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Addiction LXXVIII

Old 05-27-20, 12:35 PM
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The older you get the more acceptable it is to revel in your glory days. That or, as you just get older, you now realize that was some dumb **** you did back then. "What was I thinking"?
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Old 05-27-20, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I don’t know where Bertha came from, but I have to fly through her all day today.
Any extra pay, or just a "Good work, pal"?
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Any extra pay, or just a "Good work, pal"?

neither.
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What is the purpose of today's launch?
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
What is the purpose of today's launch?
They'll be docking with the ISS.
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Old 05-27-20, 01:04 PM
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What is the purpose of today's launch?
Benjamins
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
It's silver. Almost 20 years old. Sadly I did not take care of the finish like I should have and some of it has worn through on the valves now.
So the silver is wearing off and showing the underlying brass? Sounds like it could look neat. I always liked how I wore through the lacquer on some parts of my trumpet.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
What is the purpose of today's launch?
find Elvis and bring him back.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
What is the purpose of today's launch?
To get a lot of people really stressed out about the weather, apparently. Myself included.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Benjamins
Bingo.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
find Elvis and bring him back.
For trial?
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
find Elvis and bring him back.
I thought that's why they launched the Roadster on Falcon Heavy?
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We got a little dirty today
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Well that was frustrating.
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Bummer. When the next window?

Edit: Saturday.
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Bummer. When the next window?
Next launch windows Saturday 5/30 3:22ET and Sunday 5/31 3:00ET
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Originally Posted by abshipp
So the silver is wearing off and showing the underlying brass? Sounds like it could look neat. I always liked how I wore through the lacquer on some parts of my trumpet.
Whatever happened it's made the surface matte, instead of shiny. A bit weird because I mostly didn't touch it with my hands. Used a cloth.

Do you play now?
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Originally Posted by noodle soup
We got a little dirty today
for christmas I want^
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Whatever happened it's made the surface matte, instead of shiny. A bit weird because I mostly didn't touch it with my hands. Used a cloth.

Do you play now?
Ah I see.

I do not, my trumpet was either egregiously misplaced or stolen when I was in college and moving from one house to another
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Originally Posted by noodle soup
We got a little dirty today
Your dirty is cleaner than my clean.
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Tubeless wheel/tire on wheelbarrow fixed. It took a new valve stem from ScamBay, a little patience, and one CO2 cartridge.

I had to buy a 4-pack of valve stems. I doubt I will ever need the other 3, but they are on the pegboard just in case. If anyone needs one (or two or three), PM me. They are Schrader, for .455 inch hole, and 3/4 inch long.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
I do not, my trumpet was either egregiously misplaced or stolen when I was in college and moving from one house to another
Major bummer.

It's weird how some things disappear. The trumpet came with two tuning slides--one a larger diameter that made it play a bit differently.

Somehow I lost one of them. wut The last time I looked they were like $185, so I've never gotten another one.
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Performing leak check...
Don’t feel embarrassed. Many people experience leaks as they age, especially when excited.
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Originally Posted by noodle soup
We got a little dirty today
Reminds me of this classic:

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