Hey friends. It's been a while

[Leevibe]

Hey.

I just wanted to drop a line in to say hi to my MB buds since it's been forever. There's no real reason for not being active around here other than just other stuff in life that's had my attention. Then it starts to feel like it's going to be a bunch of work to get caught back up with all the posts I've missed.

I got the photobucket shakedown email the other day and that was enough to make me want to hop on and see if others were seeing the same thing. Well, thanks photobucket. I needed the kick in the pants to get back here and see what my friends are up to. Sorry I won't be sending you 400 bucks. Or any bucks.

I'm slowly churning through some builds but I don't have anything to show yet. It could be a while too. Hopefully this fall I'll have something worth posting.

Bought me a 3D printer kit. (Anet A8) It's on its way from China. I'm looking forward to playing with that. I'm sure it will be frustrating and fun.

The only other thing I've been geeking out over lately is buying plants and trees for my place. I guess I'm doing landscaping but that's kind of a strong word for it. I love it though.

My wife and I were out in Stomptown's neck of the woods this past week so they invited us over for a BBQ and I got to see what he's been working on. I won't spill the beans, but Jon has not been idle. I hope he posts soon.

peace out

[jubal81]

Good to see ya, bud. Can't blame you for spending time outside. Not used to these winters and it really makes you appreciate nice weather.


Looking forward to seeing what you've got cooking.

[davent]

Good to see you're doing well Lee!

Hadn't realized you were a photobucket victim as well, i feel your frustration, frustrated but liberated as their service had become abysmal and appeared to be no different for paid accounts so we can find something better and wipe them from memory.

All the best, looking forward to seeing what's up next!
dave

[midwayfair]

Michaelcorleon.mp4

But seriously, good to hear from you

[culturejam]

Welcome back!

[nzCdog]

Hey Leevibe!  Hows that Hammond goin? 

[Leevibe]

Thanks guys. It's good to be back.

Good to see ya, bud. Can't blame you for spending time outside. Not used to these winters and it really makes you appreciate nice weather.

We had a crazy wet spring in our part of the state. The last several weeks have been amazing though. I'm finding myself becoming addicted to hostas, and Japanese maples are now a full on affliction.

Hadn't realized you were a photobucket victim as well, i feel your frustration, frustrated but liberated as their service had become abysmal and appeared to be no different for paid accounts so we can find something better and wipe them from memory.

Yeah. Not sure what the next move is. It doesn't make sense to me. Why not at least grandfather in the photos that are already hosted and charge for future stuff. It sucks. I don't have the energy to care much about it at this point. Hopefully a good solution will present itself.

Welcome back!

Thanks CJ. My printer kit showed up yesterday. I probably won't be putting it together for a while because of other stuff I need to do but I'm sure I'll have questions.

Hey Leevibe!  Hows that Hammond goin? 

The Hammond is rockin! I'm onto a bigger Leslie than the one I started with. The upper fast motor isn't coming up to speed until it's warmed up, so I think it has some old gummy oil in it. Other than that, it's working perfectly! Thanks for asking.

[beneharris]

Welcome back, Lee! Glad everything is going well for you guys!

[nzCdog]

Hey Leevibe!  Hows that Hammond goin? 

The Hammond is rockin! I'm onto a bigger Leslie than the one I started with. The upper fast motor isn't coming up to speed until it's warmed up, so I think it has some old gummy oil in it. Other than that, it's working perfectly! Thanks for asking.

Awesome to hear!  Did you ever post demos?  Sorry, it's prolly an annoying request. I really enjoyed following your restoration thread. 

[somnif]

Hadn't realized you were a photobucket victim as well, i feel your frustration, frustrated but liberated as their service had become abysmal and appeared to be no different for paid accounts so we can find something better and wipe them from memory.

Yeah. Not sure what the next move is. It doesn't make sense to me. Why not at least grandfather in the photos that are already hosted and charge for future stuff. It sucks. I don't have the energy to care much about it at this point. Hopefully a good solution will present itself.

Personally I suggest Imgur. Its a bit flaky with mobile uploads (its app isn't spectacular), but that's about the only problem I see regularly reported with it. You could also try google photos or flickr.

If your desperate you could even try imageshack (was never my favorite for webhosting, but it was better than nothing). It looks suspiciously like flickr these days though, oddly enough, wonder if they've finally figure out they need to get with the times and are hopping on the closest bandwagon.

[Marshall Arts]

Good to hear from you, Lee ;-)

I would like to add THIS service to the list of image hosters: https://postimages.org

If you get an account (free), you also have control of your images should you decide to no longer share them...

[peAk]

Hi Lee,

Good to see you back.

I am a landscaping/plant freak as well. One of my other main hobbies. We'll have to talk about it sometime.

Anyway, welcome back.

[Leevibe]

Good to hear from you, Lee ;-)

I would like to add THIS service to the list of image hosters: https://postimages.org

If you get an account (free), you also have control of your images should you decide to no longer share them...

Awesome. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely check it out along with imgur.

Hi Lee,

Good to see you back.

I am a landscaping/plant freak as well. One of my other main hobbies. We'll have to talk about it sometime.

Anyway, welcome back.

Thanks Justin. Cool! I can't afford to be too into landscaping but I sure do love hunting for the stuff I like and putting it in the ground and waiting for it to get big.

[lars]

Hey!