Kreme on Kirkwood near Cafe Pizzaria, home of the incredible Stromboli served with a side of bread & butter pickle chips. Great sandwich.
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Post by millring on Feb 28, 2024 19:09:16 GMT -5
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Post by howard lee on Feb 28, 2024 19:20:20 GMT -5
I still have two beautiful covered serving dishes (the green ones) that get regular use, and a coffee mug (its twin perished a few years ago).
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Post by John B on Feb 29, 2024 0:33:21 GMT -5
Ferrite donuts. Sounds more appetizing than they probably taste. Or Ferrite Donuts, a band that drlj remembers seeing perform. I did see them. In Bloomington at Stoney & Townie’s Bar. Ferrite Donuts. Great band. The lead singer, Dunkin, worked in one of the local quarries and all that stone dust eventually ruined his voice, but he was in fine form that night. Oddly enough, he wound up managing a Krispy Kreme after his voice gave out. He is still down there running the Krispy Kreme on Kirkwood near Cafe Pizzaria, home of the incredible Stromboli served with a side of bread & butter pickle chips. Great sandwich. I assumed you saw them either at Stone Head or Stony Lonesome, both nearby to Bloomington. Also close to Gnaw Bone. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Head,_Indiana en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stony_Lonesome,_Indiana en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnaw_Bone,_Indiana
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