Your First World Problems

[actaeon277]

Seriously, A/C went out yesterday, Waiting on replacement, only $3000............

Knew it would happen, 20 years old. Put some money aside for it.

It was 96 degrees in the house last night. Luckily the camper was still in the front yard from camping with the grand kids. Can at least sleep at night.

Don

My A/C literally smoked last week.
But I have a window A/C upstairs, so I'll go upstairs.

 

[d.kaufman]

Seriously, A/C went out yesterday, Waiting on replacement, only $3000............

Knew it would happen, 20 years old. Put some money aside for it.

It was 96 degrees in the house last night. Luckily the camper was still in the front yard from camping with the grand kids. Can at least sleep at night.

Don

From what i hear make sure you get a unit that doesnt take R22 freon. Its being phased out next year.
Maybe someone, like CM, can chime in on this?

 

[Ballstater98]

From what i hear make sure you get a unit that doesnt take R22 freon. Its being phased out next year.
Maybe someone, like CM, can chime in on this?

Still waiting on CM to chime in...it's been 4 min. and counting.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Had to go to Chipotle instead of Qdoba for dinner because there isnt a nearby Qdoba. Chipotle's salsa is too hot so I couldnt finish my bag of chips and salsa.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

January 1st 2020 it becomes illegal to manufacture or import R-22 in the US. Thinkin' I'll get me a can before then. My system is R-22 but it's not old enough to replace yet, then when I do, I can sell the rest for vast sums. Don't just not buy an R-22 system, don't do business with someone that would sell you one.

 

[Cameramonkey]

January 1st 2020 it becomes illegal to manufacture or import R-22 in the US. Thinkin' I'll get me a can before then. My system is R-22 but it's not old enough to replace yet, then when I do, I can sell the rest for vast sums. Don't just not buy an R-22 system, don't do business with someone that would sell you one.

I just replaced a fully functional unit at my church because of this. Working today, but if it has a problem 6+ months from now we are screwed.

Granted its been running since the early 80s at best, likely the original unit installed in the mid 70s. Yep. Thats right, no absolute markings to tell us exactly when it was installed. Probably a good time to upgrade as we got our money'w worth. And Williams Comfort Air gave us one HELL of a sweetheart deal as a not for profit (probably not much above cost). This was a package deal along with another unit the same age in another part of the building that actually failed.

 

[actaeon277]

Of course, working double shifts on two of the hottest days.
1st double over in an hour.
And everything couldn't go smoothly.
Temperature sensor went out for the liquid steel. A burned up "pipe" with wires in it.


And a 3 AM, a joystick for the shroud went off its zero.
The shroud is a metal/ceramic "straw" the steel goes through, about 6 foot tall and a foot wide.
So adjusting a tiny set screw. Using gloves any time I have to touch anything not a tool.
Then removing gloves to deal with tiny screws.
Standing on a grate that was just over the steel. It's called the "grill", cause while standing on it you're like food on the charcoal grill.





Good thing they pay decent.
And now I'm gonna stick my head against the A/C vent in the shop.

 

[DCR]

Wife admitted she screwed up and bought regular paper towels, not those half sheets. She says I could go ahead and divorce her now. What should I do?

 

[churchmouse]

I am swimming in a sea of estrogen.
I am overwhelmed.

I give up.

 

[printcraft]

Wife admitted she screwed up and bought regular paper towels, not those half sheets. She says I could go ahead and divorce her now. What should I do?

You guys must be rich.

 

[DCR]

And another thing....I have read most of the 19pp of that silly "Can you solve this equation...." thread. It's like slowing down for a car accident. You don't wanna look, but ya gotta.

 

[Alpo]

Yeah, that thread is like Cambodia:

Go in, drop your bombs and leave, never admitting you went there in the first place.

 

[chezuki]

And another thing....I have read most of the 19pp of that silly "Can you solve this equation...." thread. It's like slowing down for a car accident. You don't wanna look, but ya gotta.

There’s your problem... you need to set your preferences to 40 posts/page.

 

[chezuki]

Double Tap.

 

[Sigblitz]

I hate it when I read the same post twice.

 

[Sigblitz]

I forgot my fork, so I had to eat spaghetti with a plastic knife.

 

[Alamo]

Of course, working double shifts on two of the hottest days.
1st double over in an hour.
And everything couldn't go smoothly.
Temperature sensor went out for the liquid steel. A burned up "pipe" with wires in it.


And a 3 AM, a joystick for the shroud went off its zero.
The shroud is a metal/ceramic "straw" the steel goes through, about 6 foot tall and a foot wide.
So adjusting a tiny set screw. Using gloves any time I have to touch anything not a tool.
Then removing gloves to deal with tiny screws.
Standing on a grate that was just over the steel. It's called the "grill", cause while standing on it you're like food on the charcoal grill.





Good thing they pay decent.
And now I'm gonna stick my head against the A/C vent in the shop.

Off-thread, I guess, but you went from subs to steel mills? You some kind of masochist?

 

[jamil]

I forgot my fork, so I had to eat spaghetti with a plastic knife.

Dude, that at least counts as a 2nd world problem. How the hell do you even do that?

 

[Sigblitz]

Dude, that at least counts as a 2nd world problem. How the hell do you even do that?

I gave up halfway through and shoveled.

 

[DCR]

There’s your problem... you need to set your preferences to 40 posts/page.

OMG, I did that and it's like a page will never end, all that scrolling and scrolling and............
Thanks buddy!