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Old 06-05-2016, 11:33 AM   #1
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Yeah uh I may need that information, how they feel when you're mowing the lawn under tropical conditions
I'll report back later today
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Old 06-05-2016, 11:35 AM   #2
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actually came here to tout Windows 10, which I like. Kinda like Ryan endorses Trump. I can't escape it, might as well roll with it. Oh god, here we go.

Launching my in place upgrade from win 7 pro to win 10 now. See you on the other side.
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Old 06-05-2016, 11:53 AM   #3
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Bon Voyage!

Strawberry and Jalapeno Smuckers Fruit & Honey fruit spread. A terribly corporate naming process involved but YUM!
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Old 06-06-2016, 07:51 AM   #4
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actually came here to tout Windows 10, which I like. Kinda like Ryan endorses Trump. I can't escape it, might as well roll with it. Oh god, here we go.

Launching my in place upgrade from win 7 pro to win 10 now. See you on the other side.
V?
You OK?

V?

Hello?

Oh shit, we lost BigV.
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Old 06-06-2016, 10:23 AM   #5
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♫ Oh he'll never return
... No he'll never return
... And his fate is still unlearned
......... ♪(poor old BigV)
♫ He is lost forever
...'neath the depths of Win10
... He's the V, who never returned
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Old 06-06-2016, 02:15 PM   #6
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Old 06-21-2016, 04:23 PM   #7
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Custom Ink for printed shirts etc. Fabulous service, great pricing, great product. Impressed. Hebe's recommendation. Always gone local before, but last year the local guys sucked.
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Old 06-23-2016, 10:18 AM   #8
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For years, I needed a decent torch when looking after horses in the middle of winter or keeping an eye on a couple of farms when the manager was away.
A Maglite product fitted the bill admirably with its superior materials and excellent manufacture.
Most torches were fitted with similar bulbs so a Maglite's USP was its durability.
As time went on and LED torches became both brighter and smaller, Maglite failed to keep abreast of advancing technology so they fell by the wayside.

Last week I gathered up a number of torches that had, at one time or another, been scattered about between farm, house, car and stables and gave them away to someone who could put each to better use than me.
As it seems highly unlikely that I shall ever have to trudge around a darkened farm again, I just needed one reliable source of light and decided to give Maglite another chance by purchasing a 3rd generation LED model.
It has a number of modes including various power settings and a strobe function so it will do admirably to spot the creatures of the night digging up the front lawn or in the event of my car expiring at an inconvenient time.
Maximum output is 625 lumens which is more than adequate for my needs.
It's probably the wrong time of the year to buy a torch because up here at 51 45N we don't have Scandinavian levels of summer daylight, but we don't have very long nights either.
No doubt it will prove its worth as the year goes on.

Maglite ML300L

Thoroughly endorsed and recommended!

(No, I didn't go for the one with the camouflage colour scheme!)
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Old 06-23-2016, 12:05 PM   #9
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That makes me want to dig out my flashlight and talk about how awesome it is. I can't remember the brand.

It's a solid metal one like a maglite, takes 3 AA batteries, and is extremely bright with a beam that can be focused or spread wide. And the thing I like the most about it is that it takes AA batteries. I already have a bunch of AA rechargeables for various electronics, so I always have bunch of AA batteries charged and ready to go.

The only downside is that sometimes it seems a little too bright. If you're out camping and you or others are trying to keep their night vision going, turning this sucker on is like lighting the place up with an arc welder.
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Old 06-23-2016, 12:16 PM   #10
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...looking after horses in the middle of winter or keeping an eye on a couple of farms when the manager was away.

...I gathered up a number of torches... ...gave them away to someone who could put each to better use than me.
That sounds like something Carruthers would do. Oh, wait, you are, you are Carruthers.
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Old 06-23-2016, 02:39 PM   #11
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Yeah, there's that Good Egg™ thing popping up again.

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Old 06-23-2016, 02:51 PM   #12
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I have a LUX-PRO LP-630 from Lowe's. High/low, focusing beam, strobe, very bright little light. Goe$ through batterie$ (4 AAA$) like nothing I've ever $een. Run time is, literally, measured in minutes.
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Old 07-20-2016, 01:10 PM   #13
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I think I've endorsed these products here before, but, to reiterate:

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Old 07-21-2016, 09:20 AM   #14
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I have a LUX-PRO LP-630 from Lowe's. High/low, focusing beam, strobe, very bright little light. Goe$ through batterie$ (4 AAA$) like nothing I've ever $een. Run time is, literally, measured in minutes.
They claim a 7 hr run time. What mAh are your batts? Are the rechargeable? L-ion? I think the current (haha) maximum MAh for a AAA is about 1000MAh rated, delivering 980MAh. Eneloop, I think.


More than you knew there was to know about batteries. Spend a week there and become an expert.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/
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Old 07-21-2016, 12:33 PM   #15
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More than you knew there was to know about batteries. Spend a week there and become an expert.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/
Just looking at their home page...

Dayum.
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