The Czickness XXXV.....Masks masks masks....Arrgh

[88E30M50]

NEVER FORGET 9/11/2001

Hard to believe that it’s already been 19 years. Seems like last month to me.

 

[ChrisK]

Hard to believe it was so long ago - it really doesn’t seem that way! I was in middle school and remember it very well.

I went back in the military (Air Force Reserves) because of that day. Retired 9 years later.

 

[churchmouse]

or another attack.. The thought makes me sad.

I walked into a truckstop that morning to see the first plane hit the tower on the tv's for sale. Stood there long enough to watch the second one hit. Listened to the rest of it on the radio. Freight still had to go.

I still remember how clear the sky was without all the jet trails in it.

I was in the mechanical room at a school shutting down the A/C chillers for the winter. I went to the hallway when my phone was ringing for better reception. It was a life long friend. He was a manager at the tower in Indy for air traffic control. He was strangely business like when he asked what I was doing and did I know. I asked him "Know what". He said walk outside and look up. I was by the door so I did. He said "What do you see" and I said nothing. The sky is blue and clear.
He asked if I saw any jet trails.......it hit me that no, the sky was completely clear. He broke down and told me what they had been doing for the last hour or more. Clearing the sky's. Completely clearing all air traffic to the ground.
I went in and gathered my guys and we went for lunch as they had TV's where we usually ate when in that area. We stared at the TV's in awe at what was unfolding before our eyes.
I bid them good day and started calling my family to get them home. We all just beat the stampede on the gas stations and money machines.

 

[88E30M50]

I had been out of the Air Force for a number of years by the time 9/11 happened. I was working and as usual, checked the news at around 9am and saw that an airplane had hit one of the towers. At the time, they were still speculating on what kind of airplane. A bunch of us gathered near the elevators to watch on the news when a second plane appeared. I remember briefly thinking that New York has really got to re-route traffic away from the city if that is how close airliners get. Then it hit and I instantly knew that it was an attack. I still get shivers thinking about that second plane

 

[mcapo]

I was working at home and, at first, thought it was a unbelievable accident. The moment that second plane hit, everything changed.

 

[gmcttr]

or another attack.. The thought makes me sad...

I'm afraid that would not come close to pulling us together as a nation. It would just be another excuse for "orange man bad/orange man's fault".

 

[Benp]

Good morning all!
It's amazing how fast time has flown by.

 

[Trigger Time]

I'm afraid that would not come close to pulling us together as a nation. It would just be another excuse for "orange man bad/orange man's fault".

Yeah we are too divided now. There is an element in this country that wants to tear it apart. Until their minds are changed or they are all gone, things will only get worse.

There is a lot of evidence suggesting the wild fires out west are being intentionally set by antifa. Wouldn't shock me at all.

Why we haven't sent the government in to squash that group is beyond me

 

[gmcttr]

...Why we haven't sent the government in to squash that group is beyond me

Not to worry, they are investigating...right???

 

[Trigger Time]

Not to worry, they are investigating...right???

Ha

 

[Leadeye]

I really really need to re-address this whole retirement thing.....

Did that after my first retirement, may do it again in a few years. I figure I'm still good at what I do and as long as people pay me for my skills, I'll keep working. I stay out of the gardener's hair that way.

 

[churchmouse]

The possibility of getting this project had me re-assessing retirement.
8 25+ year old crap junk furnaces all tied into a common supply and return. 25 tons of cooling attached to this mess.
I can make it better.....

 

[Trigger Time]

Damn.
The HVAC world needs a churchmouse. Retirement proposal rejected

 

[Benp]

The possibility of getting this project had me re-assessing retirement.
8 25+ year old crap junk furnaces all tied into a common supply and return. 25 tons of cooling attached to this mess.
I can make it better.....

Wow!

 

[Benp]

TT I don't think your G43 is going to last very long. Also, do you still have those parts for the G19 that I got from you? Don't throw them out and I'll get them from you the next time we meet up.

 

[Trigger Time]

TT I don't think your G43 is going to last very long. Also, do you still have those parts for the G19 that I got from you? Don't throw them out and I'll get them from you the next time we meet up.

Yep I think I just ran across some of those yesterday actually.
I will save them. I rarely throw anything away.

I didn't know if I priced the 43 appropriately or not. I have a 43x with shield 15 round mags and I have an aftermarket 43 slide with a red dot and threaded barrel. I figured I'll buy another 43x .for my ankle and I wont carry a 43 anymore.

 

[Leadeye]

I see PVC pipe, but I'm thinking those are AC drains and not part of a high efficiency furnace. Never have see smaller furnaces daisy chained together like that.

 

[churchmouse]

I see PVC pipe, but I'm thinking those are AC drains and not part of a high efficiency furnace. Never have see smaller furnaces daisy chained together like that.

Yeah it is a total Rube-Goldberg mess. Being in a church never helps.

 

[Leadeye]

I'm guessing that the savings in gas with the installation of a updated unit would be substantial.

 

[churchmouse]

I'm guessing that the savings in gas with the installation of a updated unit would be substantial.

Yes. I will be using 6 larger staged units instead of 8 standard residential units. I have to fill the space under the supply duct and deliver the required BTU's. The room and its access limits what we can do. And yes those are the condensate drains. Everything will be new except the gas lines.