In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
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UPDATED: Friday, September 11, 2026 15:29
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Quote:Huh. Did your dead monitor actually have HDMI? Maybe compare the new HDMI to the old cable to see if they're the same?
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
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Yeah, medical good.
Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.
Will take a look at Tags for you.
Thanks Brenda.
Glad your medical stuff turned out well.
What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?
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The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.
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I stayed up until after 1AM and I finished what I was working on that day. Did a whole lot of stuff yesterday too and got all the accent trim I've been wanting to do for years now on the starwell going up to the 2nd floor and down into the basement.
Today I sanded down the old threshold that was between the kitchen and living room floors as well as the last piece of floor trim at the bottom of the lone cabinet on the other side of the stove. I've got to prime and paint that piece of trim before I install it, and I'm going to stain and poly the threshold. I don't want to paint the threshold white because people will be walking on it.
I think I'm probably done for the day though. I put in about 22 hours of work over the last two days and I'm going to take it easy. Got that chest doctor appointment tomorrow, so I probably won't do much but run errands after it's over.
It's ice cold in the basement again today after we had some warmer temps. High today and tomorrow is only 27 degrees, but then it warms up a bit again on Wednesday. I really don't feel like spending any more time in the basement working while it's this cold anyhow.
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by BRENDA:Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by BRENDA:
Yeah, medical good.
Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.
Will take a look at Tags for you.
Thanks Brenda.
Glad your medical stuff turned out well.
What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?
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Be Nice. Don't be a dick.
The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.
When you say "cord" you mean the HDMI cord?
If memory serves, you verified with the person/shop you bought this from that it had the HDMI output before you bought it, right?
It's possible that you're looking on the back and it's not actually on the back. A lot of TV's and Monitors have the HDMI outputs on the side of the monitor. Usually on the right side.
It's also possible that there is an upside-down "shelf" that is on the back of the monitor where you would plug the HDMI cord UP into it, parallel to the back of the monitor rather than sticking it straight in perpendicular to the back as well.
I'll see ya when you get back from work on Monday or Tuesday. If you still can't figure it out by then, please tell me the name of the company on the box and the model number. I should be able to look it up online with that info and tell you exactly where you need to put the HDMI cord.
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Sorry, I do and mean the HMDI connector. Took it back to where I bought with the help of my boss's husband and the guy at the counter explained to her HUSBAND, because he was a MAN that I needed another piece. Something that converts male to female? I know what I am looking for anyways.
Had to tell the young man TWICE that it was my computer but he didn't really listen till my boss's husband spoke up.
Rotten kids.
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Had on Thursday and today two of the most Canadian things happen. One was the neurologist. We both apologized for the ecg. Him for not explaining the way he ordered it and me for not asking the why.
Today it was at a local mall. They have doors that open when you show your hand to the sensor. Lady in a scooter wanted out and I wanted to go in. I told her to come out and she said no I should go in first. This went on for a minute when another lady with a can came along and said, "Stop arguing ladies." with a smile. Finally I went in and held the door for the lady in the scooter.
LOL... that second one for sure sounds just about as Canadian as Canadian gets.
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It was funny and we all went away with a smile.
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Sounds really good to hear you talking about working again. That is great. My understanding is primer doesn't like too cold or too hot.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:Huh. Did your dead monitor actually have HDMI? Maybe compare the new HDMI to the old cable to see if they're the same?
Originally posted by BRENDA:Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by BRENDA:
Yeah, medical good.
Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.
Will take a look at Tags for you.
Thanks Brenda.
Glad your medical stuff turned out well.
What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?
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Be Nice. Don't be a dick.
The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
Not sure if it really did or not. I have finally got it figured out. I need another piece for it to convert the HDMI from the new monitor to connect to my computer.
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Still at the library but now I know where I am going.
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Ah! You need some sort of adapter!
Simple fix!
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If you can believe it, my sis in WNY just got an inch of snow, and it's 19°F! Meanwhile .... here in the flatlands of Los Angeles it's been late summer for a couple of weeks now, and today is a sweltering 98°F!
Jeez, I wish the weather could average out some!
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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Sounds really good to hear you talking about working again.
Yeah... Feels good to be working again too.
I might show some pictures since it's not outside work. The stuff that I've done so far this week is in the general area of the overlook that I posted a few years ago. Nothing too intense, but just putting some long-awaited final touches on things like thresholds for the coat closet, pantry and the door leading up to the attic, as well as putting some nice L-shaped corner pieces to really make the transitions between the paint colors pop with that nice high-gloss white trim.
Had a few "problems" with that last bit though that are going to require quite a bit of finish work. First problem is I wish I had my youngest brother's math skills, because figuring out angles really isn't my thing beyond 90 degree angles (if I show pictures, you'll see what I mean). For the most part I was able to cobble together what I wanted, but I ended up doing a lot of the cuts on the trim by hand with a coping saw instead of using the mitre saw. To add to the troubles, the "finished" product of the walls/ceilings were nowhere near perfect angles in the first place, so I had to take a few shortcuts that will need to be fixed later. It's going to require a bit of wood filler along with the standard caulking I'd do, and I have quite a few brad nail holes that need to be filled in before a final paint job.
Right now it's like a Monet painting. Looks great from far, but it's far from great.
It will be damn near perfect when I'm finished with it though.
So your computer didn't have an HDMI then? Was it a "Display Port" then? I wasn't even aware of that type of connection until I got those cheap computers a few years ago from a hospital, and all those HP computers/laptops had Display Port out. I needed to buy adapters for all of them.
If you use that cable to carry the sound to the monitor, you'll have to make sure the adapters that you buy carry the sound too. Hopefully the computer store guy steered you in the right direction there. No worries if he didn't though... If you hook everything up and you have no sound, at least you'll have a working computer. Let me know if this happens and I can direct you to the proper adapter that will carry the sound signals as well.
Sigs... Geez... 98 degrees!!!
It's 26 degrees here right now.
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I ran some errands today after my chest doctor appointment, and one of the places I went was my old job where they eliminated the overnight shift back in 2019.
When I started there, I was making $10.50/hr which included a $1.00/hr overnight premium. By the time I left in 2019, I was only making $11.72/hr. Team leads were only paid $14.50/hr (or $15.50/hr overnight).
I just found out today from the cashier that the starting pay there now is $18.00/hr. for a regular employee and they brought back the night shift.
I think I might know where I'm going to put in my first job application when I'm ready to go back to work. I loved that job, and even at $11.72/hr I would have been happy working there until I retired.
Finding out that the starting pay is nearly double what it was only 9 years ago makes the higher prices I've been paying for nearly everything not sound so bad at all. At $18 or $19/hr, I'd be saving far more money than I was able to save making only $11.72/hr despite the higher prices thanks to Joe Biden*'s inflation.
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