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Happy Monday January 11, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Posting early because there's a gusty wind outside, with risk for power outages in area
Today’s Question:
Does your home have doorstops (mounted or wedge)-or do you use items for that purpose ? Yes, from the dining room to back porch and back porch to the garage. One mounted, one wedge.
LINK ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorstop
Bonus:
Have you ever-
worn a helmet ?
made a candle ?
set off a backyard rocket ?
had to abandon a vehicle mid-journey ?
used an ejector seat/floatation cushion/parachute ?
had a limb in traction ? No to the rest.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever studied and/or communicated using-
smoke signals ?
semaphore (waving flags on sticks) ?
Morse Code ?
Have you seen the British mystery series “Inspector Morse” (or read the books by Colin Dexter) ? No to the above.
Happy Monday January 11, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Posting early because there's a gusty wind outside, with risk for power outages in area
Today’s Question:
Does your home have doorstops (mounted or wedge)-or do you use items for that purpose ? some are mounted. LINK ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorstop
Bonus:
Have you ever-
worn a helmet ? yes
made a candle ? yes
set off a backyard rocket ? no
had to abandon a vehicle mid-journey ? no
used an ejector seat/floatation cushion/parachute ? no
had a limb in traction ? no
Just for Fun:
Have you ever studied and/or communicated using-
smoke signals ? no
semaphore (waving flags on sticks) ? no
Morse Code ? no
Have you seen the British mystery series “Inspector Morse” (or read the books by Colin Dexter) ? no
Happy Monday January 11, everybody-and welcome to QOTD. Posting early because there's a gusty wind outside, with risk for power outages in area
Today’s Question:
Does your home have doorstops (mounted or wedge)-or do you use items for that purpose ? LINK ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorstop Yes. There is a mounted doorstop for most doors to keep the door from slamming into the wall. I also use wedges for two of those doors.
Bonus:
Have you ever-
worn a helmet ? Not that I can recall.
made a candle ? Yes, back in the 60s. Set off a backyard rocket ? No.
had to abandon a vehicle mid-journey ? No, knock-on-wood.
used an ejector seat/floatation cushion/parachute ? No.
had a limb in traction ? No.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever studied and/or communicated using-
smoke signals ? Nope.
semaphore (waving flags on sticks) ? No. Morse Code ? Yes. Back in the day when I was a Girl Scout. Have you seen the British mystery series “Inspector Morse” (or read the books by Colin Dexter) ?
Yes. I've seen a few of the episodes over the years. Today in History:
1787: Oberon & Titania, moons of Uranus, discovered by astronomer William Herschel
1805: The U.S. Congress passes an act establishing Michigan Territory
1932: Birth of director & actor Alfonso Arau
1946: Birth of singer-songwriter Naomi (Diana Ellen) Judd
1952: Birth of author Diana Gabaldon
1971: Birth of singer-songwriter & actress Mary J. Blige
1972: Birth of actor Marc Blucas
Today’s Word:
emolument /iˈmälyəmənt/ (n.): Wages, payment, salary, compensation for work done.
Today Is:
Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
National Hot Toddy Day
German Apples Day (Germany)
Today’s Picture:
Entrance & exit are at upper left & lower right-
Thought for the Day:
“Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.”
-Lily Tomlin
Wishing you a day filled with convenience, C-D peeps
Today’s Question:
Does your home have doorstops (mounted or wedge)-or do you use items for that purpose ? My bathroom door has one mounted on it. There is a bracket installed on the wall behind it to hold the door in place when it's open.
Extra Credit:
Do you know how to use-
a slide rule ? a graphing calculator ? No to these.^^^
Bonus:
Have you ever-
worn a helmet ? Yes.
made a candle ? No.
set off a backyard rocket ? No.
had to abandon a vehicle mid-journey ? A couple of times in a couple of different vehicles.
used an ejector seat/floatation cushion/parachute ? No.
had a limb in traction ? No.
Just for Fun:
Have you ever studied and/or communicated using-
smoke signals ?
semaphore (waving flags on sticks) ?
Morse Code ?
Have you seen the British mystery series “Inspector Morse” (or read the books by Colin Dexter) ?
No to all.^^^
Today’s Question:
Does your home have doorstops (mounted or wedge)-or do you use items for that purpose ?
LINK ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorstop We usually just use something heavy for that purpose.
Extra Credit:
Do you know how to use-
a slide rule ?
a graphing calculator ? Never used a slide rule, but had to use a graphing calculator in high school. The things are insanely expensive for what little they do. If any of you have kids going into middle or high school, it's not if you're going to buy one, it's when.
Bonus:
Have you ever-
worn a helmet ? Yes
made a candle ? No
set off a backyard rocket ? No
had to abandon a vehicle mid-journey ? No
used an ejector seat/floatation cushion/parachute ? No
had a limb in traction ? No
Just for Fun:
Have you ever studied and/or communicated using-
smoke signals ?
semaphore (waving flags on sticks) ?
Morse Code ? None of the above
Have you seen the British mystery series “Inspector Morse” (or read the books by Colin Dexter) ? Never heard of either
Today’s Question: Does your home have doorstops (mounted or wedge)-or do you use items for that purpose ? LINK ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorstop
Bonus: Have you ever- worn a helmet ? made a candle ? set off a backyard rocket ? had to abandon a vehicle mid-journey ? used an ejector seat/floatation cushion/parachute ? had a limb in traction ?
Just for Fun: Have you ever studied and/or communicated using- smoke signals ? semaphore (waving flags on sticks) ? Morse Code ? Have you seen the British mystery series “Inspector Morse” (or read the books by Colin Dexter) ?
[quote=cloven;42586410]Happy Monday January 11, everybody-and welcome to QOTD.
Posting early because there's a gusty wind outside, with risk for power outages in area
Had that yesterday here.
Today’s Question:
Does your home have doorstops (mounted or wedge)-or do you use items for that purpose ? No
Extra Credit:
Do you know how to use a slide rule? - No, still trying to master brain surgery.
a graphing calculator ? That's next for sure.
Bonus:
Have you ever-
worn a helmet ? Yes
made a candle ? We tried.
set off a backyard rocket ? No
had to abandon a vehicle mid-journey ? No
used an ejector seat/floatation cushion/parachute ? No
had a limb in traction ? My entire lower body
Just for Fun:
Have you ever studied and/or communicated using- No to all three. We had a neighbor who used to lean out the window and loudly ring a large hand bell when she wanted to talk to her neighbor.
smoke signals ?
semaphore (waving flags on sticks) ?
Morse Code ?
Have you seen the British mystery series “Inspector Morse” (or read the books by Colin Dexter)? Saw the series.
Today’s Word:
emolument /iˈmälyəmənt/ (n.): Wages, payment, salary, compensation for work done.
I confuse this with emollient.
Thought for the Day:
“Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.”
-Lily Tomlin
Today’s Question:
Does your home have doorstops (mounted or wedge)-or do you use items for that purpose ? Mounted.
Extra Credit:
Do you know how to use-
a slide rule ? No.
a graphing calculator ? No.
Bonus:
Have you ever-
worn a helmet ? Yes.
made a candle ? Yes as a kid.
set off a backyard rocket ? Yes but not anything sophisticated.
had to abandon a vehicle mid-journey ? Yes but only temporarily.
used an ejector seat Nope but ,as an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force, I've sat in a lot of "pinned" ejection seats while working on the old F100s.
floatation cushion Yes. I once had a "blow-out bag" removed from the bottom of an F111 crew ejection module during the aircraft's periodic maintenance. After the Service, we used the thing as a floatation device at the lake. That was one BIG floatation cushion!
Hold on a sec. There's some people in blue suits knocking on my front door.
parachute ? I've only owned several parachute canopies that I used as tarps. I've never worn a parachute.
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Today’s Question:
Does your home have doorstops (mounted or wedge)-or do you use items for that purpose ? We do.
Extra Credit:
Do you know how to use-
a slide rule ? Kinda sorta.
a graphing calculator ? No
Bonus:
Have you ever-
worn a helmet ?
made a candle ?
set off a backyard rocket ?
had to abandon a vehicle mid-journey ?
used an ejector seat/floatation cushion/parachute ? Used a old parachute to make a teepee years ago.
had a limb in traction ?
Just for Fun:
Have you ever studied and/or communicated using-
smoke signals ?
semaphore (waving flags on sticks) ?
Morse Code ?
Have you seen the British mystery series “Inspector Morse” (or read the books by Colin Dexter) ? No to all the fun questions.
Today’s Question: Does your home have doorstops (mounted or wedge)-or do you use items for that purpose ? I have door stops mounted on the baseboards and one heavy free-standing cat by the front door that's mostly decorative.
Do you know how to use- a slide rule ? Nope - never learned to use it but was always fascinated by them.
a graphing calculator ? Nope.
Have you ever- worn a helmet ? Haven't. made a candle ? Nope. set off a backyard rocket ? A bottle rocket. had to abandon a vehicle mid-journey ? No, thank goodness! used an ejector seat/floatation cushion/parachute ? Yikes no! had a limb in traction ? Again, no, thank goodness.
Have you ever studied and/or communicated using- smoke signals ? Nope. semaphore (waving flags on sticks) ? Nope. Morse Code ? Nope. Have you seen the British mystery series “Inspector Morse” (or read the books by Colin Dexter) ? Yes -- love 'em.
Thanks cloven and happy day everyone!
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