{"id":30507,"date":"2024-06-22T10:50:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T15:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=30507"},"modified":"2024-06-23T12:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T17:50:34","slug":"diy-wlbott-changes-a-light-bulb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=30507","title":{"rendered":"DIY: WLBOTT Changes a Light Bulb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6684.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"549\" data-id=\"30508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6684.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6684.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6684-300x183.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6684-768x468.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">From UC#2, who is currently watching Norwegian &#8220;Snapped&#8221; on a train bound for Oslo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Gentlepeople,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It is with great pride, satisfaction, and dare I say, <em><strong>a sense of manliness<\/strong><\/em>, that I replaced the light bulb above the stove yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Do to the exhausting nature of the task, I may have to take the rest of the weekend off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">But I understand that not all our BLOTTers may be skilled in this manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Would you like to do a <strong>Lives of the Elders<\/strong> BLOTT about our <strong>DIY<\/strong> (do-it-yourself) failures and successes?<\/p>\n<cite>UC#4<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UC#3 Weighs In<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Gentle people &#8211; I will let UC#4 document my recent sun visor solution, but I offer a few observations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Necessary items for DIY work:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Duct tape<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Zip ties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Baling wire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Gorilla glue\/construction cement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Caulk to cover up mistakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Phone numbers of competent repair services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Additional <strong>necessary items<\/strong>, added by WLBOTT staff)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Large rock and\/or hammer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>WD40<\/strong> and\/or <strong>Wesson Oil<\/strong> and\/or <strong>Baseball Glove Conditioning Oil<\/strong> <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Vice grips (<em>can also be used as a hammer<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Various bandages, tourniquets, pain relievers, and good health insurance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>A rich and colorful vocabulary<\/strong> filled with profanation and borderline blasphemies. Bonus points for multiple languages. Double bonus points for Slavic expletives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Safety Issues:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Don\u2019t get on a ladder after age of 60<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Getting shocked by 110V is probably ok, but avoid 220V <span class=\"ed-note\">[ed. note: 110V can definitely <\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Toast your Nuptials<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ed-note\">, so exercise caution with anything &gt;= AA battery]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stakeholder Input:<\/strong><br>Around your house, you may have stakeholders who want to provide input during the execution of the DIY project. Respect this input and discard it at your own peril, since it is probably correct.<\/p>\n<cite>UC#3<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><strong> Baseball Glove Conditioning Oil<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that it is <em><strong>not<\/strong><\/em> the act of shaving that dulls a razor blade? It is actually oxidation (rust) that takes place between shavings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Years ago I began applying a dollop of baseball glove conditioner (it&#8217;s basically 4-in-1 oil), and I haven&#8217;t bought a new razor since. (BTW &#8211; I have a beard).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Since my vicarious dreams of having a <strong>Cy Young<\/strong> winning son didn&#8217;t pan out, I also use the baseball grove conditioner to oil the rusty hinges on my suspenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">[ed. note: we are well pleased with our children, despite their lack of athletic prowess]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5790.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"30513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5790.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5790-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5790-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5793.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"30512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5793.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5793-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5793-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5794a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"382\" data-id=\"30511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5794a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5794a.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5794a-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5794a-768x287.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Semi-sequitur: Cy Young<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">On this day [November 4th] in 1955, legendary pitcher <strong>Cy Young<\/strong> died. He spent much of his 22-year career in Boston, arriving in 1901 to play for the new American League team that would become the Red Sox. He pitched the opening game, in which Boston beat Philadelphia 12\u20134. On May 5, 1904, in Boston, <strong>he pitched the first perfect game in American League history<\/strong>. During his years in the majors, he won 511 games \u2014 one of several records he holds to this day. By the time he retired in 1911, he had pitched 751 complete games, including three no-hitters. The Ohio farm boy earned his nickname from his cyclone-like fastball. The year after his death, Major League Baseball established the coveted Cy Young Award in his honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11_04_1955.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"589\" data-id=\"30515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11_04_1955.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11_04_1955.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11_04_1955-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11_04_1955-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11_04_1955-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/11_04_1955-1200x505.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.massmoments.org\/moment-details\/pitcher-cy-young-dies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mass Moments<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Denton True &#8220;Cy&#8221; Young<\/strong> (March 29, 1867 \u2013 November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family&#8217;s farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Young began his professional career in 1890 with the Canton, Ohio based Canton Nadjys, team of the Tri-State League, a professional minor league. During his tryout, Young impressed the scouts, recalling years later, &#8220;I almost tore the boards off the grandstand with my fast ball.&#8221; <strong>Cy Young&#8217;s nickname<\/strong> came from the fences that he had destroyed using his fastball. <strong>The fences looked like a cyclone had hit them.<\/strong> Reporters later shortened the name to &#8220;Cy&#8221;, which became the nickname Young used for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cy_Young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cy_Yoyng_1891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"446\" data-id=\"30518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cy_Yoyng_1891.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cy_Yoyng_1891.jpg 343w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cy_Yoyng_1891-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Young-Cy-1551-68WTah_Act_PD.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" data-id=\"30519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Young-Cy-1551-68WTah_Act_PD.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Young-Cy-1551-68WTah_Act_PD.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Young-Cy-1551-68WTah_Act_PD-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LSY-Hero_0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" data-id=\"30520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LSY-Hero_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LSY-Hero_0.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LSY-Hero_0-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LSY-Hero_0-768x371.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DIY: <strong>Bio-metric Analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through both <strong>CSI<\/strong> and <strong>genetic\/bio-metric analysi<\/strong>s of DIY projects, we learned that UC#3 and UC#4 carry the <strong>TWINE-2027 <\/strong>gene. In other words, <strong>WLBOTT<\/strong> is in our blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UC#3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0036_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"30522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0036_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0036_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0036_mr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0036_mr-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0036_01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"678\" data-id=\"30523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0036_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0036_01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0036_01-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0037_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"30525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0037_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0037_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0037_mr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0037_mr-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0037_01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"714\" data-id=\"30524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0037_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0037_01.jpg 879w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0037_01-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0037_01-768x624.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dear El Se\u00f1or Viejo Dude <\/strong>[a.k.a. UC#4]<strong>,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun Visor<\/strong> &#8211; our car here in [undisclosed location] has developed a floppy sun visor. But I ordered a replacement off Amazon for $35 and will attempt to replace it via this YouTube video. What could possibly go wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">And for archival purposes, my original solution to the floppy sun visor was to <strong>lasso it with string (twine)<\/strong> and then feed the string through the sun roof and close the sunroof. While this was extremely effective in eliminating the floppy-ness, I got stakeholder feedback that this solution rendered both the sun visor and sunroof from achieving their functional goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the theme for <strong>DIY<\/strong>. As I frequently do, I transform simple tasks into complicated and impractical solutions. As SU rightfully says, I\u2019m better on theory and computer simulation vs practical implementation.<\/p>\n<cite>UC#3<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UC#4 and a Contentious Relationship with a Lawn Mower<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Stuck throttle cable &#8211; ordered the wrong replacement length; some clever <strong>twine-enabled DIY<\/strong>, several hours of various blessings, and NASCAR-level octane enhancers, I got this<strong><em> lesser antichrist<\/em><\/strong> to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4567_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1232\" data-id=\"30532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4567_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4567_mr.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4567_mr-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4567_mr-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4567_mr-768x1051.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4130_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"869\" data-id=\"30529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4130_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4130_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4130_mr-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4130_mr-768x652.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4131_01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"1213\" data-id=\"30530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4131_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4131_01.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4131_01-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4131_01-642x1024.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4131_02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"687\" data-id=\"30528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4131_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4131_02.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4131_02-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4132_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"30533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4132_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4132_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4132_mr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4132_mr-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4133_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"30531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4133_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4133_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4133_mr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4133_mr-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DIY &#8211; As Yet Indeterminate Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We have a plump and fluffy bunny in our backyard, eating the sweet potato vines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In researching solutions, one web advisor suggested sprinkling the area with the urine of a carnivore. My immediate thought: &#8220;Hey, I&#8217;m a carnivore!&#8221; But cooler heads prevailed, and I bought some &#8220;Repels All&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(btw &#8211; missed marketing opportunity &#8211; it should be called &#8220;<strong>Bunny-B-Gone<\/strong>.&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5797.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"30535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5797.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5797-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5797-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Active ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">putrescent whole egg solids (1.12%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">cloves (0.54 %)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">garlic oil (0.03%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WLBOTT Wonders: <\/strong>How did they come up with these percentages?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WLBOTT Wonders: <\/strong>Satisfaction guaranteed? How could you be unsatisfied? &#8220;Dear sirs: I found that the putrescent whole egg solids were simply not stinky enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DIY Putrescent Whole Egg Solids<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0182.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"201\" data-id=\"30536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0182.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0182.png 697w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0182-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some random Google image search results for &#8220;Putrescent Whole Egg Solids&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bunny_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" data-id=\"30538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bunny_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bunny_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bunny_mr-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bunny_mr-768x593.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DIY &#8211; Successful Outcome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"ed-note\">[note: this story first appeared in the June &#8217;24 WLBOTT Employee Newsletter <\/span><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Abandon Hope, Now Get Back to Work<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ed-note\">]<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UC#4-SU<\/strong> submitted a repair ticket to <strong>WLBOTT <\/strong>facilities management. The problem: stove light non-functional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After going through various levels of approval, purchasing submitted Request for Quotes (RFQ) from 22 vendors, and awarded the winning product to Simba Lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81TAkyyVMyL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1470\" data-id=\"30546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81TAkyyVMyL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81TAkyyVMyL._AC_SL1500_.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81TAkyyVMyL._AC_SL1500_-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81TAkyyVMyL._AC_SL1500_-1024x1004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81TAkyyVMyL._AC_SL1500_-768x753.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81TAkyyVMyL._AC_SL1500_-1200x1176.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71YD80ebO-L._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1444\" height=\"1500\" data-id=\"30549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71YD80ebO-L._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71YD80ebO-L._AC_SL1500_.jpg 1444w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71YD80ebO-L._AC_SL1500_-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71YD80ebO-L._AC_SL1500_-986x1024.jpg 986w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71YD80ebO-L._AC_SL1500_-768x798.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71YD80ebO-L._AC_SL1500_-1200x1247.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1444px) 100vw, 1444px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71A1gmGDZ1L._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1448\" data-id=\"30548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71A1gmGDZ1L._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71A1gmGDZ1L._AC_SL1500_.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71A1gmGDZ1L._AC_SL1500_-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71A1gmGDZ1L._AC_SL1500_-1024x989.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71A1gmGDZ1L._AC_SL1500_-768x741.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/71A1gmGDZ1L._AC_SL1500_-1200x1158.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">After several weeks of vendor price negotiations, we received authorization from purchasing to buy a replacement bulb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Because this was an expedited request, we were able to replace the faulty bulb with a total turn-around time of 9 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0183_01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"283\" data-id=\"30550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0183_01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0183_01.png 671w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0183_01-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"30553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_mr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_mr-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5799_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"30551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5799_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5799_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5799_mr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5799_mr-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5800_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" data-id=\"30552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5800_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5800_mr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5800_mr-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5800_mr-768x458.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">A WLBOTT Success Story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1116\" height=\"1001\" data-id=\"30694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det-1024x918.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det-768x689.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"620\" data-id=\"30696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det02.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det02-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det02-1024x453.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det02-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5798_det02-1200x531.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">This photo was taken at approx. 7:48 am<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"317\" data-id=\"30555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0184.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0184.png 577w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/irl_240622_0184-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"30556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_02.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_02-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Project Engineers Reviewing Options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"30557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bulb_01-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Final Blessing by the Elders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UC#1&#8217;s DIY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As a former house builder, I can offer an interesting story that kind of relates to <strong>DIY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">One Saturday morning, about 20 years ago, I was working by myself to backfill the foundation of the latest housing project. To this end, I was operating a <strong>Bobcat <\/strong>(also know as a Skidsteer), picking up loads of dirt from the front of the lot and delivering them to the side and rear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the controls for the bobcat back then were simple, a joystick that controlled all the bucket movements, another one for moving the machine around and some footpedals for braking\/steering. To start the machine you had to firmly lock the brakes with the footpedals and press the big red starter button located above the window. And for safety, there was a \u2018deadman\u2019 switch in the seat \u2013 if you tried to stand up while operating the machine, it just quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Now, visualize the lot that I am working on. It is a rear walk-out, which means there is a significant slope from front to back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">So, imagine my surprise when I loaded up the bucket for the 50th time, did my swivel turn and headed back down the slope. Only this time, I forgot to lower the bucket. There\u2019s something about center-of-gravity \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">So the bobcat tipped forward, launching me out of the seat and into the front window (no, there was no seatbelt). <strong>And then stopped dead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">So there I am, <strong>face pressed against the front window<\/strong>, with the bobcat tipped forward at about a 45 degree angle with the engine safely stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Remember the bit about starting the engine. Just try to press down on two foot pedals, while reaching up over your right shoulder to reach the starter button while at the same time pushing your buttocks uphill into the seat. And then, maintaining the seat position while working the bucket control to drop the bucket and push the machine upright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It took 6 tries! Fortunately, this was a holiday and there were no other builders in the area, i.e. no witnesses. I never would have survived the embarrassment!<\/p>\n<cite>UC#1<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI gets close&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ja_bobcat.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"30559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ja_bobcat.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ja_bobcat.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ja_bobcat-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ja_bobcat-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ja_bobcat-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And AI has some near and far misses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bob_0006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"30566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bob_0006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bob_0006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bob_0006-300x200.jpg 300w\" 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Do to the exhausting nature of the task, I may have to take the rest of the weekend off. But I understand that not all our BLOTTers may be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[47,108,52,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-of-the-elders","category-engineering","category-life-hacks","category-wlbott-corporate"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30507"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30697,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30507\/revisions\/30697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}