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Post by fernwood on Oct 10, 2021 7:06:47 GMT -5
I normally do not shop for rock tumbling supplies at the grocery store, but this was too good to pass up. Found it in the Dollar Section of my small, local grocery store. Yes, it was $1.00. Fits perfect on a 5 gallon pail. The bottom holes are small enough to prevent most of my plastic media from fitting through them. Hope there are some left when I grocery shop on Monday. I want to have a colander for each tumbling stage.
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Post by saxplayer on Oct 10, 2021 10:24:48 GMT -5
Oh, definitely a great one for rinsing between tumbling stages... good find.
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Post by rockhoundingwithkids on Oct 10, 2021 10:53:48 GMT -5
My husband stole my old ones from the kitchen so that was my excuse to go buy a really nice set for the kitchen
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Post by quartzilla on Oct 10, 2021 14:34:29 GMT -5
Wow that’s great! I got similar ones for each stage from Dollar Tree but they don’t fit on 5 gal buckets like that. Good find👍🏼.
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 10, 2021 18:43:41 GMT -5
My husband stole my old ones from the kitchen so that was my excuse to go buy a really nice set for the kitchen Yep...same thing happened in my house! She didn't mind getting a new one though! LOL
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Post by rockpickerforever on Oct 10, 2021 20:52:41 GMT -5
My husband stole my old ones from the kitchen so that was my excuse to go buy a really nice set for the kitchen Yep...same thing happened in my house! She didn't mind getting a new one though! LOL You want to talk about husbands stealing things out of their wife's kitchen - you need to talk to jamesp about that, lol. He stole dishtowels for packing rocks to be shipped, he stole his wife's plastic cutting board to use on his monster grinder as a shield (good thinking there, at least it was for safety equipment). These things Denise never got back. And lastly, that I am aware of (I'm sure there is much, much more!) he used her teflon griddle to heat up his plastic (HDPE?) to fuse ends for his home-made tumbler barrels. What else, James? BTW, your wife is a saint fir putting up with you, lol.
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Post by stephan on Oct 10, 2021 21:05:24 GMT -5
I guess James will have to sell another fire pit or two to replace those items.
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 10, 2021 21:07:53 GMT -5
Yep...same thing happened in my house! She didn't mind getting a new one though! LOL You want to talk about husbands stealing things out of their wife's kitchen - you need to talk to jamesp about that, lol. He stole dishtowels for packing rocks to be shipped, he stole his wife's plastic cutting board to use on his monster grinder as a shield (good thinking there, at least it was for safety equipment). These things Denise never got back. And lastly, that I am aware of (I'm sure there is much, much more!) he used her teflon griddle to heat up his plastic (HDPE?) to fuse ends for his home-made tumbler barrels. What else, James? BTW, your wife is a saint fir putting up with you, lol. I remember reading about a few of those "procurements" from James! LOL And yes...my wife's a saint "fer shur"!
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Post by jamesp on Oct 11, 2021 3:54:13 GMT -5
Three ways to succeed at kitchen pilfering: 1st offence(choose only one) 1) Denial 2) Selective Short Term Memory Loss - SSTML 3) Convince her that she is losing her mind. All repeat offenses: Continue practicing 1st offence solutions till she catches you red handed. At that point in time be prepared to offer up your future happiness as a sacrifice. And a plethora of threats at various pain levels such as burnt meals or no meals at all, continuos nagging, etc etc. At that point wait her out, she will forget no earlier than 5 years and no later than 10 years. " " " Or a confession right from the start and be owned by her whims to do what ever she pleases with the bank account. PS Do Not steal her prized dish rag. I have to thank Pat and rockpickerforever for warning me about this one. This advise was totally accurate. stephan - Their seems to linger a black cloud that follows me. jasoninsd - They can change from being a saint to something else in a matter of seconds. rockhoundingwithkids - once a kitchen pilfer always a kitchen pilfer...
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 11, 2021 11:18:08 GMT -5
Three ways to succeed at kitchen pilfering: 1st offence(choose only one) 1) Denial 2) Selective Short Term Memory Loss - SSTML 3) Convince her that she is losing her mind. All repeat offenses: Continue practicing 1st offence solutions till she catches you red handed. At that point in time be prepared to offer up your future happiness as a sacrifice. And a plethora of threats at various pain levels such as burnt meals or no meals at all, continuos nagging, etc etc. At that point wait her out, she will forget no earlier than 5 years and no later than 10 years. " " " Or a confession right from the start and be owned by her whims to do what ever she pleases with the bank account. PS Do Not steal her prized dish rag. I have to thank Pat and rockpickerforever for warning me about this one. This advise was totally accurate. stephan - Their seems to linger a black cloud that follows me. jasoninsd - They can change from being a saint to something else in a matter of seconds. rockhoundingwithkids - once a kitchen pilfer always a kitchen pilfer... This recipe for "success" is funny...and SO true! LOL My wife doesn't really get "mad"...she gets "disappointed" or "hurt! (I think I'd prefer it if she just got mad! LOL)
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Post by Prov on Oct 15, 2021 21:13:55 GMT -5
Hahaha, I did the same. Stole my colander from the kitchen. I've been looking for one that's a good fit for a 5 gallon bucket recently though...
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Post by Bob on Oct 18, 2021 20:42:07 GMT -5
Three ways to succeed at kitchen pilfering: 1st offence(choose only one) 1) Denial 2) Selective Short Term Memory Loss - SSTML 3) Convince her that she is losing her mind. All repeat offenses: Continue practicing 1st offence solutions till she catches you red handed. At that point in time be prepared to offer up your future happiness as a sacrifice. And a plethora of threats at various pain levels such as burnt meals or no meals at all, continuos nagging, etc etc. At that point wait her out, she will forget no earlier than 5 years and no later than 10 years. " " " Or a confession right from the start and be owned by her whims to do what ever she pleases with the bank account. PS Do Not steal her prized dish rag. I have to thank Pat and rockpickerforever for warning me about this one. This advise was totally accurate. stephan - Their seems to linger a black cloud that follows me. jasoninsd - They can change from being a saint to something else in a matter of seconds. rockhoundingwithkids - once a kitchen pilfer always a kitchen pilfer... OMG...my life. Between all that plus my snakes that always seem to defecate the most when I'm gone... Needs points? Go to Walmart. Buy an assortment of cheap but pretty dish towels. "Honey, to make doubly sure I don't accidentally EVER again use any of your special towels, I bought these ugly ones to use only for my rock tumbling. Love you! Happy wife happy life!" Now go somewhere else in house. Before going to bed, sneak into kitchen. You will find she went through all those new towels, and switched out some of her valued used ones for some of the new ones. Under no circumstances let her know you discovered this."
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Post by knave on Oct 18, 2021 20:43:41 GMT -5
I lost my canning funnel for the LOTO. I carefully asked my wife if I could borrow hers. She had also lost hers. We make a great pair.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 19, 2021 7:47:41 GMT -5
Come on Bob, the minute you 'sneak' around her there will be an astute arousal of iron penetrating suspicion derived from her reading your every move and thought. There is no force more powerful than a ladies intuition and suspicion of her partner. They see thru us males like a they can see thru plate glass lol.
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Post by fernwood on Oct 19, 2021 9:11:54 GMT -5
All of these comments make me glad I am single and live alone. Hve no one to blame but myself or critters if something goes missing or is broken.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 19, 2021 10:39:04 GMT -5
You are living my wife's dream fernwood lol. She does reassure me that I am lucky to have her
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Post by knave on Oct 19, 2021 10:41:33 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 19, 2021 10:42:21 GMT -5
jamesp I'm sure Denise will be thrilled to know that you are never living it down that you "repurposed" her towels. LOL! I remember it well.
My pet peeve is when a husband loans MY tools to his buddies. NOT cool. I'm a stickler about my tools- mechanic tools, household tools, hobby tools- matters not.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 19, 2021 12:50:13 GMT -5
jamesp I'm sure Denise will be thrilled to know that you are never living it down that you "repurposed" her towels. LOL! I remember it well. My pet peeve is when a husband loans MY tools to his buddies. NOT cool. I'm a stickler about my tools- mechanic tools, household tools, hobby tools- matters not.
People that use their tools are endeared to their tools. I see your position. You have used tools your entire life. Steal first, take the punishment later, act remorseful after. Remorse will get you favors, get caught sneaking it's a trip to the dog house.
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Post by Rockoonz on Oct 19, 2021 13:06:16 GMT -5
As the chief cook in our humble abode, and Elizabeth being the goddess of all things tumbling (all my knowledge came from her), I have learned that only metal colanders will remain in the kitchen. They will rub off shiny metal scuffs on the rocks, and therefore she rejects them as rock strainers. I like shiny stainless stuff anyway.
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