Random Thought Of The Day

[MustangMike]

It is like I tell my kids and grandkids, "There is nothing like a smart phone to make you look stupid"!!!

Every time you learn something, they change it!

 

[Billy Currie]

I'm the kind of person that does not talk about my hourly pay with anyone. The guy I work with has been asking how much I make for months and I won't tell him. Today, he just tells me how much I make. I'm kinda frustrated at this cause most places I have worked will fire employees for talking about such things......besides that, its none of his business.

 

[PA Dan]

I'm the kind of person that does not talk about my hourly pay with anyone. The guy I work with has been asking how much I make for months and I won't tell him. Today, he just tells me how much I make. I'm kinda frustrated at this cause most places I have worked will fire employees for talking about such things......besides that, its none of his business.

Union Steelworker...everyone knows what everyone makes!

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Sitting back musing over how the Law of the Harvest is so surgical, non-discriminatory, and patient:
"Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
Relax, no need to freak out, run your blood pressure up, or seek vengeance
Relax, no need to freak out, run your blood pressure up, or seek vengeance...it's already handled.
#ItsComingUpAgain #WhatGoesAround

 

[stihl_head1982]

Sitting back musing over how the Law of the Harvest is so surgical, non-discriminatory, and patient:
"Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
Relax, no need to freak out, run your blood pressure up, or seek vengeance
Relax, no need to freak out, run your blood pressure up, or seek vengeance...it's already handled.
#ItsComingUpAgain #WhatGoesAround

Not sure what is behind this random thought. Your musing of the faithfulness of this law is correct. Both the "whatsoever" is true, the nature of reaping is in
accordance to the sowing (we sow tomato seed, we expect to harvest the same). The whosoever alluded to by the phrase "a man" is indeed non-discriminatory
and inevitable. If you or I do "sow our deeds" whether negative or positive in nature we can expect that which "comes around" will also "go around."
This is both sobering and assuring. It helps me to think more about my actions, words and deeds. Thanks again.

 

[stihl_head1982]

Sometimes you just have to pause or close your eyes, take a deep breath or count to 10.
Then remind yourself that you wouldn't look good in a prison jump suit and just smile
at the jerk and walk away. Life is short. Don't let people with bad manners interrupt
your good manners.

 

[ranchdadmike]

And for both (or all) parties involved... you do indeed reap WHAT you sow, LATER than you sow, and MORE (sometimes exponentially) than you sow.

I sure wish I remembered this more often when I’m ‘sowing’

 

[CrystalRiver1]

And for both (or all) parties involved... you do indeed reap WHAT you sow, LATER than you sow, and MORE (sometimes exponentially) than you sow.

I sure wish I remembered this more often when I’m ‘sowing’

You got that right!

 

[Wilhelm]

So I am a smart phone owner/operator. I spell really well. But I can't keep this thing from changing
correctly spelled words to something else. I thought about hitting it with a hammer (you know...when all else fails
hit it with a bigger hammer). I can't afford to replace it right now-- so I really can't figure out what to do.

Turn off auto fill and swipe spelling, but do not ask me where those settings are hidden - I just use my dumbphone to solve that issue.

P.S.:
My tablet PC does the same as Your phone.
Stupidest features ever (auto fill & swipe spelling).

 

[Wilhelm]

Why are people looking to mount the longest B&C possible on the tiniest saws around?

My neighbor asked me on Sunday if it is OK to cut 14"-ish dry dead standing oak with his 236.
Guy has no clue how to sharpen his saw chain, saw was painfully out of tune.
I replied it to be OK if he knows how to sharpen his chain, otherwise he should take into account that his saw is small featuring 38cc & 1.4kW and he should look into getting a bigger saw no less than 50+cc.
He will most likely continue raping his 236.

 

[Wilhelm]

Why are people looking to mount the longest B&C possible on the tiniest saws around?

My neighbor asked me on Sunday if it is OK to cut 14"-ish dry dead standing oak with his 236.
Guy has no clue how to sharpen his saw chain, saw was painfully out of tune.
I replied it to be OK if he knows how to sharpen his chain, otherwise he should take into account that his saw is small featuring 38cc & 1.4kW and he should look into getting a bigger saw no less than 50+cc.
He will most likely continue raping his 236.

P.S.:
Saw is set up with 3/8" Picco Stihl full chisel none safety chain.
Yes, the chain was dull as a bowling bowl.

 

[stihl_head1982]

The key is in not spending time, but in investing it. – Stephen R. Covey.

 

[MustangMike]

Very true, but also remember that the results are often not linear. You can not give up, you must always keep pushing forward.

Take the house that I currently live in. I built it because I could not afford to buy it. It is a modular, but I rented and excavator and dug the footings, did the foundation (12" and 8" block), did the electrical (back then they let you take a test for a homeowner permit) and I did the plumbing (my Brother is a PE and he signed off on it).

3 days away from my electrical hookup, I was the victim of arson, it was a total loss. Luckily I had insurance, but it only covered the cost of materials, not my time. The re-building was VERY emotionally difficult, as the arsonist was not caught, and you have great difficulty re capturing your enthusiasm when the back of your mind keeps asking if your hard work will be swept away again.

Note: I did this while working full time, after work every day and every weekend for months.

Luckily, this was back in the mid 80s, so now it just seems like a distant memory!

 

[Terry Syd]

Old dog, new tricks story. A mate of mine (78 years old) came over with his MS170. Brand new chain, but the engine can't pull it. He thinks there is something wrong with the carb.

I lone him my modded Husky 450 with a fresh chain. Show him how to start it and I'll take a look at his saw while he finishes the job.

I hear my saw in the distance, Crikey, he isn't running it over 7,000 rpm (the saw likes to cut at 12,000-12,500.

I check out his saw, runs fine, change the plug just in case - and notice the chain has lots of 'glint' on it for a new chain.

I go over to drop off his saw and watch him finish the last two cuts on the logs he was cutting. He is absolutely standing on the saw trying to force it through the wood. It never even gets close to the powerband.

He's an old farmer that is used to cutting with dull chains, that is the way he learned to cut wood and that is the way he will continue to cut wood.

 

[Terry Syd]

It was an interesting observation watching him do those last two cuts. It appeared to me that he had the impression in his mind that the saw should cut at a certain RPM - an RPM that he was familiar with.

When my saw wanted to rev higher than that, he just stood on the saw to slow it down to where he was comfortable. He had no idea about letting a sharp chain self-feed into wood. The cutting experience was all about the NOISE. It was the noise that told him he was cutting correctly.

He could have been cutting a good 50% faster and never knew it.

 

[stihl_head1982]

It was an interesting observation watching him do those last two cuts. It appeared to me that he had the impression in his mind that the saw should cut at a certain RPM - an RPM that he was familiar with.

When my saw wanted to rev higher than that, he just stood on the saw to slow it down to where he was comfortable. He had no idea about letting a sharp chain self-feed into wood. The cutting experience was all about the NOISE. It was the noise that told him he was cutting correctly.

He could have been cutting a good 50% faster and never knew it.

Bad habits are hard to break sometimes -- especially in a case like this.
I respect old folks. I have a great love for them. I understand your quandary though. Not sure I would know how to approach the guy about it unless we were very close friends.

 

[Dub11]

I'm the kind of person that does not talk about my hourly pay with anyone. The guy I work with has been asking how much I make for months and I won't tell him. Today, he just tells me how much I make. I'm kinda frustrated at this cause most places I have worked will fire employees for talking about such things......besides that, its none of his business.

When anyone asks me I tell them about 3.50 and can I borrow a dollar.
I also drive the oldest vehicle in the lot.

Bad habits are hard to break sometimes -- especially in a case like this.
I respect old folks. I have a great love for them. I understand your quandary though. Not sure I would know how to approach the guy about it unless we were very close friends.

I'm in the same boat with a friend of my dads who is in his later 70's. He wants to run a saw at part throttle to help "save" the motor. I've tried telling him about clutch damage to no avail.

 

[Terry Syd]

Not sure I would know how to approach the guy about it

If the situation arrives again, I'll lend the saw, but I will be the operator. Perhaps he can learn from watching...

 

[Terry Syd]

I'm in the same boat with a friend of my dads who is in his later 70's. He wants to run a saw at part throttle to help "save" the motor. I've tried telling him about clutch damage to no avail.

One of the blokes in town had an 064 that wasn't running but wanted me to fix it up for his 70th birthday. - Birthday party, a few drinks, I agree. I hate jobs like that, they never go away.

As I was explaining things and demonstrated a 'compression release' on my saw, he WANTED one of those on his saw. OK, so now I'm building an after market jug 92cc modded saw, ordering a new coil from Greece, rebuild carb, muffler mod, tuned de-comp, etc. - and various parts at my expense.

It goes back together and he's able to start it with the de-comp. I tune it in a big log, using an 8-pin, with the 24" bar it has on it (I gave him a good 20" bar with a brand new RMC chain, which he has never put on the saw). HOWEVER, the saw is made for BIG wood and the dumb-ass is running the saw at part throttle to cut light firewood.

Twice he has come by and complained that I haven't "cleaned the junk" out of the engine as the plug keeps fouling.

I recommend a hotter plug (he'll think about it), going to different oil (he has to use the old stuff first), letting the Stihl shop tune the mixture leaner (I don't know about that, what will they charge). - I'd rather the shop lean it out so if the dick-head gets into a big log and sticks the engine, it won't be my fault.

It is a small country town and I've got the reputation as the chainsaw guru. Like, it's my job that I'm suppose to endow fools with intelligence?

 

[deye223]

One of the blokes in town had an 064 that wasn't running but wanted me to fix it up for his 70th birthday. - Birthday party, a few drinks, I agree. I hate jobs like that, they never go away.

As I was explaining things and demonstrated a 'compression release' on my saw, he WANTED one of those on his saw. OK, so now I'm building an after market jug 92cc modded saw, ordering a new coil from Greece, rebuild carb, muffler mod, tuned de-comp, etc. - and various parts at my expense.

It goes back together and he's able to start it with the de-comp. I tune it in a big log, using an 8-pin, with the 24" bar it has on it (I gave him a good 20" bar with a brand new RMC chain, which he has never put on the saw). HOWEVER, the saw is made for BIG wood and the dumb-ass is running the saw at part throttle to cut light firewood.

Twice he has come by and complained that I haven't "cleaned the junk" out of the engine as the plug keeps fouling.

I recommend a hotter plug (he'll think about it), going to different oil (he has to use the old stuff first), letting the Stihl shop tune the mixture leaner (I don't know about that, what will they charge). - I'd rather the shop lean it out so if the dick-head gets into a big log and sticks the engine, it won't be my fault.

It is a small country town and I've got the reputation as the chainsaw guru. Like, it's my job that I'm suppose to endow fools with intelligence?

You just describe my life in this small town people always coming to me about tuning their saw I refused to do it .

now I get one of my saws deliberately put them out of tune show them how to do it and send them on their way.

all because years ago one bloke accused me of frying his saw funny thing is I also knew the bloke that was with him and he told me that he had the screwdriver out and 5 minutes later she locked up solid not my problem.
You only ever get to try and stooge me once .