Update Update

[opus37]

I just had my John deere lawn tractor reconditioned. It has 400 hours on it. I learned that normal life is about 2000 hours. I've had mine for 10 years so it should last me another 20 years if I treat it nicely. A new one would cost about $10k with all the needed accessories. The reconditioning was a little pricy, but no where near the cost of a new rig. It's amazing how good it sounds and works now. Lawn and garden equipment is usually not a tuba related subject, but efficient equipment means more time to practice.

[Dan Schultz]

I just had my John deere lawn tractor reconditioned. It has 400 hours on it. I learned that normal life is about 2000 hours. ....

Something doesn't sound right about these numbers.

[opus37]

Have you noticed that Hurricane Harvey ended up in Bloke's back yard and now Irma is headed for the same place? So Bloke, what have you done to anger the hurricane gods?

[opus37]

I just had my John deere lawn tractor reconditioned. It has 400 hours on it. I learned that normal life is about 2000 hours. ....

Something doesn't sound right about these numbers.

The normal life number is from my repair shop. The hours on my machine are right off the hour counter on the machine. I thought is was 4000 but was reminded that there was a decimal point on the hour counter.

[Michael Bush]

Tonight I went to a community band in the city where I grew up, next to the town where I now live after thirty years in other states. My school band director conducted one piece. I first played under him four decades ago, when I was 12. It was slightly surreal, but good.

[roweenie]

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[bort]

Seems like bloke is trying to get up to 40,000 posts tonight.

[tofu]

Seems like bloke is trying to get up to 40,000 posts tonight.

Wait till he gets hit with the new progressive TubeNet post tax. Kicks in for one perenters of tubenet posting (him) @ 40,000 posts!

[windshieldbug]

Seems like bloke is trying to get up to 40,000 posts tonight.

That bloke does seem to bump into a lot of things...

[opus37]

As an update, my nephew recently graduated from high school and has started his freshman year at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.

He played trumpet, but with my nudging, also played tuba. He has tried out and made the pep band on tuba. He beat out two upper class men who played the year before. They even loaded him a rather nice tuba to use. You have been updated.

[Dan Schultz]

As an update, my nephew recently graduated from high school and has started his freshman year at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.....

Look up Tubajug on this forum. He's a tuba player and school band director in Lincoln.

[Three Valves]

Shouldn't "Melodious Etudes" be,

well,

you know,

"melodious??"

[Teubonium]

Happy German-American Day

[opus37]

Yesterday I turned on the bass fireplace pilot so we can warm up the house a little at night. Holding back on turning of the furnace as long as possible. Winter is coming.

[bort]

Family is in town for the weekend, for my son's Baptism. Lots more hands and eyes to watch the boys for a few days, woohoo!

[Donn]

Yesterday I turned on the bass fireplace pilot

Do you run the treble pilot all the time, or only when you need to because it hurts your ears?

[windshieldbug]

Yesterday I turned on the bass fireplace pilot

Do you run the treble pilot all the time, or only when you need to because it hurts your ears?

He normally goes with the carp pilot when he's available...

[Three Valves]

Tonight, you will be able so see Uranus with Urnaked eye!!

[Mark]

The NFL, I believe, is colluding against me, and I am considering legal action.

I have always wanted to be an NFL quarterback. They won't let me. Should I sue?

[windshieldbug]

The NFL, I believe, is colluding against me, and I am considering legal action.

I have always wanted to be an NFL quarterback. They won't let me. Should I sue?

You haven’t already!?
One of those Russian lawyers should be looking for work...