My Hill

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Actually, the hinged, drop down will be easier for me. We're going to pad the bottom of the falling side with high denisty foam, so that I can just let it drop, no 'lowering gently' or attaching needed, then Dan can put it out of the way when he doesn't need it.

We are operating an the principle that I will need it for some years to come...

Sounds like you've got it covered.    I strongly suggest stainless steel hardware, including the hinges, though.  The moist environment of the bathroom will rust galvinized metal pretty quickly, and "brass" these days is rarely solid brass, but usually plated--and pretty thinly, too.   But, solid brass, if you can find it, is usually cheaper than SS.

As for controlling the drop, there are a coupla' ways to do that, too, 'sides a whopping fat cushion.    A door-closer mechanism would work-- just mount it such that when the board is down, the arm is in the "door closed" position.   A simpler solution might be to have a steel or brass rod mounted on a hinge on the wall, and fixed to the corner of the board (nearest the wall, to be out of the way).  The mounting-point to the board would be a sliding fixture, with adjustable friction.  Thus, as the board is pulled down, the corner slides along the rod with friction, slowing it's descent.  And, when the board is flipped up, the rod holds it up with friction, too.

Or, you can use a folding shelf support, suitable for a writing table or a lid support which has adjustable friction to control the lowering of the seat.


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Lazy Day, on My Hill.   Watching The Fearless Vampire Killers, what I recorded the other night from TCM

[Darlica]

My Hill is windy and rainy, I wonder where the spring went...

[Sibling Chatty]

Waiting for appointments for tests on My Hill. NOT doing it patiently.

[Griffin NoName]

had a small glass of wine celebrating with NED on My Hill, so now have commeth the self-inflicted migraine

[Pachyderm]

nursing damaged back on My Hill, while studiously avoiding doing my essay.

[anthrobabe]

Looking for the really, supremely super big heating pad on my hill--- a friend needs it for a beat up back.
Will absolutely have to break down and turn on the airconditioning on my hill today-- it's hot y'all.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

I had to cave in about 10 days ago with the AC. It's simply too hot and too humid to stand. I have it at ~80F which uses less energy, still I'm already preparing myself for the next bill on My Hill.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Looking for the really, supremely super big heating pad on my hill--- a friend needs it for a beat up back.
Will absolutely have to break down and turn on the airconditioning on my hill today-- it's hot y'all.

Perhaps 2 or 3 small/cheap ones instead?  And a really REALLY heavy extension cord with 3 outlets? 


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Well, I'm posting this on my Main Box, which is sorta-up and running.

I need to re-install Windoze, to optimize it fully, as it's got a mish-mash of mixed drivers from the old MB and the new.  And, it my attempt to clean things up in Device Manager, I apparently dumped something I needed....which did not auto-reinstall.  *bleah*.

Fortunately, I've a spare drive I can bare-metal and re-initialize Windoze from CD.   *double-bleah*  20 hours of hurry-up-and-wait.  Only about 2-3 hours of actual insert-CD-to-first Windoze screen, but the rest is all those dang updates.... one of these days, I'm gonna slipstream a new XP cd with most updates included.  One of these days.  When I get a Round Tuit.

But, the specs so far:

MSI Mainboard, with 5 SATA ports, 1 PATA port and 12 USB ports, 1kb, 1mouse port.  No parallel/serial ports.  Yaaay!  (I had to buy a USB-to-printer adapter.  Cool.)

2048gig 533 RAM running in Dual Channel mode

2.66 intel pentium 4?  64 bit  Something like that, socket 775

Raedon Sapphire HD3870 pci express video card, w/512meg ram

320gig SATA system drive
500gig SATA storage drive

Main display is HP W2007 wide screen flat panel (20" diagonal) running at 1680 x 1050
Second display is Acer X163W wide screen flat panel (16" diagonal, turned 90 degrees) running at 768 x 1366

What else?  Keyboard is Microsuck 4000 ergo keyboard (black in color)

Mouse is trackball, Microsuck optical trackball (no longer available-- rat-b~stards!)

Now, I must temporary install a small 120gig SATA drive, install windoze on that, re-install the main sys drive, copy/save anything of import that's on it, then "migrate" the windoze install to the big drive, then restore important/saved files.

What Fun on My Hill.

That is a project for tomorrow or later... !

[anthrobabe]

Going to be waiting for the 'lectric bill just like Zono on my hill.
sigh air conditioning turned on on my hill.


But I did find an electric blanket-- that will do for a giant heating pad for now.

[Aggie]

Worrying about Chatty on My Hill.

[Griffin NoName]

spent yet another day trying to source travel options on My Hill

[Darlica]

Worrying about Chatty on My Hill.

The same on My Hill.

[Sibling Chatty]

Worrying about Chatty on My Hill.

The same on My Hill.

Me, three, and I AM Chatty.

The thing to remember is that carcinoid COMPLETELY changes the 'endgame'.

A large pancreaticc tumor is NORMALLY pretty much a 'final innings' thing. A large pancreatic carcinoid tumor MAY be 'just another weird surgery'. Or not.

Ya pay yer money, ya takes yer chances. I'm trying to set up sending everything to Louisiana so that when I go there, it's a check in, have surgery within a couple of days, then get well enough to travel home deal.

Doctors Boudreaux and Wang do LOTS of 'impossible' surgeries. They know what the body can tolerate, they don't 'over-do'. Dr Woltering is The Man, along with Dr. Warner in New York.

http://www.advancesinoncology.com/webcast_transcript.asp?f=glands_hormones&c=gh_carcinoidup&b=aio

Dr. Anthony works with Dr. Woltering, but Woltering is more aggressive with surgery.

This is the team.

http://www.ochsner.org/page.cfm?id=1141

We're counting on them to fix it. If I'm gonna have a new tumor deal every 7 years, OK, lets get this one done. (1994, 2001, 2008) That'll give me until 2015 before I have to get serious about this crap again!

[Griffin NoName]

We're counting on them to fix it. If I'm gonna have a new tumor deal every 7 years, OK, lets get this one done. (1994, 2001, 2008) That'll give me until 2015 before I have to get serious about this crap again!

Sounds like the devil made a tough deal with you !!

[anthrobabe]

We're counting on them to fix it. If I'm gonna have a new tumor deal every 7 years, OK, lets get this one done. (1994, 2001, 2008) That'll give me until 2015 before I have to get serious about this crap again!

Sounds like the devil made a tough deal with you !!

She can take 'him' anyday--- and she truly isn't even evil.
Good that the doctors know their stuff and are trusted, I am sure that helps you, being able to trust the doctors.
Simply being one with the universe on my hill today.