OT, never mind
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Erie, pa
It makes the bat easier to hit those noisey little crickets with when they are hidding in a tight place.
Logistics Pro
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Pekin, IL
Oh sorry, an answer might pull this into the "not worthless" category! Maybe I should save that for another time.
I still want to come check out your truck Rob. And you need to get me a job! I see you are crazy busy! I am so sick of barely anything to do at work...
I still want to come check out your truck Rob. And you need to get me a job! I see you are crazy busy! I am so sick of barely anything to do at work...
Lead Driver
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Jefferson City, MO
In voice procedures, "Roger" means "GUM" (got your message) in both military- and civilian aviation radio communications. This usage comes from the initial R of received: R was called Roger in then-current radio alphabets such as the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet. It is commonly followed by the word that to form "Roger That". It is also often shortened in writing to "rgr". R is Romeo in the modern NATO phonetic alphabet; the updated phrases now in use are, for example, "I'll Romeo that" or "Romeo and Out".
Contrary to popular belief, Roger does not mean "I will comply". That distinction goes to the acronym wilco, a contraction of the phrase "will comply"
Stolen from Yahoo answers which references Wikipedia.
Lead Driver
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Jefferson City, MO
Oh yeah, got a bit of rain yesterday, but it did get up to almost 60 degrees. Mid December and I contemplated taking my shirt off during my run...The cold will be hammering us soon.
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From: Winnipeg, Manitoba
It gets so cold here in the winter that when everone plugs in their block heaters the street lights dim.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Moore (or less), OK.
I have Apnea and sleep with a CPAP machine. I woke up this morning gasping and unable to breathe. Sometime in the night the power went off. No power, no air pressure to help me sleep. Don't know what the time was because the clock died too.
I got dressed, headed to work and found a service truck outside the neighborhood. They said there are 3 phases going into the neighborhood and 2 are good, 1 is down so everyone on that one phase is without power. That explains why my neighbor had power and I didn't. I thought I had forgotten to pay the bill this month.
I also discovered the flaw in my gas fired, 98% condensing, tank-less water heater. It needs a fan to help the condensation cool the exhaust. No power, no hot water even though it is gas fired.
No rain in the forecast. I'll be glad when my prostate heals enough to allow me to get back to work on my truck. Then I'll actually have some real news to report.
I got dressed, headed to work and found a service truck outside the neighborhood. They said there are 3 phases going into the neighborhood and 2 are good, 1 is down so everyone on that one phase is without power. That explains why my neighbor had power and I didn't. I thought I had forgotten to pay the bill this month.
I also discovered the flaw in my gas fired, 98% condensing, tank-less water heater. It needs a fan to help the condensation cool the exhaust. No power, no hot water even though it is gas fired.
No rain in the forecast. I'll be glad when my prostate heals enough to allow me to get back to work on my truck. Then I'll actually have some real news to report.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: NM
Ain't technology wonderful?! Just curious, have you gotten scalded yet?
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Moore (or less), OK.
No scalding yet. The shower is temp regulated with no scald feature. Faucets do get pretty hot but not that hot yet. I love the tankless heater. I can run the washing machine, diswasher and both showers and do not run out of hot water.
Cargo Master
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Hot AZ (Phoenix Valley)
I installed my mom's Tankless back in about 2001. She loves it so much when it stopped working we installed another one this year.... Prices have come down... I haven't heard how the electric ones work but the gas ones sure do the job nicely... and they have been in Europe for a long time.... If I find out the electric ones are any good I will replace our tank one when it takes a dump...
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 7,493
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From: Erie, pa
I installed my mom's Tankless back in about 2001. She loves it so much when it stopped working we installed another one this year.... Prices have come down... I haven't heard how the electric ones work but the gas ones sure do the job nicely... and they have been in Europe for a long time.... If I find out the electric ones are any good I will replace our tank one when it takes a dump...
It's still raining on my F1 and F2 Ford Trucks and I haven't heard any crickets