What's your shop's culture?

[HatSwitch]

Awhile back, I found what I consider to be a great Classic Rock station streaming online - WCSX.com out of Detroit. I'm near L.A. and to me our local stations simply suck. The mix of music WCSX plays seems custom tuned to my ears and I really enjoy having it cranked-up while working in the shop especially when the MGS and glass are flying or I'm just checking in here. Anyway, WCSX has become part of my shop's routine and culture, sets a nice pace and seems to keep me in a good mood even when I know I just screwed up something I working on.

We all like what we like for whatever reason, what do you do as a matter of routine, if anything, that makes your shop a little more user friendly for you?

Hat

[Edge 513]

Sometimes my wife lets me chase her around the plane...does that count? Its good for morale...really.

[rickh]

NPR. KUNC[.org] has quite a mix of tunes, though they don't play the Organic Flaming Broccoli Florette's much... if at all (what a coincidence, there's an emoticon for it!)

 

Not much Floyd, Stones, or AC/DC, but it fills in nicely given I nuked my Tee-Vee 20 some odd years ago.

 

Rick

[Cozy1200]

I listen to SPODMAN on the scanner! serously. I just chuckle that he's at work pushing tin dreaming of building. While I'm in the shop building a plane and dreaming of flying!

 

I have an RST antennta kit I built that I've hooked up to my scanner. The reception is so good that I can hear both sides of the conversation for most calls. There's enought traffic in the area that is hardly every stops.

 

I also have an old laptop that runs the webcam. I also use it occasionally to browse builders websites.

[mplafleur]

Hmmm. I'd say this is off topic and needs to go in Open Discussion.

 

Wooops, we don't have one.

[Big Steve]

I have an old radio on the wall that either plays talk radio (politics) or country music. or 70's rock and disco yea I am a child of the 70's Dont have any fancy stuff but once in a while when a layup has gone really good and the radio plays some really good dico music me and the plane take a little time to "get down and Boogy" I am building by myself so no one to get offended. Build on STeve

[Jason Heath]

Hmmm. I'd say this is off topic and needs to go in Open Discussion.

 

Wooops, we don't have one.

Since this was posted in the "Coffee House - Easy going discussion about anything you like." under the heading "What's your shop's culture? " I'd say YOUR post was off topic, and now, so is mine!!

[mplafleur]

Nope. Sorry. Can't talk radio. It's not canard. OT.

[ZUCZZ]

Just local stations around here, but that chasing around the workshop sounds like fun ...

 

But CD w heavy metal, and most rock 'n roll does the trick too.

 

Johannesburg, South Africa

[NeoTom]

Nope. Sorry. Can't talk radio. It's not canard. OT.

There is a way to speak freely and at the same time, go out of your way to keep from stepping on any fairy tales being dragged around by the super sensitive crowd: Change the text color to match the background. That way, whoever wants to read what you have to say will only have to highlight the text area in order to see it. Those who can't handle it without flipping out don't have to unless they take the extra step and cross the PC line where they automatically loose the right to go Full-Blown Hillary* (*short version was subjected to sensorship). << Use Neo's Magic Anti Sensitivity Invisible Ink.

[rickh]

Nope. Sorry. Can't talk radio. It's not canard. OT.

Not true!

 

I put Aerosmith on when I'm doing a multi-ply layup. If I have a problem with interlaminar bubbles, I crank on the radio. Ballerina music to make ultra light micro, Limbaugh for hard cure, etc.

 

Rick

[Big Steve]

Rick:

 

If you listen to Limbaugh while you build your plane do you think it will make it steer to the right? build on STeve

[mfryer]

Rick:

If you listen to Limbaugh while you build your plane do you think it will make it steer to the right? build on STeve

Well, we all know that conventional prop/tractor aircraft do have a left turning tendency on take off due to p factor, torque etc. That being said, cannard pusher aircraft......darn it! why do I let you folks suck me into these political things!!!

 

Back on the topic, I listen to the local alternative rock station 107.7 from Seattle. Why? I don't know. I am not a big fan of any of the bands that play, but it just seems now to fit the atmosphere of the shop. The smell of epoxy and the sound of the music seems to fit now... I am starting to get the urge to go back into the shop and work now....

[macleodm3]

what do you do as a matter of routine, if anything, that makes your shop a little more user friendly for you?

I enjoy loading up several CD's, and for the last few layup sessions its been the Chili Peppers, as well as two "new" used CD's I got from the band Live, and lately there's been an Audioslave album finding its way into the mix. The radio stations around here mostly have an identity crisis, one minute they'll be playing Metallica or Britney Spears, then an hour later it'll be 1970's gospel music. If I had XM, like our car has, my favorite channel would be "Lucy"... its rock from the last 20 years.

 

Its amazing how fast three good CD's can play while doing layups!

[argoldman]

In the cold weather, I listen to any station that I am able to get with my small radio in my closed hanger.

 

Warm weather with the door open, NPR and classical, the anti-rushanity and occasionally straying to Oldies an/or show tunes.

[mplafleur]

I get all of Limbaugh's shows on MP3's. I haven't missed a show in two years. Although sometimes I get a month behind. His new stand-ins, Lewis and Davis, are awesome.

 

I also play a lot of older music, from big band to ELP, Supertramp, Moody Blues, Beatle, ELO, Cat Stevens, Rick Wakeman, Yes, Tull, to Porcupine Tree and Dream Theater.

 

On the weekend it's Click and Clack, Prairie Home Companion, American Life, Thistle and Shamrock. That is if I'm not heavily into Rush.

[Cozy1200]

I get all of Limbaugh's shows on MP3's. I haven't missed a show in two years.

No wonder you work 80 hour weeks and haven't started the cozy!

 

Actually I tried to listen to some talk radio and some aviation podcast, but I start paying too much attention to it and find that I'm not working.

[ZUCZZ]

Is there a Topic Police on this Forum?

[argoldman]

I get all of Limbaugh's shows on MP3's. I haven't missed a show in two years. Although sometimes I get a month behind. His new stand-ins, Lewis and Davis, are awesome.

 

I also play a lot of older music, from big band to ELP, Supertramp, Moody Blues, Beatle, ELO, Cat Stevens, Rick Wakeman, Yes, Tull, to Porcupine Tree and Dream Theater.

 

On the weekend it's Click and Clack, Prairie Home Companion, American Life, Thistle and Shamrock. That is if I'm not heavily into Rush.

 

I used to listen to Rush and Shawn while I built, but I found that when I did, none of my parts came out true:bad:

[HatSwitch]

I used to listen to Rush and Shawn while I built, but I found that when I did, none of my parts came out true:bad:

That’s funny; Rap and Punk have that effect on me. I’d be too irritated to focus on making parts with either blaring in the background. But for sure, I’ll have my old Stevie Wonder collection dusted off and ready to load before the dreaded finish sanding gets underway. Guess that pretty much dates me. Oh well, whatever it is, it’s all in the pursuit of happiness.

Hat

[argoldman]

That’s funny; Rap and Punk have that effect on me. I’d be too irritated to focus on making parts with either blaring in the background. But for sure, I’ll have my old Stevie Wonder collection dusted off and ready to load before the dreaded finish sanding gets underway. Guess that pretty much dates me. Oh well, whatever it is, it’s all in the pursuit of happiness.

Hat

 

Punk and rap made my parts brittle I'll take stevie and Folk music (dates me more)

 

Persue persue

[mplafleur]

I used to listen to Rush and Shawn while I built, but I found that when I did, none of my parts came out true:bad:

I was going to say mine come out just right, but since I haven't made any of my own in such a long time....

[Cozy Girrrl]

Remember, the "C" in rap is silent.

 

I was with Mplafluer's listening choices right up until he got to Limbaugh... I dumped a boyfriend due to his daily influx of Limbaugh

[mfryer]

Yes and Limbaugh, interesting mix. I saw Yes in Seattle about 6 years ago, Audioslave a few years back as well. Ill see Rush at the George in Eastern, WA in a month or so....I wish there was an airstrip near by and I would fly, unfortunately I will have to take a car this time.

[Cozy Girrrl]

Some of these old guys are best remembered in your heart. I used to say I'd marry any one of the Moody Blues.

Recently the last PBS concert I heard of them was almost painful to listen to, I opted to not get tickets when they came to town. One of the local casinos has Canned Heat coming, great bluesy rock but the sound clips they keep playing are off original recordings, not what remains of the group other than the name.

I find some boogey blues is condusive to work like Little Feat.

Jimmy Buffet makes me dream of far away places and good times with friends.

Oddly enough I find myself as an adult finding appreciation for music from my teens that I formerly paid no attention to... Metalica, Kiss, etc, maybe its due to the degradation of my hearing that this is the only thing that comes through whereas the more sensetive music of my youth is falling flat after abusing my hearing?

Yes, a subwoofer in the workshop really helps

...Chrissi ....WHAT?