Good news, bad news - Page 15

BigV · 02-19-2012, 01:00 AM

A carboy is a big bottle, really big. You've seen them before, I'm certain. Old skool water coolers with the big glass jug inverted on the stand with a spigot? That bottle is a carboy.

Nirvana · 02-19-2012, 01:34 AM

Carboys were generally used to ferment wine or beer.....

limey · 02-19-2012, 05:00 AM

Whaddaya mean were!!

ZenGum · 02-19-2012, 06:06 AM

Thanks.

up.

infinite monkey · 02-19-2012, 09:26 AM

Oh well then...fascinating!

BigV · 02-19-2012, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nirvana

Carboys were generally used to ferment wine or beer.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

Whaddaya mean were!!

Or mead.

classicman · 02-19-2012, 07:20 PM

Sorry bout your tile V ...
I bought a Carboyat a garage sale many years ago. I used it to keep my spare change with the delusion of taking some grand vacation or or or...
Well, I used it for many years - perhaps a decade even. One day I was moving it and when I grabbed it by the neck and rolled it, the bottom shattered. The change mixed along with the tiny pieces of broken glass spilled all over the carpet.
It was as clean a break as you could imagine. I kept it for awhile thinking I could use it as the largest funnel ever before recycling it.

zippyt · 02-19-2012, 10:01 PM

V and Classic ,Plastic milk crates ( with a Bit of plywood or sum such in the bottom( Of the crate you perv !!!!!!)) are helpfull for moveing these big boys around ,,
or if yo happen on a dusty pallet full of the Plastic crates made SPEC for glass water Bottles in a ware house ,
ask nicely then offer to pay( I gotz to check with the boss ) , be patient , then the next time yer there ask the boss him self ,
shure How many can you haul off , all i took was 3 ( it was all i needed ),
i wish i had gotten the whole pallet full ,
free and i bet they would have FLOWN out the door for a few duckets each to home brewers

zippyt · 02-19-2012, 10:04 PM

Good news - I go back to work in the Morning Full time ( been out since Nov with sholder surgery )
Bad news - i have to set an alarm clock for the FIRST time since Nov

monster · 02-19-2012, 11:13 PM

Hebe got a Junior olympic cut for the 200 freestyle at the "last chance" swim meet today

It's scheduled right between the 400 IM and 200 fly -both of which she stands a chance of getting a State cut for (at Junior olympics). It would be stupid for her to tire herself out in the 200 free.

BigV · 02-20-2012, 02:09 AM

???

That sounds like... good news?

I don't understand. How many/which/order/whatever races will she be competing in ... ok, I guess this is the part I'm confused about. What meet did she swim at that produced the JO cut for 200 free? And she's going to State finals (??) where she'll swim in ... what races?

I'm sorry. I am not dense, really (excellent positive buoyancy, yarp), I just .. why does this sound like "bad" news?

monster · 02-20-2012, 11:03 PM

It's good that she got the cut, but it's bad that it's position in the schedule means she probably won't swim it at the Junior Olympics (which are not as grand as they sound -they are like the consolation/last chance to get a State cut)

She probabaly wont swim it because it's the same day as the 400 IM and the 200 fly which she has also qualified in, and if she swims those well, she might get state cuts in them. the are already pretty close together in the meet, and the 200 free is slotted in between, right before the fly. She will not get a State cut in the free, so it it probably better for her to get more rest before the fly than it would be for her to swim the 200 free.

classicman · 03-15-2012, 10:45 PM

Good news - I am working tomorrow.
Bad news - Its a one day deal.

ZenGum · 03-15-2012, 11:05 PM

This gets you out of the long-term u/e category though. Yippee.

Clodfobble · 03-16-2012, 10:13 AM

It's like the OSHA count, you get to flip back to "ZERO employment-free days on this work site!"

02-19-2012, 01:00 AM	#211
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	A carboy is a big bottle, really big. You've seen them before, I'm certain. Old skool water coolers with the big glass jug inverted on the stand with a spigot? That bottle is a carboy. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-19-2012, 01:34 AM	#212
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Carboys were generally used to ferment wine or beer..... __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

02-19-2012, 05:00 AM	#213
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02-19-2012, 06:06 AM	#214
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02-19-2012, 07:20 PM	#217
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Sorry bout your tile V ... I bought a Carboyat a garage sale many years ago. I used it to keep my spare change with the delusion of taking some grand vacation or or or... Well, I used it for many years - perhaps a decade even. One day I was moving it and when I grabbed it by the neck and rolled it, the bottom shattered. The change mixed along with the tiny pieces of broken glass spilled all over the carpet. It was as clean a break as you could imagine. I kept it for awhile thinking I could use it as the largest funnel ever before recycling it. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-19-2012, 09:26 AM	#215
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Oh well then...fascinating!

02-19-2012, 10:01 PM	#218
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	V and Classic ,Plastic milk crates ( with a Bit of plywood or sum such in the bottom( Of the crate you perv !!!!!!)) are helpfull for moveing these big boys around ,, or if yo happen on a dusty pallet full of the Plastic crates made SPEC for glass water Bottles in a ware house , ask nicely then offer to pay( I gotz to check with the boss ) , be patient , then the next time yer there ask the boss him self , shure How many can you haul off , all i took was 3 ( it was all i needed ), i wish i had gotten the whole pallet full , free and i bet they would have FLOWN out the door for a few duckets each to home brewers __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-19-2012, 10:04 PM	#219
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Good news - I go back to work in the Morning Full time ( been out since Nov with sholder surgery ) Bad news - i have to set an alarm clock for the FIRST time since Nov __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-19-2012, 11:13 PM	#220
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Hebe got a Junior olympic cut for the 200 freestyle at the "last chance" swim meet today It's scheduled right between the 400 IM and 200 fly -both of which she stands a chance of getting a State cut for (at Junior olympics). It would be stupid for her to tire herself out in the 200 free. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-20-2012, 02:09 AM	#221
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	??? That sounds like... good news? I don't understand. How many/which/order/whatever races will she be competing in ... ok, I guess this is the part I'm confused about. What meet did she swim at that produced the JO cut for 200 free? And she's going to State finals (??) where she'll swim in ... what races? I'm sorry. I am not dense, really (excellent positive buoyancy, yarp), I just .. why does this sound like "bad" news? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-20-2012, 11:03 PM	#222
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	It's good that she got the cut, but it's bad that it's position in the schedule means she probably won't swim it at the Junior Olympics (which are not as grand as they sound -they are like the consolation/last chance to get a State cut) She probabaly wont swim it because it's the same day as the 400 IM and the 200 fly which she has also qualified in, and if she swims those well, she might get state cuts in them. the are already pretty close together in the meet, and the 200 free is slotted in between, right before the fly. She will not get a State cut in the free, so it it probably better for her to get more rest before the fly than it would be for her to swim the 200 free. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-15-2012, 10:45 PM	#223
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Good news - I am working tomorrow. Bad news - Its a one day deal. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-15-2012, 11:05 PM	#224
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	This gets you out of the long-term u/e category though. Yippee. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-16-2012, 10:13 AM	#225
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