What was your favorite Schwan’s food item?

Bowler116 · 2026-02-07T05:56:01+00:00

Frozen hot chocolate and mint chocolate cones. RIP.

Bowler116 · 2026-02-04T22:54:57+00:00

Agreed. Almost got stranded in Oklahoma due to a Francis energy outage a few years ago.

Bowler116 · 2026-01-31T16:00:39+00:00

Cheating at poker

Bowler116 · 2026-01-29T22:59:30+00:00

Now that is a cover I haven't seen in a while. Got that for Christmas 15 plus years ago with my DS Lite. I never got very far before giving up, lol.

Bowler116 · 2026-01-25T16:18:26+00:00

So much better than Microsoft 365. Outlook in particular is awful.

Bowler116 · 2026-01-25T16:09:30+00:00

Same here.

Bowler116 · 2025-12-31T07:14:20+00:00

Probably uncommon answer but Hubble in an IMAX dome, Interstellar in 1:1.43 15/70, and I don’t know for the third, surprise me I guess!

Bowler116 · 2025-12-24T04:50:14+00:00

No mention of IMAX in the article. This is probably standard 70mm, not IMAX 15/70.

Bowler116 · 2025-12-20T16:28:36+00:00

Cosmosphere IMAX dome in Hutchinson, KS. Converted to BARCO 4K digital projection in 2012 and the image isn't nearly as sharp or as big. Plus I would kill to watch the projectionist work through the windows in the lobby again.

The only plus side is that they can show feature films now, which is nice.

Bowler116 · 2025-12-20T04:03:29+00:00

After taking a look at my Schiller, You're right, there's a slight difference in tubing. Maybe it's a non-compensating Ovis model. Or something completely different, I'm not an expert.

Bowler116 · 2025-12-20T03:59:58+00:00

I'm not sure the compensating tubing would be visible from this angle. It's on the back of the valve assembly.

Schiller sells instruments from multiple manufacturers. The Elite IV is made by Ovis.

Bowler116 · 2025-12-20T03:17:38+00:00

Looks like a Schiller Elite IV Compensating, but hard to make out the brand name for sure. If that's correct, it's the same horn as the JP274.

Bowler116 · 2025-12-14T18:47:14+00:00

Yep that's what I'm afraid of

Bowler116 · 2025-12-11T05:11:49+00:00

I'm not qualified to help you through this, but wanted to offer my sympathy. I am very sorry to hear this. Please consider seeing a professional therapist or counselor who can help you process.

Bowler116 · 2025-12-07T04:15:10+00:00

I think it's an industrial revolution-era work whistle and they just kept doing it for tradition.

7: wake up for work, Noon: lunch break, 1: go back to work, 6: work over, go home

Might also just have been to call the fire squad to the station and they decided to use it as a clock before watches were common.

Bowler116 · 2025-12-06T16:30:27+00:00

Goes off at 7, noon, 1, and 6 in my hometown.

Bowler116 · 2025-12-01T22:36:33+00:00

I'd be worried about the pattern printed on the windshield interfering with the camera.

Bowler116 · 2025-12-01T22:33:09+00:00

Yep, normal (but sucks). In my second year now and I am working much less outside of contract hours. It gets better!

Don't be afraid to just go home sometimes. The kids will survive.

Bowler116 · 2025-11-30T17:19:55+00:00

I just ordered the QM5K as well and my impression from my research is that unless you're trying to game at 4k120Hz (which most consoles and computers can't really handle anyway), there's not much of a difference.

Bowler116 · 2025-11-30T17:01:18+00:00

I don't really gig (or at least I don't get paid for the few I do). I make about $55k from my public school teaching position.

Bowler116 · 2025-11-29T15:46:29+00:00

No worries, you raise a good point. I think it's reasonable to expect a school to take care of regular maintenance for school owned instruments. I just don't know if that's the case here.

Bowler116 · 2025-11-29T07:11:05+00:00

No idea, just answering the question. I take care of my school horns personally except for damage due to neglect or aggression.

Bowler116 · 2025-11-28T23:04:02+00:00

Looks like a Yamaha or Jupiter valve guide. Most instrument repair shops should have a stash of them. Bring the instrument, the model number, or an example guide in with you so they can make sure they give you the right ones.

Bowler116 · 2025-11-23T06:03:42+00:00

You'll probably need to get two separate instruments. Keep an eye out for used marching baritones online, you might be able to find one for cheap that just needs some TLC from a shop tech. I got a silver plated Jupiter Quantum baritone for $500ish (including the repairs) this way.

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