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Open Thread
Apologies for the non-blogging today. Just wiped out.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 06:59 PM (3wHFl)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 16, 2016 07:00 PM (KcI5m)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:00 PM (3wHFl)
Posted by: garrett at May 16, 2016 07:00 PM (NvC7m)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 16, 2016 07:00 PM (PLnZs)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:01 PM (3wHFl)
Posted by: RAMONES at May 16, 2016 07:02 PM (NvC7m)
Posted by: Chi at May 16, 2016 07:02 PM (A65Sb)
Is there a name for that? The Stomach Pump? The Purgative?
Posted by: JEM at May 16, 2016 07:02 PM (o+SC1)
Nurse! two hundred cc's of Val-U-Rite and a Sterno Colada stat!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 16, 2016 07:02 PM (0cMkb)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 16, 2016 07:03 PM (1ZOkK)
I would be happy to help the people of Venezuela by purchasing a considerable number of nipples...
Posted by: Backwoods Pervert at May 16, 2016 07:03 PM (qul7b)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 16, 2016 07:03 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: fluffy at May 16, 2016 07:03 PM (2hcmo)
>> purchasing a considerable number of nipples...
Venezuelan girls need to get with the program. Porn-chat on sites that deal in hard currency.
Posted by: JEM at May 16, 2016 07:04 PM (o+SC1)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 16, 2016 07:05 PM (9iR5/)
Or even the Yankees.
Posted by: andycanuck at May 16, 2016 07:05 PM (PLnZs)
Posted by: wth at May 16, 2016 07:05 PM (HgMAr)
Warm breeze, beautiful sunset, used hypodermic needles sparkling in the sand...
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 16, 2016 07:06 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Los Straightjackets at May 16, 2016 07:06 PM (NvC7m)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 16, 2016 07:05 PM (PLnZs)
--------Yep, unless you're a Yankees fan. Or a Rockies fan. Those guys will tie you up in knots.
Posted by: Old Blue at May 16, 2016 07:06 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: Dang at May 16, 2016 07:06 PM (/77HP)
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Posted by: naturalfake on surf guitar at May 16, 2016 07:07 PM (0cMkb)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 16, 2016 07:07 PM (PLnZs)
I would be happy to help the people of Venezuela by purchasing a considerable number of nipples...
..................
We're going to need more baby wipes.
Posted by: wth at May 16, 2016 07:07 PM (HgMAr)
If I have anything boozerific to drink after 8PM or so I wake up at 4AM with my mind roaring over everything that I didn't do yesterday, and end up spending the next half hour pounding it all into Evernote. Then the next half hour trying to get back to sleep, shortly thereafter the alarm goes off.
Posted by: JEM at May 16, 2016 07:08 PM (o+SC1)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:08 PM (3wHFl)
http://tinyurl.com/huobqf8
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 16, 2016 07:08 PM (8ZskC)
1. Hosted funeral reception for 300 last week.
2. Gotta get guest room prepared for Marine friend and his fiancee, of son's, who are saying with us for nearly a week (have never met them).
3. Lining up volunteers for this weekend.
4. After son's friends leave, getting guest room ready again for ATL friends, while also lining up volunteers for another weekend thing.
Yep. No stress here.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 16, 2016 07:08 PM (1ZOkK)
Bonus Mystery Movie Quote:
"What's it like?
You go out on patrol, and you kill a few of them. Then they kill a few of yours.
Then you go back to base.
Eat.
Sleep.
Next day, same thing.
Before you know it, you're either dead, or you're going home.
IT'S GOOD."
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:08 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Posted by: Posted by: Posted by: Posted by: at May, 16 07:08 PM at May 16, 2016 07:08 PM (svFmG)
Wasn't "Wipeout" Dick Dale?
BTW, there is a recording of SRV doing Wipeout somewhere on the webs, I'm sure.
Posted by: Chi at May 16, 2016 07:09 PM (A65Sb)
Posted by: Fritz at May 16, 2016 07:10 PM (f40FU)
Later.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 16, 2016 07:10 PM (1ZOkK)
I'm watching Fear the Walking Dead on demand, but this series is needing
something or it will be dead. For the beginning of the zombie
apocalypse there are not to many zombies around.
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:08 PM (3wHFl)
it's not very good....i don't like the lead lady.....actually...i don't like any of the characters ........
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 16, 2016 07:12 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 16, 2016 07:12 PM (o98Jz)
27 I'm watching Fear the Walking Dead on demand, but this series is needing something or it will be dead. For the beginning of the zombie apocalypse there are not to many zombies around.
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:08 PM (3wHFl)
They went East to find Rick.
Posted by: eman at May 16, 2016 07:12 PM (mR7Es)
Later.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 16, 2016 07:10 PM (1ZOkK)
Remember, miss one leaf, no dinner. You have to be tough.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 16, 2016 07:12 PM (8ZskC)
Top-notch, you are.
Posted by: washrivergal at May 16, 2016 07:13 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:14 PM (+eR2D)
Everybody's sayin' that there nobody meaner
Than the little old lady that's got a weiner
She'll enter the bathroom marked for girls
Got penis sticking out from her nether curls
She the title old lady that's got a weiner!
*organ solo*
Posted by: Transexual Jan and Dean at May 16, 2016 07:14 PM (0cMkb)
*sigh*
Hoping it all turns positive in a few hours.
Posted by: Sassy at May 16, 2016 07:14 PM (eYQ8G)
You can dance
You can jive ♫
Having the time of your life
♫ Ooh, see that boy
Watch that scene
Dig in Rashid Khalidi's Dancing Boy ♪
♫ Obama Dancing Boy
Posted by: ABBA at May 16, 2016 07:14 PM (PLnZs)
Posted by: Hillary! at May 16, 2016 07:15 PM (eeTCA)
Got a grandson bobbing around in the South China Sea right now.
Posted by: Meremortal at May 16, 2016 07:15 PM (3myMJ)
Huge win for Miramax.
Posted by: Too bad I was bullish on TriStar at May 16, 2016 07:15 PM (svFmG)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:15 PM (3wHFl)
Series promises to show beginning of apocalypse and breakdown of society... But basically skips over days three through twenty.
Or something like that. They skipped the good stuff because it would be too expensive to film.
Posted by: wooga at May 16, 2016 07:16 PM (S4vWR)
http://tinyurl.com/ju3w8gn
I'm thinking with a three person crew, you could use this to get further than Mars, with seven day shifts: two people on deck at once, one in the chamber. I assume that one day a week will be the day you help the frozen dead guy get alive again.
Because dammit I want Europa Report to be real
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 16, 2016 07:16 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 16, 2016 07:16 PM (PLnZs)
Posted by: Bernie Sanders at May 16, 2016 07:16 PM (/m8T6)
Posted by: The Lithium Hat at May 16, 2016 07:17 PM (vBeA5)
I love the original but who thought a good plan is avoid the apocalypse
and have the survivors in a boat with no zombies then they travel to a
island with no zombies then they can go to Mexico where everyone left to
the United States so of course there won't be any zombies.
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:15 PM (3wHFl)
why can zombies survive in the ocean? is it the salt?
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 16, 2016 07:17 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 16, 2016 07:18 PM (6FqZa)
1 gray fox with an unlucky rodent in his mouth, running into my backyard (well, really just loping, daring me to challenge him/her)
4 deer eating the shrubs I so carefully planted last year
1 very large bunny, who threatened to nibble me in the bum.
All of that on top of the two black bears breaking into my bird feeder 2 months ago.
Cripes, it's freaking Wild Kingdom in chez pep. What's next, Bengal tigers?
Posted by: pep at May 16, 2016 07:18 PM (LAe3v)
re: Fear The Walking Dead
The entire cast of characters is unlikable. What's worse, every single bad predicament they find themselves in is of their own doing.
'What stupid thing will they do next?' is what you'll be asking yourself every episode.
And the teen brooding. All the young people on the show deserve to be eaten by zombies.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:18 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 07:19 PM (3Ot2p)
I'm watching Fear the Walking Dead on demand, but this series is needing
something or it will be dead. For the beginning of the zombie
apocalypse there are not to many zombies around.
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:08 PM (3wHFl)
it's not very good....i don't like the lead lady.....actually...i don't like any of the characters ........
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 16, 2016 07:12 PM (0O7c5)
When you make a zombie show and the audience is cheering on the insane, rotting, shambling cannibals.....I'm thinking it's time to have the drug addict son root around in the engine room for codeine, kick over a seacock and sink the yacht so the cast gets eaten by sharks.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 16, 2016 07:19 PM (o98Jz)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:19 PM (3wHFl)
I thought all the characters on Revolution were bad, but FTWD are even worse.
I'm rooting for the zombies when I watch FTWD.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:19 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: pep at May 16, 2016 07:20 PM (LAe3v)
Unless her chamber cracks and she dies then you're stuck f#cking monkeys for the rest of your life.
Posted by: colonel george taylor (new version) at May 16, 2016 07:20 PM (PLnZs)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:20 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Adriane the Joker Come Early Critic ... at May 16, 2016 07:21 PM (AoK0a)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/hud6e3g
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 07:21 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:21 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 16, 2016 07:16 PM (6FqZa)
ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS - EXCEPT EUROPA
ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE
Posted by: HAL 9000 at May 16, 2016 07:21 PM (ujGDi)
Posted by: zombie at May 16, 2016 07:21 PM (jBuUi)
You wouldn't care if they were polar bears I bet!
Posted by: almost-rev. jesse jacks-one at May 16, 2016 07:21 PM (PLnZs)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:21 PM (3wHFl)
Posted by: Cheri at May 16, 2016 07:21 PM (TmVQX)
Politics has been exhausting.
Obama has been exhausting.
The SJW-fascists have been exhausting.
I'd recommend some Val-u-Rite and a nice weekend of hobo hunting.
Posted by: Jukin, Former Republican, Now Reregistered to VOTE TRUMP in California at May 16, 2016 07:22 PM (AhyHb)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:22 PM (3wHFl)
Well, that didn't work out, now did it. Should have been:
"Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:15 PM (3wHFl)
why can zombies survive in the ocean? is it the salt?"
Good thing I wasn't looking at the busty lesbian pron.
Oh, wait.....
Posted by: pep at May 16, 2016 07:22 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: garrett at May 16, 2016 07:22 PM (NvC7m)
Salad with yellow cherry tomatoes, sliced strawberries, blueberries, walnuts and goat cheese.
When his Nibs comes in I'll saute the fish.
And HELLOOO Southern Charm on Bravo!!
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 16, 2016 07:22 PM (1ZOkK)
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Series promises to show beginning of apocalypse and breakdown of society... But basically skips over days three through twenty.
Or something like that. They skipped the good stuff because it would be too expensive to film.
Posted by: wooga at May 16, 2016 07:16 PM (S4vWR)
I think they made a conscious decision to not linger on the early early days, and jump ahead, because they don't have time to drag it out. The story remains intact, from the initial outbreak, to the first responses, with disbelief, to the panicked military takeover. The current season is unfolding well, I think. They moved essentially from one location to another, and the problems inherent in both are pretty darned clear.
So here we are. Who are the good guys? Who are the bad guys? We find out when we find out, and I don't have a problem with the way they are doing it.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 07:22 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:19 PM (3wHFl)
Au contraire!
And I have documentary evidence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOSN2s8FY8Q
The science is settled.
Posted by: naturalfake on surf guitar at May 16, 2016 07:23 PM (0cMkb)
I have never seen this show but I have a teen and this comment made me laugh; Thanks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2016 07:23 PM (w4NZ8)
You do NOT want to piss anyone else off!
Posted by: t-bird at May 16, 2016 07:23 PM (eeTCA)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 16, 2016 07:23 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:23 PM (3wHFl)
Mr. DG, "yeah, it's there."
I honestly don't even know why we're watching.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:24 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 07:19 PM (3Ot2p)
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UCMJ action.
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at May 16, 2016 07:24 PM (rlfds)
Maybe there has been no good news about Heidi
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:23 PM (3wHFl)
Ace is probably exhausted "worrying" about Heidi. IYKWIMAITYD.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 16, 2016 07:25 PM (1ZOkK)
https://youtu.be/x6mBPA6EPSY
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 07:25 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 16, 2016 07:25 PM (6Ll1u)
In a day or two the chafing will subside and she'll pop up in the news, again.
Posted by: garrett at May 16, 2016 07:26 PM (NvC7m)
Posted by: MathMom at May 16, 2016 07:26 PM (EE96d)
Posted by: MTF at May 16, 2016 07:27 PM (/m8T6)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 07:27 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 16, 2016 07:16 PM (6FqZa)
You want fluorescent ice octopuses to eat our astronauts?
Hmmmmmmmm.
*eyes boulder terlit hobo suspiciously*
Posted by: naturalfake on surf guitar at May 16, 2016 07:27 PM (0cMkb)
Nobody recognizes the quote from Platoon Leader? And you call yourself men...who read a smart military blog?
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:27 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 07:27 PM (3Ot2p)
Now, you may not want to watch it on those terms, but the creators of the show designed it that way.
You don't have to root for anybody. Or... you can wait, and see whose character arcs turn them into decent, likable, root-for-worthy characters.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 07:27 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:28 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:28 PM (3wHFl)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 07:27 PM (3Ot2p)
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Like Anna said, Bradley Manning needs a roommate.
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at May 16, 2016 07:29 PM (rlfds)
Posted by: MTF at May 16, 2016 07:29 PM (/m8T6)
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:29 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:31 PM (3wHFl)
Posted by: Adriane the Joker Come Early Critic
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There's no reason to bring my sex life into this!
Posted by: Chi at May 16, 2016 07:31 PM (A65Sb)
I have never seen this show but I have a teen and this comment made me laugh; Thanks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2016 07:23 PM (w4NZ
Exactly!
That's what I love about the Buffy series too. Surround a bunch of people with creatures that don't exist in the real world, and have a bunch of people behave like... people. And not tv show characters.
It's genius. And so few tv shows ever consider doing it. I appreciate FTWD on those terms. I don't have to like anybody, and at the same time recognize something resembling real humanity in them.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 07:31 PM (Dj0WE)
She looks like she'd make a responsible Babysitter, or a good Pizza Delivery Girl.
Posted by: garrett at May 16, 2016 07:31 PM (NvC7m)
I hate the mother too.
And the father.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:29 PM (T9Xwy)
she doesn't seem very pleasant....even if zombies weren't trying to eat her family.......
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 16, 2016 07:31 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:32 PM (3wHFl)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 16, 2016 07:32 PM (0O7c5)
Sometimes when you see those bingo wings for the first time, you know, and it's magic!
Posted by: Fritz at May 16, 2016 07:32 PM (f40FU)
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I wasn't paying close attention to Bret Baier this evening, but I think the government agreed to drop those fines and taxes if the proposed settlement goes through.
Posted by: MTF at May 16, 2016 07:33 PM (/m8T6)
LA, as it is being eaten by zombies, suffers a cataclysmic earthquake and becomes an island?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 07:33 PM (ItHJp)
If FTWD is about how stupid and self-centered the people on the West Coast are versus the nice, clever people from the East Coast are on The Walking Dead, it works.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:34 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2016 07:35 PM (3wHFl)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:36 PM (+eR2D)
http://www.ucmj.us/sub-chapter-10-punitive-articles/906a-article-106a-espionage
This is one of the articles 'ol Bradley was charged under.
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at May 16, 2016 07:36 PM (rlfds)
We must overcome our prejudices (and judices and postjudices). Then, and only then we will be "free" of "fear."
Much in the way a young man should "just get over it" learn to fall in love with a trans-girl just like he would a non-trans-girl.
Posted by: In 72 hours this own't be satire at May 16, 2016 07:36 PM (svFmG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 07:40 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at May 16, 2016 07:41 PM (tEDMc)
Posted by: pep at May 16, 2016 07:42 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: Auntie Doodles at May 16, 2016 07:42 PM (teYv/)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:42 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 07:43 PM (3Ot2p)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 16, 2016 07:25 PM (6Ll1u)
ಠ_ಠ
Posted by: Rusty Venture at May 16, 2016 07:43 PM (vBeA5)
There are only two of us, and we have had it with the lack of choice, the supersized quantities of everything, no liquor in-store (hey, it's Colorado), and the inability to compare pricing between brands and in-store brands.
Our two nearest supermarkets are closer than the Costco, which is in a location with no other stores nearby. They built it in an area way out across the interstate, back in mid-'08, and most all the other parcels have remained vacant since then.
Our gas is a better buy from the supermarket pumps, and those stores offer us better pricing on all the paper products Costco touts as super buys.
Costco relies on impulse buying, and while we mostly resisted it in the 17 months we have been members, we'll be glad to not have the temptation any longer.
We won't miss Costco one bit, except for their excellent Compte cheese they sell, which a neighbor has promised to pick up for us once in a while.
Posted by: the littl shyning man at May 16, 2016 07:44 PM (U6f54)
Couldn't have done it without you guys.
Thanks.
Posted by: Dronald Trump at May 16, 2016 07:45 PM (shMPn)
Posted by: teh Wind at May 16, 2016 07:45 PM (up5+o)
The 55 gallon drum of peanut butter does take up a lot of space.
Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at May 16, 2016 07:46 PM (tEDMc)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 16, 2016 07:46 PM (r65B3)
Posted by: christina aguilera at May 16, 2016 07:46 PM (3GFMN)
Ben Had, it's not the malfeasance that is at stake. An NDA can say 'you will not reveal or divulge any information in relation to this matter due to the impact it could have upon national security. Violation of this could result in prison time, fine, or both.'
And the government determines what can endanger national security.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 07:47 PM (ItHJp)
Hilary wins election
Obama withdrawals Garland nomination
Senate votes to confirm him anyway.
Obama sues to have him not be seated.
Scotus decides he has no standing.
Posted by: buzzsaw90 at May 16, 2016 07:48 PM (AfNGb)
You know what? I bet you would like that show called Two Broke Girls. It's about two girls, and they're broke! They're cute and spunky and likable! Hilarity ensues!
Especially that one time when one of them won a contest to appear on a tv show, by sending in a slogan for a new laundry detergent.
It's so funny! And likable!!
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 07:49 PM (Dj0WE)
Ben Had, it's not the malfeasance that is at stake. An NDA can say 'you will not reveal or divulge any information in relation to this matter due to the impact it could have upon national security. Violation of this could result in prison time, fine, or both.'
And the government determines what can endanger national security.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 07:47 PM (ItHJp)
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This^
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at May 16, 2016 07:49 PM (rlfds)
Posted by: Christina at May 16, 2016 07:49 PM (shMPn)
It's definitely difficult to make it worthwhile for just two people.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:49 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Matt Trudge, Trumpbart and Gateway Trumpet at May 16, 2016 07:49 PM (3wHFl)
Always glad to see your selections.
Nice picture. Cool shades. Is this your secret identity when you are not at anime cons?
And here did you get the inflatable unicorn?
It looks like it can fit two. Hmmm.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 16, 2016 07:51 PM (u82oZ)
I've had Costco long enough now to give a review: It stinks.
Yes, I save a few dollars a week. But it's a hassle. The store is big. The parking lot is big (and goes uphill). The store is always crowded and the register lines are always long. And everything is heavy. Costco is a hassle.
I can run into the supermarket, get what I need, and don't come home feeling like I just finished an obstacle course.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:51 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: chemjeff - Fapplebee's Libertarian at May 16, 2016 07:52 PM (+4mdw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Uf0qtmvko
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 16, 2016 07:52 PM (vBeA5)
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:52 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at May 16, 2016 07:53 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 07:53 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod
The best thing at Costco is the Prime beef. That can always be subdivided and frozen. Wine is also a pretty good deal.
Produce tends to rot faster than it should, and definitely before we can eat it.
Posted by: pep at May 16, 2016 07:53 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:54 PM (+eR2D)
It's quite action-packed - next week should be good.
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 07:54 PM (7lVbc)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/hvuxtdb
Under/over on when this begin en masse in the U.S.?
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 16, 2016 07:54 PM (vBeA5)
Posted by: Mister Magoo
You'd think so, but there is a definite lack of viscosity in the Costco stuff. I think they water it.
For that matter, all meat and seafood bought at Costco seems to be waterlogged.
Posted by: pep at May 16, 2016 07:55 PM (LAe3v)
Hi chemjeff, how are you doing?
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:54 PM (+eR2D)
Doing okay, kinda lazy day today, first real day of summer break for me
How are you doing? How are husband's work prospects looking?
Posted by: chemjeff - Fapplebee's Libertarian at May 16, 2016 07:55 PM (+4mdw)
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 07:55 PM (shMPn)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 07:56 PM (ItHJp)
Costco is worth it if:
1) You have a van.
2) You buy a month's worth of stuff at a time.
3) You have a huge freezer and a spare fridge and lots of spare space for storage.
4) You don't mind spending a few hours once a month buying a lot of big items and lugging it around, i.e., spending half a Saturday at Costco once a month.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:56 PM (T9Xwy)
I decided to load it tonight instead of tomorrow morning because I didn't know how long it would take. I folded the rear seats down flat and put down an old plastic shower curtain to protect the cargo area. It was a perfect fit, and completely covered the bed. I thought I would have to lift the mower to put it in, but then I spied a small leftover section of fence I had in the garage. It made a perfect ramp, and I wheeled the mower right in. Then I removed two screws, folded the handle down, and done! It was a piece of cake. I placed a toolbox and emergency kit behind it which should keep it from rolling back and slamming into the hatch and rear window.
The Mazda 5 may not be the sexiest car around and I hardly ever haul cargo, but I like having the capability when necessary.
Posted by: rickl at May 16, 2016 07:56 PM (sdi6R)
Poor guy.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 16, 2016 07:46 PM
________
I hope your dog is better soon. Same for your truck but especially your dog.
(Curious choice of words - "wiped out" considering the main post - unless ... )
Posted by: FireHorse at May 16, 2016 07:56 PM (UUTMm)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at May 16, 2016 07:53 PM (FQKBL)
I've never actually seen the show. I've seen the promos though. All I remember is the caked on makeup they wear. If I was eating at the restaurant where they work, I'd tell the boss I need them to wear a hairnet over their faces.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 07:56 PM (Dj0WE)
How are you doing? How are husband's work prospects looking?
Posted by: chemjeff - Fapplebee's Libertarian at May 16, 2016 07:55 PM (+4mdw
Doing well. Things have picked back up to normal (or better) the past couple of months. Such a relief after the winter we had.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:56 PM (+eR2D)
149
Local stores also have sales and coupons.
Empty nest sized peanut butter also.
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 07:55 PM (shMPn)
I don't know about Costco, but Sam's sends me a monthly brochure of what's on sale for the month
Posted by: chemjeff - Fapplebee's Libertarian at May 16, 2016 07:57 PM (+4mdw)
You'd think so, but there is a definite lack of viscosity in the Costco stuff. I think they water it.
Refrigerating A-1 helps this. And shaking vigorously.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:57 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 07:57 PM (3Ot2p)
Tits the size of Ethiopia.
Posted by: garrett at May 16, 2016 07:58 PM (NvC7m)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 16, 2016 07:58 PM (0O7c5)
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i hate her constant...i'm now making a joke expression
Posted by: buzzsaw90 at May 16, 2016 07:58 PM (AfNGb)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at May 16, 2016 07:53 PM (FQKBL)
Eh - sure. But the show itself is just stupid. I can't believe it continues to be renewed.
Posted by: chemjeff - Fapplebee's Libertarian at May 16, 2016 07:58 PM (+4mdw)
Weird thing is when I was on the upper floors of this claustrophobic garage I was trying to think of plan on how I would be able to exit if the SHTF while trying to park. I concluded I was screwed. At least this little brain game prevented me from having a stroke otherwise.
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at May 16, 2016 07:58 PM (MNgU2)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:59 PM (+eR2D)
Never buy meat at Costco. Terrible. The frozen hamburger patties are awful. The fresh patties are even worse.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:59 PM (T9Xwy)
A week from Sunday is the neighborhood Porch Crawl. There's always a theme, and we bike from porch to porch for a drink(s) and snacks. Last year the theme was vacation destinations and we got Hawaii. Easy peasy: to the dollar store for luau decorations, Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts, Mai Tais for the drinks, and pulled pork sliders (think "pig roast") for the snack.
Here's my dilemma--this year it's famous couples and we got
Bill and Hill. I know, I know. Ordered cardboard masks from Spencer's, picked up a polyester pants suit at Goodwill for myself, and figured the husband just needed a cigar. For drinks, I'm going with Sex (on the Beach) in the Oval Office. (No Blow Job shots--too many young'uns.) I need some ideas for cheap decorations and what the hell kind of food I should make.
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 07:59 PM (Lsu4e)
It's quite action-packed - next week should be good.
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 07:54 PM (7lVbc)
Yep, I don't think most people saw Strand's character going this way. I'm not talking about teh ghey stuff, that's just tv 101 these days. I mean his backstory being what it was. I didn't see it coming.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 07:59 PM (Dj0WE)
Produce I get at the grocery.
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:00 PM (7lVbc)
Kelly/ Kaley Cuoco is unimpressed.
Posted by: garrett at May 16, 2016 08:00 PM (NvC7m)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 07:59 PM (+eR2D)
Spoiler warning, please.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 08:01 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:01 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at May 16, 2016 08:02 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 07:59 PM (Lsu4e)
How about blown-up fake emails along the lines of:
From: vladimir.putin@kremlin.ruTo: hillary@clintonemail.comSubject: Reset
Hillary,Looking forward to your election in 2016! Hope the donation to the foundation comes in handy. Let me know if I can help out any further.
Best,Vlad
Posted by: chemjeff - Fapplebee's Libertarian at May 16, 2016 08:04 PM (+4mdw)
1) You have a van.
2) You buy a month's worth of stuff at a time.
3) You have a huge freezer and a spare fridge and lots of spare space for storage.
4) You don't mind spending a few hours once a month buying a lot of big items and lugging it around, i.e., spending half a Saturday at Costco once a month.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 07:56 PM (T9Xwy)
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Check, check, check, and check. And if you have a big family, which I do, and they are all home for the summer. Except I got once every 10 days or so.
The turnover is so quick at my Costco, that I've never gotten anything lousy there. It's all been top-notch.
Posted by: bluebell at May 16, 2016 08:04 PM (2WwbN)
Dang, I wish I had put that into my post.
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:04 PM (7lVbc)
That should be:
From: vladimir.putin@kremlin.ru
To: hillary@clintonemail.com
Subject: Reset
Hillary,
Looking
forward to your election in 2016! Hope the donation to the foundation
comes in handy. Let me know if I can help out any further.
Best, Vlad
Posted by: chemjeff - Fapplebee's Libertarian at May 16, 2016 08:04 PM (+4mdw)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at May 16, 2016 08:04 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:06 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 16, 2016 08:06 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:06 PM (7lVbc)
I dunno...I'm a horrible themed party participant.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 08:06 PM (+eR2D)
From: vladimir.putin@kremlin.ruTo: hillary@clintonemail.comSubject: Reset
Hillary,Looking
forward to your election in 2016! Hope the donation to the foundation
comes in handy. Let me know if I can help out any further.
Best,Vlad
Posted by: chemjeff - Fapplebee's Libertarian at May 16, 2016 08:04 PM
~~~~~
Thank you, thank you, chemjeff! That's an awesome idea!
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 08:07 PM (Lsu4e)
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 07:59 PM (Lsu4e)
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The party idea sounds great, but ew, I don't envy your luck of the draw. My condolences.
As for the food, I have no idea. Hillary probably hasn't cooked in years. What do they eat in Little Rock, Arkansas?
Posted by: bluebell at May 16, 2016 08:07 PM (2WwbN)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:06 PM (ItHJp)
I meant the creepy part, back when the Aztecs sacrificed humans.
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:07 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 07:59 PM
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Fish tacos?
JK
I've done alot of event planning and am usually pretty good with working with themes. This is one has me stumped since you'll have kids there. Every idea that comes to mind is dirty. You don't really ever see Bill and Hill eating.
You could do a cheap replica of the Oval Office but that wouldn't be easy bc of the rug with the seal.
I'll try to give this some thought.
Posted by: L, Elle at May 16, 2016 08:08 PM (6IPEM)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at May 16, 2016 08:02 PM (FQKBL)
Not me. I mean, I like 'em enough, but the thing is, every woman I know has them. Some are bigger than others, but I never really understood why bigger is better.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 08:08 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: IrishEi
Maybe you can find sausages with a kink in them.
Posted by: Aviator at May 16, 2016 08:08 PM (c7vUv)
Costco does sell A-1 sauce in a 4-pack, which is nice. That saves me about 4 bucks a month.
Posted by: Mister Magoo
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I'm assuming that you got your steak recipe from chemchef?
Posted by: Chi at May 16, 2016 08:08 PM (A65Sb)
Clams...for both Clintons.
Posted by: no good deed at May 16, 2016 08:09 PM (GgxVX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:09 PM (ItHJp)
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Geez, IrishEi, you poor thing. Of all things to get stuck with. I shudder to think what ideas the Horde could come up with as to what Clintons + things they like to eat would mean.
Posted by: Lady in Black...Death to the Man Bun at May 16, 2016 08:09 PM (+FSld)
Posted by: rickl at May 16, 2016 08:09 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Aviator at May 16, 2016 08:08 PM (c7vUv)
I was thinking pigs in a blanket.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 08:09 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: no good deed at May 16, 2016 08:10 PM (GgxVX)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 16, 2016 08:10 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:10 PM (7lVbc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V0Vu_utUZY
Posted by: goon at May 16, 2016 08:10 PM (WCaSy)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:10 PM (ItHJp)
Harbor Freight is another interesting store. They have everything a man would want but doesn't need.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:10 PM (T9Xwy)
Something that looks like cigars.
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:11 PM (7lVbc)
Does Costco or Sam's Club sell 50pks of BBQ wings?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:10 PM (ItHJp)
i'm sure the do
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 16, 2016 08:11 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: Lady in Black...Death to the Man Bun at May 16, 2016 08:11 PM (+FSld)
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:11 PM (T9Xwy)
thing is, every woman I know has them. Some are bigger than others,
but I never really understood why bigger is better.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 08:08 PM (Dj0WE)
Quantity has a quality all of its own!
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 16, 2016 08:11 PM (JO9+V)
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 07:59 PM
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words fail me....
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 16, 2016 08:12 PM (QDVFm)
Matamoros Mexico, anyone remember that? Or the Zetas making a macabre stew from their victims.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:12 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 16, 2016 08:12 PM (JO9+V)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 08:12 PM (3Ot2p)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at May 16, 2016 08:13 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 16, 2016 08:13 PM (9iR5/)
I never realized how much of a pain in the ass a huge package of paper towels could be. From picking it up in the store to bringing it home, it's a friggin ordeal.
You can't wait until you use them all up just to be rid of the space hog.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:14 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 16, 2016 08:14 PM (bZ7mE)
Or answer all questions with, "AT THIS POINT, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE???!!!"
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 08:14 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: L, Elle at May 16, 2016 08:15 PM (6IPEM)
We can only imagine.
Posted by: Venezuelans at May 16, 2016 08:15 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 08:15 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:15 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: Lady in Black...Death to the Man Bun at May 16, 2016 08:16 PM (+FSld)
Strand and Daniel are the interesting ones.
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:06 PM (7lVbc)
Do you ever watch Talking Dead afterwards? I did regularly with the main show, and only bits and pieces with Fear.
Anyhoo, yesterday the actress who plays Ofelia was on, and she hinted at next week we're going to get more on the story of Daniel's flashbacks.
Another interesting tidbit, did ANYBODY know Travis' character was of Maori descent? Until it was revealed on the episode a couple weeks ago, I mean? I sure didn't! Assumed the character was supposed to be Mexican, even after I learned the actor was from New Zealand.
And this stuff about the Aztec business... we're going to see some real cool stuff coming here. The dead have always been with us. Yes, indeed. It's going to be a trip.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 08:16 PM (Dj0WE)
Some of us had an entirely enjoyable weekend.
Wife and I celebrated our 50th, starting with a dinner given by our daughters, complete with a 2 tier cake.
Sunday was a boat cruise up and down Lake George, with brunch.
And drinks.
And dancing. Did I mention food in atrocious quantities? All of it superb.
The 2 days surpassed all expectations we had,everything went like butter.
Now a couple days to rest up and we're good for another 50.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 16, 2016 08:16 PM (X35Yt)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 16, 2016 08:16 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Fritz at May 16, 2016 08:17 PM (f40FU)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 08:17 PM (3Ot2p)
Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at May 16, 2016 08:17 PM (tEDMc)
Posted by: t-bird at May 16, 2016 08:18 PM (yddCj)
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 08:18 PM (BO/km)
thing is, every woman I know has them. Some are bigger than others,
but I never really understood why bigger is better.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 08:08 PM (Dj0WE)
Quantity has a quality all of its own!
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 16, 2016 08:11 PM (JO9+V)
Do you REALLY think so???
Posted by: Triggleypuff at May 16, 2016 08:18 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: L, Elle at May 16, 2016 08:18 PM (6IPEM)
Posted by: Chi at May 16, 2016 08:08 PM (A65Sb)
Can't really say it's a *recipe* per se...
Posted by: chemjeff fighting the flames from the kitchen at May 16, 2016 08:19 PM (+4mdw)
Posted by: chemjeff fighting the flames from the kitchen at May 16, 2016 08:19 PM (+4mdw)
Wipeout, Batman theme (Adam West), Gimme One Reason To Stay, and Moby Dick (Led Zeppelin) all use the same chord progression.
Posted by: angela urkel at May 16, 2016 08:20 PM (1ne4Z)
Or answer all questions with, "AT THIS POINT, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE???!!!"
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 08:14 PM (+eR2D)
Love the toy phone. Forward that idea to The Donald.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 16, 2016 08:21 PM (oKE6c)
Don't get me wrong. It'd be nice to have all the neat stuff at Harbor Fright. But most of the stuff there, like welders, fall under the "Would Be Nice" category in a man's list of things to have.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:21 PM (T9Xwy)
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Heh. Last "real job" I had, on my first day, i was sent to the up-and-coming star of the company to learn how things should be done.
I caught him stealing huge COSTCO packages of toilet paper & paper towels that day.
Oops.
Posted by: Chi at May 16, 2016 08:21 PM (A65Sb)
Posted by: Lady in Black...Death to the Man Bun at May 16, 2016 08:21 PM (+FSld)
Posted by: Lincolntf at May 16, 2016 08:21 PM (2cS/G)
thing is, every woman I know has them. Some are bigger than others,
but I never really understood why bigger is better.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 08:08 PM (Dj0WE)
Quantity has a quality all of its own!
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 16, 2016 08:11 PM (JO9+V)
Do you REALLY think so???
Posted by: Triggleypuff at May 16, 2016 08:18 PM (Dj0WE)
Yes. However you, my dear planetoid, have crossed the Rubicon of diminishing returns.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 16, 2016 08:22 PM (JO9+V)
Posted by: freaked
Evil such as yours should be richly rewarded. Good luck explaining all the laughter to the kids!
Posted by: t-bird at May 16, 2016 08:22 PM (yddCj)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-antique-idUSKCN0Y71N1
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:22 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 16, 2016 08:16 PM (8ZskC)
Another great idea.
Or a cattle futures roulette wheel, same idea.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 16, 2016 08:22 PM (oKE6c)
sent to the up-and-coming star of the company to learn how things should
be done.
I caught him stealing huge COSTCO packages of toilet paper paper towels that day.
Oops.
Posted by: Chi at May 16, 2016 08:21 PM (A65Sb)
So now you know how things "should be done".
Posted by: chemjeff fighting the flames from the kitchen at May 16, 2016 08:22 PM (+4mdw)
I bought the air compressor, battery jump unit for $75 bucks and couldn't be happier with it.
This is something everyone should own. I will never have to rely on someone else for a jumpstart.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:22 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 16, 2016 08:23 PM (9iR5/)
The cocktail weenie/pigs in a blanket thing could work. Clams take some time, and we're only on each porch for about a half hour.
>>>>>Maybe you can find sausages with a kink in them.
Posted by: Aviator at May 16, 2016 08:08 PM
Or I can kink them myself...
>>>>>Geez, IrishEi, you poor thing. Of all things to get stuck with. Posted by: Lady in Black...Death to the Man Bun
Could be worse I guess. Neighbors got Sonny and Cher, and she's all of five feet tall, and he's 6' 2"
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 08:23 PM (Lsu4e)
When the cartel balaceras started along the border I followed them at borderlandbeat and other places with great anticipation. Unfortunately, the cartels, the rich and the government are in cahoots.
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 08:24 PM (shMPn)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:24 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 16, 2016 08:25 PM (0O7c5)
Or answer all questions with, "AT THIS POINT, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE???!!!"
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 16, 2016 08:14 PM (+eR2D)
I can see an ad that has a phone ringing and ringing and ringing, next to a clock that says "3:00 AM."
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 16, 2016 08:25 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: Lady in Black...Death to the Man Bun at May 16, 2016 08:26 PM (+FSld)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 16, 2016 08:26 PM (voOPb)
...as some youtuber gets dragged off to jail.
Posted by: t-bird at May 16, 2016 08:27 PM (yddCj)
Rose Law firm billing records
FBI files
Ads for Whitewater Arkansas condos
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 16, 2016 08:27 PM (JO9+V)
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 08:27 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: What's a Seawolf? at May 16, 2016 08:27 PM (+AnUx)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 16, 2016 08:27 PM (39g3+)
The $10 grinder is a buy. The $17 air nailer seems bulletproof. A lot 9f hand tools break on first use, though.
I understand that more than one Moron has had good luck with their heavy machine tools.
Posted by: Chi at May 16, 2016 08:28 PM (A65Sb)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 16, 2016 08:28 PM (JO9+V)
Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at May 16, 2016 08:28 PM (tEDMc)
Posted by: concrete girl at May 16, 2016 08:30 PM (ceWrl)
Posted by: t-bird at May 16, 2016 08:30 PM (yddCj)
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 08:30 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: L, Elle at May 16, 2016 08:30 PM (6IPEM)
Some really great ideas here...I was writing them down, but can't keep up. Gonna print them all out.
Thanks so much
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 08:31 PM (Lsu4e)
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 08:23 PM (Lsu4e)
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Actually, that's easy! He should be Cher and she should be Sonny. They'd be very au courant.
And Chazzy.
Posted by: bluebell at May 16, 2016 08:31 PM (2WwbN)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 08:32 PM (3Ot2p)
When my parents had their 50th, I wasn't living with them. I heard they were going out to a restaurant. I called a florist and had a big flower arrangement sent to their table. I wasn't there, but apparently they became the center of attention in the restaurant. They really appreciated it.
Posted by: rickl at May 16, 2016 08:32 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 08:32 PM (BO/km)
EDC?
What's on your every day carry list?
A watch? A multi-tool swiss army thing? A phone? A flashlight? A weapon(s)? A compass? Sunglasses? Cash (of course). First Aid? A lighter or matches? A pen?
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:33 PM (T9Xwy)
thrift store or buy one on eBay and spray paint it red. You can just
set a ringtone on a cell phone to play nonstop near it or behind it.
Posted by: L, Elle at May 16, 2016 08:30 PM
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Another great idea...I've got one of those in the basement.
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 08:34 PM (Lsu4e)
No, no, no. Those kinks can be a problem. Take it from me, you want the ones that are straight and true.
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 16, 2016 08:35 PM (R+30W)
Already got my $99 out if it.
Excellent. If I bought one I'd never use it. But I want one just in case.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:35 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:35 PM (7lVbc)
Most HF tools are pure junk..
Yeah that's the bad side of Harbor Freight -- it's all Chinese junk. But really neat Chinese junk.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:36 PM (T9Xwy)
Thanks for the good wishes from all of you.
My ginger stole my soul all those years ago, and I maintain I very much got the better of that deal.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 16, 2016 08:36 PM (X35Yt)
Posted by: macleod at May 16, 2016 08:36 PM (Qf5bp)
And Chazzy.
Posted by: bluebell at May 16, 2016 08:31 PM
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Hah! I just sent them a text with that excellent idea.
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 08:37 PM (Lsu4e)
The "Benghazi Hotline". So much fun reading stuff that would NEVER fly where I live.
Posted by: t-bird at May 16, 2016 08:37 PM (yddCj)
Seems you have to do something with sausages. Hopefully, the kids don't get the reference.
Posted by: L, Elle at May 16, 2016 08:38 PM (6IPEM)
Posted by: irongrampa at May 16, 2016 08:36 PM
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So nice to hear sentiments like these. Congrats to you and Mrs. irongrampa.
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 08:39 PM (Lsu4e)
"There is the moral of all human tales;
'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past;
First freedom, and then glory - when that fails;
Wealth, vice, corruption, barbarism at last."
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:39 PM (ItHJp)
I like to watch Talking Dead when I can. It's silly in a good way.
I am looking forward to Daniel's backstory.
Also, why do all the characters like Nick? My current theory is that he has a secret stash of Axe body spray.
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:39 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 08:39 PM (shMPn)
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:40 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 16, 2016 08:40 PM (k4M/B)
Damn, that Glock 42 is small. That'd be a nice EDC.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:40 PM (T9Xwy)
The 1.5 ft floor safe is pretty good for pistols or ammo.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 08:40 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 16, 2016 08:40 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 08:41 PM (shMPn)
"exchanging gunfire at close range and subduing two heavily armed assailants, thereby preventing a mass shooting."
That was Pamela Geller's cartoon event.
That sentence should read "exchanging gunfire at close range and subduing two heavily armed Radical Islamic terrorists, thereby preventing a mass terror attack."
That's a Bad Journalist Two-fer; failing to identify terrorists properly and conflating terrorism with gun violence to further the gun control agenda,
As opposed to a Terrorism Control agenda.
Posted by: The Gipper Lives at May 16, 2016 08:42 PM (Ndje9)
Actually, that's easy! He should be Cher and she should be Sonny. They'd be very au courant.
Posted by: bluebell at May 16, 2016 08:31 PM (2WwbN)
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Great idea!
I remember --- yeah, get off my lawn --- there was a Golden Girls episode where the big tall one played by Bea Arthur went to a costume party as Cher while her tiny mother went as Sonny. It was damned cute.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 16, 2016 08:42 PM (T/5A0)
Something like a generator is iffy. I'd buy it from HF because it's cheap and I'd probably never use it. But if I needed it some day and it was a piece of junk...
But then again, at the moment I have 0 generators in case of an emergency.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:43 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at May 16, 2016 08:44 PM (k4M/B)
The Surfaris were a garage band of high-schoolers, and they had just managed to scrape together enough money to pay for a studio session and record their first single. They chose the local hit Surfer Joe. When they were done with that recording, the producer said, "Hey, nice work, boys. Now, what do you want to do for Side B?"
Uh...
Yeah, they hadn't thought about that. They had no idea what to do. So, they just sort of messed around for a few minutes and created the song Wipeout right there on the spot. It started with the drummer doing a sped-up version of a standard marching-band cadence, and then the dad who'd driven them to the studio went into the alley and found a discarded plaster-covered board to give them the sound effect of a surfboard breaking, and it all just kind of grew from there in the space of about five minutes.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler... Ask not for whom The Donald Trumps. at May 16, 2016 08:44 PM (0OG8D)
Posted by: t-bird at May 16, 2016 08:37 PM
~~~~~
I hear ya t-bird. I'm in the Peoples Republic of Jersey, but luckily in one of the more conservative counties (yes, there are a few red dots here.) In fact, one of my neighbors flies the Gadsen along with Old Glory, so most will get the jokes. Those who don't will get educated!
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 08:44 PM (Lsu4e)
Posted by: Old Blue
It's a piece of entertaining fiction, not a road map for planning for catastrophic circumstances.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 16, 2016 08:45 PM (p2X2f)
That's about it with HF. I got a chop saw that quit a few hours into a project the day I bought it. The replacement made it thru that job and another a couple of months later but then one day the switch failed. It was past 90 days by then so I rigged up another switch but yea a lot of their stuff is disposable.
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 08:45 PM (BO/km)
Ever look at the Yamaha inverter?
We used them onsite for running race electronics and blowers for three years with never an issue.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 08:46 PM (ptqRm)
It's still sitting there taking up space.
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 08:46 PM (shMPn)
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 16, 2016 08:46 PM (SeD0w)
Behind the red Benghazi hotline phone, pics of Stevens and the Navy Seals who died that night.
Behind the bar area, the pic that Ace puts up of Hill on the plane drinking a highball and looking drunk off her ass or if you do Sex on the Beach the pic the two of them staged dancing on the beach.
I like chemjeffs idea of blown up emails.
You can get a ton of outdated computer equipment at thrift stores for nothing. You can recreate the bathroom server and make a sign that says Restroom or Bathroom to hang next to it or put out a toilet seat or something.
Posted by: L, Elle at May 16, 2016 08:46 PM (6IPEM)
Posted by: Mortimer at May 16, 2016 08:47 PM (0dcbp)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 08:47 PM (3Ot2p)
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:47 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: weft's recurring dream at May 16, 2016 08:48 PM (p2X2f)
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 08:48 PM (BO/km)
HH, such a babe.
And it got me thinking, g his year is the 50th anniversery of the June 8, 1966 tornado.
A date that will live in infamy in these parts.
A mile wide F5 that stayed on the ground from the SW corner to the NE corner of Topeka.
Close to 20 lives lost and 100's of millions of dollars of damage.
Posted by: teej at May 16, 2016 08:49 PM (ijopM)
The quietness of a Honda is amazing.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:49 PM (T9Xwy)
I think Dean Ing's book Chernobyl Syndrome falls into the later category - http://preview.tinyurl.com/glsyreo
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 08:49 PM (ItHJp)
Posted by: The Gipper Lives at May 16, 2016 08:49 PM (Ndje9)
But if it's a tool you're going to depend upon, repeatedly, then step up and buy the better brand.
They're also good for cheap, decent-enough air-hose fittings and couplings, clamps and the like.
But for a set of sockets or a ratchet handle? Nah, I'll hold out. My favorite, just because of "feel" is Proto hand tools, but they're not as readily available as Matco, Snap-On, etc.
For air powered nail guns of all sizes, just pony up for the Hitachi, and be done with it. They just work, and last, and being magnesium, don't weigh a ton, either.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 16, 2016 08:49 PM (McRlu)
Posted by: L, Elle at May 16, 2016 08:49 PM (6IPEM)
All I hear is great things about Honda. Big $$ tho.
In my opinion, they are both excellent.
And they are both high dollar.
In generators....you get what you pay for.
What do you want to get?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 08:50 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 08:50 PM (BO/km)
Yeah, see I won't shell out the cash for Snap On, either. Great stuff. But for my own use, Craftsman will last me a lifetime.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:50 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 16, 2016 08:52 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 16, 2016 08:52 PM (SeD0w)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 16, 2016 08:52 PM (EZebt)
There's a YouTube video where some mechanic discusses and rates HF tools. Some are excellent and some are crap. I've been pleased with most of my HD purchases, but I religiously wear safety goggles when I use their angle grinder!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 16, 2016 08:53 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at May 16, 2016 08:54 PM (rlfds)
Sears sold craftsman.
One day I laid my Craftsman 1/2 inch drive ratchet next to an Easco.
Same exact casting marks in the webbing of the handle.
They came out of the same damn mold.
And on the polished part, one had Easco, and the other had Craftsman.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 08:54 PM (ptqRm)
I wouldn't be surprised if Harbor Freight sells solar panels in the near future.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:54 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: John Miller Von Barron Trump the Third at May 16, 2016 08:54 PM (mcm0N)
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 08:54 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Mister Magoo
They do already.
Posted by: weft's recurring dream at May 16, 2016 08:55 PM (p2X2f)
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:39 PM (7lVbc)
They made specific reference to him having a funk about him. I don't think they meant Axe. Maybe, but I doubt it.
Let me sum Nick up this way. If he's clean, he's the ONE character who we are going to see change over a short period of time.
Posted by: Triggleypuff at May 16, 2016 08:55 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 08:55 PM (3Ot2p)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 16, 2016 08:56 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:56 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: t-bird at May 16, 2016 08:56 PM (yddCj)
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 08:57 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 08:57 PM (BO/km)
thrift stores for nothing. You can recreate the bathroom server and
make a sign that says Restroom or Bathroom to hang next to it or put out
a toilet seat or something.
Posted by: L, Elle at May 16, 2016 08:46 PM
~~~~~
That's great too! I've got two old towers (that I swear I'm going to transfer to a hard drive someday.) I think I'll just stick them in the real bathroom with a sign on them. We're house #6, so after that many drinks I'm sure there will be plenty of people making a trip to the john.
Thanks again, everyone.
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 08:57 PM (Lsu4e)
THIS!
Mrs VIA has a 50cc Vespa 2 stroke scooter that I am still using stabilized two year old gas in.
Fires right up.
I just can't imagine gas in a generator, or a can without stabilizer.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 08:57 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 08:40 PM (7lVbc)
Twin Peaks callback??
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 08:57 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:58 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 16, 2016 08:58 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: teej at May 16, 2016 08:58 PM (ijopM)
Posted by: John Miller Von Barron Trump the Third at May 16, 2016 08:58 PM (mcm0N)
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 08:58 PM (shMPn)
For $27 it better be a top brand!
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:59 PM (T9Xwy)
I'm not sure if that's the same tornado, but I saw a film of one Kansas monster that crested a small ridge, then took out a commercial greenhouse loaded with red carnations/roses? The greenhouse was seemingly vaporized, and the funnel swirled up a sickly pinkish brown hue from all of the flower petals. Awesome, in the true sense of the word.
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 16, 2016 08:59 PM (SeD0w)
Oh? Must be online. I only went to the store near me once.
Posted by: Mister Magoo
It's in the circulars.
They sell panels, inverters, and some low wattage all-in-one units. Definitely not enough for whole house service.
Posted by: weft's recurring dream at May 16, 2016 09:00 PM (p2X2f)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 09:01 PM (3Ot2p)
Posted by: Huma at May 16, 2016 09:01 PM (ptqRm)
Once upon a time children, Craftsman tools were made in America, and if one broke, Sears Roebuck and company would replace it with an identical Craftsman tool, no question asked (and I know this for a fact because I have done it).
Now Sears sells crap made in China, but the initial price is less and the corporate profit is greater. This, my children is known as Corporate Winning!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 16, 2016 09:03 PM (wYnyS)
For $27 it better be a top brand!
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 08:59 PM (T9Xwy)
------It was. It was a Snap On from the distributor's truck. He was in there selling to the mechanics in the shop, and I just walked up and bought one. It lasted me forever until my tools got stolen. But it was longer than normal, about twelve inches, maybe fourteen. It was nice because when you are laying on your back under a truck it gave you a little bit more leverage.
Posted by: Old Blue at May 16, 2016 09:03 PM (9iR5/)
A couple of lights and a radio that stay on all of the time, a fan sometimes, charging batteries, keeping the motorhome batteries topped off, charging the electric pushmower, stuff like that. I have a 4000 watt inverter on the battery bank but rarely use it. Mostly just pull 12 volts off it.
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 09:03 PM (BO/km)
What did the SCOTUS do regarding the Little Sisters of the Poor decision? All I saw was a crawl that the government can require they offer free contraception, but can't fine them if they don't.
HUH?
Posted by: Jen the original at May 16, 2016 09:04 PM (2I2BK)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:05 PM (ptqRm)
The best tool purchase I made in the last 2 years was a two wrench set.
Each wrench is a ratchet wrench, a different size on each side of the ratchet head. So 4 sizes in total for each wrench. You've all seen them. Eight wrench sizes all together for like $30. Very durable too. So far.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 09:05 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 16, 2016 09:03 PM (wYnyS)
Ace Hardware now sells the Craftsman tools, with the same lifetime warranty.
Posted by: Jen the original at May 16, 2016 09:06 PM (2I2BK)
IIRC, that guarantee extended to loss/theft.
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 16, 2016 09:06 PM (SeD0w)
Way too many words just to say ratchet wrenches are the tits.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 09:07 PM (T9Xwy)
--
Popular Mechanics had a short blurb about how China likes to brand its bearings with German trade names because the German brand of bearings are so much better and thirty times the cost.
Was it back in the nineties that counterfeit bolts was a thing?
Posted by: Vugar Rasim at May 16, 2016 09:07 PM (EXTY5)
For you youngsters....this be a historical fact.
Now, my lawn.
Be off of it.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:08 PM (ptqRm)
Bangers.
(Forgive me.)
Posted by: bluebell at May 16, 2016 09:08 PM (g095l)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 09:09 PM (3Ot2p)
It was so big it surrounded Burnett's Mound as it came over it. Couple of apartment complexes came next. Then homes. Then Washburn University as it headed towards downtown.
WIBW dot com will probably do something on it soon. And yes, there is some footage.
Bill Curtis was a Topeka newsie at the time and his "For God's sake take cover" quite likely saved hundreds.
People didn't take the warnk by sirens that seriously up to that time.
They did after.
Posted by: teej at May 16, 2016 09:11 PM (ijopM)
Posted by: freaked at May 16, 2016 09:11 PM (BO/km)
Is your set a combination SAE/Metric?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:11 PM (ptqRm)
~~~~~
Hah! I just sent them a text with that excellent idea.
-------------------------
They're going with your Chazzy idea, bluebell! They love it.
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 09:13 PM (Lsu4e)
Costco sells a set of tools. Like 100 pieces, half of which are useful. But it's cheap and good to have around the house if you have nothing at all.
Costco also sells those jumpstarters.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 09:13 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 09:09 PM (3Ot2p)
Well, back in the day when America was great, all you really needed was tools that worked on Imperial measurements. Metric was for the commies, Euroweenies, and Asians.
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 16, 2016 09:13 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: teej at May 16, 2016 09:14 PM (ijopM)
I blame Canada for that metric shit bleeding into America. That and jap cars.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 09:14 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Weasel at May 16, 2016 09:15 PM (e3bId)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 09:15 PM (3Ot2p)
yeah, dudes who say shit like "kindly hand me the spanners, I'm going to fix my lorie."
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 16, 2016 09:16 PM (SeD0w)
I have at my disposal a two-piece aluminum body sander drill set from the 70's?
The sander's cord is desiccated, and, when plugged in, gives off a sound like a stuck air raid siren. AAAAAAANNNNHHHHH!!!
How hard is it to rewire those things?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 16, 2016 09:16 PM (p2X2f)
You know what? I bet you would like that show called Two Broke Girls. It's about two girls, and they're broke! They're cute and spunky and likable! Hilarity ensues!
Especially that one time when one of them won a contest to appear on a tv show, by sending in a slogan for a new laundry detergent.
It's so funny! And likable!!
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 07:49 PM (Dj0WE)
If Two Broke Girls doesn't show them caging drinks by teasing college guys at a bar, or doing amateur porn to make the month's rent, I'm not impressed.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 16, 2016 09:16 PM (o98Jz)
re: Fear The Walking Dead
The entire cast of characters is unlikable. What's worse, every single bad predicament they find themselves in is of their own doing.
'What stupid thing will they do next?' is what you'll be asking yourself every episode.
And the teen brooding. All the young people on the show deserve to be eaten by zombies.
Posted by: Mister Magoo
Agreed. All the wrong characters are getting knives in the head.
Posted by: Barky McFukklehead at May 16, 2016 09:17 PM (QdAXQ)
Posted by: JTB at May 16, 2016 09:17 PM (V+03K)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at May 16, 2016 09:17 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: VW at May 16, 2016 09:18 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Weasel at May 16, 2016 09:18 PM (e3bId)
A noble death can redeem a mean life: on this both Aztec and Spaniard were in agreement. As (Octavio) Paz observes, most of Mexico's greatest heroes were failures whose end disastrous and magnificent: Cuauhtemoc, Hidalgo, Morelos, Madero, and Zapata.
pg 237. The Pleasures of Archeology Karl E. Meyer. Atheneum. New York 1971.
Why, after reading this, do I get the feeling this is also the story of Gaylord Merkin Focker the Wurst?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2016 09:18 PM (ItHJp)
ONE TIME AT TOOL CAMP I HOOKED UP A FLESHLIGHT TO A SIDE GRINDER AND WENT AT IT.
BEST SEX OF MY LIFE!
THEN MY PRINCE ALBERT OVERHEATED, MELTED INTO THE PLASTIC AND I DROPPED THE SIDE GRINDER AND IT SPUN ROUND AND ROUND ALMOST RIPPING MY JUNK OFF UNTIL THE CORD WRAPPED UP AND YANKED OUT OF THE WALL.
TOOK 3 DOCTORS AND A SMALL ENGINE REPAIR GUY TO GET THE THING OFF MY MANLY UNIT.
BEST SEX OF MY LIFE!
Posted by: MIRROR UNIVERSE TOOL FUCKER at May 16, 2016 09:18 PM (qul7b)
Posted by: rickl at May 16, 2016 09:19 PM (sdi6R)
Amateur porn is soooo late 1990s. The thing to do now when you're young, stupid, and broke is to fake a racist and/or sexist incident and set up a Patreon account
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 16, 2016 09:20 PM (6FqZa)
SAE, SAE, SAE,
The conversion to metric was federally mandated we are the world crap. Machine shops, auto manufacturers, every business that manufactured or used tools or fasteners had to "retool" everything. It was a piecemeal mandate so that the purchaser would not "feel" the cost increase.
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 09:20 PM (shMPn)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 09:20 PM (3Ot2p)
yeah, dudes who say shit like "kindly hand me the spanners, I'm going to fix my lorie."
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 16, 2016 09:16 PM (SeD0w)
I say, old chap, you'll not find a metric spanner anywhere in my garage. My lorry uses only parts based on Imperial measurements that were good enough for Queen Victoria's Empire, what!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 16, 2016 09:20 PM (wYnyS)
Sta-Bil brand fuel stabilizer
Says 'Storage" under the brand on the label.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:21 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: IrishEi at May 16, 2016 08:57 PM (Lsu4e)
I'm late as usual, but I'd suggest adding a few spots of Elmer's glue to that blue dress.
It's the little things.
Posted by: Blano at May 16, 2016 09:21 PM (0Wd+w)
Holy shit dude. You gotta chase that coke (NOT cola) w/a little vodka. You're making my sides hurt.
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 16, 2016 09:22 PM (SeD0w)
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 09:22 PM (shMPn)
sounds like another satisfied customer of MACHINES FOR SALE
Posted by: chemjeff fighting the flames from the kitchen at May 16, 2016 09:23 PM (+4mdw)
Posted by: JTB at May 16, 2016 09:23 PM (V+03K)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 09:24 PM (3Ot2p)
I've started using the Marine version of Sta-Bil because I think the design environment should be more demanding, but I might just have been sold out by advertising.
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 16, 2016 09:24 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: Dirks Strewn at May 16, 2016 09:25 PM (QdAXQ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 16, 2016 09:26 PM (k4M/B)
Apparently, the Air Force version is for use in golf carts.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:26 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 09:27 PM (shMPn)
They started to do it. Then - poof, just skipped to basically post-breakdown zombie world - which anyone watching TWD has been in for years now. As wooga said, and as I commented (here or in real life) right when they did their "poof" - producing that kind of series would be vastly more expensive and complicated, even with computer special effects.
But they basically squandered the one modest novel angle they had going.
Also (and I have commented this here before) the writing on both shows is never great, and has become sort of comically bad. Low-budget slasher movie crap (hot girl falls just when serial killer turns the corner of the hall, that sort of cheap stuff) is basically what they've got now. Sandwiched around increasingly implausible, uninteresting, soap opera content (both shows).
Posted by: rhomboid at May 16, 2016 09:28 PM (QDnY+)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 09:24 PM (3Ot2p)
If you can find gas, that tractor will still be running after the EMP event!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 16, 2016 09:28 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: Lady in Black...Death to the Man Bun at May 16, 2016 08:26 PM (+FSld)
With a photo of Hillary's inauguration in the background.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 16, 2016 09:28 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 16, 2016 09:28 PM (p2X2f)
Posted by: blaster at May 16, 2016 09:29 PM (2Ocf1)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 09:29 PM (3Ot2p)
Posted by: Patina Awry Newt at May 16, 2016 09:30 PM (shMPn)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:26 PM (ptqRm)
I understand Andrews AFB is a big consumer!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 16, 2016 09:30 PM (wYnyS)
I blame Canada for that metric shit bleeding into America. That and jap cars.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 09:14 PM (T9Xwy)
Blame the military.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at May 16, 2016 09:30 PM (oKE6c)
if it's old enough, the brushes themselves are replaceable
Sometimes, they are located under two circular discs, on the motor end, each with a coin slot.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:31 PM (ptqRm)
I was a mechanic for over 40 years, and with a few exceptions, all the tools I used were bought by me.
Used to make me uneasy, that you shut the box at night and walked away from 35/40k worth of tools.
Still have them all. I DID find out that you can insure the stuff through homeowner's ins and they needn't be on premise.
An inventory is required plus the items must be stored in a lockable environment--the toolbox.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 16, 2016 09:32 PM (X35Yt)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:32 PM (ptqRm)
'Sawright, Ace. You usually don't blog on Sundays, anyway.
...
um... wait a minute...
Posted by: mindful webworker - on standard not saving time calendar at May 16, 2016 09:32 PM (5a8XA)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 16, 2016 09:33 PM (Ozsfq)
The boss lady did the evaluation and immediately recommend hospitalization. You know what that means. It was the hardest thing I'd ever done, but I did it. It was all I could do not to just collapse in a sloppy mess in the floor, but I did what had to be done.
It was a geriatric unit at a psychiatric hospital. It was much nicer than the regular facilities, where the "nurses' station" is enclosed in chain link fencing, and big burly bouncer types in white uniforms are standing around. They are nothing but muscle.
They don't need that for the old folks, apparently. Everyone there was quite caring and the doc impressed me. But it's still shocking. Security is very tight, and visitation is very restricted and tight. You don't just walk in. You are approved and escorted. And if they don't like you for some reason, they will escort you out and you are persona non grata for the duration of the patient's stay. Them's the rules.
I will get some sleep tonight, at least. But that was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. Promises to keep, miles to go before I sleep sort of thing.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 16, 2016 09:33 PM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:34 PM (ptqRm)
Take a bow, my friend.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:32 PM (ptqRm)
I'll take a picture of myself at the first tee or in front of the carts next time I am there (July) and have it posted here. LMAO
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 16, 2016 09:34 PM (Ozsfq)
It must've be a pain in the ass getting out that Dremel engraver every time you bought a new tool.
Posted by: Mister Magoo at May 16, 2016 09:35 PM (T9Xwy)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:34 PM (ptqRm)
Sigh, so I can't spell or type. But yeah put the room back together and the Officer tomorrow AM. Found a few pens also
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 16, 2016 09:36 PM (Ozsfq)
You have our prayers and best wishes for you and your mother.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:37 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: Mister Magoo
Case-hardened typeface on a tool and a hammer.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 16, 2016 09:38 PM (p2X2f)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 16, 2016 09:38 PM (KCxzN)
Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 16, 2016 09:38 PM (D0J8L)
Posted by: @votermom at May 16, 2016 09:38 PM (7lVbc)
The cool black ones that say 'U.S. Government Property"
Retired five years.
I still find them in boxes and stuff around the house.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:39 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: blaster at May 16, 2016 09:39 PM (2Ocf1)
Posted by: The Great White Dope at May 16, 2016 09:39 PM (BO/km)
The right thing is so rarely the easy thing to do.
Posted by: mindful webworker at May 16, 2016 09:40 PM (5a8XA)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Depends, if they have screwed and glued terminals or soldered connections. I'm better with the solder, getting that old glue off without breaking the connection might be difficult.
Posted by: Jean at May 16, 2016 09:41 PM (Doh4+)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 16, 2016 09:43 PM (DW+jj)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 16, 2016 09:44 PM (DW+jj)
I want a refund on my platinum membership.
Posted by: Madonna at May 16, 2016 09:45 PM (1ne4Z)
Posted by: rickl at May 16, 2016 09:46 PM (sdi6R)
I hope you will update us.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2016 09:47 PM (w4NZ8)
Posted by: Madonna at May 16, 2016 09:45 PM (1ne4Z)
while you're at it, ask for a refund on your pointy bra
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 16, 2016 09:47 PM (uAvJJ)
Retired five years.
I still find them in boxes and stuff around the house.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:39 PM (ptqRm)
Actually never saw those...I have these small "space" pens that I can stick in my shoulder pockets on my NWU.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 16, 2016 09:47 PM (Ozsfq)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 16, 2016 09:47 PM (uAvJJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 16, 2016 09:47 PM (3Ot2p)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 16, 2016 09:33 PM (DW+jj)
I can understand why it looks/feels awful, but I can tell you the docs are going to be interested in what's going on. Your mom's situation is out of the ordinary. It's a mystery they feel they can solve, and that gives them good reason to try. I don't mean to sound harsh when I say that, but if someone is admitted with serious dementia, and has been deteriorating for years, there's really nothing that can be done. Baseline is medication stabilization. Nothing more.
Your mom CAN get back to her usual self, and they know that. So have some hope.
Also, the big scary guys who work on psychiatric wards are usually nice guys. Usually. Most of them are not there to hurt anybody, but to make sure nobody gets hurt. That's a good thing.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 09:47 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:49 PM (ptqRm)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2016 09:50 PM (w4NZ8)
Posted by: Mis. Hum. at May 16, 2016 09:50 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Chi at May 16, 2016 09:50 PM (A65Sb)
Posted by: Jean Paul-Goatair at May 16, 2016 09:50 PM (p2X2f)
They were the classic.
Made by Industry for the Blind.
Retractable medium point, in black ink for log keeping purposes.
Crome barrel band.
In the late 70's they could be modified into a one hitter.
F'n youngsters.
With respect, get off my lawn.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:52 PM (ptqRm)
You want a refund.
You'd settle for a small acknowledgement
You get a hairball.
Posted by: The Great White Dope at May 16, 2016 09:52 PM (BO/km)
H
Retired five years.
I still find them in boxes and stuff around the house.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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Heh.
Dad was killed in '71. Late seventies, I was still finding boxes of those things. And C rations. I was still eating C ration cheese speak in the late 70's. ..
Posted by: Chi at May 16, 2016 09:54 PM (A65Sb)
Posted by: Willy J. at May 16, 2016 09:54 PM (LncQn)
Posted by: The Great White Dope
There's no joy in Mudville...
Posted by: Mighty Kasich at May 16, 2016 09:55 PM (1ne4Z)
With respect, get off my lawn.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 09:52 PM (ptqRm)
The only pens I can steal, worth stealing, are those marked Navy Gateway Suites or Navy Lodge
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 16, 2016 09:55 PM (Ozsfq)
I've been reading that the inflammation (and anesthesia) of a major surgery or trauma can have an effect on the brain in the elderly, and the risk is higher for elderly women. It apparently does not cause problems from scratch, but can worsen a preexisting cognitive decline. If there is some decline, some malfunction in the brain getting started, even slight, then the inflammation (all the biochemicals released in that process) can make that worse.
I have no idea, but it's something I'm considering and didn't even know existed until now. It could be some medication interaction and that is on the top of their list, and it will be investigated. They did a thorough, and I mean thorough going over of all her medications.
Her GP didn't appreciate the gravity of the situation, and they really have no business being the first ones to try diagnose and treat mental problems like this. The people at that office I got her in this morning immediately realized how serious it was.
And they knew who to call and get some asses in gear.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 16, 2016 09:56 PM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Nevergiveup
Good to see the Navy getting away from that whole Village People debacle...
Posted by: Jean Paul-Goatair at May 16, 2016 09:58 PM (p2X2f)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 16, 2016 09:56 PM (DW+jj)
I do think it's very possible you will see a significant improvement, and it could happen fairly quickly. I don't want to get your hopes up when I say that, but I know the biggest fear now is that this is how things are going to be from now on, and it's very VERY possible that is not the case.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 16, 2016 09:59 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: Infidel at May 16, 2016 10:00 PM (iQrD3)
Remember when there was no such thing as 'Imperial'? Standard, American, English, or SAE, it was called, without any connotation. I prefer to call metric 'French'.
Posted by: t-bird at May 16, 2016 10:00 PM (w/iDp)
Posted by: Jean Paul-Goatair at May 16, 2016 10:00 PM (p2X2f)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at May 16, 2016 10:01 PM (DW+jj)
Yeh, they had those at the Portsmouth BEQ Office when I was berthed there during RCOH.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 16, 2016 10:01 PM (ptqRm)
Someone here (I think) once wrote that inches are for the US and metric is for all those countries that haven't put a man on the moon.
Posted by: t-bird at May 16, 2016 10:08 PM (w/iDp)
Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 16, 2016 10:09 PM (D0J8L)
Some of them still are, at Western Forge in Colorado Springs.
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at May 16, 2016 10:24 PM (VSenK)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler... Ask not for whom The Donald Trumps. at May 16, 2016 10:28 PM (0OG8D)
Like Hillary is fond of Christina Aguillera?
Posted by: Willy J. at May 16, 2016 11:57 PM (LncQn)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler... Ask not for whom The Donald Trumps. at May 17, 2016 12:05 AM (0OG8D)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler... Ask not for whom The Donald Trumps. at May 17, 2016 12:09 AM (0OG8D)
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