In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2) by SIGNYM

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In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)

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UPDATED: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 14:17
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Friday, March 13, 2026 9:26 PM

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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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Friday, March 13, 2026 9:34 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK

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I'll post in Tag.

THGR is a liar and a troll.

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I appreciate ya, Sigs.

I really don't understand what the problem is. All he needs to do to have the tags free and clear is stop posting political stuff there and stop insulting me. Any post I've ever made in the tags since long before the site went down was either talking with Brenda about non-political things or telling Ted to keep politics and political cartoons out of the tags. I've never posted anything political there or insulting that wasn't reactionary to something he put there first.

Second never posted in the tags at all until the site went down, and now he can't seem to stop himself.

Ted seems to care about the tags with the possibility of people coming back if the Firefly reboot that may be announced Sunday ends up being a real thing, but instead of telling Second to cut the crap and keep politics out of the tags, he's choosing instead to continue attacking me.

I've already laid down the terms. I won't post in the tags again if they stop insulting me and they keep their politics in the RWED where it belongs. And neither of them are going to get the last word in the tags either.

I don't think Second cares at all either way, but Ted knows what needs to be done.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 2:50 PM

BRENDA

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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Be Nice. Don't be a dick.

The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 2:54 PM

BRENDA

Still at library and still trying to figure things out.

Won't be in tomorrow as my day to veg and Monday I am off to work. Tuesday I have someone willing to help but I will keep working on it over the weekend.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 2:59 PM

BRENDA

Had on Thursday and today two of the most Canadian things happen. One was the neurologist. We both apologized for the ecg. Him for not explaining the way he ordered it and me for not asking the why.

Today it was at a local mall. They have doors that open when you show your hand to the sensor. Lady in a scooter wanted out and I wanted to go in. I told her to come out and she said no I should go in first. This went on for a minute when another lady with a can came along and said, "Stop arguing ladies." with a smile. Finally I went in and held the door for the lady in the scooter.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 3:09 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK

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Originally posted by BRENDA:
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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Be Nice. Don't be a dick.

The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.

When you say "cord" you mean the HDMI cord?

If memory serves, you verified with the person/shop you bought this from that it had the HDMI output before you bought it, right?

It's possible that you're looking on the back and it's not actually on the back. A lot of TV's and Monitors have the HDMI outputs on the side of the monitor. Usually on the right side.

It's also possible that there is an upside-down "shelf" that is on the back of the monitor where you would plug the HDMI cord UP into it, parallel to the back of the monitor rather than sticking it straight in perpendicular to the back as well.

I'll see ya when you get back from work on Monday or Tuesday. If you still can't figure it out by then, please tell me the name of the company on the box and the model number. I should be able to look it up online with that info and tell you exactly where you need to put the HDMI cord.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 3:11 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK

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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Had on Thursday and today two of the most Canadian things happen. One was the neurologist. We both apologized for the ecg. Him for not explaining the way he ordered it and me for not asking the why.

Today it was at a local mall. They have doors that open when you show your hand to the sensor. Lady in a scooter wanted out and I wanted to go in. I told her to come out and she said no I should go in first. This went on for a minute when another lady with a can came along and said, "Stop arguing ladies." with a smile. Finally I went in and held the door for the lady in the scooter.

LOL... that second one for sure sounds just about as Canadian as Canadian gets.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 3:30 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK

Doing some painting today. I'm tired of laying around and sleeping most of the time. I think in the last 2 days I've gotten about 38 hours worth of sleep. And there comes a point where I think that doing nothing is actually doing me more harm than good even though I'm still recovering from whatever is going on with my lung.

My outer basement walls are split in half, with the bottom jutting out around 5" where the foundation is because of the studs and drywall on top of it, which leaves "shelves" along the outer wall. I put up that drywall in the room you can see from the 1st floor many years ago and put the finish paint on it maybe 2 or 3 years ago now. Even though I still need to do some work to make sure I won't flood again, I've managed to keep that drywall dry even in the 2 or 3 emergency flood situations I had since it was put up. The work I've done outside with landscaping and raising that concrete slab where the spigot is 5" on top of having gutters on the house should probably remediate most of the flooding issues except for when there is Noah's Ark flooding conditions like we had in May of 2020, and the work I intend to do this summer should eliminate the worry completely going forward.

2 years ago I brought down the nice trim from the rafters of my garage that I had pulled off 14 years ago, first thing, when I gutted the entire basement because of the mold and sanded them all down good. When I was out the other day running some errands I brought all of it in my basement on horses, and now I'm priming and painting it. I've got to be REALLY careful though because 2 of the 7 pieces are really long and even on a near 45 degree angle they barely fit in the room without scraping the finished walls. If it were warm and dry outside, it would have been a lot better to be doing it all out there. It should be okay as long as I'm mindful with it though.

I swore I wrote on the back where each piece went though, and unfortunately I didn't. Some of these pieces are near identical in size, so I can't screw that up when I'm putting them back into place. Some of them aren't even close to be ready to be installed because the rest of the basement would need to be finished first, but I figured I'd just paint all of them now and the ones I'm not using can be staged somewhere in my garage high up and wrapped in plastic so they don't get messed up before installation.

Feels good to be working again even if I'm not feeling close to 100%. This is light work so it's no big deal. I'm just glad I sanded all of that down already because that's the tough part, and I don't need that crap in my lungs right now.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 6:26 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK

Damn primer don't want to dry in the cold basement. Figured for sure I'd have all of that stuff painted before sunset and maybe even get some of it back in place where it belongs today.

I used to have ceiling fans down there, but they both had saggy fins because of the humidity and water damage when I moved in and would have needed to be replaced if I hadn't already decided it wasn't worth it to put fans back up there because they were dangerous.

I'm short enough where it wouldn't have mattered none for me, but I could see my dad or brother or a few of my 6 foot plus friends going down in the basement when the fans were running and not paying attention as the blades took a chunk out of their foreheads.

Probably too dusty down there for fans right now anyhow, and I wouldn't want to kick up dust on top of the painted surfaces.

I don't know why I always do this. I haven't done much work on the house in a long time, but now that I am I'll probably be up half the night until the painting is finished instead of finishing it tomorrow. Then I'll sleep in half the day and get nothing done tomorrow.

Oh well...

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Monday, March 16, 2026 6:12 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Sorry about the primer, SIX. But good for you! Sounds like about the right level of effort to be active but not exhausted.

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Monday, March 16, 2026 6:15 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Quote:
Originally posted by BRENDA:
Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Quote:
Originally posted by BRENDA:
Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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Be Nice. Don't be a dick.

The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.

Huh. Did your dead monitor actually have HDMI? Maybe compare the new HDMI to the old cable to see if they're the same?

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Monday, March 16, 2026 6:21 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK

I stayed up until after 1AM and I finished what I was working on that day. Did a whole lot of stuff yesterday too and got all the accent trim I've been wanting to do for years now on the starwell going up to the 2nd floor and down into the basement.

Today I sanded down the old threshold that was between the kitchen and living room floors as well as the last piece of floor trim at the bottom of the lone cabinet on the other side of the stove. I've got to prime and paint that piece of trim before I install it, and I'm going to stain and poly the threshold. I don't want to paint the threshold white because people will be walking on it.

I think I'm probably done for the day though. I put in about 22 hours of work over the last two days and I'm going to take it easy. Got that chest doctor appointment tomorrow, so I probably won't do much but run errands after it's over.

It's ice cold in the basement again today after we had some warmer temps. High today and tomorrow is only 27 degrees, but then it warms up a bit again on Wednesday. I really don't feel like spending any more time in the basement working while it's this cold anyhow.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:20 PM

BRENDA

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
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Originally posted by BRENDA:
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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Be Nice. Don't be a dick.

The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.

When you say "cord" you mean the HDMI cord?

If memory serves, you verified with the person/shop you bought this from that it had the HDMI output before you bought it, right?

It's possible that you're looking on the back and it's not actually on the back. A lot of TV's and Monitors have the HDMI outputs on the side of the monitor. Usually on the right side.

It's also possible that there is an upside-down "shelf" that is on the back of the monitor where you would plug the HDMI cord UP into it, parallel to the back of the monitor rather than sticking it straight in perpendicular to the back as well.

I'll see ya when you get back from work on Monday or Tuesday. If you still can't figure it out by then, please tell me the name of the company on the box and the model number. I should be able to look it up online with that info and tell you exactly where you need to put the HDMI cord.

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Sorry, I do and mean the HMDI connector. Took it back to where I bought with the help of my boss's husband and the guy at the counter explained to her HUSBAND, because he was a MAN that I needed another piece. Something that converts male to female? I know what I am looking for anyways.

Had to tell the young man TWICE that it was my computer but he didn't really listen till my boss's husband spoke up.

Rotten kids.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:23 PM

BRENDA

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Had on Thursday and today two of the most Canadian things happen. One was the neurologist. We both apologized for the ecg. Him for not explaining the way he ordered it and me for not asking the why.

Today it was at a local mall. They have doors that open when you show your hand to the sensor. Lady in a scooter wanted out and I wanted to go in. I told her to come out and she said no I should go in first. This went on for a minute when another lady with a can came along and said, "Stop arguing ladies." with a smile. Finally I went in and held the door for the lady in the scooter.

LOL... that second one for sure sounds just about as Canadian as Canadian gets.

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It was funny and we all went away with a smile.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:25 PM

BRENDA

Sounds really good to hear you talking about working again.

That is great. My understanding is primer doesn't like too cold or too hot.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:27 PM

BRENDA

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
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Originally posted by BRENDA:
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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Be Nice. Don't be a dick.

The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.
Huh. Did your dead monitor actually have HDMI? Maybe compare the new HDMI to the old cable to see if they're the same?

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

Not sure if it really did or not. I have finally got it figured out. I need another piece for it to convert the HDMI from the new monitor to connect to my computer.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:27 PM

BRENDA

Still at the library but now I know where I am going.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:34 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Ah! You need some sort of adapter!
Simple fix!

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If you can believe it, my sis in WNY just got an inch of snow, and it's 19°F! Meanwhile .... here in the flatlands of Los Angeles it's been late summer for a couple of weeks now, and today is a sweltering 98°F!

Jeez, I wish the weather could average out some!

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 2:17 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK

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Sounds really good to hear you talking about working again. That is great. My understanding is primer doesn't like too cold or too hot.

Yeah... Feels good to be working again too.

I might show some pictures since it's not outside work. The stuff that I've done so far this week is in the general area of the overlook that I posted a few years ago. Nothing too intense, but just putting some long-awaited final touches on things like thresholds for the coat closet, pantry and the door leading up to the attic, as well as putting some nice L-shaped corner pieces to really make the transitions between the paint colors pop with that nice high-gloss white trim.

Had a few "problems" with that last bit though that are going to require quite a bit of finish work. First problem is I wish I had my youngest brother's math skills, because figuring out angles really isn't my thing beyond 90 degree angles (if I show pictures, you'll see what I mean). For the most part I was able to cobble together what I wanted, but I ended up doing a lot of the cuts on the trim by hand with a coping saw instead of using the mitre saw. To add to the troubles, the "finished" product of the walls/ceilings were nowhere near perfect angles in the first place, so I had to take a few shortcuts that will need to be fixed later. It's going to require a bit of wood filler along with the standard caulking I'd do, and I have quite a few brad nail holes that need to be filled in before a final paint job.

Right now it's like a Monet painting. Looks great from far, but it's far from great.

It will be damn near perfect when I'm finished with it though.

So your computer didn't have an HDMI then? Was it a "Display Port" then? I wasn't even aware of that type of connection until I got those cheap computers a few years ago from a hospital, and all those HP computers/laptops had Display Port out. I needed to buy adapters for all of them.

If you use that cable to carry the sound to the monitor, you'll have to make sure the adapters that you buy carry the sound too. Hopefully the computer store guy steered you in the right direction there. No worries if he didn't though... If you hook everything up and you have no sound, at least you'll have a working computer. Let me know if this happens and I can direct you to the proper adapter that will carry the sound signals as well.

Sigs... Geez... 98 degrees!!!

It's 26 degrees here right now.

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