THe Off Topic, Topic!!!!

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

I believe there has been some falling-out among the member base.  Kinda sucks but I don't follow it; I'm not on there as much as I used to be anyway.

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

Looks like I'm scoring a bunch of 1950s/1960s "Louver" fixtures and F40SP35WM.  They're beat up, have been rained/snowed on outside in Interior Alaska for 10+ years, but I think I can make one good one (at least a 4' section, most are 8' but one is 4') out of all the parts and much bending and spraypainting with appliance epoxy. 

The one ballast I saw was an old, old GE.  Surprised they didn't all cook with 34w lamps, as some still had the lamps installed, though we found a bunch of the same lamps elsewhere on the property full of (mostly) trash.  Most are post '95, pre-03, but at least one that isn 't broken is a pre '92 model, and another appears to be a Sylvania SuperSaver Designer 3500k. 

Despite being crappy 34w, they're SP35, an anomaly...

[Mike]

Still works for me. Only time I ever have to re-log into this site is when I clear my cache, but the password and username are already filled in. All I need to do is check the keep my signed in box and hit log in and I'm in for good.

[lightingfan8902]

I just changed my signature. You like?

Its a Cooper OVW being tested on the bench.

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

Louver lights are now in my posession!

[lightingfan8902]

Anyone liked my new signature?

[Mike]

I like your signature! Very creative!

@ Andy: awesome! I hope the restoration process goes well for you!

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

We shall see! They at least got their leaves and broken fluorescent tube glass knocked out of them and popped stubborn louvers loose when two of them hit the highway.  (There is an amusing story there). 

Since you used to like Google Streetview links, here's where that happened: https://www.google.com/maps/@64.5311774,-149.0738928,3a,75y,157.16h,78.55t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUA8g_cSf7HkT52EwsG0cJg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

(Well, somewhere out in this area...I can't remember exactly where). 

[Mike]

Wow very isolated area!

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

Spent today doing demoliton projects on a house remodel.

[lightingfan8902]

Does anyone here like railroad crossing lighting signals? I do. I know some of it.

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

Finally moving off the university campus.

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

Well, long time no see, I've been kinda absent from GoL as of late!

Life has gotten in the way, given the upper division college credits and two developing careers.  I'm a psychology major with double minors in Spanish and Applied Business, who works on old army trucks.  When not doing homework, I'm on the military-vehicle Facebook groups dealing with those people.  I've had everything from places to live to job offers come out of what I do.

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

Long time no see again!  Life has gotten in the way and my lighting hobby has slacked back a little.  It's been replaced by other things.  The joys of adulting...

Since my last post, I have:  Moved back home, almost done with a college degree.  Oddly, as mentioned above, my true field seems to be working on old army trucks.  It just took me all over the United States, what a trip!  Got to see umpteen new states and lots of interesting lighting scenery to say the least!