April 15, 2021
— Ace Open Blog
Thursday night! I got my BB code chops warmed up (maybe, until last week I hadn't written anything in BB for 15 years), had a nice dinner, I'm feeling good! Lets see how this goes.
Morons In The News
In case you missed it, Moron author Mark Huffman was interviewed about his new book The Toot Fairy on Good Morning Texas this week. Anesthesiologist Turned Author. I asked him why he looked like Jesse Kelly, and Mark said he's not nearly as tall as Jesse. Jesse isn't as tall as Jesse either, next time you see him look closely. He wears shoes with 24†lifts. In any event, if farts aren't your thing, Mark has written several other books and a sextology of short stories called Sweet Tooth about an ethical vampire living in the present day. Personally, I love the Sweet Tooth stories, my wife even referred to the writing as "Gaimanesqueâ€, which is a pretty good compliment considering what a great author Neil Gaiman is. You should check them out, they are $.99 each on Amazon and the omnibus is only $4.95.
Blockbuster Is Back!
Blockbuster has placed a bunch of "Take one, leave one†lending boxes across the country. Cincinnati now has 3 'Free Blockbusters' bringing back the community video store It's a neat idea, and I've seen pictures posted of the boxes across the country. Only problem is that in the pictures I've seen, people seem to be dropping off an equal number of VHS tapes as DVDs. Show of hands, who even has a VCR anymore? *raises hand, but mine is on a shelf, not hooked up. It still works, however*
Parking
A Smart Military Blog
The Oldest recruit To Ever join The Marines
At first I was a little jadded reading the story, the 50 year old used connections to get in, and after Parris Island, he was immediately promoted to Corporal and then Staff Sergeant. Seven months later he was made a Captain. "Nothing but connections†I thought. Well, I was wrong:
During the battle of Peleliu, while serving as the division adjutant to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Captain Douglas made trips to the front lines to evacuate the wounded and dead men. During one of these trips Douglas saw that the men were in desperate need of flamethrower and rocket launcher ammo. He swiftly returned to the rear and hand-delivered the men the ammo under heavy mortar and small arms fire. For these heroic actions, Douglas would be awarded the Bronze Star medal. Later into the campaign at Peleliu, Douglas came under fire and was hit by a piece of shrapnel, for which he received his first Purple Heart medal.
Douglas went on to serve in the battle of Okinawa, often being remembered by Marines for running around the battlefield with the vigor of a much younger Marine. He was promoted to major during the battle of Okinawa. Pfc. Paul E. Ison stated that it was after the major had pulled his demolition team aside to assist in resupplying ammo to the front lines that he noticed Douglas had been injured.
Douglas had been hit by a machine gun in his left forearm and was evacuated by the men that he had dedicated his life to serving. After being hit, he proceeded to use his uninjured hand to take off his major rank insignia so that he wouldn’t receive special attention. Ison said, "If I live to be 100 years old I will never forget this scene. There, lying on the ground, bleeding from his wound was a white-haired Marine major. He had been hit by a machine gun bullet. Although he was in pain, he was calm and I have never seen such dignity in a man. He was saying ‘Leave me here. Get the young men out first. I have lived my life. Please let them live theirs.â€
That right there is a MAN, folks. No, that's a MARINE. Read the rest at the link.
Scott Sterling!
Anyone remember this?
They also did one where Scott was captain of the volleyball team. That one's pretty funny too, and the bit where the rest of the team pick an unconscious Scott up and rushes to the net to block a shot with his face is hilarious.
One Of The Best Things About The HQ
Is how many smart people there are here, knowledgeable in so many different things, who are always ready to help out if someone needs it. Well, here are some stories of that writ large on the internet:
Moments When Experts on the Internet Came to the Rescue
Here's an example: Last week a bunch of y'all told me how to convert the 9.9 Johnsons I scored into 15s, I might do it but I haven't been able to find a 15 carb yet. Apparently it's a popular thing to do, all the places I've found that sell 15hp carbs are sold out. There's more to the story, however.
Last Saturday, I scored a boat. A 14' Mirro Craft Deep Fisherman, I got it for a song. It was a real mess, full of dirt and leaves, it had a couple of (trashed) seats randomly bolted to the built in bench seats and a bunch of other stuff wrong with it. There were wires sticking out all over it, it had at one point been wired with running lights, including a stern light hanging drunkenly from a broken mast. There was a power strip bolted to the side of the boat for some unknown reason, and holes where other things had been attached then removed all around. The transom was so much wood-colored rot, I put my thumb right through it. The hull was solid, however.
First challenge was getting it home in a truck with a 6' bed. Couple of ratchet straps and a red flag on the back solved that. When I got it home I pulled all of the wiring and crap out of it, used an angle grinder to sand down all the rough bolt holes, pulled the broken nav lights and made a new transom out of a 2 X 10 that I had sitting around. End result: A quite serviceable fishing/runabout boat for the small private lake I live on. I'm pleased.
That Worked. These, However...
DIY Projects That Are More Don’t Than Do
Creepy
Why am I posting a clip of a bunch of yahoos palying with a crossbow and explosives? Look closely at the explosion. Freeze frame on 7 seconds if you have to. Creepy!
Related:
Traumatized Adults Share Their Messed Up Memories From Childhood
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Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 15, 2021 10:03 PM (2SdPm)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 15, 2021 10:04 PM (hVqGz)
yeah, cropping sucks!
Posted by: Vance at April 15, 2021 10:04 PM (DN0pc)
Maybe we should form a club?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 15, 2021 10:05 PM (hOUT3)
By the way, I need an insurance quote.......
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 15, 2021 10:06 PM (2SdPm)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 15, 2021 10:06 PM (i9ZF7)
There's one with a two woman crew (real women, not trannies) departing Cairo in a B777.
Very satisfying.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2021 10:07 PM (fLVm1)
Posted by: Farmer at April 15, 2021 10:08 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: pep at April 15, 2021 10:08 PM (v16oJ)
Very satisfying.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2021 10:07 PM (fLVm1)
It's all fun and games until you recognize the pilot as someone you spent hours getting smashed with, while he was in flight school. Why yes, this really happened to me. Why do you ask?Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 15, 2021 10:09 PM (2SdPm)
Posted by: GnuBreed, you rabidly insipid sea pickle at April 15, 2021 10:09 PM (F0YaR)
Only lost four golf balls. A new record!
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 15, 2021 10:10 PM (i9ZF7)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 15, 2021 10:11 PM (mdjgu)
Posted by: davidt at April 15, 2021 10:12 PM (TuwFK)
Posted by: Rex B at April 15, 2021 10:14 PM (t2OvY)
Wouldn't have to fight for liberty if our values had been protected and promoted by our elites, who do not view themselves as Americans and do not value our heritage.
We are ruled by a cosmopolitan gang.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2021 10:14 PM (EZebt)
I can handle the addlepated commenting system. But the main posts inability to display embedded articles is maddening. And I don't mean the online sportsball game.
At least the Pre-Fire Minx 0.7 Alpha edition worked (mostly) well at getting those links and clips up on the page. Well enough at least, for me to copy the URL and take it over to Edge to display.
Last thread, AOP described how I could use "show source" in the pull down menu to copy the intended address. Got nothing but a 403 error. *sigh*
What this blogs needs is a good old fashioned 15 hp. carburetor.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 15, 2021 10:15 PM (QzJWU)
Posted by: JROD at April 15, 2021 10:15 PM (0jZnq)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 15, 2021 10:16 PM (+Gtad)
Posted by: Weirddave at April 15, 2021 10:17 PM (LpWY9)
Posted by: exdem13 at April 15, 2021 10:18 PM (W+kMI)
Anybody see Brosieden today or have any offline contact with him?Posted by: JROD at April 15, 2021 10:15 PM (0jZnq)
He was commenting today.
Posted by: GnuBreed, you rabidly insipid sea pickle at April 15, 2021 10:18 PM (F0YaR)
This is a great idea. I have a lot of the extras on my cable service, but my sister doesn't. Her son hooked up a dvd player to her tv this week. Yeah, she can't manage to figure out the ports herself. Sad. Many libraries also lend out dvd's for free.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 10:19 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 15, 2021 10:20 PM (49Dnm)
Posted by: exdem13 at April 15, 2021 10:22 PM (W+kMI)
The chick driving? Or the one giving directions while standing directly in the first check's direction of travel?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2021 10:22 PM (EZebt)
I'm guessing mine would be my wedding video.
Which I watched right after my divorce. I wanted to see if I had that look on my face like I get before I do something really stupid.
Ah, there it is. Dipshit.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 15, 2021 10:23 PM (i9ZF7)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 10:23 PM (+lVUW)
I wanted to read about the Marine, alas, no faceplant.
GREEN
Posted by: Infidel at April 15, 2021 10:24 PM (E0OEG)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 15, 2021 10:24 PM (8AONa)
Posted by: JROD at April 15, 2021 10:24 PM (0jZnq)
The chick driving? Or the one giving directions while standing directly in the first check's direction of travel?
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The one giving directions, because she could've told the first chick "wait a minute" and driven off, giving the first one all sorts of room to park.
Posted by: exdem13 at April 15, 2021 10:24 PM (W+kMI)
Posted by: Farmer at April 15, 2021 10:24 PM (55Qr6)
Its the Pits...
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 15, 2021 10:25 PM (oHd/0)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 15, 2021 10:25 PM (Dc2NZ)
Its the Pits...
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golf clap
Posted by: exdem13 at April 15, 2021 10:26 PM (W+kMI)
Posted by: GnuBreed, you rabidly insipid sea pickle at April 15, 2021 10:26 PM (F0YaR)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 10:26 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 15, 2021 10:26 PM (nxdel)
Posted by: Grouchy Fauci at April 15, 2021 10:27 PM (63Dwl)
Its the Pits...
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golf clap
Posted by: exdem13 at April 15, 2021 10:26 PM (W+kMI)
thank you, thank you... next show at 9... be sure to try the veal and tip your waitresses...
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 15, 2021 10:28 PM (oHd/0)
Sad that you have to specify that.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 10:28 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 15, 2021 10:29 PM (Dc2NZ)
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....Living on the prison planet at April 15, 2021 10:30 PM (tjZg/)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 15, 2021 10:30 PM (3H9h1)
I really hate the "New Normal" for this place, but then....
Jewells, how was your show the other day?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 15, 2021 10:31 PM (OU+8W)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 15, 2021 10:31 PM (i9ZF7)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
And you, with that big old TV that you have. How's Mr. Beautiful? Any better?
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....Living on the prison planet at April 15, 2021 10:31 PM (tjZg/)
Goddammit, park that thing Meadow!!
Posted by: kbdabear at April 15, 2021 10:31 PM (qAR6u)
What happened to Bro and the GF? I'm sorry to hear, but you can't say he wasn't warned by the wisdom of the Horde.
Posted by: Farmer at April 15, 2021 10:31 PM (55Qr6)
You're all a buncha morons and an embarrassment to Shelvey McShelverson!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2021 10:32 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I saw a movie about that once. It didn't end well.
Insurance paid up? 
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....Living on the prison planet at April 15, 2021 10:32 PM (tjZg/)
Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 15, 2021 10:34 PM (03n3v)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 15, 2021 10:05 PM (hOUT3)
Complete with tire irons as the symbol of our lodge?Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 15, 2021 10:34 PM (2SdPm)
And you, with that big old TV that you have. How's Mr. Beautiful? Any better?Posted by:Bozo Conservative....Living on the prison planetat April 15, 2021 10:31 PM (tjZg/)
Still no sign. *sigh* I mean, there's forensic evidence (hair, litter box usage, food devoured) but no kitty lovin'.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 15, 2021 10:34 PM (Dc2NZ)
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Posted by: kbdabear at April 15, 2021 10:34 PM (qAR6u)
Hah! I've never tested the self-parking feature in my car for exactly that reason.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2021 10:35 PM (fLVm1)
I haven't even hooked up my DVD/VCR player since the move a year and a half ago.
Eris -- addicted to "Rewind"!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2021 10:35 PM (pNxlR)
I haven't been around much the last few days. This doesn't sound good.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 10:35 PM (sy5kK)
I'll park around the block. My legs still work.
Posted by: hogmartin at April 15, 2021 10:35 PM (t+qrx)
My nephew is graduating from Marine boot camp next month. Apparently he took to it like a fish to water, though my sister tells me he still has the gas chamber and the crucible to make it through (those don't mean much to me, other than they sound brutal).
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 15, 2021 10:36 PM (CAJOC)
Hah! I've never tested the self-parking feature in my car for exactly that reason.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2021 10:35 PM (fLVm1)
I know, right? Just seems unnecessarily dangerous when I'm perfectly capable of perfect parallel parking on my own.
Now backing up a trailer...
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 15, 2021 10:37 PM (i9ZF7)
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Posted by: kbdabear at April 15, 2021 10:38 PM (qAR6u)
Posted by: CN at April 15, 2021 10:38 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: JROD at April 15, 2021 10:39 PM (0jZnq)
Posted by: Chuck C at April 15, 2021 10:40 PM (awtm/)
And that thank you extends to all the COBs.
They really don't make it easy, do they?
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 10:40 PM (sy5kK)
https://tinyurl.com/rvz45h3z
Posted by: kbdabear at April 15, 2021 10:34 PM
There's something a bit creepy about the first bint in this set that I'm certain is going to give me nightmares...
Posted by: Zettai at April 15, 2021 10:40 PM (MSrdq)
And thisoldhouse.com has a series called Home Inspection Nightmares, and shows some of the crazy things inspectors find.
I don't know what it is, but I find these sort of things very entertaining.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 15, 2021 10:43 PM (CAJOC)
Complete with tire irons as the symbol of our lodge?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 15, 2021 10:34 PM (2SdPm)
Crossed tire irons!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2021 10:37 PM (pNxlR)
Comrades, I like the way you think!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 15, 2021 10:43 PM (hOUT3)
BC.. it was okay. It was a cold rainy day so I did better than I thought I would. I made a profit so not a bad day
Posted by: jewells45 at April 15, 2021 10:43 PM (nxdel)
Only problem is that in the pictures I've seen, people seem to be dropping off an equal number of VHS tapes as DVDs. Show of hands, who even has a VCR anymore? *raises hand, but mine is on a shelf, not hooked up. It still works, however*
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I have 4, one of which doesn't work but had a tape stuck in it which saved it from recycling before but as I am cleaning/purging now once I get to it it is gone.
Not actually certain the other three work, and one is a combo VCR/DVD thing.
Now about all the videogame systems I own...^^UPosted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 10:44 PM (Ojki1)
B's ex dropped him via text message. Super classy move right there.
She sounds serially self-absorbed, and Lord help whomever she sets her claws into at any time.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2021 10:44 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: hogmartin"
It's just seems harder with SUVs because of the sight lines.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 10:44 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 15, 2021 10:37 PM (i9ZF7)
It's actually quite easy, using this one simple trick.
First, align the vehicle in a straight line with the thing you are towing. When you back up, put your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel. Whichever way you move the wheel, that is the same direction as the back end of the boat/camper/trailer will go.
Geez, what do you know, I was able to be useful today.
Class dismissed, go drink, but please don't drive.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 10:45 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 15, 2021 10:45 PM (nxdel)
Posted by: JROD at April 15, 2021 10:45 PM (0jZnq)
We have two VCRs, but I am not confident that either one works.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2021 10:46 PM (pNxlR)
Not too hard to understand that there is another guy, obviously the guy she was "drinking" with when she "forgot"(blew off) the plans they had. My concern is the double whammy he's going to get when he finds out it is.
Posted by: JROD at April 15, 2021 10:39 PM (0jZnq)
There was once a younger Hadrian lacking the sense or experience to know better, who was used by a woman while her heart (and other parts) really belonged to some alcoholic. A bitter lesson.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 15, 2021 10:46 PM (mht8P)
Well she sounds like a slut...in my best Church Lady voice.
Dana Carvey was hysterical. Wonder if younger kids reference Church Lady like us old folks.
Posted by: Farmer at April 15, 2021 10:47 PM (55Qr6)
And thisoldhouse.com has a series called Home Inspection Nightmares, and shows some of the crazy things inspectors find.
I don't know what it is, but I find these sort of things very entertaining.Posted by:No One of Consequenceat April 15, 2021 10:43 PM (CAJOC)
Following my inspector around some 80-120 year old houses is honestly fascinating. Like a psychic medium who's moonlighting as an NTSB air crash investigator.
Posted by: hogmartin at April 15, 2021 10:47 PM (t+qrx)
People suck. Ok, that was a bonus.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 15, 2021 10:47 PM (i9ZF7)
Alabama... come to work with me, and you'll be driving a 14 pax Ford Transit van, and often pulling a 12' enclosed cargo trailer, for passengers' luggage.
Most the places we frequent have a good pull-through passenger loading zone, which is cool. At least two Island hotels though, ya gotta back out the way you came in, and there's one downtown Houston hotel where there's no other choice than to have to parallel park the entire rig, whenever there's another car or two at either end of the commercial passenger zone. It's either that, or get a ticket for loading 'em in the street and obstructing traffic.
The wheelbase of the Transit is longer than the hitch to axle length of the trailer. When backing down, the thing is doing it's damnedest to jackknife on you, every foot of the way. Master that thing, and backing a boat down the ramp becomes a breeze.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 15, 2021 10:47 PM (QzJWU)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 15, 2021 10:48 PM (Dc2NZ)
It's just seems harder with SUVs because of the sight lines.I don't drive those if I can avoid it.Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 10:44 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: hogmartin at April 15, 2021 10:48 PM (t+qrx)
Hubby had a good day today - up walking, went to the bathroom, went up and down some stairs, took some good meds, and fell asleep watching "Gladiator" and "Death Wish"
He is currently snoring up a storm.
Thanks for all of the prayers and well wishes - we both appreciate them!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at April 15, 2021 10:49 PM (e6bHS)
I think my house is trying to kill me.
Posted by:Hadrian the Seventhat April 15, 2021 10:30 PM (mht8P)
Was it built on an old burial ground perchance?Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 10:49 PM (Ojki1)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 15, 2021 10:47 PM (QzJWU)
Well that's gonna give me nightmares.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 15, 2021 10:49 PM (i9ZF7)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 10:49 PM (+lVUW)
I suck at parallel parking now, but I still remember my best, which predated cell phone cameras otherwise I would have taken a picture: One try, got out of the car and there was six inches of space at both front and rear bumpers. I couldn't do that now on a bet.
And there were no GREEN cars on the street.
Posted by: Chuck C at April 15, 2021 10:50 PM (awtm/)
Posted by: Carol Ann at April 15, 2021 10:50 PM (oUI8H)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 15, 2021 10:51 PM (OU+8W)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 10:49 PM (+lVUW
I suspected my ex was seeing someone else. I was right.
I also laughed cause I was hoping someone would take her off my hands.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 15, 2021 10:51 PM (i9ZF7)
Posted by: Greyman27 at April 15, 2021 10:53 PM (TiMI9)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 15, 2021 10:45 PM (nxdel)
97 @78 LeftCoast Dawg-Don't want to make something out of nothing but on occasion we've seen members of the horde hear become distraught. No matter how people may feel at one another here, stuff can still cause concern. Just hope he is ok because he sounded pretty invested in this person.Posted by: JROD at April 15, 2021 10:45 PM (0jZnq)
I was aware of his dating situation from a week or two ago, but was unaware of the bogus move she pulled by dumping him via text. That is truly a shoddy move. Something one would expect in high school. Agreed that people need to be supported around here, and honesty is almost always the best course.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 10:54 PM (sy5kK)
Hubby had a good day today - up walking, went to the bathroom, went up and down some stairs, took some good meds, and fell asleep watching "Gladiator" and "Death Wish"
He is currently snoring up a storm.
Thanks for all of the prayers and well wishes - we both appreciate them!
Posted by:Teresa in Fort Worth, Texasat April 15, 2021 10:49 PM (e6bHS)
Hopefully not the Bruce Willis version of Death Wish. Though it would explain the falling asleep part.
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 10:54 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Farmer"
She's a user. When I was younger, there was this woman in my circle who would date a guy who would spend money taking her out to dinner and so on, while she was "in love" with someone else. People like that are just awful human beings.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 10:54 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Ripley at April 15, 2021 10:56 PM (PTDkx)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 15, 2021 10:56 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by:nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 10:44 PM
Striker, listen, and you listen close: flying a plane is no different than riding a bicycle, just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes.
Green, don't like it; Retry the captcha, Retry the captcha!
Posted by: Chuck C at April 15, 2021 10:57 PM (awtm/)
You all take care!
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 15, 2021 10:57 PM (2SdPm)
Hopefully not the Bruce Willis version of Death Wish. Though it would explain the falling asleep part.
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 10:54 PM (Ojki1
Oh, that's the one - he hasn't seen any of it :-)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at April 15, 2021 10:57 PM (e6bHS)
Posted by:Ripleyat April 15, 2021 10:56 PM (PTDkx)
I think of it like Liver. I know some people love it, I'll go down the block to avoid it.
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 10:57 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: radar at April 15, 2021 10:58 PM (3Zp/H)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at April 15, 2021 10:59 PM (e6bHS)
Posted by: GnuBreed, you rabidly insipid sea pickle at April 15, 2021 11:00 PM (F0YaR)
I think you can only achieve this once per lifetime.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2021 11:00 PM (vuisn)
People suck. Ok, that was a bonus.
.....
Sorry dude.
I was there, I'm gonna say 'bout three weeks ago.
Broke my AoS commenting fast just to say how badly people suck. So I generally agree.
Find you a good psychotic woman that exhibits all the warning signs. It'll be good for the soul.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 15, 2021 11:00 PM (R5Gvh)
Parallel parking is misogynist Or racist. Possibly both.Posted by:Ripley
I can parallel park my monster suv without trouble (usually). But my wife's compact car? Yeah, no.
It hates me.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 15, 2021 11:00 PM (Rvt88)
I get so tired of so-called conservatives falling all over themselves prefacing their argument with "Of COURSE it's a HORRIBLE tragedy that this young man had to be GUNNED DOWN, but ..."
Scott McKay had a real good article yesterday on a recent OIS. But the good article didn't start until paragraph 11, because the first ten paragraphs were wasted on that kind of soft-hearted virtue-signaling hand-wringing.
I say fuck thugs and gangbangers. It's not a tragedy when they die. It SAVES innocent lives when gangstas get popped. I don't care how young the little shits are; they don't care about the age of their VICTIMS, so fuck them.
Posted by: gp at April 15, 2021 11:01 PM (qpX6U)
Nonpareils parking is decorating iced cookies.
Parallel parking is the ultimate act in the hierarchy of ableist hegemony.
Parallel parking reparations are going to be lit!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2021 11:01 PM (pNxlR)
I click on the answer box, and the word green is right there, click and post.
Do other people's autofill boxes work differently? Just curious.
And yes, sometimes I forget to click the answer box for green, and the Captcha warning appears.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:02 PM (sy5kK)
My nephew is graduating from Marine boot camp next month. Apparently he took to it like a fish to water, though my sister tells me he still has the gas chamber and the crucible to make it through (those don't mean much to me, other than they sound brutal).
Posted by:No One of Consequenceat April 15, 2021 10:36 PM
-------------------------------------------------Eh.....while it's admittedly been almost 20 years, I remember the Crucible as being more of a pain in the ass than brutal. Lack of sleep - you get maybe four hours of it over two full days of intense activity - is the biggest problem. Gas chamber sucks but it's over with quickly. Gas chamber once you're out in the fleet is pretty easy though cause you're wearing full MOPP gear. Recruits don't get that.
Posted by: radar at April 15, 2021 11:02 PM (3Zp/H)
Posted by: JROD at April 15, 2021 11:02 PM (0jZnq)
Posted by: Carol Ann at April 15, 2021 11:02 PM (oUI8H)
I'm at a point where I remember "green" about 75% of the time.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 11:03 PM (+lVUW)
The answer is "green"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2021 11:03 PM (fLVm1)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 15, 2021 11:04 PM (49Dnm)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2021 11:00 PM (vuisn)
That shoulda gotcha a round of applause, even from a crowd of jaded New Yoahkahs.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 15, 2021 11:05 PM (QzJWU)
A black woman invented coding.
Also electric cars.
And peanut butter and the cotton gin.
cotton whisky would have been more impressive.
Posted by: Comrade Anachronda, behind the Newsom curtain at April 15, 2021 11:07 PM (5br8a)
Posted by: Steve Freeling at April 15, 2021 11:07 PM (b8eqQ)
hogmartin, FT-60R inbound. Thank you for the recommendation!Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 15, 2021 10:56 PM (DMUuz)
Enjoy! It will serve you well. Of the big four, my impression is:
Alinco, ICOM: good gear, usually get the fancy displays and new features before anyone else
Kenwood: Audio is good. OK radios. Haven't had much experience with them
Yaesu: Stronk, like bool. You hit man, hit him with radio, yes? Smash in head, many time, like rock? Radio, he still work.
I'd recommend tracking down the USB programming cable, it's a hell of a lot easier than programming through the keypad. Also a hand mic and a magmount dual-band antenna even if you're not going to be using it mobile, since the #1 best way to get better TX/RX with a real antenna instead of the rubber ducky.
Also obviously getting licensed if you aren't; I can't remember if you are or not.
Posted by: hogmartin at April 15, 2021 11:07 PM (t+qrx)
Posted by: SMH at April 15, 2021 11:08 PM (toBA3)
"He is begging for Mercy, but Mercy is begging for him."
Posted by: Picric at April 15, 2021 11:08 PM (3QnyK)
A black woman invented maple syrup. Pancakes, too. And don't firget cornbread! Not to mention hominy!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2021 11:08 PM (pNxlR)
+1 for aluminum hulls. Excellent move to properly evaluate the situation, WD, and realizing the boat is a deal after you clean it up. My brothers and I have done that a few times now, in my neck of the woods, and with some elbow grease and a few open weekend afternoons, had a quite serviceable boat for next to no cash out of pocket. Usually run it for a few months, then sell it for more than we paid for it by far.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:09 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2021 11:09 PM (fLVm1)
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 11:09 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:09 PM (sy5kK)
My mom and dad managed to raise 6 kids and none of us were ever arrested. A good share of the liberals, especially the media liberals, who portray these thugs as victims, make sure they don't live in the same neighborhood with them.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 11:10 PM (+lVUW)
Ok, then.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:10 PM (sy5kK)
Last Saturday, I scored a boat. A 14' Mirro Craft Deep Fisherman, I got it for a song.
Congratulations on the boat, btw. Good job and you'll have a lot of fun in it.
You also just experienced one of the two best days of your life.
Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 15, 2021 11:14 PM (e6I/s)
I tried auto-form-fill once... Not here, it was years ago -- probably on Firefox... It never seemed to me to be a good idea and I've always disabled that functionality...
Posted by: Zettai at April 15, 2021 11:15 PM (MSrdq)
The Unitarian minister wrote an op-ed: oh, if only somebody would have done SOMETHING before the a-hole discovered plumbing. See, it's all OUR fault, because WE didn't do SOMETHING.
Who cares about the life of a wife-beater who attacks cops with a lethal weapon? Why? When exactly did this country develop such a big fucking heart for vicious thugs and violent losers? When are they going to wail for the innocent victims for a change?
Posted by: gp at April 15, 2021 11:15 PM (qpX6U)
Font setter's aphasia. This place is rife with it.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2021 11:17 PM (pNxlR)
People suck. Ok, that was a bonus.
Posted by:AlaBAMAat April 15, 2021 10:47
Been md for yrs come June so don't know squat about it personally, but from all I hear it sucks badly.
As far as "People suck" I'll have to disagree at this time. Since I had to start using a walker/scooter or a cane in Nov I've been amazed how kind some people are.
I think there's a good % of kind folks out there (I live in rural IL). And yes there's some real azzholes out there, truly more in the big cities. Also I think there's unfortunately a large % of self-absorbed twits wandering around who don't give shit about other folks.
Posted by: Farmer at April 15, 2021 11:18 PM (55Qr6)
nerdygirl, I surmise your parents required you all to wake up early every day, held expectations for all of you to do your best in school, stayed on top of the friends you brought home or visited to make reasonably sure they weren't lying thugs, and other kinds of stuff that normal parents who love their kids do.
I also surmise that the thugs mostly didn't have similar overwatch. It really isn't that complicated. Yet, Progda goes out of their way to create new excuses for the abhorrent behavior seemingly every day.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:19 PM (sy5kK)
Well, I see the start of the problem...
People who think there are easy solutions to certain things should volunteer themselves to be the ones to respond to such things. And yet for some reason they don't.
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 11:19 PM (Ojki1)
Too bad, so sad.
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 11:22 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: DingDong at April 15, 2021 11:22 PM (I6l/n)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2021 11:22 PM (vuisn)
Congratulations on the boat, btw. Good job and you'll have a lot of fun in it.
You also just experienced one of the two best days of your life. Posted by: Moron Robbie at April 15, 2021 11:14 PM (e6I/s)
*picks himself up after rolling on the floor, laughing.*
*and then crying after I've been there more than once*
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:22 PM (sy5kK)
I warned him months ago, but all he did was get pissed at me.
Posted by: gp at April 15, 2021 11:23 PM (qpX6U)
People who think there are easy solutions to certain things should volunteer themselves to be the ones to respond to such things. And yet for some reason they don't.
Their job is wholly and solely to wail, "Someone should DO something!" and believe me, they've done their duty if that is all they ever do, so far as they're concerned.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2021 11:24 PM (pNxlR)
Go woke, get broken into.
John Paul Watson
Summit News
Posted by: Corner Stone at April 15, 2021 11:25 PM (2+m9X)
Posted by: DingDong at April 15, 2021 11:22 PM (I6l/n)
For the same reason, DingDong, that you don't get to choose your nickname, your friends do.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:25 PM (sy5kK)
.....
You mean like college professors that teach their students that college should be free and yet don't work for free?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 15, 2021 11:26 PM (R5Gvh)
It is true, so true.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 15, 2021 11:27 PM (89T5c)
Woke corporations must bleed $$$ out of every orifice in order to appease the looters of BLM!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 15, 2021 11:27 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:27 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: DingDong at April 15, 2021 11:28 PM (I6l/n)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 15, 2021 11:28 PM (nxdel)
Posted by:Bitter Clingerat April 15, 2021 11:26 PM (R5Gvh)
I love that one.
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 11:28 PM (Ojki1)
As far as "People suck" I'll have to disagree at this time. Since I had to start using a walker/scooter or a cane in Nov I've been amazed how kind some people are.
I think there's a good % of kind folks out there (I live in rural IL). And yes there's some real azzholes out there, truly more in the big cities. Also I think there's unfortunately a large % of self-absorbed twits wandering around who don't give shit about other folks.
Posted by: Farmer at April 15, 2021 11:18 PM (55Qr6)
I can see that. I remember well when I rolled and sprained my ankle while running one year. I was consigned to crutches for about a month, month and a half. (I hated those things.) I went to an undisclosed location for coffee the first day before going to work, and a group of people about cleared out of one of the tables thinking I was going to use it (I waved them off but thanked them.) Then I got my coffee and was like "Well, fuck, how am I going to get the coffee from here to the truck with these bloody crutches?" A woman offered to take the coffee to the truck, which I accepted. I wasn't charged for the coffee because apparently they saw how I was struggling to get about the place. So yeah, sometimes people don't suck.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 15, 2021 11:28 PM (49Dnm)
Posted by:Bitter Clingerat April 15, 2021 11:26 PM (R5Gvh)
Or people who think we should have unarmed police, or no police at all, while insisting and demanding the rest of the citizenry be completely unarmed?
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 15, 2021 11:30 PM (49Dnm)
Posted by:LeftCoast Dawgat April 15, 2021 11:27 PM (sy5kK)
Trump and other science deniers that don't believe in Utopia enough for faith to call it into being.Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 11:30 PM (Ojki1)
The man ran at me with a two foot length of iron pipe. I thumbed the latch on my retention holster, and drew my crisis-scene psychologist. As I aimed the psychologist at the suspect, the pipe crushed my skull.
The psychologist proceeded to ask the suspect how he felt about his mother, instantly defusing the situation. Despite my policing failure, the psychologist was able to return the suspect to his grateful, bloody wife in less than one hour.
Posted by: gp at April 15, 2021 11:30 PM (qpX6U)
"Health care is a human right"
"So why don't you go to medical school and render medical treatment for free?"
"Shut up racist."
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 15, 2021 11:32 PM (R5Gvh)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 15, 2021 11:32 PM (49Dnm)
--
Segway users could use some of the love.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2021 11:33 PM (vuisn)
Igen. Or in engloosh, yes
Posted by: Thomas Miklos-Szasz at April 15, 2021 11:33 PM (QzkSJ)
Now, urban thugs (of all races and ages) don't care about any of this.
Start there.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:34 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 11:35 PM (Ojki1)
oh yeah, and Thirst!
Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated at April 15, 2021 11:36 PM (sL8H+)
I live in a suburb of a medium size city. Most of the housing is nice single family homes, but years ago the idiots running this area zoned for a lot of apartment housing, much of it low income housing. Almost all of the problems around here come from the apartment complexes, particularly the subsidized housing. A few years ago there were about 5 murders within a couple of years. All of the perps were young males from low income housing complexes. None of the murderers were from the single family homes.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 11:36 PM (+lVUW)
https://youtu.be/bJ5SnQ6NkC0
I'm in.
Posted by: Sharkman at April 15, 2021 11:36 PM (0o2qn)
u speled rayciss rong
Posted by:Miklos, who can clinga as bitterly as the best of 'emat April 15, 2021 11:36 PM (QzkSJ)
Speln' is wite.
Posted by: Nah, it'll be fine at April 15, 2021 11:39 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 11:40 PM (+lVUW)
There is a word for this: abomination.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 15, 2021 11:40 PM (Mzdiz)
Leftists have been indoctrinated that only Big [x], Gubbermint, Bizness, School, Unions, are the only possible way to solve problems.
Personal responsibility and personal initiative is completely devoid in their mind as possible choices.
Which is exactly the problem. America was built on personal responsibility and personal initiative, and now both are considered big negatives. I'm not going to mention how to fix it. I'm already on too many watch lists from the thugs and Deep State. But I repeat myself.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:41 PM (sy5kK)
With a three iron?
I always liked Phil Mikkelson
Posted by: Miklos, thinking a three iron is just a middle class tire iron at April 15, 2021 11:41 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: gp at April 15, 2021 11:41 PM (qpX6U)
.....
So then you are saying I have a chance?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 15, 2021 11:42 PM (R5Gvh)
Roger that!
Posted by: gp at April 15, 2021 11:42 PM (qpX6U)
She's a user. When I was younger, there was this woman in my circle who would date a guy who would spend money taking her out to dinner and so on, while she was "in love" with someone else. People like that are just awful human beings. Posted by:nerdygirlat April 15, 2021 10:5
Indeed. I've just heard about something worse. My friend's sister took care of the Dad in his dementia. She was always a crook, put utilities in her kids names when they were young and she wasn't paying bills.
Any who, when Ed died the daughter came up w/ 5 amendments to the will, with 3 different signatures. They gave her the house, other stuff and completely disinherited another daughter who was in good graces, just fine gal.
It was disputed and they came to a settlement. But can you imagine screwing over your siblings by fraud? Money over family, sad.
Posted by: Farmer at April 15, 2021 11:42 PM (55Qr6)
There is a word for this: abomination.
Posted by: publius
Don't tell Alex Jones
Posted by: Miklos, quietly contemplating at April 15, 2021 11:43 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by:nerdygirlat April 15, 2021 11:40 PM (+lVUW)
People seek out what is familiar, even when it is familiar because they grew up in a disaster and have replicated it over and over.
As a species humans have issues.
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 11:43 PM (Ojki1)
They expect rational behavior from the kind of people who riot, loot, and set fire to buildings. These are the same liberals who can't figure out why cops end up having to get rough.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2021 11:44 PM (+lVUW)
There is a word for this: abomination.
Posted by:publius
I think this is fine.Posted by: Doctor Moreau at April 15, 2021 11:45 PM (Ojki1)
u speled rayciss rong
Posted by:Miklos, who can clinga as bitterly as the best of 'emat April 15, 2021 11:36 PM (QzkSJ)
Speln' is wite.
Posted by: Nah, it'll be fine at April 15, 2021 11:39 PM (Ojki1)
I would love to watch these Einsteins try to give the command to get Uncle Jack down off of his equestrian friend. They don't even know what a frigging comma is, much less how to use it.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 15, 2021 11:46 PM (sy5kK)
they've gotten human cells merged and growing in the monkey embryos.
There is a word for this: abomination.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc
Are we not men?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 15, 2021 11:46 PM (63Dwl)
I'd read somewhere earlier about these human-monkey hybrids... Something about an ethical dilemma in their destruction or something...
Posted by: Zettai at April 15, 2021 11:46 PM (MSrdq)
The next evening I came home and they were both watching TV together.
I moved out the next day.
Lesson learned: "Chump Don't Want No Help, Chump Don't Get No Help"
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2021 11:47 PM (vuisn)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2021 11:47 PM (fLVm1)
They expect rational behavior from the kind of people who riot, loot, and set fire to buildings. These are the same liberals who can't figure out why cops end up having to get rough.
Posted by:nerdygirlat April 15, 2021 11:44 PM (+lVUW)
Their CEOs payed the Danegeld. They apparently were sick when the historical result of this action was discussed.
Posted by: Doctor Moreau at April 15, 2021 11:47 PM (Ojki1)
I would like to open 20 Footlocker stores in Deprived Urban Areas.
Pay up, Guilty White Peoples
Posted by: Miklosian Anti-Marketing SA de CV at April 15, 2021 11:48 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc "
That's not going to end well.
Posted by: Dr. Frankensteinl at April 15, 2021 11:48 PM (+lVUW)
Maybe the human--monkey hybrids could be developed into the next generation of super-loyal and hard-working industrial labourers and soldiers...
Posted by: Zettai at April 15, 2021 11:49 PM (MSrdq)
"He only beats me, because he cares so much for me."
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg, who actually heard this effing line once from a woman with black eyes and a fat lip at April 15, 2021 11:49 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2021 11:50 PM (EZebt)
Posted by: Cicero
pics
need pics
Posted by: Miklos, unlicensed Lifestyle Advisor at April 15, 2021 11:51 PM (QzkSJ)
Why do something yourself when you can have the government force people to do it for you? You get to avoid that icky "responsibility" thing and they get to do your bidding. Pretty sure it'll never be the other way around. Maybe.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 15, 2021 11:51 PM (SchxB)
Are we not men?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 15, 2021 11:46 PM (63Dwl)
"We are DEVO!".
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg, singing the oldies at April 15, 2021 11:52 PM (sy5kK)
Lesson learned:"Chump Don't Want No Help, Chump Don't Get No Help"
Posted by
r. Varnoat April 15, 2021 11:47 PM (vuisn)
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 11:52 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Bete
There will be a Morning After, even if a fat Shelly has to swim for it
Posted by: The Poseidon Adventure, as recalled by Miklos at April 15, 2021 11:52 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2021 11:52 PM (vuisn)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 15, 2021 11:53 PM (CTJwJ)
Posted by:publius, Rascally etc,etc"
That's not going to end well.
Posted by
r. Frankensteinlat April 15, 2021 11:48 PM (+lVUW)
It'll be fine - Dr Moreau
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 15, 2021 11:54 PM (SchxB)
Posted by:Blanco Basuraat April 15, 2021 11:51 PM (SchxB)
Remember when Scrooge's passing off any responsibility for helping his fellow man because the govt existed and did these things and that was condemned in the story?And now that is where we are as a society.
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 11:55 PM (Ojki1)
I cared for my father who had dementia. It would be extremely easy to screw someone like that out of their money. If sales persons came to the door, my father would invite them in, no questions asked. There are phone solicitors who target the elderly for questionable investments. If any of you have an elderly relative, keep an eye on their finances.They're easy prey.
Posted by: Dr. Frankensteinl at April 15, 2021 11:55 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by:Blanco Basura
BIKE PATHS
MAKE THEM PAY
Posted by: Karen from the HOA at April 15, 2021 11:56 PM (QzkSJ)
The goal here is growing organs. Or one of the goals. Create some "thing" that will grow human organs suitable for transplanting.
As Barney Fife would say, this needs to be nipped in the bud. This is a road we do not want to go down.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 15, 2021 11:56 PM (Mzdiz)
The goal here is growing organs. Or one of the goals. Create some "thing" that will grow human organs suitable for transplanting.
As Barney Fife would say, this needs to be nipped in the bud. This is a road we do not want to go down.
Posted by:publius, Rascally etc,etcat April 15, 2021 11:56 PM (Mzdiz)
On the other hand we have fucked thing up, maybe it is time to give Planet of the Apes a go.
As long as it isn't the Tim Burton version.
Posted by: Bete at April 15, 2021 11:58 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: publius
Also, the Saudis would cheat
Posted by: Annual Most Beautiful Goat Contest (Inshallah) at April 15, 2021 11:58 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg
[checks trailer-trash Handbook] Ah, here is the corollary: 'I kilt her 'cause I loved her'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 15, 2021 11:58 PM (9Fwwf)
Glad to hear you're doing OK after the staple removal. I was looking for what Teresa's husband was in for and finally figured out it was spinal fusion.
WTF, is it spinal fusion season here? Mine is Mon, 3 level spinal fusion. You gotta keep on moving or you'll rot!
Posted by: Farmer at April 15, 2021 11:59 PM (55Qr6)
https://tinyurl.com/u9hv5aad
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 16, 2021 12:00 AM (7hF2c)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:00 AM (9Fwwf)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg
[checks trailer-trash Handbook] Ah, here is the corollary: 'I kilt her 'cause I loved her'
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Don't go giving Darleen no ideas
Posted by: Miklos, who made the trailer payment AGAIN at April 16, 2021 12:01 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by:Mike Hammer, etc., etc.at April 16, 2021 12:00 AM (9Fwwf)
Did they show everyone looting the General Store for justice?Posted by: Bete at April 16, 2021 12:02 AM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 16, 2021 12:02 AM (fLVm1)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:00 AM (9Fwwf)
Mr. Dern didn't have the benefit of seeing how Herr Schwarzenegger handled a pitchfork in "Commando".
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 16, 2021 12:02 AM (49Dnm)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:03 AM (9Fwwf)
Posted by:Mike Hammer, etc., etc.at April 16, 2021 12:03 AM (9Fwwf)
What do they do with them after words? Medical waste? Recycling?Posted by: Bete at April 16, 2021 12:04 AM (Ojki1)
Posted by:Mike Hammer, etc., etc.at April 16, 2021 12:03 AM (9Fwwf)
What do they do with them after words? Medical waste? Recycling?Seasoning for the hospital soup?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 16, 2021 12:06 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Bete
There's a no-contact drop-off at every Staples
Posted by: Miklos, that was easy at April 16, 2021 12:06 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by:gpat April 15, 2021 11:41 PM (qpX6U)
--------------------------I seem to recall Pixy mentioning that the HQ is on a slower server right now, while the server farm recovers from the fire. I think we're supposed to be moving to a much faster server, possibly by end-of-day tomorrow (at least that was the last I saw).
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 16, 2021 12:07 AM (CAJOC)
Posted by: Bete
Aside from the parade of stars-to-be, that's one of the great things about the show, justice is swift, and certain. I just noticed the other day that many, many of the shows were written by this woman: tinyurl.com/ktenpj77 Pretty interesting.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:08 AM (vOGqy)
John Vernon (Dean Wormer among many others) is another one. Watching MeTV, he plays heavies -- usually the mastermind or boss, on Mannix, Cannon, etc, etc, etc.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 12:08 AM (Mzdiz)
Not even dementia, but just taking advantage of old folks. For example, my folks about 10 years ago. Dad got scammed, totally, for $47,000 (this investment deal sounds really GOOD, son! DAD, WTF???) Mom knew but supported Dad (like she had for 55 years), and after Dad died of a heart attack, the 4 sons had to take charge of financial affairs and selling their house.
We had to change Mom's number not once, but twice, because the scammers found her new cell # somehow, and one of my brothers had an extra cell under a phone # he wasn't using. They convinced her that she just needs to give her new address, so they can send her some paperwork to sign, include your bank account number for fast processing, and *just like that*, all of your "investment money" will be on it's way!
In this case and similar ones, I would completely support vigilante justice. Extreme vigilante justice.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 16, 2021 12:09 AM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Bete
Believe it or not, I met a fellow who is in the 'Used Hardware' business. He buys/sells 'used' titanium bits recovered from the deceased. 'Macabre' is the word that comes to mind. Just being around the guy was a little creepy.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:11 AM (vOGqy)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) "
There was an Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode with Bruce Dern as the bad guy. He played bad guys really well.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 16, 2021 12:13 AM (+lVUW)
He's like the Jessica Walter of Western bad guys.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 12:13 AM (Mzdiz)
Sam Drucker wouldn't have any of that.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 16, 2021 12:14 AM (vuisn)
Posted by: publius
'Slightly insane' bad guys, I would say. Probably should be cast as Lord Byron, if there's ever a movie.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:14 AM (vOGqy)
Also true of the Alfred Hitchcock tv show. He had episodes with Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 16, 2021 12:16 AM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:11 AM (vOGqy)
Maybe the way to deal with this is to make such surgical appliances a "lifetime lease" deal, and, upon the demise of the lessee, the lessor regains possession of the appliance for its scrap value. If that were the understanding from the outset, maybe it wouldn't seem quite as creepy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:17 AM (mzC78)
Tom Noonan. Lawrence Tierney. That asshole Ron Perlman.
Posted by: Beckert To Kessinger To gp at April 16, 2021 12:18 AM (qpX6U)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 16, 2021 12:13 AM (+lVUW)
There was also a Hitchcock comedy, called Family Plot, starring Bruce Dern and Karen Black. It was quite funny.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:19 AM (mzC78)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
He is not in the scrap business, he is in the recycle business, i.e., the stuff is reused. Heh, apparently the warranty is transferrable.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:20 AM (AytXr)
Posted by: Corona-kun at April 16, 2021 12:21 AM (OjTGt)
Posted by: klaftern at April 16, 2021 12:21 AM (RuIsu)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:20 AM (AytXr)
In which case, the lease model would be even more appropriate.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:22 AM (mzC78)
Michael Madsen. Peter Lorre. Zlatko Buric.
Posted by: Beckert To Kessinger To gp at April 16, 2021 12:23 AM (qpX6U)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:23 AM (pbStR)
There was also a Hitchcock comedy, called Family Plot, starring Bruce Dern and Karen Black. It was quite funny.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:19 AM (mzC7
Mr. Hitchcock's last movie, in fact.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 16, 2021 12:23 AM (49Dnm)
Posted by:Mike Hammer, etc., etc.at April 16, 2021 12:23 AM (pbStR)
...huh?Posted by: Gary Busey at April 16, 2021 12:24 AM (Ojki1)
In one episode, a young Robert Redford plays Death, reminding one of Brad Pitt's movie. The handsome young actor playing Death. No, wait that was a Twilight Zone episode, "Nothing in the Dark".
Redford was in three episodes of the Hitchcock Presents, and you can look those up if interested. MeTV runs Hitchcock every weeknigh at 1AM, and on Sunday nights some time around there as well.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 12:24 AM (Mzdiz)
Worth checking out. And of course, he plays an a-hole.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 16, 2021 12:24 AM (vuisn)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
We're only a Legal Zoom visit away from launching the business. Now, let's see, we're going to need a catchy name...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:26 AM (pbStR)
Posted by: publius
'Slightly insane' bad guys, I would say. Probably should be cast as Lord Byron, if there's ever a movie.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
I could get crazy with a younger Laura Dern
Posted by: Miklos, a normal healthy young chap at April 16, 2021 12:27 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by:Alberta Oil Peon
We're only a Legal Zoom visit away from launching the business. Now, let's see, we're going to need a catchy name...
Posted by:Mike Hammer, etc., etc.at April 16, 2021 12:26 AM (pbStR)
Didn't they make and then remake this movie?
Posted by: Bete at April 16, 2021 12:29 AM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 16, 2021 12:30 AM (a4EWo)
I could get crazy with a younger Laura Dern
Posted by: Miklos
And what, pray tell, is worth to you for me to conceal this comment from Darleen?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:30 AM (AytXr)
There was a cadre of Mexican immigrants standing outside, waiting for their turn. My wife informed me later they were discussing amongst themselves, and perhaps placing wagers, as to my ability to parallel park the unwieldly Econoline.
I performed the textbook parallel parking maneuver, nailing it on the first try. Pulled up, backed in 45 degrees, and greased the great 20 foot beast in between the two cones, first try, without any do-overs or corrections.
My wife informs me that the Immigrants applauded and cheered.
Posted by: Rhubarb Ranch at April 16, 2021 12:30 AM (J+x1n)
I would buy the hell out of pre-owned titanium bits from the mortuary and morgue. I don't have the slightest heebee jeebee about it.
I'd sell the scrap to Taurus guns, by the ton. Just so long as they expand their meager production of Titanium guns into a full blown Zombie line of revolvers, with every gun guaranteed to come with it's own legion of ghosts.
My Total Titanium Model 85 needs some company in the safe, dontchaknow.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 12:30 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
She was very prolific, and very good.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:31 AM (AytXr)
And what, pray tell, is worth to you for me to conceal this comment from Darleen?
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
Darleen broke her phone (again) from throwing it at me (again). I think she was aiming at Sharleen, but Marleen says don't say nothing
Posted by: Miklos, nobody said them girls was easy or cheap, well I say the not cheap part at April 16, 2021 12:34 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 16, 2021 12:34 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 12:35 AM (l0Lgi)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 16, 2021 12:35 AM (a4EWo)
The Arizona Senate has found a venue for its recount of Maricopa County’s 2.1 million ballots.
Senate President Karen Fann signed a contract this week to lease the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix from April 19 to May 14 for the Legislature to house the ballots, which were subpoenaed from the county without a place to store them.
Though two previous audits of the county's election results did not turn up problems, the Senate nearly passed a resolution to jail the members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors as they fought the subpoenas in court. When the county lost its legal battle, the Senate still had to figure out where, exactly, it would house 2.1 million ballots.
The county supervisors refused to let the state Senate use county property to count the ballots, so the Senate contracted with the Memorial Coliseum, a state-owned property.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 16, 2021 12:37 AM (sy5kK)
Josey Wales put a bullet right between his eyes. Then spit tobacco juice on his face.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 12:38 AM (Mzdiz)
The county supervisors refused to let the state Senate use county property to count the ballots, so the Senate contracted with the Memorial Coliseum, a state-owned property.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at April 16, 2021 12:37 AM (sy5kK)
Maricopa County board sure doesn't want that audit done. I wonder what they are afraid of?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:42 AM (mzC78)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:44 AM (mzC78)
I expect zero support from my Senate representation from John "COC" Cornyn. I expect slightly more from Ted Cruz, and absolutely little from my other "congressmen".
No matter. I will not comply.
Posted by: Rhubarb Ranch at April 16, 2021 12:44 AM (J+x1n)
Debbie Doberman...
Couple mentions here of Econoline vans. Great workhorses, and so were the (inferior) Chevy vans (spontaneous disassembly, vibration), and the near-peer Dodge (last forever, but dilapidated after 3 years commercial service.)
And then comes the new Euro themed vans. Company I work for uses the Ford Transit as primary. 3.5 Eco-Boost engine. Nearly 400 hp, and diesel-grade torque. Better ride by 3x than the Econoline, and handling far better than any "van" has a right to enjoy. 125k miles on the fleet, and mechanical issues are of the "maintenance" sort, with none in the "failure" category.
Competitor's fleet of Mercedes Sprinters are serviced by local NTW franchise. I'm friends with 'em there. They tell me that fleet is 100% Shop Queens, parts are outrageously expensive, and take a long time to arrive.
And only the cheapest tradesmen shops use the Dodge (Fiat) van. I've driven one (briefly). Ergonomics are for a Scoliosis Cripple, and reliability is on par with the Obamacare website rollout.
I used to really like the GM full sized van. It wasn't a thing to last forever, but it fit well, drove well and worked well, until it didn't. Which was sadly, more like 150k miles vs 250k miles.
The Transit is a revolution as to what a non-CDL commercial van can be. Ford struck lightning with this one, and in today's market, it's absolutely the best of the lot.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 12:45 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Zettai
Cordwainer Smith would have some interesting stories and ideas about this subject.
Posted by: Sharkman at April 16, 2021 12:46 AM (0o2qn)
Wonder if she will call him on this or not.
Posted by: Bete at April 16, 2021 12:46 AM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:42 AM (mzC7
Wasn't Maricopa county that were giving sharpie pens to Republican voters thus making their ballots invalid? Thought I saw an image of the county election supervisor email telling her minions this. Now back to the history guy.
Posted by: Beartooth at April 16, 2021 12:48 AM (GIu18)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 12:45 AM (QzJWU)
Any thoughts on those large Nissan vans?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:50 AM (mzC78)
Left Coast Dawg,
Your Maricopa County news was second ONLY to Backwards Boy's good news for the day.
Thank you, sir.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 12:50 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:50 AM (mzC7
1. They're ugly as sin.
2. Being Titan based, have fun paying the not inconsiderable fuel bills. (presuming the Tital 5.4 V-
3. Otherwise, I've not driven or inspected one closely, as (see #1.)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 12:52 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Beartooth at April 16, 2021 12:48 AM (GIu1
Yeah, that was going on. Whether by the county, or by individuals with or without the connivance of county officials, I am not sure.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:54 AM (mzC78)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TbtTaHrIHI
I misremembered: Clint didn't shoot him between the eyes, but he did spit on the forehead. Josey did shoot some guy between the eyes, but I can't remember.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 12:54 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: LASue at April 16, 2021 12:54 AM (Ed8Zd)
There was much cussing and a 3 pound sledge hammer involved. At one point, the 3 pound sledge bounced off of the front bumper and made positive contact with my right shinbone.
The cussing was monumental, such that the wife shielded the daughter's eyes and ears, and ushered her into the house, while I danced around the front yard spewing invective. They were horrified.
I've pretty much paid other people to work on my cars since then.
Posted by: Rhubarb Ranch at April 16, 2021 12:55 AM (J+x1n)
Your Maricopa County news was second ONLY to Backwards Boy's good news for the day.
Thank you, sir.
Jim Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 12:50 AM (QzJWU)
I missed B'Boy's good news.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:55 AM (mzC78)
Your memory is correct, although it was later argued in court that the sharpies were fine. https://tinyurl.com/fkjb2yya
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 16, 2021 12:56 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: LASue
I don't expect to be dumped again, because I won't buy the truck.
Posted by: Blind Monk Miklos of Shaolin at April 16, 2021 12:57 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Shari Lewis-Miklos at April 16, 2021 12:53 AM (QzkSJ)
Heh. Actually Shari was known for ordering lamb in restaurants, especially if she noticed that other patrons had recognized her. Saucy minx.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 12:58 AM (mzC78)
There is no good explanation for the county's actions (only bad ones).
Posted by: Revenant at April 16, 2021 12:58 AM (s3j76)
Posted by: Zettai
heh
Posted by: the Soros Troll farm at April 16, 2021 01:01 AM (QzkSJ)
Believe it or not, I met a fellow who is in the 'Used Hardware' business. He buys/sells 'used' titanium bits recovered from the deceased. 'Macabre' is the word that comes to mind. Just being around the guy was a little creepy. Posted by:Mike Hammer, etc., etc.at April 16, 2021 12:11
Holy cow, titanium comes up. I asked the other day at a pre-op meeting how long the spacers that replace your discs will last. They are small cages made of titanium, he siad they will outlast me. I replied...so that's what's gonna be left in the casket?
Posted by: Farmer at April 16, 2021 01:02 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I have some ground lamb to be used for either cevapcici or pljeskacica, according to how Balkan I may feel. The ajvar is prepared.
Posted by: Miklos, from the North Balkans at April 16, 2021 01:04 AM (QzkSJ)
I replied...so that's what's gonna be left in the casket?
Posted by: Farmer
No, we will harvest those bits first.
Posted by: Dem Bones Used Parts Emporium at April 16, 2021 01:05 AM (CTJwJ)
Yes, I looked it up. Because I can see the rumor mill starting to spin up.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 16, 2021 01:05 AM (SchxB)
This was only a few blocks away.
Posted by: Rhubarb Ranch at April 16, 2021 01:07 AM (J+x1n)
Posted by: Dogstar59 at April 16, 2021 01:08 AM (EK7zl)
replied...so that's what's gonna be left in the casket?
Posted by: Farmer
https://tinyurl.com/9epf58kt
Posted by: Screaming Jay Miklos-Hawkins at April 16, 2021 01:09 AM (QzkSJ)
LOL, i was thinking I'm like the old guys sitting around having their morning coffee at the restaurant. Just as big a gossip group as the ladies 'whatever" group.
Posted by: Farmer at April 16, 2021 01:11 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 16, 2021 01:11 AM (l0Lgi)
AOP. Mrs. BB had a rather miraculous rebound and quasi recovery in hospital today, and he was able to once again, converse with his bride.
God is Good.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 01:12 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Crazy Arthur Brown at April 16, 2021 01:13 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 16, 2021 01:14 AM (a4EWo)
God is Good.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 01:12 AM (QzJWU)
Good news! I hope that she can continue to grow stronger.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:14 AM (mzC78)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
"green, free-range and sustainable"
Consistency, people
Posted by: Miklos, the stupid shit come upper wither at April 16, 2021 01:15 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Crazy Arthur Brown at April 16, 2021 01:15 AM (KAi1n)
Debby, many of us told him that he dodged a bullet there, and I thiink he has come to accept that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:16 AM (mzC78)
Have you read the ONT comments tonight? It goes from someone asking if Broseiden had been around lately to OMG HE GOT DUMPED!!!
But hey, it's past my bedtime so you all have fun speculating on someone else's relationship.
Goodnight, Horde!
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 16, 2021 01:18 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Crazy Arthur Brown
I see you a Screaming Jay, and raise you one Morgus the Magnificent
https://tinyurl.com/zjdu794u
Posted by: Miklos, who stdied under the great Morgus in Nawlins at April 16, 2021 01:19 AM (QzkSJ)
But hey, it's past my bedtime so you all have fun speculating on someone else's relationship.
Goodnight, Horde!
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 16, 2021 01:18 AM (SchxB)
Blanco, he said himself, that he got dumped via text message.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:19 AM (mzC78)
Posted by: all girls ever at April 16, 2021 01:20 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 16, 2021 01:21 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: JROD at April 16, 2021 01:23 AM (0jZnq)
Is there an island involved?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:23 AM (mzC78)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 16, 2021 01:24 AM (89T5c)
Posted by: SFGoth
Should the rest of America care about what happens in kalifornica? Do tell.
Posted by: Late Nite Constitutional scholar Miklos at April 16, 2021 01:24 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt
I thought there was a porn star named Jenna Ellis. Wrong. Therefore Californica has no honest reason for existence.
Posted by: Sad but True news from Miklos at April 16, 2021 01:30 AM (QzkSJ)
replied...so that's what's gonna be left in the casket? Posted by:Farmer
https://tinyurl.com/9epf58kt Posted by:Screaming Jay Miklos-Hawkinsat April 16, 2021 01:09
Mik, if I can be so familiar, sometimes you are very weird. I like that.
Do not understand this post and song. I'm old and tarred at the moment.
Posted by: Farmer at April 16, 2021 01:31 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Sad but True news from Miklos at April 16, 2021 01:30 AM (QzkSJ)
Must be jam, 'cause Jenna don't shake like that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:31 AM (mzC78)
I thought there was a porn star named Jenna Ellis. Wrong. Therefore Californica has no honest reason for existence.
Posted by:Sad but True news from Miklosat April 16, 2021 01:30 AM (QzkSJ)
It wouldn't if not for Superman. I was doing the country a favor and the boy scout had to interfere.Posted by: Lex Luthor at April 16, 2021 01:32 AM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 16, 2021 01:33 AM (fLVm1)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 16, 2021 01:34 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 16, 2021 01:34 AM (49Dnm)
Hold my beer.
Posted by: Randy Quaid at April 16, 2021 01:35 AM (fLVm1)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
29?
I'm figuring 29
Posted by: Cultural Historian Miklos places this in the 80s at April 16, 2021 01:35 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Cicero
Our story this evening....
Posted by: Miklos-Alfred Hitchcock Presents at April 16, 2021 01:36 AM (QzkSJ)
Well, I guess it's better than burning the dump down, and putting an end to a bunch of nasty roomers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:37 AM (mzC78)
206 Pixy now writes a morning AoSHQ column about the speediest new CPUs on the market. Meanwhile, this site feels like it's running on a 486. WTF?About the speediest new CPUs and how they're all perpetually out of stock, yes.Posted by: gpat
254 I seem to recall Pixy mentioning that the HQ is on a slower server right now, while the server farm recovers from the fire. I think we're supposed to be moving to a much faster server, possibly by end-of-day tomorrow (at least that was the last I saw).Last update was they expected all servers to be back on line by end-of-day Friday, yes. But I still don't have details on our server. I opened another support ticket this morning, they responded and said they're still working on getting servers back on line.
Posted by: No One of Consequence
The main server is more than four times as fast as this one. Much of the time this server is just fine, but when it gets overloaded it can get really slow.
Also, this server hosts other blogs as well as this. A lot of other blogs.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 16, 2021 01:38 AM (PiXy!)
Welcome to the ONT, Pixy! And thank you for your tireless efforts on behalf of the reprobates here.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:40 AM (mzC78)
Posted by:Pixy Misaat April 16, 2021 01:38 AM (PiXy!)
So are we slumming or are they?Posted by: Bete at April 16, 2021 01:40 AM (Ojki1)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 16, 2021 01:41 AM (KAi1n)
#twoweeks
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 16, 2021 01:41 AM (fLVm1)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:40 AM (mzC7
Rebit!
Posted by: Gabby Johnson at April 16, 2021 01:42 AM (GIu18)
Posted by:Cicero (@cicero43)at April 16, 2021 01:41 AM (fLVm1)
You don't understand the process!Posted by: Channeling someone or other at April 16, 2021 01:42 AM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 16, 2021 01:42 AM (PiXy!)
The Ellis Act nullified that and said that landlords and building owners could go out of business.
It's been a target of communists ever since.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 01:43 AM (Mzdiz)
Most Still Say Biden "Won" By Cheating; Most Prefer Vote Integrity Over Ease of Voting
100Well, everybody can get in their round of "I told you so" - though none of the really awful things people predicted happened. I got dumped today.
Posted by:Broseidonat April 14, 2021 02:24 PM
Posted by: Help ergo Sum at April 16, 2021 01:43 AM (YwPJG)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Also laughed, fergot the "heh" part, so 'Merci" because I resect the diverse cultural tapestry of America's hat.
And Canada OK in my book, mainly because of a guy maned Ian, although I like the Jerry Jeff Walker version too
https://tinyurl.com/r4jpscn4
Posted by: Down Home Miklos at April 16, 2021 01:43 AM (QzkSJ)
I got dumped today.
Posted by:Broseidon
Country songs, blues songs, write one moar and get the MONEYS
Posted by: ASCAP Miklos at April 16, 2021 01:45 AM (QzkSJ)
Pixy Misa.
A beg, and a very huge BEG from me, if you will?
There's been a lot of inquiry as to "jump to top" or "jump to bottom" comment buttons.
But could you PLEASE include a "Refresh and Remain" at current comment comment function, too? That's how the Pre-Fire "refresh" worked for me here, by the way. Click "Refresh", and all the previously read comments were upscreen. And all the fresh, new comments awaited below, right where one had left off at the "refresh" click. THAT was the easiest system of all.
"Jump to Bottom", you either have to remember the comment number you refreshed from, or scroll up and go look for what was familiar. And "Jump to Top" is about as useless as it gets.
Your kindness and coding indulgence are, and shall be, Greatly Appreciated.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 01:45 AM (QzJWU)
If she is, I would have more respect for Canada.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 16, 2021 01:46 AM (fLVm1)
Yeah, pretty extreme shit. I presume they would not have resorted to that if they had been able to just give the tenants 90 days notice.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:46 AM (mzC78)
I've an old friend that certainly believes that. He had 2 heart attacks at 40. Surgery, meds and he did slim down some. Now 20 yrs later we had Easter brunch w/ their family, very cool they invited us. Today he is over 350 lbs at 6'1". He literally ate 3 times the amount of food I did. He thinks the meds protect him. Sad.
Posted by: Farmer at April 16, 2021 01:47 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 16, 2021 01:47 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 01:48 AM (Mzdiz)
Hats for everyone!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 16, 2021 01:49 AM (fLVm1)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 16, 2021 01:49 AM (KAi1n)
Cool! That will make an awesome hat. I had to use the cheap WalMart shit for mine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:49 AM (mzC78)
367 But could you PLEASE include a "Refresh and Remain" at current comment comment function, too? That's how the Pre-Fire "refresh" worked for me here, by the way. Click "Refresh", and all the previously read comments were upscreen. And all the fresh, new comments awaited below, right where one had left off at the "refresh" click. THAT was the easiest system of all.Ah, the refresh button is supposed to do exactly that, but I just tried it and it's not. I'll fix it.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 16, 2021 01:50 AM (PiXy!)
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 01:50 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 16, 2021 01:52 AM (fLVm1)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 16, 2021 01:50 AM (PiXy!)
You do the blog a Mitzvah! And I'm not even of the Tribe!
I'll have to ask CBD to cook up a rasher of Kosher Bacon in your honor!
THANK YOU, Pixy!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 01:52 AM (QzJWU)
I did, and it is indeed crazy shit. But a law that denies landlords the right to evict tenants at will, upon sufficient notice, is not the answer to such crazy shit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:53 AM (mzC78)
Mitzvahs all 'round!
*opens the bottle of Mogen David we use for Sillabub, but You People would have no idea what that is*
Posted by: Miklos, the Jewishest Christianst yer like to find at April 16, 2021 01:58 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: SFGoth at April 16, 2021 01:58 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by:Cicero (@cicero43)at April 16, 2021 01:49 AM
Remember everyone, run a ground wire from hat to ground. If you don't, you just made an antenna.
Posted by: Help ergo Sum at April 16, 2021 01:58 AM (YwPJG)
I find humour in this. Please forgive me.
Posted by: Just Miklos at April 16, 2021 01:55 AM (QzkSJ)
Stop reading Tales from the Bathhouse by O.bama, then. That's nothing but bottom level litter ature. lol
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 01:59 AM (QzJWU)
FWIW, the Canadian blog, Small Dead Animals, owned by Kate McMillan, has recently added an "edit post" function with a 5-minute countdown timer. And she dropped the Captcha and/or reCaptcha altogethr not long ago, too.
What would be cool, for Captcha challenges here, would be to build AOS-centric memes. Say, "select all the squares with weasels in them". Regulars would know that all animals are weasels, and would check all the squares.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 01:59 AM (mzC78)
Posted by: publius
Yep. My second cousins twice removed.
Posted by: Miklos got all kinda cousins at April 16, 2021 01:59 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 02:01 AM (QzJWU)
Stop reading Tales from the Bathhouse by O.bama, then. That's nothing but bottom level litter ature. lol
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Why did you send your autographed copy?
Dude?
Posted by: Miklos , fight un-picking at April 16, 2021 02:01 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos got all kinda cousins at April 16, 2021 01:59 AM (QzkSJ)
But Shirley Ellis was not a porn star. She was a classy lady.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 02:02 AM (mzC78)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 16, 2021 02:05 AM (fLVm1)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 16, 2021 02:06 AM (fLVm1)
I DID get an autographed copy. Once I lied and told him my name was "Miklos" he exclaimed "I remember that asshole!" and signed eagerly!
*heh*
*buys brother Miklos a bourbon as a measure of goodwill and sick ONT humor*
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 02:07 AM (QzJWU)
Congrats. You could make some $$$ if you made tinfoil hats for your fellow residents. They'd sell like hotcakes!
Posted by: Farmer at April 16, 2021 02:09 AM (55Qr6)
Jack and Jill went up Hemp Hill,
To fetch a... Shit, I forgot.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 02:09 AM (mzC78)
Remember everyone, run a ground wire from hat to ground. If you don't, you just made an antenna.
Posted by: Help ergo Sum at April 16, 2021 01:58 AM (YwPJG)
Yup, been doing electronics for 45 years. No ground wire? You ain't doing shit. But you also need to ensure your ground is an actual ground... not just tied back to the grid.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 16, 2021 02:11 AM (oHd/0)
Posted by: Reggie Love at April 16, 2021 02:11 AM (a4EWo)
It's an entire Pr0nhub category of its own.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 16, 2021 02:13 AM (fLVm1)
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 16, 2021 02:11 AM (oHd/0)
Used to be, a cold water pipe was the defacto best ground you could get, short of a dedicated ground rod. Now, with the proliferation of plastic plumbing, not so much.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 02:15 AM (mzC78)
*buys brother Miklos a bourbon as a measure of goodwill and sick ONT humor*
Jim
Shitmotherfuckershitfuck
I need a cool car that will get me to TX and back. But New Orleans is in the way. And Cajun Country. Not easy, many distractions.
Posted by: Miklos, enjoying Ye Olde Anglo-Saxonisms at April 16, 2021 02:18 AM (QzkSJ)
A metallic water pipe must have at least 10' in contact with earth to be considered a "grounding electrode", and if that is met, it must be treated as such. Otherwise metal piping must be bonded (safety grounding).
One of the best grounding electrodes is actually a concrete slab with rebar. This is known as a "Ufer ground".
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 02:27 AM (Mzdiz)
My wife has a great Crispin Glover story. It involves Henry Rollins too. You should ask her about it sometime.
Posted by: Weirddave at April 16, 2021 02:27 AM (eHi3M)
I expect a steel well casing would be the best ground available to most rural dwellers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 02:29 AM (mzC78)
Hotscakes?
Posted by:Eva, the good Gabor sisterat April 16, 2021 02:21
I've got to find some reruns of that show. Part of my childhood. Once at a nice restaurant I worked at I was nicknamed Hank Kimball, because I was the farmer/rural guy.
Posted by: Farmer at April 16, 2021 02:31 AM (55Qr6)
WD! how are you doing? Nice score on the boat. I got a 12 foot aluminum boat at a farm auction a few years ago for $250. A "Viking" boat, made for the T Eaton Company department store chain by a factory in Ontario. Very much like Lund boat.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 02:32 AM (mzC78)
Now, that has maybe a little bit to do with the use of grounding in power systems. There are three distinct types of "grounding" with power systems, "System grounding", "Equipment/safety grounding", and "Earth grounding" as I call them. The first two are standard terminology, the third is my own.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 02:32 AM (Mzdiz)
Once at a nice restaurant I worked at I was nicknamed Hank Kimball, because I was the farmer/rural guy.
Posted by: Farmer
Well, he was nicknamed Hank, or maybe Kimball, or maybe just Hank, or Hank Kimball...
Posted by: Oliver "Miklos", more farmer than lawyer at April 16, 2021 02:36 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 02:36 AM (mzC78)
Oh, hey, knowledgeable people, a little help here would be appreciated. An outside frostless faucet leaks badly when running and needs to be replaced. It is connected to a pex line that is just long enough to reach the faucet, no slack.
Having no experience, I bought a pex tool kit to install a faucet that should have a frostless extension a little longer than the bad one. Decision to make- cut off pex at old faucet and, if necessary, add pex to reach new faucet, or remove crimp band from old faucet and install new faucet with piece of old compressed pex remaining and see if it leaks?
Posted by: Delurk ergo Sum at April 16, 2021 02:39 AM (YwPJG)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
So. The Moron Navy abides, and lo! it grows.
Posted by: Miklos, who has never been seasick ever at April 16, 2021 02:40 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 16, 2021 02:41 AM (a4EWo)
Posted by: Delurk ergo Sum at April 16, 2021 02:39 AM (YwPJG)
My first thought: can you buy parts or a service kit to replace the seals in the old faucet? If it is a well-known brand name, you ought to be able to get them.
Second thought: have you looked at Shark Bite fittings? They are expensive, but reusable if you buy the cheap release tool. And all you need to do is make a square cut in the PEX, and push the fitting on. Done. I have them all through my house here in AJ, no problems yet.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 02:45 AM (mzC78)
Miklos,
A "cool" car, ain't necessarily a reliable car. A blend of a bit of both is a Mazda 6. It has style, but is Accord reliable.
I'd avoid your preferred VW. They're great when they're great. They're not so great when gushing steam along I-20 West 30 miles between exits.
Reliable, though? Rent a Toyota for the ride, and turn it in after and walk away. It won't be a cool or an inspiring ride. But it'll damn sure getcha there n' back.
And THAT, is pretty damn cool.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 02:46 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 02:46 AM (mzC78)
And THAT, is pretty damn cool.
Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 02:46 AM (QzJWU)
Or, if the trip is to be strictly a pleasure trip, rent a Mustang ragtop, and drive in style.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 02:49 AM (mzC78)
AOP.
Shark Bite fittings last about a decade, then fail. Best recipe is to invest in a base level PEX crimp tool and rings, and squeeze and crimp yer damn head off, and carpal tunnel those wrists into the stratosphere.
The loud CLICK! of a properly secured PEX fitting is a most reassuring sound.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 02:50 AM (QzJWU)
Reliable, though? Rent a Toyota for the ride, and turn it in after and walk away. It won't be a cool or an inspiring ride. But it'll damn sure getcha there n' back.
And THAT, is pretty damn cool.
Jim
In theory, and in practice-car rental companies want a credit card, and I have none. as a re-emigrant from abroad, I do not register on the USA FICO credit system. Which I think is most excellent, I understand the potential advantages of being an Official Nobody.
Posted by: Miklos,who never officially existed at April 16, 2021 02:51 AM (QzkSJ)
In theory, and in practice-car rental companies want a credit card, and I have none. as a re-emigrant from abroad, I do not register on the USA FICO credit system. Which I think is most excellent, I understand the potential advantages of being an Official Nobody.
Posted by: Miklos,who never officially existed at April 16, 2021 02:51 AM (QzkSJ)
So use Darleen's credit card.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 02:53 AM (mzC78)
Posted by: Delurk ergo Sum at April 16, 2021 02:53 AM (YwPJG)
"Skeleton systems" is a term for those single wire, earth return circuits (SWER). With DC, earth return can work pretty well. With AC at power frequencies (50 and 60Hz), because of very complex soil electrical properties, the inductance of the soil tends to make the earth return current follow a narrow channel that follows the overheard hot line. That is, if your power line zig-zags around, the brunt of the return current will zig-zag right along underneath it. With DC (and AC of different frequencies) that doesn't happen, and the return current can spread out far and wide.
SWER can be somewhat dangerous. Stray voltage. The SWER leg needs to be isolated from the system feeding it, and special ground precautions need to be taken on the secondary transformers fed from it.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 02:55 AM (Mzdiz)
Miklos. I understand
With more than a quarter large on deposit, my post-'99 divorce credit score is "LOL". And they don't rent cars on debit cards, right?
Buy a recent certified used Mazda, Honda, or Toyota, and be done with it. "Cool" is COMPTENNCY, and that means getting there and back RELIABLY, vs. "in style".
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 02:57 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
She maxxed that out (Discover Card) to help make Charleen's bail the last time.
Posted by: Miklos, and i told her to lose some of that weight 'cause sexy ain't always healthy at April 16, 2021 02:57 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 02:55 AM (Mzdiz)
The only issue I have had with the line happened years ago. I found I was gettting shitty welds with my Mig welder, and the radio was getting crashing bursts of static. It proved to be a loose clamp where my power drop attached to the main line. I walked out with a portable radio, and the staic worsened as I approached the pole. Clamp was arcing.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 03:00 AM (mzC78)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 03:03 AM (mzC78)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Amigo-I am breaking hard on not buying a 1964 bee-u-tifull car. Going with a VW EOS seems sensible to me. The current 2001 model runs like a top (needs new top) but I won't push that sweet baby to TX and back. My only concern about the Eos (stopped making them in 2015) is about the highly cool retractable roof mechanism.
Posted by: Miklos, road trip music collected at April 16, 2021 03:03 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 16, 2021 03:04 AM (mzC78)
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 16, 2021 03:06 AM (Mzdiz)
Pay an independent VW mechanic ALL the dollars to inspect that beast down to it's tread on the pavement.
And even then, you pays your monies and you takes your chances.
I've paid the en-route repairs on a Christmas Trip to Nashville from San Antonio, in a BMW 735 iL. Including the FedEx of parts to effect the repair.
It. was. not. pretty.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, T
Posted by: Jim at April 16, 2021 03:08 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Now see? We can have nice logical things. The story of a friend, and actual freakin' Hungarian Count, wanted to do a cross country trip in a big-ass Cadillac. On line in a pub in Budapest, I found a 1975 Caddy for sale in ATL (cheap tickets to ATL). I only insisted that steer horns be put on the front somewhere in Texas.
Posted by: Miklos, can arrange, also probably more Ukrainian brides at April 16, 2021 03:10 AM (QzkSJ)
Must be due to YouTube racism and bigotry.
Trump vs Biden: Which Candidate is RACIST? (comedian K-von helps you VOTE!)
https://youtu.be/DZfzJATDmXs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSxxhoVx1O4
Posted by: Corner Stone at April 16, 2021 03:16 AM (2+m9X)
Posted by: Miklos, about to take his balls and go home at April 16, 2021 03:26 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos, all about ennui and anomie at April 16, 2021 03:31 AM (QzkSJ)
Rum, sodomy, the lash-discuss freely, we're all friends here
Posted by: Cap'n Miklos at April 16, 2021 03:34 AM (QzkSJ)
I need to know this
Posted by: Cap'n Miklos, srsly at April 16, 2021 03:36 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos, kindly and GENEROUSLY tipping the waitresses at April 16, 2021 03:39 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Do not taunt Happy Fun Miklos at April 16, 2021 03:41 AM (QzkSJ)
The babes express a distinct preference for older, fatter, balder Gentlemen with US passports. And $10,000 cash money.
Help a guy out here
Posted by: Mail-order Miklos at April 16, 2021 03:46 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos, much put-upon at April 16, 2021 03:50 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos, glass 8/19ths empty at April 16, 2021 03:51 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at April 16, 2021 03:52 AM (uxUoN)
Posted by: O'Miklos at April 16, 2021 03:56 AM (QzkSJ)
Mornin', all
Posted by: My life is insanity at April 16, 2021 03:58 AM (WOlZN)
Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80
Excellent. I thought there had been some kind of EMP event.
Posted by: So, the Horde survives at April 16, 2021 03:58 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Skip at April 16, 2021 04:04 AM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: Miklos, sending Bubba over with a half-pack of Menthols I found in the truck at April 16, 2021 04:07 AM (QzkSJ)
Brother and I heading to the U.P. this morning after work for our 1st work-weekend of the year.
Posted by: My life is insanity at April 16, 2021 04:09 AM (WOlZN)
You you get a call from an Official Waffle House number, you got to GO
Posted by: Miklos who might survive another day if them sisters allow (need bigger trailer) at April 16, 2021 04:12 AM (QzkSJ)
Nearest Awful House is over an hour away from me but damn if I aint craving the corn beef hash and 4 eggs over easy and Bacon!
Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at April 16, 2021 04:22 AM (uxUoN)
Posted by: Skip at April 16, 2021 04:23 AM (Cxk7w)
Almost every time, the actions of the thug are what get them killed..
Posted by: Skip at April 16, 2021 04:33 AM (Cxk7w)
Maybe that's a feature that could stay?
Posted by: My life is insanity at April 16, 2021 04:47 AM (WOlZN)
Posted by: Skip at April 16, 2021 05:04 AM (Cxk7w)
That cow left the barn long ago, no point in closing the barn door now. Hopefully home soon after 2pm, TGIF
Posted by: Skip at April 16, 2021 05:17 AM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: Skip at April 16, 2021 05:18 AM (Cxk7w)
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