Test Equipment Anonymous

I guess it's time to get the snowblower out and running... Haven't used it in years. No doubt the stores will be a mob scene on Saturday, and look like a plague of locusts have passed through. On a different note, MGJ was the destination for my first dual cross country from Oxford, CT (OXC) back in...

I guess it's time to get the snowblower out and running... Haven't used it in years. No doubt the stores will be a mob scene on Saturday, and look like a plague of locusts have passed through. On a different note, MGJ was the destination for my first dual cross country from Oxford, CT (OXC) back in...

Going to be a fun weekend. Frigid temps, winds, and snow.....lots of snow. Upwards of 2 feet predicted. That's a once in 5 to 10 year storm. We'll see if the predictions are accurate. I'll post photos from the balcony.

Cats have absolutely phenomenal hearing. Harley could be in the lab with me and will go rushing to the front door because there's a delivery that us humans don't even hear. And he could be sound asleep anywhere and as soon as I crack that can of cat food he's there before I even get the lid fully of...

Cubdriver wrote: ↑Fri Jan 23, 2026 7:26 am Mice foolish enough to enter my house have a VERY short half-life.

-Pat

I think the mouse he caught 2 nights ago was stealing kibble out of his food dish. Nothing like signing your own death warrant.

And I believe cats can hear the ultrasonic noises that mice make.

Years ago, I had a tortoiseshell cat who was an excellent hunter. She would bring prey into the front room and let it run around a bit for me to see. Then, she would quickly catch it, kill it and eat it whole. Crunch, crunch. The whole demonstration would take, ooh, 30s. Next pair of cats also incl...

Charlie is exceptionally good at indicating their presence even if he can't get at one. He stops playing with his ball, runs around obsessively sniffing where he has heard them, with the occasional explosive snort as he clears out his secondary mouse-detecting-organ. These are excellent at catching...

Remember this? https://teanonymous.com/f1/viewtopic.php?p=11646#p11646 Last night Harley is crouched in the kitchen growling. WTF? Then he ran into the main hallway and dropped a dead mouse. Before I could get the mouse away from him he grabbed it and ran into the bedroom. He dropped it again and I ...

Harley at about the same age. Harley lacks the black tufts on the ears but otherwise damn near identical.

My condolences too. 17 years is a very long time for a cat....which makes the loss even more difficult.

Zenith wrote: ↑Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:13 pm Definitely a gremlin. I've heard you can remove them by placing the infested equipment in a pentagram with a goats fat candle at each point and making certain incantations. I haven't tried it myself.

Accompanied by a flame thrower.

Had to lookup "stilton". Never heard of it but if it's anything like other bleu cheeses I would probably like it.

I'm surprised it doesn't have a "tip" jar. Seems everyone today feels they are entitled to a tip for just doing their basic job.

Shit like this is why I order my groceries online and have them delivered. I prefer going to the shops and browsing for what is good/new/cheap. Searching online would mean I would stay with repeat purchases, and miss serendipity. Plus the they would also make stupid substitution for the item I real...

Zenith wrote: ↑Fri Jan 02, 2026 10:19 pm

MED6753 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 02, 2026 9:39 pm Shit like this is why I order my groceries online and have them delivered.

And tell me, are they delivered by the little bots tggzzz encountered?

Nope. Delivered by a nice lady driving a motor vehicle.

Shit like this is why I order my groceries online and have them delivered.

Tight round about and extra length buses. I fail to see the problem?

My needs are much simpler. Two AD584-M references and an hp 3456A that probably hasn't been calibrated this century.

Docs concluded she had early stage flu and started her on tamiflu. We finally got home at 5:30 PM last night. Today she is resting comfortably. Close call averted. Good. The last time was a damned close run thing. Last time is still very raw and even though she hates doctors and hospitals it was a ...

Almost had a repeat of this yesterday (Sunday).... https://teanonymous.com/f1/viewtopic.php?t=266 Blondie woke up Sunday morning with extreme chills and a low grade fever. Rather than take a chance as to what happen 2 years ago took her to an urgent care facility at our local hospital. The flu is ra...

Ouch, that sucks.

tggzzz wrote: ↑Sat Dec 27, 2025 2:26 pm Thaw freeze thaw freeze thaw is the usual state of affairs here. Doctors don't need to drum up business in that horrible weather

Correct. The flu is rampant this season.

Not as much as predicted but still significant. For a period the snow mixed with sleet which cut down on the total accumulation. Tomorrow evening the temperature is going to rise around freezing and a period of freezing rain which should make for a real nice slippery mess. https://imagizer.imageshac...

Cubdriver wrote: ↑Fri Dec 26, 2025 6:45 pm Been a while since one of these has hit!

Yea, at least 3 years if I recall correctly.

So far this season we've already had 4 small storms dropping an inch to 3 inches of snow. Then the following day the sun would come out with above freezing temps and melt it. But this looks like a big one.