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September 17, 2011

Rhode Island Meetup Reschedule
— LauraW

Sending out a mass email to the CT Morons today. Let's talk. We gotta do this before Winter closes in.

Oh, that marina we were going to meet at before the hurricane? Yeah, apparently that has been sorta, uh, "destroyed" according to our host, JackStraw.

Who coincidentally has been spending a lot of his spare time at Home Depot lately.

That's...gonna need another coat of paint.

Roof looks good, though. Real good. Thank goodness the roof held!

Phew.

Posted by: LauraW at 08:32 AM | Comments (90)
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1 ouch

Posted by: phoenixgirl at September 17, 2011 08:34 AM (eOXTH)

2 Am I seeing that right? Like a quarter of the ground level floor is simply missing?

Posted by: Ingrown Pube at September 17, 2011 08:36 AM (o7r33)

3 So when are we going to have a SE meetup?

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 08:37 AM (piMMO)

4 Nothing a couple of 2x4s couldn't fix.

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 08:39 AM (piMMO)

5
the Property Brothers could fix that right up

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 08:42 AM (sqkOB)

6 Nothing a couple of 2x4s couldn't fix. Or a spare hump.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 17, 2011 08:42 AM (9Lm5R)

7 That's not his house, just an image I pulled off GIS as a joke.

Posted by: lauraw at September 17, 2011 08:42 AM (YBMbs)

8 Or a spare hump.

But she have one to spare?

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 08:43 AM (piMMO)

9
oh I thought it was the Foxy Lady

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 08:43 AM (sqkOB)

10
that would be a good place to meet, btw

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 08:44 AM (sqkOB)

11 In Rhode Island? Do you have to get there by boat?

Posted by: al-Cicero, Tea Party Jihadist at September 17, 2011 08:44 AM (Hse/j)

12 It'll buff out.

Posted by: Norm at September 17, 2011 08:44 AM (EL+OC)

13
go there early for Legs 'n Eggs

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 08:44 AM (sqkOB)

14
speaking of RI...

Twin River Casinos is a real boon for the economy, eh?

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 08:45 AM (sqkOB)

15 We're wide open for 'ron gatherings.

Posted by: P-Town at September 17, 2011 08:45 AM (EL+OC)

Oh, that marina we were going to meet at before the hurricane? Yeah, apparently that has been sorta, uh, "destroyed" according to our host, JackStraw.

Damn that Bush and his Hurricane Generator of Doom!

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 17, 2011 08:46 AM (c0A3e)

17
Nevada has 13.4% unemployment.

Casinos are neither recession proof nor the solution to economic woes.

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 08:46 AM (sqkOB)

18 Twin River Casinos is a real boon for the economy, eh?

No, not really.

Posted by: Central Falls at September 17, 2011 08:47 AM (4Kl5M)

19
I went to the Foxy Lady once for a bachelor party a long time ago. They had plexiglass shower stalls for taking showers with the girls.

You'd think this would be fun, ya? It's actually quite foolish for a lotta reasons, if you really think about it.

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 08:50 AM (sqkOB)

20 Rhode Island?

Never heard of it.

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at September 17, 2011 08:51 AM (Fwqtm)

21 Should I invite our Governor The Missing Linc?

Posted by: MAJHAM at September 17, 2011 08:52 AM (RnY/N)

22
did you hear the great news, fluffs?

MA's credit rating was upgraded to AA+.

That's because li'l Devil Patrick squirreled away the remaining $300M he received from Obama's Stash.

And he's still trying to push for a higher gas tax.

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 08:53 AM (sqkOB)

23
/tightens grip on thread's neck

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 09:02 AM (sqkOB)

24 Dirty Harry coming on the ION channel (if you have it).

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 09:02 AM (piMMO)

25
*gasp

*choke

Posted by: this thread at September 17, 2011 09:03 AM (sqkOB)

26 How do you get your car in that second floor garage?

Posted by: huerfano at September 17, 2011 09:05 AM (263hv)

27 Next time you pull his finger make sure he's standing near an open window. Sheeesh.

Posted by: chuck in st paul at September 17, 2011 09:05 AM (EhYdw)

28 Uh, I could have gotten loaded anslept through that!

Posted by: blogdorce one at September 17, 2011 09:06 AM (fKuSp)

29 /tightens grip on thread's neck

*gives soothsayer the hairy eyeball*

*dips a blowgun dart in Deadly Toxic Hump Ooze*

Posted by: lauraw at September 17, 2011 09:07 AM (YBMbs)

30 MA's credit rating was upgraded to AA+.

Fuckin' weaselly bastids. This state took out bonds for every day expenses, most likely as a hedge against tax cuts.

And he's still trying to push for a higher gas tax.

Nashua. Savor that name. There's a Market Basket in my town, but I drive up to Nashua, where I don't have to pay a tax on cat litter, trash bags, tooth paste, etc. The Gulf station just over the state line on the DWH is always crowded.

Posted by: fluffy at September 17, 2011 09:08 AM (4Kl5M)

Just like to point out that 149 years ago today the Battle of Antietam the bloodiest single day battle in American history was raging just outside Sharpsburg Maryland

Posted by: kj at September 17, 2011 09:09 AM (ZCmZK)

32
right on Spitburg

left on Daniel Webster

Posted by: Barry & Elliot at September 17, 2011 09:09 AM (sqkOB)

33 *gasp

*choke

Administer 20cc of lactose ringers STAT!

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 09:10 AM (piMMO)

34 Ooh! Where in RI were you all going to meet up? We just moved to the Ocean State, while hubs goes to SWOS. Best - duty station - ever! Well, best of our marriage so far, at least.

Posted by: CMS2004 at September 17, 2011 09:11 AM (8weZX)

35 After the storm I went out and saw an opossum laying in the yard. I poked it a few times to see if it was dead. (or just playing opossum...) Then I jabbed it with a stick to make sure it was not still living...

Posted by: s☺mej☼e at September 17, 2011 09:13 AM (McHnx)

36 Hey, isn't this the Day of Rage? Any flash mob attacks yet?

Posted by: Derak at September 17, 2011 09:14 AM (zBbFe)

37
Possum on a stick.

Good vittles.

Posted by: Granny at September 17, 2011 09:15 AM (sqkOB)

38 Hey just slap up a hand rail on that blown out wall and call it an enclosed balcony. It has a certian curb appeal.

Posted by: sonnyspats at September 17, 2011 09:18 AM (I/MzF)

39 Possum on a stick.

Good vittles.

Until about 15 years ago there was a restaurant here on a downtown exit ramp that had a sign out front: We clean and cook deer, possum, squirrel, snake, rabbit and boar.

I never ate there.

If they were willing to do that for others, I can only imagine what was on their own menu.

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 09:18 AM (piMMO)

40 37Hey, isn't this the Day of Rage? Any flash mob attacks yet?

Posted by: Derak at September 17, 2011 01:14 PM (zBbFe

I saw a blurb on Fox stating that it was a non issue but it is Saturday and the liquor stores are open late tonight in NYC so.......

Posted by: sonnyspats at September 17, 2011 09:20 AM (I/MzF)

41 Hey, isn't this the Day of Rage? Any flash mob attacks yet?

Had one in Denver from earlier today:

Another racially motivated flash mob wilding, this one in Denver

Â“ItÂ’s really unclear as to what their motivation was Â— why such a large group of young people came together and assaulted these individuals,Â” said Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson.

Posted by: Vic at September 17, 2011 09:22 AM (M9Ie6)

42 3 So when are we going to have a SE meetup?

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 12:37 PM (piMMO)

GGE wants to have one in NC.

Posted by: NC Ref at September 17, 2011 09:23 AM (/izg2)

43 Jane was going to host one in Savannah but I don't think it worked out. NC might be a little far for us Florida folk to travel.

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 09:26 AM (piMMO)

44 That'll buff right out

Posted by: Gromulin at September 17, 2011 09:26 AM (7Zrx4)

45 I'm not sure the inner circle should all be in the same place at the same time, seems like a security nightmare.

Posted by: Dr Spank at September 17, 2011 09:32 AM (1fB+3)

46 If there are still any doubts that Boehner is not a RINO BIG Gov prick.

Posted by: P-Town at September 17, 2011 09:32 AM (EL+OC)

47 I can make one in NC but it has to be after my 7 week period of "restrictions".

Posted by: Vic at September 17, 2011 09:32 AM (M9Ie6)

48 I'm in a retro mood today.

David Caruso never did the glasses bit this well. No competition.

Take note of a young Uncle Ted in a couple of scenes.

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 09:33 AM (piMMO)

49 Rhode Island?

Never heard of it.

Is that off of Nantucket?

Posted by: Taunton, MA at September 17, 2011 09:33 AM (4Kl5M)

50 well there's your problem

Posted by: jimmy at September 17, 2011 09:34 AM (8scS0)

51
when are they gonna finally submit a budget for 2011?

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 09:35 AM (sqkOB)

Day of rage live stream of Wall Street. https://occupywallst.org/

Posted by: sonnyspats at September 17, 2011 09:38 AM (I/MzF)

53 Triangle area or CLT?

Posted by: Billy Bob, the guy who drinks in SC at September 17, 2011 01:28 PM (hXJOG)

GGE and I are both near Raleigh. Apparently he tried to set one up in Charlotte but that didn't work out.

Posted by: NC Ref at September 17, 2011 09:39 AM (/izg2)

People live in Rhode Island?

Eh, still more believable than "people from Delaware".

Posted by: CAC at September 17, 2011 09:40 AM (DwjEr)

Posted by: sonnyspats at September 17, 2011 01:38 PM (I/MzF)

We need Eric Cartman's Hippie Driller to cleanse the taint of these spoiled brats from Wall Street.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 17, 2011 09:41 AM (c0A3e)

56 GGE and I are both near Raleigh. Apparently he tried to set one up in Charlotte but that didn't work out.

Oooh, oooh, I have friends that live near Raleigh. Finally, an excuse to go down and visit my IRL friends,

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 17, 2011 09:42 AM (c0A3e)

57 50 I can make one in NC but it has to be after my 7 week period of "restrictions".

Posted by: Vic at September 17, 2011 01:32 PM (M9Ie6)

Hey Vic! Glad to see you're back. Yeah, I guess you should do what the docs say. I think to have a successful meet it needs plenty of advance planning so we can wait.

Posted by: NC Ref at September 17, 2011 09:43 AM (/izg2)

58 We need Eric Cartman's Hippie Driller to cleanse the taint of these spoiled brats from Wall Street.

Hippie taint. Run away.

Posted by: ewwww at September 17, 2011 09:44 AM (4Kl5M)

59 You guys can come over to my house. I'm local. Plus, I have a lot of beer that needs to pass through people, and some electrical work that needs doing. I think we should attack those two problems in that order, and see what we get.

Posted by: Truman North, SOB at September 17, 2011 09:44 AM (I2LwF)

60 4 That house could tip over and capsize!
NPR nautical experts reporting yesterday morning: The salvage crews working on the Norwegian cruise ship that caught fire are desperately pumping water out of it, because it is in danger of tipping over. Oh, and this morning their newsroom aviation expert helpfully explained that the P-51 involved in the Reno tragedy was a World War II-era jet fighter. Are we really subsidizing these idiots?

Posted by: sherlock at September 17, 2011 09:45 AM (CkxJi)

61 Did I mention? I rent.

Posted by: Truman North, SOB at September 17, 2011 09:45 AM (I2LwF)

62 Pretty pumped--brewing beer today for the first time in over a year.

Posted by: USS Diversity at September 17, 2011 09:45 AM (aD5Kx)

63 I'm not terribly familiar with Savannah, but if Jane will advise, I can set up one there. Or, if the Florida folks prefer, we could hold one in Jax, Gainesville, or Orlando.

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 09:45 AM (piMMO)

Rhode Island is the mose densely-populated state in the Union.

Population 1,040,000, officially, and it's slightly larger than 0.3 square miles.

Posted by: Truman North, SOB at September 17, 2011 09:46 AM (I2LwF)

Posted by: Vic at September 17, 2011 01:22 PM (M9Ie6)

iirc, didn't Denver have a rash of racially motivated attacks in the past year, and the police refused to notify the public?

Denial. That will take care of it.

Posted by: Derak at September 17, 2011 09:46 AM (hX/gU)

66 Denial can wash away anything.

Posted by: sherlock at September 17, 2011 09:47 AM (CkxJi)

Or, if the Florida folks prefer, we could hold one in Jax, Gainesville, or Orlando.

Why not the Keys?

Posted by: USS Diversity at September 17, 2011 09:48 AM (aD5Kx)

68 54 when are they gonna finally submit a budget for 2011?

The Spring CR took care of that. They are still working on the budget for FY 2012, which starts October 1st. The House passed their 2012 budget back in April (the Ryan budget) but the Senate never passed Conrad's, so they decided last month to use the debt agreement numbers for the concurrent resolution.

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at September 17, 2011 09:48 AM (o2lIv)

69 Why not the Keys?

I'm trying to keep it an easy reach.

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 09:50 AM (piMMO)

Rhode Island is the mose densely-populated state in the Union.

Population 1,040,000, officially, and it's slightly larger than 0.3 square miles.

Huh?

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 09:51 AM (piMMO)

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 17, 2011 01:41 PM (c0A3e)

Occupation of Wall Street is like storming the Kings Castle . I seriously doubt if this goes the way its laid out on their web site. If there is a day of rage it will come from the brokers on Wall Street. Plus with a Hippie Driller and a trail of laced brownie crumbs we could lure them to the bowery for a music fest.

Posted by: sonnyspats at September 17, 2011 09:52 AM (I/MzF)

slightly larger than 0.3 square miles.

I'm not sure exactly how much bigger, but it can't be that much.

Posted by: Truman North, SOB at September 17, 2011 09:53 AM (I2LwF)

73 Laura,

I'm a CT newbie moron - put me on the meet-up list please.

Posted by: Unceldave at September 17, 2011 09:54 AM (ve4/C)

74 Confused me there for a minute. That picture looks just like the AoSHQ home office. Only without the hobo parts piled up out back.

Posted by: Walter Sobchak at September 17, 2011 09:55 AM (6H7+y)

75 I'm not sure exactly how much bigger, but it can't be that much.

from Wiki

Total 1,214 sq mi
(3,140 km²) - Width 37 miles (60 km) - Length 48 miles (77 km) - % water 13.9% - Latitude 41Â° 09' N to 42Â° 01' N - Longitude 71Â° 07' W to 71Â° 53' W

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 09:58 AM (piMMO)

76 Confused me there for a minute. That picture looks just like the AoSHQ home office. Only without the hobo parts piled up out back.

Uh, storm surge. Duh!

Posted by: As If! at September 17, 2011 09:59 AM (piMMO)

77
The Spring CR took care of that. They are still working on the budget for FY 2012, which starts October 1st. The House passed their 2012 budget back in April (the Ryan budget) but the Senate never passed Conrad's, so they decided last month to use the debt agreement numbers for the concurrent resolution.

ahhh. thanks for the 4-1-1

Posted by: soothsayer at September 17, 2011 09:59 AM (sqkOB)

78 Hey, Vic, if we go to Raleigh, you could stop by CLT and I could take you the rest of the way.

I am about as close to Raleigh as CLT. I used to go to Raleigh a lot on buisness. It is about a 3 hour drive from where I am depending on where in Raleigh. The last I heard though GCE wanted to hold the get together North of Raleigh.

The idea was to get away from the high cost of "parking" in Raleigh.

Posted by: Vic at September 17, 2011 10:01 AM (M9Ie6)

79 load-bearing walls are so overrated....

Posted by: Elize Nayden at September 17, 2011 10:03 AM (v49dF)

80 I also have to factor in Chemo appointments. Don't know when and how long that is going to go on yet.

Posted by: Vic at September 17, 2011 10:03 AM (M9Ie6)

So, Vic, I think you are saying you want the Moron Horde to go with you to a couple chemo appointments?

Posted by: Mama AJ at September 17, 2011 10:05 AM (XdlcF)

82 LOL, that's the ticket. I'm sure that the oncologist would love that. Ya'll want a port-a-cath as well?

Posted by: Vic at September 17, 2011 10:09 AM (M9Ie6)

83 Unceldave, or anyone interested email me at laura w tips AT gmail doot coom

Fix the punctuation, no spaces, etc.

Posted by: lauraw at September 17, 2011 10:31 AM (DbybK)

84 When I see these posts on moron meetups, it all sounds so appealing and I start to second guess choosing to live in a sparsely populated, not-even-a-street-light speck of a town in the middle of nowhere. Then I remember that I'm in the antisocial wing of the moron party, and all's right with the world. Still - hope y'all have fun.

Posted by: Alice at September 17, 2011 10:48 AM (kawhQ)

85 We're Rhode Island the Ocean State!
The beaches is good, but the rest isn't great.
We're Rhode Island the Ocean State!
We're not just another dying industrial state.

I'm in RI and would like to attend but there's this thing on my ankle and.....never mind.

If anyone needs a bail bondsman, just lemme know.

Posted by: CeeloBadger at September 17, 2011 11:28 AM (opFg/)

86 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at September 17, 2011 12:40 PM (fyOgS)

87 Orlando...West Palm......moron meetup

Posted by: winston churchill at September 17, 2011 02:01 PM (2CB6C)

88 This web site is my breathing in, really fantastic pattern and perfect subject matter.

Posted by: Ice Cold Audiobook at September 17, 2011 04:58 PM (bk9WF)

I can't believe no one posted the obvious -- just have the meetup on the second floor.

95 . . . Look advanced to more added agreeable from you! However, how could we communicate?

I'm totally stealing that line.

Posted by: Penultimatum at September 17, 2011 05:18 PM (EEUs4)

90 Can I be on the CT moron list? I mean, I am, so...