That's a FAT squirrel! On 3/3/2021 14:28:28, Stanley Halpin wrote: > OK, inspired by Larry’s California Turkeys, I had to share a MIchigan Turkey. And while putting those 3 images up, I pulled out a small selection of other shots from this year, around the house. > > On the Turkeys, we have 2-3 distinct groupings, all of which converge around the bird feeder when I put out seed in the morning. And at this time of year, 3-4 Toms will come strutting through to try and make an impression on the females and younger males. The three shots in this image set are all the same Tom, he is slightly smaller and less aggressive than the others, and so he gets pushed over to the side where I can get his portrait without the others cluttering up the frame. > > https://adobe.ly/2Ofq5xU <https://adobe.ly/2Ofq5xU> > > stan > >> On Mar 3, 2021, at 10:51 AM, Paul Sorenson <pentax1941@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Larry - >> >> Doing your own repairs can be a royal pain in the ass sometimes, but...revel in the fact that you can still do it. As you get older you'll find that the repairs you make still give you the satisfaction of completing them, but they take longer to accomplish. But...even more difficult...is admitting to yourself "I have the skills; I have the tools, but I can't do this anymore." It took me until about 75 to begin to give up on some household repairs, and now, nearly 5 years later it's still difficult. When you spend a lifetime working with "the tools" maybe it never goes away. Marcia has finally convinced me to stay off the roof. 😁 >> >> Back to photography...the turkey pix, I think, are better in this series than the last. 39960 is a pretty classic tom turkey look and 39968 - the tom with is harem of hens is fun. >> >> -p >> >> On 3/2/2021 4:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> Not unless you count taking photos of the busted fanblade in my clothes dryer. Sometimes I really envy people with no mechanical skills who are forced to buy reliable appliances rather than being consigned to kludging things back together long past their “good by”, or their “goodbye” date. >>> I did waste a few megapixels on local fauna yesterday: turkeys, juncos, a robin and a couple of cows. If you’re already bored nearly into a coma this may be slightly less boring: >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157718487879546 >>> >>> There are two flocks of turkeys on my ride around the block. This is the small flock on the near side of the hill. >>> >>> >> -- >> Paul Sorenson >> Studio1941 >> >> Sooner or later "different" scares people. >> -- -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question.

> On Mar 4, 2021, at 10:41 AM, John <jsessoms002@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > On 3/3/2021 12:13:38, Larry Colen wrote: >>> On Mar 3, 2021, at 7:51 AM, Paul Sorenson <pentax1941@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Larry - >>> >>> Doing your own repairs can be a royal pain in the ass sometimes, >>> but...revel in the fact that you can still do it. >> The ideal is to be able to do it, but not be forced to do it. I’d happily >> settle for owning things that didn’t break down and need constant repair. > > When did you buy the dryer? Who made it? How long did it run before you had to make repairs? We bought it used from an appliance repair guy some years back. I’ve already had to do a couple of minor repairs, the thermal fuse keeps cutting out. > > I've got a 30-40 year old Whirlpool (gas) dryer and the only repair I've ever had to make on it is to replace the belt that turns the drum. This is electric. > > It doesn't have a fan AFAIK. > >>> But...even more difficult...is admitting to yourself "I have the skills; I >>> have the tools, but I can't do this anymore." It took me until about 75 to >>> begin to give up on some household repairs, and now, nearly 5 years later >>> it's still difficult. When you spend a lifetime working with "the tools" >>> maybe it never goes away. Marcia has finally convinced me to stay off the >>> roof. 😁 >> Falling off a roof can be even more inconvenient than needing to get someone >> of else to go on it, not only for you but for the people stuck with taking >> care what’s left of you. > > That's why roofers use fall prevention systems. > > I'm getting too old (if I haven't already) to get up there, but I don't have the money to pay someone else to do it (or the damn thing would already be fixed). Couldn't do it this winter, it was too cold & too rainy. > > But now that spring is here ... Wish me luck. Good luck. > > PS: I *HAVE* the fall prevention equipment AND a scaffold to catch me if I do go off the edge and I'm still too damn old. I’m not *that* old and there’s a lot of stuff I’m too damn old to deal with. -- Larry Colen lrc@red4est.com

It certainly has a fan. Look into the drum, and behind the perforated back wall you’ll see two holes. One is the exhaust (on our Sears-made-by-Whirlpool 35yo gas dryer it’s the one on the right), and the other admits heated air that is moved by a blower underneath the drum on the left, IIRC. About 15 years ago one of the bearings holding the drum up was noisy; so I replaced both bearings, the drive belt, and cleaned and lubed everything. I’m not as agile as I was then, so I hope I don’t have to do that again. Rick > On Mar 4, 2021, at 1:41 PM, John <jsessoms002@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > When did you buy the dryer? Who made it? How long did it run before you had to make repairs? > > I've got a 30-40 year old Whirlpool (gas) dryer and the only repair I've ever had to make on it is to replace the belt that turns the drum. > > It doesn't have a fan AFAIK.