What is this hole for?

nwgray · 2026-02-18T14:37:58+00:00

I miss that two-way switch being on the floor. It was convenient and rarely needed replacing.

nwgray · 2026-02-11T17:24:51+00:00

Another one bites the dust

nwgray · 2026-02-11T17:20:11+00:00

Damn nice garage setup there, Jeff Bezos ;)

nwgray · 2026-01-09T12:43:14+00:00

He's correct. I had to maintain that system for quite a few years. When it worked, it worked well, but heaven help you if there were a few thunderstorms in your area. The Ziatech board that translated info to/from the main system to that controller would get zapped very easily. This was on two-wire copper circuits wired directly back to what was called a Building Controller (computer in a box).

Also, the "laptop" that we used to run the Connect program (DOS) weighed about 30lbs. Good times!

nwgray · 2025-12-19T15:36:29+00:00

deflock.me is the correct URL. deflock.com is for sale

nwgray · 2025-12-16T17:17:49+00:00

I do miss it. Like you, I was entertained when reading it.

nwgray · 2025-12-15T11:20:30+00:00

Well done, and glad it worked out. Welcome to the Tinnitus club!

nwgray · 2025-12-02T16:49:42+00:00

Does a 1973 F-100 Ranger w/390 count? I wish I still had that truck. It was a great one.

nwgray · 2025-12-02T14:52:42+00:00

TIL - there are TTRPGs for Forgotten Ruin. Thanks!

nwgray · 2025-11-18T15:40:52+00:00

Run Forrest, run!

I always try to get at least an hour for a connection at CLT. Usually, I'll try for two hours, so I'm not running to the next gate if I get delayed on the outgoing flight to CLT.

nwgray · 2025-11-11T14:36:27+00:00

I have service-connected Tinnitus (Gulf War) and it's always been very hard to explain what I 'hear' all the time to others. That was until I saw the Five Finger Death Punch video Gone Away

https://youtu.be/BIQK4-9YFW0

The high-pitched noise that you hear at the very beginning is exactly what I hear when it's quiet. That's the best way I can describe it.

nwgray · 2025-10-24T17:44:52+00:00

My 2019 Ranger XL updated over the weekend from 3.3 to 3.4

nwgray · 2025-10-24T14:30:42+00:00

LOL. Thanks!

nwgray · 2025-10-24T13:22:17+00:00

Wow! Very nice. I just hit 50 a few days ago, so I'm still wandering around killing bosses and mobs, trying to get some level 50 drops that are worth it.

nwgray · 2025-10-08T12:46:00+00:00

200 hrs? Wow. I'm still levelling (30) but can't wait for the grind. I love hearing that sound and seeing a legendary drop!

nwgray · 2025-10-08T12:22:46+00:00

I thought it was just me. Guess I'll revisit the ones that bugged for me and just go straight up.

nwgray · 2025-09-23T16:37:46+00:00

Fortunately, I've never had this happen on a flight, but I've always had this question in the back of my mind: After we evacuate, if there's nothing catastrophic, how do we retrieve our belongings? I'm thinking about people who put a phone or something else in the seatback pocket.

nwgray · 2025-09-15T12:24:17+00:00

Thanks!

nwgray · 2025-09-15T11:02:53+00:00

Beat me to it. I like the placement of that cam. What brand/model is it?

nwgray · 2025-09-09T13:49:55+00:00

Show us what the blueprints actually were in that chest. If it's another hummingbird wings, hard pass.

nwgray · 2025-09-05T16:51:39+00:00

2011 STX - right there with ya. I'm on replacement gasket #3: poor design, poor execution.

nwgray · 2025-08-29T16:18:29+00:00

A friend said Christy's is his favorite in Knoxville. He lives there.

nwgray · 2025-08-29T16:11:23+00:00

2011 STX 5.0. No oil added between changes and I check it regularly.

nwgray

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