What is in your cup? - Page 1792

ProfCrash · 11-26-2013, 12:42 PM

Fourth or Fifth serving of Seven Sons Pu Erh.

Stitchawl · 11-26-2013, 08:13 PM

Over the river, and through the wood,
To Grandfather's house we go;
the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather's house away!
We would not stop for doll or top,
for 'tis Thanksgiving Day.

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sac2CVHs5Do )

Happy Thanksgivukah to all who celebrate the two holidays that share today!
EDIT: .... err.... tomorrow. Well, OK, technically tonight is Erev Thanksgiving, and the official start of Chanukah.

Good morning, everyone! Late start this morning... tough getting out of bed today. Too busy yesterday and last night. Today promises to be more of the same. I'm going try using the HDR photography techniques inside some of the ancient temples in my neighborhood and see how that works out. Might just be an interesting blending of 21st Century technology and 15th Century culture. On the other hand, it may just turn out really, really bad. Sort of like 'Dorothy meets Seven of Nine.' But I won't know until I try!

So right now I'm fortifying myself with a new (for me) tea! It's "PG Tips," touting itself as "England's No.1 Tea," and I have to say that despite it being a commercially bagged tea, I'm enjoying it. I was served it at a restaurant last month and inquired as to the brand, being surprised to discover it was a bagged tea. I went looking for a loose leaf package but none was available here so I bought the tea bag box. Glad I did! It is a nice cup of tea. I wouldn't rate it on the same shelf as Fortnum&Mason or East India Company loose teas, but it is certainly the very best commercially bagged tea I've had. I think there will even be enough flavor to withstand a second steeping, although the price it sells for here doesn't make that a necessity.

Stitchawl

cromag · 11-27-2013, 12:42 AM

Shiraz.

Trying to bleed off, or at least, counteract, multiple commuter cups of coffee from a long road trip in nasty weather.

dreams · 11-27-2013, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

It's quite strange about this particular holiday up here in the Great White North. In the US, it's a holiday season from now until after New Years Day. But our Thanksgiving was over a month ago, so there isn't the same sense of a continuous holiday season. In the US right now, you can go into any Starbucks and buy a "Pumpkin Spice Latte" or a slice of pumpkin bread. But ask for that up here, and you get told "that's seasonal". Meaning at Thanksgiving time, in early October. Maybe all the way up to Halloween. But certainly not after.

It becomes a bit hectic with the "season" being a continuous thing here. I think I would like the break that you mention.

Quote:

No holiday here, and I just lost a bearing on the motor for my pool's circulating pump. And getting at the pump to pull it and take to the local shop is going to be a royal PITA. Sigh.

I had already repacked and replaced the bearings on my pump a few years ago; it was a real pain to remove the pipes and get to it. Then two years after that the motor just stopped. I tried to repair it, but just gave up and finally took it into a small motor repair shop. They couldn't repair it either and I ended up having to purchase a new one. Luckily, they sold it to me at their cost. Good luck on your pump.

It's the end of a very long day and I gave myself a treat; I stopped on the way home and got a Cinnamon Dulce Latte.

CRussel · 11-27-2013, 01:28 AM

From the sounds of things during the failure stage, this is a bad bearing on the pump. In the old days, I'd have pulled the bearings myself and replaced them. But I no longer have the tools. OTOH, the local Marine Diesel shop says they can handle it. It's not really all that big a deal, assuming it's just the motor and not the pump rotor. If it's the rotor, I'll need to order up a new one and that would take more than a little while, since it would have to come from Pennsylvania.

A glass of cheap and almost toxic white wine to go with the turkey we had tonight.

Stitchawl · 11-27-2013, 04:27 AM

Afternoon delight of East India Company's "Royal Breakfast" tea!

[QUOTE=dreams;2698140..... I tried to repair it, but just gave up and finally took it into a small motor repair shop. [/QUOTE]

I had a girlfriend a long time ago who signed up for an Adult Ed evening class in Small Motor Repair. She figure that being she drove a Subaru with a very small motor, she'd be able to fix it herself... Did I mention that she was a blond?

Stitchawl

dreams · 11-27-2013, 04:59 AM

*from the blond with the umbrella*

My dad hated to buy anything new if the old could be repaired, so we all were very familiar with taking things apart to see how they worked *most times we even got them back together with all their parts in the right place and it worked again*

I remember my youngest brother was constantly taking things apart, even when the house was being remodeled (he was in Kindergarten) he would take the nails out of what was just built. I still always try to repair something myself before replacing it. (In my 20's I took my VW carburetor apart in my dining room and laid all the parts out in the order I took it apart.)

Stitchawl · 11-27-2013, 07:47 AM

Drinking an after-dinner Mago lassi and loving it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

*from the blond with the umbrella*

Blond isn't a hair color; it's a lifestyle!

Quote:

In my 20's I took my VW carburetor apart in my dining room and laid all the parts out in the order I took it apart.)

I had an employer back in my late 20's who decided that I should be the one to repair a Moped engine that had seized. (I knew nothing whatsoever about engine repair at the time.) He gave me the engine manual, two screwdrivers, a pair of vice-grips, and an adjustable wrench and told me to fix it... I figured out how to take it apart, and placed each piece that I removed into egg cartons in the order I removed them, and found a broken part, which I ordered from the company. When I had it completely disassembled, my employer stumbled into the work bench and knocked over all the egg cartons. Somehow, I managed to get it all back together, and working, with only two small 'things' that I couldn't figure out where to put them. But the moped ran perfectly, and I still have no idea how... and I still have no idea how to fix an engine! It's a good thing he didn't ask me to perform a heart transplant.

Stitchawl

CRussel · 11-27-2013, 11:53 AM

Well, in my previous life as a journeyman industrial electrician, fixing motors was a normal part of the job. Especially silly things like this, just a bad bearing. Whip off the casing, knock out the pin or key, and pull the bearing with a pulley puller. Go to Stores, pick up a pair of new bearings (if I didn't have spares that particular size in my roll-away), slide them on, shove in a new pin or key, and put the housing back on. Test run the motor, and back into the machine. Or more likely, back on the shelf since we usually just swapped them out to keep the line running. (And the best part -- it wasn't even my job to pull the motor -- I just had to disconnect it from power. Pulling it was the millwright's job unless it was 1HP or less.)

IAC, it's out now and I'll take it down to the diesel shop on Friday. Meanwhile, however, a big glass of fresh squeezed orange juice, and a mug of Lapsang Souchong.

dreams · 11-27-2013, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Blond isn't a hair color; it's a lifestyle!

Quote:

Somehow, I managed to get it all back together, and working, with only two small 'things' that I couldn't figure out where to put them. But the moped ran perfectly, and I still have no idea how... and I still have no idea how to fix an engine!

I got mine all back together, even cut a new gasket for it, and like you, I still have no idea what most the parts are and do in an engine; but I can read and follow manuals.

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Originally Posted by CRussel

IAC, it's out now and I'll take it down to the diesel shop on Friday.

that it will be something simple.

Enjoying the last of my coffee before I have to go and about to finish the shopping for Thanksgiving dinner.

Stitchawl · 11-27-2013, 07:53 PM

Take two...

Over the river, and through the wood,
To Grandfather's house we go;
the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather's house away!
We would not stop for doll or top,
for 'tis Thanksgiving Day.

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sac2CVHs5Do )

Happy Thanksgivukah to all who celebrate the two holidays that share today! (I think I got it right this time...)

Good morning, everyone! Unbranded keemun tea today. Still love this stuff! Up early to shoot the sun, then process some photos from yesterday's shooting. Then practice some music, do some fencing drills, then walk into the Old City for lunch. Gotta remember to give thanks today too. That's what it's all about, right? I'll go back to this place this afternoon to do that. It's what I shot yesterday...

I can see about 11 different ancient temples from my window, but this one is tucked away inside the Old City, protected by the moat and walls. Quiet place...

Stitchawl

Love.Forever. · 11-27-2013, 07:57 PM

Lovely Ginger Tea

kindlekitten · 11-27-2013, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Ten

I have two cups next to me. One has water in it. The other has a bit of Jameson whiskey in it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Take two...

Over the river, and through the wood,
To Grandfather's house we go;
the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather's house away!
We would not stop for doll or top,
for 'tis Thanksgiving Day.

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sac2CVHs5Do )

Happy Thanksgivukah to all who celebrate the two holidays that share today! (I think I got it right this time...)

Good morning, everyone! Unbranded keemun tea today. Still love this stuff! Up early to shoot the sun, then process some photos from yesterday's shooting. Then practice some music, do some fencing drills, then walk into the Old City for lunch. Gotta remember to give thanks today too. That's what it's all about, right? I'll go back to this place this afternoon to do that. It's what I shot yesterday...

I can see about 11 different ancient temples from my window, but this one is tucked away inside the Old City, protected by the moat and walls. Quiet place...

Stitchawl

Words fail, simply amazing

Stitchawl · 11-27-2013, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

Words fail, simply amazing

That thing that really blows me away is that it was dark as a tomb inside this temple except for a bit of light coming in from behind the Buddha... There is something to be said for High Dynamic Range photography... No flash used. This was nine exposures bracketing in .7 steps above and below the metered exposure blended together... It works!

Stitchawl

CRussel · 11-28-2013, 11:57 AM

Impressive, Stichawl. Both from a technical standpoint (your picture) and from the standpoint of just how much money religion is willing to spend on itself.

Happy holidays for those whose holidays are either today, or starting today.

I'll celebrate with a mug of Peet's English Breakfast Blend while I try to get serious about this book I'm supposed to be writing. I spent yesterday re-writing Word macros and templates. A SURE sign I'm in the last stages of avoidance.

11-26-2013, 08:13 PM	#26867
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Over the river, and through the wood, To Grandfather's house we go; the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh through the white and drifted snow. Over the river, and through the wood, to Grandfather's house away! We would not stop for doll or top, for 'tis Thanksgiving Day. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sac2CVHs5Do ) Happy Thanksgivukah to all who celebrate the two holidays that share today! EDIT: .... err.... tomorrow. Well, OK, technically tonight is Erev Thanksgiving, and the official start of Chanukah. Good morning, everyone! Late start this morning... tough getting out of bed today. Too busy yesterday and last night. Today promises to be more of the same. I'm going try using the HDR photography techniques inside some of the ancient temples in my neighborhood and see how that works out. Might just be an interesting blending of 21st Century technology and 15th Century culture. On the other hand, it may just turn out really, really bad. Sort of like 'Dorothy meets Seven of Nine.' But I won't know until I try! So right now I'm fortifying myself with a new (for me) tea! It's "PG Tips," touting itself as "England's No.1 Tea," and I have to say that despite it being a commercially bagged tea, I'm enjoying it. I was served it at a restaurant last month and inquired as to the brand, being surprised to discover it was a bagged tea. I went looking for a loose leaf package but none was available here so I bought the tea bag box. Glad I did! It is a nice cup of tea. I wouldn't rate it on the same shelf as Fortnum&Mason or East India Company loose teas, but it is certainly the very best commercially bagged tea I've had. I think there will even be enough flavor to withstand a second steeping, although the price it sells for here doesn't make that a necessity. Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 11-26-2013 at 09:36 PM.

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11-26-2013, 12:42 PM	#26866
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Fourth or Fifth serving of Seven Sons Pu Erh.

11-27-2013, 12:42 AM	#26868
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,540 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Shiraz. Trying to bleed off, or at least, counteract, multiple commuter cups of coffee from a long road trip in nasty weather.

11-27-2013, 01:28 AM	#26870
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,298 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	From the sounds of things during the failure stage, this is a bad bearing on the pump. In the old days, I'd have pulled the bearings myself and replaced them. But I no longer have the tools. OTOH, the local Marine Diesel shop says they can handle it. It's not really all that big a deal, assuming it's just the motor and not the pump rotor. If it's the rotor, I'll need to order up a new one and that would take more than a little while, since it would have to come from Pennsylvania. A glass of cheap and almost toxic white wine to go with the turkey we had tonight.

11-27-2013, 04:27 AM	#26871
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Afternoon delight of East India Company's "Royal Breakfast" tea! [QUOTE=dreams;2698140..... I tried to repair it, but just gave up and finally took it into a small motor repair shop. [/QUOTE] I had a girlfriend a long time ago who signed up for an Adult Ed evening class in Small Motor Repair. She figure that being she drove a Subaru with a very small motor, she'd be able to fix it herself... Did I mention that she was a blond? Stitchawl

11-27-2013, 04:59 AM	#26872
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	from the blond with the umbrella My dad hated to buy anything new if the old could be repaired, so we all were very familiar with taking things apart to see how they worked most times we even got them back together with all their parts in the right place and it worked again I remember my youngest brother was constantly taking things apart, even when the house was being remodeled (he was in Kindergarten) he would take the nails out of what was just built. I still always try to repair something myself before replacing it. (In my 20's I took my VW carburetor apart in my dining room and laid all the parts out in the order I took it apart.)

11-27-2013, 11:53 AM	#26874
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,298 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Well, in my previous life as a journeyman industrial electrician, fixing motors was a normal part of the job. Especially silly things like this, just a bad bearing. Whip off the casing, knock out the pin or key, and pull the bearing with a pulley puller. Go to Stores, pick up a pair of new bearings (if I didn't have spares that particular size in my roll-away), slide them on, shove in a new pin or key, and put the housing back on. Test run the motor, and back into the machine. Or more likely, back on the shelf since we usually just swapped them out to keep the line running. (And the best part -- it wasn't even my job to pull the motor -- I just had to disconnect it from power. Pulling it was the millwright's job unless it was 1HP or less.) IAC, it's out now and I'll take it down to the diesel shop on Friday. Meanwhile, however, a big glass of fresh squeezed orange juice, and a mug of Lapsang Souchong.

11-27-2013, 07:53 PM	#26876
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Take two... Over the river, and through the wood, To Grandfather's house we go; the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh through the white and drifted snow. Over the river, and through the wood, to Grandfather's house away! We would not stop for doll or top, for 'tis Thanksgiving Day. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sac2CVHs5Do ) Happy Thanksgivukah to all who celebrate the two holidays that share today! (I think I got it right this time...) Good morning, everyone! Unbranded keemun tea today. Still love this stuff! Up early to shoot the sun, then process some photos from yesterday's shooting. Then practice some music, do some fencing drills, then walk into the Old City for lunch. Gotta remember to give thanks today too. That's what it's all about, right? I'll go back to this place this afternoon to do that. It's what I shot yesterday... I can see about 11 different ancient temples from my window, but this one is tucked away inside the Old City, protected by the moat and walls. Quiet place... Stitchawl

11-27-2013, 07:57 PM	#26877
Love.Forever. Monarch Butterfly ... Posts: 255 Karma: 1068968 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Canada Device: Samsung Galaxy S4, Nexus 7 32GB, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8"	Lovely Ginger Tea

11-28-2013, 11:57 AM	#26880
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,298 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Impressive, Stichawl. Both from a technical standpoint (your picture) and from the standpoint of just how much money religion is willing to spend on itself. Happy holidays for those whose holidays are either today, or starting today. I'll celebrate with a mug of Peet's English Breakfast Blend while I try to get serious about this book I'm supposed to be writing. I spent yesterday re-writing Word macros and templates. A SURE sign I'm in the last stages of avoidance.