Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted January 15 Author Posted January 15 ...... heart beat and brain function ...... 🙃 4 1 Quote
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 18 hours ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: That has suited me well over the years, but now I'm old enough I can't think of any mistakes I haven't made already. 1 Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 My uncle John said that he had NEVER made a mistake! ”I’ve screwed up more times than I can count, but it was never by mistake!” 😜 3 Quote
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 20 hours ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: 1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: That has suited me well over the years, but now I'm old enough I can't think of any mistakes I haven't made already. Forty, I have full confidence that you'll find plenty more. Just give it time. Give it time. 1 Quote
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 6 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: Forty, I have full confidence that you'll find plenty more. Just give it time. Give it time. Sarge, I'm 83 years old. I don't know that I have much time left. At my age I could go any minute. I might not even live to finish this senten 2 3 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted January 15 Posted January 15 10 hours ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: ...... heart beat and brain function ...... 🙃 An early Harley and a lever action! 1 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 The modern doorknob was patented in 1878. Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted January 15 Posted January 15 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: The modern doorknob was patented in 1878. What do they consider a "modern" door knob? I have picture of round door knobs with surface mount latch / lock assemblies from 1856. The same style of door latches were on the interior doors in the first house I remember growing up in. The house was build by under the WPA program during the depression. My current house is 100 years old and it has morticed door latches on the original outside door. These pics are from the Steamboat Arabia Museum in Kansas City. Edited January 15 by Sedalia Dave Quote
Alpo Posted January 15 Posted January 15 2 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: What do they consider a "modern" door knob Maybe a modern door knob would be spring latch. Before the modern door, you would not only have to turn the knob to open the door but you would have to turn the knob to shut the door. Just a thought. I have no idea if that is correct. 1 Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted January 15 Posted January 15 (edited) Closeup of the surface mount Door latches. I believe the correct term for that style of lock was "Rim Lock" Picture of one mounted to a door. Edited January 15 by Sedalia Dave Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Why were barns traditionally painted red? Early farmers painted their barns with a protective coating of linseed oil to keep the wood from weathering. They often mixed the oil with animal blood or ferrous oxide, which prevented the growth of mold and fungi and also gave the paint a distinctive red-orange color. 2 Quote
John Kloehr Posted January 19 Posted January 19 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Why were barns traditionally painted red? Early farmers painted their barns with a protective coating of linseed oil to keep the wood from weathering. They often mixed the oil with animal blood or ferrous oxide, which prevented the growth of mold and fungi and also gave the paint a distinctive red-orange color. Often also with milk and lime as these added some durability and thickness to the coating. The ferrous oxide (rust) reduced fungus and mold. At some point, red lead was also added (and white lead for trim) as these also increased durability. Bedrooms were painted green (with copper carbonate) as this coating controlled bed bugs. Edited January 19 by John Kloehr correct chemical name 1 2 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 20 Posted January 20 The dot over the letter i is called a tittle. such a little tittle. Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted January 21 Posted January 21 If I owe $100, pay back $2, I still owe a total of $98. I pay Mom and Dad back another $49 each and the $100 debt is repaid. Somehow I made a buck from the original change! Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 21 Posted January 21 The only primates with blue eyes are black lemurs and some spider monkeys Quote
John Kloehr Posted January 22 Posted January 22 20 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: If I owe $100, pay back $2, I still owe a total of $98. I pay Mom and Dad back another $49 each and the $100 debt is repaid. Somehow I made a buck from the original change! 1 1 1 Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted January 22 Posted January 22 21 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: If I owe $100, pay back $2, I still owe a total of $98. I pay Mom and Dad back another $49 each and the $100 debt is repaid. Somehow I made a buck from the original change! New math 1 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 26 Posted January 26 During the gold rush in Montana, prospectors discarded the blue rocks that were clogging their sluices. They were sapphires. 2 1 Quote
Alpo Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I recall reading of Spanish miners in the Americas who washed up "green gold" in their sluices, and threw it back into the river to finish ripening. It was Platinum. 2 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 In the summer of 1813, Mary Pickersgill (1776–1857) was contracted to sew two flags for Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. The one that became the Star-Spangled Banner was a 30 x 42–foot garrison flag; the other was a 17 x 25–foot storm flag for use in inclement weather. 2 Quote
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 On 1/20/2025 at 11:46 PM, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: 1 Quote
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