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How about a nice action shot? Out following critters in the snow yesterday.

Thank you sir, that means a lot coming from you. Now keep your eyes on the pocket watch as it swings back and forth ... baaaack and forth .... you're getting sleepy, sleeeeeeeepy ... so very very sleepy ....

Nope, not cc33's dial, so far I've been unsuccessful "convincing" him to part with one. But there are ways, oh yes indeed. That one is a highly modified MQ dial. I'm actually very pleased with how it came out. It will do, unless someone has an unfortunate accident.

It's starting to look legitimately 50+ years old now. But I have to start over on the bezel ... I bent the last one. I know, I know ... how do you BEND a bezel? Fricken polar bears!

I sold my 1997 MBW Sea Dweller a couple of years ago, modded for $900. Now it lives in Norway.

The Big Gonzo lives on!

It's amazing how low-key some of these bozos are. I was walking to the coffee shop a couple summers ago and stopped on a street corner downtown, and the couple next to me were talking about looking for a Starbucks. I politely inserted myself in their conversation, they were obviously tourists and ignorant. So I said "let me show you a REAL cup of coffee" and we had a real nice chat as we walked 1/4 mile to the Kaladi Brothers store. I ordered and told them to step up and I'd get it. So he goes to the counter and takes off his sunglasses, and the girl behind the counter froze like a deer in headlights. Standing there, mouth hanging open, drooling. So I looked at him and said "hey, you're that guy!" and he laughed out loud. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. Totally cool, laid back, enjoying a "warm" day in Alaska.

When I was in college there was an up-and-coming group from the northwest. They were pretty good, and had grown up with my roommate. I'll omit their names to save them the embarrassment. So we were talking and they had just toured with Van Halen as an opening act. While they were in the Windy City they did a set at a large club, and were really tearing it up. During the 2nd set a crowd of guys at a table were cheering them on, and sending beers up to the stage. So of course they played harder and with a little more strut. This happened again during the 3rd set so during the break afterward they thought they'd go hang with their crowd of admirers. They came over to the table all cocky and were talking like "Yeah we're doing pretty well, going good tonight, got a big opening tomorrow for -- long pause -- Van Halen" and the guys at the table were very impressed. But somehow it seemed like they knew the music biz too. Hmmmmmmmm, very strange........ So more beers appeared during the 4th set, and afterward the up-and-comers went out to hang with their admirers. They were bragging again, then one of them said "You guys seem like you understand the music biz a little... do you play?" So one of the guys at the table said "Yeah we've got a little group too, no big deal." (you can see it coming.....................) "Oh yeah? What do you call yourself?" "Chicago." He'd been bragging to Peter Cetera all night and didn't have a clue.

Spinning some tasty John Mayall this morning.... "Crusade"

Do you get tired of screens on your computer timing out due to lack of activity? Here's the solution. Place your optical mouse on top of your analog watch. Presto.

We've got a PM open to Admin to fix it ... I'll try to make him aware by back channels.

What a great story! Tonight I'm loading up my music player with Joe Bonamassa, Mike Bloomfield, Albert King, SRV and Buddy Guy. I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow and need musical sustenance to keep me going. My best buddy growing up went to school at Cornell and he went to a Stones concert there one weekend. He said it was an off night and they weren't playing so well... after awhile the audience kinda turned against them and were hooting it up. So Jagger stepped up to the mic and said "If anyone in the house thinks they can do better, come up here". Pretty soon the crowd parted and a guy in jeans and a denim coat walked up, and jumped up on the stage. He grabbed the mic, and leaned in to say "Hi, my name is Eric Clapton." Jagger did the world's biggest facepalm, and handed him a guitar. Clapton sat in for the rest of the show and the audience loved it!

Absolutely. His negative feedback for these transactions is inappropriate and completely unwarranted. Please let me know if you received any.

Gents, he is indeed a candidate for the Ban Hammer. But that puts him out of reach by our contact methods here for anyone still doing business with him. I put him in suspension for two weeks and set him so any posts or new content require my approval. He is still accessible by PM however. We'll see if this coerces him to play nice in our sandbox.

You decide......... http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/product-reviews/B000EVQWKC/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1

I hope this works. I've run into problems with fine threads getting boogered up, and I usually use a sharp pocketknife to straighten them up. That leaves rough metal at the point of the damage, and unfortunately there's not a file small enough in the whole world to chase the threads. So the pieces are rough going together for awhile. Use a hard metal blade, like good high carbon. It has to be thin and stiff, and extremely sharp. A carpet cutting blade might do it. Lay it in the groove at the point of damage, parallel to the threads. Now roll the caseback back and forth against the knife edge, and as it rolls across the blade, rotate the blade ever so slightly until it's acting as a lathe cutter on the side of the thread. This works very well with brass, and it might work with steel. If you need to cut a thread completely down, don't sweat it... it will still work fine as long as the removed thread is in the middle of the stack somewhere.

Two cases, and two casebacks... Case #1 + back #1 is okay Case #2 + back #2 is wrong Back #2 works with case #1 Does Back #1 work with case #2?

Well said, Legend. And with that, this is locked.

Better than kangaroo? Absolutely. But I'll tell ya what, nothing is better than early spring Black Bear, when they're just out of the den and lean. Better than the finest filet mignon.

Now that's a pretty three! You're right, Ubi is The Man when it comes to details like this.

Doing great! When are you getting up here for a caribou steak?!

Hey Stampy, welcome back!

Out in the woods avoiding Superbowl mania...

The ring and bezel go together as a set. If you get a smaller retaining ring, chances are the bezel won't snap on securely. You could try a crystal with thicker walls or maybe JMB can machine a retainer ring for you with a slightly smaller inside diameter?