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April 11, 2021

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— Ace Open Blog

Longer than Krak's...sorry.

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1 SPONGE!!!!
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2021 07:39 AM (DUIap)

2 Morning Mouth Breathers

Posted by: weirdflunky at April 11, 2021 07:39 AM (cknjq)

3 Yeah....Content!!!!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2021 07:42 AM (3D/fK)

4 I saw a commercial for "House" which I have never watched and the guy on there looks like Hunter.

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 07:42 AM (Tnijr)

5 Another COB "Who's is bigger" dickfight!

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 11, 2021 07:43 AM (Dc2NZ)

6 Whose! Dammit!

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 11, 2021 07:44 AM (Dc2NZ)

7 Thanks CBD, when you arrive we know it's the one true thread, the one that unites us all.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 11, 2021 07:46 AM (vLT5l)

8 Good morning morons Happy Sunday!
Ate indoors at the Korean place on the corner yesterday for the first time since the Before Times and it was exciting and delicious.
Two chicks came in after us they were pretty excited too.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2021 07:46 AM (EZebt)

9 I really don't have the time to read all the content. Can someone just give me the gist. Thanks...

Posted by: Puddleglum at April 11, 2021 07:47 AM (WVw8n)

10 SuperGreen !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 11, 2021 07:48 AM (K65Kq)

11 Hunter was saved by wealth and family. The family really didn't give a shit about him, but when lucid he was an earner, and an OD death is always bad publicity. Addiction and other habits would have just made him another statistic. He's been to rehab more than a few times that we know of, and he will surely relapse sometime and be chalked up as a Covid death.

Posted by: bill in Arkansas not gonna comply with nuttin at April 11, 2021 07:48 AM (I58tH)

12 I'm looking for a 6"x10" ceiling return vent cover that accepts a 6x10x1 air filter. Plus the actual filters, at a reasonable price.
The HVAC installers at the house installed return ducts from the bedroom ceilings to the plenum box for the main ceiling return.
Only problem is, they enter the plenum downstream of the main filter, allowing unfiltered air into the air handler and heat exchanger coils.
Not good for keeping the exchanger surfaces free of dirt and dust.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2021 07:49 AM (3D/fK)

13 "Can someone just give me the gist. "
God didn't make little green oranges

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 07:50 AM (Tnijr)

14 Happy Sunday

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 11, 2021 07:50 AM (yrol0)

15 Two chicks came in after us they were pretty excited too.
Were they hawt?

Posted by: Puddleglum at April 11, 2021 07:50 AM (WVw8n)

16 Is this where knuckle draggers hang out?

Posted by: Infidel at April 11, 2021 07:51 AM (E0OEG)

17 I went to the movies yesterday. Walked out for the second time in my life, but wouldn't accept a refund. I am prepared for stupid in Godzilla movies, but couldn't make it past the 20-something actress playing a high schooler finding the paranoid dude. Bad acting at high volume. But Kong looked great.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 11, 2021 07:52 AM (/+bwe)

18 sunday morning blessings to all!
Snark and sarc: two of my favorite things...

Posted by: Orange Man Bad (Rheees Be Upon Him) at April 11, 2021 07:53 AM (jV+aN)

19 VIA, you may want to consider metal electrostatic filters. Cost saver in the long run, and one 6X10 should be well under $20. Just set a regular cleaning schedule and you don't have to buy filters anymore.

Posted by: bill in Arkansas not gonna comply with nuttin at April 11, 2021 07:53 AM (I58tH)

20 Funny but gream doesn't work as a passwrod!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 11, 2021 07:53 AM (hOUT3)

Posted by: Infidel at April 11, 2021 07:54 AM (E0OEG)

22 My sons went to see the Kong movie and said it was really dumb and great.

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 07:54 AM (Tnijr)

23 Not good for keeping the exchanger surfaces free of dirt and dust.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2021 07:49 AM (3D/fK)

I would make the filters out of the soft frameless filters. We use those and they seem to be quieter as well as good at filtering.

Posted by: Ace Open Blog at April 11, 2021 07:54 AM (Q9lwr)

24 That's me....

Posted by: CBD at April 11, 2021 07:54 AM (Q9lwr)

25 22My sons went to see the Kong movie and said it was really dumb and great.

Posted by:f'dat April 11, 2021 07:54 AM (Tnijr)

---

This is pretty much AtC's review.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 11, 2021 07:55 AM (Dc2NZ)

26 10 SuperGreen !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 11, 2021 07:48 AM (K65Kq)

Posted by: m at April 11, 2021 07:56 AM (ya129)

27 Good morning sunshine!

Still dark here.

Posted by: Infidel at April 11, 2021 07:56 AM (E0OEG)

28 Good morning fellow slackers and mouth breathers! At least I got to play golf and get sunburned yesterday. Today will beautiful, with highs in the upper 50s and pleno o sunshine, then rain and snow next week.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 11, 2021 07:56 AM (5XK0y)

29 VIA, time to visit a sheet metal shop and have one custom made!, but I'd like to know more about the electrostatic ones Bill in AR mentioned!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 11, 2021 07:57 AM (hOUT3)

30 17 days and counting til we leave DeWino land for good. Only reason to return will be for weddings and funerals of hubby NEC's relatives. Yay us.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 11, 2021 07:58 AM (vLT5l)

31 "I would make the filters out of the soft frameless filters. We use those and they seem to be quieter as well as good at filtering."
Gonna maybe go with that. I really want to find something with a hinged door, as repetitive removal of the actual grill from the drywall will eventually create problems for the fasteners. Amazon has a reference to something like that, but out of stock, and no idea when they come back.
The electrostatics would be very hard to backlit, so I really want to go low-tech.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2021 08:00 AM (3D/fK)

32 Where you headed, if you can say.?

Posted by: Infidel at April 11, 2021 08:00 AM (E0OEG)

33 >>Good morning sunshine! Still dark here. Posted by: Infidel at April 11, 2021 07:56 AM (E0OEG)
Still raining here

Posted by: My life is insanity at April 11, 2021 08:01 AM (Z/jzm)

34 Headlines say Dan Crenshaw "not looking good" today.

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:01 AM (Tnijr)

35 29 The air flow through the filter charges it, and supposedly they trap more and smaller particles. You just wash them out every month or so. They can get a little pricey as you go up in size but it's a one time expense.

Posted by: bill in Arkansas not gonna comply with nuttin at April 11, 2021 08:01 AM (I58tH)

36 VIA, quick search yielded lot of info on metal electrostatic filters, might be worth a look

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 11, 2021 08:01 AM (hOUT3)

37 Going to Montana, the land of the maskless. The last 2 weeks back here to pack up the house and wait for the closing have seemed endless. The mask mandate sucks.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 11, 2021 08:02 AM (vLT5l)

38 37 most people in NJ defend the mask crap. We're the Karen State.

Posted by: CN at April 11, 2021 08:04 AM (ONvIw)

39 22My sons went to see the Kong movie and said it was really dumb and great.

Posted by:f'dat April 11, 2021 07:54 AM (Tnijr)

I might have been able to stand it if I had seen the previous movie, but the volume of snotty people was too high and fighting monsters too low to keep me in a theater on an beautiful evening.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 11, 2021 08:06 AM (/+bwe)

40 Good luck, nec. Envious.

Posted by: Infidel at April 11, 2021 08:06 AM (E0OEG)

Going to Montana, the land of the maskless. The last 2 weeks back here to pack up the house and wait for the closing have seemed endless. The mask mandate sucks.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 11, 2021 08:02 AM

so, we can expect to see "NeverEnoughCaffeine" brand dental floss in the near future?

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2021 08:07 AM (DUIap)

42 I have to wear pants for work and need to buy some new ones but Levi is off the list and I don't like Lee or Wrangler. I need something that fits and won't wear out in three months

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:07 AM (Tnijr)

43 Colour isn't a real word.

Posted by: Muad'dib at April 11, 2021 08:07 AM (G2yUS)

44 @42. So you work at teh book thread?

Posted by: Novadog at April 11, 2021 08:08 AM (x8pNI)

45 > 42 I have to wear pants for work and need to buy some new ones but Levi is off the list and I don't like Lee or Wrangler. I need something that fits and won't wear out in three months

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:07 AM (Tnijr)

BDU's?

Posted by: Muad'dib at April 11, 2021 08:09 AM (G2yUS)

46 Morning again peeps.

You couldn't pay me enough to sit in a movie theater today. COVID and masks not withstanding. For any movie. Theaters have become dysfunctional daycare centers for the retarded.

Posted by: Martini Farmer - Now a Pirate, Hoisting the Black Flag at April 11, 2021 08:10 AM (3H9h1)

47 There's the green velour colour.

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:10 AM (Tnijr)

48 I have to wear pants for work and need to buy some new ones but Levi is off the list and I don't like Lee or Wrangler. I need something that fits and won't wear out in three months

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:07 AM (Tnijr)

Good luck. My mom wanted a new pair of jeans because she's down to just one. Everything is pre-faded, pre-ripped, and just plain low-quality.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 11, 2021 08:10 AM (/+bwe)

49 43 Colour is a real word if you spell labor labour and defense defence. Tea stained bad teeth will be a result .

Posted by: bill in Arkansas not gonna comply with nuttin at April 11, 2021 08:10 AM (I58tH)

50 This is what I am looking for, to replace the supply side adjustable registers that the knuckleheads installed as returns in the three rooms.
https://tinyurl.com/bmzmupbf

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2021 08:11 AM (3D/fK)

51 It's the 95th day of the insurgency and a quick question. When someone who was never bright loses his mind, how can you tell? I think this is the great gift of Biden to his puppet masters. No matter how insane he is now, you can go back decades and see that he was always a little crazy and a lot stupid so the demarcation into complete dementia is hard to pin down. When someone who was once articulate and intelligent loses mental capacity, it clangs like a bell.

Posted by: IanDeal at April 11, 2021 08:11 AM (+921Q)

I have to wear pants for work and need to buy some new ones but Levi is off the list and I don't like Lee or Wrangler. I need something that fits and won't wear out in three months
Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:07 AM

I've never tried them, but people rave about Duluth Trading Company's jeans

the last couple of pairs of jeans I've had have been the "no brand" $14 jeans from Walmart / Sam's; they've been perfectly cromulent

or, find you a pair of those jeans endorsed by Chuck Norris with the "action gusset"

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2021 08:12 AM (DUIap)

53 I buy Diamond Gusset jeans made in TN. Reasonably satisfied with them, especially compared to the 3 brands you mentioned.

Posted by: clutch at April 11, 2021 08:12 AM (9UmRs)

54 Anybody else find that their faces are breaking out from mask use?

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 11, 2021 08:12 AM (Dc2NZ)

55 I sent a pair of relatively new Levi's that had starting ripping by a pocket back for replacement and they returned a pair that was more faded that the ones I sent in. Cost me $13 bucks in shipping to replace a nice pair with a worn out looking pair.

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:13 AM (Tnijr)

56 f'd -- Workwear brands, like Dickie's, are usually very good. If you have a Farm and Fleet (or similar) nearby, you can go and try on the various brands.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 11, 2021 08:14 AM (MIKMs)

57 I recently bought Jean's from ll bean.. like them but made in china.
I notice none lists where things are made anymore.
This phone shit sucks.

Posted by: Infidel at April 11, 2021 08:15 AM (E0OEG)

58 " If you have a Farm and Fleet (or similar) nearby, you can go and try on the various brands. "
Tractor Supply Company has a selection of work oriented clothing, as well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2021 08:16 AM (3D/fK)

59 'find you a pair of those jeans endorsed by Chuck Norris with the "action gusset" '
I haven't seen those but am intrigued. Is the "action gusset" carbon fiber or something

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:17 AM (Tnijr)

60 F'd; I bought some jeans from Tractor Supply. The appeared to be very durable.

Posted by: Novadog at April 11, 2021 08:17 AM (x8pNI)

61 ;">Good Sunday morning all! Going to be a gorgeous day here. I'll be working on removing some more of the cactus. I'm about a third of the way there. Spray for weeds, pot up some plants. Burgers and dogs on the grill later courtesy of my daughter.

Posted by: jewells45 at April 11, 2021 08:17 AM (nxdel)

62 F'd, here's a tip on buying jeans. Take a tape measure. Fasten a pair at home that fits, and measure the waist (laid flat should be about half the size). When you're at the store, measure each pair you buy. I bought three pair of wranglers, all marked the same size, and each were different (only tried on one pair). I guess when the material runs short in the sweat shop, they make do.

Posted by: bill in Arkansas not gonna comply with nuttin at April 11, 2021 08:17 AM (I58tH)

63 I should try Dickies. I like their socks.

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:18 AM (Tnijr)

64 I wore Carhart most of my construction career

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at April 11, 2021 08:19 AM (gx6NG)

65 Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:07 AM (Tnijr)
L.L.Bean makes good quality jeans.

Posted by: CBD at April 11, 2021 08:19 AM (Q9lwr)

66 I bought three pair of wranglers, all marked the same size, and each were different

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:20 AM (Tnijr)

67 If there's a Rural King they have their own brand of jeans. I got a couple pair when they were on sale a few years ago... $10.

Posted by: Martini Farmer - Now a Pirate, Hoisting the Black Flag at April 11, 2021 08:21 AM (3H9h1)

68 oops premature posted
" I bought three pair of wranglers, all marked the same size, and each were different "
Same problem with Levi's. I have to try them on. That's why i am reluctant to mail order

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:22 AM (Tnijr)

69 511 tactical makes great jeans and they have extra back pockets for a knife or mags. Win win

Posted by: Only Context at April 11, 2021 08:23 AM (xEIoY)

70 Cbd, haven't received second pair. This week. Great customer service. Had limited shopping here a year ago. Much worse thx to wuhan.

Posted by: Infidel at April 11, 2021 08:24 AM (E0OEG)

71 I bought a pair of Levis at an outlet store one time. They fit ok in the store but when I got home I discovered that one leg was longer than the other.

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:24 AM (Tnijr)

72 Have you thought about a kilt?

Posted by: Martini Farmer - Now a Pirate, Hoisting the Black Flag at April 11, 2021 08:25 AM (3H9h1)

73 Don't get me started on buying shoes mail order. I gave up a long time ago. Even shoe stores pretty much have you on your own. Went into one and they didn't even have a chair to sit in while you tried on a pair. Just for chuckles, I asked clueless at the register if they had a Brannock device I could use and the blank stare was great.

Posted by: bill in Arkansas not gonna comply with nuttin at April 11, 2021 08:26 AM (I58tH)

74 "Have you thought about a kilt?"
How about a pair of shorts. That self identify as pants?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2021 08:26 AM (3D/fK)

75 Ugh. Just finishing a 10 hour Graveyard shift. Happy Sunday.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex-Killer Whale at April 11, 2021 08:27 AM (v5faW)

76 Anybody else find that their faces are breaking out from mask use?

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 11, 2021 08:12 AM (Dc2NZ)

Yes! Local quilters and later my sis made cloth masks, so I was changing them daily. But I still broke out. I started putting Neosporin on my nose and cheeks before masking up. That ended it.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 11, 2021 08:29 AM (/+bwe)

77 I'm quite damp but got some more greens burned up

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2021 08:30 AM (Cxk7w)

78 When I was in highschool I would shop at this store that had only factory 2nds. I would get Oshkosh carpenter jeans and t-shirts and knock off converse all stars mostly, dirt cheap. You usually had to look pretty close for the flaw.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at April 11, 2021 08:30 AM (gx6NG)

79 F'd. How about Carhartt? Available in fine Tractor Supply stores everywhere. Plus, Weasel wears Carhartt.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 11, 2021 08:30 AM (PiwSw)

80 Youngest kidlet in construction insists on Carhart. 3rd kidlet doesn't care as long as they are tall sized. Try them all on.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 11, 2021 08:31 AM (MIKMs)

81 Bill in Arkansas I found the same problem at DSW when I was in there a few weeks ago. They always had a little bench at the end of every aisle. There were only 2 benches in the whole place this time. WTF? Covid made people even more stupid than they already were.

Posted by: jewells45 at April 11, 2021 08:31 AM (nxdel)

82 Allocating medical care, according to race.

What could go wrong?

https://tinyurl.com/9v7vdaen

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2021 08:31 AM (3D/fK)

83 I warned day 1 to rotate masks often. Your harboring germs your not supposed to.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2021 08:32 AM (Cxk7w)

84 76 I hate the expression, " mask up". We need to stop being cowardly. Seeing young people out running or playing tennis or soccer with masks is a nightmare.

Posted by: CN at April 11, 2021 08:32 AM (ONvIw)

85 Today is the day I tackle the box of paperwork I've been meaning to sort for...a long time now. Shocking, how I've procrastinated. Well, not shocking at all if you know me.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 11, 2021 08:32 AM (Dc2NZ)

86 I wear Key in blue work jeans; Dickies are good for work in the "slightly more formal" category, there is a light stretch ripstop model right now that is excellent summerweight cotton.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 11, 2021 08:32 AM (K65Kq)

87 "Today is the day I tackle the box of paperwork I've been meaning to sort for...a long time now. Shocking, how I've procrastinated"
Can't you just do it tomorrow?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 11, 2021 08:33 AM (3D/fK)

88 I have Carhart t-shirts and one heavy, zip-up hoodie. Very well made.

I also have two of their work coats. Those are top notch too and repel water.

Posted by: Martini Farmer - Now a Pirate, Hoisting the Black Flag at April 11, 2021 08:33 AM (3H9h1)

89 "Plus, Weasel wears Carhartt"
A fine endorsement if there ever was one. Thanks for the suggestions.
We have a Tractor Supply near here but I rarely go because they don't seem to have that much actual tractor stuff.

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:35 AM (Tnijr)

90 Carhart are good, have had overalls and most of my work coats, had pants and did last a long time.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2021 08:36 AM (Cxk7w)

91 I have Carhart shorts for summer

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at April 11, 2021 08:36 AM (gx6NG)

I hate the expression, " mask up". We need to stop being cowardly. Seeing young people out running or playing tennis or soccer with masks is a nightmare.

They think they're the "cool kidz" now. I'm seeing a little bit of passive resistance in the form of mask trash on the ground. Saw several in the hospital parking lot yesterday when I went to visit B'Gal, so I helped by throwing mine there too.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at April 11, 2021 08:36 AM (HaL55)

93 66 I bought three pair of wranglers, all marked the same size, and each were different.
I have had the same thing with regular pants between different colors of the same name brand. Also bought a pair where one leg was longer than the other.

I have had good luck with Penny's Arizona brand jeans, but like everything else probably made in china.

Posted by: Cicero Skip at April 11, 2021 08:36 AM (FIrEF)

94 Sounds like Lee, wrangler and Levi suck hind tit. Shocker.

Posted by: Infidel at April 11, 2021 08:37 AM (E0OEG)

95 Can't imagine buying shoes online, I try lots on in right size and don't like them.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2021 08:38 AM (Cxk7w)

96 Carhartt makes my go-to winter jacket, I buy a new one about every 3 years; always cut off the little brand label ... in the absence of a sponsorship deal I will not give them free advertising. Their pants are too stiff and heavy for my taste, ymmv.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 11, 2021 08:38 AM (K65Kq)

97 85 Today is the day I tackle the box of paperwork I've been meaning to sort for...a long time now. Shocking, how I've procrastinated. Well, not shocking at all if you know me.
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 11, 2021 08:32 AM (Dc2NZ)
Good luck.

Posted by: m at April 11, 2021 08:39 AM (ya129)

98 "Today is the day I tackle the box of paperwork I've been meaning to sort for."

I've got 6 file boxes full I need to sort thru a shredder. My little shredder chokes on more than 4 pages so am considering a bonfire.

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:39 AM (Tnijr)

Today is the day I tackle the box of paperwork I've been meaning to sort for...a long time now. Shocking, how I've procrastinated. Well, not shocking at all if you know me.
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 11, 2021 08:32 AM[/]

only one box?

methinks you haven't procrastinated long enough

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2021 08:40 AM (DUIap)

100 BB, love the tag line. The reality, not so much.

Posted by: Infidel at April 11, 2021 08:40 AM (E0OEG)

101 Well time to make the waffles because if I don't who will (question mark)

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 08:42 AM (Tnijr)

102 "Today is the day I tackle the box of paperwork I've been meaning to sort for...a long time now. Shocking, how I've procrastinated."

ha ... yeah, I have a 2020 box that got filled with receipts and other tax items ... then I only have to deal with it once a year, and almost always file for the extension. Most bills are on auto-pay, I glance at statements. Once upon a time I did Quicken for every item ... but for my small biz was mostly just a nuisance, same for my small farm.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 11, 2021 08:43 AM (Cus5s)

103 Have a good fire going if you need it Eris

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2021 08:44 AM (Cxk7w)

104 I think what has happened to the country re: the junta has less to do with it as a powerful phenomenon than with the abject failure of the Republican Party and the American spirit at large. We let it happen. By "we" I mean from Trump on down.

Posted by: Homo Viator at April 11, 2021 08:44 AM (H8QX8)

105 They think they're the "cool kidz" now. I'm seeing a little bit of passive resistance in the form of mask trash on the ground. Saw several in the hospital parking lot yesterday when I went to visit B'Gal, so I helped by throwing mine there too.

Posted by:BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now.at April 11, 2021 08:36 AM (HaL55)

Developing a new vocabulary and mask etiquette demonstrates the desire on the part of many to make this permanent. Plus the makers of these face kotex products want it to stay.

Posted by: CN at April 11, 2021 08:45 AM (ONvIw)

106

BB, love the tag line. The reality, not so much.

No kidding. It still looks as though the rest of the world has lost its mind to me. I'm glad I'm 29. I'd hate to be a young'un and have to contend with all the bullshit of life these days.

Lt. Cmdr Ripley was right: IQs did go down suddenly.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at April 11, 2021 08:46 AM (HaL55)

107 104 I think what has happened to the country re: the junta has less to do with it as a powerful phenomenon than with the abject failure of the Republican Party and the American spirit at large. We let it happen. By "we" I mean from Trump on down.

Posted by: Homo Viator at April 11, 2021 08:44 AM (H8QX

The Fault, dear Brutus, lies not in the stars, but in ourselves.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 11, 2021 08:47 AM (bxPTJ)

108 I love everything I own made by Carhartt. They make the best winter fleece hats. Look utterly dorky but work better than anything I've owned.

Posted by: Trimegistus at April 11, 2021 08:47 AM (QZxDR)

109 Today is the day I tackle the box of paperwork I've been meaning to sort for...a long time now. Shocking, how I've procrastinated. Well, not shocking at all if you know me.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 11, 2021 08:32 AM

I took a class on decluttering (for the company tbh). Guess what the instructor admitted he couldn't help with? Ha ha. I have binders marked "auto" and "retirement" etc. because I'm a piler, not a filer.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 11, 2021 08:49 AM (/+bwe)

110 I'd mentioned during a gainzz and planzzz thread that I was going to Prescott AZ over spring break to plan our Escape from CA. I'd been going off of climate, demographic, and other online information. In person did not disappoint. What a beautiful town and seemingly a great place to live. I'm sold and the Missus is about 50%. The most charming section of the town is not necessarily out of our price range, but I just don't see any houses for sale there. They must sell very quickly.

Posted by: motionview at April 11, 2021 08:49 AM (q49HP)

111 We have several boxes of papers. Old taxes (10 years and older), child care docs, divorce docs, school and work docs. It all needs to be shredded or burned.

I've discovered that around here the "self storage" joints sometimes will have an onsite shredding biz on the side. Typically some sort of franchise thing. Might be worth looking into?

Posted by: Martini Farmer - Now a Pirate, Hoisting the Black Flag at April 11, 2021 08:49 AM (3H9h1)

112 Re: Decluttering:

"Disorder is the condition of the mind's fertility."

--Paul Valéry

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 11, 2021 08:53 AM (PiwSw)

113

Well time to make the waffles

Now is the right time... or maybe later... or tomorrow... no now is definitely the right time... or in an hour or so... but then again, this afternoon is a possibility... aack!!

Posted by: Muldoon at April 11, 2021 08:53 AM (m45I2)

114 I own two pairs of Duluth Trading Company firehose jeans, and that's pretty much all I wear, pant-wise. They're great, especially since they have some give in the waist. I'm between sizes (one size is too small, the next size up too big), so these fit really nicely.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 11, 2021 08:53 AM (CAJOC)

115 >>He's been to rehab more than a few times that we know of, and he will surely relapse sometime and be chalked up as a Covid death.

Heh, no, it will be Trump's fault for publicizing Hunter's troubles "Where's Hunte?"(no mention of graft) -- 'it drove him deeper into depression blah blah blah'.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 11, 2021 08:54 AM (bDqIh)

116 Kids don't deal with the Bullshit of Life, there's an app for that.

Posted by: klaftern at April 11, 2021 08:55 AM (RuIsu)

117 101Well time to make the waffles because if I don't who will (question mark)

Posted by:f'dat April 11, 2021 08:42 AM (Tnijr)

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You don't get visits from the waffle gnomes? Have you been naughty, or something?

Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 11, 2021 08:55 AM (CAJOC)

118 Can't imagine buying shoes online, I try lots on in right size and don't like them.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2021 08:38 AM

I did until this year. I could usually buy a brand's same size in the same or similar style. Then I bought a pair of New Balance lightweight sneakers and the mesh started coming apart at the seams after two months. My gardening shoes are supposedly the same style; I've thrown them in the wash so many times without damaging the uppers.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 11, 2021 08:56 AM (/+bwe)

119

We let it happen. By "we" I mean from Trump on down.

"D@mn, if only we hadn't worn that short skirt. . ."
-- 'Merica

Posted by: Lizzy at April 11, 2021 08:57 AM (bDqIh)

120 "D@mn, if only we hadn't worn that short skirt."
-- 'Merica
Lizzy, I'm stealing this. It works on so many levels.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 11, 2021 08:59 AM (/+bwe)

121 I rotated my mask. Into the garbage. May of 2020.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 11, 2021 09:01 AM (W4eKo)

122 BOOK NOOD IS UP

Posted by: Skip the guy who says Nood at April 11, 2021 09:02 AM (Cxk7w)

123 Which Horseman has been released to ravage the earth when Riley fuggin Reid gets engaged? Because Riley fuggin Reid got engaged. All 7 seals have been broken at once. It's over.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at April 11, 2021 09:03 AM (owBzT)

124 So, while watching a hockey game the other day I saw three different commercials in rapid succession:

1. Guy in women's clothing and stylish make-up saying something to the effect of, "You must acknowledge my truth. It's time for you to see me for what I am..." (I admit, I chuckled at that bit)

2. Voiceover touting "...the principles on which this country was founded, the true definition of America, blah, blah, blah. Because all lives can't matter until Black Lives Matter." (head scratching moment)

3. Ex-presidents and first ladies pimping the COVID vaccine, so that we can move this country forward. Obama and Michelle, Dubya and Laura, Bill and Hill, all rolling up their sleaze to take the jab. There was a brief appearance by a cadaveric Jimmah Carter. Notably absent, Donald and Melania Trump (not surprisingly)

Shut up and just drop the damn puck!!

Posted by: Muldoon at April 11, 2021 09:07 AM (m45I2)

125 It just occurred to me that if Lorne Green married William of Orange you would have a white green orange.

Posted by: f'd at April 11, 2021 09:18 AM (Tnijr)

126 If there's a Rural King they have their own brand of jeans. I got a couple pair when they were on sale a few years ago... $10.

Posted by: Martini Farmer - Now a Pirate, Hoisting the Black Flag at April 11, 2021 08:21 AM

I loved the quality of those jeans but they don't have enough belt loops for wearing a holster. My holster slid all over the place wearing those things.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 11, 2021 09:30 AM (JUOKG)

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