April 1, 20196 yr 26 minutes ago, eastvillagedon said: yet another of Painesville's many claims to fame-- http://www.worldwidewords.org/topicalwords/tw-bog1.htm How fitting!
April 3, 20196 yr I went to Watson's today on my lunch break. Jesus Ho-Lay...I thought a hot tub was like $5,000-6,000. Nah - they start around $8,000 for a decent 4-person and go up to $20,000 for like 6-7 people.
April 7, 20196 yr Now that's what I call teamwork for the betterment of nature.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 7, 20196 yr On 4/3/2019 at 2:17 AM, jmecklenborg said: I went to Watson's today on my lunch break. Jesus Ho-Lay...I thought a hot tub was like $5,000-6,000. Nah - they start around $8,000 for a decent 4-person and go up to $20,000 for like 6-7 people. Ick. I consider these things human petrie dishes. Did you ask the showroom about "open box" pricing or if they had models earlier in the series they need to get rid of?
April 7, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, MyTwoSense said: Ick. I consider these things human petrie dishes. Did you ask the showroom about "open box" pricing or if they had models earlier in the series they need to get rid of? I was there to look at real furniture...at that place they put the hot tubs and pool tables and air hockey up by the front. It's like walking in through the gift shop.
April 7, 20196 yr Just now, jmecklenborg said: I was there to look at real furniture...at that place they put the hot tubs and pool tables and air hockey up by the front. It's like walking in through the gift shop. Get an air hockey table while your looking for furniture!
April 11, 20196 yr FYI, if you want to embed an Instagram post into the forum, paste the full Instagram post URL into the text box and the forum will automatically generate a nice embed box that links back to the original post, like this: Please do not embed the image directly using BBCode like: [img][/img] And do not download the image and re-upload it to the forum, because the original photographer does not get credit that way.
April 15, 20196 yr hey look you can buy a used car in 10 minutes from a vending machine now lol: https://www.crainscleveland.com/retail/selling-used-cars-vending-machines-makes-billionaires-carvanas-founders
April 18, 20196 yr This was sitting on my keyboard when I came into work this morning. What the hell does this person want me to do?
April 18, 20196 yr Looks like someone was being a seagull. A particular bane of manufacturing quality assurance.
May 14, 20196 yr happy first anniversary to legal sports betting — https://nypost.com/2019/05/13/the-first-year-of-legal-sports-betting-has-fantastic/
June 14, 20196 yr Humongous Rock That Crushed Highway 145 Wins, Colorado Will Leave It Alone Quote A boulder the size of a house that tumbled across and gouged a southwestern Colorado state highway last month will stay put. State officials plan to rebuild the highway next to it, saving taxpayers money and possibly creating a tourist attraction. Democratic Gov. Jared Polis said Tuesday that Colorado will save about $200,000 by not blasting the 8.5 million pound boulder. He said people will also have the opportunity to see the boulder dubbed "Memorial Rock," which fell on Memorial Day weekend.read more...
June 16, 20195 yr On 6/10/2019 at 3:32 PM, eastvillagedon said: helicopter crashes in NY This is across the street from one of our office. The staff couldn't see anything thanks to the fog. I've been on those helicopters in route to Newark or JFK. I wanted to take the whippersnapper on one, but now I have second and third thoughts. I would never go up in a helicopter in rain, fog or bad weather.
June 21, 20195 yr Note the explosions within the explosions! Additional gas igniting inside the fireball?? Crazy...... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 24, 20195 yr I want to go back and invest in a turntable, receiver and those huge speakers that would be in a corner of peoples living rooms back in the day. Not into these mini- speakers. Yes, sound quality might better but I miss the big speakers that had something I just miss today. Yes I love Bose for watching movies, surround sound and all. Talking about wanting to listen to music the old school way. Do they still make them? Edited June 24, 20195 yr by Mildtraumatic
June 24, 20195 yr 7 hours ago, Mildtraumatic said: I want to go back and invest in a turntable, receiver and those huge speakers that would be in a corner of peoples living rooms back in the day. Not into these mini- speakers. Yes, sound quality might better but I miss the big speakers that had something I just miss today. Yes I love Bose for watching movies, surround sound and all. Talking about wanting to listen to music the old school way. Do they still make them? About 10 years ago I was in NYC with my brother and we walked into a hi-end audio shop on the upper east side. The guy tells us straight out he knows we can't afford anything in his store but asks us if we want to hear what a $100,000 pair of speakers sound like. We're like sure. We walk into the listening room and sit down. Of all things he puts on a Dolly Parton CD. The speakers were absolutely unbelievable.
June 24, 20195 yr ^Could only imagine. I Saw some old school speakers on Amazon. JBL Is good brand I think. Floor speakers are what they are called I discovered. Edited June 24, 20195 yr by Mildtraumatic
June 24, 20195 yr I'm considered a Consumer Electronics retailer so they send me these industry magazines. The high-end audio industry marches on even though it's not getting all that attention it used to when that guy in his chair was getting blown away by Memorex. Also did you know that New Egg's and Micro Center's 2018 total sales are nearly identical?
June 24, 20195 yr 5 hours ago, Mildtraumatic said: ^Could only imagine. I Saw some old school speakers on Amazon. JBL Is good brand I think. Floor speakers are what they are called I discovered. I have a pair of lower-end JBL floo rstanding speakers that I bought in 2005 for, I think, $300. They're not great speakers. Since then powered speakers have become a big deal. The amp and speakers are matched perfectly, so you don't have to worry about matching ohms and other technical stuff. I have an 8" lower-end powered speaker that I use as a keyboard amp. I had to look up what I have, it's a QSC CP 8. It's good but not great. I told myself a long time ago that when I hit the lottery I was going to buy myself a $5,000 home stereo. Then I did hit the lottery (so to speak) and I'm still slumming with my circa-2005 speakers and circa-1992 Technics receiver & CD player.
June 26, 20195 yr On 6/24/2019 at 2:29 PM, jmecklenborg said: Since then powered speakers have become a big deal. The amp and speakers are matched perfectly, so you don't have to worry about matching ohms and other technical stuff. I have an 8" lower-end powered speaker that I use as a keyboard amp. I had to look up what I have, it's a QSC CP 8. It's good but not great. I keep reading this paragraph over and over again. Powered speakers? Doing research tonight on a turntable systems. Does seem to be a lot of tech that goes into it. "Putting together a turntable setup is a simple process; however, there are several things you should know before purchasing your setup. This Guide To Turntable Setups will explain: the key components, the different setup configurations, and the most commonly asked questions. If you have further questions, don't hesitate to contact us." but then look at the jump to section... https://www.turntablelab.com/pages/beginners-guide-to-turntables Edited June 26, 20195 yr by Mildtraumatic
June 26, 20195 yr Don't knock unless you've tried Department. I tried a "Beyond Burger" last night at Clyde's, a local watering hole. I could not tell where the bun ended and the burger began. Try again, vegans. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
June 26, 20195 yr 35 minutes ago, Dougal said: Don't knock unless you've tried Department. I tried a "Beyond Burger" last night at Clyde's, a local watering hole. I could not tell where the bun ended and the burger began. Try again, vegans. Impossible > Beyond (though if you're into investing, you should have hit that BYND IPO lol) Very Stable Genius
June 26, 20195 yr 51 minutes ago, Dougal said: Don't knock unless you've tried Department. I tried a "Beyond Burger" last night at Clyde's, a local watering hole. I could not tell where the bun ended and the burger began. Try again, vegans. In my opinion, the "fake meat" shouldn't be used in dishes where the taste and texture of meat is a significant factor. I use tofu and frozen fake hamburger crumbles in all sorts of meals, but I'm skeptical of using it in others. For example, I can sub the meatless grounds in for beef in bolognese or tacos without compromising the dish. Likewise I can sub tofu in for chicken in something like Thai curry. But if I want a burger, I'm just going to eat a burger. If I wanted to give up meat for any reason, I'd just not eat burgers.
June 26, 20195 yr ^ don't knock it til you tried it. an impossible burger tastes like a beef burger. a portobello mushroom burger tastes like a steak sandwich.
June 26, 20195 yr ^Impossible 2.0 was unveiled at CES and several vegetarians stopped eating because they thought they were tricked into eating a real burger. Don't be fooled - the fake meats aren't exactly healthy (depending on what you subscribe to as "healthy"). They do use vastly fewer resources - water, greenhouse gases - than a burger. But as Ram notes above, if you're trying to avoid meat and want to sub in healthier alternatives (tofu, black bean burgers, etc.) then Beyond/Impossible wouldn't be for you. Of course, that doesn't mean there aren't a good half dozen reasons to try them or even eat them somewhat regularly. Still, just like regular beef burgers, I doubt your doctor or nutritionist would say it's "healthy" to have one every day. While the fake meats may be on the rise now, I'm curious how well and how quickly "lab grown" meats will get to market. Very Stable Genius
June 26, 20195 yr Why is Arby's working on a meat carrot? Quote Arby’s has created a carrot made out of meat. It’s called a “marrot,” because of course it is, and the Takeout staff cannot stop staring at it. Yes, Arby’s (they of the staunch refusal to have anything but the meats) is working on the marrot, a test kitchen experiment/brazen slight against God that isn’t yet planned for public release, but basically has to be now that we, and by proxy you, are aware of it. The marrot “contains vitamin content found in a raw vegetable” according to a press release, and exists as a perfect inverse to Beyond Meat, Impossible Burgers, and the like. Where those products strive to replace animal products in order to offer dietary alternatives, Arby’s is making a carrot out of turkey. Some NSFW language in the rest of the article, but nothing graphic or anything.
June 27, 20195 yr Lets start with speakers. I think I narrowed it down to 2: Studio 230 or Studio 530 from JBL. May possibly still get old floor standing speakers though.
June 27, 20195 yr ^ That's where I get a little frustrated. Whether I need a receiver or amp and the phono preamp etc. and choosing a turntable that goes with it all but my income restrictions will give me plenty of time to figure that all out. Not sure why I cant find any new 230's on their website. Out of stock or stopped making them. If they are out of stock you would think they would just say they were like the other speakers on their site. Edited June 27, 20195 yr by Mildtraumatic
June 27, 20195 yr Speaking of speakers, my house is wired throughout with these things: It would have been done in either the 70s or early 00s by the previous owner. I'm assuming that means they had 15+ speakers all throughout the house and yard. I redid the house almost entirely top to bottom, but kept these as an homage of sorts to the previous owner who had passed away.
June 27, 20195 yr ^ Very cool. Wish I had that set up. I'd start buying speakers. Someday I'd like to get ceiling speakers for bedrooms.
June 27, 20195 yr omg unhealthy health foods, meat grown in labs, meat ...carrots ??? what kind of food world is this becoming? lol
June 28, 20195 yr On 6/27/2019 at 9:30 AM, Ram23 said: Speaking of speakers, my house is wired throughout with these things: It would have been done in either the 70s or early 00s by the previous owner. I'm assuming that means they had 15+ speakers all throughout the house and yard. I redid the house almost entirely top to bottom, but kept these as an homage of sorts to the previous owner who had passed away. Yeah I remember these from the 70s and 80s. Radio Shack sold them, and I remember seeing them installed in people's basement wood paneling. Now they have Bluetooth powered speakers so the only thing you need to plug in is a standard power chord. I'm pretty skeptical of what a loud Bluetooth system sounds like, but I haven't heard a high-end one so maybe they're as good or almost as good as a traditional wired system.
June 28, 20195 yr So we have a new sub forum. Buy & Sell Sounds to familiar to a TV Show. Perhaps we can re-branded UrbanOhio's exclusive and premier lifestyle shopping center, to something more dignified that has some pizazz! I'm all for keeping UO fresh, new, current and on trend. So I would like to suggest we give this forum a better name. Some suggestions: "UrbanOhio MarketSpace" "The UrbanOhio Merchandise*Mart" "The Forum Shops at UrbanOhio" "The Shoppes at UrbanOhio" "The UrbanOhio Shopping Network" "Les Galeries d'UrbanOhio" "MayDay's Basement" "Rich's Online Department Store" "CDMs "shut up and take my money" Bazaar"
June 28, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, MyTwoSense said: "The Shoppes at UrbanOhio" We need to deep fake this with Chris Cousins as the superimposed host:
June 28, 20195 yr 17 minutes ago, jmecklenborg said: We need to deep fake this with Chris Cousins as the superimposed host: Interesting. So @richNcincy can we get a name change?
June 29, 20195 yr 5 hours ago, jmecklenborg said: Now they have Bluetooth powered speakers so the only thing you need to plug in is a standard power chord. I'm pretty skeptical of what a loud Bluetooth system sounds like, but I haven't heard a high-end one so maybe they're as good or almost as good as a traditional wired system. Yes I want to get back to the authentic sound you get from a turntable and away from digital -CD sound. Bluetooth I would think would make it sound digital all over again coming from a turn table.. Defeating the purpose...?
June 29, 20195 yr Don't buy any records made recorded after the year 2000 unless the engineers specifically avoided brickwalling. The vinyl advantage doesn't extend to anything brickwalled (AKA "Hard-Limited"). And for the most part everything made between 1985 and 1988 was mastered for cassette and from 1989-2000 was mastered for CD. Vinyl's advantage is limited with those as well. Music after 2000 is mastered for listening in the car.
June 29, 20195 yr 5 hours ago, Mildtraumatic said: Yes I want to get back to the authentic sound you get from a turntable and away from digital -CD sound. Bluetooth I would think would make it sound digital all over again coming from a turn table.. Defeating the purpose...? I don't know. I have yet to hear good (like $1,000+) bluetooth speakers in person. The thing about vinyl that I find most annoying is having to flip the records. 22 minutes isn't a lot of time. Most record players do that amazing thing where you can cue up a few of them and it automatically drops the next one and the needle magically finds its way to the next record, but to listen to both sides of the same record automatically you'd have to own two versions of the same record! Also, if you throw a party, the needle will keep skipping even before the dancing commences, especially if you have a hardwood floor that sends the vibrations straight up to the record player. You should look up recommendations on how to reduce the transmission of floor vibrations to the stereo and record player. In my experience, even on a cheap or old record player, records will sound warmer than CD's or MP3's, but they also might sound kind of dull and muddy. It's the complete opposite of the trebley harshness of new music heard through a cheap little bluetooth speaker, but still not that great. Also, the type of record and where a song is physically placed on a record makes a difference. For example, the same song will sound different on an LP versus a 45 because of the different groove width and speed (33 vs 45). Sort-of-similarly, the songs that are closer to the edge of an LP sound better than the ones closer to the label.
June 29, 20195 yr 8 hours ago, GCrites80s said: Music after 2000 is mastered for listening in the car. Seems like no one listens to music seriously at home anymore.
June 29, 20195 yr 5 hours ago, Mildtraumatic said: Seems like no one listens to music seriously at home anymore. Correct. When I was a kid I remember people cranking their stereos throughout the day, especially on weekends, so that they could hear the music while doing yard work or while working on their cars without having to move the speakers. I remember my mom turning the stereo way up so she could hear the music while using the vacuum sweeper throughout the house. The beginning of the end were the Bose surround sound systems with the little cube speakers and the separate subwoofer. That's when the electronics companies started charging a premium for substandard speaker systems under the auspices of a "complete home entertainment system".
June 29, 20195 yr And if people do sit down to just listen to music, someone opens up a Wikipedia page about the band or song and starts reading it aloud. Edited June 29, 20195 yr by GCrites80s
June 29, 20195 yr 5 hours ago, Mildtraumatic said: Seems like no one listens to music seriously at home anymore. Someone tell the moron who lives diagonally one floor below me causing my floor to reverberate until 2 am. What I don't understand is why the people who live directly next to him or those whose floor and ceiling are above and below him respectively don't seem to be bothered. They're all millennials. I guess they can't "hear." Not that I would characterize the incessant pounding coming from his apartment as "music." http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
June 29, 20195 yr 3 hours ago, eastvillagedon said: Someone tell the moron who lives diagonally one floor below me causing my floor to reverberate until 2 am. What I don't understand is why the people who live directly next to him or those whose floor and ceiling are above and below him respectively don't seem to be bothered. They're all millennials. I guess they can't "hear." Not that I would characterize the incessant pounding coming from his apartment as "music." I guess this is a perk of living in the East Village.
July 1, 20195 yr OK, rural folk, stop calling me on the phone part of the phone then asking a million questions when an ambulance or fire truck drives by. "Why are there sirens? What is happening to you?" I've lived "in town" since 1999. At least if something does happen to me I won't have to lay there dying for half an hour for before they show up.
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