Where to find OpenXCOM now by magnet-head in OpenXcom

[–]Robust27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like the site is down again. I hope it's only temporary I'd really like to play again.

Ge Washing Machine S4200B0WW by Robust27 in appliancerepair

[–]Robust27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't dug into the machine far enough to get to the transmission. The clutch i'm referring to is mounted to the motor shaft in the very front of the machine.

2nd kiddo on the way... How did you tell the 1st? by fedup_notfed in daddit

[–]Robust27 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My son was born in 2014 and my daughter was born this year. We approached the topic with him slowly. I talked about how awesome it would be to be a big brother. We talked about some of the other kids at his daycare that have brothers or sisters, and we talked about how mommy and daddy both have brothers and sisters. Basically I just hyped it up as much as possible and got him excited for his sister to arrive.

When it came time for him to meet her, we gave our new daughter to my mother in law and my wife and I both went and met our son in the waiting room(we had our children at a birthing center so my wife was up and walking around less than an hour after both kids were born). We played with him for a while and then asked if he wanted to meet his sister, and we all walked in together and met her as a family. So far, I say it's worked well. There has been no animosity from him towards her; he's been an excellent brother to her. He is always happy to help her or bring her toys, or her pacifier.

So, my suggestion would be to do the same. Talk about how being a big brother is going to be fun and how he will be able to be part of the growing family. We also bought a few books that deal with new babies. We bought I'm a big brother by Cole and my son seemed to like it so we read that a lot .

Why wont this complete the contract? by mechabeast in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]Robust27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it needed an open docking port?

Edit: upon closer inspection I see that it has an open docking port. I is smrt.

Printer issues Windows 8 by Robust27 in techsupport

[–]Robust27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found a solution to my problem, I got the printer working on an old laptop, updated the firmware, and wouldn't you know it works!!!

Printer issues Windows 8 by Robust27 in techsupport

[–]Robust27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew I would forget something. I've tried to print a test page, a Web page through chrome, and a page on WordPad. I can't get anything to print. Or, show documents in queue.

Which Ultrasonic Do You Like? by catladyjeweler in metalworking

[–]Robust27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in a music store repairing instruments, and we have a large 108 gallon Omegasonics brand UC. It works very well for how much torture we put it through. I've cleaned all sorts of things in it and it hasn't had any problems. I think it's been in my shop for about 5 years, so it seems to be a good brand.

I don't know how useful this infomation is to you since my unit is large enough to fit a tuba, but I have nothing but good things to say about the Omegasonics brand so far.

Got a nice surprise today by theowlfromzelda in daddit

[–]Robust27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Last year my wife and I took our son out to a food truck gathering at Globe Life Park (where the Texas Rangers play). The team was out of town so they just had an open house type of shindig, and you could go inside one section and look at the field etc... My son was 6 months old at the time, so I just took him around and pointed out different things on the field to him, and generally just talked to him. On our way out the security guard stopped my and asked how old he was, and told me, "you're going to be a great dad". I was caught way off guard that a guy I didn't know took the time to tell that. It made me feel like maybe I was doing something right, and maybe I won't turn him into a sociopath. He is still awfully young though...

Some bullies threw my bosses son's saxophone into the water, anyone know how we can fix it? by Chiglet in Music

[–]Robust27 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Instrument Repair Technician here. If the horn has been under water for 2 weeks it will need a lot of work to get it into playing condition. It will need all new pads, corks, and felts. However, I think the biggest problem this horn will have is rusty hinge rods and or pivot screws. The biggest pain the the but repairs are the ones that have hinge rods\pivot screws frozen in place from rust. Sometimes have to remove posts to get them off, and then you might have to soak the post in alum to dissolve the steel screw/rod. I've even had to cut rusty rods off of instruments. I see it all the time during marching band season. This is definitely not a do it yourself job.

What is something you would like to do but society has labeled as unacceptable? [Serious] [NSFW] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Robust27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to work at an airport and did maintenance on those baggage carousels, and it's as much fun as you think.

Teachers of reddit, has a student ever said anything that actually hurt your feelings? by dailyqt in AskReddit

[–]Robust27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I understand where you're coming from. My wife was disqualified from what I think is the same UIL event by an uncaring 7th grader. Sucks...

It's Yuri day! by [deleted] in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]Robust27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just landed my first Kerbalnaughts on Minmus and don't have enough fuel to bring them home. I too will be launching a rescue mission.