Comments for It's the Labor Day weekend. Surely you have better things to do than hang here.

It's the Labor Day weekend. Surely you have better things to do than hang here.

2007-09-01T14:42:20Z

I hope you all are mostly going to be away from computers, and celebrating American Labor. Whatever you may think of unions these days, they served their purpose in the beginning, certainly. Besides, if yer a filthy steeenking rich corporate fat cat, *every* day is Rich Guy Exploiter of the Masses Day, right? 8^ )

We're going to spend the weekend moving. Prodigal Son and his GF are here, so I have some quasi-muscular flesh to impress into service with moving furniture. We just spent 20K on getting that bedroom, by golly, we ought to get some use out of it!

But, I guess I should let you guys off the hook about the Whatzis.

JTG and Rikkochet actually got it, good on yaz, guys!

More details... here.

Heh. It's even in Wikipedia...

That waxpaper box? A block of wood the size of the TNT charge, wrapped in an original wrapper.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2007-09-03

2007-09-03T21:46:27Z

Um, Steve... about the only part other than the bowl itself I *didn't* show was... the metallic fuze of the landmine. Reely! [sic]

Comment from Ledger on 2007-09-03

2007-09-03T05:14:35Z

OK, I see the thin piece of glass now. From the camera angle it looked like whole top was a clear glass lid with a lip.

Comment from NevadaDailySteve on 2007-09-02

2007-09-02T21:31:33Z

Jeez-O-Pete, Don't I even get a half brownie point for my guess of a couple of days ago?

And a completely off the wall guess. A non-metallic fuse for a land mine. Posted by NevadaDailySteve at August 31, 2007 1:45 PM

I mean really! It's the closest I've ever come to naming the Whatzis. Besides, if I'm the one responsible for starting this I'd like to have a little bit of credit for closing it. ;-D

Comment from BillT on 2007-09-02

2007-09-02T13:57:17Z

...until some poor schmo or cow steps on it. One of the tell-tales we used in Boz for avoiding minefields was the presence of livestock in a pasture. If there were three-legged cows there, it was usually safe.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2007-09-02

2007-09-02T13:01:55Z

The thick brown piece of glass sits upon the thin clear piece of glass. The thin piece holds the thick piece up off the detonator, until some poor schmo or cow steps on it.

Comment from Ledger on 2007-09-02

2007-09-02T05:34:06Z

[Possibly a double post] Question: The thin piece of glass: does it go in the center of the bowl between the igniter and the charge? Is the thin piece of glass actually the thick bowl cover?

Comment from BillT on 2007-09-01

2007-09-02T04:10:19Z

It's the Labor Day weekend. Sha'aban 19 - 20 is Labor Day Weekend? Surely you have better things to do than hang here. Yeah, but the temp's lower here -- I mean, *there*, uhhhh -- make that "at your place." Only desert I've ever been to that stays just as hot at night as during the day...

Comment from JimC on 2007-09-01

2007-09-01T22:36:58Z

Some of us are laboring this Labor Day Weekend in far off Korea -- one of Freedom's frontiers. Can't say I envy you moving. That's harder work than our usual brain burning and typing. I hope Andy's up for it.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2007-09-01

2007-09-01T22:00:24Z

I don't know, Ry, why *does* it look like a desiccator?

Comment from ry on 2007-09-01

2007-09-01T19:36:43Z

Why does the mine look like a desicator?

Comment from Maggie on 2007-09-01

2007-09-01T18:09:08Z

We just spent 20K on getting that bedroom, by golly, we ought to get some use out of it! I agree, one should always get use of one's bedroom, no matter how much it cost! I am at work, in front of my computer.....

Comment from Donald Douglas on 2007-09-01

2007-09-01T15:57:47Z

Frankly, the weekend's the best time for blogging, but you gotta quit after a couple of holiday beers. Wishing you guys well!

Comment from NevadaDailySteve on 2007-09-01

2007-09-01T13:22:28Z

Why is it that every time I get leisure time I work harder than during the work week? This weekend it's "Paint the fence, up - down." or something to that effect. I don't think Mr. Miaggi had the kid paint a picnic table and benches plus a few other outdoor pieces of furniture. I'm prayin' for rain.