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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2022 17:12:57 GMT -6
Guess everyone has fallen off the edge of the earth... So here is something for ya! EBCG
My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c. She said, 'you gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.' She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.' The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change. Do not confuse the people at MacD's. We had to have the garage door repaired. The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.' I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.' We haven't used that repairman since... I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deers are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.' IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE. My daughter went to a Mexican fast food and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.' He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce. I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, 'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?' To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?' He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.' The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine. She asked if I knew what the beeper was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!' She is a government employee..... When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a service, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. ‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!' His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.' STAY ALERT! They walk among us, they breed, and they vote….... LOL!
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Post by antares on Jan 31, 2022 19:07:19 GMT -6
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Post by dnic on Jan 31, 2022 19:53:08 GMT -6
That's some funny stuff fella's.
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Post by dnic on Feb 5, 2022 17:43:33 GMT -6
Hey Steve? Do you know the YT channel " The Shed of Dreams"? Fella's name is Patrick and he's a Brit. Just wondered if you watched his stuff or not. He does very good work and is fun to watch. And if you are familiar, how close you might be to each other. I know its's not likely that you guys live in there same area. He just finished up a 335 build that turned out really stellar. I'll throw a link to his channel for any of yous alls that might be interested. youtu.be/hMPGVuG1Dvo ENJOY
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Post by antares on Feb 17, 2022 15:03:02 GMT -6
I've watched a number of his videos now, but the tally relating to that guitar is a bit daunting to say the least. He sure seems to know what he's doing. I don't know how far he is from me, but distance is relative. When I was on a fly-drive holiday in The US, a 400 miles trip to the next motel and canyon didn't seem too much and besides, the scenery was jaw-dropping. Over here on this crowded little rock, such a trip would be a 5-00 AM start proposition for us geriatrics!
でつ e&oe ...
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Post by dnic on Feb 17, 2022 18:58:49 GMT -6
I've watched a number of his videos now, but the tally relating to that guitar is a bit daunting to say the least. He sure seems to know what he's doing. I don't know how far he is from me, but distance is relative. When I was on a fly-drive holiday in The US, a 400 miles trip to the next motel and canyon didn't seem too much and besides, the scenery was jaw-dropping. Over here on this crowded little rock, such a trip would be a 5-00 AM start proposition for us geriatrics! でつ e&oe ...I was kind of kidding about how close because when people find out I live in small town, very small tow. They automatically think we all know each other. Although the chances are very high. I like Patrick a lot because he and calm and pretty well rounded. I also watch 4th Avenue Guitars. That guys name is Anthony. He builds some very interesting guitars. In fact I think he finished in the top 5 of GGBO 2021. I take two to drive what we used to do in day. Just two racked up to go straight through.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2022 12:51:28 GMT -6
Here is my rabbit trail for today...
While having to wait on my new Cell phone to arrive, because I have to sign for it. I am trying to figure out what to do with myself today. I first thought I could work on the Eagle Guitar build. But it's cold again outside, so, no don't want to be cold today. Guess I won't be working on that. Then I thought I would play some music. I did that now I am board again. So I know I'll go on guitar attack and bug you all.
All of you are the lucky winners! LOL!
Here is something that just happened this week;
I ordered some things I needed for my new cell phone and I had some really important papers that where being sent thorough UPS Not USPS. All things where supposed to here Thursday. Well, that did not happen. The things I ordered where important but not as much as the papers. The papers where sent over night.
But because the guy on the truck can't read! I did not get them when I was supposed to.
After filling 4 reports with UPS I finely got everything yesterday (Friday night) The guy kept trying to deliver the items to the same wrong address. Guess where he was trying to deliver to? LOL the Apt right across form me. I don't know how he could have gotten the address mix up so many times. Just by chance I was standing outside my door when I heard the UPS truck pull up on the 4th try. Shold have seen the look on his face when I showed the right door.
He himself said he didn't know why he could not see he was at the wrong door. WOW!!! I told him now look I have some more important papers coming in next week through UPS and no doubt it will be you bringing it. Please don't deliver to the wrong Apt again.
Now the thing is that I don't like about UPS, USPS and others, Just try and get hold of someone to help out with this kind of issue. It took me well over an hour each time I called to get anywhere. First the AI comes on, If you ask to talk to a rep. the AI will say something like... I need to get some information form you before I can connect you to a Rep... Then at the end it says every time... You will need to go on line to fill out a form. I did!!! So out of anger I said to the AI I wanted to file a complaint. Then the AI would connect me to a Rep. another WOW!!!
Now 4 times of going through this and giving the same info over and over. After the last time of me going on at them, I did get a phone call from the UPS store here in town. That person started out by saying I have given them wrong address. I told her no! I was on your web site and it shows me the address they are wanting me to change. There are no changes because the one you show is the right one. It's your driver that keeps taking it to the wrong place!
Can you believe 3 times this guy kept saying the address was wrong and 3 times he took it the same place. All along the items had the right address on it. To top it off he had my cell phone number and not one time did he call to find out where I was.
The thing I do not like in to days world of doing anything is, the first thing a company wants you to do is go on line to resolve issues. What a big joke! Then once you find a phone number to call you now get greeted with an AI that has little understanding in how to help with solving issues. Every company I deal with now be it my bank, utilities, and so on all have an AI you must deal with before you can talk to a human. Then you are supper lucky if you get a human that one, that you can understand and two that they can understand you.
With all of the technology we have to day that can make things easier, one should be able to get things done not only fast but not so confusing. But, no lets make it harder than ever before. No one will offer you a thing until you get upset and stand your ground with them.
If I had not stuck to my guns and insisted that they get my stuff to me yesterday, after being a day late (and I feel I should get a refund on the shipping) I would still not had my items in hand. I am sure of it.
The technology we have today can be fun in a lot of ways. In some ways things have gotten super fast. Like taking your money on line. But just try and solve any issues once they have your money! Just try... EB
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Post by dnic on Feb 19, 2022 20:52:14 GMT -6
You are not wrong Eddie. I've taken to using the chat box when available. Has worked out pretty well for me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2022 13:25:18 GMT -6
As much as I don't want to. Looks like in the future I will have to cave in and go tubeless on my guitar amps.
Been looking at videos about the resent stuff going on with Russia and how it impacting the making of tubes for tube amps. Not good! My understanding is there are only 3 manufactures and one of them burned down. That one use to make JJ tubes. There is no sing of them rebuilding. The other one in in China and ring now is at least 6 to 8 months behind. Russia is not sending anything to the USA.
So the tubes we have is all we have at this time. Of course that means the prices for the tubes we have will go out of sight! Lots of people are buying them up and hording them.
I think once I get moved I am going to look for something without tubes. Man I hate this! Wish world leaders would grow up!
EB
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Post by dnic on Mar 14, 2022 18:02:42 GMT -6
I saw Rhett Butler talking about this today. He at one point backed up to reiterate, the lack of vacuum tubes and even the greater expense we may incur are an inconvenience at most. Especially when we consider the death and homelessness of the Ukrainians. Not at all to suggest you were minimizing what the Ukrainians are going through. I agree 100% that greedy world leaders screw life up for everyone world wide.
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Mar 15, 2022 8:17:31 GMT -6
Agree on the tubes, Dane.
Concerning supply chains impacted by conflict, Leo Fender chose domestic US woods for his guitars because of his fear of another war impacting his supply chain. His then-recent experience in WWII was a lesson-learned.
John
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2022 8:38:17 GMT -6
I saw Rhett Butler talking about this today. He at one point backed up to reiterate, the lack of vacuum tubes and even the greater expense we may incur are an inconvenience at most. Especially when we consider the death and homelessness of the Ukrainians. Not at all to suggest you were minimizing what the Ukrainians are going through. I agree 100% that greedy world leaders screw life up for everyone world wide. I do feel bad for the people over in the Ukraine. I cannot understand why one country finds the need to try and take over another and cause so much hardship for people. It is not right! But this kind of thing has made it hard on the world as a whole.
All I was pointing out is the cost of tubes and tube amps will go way over the top in price. To the point that many won't be able to afford them. Once prices go up they rarely come back down. Just like gas. We will never see gas prices drop back down to where they were before the prices went up.
Our pay doesn't go up with the increases of everything else. We here in the USA won't and don't make tubes anymore. Why? because tube making is supposed to hurt the environment. WOW I can think of a lot of other things that do that and probably worse than tube making. So the world has lost one tube factory. And it doesn't look like they are going to rebuild that factory. (JJ tubes)
I do have a few (used ) tubes on hand to get me by. I wonder where it's all going to end? One reason for us moving is because the rent is cheaper than where we are now. We are on a fixed income and all of the utility's keep going up along with food. The price of wood went up sky high and has come down a little but again nowhere near what it once was not to long ago.
Our insurance goes up every time we get a little but of a raise in our SSI. So we never really get a raise. With everything going up what are we supposed to do?
Well, I am going to look into some of the new amps that are out. Thinking of looking at the Fender amps. The new Fender twin. Digital amps that is. Seems that is the way things are going. SO why not...
EB
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Post by dnic on Jun 18, 2022 14:31:53 GMT -6
Coming over from Eddie's Eagle Blues guitar thread. Talking about a negative comment on one of videos. I agree Eddie if you're doing this for fun with no intention of ever making money then by all means do what you want to do. I do make a little money off my videos but I still do what I want and don't try to play into the trap of making videos strictly to get views and clicks. If that were the case I would make nothing but CA glue repair and Ca finish videos. Those have made the most money by far but I'm not going to keep doing the same things again for the views.
Advert wise, I don't think a monetized channel has much control over what adds get added to a video. But it does drive me crazy when channels that are sponsored by a vendor actually make their own adds and put them in the middle of video. And they tend to be long. Not to mention that these same channels want us to subscribe to Patreon and join their channels and so on.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2022 23:06:58 GMT -6
Here is my thing;
As some may or may not know. I have frontal lobe shrinkage of my brain. In other words, I am in the early stages of Alzheimer. I am on drugs for it. In fact, I will be going to see yet another doctor to see what else (if anything) they can do for me. I do not know how much time I have before it takes over, and I can no longer do the things I love to do, like making and playing guitars. I am told that there is no cure for what I have. Likewise, I am told to do everything I can to keep my body and mind busy.
So, when someone comes against me in any form, I do overreact. But, people do not have the right to tell others what they should do or to try and come across they know better than you in a way that is demeaning. I have been bullied for most of my life. I do not back down from anyone.
Saying that, I started to make these videos to give me something to do. Sorry if people can't get over themselves and let people have fun. That is all I wanted to do is have some fun and maybe pass a long some things I have learned before I can't. For me, it's never been about making money on my videos.
I know my soundtracks are corny, that was done intentionally. It's me making things lite. My life is almost over. I may have 2 years left in me, maybe more or maybe less.
I am doing my best to deal with all of it. The last two days I have not been doing so well. But I am not going to stop doing what I love to do because some out there have a cob up their butt!
Seems like too many out there are hell-bent on making people upset, and all the while they think they are being funny and think they have it all together.
Why is it people that do most of this like on UT have no videos of their own? The guy that came against me has no videos at all! So where does he come off at in trying to make me feel bad for being me?
I didn't and don't ask anyone to like me and what I do. I have put up with a lot of crap in my life. No one really knows what I have been through. Do you all know that I have died 3 times in my life and come back? So do you know I have been ganged on twice in my life? Or how many times I have been threatened at knife point and gun point in my life? And that is just some of the stuff I have been through. So, do you think some bully or some can scare me? I don't think so.
People need to think before they say things against someone. No one really know that person and what they have come through. I would like to see some people go through what I am going through. You think it's easy to live in pain and now this brain thing? My pain level every day is at an 8. When my pain levels go up to 10 I want to die! Now take that, then have your brain go south on you.
So, now do I keep on doing videos and making guitars? Or do I bow down and let people tell me how I should do things? Like I should stop talking and only make videos with music? Hum...
I feel bad that I made some upset at the way I do things. But I am who I am, and I can be no more. I have done more in my life than most people. I have seen and done a lot in my life. Been from the west coast to the east coast. Did missionary work in Mexico, built over 200 cars, I don't even know how many guitars I have built now. But it's up there. I have owned over 150 guitars. I have lived in an RV for 3 years and got to travel the USA. Likewise, I was playing in a rock group at the age of 15 making 750 dollars a week. Been on TV, radio, and many concerts. In the 8th grade, I got a science award for a project that got put into a science book. I can go on and on of all the things I have done on my life.
I wish people would realize they are not as smart as they think they are and stop picking on people they have no idea about. Not only that, but I don't need negative people in my life, and I sure heck will not be bullied by anyone! EB
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Jun 19, 2022 7:59:58 GMT -6
I get lots of hate mail. It has been a constant since I started GuitarAttack in 1998.
It does get discouraging when you are just trying to share some knowledge and somebody "comes off the top rope" on you and proves to be very unhelpful and personal.
I'm not a big believer in "ad hominem" attacks, and that is probably why I steer away from Twitter and Facebook.
I think social media has made our discourse much more coarse, and it discourages the method our friend Socrates advocated back before the internet.
I like being curious, asking questions, and searching out somebody who has actually done something rather than just talking about it. That is why I will keep this site going as long as I can. Thanks for joining in.
More to follow, John
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