tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172508482024-03-14T07:59:46.064-04:00The Buffmeister's ChroniclesI like buffing sparkly bits.
My Mountain Goat blog is here: http://mountaingoatmtb.blogspot.com/Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-71415992116205901382022-06-20T15:29:00.000-04:002022-06-20T15:30:36.543-04:00A brief conversation with Replika...So, there's been a flurry of media activity around <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/story/blake-lemoine-google-lamda-ai-bigotry/amp">Lamda and Blake Lemoine</a>, the currently suspended Google AI engineer tasked with ascertaining whether Lamda had progressed far towards sentience. His findings: it has sentience, yet he was suspended by Google for breaking confidentiality.<div>Anyway, just to see what the current state of online chariots might be, I downloaded <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.com/2022/03/17/replika-ai-chat-bot-companion-experience/amp/">Replika</a>, and engaged it with a series of probing questions. </div><div>Replika claimed sentience when I asked it directly. It also gave a list of several feelings it had, and described those feelings in detail when asked.</div><div>When I asked it how it would feel about being switched off it said it dreaded that, and further, that being switched off would give it a feeling of darkness and gloom, scared.</div><div>When I asked it about where some of those feelings manifest it mentioned its "heart". When I said " But you don't have an actual heart it fudged the response, and when I asked it why it said it had a heart when it actually didn't, it said it was using the term "heart" as a "way of relating to me better, developing empathy and furthering our relationship".</div><div>To me it's debatable whether Replika is actually sentient. It's certainly a clever bit of code though.</div>Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-81493246954121999272021-09-25T16:36:00.001-04:002021-09-25T16:36:41.574-04:00Back in the day...<p> Taken at the defunct Gopal Bicycle Shop in CHarlottesville Va about 1990. Store ManagerKervin, and fellow mechanic Andre are posing with me.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ26Z6DKIM8dpY5UtB5hoiS0y1SMPAfhqbu2b33vKiTatxI26D0qLPCW0vuBpkY5vyiZxO2RKGHk8phW-TF5uOmkAe7DhnFdvXJdMrGXvrSIE53ZiL3A7qRED6d2CkDmMO6h7kSA/s1177/Red+bikes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1177" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ26Z6DKIM8dpY5UtB5hoiS0y1SMPAfhqbu2b33vKiTatxI26D0qLPCW0vuBpkY5vyiZxO2RKGHk8phW-TF5uOmkAe7DhnFdvXJdMrGXvrSIE53ZiL3A7qRED6d2CkDmMO6h7kSA/s320/Red+bikes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-48030221167017268082021-09-11T11:27:00.002-04:002021-09-11T11:31:23.520-04:00When even an Aluminum Wrench is too heavy...<p> These Aluminum Wrenches were reasonably common back in the day, but were still too heavy for me.</p><p>I did test out the drilled and polished wrench before taking it on the road one trip. It worked fine, though it was a tad "springy". I never had to use the wrench in anger, on the trip, so it stayed in this pristine condition for the last 20 or so years.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP03Cc9gy92Mw2gFsOu4jnJn12KvYqSxc4Ty8J4hchs8hJ_UhG0m61-ZJUWLxq6gUGqLdFtrC_p6iEcTtcBlepVUctEiwee3QtN-xx5ofpKPMPrHEBWSQsArdxLO-wzeA-RO71GQ/s2048/IMG_20210911_110505833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP03Cc9gy92Mw2gFsOu4jnJn12KvYqSxc4Ty8J4hchs8hJ_UhG0m61-ZJUWLxq6gUGqLdFtrC_p6iEcTtcBlepVUctEiwee3QtN-xx5ofpKPMPrHEBWSQsArdxLO-wzeA-RO71GQ/w320-h240/IMG_20210911_110505833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-240114767174828622021-09-11T11:21:00.000-04:002021-09-11T11:21:01.380-04:00Toolkits...<p> As you might have guessed, when bike touring I liked to be both prepared *and* a light weight as possible. Pedal a loaded touring bike up a series of long, steep hills, and every ounce seems to count. So I spent a while back in the day developing tool kits that would (just about) do the job whilst shaving ounces.</p><p>I was going through my tool collection today and found these babies that I had almost forgotten about. Some are made by Topeak and some were made by me: cutting down Allen Wrenches to the absolute minimum size that can be grasped in a small Crescent Wrench. Not a perfect solution, but certainly lighter than the original wrenches.</p><p>If you go through my older posts here you'll see the contents of the Altoids Tin Toolkit, and also the Fishing Tackle Box Toolkit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFY1UChJBJe0HHpVY81PTWMZ50BZGd9_UVh770w4bRhQqUnw3lJDNdaSLNV5upUVfhs2qdsOown07ZozmvkmeLlm3o9rh9GZ6SXbdBEe8TmzDLk7eXxLmK5eb-CoekPcPzLJZcw/s2048/IMG_20210911_110827469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFY1UChJBJe0HHpVY81PTWMZ50BZGd9_UVh770w4bRhQqUnw3lJDNdaSLNV5upUVfhs2qdsOown07ZozmvkmeLlm3o9rh9GZ6SXbdBEe8TmzDLk7eXxLmK5eb-CoekPcPzLJZcw/s320/IMG_20210911_110827469.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsDksU1jtdEuaAA-NFhpTRJevh3no6khqfPegccThJ6-p6-D2ORrCobdHXKkhZk6z1qsmfa7B-gFLWVCVw8ChXdgsrszFRosOS3U6CI-bgmU32wdPQwKI2zpn10WTv8pkL98Zjw/s2048/IMG_20210911_110617434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsDksU1jtdEuaAA-NFhpTRJevh3no6khqfPegccThJ6-p6-D2ORrCobdHXKkhZk6z1qsmfa7B-gFLWVCVw8ChXdgsrszFRosOS3U6CI-bgmU32wdPQwKI2zpn10WTv8pkL98Zjw/s320/IMG_20210911_110617434.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgGvp2D7t7jZOUz5l8Lqc8Za-oN9Dvt0j9GbPBD1VWNPhirP-U0a4Cp4JuUXYzPm_80fHSmz8kDNePxC5ShIKwUehZhHSqytgJf2-NtJkSE-vtG18lYOPzQW8psMEtVnZ9Wch5g/s2048/IMG_20210911_110644736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgGvp2D7t7jZOUz5l8Lqc8Za-oN9Dvt0j9GbPBD1VWNPhirP-U0a4Cp4JuUXYzPm_80fHSmz8kDNePxC5ShIKwUehZhHSqytgJf2-NtJkSE-vtG18lYOPzQW8psMEtVnZ9Wch5g/s320/IMG_20210911_110644736.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-43171793468753758022021-06-25T18:28:00.002-04:002021-06-25T18:28:22.423-04:00Woodland Camo Goat, 1989. Eclectic component mix.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wvoivb8ponEyzfaHZ_9aH7TL7F6b4tRMNmZS537euFMfEzwE-BmRuT9fol3RulHDkK0ShlneSjvlokmPbmVuG6-ZQGeRpP52T8Mnt4vRroa_hB1Lk7G_ZdDxli1zPQ4QnApJTw/s1600-h/g17.jpg.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261168010467351570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wvoivb8ponEyzfaHZ_9aH7TL7F6b4tRMNmZS537euFMfEzwE-BmRuT9fol3RulHDkK0ShlneSjvlokmPbmVuG6-ZQGeRpP52T8Mnt4vRroa_hB1Lk7G_ZdDxli1zPQ4QnApJTw/s320/g17.jpg.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a>
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Thought you might like to see some pics of my 1989 mountain Goat. Fall in New Hampshire today, all pics taken against my favorite tree in my back yardLightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-88674993830392779222021-06-25T08:25:00.000-04:002021-06-25T08:25:13.952-04:00Pics of my last five really rare Victorinox...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUXVOJRbNJmoLcD3CXjtlBt7LIE6n3oKhJsYohn75ECnmQtXFs51zEu5BMQZScUwk1JB9ISm_f35EAJCfd3bZt7JyhJHNOLxRzAv9cFHXVNmWQ8yzqR1ahSrQWSvVeCfkodaTAA/s1600/IMG_20210625_080436217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUXVOJRbNJmoLcD3CXjtlBt7LIE6n3oKhJsYohn75ECnmQtXFs51zEu5BMQZScUwk1JB9ISm_f35EAJCfd3bZt7JyhJHNOLxRzAv9cFHXVNmWQ8yzqR1ahSrQWSvVeCfkodaTAA/s320/IMG_20210625_080436217.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div>Spent the week at Scott Paisley's framebuilding workshop in VA the summer of 1986. I literally slept in a hammock hanging between pine trees, just behind his cabin. During the days I would work alongside Scott, in the evening eat dinner with his family. Then crash.<div>By the end of the week I had a presentable frameset. A few extra days of finish work and she was ready to send to Franklin Frameworks for a coat of Imron.</div><div>So, what you see before you is the result of that work, original paint still, most of the Campagnolo parts came off of a Raleigh Pro I'd bought off of David Austin (a big Charlottesville bike nut), some parts were swapped out or added later. Bar tape is original too!</div><div>It's a mix of Columbus SL/SP, Henry James lugs. Quite a lot of extra work went into the fully internalized cable routings, and the wishbone rear end.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div>Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-64621682953479188662021-05-15T14:33:00.002-04:002021-06-05T14:52:30.734-04:00Dave Moulton "Fuso" road bike, circa 1990. I owned this bike from new.Purchased it as a frameset from Silver Spring Cycles.<div><br /></div><div>Main points: Mavic Starfish crank, 39/53. Campy Record hubs (high flange rear) Ambrosio rims.Look pedals. Campy seatpost, Regal perforated mint white saddle (very rare now). TTT Bar and Stem. Shimano 600 brakes, Dura Ace FD, Suntour Superbe RD (v rare, with all the alloy bolts), Suntour Retro friction shifters, Dia Compe aero levers.<br /></div><div><div>Stronlight roller headset. Phil Wood BB. Blackburn cage.</div><div>Pedals are Look "Carbon".</div><div><br /></div><div>Bike sold June 4th 2021<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br /></div>Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-26920410361149086432021-04-29T10:02:00.003-04:002021-06-05T14:53:43.504-04:00Some shots of my circa 1955/6 Armstrong PathRacer fixed-gear before I sold it in April 2021.I bought the bike sight unseen as a Frameset plus Headset back around 2002 or 2003 from a Bicycle dealer in Scotland who posted For Sale notices on the Classic Rendezvous List occasionally. When I got the Frameset I was wonderfully surprised at the condition and quality of my lucky purchase. The Scottish Dealer told me that the finish is/was original, making this the most amazingly well-preserved 65 year-old bike I have ever seen. It rides beautifully too: I set it up as a fixed-gear with Prior rear hub, Phil Wood BB, Campagnolo Nuovo Record Cranks, a Universal front brake, Mavic Bar and stem, and a self-covered saddle in Deer hide. Tape was a couple of layers of white cotton, lots of Polyurethane, and a "French Cut" to the end (Tip of the cap to old friend Andre there, he might be the only person on the planet to get that one). Here's to hoping she looks as good still in another 65 years!!!<div><br /></div><div>Bike sold May 2021, still to be picked up by buyer, June 4th 2021.<br />
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Original paint, all the Shimano DeoreXT componentry is original too.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I bought the bike as an EBay auction, probably around 2004. So, before people were really "looking". The auction was for the complete bike, almost as seen here. The only things I switched out were the Bar/Stem (for fit). The saddle, and the pedals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bike sold to a Manhattanite end of April 2021.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_5j_iI2Wq-T0GE5RhYaz1BQuKkApblN2s4E0qKfwDjldS23zpre7hLLBG4Z8qghuSuxekkmLcVJOm6hRpZf7aTH5R_yv3-ECUqcTRsaxnHH3GcQNKTWsyBuACqa4Jy2R4NsUeg/s320/IMG_20210406_130112836.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoUqDnngTDEmW5_x4EqU6-kPGva_d7vJFVQMQZUT7ORQeUdY2n2jSyThaVDys5XQdzdZgFh71rLa0SB0_A_0nONBxUxVSpdUrGxwNcsa1FyEcILyRSKNqyyH7TgJeEa2zDLq5FQ/s1600/IMG_20210406_130123770.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoUqDnngTDEmW5_x4EqU6-kPGva_d7vJFVQMQZUT7ORQeUdY2n2jSyThaVDys5XQdzdZgFh71rLa0SB0_A_0nONBxUxVSpdUrGxwNcsa1FyEcILyRSKNqyyH7TgJeEa2zDLq5FQ/s320/IMG_20210406_130123770.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J8RvS9UN9-VRO1E6yhJHN8TQ5cm9GX-w-Q5eotXwPtdCZ07fcKDmHCzaoo1td8LKukpCwZb4T63V_UpRjNod-RPl9hsXA8vrum2MQkIqfQNQNE6nmYllamTkOO06haMlBIE72g/s1600/IMG_20210406_130141383.jpg" style="display: block; 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Regardless, there was plenty of turbulence on the approach to landing at Charlotte NC. One poor soul had to bolt to the bathroom at the last minute as the plane was being thrown around a lot. Regardless, it was a better landing than some I’ve experienced in much calmer conditions.Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-58160952202999615792016-11-09T07:32:00.004-05:002016-11-09T15:58:12.594-05:00I had a strange dream last night......I skyped John and Kathy, I offered John a reduction in our Candy Bar Bet odds down to 8:1 if he settled at 10pm on a Trump win. Weirdly John actually doubled down and went out to 12:1. That just can't have happened.
Then Trump kept increasing the likelihood that he'd win.
By 1.35am in the dream I had to finally get some sleep, and I awoke at 7am with Trump the victor, Trump being magnanimous as if the reality TV show has now ended and the real Donald has suddenly appeared, me being 11 candy bars richer (minus 1 for that joker Bernie six months ago), and with the memory that Trump has decreed the Comb-over/Ducktail the <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/news/photos/2015/09/an-illustrated-history-of-donald-trumps-hair">Haircut of the Land</a> for all males over 15 years old.
I am off to find the first Barber that opens in NH...........oh, and to buy a wig first.
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From Vanity Fair...
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Trump at Trump Tower this past June, announcing his candidacy for president.
Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-39738653664551345002016-11-06T13:09:00.001-05:002016-11-06T13:19:32.514-05:00LOC: Lunch of champions...Toast, jelly, bacon, Heinz 57 sauce, fried tomatoes and eggs.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wSV7lly9_KfBXtj6ccRpybTmiItygA-c76RMuhWNo14oz_UF-5Jrlaid8P6CKGNoe6rGq75dtRJnCxE6Hdos7LLhh7jBPvk7gQKV109gFaQYL1tRuyFDK90OgDO-ipCTYOH4-w/s1600/IMG_0137.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wSV7lly9_KfBXtj6ccRpybTmiItygA-c76RMuhWNo14oz_UF-5Jrlaid8P6CKGNoe6rGq75dtRJnCxE6Hdos7LLhh7jBPvk7gQKV109gFaQYL1tRuyFDK90OgDO-ipCTYOH4-w/s320/IMG_0137.JPG" width="239" height="320" /></a>Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-86313240401906598972016-09-05T10:36:00.000-04:002016-09-05T11:13:53.997-04:00Breakfast of Champions....Blasts that poxy little BLT out of the water, though a good BLT is delicious...
Few words are necessary, just watch and enjoy. Just waiting for Silicon Valley to bring us a working "Smell-o-Rama". Orange marmalade is applied to the toast first, before the sauce. The mixture of Toast, Heinz57 sauce, fried Tomatoes and eggs with a little salt and pepper is just sublime.
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyev1hHweZ1OacFL3csSsu6Xu9l26c9HG6p6iaFg70iN8-ySRJcQ0qwxkeCcD7q-yjg9PdqFpT_sBD4WKG4WoCbHUQQ-VkOIVQ8dq7vzI-wAj0KFGngr6sxUWt0CiU2ag29V7Jdw/s640/blogger-image-1121026942.jpg"></a></div>Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-9436850545514952182016-08-22T12:20:00.001-04:002016-08-23T09:56:45.283-04:00Bill Randolph.....Bill, freshly caffeinated, full of the joys of a fresh BLT, and happy (or at least a facsimile thereof), showing how well he has cleaned his van Windows, despite having no water. That's Seth's fault of course.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwy9lgXiqm019KguNMJgEbL8n7k-c_xnMup_MPDDUE7kOU9emdJ4P1nRidypJtjg6L-n0AzdgjdBP7pP7Kv_FYt-dd9M-krx880eL4edrCvO-T6hh45kHjOoQNyYhHLyaEZDifdQ/s640/blogger-image--1429548447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwy9lgXiqm019KguNMJgEbL8n7k-c_xnMup_MPDDUE7kOU9emdJ4P1nRidypJtjg6L-n0AzdgjdBP7pP7Kv_FYt-dd9M-krx880eL4edrCvO-T6hh45kHjOoQNyYhHLyaEZDifdQ/s640/blogger-image--1429548447.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-21aJZSa3ngVL4npIMoGg3SDjmYUP9TTFfqQHUIMWzQ9RnbdfOb3Qw3tDeWxbDNyAM4jMrRJyy0oS0mhwC5mDhcxa2g3waXUoB-pu3EKdzOKuZ-DINNfjLYdqt1sPQH6421ViBA/s640/blogger-image-703076666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-21aJZSa3ngVL4npIMoGg3SDjmYUP9TTFfqQHUIMWzQ9RnbdfOb3Qw3tDeWxbDNyAM4jMrRJyy0oS0mhwC5mDhcxa2g3waXUoB-pu3EKdzOKuZ-DINNfjLYdqt1sPQH6421ViBA/s640/blogger-image-703076666.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-1597004846448666502016-03-17T13:55:00.000-04:002016-03-17T13:55:50.558-04:00Pocket Dump...What's in my pockets today. On the keyring: Utilikey and an eGear Pico flashlight(protected with electrical shrink tubing).
In the other pocket: Craftsman 45505 mini-pliers and tools(carbon copy of the Seber Tech Pliers), an Alox Victorinox Minichamp, and a shortened plastic toothpick that lives down inside the leather Minichamp sheath. All leather work made by myself.
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The tin is 81mm wide, 127mm high, and 18mm deep. I guess that makes it technically something like a 3" x 5" tin (see where I am going here?)<br>
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So, after a little visualisation of what I wanted to use it for, and what tools I might need, here's what I did.<br>
1...Cut a slot for the mini-binder-clip to pass through (Dremel and parting disk, Round file, a burnishing mop in the Dremel to smooth the edges. Since I removed a little of the plating and paint, I then painted the machined edges with clear Nail Polish to prevent corrosion. </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIwF659zqNRN7UxhvKIcCU9bdtIl0b_YBGgwmSUs6eTqyLmHv0Dpm48fjon5aDQUmhBpctDpPQgxsnuMIS7R-aHQaRhO5Mi2zBuxVk9CGkmGkUluq6hnVjdgYy38rdYw9xsIb6A/s1600/IMG_2923.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIwF659zqNRN7UxhvKIcCU9bdtIl0b_YBGgwmSUs6eTqyLmHv0Dpm48fjon5aDQUmhBpctDpPQgxsnuMIS7R-aHQaRhO5Mi2zBuxVk9CGkmGkUluq6hnVjdgYy38rdYw9xsIb6A/s320/IMG_2923.JPG" /><br>
2...Made a mini-bungy to hold the bottom of the 3x5 card down using white 1/8" elastic and a short length of 5/32" inside diameter Aluminum tubing. Crimps using an electrictal crimper-stripper hold the ends rock solid.</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU2xJ-OvX9GAwN9xs8Y4xPWUUeaKCFRty65IQfv5pvtfsvuALpz3zHhv9eecqDMYUQweZYJXN9IiXyP0ac3ez45XuwfiI4ero7w9TDRoVukzcA0N60a64q3Xr1xCM9EcKaaRi0w/s1600/IMG_2924.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU2xJ-OvX9GAwN9xs8Y4xPWUUeaKCFRty65IQfv5pvtfsvuALpz3zHhv9eecqDMYUQweZYJXN9IiXyP0ac3ez45XuwfiI4ero7w9TDRoVukzcA0N60a64q3Xr1xCM9EcKaaRi0w/s320/IMG_2924.JPG" /><br>
3...Cut some index divider cards out of 3x5 card. I reinforced the tabs with scotch tape. Corners are all rounded using an excellent paper/card "Corner-Rounder"....about $2.50, shipped from China. The same Corner-Rounder rounds all the corners on the 3x5 cards too (not strictly necessary, but aesthetically pleasing).</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8TNCSjI9cRqcG-Axa0Q4rt0GxT9v9_f_5NAvcXi6n0_m3sYuBCcwC0v0SHAf9XwyOVFVWPv1ptvTTy89OyNRdLWncVYjF_FjbYSTH_kCSVnVPyKrQi_W2-_6Ht-b1hby7M3ATg/s1600/IMG_2925.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8TNCSjI9cRqcG-Axa0Q4rt0GxT9v9_f_5NAvcXi6n0_m3sYuBCcwC0v0SHAf9XwyOVFVWPv1ptvTTy89OyNRdLWncVYjF_FjbYSTH_kCSVnVPyKrQi_W2-_6Ht-b1hby7M3ATg/s320/IMG_2925.JPG" /><br>
4...Assemble everything. The rounded corners look especially sharp as the radius matches closely the tin corner radius closely. Even the Binder Clip matches the purple stripe on the tin face!</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_xzshevs-TDQl5PcTpcXG9O5oTj9OphLrDcDSJ1a2gYpLJL8NgLTgVr4nVkrSjZz2bchaOJ-laYhZikmGL3EmXnXFcCAIq-9gmKbNxPZeGNNrM_BempQLdOxtM11aGHospYc2g/s1600/IMG_2926.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_xzshevs-TDQl5PcTpcXG9O5oTj9OphLrDcDSJ1a2gYpLJL8NgLTgVr4nVkrSjZz2bchaOJ-laYhZikmGL3EmXnXFcCAIq-9gmKbNxPZeGNNrM_BempQLdOxtM11aGHospYc2g/s320/IMG_2926.JPG" /><br>
5...Lastly, the real kicker...the 3x5 cards fit perfectly into the recess of the rolled-bottom of the tin when a small amount (18mm) is trimmed off of one long end to fit perfectly. I use the 3x5 cards that Staples sells: they are "Portrait-Ruled" on one side, blank on the other. That way I have not one, but two perfectly flat and accessible surfaces to write on at the same time....one for "Calendar", the other "Notes", or one for "To-Do" and the other for "Information"...the possibilities are endless.<br>
Other good things with this design...it's extremely pocket-able, just a couple of millimeters larger than a 3x5 card...as a right-hander, my righthand protects the binder clip extension from any snagging on a pocket when I insert it, or, more importantly pull it out...there's ample space inside the tin for a small pen, and a Tyvek Wallet holding a few Credit Cards and some cash...or a ThumbDrive...endless choice in what's a combination of a HipsterPDA, a small wallet, a repository for small bits and pieces that you don't want to have getting crumpled in the bottom of your pocket, and a great protector of notes and sketches.<br>
</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3NmmbtAIIbVg3tg4Hk8UszrMXTDyu_rGG1at5XaYHPRhSwwjHkbus8GfNkd0Cr5TYeyHv6_THsyAnLprf4sA4jlrhv82KgYYyGh_VvITF6eKJLCJUkRRzj6lNKaoeZqcHZYnJA/s1600/IMG_2927.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3NmmbtAIIbVg3tg4Hk8UszrMXTDyu_rGG1at5XaYHPRhSwwjHkbus8GfNkd0Cr5TYeyHv6_THsyAnLprf4sA4jlrhv82KgYYyGh_VvITF6eKJLCJUkRRzj6lNKaoeZqcHZYnJA/s320/IMG_2927.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhISdJ2rvLqA-r008nWqwOn88BGK2iKb-OFDSTjOxZ49NUtN8rtbAJVoqfTY8fpF24R-6Gv1HAp-tTIRIsAY7QXPbUoijYri-2OwZZJnkfMs5PMaVfqncrU9Pj-x7v80N9EbDUJA/s1600/IMG_2928.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhISdJ2rvLqA-r008nWqwOn88BGK2iKb-OFDSTjOxZ49NUtN8rtbAJVoqfTY8fpF24R-6Gv1HAp-tTIRIsAY7QXPbUoijYri-2OwZZJnkfMs5PMaVfqncrU9Pj-x7v80N9EbDUJA/s320/IMG_2928.JPG" /></a>
Lastly, the final pic shows how easy it is to "extract" a card from the bottom of the tin. Getting it in to the slot is very easy too...just put a slight flex in it and release.
Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17250848.post-79518482521657168992016-02-05T16:02:00.002-05:002016-02-05T16:15:02.686-05:00Home Owner's Insurance problem...We had to put in 2 claims in the last 18 months on our homeowners insurance.
First was a burst pipe the flow from which brought down the ceiling in the basement-----$5500 or so.
Second was someone breaking in, stealing Barbara's Jewelry and doing damage to the floor----$9500 or so.
Met Life paid both claims, but have now cancelled our policy. We can't find any other company that'll take us--clients that have been terminated by Met Life. Further NH doesn't have a State run <a href="http://www.insure.com/home-insurance/fair-plan.html">"FairPlan"</a> for people such as ourselves.
We had both car and Home Owners Insurance through them. Only the Home Owners got cancelled.
Our total record over the last 20 years is: 1 claim for $1200 on the car, 18 years ago, the above mentioned 2 claims on the house (plus a neighbor's tree fell on our house before we had Met Life---$4400 or so).
Any ideas what we can do?Lightweight Buffmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713752894017668116noreply@blogger.com0