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Old May 8, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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Well i guess i have alot of catchin up to do, been a very busy 2 weeks for me, big sales in stop & shop and now this week we have more big sales and lots of OT baby. Then on monday i noticed at one of my stores i was leakin something and at a closer inspection found that it was antifreeze. Popped the hood looked around and found a 3 1/2 in crack down the left side of the radiator and it looks like under pressure it sprayed all over the bat and left side of the truck under the hood. So i drove home carfully, had to borrow my mothers car to work on tue morning. Tue night went to advanced auto to buy a new radiator $165 with out tax and then 3 gals of 50/50 anti freeze $11 each. We got home with the new stuff only to notice that it was the wrong radiator and had to drive back to get the one with the metal lips on top and on bottom of the radiator where the black plastic cover for the fan mounts and the heated throttle body line mounts aswell. Had no choice but to work i the rain and get it done, got all the hoses off but the tranny line on the bottom was not being cooperative and i think i almost snapped when i rounded off the bolt with a wrench. Then i used a pair of vice grips and got it lose. That tranny line alone took about 3 1/2 hrs to do with out breakin anything and i did soak them in pb blaster, I ended up finishing the job around 3pm wed and now all is good for now so that was my week lol
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sglaine
I am slacking off today because none of the parts I orderd showed up...
oh i see. what parts did you order?
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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oh i see. what parts did you order?



enough to build 2 desktops that people have orderd from me
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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Good evening everyone.

Finally caught up on my backlog of reading posts and accepting new members.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mox-ct
...At 0030 hrs, I will dress in modestes and to the RadControl and dress out in a paper suit and enter the containment bldg for environment readings and paint thickness readings...
Rich:

During the regulatory shutdown, I was on staff and I was the lead on the balance of plant "painting" procedure & specification development, while Frank Chamberlain had the lead for the nuclear areas.

I was the one who discovered the laps in the coatings & linings quality assurance program since the departure of Stone & Webster at the end of construction.

Brain failure I believe that the short lived VP of Engineering ??? was fired in part for ignoring the discovery letter that the two of use had co-authored.

Then Millstone hired a grey-beard consultant and let out a contract to have the station painted out for its eventual sale.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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Good evening Dave and all of CT!!!
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 12engine
...I'm about to head out and catch me a freight train (with the price of fuel these days, im cutting travel costs anyway I can lol). then me and a buddy are gunna take advantage of this beautiful weather and go watch trains the rest of the day. anybody else a trainwatcher here? ...
I do enjoy trains, but at the model level.

My only train is a LGB Christmas set that's about 11 feet long (the tender car is also a traction unit).

I haven't had it set up since I sold my house back in 2002.

The track used to wind its way through the dining room, a 12 foot straight run down the kitchen, 6 foot radius curve out of the kitchen into the foyer, then wind its way through the living room and back into the dining room.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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Hi there Ken.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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What are you guys doing?

Its been quiet for two hours now.

I'm surfing for gaming computer components?
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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I'm homeless again. Checking my email for leads.
Nothing worth discussing.
Hopefully DCF will take that poor child out of there for good this time.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Jim, sorry to hear that you're homeless.

My thoughts are with you and the child.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by sglaine
I am slacking off today because that's what I do every day!!!


Now the truth comes out!!!
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ArdWrknTrk
I'm homeless again. Checking my email for leads.
Nothing worth discussing.
Hopefully DCF will take that poor child out of there for good this time.


Jim...sorry to hear about your troubles...I sincerely hope things work out for you!!!
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 12engine
excellent. how about you sean? hows new hampster? im about to head out and catch me a freight train (with the price of fuel these days, im cutting travel costs anyway I can lol). then me and a buddy are gunna take advantage of this beautiful weather and go watch trains the rest of the day. anybody else a trainwatcher here?
hey Rich, welcome to the forum. go here members rides and post up a picture of your truck when you have the chance so we can check it out. ive probably seen you before anyway, ive spent some time up in salem.
I'll post a few pics when I get home this week.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Now the truth comes out!!!



I was slacking because parts did not make it in and what did you do today King Slacker
 
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