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Somewhere in there, the natural reply might have been, "You seem to be more versed in our theology than my Elders Quorum President. Are you sure you haven't already been baptized?"

Yes. I've heard similar. And then there was that time when I was out edging the lawn and had my headphones in, listening to my mp3 player - yes, that's right, I have a single-use device that does nothing but play mp3s (and I'm madly in love with the thing - no way is a phone nearly as user-friendly for playing music as that thing).... My neighbor stopped and asked me what I was listening to, and it happened to be one of those free songs I got off Amazon, so I had to look to remember the name, but it was sunny out and I couldn't read the screen, so I took off my baseball cap and put the mp3 player in the hat... You can imagine the rest...

I will never understand why anyone uses a phone for long-form text when they could be using a keyboard and a 27" monitor. Wanna play a game? Sure, use your phone. Want the Gospel Library in your Sunday School class? Sure, use your phone. Want to make a voice call or send a text? Sure, use your phone. Want to have an extended text-based conversation? Get yourself a computer, keyboard, and big honkin' monitor.

Awww, poor ChatGPT has low self-esteem. Perhaps the I is missing from its AI.

Also, I'm thinking there's at least one person out there who thinks the Urim and Thummim are basically glorified AI, so maybe ChatGPT does have a glorification arc. 😇

I dunno, it could probably be consecrated, too. (I was expecting it to say something about how being submerged in water would fry it, but then, you haven't posted your conversation like @Vort does, so I'm not entirely convinced you had this discussion... )

I can see this from the roof of my house (can't see it from the ground because the other houses are in my line of sight)... (This image is not from the roof of my house. But it shows how massive the thing is.) "The mine is the largest human-made excavation, and deepest open-pit mine in the world..." (per wikipedia). I drive up almost to it every time I go to my PO Box. (PO Boxes in Bingham Canyon are cheaper than those anywhere else near me.)

Oh, and cool deal - I can get a $100 rebate from the state once I've got this thing installed.

BTW: My morning dive into water hammer arrestors demonstrated this. I love it when there's a cut-away and/or exploded diagram, and a good explanation of how things work.

Like a gas can. Thank you, especially for the explanation! So, I talked to the plumbing company today - mostly, I just wanted them to know about the error so they can improve. (I like this plumber - he's not arrogant or unfriendly, and explains what he's doing and why.) But after the office-person talked to the plumber, they decided to refund my money! That's a class act, IMO. I didn't ask them for a refund. So, I'm going to use half that refund to buy this controller - it's the only residential one I can find that has this feature. I'd prefer an "old fashioned" one like I have, but it's the only option, so Wi-Fi and "smart" it is - thankfully, I don't have to have any other "smart" stuff, and there's no monthly/annual/service fees. And technically, once programmed, I could disable its Wi-Fi access and it will work - or I can let it talk to the interwebs and it will adjust watering based on the weather... I've also found everything I'd need to get to try out a water hammer arrestor. But I'm thinking the controller is probably the better option, if it will work alone, which it seems like it will. (The water hammer arrestor only lasts a couple/few years, from what I read online - or 10,000 shock cycles, per the manufacturer.) Anywho, once again, I appreciate all the help and "listening" while I work through this.

You should go back and see if you can convince it to commit to baptism!

That's a great video! Every home-owner should watch that. Thanks for finding it.

Have been researching the sprinkler controllers and water hammer arrestors (WHAs) this morning. It's interesting to me that the makers of WHAs don't mention sprinkler systems at all, but folks with water hammer in their sprinkler systems sure measure them. Sioux Chief (brand) had a good brochure explaining the phenomenon and convincing me @Vort was right - this is just a problem that happens with water valves that open and close quickly, and where the pressure is "just right" (aka wrong). I've come to the conclusion that I have water hammer now (but not 3+ years ago) due to increased water pressure from the city. At least, I can't find any other explanation. Called the plumber today and informed them of what I think was their mistake in assuming the valve was bad (or rather, pointing them to my email, so they can read it). Valves all sounded good through yesterday. Three of the four that ran today (the most troublesome ones before), sounded a bit loud, which suggests my neighbors weren't using as much water this morning. (On Wednesday, I visited a friend in the neighborhood and when talking about water pressure, before I could say it, she mentioned noticing it lower on Sunday morning when we're all getting ready for church at the same time! That's the only time I've ever noticed lower pressure. So clearly it's not just me and we impact each other's water pressure.) So, I'm looking into the "belt & suspenders" option, on the theory that multiple solutions, if each helps a little, will help prevent damage from repeated shockwaves. Watching that "how it works" video now.

Haven't watched the video yet (haven't even had breakfast yet). Just adding a note that I'm considering buying a new sprinkler controller that has a "water hammer" feature that will open the next valve 10 seconds before the current valve shuts off. As long as my first and last zones are the ones least likely to trigger water hammer, I think this will help. @Carborendum, based on what you know so far (including the fact that the water hammer never happens if I just open the kitchen faucet before a valve opens), do you think this will help? It sure seems like it would - two valves running at once would lower the pressure on both of them, no?

[scrolls] [and scrolls] [and scrolls some more] [holy scrolling, Batman!] [begins to worry about whether Vort and his pocket nuke will be on the same side I will] [scrolls] [begins to worry about the AI saying "we" as if it were also human...] [decides to go to bed]

I believe the war will end when the Mount of Olives splits in two.

I've added this to a playlist that I'll be watching tomorrow. Am too tired to do it today. Thank you! I'll reply more tomorrow. I already have the happy medium, BTW:

Personally, I find the lyrics of a lot of the new1 hymns disappointing. They're just rhyming prose, not poetry. They teach truth, sure, but they don't transcend the ordinary or give wings to your soul (so to speak). Many of the older hymns paint such beautiful pictures and evoke such strong emotions, but these just state truths in ordinary language. It's as if someone was ordered to create new hymns in a hurry and instead of poets, they got folks with solid gospel knowledge and a thesaurus... 1(I mean the ones that are actually new, not old hymns newly added / restored to our collection) It's on my favorite MoTab CD, which you can listen to here (on YouTube).

Man, @Vort, you're a jerk! This is the second time ChatGPT has invited you to play and you just keep insisting on the interrogation! Give the poor server farm a break and let it play! And again!!

Gotcha! I know who he is. I'm thinking he needs to get AI to improve that image a bit. In any case, I'm all for something other than the default cut-out!

I'd say "stay safe", but I suppose it's your job not to so I can. So I'll pray for you, instead.

Meanwhile, I'm not sure this is an improvement: It is, however, confusing. ETA: And will make it easier to recognize your posts at a glance, so there's that...

Well, apparently they're not "big enough" for google to perceive them as "the Paul brothers" - that honor goes to the folk @NeuroTypical cited. But thank you! I know that channel. I suppose the answer would depend on where the Stick of Joseph folk are stationed - and I have no idea where that is.

First I'd have to know who "the Paul Brothers" are... OK, now I've learned more than I ever wanted to know. I could find no connection to the US Marine Corps, so, um... Still clueless. But welcome to ThirdHour, @InallHisglory!

Got it. Yes, you'd better keep that. But next time I have a sprinkler or plumbing problem, I'll go find a medium to channel Richard Feynman. Thanks for the pro tip!