• Pat Flood (@rebarcock) passed away 9/21/25. Pat played a huge role in encouraging the devolopmemt of this site and donated the very first dollar to get it started. Check the thread at the top of the board for the obituary and please feel free to pay your respects there. I am going to get all the content from that thread over to his family so they can see how many people really cared for Pat outside of what they ever knew. Pat loved to tell stories and always wanted everyone else to tell stories. I think a great way we can honor Pat is to tell a story in his thread (also pinned at the top of the board).

Alexa, how do I upload a video from my phone to this gay fucking site?

Rva

Was in the original thread from day one trophy 🏆
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Heaven forbid I try and share what I think is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
I should already be under my blanket with my Judge Judy and my ghostly neighbors disconnecting my cameras. But instead, I’m going out to fucking pace back-and-forth, staring at my phone proofreading every sentence more than I should have to delivering this diatribe.

Also, is there a way to take my password off my account? I replaced my phone didn’t have the password on it. I dread log in to my laptop, but it’s been so long since I’ve used it for anything but porn that when I typed the word “free” into Google. The next word should’ve been “speech.” instead it was “Porn Videos” (xhamster.com)


Anyway Anyway, I’m gonna try for like three minutes and then I’m done it’s 48° outside. I’m fucking cold a little hungry and I found a really nice brass hinge that obviously belongs something important in my pie cupboard. I have no idea where it came from.

It’s a nice looking hinge. It’s something you would think you would remember was not attached to something. then I see through the patina on the brass it was made in Japan so it’s probably late for his early 50s and there’s absolutely nothing in this house from that era. Nonetheless, it’s a nice hinge.

And no, there is no point to the hinge story it’s just interesting but yet the whole point could be the hinge because the video I was gonna upload was this fresh cleaner I have that leaves me speechless I mean, utterly amazed

i’m cleaning an old fire extinguisher and a drastic change is dramatic. and that hasn’t even been polished yet. That’s just the metal without all the tarnish. It goes so fast that you can see as the clean solution falls down. It makes trails of cleanness behind it. I’ve been watching that video all day. It it took last time for me to do that amount of work and it took for your Texas fan to realize that there’s a fine line between beating Oklahoma and Alabama and beating Kentucky and Mississippi State. It’s really not that much difference and it’s not a great place to be.

Also, if you do use the product wear gloves, and probably a mask. I’ve done either, and my voice is kind of gritty. also, my hands are so stained from the tarnish they also sting. I had to stop typing several times today.they also have so much metal flake, and acid on them that my phone doesn’t always recognize my finger tap which means I just have to bang on it more which hurts and just ask for they remind me of my grandfather’s hands. And I’m not talking about the “ he is the greatest guy in the world my best friend we’re going fishing” grandpa, i’m talking about the oh my God will somebody hit the fucking nurse button he shit his pants again” grandfather. They look like hands that did indeed survive the depression and I’m not just talking about the sheer porn of them. I really need to wear gloves.
 

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Heaven forbid I try and share what I think is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
I should already be under my blanket with my Judge Judy and my ghostly neighbors disconnecting my cameras. But instead, I’m going out to fucking pace back-and-forth, staring at my phone proofreading every sentence more than I should have to delivering this diatribe.

Also, is there a way to take my password off my account? I replaced my phone didn’t have the password on it. I dread log in to my laptop, but it’s been so long since I’ve used it for anything but porn that when I typed the word “free” into Google. The next word should’ve been “speech.” instead it was “Porn Videos” (xhamster.com)


Anyway Anyway, I’m gonna try for like three minutes and then I’m done it’s 48° outside. I’m fucking cold a little hungry and I found a really nice brass hinge that obviously belongs something important in my pie cupboard. I have no idea where it came from.

It’s a nice looking hinge. It’s something you would think you would remember was not attached to something. then I see through the patina on the brass it was made in Japan so it’s probably late for his early 50s and there’s absolutely nothing in this house from that era. Nonetheless, it’s a nice hinge.

And no, there is no point to the hinge story it’s just interesting but yet the whole point could be the hinge because the video I was gonna upload was this fresh cleaner I have that leaves me speechless I mean, utterly amazed

i’m cleaning an old fire extinguisher and a drastic change is dramatic. and that hasn’t even been polished yet. That’s just the metal without all the tarnish. It goes so fast that you can see as the clean solution falls down. It makes trails of cleanness behind it. I’ve been watching that video all day. It it took last time for me to do that amount of work and it took for your Texas fan to realize that there’s a fine line between beating Oklahoma and Alabama and beating Kentucky and Mississippi State. It’s really not that much difference and it’s not a great place to be.

Also, if you do use the product wear gloves, and probably a mask. I’ve done either, and my voice is kind of gritty. also, my hands are so stained from the tarnish they also sting. I had to stop typing several times today.they also have so much metal flake, and acid on them that my phone doesn’t always recognize my finger tap which means I just have to bang on it more which hurts and just ask for they remind me of my grandfather’s hands. And I’m not talking about the “ he is the greatest guy in the world my best friend we’re going fishing” grandpa, i’m talking about the oh my God will somebody hit the fucking nurse button he shit his pants again” grandfather. They look like hands that did indeed survive the depression and I’m not just talking about the sheer porn of them. I really need to wear gloves.
Hey bro, what is the model number on that Floafome extinguisher?
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I can't quite tell whether it reads as: Model 333, 338, 838, 336, or some other combo, butt I currently think it sez 338.

Those antique copper and brass Floafome extinguishers were commonly used as early as the 1910s with continued production and usage up into the 1950s.

If the one (which I'm lazily assuming) you've been restoring, is in fact a genuine Floafome Model 338, then going by the limited info specifically regarding Model 338s that I've found in the last 5 or so minutes at several different antique listing sites, the consensus appears to be that Model 338s usage is dated to the 1911-1920s era.

I vaguely recall you've previously posted about various other tripppy antique doodackies too. Might've already asked you this, but I'm genuinely curious about how/where you find all this cool stuff(?)

Is it a hobby of your's, restoring antiques? At least I hope so, coz you'd likely be able to appreciate much more than merely the potential material value.

Also, @Rva bro, I would strongly recommend using basic protective gear whenever getting all intimate with antiques, especially stuff like Floafome Model 338 fire extinguishers because these were vintage chemical foam units that typically used a combination of Sodium Bicarbonate and Aluminium Sulphate, and sometimes substituted with other chemicals.

Now, while Sodium Bicarbonate and Aluminum Sulphate on there own are generally considered "non-toxic" in controlled environments, they are also highly corrosive and pose significant health risks if handled without proper protection.

Specific Chemicals Used
These extinguishers operated by mixing two separate solutions to create a chemical reaction:

Solution #1. Sodium Bicarbonate:
A white alkaline powder (similar to baking soda) used as the foaming agent.

Solution #2. Aluminium Sulphate:
An acidic compound that reacts with the bicarbonate to produce carbon dioxide gas and foam.

Substitute Solution #2. Sulphuric Acid: Some early vintage models used concentrated sulphuric acid instead of aluminium sulphate to trigger the reaction.

The symptoms you've described, stinging hands, gritty voice, seem consistent with chemical irritation and possible acid burns.

Stinging Hands
Both aluminium sulphate and concentrated sulphuric acid are acidic and can cause chemical burns or severe skin irritation if they come into contact with bare skin.

Gritty Voice
Inhaling the fine, dry chemical residue (even in small amounts) can coat the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, leading to a "burning" sensation, coughing, and vocal cord irritation.

And unfortunately thats not all, there's also a few additional potential hazards I think you should be made aware of too bro.

Some old extinguishers (pre-1950s) occasionally contained Carbon Tetrachloride, which is a known carcinogen that is extremely toxic if inhaled or absorbed through the skin.
Additionally, these units may also contain Lead in the brass fittings or lead-based solder used to seal the copper seams.
 
Heaven forbid I try and share what I think is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
I should already be under my blanket with my Judge Judy and my ghostly neighbors disconnecting my cameras. But instead, I’m going out to fucking pace back-and-forth, staring at my phone proofreading every sentence more than I should have to delivering this diatribe.

Also, is there a way to take my password off my account? I replaced my phone didn’t have the password on it. I dread log in to my laptop, but it’s been so long since I’ve used it for anything but porn that when I typed the word “free” into Google. The next word should’ve been “speech.” instead it was “Porn Videos” (xhamster.com)


Anyway Anyway, I’m gonna try for like three minutes and then I’m done it’s 48° outside. I’m fucking cold a little hungry and I found a really nice brass hinge that obviously belongs something important in my pie cupboard. I have no idea where it came from.

It’s a nice looking hinge. It’s something you would think you would remember was not attached to something. then I see through the patina on the brass it was made in Japan so it’s probably late for his early 50s and there’s absolutely nothing in this house from that era. Nonetheless, it’s a nice hinge.

And no, there is no point to the hinge story it’s just interesting but yet the whole point could be the hinge because the video I was gonna upload was this fresh cleaner I have that leaves me speechless I mean, utterly amazed

i’m cleaning an old fire extinguisher and a drastic change is dramatic. and that hasn’t even been polished yet. That’s just the metal without all the tarnish. It goes so fast that you can see as the clean solution falls down. It makes trails of cleanness behind it. I’ve been watching that video all day. It it took last time for me to do that amount of work and it took for your Texas fan to realize that there’s a fine line between beating Oklahoma and Alabama and beating Kentucky and Mississippi State. It’s really not that much difference and it’s not a great place to be.

Also, if you do use the product wear gloves, and probably a mask. I’ve done either, and my voice is kind of gritty. also, my hands are so stained from the tarnish they also sting. I had to stop typing several times today.they also have so much metal flake, and acid on them that my phone doesn’t always recognize my finger tap which means I just have to bang on it more which hurts and just ask for they remind me of my grandfather’s hands. And I’m not talking about the “ he is the greatest guy in the world my best friend we’re going fishing” grandpa, i’m talking about the oh my God will somebody hit the fucking nurse button he shit his pants again” grandfather. They look like hands that did indeed survive the depression and I’m not just talking about the sheer porn of them. I really need to wear gloves.
Also, if you really want to share video content here, the easiest way to do that is by first uploading the videos to a dedicated vid hosting platform, like jewTube, BitchUte, or whatever, then simply copying the embed links for them and adding those to your posts here.

It's basically no different than sharing vids and shit from other peoples YT, X, TGram, BC, etc channels. Except in this case you'd be sharing your own channel's content instead.

These Xenforo CMS platforms (these forums) come fully capable of handling, hosting, up/downloading image, video, audio and other file types but......the problem is that all of these require data storage space, vids tend to require a lot too, and unfortunately for us, all Xenforo hosted plans, same as the other big name forum brands, offer very limited data storage allowances. Of course there's usually an option to purchase increased data storage allowances, but in my experiences with XF, their options ain't exactly what I'd describe as cost effective or even reasonable. In case you weren't aware, I tried to help Esso Club out a year or two ago by setting up a dedicated Esso Club members only section within one of my old forums. It only took Esso around 2 or 3 weeks before his content (*primarily just images) consumed almost the entire 50G storage allowance for the whole forum which forced me to have to either restrict how much Esso could upload or cough up the cash to pay for additional storage just to host an ever increasing mass of generic sfw porn pics. I didn't mind helping Esso out, but ultimately it came down to the simple fact it would be completely unreasonable for me, some random nobody in NZ, to have to assume the ever growing long-term financial burden for maintaining data storage for others. At one point I tried encouraging the Esso Club members to at least help me out with $5-$10 buck each month but out of all 65+ Esso members only 2 were decent enough/or at least in a position to bother, so in the end I had to shut it down.

I think this is similarly as to why @shiv currently doesn't allow uploading vids and stuff here. I mean, it just costs way too much and most regular forum users/arguably most people in general prefer/expect/or feel entitled to shit for free.
 
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