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Post by infant on Feb 12, 2022 0:04:48 GMT
I'm in real misery this morning. Two days ago, my lower back started giving me grief.....first time in years....but I persisted in working on that speaker cabinet instead of giving in and laying down for a day or two. I only got about two hours sleep last night, and after waking up at 4:00 AM, it took me about four hours before I felt well enough to dress and go outside for my morning smoke. I hate taking them for obvious reasons, but I finally relented and dropped some oxycodone after I came back inside. I'm going to be fairly zooed for a few hours, so I won't be back on the computer again till some time later in the day. Just don’t overdo that stuff….but I’m sure you know that! When my daughter had her car accident in 2012 and was hospitalized with a collapsed lung, she was given oxicodone and man, she would get pretty loopy and sleep for hours. forget the speaker cabinet for now….it’s probably why you screwed up your back!
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Post by infant on Feb 12, 2022 0:22:58 GMT
So the Long and McQuade sale started today and I went to check out the Blues Junior that they were selling. It’s the lacquered tweed version with the 12” Jensen speaker and was near mint….just 2 barely noticeable scuffs. It was 1/2 the price of a new one. I just couldn’t pull the trigger. I already have a low power tube amp (SFDR) and I have my 100W Katana. If the band was playing again, I’d have no problem buying it. But with no gigs on the horizon, if I bought it, I’d have to sell one of my amps…the Katana. I like the Katana as it’s a decent amp with a lot of headroom for the bigger gigs that we play. So when I got home, I plugged my PRS into my Katana and played for a while to convince myself that I shouldn’t sell it. I thought that I was convinced but now I’m having second thoughts. Arrrrrggghhhh!
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 12, 2022 1:43:41 GMT
So the Long and McQuade sale started today and I went to check out the Blues Junior that they were selling. It’s the lacquered tweed version with the 12” Jensen speaker and was near mint….just 2 barely noticeable scuffs. It was 1/2 the price of a new one. I just couldn’t pull the trigger. I already have a low power tube amp (SFDR) and I have my 100W Katana. If the band was playing again, I’d have no problem buying it. But with no gigs on the horizon, if I bought it, I’d have to sell one of my amps…the Katana. I like the Katana as it’s a decent amp with a lot of headroom for the bigger gigs that we play. So when I got home, I plugged my PRS into my Katana and played for a while to convince myself that I shouldn’t sell it. I thought that I was convinced but now I’m having second thoughts. Arrrrrggghhhh! How much was it? After just selling 4 amps myself I can tell you I wouldn't get another unless it was filling some really big gap for m..e
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Post by Bill h on Feb 12, 2022 2:51:52 GMT
I'm in real misery this morning. Two days ago, my lower back started giving me grief.....first time in years....but I persisted in working on that speaker cabinet instead of giving in and laying down for a day or two. I only got about two hours sleep last night, and after waking up at 4:00 AM, it took me about four hours before I felt well enough to dress and go outside for my morning smoke. I hate taking them for obvious reasons, but I finally relented and dropped some oxycodone after I came back inside. I'm going to be fairly zooed for a few hours, so I won't be back on the computer again till some time later in the day. Time to go to the doc and find out what’s going on man.
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Post by infant on Feb 12, 2022 3:26:46 GMT
So the Long and McQuade sale started today and I went to check out the Blues Junior that they were selling. It’s the lacquered tweed version with the 12” Jensen speaker and was near mint….just 2 barely noticeable scuffs. It was 1/2 the price of a new one. I just couldn’t pull the trigger. I already have a low power tube amp (SFDR) and I have my 100W Katana. If the band was playing again, I’d have no problem buying it. But with no gigs on the horizon, if I bought it, I’d have to sell one of my amps…the Katana. I like the Katana as it’s a decent amp with a lot of headroom for the bigger gigs that we play. So when I got home, I plugged my PRS into my Katana and played for a while to convince myself that I shouldn’t sell it. I thought that I was convinced but now I’m having second thoughts. Arrrrrggghhhh! How much was it? After just selling 4 amps myself I can tell you I wouldn't get another unless it was filling some really big gap for m..e $575 CAD….the lacquered tweeds go for about $1000 new. www.long-mcquade.com/54471/Guitars/Guitar-Amps/Fender-Musical-Instruments/Blues-Junior-Lacquered-Tweed-with-Jensen-C12-N.htm
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 12, 2022 14:16:34 GMT
Certainly not a bad deal if you think you will use it
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 12, 2022 15:05:06 GMT
Busy day ahead. Right after lunch I am going to the shooting range with an ex boss. Tonight we are invited over to a friend's house for fondue
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Post by infant on Feb 12, 2022 15:14:10 GMT
Certainly not a bad deal if you think you will use it That’s the problem…. when will I be able to use it? If my band doesn’t start up by spring I may just think about selling the rest of my PA system and just start doing small duo and trio gigs and nursing home gigs with my Bose L1 stick. A couple of the guys are still hunkered down in their homes. I totally understand that some have underlying conditions or have parents in their 80s and are afraid of taking the chance but sooner or later, we are all gonna have to start opening ourselves up to going out again especially now that the bars have started reopening with live music and mandates are slowly being lifted.
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Post by spellcaster on Feb 12, 2022 19:56:52 GMT
I finally reached a point where I had to go to pick up a couple of things. What a clusterfxxk when you go out. This crap that's happened in the major centers appears to have spread.....Highway traffic bumper-to-bumper, all these idiots with big Canadian flags waving from their vehicles, constantly leaning on their horns. This makes me ashamed to be a Canadian - All this crap is so pointless. I used to think we were better than this.
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Post by Bill h on Feb 12, 2022 23:08:06 GMT
Busy day ahead. Right after lunch I am going to the shooting range with an ex boss. Tonight we are invited over to a friend's house for fondue What kind of guns are you shooting?
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Post by george on Feb 13, 2022 0:21:39 GMT
I'm not canadian so I like the trucks rippin around with flags and fuck trudough written on the side. It's about time these people started to push back.
We used to have a lot of guns layin around the house but people here are terrified of firearms and they have some screwed up laws so just got rid of them.
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Post by Bill h on Feb 13, 2022 3:55:35 GMT
I'm not canadian so I like the trucks rippin around with flags and fuck trudough written on the side. It's about time these people started to push back. We used to have a lot of guns layin around the house but people here are terrified of firearms and they have some screwed up laws so just got rid of them. I’m moving to Florida in June and we are armed to the teeth. We are terrified of trying to take any guns thru Canada so we are sending our hunting rifles thru the mail. We have 2 assault style rifles (ar’s) and several handguns. We are going to ship to store thru a gun dealer for those, We are going to have our hands full with our German Shepherd and Covid already so we don’t want to deal with Canadian authorities on the gun thing.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 13, 2022 4:07:37 GMT
Busy day ahead. Right after lunch I am going to the shooting range with an ex boss. Tonight we are invited over to a friend's house for fondue What kind of guns are you shooting? It was an outdoor pistol range so 9's and .22 rimfires- enjoyable time plinking and them splatter targets
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 13, 2022 4:08:40 GMT
Lovely day today. Nice walk with my wife, range time and then fondue. Boy was I on the go!
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Post by infant on Feb 13, 2022 5:13:56 GMT
I'm not canadian so I like the trucks rippin around with flags and fuck trudough written on the side. It's about time these people started to push back. We used to have a lot of guns layin around the house but people here are terrified of firearms and they have some screwed up laws so just got rid of them.Ya but you ‘muricans buy guns like people were buying toilet paper at the start of the pandemic! The USA makes up about 5% of the worlds population yet civilians own about 48% of the guns in the world! WHY DO YOU NEED SO MANY GUNS?
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Post by infant on Feb 13, 2022 6:09:26 GMT
I finally reached a point where I had to go to pick up a couple of things. What a clusterfxxk when you go out. This crap that's happened in the major centers appears to have spread.....Highway traffic bumper-to-bumper, all these idiots with big Canadian flags waving from their vehicles, constantly leaning on their horns. This makes me ashamed to be a Canadian - All this crap is so pointless. I used to think we were better than this. We are better than this. It’s the “immoral minority” that is raising shit. It sickens me to see these asswipes pissing on the War Memorial and Tomb of The Unknown Soldier. Try doing that in the US at Arlington National….you be friggin’ drawn and quartered. These people are complaining that their freedoms are being taken away yet they desecrate the monuments to the people that fought for the freedoms they have. The main thing that the truckers are fighting for is to lift the proof of vaccination to get back into Canada. So if the Canadian govt lifts it, they’ll still need to show proof to get into the US as the US has implemented the same law. However, as this has progressed, the others that have joined in are complaining about lockdowns, masks and everything else that has helped us maintain a lower death rate per capita than the US. we are all tired of this pandemic and we are so near the end of this wave, just go home and wait it out for a few more weeks for Christ sake. It’s 1am, I’m going to bed
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Post by zontar on Feb 13, 2022 10:40:47 GMT
Well Saturday went well for most of it.
We visited some friends who moved recently to a nearby town. I haven't seen their new place yet--it's much better for them & their kids than their last place--ahd a great visit, shared some food & got caught up on stuff.
Then on the way home visited some family also in a nearby town.
So had a good day of visiting (All Covid protocol compliant)
But we got home & my son let us know an old friend of his, that he hasn't seen for a few years due to addiction problems caused him to drift away in his teens-and people lost track of him, had died. However it wasn't drug related. He had been getting help for his addictions & was apparently clean. Not much more detail yet though. He is still friends & keeps in touch with this friend's brothers (Living now in the US)-which is how my son found out about it) We are also friends with the family, and knew the friend who died. It's hard to see a young man who had fought against an addiction die for some other reason (Again--details unknown beyond that at this time.) And though it's been a while since my son has heard from this friend, or indeed since his brothers have--it hits hard--and we are grieving for this family and for my son.
So most of the day went well, but it ended not so well,and worse for the family.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 13, 2022 13:29:27 GMT
I'm not canadian so I like the trucks rippin around with flags and fuck trudough written on the side. It's about time these people started to push back. We used to have a lot of guns layin around the house but people here are terrified of firearms and they have some screwed up laws so just got rid of them.Ya but you ‘muricans buy guns like people were buying toilet paper at the start of the pandemic! The USA makes up about 5% of the worlds population yet civilians own about 48% of the guns in the world! WHY DO YOU NEED SO MANY GUNS?Many would ask guitar players the same question! I guess a lot of people are simply collectors. I'm not, I have a few I use at the range and that's it
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 13, 2022 13:32:34 GMT
Well Saturday went well for most of it. We visited some friends who moved recently to a nearby town. I haven't seen their new place yet--it's much better for them & their kids than their last place--ahd a great visit, shared some food & got caught up on stuff. Then on the way home visited some family also in a nearby town. So had a good day of visiting (All Covid protocol compliant) But we got home & my son let us know an old friend of his, that he hasn't seen for a few years due to addiction problems caused him to drift away in his teens-and people lost track of him, had died.However it wasn't drug related. He had been getting help for his addictions & was apparently clean. Not much more detail yet though. He is still friends & keeps in touch with this friend's brothers (Living now in the US)-which is how my son found out about it) We are also friends with the family, and knew the friend who died. It's hard to see a young man who had fought against an addiction die for some other reason (Again--details unknown beyond that at this time.) And though it's been a while since my son has heard from this friend, or indeed since his brothers have--it hits hard--and we are grieving for this family and for my son. So most of the day went well, but it ended not so well,and worse for the family. Boy, that's awful- how old was he?
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Post by infant on Feb 13, 2022 14:43:10 GMT
Well Saturday went well for most of it. We visited some friends who moved recently to a nearby town. I haven't seen their new place yet--it's much better for them & their kids than their last place--ahd a great visit, shared some food & got caught up on stuff. Then on the way home visited some family also in a nearby town. So had a good day of visiting (All Covid protocol compliant) But we got home & my son let us know an old friend of his, that he hasn't seen for a few years due to addiction problems caused him to drift away in his teens-and people lost track of him, had died. However it wasn't drug related. He had been getting help for his addictions & was apparently clean. Not much more detail yet though. He is still friends & keeps in touch with this friend's brothers (Living now in the US)-which is how my son found out about it) We are also friends with the family, and knew the friend who died. It's hard to see a young man who had fought against an addiction die for some other reason (Again--details unknown beyond that at this time.) And though it's been a while since my son has heard from this friend, or indeed since his brothers have--it hits hard--and we are grieving for this family and for my son. So most of the day went well, but it ended not so well,and worse for the family. That’s so sad. Prayers to the family.🙏🙏
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Post by infant on Feb 13, 2022 14:58:31 GMT
Ya but you ‘muricans buy guns like people were buying toilet paper at the start of the pandemic! The USA makes up about 5% of the worlds population yet civilians own about 48% of the guns in the world! WHY DO YOU NEED SO MANY GUNS?Many would ask guitar players the same question! I guess a lot of people are simply collectors. I'm not, I have a few I use at the range and that's it IDK…I still don’t understand but then I’ve never fired a gun and the only time I was around someone with a hand gun was when my old cop neighbour showed me his gun and another time when I went to visit a supplier near Detroit many years ago….he had a couple of handguns sitting on his desk that he was planning on giving to his son for a birthday gift.
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Post by spellcaster on Feb 13, 2022 19:38:51 GMT
I had a miserable night trying to sleep last night, between the bad back and badly upset stomach. Felt pretty rough when I first got up, but I felt well enough to have some breakfast a few minutes ago. I haven't had much success with the Voltaren on my back over the last couple of days, but used some this morning which seems to have helped. I was able to walk outside and have my morning cigarette when I finished eating, and it sure felt good to be able to get outside after being shut in for a couple of days. Beautiful day today...Nice and sunny.
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Post by Bill h on Feb 13, 2022 21:04:49 GMT
Many would ask guitar players the same question! I guess a lot of people are simply collectors. I'm not, I have a few I use at the range and that's it IDK…I still don’t understand but then I’ve never fired a gun and the only time I was around someone with a hand gun was when my old cop neighbour showed me his gun and another time when I went to visit a supplier near Detroit many years ago….he had a couple of handguns sitting on his desk that he was planning on giving to his son for a birthday gift. In Alaska guns are just a way of life. It’s not uncommon to see people walking around with guns in Walmart up here. If you go fishing during salmon season you had better be packing something or you might turn into a bear turd, in my case it’s a glock 45. I own 2 old school ar-15’s (his and hers) with iron sights, Vietnam era, same ones I I had when I was in the military. We don’t hunt with them or try to use them for home defense, that’s what handguns are for, we just go out plinking with them, nothing more, they stay in the gun safe permanently when not in use as do all my guns with the exception of one pistol which is hidden close to our bed for home defense. All told, between me and my wife we have 6 handguns, 7 hunting rifles, 3 shotguns and the ar’s. We are not gun collectors and will probably sell a few that we will never use again once we move to fla. We have a really nice safe so our guns stay secure at all times. I’ve been around guns since I was a kid, got my first one, a shotgun when I was 12 and was taught gun safety at an early age.
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Post by george on Feb 13, 2022 21:50:46 GMT
Same here. Guns were just around and most people had them. They started me off with a .177 when I was 8 or 9 which was cheap for hours of target practice and then graduated to rifles and shotguns etc. There was a .38 in the house but not used much. When I was about 18 I traded an amp and a shotgun at the local music store for an Ovation acoustic guitar.. lol
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 13, 2022 22:48:32 GMT
Today was okay but hardly a blockbuster. We had a slow start to the day and I got several calls related to museum affairs that wound up taking far too much of my time. Read the weekly edition of Barron's and then went to target with my daughter. Just back from a walk with my wife.
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Post by infant on Feb 14, 2022 13:51:56 GMT
Not a lot planned for today….shovel the overnight snow, chiro appointment this afternoon, pick up a Valentines cake (I got flowers for my wife and daughter yesterday). Gonna cook something for dinner tonight….I’m thinking of veal Marsala or scallopini with mushroom risotto. I was going to pick up some beef tenderloin steaks and but my wife said that she’s not in a “steak mood”.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 14, 2022 16:19:28 GMT
Not a lot planned for today….shovel the overnight snow, chiro appointment this afternoon, pick up a Valentines cake ( I got flowers for my wife and daughter yesterday). Gonna cook something for dinner tonight….I’m thinking of veal Marsala or scallopini with mushroom risotto. I was going to pick up some beef tenderloin steaks and but my wife said that she’s not in a “steak mood”. Good idea there! I bought my wife flowers Friday night to beat the rush and the price gouging. I didn't get flowers for my daughters because they both have boyfriends and they can pick up the slack! Admittedly Valentine's Day is one of my very least favorite occasions of the year. At the risk of sounding like a grouch, I hate the imagery of hearts and Cupids and I don't like feeling obliged to buy flowers.
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Post by george on Feb 14, 2022 16:41:25 GMT
Get them all a fishing license; nothing says romance more than a fishing license.
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Post by infant on Feb 14, 2022 18:37:41 GMT
Not a lot planned for today….shovel the overnight snow, chiro appointment this afternoon, pick up a Valentines cake ( I got flowers for my wife and daughter yesterday). Gonna cook something for dinner tonight….I’m thinking of veal Marsala or scallopini with mushroom risotto. I was going to pick up some beef tenderloin steaks and but my wife said that she’s not in a “steak mood”. Good idea there! I bought my wife flowers Friday night to beat the rush and the price gouging. I didn't get flowers for my daughters because they both have boyfriends and they can pick up the slack! Admittedly Valentine's Day is one of my very least favorite occasions of the year. At the risk of sounding like a grouch, I hate the imagery of hearts and Cupids and I don't like feeling obliged to buy flowers. I’ve been buying flowers the day before Valentine’s Day for about 15 yrs now. I’ve also been buying them at Walmart for 2/3 the price of the ones they sell at the flower shop in our grocery store. I don’t buy chocolates or cards as we’ve still got chocolate left over from Christmas. I just do the flowers and I make dinner or take the family out for dinner later in the week as restaurants are too busy on Feb 14. We don’t do gifts either….my wife’s birthday was less than 2 weeks ago and it’s hard enough to find her a birthday present this late in our lives. After 42 years of marriage we don’t need jewellery and baubles. We just buy whatever we need when we need it. I hate these “greeting card company” created days. Just another way to take our money. I’m just an old, cheap bastard!
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 14, 2022 21:13:00 GMT
Good idea there! I bought my wife flowers Friday night to beat the rush and the price gouging. I didn't get flowers for my daughters because they both have boyfriends and they can pick up the slack! Admittedly Valentine's Day is one of my very least favorite occasions of the year. At the risk of sounding like a grouch, I hate the imagery of hearts and Cupids and I don't like feeling obliged to buy flowers. I’ve been buying flowers the day before Valentine’s Day for about 15 yrs now. I’ve also been buying them at Walmart for 2/3 the price of the ones they sell at the flower shop in our grocery store. I don’t buy chocolates or cards as we’ve still got chocolate left over from Christmas. I just do the flowers and I make dinner or take the family out for dinner later in the week as restaurants are too busy on Feb 14. We don’t do gifts either….my wife’s birthday was less than 2 weeks ago and it’s hard enough to find her a birthday present this late in our lives. After 42 years of marriage we don’t need jewellery and baubles. We just buy whatever we need when we need it. I hate these “greeting card company” created days. Just another way to take our money. I’m just an old, cheap bastard! Pretty much exactly the same here. I don't need Hallmark or other companies telling me how to spend my money....
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