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[sanddunerider]

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[Parson B Ready]

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You sound like my wife....she's always telling me You (think you) are always right! 

[sanddunerider]

Parson.. Wait a minute!  this is supposed to be a friendly, fun family orientated forum. 


NO reason to get NASTY!!!

LOL!~!!!       

[rubedugans]

Yes it is my classroom telegraph machine. It is a simple switch that activates a light as well as an audible sound (through the speaker) when the button is depressed.

[sanddunerider]

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[rubedugans]

That was a good one sanddune! Now you got me thinking...how can I hook it up to the computer to read out what is typed...Hmm... I could use parts from an old key board, and have the button simply press a key on the keyboard, however there would be no consistancy between presses...I would almost need one buttin for - and another for . O'well I have more important things to worry about...back to the thread!

[Junior]

All this dot and dash stuff has been a hoot. You guys are funny!

[sanddunerider]

well thanks junior!   We're here all week!!

lol

[mhguy77]

Had a great trip last Sunday to SDC.  While walking out I spotted this.

I consider the main street Hotel to be iconic. There are 2 light fixtures prominently displayed on the second floor of the building.  This is one of them, infact this what both look like.

What do you think it would cost them to put a frosted hurricane shade on these 2 lights.

Click on the picture so it enlarges.

[Ozark Outlaw]

That's a sticky situation you presented mhguy77. I mean now that incandescent light bulbs are being replaced by the fluorescent ones, Silver Dollar City has little choice, but to use them.

On the other hand, I would hate to see those light fixtures permanently "damaged" by frosting them.

It's a tough call!

[Junior]

Personally, to me frosted glass is better than seeing these modern bulbs. I remember seeing a few bulbs like this on my last trip, too. Bums me out.

[mhguy77]

They make "new" bulbs that look like regular round bulbs just for this reason.  More to the point they can put hurricane chimney glass on top of this bulb to hide it.  Its cheap and shows little caring not to try to hide this.  It just seems like an easy fix.

[MCLFLN]

I agree with you....of course the irony being that the old style bulbs are not era appropriate either but we are used to them so don't mind them as much :-)

[Polley]

The light bulb issue is a interesting topic.  I agree with most of you that it would be more pleasing to see the classic incandescent light bulbs, but seeing as there wasn't a lot of light bulbs used in the Ozarks during the 1880s, really there isn't a strong argument for one over the other.  Still i think SDC should go with a compromise and choose to use the fluorescent bulbs made to look like the classic incandescent when the bulb is exposed.  Additionally, I hope they choose to use the fluorescent bulbs with a more yellow hue matching the warmer incandescent lighting.

This all said, I REALLY hope they don't start replacing the candle style light bulbs found in places like the flooded mine with these fluorescent bulbs. That would be a major "Not in Miss Mary's Time"

[mhguy77]

Years ago they frosted the glass.....I think this is the cheap quick and very acceptable answer to this issue.