Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
My father isn't a politician.
What Annoyed You Today? (9 Viewers)
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SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Technical journals rarely discuss percussive maintenance appropriately.This machine was giving me fits all morning. Parts kept getting stuck, and then, because I was at the other end catching the finished parts, the next piece or two would slam into the stuck part, causing a mess. Not every part. Just enough that It would lull you into thinking everything was working. And then - Whammo!
Turns out there was a small nick in the lower edge of the feed chute to the next section. If the metal flexed down, it caught the nick.
A little TLC with a pliers and file and all is well.
MiTasol
Captain
Rule one is always get the biggest hammer that will fit the job (or you will just form a rivet head)
Bucksnort101
1st Lieutenant
Woke up this morning with a sore pinky joint on my right hand, pain runs down the outside edge of my hand and in between the pinky and the ring finger. Didn't do anything I can think of to hurt it.
N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Still................. STILL cannot walk, stand or sit up straight, like inna chair, without pain.
Am just over this back issue. i am only taking two pain tabs per day, instead of 2 every 4 hours.
It's just wearing me thin.
Am just over this back issue. i am only taking two pain tabs per day, instead of 2 every 4 hours.
It's just wearing me thin.
MiTasol
Captain
Look on the bright side - at least you can still access this forum and get a few laughs
DBII
Senior Master Sergeant
Finally got on line. Now the low battery light is on. Great timing. Short version of a long story coming soon.
N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Same shite, different day!
MiTasol
Captain
Better that than different shite and same day 
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Loaded with the cold, that's got to be one of the worst shifts that I've ever done....struggling to stand up straight! 
Hopefully I'll have a much better shift tonight!
Hopefully I'll have a much better shift tonight!
MiTasol
Captain
The story below in larger bold print. This newsletter requires that the complete newsletter be posted instead of any extracts so here it is. Other stories are worth reading but this was the one that got me steamed.
EDIT Whoops - not allowed to repost it. I will find the source story at WNBC New York and link to that
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See OpenAI denies allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for a teenager's suicide I strongly suggest that you erase ALL AI programs from your computer and the rest of your families computers as OpenAI is not the only one doing this shit.
EDIT Whoops - not allowed to repost it. I will find the source story at WNBC New York and link to that
Copyright ©2025 by Randy Cassingham, All Rights Reserved.All broadcast, publication, retransmission to email lists, web site or social media posting, or any other copying or storage,in any medium, online or not, is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from the author. Manual forwarding by email to friends is allowed if 1) the text is forwarded in its entirety from the "Since 1994" line on top through the end of this paragraph and 2) No fee is charged. I request that you forward no more than three copies to any one person — after that, they should get their own free subscription. I appreciate people who report violations of my copyright.
See OpenAI denies allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for a teenager's suicide I strongly suggest that you erase ALL AI programs from your computer and the rest of your families computers as OpenAI is not the only one doing this shit.
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MiTasol
Captain
It is not just Abysmal Intelligence that is posting crap, This one is on pinterest.
MIflyer
Captain
Sunday before last my washing machine failed. It did not take me too long to conclude the problem was the lid switch. This was rather brilliant because I did not even know it had a lid switch; it is rather effectively hidden. I took the control panel off the machine, a rather difficult task since the Youtube videos I found gave me the wrong info; I almost wrecked the thing before finding the correct video. I identified the switch and ordered one from Amazon. Forensic engineering examination of the old switch confirmed the failure; it almost looked like it had exploded inside. I got the new switch on Friday and installed it on Saturday. The weather was too bad on Sunday and Monday to wash clothes and hang them outside so I planned on doing laundry today.
You probably already guessed that the new lid switch does not work. With my newfound non-destructive disassembly techniques I opened it back up, wiggled the new lid switch and was able to do a load of laundry, finding out in the process that You Do Not Open The Lid Again After The Damn Thing Has Started Running Or You Will Have To Take It Apart Again And Wiggle The Stupid New Amazon Lid Switch Yet Again.
So today I will be installing my newest invention, The Lid Switch Emergency Override Switch. Experts in the field say this is a very bad idea and endangers the viability of the Space/Time Continuum, but I am going to do it anyway.
Only question is if I mail the Amazon Lid Switch back hooked to an explosive device or not.
You probably already guessed that the new lid switch does not work. With my newfound non-destructive disassembly techniques I opened it back up, wiggled the new lid switch and was able to do a load of laundry, finding out in the process that You Do Not Open The Lid Again After The Damn Thing Has Started Running Or You Will Have To Take It Apart Again And Wiggle The Stupid New Amazon Lid Switch Yet Again.
So today I will be installing my newest invention, The Lid Switch Emergency Override Switch. Experts in the field say this is a very bad idea and endangers the viability of the Space/Time Continuum, but I am going to do it anyway.
Only question is if I mail the Amazon Lid Switch back hooked to an explosive device or not.
fubar57
General
"In tonight's top news headline.........................."
cvairwerks
Staff Sergeant
Sounds like a waste of good explosives....
Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
The jobs have dried up at work. Haven't had a new order since Friday. Another day or so and I will have topped up my stock bins. Already people are eyeing each other trying to figure out who will be the first let go.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Been there. I know that situation and it sucks.
MIflyer
Captain
I figured out what is wrong with the new lid switch. The switch snaps into a hole from above, with the arm from the lid hinge hitting it from below. It is held in place just by a plastic spring clip. On the old one this worked fine, since the spring clip had small triangular gusset plates on either side that kept a portion of the clip rigid. The new one has no side gussets, so the attachment point of the spring clip to the switch body is much weaker; in fact it broke off completely while I was removing it from the washer. Since the spring clip is much weaker the switch is able to move upward when hit by the hinge arm from below, and so the switch does not activate. I cut a piece of AL sheet and bent it to support the spring clip, glued it onto the switch body. We will see how it works when it is dry. Then I took the old switch and shorted across the pins with some copper wire soldered in place to serve as a bypass; it fits perfectly and will enable me to use the washer until I get the switch replaced and was a lot easier than mounting an emergency bypass toggle switch.
So when the glue is dry on the new repaired POS switch we will see how it works. Maybe I'll end up putting the toggle switch in after all.
So when the glue is dry on the new repaired POS switch we will see how it works. Maybe I'll end up putting the toggle switch in after all.
MiTasol
Captain
You are lucky that you are old enough to have the knowledge to do this.
Many of the younger people would not have a clue and would just waste their money on a new machine and many would look at reviews that only cover part of the picture.
Worse still are those infected with green propaganda. One of my offspring reckons we need a new washing machine and that our one is bad for the planet. I got her to choose a replacement and then shredded it.
Ours takes up to 10kg and does our normal wash cycle in 1:10. Hers takes only 7kg and takes 3:45 to do the equivalent cycle. So hers takes three washes and 5:15 to do what ours does in 2 washes and 2:20. That means hers takes far more coal to do the same weight of laundry and only 0.3 litres less water.
Many of the younger people would not have a clue and would just waste their money on a new machine and many would look at reviews that only cover part of the picture.
Worse still are those infected with green propaganda. One of my offspring reckons we need a new washing machine and that our one is bad for the planet. I got her to choose a replacement and then shredded it.
Ours takes up to 10kg and does our normal wash cycle in 1:10. Hers takes only 7kg and takes 3:45 to do the equivalent cycle. So hers takes three washes and 5:15 to do what ours does in 2 washes and 2:20. That means hers takes far more coal to do the same weight of laundry and only 0.3 litres less water.
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