Mysterious Miscellaneous Tool Time V4

Author	Message
kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51527 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1545727 - Posted: 22 Jul 2014, 7:41:21 UTC - in response to Message 1545722. Last modified: 22 Jul 2014, 7:44:57 UTC You got it down Mark. Watch out, Ma Bell will be lookin for ya. Aw heck, I have not let a technician on the premises for years. If there is trouble, I just check it out on my end, and tell the guy...... Look, you get me a good clean line to MY block, and I'll take it from there. I had only one bad attitude tech many years ago. Noise on the line. He tested at the demarcation block on the outside of my home. Noisy. He said...I'll have to get inside and test your equipment. I said, not my equipment fix yours first. He snarled at me as if I didn't know s**t from shinola. I took the line going from the block into my basement and ripped it off the block. Said...OK, buddy, test it now. He did, and it was noisy as all hell. He looked at me with his eyes narrowed to slits and said smartass.....now what are you gonna do, wiseguy?? It got traced to a junction box blocks away that had water dripping into it. He came by later in the afternoon to retest and apologize. I gave him a thumbs up and he gave me a smile and handshake. And then I pulled out my punchdown tool and put my line back on the block....LOL. He was all grins at that point. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." ID: 1545727 ·

Dave Stegner Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Oct 04 Posts: 540 Credit: 65,583,328 RAC: 27	Message 1545731 - Posted: 22 Jul 2014, 7:48:13 UTC Last modified: 22 Jul 2014, 7:48:46 UTC It's amazing how much time and work a knowledgeable person can save a telco repair man, if you can convince them to let you. I am an IT person and have been involved with telco for years but, some will just not listen. Most of them will come around. The rest must need the practice. Dave ID: 1545731 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51527 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1545738 - Posted: 22 Jul 2014, 7:55:46 UTC - in response to Message 1545731. It's amazing how much time and work a knowledgeable person can save a telco repair man, if you can convince them to let you. I am an IT person and have been involved with telco for years but, some will just not listen. Most of them will come around. The rest must need the practice. Well, I can understand their reluctance to believe that the 'man on the street' knows much. I have myself dealt with many folks that think they know a lot, but don't. And they will spend hours of your time trying to convince you that they know something. But, it does get frustrating when one DOES know what they are talking about to get a professional to take the time to listen. I do sympathize. Tradesmen have a tough time once in a while determining who knows, as I said, s**t from shinola. And can spend hours on a bum steer otherwize. As in 'Yeah, it's grounded'......to a plastic water pipe. Ya know what I mean Dave? "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." ID: 1545738 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1546161 - Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 4:01:38 UTC I got a PM that I believe means it is my turn. I am confirming this at the moment. I have a picture in mind, but will have to find it among the pictures I took on vacation. BOINC WIKI ID: 1546161 ·

Dave Stegner Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Oct 04 Posts: 540 Credit: 65,583,328 RAC: 27	Message 1546290 - Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 9:00:21 UTC - in response to Message 1545738. As in 'Yeah, it's grounded'......to a plastic water pipe. Ya know what I mean Dave? Yes I do.. Dave ID: 1546290 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1546475 - Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 20:15:06 UTC OK, I got confirmation that it is my turn. (it would have been nice if that was posted in this thread as well). Here is a photo I got from the web. What is it? BOINC WIKI ID: 1546475 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1546478 - Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 20:27:27 UTC Anything to do with sewing or other cloth-related activity? David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1546478 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1546490 - Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 20:52:34 UTC - in response to Message 1546478. Anything to do with sewing or other cloth-related activity? No. BOINC WIKI ID: 1546490 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1546642 - Posted: 24 Jul 2014, 2:15:51 UTC Food preparation? David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1546642 ·

Lynn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123	Message 1546727 - Posted: 24 Jul 2014, 4:24:58 UTC - in response to Message 1546642. anything to do with pencils? ID: 1546727 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34065 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1546848 - Posted: 24 Jul 2014, 10:08:55 UTC Measuring instrument? rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1546848 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1547474 - Posted: 25 Jul 2014, 17:00:42 UTC - in response to Message 1546642. Food preparation? No. BOINC WIKI ID: 1547474 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1547475 - Posted: 25 Jul 2014, 17:00:56 UTC - in response to Message 1546848. Measuring instrument? No. BOINC WIKI ID: 1547475 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1547476 - Posted: 25 Jul 2014, 17:01:10 UTC - in response to Message 1546727. anything to do with pencils? Yes. BOINC WIKI ID: 1547476 ·

Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20	Message 1547483 - Posted: 25 Jul 2014, 17:05:55 UTC - in response to Message 1547476. anything to do with pencils? Yes. Manufacture, or preparation for use? Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired ID: 1547483 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1547502 - Posted: 25 Jul 2014, 17:21:54 UTC To gouge out the center where the lead/graphite goes? David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1547502 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1547844 - Posted: 26 Jul 2014, 4:50:20 UTC - in response to Message 1547481. Presumably you wind the handle and the metal block travels along the bottom guide rod? I have never actually seen it in use. BOINC WIKI ID: 1547844 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1547845 - Posted: 26 Jul 2014, 4:50:36 UTC - in response to Message 1547502. Last modified: 26 Jul 2014, 4:51:32 UTC To gouge out the center where the lead/graphite goes? No. [edit] Look closely at your pencils. They are formed from 2 pieces of wood glued together around the graphite rod. BOINC WIKI ID: 1547845 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1547846 - Posted: 26 Jul 2014, 4:51:50 UTC - in response to Message 1547483. anything to do with pencils? Yes. Manufacture, or preparation for use? The later. BOINC WIKI ID: 1547846 ·

Lynn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123	Message 1547869 - Posted: 26 Jul 2014, 6:22:45 UTC - in response to Message 1547846. Antique 1906 Cast Iron Upright Rotate Pencil Sharpener Label ID: 1547869 ·

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