Your contributions are welcomed+plumbing tip

[autofocus]

A while back I started a thread for sharing tips so that we all could learn something new, whether it applied to camera settings, using flash, or post processing. Share your tricks and tips of the trade I want to thank all that have contributed so far, but I'm sure there are a lot more good tips out there to share whether you're an "old pro" or a beginner. After all, we all can learn new things every day. So, how about it folks...can you add to the list?
Now, for a plumbing tip. (nice segue, right?) Years ago (before the invention of running water) I decided I wanted to build a darkroom in my basement from scratch. That included carpentry, electrical, and plumbing..all of which I had accrued enough knowledge to be dangerous. When it came time to cut into my hot and cold water supply I thought, how hard can this be? I had 5 lbs of solder, flux, a torch, steel wool, and a hack saw..everything one needed except the magic ingredient, white bread! After many failed attempts, and re-attempts of joints leaking after what I thought was a successful solder job, not to mention 95% of the 5 lb solder roll on the floor and the remaining 5% on my shoes, I figured it was time to go out to buy more solder, cursing all the way. While at the store (for those of you that remember Rickels) I decided to go to the do it yourself book section. While thumbing through the "how to do basic plumbing jobs," there it was..the magic trick I was waiting for, WHITE BREAD! It seems that when you cut into a pipe, even if the pipe starts in NJ, and you live in NY, (kidding of course) one stinking milliliter of water will rush to heat of the joint you are sweating and cause a failed solder joint. The solution...? Stuff both sides of the pipe with white bread which will stop the water from getting to your joint while applying heat, and simply be flushed through the system once you turn the water supply back on. Isn't learning fun?

[SwissJon]

LoL..

When I was a kid, my grandad was sorting out the electrics in his basement, and handed me two wires, and told me to hold the ends and let him know when I feel something.

Now I knew about electricity, after sticking my finger in a light socket when I was 7, so I was a little intrepid, but I trusted my grandad, so did as he told me..

Anyway, he left the room and cld out "do you feel anything?" No.. "What about now?" No..

Then there was a huge "BANG" and the lights went out.. Scared the hell out of me.. "What about now?" called my grandad.. Um... No.. Um.. Grandad!!!!!!!!

Apparently he turned the lights off and set off a firecracker..

Lesson I learned.. My grandad had a wicked sense of humour.

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by SwissJon

LoL..

When I was a kid, my grandad was sorting out the electrics in his basement, and handed me two wires, and told me to hold the ends and let him know when I feel something.

Now I knew about electricity, after sticking my finger in a light socket when I was 7, so I was a little intrepid, but I trusted my grandad, so did as he told me..

Anyway, he left the room and cld out "do you feel anything?" No.. "What about now?" No..

Then there was a huge "BANG" and the lights went out.. Scared the hell out of me.. "What about now?" called my grandad.. Um... No.. Um.. Grandad!!!!!!!!

Apparently he turned the lights off and set off a firecracker..

Lesson I learned.. My grandad had a wicked sense of humour.

Great story Jon..quite a character, good ole Grand Dad

[BuddhaPi]

Speaking of plumbing, when i was younger I worked in a pizza joint on the boardwalk at the Jersey shore, and we had this young naive kid, that was like 15, we told him to go next door to the ice cream stand and ask the lady who ran it, if he could borrow her .fallopian tubes, to repair an issue we had..

[autofocus]

My kids always enjoyed a visit from my wife's dad (now gone) who was quite the trickster. There was this time when we were all out to eat at a restaurant, and from 5 feet across the table a strange fork was now poking at my meal and trying to pilfer a piece. Don (my father-in-law) had bought a telescoping fork, kind of like a car antennae, and he was testing it out on my meal from across the table! We do miss him..trouble followed him wherever he went only because he started it..a pisser of an old Irishman. Memories of him still amuse us to this day.

[faeriegodess612]

I've learned a lot of tips from Scott Kelby. Here's a few of them.

Taken from the Digital Photography Book Volume 1:
For getting even warmer sunrises and sunsets. For Nikon shooters, go to your camera's menu and chose Cloudy as your WB. Press the right arrow button to get the WB Cloudy submenu, and move the dot in the center to the right three spots ( to A3 ) and then press OK. For Canon shooters, follow step 1 for Nikon, go back to your menu, Select WB Shift/BKT. Do the same as Nikon. Move dot right to A3, then press set. Don't forget to turn this setting off when your done.

So as not to overexpose your shots, ( cuz we all know you can save an underexposed shot, but not an overexposed one. ) If your camera has a highlight warning feature, turn it on. Otherwise known as "the blinkies" ( the highlight areas will "blink" to let you know. )

When taking portraits,..don't crop at the joints. Like crop between the shoulder and elbow, not at the elbow. It looks like they have a severed limb otherwise. Crop between the hip and knee, not at the hip or at the knee.

Others- After cutting garlic or onions, to get the smell off your hands, rub your wet hands over a stainless steel faucet like your cleaning it. Idk why it works, but it does.

To get hair dye stains off of your scalp/hands/ears or your counter, use rubbing alcohol.

For a natural cleaners that wont mess with any allergies, all you need is baking soda, vinegar, and lemon juice. Natural Cleaning Products You Have In Your Kitchen- 3 Natural Cleaning Products That Will Clean Your Entire Home There are many others that you can find online as well.

Thats all I got for now.

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by BuddhaPi

Speaking of plumbing, when i was younger I worked in a pizza joint on the boardwalk at the Jersey shore, and we had this young naive kid, that was like 15, we told him to go next door to the ice cream stand and ask the lady who ran it, if he could borrow her .fallopian tubes, to repair an issue we had..

C'mon Budda, that 15 year old was really you..RIGHT?? Years ago, while doing my service in an aviation maintenance unit of the National Guard, the new 'cruits were always hit with an order from the NCO in charge with, "..hey troop, go get me a bucket of prop wash and clean the bubble on the helicopter over there."

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by faeriegodess612

I've learned a lot of tips from Scott Kelby. Here's a few of them.

Taken from the Digital Photography Book Volume 1:
For getting even warmer sunrises and sunsets. For Nikon shooters, go to your camera's menu and chose Cloudy as your WB. Press the right arrow button to get the WB Cloudy submenu, and move the dot in the center to the right three spots ( to A3 ) and then press OK. For Canon shooters, follow step 1 for Nikon, go back to your menu, Select WB Shift/BKT. Do the same as Nikon. Move dot right to A3, then press set. Don't forget to turn this setting off when your done.

So as not to overexpose your shots, ( cuz we all know you can save an underexposed shot, but not an overexposed one. ) If your camera has a highlight warning feature, turn it on. Otherwise known as "the blinkies" ( the highlight areas will "blink" to let you know. )

When taking portraits,..don't crop at the joints. Like crop between the shoulder and elbow, not at the elbow. It looks like they have a severed limb otherwise. Crop between the hip and knee, not at the hip or at the knee.

Others- After cutting garlic or onions, to get the smell off your hands, rub your wet hands over a stainless steel faucet like your cleaning it. Idk why it works, but it does.

To get hair dye stains off of your scalp/hands/ears or your counter, use rubbing alcohol.

For a natural cleaners that wont mess with any allergies, all you need is baking soda, vinegar, and lemon juice. Natural Cleaning Products You Have In Your Kitchen- 3 Natural Cleaning Products That Will Clean Your Entire Home There are many others that you can find online as well.

Thats all I got for now.

Thanks, great tips faeriegodess ...would you mind cutting and pasting those tips into the other tips thread I started? (link above)

[BuddhaPi]

Originally Posted by autofocus

C'mon Budda, that 15 year old was really you..RIGHT?? Years ago, while doing my service in an aviation maintenance unit of the National Guard, the new 'cruits were always hit with an order from the NCO in charge with, "..hey troop, go get me a bucket of prop wash and clean the bubble on the helicopter over there."

no it wasn't me, I swear, but I was the victim of going on a hunt in a warehouse for a "counter - stretcher" once.., i asked all of the warehouse people until I finally got to the manager, who just shook his head and welcomeed me aboard, with "you're new here aren't ya"

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by BuddhaPi

no it wasn't me, I swear, but I was the victim of going on a hunt in a warehouse for a "counter - stretcher" once.., i asked all of the warehouse people until I finally got to the manager, who just shook his head and welcomeed me aboard, with "you're new here aren't ya"

Love it....