Your Day

Mindfulness · 03-23-2023, 02:28 PM

- bought a 6 pack of zero sugar sweet tea

- cantaloupe on deck in fridge

Mucha na Dziko · 03-23-2023, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WWWP

“Creative spark”

I like this one

It's so shiny

Trollheart · 03-24-2023, 08:16 PM

Could have died tonight.

Sitting upstairs watching telly when the smoke alarms started going crazy. Ran down, expecting I had accidentally left the oven on. Oven was off. Checked all sockets, looked for smoke, fire, nothing. Tried to switch off the alarms but I think I accidentally ****ing self-tested them, hitting them with a broom handle to try to shut them off. Went on for what seemed ages, was probably like 5-10 minutes.

After they went off, checked all other sockets, felt cables, looking for anything that might be hot. Nothing. Concluded some sort of short-circuit in one of them.

Earlier that day, we had received a replacement battery for the one in Karen's hoist that was not working, the backup one. I realised that, though it had been plugged in over 12 hours now, the indicator still showed red, which was odd. I also had been getting an odd smell throughout the day, one I couldn't tie down but which reminded me of burning, like maybe plastic or rubber. Leaned down to check the battery, nearly burned my hand! Disconnected it, picked it very gingerly up, smelled at the contact. Could smell burning. Switched off the socket, took the battery outside to cool down. An hour later it was still hot.

I now realise that the alarms, which are activated by heat and not smoke, went off because the battery was "charging" right underneath one, and had I left it charging overnight it probably would have exploded, most likely setting fire to Karen's room and presumably killing her, or maybe released acidic vapour (do batteries do that?) - either way it would not have been good.

I'm shocked the medical appliance company could release a dodgy battery into the delivery pool. I'll be calling them on Monday, but I have put in a call to their emergency dept for someone to come out and look at the battery.

A very close call, and bloody terrifying. Had I not checked the battery I might have left it overnight - probably would - and that would have been that. I'm shaking, I don't mind telling you.

innerspaceboy · 03-25-2023, 07:25 AM

Wow, TH! What a relief! I'm so glad to hear you're safe!

Trollheart · 03-25-2023, 09:55 AM

Thanks ISB! Yeah it seems it may actually have been the charger - guy came out this morning and checked both battery and charger, but seemed to think the problem lay in the latter - so we can't use it now till they get us a replacement. Luckily I have the other battery fully charged, so that should last us two weeks, by which time we'll hopefully have the new charger/battery.

Scary stuff, though. Guess someone was looking after us (probably my ma).

djchameleon · 03-25-2023, 10:51 AM

Close call TH good thing you found out about it sooner than later.

Trollheart · 03-25-2023, 11:21 AM

Definitely. I reckon otherwise the first thing I would have known about it was when it exploded and I found myself surrounded by red guys with pointy horns and pitchforks and wishing I had dressed more lightly.

**Exo** · 03-25-2023, 03:16 PM

Andrew Lincoln (Rick from Walking Dead) has been shopping in my store a lot recently. They're filming some Walking Dead spinoff show around north Jersey and he's apparently a jazz collector. Anyway, he's been coming in on his off days and we've had a lot of chats about music. He's been buying some of my recommendations and asking me questions about certain artists he doesn't know.

I find it all kind of surreal. Not that a famous person likes the same things I like, but rather how effortlessly easy it is to talk to him. Just a normal guy that kills humans and zombies on screen for a living.

djchameleon · 03-25-2023, 04:59 PM

Wow crazy I would fangirl way too much and he'd end up hating our interactions. Good on you for treating him like a regular joe.

Danzaburou · 03-25-2023, 06:33 PM

There's a quote from Mozart's journal that perfectly describes my day

"Today I experienced nothing. Also nice."

I'm currently on a 10-days vacation from work

03-23-2023, 02:28 PM	#82211 (permalink)
Mindfulness Be aware of the psyop Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 9,766	- bought a 6 pack of zero sugar sweet tea - cantaloupe on deck in fridge __________________ June 1st, 2023 The BX Discord Server YouTube Videos Twitter My TikToks

03-24-2023, 08:16 PM	#82213 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,938	Could have died tonight. Sitting upstairs watching telly when the smoke alarms started going crazy. Ran down, expecting I had accidentally left the oven on. Oven was off. Checked all sockets, looked for smoke, fire, nothing. Tried to switch off the alarms but I think I accidentally ***ing self-tested them, hitting them with a broom handle to try to shut them off. Went on for what seemed ages, was probably like 5-10 minutes. After they went off, checked all other sockets, felt cables, looking for anything that might be hot. Nothing. Concluded some sort of short-circuit in one of them. Earlier that day, we had received a replacement battery for the one in Karen's hoist that was not working, the backup one. I realised that, though it had been plugged in over 12 hours now, the indicator still showed red, which was odd. I also had been getting an odd smell throughout the day, one I couldn't tie down but which reminded me of burning, like maybe plastic or rubber. Leaned down to check the battery, nearly burned my hand! Disconnected it, picked it very gingerly up, smelled at the contact. Could smell burning. Switched off the socket, took the battery outside to cool down. An hour later it was still hot. I now realise that the alarms, which are activated by heat and not smoke, went off because the battery was "charging" right underneath one, and had I left it charging overnight it probably would have exploded, most likely setting fire to Karen's room and presumably killing her, or maybe released acidic vapour (do batteries do that?) - either way it would not have been good. I'm shocked the medical appliance company could release a dodgy battery into the delivery pool. I'll be calling them on Monday, but I have put in a call to their emergency dept for someone to come out and look at the battery. A very close call, and bloody terrifying. Had I not checked the battery I might have left it overnight - probably would - and that would have been that. I'm shaking, I don't mind telling you. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*

03-25-2023, 09:55 AM	#82215 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,938	Thanks ISB! Yeah it seems it may actually have been the charger - guy came out this morning and checked both battery and charger, but seemed to think the problem lay in the latter - so we can't use it now till they get us a replacement. Luckily I have the other battery fully charged, so that should last us two weeks, by which time we'll hopefully have the new charger/battery. Scary stuff, though. Guess someone was looking after us (probably my ma). __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

03-25-2023, 11:21 AM	#82217 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,938	Definitely. I reckon otherwise the first thing I would have known about it was when it exploded and I found myself surrounded by red guys with pointy horns and pitchforks and wishing I had dressed more lightly. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

03-25-2023, 03:16 PM	#82218 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,342	Andrew Lincoln (Rick from Walking Dead) has been shopping in my store a lot recently. They're filming some Walking Dead spinoff show around north Jersey and he's apparently a jazz collector. Anyway, he's been coming in on his off days and we've had a lot of chats about music. He's been buying some of my recommendations and asking me questions about certain artists he doesn't know. I find it all kind of surreal. Not that a famous person likes the same things I like, but rather how effortlessly easy it is to talk to him. Just a normal guy that kills humans and zombies on screen for a living. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

03-25-2023, 06:33 PM	#82220 (permalink)
Danzaburou Groupie Join Date: Mar 2023 Posts: 39	There's a quote from Mozart's journal that perfectly describes my day "Today I experienced nothing. Also nice." I'm currently on a 10-days vacation from work

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