Trigger warning

Before I get to the horrifying photo, here's some other news in the tyewriter community.  

First, shopgoodwill has a special item - an elusive Burnett!

 Since that link will rot fairly soon, here's where it stands as of this writing:

Winning bid was $7,251.00.  Let me know in the comments if you learn where it ended up.

 I'm starting to look at the collection for the workhorses for this year.  I need to commit to a full typescript since I keep losing files on pc.  I still can't find half of my 2010 novel and have had to revert to messy scans on most others.  I'm hoping the noiseless will be in shape for write-ins.

Now to the bad news.  I was excited to see a sweet-looking Corona Standard flat top at a yard sale, until I got close enough to see the keys were all chopped.  I couldn't even stay and berate her for it.


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I've found a new nickname. And I bought another slide rule.

The Pickett N902-T is a starter rule for the beginning student.  I already have one (in box) in the collection, but I like to keep a spare around to give away when someone shows interest, because this model has instructions for use on the reverse.  It's the model I learned on in '77.

About the nickname, I listen to a lot of Old Time Radio, and many shows feature writers as protagonists.  In one I heard recently a friend of the writer was teasing him, saying, "I didn't say anything about the corn that comes out of your tripewriter."
I can't use it on nanaowrimo without losing all my past info, sadly.  But I'll find ways to work it in!

Lastly, in the local nano group (Sock Monkey Writers) has another typewriter user, who bought an SCM electric.  That will be fun to see.

Back to slide rules

I still collect slide rules, though as Ted can attest, they don't come up at the thrifts as often as typewriters.  I only find them on shopgoodwill or ebay, and since I lowball, I don't often win. But this time, the other collectors ignored or already had this N803ES speed rule.

It's been a while since I last worked through one of my manuals.  This one is transcribed (by Mike Markowski) from the manual that would have been in the box with this 803 rule.

Perhaps I'll compare it with other log/log and speed rules I have.  You know, for the thrills.

more stuff

I received an old Mercury from my cousin, which had belonged to her father.  Its only problem is the ribbon vibrator. When I pull up on it, the space bar jiggles so I don't know where it's failing.  I've got it open, ready to try ideas.

Also got this strange old coffee pot - the Super Maid.  The filter basket is more of an infuser.  I finally measured the capacity and it holds nearly ten cups, rather than the 4 or 6 I'd been estimating.  So today's batch was better - by which I mean approaching strong enough.