What's mildly irritating you today?

[Aliantha]

aqua ear?

Maybe try putting earplugs in before swimming?

I never understood why some people have trouble with tumble turns. They sort of came naturally to me as a kid. It might be a different thing if I was trying to learn now though.

If I had to give advice, I'd say to go into the turn, and when you can't see the bottom of the pool anymore, it's time to turn over. That way you'll end up facing the right way.

Sorry, that's all I've got.

[monster]

Tumble turns sounds so.... elementary school... I can't flip turn to save my life. Well I probably could if the stakes were high, but I always end up disoriented, with water up my nose despite "knowing" how to stop that, and water in the ears. I'd rather just touch and go. This dog is too old to learn new tricks.

I always get water in my ears when i swim, but I rarely have problems getting it out of there -just shake like a pet coming in from the rain. Not working today, though. yes, still there.

[plthijinx]

Originally Posted by monster

Tumble turns sounds so.... elementary school... I can't flip turn to save my life. Well I probably could if the stakes were high, but I always end up disoriented, with water up my nose despite "knowing" how to stop that, and water in the ears. I'd rather just touch and go. This dog is too old to learn new tricks.

I always get water in my ears when i swim, but I rarely have problems getting it out of there -just shake like a pet coming in from the rain. Not working today, though. yes, still there.

maybe it's microscopic termites!!!

[footfootfoot]

I was turning a walnut bowl on the lathe and was just putting a finishing touch on it when my gouge caught the piece, tore it from the chuck, bounced it off the tool rest and into my lip.

Might be able to salvage it. The bowl, I'm not so sure about.

[Aliantha]

Ouch!

[Clodfobble]

Got a crudely folded up piece of paper in Minifobette's folder from school:

[Child's] Birthday Party!
Where: Chuck E. Cheese
When: Saturday 1:00

...And that's it. No address to determine which of the 4 Chuck E. Cheese locations they mean, and no date to confirm that the Saturday they refer to is today (you know, less than 24 hours after they sent home the invitation.)

So no big deal, the thing goes in the trash and we won't give it a second thought.

The irritating part is, [Child] has the same name as my daughter, and she is very new in the class, so it's likely more than a few parents are going to think that I am the one who sent out this atrocity of an invitation.

[Griff]

Chuck e Cheese *shudder*

I have an Aspy kid in one of my classes who is obsessed with that place. I can't imagine how he could cope. I imagine he'd be completely out of control throwing his body around like mad crashing into everyone and everything. Certain to end in a lot of uncontrollable tears and screaming and a hell of a scrap with his Dad.

[HungLikeJesus]

Cheesey Chuck.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I was turning a walnut bowl on the lathe and was just putting a finishing touch on it when my gouge caught the piece, tore it from the chuck, bounced it off the tool rest and into my lip.

Might be able to salvage it. The bowl, I'm not so sure about.

oooooouuuuuch....

what happened? Was the tool rest too far from the workpiece? I really really miss working on the lathe. getting smashed in the face, less so. I hope you're ok.

[ZenGum]

So, having just taken my car in for its 200,000 km service, and forked over damn near $2,000 for this including water pump, full timing gear rebuild etc etc ... it sounds like a cross between a VW beetle and a bloody lawnmower! They have bollocksed it up, beyond doubt. Going to take it back on Monday, but WTF??? PITA.

[Aliantha]

lol...sounds like they got the timing way wrong. Or forgot to connect the exhaust or something.

It sux to be you this weekend boy racer.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by BigV

oooooouuuuuch....

what happened? Was the tool rest too far from the workpiece? I really really miss working on the lathe. getting smashed in the face, less so. I hope you're ok.

Oh there was a tool involved, that's for sure, the nut behind the wrench.

No, It was a slightly too aggressive angle with the bowl gouge. I really should have been using a scraper at that point, but I was being sloppy.

The lip is down to that slightly metallic taste, and only hurts with vinegar.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

So, having just taken my car in for its 200,000 km service, and forked over damn near $2,000 for this including water pump, full timing gear rebuild etc etc ... it sounds like a cross between a VW beetle and a bloody lawnmower! They have bollocksed it up, beyond doubt. Going to take it back on Monday, but WTF??? PITA.

I had a dumbass local mechanic bend a heat shield on my Suzuki doing the State inspection. The good news was when the shield was bent back it no longer made the sound.

[Sundae]

I overcooked my challah.
Still, at least it was only the practice loaf.

[ZenGum]

So I took the car back to the mechanic. RATTLERATTLERATTLE ... Halfway there the damn rattle stopped and by the time I got the workshop the car was purring like a kitten.

I left it there anyway, maybe when it cools it will do the rattle again.

Five minutes later they phone me and call me back. The bit of the radiator that the top hose connects to "has broken". Now, true, the plastic was rather brittle (plastic? Subaru, WTF?) but it wasn't broken when I left it with them. It now needs a new radiator tank, or possibly a whole new radiator.



So now I'm looking for a new mechanic.