Random Thought Thread

[bluemax_1]

now you have kindling

Lol. I bag the lint from the dryer screen, for making firestarters. Just add some Vaseline.

*** The lint from synthetic blankets and fleeces already burns amazingly well. Add some Vaseline, and it makes excellent, cheap firestarters. Convenient to stick the Vaseline + lint balls in old school 35mm film canisters (I thought those went the way of the dodo, but learned that packs of new, empty canisters are available on Amazon).

One of the considerations for me, for backwoods fire, is the ability to use them 1-handed (in case one arm is disabled), and to be able to use them with cold, numb hands (eg. To start a fire to ward off hypothermia, from things like inadvertently falling into water in cold weather etc.).

Keeping the Vaseline+lint balls in those pop top film canisters makes it easy to extract them by just stepping/stomping on the canister, vs trying to unscrew something with numb fingers, while shivering.

 

[ferider]

Be careful out there …

 

[Lorien]

Lol. I bag the lint from the dryer screen, for making firestarters. Just add some Vaseline.

*** The lint from synthetic blankets and fleeces already burns amazingly well. Add some Vaseline, and it makes excellent, cheap firestarters. Convenient to stick the Vaseline + lint balls in old school 35mm film canisters (I thought those went the way of the dodo, but learned that packs of new, empty canisters are available on Amazon).

One of the considerations for me, for backwoods fire, is the ability to use them 1-handed (in case one arm is disabled), and to be able to use them with cold, numb hands (eg. To start a fire to ward off hypothermia, from things like inadvertently falling into water in cold weather etc.).

Keeping the Vaseline+lint balls in those pop top film canisters makes it easy to extract them by just stepping/stomping on the canister, vs trying to unscrew something with numb fingers, while shivering.

vaseline lint balls, eh?

 

[Blues]

They're like mountain oysters but without the vaseline, they're too dry.

 

[Mendoman]

Those table top solo fire pits are the source of a lot of discussion in the firewood world. The boxes of wood that they sell for them work out to 6824$ per cord. Of course there is a lot of extra labor to get miniature pieces of firewood. But if you got a system to cut down on some of the labor it is a pretty crazy mark up. Maybe worth the squeeze.

 

[Blues]

I thought that was what CPKs were for...?

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

Careful. You may be perceived and outed as a chocolatist.

I've already been accused of being a milk chocolate supremacist and a carobphobe.

 

[Box_Opener]

Reported that UF2 hacker in 2 minutes of his post. I hate those f—ks. Up yours you mook.

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

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I think you said he attended the North Avenue Trade School. So he must be smart!

One can see the resemblance (except eye color, of course).

Reminds me of Patrick and Don Swayze . . .

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

Reported that UF2 hacker in 2 minutes of his post. I hate those f—ks. Up yours you mook.

Please forgive my ignorance. I know what a UF2 is. But what is a UF2 hacker? TIA!

 

[DocJekl]

vaseline lint balls, eh?

They're like mountain oysters but without the vaseline, they're too dry.

Schwetty Balls

 

[Box_Opener]

Please forgive my ignorance. I know what a UF2 is. But what is a UF2 hacker? TIA!

Sorry, I meant the hacked account with the phishing post selling the UF2 in the sale area.

Edit: f that guy.

 

[Blues]

It's a giant cluster. It's the same guy that got Burke and the others a while back. I saw the post right after it was made and started scurrying, along with Boru13 , to try to confirm and shut things down as fast as possible.

One guy lost money that I know of so far. $250. Not aware of any other losses yet. I locked the thread and banned the account for now.
It was pretty obviously the same guy as the last scam.

Sorry folks. If the deal looks too good to be true...it almost certainly is. Don't let the allure of a good deal sway your judgment.

 

[AriesTheCam]

Scammers suck.. makes me wanna get out my face paint and survival knife

 

[Box_Opener]

It's a giant cluster. It's the same guy that got Burke and the others a while back. I saw the post right after it was made and started scurrying, along with Boru13 , to try to confirm and shut things down as fast as possible.

One guy lost money that I know of so far. $250. Not aware of any other losses yet. I locked the thread and banned the account for now.
It was pretty obviously the same guy as the last scam.

Sorry folks. If the deal looks too good to be true...it almost certainly is. Don't let the allure of a good deal sway your judgment.

You know, if you forced a password change on every account that hasn’t changed passwords in a year, you could probably take a big chunk out of this guy’s access.

Edit: If you haven’t already done this or some other mitigation, I mean.

 

[Blues]

You know, if you forced a password change on every account that hasn’t changed passwords in a year, you could probably take a big chunk out of this guy’s access.

Beyond my remit.

 

[Blues]

Yep, scammers suck. Sending money blind, (and without recourse to recover), to unknown parties sucks. Rushing into a transaction because you think the seller is ignorant about the value of what he has, (and is purportedly selling), sucks and is foolish as well.

Don't let greed mislead. Trust the warning light which should be going off.

 

[AriesTheCam]

Yep, scammers suck. Sending money blind, (and without recourse to recover), to unknown parties sucks. Rushing into a transaction because you think the seller is ignorant about the value of what he has and is purportedly selling sucks is foolish.

Don't let greed mislead. Trust the warning light which should be going off.

On a serious note. I hope everyone involved recovers their money. We work hard for that monopoly paper (at this point).

On a lighter note.. I finally secured a BC

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

You know, if you forced a password change on every account that hasn’t changed passwords in a year, you could probably take a big chunk out of this guy’s access.

Edit: If you haven’t already done this or some other mitigation, I mean.

what if I forgot my password and the only thing keeping me alive is cookies?

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

Scammers suck.. makes me wanna get out my face paint and survival knifeView attachment 2147558

cant unsee that can you?

eta stealing it