maddog
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- Jun 25, 2012
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I'm the nOOb, and LPF you all have been a great bOOn to me. I like Websters' take on a boon; a favor , an advantage, a blessing/comfort, being pleasant, benign, delightful and jolly. It has been a boon to have had LPF available for me to absorb , basically. I have been reading almost every post you have over the last two years. I joined a few months ago and this is my first post. I have to do this on a phone so I don't type much. By the way, my name is Mike and go by Maddog. That was the original username I used in the Army back in the 70's and 80's on the militarys' teletype network (precursor to the Internet before computers were invented). It was just an acronym for my initials, MD. I've used it eversince. My avatar is.my wife, great person. I was in radio repair/communications in the Signal Corps for ten years. Got into electrical work after that for a few years, (110/220/277), that type . Got into hvac and apt maintenance in the 90's. Did that till I had to stop working due to pain and other problems due to an injury I had when in the Army(82).. I've been on pain meds since the 90's just to work. It is a trauma related cyst in the middle of my spinal cord. Army never found it. It has enlarged to the point that I am losing feeling from the waist down, but still have chronic pain. That and a disc is protuding at T7 into the syrinx. The cyst is inoperable according to the Neurosurgeons. I have been waiting on VA and SSID for two years now. Could not get unemployment ins pymts due to I could not actively seek work.I paid in for 40 Years. I have a hearing on the 20th of this month with SSID judge to decide my case. So I have been economizing last few years. I pass the time for now salvaging parts from equipment and things I get from local computer repair shop. I have hundreds of laser diodes, red, if, uv. Motors, optics, Li-ion batteries and the like. I will start a build (laser) after I settle the SSID case. Sorry for the life history, I am ok with life now. I remain positive that things will work out, if not, what ya gonna do? But as I said, thanks LPF for just being there. I posted a picture of the batteries I rejuvenated in my user profile album. I sealed them in a food vacumn type bag after rejuving and charging. Keeps them neat. If you made it this far, thanks for listening.
