A Small Win...

[equusmaximus]

     I won the lottery today; Not the big prize unfortunately, but an extra $50 in my pocket from a $5 ticket is a nice return on the investment.  :)  Later in the evening, I was preparing lottery tickets for the display rack, and I accidentally ripped the corner of one of the big $10 Instant Millions tickets.  Taking that as a possible sign (and

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[centaurg]

My lottery luck has been dismal.

I could use that arc welder to fix my computer chair; cheap mild steel isn't holding up well under my 250 pounds. The armrests are wanting to fall off. My father had a big old tub of a welder that must have weighed well over 250 pounds; I think he could weld I beams with it and constructed his own log splitter with it that was a thing of beauty and effortless function.

Attempting to resurrect my dead motherboard; the two vented caps were defective as expected and replacements are on order. But if it comes up in the green screen of undeath, I'm trashing it anyway... Did I mention I need a robust desoldering station?

Good luck with the new job!

[equusmaximus]

Desoldering Stations are a wonderful tool! I was lucky enough to snag three of them at an employee auction back in my Nortel days. Unfortunately, I lent one of them to a friend and never saw it again. I can't remember the brand of that one, but the other two are Hako units. Self-contained machines with built-in vacuum-pumps, they make repairs so much easier! :)