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1. 

   copmom
   Member

   Great game maizey! I did it, finally. Love those hidden object games!

   Posted 16 years ago #
2. 

   goodgotd
   Member

   oy, never crossed my mind. otoh, been out of town and haven't even looked at the new clues- but still- good one copmom!

   Posted 16 years ago #
3. 

   goodgotd
   Member

   next up: G What is it n018.

   Posted 16 years ago #
4. 

   maizeydaze
   Member

   A piece of something made from powdered metal.

   Posted 16 years ago #
5. 

   goodgotd
   Member

   nope, not sintered. steel, I think, but they used to be cast iron. they're seen in pairs. this is part of the top and part of the side.

   Posted 16 years ago #
6. 

   copmom
   Member

   A door hasp (that needs sanding?)

   Posted 16 years ago #
7. 

   goodgotd
   Member

   no, much larger, not found in homes, no moving parts, much longer than it is tall or wide.

   Posted 16 years ago #
8. 

   copmom
   Member

   a blade for a push mower or part of a roller skate adjuster?

   Posted 16 years ago #
9. 

   goodgotd
   Member

   think far bigger yet- that sample is probably a couple inches across. not a personal item, seen when out and about.

   Posted 16 years ago #
10. 

    copmom
    Member

    Part of a tin roof?

    Posted 16 years ago #
11. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    too thin. minimum thickness of over an inch. very rarely on private property, though some industrial plants have 'em.

    Posted 16 years ago #
12. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    longer than any roof, you can tell how much they're used by how shiny it is on top?

    Posted 16 years ago #
13. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    perhaps a sample extending farther across?

    Posted 16 years ago #
14. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    y'all give up?

    Posted 16 years ago #
15. 

    maizeydaze
    Member

    Goody, looks like there is not enough detail in this object to really make a good guess. Is there something that I'm missing?

    Is it a fork from a lift truck (heister)?

    Posted 16 years ago #
16. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    I admit I was remiss in not taking a better oblique shot, try this.

    though the written clues rule that last out- lift tines aren't 'longer than any roof'.

    Posted 16 years ago #
17. 

    maizeydaze
    Member

    Is is a train rail (track)?

    Posted 16 years ago #
18. 

    copmom
    Member

    maizey.. I bet you got it with that last guess! Goody has been taking a lot of railroad cars, bridges, etc.!!

    Posted 16 years ago #
19. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    yeppers, that's it- the top of a well-used rail. here's a more oblique shot I took a few hours ago.

    and right on the terminology too- the track is 2 rails and all the stuff that holds it up and in place, and a rail is just one of the top parts the wheels ride on.

    here's a view south down the tracks past the local siding to the bridge over pass creek, a martha washington geranium and a morning glory.

    you ain't seen a fraction of the pix- been too busy trying to figure out how why most of my batteries won't last for beans to go over the new photos.

    Posted 16 years ago #
20. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    side note- met an old geezer that confirmed that the wooden trestle and all it's timbers have been in place since before 1936.

    also, notice the old poles and glass insulators are still in place!

    Posted 16 years ago #
21. 

    maizeydaze
    Member

    Thanks for the pics, Goody! Nice crisp details. That camera and you make a great team! LOL

    Posted 16 years ago #
22. 

    copmom
    Member

    I've still got one of those glass insulators! As for camera batteries.. that's what I love about this Sony Cyber-shot.. I've only have to recharge the battery once since I've gotten it, only takes 4 hours, and believe me I'm using it a lot! My other 2 cameras go through batteries like crazy, although I have gotten a little longer life out of the Energizer "lithium".. the pkg. says "lasts up to 7x's longer in digital cameras". You might want to try those. The rechargeables don't last as long as regular batteries except you can use them again and again.

    I've gotta post some pics.. just need to have some uninterrupted time when the grands aren't here. Uploaded so many the other day now need to sort them all out between my brother coming here, the grands, flowers, etc. My morning glories are really blooming like crazy.

    Posted 16 years ago #
23. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    Thanks, maizey- I really like it and the results- and now I've tried out CHRK I suggest you do too, for the battery % meter if nothing else! takes a super tiny fraction of the card for the latest allbest build and using cardtricks makes it super-easy.

    ---------

    copmom, the thing is I know NiMH batteries will work extremely well, the pair of 1700 mah that came in the hp (3 years old, just like the camera) give me over 350 shots (way past alkaline AA's 250- and that's why the A-series, they all use standard AA's) but the 2700 mah 'forever' brand I have 16 of I haven't managed more than 40 shots from.

    about the same for the even older (1999) radio shack 2500's- until I gave them a couple of 'conditioning' full-drain-and-charge cycles, then the 1 gig card ran out before they did.

    including 30 shots in full 1.3 shots/sec continuous drive and 4 movie clips.

    Lithium are great indeed (light, too) but oh-my-god expensive around here. 3 pair of dependable NiMH and a pair of just-in-case alkalines would be all I'll need and some to spare.

    the canon hackers resource kit (just as easy to load/unload as the site says, just flip the lock slider on the card- tons of cool stuff) can adjust the full/warning/drained voltage points, so it may just be the camera needs tweaked a few millivolts to accept a slightly lower working voltage from the forever brand NiMH batteries and all will be shiny.

    I'm working on it. I'm a tech, I'll beat the problem however I have to.

    if I have to hand-pick pairs of batteries, so be it.

    (I have at least 3 of those insulators- green, blue, and clear)

    Posted 16 years ago #
24. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    up for G What is it n019?

    Posted 16 years ago #
25. 

    copmom
    Member

    Grey strands of spaghetti! Weeds or grass that you didn't cut??

    Posted 16 years ago #
26. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    nope- dusty white molded plastic.

    Posted 16 years ago #
27. 

    copmom
    Member

    Plastic handcuffs for the cops to use?
    String for that Sears trimmer?

    Posted 16 years ago #
28. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    the trimmer string is bright red, and I don't have any quick-ties.

    perhaps a wider view?

    Posted 16 years ago #
29. 

    copmom
    Member

    safety cover for a heat pump or turbine?

    Posted 16 years ago #
30. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    nope, stand alone gadget. it's on the washer, which is a clue too...

    Posted 16 years ago #

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