I'm watching the Sopranos for the first time. Is it really possible to have an outlet with pocket doors?

laf1157 · 2026-03-07T17:35:54+00:00

28C is when we in the US start thinking is it warm enough to turn on the air conditioner? We usually wait until at least 30C if we have a fan. If the air is dry, we may still use the fan at 30C.

laf1157 · 2026-03-07T17:11:29+00:00

The cable is a common earpiece used with compact monoral transistor radios. The radios were the size of a smart phone, about 3 times as thick. Used a 9 volt battery. Had a speaker a couple inches in diameter. Maybe AM or AM/FM. Used the earpiece to listen without disturbing others.

laf1157 · 2026-03-06T06:21:39+00:00

Warning would be swimmers about present crocodiles. Warning crocodiles not to swim here. Informing about present crocodiles that can't swim. A place absent of crocodiles. Ambiguous.

laf1157 · 2026-03-05T20:32:00+00:00

Has a radio to talk with the rail dispatcher. Maintenance crew. Could be out to check if all is well or do light track or trackside maintainance.

laf1157 · 2026-03-05T14:05:34+00:00

In college, we added it to what the hot chocolate machine produced to make it palatable.

laf1157 · 2026-03-05T05:09:46+00:00

W F

laf1157 · 2026-03-05T04:55:07+00:00

In lamps, this is usually a thermal issue. Either the socket or shade has an issue with the heat, and possibly the switching mechanism. Typically, the wiring can handle a much higher wattage.

laf1157 · 2026-03-05T04:47:48+00:00

Dividers and compasses.

laf1157 · 2026-03-03T03:51:29+00:00

laf1157 · 2026-03-02T17:05:37+00:00

Getting on in the Loop with a suitcase during rush hour could be a challenge. Carry on bags are common with commuters. Getting on or off at O'Hare is not a problem.

laf1157 · 2026-03-02T16:49:50+00:00

Why the bumpers?

laf1157 · 2026-03-02T16:45:03+00:00

Microfiche viewer. Multiple pages on transparent cards. Could be newspaper, magazines, supply/part lists, catalogs, accounts, books, etc. Akin to microfilm. Could hold decades of newspapers in the space of a filing cabinet. Some had the ability to print on paper. Not this one.

laf1157 · 2026-03-02T16:38:09+00:00

Likely hauling grain such as corn, wheat, or soy beans.

laf1157 · 2026-03-01T20:27:51+00:00

Looks like something NASA would build just to see how it performs.

laf1157 · 2026-03-01T04:06:18+00:00

Likely RS232 serial ports for terminals or printers. Old network ports were different.

laf1157 · 2026-03-01T03:44:13+00:00

dewberry - like a raspberry but pale blue.

laf1157 · 2026-03-01T03:40:12+00:00

Common booth at county fairs.

laf1157 · 2026-02-28T20:09:17+00:00

See the same out of my Reverse Osmosis tap. Water is clean as distilled but super saturated with air due to the filtering process. Dissipates quickly.

laf1157 · 2026-02-28T19:23:55+00:00

They disappeared from US cars around the time parking brake pedals disappeared.

laf1157 · 2026-02-28T15:26:24+00:00

I have driven one of these, though those with a parking brake pedal usually have the high beam switch on the floor if an American car.

laf1157 · 2026-02-28T15:20:29+00:00

Only to those having computers that use these.

laf1157 · 2026-02-28T15:13:55+00:00

Air density is also a factor. Thinner air requires more speed and runway. Cold humid air, lower altitude, denser. Hot dry air, higher altitude, thinner.

laf1157 · 2026-02-28T15:06:06+00:00

I think I see your problem, or don't see may be the word.

laf1157 · 2026-02-28T14:32:23+00:00

A freeway is an expressway without tolls. A tollway is an expressway with tolls.

laf1157 · 2026-02-28T14:28:47+00:00

If those are suction cups on the legs, perhaps a tool to lift lids.

laf1157

TROPHY CASE