No wrote:
> >8 foot florescent fixtures, 2 tubes, with bulbs.
> Oh yea - Got em for FREE
That's a gloat, of sorts, in my book. I'd classify it as a nanogloat
though.
JP
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How 'bout a Walker-Turner cabinet saw with a Biesemeyer fence for 80
bucks?
Joe Wells wrote:
> On Tue, 30 May 2006 06:23:52 -0700, Jay Pique wrote:
>
> >
> > No wrote:
> >
> >> >8 foot florescent fixtures, 2 tubes, with bulbs.
> >
> >> Oh yea - Got em for FREE
> >
> > That's a gloat, of sorts, in my book. I'd classify it as a nanogloat
> > though.
>
> I've consulted the Committee and they classify this as a middling neener.
>
> > How 'bout a Walker-Turner cabinet saw with a Biesemeyer fence for 80
> > bucks?
>
> Sure. I'll send you my shipping address on the back channel ;^)
Heeeheeee! I'm headed down with the trailer right now. I also picked
up two *large* piles of hardwood for $12.50 each. The 100 bdft. of
clear poplar sitting dead nuts on top of it would have been worth the
$25, and that doesn't even begin to touch the oak, cherry and god knows
what else piled underneath. I'm a bit giddy. Of course this will mean
I have no excuse not to actually *build* something.
JP
Jay Pique wrote:
> Heeeheeee! I'm headed down with the trailer right now. I also picked
> up two *large* piles of hardwood for $12.50 each. The 100 bdft. of
> clear poplar sitting dead nuts on top of it would have been worth the
> $25, and that doesn't even begin to touch the oak, cherry and god knows
> what else piled underneath. I'm a bit giddy. Of course this will mean
> I have no excuse not to actually *build* something.
I'm so pissed right now I don't even know if I should be typing this.
I called the new owner of the property last night to confirm I could
come down today and get the wood and he said fine, but it would be a
hard hat area late in the week. So I go down there and the building is
demoed and the two piles of hardwood are fucking gone. The table saw
was pulled out, thankfully. Of course I then hastily load it into the
trailer, pissed off the whole time, and the saw shifts as I'm pulling
out, falls and the fence folds flat against the L-beam, severing the
power cord. It's my own damn fault on that but boy do I want to really
ruin somebody's day right now. Shit god damn and a motherfucker too.
I'll apologize later. Right now I can't reign it in.
JP
Jay Pique wrote:
> > Heeeheeee! I'm headed down with the trailer right now. I also picked
> > up two *large* piles of hardwood for $12.50 each.
> So I go down there and the building is demoed
JP - were you at the same auction I was (Skaneateles Supply Co)? I
drooled over the Walker-Turner cabinet saw with Bies fence and piles of
hardwood, but I don't have the space right now for any of that - I just
picked up a few hand tools.
So they tore down that barn early? That sucks...
Andy
Andy wrote:
> Jay Pique wrote:
> > > Heeeheeee! I'm headed down with the trailer right now. I also picked
> > > up two *large* piles of hardwood for $12.50 each.
>
> > So I go down there and the building is demoed
>
> JP - were you at the same auction I was (Skaneateles Supply Co)? I
> drooled over the Walker-Turner cabinet saw with Bies fence and piles of
> hardwood, but I don't have the space right now for any of that - I just
> picked up a few hand tools.
> So they tore down that barn early? That sucks...
Yeah, same auction. It's a real shame all that hardwood went to waste.
I was poking through it and saw a bunch of 8/4 cherry slabs, white
oak, red oak and the poplar I already mentioned.
You local to the area? Email me direct at mwskaneateles at adelphia
dot net.
JP
Not overkill by a long shot. That's just barely enough light for me.
I would class it as a nice find, not a gloat.
Bob
"No" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Does this count? Quantity eight. 8 foot florescent fixtures, 2 tubes,
> with bulbs.
>
> All tested good except one. One side does not light on one fixture. Not
> sure why yet. All in good shape.
>
> over kill for a 2.5 car garashop?
>
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In article <[email protected]>, No <[email protected]> wrote:
>No wrote:
>> Does this count? Quantity eight. 8 foot florescent fixtures, 2 tubes,
>> with bulbs.
>>
>> All tested good except one. One side does not light on one fixture. Not
>> sure why yet. All in good shape.
>>
>> over kill for a 2.5 car garashop?
>>
>Oh yea - Got em for FREE
Well, _that_ puts it in the gloat class.
However, the 12.5% defects eliminates it from consideration as a full-fledged
gloat.
Guess you'll have to settle for 'gloat-lite'.
No wrote:
> Does this count? Quantity eight. 8 foot florescent fixtures, 2 tubes,
> with bulbs.
>
> All tested good except one. One side does not light on one fixture. Not
> sure why yet. All in good shape.
>
> over kill for a 2.5 car garashop?
>
Oh yea - Got em for FREE
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Steve W wrote:
> My garage/shop is 22 x 25 x 11 and I have 3x 8' two bulb units and 2x 4'
> units. It is plenty bright for me. If you want to use all of them,
> consider putting them on two switched circuits for when you may not
> want/need all of them on. My 4' units are on a separate circuit and I
> rarely turn them on.
>
> -Steve
>
>
>
>
> "Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Not overkill by a long shot. That's just barely enough light for me.
>>
>> I would class it as a nice find, not a gloat.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> "No" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>>> Does this count? Quantity eight. 8 foot florescent fixtures, 2 tubes,
>>> with bulbs.
>>>
>>> All tested good except one. One side does not light on one fixture. Not
>>> sure why yet. All in good shape.
>>>
>>> over kill for a 2.5 car garashop?
>>>
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>
Good advice - I am thinking of putting in 6 of them, leaving the
original bulb sockets in place and putting pull chains on each 8'
section. That way I only turn on what I need plus others as the traverse
the garage would only use the regular lights.
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"Clint" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:CI2fg.917$771.327@edtnps89...
> Considering the 8' fixtures are $50 around here, and the bulbs are what,
> $5 apiece (haven't replaced mine yet), that doesn't sound like a simple
> neener. *doing the math* 8 fixtures and bulbs * ($50 + $10) = $480 worth
> of lighting. For free. I wouldn't turn that down.
>
I don't know where you live, but in many big cities now, it is almost
impossible to get rid of the long florescent tubes. They are considered
hazardous waste.
I used to have these fixures in my house and shop. The tubes were cheap and
plentiful. When I moved recently, it was almost impossible to buy the long
tubes and no garbage dump in town would take them. I used to put them out
for curbside removal. They won't take them any more. Not even the four
footers.
I had a friend who would put them in a specially constructed box and break
them up. He would them transfer the shards to lined plastic bags. This was
the only way to get rid of them. Even the four footers are getting hard to
get rid of.
It is turning into a form of ecological blackmail or embargo. If in fact
these things need to be disposed of in a certain way, waste companies should
provide a solution of some kind. Now large amounts of these tubes are being
disposed of in ways that they would never approve of.
You have to commit a crime to dispose of them. I heard of one waste company
designate one day a year to receive these tubes. They are accumulating
around people's houses. You can't sell your house if there are any of these
tubes laying around. I have no idea what businesses do. Probably have a
hazardous waste company take care of them.
But what choice do consumers have? I was made to feel like a leper for
having these eight foot fixtures and tubes. Never again. I am not even
sure about the four footers any more.
On 30 May 2006 15:10:55 +0200, No <[email protected]> wrote:
>No wrote:
>> Does this count? Quantity eight. 8 foot florescent fixtures, 2 tubes,
>> with bulbs.
>>
>> All tested good except one. One side does not light on one fixture. Not
>> sure why yet. All in good shape.
>>
>> over kill for a 2.5 car garashop?
>>
>Oh yea - Got em for FREE
Well in that case, you suck.
Not too much for a garage- it's not too much until every square inch
of ceiling is covered and you're mounting them on the walls.
Considering the 8' fixtures are $50 around here, and the bulbs are what, $5
apiece (haven't replaced mine yet), that doesn't sound like a simple neener.
*doing the math* 8 fixtures and bulbs * ($50 + $10) = $480 worth of
lighting. For free. I wouldn't turn that down.
Clint
"Lee Gordon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> They're not wood or tools so I think free light bulbs is more like a
> neener than a gloat.
>
> Lee
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My garage/shop is 22 x 25 x 11 and I have 3x 8' two bulb units and 2x 4'
units. It is plenty bright for me. If you want to use all of them,
consider putting them on two switched circuits for when you may not
want/need all of them on. My 4' units are on a separate circuit and I
rarely turn them on.
-Steve
"Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Not overkill by a long shot. That's just barely enough light for me.
>
> I would class it as a nice find, not a gloat.
>
> Bob
>
> "No" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> Does this count? Quantity eight. 8 foot florescent fixtures, 2 tubes,
>> with bulbs.
>>
>> All tested good except one. One side does not light on one fixture. Not
>> sure why yet. All in good shape.
>>
>> over kill for a 2.5 car garashop?
>>
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In article <[email protected]>, No <[email protected]> wrote:
> Does this count?
It might make the grade of a 'gloatette'.
Which means that instead of you sucking, you just smell a little 'off'.
Good on ya, nonetheless.
r
"No" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Does this count? Quantity eight. 8 foot florescent fixtures, 2 tubes,
> with bulbs.
Certainly not a big gloat, but anytime something is free, especially when
you've got a use for it, then that qualifies as a gloat in my books.
On Tue, 30 May 2006 11:45:47 -0400, "Lee Gordon"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>They're not wood or tools so I think free light bulbs is more like a neener
>than a gloat.
>
>Lee
Ah, but think of the tools he can buy with the money not spent on
lights!
"No" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> over kill for a 2.5 car garashop?
Only if you live in Texas where the electricity rates are the highest in the
country. 50% higher in the last 12 months.
On Tue, 30 May 2006 11:45:47 -0400, "Lee Gordon"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>They're not wood or tools so I think free light bulbs is more like a neener
>than a gloat.
Light fixtures aren't tools? Heck, I consider my radio a tool. It
all helps do the work, after all.
On Tue, 30 May 2006 06:23:52 -0700, Jay Pique wrote:
>
> No wrote:
>
>> >8 foot florescent fixtures, 2 tubes, with bulbs.
>
>> Oh yea - Got em for FREE
>
> That's a gloat, of sorts, in my book. I'd classify it as a nanogloat
> though.
I've consulted the Committee and they classify this as a middling neener.
> How 'bout a Walker-Turner cabinet saw with a Biesemeyer fence for 80
> bucks?
Sure. I'll send you my shipping address on the back channel ;^)
--
-Joe Wells
"Here stands baseball's perfect warrior. Here stands baseball's perfect knight."
-Ford Frick upon Stan Musial's retirement
Hmmm... Haven't dealt with that issue at all. I guess I probably would have
done what your friend did, but without forethought. Just that the bulbs
wouldn't have fit into a garbage can.
Around here, we have a "hazardous waste" disposal area at most land-fills.
Used motor oil, paint, etc. There's also places to send old electronics
(TV's, computers, etc). BTW, around here is in Alberta, Canada. Guess
we're more progressive than I thought. Of course, we pay an extra fee for
those services. I think on my LCD monitor purchase, I paid $12 up front for
it's disposal at the end of it's life.
Clint
"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Clint" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:CI2fg.917$771.327@edtnps89...
>> Considering the 8' fixtures are $50 around here, and the bulbs are what,
>> $5 apiece (haven't replaced mine yet), that doesn't sound like a simple
>> neener. *doing the math* 8 fixtures and bulbs * ($50 + $10) = $480 worth
>> of lighting. For free. I wouldn't turn that down.
>>
> I don't know where you live, but in many big cities now, it is almost
> impossible to get rid of the long florescent tubes. They are considered
> hazardous waste.
>
> I used to have these fixures in my house and shop. The tubes were cheap
> and plentiful. When I moved recently, it was almost impossible to buy the
> long tubes and no garbage dump in town would take them. I used to put
> them out for curbside removal. They won't take them any more. Not even
> the four footers.
>
> I had a friend who would put them in a specially constructed box and break
> them up. He would them transfer the shards to lined plastic bags. This was
> the only way to get rid of them. Even the four footers are getting hard
> to get rid of.
>
> It is turning into a form of ecological blackmail or embargo. If in fact
> these things need to be disposed of in a certain way, waste companies
> should provide a solution of some kind. Now large amounts of these tubes
> are being disposed of in ways that they would never approve of.
>
> You have to commit a crime to dispose of them. I heard of one waste
> company designate one day a year to receive these tubes. They are
> accumulating around people's houses. You can't sell your house if there
> are any of these tubes laying around. I have no idea what businesses do.
> Probably have a hazardous waste company take care of them.
>
> But what choice do consumers have? I was made to feel like a leper for
> having these eight foot fixtures and tubes. Never again. I am not even
> sure about the four footers any more.
>
>
>
>
>
>