Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

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I've always been open minded to all dog breeds, until today. A pit bull attacked my in laws yorkie. Unfortunately, the yorkie didn't survive and the owner of the pit bull had nothing to say for it. Let the yorkie lay in their yard all day without notifying the owners or anyone else. They had been looking for him for several hours.

Per animal control in their area, once a dog starts that behavior and gets a taste for it, usually it will happen again and it's only a matter of time.
 
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Funniest commercial was the half time show. Shakira working her tongue had me rolling for five minutes. About when I was done my friend sent me a gif of a goat doing the same thing.
 
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zeppelin128 said:

I'm just posting this because I saw we have J Lo and Shakira this weekend. Nothing will ever top Prince singing Purple Rain, in the rain. But they could try, you know. J lo?
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Didnt think I would see this here. He was a weird dude, and honestly I only like a handful of his songs, but he was one of the most talented musicians to ever live. Very well respected guitar player by the greats of his erq...but the guy could play every instrument in western music. Well. Extremely gifted musician, one of the greatest ever.
 
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AshG said:
He did, but I think the project was about YouTube views and the experience as much as it was about keeping it looking pretty later on.

He does a hand scatter gun in a later video where he actually does black anodize the metal. That was a neat process to watch. I may also be calling that gun by the wrong name; looks like a fat pistol but takes single shotgun rounds?
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It’s actually a flare gun. Looks like a similar process to parkerizing, I’ve done that on carbine parts before. Learned quickly that acids, ammonia, and boiling manganese needs to be done outside or in a garage. Our apartment reeked for a bit.
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
If you can check the original parts list you can substitute a cheaper aftermarket. Our house units are Ruud/Rheem they use magnesium. The shop is AO Smith/State Select that’s aluminum. The outdoor living is Whirlpool they use aluminum/zinc. Probably not a big deal but keeps the chemistry consistent in each hot water supply. All ports are standard on residential hot water tanks 3/4-14NPT
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Here is the brochure for the water heater I pictured in #27,473. It has no anode rods. They also make smaller residential units. Mine is a light duty commercial 80 gallon. They make 40 and 50 for homeowners. It has a lifetime tank warranty.
www.htproducts.com/literature/EVLD-Brochure.pdf
 
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My gas hot water heater was made in 1986 by a Chattanooga company that hasn’t been in business for years. In the last 12 years the only thing I’ve done is replace the thermocoupler. When she goes she goes but if I’d replaced it when I bought the house like the inspector said to I’m sure I’d be on my second or third one by now.
 
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1972 Grad said:
Here is the brochure for the water heater I pictured in #27,473. It has no anode rods. They also make smaller residential units. Mine is a light duty commercial 80 gallon. They make 40 and 50 for homeowners. It has a lifetime tank warranty.
www.htproducts.com/literature/EVLD-Brochure.pdf
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Wow I’ve never heard of those. What do they cost apiece? Do they make gas units?

Holy hell $6500 bucks for a 100 gal gas unit ! 😳

They are a beautiful piece of technology though and yeah I’m sure the last one you’d ever buy.
 
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DancingOutlaw said:
My gas hot water heater was made in 1986 by a Chattanooga company that hasn’t been in business for years. In the last 12 years the only thing I’ve done is replace the thermocoupler. When she goes she goes but if I’d replaced it when I bought the house like the inspector said to I’m sure I’d be on my second or third one by now.
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That’s amazing for a regular steel tank heater with no anode rod replacement.
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
Wow I’ve never heard of those. What do they cost apiece? Do they make gas units?

Holy hell $6500 bucks for a 100 gal gas unit ! 😳

They are a beautiful piece of technology though and yeah I’m sure the last one you’d ever buy.
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I didn't pay anywhere near that for my electric one. I think their gas heaters are really expensive, but mine was over a thousand, I think. I saw one on line for $1,095, but it didn't show the size.
 
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1972 Grad said:
I didn't pay anywhere near that for my electric one. I think their gas heaters are really expensive, but mine was over a thousand, I think. I saw one on line for $1,095, but it didn't show the size.
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That was a quick search on Amazon. I’d do one for $3k as it replaces both 50 gal ones. Not for $6k tho if that’s the real price.
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
That was a quick search on Amazon. I’d do one for $3k as it replaces both 50 gal ones. Not for $6k tho if that’s the real price.
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I think my guy got me one for about his cost . It seems like the 80 gal electric was around $1,200, but I'm not positive. He suggested it because this whole community of 1,400 homes in the mountains is fed by a system of wells. He thought it would hold up better.
 
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1972 Grad said:
I think my guy got me one for about his cost . It seems like the 80 gal electric was around $1,200, but I'm not positive. He suggested it because this whole community of 1,400 homes in the mountains is fed by a system of wells. He thought it would hold up better.
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It probably will. I’d guess you never have to buy another one.
 
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So how is the absenteeism at your work today? Completely shocked I only had 1 call out, best year in a long time.
 
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