The Good Chuff Thread

[pbj]

[Malenko]

I guess I have too lofty of expectations for your jokes, weakest one in a long time bro. 

[burn_654]

I have some bad chuff turned into good turned into bad back into good.

The bad: I thought I killed my crt monitor at almost 2:00am in my mame cabinet last night doing some maintenance and moving some cables around before bed with the back panel off - saw a blue spark and the monitor turned off. Immediately turned off the power strip. I thought I was done and headed to bed and now this comes up

Checked around - turns out a disconnected spade connector from the original jamma power supply wiring shorted out to ground. I *had* electrical tape on it but the crap must have slid off. Checked my fuses, one had blown. Breathe deeply, replace the fuse and plug it in to a different outlet (just to be sure that wasn't an issue.) it turns on...and seems to work just fine for a good 5 minutes!

Great right? So I unplug it and plug it back into the original power strip and...nothing. I check my second fuse. Also apparently toast now. I should have figured both fuses probably got damaged from that initial shock. Still trying to keep cool, I replaced that one too. Both look like very old fuses fwiw.

Plug it in...monitor hums and blinks on...the image is coming inbut now I have a rolling screen in every possible direction...son of a 

I'm pulling my hair out at this point, I really think I severely damaged the monitor.


BUT...taking a look in the morning (after begrudgingly giving up for the night) turns out when I was climbing behind my open cab and changing the outlets/cords around I bumped a switch I installed on my vga cable for choosing the sync line to my 'off' position...flipped it and...

 

It's back in action. What a relief!

So that's my good chuff for today. Lesson learned - going to zip-tie/secure my wiring before making more changes.

[Vigo]

Been getting free food 2-3 time a week since my new job. Office ran out of room for people so they built a new area off the training center. Not only am I in the trendy new area with Sit/Stand desks, but now anytime there is a group in for training, I get to help myself to the catering.

And my old job? The office is completely closing. I would have been laid off last week Thursday had I stayed with them. Been stopping by the old office dumpsters this week to check for loot. Not much of the good stuff has been dumped yet.

[yotsuya]

Been getting free food 2-3 time a week since my new job. Office ran out of room for people so they built a new area off the training center. Not only am I in the trendy new area with Sit/Stand desks, but now anytime there is a group in for training, I get to help myself to the catering.

And my old job? The office is completely closing. I would have been laid off last week Thursday had I stayed with them. Been stopping by the old office dumpsters this week to check for loot. Not much of the good stuff has been dumped yet.

[Slippyblade]

Been stopping by the old office dumpsters this week to check for loot. Not much of the good stuff has been dumped yet.

Keep us informed, I love a good dumpster dive story.  Some of PBJ's scores make me wanna cry.

[pbj]

Last night I met Black Youngsta at Pizza Patron.  For $5 walked away with a stack of nerd movie bootlegs, his mix cd, and his rap album.  Which admittedly wasn't too bad.

If you find yourself in Houston this guy may be a good start to a fun evening...



 

[Token]

[yotsuya]

Last night I met Black Youngsta at Pizza Patron.  For $5 walked away with a stack of nerd movie bootlegs, his mix cd, and his rap album.  Which admittedly wasn't too bad.

If you find yourself in Houston this guy may be a good start to a fun evening...



 

I give those guys a few shekels for their CDs, but I never listen to them.

My favorite was a guy who sold me a couple outside a convenience store. Looking at the inkjet-printed cover, I realized he took a picture of himself in front of the beer cooler inside said store.

[yotsuya]

Two weeks ago, it was New Order in LA. Tonight, it was Air Supply at a local casino.

[jdbailey1206]

Very cool.  Who took the picture of you and your wife?   

[yotsuya]

Very cool.  Who took the picture of you and your wife?   

Yo momma did, after she got back from the buffet.

[pbj]

Rough beach day..




Off to the pub...

[yotsuya]

Rough beach day..




Off to the pub...

Should be here with us, motherscratcher.

[pbj]

Knee deep outside, house is dry, work is shut down.

 

[pbj]

My living room duck went out for a swim...

[Howard_Casto]

Relevant:

[Malenko]

none of the planes I was on this weekend crashed 

[yotsuya]

none of the planes I was on this weekend crashed 

That is pretty good chuff.

[pbj]

Wife was in College Station for a neuroscience conference last week and insisted I make the trek today...



Can't exactly throw rocks at the damned trains anymore if there's an underpass...



Quick, mods, the bar across the street from one of the worlds largest colleges is still running bootleg arcade games.  Alert your buddies William Sessions and the cyber police.



I'll wait for the SWAT team to arrive....

[Slippyblade]

I start a new job in a week.  So excited.  More money, full time, regular schedule, and weekends off.

[harveybirdman]

Spent some time in 1 up Bar Colfax in Denver tonight with my homeboy Vwbus! Now if only Neph's hotel wasn't 50 miles away!

Finally got to play the Hobbit, no line this time

[Nephasth]

I should have left town earlier. ---smurfing--- dart leagues...

[Howard_Casto]

Spent some time in 1 up Bar Colfax in Denver tonight with my homeboy Vwbus! Now if only Neph's hotel wasn't 50 miles away!

Finally got to play the Hobbit, no line this time

Is the Hobbit any good?  I can't remember the last time I got a chance to play a modern pin. 

[yotsuya]

I enjoyed playing The Hobbit at ZapCon. I felt like I knew what to do, which isn't always the case with pinball.

[opt2not]

Recently got all the bits for my multi cps2.

MvsSF conversion in a yellow rental case:


Label removed, cart cleaned up:


Kit installed:


Quick custom label created and printed:


3D prints of a Yellow LCD holder and service/volume buttons:


All installed:




I couldn't be happier!


Thank to Malenko for hooking a brother up with the 3D prints!

[dmckean]

That's pretty cool.

[Malenko]

Thank to Malenko for hooking a brother up with the 3D prints!

Anything for a Vulcan Brother!

Lets get that label swapped out for BumbleBee Edition and put this thing over the top!

[harveybirdman]

Spent some time in 1 up Bar Colfax in Denver tonight with my homeboy Vwbus! Now if only Neph's hotel wasn't 50 miles away!

Finally got to play the Hobbit, no line this time

Is the Hobbit any good?  I can't remember the last time I got a chance to play a modern pin.

I'm no Pin aficionado but I really liked it, up there with some of the funnest I played at Zapcon. (Medevil Madness, Johnny Neumonic, Game of Thrones, etc)

[harveybirdman]

I should have left town earlier. ---smurfing--- dart leagues...

Hit me up if you come to Tulsa again, our arcades suck but we can have some brews.

[Malenko]

I liked it, "backglass" is a little distracting.  Scoring is really low, like free game for cracking 250,000. Dragon plastic was well done.
I'd have to hit powerball to drop 8K on a pin though.

My latest project cab is nearing completion, so Im chuffed aboot that

[yotsuya]

I love that animated dragon. That was extremely well done.

[Nephasth]

---fudgesicle--- the Hobbit.

[yotsuya]

---fudgesicle--- the Hobbit.

[Aceldamor]

**double post***

[Aceldamor]

Going from 1 to 6 cabs (albeit projects) in 2 weeks - and having a lady that is down with letting me make a homecade. 

[pbj]

Went to Hong Kong City Mall to buy noodles.  Found myself in the middle of a commemoration ceremony for the fall of Saigon and a simultaneous protest of the communist rulers of Vietnam.





God bless this weird, diverse city.

[pbj]

Salty that I keep that phone camera covered up?

Careful what you wish for.....