by FatManDancing » Fri Dec 17, 2021 6:45 pm
This will be my last post in this thread. Not because I have/ will stop being stupid, but because I actually have learned so much
After the power cord on my element burned out on my element I learned because this is not hard hired it is perfectly legal to do the wiring yourself. I did not trust myself enough to do it properly so I paid an electrician to do it. I have since learned how to wire plugs properly and when I think about the terrible job they did I am thankful I was actually at my still while it was running. I was sitting on a stool. Stools are great
I got into this hobby for what turned out to be the wrong reasons. I wanted to produce a huge amount of booze cheaply. It did not take long though, thanks in part to this forum and the wonderful teachers and knowledgable persons here who willingly share info that I realised the actual path I want to go down
I want to produce the best quality spirits I can using grains and mashing techniques to extract the best and most from them. That's me, that is what I want to do in this hobby. If whatever you want to do with stillin is different then that is perfectly OK
I have come to realise we, or at least I will always make mistakes. What matters though is how we respond and what we learn that can make us better
I have one last stupid miskae to share
I am not totally prepared to give up the fantasy of being a good ole boy and wanted a rocking chair, you know, the kind Uncle Jessee from Dukes of Hazzard sat in giving sage advice while sippin on moonshine
Modern rocking chairs are atrocious and good quality ones are expensive and not readily available in this country. So I bought a VidaXL rocking chair. Worst thing I could have done. I think the people involved in making this chair wanted to prove every racist stereotype about Chinese manufacturing is true
I got a splinter from unfinished and unpainted wood. The painting on this thing was done by a blind monkey motivated by the faint wiff of banana lollies who when denied clearly clawed out the eyes of their handler. There are massive drips in some places while others are bare wood
When I sat in the chair I heard wood crack and splinter and the rocking action is like stepping on lego barefoot. Plus there was a missing screw
I hope one day I can smash this cheap piece of crap across the smug faces of the owners of VidaXL