industrialistDragon Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 And with that, the pies are finished and mailed! I have a few more to hand-deliver locally, but then I will be done. (I have eaten so much raw pie dough dipped in whiskey...) The grand total is, I believe, 17 pies and 1 filling-in-a-jar. Also, I am never baking again (until next time). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 On 19/12/2019 at 0:42 AM, Ookla the Partitioner said: I'd like to direct your attention to what is definitely an overlooked resource on the Internet Thanks for this, Aero. I do want to take a look. I'm off work now for spell some hopefully will get the chance. Speaking of time to do things, I apologise if anyone is waiting on tenterhooks for the exciting culmination of the Millennium Falcon build, it seems to have dropped off my radar since I finished it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamon Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Robinski said: I apologise if anyone is waiting on tenterhooks for the exciting culmination of the Millennium Falcon build I was wondering where that went! I may have to start posting when my wife and I start building the Jurassic Park gate we got (each other) for Christmas... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 6 hours ago, Mandamon said: I was wondering where that went! I may have to start posting when my wife and I start building the Jurassic Park gate we got (each other) for Christmas... Oooh. Yes, please. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 Project 75192: Update 22 - Bags No.16, Part 2 - "Turning the Corner" Right, let's push through to the end, then you never have to look at another brick from me again... probably. (As I am banned from buying any new Lego.) Always a challenge in Lego to make round things, the ingenious solution here is very elegant. Quarter sections (2,3) are connected to a skeleton with four ribs (8,12) at the ordinals (4) to form the cockpit and dog-leg 'corridor' that goes back into the body of the ship (13-16). The connections are very simple, the hull sections (10) joining by way of a few pegs (9,11,12), having already tied in the front cockpit section (2) with an angled tension tie (5,6) with the ends of the 'tube' knitting together by stepping down the hull at the joint (13,15). Couple more updates, only, I think. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamon Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 Yay more pictures! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 0:09 AM, Robinski said: As I am banned from buying any new Lego. Oh dear... The pictures look great though! On 12/18/2019 at 4:42 PM, aeromancer said: I'd like to direct your attention to what is definitely an overlooked resource on the Internet Thanks Aero - look forward to checking this out. Also, I might as well post this here too, just to make good and sure everyone sees it: I've had a few people contact me this week to say that the subs didn't come through. This time, I suspect it is universal - we just underwent a server change that is almost certainly the culprit. We're looking into getting it fixed and will do our best to have it up and running as soon as we can. In the meantime, I've sent out this week's submissions manually (not from my Reading Excuses email, so hopefully no problems there) to everyone whom I believe is currently active. if I missed you, let me know. Sorry about this, folks - hopefully we'll be back up and running soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizbusby Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 My Christmas baking and construction efforts. Eclairs are a Christmas Eve tradition in my family, though this is my first time making from scratch. Surprisingly doable. The plus plus Santa--not so much. It's hard to make a pointy hat with those shapes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizbusby Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 8:40 AM, industrialistDragon said: And with that, the pies are finished and mailed! How do you mail a pie? Do tell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, lizbusby said: How do you mail a pie? Do tell. Crust Class Postage Edited December 25, 2019 by Robinski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 3 hours ago, lizbusby said: Surprisingly doable. They look great! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamon Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 6 hours ago, lizbusby said: My Christmas baking and construction efforts. Very nice! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
industrialistDragon Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 9 hours ago, lizbusby said: How do you mail a pie? Do tell. Similar to mailing cake, but different from mailing meringue. :3 . . Okay, so. Mailing pie: 1. Fully cook the pie; 2. Pick a pie with a long shelf life; 3. buy lidded disposable pans; 4; use the lid and pack it well; 5 Send it Priority; 6. Call it "holiday jam" when the postperson asks. These just barely fit in a 6x6x6 box. . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Heh, so I was a bit tardy finishing the Seeds audiobook because I forgot I had not completely the appendices! Anyway, review left on Goodreads. I tried to paste it into Amazon, but apparently I have not spent enough money in the last 12 months, so am not eligible. F**king outrageous. My views are less valid because I have not filled Mr. Bez's pockets enough?! Anyway, nice job @Mandamon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamon Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Awesome! Thanks @Robinski! 2 hours ago, Robinski said: I tried to paste it into Amazon, but apparently I have not spent enough money in the last 12 months, so am not eligible. I've heard someone else say that too. It's nuts. I don't know what the cutoff is either, but it's really dumb. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mandamon said: Awesome! Thanks @Robinski! I've heard someone else say that too. It's nuts. I don't know what the cutoff is either, but it's really dumb. £40, (~$53?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kais Posted December 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Mandamon said: I've heard someone else say that too. It's nuts. I don't know what the cutoff is either, but it's really dumb. It's actually not that high--$100/year I think. They did it to cut down on the bogus reviews, in theory. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hmm. My Prime is £7.99 a month, but I guess it's only been 2 or 3 months. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamon Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) Okay...let's do this: Time to put together a Lego T-Rex and the Jurassic Park gate! But first, we got a bonus Christmas tree when buying it. The T-Rex is bags 1-7, and the gate is 8-15, but we're rebels. We're saving the best for last. Starting on bag 8, which contains the base of the gate, Ian Malcolm with open shirt, and the supply room! (Bah--some are sideways. Also, @Robinski how did you get them to show up in thumbnails rather than taking up the whole width?) Edited December 30, 2019 by Mandamon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 21 minutes ago, Mandamon said: Ian Malcolm with open shirt I'm not sure that's canon... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Mandamon said: Also, @Robinski how did you get them to show up in thumbnails rather than taking up the whole width? Once you've added the image to the post, if you double click it, you get image options, one of what is to resize the image (retaining original proportions or otherwise). I found that with 225 pixels in width, I could get four landscape images to a line in the post. I put a couple of space between the images, as I found that inserting one image after another sometimes overwrote the prior image (if on the same line). In other news, thanks for sharing this. You are great!! Edit: this Christmas, Tara and I made the Lego gingerbread house that I got as a freebie last year when I got my X-wing I must post a photo, if I can find it. Edited December 30, 2019 by Robinski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kais Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 27 minutes ago, Robinski said: 49 minutes ago, Mandamon said: Ian Malcolm with open shirt I'm not sure that's canon... 100% canon. I love that Lego knows its fan base 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, kais said: 100% canon. I love that Lego knows its fan base Okay, I stand (or possibly lounge) corrected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamon Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) That's awesome. Also, pictures are fixed. Edited December 30, 2019 by Mandamon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 *blink blink* Y'know, I can't say I was expecting anything in particular when I opened this thread, but I definitely wasn't expecting what I got. Quick business note: I think I may have accidentally "solved" the mystery of certain people not getting certain subs from people, at least for those using Gmail accounts to receive their emails. Turns out Gmail is filing some, though not others, under the "Promotions" tab for some reason. What I'm not sure is what's triggering that or how to stop it. But until then, if you don't get a sub and use gmail, try that first? I'll update the FAQ as well. Also! People have been sharing their baking efforts so behold, my efforts to use up turkey dinner leftovers in hopefully interesting ways: Southwestern turkey soup and turkey pot pie! Both went over really well, and also are, apparently, quite filling. So now, instead of having leftover turkey to contend with, I have leftover turkey, leftover soup, and leftover pot pie. Am I doing this "using up the leftovers" thing right? Next up, disposing of leftover cranberry sauce via cranberry muffins and a cranberry apple crumble. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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