http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Giveaway of the Day Forums Topic: Anyone up for a little game of WHAT IS IT? en Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:37:20 +0000 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37229 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:09:52 +0000 goodgotd 37229@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>nets under the trees to catch 'em- those are the chestnuts!</p> <p>what other kinds of pix you prefer?</p> <p>I have a large shop to store parts in.</p> <p>yep, piles is about right, but it stores well if you know the tricks. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37201 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:11:12 +0000 copmom 37201@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Well I'll be a dirty bird! <strong>I actually got one for once!!!!!!</strong> Hooray! Goody, those cell foam pads do come in handy. We've bought them purposely to make a too firm mattress be a bit softer! My question to you is this: WHERE are you storing all the things you're keeping for a rainy day?? Aren't you going to end up with piles and piles of 'stuff'?? LOL<br /> As for the horse chestnut, we had 2 huge ones removed .. one was hit by lightening, and they were a BIG pain. Every time hubby had to use the riding mower, we had to rake up all those burrs first so they wouldn't flatten the tires! And some of the burrs were in bits and pieces, thanks to the squirrels. They don't feel too good if walking outside barefoot either! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37177 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:09:03 +0000 goodgotd 37177@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>pending feedback from copmom, here are some not-flower shots. </p> <p>first up is a <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/itibuqabosypu3qn25sj.jpg">nice ford ranchero</a>- I have another 15 shots of this from various angles- a shot of the <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/1ovlyvib60auundyhd2q.jpg">timbers supporting the train tracks</a>, then on to a couple of foliage shots. this is the <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/zytwypiq8a5aa69xdobc.jpg">common horse chestnut</a>; those leaflets are 9-12" long. and this is a <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/klh45arg1vd566lby7w8.jpg">tree-of-heaven</a> that has taken over the northwest corner of my property. alas, the closest one is male.</p> <p>be warned that though it's called 'chinese sumac', it certainly isn't a sumac, and is as or more invasive than rambler rose- hard as that may be to believe. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37174 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:23:48 +0000 goodgotd 37174@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I suppose I should have said 'parts usable for other projects', as repairing a mattress- while not impossible if you're hard up enough and willing to walk the walk and pay the price- isn't at all fun. </p> <p>However, things that can be used elsewhere, ahh- there I see items of use indeed. </p> <p>for example, after peeling the <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/izbjwcqrx6pjailzbrlb.jpg">cover and outer layers</a> that have been grimed and stained by 30 years of use off (the handles may be saved yet) I found 4 (2 top and bottom) serviceable moving pads to keep furniture from rubbing against and damaging each other in transit- other uses abound- and a pair of half-inch open-cell foam pads, <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/yemdvaacmyq6pe9tx0b3.jpg">all 6 feet by 7 feet (california king)</a>. just need aired out.</p> <p>add the to-be-liberated <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/sarp7xvgb39cbyk1e4hd.jpg">edge rods</a> of roughly 3/16" diameter and high grade steel (my next macro focus paddle frame this should do nicely for), and then there are <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/viygcn8ikfiqk08xggtg.jpg">6-foot [under tension] extension coil springs and ~6 inch compression springs</a> to be had- the center rows of compression springs should have lots of life left for vibration-damping platforms or centering. </p> <p>plus all those lovely steel crimp connectors to hold things together. I grant that the spot-welds are going to be a bit of work breaking, but worth it.</p> <p>all in all I expect about a third or more of the whole mattress can be salvaged and put to good use in a variety of projects, [saving money and the hassle of finding parts of the same quality] and the rest will be easily carted off to the dump in our station wagon, saving gas and hassle over getting the use of a pickup. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37173 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:04:39 +0000 Violet4714 37173@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>my answer was leaning toward "replacement spine for borg" until maizey asked for a hint...</p> <p>yes, i'm nosey...but i like to learn, too...what replacement parts are in a mattress?... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37164 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:48:50 +0000 goodgotd 37164@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>[grin]</p> <p>good one violet, but too stiff!</p> <p>yep, copmom, that's got it- I'm taking apart our old mattress <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/9ehfo51dr7yyx3pfu7i8.jpg">for parts</a> and to fit the leftovers into our station wagon to take to the dump. </p> <p>soon as we get back from wal-mart I'll set some pix up- what do you want if not flowers? assuming I've got some- or can take some- I'm easy. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37146 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:14:16 +0000 copmom 37146@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>LOL @Violet!<br /> Can't be a spring in a mattress, could it? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37144 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:39:46 +0000 Violet4714 37144@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>replacement spine for politician... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37142 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:53:10 +0000 goodgotd 37142@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>most people have them, try and use them daily, hidden but felt? over 3 feet long? and more than one in the sample. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37136 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:17:20 +0000 maizeydaze 37136@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Goody, I see what looks like a spring. But, I've got no clue what is might be attached to. Any hints? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37071 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:54:28 +0000 goodgotd 37071@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>this one's way too easy, but it was handy: <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/8trkvxbkr7qqdtdrolk5.jpg">G What is it n012</a>.</p> <p>darn near everyone has one. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37063 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:26:07 +0000 goodgotd 37063@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I think <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/gjtgezz3ltjcntob87nt.jpg">this one</a> is a <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/rdwgzvnxg1cooq3tkjyw.jpg">different species</a>, but could it be the other sex? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37045 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:36:38 +0000 funkymom 37045@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>goodguy- that pic of the mosquito hawk is awesome! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-36956 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:45:00 +0000 goodgotd 36956@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>oh, wow, got post number-of-seconds-in-an-hour! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36832 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:33:09 +0000 goodgotd 36832@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>yeppers, didn't put that in- just the pills. ice hurts for a while. I use gel packs wrapped in towels- not as messy. heat's for sore muscles.</p> <p>BDTFBY, got *lots* of primary-responder info, fyi my 'home first-aid' kit takes up 3 20mm ammo cans and runs all the way to surgical instruments and 60 packs of various sutures. there was a 9 year gap when there was no doctor or ambulance in town. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36826 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:42:06 +0000 copmom 36826@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>goody.. when you first injure something, use ICE, not heat! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36823 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:58:09 +0000 goodgotd 36823@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>and at least I have pain pills, if not as good as I'd like- darvocet-n 100's</p> <p>factoid: the -n means they aren't water-soluble so people can't shoot up on them. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36822 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:53:40 +0000 goodgotd 36822@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>looks exactly the same- what is it? </p> <p>terri's still vacuuming so back to bed. </p> <p>of course, that's where this laptop is- convenient, huh?</p> <p>And it's about 15 years old but in real good shape- got it free, so that worked out well for the budget. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36821 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:48:35 +0000 maizeydaze 36821@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Try this link. <a href="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/maizeydaze/Yellow%20Shrub/DSC03641001.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/maizeydaze/Yellow%20Shrub/DSC03641001.jpg</a></p> <p>Yeah, I would have never notice those on the skeeter eater.</p> <p>Sorry to hear about your foot. At least you have a new couch to lay on. :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36820 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:43:14 +0000 goodgotd 36820@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>got a nice shot of a <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/ssyfmqg00bcf7v8izjhy.jpg">skeeter hawk</a> last night. check out the trumpet tailpipes ahead of the rear legs!</p> <p>focus light was a cheap, single white LED flashlight.</p> <p>swapping couches an hour ago, I got a furniture dolly dropped on my left foot, so I got a date with a couple pain pills. </p> <p>ow. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36819 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:33:00 +0000 goodgotd 36819@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>yep it's a shrub, down by the hospital in roseburg- the bucket wouldn't let me see your pic- wanted a password. no fences around, though I used my <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/rcfl6raeu1h3gyak9b76.jpg">3-toed bolt</a> on the seat of that chair.</p> <p>yes'm, bet there were scorch marks a-plenty! blistered ears, ooh. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36806 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:40:41 +0000 copmom 36806@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hello ch33to </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36797 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:02:23 +0000 ch33to 36797@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I missed that one alltogether =) I will never log out again!!<br /> Hello everyone </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36794 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:46:32 +0000 maizeydaze 36794@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hey, Goody! I can tell you weren't just leaning on a fence post when you took those shots! LOL Nice shots! Is that last yellow one a shrub? I have a shrub out front that looks like it. Mine is only starting to bloom now and doesn't show many buds, yet. Take a look:<br /> <a href="http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/maizeydaze/Yellow%20Shrub/?albumview=slideshow">Yellow flowered shrub</a></p> <p>Imagine how much hair damage those curling irons may have caused. No thermal control. Frizzy!!! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36773 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:47:03 +0000 goodgotd 36773@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>she comes through again!</p> <p>it's an antique <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/jleqlb1ap4sbj4byobav.jpg">curling iron</a> from well before electric heated ones showed up.</p> <p>here's the business end of a <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/erwsewr1void8ycmvtut.jpg">yellow flowering succulent</a>, some <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/sjucafdy6uvhn7otyvnn.jpg">purple flowers peeking through a chair</a> and a couple of <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/rqx8mf7p1rirgv7x2bc0.jpg">yellow flowers with a resting wasp nearby</a>.</p> <p>I also posted some bonus shots earlier over in the warning: thread. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36756 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:17:50 +0000 maizeydaze 36756@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Goody, looks like a curling iron. I could tell by the first shot, right off. But the second shot confirmed it! :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36755 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:54:07 +0000 funkymom 36755@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>a clothespin? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36754 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:49:44 +0000 goodgotd 36754@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>would another <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/9qnnacop35u38qjujdd8.jpg">sample</a> help? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36680 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:03:53 +0000 goodgotd 36680@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>a visit to a local odd-stuff shop paid off well... [snicker] </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/120#post-36678 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:59 +0000 goodgotd 36678@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>no, this is a chromed steel hand tool, old (kerosene lamp era) and somewhat specialized, today the same tool is *very* different in appearance and most (I think) women (and some men) have at least one. it's sitting on a brightly colored cloth. </p>