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James_O said:
Good morning everyone! Have a good Saturday. :)
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nope, saturday is going downhill faster than a roller coaster ride. Led lights are flickering, didn't want to turn on. Need to figure out why, they are past warranty (slightly over 1 yr old) Argh..... Not enough coffee this day.

Hope everyone else is doing better :)
 
James_O said:
Believe it or not, that actually happened to an 18 wheeler on our gravel road. (Very similar to the picture)

He said he was looking for Florida Tile (a local tiling business), which is over 30 minutes away from where he was. He bottomed out when he was coming down off a steep hill. In doing so, he trapped everyone on our road from going into town for around 3 days.
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This was it after they eventually pushed it the rest of the way down the hill D54B95D7-C63F-4A4F-AE14-215A37B0568C.jpeg 3E19E91B-9431-49CD-B4F2-A081A02B4EB9.jpeg
I actually forgot how they did manage to get that thing out of there, but it did take a whole day.

Edit: I remember now. They had to lift each end up with a tow truck and maneuver it out.
 
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Good Morning. Going surf fishing this morning behind my home. I haven't surf fished since I used to SCUBA dive. It was silly to actually fish when I used to get more fish and lobsters that I knew what to do with.

I don't dive any more, my aluminum knee won't let me so now I am getting back to fishing. I am putting my boat away this week because it is just to windy.

I will be driving my Jeep on the beach and I hope I don't actually catch anything as that would smell up my Jeep.

But I am going with a couple of friends so it should be fun.

This is the beach. It's the same beach where I collect water, but I don't need any.

 
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Good Morning All!
Looks like I missed a few days, AGAIN! Hope Y’all have been doing okay.
Headed to the LFS today for water and the reptile store for feeder insects. Fall is finally here and the leaves are piling up. Low 40’s this morning and it feels very refreshing but our hens are not too happy about it.
About a week ago, one of our Bantams (hen) started limping around. Turns out she had broken a toe. Not much you can do to set a chickens toe so yesterday, I got to play Dr while Angela held her. I made it numb by spraying it with canned air, snipped it off at the joint above the break and sutured the end closed. She never even flinched and is walking much better. I’ll keep her on antibiotics for a week.
Hope Y’all have a great Sunday!
Take a walk on your favorite trail!
Watch your favorite team!
Stare at your favorite fish!
&
Eat your favorite foods!
Most importantly, hug your favorite someone! ;)
 
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Hear about the lawyer that got lost on a camping trip with one of his clients?
He was found with criminal in-tent.
 
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MrsBugmaster said:
Good morning. Daughter came home from college for the weekend. Her dad took her to Chicago to a Twenty One Pilot’s concert last night. She is going back this morning.
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He should go to Reef-a-palooza!
 
Good morning

I finished my kitchen duties and am taking a small break. It is great seeing the kids and grandkids but it is super tiring for me. I am expected to cook meals like I always have.
You all live in such interesting places. I always love the pics.
 
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Mibu said:
nope, saturday is going downhill faster than a roller coaster ride. Led lights are flickering, didn't want to turn on. Need to figure out why, they are past warranty (slightly over 1 yr old) Argh..... Not enough coffee this day.

Hope everyone else is doing better :)
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My LED did something similar. I saw flickering early one morning when the light was "supposed" to be off, but it was only on the right side. I never use the lightening setting (my tank doesn't need thunderstorms), but I double checked that and the lightening wasn't on...why would it only lightening on the right side anyway? Turned out to be a bad driver on that side. I was barely inside warranty, so I was able to get it repaired, but lost some corals along the way. I hope your situation turns out ok!
 
ReefGrammie said:
My LED did something similar. I saw flickering early one morning when the light was "supposed" to be off, but it was only on the right side. I never use the lightening setting (my tank doesn't need thunderstorms), but I double checked that and the lightening wasn't on...why would it only lightening on the right side anyway? Turned out to be a bad driver on that side. I was barely inside warranty, so I was able to get it repaired, but lost some corals along the way. I hope your situation turns out ok!
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It's the hub box, it was making a squealing humming noise last night. We cleaned the connectors and so far so good. No humming, no flickers. I've ordered a new box. But, if these go bad each year, that just adds to the cost of the current usa products. I'd rather be back to t5's. Looking at those now. Some nice sales atm.

Losing corals due to light malfunctions, really urks me. We're at that point we need backup filters, return pumps, skimmers, lights and multiple aquariums in case of emergency leaks. The list of what I went through these last 8 months.... My fault entirely.
 
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Good morning! Fall is finally here! Time to make a pot of chili. ;Happy

Back to work tomorrow, but we're leaving next Sunday and I'll be off 3 days the next week. Looking forward to a trip to Florida to see my 89-year-old mom. She's been in the same house for 45 years. She can't quite live independently, but my brother lives with her and takes good care of her.

The kids still haven't budged from my house. We encouraged them to take advantage of us being gone soon and GET OUT OF MY HOUSE. Maybe encouragement isn't good enough. I may have to try a sledgehammer. :rolleyes: Thankfully, our internet has been acting up. That just might do it. I would love to come back from Florida and find them in their own house. What are the chances of that? Probably 0.1%.

Have a great Sunday! ;Joyful
 
Mibu said:
It's the hub box, it was making a squealing humming noise last night. We cleaned the connectors and so far so good. No humming, no flickers. I've ordered a new box. But, if these go bad each year, that just adds to the cost of the current usa products. I'd rather be back to t5's. Looking at those now. Some nice sales atm.

Losing corals due to light malfunctions, really urks me. We're at that point we need backup filters, return pumps, skimmers, lights and multiple aquariums in case of emergency leaks. The list of what I went through these last 8 months.... My fault entirely.
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I was quite irate about the coral loss. Thankfully, a few of the encrusters that I thought were a total loss are coloring back up. I really liked the T5s on my previous tank, but I didn't like the $$$ every 8 months or so to replace the bulbs!
 

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