Flashlight Test

[Tekkie]

Ross Mac posted for all of us....

Nah Ross, the Stumped Moron isn't a troll; just an idiot, hack, HVAC, locksmith wannabe.

[Ross Mac]

Wow....a left hook and an upper cut!..... :

[m Ransley]

Stormin , Id like a test on the Vegamatic or Popiel Pocket Fisherman or the Clapper #2 Get you own site "Tests by Stormin" get advertising , get rich.

[Stormin Mormon]

.............Stormin staggers, steps back three steps, shakes his head..... and clicks send.......

[Stormin Mormon]

Like you say, it's a bit off topic. Ah, well. At the HF store near me, the flash lights are in the glass case, at the cash register.

Hope you get some bargains. Let us know what you got, and if you like it. We can keep this conversation way off topic....

(Incidentally, dunno if you noticed, I *AM* a heating guy..... but I try never to be insulting.)

[Gideon]

Yes - I have noticed that you are a heating guy and I've notice that you come out here to be helpful rather than smug.

It is appreciated.

I'm a computer guy. People corner me at parties and other get- togethers and pump me for free advice. Others phone me in the middle of my work day and I talk them through a problem over the phone for free. I seldom resent it and I take pleasure in helping somebody solve a problem himself. I'm still going to make a living even if some segment of society can fix their own computer problems or write their own computer code. I'm just not that insecure in my skills or my career.

I still haven't figured out why HVAC folks seem to be so particularly touchy and caustic. My auto mechanic doesn't resent the fact that I do 90% of my car repairs myself. He appreciates the fact that he's still getting 10% of my work plus the many referrals that I send his way.

[Tekkie]

Gideon posted for all of us....

He gives one that "impression" but he is a hack! He won't learn, he gives out dangerous advice and shows NO signs of improvement in spite of coddling by more knowledgeable people who have given up in frustration.

He also claims to be a locksmith but busts door jambs and takes money off drunks - by his OWN admission!

Not by anyone that has the least bit of common sense, knowledge of topics in which he "claims" to know about or cares about their family's safety.

Big deal; you smoke a power supply and people won't die.

Most of the HVAC people will give an answer here if the question hasn't been asked 5 bizallion times before, nobody does any research anymore...

Your auto mechanic can see what your abilities are, can't see HVAC over the net. Would you tell some person who you have no idea of their abilities how to diagnose and repair a complex brake repair over the net?

[Gideon]

Tekkie,

I apologize if Stormin is a hack and I missed it. When it comes to HVAC, I really have one major list in my mind - jerks vs nonjerks. I've got a non-trivial knowledge of HVAC, I have family members in the trade (some good, some so-so), and I have some amateur friends who are extremely knowledgable. So I'm not really looking for HVAC advice, I'm mostly noticing the jerks. Stormin isn't a jerk. That was my point. I'll have to pay more attention and decide on my own about the value of his advice.

Gideon

[Stormin Mormon]

Good computer guys are hard to find. It is a pleasure to make your aquaintance.

Ah, well. Sometimes I turn away work, and somtimes it finds me anyhow.

[Stormin Mormon]

thank you.

[Gideon]

Tekkie wrote Would you tell some person who you have no idea of their abilities how to diagnose and repair a complex brake repair over the net?

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Nope. But I wouldn't treat him as an idiot just because he may not have the experience or the training which I have. I've done my own brake work for over 40 years and I've never hired anybody to do the work for me. And I've NEVER done a bad brake job. I've also offered advice to anybody who wants to do their own brake work. If they appear incompetent, then I advise them to farm out the work. If they appear reasonably competent, then I offer them my tools, books, advice and assistance. I enjoy helping people; you appear to enjoy acting like a smug asshole. To each his own.

Gideon

[Gideon]

Stormin,

Maybe I'm a sap, but I've been on this earth a fair number of years and I've learned to prioritize my criteria. When I hire somebody, the first thing that I'm looking for is somebody who is honest and truthful. Do I really want Albert Einstein if I determine that his primary motive is to rape me? Nope!

Once again, you come across as somebody who is sincere in his desire to help people and who will admit his limitations. That's all I expect from Usenet.

Thanks, Gideon

Ah, well. Sometimes I turn away work, and somtimes it finds me anyhow.

[Tekkie]

Gideon posted for all of us....

Fine, that's what you think, you smug asshole. I don't give out deadly, ignorant advice and admit I screw people on the Internet.