February 11, 2014
— Gabriel Malor Happy Tuesday.
Transparency! On Monday, Labor Department officials blocked a reporter from a public event because they didn't want him asking unapproved questions of Sec. Tom Perez.
Rep. Cantor's office on the the latest unilateral, unlawful Obamacare delay:
Another day, another delay. This should be ObamaCare's new logo: pic.twitter.com/4HGd4zXkMk
— Eric Cantor (@EricCantor) February 10, 2014Our own Slublog also responded, the way only he can:
Ahem. Fixed. pic.twitter.com/yClxFf8jmv
— Slublog (@Slublog) February 11, 2014David Freddoso thinks "the case of the missing jobs" explains the latest Obamacare delay. Also, note his prediction at the bottom.
I thought this was well-known, but my friend tells me that the "stand down" order has become the commonly-held, but inaccurate conventional wisdom about Benghazi.
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Posted by: MTF at February 11, 2014 02:55 AM (7ynIk)
Posted by: wing.....and a prayer at February 11, 2014 02:55 AM (dLNm7)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 02:56 AM (olDqf)
That does not vitiate the charge that State did not do all it could have done to support those in Benghazi.
Posted by: Cosmo Kramer [/i][/s][/u][/b] at February 11, 2014 02:59 AM (6T8Ay)
Posted by: Regular Moron [/i] at February 11, 2014 02:59 AM (CnA98)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:00 AM (olDqf)
J.J., I'm disappointed.
I thought you'd have a multimedia extravaganza ready for today since there's 1,001 days left to go.
Something like, 1,001 Ways Obama Has Screwed America
There's certainly no shortage of material...
Posted by: Sean Bannion [/i][/s][/u][/b] at February 11, 2014 03:01 AM (6T8Ay)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:02 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:04 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: Eric Cantor at February 11, 2014 03:04 AM (7ynIk)
I didn't know about Temple, otherwise I'd have had a couple of stories ready to go. But tomorrow is another day, as someone once said.
In the meantime, an oldie but goodie - Zero Mostel casts an appreciative eye over Shirley's own pair of Temples:
http://tinyurl.com/mdftj46
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 11, 2014 03:05 AM (zF6Iw)
so they watched . well ok then.
so the painting the target by Woods?
Posted by: willow at February 11, 2014 03:06 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Kreplach at February 11, 2014 03:06 AM (eiJIn)
Posted by: Eric Cantor at February 11, 2014 07:04 AM (7ynIk)
Don't tell us, interpretive dance, right?
Posted by: Sean Bannion [/i][/s][/u][/b] at February 11, 2014 03:07 AM (6T8Ay)
I couldnÂ’t sleep this morning, so you get a story:
It’s no surprise that, for all the air kisses and the “loves” and “darlings,” couples in Hollywood movies don’t always get along. In 1922s Beyond the Rocks, competing idols Rudolph Valentino and Gloria Swanson were paired for the only time in their careers. Swanson loathed Valentino, once remarking, “who says that faggot’s the world’s greatest lover?” while Valentino, for his part, made it his job to ensure Swanson was miserable throughout the entire shoot.
One scene in Rocks took place on a yacht, which was anchored out in Catalina Bay. As it happened, almost the entire crew and cast were seasick through the shoot, no remedy known to man able to cure them. Valentino managed to hold his own, but he turned the situation to his advantage. One afternoon, after a hearty meal of spaghetti,* Rudy crushed a clove of garlic in his mouth and prepared for a deep kiss with La Swanson. They shot the scene, but as soon as the director called “cut,” Swanson broke away, calling Valentino a “stinking dago” and cursing his childish behavior.
For the next clinch, Valentino smeared Limburger cheese on his lips. As the two kissed, Swanson struggled in his arms, but the Great Lover held her to him, pressing his lips to hers without mercy. When the kiss ended, Swanson managed to scream “Not only does he eat garlic, now he’s eating shit!” before heaving over the rail.
That ended the seagoing shots.
HereÂ’s a lobby card for Beyond the Rocks: http://tinyurl.com/qe5982c
Hope you all have a wonderful day.
*Valentino was a good cook and, in spite of his Latin Lover image, a homebody. He loved nothing more than to whip up a bowl of spaghetti for friends.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 11, 2014 03:07 AM (zF6Iw)
short and sweet.
"it's The Law"!
maybe today maybe next year or the year after or well just someyear/
Posted by: willow at February 11, 2014 03:12 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:14 AM (olDqf)
The New Yorker seems to be saying Holder will be stepping down this year.
Seems like I've heard this before. Is this real or another head fake?
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at February 11, 2014 03:14 AM (/qzu7)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 11, 2014 03:15 AM (60Vyp)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:16 AM (olDqf)
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Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:18 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: Blacksheep at February 11, 2014 03:18 AM (bS6uW)
Using His mighty words and pen to hold hell back for so many.
except the average Joe.
Posted by: willow at February 11, 2014 03:19 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Blacksheep at February 11, 2014 03:22 AM (bS6uW)
Cantor; We will do something
we Really Will do something
Someday we Might do Something. We'll Let you know/.
Posted by: willow at February 11, 2014 03:22 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 03:22 AM (DmNpO)
I don't know what constitutes a "stand down," and I'm reasonably sure most of the people talking about it like they are experts never heard of the idea before they decided to call themselves experts.
Four people are dead, and they are dead because this administration chose to let them die.
If you can't "sell" that to the American people, then you don't deserve to be standing in line waiting to take the reigns of power.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 11, 2014 03:24 AM (BeSEI)
Posted by: Eric Cantor at February 11, 2014 03:24 AM (7ynIk)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:25 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 03:26 AM (ItCyz)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:26 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: MTF at February 11, 2014 03:26 AM (7ynIk)
We continue to vent our anger and frustration at the likes of Cantor and Boner, all to no effect. Because they aren't listening and don't care.
But what about the ones that put them in office? Who are the fucktards that actually keep voting for these quislings?
Is there a way to show the dimwits who continue to vote for these fucking guys over and over again the error of their ways?
There has to be a way to rub their noses in the shit sandwiches they keep feeding us through proxy.
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at February 11, 2014 03:28 AM (/qzu7)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 07:22 AM (DmNpO)
NDH, I don't do Twatter. What was the vid?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 11, 2014 03:29 AM (zF6Iw)
Hope Shirley Temple has set sail on the good ship Lollipop.
And I had a nightmare that woke me at 3am. Ugh.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 03:30 AM (Z/g31)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 03:30 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: MTF at February 11, 2014 03:31 AM (7ynIk)
Posted by: Gran at February 11, 2014 03:31 AM (mw0FO)
Well, ok then. I will.
Posted by: Eric Cantor at February 11, 2014 07:04 AM (7ynIk)
Take that greasy roadkill off your dome and send it back to Hair Club for Men.
Posted by: Captain Hate at February 11, 2014 03:31 AM (1jHFq)
In the Deep South
Posted by: HH at February 11, 2014 03:32 AM (XXwdv)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:32 AM (olDqf)
or not.
Posted by: willow at February 11, 2014 03:34 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Baldy at February 11, 2014 03:34 AM (2bql3)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 03:34 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:34 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 03:34 AM (ItCyz)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:35 AM (olDqf)
At this rate 'summer vacation' for school children will begin and end on Labor Day weekend. Posted by: Regular Moron at February 11, 2014 06:59 AM (CnA9
Same thing down here (here being NWNC). The difference is that down here we are utterly unprepared to deal with something like that.
I was telling a friend of mine in Toronto about it and she asked if that was enough for me to get a snow day from work and I told her there was a decent chance it would knock me out of work for two days, if not the rest of the week.
Let's just say there was mocking. Oh how there was mocking.
To go back to the why work bitches discussion of yesterday, my immediate response is fuck you snow I can't be out of work, I have shit to do. And that is why those on the Left who are all oh hey we can crap all over the concept of a work ethic believe that the wheel will continue to turn since they assume that those of us who have that immediate response will continue to do so no matter what. Yeah. I'm not taking that bet.
Posted by: alexthechick - We beseech thee of great SMOD at February 11, 2014 03:36 AM (Gk3SS)
Seems like I've heard this before. Is this real or another head fake?
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at February 11, 2014 07:14 AM (/qzu7)
I'll believe it when it happens. The chinless asswipe is one of the favorites of the Iranian Ferret and I don't even know if he goes through the motions of even interacting with Gaylord Focker. If Boehner had a hair on his drunk ass he'd begin impeachment proceedings on the cocksucker.
Btw, do children today even watch Shirley Temple movies? My girls enjoyed them quite a bit and they contain timeless truths. Anybody who doesn't like Shirley Temple is probably going to Hell; the science is settled.
Posted by: Captain Hate at February 11, 2014 03:36 AM (1jHFq)
Posted by: mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 03:36 AM (ItCyz)
Posted by: willow at February 11, 2014 03:36 AM (nqBYe)
Ah, "Lollipop."
There have always been sick fcuks. I've told before about the MGM-run brothel called "Mae's," where you got to sleep (for a hefty price) with star lookalikes. Shirley Temple was the most requested name. Louis Mayer, to his credit, said, "We're not going to turn MGM into a child sex ring!", so the Temple request wasn't fulfilled until a girl who was 18 but looked 13 was found. She would later report that the men who used her services almost always used a variation of the "Lollipop" line.
There's a foot of snow on the way for Thursday. Recalling the Empress' cri du coeur from yesterday, why the hell am I at work any more?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 11, 2014 03:37 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 11, 2014 03:37 AM (XyM/Y)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse
I had read one time, that the reason all of the bread, milk and eggs disappear before a big storm, is that during a crisis, man has a desire for french toast.
Posted by: Bruce at February 11, 2014 03:37 AM (ldUl0)
Posted by: Gran at February 11, 2014 03:38 AM (mw0FO)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 11, 2014 03:38 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:38 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 11, 2014 03:39 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: Regular Moron [/i] at February 11, 2014 03:39 AM (CnA98)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:40 AM (olDqf)
Thanks willow. It was a scene I would imagine in something like SAW but I refuse to watch those kinds of movies. Seems Matt Damon had his head shaved and was possessed by some evil entity... so George Clooney had Matt strapped to a chair. And there was a valve being turned. Clooney was screaming. And to stop the entity Clooney takes a chainsaw knife to Matt's skull. Ugh.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 03:40 AM (Z/g31)
shirley temple? that makes me sad.....Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 16 days (2wks 2days) until spring training at February 11, 2014 03:40 AM (u8GsB)
Posted by: mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 03:40 AM (ItCyz)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:41 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 03:41 AM (Z/g31)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:42 AM (olDqf)
Maybe the missing jobs have gone into the deep ocean with the missing atmospheric heat?
They're in cahoots!!
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 11, 2014 03:43 AM (BAS5M)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:44 AM (olDqf)
Hello from Sydney - and it's still Tuesday even! 11.30pm and I'm watching the snowboarding event from Sochi
All I can say other than some ripe swear words - Yikes!!!! Crikey!!!!
Those boys are just fantastic to watch
My son snowboards once a year in NZ with some mates - cheap flight to Queenstown, stays in a youth hostel, snowboards all day, parties all night...
Surfing almost every day after work has certainly helped him snowboard quite well ( he lives in Surfers Paradise Queensland - right across the road from the beach)
As for more serious stuff, I was reading about your dear President's State dinner next week for the French bloke - has he no thought of maybe toning down his own taxpayer funded spending just a teeny weeny bit?
Like what about the optics?
Thinking of doing a raindance - poor old frangipani tree is really suffering because it's been so hot and dry here for weeks....just saw the drooping leaves so I'd better go give it a good hosing down
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 03:44 AM (nP3cM)
S9
Charbonneau - son of Sacagawea, he's the one on her back on the $1 coinPosted by: Gran at February 11, 2014 03:44 AM (mw0FO)
Posted by: Gran at February 11, 2014 03:45 AM (mw0FO)
Posted by: Baldy at February 11, 2014 03:45 AM (2bql3)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
Looking at the GOP Rules and Regs...
Sorry, not the hill to die on.
Posted by: Bruce at February 11, 2014 03:45 AM (ldUl0)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:46 AM (olDqf)
so the painting the target by Woods?
Posted by: willow at February 11, 2014 07:06 AM (nqBYe)
Watching implies positive action in the Obama/Hillary lexicon.
BTW, for once I agree with Hillary, he really is Gen Be-tray-US.
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 11, 2014 03:46 AM (o3MSL)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:47 AM (olDqf)
several days ago i had a dream (I rarely have dreams i can remember)
but anyway I Won a home on HGTV (Yeah LOL), so they send me down to a island I had never heard of to do the segment , They are showing me the home I won while taping my oohs and aaaws and a woman walks by with a baby dressed like a turkey, and I said, " did you see that?" to the people around me !
She turns to me and said this is for the celebration dinner the tenderist one she could find. I should be grateful .
I start crying and the people around me look perplexed at my reaction.
anyway super nutty dream.
Posted by: willow at February 11, 2014 03:48 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Burke at February 11, 2014 03:48 AM (CrqI6)
Posted by: Gran at February 11, 2014 03:48 AM (mw0FO)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 07:44 AM (olDqf)
Look "Green shoots, poised to grow and continue the decline in unemployment!"
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 11, 2014 03:49 AM (o3MSL)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:49 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: Gran at February 11, 2014 03:49 AM (mw0FO)
Posted by: MTF at February 11, 2014 03:50 AM (7ynIk)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:50 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 03:51 AM (olDqf)
how did we not have forces in the area, just a few months after the last intervention, there was no carrier group in the Med,
Posted by: jeffrey pelt at February 11, 2014 03:51 AM (Jsiw/)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 03:52 AM (Z/g31)
Posted by: Gran at February 11, 2014 03:53 AM (mw0FO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 03:53 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 11, 2014 03:53 AM (gUoN4)
89 JJ Sefton
Hi there!
Great idea and if your EPA scheme somehow stashes taxpayer dollars into someone's deep pockets it would be given some serious thought for sure
I'm feeling guilty - instead of hosing the frangipani I poured myself another glass of good old Aussie wine
The snowboarding is exciting...
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 03:54 AM (nP3cM)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 03:55 AM (DmNpO)
Still can't believe that one woman before Sandy who's idea of storm supplies was to fill her fridge and freezer.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 03:56 AM (Z/g31)
It is something to still be a household name 80 years after you became a star.
Posted by: Baldy at February 11, 2014 03:56 AM (2bql3)
As has been said before, they got to him. And if you can bend a general the way they have with Petraeus, it's got to be more than just a big-breasted bimbo in his closet.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 11, 2014 03:57 AM (BeSEI)
Posted by: politically mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 03:58 AM (ItCyz)
I guess i was so hungry I thought i could eat a whole baby?
ugh,
anyway i actually was still crying when i woke up, seemed so fkn real for a moment.
Posted by: willow at February 11, 2014 03:58 AM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 03:58 AM (Z/g31)
Meanwhile, in stuff you're supposed to be upset about, Howard Bryant opins in this week's ESPN magazine's The Truth column:
By the 1970s, baseball looked like a different game ... African-Americans comprised a high of 19% of big leaguers.That number today is around 8%.
But the ballad of the vanishing black ballplayer—sung dutifully by the sport’s leaders—sounds hollow when the business of the game is constructed to find talent except black ballplayers. MLB is sinking billions into the Japanese market, most recently evidenced by the Yankees’ seven-year, $155 million deal with Masahiro Tanaka (and the accompanying $20 million posting fee to Tanaka’s Japanese team). All 30 teams invest heavily in Latin America, still the world’s cheapest, most plentiful source of talent.
Percentage of the US population that is Black -- 12%. And in absolute terms, the number of American Blacks is dwarfed by the number of Japanese, let alone Asians, and Latin Americans.
So -- um -- racism or something.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at February 11, 2014 03:59 AM (kdS6q)
I must admit, it was the HillBuzz guy's enthusing about Sarah that actually got me to look at her, and in turn she got me kind-of excited about politics again, no easy feat after my life of deep political cynicism going back to Johnson.
Lyndon or Andrew?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 11, 2014 04:00 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 11, 2014 04:01 AM (XyM/Y)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 04:01 AM (Z/g31)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 04:02 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: Lincolntf at February 11, 2014 04:02 AM (ZshNr)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD)
Some people just don't think. We had a tornado/wind shear/blowy global warming, go thru here 2 years ago. We live in an area with a good size lake. The power went off, and the ones of us near the lake have wells. I usually keep a few gallons of water around in case just for drinking. I got my 5 gallon buckets from the shed, put them in the yard cart and went to the lake for "flushing" water. Someone asked if I was using it for drinking (shocked, you actually could, just boil) I said no, for flushing. He said "how do you get water in the toilet to flush?"
I explained and there was truly a face palm moment for him.
Posted by: Bruce at February 11, 2014 04:02 AM (ldUl0)
... it's over 20 days now.
Posted by: Neil Armstrong moon flag at February 11, 2014 04:03 AM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 04:03 AM (Z/g31)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 04:04 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 04:04 AM (Z/g31)
The Official GOP Congressional Handbook (Original Version)*
Page 1: This is not the time to fight.
Page 2: There is no hill to die on!
Page 3: Reach out to your bipartisan friends across the aisle and punish your base whenever possible.
Page 4: Don't wear underwear because it
slows Democrats down!
*They were going to consolidate it
all on one page to save money, but after careful consideration they
concluded that it should be at least a thousand pages long and cost a
billion dollars (~$20 million per state, leaving out 7 states).
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 11, 2014 04:04 AM (o3MSL)
David Freddoso thinks "the case of the missing jobs" explains the latest Obamacare delay. Also, note his prediction at the bottom.
No jobs on the GA coast. Been looking since it was obvious the fix was in for Barky....
Posted by: backhoe at February 11, 2014 04:04 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 04:05 AM (olDqf)
If you've never seen her actually "act," go and look up "That Hagen Girl" with, you guessed it, Ronald Reagan. Widely panned, but I think it's as transgresssive as "King's Row." And of course her daughter was a grunge rocker. Like Pat Boone.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 11, 2014 04:05 AM (xq1UY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 11, 2014 04:05 AM (XyM/Y)
The IRS page directs groups to file with the Urban Institute, although apparently other providers also can file the Form 990 documentation, which is required of every nonprofit, small and large.
Posted by: Ronald McDonald at February 11, 2014 04:06 AM (e8kgV)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 04:06 AM (olDqf)
"Who is that?"
"Kent listen to me!"
"Are you God?"
"Kent just listen. Stop playing with your frangipani!"
"You are God!"
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 04:06 AM (Z/g31)
113 JJ Sefton
Not quite (insert smiley face which I can't do being a bottom level AoSHQ subscriber) .... will use water from the tap with hose attached ( when I finish this glass of wine)
I can almost hear the frangipani calling out for water
Yikes this American bloke Shaun White has just had a spectacular trip down the half pipe! He is just bloody amazing!
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 04:06 AM (nP3cM)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 04:08 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 04:09 AM (olDqf)
And in Ouroboros news:
Illinois is partnering with the well-known satire site, The Onion, to use comedy to let the insured know about Obamacare enrollment and bolster participation.
http://tinyurl.com/lmng5xl
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at February 11, 2014 04:10 AM (kdS6q)
Wife wanted to sell our good sleeping bags a few years ago. We had quit camping about 10 years or so. I said no, for the same reason.
Posted by: Bruce at February 11, 2014 04:10 AM (ldUl0)
Posted by: --- at February 11, 2014 04:10 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Regular Moron [/i] at February 11, 2014 04:11 AM (CnA98)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 11, 2014 04:11 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 04:11 AM (Z/g31)
Posted by: The Toaster at February 11, 2014 04:13 AM (zF6Iw)
Some comedian, I forgot who, said you need a wife of hefty proportions, gives you warmth in the winter, and shade in the summer,
Posted by: Bruce at February 11, 2014 04:13 AM (ldUl0)
If you haven't seen it, find "The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer"
Not a great film, but fun and funny. Temple is a teenager (the bobby soxer), and Cary Grant is the bachelor. Myrna Loy is Temple's older sister, and the plot is not really worth discussing.
The thing is Temple acts circles around those two, but then she has the benefit of being the love-struck teenager, while Loy plays "straight man" throughout.
Temple would have been 18 or 19 when she made the film, so it's ok to ogle, if that is your wont.
Posted by: J.W. Booth at February 11, 2014 04:13 AM (BeSEI)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 04:14 AM (DmNpO)
Good news, everyone:
Smith & Wesson unveils monster .460 caliber gun: The "Backpack Cannon"
It sells for about $1,200, and the company is primarily marketing it to police and other law-enforcement agencies.
http://tinyurl.com/lux5e33
Because cops and their issues.....
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at February 11, 2014 04:15 AM (kdS6q)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 11, 2014 04:16 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: rickl at February 11, 2014 04:17 AM (sdi6R)
Oh well, time for work...
Posted by: BurtTC at February 11, 2014 04:18 AM (BeSEI)
Posted by: Blacksheep at February 11, 2014 04:18 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 04:19 AM (TI3xG)
At home, there's a bubble-wrap with mylar that's The Thing for between blankets.
Different lists for bug-out survivalism vs shelter-in-place survivalism, and curiously small overlap, which leads to a lot of philosophical discussions in our circles.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 11, 2014 04:20 AM (xq1UY)
I explained and there was truly a face palm moment for him.
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Bruce, I had nearly the same story when I was in the middle of the Northridge Earthquake in CA.
The earthquake knocked out the water main and no one had running water. EVERYONE in the complex was panicking because, hey, no toilets. But we had a swimming pool there.
A couple of neighbors were watching me get buckets of water and kind of rolling their eyes at me (hey, he must be washing dishes!) on their way to go pee behind a tree (yep). Only after one guy got up the courage to ask what I was doing did I explain. Next thing I know, people are asking to borrow my bucket.
As AtC likes to say, it's cool to know stuff. How anyone could live in that place and not know what to do when basic things like power and water go out is beyond me.
Posted by: @JohnTant at February 11, 2014 04:20 AM (eytER)
Posted by: politically mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 04:21 AM (+kzsa)
Posted by: Darles Chickens at February 11, 2014 04:21 AM (z4vvZ)
A 2011 Washington Times column about Ronald Reagan's leading ladies. The accompanying picture is from That Hagen Girl:
http://tinyurl.com/pjsjt9b
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 11, 2014 04:21 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: Regular Moron [/i] at February 11, 2014 04:23 AM (CnA98)
Posted by: Beagle at February 11, 2014 04:23 AM (sOtz/)
There is one survival item that is universal though. Tampons.
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 04:23 AM (TI3xG)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2014 04:24 AM (xorT2)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 04:24 AM (z4WKX)
Next thing I know, people are asking to borrow my bucket.
Posted by: @JohnTant
A pithy comment on current American society.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at February 11, 2014 04:24 AM (kdS6q)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 11, 2014 04:24 AM (/QAZd)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 04:24 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living... at February 11, 2014 04:25 AM (P/gm7)
Posted by: @JohnTant at February 11, 2014 08:20 AM (eytER)
That's silly. I'll just call 9-1-1 and someone will pick me up and take me to a hotel.
Posted by: Preening Progressive Pipsqueak at February 11, 2014 04:25 AM (QFxY5)
Posted by: Blacksheep at February 11, 2014 04:26 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 08:23 AM (TI3xG
Good for packing wounds too.
Posted by: Preening Progressive Pipsqueak at February 11, 2014 04:26 AM (QFxY5)
Posted by: weather mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 04:26 AM (+kzsa)
Natural gas sure is more reliable than line electricity, but remember that in a real long-term screwup, even one short of TEOTWAWKI, the pumps and regulators that feed the gas lines will also go out. Best to have your own well. I also have tons of coal, but dammitall don't have my own coal patch like a buddy of mine in Kentucky did.
Full freezer, no electricity: what you need is a pile of firewood, a large pressure-cooker, and some jars. And you need to get busy. Sometime on a cooking thread we should go into why just boiling isn't good enough for a lot of canning.
A freezer is still good for several days, if you can bear to keep the door closed, harder than it looks.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 11, 2014 04:27 AM (xq1UY)
And yeah, both car and truck have a couple. Just in case....
We used to have "car coats," too-- small, heavy wool blankets.
Posted by: backhoe at February 11, 2014 04:28 AM (ULH4o)
162: "So, due process is no longer a day in court, it is the DOJ deciding that a citizen needs killin'"
Whatever happened to trials in absentia?
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at February 11, 2014 04:28 AM (/qzu7)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 11, 2014 04:29 AM (/QAZd)
Posted by: Beagle at February 11, 2014 04:30 AM (sOtz/)
Posted by: Donny Lasagna at February 11, 2014 04:31 AM (/qSBd)
My kid had to do a "green" project for school - I went subversive and explained how the real pollution problem is black soot, not CO2 (aka plant food), and how simple tech could make a big difference.
Posted by: Jean at February 11, 2014 04:31 AM (4JkHl)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 11, 2014 04:32 AM (olDqf)
Oklahoma: Choctaw for Land of Natural Climate Chaos.
**
Denier!! This is what happens when the earth has a fever!!111!!
Posted by: Garden Variety Eco Asshole at February 11, 2014 04:32 AM (NpXoL)
Posted by: boned to the bone at February 11, 2014 04:32 AM (Ph479)
Down Under, in Sydney we don't experience your kind of cold weather
My blackout heating weapon at night is the fat old furry kitty who sleeps on my pillow ....and of course the old Aussie bloke who never ever feels the cold
He despises the electric blanket so it's only on my side of the bed while he snores very comfortably with no PJs on even!
Blackouts here rarely last for long - however the last one last week really caused major problems at my work - bloody computer was down for 2 days and all out patient records are on the computer... chaos!
( I work as an RN in a medical centre)
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 04:32 AM (nP3cM)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 04:33 AM (DmNpO)
Since Obama keeps delaying Obamacare provisions until after elections, the Republicans should offer legislation to reschedule elections to take place every 12 months. That way, Obamacare would never actually go into effect.
Posted by: J. Locke at February 11, 2014 04:35 AM (9RGT+)
Posted by: Preening Progressive Pipsqueak
The regular pads work for that too. Take one and cut in in half. A nice thick 4x4 for wound dressing. Cheaper, I think, then the Band Aid type.
Posted by: Bruce at February 11, 2014 04:35 AM (ldUl0)
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I've come to realize most people that comment on the internet are sick cfuks. The clip may be dated, and for Heaven's sake she's not twerking, but there's no need for vile comments. But that's the world we live in today.
Btw, RIP Shirley Temple. My mom, and every other third girl in America who was born in the 30s, was named after Miss Temple. Can't say she ever liked it though.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 11, 2014 04:36 AM (Oa7B2)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 04:36 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Blacksheep at February 11, 2014 04:36 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 11, 2014 04:36 AM (xq1UY)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 11, 2014 04:38 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 16 days (2wks 2days) until spring training at February 11, 2014 04:38 AM (u8GsB)
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 04:38 AM (TI3xG)
Posted by: outtamy mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 04:39 AM (pK8nF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 11, 2014 04:40 AM (XyM/Y)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 04:40 AM (DmNpO)
172 andycanuck
Hi there
Thanks - somehow the ice hockey has been on telly when I'm in bed - so I've missed those games
I do love watching those ice hockey gladiators doing their thing!
Exciting..BTW here in Sydney there is an ice hockey comp going all year round as we have a few ice rinks - one is not far from where I live
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 04:41 AM (nP3cM)
Posted by: Jean at February 11, 2014 04:41 AM (4JkHl)
http://t.co/RtM58eTKL7
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 08:24 AM (DmNpO)
You have to admit, this is a lot more efficient!
Posted by: Eric "Red" Holder at February 11, 2014 04:42 AM (o3MSL)
175: "... a rocketstove is much better the your fireplace for cooking"
Thank you very much for this tip. Never heard of them until now, and a quick google check on them shows their value.
That's what I like about this place, always learn something new every day.
Now if I could only find some new Rum recipes.
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at February 11, 2014 04:42 AM (v6cwT)
Posted by: RWC at February 11, 2014 04:42 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 04:42 AM (z4WKX)
Hard to imagine anyone objecting to her without the clothes, either.
I get a laugh out of the linguistics. She's a Floridian. But when it's about zero out, she talks with just a little Heesponic accent. Just skin and muscle tension, or a little wishful thinking?
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 11, 2014 04:43 AM (xq1UY)
I imagine, just as they couldn't figure what you were doing in the first place, then they couldn't imagine anything else in which one might carry water.
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Good point.
"I can't use that stock pot....it's for COOKING!"
Posted by: @JohnTant at February 11, 2014 04:43 AM (eytER)
aussie?
My dogs and cats have always slept with me. Since childhood. They always had all their shots, and I tell people, "they are cleaner than some of the people I've had the misery to know."
The fella curled up by me now is Cole-boy, a seven year old Border Collie. Yes, my late wife's "baby" and who led me to her corpse in 2010. She spoiled him rotten, but the upside of that is he is sweet as a little kitten. Very loving.
Posted by: backhoe at February 11, 2014 04:44 AM (ULH4o)
Now if this Administration drops a Hellfire on a specific American without due process to convict or strip them of their citizenship. Sorry it is the administration that is in the wrong.
And off to the races we go on splitting legal hairs... or heirs?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 04:44 AM (Z/g31)
And I rarely dream, or remember it. Nyquil is a helluva drug.
Posted by: Beagle at February 11, 2014 08:23 AM (sOtz/)
I've been in a position to need air support twice. Both times the shit that needed blowing up got blowed up. PDQ.
I can't imagine hearing nothing on the other end of the line... We just KNOW that the cavalry will come if we need them. That's the deal. Hell, my entire job description was 'get people out of bad spots and bring them home.'
I like to think that I would have required physical restraint if I were near Benghazi with access to a helicopter and a pilot...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 11, 2014 04:44 AM (fwARV)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2014 04:45 AM (xorT2)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 04:46 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Blacksheep at February 11, 2014 04:47 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 11, 2014 04:47 AM (gUoN4)
206 backhoe
Hello from Sydney - and yes one of the many kitties who have shared my home have always ended up on my bed - on my feet, on my pillow...
My oldie Moggie likes to lie on top of my pillow and the last thing I hear as I nod off is her heavy duty purring
Which almost blanks out the snoring from the other side...
It's nice to have a dearly loved pet - kitty, dog doesn't matter
One of my friends has a pet snake...mmmm
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 04:49 AM (nP3cM)
Posted by: Regular Moron [/i] at February 11, 2014 04:49 AM (CnA98)
Good on yah, Aussie.
There's probably someone in Toronto who plays Aussie Rules but I'm not familiar with them but we do have the Windies and East Indians here playing cricket including at a reservoir about 15 minutes walk from my house.
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 11, 2014 04:50 AM (/QAZd)
Does anyone else think that Hillary Papers from yesterday actually will be leaked out of the Clinton camp. Before anyone rolls their eyes and tells me I have to put on my tinfoil hat remember that those notes and diaries were taken by Hills BFF's hubby and donated to a Univ. Arkansas after said BFF died in 2000. So right there that is what happened in the most technical sense. They later became public in 2010 but it took 4 more years for someone to tell the Free Beacon "Hey guess what go look at these."
If Hillary thought there was anything there she felt would hurt her run for office she would have asked to it removed before they were donated. I know I would. The bits in those papers fall into 1 of 2 categories "Of course you knew I lied about that so why are are you bringing it up now?" and "Of course you knew Bill is a man whore so why are you bringing it up now?" So nothing there damages her but it was a hell of a kick off to her 2016 campaign.
Posted by: bestie21 at February 11, 2014 04:50 AM (AzO5R)
Posted by: Erowmero at February 11, 2014 04:50 AM (OONaw)
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 04:50 AM (TI3xG)
Posted by: bestie21 at February 11, 2014 04:53 AM (AzO5R)
>>>The best survival tool. Family/Friends that you haven't pissed off so bad that they wont take you in. Most disasters are fairly localized.
Having somewhere else to go is a big deal. I think the best survival tool is a pile of money though
Posted by: Bigby's Jazz Hands at February 11, 2014 04:53 AM (3ZtZW)
Propane is about $3.55/gal here. Before the cold snap was just under $3/gal.
And I still need to 'talk' with propane company. Took their service techs two calls to find out my propane heater is a CO emitter of lethal quantities. So yes space heaters are going.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 04:53 AM (Z/g31)
aussie?
I grew up with dogs and cats. They were part of the family. They worked together keeping vermin out of our yard. Amusingly, the dogs became more "cat-like" and the cats more "dog-like."
But they were my pals. On an Island by Sea, so very long ago....
Posted by: backhoe at February 11, 2014 04:53 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: Beagle at February 11, 2014 04:54 AM (sOtz/)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 04:55 AM (DmNpO)
True, but I'm better at making friends than I am at making money.
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 04:55 AM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 04:56 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: spypeach at February 11, 2014 04:56 AM (10H0T)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2014 04:57 AM (g1DWB)
That is funny since that is exactly the one I bought for my current situation. And yes it works great.
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 04:57 AM (TI3xG)
Posted by: steevy at February 11, 2014 04:58 AM (zqvg6)
218 andycanuck
I know Canadians play rugby - I've seen them here for a World Cup comp years ago
And if you live in Toronto we spent a week there a few years back - did the tourist thing and loved it all!
We loved the underground shopping malls - and people we told about this were amazed - an underground city!
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 04:59 AM (nP3cM)
Posted by: steevy at February 11, 2014 08:58 AM (zqvg6)"
There must be a German word for that.
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at February 11, 2014 05:00 AM (V70Uh)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 05:00 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Fritz at February 11, 2014 05:01 AM (TKFmG)
Posted by: Blacksheep at February 11, 2014 05:01 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 11, 2014 05:02 AM (Z/g31)
The Space heater NDH linked above has the added benefit (since it's radiant) of feeling like sitting in front of the fireplace. So Even though the bulk of my house is cold I am toasty.
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 05:03 AM (TI3xG)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at February 11, 2014 05:03 AM (PYAXX)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:05 AM (DmNpO)
225 backhoe
Yes we always had pets too when I was a kidlet and I could not imagine not having a kitty around...
Island by the sea - that sounds lovely!
BTW very sorry to read about your ladies...
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 05:05 AM (nP3cM)
Posted by: spypeach at February 11, 2014 08:56 AM (10H0T)
Hi there SP! You should be thankful your bill was only $550. I reached my all-time high of $730 last time out.
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 11, 2014 05:06 AM (o3MSL)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at February 11, 2014 05:06 AM (PYAXX)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 05:07 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 11, 2014 05:07 AM (/QAZd)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:07 AM (DmNpO)
Going in the wrong direction = far from complete
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 11, 2014 05:08 AM (1Jaio)
It sells for about $1,200, and the company is primarily marketing it to police and other law-enforcement agencies.
http://tinyurl.com/lux5e33
Because cops and their issues.....
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at February 11, 2014 08:15 AM (kdS6q)
What, .454 Casull doesn't hurt enough for them?
Posted by: joncelli, on his hobbyhorse at February 11, 2014 05:09 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2014 05:09 AM (g1DWB)
Posted by: RWC at February 11, 2014 05:09 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: WalrusRex at February 11, 2014 05:10 AM (ee9LE)
197.00/month oil "budget"
320.00/year tank/leak insurance.
285.00/year maintenance contract
Furnace breaks down once a year, you could set your watch to it. And the parts needed to fix it never seem to be included in the service contract.
**spit**
Posted by: dananjcon at February 11, 2014 05:10 AM (NpXoL)
I think NBC is making a big mistake. Most people are tolerant but they do not want this kind of crap shoved down their throats.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2014 09:09 AM (g1DWB)
Barry: I wouldn't mind it shoved down my throat. mmmmm
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 11, 2014 05:10 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 11, 2014 05:10 AM (/QAZd)
Posted by: WalrusRex at February 11, 2014 05:11 AM (ee9LE)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 05:12 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: NotCoach at February 11, 2014 05:12 AM (rsudF)
Posted by: spypeach at February 11, 2014 05:14 AM (10H0T)
Posted by: Public Service Message [/i] at February 11, 2014 05:14 AM (CnA98)
Been having an ongoing argument about thermostat settings.
Wife likes to turn it down when we aren't home, I propose leaving it the hell alone.
My reasoning is that for comfort, all of the surroundings--floor, walls, furniture etc. need to be at or very close to the setting. Personal preference dictates that degree, so disregard just HOW warm/cool it needs to be.
I believe that of you allow all the living area to cool, you will expend more energy raising it to your comfort level than simply setting and forgetting.
Am I in error here?
Posted by: irongrampa at February 11, 2014 05:16 AM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:16 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at February 11, 2014 05:16 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:16 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2014 05:17 AM (g1DWB)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:17 AM (DmNpO)
258 andycanuck
We loved it all, the trip to Niagara Falls and also a visit to a winery which makes ice wine - we love our wines but we'd never heard of ice wine
I have a zillion photos of our Toronto holiday - my old Aussie bloke who is lawyer loved the lawyers office underground - my favourite Toronto experience was travelling on the public transport to anywhere and people watching plus a drink at Gretsky's (?) and looking at all the memorabilia on the walls
Also a visit to the Blue Jays stadium
Too many good things seen to list!
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 05:17 AM (nP3cM)
I have outlet right next to the chair I sit in in my living room. I have iPad charging there & will move it to someplace else.
Thank you.Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 05:18 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: WalrusRex at February 11, 2014 05:18 AM (ee9LE)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:18 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 05:18 AM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 05:19 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Public Service Message at February 11, 2014 09:14 AM (CnA9
As my neighbor found out, it's wise to check the wiring at the outlet.
All houses in the neighborhood were built in the early '70s and have aluminum wiring.
I had to splice copper and install a 20 amp outlet in one room. "That close" to a house fire.
Posted by: jwb7605 [/i][/u][/s][/b] at February 11, 2014 05:19 AM (ZALPg)
Posted by: Mainah at February 11, 2014 05:19 AM (659DL)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 11, 2014 05:19 AM (7ObY1)
I was worrying about my electric bill (heat pump, electric water heater) what with the snow last month. $157. I just turned the thermostat up to 70.
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at February 11, 2014 05:19 AM (V70Uh)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at February 11, 2014 05:19 AM (PYAXX)
Yes and I had a wood stove going full blast most of the time, especially during the critical periods of global warmening. I think my "new" high performance heat pump is failing its performance test.
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 11, 2014 05:20 AM (o3MSL)
Am I in error here?
Posted by: irongrampa at February 11, 2014 09:16 AM (SAMxH)
No, you aren't. It takes more energy to re-heat an area than it does to simply maintain it's temperature.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 11, 2014 05:21 AM (fwARV)
aussie?
Saint Simons Island. On the south end, on the ocean. When I was a kid it was a retirement community- all the jobs were on the mainland. About 3,000 residents, a third of them black.
Then it turned into a "hot property"- real estate prices thru the roof. My house, which Mom sold in 1991 for $400,000 was listed at the peak for $4,000,000. It didn't sell and real estate collapsed here.
But it was a great place to grow up in. Almost no crime- with 2 drawbridge to raise, criminals had a hard time getting away.
I used to row my batt-tow ( I never can recall the proper spelling ) to the Pier to trade in Coke bottles and get a hot dog and small Coke from Ward's drugstore for 25 cents.
Good times.
Posted by: backhoe at February 11, 2014 05:21 AM (ULH4o)
I have a zillion photos of our Toronto holiday - my old Aussie bloke who is lawyer loved the lawyers office underground - my favourite Toronto experience was travelling on the public transport to anywhere and people watching plus a drink at Gretsky's (?) and looking at all the memorabilia on the walls
Also a visit to the Blue Jays stadium
Too many good things seen to list!
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 09:17 AM (nP3cM)
My old stomping grounds until I moved to the US. Glad to hear you enjoyed your visit to Cabbagetown as the old comedians on SCTV used to call it.
Did you get to go up to the CN Tower? If you were at the stadium, the CNT is right next to it. When you go up, there's a floor in the observation deck made of the clear plexiglass. You are able to look down about a thousand feet to the ground below. If you are afraid of heights, then you should avoid looking down. I took my family there when they visited TO with me for the first time and jumped up and down on the plexiglass and freaked them out.
Posted by: EC at February 11, 2014 05:21 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: great thoughts with but a single mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 05:22 AM (+kzsa)
Posted by: Y-not at February 11, 2014 05:22 AM (K5Csv)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:23 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Regular Moron [/i] at February 11, 2014 05:23 AM (CnA98)
Posted by: Libtardo at February 11, 2014 05:24 AM (3Vah/)
285 backhoe
Thanks - I will research that location - I'm just crazy about looking at maps of places I hear about
Your life sounded quite wonderful on that island
Are you still near there?
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 05:25 AM (nP3cM)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 05:26 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 11, 2014 05:26 AM (t3UFN)
Posted by: Judge Pug at February 11, 2014 05:26 AM (NRYdU)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at February 11, 2014 05:26 AM (GaqMa)
Posted by: McCool at February 11, 2014 05:27 AM (nCSwS)
Posted by: Beagle at February 11, 2014 05:27 AM (sOtz/)
IG, like turning the lights off every time you leave a room, that's the kind of stuff they've wanted us to argue about for the last 40 years. No clear answer. It will depend on your house, the amount of thermal mass you've got laying around, and how quick your heat-up is. I'm a great believer in hydronic systems, but almost all current home heat advice is based on gas-fired forced air. Hot water systems don't boost a room temp very quickly, but maintain it more efficiently.
Carol, after you get your insulation, I'd have an innovative heat guy look over that heating system. There a scores of little improvements you can make on old radiator systems that pay off in fuel and in "liveability." For instance, you can fairly easily install bypass pipes for some room radiators, that allow you to leave the system on but turn that room down or off.
You can break up the house into more zones with individual control. You can put in proportioning valves, so more heat goes to one zone than the others. You can insulate pipes where you don't want them to let heat out on their way to the radiators. All of these are cheap compared to installing a new boiler or a whole new system. And those old cast iron radiators are very good heat-savers.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 11, 2014 05:28 AM (xq1UY)
Posted by: spypeach at February 11, 2014 05:28 AM (10H0T)
Posted by: Lincolntf at February 11, 2014 05:28 AM (ZshNr)
Hell, I"m a gay-hating homophobe because I don't wish to celebrate a football player who wants to put his junk in a toxic waste pit.
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His agent is a genius though...if his client doesn't get the contract he wants, it's because the NFL is intolerant and needs to be sued.
Posted by: @JohnTant at February 11, 2014 05:28 AM (eytER)
Morning, all!
You know, seeing that Obammycare whatsit from Cantor reminds me: I'm sure it wasn't deliberate that the Olympic ring that malfunctioned is the one that represents the Americas.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at February 11, 2014 05:28 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Regular Moron at February 11, 2014 09:23 AM (CnA9
A slimjim ductless system cost in the order of $5000 installed (actual data from a friend fro a quality install). They work great, but....
I have seen ads for lower prices, but don't know what the installer's quality of work would be.
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 11, 2014 05:29 AM (o3MSL)
And close on the bar (chain) name: it's Gretzky's, named after a very good hockey player. The stadium with the retractable dome is quite the site too. I don't go often but I've caught a few baseball and CFL football games there.
And if the big record store you checked out was Sam The Record Man's store, BlueStateRebel, it has gone out of business, alas, for reasons suggested in your comment.
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 11, 2014 05:29 AM (/QAZd)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 11, 2014 05:29 AM (t3UFN)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:30 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at February 11, 2014 05:30 AM (PYAXX)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2014 05:30 AM (g1DWB)
HMV was near there. Is it still in business or did that one fold too?
Posted by: EC at February 11, 2014 05:30 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: steevy at February 11, 2014 05:31 AM (zqvg6)
Have you checked the nearby tectonic plates yet?
At least water in the garage is somewhat less destructive (at least it would be in my garage).
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 11, 2014 05:31 AM (o3MSL)
286 EC
Yes we went up the CN Tower but for some reason I wasn't scared looking down through the plexiglass even though I can't get up on a chair because of my fear of heights
However in Auckland NZ there is also a tower with a plexiglass floor and I was petrified there !
Maybe in Toronto I was mellow because of all the ice wine....
More things we liked in Toronto -the food/sausage stands and the bars...with the house wine being an Aussie drop in some of them!
Now I feel like looking through my lovely Toronto photos..
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 05:31 AM (nP3cM)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 11, 2014 05:32 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 11, 2014 05:32 AM (t3UFN)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 05:32 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Y-not at February 11, 2014 05:33 AM (K5Csv)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 11, 2014 05:33 AM (mtouK)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:33 AM (DmNpO)
Congress by affirmation, and Obama by design, have ensured that the senior officer corps are political first and foremost, and any other military attributes they might have once possessed have been firmly suppressed.
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 11, 2014 05:34 AM (o3MSL)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 11, 2014 05:34 AM (t3UFN)
Posted by: steevy at February 11, 2014 05:34 AM (zqvg6)
Our house--single story ranch, built in 1967, is insulated far beyond the requirements of the time. We live in the Adirondacks, so winters can be pretty bad.
Looks to be the prior owner(s) added insulation and different windows at some point. The roof will hold whatever snow falls with little or no melting.
I particularly like the deep soffits. You can stand under them in a rainstorm and remain dry. It also has the advantage of keeping water away from the basement level.
Really nice house that was and is well maintained.
Posted by: irongrampa at February 11, 2014 05:34 AM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Y-not at February 11, 2014 05:34 AM (K5Csv)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 11, 2014 05:35 AM (M3JDe)
Posted by: Regular Moron [/i] at February 11, 2014 05:35 AM (CnA98)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 11, 2014 05:35 AM (t3UFN)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:35 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at February 11, 2014 05:35 AM (GaqMa)
At least you got a hummer?
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 05:35 AM (TI3xG)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 11, 2014 05:36 AM (/QAZd)
Wife and I are big Shiraz fans.
And riding the subway around town is fun. Union Station, where you probably got off to go see the CNT and stadium, is where they filmed a scene from the first X-Men movie. The part where Cyclops loses his glasses and Wolverine gets "frozen" by Magneto in the train yard.
Posted by: EC at February 11, 2014 05:36 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:36 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Y-not at February 11, 2014 05:36 AM (K5Csv)
Posted by: Y-not at February 11, 2014 09:34 AM (K5Csv)
*handprint on the fogged up window*
Posted by: EC at February 11, 2014 05:37 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Y-not at February 11, 2014 05:38 AM (K5Csv)
Posted by: spypeach at February 11, 2014 05:38 AM (10H0T)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 11, 2014 05:38 AM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 11, 2014 05:38 AM (mtouK)
Regarding the Benghazi "stand down" order, you are only talking about a four man team... a low echelon team. We need to know what GEN Carter Ham was told to do with other forces which could have responded at his command. THAT's the stand down order you want to know if was given.
@peeteysdee
Posted by: Peter S. Dee at February 11, 2014 05:38 AM (CMbMd)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2014 05:39 AM (xorT2)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2014 05:39 AM (g1DWB)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 05:39 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2014 05:40 AM (xorT2)
aussie?
Google 102 Hamilton street at SSI. You can see the empty lot where my home used to be. The 400 pound fat fucker who shortchanged my Mom bulldozed it. Depending on which story you believe he was either convinced "the land is worth more without the house on it" or because his wife went Lesbian and was having trysts in it.
Ironically, that Cute Cat Lady I might be "seeing"- or maybe not since I have seen little of her the last year and a half- lives next door at 103 Virgina street. Google that.
It's a small, strange world, after all.
A PS? My wives? Well, at least outliving them spared them the misery of burying me. Helen, my first, was a businesswoman. Emily, my second, was First Flute, principle chair in the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.
They could have had any man in the southeast. For whatever reason, they picked me. Honored to be Helen's consort for 7 years and Emily's for 25...
Tips bush hat heavenward
Spins- pretty good for an old guy
...and turns into the twilight....
Posted by: backhoe at February 11, 2014 05:40 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: Jean at February 11, 2014 05:41 AM (4JkHl)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at February 11, 2014 05:41 AM (PYAXX)
I question that on it's face. But more importantly do Hawaii, Spain and Dinner in New York count as entertainment? No one budget item is the test it's the total.
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 05:41 AM (TI3xG)
306 andycanuck
Even though we had a hire car we decided to go on an organised day trip to Niagara Falls which included a visit to the winery - we would have missed it had we gone on our own!
Loved it and we had to be dragged out of there by the driver - not just us but the rest of the passengers!
The winery bloke was very funny and very generous with samples!
The stadium was awesome - most impressed!
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 05:42 AM (nP3cM)
www.thegridto.com/city/places/hmv-at-333-yonge-an-oral-history/
And the A&A Records with the huge, red neon "A&A" marquee is out of business too.
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 11, 2014 05:43 AM (/QAZd)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 11, 2014 05:45 AM (M3JDe)
Posted by: The Hickster at February 11, 2014 08:38 AM (TI3xG)
Second best...Salt of the Earth Christians and their churches who take in refugees. They also show up to clean up your disaster.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes, think mink. at February 11, 2014 05:46 AM (kXoT0)
aussie?
I live in the Southend of Brunswick, now. Emily just fell in love with this huge, old, cold Victorian house I am in and had to have it. Amusingly, the abandoned JA Jones shipyard here- where they built Liberty Ships in WWII- was where Mom and Dad met. He was wiring them, she was just mustered out of the Women's Army auxiliary air corps from Caspar, Wyoming.
I was born 2 streets over in the old county hospital.
Posted by: backhoe at February 11, 2014 05:46 AM (ULH4o)
" ... http://tinyurl.com/lmm6haa ---- Is it just me, or have the wheels fallen off since King Barry seized the reigns?
Posted by: Baldy at February 11, 2014 05:49 AM (2bql3)
356 backhoe
Thank you so much for this info
I'm going to sign off here and then spend a few minutes checking out where you live/and have lived in the past - it's nice to find out stuff about people you get to know here!
Internet is bloody wonderful...and have a lovely day
Posted by: aussie at February 11, 2014 05:50 AM (nP3cM)
Similarly, there does not appear to be clear code guidance on the routing of domestic water and heating water pipes in areas exposed to cold. This came up a while back on an ONT. When split-levels were popular, it was stylish to have a blockhouse overhang of the master BR over the garage. And builders would put heating water pipes in that overhang, what the hell, it's hot, right? No. A hot water pipe has to run through a heated area, else it'll freeze faster than a cold one will.
I have a little joke with myself. I built this house. It has full foundations, but the floor slab sits on the ground. Most of it has insulation underneath, not that you'd notice. When I built on, I considered putting heat pipes in the concrete. If I had, it would have been at the height of the use of Gulf Chemical's flex tube, all of which rotted out and failed. So I guess I was right to be wrong, but a radiant floor in that one big room would be great. If I did it now, which would be the godawfullest mess I could imagine. So, I go back and forth on that.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 11, 2014 05:51 AM (xq1UY)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 11, 2014 05:54 AM (/QAZd)
Posted by: andycanuck
Yes, thank you. We had a discussion about that about 4 hours ago. All is well.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 11, 2014 05:56 AM (M3JDe)
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I don't think that's a concern anymore. Goodell won't allow the bad publicity of the gay guy going undrafted.
Posted by: Biff Boffo at February 11, 2014 05:59 AM (YmPwQ)
Posted by: great thoughts with but a single mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 06:05 AM (Pm4tN)
Posted by: mindful webworker at February 11, 2014 06:11 AM (Pm4tN)
Posted by: Carol at February 11, 2014 06:19 AM (z4WKX)
.....
but a radiant floor in that one big room would be great.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 11, 2014 09:51 AM (xq1UY)
In re aluminum, Yup. Anything that is engineered right will work just fine. Within its designated operating limits ;-P
I put PEX tubing in my slab-on-grade. It is the bosoms. But it would be a nightmare to add it to a pre-existing structure.
Posted by: Troll Feeder at February 11, 2014 06:39 AM (QFGmX)
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Posted by: wing.....and a prayer at February 11, 2014 02:54 AM (dLNm7)