Electrician Talk - Professional Electrical Contractors Forum - Off Topic

Maybe just a little slack

RIVETER — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:57:08 GMT

Every now and then someone gets on this site and they don't really know what they are getting into. Speedy, MD, and Nathan do a fair job of getting them closed but I am not quite sure why we should , belittle, or insult them. Why don't we just ignore the thread and just let the moderators do their job.

DC drivers worst in nation, followed by Baltimore

wildleg — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:27:45 GMT

I cringed when I read that thread a while back about Philly or Boston drivers. I knew you guys had nothin on us. Here's the proof

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/new...rst-in-US.html

Stopping where there ain't no stop.

MDShunk — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:03:57 GMT

This ever happen to you; I catch myself doing this all the time.

Stopping at an intersection that doesn't have a stop sign. I do that sometimes where it just intuitively seems like there probably should be a stop sign. I also have caught myself stopping at green lights. Honestly I'm not daydreaming. Maybe I'm just a dork. I'm not asian either.

Smart phone battery life

Dnkldorf — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:54:51 GMT

To those of you who use these, which one lasts the longest on a full charge?

I read that if you use apps all the time, this shreads the battery charge, but how much is a mystery.

Do any of them, mostly using as a phone with email, some web, last 2 days on one charge?

I got my own troll copy cat

Jlarson — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:26:14 GMT

jlarson23

Junior Member

Do I win anything guys? Freaking troll.

Tourist traps.....

Widestance_Politics — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:20:07 GMT

So I went to Tombstone yesterday and throughout the drive I imagined saloon's with swinging doors, dusty streets, etc. But as I rounded the first corner to step onto the main street I was greeted by none other than the "King" himself......that's right Elvis has a daily show in Tombstone. This was the beginning of yet another trip to a historic city that was overcome with tourist crap. Hollywood was the same way for me.....it looks and sounds so historic and worthy of the trip when you are 2 states away....I did get to shoot some Johnny Walker and pool at the same saloon as The Earps and Doc but in the end it was somewhat of a let-down....you can't even enter Boot-Hill cemetary...you just hold your camera up in the air and hope for a good photo.....

Lets talk Sports

Introyble — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:18:22 GMT

Lets talk NFL, NCAA, NHL, Nascar ~ NBA and MLS is gay!

MMA, UFC, Boxing. No tennis or curling please.

Great season openers today ~ Ole miss, North Carolina/LSU . Great Boise game coming up.

Man I have to live in the past ~ Bronco and Sooner fan. Florida State is going to crush Oklahoma next week.

Terrel Davis ~ I still love you man!

YouTube Video
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Windows 7 Tip

Jlarson — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:50:08 GMT

Just found out a cool tip from a computer expert friend of mine. You can increase your RAM space using a flash drive. You can get some pretty good speed increase out of it too. I had 2 empty 2gb flash drives laying around so I pluged those in and set it up, I have 2 drawing programs, 3 browsers and media player open and I can see a difference.

here's a link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...storage-device

I think it works on vista too but I'm not sure.

It's About Time!

pudge565 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:23:18 GMT

I am finally gainfully employed! It is not directly in the electrical field but it is semi related. I am a maintenance helper for Stericycle in Morgantown, PA. The electrical experience from Tech is what got me hired.

McGyver lives

sparky105 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:03:18 GMT

So the wife complained that the sink was slow draining and I didn't have a snake. So I was looking in the shed and found weed eater twine and a cordless drill. Put the plastic twine in the drill and stuffed down the drain a few feet. hit for a few minutes and down goes the cloug. :thumbup:
What's everyone else got up their sleeve for quick fixes?

City dwellers?

edward — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:26:22 GMT

ok so i am starting a job next week in chicago, a natural gas utility company. good pay and benefits, im really excited about it. the only thing i am worried about is the city itself. i have lived my whole life in a small little country area. so do any of you guys that live in the city, preferably chicago, have any tips on how a small town country guy like me can cope with the culture shock and such?

Labor Day/Weekend plans?

Widestance_Politics — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:35:10 GMT

My wife should be here in about 15-30 minutes to spend the week with me in AZ......Grand Canyon tomorrow....Tombstone/Bisby on Sunday....Phoenix area on monday.....anyone else have some plans to celebrate the holiday?.....I would be working Monday but the site is closed in observance....

riot at tennis match NYC

voltz — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:41:07 GMT

www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2010/09/02/2010-09-02_fans_fight_in_upper_stands_at_arthur_ashe_stadi um_during_novak_djokovic_match_at.html

scroll to bottom and watch video

Serial Killing Twins Separated at Birth

Introyble — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:31:53 GMT

1 killed around 40 the other killed 10's of thousands

Karma & Luck...

e57 — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:40:50 GMT

Gracious tenent of client living through remodel - occassionally makes whole crew lunch.... One was a big italian/pasta feast... The last was BBQ and burgers...

Scene:
Plumber has water and gas shut off. Tenant decides to BBQ - and it was a nice day (rare for my neck of woods...) Tenant lights charcoal in a chimeny starter - puts the bag 10' away near the house... Comes back to find the bag of charcoal torched - and WET.... Also the siding of the building scorched....

Takes all of lunch and a little guess work...

He lights the charcaol - a spark from the stuff he lit in the weber jumps into bag... He takes the bag, and puts it next to the house - it ignites.... Burns the bag, scorches the house siding, then melts the hose on the wall. Reminents of water left in plumbing system sprays and then drains onto/into bag and building siding - puts the fire out....

Ok - what are the statistics and chances of that?!?