billvon 3,107 #1 November 13, 2006 Had to go into work today, so I took my mountain bike and went via the canyon, which is a 5 mile long preserve near us. Halfway there I came across ten kids walking their llamas. Got to work, spent a few hours there, then left to go to Radio Shack. I needed four low-current 12 volt relays, but I suspected Radio Shack did not have such devices. As I was pondering what to do, a pickup truck piled high with various furniture and appliances went careening by me. A piece of a washing machine fell off, but fortunately it was far enough ahead of me by that time that it didn't come close to hitting me. I got to it and noticed it was the panel from a fairly new washer. There were two circuit boards inside, and one contained eight 12-volt low current relays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #2 November 13, 2006 Like, whoa, dude. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #3 November 13, 2006 seek and ye shall find. Whatcha gonna do with 10 boys and their llamas? Did you let them go?-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #4 November 13, 2006 With one breath, with one flow You will know Synchronicity A sleep trance, a dream dance A shaped romance Synchronicity A connecting principle Linked to the invisible Almost imperceptible Something inexpressible Science insusceptible Logic so inflexible Causally connectable Yet nothing is invincible If we share this nightmare Then we can dream Spiritus mundi If you act as you think The missing link Synchronicity We know you, they know me Extrasensory Synchronicity A star fall, a phone call It joins all Synchronicity It's so deep, it's so wide You're inside Synchronicity Effect without cause Sub-atomic laws, scientific pause Synchronicity The PoliceMath tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #5 November 13, 2006 What do Llamas and low-voltage relays have in common???"No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #6 November 13, 2006 Bill, you mean work just doesn't have whole piles of stuff like that you to test with? As for the Llamas, doesn't every canyon out there have 10 kids walking llama's in it? Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #7 November 13, 2006 Ummm no.......that would be Peru."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #8 November 13, 2006 Did you see any Pygmy Marmosets? I am in need of a pair of Pygmy Marmosets.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #9 November 13, 2006 Sounds to me like a sign from the heavens! Time to wash your llama! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampThing 0 #10 November 13, 2006 QuoteDid you see any Pygmy Marmosets? I am in need of a pair of Pygmy Marmosets. No...that was Saturday, and doesn't qualify as ODD in Bills life! The Pessimist says: "It can't possibly get any worse!" The Optimist says: "Sure it can!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #11 November 13, 2006 QuoteGot to work, spent a few hours there, then left to go to Radio Shack. I needed four low-current 12 volt relays, but I suspected Radio Shack did not have such devices. As I was pondering what to do, a pickup truck piled high with various furniture and appliances went careening by me. A piece of a washing machine fell off, but fortunately it was far enough ahead of me by that time that it didn't come close to hitting me. I got to it and noticed it was the panel from a fairly new washer. There were two circuit boards inside, and one contained eight 12-volt low current relays.And you say there is no God. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpervint 0 #12 November 13, 2006 Ah, but did you take just 4 and leave the rest for the next seeker? Vint. . . . . "Make it hard again." Doc Ed “A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free” Nikos Kazantzakis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #13 November 13, 2006 Serendipity strikes at odd times. Glad you're OK! Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #14 November 13, 2006 QuoteWhat do Llamas and low-voltage relays have in common??? Absolutley nuthin' . . .HUH! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,107 #15 November 13, 2006 > Ah, but did you take just 4 and leave the rest for the next seeker? That would be llittering! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #16 November 13, 2006 I don't believe in coincidence... What do you need four low-current, 12-volt relays for? I'm a curious cat. Meow.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #17 November 13, 2006 QuoteI don't believe in coincidence... What do you need four low-current, 12-volt relays for? I'm a curious cat. Meow. Probably involves the flux capacitors on his Delorean. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #18 November 13, 2006 Damn...........you burned good karma points on that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #19 November 13, 2006 Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #20 November 13, 2006 You are such a geek! I'm surprised you didn't stop and make a deal with the llama boys to harvest their dung for burning in a high-tech convection fireplace to warm your house all winter for free. Maybe that's what you needed the 12-volt relays for... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GARYC24 3 #21 November 13, 2006 I was noticing some ads at top of screen for Kenmore washer parts! Am I having a odd day too? hahah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #22 November 13, 2006 Bill, I'm curious as to one thing. Which part did you find to be more odd, the boys with their llamas or the washing machine part with the low current 12 volt relays? Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #23 November 13, 2006 So when that truck comes back looking for the panel to the washer that fell off, theyre going to be short a few parts eh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #24 November 14, 2006 Be careful - whatever you build may have an irresistable urge to wash clothes. Was the truck driver's name "Igor"?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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