You only feel old when you age alone.
Not only don't you feel older, single people don't live as long as couples.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/marriage-research_n_2450639.html
A healthy constructive relationship leaves you better balanced. My wife compliments my thinking and I hers, we change on a daily basis because you constantly have someone who sees the world differently than you do. It's a very important thing. Loving and being loved is the core of human existence, nothing is more important.
If you see a relationship as a confrontation, someone who is against your freedom you will never know the joy of companionships which is really a sad thing.
Rob
I can only speak for myself on this... I won't complain if the car gets old or starts looking old. I won't complain if the car stops working as good as the day I got it. The car, no matter what, will always be beautiful to me. I will always love the car as long as that car is still in the driveway each and every morning I wake up.
Married men don't live longer, it just feels longer
McBryce.
Married men may live longer, but they're much more willing to die...
-Pat
Married men may live longer, but they're much more willing to die...
-Pat
Another old joke, why does the husband die first? Because he wants to.
German, when I show SWMBO a new QSL card, she just smiles and nods. Somehow, I don't think she is really paying attention. My wife also stays out of my office, she says it's too scary. Forget it when I am calling CQ, she closes the door even though I use a headset boom mic.
Married men may live longer, but they're much more willing to die...
-Pat
Another old joke, why does the husband die first? Because he wants to.
German, when I show SWMBO a new QSL card, she just smiles and nods. Somehow, I don't think she is really paying attention. My wife also stays out of my office, she says it's too scary. Forget it when I am calling CQ, she closes the door even though I use a headset boom mic.
Relationships are about sharing, do you take an active interest in her hobbies? My wife spins yarn and knits, we go to wool shows together and I share in her enjoyment of her hobbies.
Do you have things you both like to do? We both like to cook. She likes to make yogurt so I made her a precision temperature controller for a crock pot because the system she used didn't make a consistently good yogurt. She knows about printed circuit boards, windmills, PV arrays and mosfets. I like to watch the Flash and she likes to watch Call the Midwife. We laugh about it!
We're companions, I wonder at times what people think relationships are about? What does your relationship mean to you? That's the question you have to ask yourself. If you want to believe "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus" then at the end of the day all you'll have is a joke about who dies first. My life is more important to me than that.
Rob
Has this thread seriously morphed from a "What's your lab look like" to a marriage counseling session?
Can someone please start posting pictures of lab gear again?
McBryce.
Has this thread seriously morphed from a "What's your lab look like" to a marriage counseling session?
Can someone please start posting pictures of lab gear again?
McBryce.
Has this thread seriously morphed from a "What's your lab look like" to a marriage counseling session?
Can someone please start posting pictures of lab gear again?
McBryce.
Ok. Mydisasterwork area at the moment:
(newly acquired HP 740B being looked over)
Rack-o-stuff (surprised this hasn't sunk into the floor yet:
One of the lab assistants contemplating his next test setup a while back:
The mess ebbs and flows (mostly flows) over the course of time. Eventually, when renovations are finished, it will all wind up down in the basement in a proper space.
-Pat
Married men may live longer, but they're much more willing to die...
-Pat
Another old joke, why does the husband die first? Because he wants to.
German, when I show SWMBO a new QSL card, she just smiles and nods. Somehow, I don't think she is really paying attention. My wife also stays out of my office, she says it's too scary. Forget it when I am calling CQ, she closes the door even though I use a headset boom mic.
Relationships are about sharing, do you take an active interest in her hobbies? My wife spins yarn and knits, we go to wool shows together and I share in her enjoyment of her hobbies.
Do you have things you both like to do? We both like to cook. She likes to make yogurt so I made her a precision temperature controller for a crock pot because the system she used didn't make a consistently good yogurt. She knows about printed circuit boards, windmills, PV arrays and mosfets. I like to watch the Flash and she likes to watch Call the Midwife. We laugh about it!
We're companions, I wonder at times what people think relationships are about? What does your relationship mean to you? That's the question you have to ask yourself. If you want to believe "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus" then at the end of the day all you'll have is a joke about who dies first. My life is more important to me than that.
Rob
Has this thread seriously morphed from a "What's your lab look like" to a marriage counseling session?
Can someone please start posting pictures of lab gear again?
McBryce.I've already posted a photo of my home bench, so here's one of my work desk:
Better?
One final thing, I don't often see under-bench slide out keyboards in lab pics. Although I accept they take a short while to get used to, I have found them incredibly convenient in the longer term, and I wouldn't have it any other way now.
One final thing, I don't often see under-bench slide out keyboards in lab pics. Although I accept they take a short while to get used to, I have found them incredibly convenient in the longer term, and I wouldn't have it any other way now. Another tip is to use a height-adjustable chair for your operating comfort especially if you use the same bench for soldering, coding, debugging etc.
In my setup I too have to stack instruments quite high, as that's the only dimension I have space left. The problem is operating instruments standing or using long leads reaching the bench.
BTW what's the big thing above DC load/Rigol PSU?
What is your solution to parts storage?
Also, I suppose the working area, both on the main desk and the one on the right with the microscope (soldering?) is fine for PCB projects and small devices, but what if you have to repair one of your RF boat anchors?
In my setup I too have to stack instruments quite high, as that's the only dimension I have space left. The problem is operating instruments standing or using long leads reaching the bench.
Indeed, the least used items elevate to the top, although always with the logistical provision for reasonable lead length. Biggest problem stacking old boat anchors without shelves is that when it comes to repair, it's a PITA to unstack and restack. Shelves, though, make the stack even higher.QuoteBTW what's the big thing above DC load/Rigol PSU?
It's an Agilent 8935 E6380A comms test set that I use for production testing boards up to 1GHz. It also has a spec an and tracking generator, although I have other bits of kit for those purposes. I have it hooked up to the monitor on the soldering bench, so you don't have to crick your neck.
Added bonus, you can listen to The Archers on it.QuoteWhat is your solution to parts storage?
Organised chaos. I have a good stock of ordered parts purchased just to have them at hand. It is rare that I have to order a non-specialist part.
The chaos comes in the form of multiple projects, all stored away with their specific parts.QuoteAlso, I suppose the working area, both on the main desk and the one on the right with the microscope (soldering?) is fine for PCB projects and small devices, but what if you have to repair one of your RF boat anchors?
As mentioned before, it's a PITA. At that point, I take over the front room ;-)
Luckily 99% of what I do is small stuff.
We had a cat just like that, long and slinky! He just passed a couple of weeks ago after 18 plus years, what a great cat he was. Boy you sure get attached..........
Rob