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Thursday Overnight Open Thread (12/15/16)
Quotes of The Day
Quote IGo after a man's weakness, and never, ever, threaten unless you're going to follow through, because if you don't, the next time you won't be taken seriously. Roy M. Cohn US anti-Communist & lawyer (1927 - 1986)The JEF and the red line comes to mind.
Quote II
We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another. Richard M. Nixon
Quote III
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. Margaret Thostaer
What did you do today? Did you spend the day herding cats? It's National Cat Herders Day. Cat herding and coblogging are similar. Covered earlier today in Mr. Sefton's Morning Report was the anniversary of the best written document by man. The Bill of Rights turns 225 years old today.
In the year 2015 nearly 48 million people were affected by Alzheimer's Disease. In 2010, dementia resulted in about 486,000 deaths. Approximately 6% of the population who are age 65 or older are afflicted with Alzheimer's. It seems that everyone knows someone or some family that has an AD patient. Hope is on the horizon that AD will be manageable in the near future.
Professor De Strooper, in an interview to mark his appointment, predicted it would be possible within a decade to stabilise or partially reverse Alzheimer’s disease - even if it proved impossible to cure.The ONT certainly hopes so, it is a cruel and unrelenting disease.
‘We won’t be celebrating in 2025 that dementia is cured, but I hope that by then there will be groups of patients who can be treated in much the same way HIV/Aids is treated today,’ he said.
Drug overdoses now kill more Americans than guns. The intertwined tragedy -- rising death numbers and public indifference -- are growing, not shrinking. Is legalization the way to go? A surge on the war on drugs? Prohibition of certain legal opiates? The ONT does not have the answer. Although it is a subject worth discussion.
Historical comparisons are difficult, but also foreboding. No society long endures knowing escalation of preventable, intentional death of innocents -- right in its midst. To be clear: If we look the other way, we are also complicit in the crime. Edmund Burke said it, and worth memorizing: All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing. What to do? Start caring, learning, understanding and speaking up -- against this accelerating tragedy.
The Police Department of Lancashire, England has agreed to illegal drug testing booths.Talk about Protect & Serve.
The police department of Lancashire, a city in northwest England near Manchester, has come to an agreement with a local charity to operate drug-testing booths near dance clubs. Drug takers will be able to test the purity of their cocaine or ecstasy in these walk-in booths, which will look like the RVs used in blood donation drives, without fear of legal reprisal.
Perhaps the Clinton
When guns are outlawed only outlaws will have
"We've also seized a 3D printer which was used to manufacture some of those firearms, highlighting a significant risk to the community," Superintendent Amy Gledden told reporters on Sunday. "It's relatively new technology and it's been tested in forensic areas in different police agencies and this is one time we've actually seized them in Victoria."
Tonight's Musical Interlude
Quite a few of the Moron Horde lives in snow country. What are your snow removal methods? Plow? Snow blower? Hoverboard and shovel? I'm hoping I can get the snow blower working before I need to invest in rope and remember these rules. Do you slip and slide in your boots? Science and winter boots. When it's really bad, your humble Cob puts on cleats.
8 reasons you must teach
Cooking is not trivial. Observe food stamp recipients’ tendency to buy junk food because they simply do not know their way around a kitchen. The young man who learns how to cook well will have mastered a valuable life skill. It doesn’t take much time or money—in the end it will save his family both.
The hypocrisy of the Obama administration just oozes. 3% of the eagle population is killed legally annually. You try killing just one. Let the ONT know how that works out for you. Per Wikipedia:
Criminal penalty The criminal penalty stipulation was increased from a maximum fine of $500 and six months imprisonment to a maximum fine of $5,000 and one year's imprisonment. Furthermore, in the second case of second conviction, the penalty was increased to $10,000 fine and two years imprisonment. The maximum amount of a misdemeanor offense was increased $100,000 under the Criminal Fines and Improvement Act of 1987. In addition, $250,000 will be fined for an individual for a felony conviction. Respectively, $200,000 and $500,000 will be fined in case of an organization for a misdemeanor and felony conviction.[2] Civil penalty The civil penalty provision was added, stating anyone who takes, possess, transports, sells, barters, or purchases any dead or alive bald or golden eagles will be fined $5,000 for each violation. In addition, he or she who violates or disturbs any egg or nest will be fined under the civil penalty act. The act allowed the taking, possession, or transporting of the bald and golden eagles in areas where they were endangering wildlife and livestock.
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 09:59 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 10:00 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:00 PM (89UPP)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:00 PM (89UPP)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:00 PM (89UPP)
Yes, unless it contains carrots.
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 10:01 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:03 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:03 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Yo! at December 15, 2016 10:03 PM (ourPG)
Posted by: Yo! at December 15, 2016 10:03 PM (ourPG)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 15, 2016 10:04 PM (IqV8l)
That said, another fantastic ont Mis Hum.
Posted by: Bete celebrating at December 15, 2016 10:05 PM (Ojki1)
Just purchased a new house that has 5 zone baseboard heating. They're controlled by circulating pumps and a system from the '90s. It has 5 different manual wheel thermostats from the '90s.
I was wondering if there was an affordable way to get all 5 zones controlled / monitored from a central location. Ideally, I'd have 5 individual thermostats but the one in my bed room (for example) would be able to see what the others were set at.
I know I could get 5 nest's or honeywells' redlinks and I think I could control them all from one app, but that seems like overkill.
I don't need to control anything from iphone, if it were cheaper, I'd rather just be able to look at one thermostat and see what the others are set to.
Any thoughts?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:05 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 10:05 PM (tHwdc)
Found it just now waiting for me.
But not yet a zillion comments, mon?
Maybe I should leave and come back later on?
Or just read the post...!
Posted by: mindful webworker is in da house at December 15, 2016 10:06 PM (5a8XA)
Posted by: Jmel at December 15, 2016 10:06 PM (BEa9l)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:07 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 10:08 PM (IcT7t)
Your daughter. Intervention team. White windowless van. Convent.
Some assembly required. ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 10:08 PM (u8kLQ)
"Obama vows action against Russia for hacks."
http://tinyurl.com/hmmwgec
btw, is this a...another "red line"?
Posted by: Thrawn at December 15, 2016 10:08 PM (cC/ZB)
>> We put the cat to sleep today. Vet was very gentle
>> and sweet and sensitive. I can't believe how hard I
>> am taking it.
Oh, I can. Not a cat person, but I haven't lost a dog in fifty years without crying for a couple days.
Posted by: JEM at December 15, 2016 10:09 PM (TppKb)
Invite him over, keep an eye on the little pervert while they spend some time together
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 10:09 PM (voOPb)
Sounds like you could use an Arizona vacation, and bring the young man with you. Careful, though, there's abandoned mineshafts all over out here.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 10:10 PM (IcT7t)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 10:09 PM (voOPb)
Be sure to be cleaning your shotgun casually while you talk to him.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:10 PM (WGxp4)
DERP. WAHT DAT MEAN? DERP
Posted by: Your Betters in the GOPe at December 15, 2016 10:10 PM (SkR14)
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 10:10 PM (iMxBJ)
I had to teach my college roommate to cook eggs, and other simple survival meals. He was 22 years old and never cooked!
Ironic that his dad worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 15, 2016 10:11 PM (EZebt)
>> man, though.
You're four years ahead of me.
He has a penis. On one hand, you can say 'Thank you Jesus!' On the other, think of you at 15, or 16, or 17, and be a bit afraid.
Posted by: JEM at December 15, 2016 10:11 PM (TppKb)
Invite him over, keep an eye on the little pervert while they spend some time together
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 10:09 PM (voOPb)
There was a scene in Mel Gibson's "The Patriot" where Heath Ledger was sewn up in a sack by the mother of the girl he was courting before he could spend some time some time alone with her daughter.
Maybe this tradition should be updated for modern times?
Posted by: Thrawn at December 15, 2016 10:11 PM (cC/ZB)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:12 PM (CRotO)
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My kids. What, I'm not gonna do it. It's friggin cold out there! At least I bought shovels for them.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 15, 2016 10:12 PM (kTF2Z)
I must be making offerings to the wrong gods. In a just world, we would get this during the week, so the plant could be shut for a day.
Packers-Bears game might be interesting on Sunday.
Posted by: The Neon Madman at December 15, 2016 10:12 PM (KSXRc)
Regarding snow removal, the key is to never allow it to get packed and get it off the concrete quickly to leverage our best friend in Colorado, the sun that shines nearly daily
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 10:12 PM (LfmaH)
Just purchased a new house that has 5 zone baseboard heating. They're controlled by circulating pumps and a system from the '90s. It has 5 different manual wheel thermostats from the '90s.
I was wondering if there was an affordable way to get all 5 zones controlled / monitored from a central location. Ideally, I'd have 5 individual thermostats but the one in my bed room (for example) would be able to see what the others were set at.
I know I could get 5 nest's or honeywells' redlinks and I think I could control them all from one app, but that seems like overkill.
I don't need to control anything from iphone, if it were cheaper, I'd rather just be able to look at one thermostat and see what the others are set to.
Any thoughts?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:05 PM (WGxp4)
When you say "manual wheel thermostats", what precisely do you mean? Are they electronic at all? Can you pop the top and see wires?
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:13 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Jmel at December 15, 2016 10:06 PM (BEa9l)
So's the boyfriend.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:13 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Zettai Ryōiki at December 15, 2016 10:13 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: Jmel at December 15, 2016 10:06 PM (BEa9l)
so how much of what you are nervous about is a result of what you did when you were a kid?
don't stomp on it too hard. you are better off giving her what seems to be a reasonable amount of leash instead of forbidding everything and having her revolt.
don't want her to wind up in court with her head shaved.
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:13 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 10:14 PM (exyD+)
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My kids. What, I'm not gonna do it. It's friggin cold out there! At least I bought shovels for them.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 15, 2016 10:12 PM (kTF2Z)
Oh, to that point -- snow blower that's older than me and a good snow shovel.
A good snow shovel is well worth the cost. I think mine cost $40. I've had it for 6-7 years now, it's gone through some bad winters and is still going strong. Never buy a shovel with the stupid metal edge on it, get a hard plastic one with a good "scoop" on it.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:14 PM (WGxp4)
Just when I thought I was done with Jeffrey Wells, he goes... SEMI-RATIONAL on me. Good f***kin' grief!!!
http://www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/2016/12/95402/#more-95402
So it's official, his "hinterland bumblefuck" stuff is him trolling for clicks from (justifiably) outraged conservatives. Or he's bipolar. Or both.
Money quote below. (He's writing about the two new films, Heck Or High Water and Patriots Day. Emphasis is mine.)
"I'm just saying that there's a real acknowledgment to be made about Hell or High Water and Patriots Day being a little more connected to the real-world American culture out there than other films in the Best Picture realm, and that perhaps it should be acknowledged within our liberal bubble that this is the kind of stuff that really matters to hinterland types, and should also matter to the rest of us."
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 10:14 PM (u8kLQ)
This is so hard because I can't protect her from broken hearts and silly young boys. Watching her grow up is so, so hard.
Posted by: Jmel at December 15, 2016 10:14 PM (BEa9l)
kitchen kitchen kitchen
kitchen kitchen kitchen
kitchen kitchen kitchen
kitchen kitchen kitchen
kitchen kitchen kitchen
Hey is this funny yet?
Evening all.
Posted by: Halfwise at December 15, 2016 10:14 PM (rB/gm)
Posted by: CDR M at December 15, 2016 10:14 PM (9I51B)
*****
Why is that man pushing his father off the cliff in a child's wagon just at the instant he is giving birth to his grandson?
Posted by: Muldoon at December 15, 2016 10:14 PM (wPiJc)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (u8kLQ)
The NYT review was hilarious because Disney apparently had a lot of "no spoilers" restrictions.
I'll get my spoilers from No. 1 Son when I pick him up in an hour. Unless I hear from whatshername first.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, gentleman cad at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (mgbwf)
Here, hold my hot cocoa and watch this.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (kTF2Z)
Hell, just pick up a feather and see what happens.
Posted by: no good deed at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (hJamr)
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:13 PM (EzgxV)
I mean, they're six wire, but they're the, you know, analogue ones. Where you turn a wheel from like 45-90 to set the temperature. The rotary phones of thermostats, if you will.
As opposed to a touch screen one that lights up.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Jmel at December 15, 2016 10:06 PM (BEa9l)
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Take the BF to the range, and instill in him that if ANYTHING happens to your daughter, he will be taking the place of the paper target.
Worked for me.
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:13 PM (0mRoj)
*chokes on cookie*
That just ain't right.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (89UPP)
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Set back thermostat. Not digital.
I think he's onbthe rightvtrack with the redlinks.
Posted by: fixerupper at December 15, 2016 10:16 PM (JmjOe)
Invite him over, keep an eye on the little pervert while they spend some time together
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 10:09 PM (voOPb)
^^^ This. You want to observe them together for a while.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:16 PM (EzgxV)
It's why they don't want cars anymore - they have FaceTime or Skype and privacy ...
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 10:16 PM (LfmaH)
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I honestly don't remember the last time I shoveled snow. Probably 1993 in Syracuse NY. Heavy heavy Lake Effect snow.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (EZebt)
And boy, would I love to see Alzheimer's cured, but I'll be happy for the time being with getting it stabilized.
Posted by: bluebell at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (sBOL1)
Posted by: Usntakim at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (hMqvx)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: davidt at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (XoldI)
I must be making offerings to the wrong gods. In a just world, we would get this during the week, so the plant could be shut for a day.
Packers-Bears game might be interesting on Sunday.
Posted by: The Neon Madman at December 15, 2016 10:12 PM (KSXRc
My guess a ticket could be reasonably purchased.
I grew up in the Valley. Now I live in NW WI.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (voOPb)
Compare the number of conservatives that would want to kill one to the number of leftists that excuse the bird-choppers.
... HEY FOXNEWS!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (SkR14)
Posted by: Usntakim at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (hMqvx)
^This.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (0mRoj)
I'll get my spoilers from No. 1 Son when I pick him up in an hour. Unless I hear from whatshername first.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, gentleman cad at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (mgbwf)
I talked to whatshername a bit ago. We both felt basically the same about it. I think she enjoyed it a bit more than me.
I would rank it 5th. Nowhere near the original 3. Not quite up to par with TFA. Still well ahead of the prequel slop Lucas foisted on us.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (89UPP)
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 10:12 PM (LfmaH)
THAT is a good point.
I get pissed if anyone even walks on the snow before I shovel / snow blow it. I shovel / snowblow early and often, and make sure I clear the ENTIRE surface (asphalt or my brick sidewalk) + a few inches over so that it gets maximum sun and the snow melt can disappear in to the ground instead of covering my driveway / walkway with water that will refreeze at night
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (WGxp4)
Okay, I was a naughty bunny in high school. I am nervous about the fact that I will pay for it!!!
Posted by: Jmel at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (BEa9l)
Just purchased a new house that has 5 zone baseboard heating. They're controlled by circulating pumps and a system from the '90s. It has 5 different manual wheel thermostats from the '90s.
I was wondering if there was an affordable way to get all 5 zones controlled / monitored from a central location. Ideally, I'd have 5 individual thermostats but the one in my bed room (for example) would be able to see what the others were set at.
I know I could get 5 nest's or honeywells' redlinks and I think I could control them all from one app, but that seems like overkill.
I don't need to control anything from iphone, if it were cheaper, I'd rather just be able to look at one thermostat and see what the others are set to.
Any thoughts?
RasPi's, mini touchscreens, maybe some optocouplers or relays.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 10:18 PM (IcT7t)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:18 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 10:18 PM (exyD+)
Old fashioned grain scoop makes the best snow shovel.
Posted by: fixerupper at December 15, 2016 10:19 PM (JmjOe)
Maybe this tradition should be updated for modern times?
Posted by: Thrawn at December 15, 2016 10:11 PM (cC/ZB)
the tradition has been updated for modern times.
http://tinyurl.com/mdy9l97
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:19 PM (cPsPa)
My response was: A year from now, Reid will be:
(a) sitting all alone in some dusty complex in Searchlight
(b) shitting his pants all night long, sitting in his own feces
(c) hoping hell isn't as bad as people say it is.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 10:19 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:20 PM (cPsPa)
I think he's onbthe rightvtrack with the redlinks.
Posted by: fixerupper at December 15, 2016 10:16 PM (JmjOe)
Redlink seems... expensive. Do you think I should spend more time looking in to that though?
I also really don't need to monitor the thermostats from anywhere on the planet on my iphone. I mean I guess theres a "cool" factor, but I was hoping there was some like... 10 year old technology that could do what I want and not cost me somewhere between an assload and a fuckton.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:20 PM (WGxp4)
you monitoring her phone? snapchat? Instagram? etc. ?
my 13yo niece got asked for nudes just last month and she doesn't even have a boyfriend
Posted by: Origional Jake at December 15, 2016 10:20 PM (jrFgU)
Quote I : Don't make threats, because one day, someone will require that you back up those words.
Cooking : I don't really know how to cook. I can heat up my food just fine, and sometimes, I eat it cold.
Posted by: The Unknown Commentator at December 15, 2016 10:20 PM (yfnoz)
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Not a problem.
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:21 PM (CRotO)
Better off is getting to know him. You want to date my daughter? Your first few dates can be dinner with us. Then dinner and a movie. All out our house. Oh and we'll be inviting your parents over for at least one of the meals. I will have a decent idea on what kind of kid you are before I let you walk out the door with my daughter's life and virginity in your hands. So to speak.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:22 PM (89UPP)
So glad I'm not a teenager these days.
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 10:22 PM (exyD+)
Maybe this tradition should be updated for modern times?
Posted by: Thrawn
Sure. Bring back apprenticeships and accountability.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 15, 2016 10:22 PM (SkR14)
Hell, even a fucking feather will get you in Dutch.
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 10:22 PM (UD0Gq)
She shows me her texts between the two of them. He has told her that I make him nervous. Good!!
Posted by: Jmel at December 15, 2016 10:23 PM (BEa9l)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:23 PM (CRotO)
He'd had a good life, outlived all of his generation basically, but it ended at 92 after a long, cruel 8 year goodbye.
With that said, worse in my view would be 8 years of strong mind and failed body.
Posted by: Halfwise at December 15, 2016 10:23 PM (rB/gm)
I like that description
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 10:23 PM (voOPb)
Bundling. It was a real thing, although I don't know how widespread it really was.
By the way, Kurt Eichenwald was on Tucker Carlson and he put on the most cringeworthy display of drug-fueled filibustering and desperation I've ever seen. The guy is one buckle shy of a full strait jacket.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:23 PM (39g3+)
It's for safety. And the children.
Posted by: Chi at December 15, 2016 10:24 PM (ZGag7)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:13 PM (EzgxV)
I mean, they're six wire, but they're the, you know, analogue ones. Where you turn a wheel from like 45-90 to set the temperature. The rotary phones of thermostats, if you will.
As opposed to a touch screen one that lights up.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (WGxp4)
I'd be thinking something Arduino or Raspberry Pi-based. While there are many fairly simple ways of getting temperature information shuttled around, the only way I figure you'd get the thermostat setting from one place to another would be digitally. Current RaspPi's already have Wi-Fi on board and run $35.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:24 PM (EzgxV)
Also, I am losing my father to Demetria it's sad seeing the light fade - he was always so bright and clever and that man is gone now although he's still managing. Just trying to spend time with him while I can now ...
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 10:24 PM (LfmaH)
Unfortunately, I can't stick around.
Hope everyone is having a blessed Advent season.
Posted by: Emmie at December 15, 2016 10:24 PM (xVuS6)
Ariens.
I'm getting too old for a walk behind. I need a rider. The exercise is probably keeping me alive.
Posted by: The Unknown Commentator at December 15, 2016 10:24 PM (yfnoz)
Okay, I was a naughty bunny in high school. I am nervous about the fact that I will pay for it!!!
Posted by: Jmel at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (BEa9l)
You do know about the mother's curse?
"May you have a son/daughter who is just like you."
Posted by: Moki, deplorable mom and sammich maker at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (VnCI9)
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Not that Im aware of. For five zones, on a budget, your prolly looking at 600 just for the thermostats alone.
Posted by: fixerupper at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (JmjOe)
My own mother is afflicted with Alzheimer's. Every day is a challenge and every day a little of what she was dies off.
Day at a time, some days are good, some are bad. Biggest problem now is that she doesn't recognize her own house and often wants me to "take her home"
Posted by: kbdabear at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (Ya7zs)
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I honestly don't remember the last time I shoveled snow. Probably 1993 in Syracuse NY. Heavy heavy Lake Effect snow.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 15, 2016 10:17 PM (EZebt)
--In Canada there are scoops (I bought mine at RONA, the Canadian Lowe's). You push them along until they fill up with snow, then dump.
The last winter I had a house in Winterpeg neighbo(u)r hood boys rang my door and offered to shovel my driveway for me, and I did not heistate to hire them.
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: mr. burns at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (exyD+)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (UD0Gq)
"May you have a son/daughter who is just like you."
Posted by: Moki, deplorable mom and sammich maker at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (VnCI9)
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Oh yeah...boy, do I know that curse.
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 10:26 PM (IcT7t)
Posted by: Chi at December 15, 2016 10:26 PM (ZGag7)
Wonder how my boss would react to me using them on Fri and Sat.
Posted by: Bete celebrating at December 15, 2016 10:26 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: @votermom @vm at December 15, 2016 10:26 PM (Om16U)
Got a foot of the fluffy white variety, today.
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (UD0Gq)
doorman
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:26 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:26 PM (EzgxV)
Regarding snow removal, the key is to never allow it to get packed and get it off the concrete quickly to leverage our best friend in Colorado, the sun that shines nearly daily
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 10:12 PM (LfmaH)
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"National Health Care" = Opium War on Poor White People
To quote Dr. Drew, who probably was quoting conventional medical wisdom:
"Doctors can do 3 things: Drug, Cut, or Offer a Relationship"
Accountants (whether private insurance or government) obviously like easily the quantifiable measures- Drugging and Cutting. The savvy health care consumer looks for the latter.
Posted by: Oschisms at December 15, 2016 10:26 PM (ZsN9X)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:18 PM (CRotO)
--Did she pass away?!?!
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 10:26 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 10:26 PM (LfmaH)
Because deep down I fear their mind is fine in there somewhere, beating against the walls of dementia as they close in.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (39g3+)
I think the cheapest way is to get five internet connected thermostats. they are more than $100 each though.....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (42Mgr)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: kbdabear at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (Ya7zs)
That's heartbreaking stuff. I'm sorry about your mother. I lost an elderly relative to Alzheimer's. It really is a terrible disease.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (0mRoj)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/809438713684041728
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/809438796685123584
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/809438918550716416
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/809439024268115968
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/809439212479057920
Posted by: kbdabear at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (Ya7zs)
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (UD0Gq)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: JEM at December 15, 2016 10:09 PM (TppKb)
Yeah. The furry critters sure become a part of our lives.
Posted by: Emmie at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (xVuS6)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 10:28 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:28 PM (cPsPa)
1. Hire a snowplow service for the driveway.
2. For the walkways, wait until the first blizzard of December to try to start the snowblower. It never starts after sitting for 8 months.
3. Take the snowblower to the hardware store for a tune-up where they tell you that they are behind because everyone else waited until the last minute like you did so it will take 3 to 4 weeks.
4. Shovel the walkways by hand, including when you get 4 straight days of snowfall with an accumulation of at least 2 feet.
5. Sometime in January go pick up your snowblower which now starts like a charm.
6. Tell yourself that next year you will check your snowblower right after Halloween.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 10:28 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:28 PM (89UPP)
Posted by: The Righteous Anonymity of the Internet at December 15, 2016 10:29 PM (yfnoz)
Posted by: Usntakim at December 15, 2016 10:29 PM (hMqvx)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/809439331861598209
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/809439484660121601
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/809439576989245440
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/809439668253130753
Posted by: kbdabear at December 15, 2016 10:29 PM (Ya7zs)
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 10:29 PM (LfmaH)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (39g3+)
That's the way I felt with my Mom. Frightening situation!
Posted by: Hrothgar at December 15, 2016 10:29 PM (wCEn4)
Maybe this tradition should be updated for modern times?
Posted by: Thrawn
Sure. Bring back apprenticeships and accountability.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 15, 2016 10:22 PM (SkR14)
The Puritans used to have something called a "bundling board." They recognized it was good for courting couples to have some privacy and intimacy, but didn't want any illegitimate babies, so their solution was to let the young couple share a bed (both remained clothed) with a board separating them, so they could talk and get to know each other without getting too cozy. (Remember he couldn't ask her out to go out for a movie and drinks back then.)
The Bay Colony Puritans had the highest birthrate in the Western world for a while in the late 1600's, so once they got to share a bed without a board, they really went at it.
The Puritans weren't "puritanical" about sex after marriage. The Quakers were actually the prudish ones.
Posted by: Donna di deplorable ampersands&&&&and so there at December 15, 2016 10:32 PM (P8951)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 10:09 PM (voOPb)
^^^ This. You want to observe them together for a while.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:16 PM (EzgxV)
Mr. Deplorable could always tell if the guy had the proper respect and appreciation of his daughter by watching how he behaved with her.
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 10:32 PM (tHwdc)
Day at a time, some days are good, some are bad. Biggest problem now is that she doesn't recognize her own house and often wants me to "take her home""
-Posted by: kbdabear at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (Ya7zs)
Dear Lord, I ask of you to find solace and comfort for our humbled brethren. Allow him the strength to carry out Your Will.
May Your light shine upon him and find him well.
In Jesus' name, I pray.
-Amen
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 10:32 PM (6gk0M)
Did you know "our" creeper got a whole post of congratulations there for her move here to Oklahoma? AoSHQ didn't. (Guess she's not so much "our" creeper.)
Heh.. can you imagine if Ace did a post every time one of the ginormous horde of Morons changed residence or got a job or got married or had a kid or grandkid?
Posted by: mindful webworker is an unlikely moniker to be copied at December 15, 2016 10:32 PM (5a8XA)
Posted by: Bigby's Pinky at December 15, 2016 10:33 PM (U0lQa)
I hardly used mine last winter.
Didn't take it in
It starts but dies after 10-30 seconds
I'm pissed
Boatload of snow coming this weekend
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 10:33 PM (voOPb)
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*Waves hand*
This is not the thread you are looking for
Posted by: fixerupper at December 15, 2016 10:33 PM (JmjOe)
Posted by: Hacky McHackerface at December 15, 2016 10:33 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 10:32 PM (tHwdc)
you are underestimating how well behaved people can be.
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:33 PM (cPsPa)
December 26, 2010
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:27 PM (CRotO)
--Well damn. I wonder if it was even mentioned in the HQ, but then it was Christmastime and I was visiting my folks and not online much so I would have not caught it anyway.
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 10:33 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: Donna di deplorable ampersandsand so there at December 15, 2016 10:32 PM (P8951)
And the Shakers were the abstinent ones.
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 10:33 PM (tHwdc)
Just saw that Tucker Carlson interview with Kurt Eichenwald in the thread below.
Eichenwald came off as mentally ill IMHO.
And the notebook he kept dragging out...hilarious!
He reminds me of a guy I worked on years ago who had a thing about the Rothchilds.
He used to carry around a bunch of brochures (some handmade(!)) that he would threaten to read from when you didn't believe him or questioned a conclusion he came.
Nutso Rothschild guy should've been a Newsweek reporter. He'd've been better than this clown.
Posted by: naturalfake at December 15, 2016 10:34 PM (9q7Dl)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:34 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:34 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Bete celebrating at December 15, 2016 10:34 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Ray, just Ray at December 15, 2016 10:34 PM (XFS85)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 10:34 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 10:34 PM (UD0Gq)
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 15, 2016 10:34 PM (nKLZ2)
Day at a time, some days are good, some are bad. Biggest problem now
is that she doesn't recognize her own house and often wants me to "take
her home"
Posted by: kbdabear at December 15, 2016 10:25 PM (Ya7zs)
My grandma went through the same thing; she wanted to go home to where she grew up with her mom and dad.
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 10:35 PM (exyD+)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:33 PM (cPsPa)
Nope - you are underestimating about how perceptive Mr. Deplorable was.
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 10:35 PM (tHwdc)
Just wondering if there is a way to get information at the central point which I assume is the heater.
PS I know nothing about heating or zones.
Posted by: @votermom @vm at December 15, 2016 10:35 PM (Om16U)
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 15, 2016 10:34 PM (nKLZ2)
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*shrugs*
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:35 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at December 15, 2016 10:31 PM (S2EVS)
That's rich...accusing Ace and anonymous commenters of cowardice when you are also anonymous.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 15, 2016 10:35 PM (42Mgr)
Posted by: Jmel at December 15, 2016 10:06 PM (BEa9l)
Fine young men get raging hard-ons too.
Just sayin'.
Evening all.
Posted by: Country Boy - stay deplorable my friend at December 15, 2016 10:35 PM (D2vc1)
When I was in junior high we had Home Ec. for both boys and girls. They taught you basics of cooking including following a recipe, making a shopping list, measuring, and so on.
It isn't just a matter of eating junk food, it's a matter of throwing money away. You can buy a loaf of bread, a dozen, eggs, a bag of potatoes, a couple packages of meat, some vegetables, and some fruit and eat very well.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 10:36 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 10:35 PM (tHwdc)
you've never been a guy.
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:36 PM (cPsPa)
I read the whole thing, self awareness isn't his strong suit.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 10:36 PM (IcT7t)
I do think you will be so much happier elsewhere, bless your heart!
Posted by: Hrothgar at December 15, 2016 10:36 PM (wCEn4)
You know Hillary Clinton will never be president of the US.
Now what's the vote on she actually killed people? My wife is reading a book and is convinced she has done so.
Posted by: Farmer at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (o/90i)
how many campaign assertions has trump reneged on? not limited to lock her up.
in moscow, idaho, we have a saying, "trust but verify". i'll believe trump when i see it.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (WTSFk)
Hmmmm.....no Tiki Room quotes......
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (EzgxV)
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
refreshing last nights chicken
Posted by: Origional Jake at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (jrFgU)
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: @votermom @vm at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (Om16U)
mastered a valuable life skill."
I led a sheltered, liberal-arts-prep-school life when young. It wasn't until I got to college that I realized, hey! I have to wash my own damn clothes! Fortunately, in those pre-Internet days, I was able to track down how-to... on the back of a box of Tide.
But learning to feed myself waited until I departed college for a year's work on my own. l bought a small unit with a stove-top and a toaster-griddle, which I still have somewhere around here, I think, forty-four years later. I was a master of making soup and toast, and eventually got the hang of rice and a few veggies. Cooking meat, though, I left to the local fast-food restaurants.
I might still be a starved, iggerent fool in the kitchen if Milady the Master Chef hadn't come to save me.
By gosh, all of our kids knew how to cook before they left home. And wash their clothes.
Posted by: mindful webworker the inimitable at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (5a8XA)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at December 15, 2016 10:31 PM (S2EVS)
Would you care to name names of those whom you say are in "lockstep in cowardly anonymity with you."
or would you like to hide behind a anonymous insult?
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (d76uN)
Starts right up the morning of the first winter snow.
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 10:38 PM (UD0Gq)
127, If your OWN thoughts aren't strong enough to handle some proxy razzing from Ace, you've got work to do ...
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 10:38 PM (LfmaH)
The Russians Did Not give Wikileaks the emails.
Second look at Seth Rich?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 15, 2016 10:38 PM (PY9jH)
Posted by: Hrothgar at December 15, 2016 10:38 PM (wCEn4)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at December 15, 2016 10:39 PM (WTSFk)
Second snow was ok, third snowstorm he couldn't get it to start unless it was inside. Even then it was a chore.
Turns out that a 4 stroke engine doesn't like 2 stroke fuel.
Posted by: Halfwise at December 15, 2016 10:39 PM (rB/gm)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at December 15, 2016 10:31
Your concern is
[ ] Noted
[ ] Not-Noted
[X] Chicken
Posted by: Chuck C at December 15, 2016 10:39 PM (h99GH)
Posted by: @votermom @vm at December 15, 2016 10:39 PM (Om16U)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at December 15, 2016 10:31 PM (S2EVS)
Would you care to name names of those whom you say are in "lockstep in cowardly anonymity with you."
or would you like to hide behind a anonymous insult?
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (d76uN)
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Nah, that would take some balls, which the flouncing ass does not have.
Much easier to come in here, insult, then flounce the fuck out.
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:39 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:24 PM (EzgxV)
Yeah? So I'd have to build out each individual thermostat (I'm sure a redditor has posted instructions), join them to an off-line wifi network, then could hook up touch screens to control them?
Hmmm... might not be a bad idea I guess
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (WGxp4)
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Uh, no. Unhappy people are unhappy every where they go. Trust me, on this I am an expert.
If you can't believe someone on the internet, who can you believe?
Posted by: The Righteous Anonymity of the Internet at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (yfnoz)
My husband took Home Ec. in high school so he could eat extra during the school day. I never took it, and I was always busy after school with sports. So, I wasn't home when my mother cooked. I just came home to eat. Consequently, I didn't start cooking until I was 28. I plan on having the kids help cook on the weekends to get their feet wet. They definitely need to learn how.
Posted by: no good deed at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (hJamr)
Posted by: @votermom @vm at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (Om16U)
Which ave? Maria or Caesar?
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Infidel at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (a62hT)
Posted by: Halfwise at December 15, 2016 10:39 PM (rB/gm)
I guess it's better than putting straight gasoline in a 2-stroke.
It should be salvageable. I'm sure the oil did a number on the valves though.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: @votermom @vm at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (Om16U)
My solution was to just remove myself from snow country. Much more rewarding.
Posted by: Country Boy - stay deplorable my friend at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (D2vc1)
The Russians Did Not give Wikileaks the emails.
Second look at Seth Rich?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 15, 2016 10:38 PM (PY9jH)
--Just days after the election Assange put out a statement, and he was adamant that Russia played no part. Also stated he was pro-Stein. The gist of his statement was that Hitlery's camp just had the readily-hackable material, and Team Trump did not.
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (exyD+)
...otherwise, you're a dick.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (6gk0M)
I read the whole thing, self awareness isn't his strong suit.
Posted by: Blanco Basura
It was fairly reasonable up to the point where the door got slammed.
Posted by: Hacky McHackerface at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (WTSFk)
I don't think "fascist" means what you think it means. Also, you are rude. This is not your blog, yet you barged in here with a chip on your shoulder and attitude up the wazoo.
You're here simply to make trouble, whether you are banned or not. So turn up your French nose at us plebes who actually voted. Your hands are clean.
Now brush your teeth and go to bed.
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (89UPP)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained
How are you being treated like a battered spouse here at ace.mu.nu?
Specific examples, please.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (u8kLQ)
Your wish is pretty much my command tonight.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (voOPb)
Seriously, not necessarily clinically insane, but I believe that a lot of people in the entertainment industry have personality disorders. Narcissism, bi-polar, abnormal need for attention. I also think that it would be interesting to do a study comparing the IQ's of actors with those of a cross section of the American public to see how they compare.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (+lVUW)
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AFAIK, none, at least so far...
the MFM, OTOH, keeps telling me he is, or is going to.
to that i say "SecDef Mad Dog Mattis".
my schadenboner is showing no signs of softening.
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (nKLZ2)
Chicken chicken chicken chicken
Chicken chicken chicken chicken
Mushroom mushroom!
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at December 15, 2016 10:31 PM (S2EVS)
That's some mighty fine thinkin' there, Mr Sustained.
Are you one of the Bristol Bay Sustaineds?
Please educate us further with your glorious thoughts.
Posted by: naturalfake at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (9q7Dl)
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This is the ONT.
Shut the fuck up. Nobody cares about your fucking conscience or your damn principles. Its after hours pal.
Posted by: fixerupper at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (JmjOe)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (PY9jH)
Posted by: Usntakim at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (hMqvx)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (S2EVS)
...What's your point?
That you disagree with ace?
I disagree with ace all the time, I don't go to the ONT and tell people who I disagree with to fuck off and call them fascists though...
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (WGxp4)
So do not so fine dirty old men. Especially a few days after a T shot in the ass.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 15, 2016 10:43 PM (DW+jj)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:15 PM (CRotO) fnord (CRotO)
"Hey, why do you always go shooting with my Mom instead of spending time with me?!?!"
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 15, 2016 10:43 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: gNewt at December 15, 2016 10:43 PM (/8r1I)
--
I think that's goose step. With shiny jackboots.
Posted by: @votermom @vm at December 15, 2016 10:43 PM (Om16U)
Of all her children, I resemble mom the most. Indeed, it's almost alarming to look in the mirror and see I really have turned into mom. And I have to admit, I'll be nervous when I hit 62.
I'm not sure what sucks more - to die of cancer with your brain intact, so you know exactly what's going on, or to live longer but have your life essentially erased by Alzheimer's. My mother's death was horrible but she died knowing who her spouse and children were. Her brothers didn't.
My dad died of a stroke. That sucked too, but the final end came 2 weeks later, not 6 awful months or years later.
Posted by: Donna di deplorable ampersands&&&&and so there at December 15, 2016 10:43 PM (P8951)
Posted by: Hacky McHackerface
The "I hate you, Dad!" was a nice touch.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 10:43 PM (IcT7t)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 10:44 PM (KP5rU)
I do believe Ace decreed a while back that flouncers would be given
their stated wish, regardless of whatever outrage they were peddling.
So......bye.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (89UPP)
What about sashayers, mincing ponces?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 15, 2016 10:44 PM (PY9jH)
I'm talking to an 'Ette and asking why anyone would put up an "ace is going to ban me" post in a thread where we know there is no ace.
It's like trying suicide by cop in a mall.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, gentleman cad at December 15, 2016 10:44 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (WTSFk)
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That's Missouri Einstein. Missouri is the Show Me State.
Posted by: fixerupper at December 15, 2016 10:44 PM (JmjOe)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:45 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at December 15, 2016 10:45 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 15, 2016 10:45 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 10:45 PM (fWCrN)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:45 PM (89UPP)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 15, 2016 10:44 PM (PY9jH)
Catwalkers
Waddlers
Shufflers
Can't we all just walk along?
Posted by: @votermom @vm at December 15, 2016 10:45 PM (Om16U)
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Heh.
Was only one time.
That was enough.
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:45 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at December 15, 2016 10:41 PM (WTSFk)
--????
Sooner = OK
Show Me = MO
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 10:45 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:24 PM (EzgxV)
Yeah? So I'd have to build out each individual thermostat (I'm sure a redditor has posted instructions), join them to an off-line wifi network, then could hook up touch screens to control them?
Hmmm... might not be a bad idea I guess
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (WGxp4)
Replace each thermostat with the RaspPi -- they'd each need a temperature sensor as well. You'd need some easy goofing around to read the analog sensor with a digital input, and some more to boost the RaspPi's 3.3V GPIO levels to standard 5V TTL for the six wire interface. You can run them all headless except one. Probably could get away with $60 at each satellite station.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (EzgxV)
You will not be missed.
At least, not as much as LaceWigs, U*G Boots, or ButtWeldedPipeFittings.
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (UD0Gq)
We put the cat to sleep today. Vet was very gentle
and sweet and sensitive. I can't believe how hard I
am taking it.
This is a very tough thing to do. I did it with a dog of mine. I made the choice to stay with him during the procedure. It was reassuring to me to see what a peaceful end he had.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (+lVUW)
This is my real name. I live in Salem, Oregon.
Come chat with me if you want.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (39g3+)
I suddenly have the hankerin for 'Feelings'.
No not that one, the other one, by Morris Albert.
and ethanol
Posted by: The Righteous Anonymity of the Internet at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (yfnoz)
-Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 10:44 PM (KP5rU)
Not this year. I was injured and it sucks.
The neighbors were all asking about it, too. Which makes me proud.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at December 15, 2016 10:47 PM (hwA0k)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at December 15, 2016 10:31
WOW. Maybe you'd have more fun somewhere else. Good luck w/ your angst.
Posted by: Farmer at December 15, 2016 10:47 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:47 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (iMxBJ)
Enough to fully immerse them, unless you're first going to cut them into quarters.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:47 PM (0mRoj)
Because when all is said and done, and even though I *know* I'm right, I *am* shitting on Wells' rug when I fight with him. Is he a Stalinist? IMHO very much so, yes, and he needs to be called on it all the fuckin' time.
BUT... he pays the hosting fees for his blog/domain/other stuff (I think that's how it works). He gets the advertisers. He does the work. Is he entitled to post whatever mindbendingly awful stupid shit-covered partisan screed he wants, based on that? Yes, in the final analysis, he is.
So it is here at Ace's. You wanna post? Agree? Disagree? Go for it. But don't shit the rug if you're not ready to get your nose (and, entire face) rubbed in your own mess later. We're not crazy or stupid. We are intelligent people capable of making intelligent arguments, and can see a tantrum-thrower coming from 10 miles away.
Me thinks you wanted to just post something extolling your own virtue and bemoaning the fact you can't immediately find a bunch of camp followers, drooling in anticipation of your next great pearl of wisdom. Sorry, that's not us (thank God).
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 10:47 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (EzgxV)
But at $60 each w/ no screen, I'm not that far away from $100 internet enabled app-running thermostats that I can control from my ipad or something...
I don't know. i guess I'll have to put some more thought in to this.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (WGxp4)
Remember the California drought brought about because of the threat to indigenous aquatic life there.
If only the eagles had protectors like the spotted owl.
Posted by: Haile at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (HzNx7)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (6Ll1u)
Fops. I need guidance on fops.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at December 15, 2016 10:47 PM (hwA0k)
And dandies.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (0mRoj)
Of all her children, I resemble mom the most. Indeed, it's almost alarming to look in the mirror and see I really have turned into mom. And I have to admit, I'll be nervous when I hit 62.
I'm not sure what sucks more - to die of cancer with your brain intact, so you know exactly what's going on, or to live longer but have your life essentially erased by Alzheimer's. My mother's death was horrible but she died knowing who her spouse and children were. Her brothers didn't.
My dad died of a stroke. That sucked too, but the final end came 2 weeks later, not 6 awful months or years later.
Posted by: Donna di deplorable ampersands&&&&and so there at December 15, 2016 10:43 PM (P8951
Alzheimer's is not the way to go.
Cancer sucks.
ALS sucks.
But Alzheimer's sucks more imho.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (voOPb)
Then you'd spend between a buttload and a fuckton to wire 'em together through the walls and attic, and have to buy a couple spares in the bargain for the inevitable failure(s).
Now, if you want to just "see" room temps, get something like an Oregon Scientific weather station, with as many sensors/senders as the system can support.
You'd still have to get up and walk to a room to change the temp. But you'd be able to see the readouts from your Fart-O-Lounger, if you install the display accordingly.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (v5iqM)
Do I shovel now? hmmmm
Posted by: Bigby's Pinky at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (U0lQa)
Posted by: Billy Joe Armstrong at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (hJamr)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (iMxBJ)
Enough to fully immerse them, unless you're first going to cut them into quarters.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:47 PM (0mRoj)
No, no, I like her, I just thought a nice bready crust might be a fun variation.
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (iMxBJ)
controlled by circulating pumps and a system from the '90s. It has 5
different manual wheel thermostats from the '90s.///
My 3 zone forced air system thermostats run to a zone control box like this one
http://preview.tinyurl.com/jo49omy
Honeywell HZ311
If your setup goes to a similar unit that may limit your options. So you would have to work on whats compatible with that control unit.
Posted by: Willy J. at December 15, 2016 10:49 PM (bqN/x)
had a car sitting in the driveway for several years (long story). changed the oil, which it had needed, and it was obviously well drained, then took off the ducting at the front of the air cleaner assembly, gave it a good shot, and it fired right up on the first try.
still needs to go to the mechanic, because strange noises, but no problem starting it.
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 15, 2016 10:49 PM (nKLZ2)
Posted by: Bandersnatch
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There are armed guards here in this mall.
I can't believe they're actually having a dialogue with him. Maybe they are on a coffee break.
Posted by: Chi at December 15, 2016 10:49 PM (ZGag7)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:49 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 10:49 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 10:49 PM (LfmaH)
http://nymag.com/guides/money/2007/39957/
He's a peach
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:49 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at December 15, 2016 10:50 PM (hwA0k)
Posted by: Donna di deplorable ampersands&&&&and so there at December 15, 2016 10:50 PM (P8951)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 10:50 PM (fWCrN)
Husband left 'Nawlins and arrived in Atlanta in time to make his Savannah connection, and it ended up delayed over two hours.
Same thing happened when we returned from Africa. After a long-assed 20 hour flight home, our one hour wait turned into 2 1/2 hours.
It's like Savannah is in some third world country or something.
I know my husband will be beat when he gets home.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 15, 2016 10:50 PM (PY9jH)
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (iMxBJ)
*types*
*deletes*
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:50 PM (0mRoj)
My uncle was the hellraiser when she was a child and she often heard my grandmother warn, "Someday, you have kids just like you!"
Posted by: Epobirs at December 15, 2016 10:50 PM (AK5Ni)
I have a Husqvarna 24" snow blower. Also a tractor with a bucket on the front, and a 3-point hitch grader blade on the rear. And armstrong snow shovels. All get used when appropriate.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 10:50 PM (MiBfH)
I'm sure a shotgun has already been recommended by a Hordeling....
Here, not the video I was looking for, but ... amusing... a bit franker than I would have been with my daughter, but maybe I should've been?
https://youtu.be/kgB46reY6kY
Posted by: mindful webworker - I see dad people at December 15, 2016 10:50 PM (5a8XA)
Captain's Log : Brown Star Date 15.12.16
"Pretty much an average Thursday night in Richard Gere's rectum."
Posted by: Captain Lemmiwinks at December 15, 2016 10:50 PM (UD0Gq)
He became a lawyer if that tells anything.
Posted by: Octiparan at December 15, 2016 10:50 PM (b9JGJ)
now its 19f but in the AM it'll be 9f or lower with wind chill. We
expect maybe an inch overnight.
Do I shovel now? hmmmm
Posted by: Bigby's Pinky at December 15, 2016 10:48 PM (U0lQa)
Given the temperature it's probably the light and fluffy stuff, but get out there now and shovel.
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (exyD+)
and I can't really say why, except that I am bad at fucking off
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (oAY8z)
http://nymag.com/guides/money/2007/39957/
He's a peach
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:49 PM (39g3+)
The Times is hiring again!
Posted by: Glenn Thrush at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (iMxBJ)
I can't believe they're actually having a dialogue with him. Maybe they are on a coffee break.
Posted by: Chi at December 15, 2016 10:49 PM (ZGag7)
Run your ass over with a Segway, man. Unless its gecko45. You'll never see him coming.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Bete celebrating at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (Ojki1)
That's not a hoverboard. You can tell because it has wheels, stays on the ground, and at no point does it actually hover. I don't care what the liars trying to sell the damn thing say, it's just a variation on a skateboard.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (R+30W)
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (cPsPa)
AJ doesn't get that much snow.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 10:52 PM (IcT7t)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:13 PM (EzgxV)
Sounds like the old reliable Honeywell Rounds.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 10:52 PM (MiBfH)
I'm not sure what sucks more - to die of cancer with your brain intact, so you know exactly what's going on, or to live longer but have your life essentially erased by Alzheimer's.
My father went the first way and mother the second.
Separated by 27 years. Neither way was very pleasant.
I think I'll end up going like mom. Already getting more forgetful. My sister went like dad.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 15, 2016 10:52 PM (IqV8l)
Never shovel snow while it is still snowing.
And no need to rush, it will still be there tomorrow.
Posted by: The Righteous Anonymity of the Internet at December 15, 2016 10:52 PM (yfnoz)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 10:52 PM (6gk0M)
Heh. So are you telling me to not be a lazy asshole and to just walk around the house looking at my thermostats when I'm curious as to the current temperature setting?
Because that's probably the right answer if I'm looking at $500+ to digitize it all, and more if I want it networked. At least for now, hopefully prices come down on some of this stuff in the future.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:52 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (0mRoj)
*snort*
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 15, 2016 10:52 PM (PY9jH)
This is my real name. I live in Salem, Oregon.
Come chat with me if you want.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (39g3+)
The 'rents and sis live in Salem. Mini-MoMe next time I'm in town?
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (39g3+)
getting suited up. night all
Posted by: Bigby's Pinky at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (U0lQa)
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (UD0Gq)
"Preventable" - that word is the moral rationale behind countless oppressions.
Yes, drug addiction is preventable, but only at the cost of tyranny. Those who will use drugs shall use drugs. As for their being "innocents", well, if I decide to play Russian roulette and end up blowing my brains out, I can hardly be characterized as an "innocent" victim of a preventable (gun control, anybody?) death, can I.
Posted by: jbspry at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (QGbEp)
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken,
refreshing last nights chicken
Posted by: amy schumer at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (ENpER)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (exyD+)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (6gk0M)
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So very brave of you to tell Ace to fuck off in a thread you know he doesn't read. Your shine box, go get it.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (kTF2Z)
Let your body move to the butthurt
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, flounce
Tell your host he's only a fascist
You know you can do it
Posted by: Madonna at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (iMxBJ)
There are actually a few 'rons in Oregon, mostly Portland area. No 'ettes, sadly. Could be fun to meet up.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: fixerupper at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (JmjOe)
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I loved that rug, man. It really tied the room together.
Posted by: Chi at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (ZGag7)
Posted by: Eye Licking Lizard at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (/8r1I)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (89UPP)
After I get done with my road, I have some neighbors that have grown to depend on me.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (TnUKj)
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Since I will likely die alone, Alzheimers doesn't bother me...not much worth remembering.
Rather die from that than cancer.
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 10:52 PM (MiBfH)
yessir
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (WGxp4)
At least, not as much as LaceWigs, U*G Boots, or ButtWeldedPipeFittings.
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (UD0Gq)
Don't forget me !
Posted by: Cat Filters at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (80HyY)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 10:55 PM (fWCrN)
Oh, and Oprah is doing a Farewell to Mooch show next week, for those here who are interested, and I know all of you are.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 15, 2016 10:55 PM (PY9jH)
Assange doesn't strike me as a Trump supporter. Neither does Putin, for that matter, though I think Putin probably admires some aspects of Trump's personality and his career.
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT at December 15, 2016 10:55 PM (nvMvs)
After I get done with my road, I have some neighbors that have grown to depend on me.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (TnUKj)
That's some serious equipment.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:55 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at December 15, 2016 10:55 PM (hwA0k)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:55 PM (39g3+)
People are weird
Posted by: Random Joe
People are weird when you're a weirdo.
Women seem wicked when you're a loon.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 15, 2016 10:56 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Origional Jake at December 15, 2016 10:56 PM (jrFgU)
Posted by: Country Singer (Gab @BertG) at December 15, 2016 10:56 PM (GUBah)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:56 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Origional Jake at December 15, 2016 10:57 PM (jrFgU)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 15, 2016 10:57 PM (PY9jH)
Hell, even a fucking feather will get you in Dutch.
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 10:22 PM (UD0Gq)
Unless you run a windmill farm. Then it's eagle soup every Suinday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 10:57 PM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 10:56 PM (39g3+)
Oh. I no longer live in a city with sidewalks, but when I did, if you didn't shovel they city would give you a ticket for beign a dick.
Plus all the scammers out there waiting to slip 'n fall on your walk and sue you.
So, yeah, we always shoveled.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:57 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: no good deed at December 15, 2016 10:57 PM (hJamr)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:57 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 10:57 PM (6gk0M)
That Objection character sure had what sounded like a ChemJeff vibe going for his farewell address.
Hasta la bye-bye, baby!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Gob-Smacked Rage Monkeys (Suck It, NR!) at December 15, 2016 10:57 PM (BK3ZS)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:58 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Tastes great with extra hobo.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 10:58 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 10:58 PM (exyD+)
Then I see windmill parts moving down the highway. Big program to promote eagle cuisinarts here in Okla. I hope we soon outgrow that green-tinged delusion.
Posted by: mindful webworker - bird watcher at December 15, 2016 10:58 PM (5a8XA)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at December 15, 2016 10:58 PM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 10:53 PM (exyD+)
why yes you do. where have you been keeping yourself? not the same here without you.
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 10:59 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Donna di deplorable ampersands&&&&and so there at December 15, 2016 10:50
Sleep well, glad you got heat.
I'm off for a nap myself, maybe see you later.
Posted by: Farmer at December 15, 2016 10:59 PM (o/90i)
Sounds lovely.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:59 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 10:59 PM (fWCrN)
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 11:00 PM (UD0Gq)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Has Seen Rogue One But Will Not Spoil at December 15, 2016 11:00 PM (89UPP)
-Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 10:57 PM (MiBfH)
Sounds Swedish. Checks-out, as far as I'm concerned.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:00 PM (6gk0M)
Assange doesn't strike me as a Trump supporter. Neither does Putin, for that matter, though I think Putin probably admires some aspects of Trump's personality and his career.
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT at December 15, 2016 10:55 PM (nvMvs)
--Assange was decidely not. I think the feelings between Trump and Putin are mutual. Lots of speculation that Hillary was goading for WWIII wih Russia. Trump might have saved us from the miserable and pointless outcome.
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 11:00 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:00 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 11:00 PM (emDjj)
Heh. So are you telling me to not be a lazy asshole and to just walk around the house looking at my thermostats when I'm curious as to the current temperature setting?
Because that's probably the right answer if I'm looking at $500+ to digitize it all, and more if I want it networked. At least for now, hopefully prices come down on some of this stuff in the future.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:52 PM (WGxp4)
*Snaps fingers* That's right! You could use Pi Zeros, which are $5/each, but would need an $8 wireless nub. That would lower your price per node by $20.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 11:01 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:02 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Infidel at December 15, 2016 11:02 PM (a62hT)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:02 PM (WGxp4)
They didn't get around to actually getting hitched tho
Posted by: Boots at December 15, 2016 11:02 PM (EBwPV)
Today is the 225th anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution coming into effect. The original Bill of Rights contained a preamble stating that the clauses were "declaratory and restrictive" - i.e. they restricted the Federal Government and simply declared already existing rights and liberties. This is in stark contrast with almost every non-American declaration of rights, wherein inherent rights are conflated with promised of government handouts and benefits.
More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=12879
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 15, 2016 11:02 PM (vBeA5)
http://tinyurl.com/mdy9l97
Oh, good, that's the one I went looking for. Figured someone would link to that.
Posted by: mindful webworker - dadperson at December 15, 2016 11:02 PM (5a8XA)
"Silent Night" by the Gothard Sisters
More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=12804
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 15, 2016 11:03 PM (vBeA5)
Oh, you don't want to get caught with a dead eagle or killing one for that matter.
Hell, even a fucking feather will get you in Dutch.
Posted by: garrett
Retired from an electric utility. Had to drive all over the state of Indiana working in substations. We had a safety meeting where we were told never to pick up any kind of feathers because only "Native Americans" were allowed to possess any of them.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 15, 2016 11:03 PM (IqV8l)
Is a "coblogger" like a lumberjack who fells cornstalks?
Posted by: jbspry at December 15, 2016 11:03 PM (QGbEp)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 11:04 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (iMxBJ)
First, measure the surface area of the spouse, then multiply by chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken.
Chicken?
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 11:05 PM (tHwdc)
Snow removal (Delmarva Peninsula)
Snow blower (double auger a must for the wet sloppy stuff).
I have, and have used, a snow scoop (Yooper, eh!). Works best with depths no more than six inches and dry snow.
Shovel, a heavy coal shovel type, not those flimsy aluminum or plastic POSs that hardware stores trot out.
Do not let matters get ahead of you, not matter what tool you use. Clearing during and after a storm is extra work, but having surfaces as clear snd wide open as possible is worth it. Our driveway is blacktop and if the snow and ice buildup is kept to a minimum, sunlight will do a great job helping to clear up within several days.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Gob-Smacked Rage Monkeys (Suck It, NR!) at December 15, 2016 11:05 PM (BK3ZS)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 11:05 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Usntakim at December 15, 2016 10:42 PM (hMqvx)
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That is a yuuuuge bright spot.
God bless her!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 15, 2016 11:05 PM (Nox3c)
At some point probably in the 70s someone threw up new wallpaper and I think they were either insane or taking lots of acid. One room has yellow circus tent strips, the living room has this hideous vertical rattan type stuff the cat thinks is there to sharpen his claws on. I think they covered up a beautiful wood floor with a nasty carpet. It is just desperate for Chip and Joanna Gaines to fix up, but she'd put that damn shiplap everywhere and french doors in someplace.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:05 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:06 PM (fWCrN)
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 10:46 P
I like my plain
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 11:06 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: no good deed at December 15, 2016 11:06 PM (hJamr)
It happens to be about forty seconds every month.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:06 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:06 PM (exyD+)
Posted by: Origional Jake at December 15, 2016 11:06 PM (jrFgU)
Sounds lovely.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:59 PM (WGxp4)
Comparative temperature scales:
Fahrenheit: 0, cold. 100, hot
Celsius: 0, cold. 100, dead
Kelvin: 0, dead. 100, dead
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at December 15, 2016 11:07 PM (J8/9G)
But, how do we use that to our advantage?
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 11:07 PM (UD0Gq)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 10:32 PM (6gk0M)
Much appreciated, thank you
Posted by: kbdabear at December 15, 2016 11:07 PM (Ya7zs)
over the state of Indiana working in substations. We had a safety
meeting where we were told never to pick up any kind of feathers because
only "Native Americans" were allowed to possess any of them.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 15, 2016 11:03 PM (IqV8l)
Trump should use his pen and phone to override this. I will not tolerate some Americans having rights that all Americans cannot enjoy.
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 11:07 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:07 PM (6gk0M)
5. Sometime in January go pick up your snowblower which now starts like a charm.
6. Tell yourself that next year you will check your snowblower right after Halloween.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 10:28 PM (+lVUW)
After the last snowfall of the season, siphon as much fuel as you can out of the tank on the snowblower, and then run the engine at a fast idle until it quits. It should be good to go the next time you refill the tank, whether nect fall, or a month later, when the "last snowfall" turned out not to be.
Alternative: fill fuel tank, add recommended dose of Sta-Bil fuel stabilizer, and run engine long enough that stabilizer-treated fuel can be safely assumed to have filled the carburetor. Say ten minutes.
Modern, ethanol "enhanced" fuel has lousy keeping qualities.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 11:08 PM (MiBfH)
feathers because only "Native Americans" were allowed to possess any of
them.
Yeah, it's illegal to pick up the feathers of any migratory bird in the US. Legally hunted game birds are okay.
Posted by: no good deed at December 15, 2016 11:08 PM (hJamr)
Posted by: Octiparan at December 15, 2016 11:08 PM (b9JGJ)
Al Gore is a dick.
(That last sentence may or may not be related to my local weather)
Posted by: Chi at December 15, 2016 11:08 PM (ZGag7)
I posted like crazy on the CFL thread. But it's nice to know that I was missed...
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:09 PM (exyD+)
Fahrenheit: 0, cold. 100, hot
Celsius: 0, cold. 100, dead
Kelvin: 0, dead. 100, dead
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at December 15, 2016 11:07 PM (J8/9G)
Proof that Fahrenheit is the safest temperature scale.
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 11:09 PM (tHwdc)
My husband never fails to comment on the frontal boundaries of the weather gal.
Posted by: no good deed at December 15, 2016 11:09 PM (hJamr)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:09 PM (fWCrN)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:09 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: fixerupper at December 15, 2016 11:09 PM (JmjOe)
I posted like crazy on the CFL thread. But it's nice to know that I was missed...
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:09 PM (exyD+)
--There was a CFL Thread?!?!?! Was it during the Grey Cup?
And how about that? The fucking expansion team has won one more recently than the Blue Bombers.
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 11:10 PM (emDjj)
It's nice to see you here on a school nite
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 11:11 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 11:11 PM (UD0Gq)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:11 PM (fWCrN)
Scanner: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/4958
Link: https://twitter.com/breakingskagit?lang=en
Posted by: Country Singer (Gab @BertG) at December 15, 2016 11:11 PM (GUBah)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:11 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 11:11 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at December 15, 2016 11:11 PM (WTSFk)
I posted like crazy on the CFL thread. But it's nice to know that I was missed...
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:09 PM (exyD+)
You have been missed. Think you'll be hitting more ONT's in the future?
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 11:12 PM (EzgxV)
At some point probably in the 70s someone threw up new wallpaper and I think they were either insane or taking lots of acid. One room has yellow circus tent strips, the living room has this hideous vertical rattan type stuff the cat thinks is there to sharpen his claws on. I think they covered up a beautiful wood floor with a nasty carpet. It is just desperate for Chip and Joanna Gaines to fix up, but she'd put that damn shiplap everywhere and french doors in someplace.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:05 PM (39g3+)
doesn't cost much money to fix most of that stuff... I mean it would take some time though
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:12 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:12 PM (exyD+)
Posted by: Origional Jake at December 15, 2016 11:12 PM (jrFgU)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 15, 2016 11:12 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Country Singer (Gab @BertG) at December 15, 2016 11:13 PM (GUBah)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 11:13 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 11:14 PM (LfmaH)
???????
Posted by: Origional Jake at December 15, 2016 11:12 PM (jrFgU)
Canadian Football League.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 11:14 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 11:11 PM (KP5rU)
Yeah, I once thought I'd follow that plan, so I found some site that tells you the nearest place to get pure gasoline. "Drive for 90 minutes, and there's this boat pier..." No.
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 11:14 PM (iMxBJ)
???????
Posted by: Origional Jake
Compact Flouresent Lamp...no wait, Canadian Football League
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (TnUKj)
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (UD0Gq)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: vivi at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (11H2y)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (exyD+)
I figure 10-15 grand and the place would be in decent shape, but it would take more like 50 to do it right, because it needs new wiring, new plumbing, the floors are sinking, the porch needs rebuilding, there's no insulation that I'm aware of except in the attic, lots of repainting to do, etc. We really need more than one small bathroom as well, and the garage is too tiny for anything but a Model T or a Smart Car (the VW beetle barely fits) so it would be better as a room. Lots of plans, no money.
Maybe if Steven Spielberg backs a dumptruck full of cash up to the house to make Life Unworthy into a film, I can fix it all up.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (39g3+)
Link: https://twitter.com/breakingskagit?lang=en
Posted by: Country Singer (Gab @BertG) at December 15, 2016 11:11 PM (GUBah)
he's telling the helicopter to leave.
reminds me of
http://tinyurl.com/cr3ypay
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:16 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:16 PM (6gk0M)
But some people hate daddy, and want some acknowledgment of their empty, futile existence.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:16 PM (fWCrN)
Posted by: vivi at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (11H2y)
The Brits would say "He doesn't half fancy himself, does he?" What's American for that? "What a douche?"
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 11:16 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: Seahawk Punter at December 15, 2016 11:16 PM (UD0Gq)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (6gk0M)
Looks like Ryan got KO'd with that hit to the back of the head. I don't understand him almost losing the ball while he was running, though.
Posted by: Country Singer (Gab @BertG) at December 15, 2016 11:16 PM (GUBah)
Now what's the vote on she actually killed people? My wife is reading a book and is convinced she has done so.
Posted by: Farmer at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (o/90i)
A few weeks ago I saw a youtube that ennumerated and described all of the people surrounding the Clintons who have died under suspicious circumstances. Lots and lots of "suicides". Either these people are whacking people right and left or their personalities are so bad that working with a Clinton makes you want to put a bullet through your head.
Anyway, interesting youtube. The Ron Brown plane crash was particularly suspicious.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 11:16 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (6gk0M)
--Shithawks trying to run up the score with a fake punt, then the football gods punishing them.
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 11:17 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:17 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 11:17 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Seahawk Punter at December 15, 2016 11:17 PM (UD0Gq)
Posted by: Willy J. at December 15, 2016 11:17 PM (bqN/x)
Anyway, interesting youtube. The Ron Brown plane crash was particularly suspicious.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 11:16 PM (+lVUW)
shit, I'd consider suicide if I had to spend my life around the Clintons.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:17 PM (WGxp4)
That was so cringeworthy, I'm sure he thought he was going to show up and demolish Tucker Carlson and be the big man on campus. He came across like the kid who wore the same outfit every day to school and had a briefcase full of his notes about everything he'd whip out in an argument.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:18 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: @votermom @vm at December 15, 2016 10:35 PM (Om16U)
This is in connection with hot water baseboard heaters, like in my Alberta home. I have two zones; it's a smallish house. A "zone" is a complete loop of pipe from the boiler, through one or more heaters, and back to the boiler. And a heating "boiler" is not really a boiler, sensu stricto, because the water doesn't boil, and it runs at atmospheric pressure.
Each zone has its own thermostat, Honeywell Round in my case, that controls an electrically-operated "zone valve" to enable/disable flow in the loop. The boiler itself has thermostats that monitor inlet/outlet temperatures, and kicks in the gas burner when differential between the two becomes too great.
The tiny circulating pump runs 24/7.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 11:18 PM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:18 PM (exyD+)
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at December 15, 2016 11:19 PM (J8/9G)
Personally? No I doubt she ever pulled the trigger. But I'm certain she had people rubbed out. Not just "oopsie we didn't send help" but "who will rid me of this troublesome DNC leak??" hits.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:19 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:19 PM (exyD+)
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at December 15, 2016 11:19 PM (CPk08)
Posted by: Infidel at December 15, 2016 11:19 PM (a62hT)
Posted by: Pug Mahon aka the Deplorable P.U.G. at December 15, 2016 11:20 PM (wwTGw)
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/367310.php#367310
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (exyD+)
--Hmm, I think I posted in that one. Not sure if I was sober.
Posted by: logprof at December 15, 2016 11:20 PM (emDjj)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:20 PM (6gk0M)
Ethanol quotas are specd out by tonnage,n ot by percentage.
Its why the label on the gas pump says "may" contain up to 10% ethanol. I can always tell when the refineries are spiking gas again. My mileage takes a dump.
Posted by: fixerupper at December 15, 2016 11:20 PM (JmjOe)
Just wondering if there is a way to get information at the central point which I assume is the heater.
PS I know nothing about heating or zones.
Posted by: @votermom @vm at December 15, 2016 10:35 PM (Om16U)
Sorry just saw this since AOP quoted it.
But what he said.
One furnace, it's forced hot water. Basically it burns oil that heats up oil that gets pumped through pipes. There are 5 different (controlled from thermostat) circulators that open and close to allow the hot water from the furnace through.
Those control the temperatures in the baseboards, which in return controls the temperatures in the rooms where the thermostats are.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:21 PM (WGxp4)
But, how do we use that to our advantage?
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 11:07 PM (UD0Gq)
Travel back in time to 19th Century San Fransisco...
Posted by: The Temporal Hat at December 15, 2016 11:21 PM (vBeA5)
Starts right up the morning of the first winter snow.
Posted by: garrett
When I pick up my snowblower in January, I'm going to ask the hardware guys if this will be okay for mine.
Thanks for the info.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 11:21 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:21 PM (WGxp4)
Seven solid minutes of confusion.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:20 PM (6gk0M)
With the rules these days, confusion is right.
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:22 PM (exyD+)
Were there 32 other guys in the Eagles aside from Glen Frey?
Posted by: gewa76 at December 15, 2016 11:23 PM (B6OKy)
Thanks for the info.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 11:21 PM (+lVUW)
I usually leave mine with fuel and it always starts the next year.
But occasionally when I'm smart I'll run it dry then drain the oil. That's what you're supposed to do.
Then in the fall I put new oil and gas in, fire it up, let it run for a while, then am ready for the first snowfall.
Or, like from last year, I did none of that and it started second pull.
::shrug:: 1970's Tecumseh engine. Thing won't die. Isn't too picky.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:23 PM (WGxp4)
https://youtu.be/BUjJi0l_hOY
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:23 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:23 PM (6gk0M)
in moscow, idaho, we have a saying, "trust but verify". i'll believe trump when i see it.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at December 15, 2016 10:37 PM (WTSFk)
I don't believe he has actually reneged on any, given that, until he takes the oath of office, he has no power to act on any of them.
Now he may be soft-pedaling some promises as a negotiating tactic, but until it's put up, or shut up, time, he hasn't reneged.
Sorry if this bursts your bubble.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 11:23 PM (MiBfH)
Posted by: nerdygirl _***
Suspicious as in happening right after getting the deal transferred from security to commerce his plane flies into the side of a mountain or a bullet in the top of his head?
Posted by: gNewt at December 15, 2016 11:24 PM (/8r1I)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 11:24 PM (voOPb)
Rather die from that than cancer.
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 10:54 PM (CRotO)
Dear SMFH, please stop being morbid.
It makes me want to swear and that would probably damage my morals.
Posted by: Kindltot at December 15, 2016 11:24 PM (wZCfc)
the brain needs protein I think
Posted by: Origional Jake at December 15, 2016 11:24 PM (jrFgU)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:24 PM (39g3+)
A lot of those "suicides" were bullets to the back of the head. So apparently working with the Clintons gives you an extra determination to kill yourself that most people do not posses.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 11:24 PM (IcT7t)
I used to know what a "catch" was.
Now you need a move and control through the ground or something.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:25 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at December 15, 2016 10:31 PM (S2EVS)
LOL.
*turns, lights cigarette, leans back in chair and starts reading a papeback...*
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at December 15, 2016 11:25 PM (8iiMU)
You can keep telling the wife that but I don't think its gonna work.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:25 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 11:26 PM (UD0Gq)
Turns out that a 4 stroke engine doesn't like 2 stroke fuel.
Posted by: Halfwise at December 15, 2016 10:39 PM (rB/gm)
I always double check the owners manual before I make the gas oil mix.
Also, I've bought used small appliances, including some really good new, or almost new ones. You can find websites that have the owners manuals to almost anything.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 11:26 PM (+lVUW)
Yeah that one is the worst of them, and the least talked about. If he died from the plane crash, why is there a bullet hole in his skull?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:26 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:26 PM (fWCrN)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:27 PM (exyD+)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:24 PM (39g3+)
Er, I do. There's a baseboard on most cold walls in the house.
The other alternative would be ducting and vents in every room. Which ... I personally dislike.
But I live in NH, so central air isn't a huge concern. If it was, then I'd probably do ducting and forced hot air.
I just prefer the "ambient heat" of baseboard heaters, and the fact that the temperatures dont fluctuate like mad due to dry hot air blowing in my face for 5 minutes, then it cooling down, then repeating.
Especially when it's in the single digits like it is right now and the furnace is running a lot.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:27 PM (WGxp4)
All wild birds are protected by state and federal laws, with the exception of the European
starling, rock (feral) pigeon, and English sparrow. This means that you cannot shoot at,
trap, poison, or otherwise kill, capture or possess one without a permit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 15, 2016 11:27 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 11:27 PM (IcT7t)
It makes me want to swear and that would probably damage my morals.
Posted by: Kindltot at December 15, 2016 11:24 PM (wZCfc)
Hey, if morbid gets him through the day, be morbid. My grandmother became a much nicer, better person after she lost her marbles. If I'm lucky, things will happen similarly to me. It's totally cool.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at December 15, 2016 11:27 PM (CPk08)
FTR - I have a 4 stroke Snowblower.
I wouldn't run a 2 Stroke dry for storage.
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 11:27 PM (UD0Gq)
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 11:27 PM (+lVUW)
Just for you I will play an entire Sammy Hagar Xmas LP followed up by an encore of Yoko.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 11:28 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 15, 2016 11:28 PM (kTF2Z)
My grandmother became a much nicer, better person after she lost her
marbles. If I'm lucky, things will happen similarly to me. It's totally
cool.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at December 15, 2016 11:27 PM (CPk0
SMFH is a female.
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:28 PM (exyD+)
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 11:28 PM (LfmaH)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:28 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:26 PM (fWCrN)
I have two woodstoves. They're nice, but I wouldn't want to use them as my primary heat source. Too cold for that... I'd burn 15 cords a year if I didn't use oil.
In the future, I'd like to get a wood boiler (even though they're semi-illegal now) to heat the house with.
Or maybe a better woodstove. I have cast iron, I'd like one with sandstone.
But again, that's way down the line.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:28 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:06 PM (exyD+)
well it's true. winsome lasses that know the difference between the American and european weather models are rare.
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 11:29 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 11:26 PM (UD0Gq)
IIRC, the brain specifically needs cholesterol.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 11:29 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:28 PM (39g3+)
Eh. I enjoy it. And luckily so does my dad (in his 60s). Between the two of us we can split and stack a few cords in a day.
But I cheat sometimes and borrow my buddies log splitter when I have a lot of wood to split at once.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:30 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 15, 2016 11:15 PM (TnUKj)
Curly fry lights
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 15, 2016 11:30 PM (tHwdc)
We'll find out sooner or later that we need trans fats, too.
If the FDA is against it, it has to be a vital nutrient.
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 11:31 PM (UD0Gq)
Posted by: no good deed at December 15, 2016 11:31 PM (hJamr)
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 11:27 PM (+lVUW)
concern troll, I wouldn't worry about it. Don't know why Mis Hum banished him. Probably because he was a concern troll. ::shrug::
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:31 PM (WGxp4)
--------------
He is one really beautiful dude. Just sayin'
Posted by: Chi at December 15, 2016 11:31 PM (ENQf8)
Posted by: gNewt at December 15, 2016 11:31 PM (/8r1I)
Posted by: Infidel at December 15, 2016 11:31 PM (a62hT)
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 11:32 PM (LfmaH)
And we wore sweaters indoors, and let the dogs in. The house was never short-sleeves after November.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:32 PM (fWCrN)
Posted by: no good deed at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (hJamr)
My mom started me out with buttercream frosting. Next was cake mix cake. Other things that kids could make fairly easily would be pancakes from pancake mix, French toast, grilled cheese, scrambled eggs, hamburgers, sloppy joes, smoked sausage with fried onions and peppers.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 11:32 PM (+lVUW)
I notice I got #333. Is that half-credit?
Normally I'm saying, don't feed the trolls, don't quote 'em back. But, funny thing, I didn't see the original posts so my curiosity is only satisfied by the the quotebacks. It's socks of one and half a shovel of another, I guess.
Posted by: mindful webworker - slow reader at December 15, 2016 11:33 PM (5a8XA)
Hmmm... might not be a bad idea I guess
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (WGxp4)
You know, zone valves tend to get sticky, and may not open readily when the heating system first gets called upon in the Fall. I have had to unscrew the "motor" which is much like an old-style electric clock movement, grab the stem of the valve with Vise-Grips, and work it to and fro until it turns freely. (And I have 50/50 water and glycol in the system).
I have considered removing the electric zone valves, and replacing them with simple quarter-turn stainless ball valves. Tweak the valves to get my desired balance between zones, and then use one thermostat to control the boiler. Don't know what a heating contractor would have to say about that.
N.B. I leave the temperature set at about 65 degrees all year round.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 11:33 PM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Infidel at December 15, 2016 11:31 PM (a62hT)
...what do you have, propane?
Oil has its pros and cons. It's not too expensive right now, and its got more BTUs per gallon than propane, so it's working out well.
But a few years ago it was over double the price, which sucked.
It's creeping back up though. I was paying $1.75 a gallon last year, I just paid $1.95 a gallon to fill up this morning.
I have a 375 gallon tank, so... yeah. That $.20 a gallon is noticed.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:33 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 15, 2016 11:34 PM (kTF2Z)
In the future, I'd like to get a wood boiler (even though they're semi-illegal now) to heat the house with.
Or maybe a better woodstove. I have cast iron, I'd like one with sandstone.
But again, that's way down the line.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:28 PM (WGxp4)
get one of the huge soapstone fireplaces.
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2016 11:34 PM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 15, 2016 11:34 PM (IqV8l)
He/she/it wanted to be banished
I obliged
Sometimes I take requests sometimes I don't
Tonight I did
You don't come into Aces house and shit on the carpet and walk out
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 11:34 PM (voOPb)
He flounced, that's why he got the banned.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 11:34 PM (IcT7t)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:28 PM (exyD+)
I stand corrected. If SMFH is offended that I graced her with a male gender, I will suitably grovel without resentment, reserve, or internally giving even a microscopic crap. No offense. That aside, dementia can be scary for people who experience it, but it isn't always so bad, and may be much less pointless and cruel than some others I have seen. It is all about a bit of luck and in how the people you love handle it. Tricky stuff.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at December 15, 2016 11:34 PM (CPk08)
N.B. I leave the temperature set at about 65 degrees all year round.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 11:33 PM (MiBfH)
So this is a new house to me. Previously I had separate pumps for each zone. I'm not sure how the zone valves will hold up -- I've never really dealt with them before.
I also do all of my own HVAC (and well everything) work, so I'm sure I'll have a ton more to say on the subject by next winter
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:35 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2016 11:26 PM (UD0Gq)
IIRC, the brain specifically needs cholesterol.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 11:29 PM
Yep, and that's why I head to some delicious leftovers and/or cookies about this time of night.
Be well all. I'm off for a food induced nap, maybe up later.
Posted by: Farmer at December 15, 2016 11:35 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:35 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 11:35 PM (LfmaH)
What I don't understand is the continuing "entertainment value" of such one-sided beat-downs.
I gain nothing from such a confrontation other than a confirmation bias.
I get meat and skin from a baby seal, at least.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:35 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 11:36 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: zombie steve irwin at December 15, 2016 11:36 PM (11H2y)
I obliged
Sometimes I take requests sometimes I don't
Tonight I did
You don't come into Aces house and shit on the carpet and walk out
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 11:34 PM (voOPb)
No need to defend yourself, I apologize if I came off as offensive or attacking you or whatnot.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:36 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:36 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Infidel at December 15, 2016 11:37 PM (a62hT)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:37 PM (fWCrN)
Not seeing the logic here.
Posted by: Country Boy - stay deplorable my friend at December 15, 2016 11:37 PM (D2vc1)
Posted by: vivi at December 15, 2016 11:38 PM (11H2y)
Posted by: no good deed at December 15, 2016 10:40 PM (hJamr)
My mom started me out with buttercream frosting. Next was cake mix cake. Other things that kids could make fairly easily would be pancakes from pancake mix, French toast, grilled cheese, scrambled eggs, hamburgers, sloppy joes, smoked sausage with fried onions and peppers.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 15, 2016 11:32 PM (+lVUW)
When the godkids visited, we usually cooked oatmeal cookies that started out as the recipe from the oatmeal container -- but we encouraged the kids to get creative -- both to "cheat" (we taught them to weigh the brown sugar instead of packing it into a cup) and to "enhance" (add a bit more cinnamon than was on the recipe, put in white chocolate chunks or nuts)....then we'd critique how they came out.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 11:38 PM (EzgxV)
It snowed yesterday and it took me an hour and a half of sitting in a parking lot and then an hour of driving on ice at 20MPH to get home.
It rarely snows here, and it freaks everyone.
Posted by: Kindltot at December 15, 2016 11:38 PM (wZCfc)
Posted by: Infidel at December 15, 2016 11:37 PM (a62hT)
Ah. When I lived in the city, we had natural gas. I prefer it to oil.
Much cleaner burning and ended up being cheaper. And it's always there, on demand.
Oil is kind of a bitch. Have to monitor the oil levels and deal with your basement smelling like a gas station from time to time. And it's DIRTY -- I service my furnace 2x a year and its unbelievable how dirty it gets.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:39 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Octiparan at December 15, 2016 11:39 PM (b9JGJ)
Posted by: goon at December 15, 2016 11:40 PM (EaQ6/)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 11:34 PM (voOPb)
Sure we can!
Posted by: EPA drone at December 15, 2016 11:40 PM (8iiMU)
Posted by: Infidel at December 15, 2016 11:40 PM (a62hT)
Posted by: Random Joe at December 15, 2016 11:40 PM (LfmaH)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at December 15, 2016 10:51 PM (R+30W)
^^^this^^^
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 11:41 PM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:36 PM (39g3+)
the flue or the chimney? My chimney for my furnace needs to be completely redone (it's crumbling cement block) but the flue is good, so no problem using it.
Previous-previous owner of the house used triple insulated stove pipe for everything. Kind of overkill, but it means I could tear down the cement block ugly ass chimney if I wanted to (which I may do) and just leave the stove pipe.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:41 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:41 PM (6gk0M)
No probs Harry
Just letting everyone know my philosophy
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 11:41 PM (voOPb)
I have the entire CD, but it doesn't get better than this, IMHO. Every artist contributes and the whole piece is as uplifting a Christmas song as I have ever heard.
https://youtu.be/DLdK8dB32Rk
Mary's Little Boy Chile
Jester Hairston
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert (Sony, 1992)
Andre Previn, New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Wynton Marsalis, Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, Harlem Boys' Choir
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Gob-Smacked Rage Monkeys (Suck It, NR!) at December 15, 2016 11:41 PM (BK3ZS)
You can keep telling the wife that but I don't think its gonna work.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:25 PM (39g3+)
Ha I knew it wouldn't take long.
Posted by: Country Boy - stay deplorable my friend at December 15, 2016 11:42 PM (D2vc1)
Which story was it, BTW? It won't load on my phone. I'm assuming it was either the enterprising tattoo artist or the nekkid burglar...
Posted by: Ex-liberal at December 15, 2016 11:42 PM (XLZh6)
Flame thrower.
No, seriously -- I have a very large propane powered torch for melting ice. And a Cat 247B tracked skid steer. And a 4WD truck with Blizzaks, and a winch.
And sometimes it's almost not enough.
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at December 15, 2016 11:43 PM (VSenK)
They had a secondary air intake for the forced air system installed just above the wood stove.
When they burn a fire, they simply seal off the original one and just turn on the fan setting on the thermostat. Nice, warm heat through the house for next to nothing.
Posted by: Chi at December 15, 2016 11:43 PM (qc1G2)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 15, 2016 10:52 PM (IcT7t)
When it snows on Four Peaks, I can see it from here. But I still have my home in Alberta, and we get a dump from time to time. Generally dry, powdery snow, but I have seen it get welded into a brick-like substance that would be perfect for building igloos. Such a firm crust, you can walk on it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 11:44 PM (MiBfH)
zone. I'm not sure how the zone valves will hold up -- I've never really
dealt with them before.
I also do all of my own HVAC (and well everything) work, so I'm sure I'll have a ton more to say on the subject by next winter ///
If what you need is a way to observe and track how things are working for future improvement. Something like this may be helpful.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/z6bxg6e
Posted by: Willy J. at December 15, 2016 11:45 PM (bqN/x)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 11:45 PM (EzgxV)
I'll check them out, might be worth doing. I do prefer wood heat by far. Its just that by the time we get around to buying wood its more expensive than gas. Particularly with my thin blooded older brothers burning 18 logs a day.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:45 PM (39g3+)
However, if it does hang around, our neighbor's son-in-law come by with the big tractor with the blade and scrapes off our driveway after doing his Dad-in-Law's. Handy.
Posted by: mindful webworker - let it snow at December 15, 2016 11:45 PM (5a8XA)
They had a secondary air intake for the forced air system installed just above the wood stove.
When they burn a fire, they simply seal off the original one and just turn on the fan setting on the thermostat. Nice, warm heat through the house for next to nothing.
Posted by: Chi at December 15, 2016 11:43 PM (qc1G2)
My new house has a single duct with an inline fan from the wood stove in the basement to a vent near the bedrooms. I'm excited to utilize that.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:45 PM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Country Singer (Gab @BertG) at December 15, 2016 11:47 PM (GUBah)
Extra credit for proper use of the word "utilize" instead of trying to seem smart by throwing it out instead of "use."
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:47 PM (39g3+)
Better than the gannet. They wet their nests.
You'll not find that in Olsen's Standard Book of British Birds, the expurgated version.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Gob-Smacked Rage Monkeys (Suck It, NR!) at December 15, 2016 11:47 PM (BK3ZS)
Tonight I made potato bread, and it is tasty. It's just not very crusty.
Posted by: Kindltot at December 15, 2016 11:48 PM (wZCfc)
He/she/it wanted to be banished
I obliged
Sometimes I take requests sometimes I don't
Tonight I did
You don't come into Aces house and shit on the carpet and walk out
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 15, 2016 11:34 PM (voOPb)
I figured his odds at about 70/30. He started out ok, but got into a real ugly froth at the end.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 11:48 PM (EzgxV)
The house was built with electric heat. Terribly inefficient, that. But, the problem with any tank-based system, such as oil or propane, is that those tanks can and will go floating away with rising flood waters.
Only way to solve that is with a ranch-style elevated tank with containment apron. And then try to rig it so the City doesn't go apeshit trying to get removed.
That's the only thing that ever makes living in Austin a consideration. No shortage of patchouli soaked hippies to throw onto the fire.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 15, 2016 11:49 PM (v5iqM)
Go get fucked in every orifice of your flabby ass beta male body by an ebola infested elephant, you pissant, pathetic, petulant wormy little twat waffle.
P.S. Merry Christmas everyone!
Posted by: John Nada - Formerly #NeverHillary at December 15, 2016 11:49 PM (e4QWB)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:49 PM (fWCrN)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at December 15, 2016 10:58 PM (6Ll1u)
How do you know it's raining? Does the water drip off her nipples?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2016 11:49 PM (MiBfH)
Remember: You can always trust legal, medical, financial, and dating advice you get from blog commenters.
Posted by: mindful webworker - medical malpractitioner at December 15, 2016 11:49 PM (5a8XA)
Posted by: Vendette at December 15, 2016 11:49 PM (exyD+)
Posted by: mindful webworker - easy go at December 15, 2016 11:50 PM (5a8XA)
Tonight I made potato bread, and it is tasty. It's just not very crusty.
Posted by: Kindltot
*pachi, pachi, pachi*
Never tried that recipe.
did you try the water spritzing?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 15, 2016 11:51 PM (SkR14)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:51 PM (6gk0M)
-
Were there 32 other guys in the Eagles aside from Glen Frey?
Posted by: gewa76
Don Henley keeps replicating and is hard to kill.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 11:52 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 11:52 PM (KP5rU)
I use quarter-turn ball valved on the feed side, and slow-ratio gate valves on the return, so can control the speed of the water running through each circuit.
The original system (1963! ) let the main pump shut off when no circuit was calling for heat. That went through a coupling pretty fast, so we started messing the the engineering. I've seen systems with a separate pump for each circuit, instead of a valve. If those had several speeds, I'd see the sense of it.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 15, 2016 11:53 PM (H5rtT)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 11:53 PM (CRotO)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
She wears a white T-shirt and stands outside without an umbrella...
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 11:53 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:56 PM (fWCrN)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:41 PM (WGxp4)
Triple wall used to be code here in So. Ill. They reduced it to double wall about 12 years ago, or so. I still have 5 36" lengths of it stored away (and 2 rolled down the hill in the lake that I haven't retrieved yet). I was going to reuse it, but may just re-install with double wall.
Posted by: Deplorable Flyover 98ZJUSMC at December 15, 2016 11:58 PM (wq8Cl)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2016 11:58 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 15, 2016 11:58 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: SMFH at December 15, 2016 11:36 PM (CRotO0
waaal, good. I don't try to offend, I just don't care that much for people who are willing to be offended by stupid stuff. Plus, I'm half-way hammered. Have a good night. Toodles.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at December 15, 2016 11:59 PM (CPk08)
Posted by: qdpsteve
I don't suppose they have an online forecast?
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 15, 2016 11:59 PM (TnUKj)
Posted by: Vendette at December 16, 2016 12:00 AM (exyD+)
I'll check them out, might be worth doing. I do prefer wood heat by far. Its just that by the time we get around to buying wood its more expensive than gas. Particularly with my thin blooded older brothers burning 18 logs a day.
Whoo hoo!! Just figured out how to copy and paste on the kindle.
Same here on the wood heat. We have one fireplace insert and a regular fireplace. I really should move or buy a new insert for the other fireplace. We put in 750 square feet of heated tile in the part of the house where insert is and I'm finding that it does a nice job of heating the living and cooking areas of the house. Putting the insert in the other fireplace would push the heat towards the sleeping areas.
Posted by: Octiparan at December 16, 2016 12:00 AM (b9JGJ)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:01 AM (6gk0M)
did you try the water spritzing?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 15, 2016 11:51 PM (SkR14)
I don't really have a recipe, what I do is throw in a handful of potato flakes when working up the dough with a bread-hook. It makes a stickier dough, so I roll it in extra flour a bit so I can work it.
I also put a 6" cast iron pan with water in the oven so it bakes very steamy and that does make a difference. I am not sure if taking it out half way through like the books say is important or not, sometimes I do and sometimes I don't.
The potato makes the bread more tender, like commercial sandwich bread.
My whole wheat bread, made with a cup of cracked wheat soaked with the yeast and flour starter tends to be crustier. It also tends to be tougher and heavier
Posted by: Kindltot at December 16, 2016 12:01 AM (wZCfc)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:01 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:31 PM (WGxp4)
Thanks. Sometimes this place is like a soap opera.
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 16, 2016 12:01 AM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:23 PM (WGxp4)
FWIW, I have dealt with several 1970's vintage air-cooled engines that lost compression and became hard to start due to the seat of the intake valve receding. Now one would think that the exhaust valve seat gets more abuse, because, hot gases. But for some obscure reason, it's the intake valve that goes. Maybe the exhaust seats are hardened? Anyway, the fix is easy: grind the end of the valve stem on a bench grinder until the desired clearance is achieved (plus a tad).
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 12:02 AM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:02 AM (fWCrN)
How much extra was the heat in the floor. Need to do my floors, but it will be a ways off now.
Posted by: Infidel at December 16, 2016 12:02 AM (a62hT)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 15, 2016 11:11 PM (KP5rU)
Yeah, I once thought I'd follow that plan, so I found some site that tells you the nearest place to get pure gasoline. "Drive for 90 minutes, and there's this boat pier..." No.
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 11:14 PM (iMxBJ)
I found the same website, and there's a place only a few minutes away from me that sells pure gasoline.
But it's 98 octane racing fuel that costs $9.00/gallon. So using it in my car is out of the question, but I do use it in my lawn mower, weed whacker, and snow blower. My little 1.25 gallon gas can lasts about two months, so the extra expense is no big deal.
Posted by: rickl at December 16, 2016 12:03 AM (sdi6R)
The gas intake was full of spiders. Little teeny ones and webs. No gas could get through.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 16, 2016 12:04 AM (39g3+)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
I was told by an Indian woman that in order to get them they have to go through the department of interior. I don't think anyone can just pick up an eagle feather and keep it. Indians can get them, but have to go through some red tape in DC
Posted by: nerdygirl at December 16, 2016 12:04 AM (+lVUW)
Yeah, electric heat sucks. But it can't get that cold in TX where it's a real concern, right?
At least it wouldn't for me -- I keep my heat in the 50's, in a typical new england winter I'm heating my house from December - March, the rest of the year I just suck it up.
I've never gone through a whole tank in a year to date.
Although I have friends who go through a 275 gallon tank in a month and keep their heat at 70 from October through April. Which is nuts.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 16, 2016 12:05 AM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 15, 2016 11:49 PM (fWCrN)
I pray regularly for everyone that has or is effected by Neurological disease you are in my prayers and didn't even know:-P.. It runs in my family grandmother past away with it, mom is still kickin around, my brother is in a power chair i'm barely mobil my son has been diagnosed and is in early stages. Progression is uneven person to person. (SCA, spinalcerrabellar ataxia)
Posted by: USNtakim at December 16, 2016 12:05 AM (hMqvx)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 16, 2016 12:06 AM (39g3+)
But it's 98 octane racing fuel that costs $9.00/gallon.
Posted by: rickl
Rickl, is it a "Trick" gasoline station by any chance?
I remember there used to be a few of them here in SoCal.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 12:07 AM (u8kLQ)
When I took the boiler out of service one winter to revise a circuit, I was able to heat the whole house pretty easily with the woodstove and the A/C fan blowing through those ducts. I use it as a booster when we have extended below-zero.
Also, there's one of those Magic Heat exchangers in the first, short upright smoke pipe. I wouldn't have a stove without one. Just about triples the output.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 16, 2016 12:07 AM (H5rtT)
Posted by: Pet Pal at December 16, 2016 12:07 AM (t1RKl)
...a show about nothing.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:01 AM (6gk0M)
"The Selection" coming on again later this morning on the History channel is kinda interesting. Like the BUDs training documentary but with civilians.
Posted by: Willy J. at December 16, 2016 12:07 AM (bqN/x)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:07 AM (fWCrN)
Posted by: zombie steve irwin at December 15, 2016 11:36 PM (11H2y)
Passing counterfeit wildebeests?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 12:08 AM (MiBfH)
...a show about nothing.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:01 AM (6gk0M)
well, what about the casing oscillator?
hunting hitler is about even less
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:08 AM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 16, 2016 12:08 AM (39g3+)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:09 AM (cPsPa)
Use the right shovel for the job, especially if you're in a mid-Atlantic or central area that gets different kinds of snow. I have a plastic-blade ergonomic-handle (bent) shovel for lifting. Use that for the powdery snow and when you have more than three inches.
My plow-blade shovel is the cat's whiskers when it's the wet and sloppy snow. It's a solid steel blade that curves up. I cock it on an angle and just slide on down the walk and the snow comes off it like the surf breaking at Waikiki.
Grain scoops are the wrong tool: you try and take a big bite with one and the snow falls off the back. Coal scuttles are the wrong tool too: they're too small so you're spending your energy lifting the shovel instead of the snow.
Posted by: Otto Zilch at December 16, 2016 12:09 AM (5uQlQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:10 AM (cPsPa)
She provided her pro-choice bona fides, but then said... as I recall it, "there's nothing sadder than an abortion."
Took guts for her to say it, IMHO.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 12:11 AM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 15, 2016 11:23 PM (WGxp4)
FWIW, I have dealt with several 1970's vintage air-cooled engines that lost compression and became hard to start due to the seat of the intake valve receding. Now one would think that the exhaust valve seat gets more abuse, because, hot gases. But for some obscure reason, it's the intake valve that goes. Maybe the exhaust seats are hardened? Anyway, the fix is easy: grind the end of the valve stem on a bench grinder until the desired clearance is achieved (plus a tad).
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 12:02 AM (MiBfH)
Intake valves are smaller.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 16, 2016 12:11 AM (EzgxV)
Got a 'niece' from northern China who talks about these things called
'kang' - bed-platforms built ober the horizontal flues of small charcoal
stoves. Supposed to be quite cozy. Those and braziers were all they
had, out on the steppes.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:02 AM (fWCrN)
Look up "Russian Stoves" or "Rocket Stove Mass Heaters"
Some of the traditional Russian stove set ups are for putting a bed on, but mostly they just heat up masses of masonry or rock.
I asked a friend who grew up in Germany and they had a "Russian" stove, and I asked if it was to put a bed on and he looked at me like I thought he grew up with a bone through his nose.
The Rocket stoves are supposed to be extra efficient, but have some engineering quirks, the inventors had to burn some out to realize that mild steel does not hold up to wood smoke.
(and tend to be the sort of people who think cob is a good building material for everything)
Posted by: Kindltot at December 16, 2016 12:12 AM (wZCfc)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:12 AM (fWCrN)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 12:13 AM (u8kLQ)
It cost about $1400 for the electric mats from Warming Systems in Chicago. That was about 400 sq feet including two thermostats. I misspoke when I said 750 sq heated tile. I didn't heat the title in areas where people wouldn't typically walk. I did have to pay for an electrician to add 20 amps to the breaker box. That was about $500.
It has been a great investment.
Posted by: Octiparan at December 16, 2016 12:13 AM (b9JGJ)
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at December 16, 2016 12:14 AM (ZLQuU)
Posted by: Stringer Davis
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I'll have to ask if they have one. Never heard of it.
I'd love to have a small wood stove , but the expense precludes me from doing it any time soon.
I was offered a small pellet stove at a pretty good price, but passed on it - I can get all the firewood I want for free. Just have to do the work.
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 12:14 AM (qc1G2)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 15, 2016 11:45 PM (39g3+)
Are there any "community forests" anywhere near you? Places where you are permitted to go and fell trees for firewood? We have such in Alberta, but it's the better part of a hundred miles one way, so I have never considered going to wood heat. Coal, probably, in the near future.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 12:14 AM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
AoSHQ / Mechanics edition = youtube gold
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 16, 2016 12:14 AM (SkR14)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:15 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: irongrampa at December 16, 2016 12:15 AM (X35Yt)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:15 AM (fWCrN)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:16 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 16, 2016 12:16 AM (H5rtT)
Only way to solve that is with a ranch-style elevated tank with containment apron. And then try to rig it so the City doesn't go apeshit trying to get removed.
That's the only thing that ever makes living in Austin a consideration. No shortage of patchouli soaked hippies to throw onto the fire.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 15, 2016 11:49 PM (v5iqM)
Seems to me Galveston would be an ideal site for an electrically-powered heat pump system. Double as central air in the summer.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 12:16 AM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:16 AM (6gk0M)
Which according to what I see on the web, means that in two years I'll be able to get a 4TB SSD drive for about $300. Or so I hope.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 12:17 AM (u8kLQ)
A friend of the family bitches about her deceased husband who bought a log truck worth of chip-grade logs and had them dumped in the driveway so he could cut them up one summer.
Posted by: Kindltot at December 16, 2016 12:18 AM (wZCfc)
Posted by: Infidel at December 16, 2016 12:18 AM (a62hT)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 12:19 AM (u8kLQ)
Proof:
Julia, from the soundtrack to Nineteen Eighty-Four:
https://youtu.be/buGo4dm5xGI
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:20 AM (fWCrN)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 16, 2016 12:08 AM (39g3+)
--I like Annie and all, but have you *not* heard any Christmas songs performed by Loreena McKennitt???
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfNHPO3kZjupan_0J52e4g8zYmxKgL-6b
Posted by: logprof at December 16, 2016 12:20 AM (emDjj)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:15 AM (6gk0M)
I am going to be in and out of there for a while. when you are available we should grab a drink.
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:20 AM (cPsPa)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:20 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 12:21 AM (u8kLQ)
-Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:20 AM (cPsPa)
Name the time and place, amigo!
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:21 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 12:19 AM (u8kLQ)
Bureau of Land Management. The Forest Service sells firewood permits. They also sell permits to cut Salal, wild fir boughs for wreaths, and permits to gather moss.
Posted by: Kindltot at December 16, 2016 12:22 AM (wZCfc)
Posted by: qdpsteve
Moore's Law doesn't necessarily apply to storage.
There are things like energy costs, regulatory costs, etc. will apply inequitably.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 16, 2016 12:23 AM (SkR14)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 12:23 AM (u8kLQ)
Although I have friends who go through a 275 gallon tank in a month and keep their heat at 70 from October through April. Which is nuts.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 16, 2016 12:05 AM (WGxp4)
Very high humidity here, with temps in the 50's or '60s, absolutely requires a running furnace to keep the house free of mold n' mildew. That, and a bone-chilling damp and penetrating cold.
If we had Colorado type "dry" cold, we too, could tolerate lower temps without the heat on.
But the climate here, absolutely demands the drying effects of some heat, or the house will turn into a nightmare petri dish of mold n' mildew nightmares and horror.
For example. You'd try to dry off from a shower, but your towel would be cold and damp.
That's what it'd be like here without running heat on most cooler days on this part of the Gulf Coast.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 16, 2016 12:23 AM (v5iqM)
Posted by: Octiparan at December 16, 2016 12:23 AM (b9JGJ)
Rickl, is it a "Trick" gasoline station by any chance?
I remember there used to be a few of them here in SoCal.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 12:07 AM (u8kLQ)
No, it's a local HVAC place that has a whole tank farm out back with gasoline, diesel, propane, heating oil, and probably other stuff I've forgotten.
Posted by: rickl at December 16, 2016 12:23 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 12:24 AM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Stringer Davis
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I've often wondered if extracting that heat from the flue doesn't increase soot build-up in the flue.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 16, 2016 12:24 AM (ZO497)
There are things like energy costs, regulatory costs, etc. will apply inequitably."
-Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 16, 2016 12:23 AM (SkR14)
^This is True^
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:24 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:25 AM (fWCrN)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:26 AM (6gk0M)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v98HEQvtpgo
I couldn't believe the number of covers made of this. It may actually BE a cover.
Posted by: Kindltot at December 16, 2016 12:26 AM (wZCfc)
For a while in the 70's, I questioned the wisdom of this family's commitment to a natural gas boiler. As things went along, I ended up converting the clothes dryer and water heater to gas. These aren't engineering decisions so much as political ones. Someday, electric heat may be back.
I miss the electric dryer in the winter. I had a vent-switching box that would direct the moist hot exhaust through a nylon sock-toe into the main rooms. It was luxurious. You can't do that with gas! But, the operating cost is, hmm, probably one-third as much.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 16, 2016 12:26 AM (H5rtT)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 16, 2016 12:11 AM (EzgxV)
No. They are normally bigger; rarely the same size as exhaust valves. Reason being, all you have pushing fuel mixture into the engine cylinder is atmospheric pressure, feeding into a partial vacuum caused by the piston descending in the cylinder.
Exhaust valve can be smaller, because the hot exhaust gases are at many times atmospheric pressure at the time the valve opens, and exhausts into basically an infinite volume, so back pressure isn't a concern, unless a restrictive muffler is fitted.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 12:27 AM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:21 AM (6gk0M)
ok. will set something up for early January?
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:29 AM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:29 AM (6gk0M)
http://www.deanamartin.com/album/white-christmas
She's Dean Martin's daughter. She was a guest on Eric Metaxas's show recently. She had all sorts of interesting stories about her dad, and her Uncle Frank and Uncle Sammy. This album also has a duet with Andy Williams, the last thing he recorded before he died.
They played a few snippets from the album; she does sound quite a bit like her father (although, obviously, more feminine).
One interesting thing she said was that Dean died at 3:15am on Christmas morning in 1996, while his mother died at 3:15am on Christmas morning in 1965. Pretty crazy, huh?
Posted by: The Deplorable Prothonotary Warbler at December 16, 2016 12:29 AM (0OG8D)
Posted by: Stringer Davis
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Sure you can... *yawn*... gosh... I sure am sleepy.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 16, 2016 12:30 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:31 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Kindltot at December 16, 2016 12:22 AM (wZCfc)
So no permits needed for us then?
Posted by: Mick and Keef at December 16, 2016 12:31 AM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Jim at December 16, 2016 12:32 AM (v5iqM)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:33 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:36 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at December 16, 2016 12:37 AM (6Ll1u)
So this unit gets watched like a hawk and yearly has a thorough inspection. Same goes for our water heater, it's also gas.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 16, 2016 12:37 AM (X35Yt)
There's a short vertical run, just enough to mount the exchanger, then a 3-foot run to the wall, through a thimble into a big rectangular flue with a clean-out plate on the bottom. I pull those two short interior pipes once a year to clean them anyway, so no worry, and anything that makes it to the flue just precipitates right the hell out.
Magic Heat has a scraper plate built in, with a rod and knob you saw back and forth a couple of times whenever you start a fire up. Anything on the tubes gets knocked off and falls into the fire. Now, two different times (in 30 years) I've let that sucker get away from me, and had to take it out in the summer and hit the insides with oven cleaner and an old toilet brush.
If you had a convoluted piping route, it would be worth thinking about, if you didn't regularly sweep your pipes. But I burn tailings, some green wood, rolled-up papers, even a little soft coal, and never had an issue.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 16, 2016 12:37 AM (H5rtT)
-Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at December 16, 2016 12:37 AM (6Ll1u)
It is all of eleven degrees right now.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:39 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Mick and Keef at December 16, 2016 12:39 AM (MiBfH)
Posted by: The Irish at December 16, 2016 12:39 AM (bqN/x)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:39 AM (fWCrN)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 12:40 AM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:41 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 16, 2016 12:41 AM (SkR14)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 16, 2016 12:41 AM (SkR14)
If you were to cook your wife to death, you would be thermo-culpable.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 12:43 AM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:43 AM (6gk0M)
http://www.fox.com/the-mick
Posted by: The Irish
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I aw a commercial for that today. Looks watchable. I recognize the blonde, but don't know where I've seen her. I watch so lititle network tv...
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 12:44 AM (qc1G2)
Posted by: Mick and Keef
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I look forward to a report.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 16, 2016 12:44 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 16, 2016 12:41 AM (SkR14)
Yes of course we have.
Posted by: Platinum Rhodium at December 16, 2016 12:45 AM (bqN/x)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:46 AM (fWCrN)
Got no complaint about the cost thus far, it DOES apper to be a good setup, comparing the two.
Always have been a fan of baseboard hot water, the feeling of the warmth is much nicer than forced hot air, for example.
Only nicer thing is laying on the beanbag pillow in front of the fireplace.
With a snifter of Chivas.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 16, 2016 12:47 AM (X35Yt)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:48 AM (cPsPa)
Sounds horrible.
Just went out for a smoke -- it's about 5 degrees out, probably around 0% humidity. Not too worried about my towels being moist, more about them being frozen solid.
So cold my nose hairs froze in my 5 minutes outside.
It's glorious being back in 55 degree heat.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 16, 2016 12:48 AM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 16, 2016 12:48 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:25 AM (fWCrN)
--My buddy and roommate when I was at Florida State introduced me to her , same album (Book of Secrets, which had "The Mummers' Dance") back in the '90s.
Then after I moved to Winnipeg, I found out she hailed from the humble prairie town of Morden, Manitoba. Love her two Christmas albums. I had never heard of "The Seven Rejoices of Mary" before I heard her version. "Emmanual" and "Good King Wenceslaus" by her are fantastic, in every sense of the word.
Posted by: logprof at December 16, 2016 12:49 AM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:46 AM (fWCrN)
I guess for those that cant take the heat.
Posted by: Platinum Rhodium at December 16, 2016 12:50 AM (bqN/x)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:50 AM (cPsPa)
If you had a convoluted piping route, it would be worth thinking about, if you didn't regularly sweep your pipes. But I burn tailings, some green wood, rolled-up papers, even a little soft coal, and never had an issue.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 16, 2016 12:37 AM (H5rtT)
Is it worth it to get a magic heat blower in my stove pipe? I'm all set up with triple insulated straight shot stove pipe now. My uncle has a magic heat blower in his barn. Seems awesome, but looks like it would be a minor PITA to retrofit my current set up...
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 16, 2016 12:51 AM (WGxp4)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 12:51 AM (MiBfH)
Matter of fact, it's on right now, and so, to bed.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 16, 2016 12:51 AM (H5rtT)
Posted by: irongrampa at December 16, 2016 12:52 AM (X35Yt)
Posted by: irongrampa at December 16, 2016 12:52 AM (X35Yt)
yep. and you are able to snuggle with both of them simultaneously without getting too hot. temperature wise anyway.
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:53 AM (cPsPa)
Just went out for a smoke -- it's about 5 degrees out, probably around 0% humidity. Not too worried about my towels being moist, more about them being frozen solid.
So cold my nose hairs froze in my 5 minutes outside.
It's glorious being back in 55 degree heat.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 16, 2016 12:48 AM (WGxp4)
And the forecast this weekend is one where we'll probably run the A.C. during the day, only to kick the heat on 'round about 9 or 10 pm.
Prime weather for massive thunderstorms, but this time, there's no fronts moving through to roil the skies.
One thing for sure though. It's always bourbon sippin' weather here!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 16, 2016 12:53 AM (v5iqM)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:50 AM (cPsPa)
--What happened to SMFH? Did she bolt while I was coming home from the bar?
Posted by: logprof at December 16, 2016 12:53 AM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 16, 2016 12:53 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:53 AM (fWCrN)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 12:53 AM (fWCrN)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:54 AM (cPsPa)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 16, 2016 12:53 AM (v5iqM)
Heh! Can't even imagine thinking about AC right now.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 16, 2016 12:54 AM (WGxp4)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 16, 2016 12:55 AM (cPsPa)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 16, 2016 12:53 AM (ZO497)
Man, I hope this continent-wide cold snap ends before I have to make the road trip home!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 12:55 AM (MiBfH)
Matter of fact, it's on right now, and so, to bed.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 16, 2016 12:51 AM (H5rtT)
Stringer.... my email is in my nic. If you don't mind, would you be so kind as to send a link as to the brand, model and source on that rug-warming mat? I think that's just what the Dr. ordered for here!
Highly appreciated!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 16, 2016 12:55 AM (v5iqM)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 16, 2016 12:57 AM (WGxp4)
Posted by: yankeefifth
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*snigger*
You left out oil, or as they pronounce it up here in the mountains "all".
Anyhow, natural gas.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 16, 2016 12:57 AM (ZO497)
Remember, y'all, we are Americans, so that head is head HIGH--with good reason lately.
Goodnite, good people. Stay safe.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 16, 2016 12:58 AM (X35Yt)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at December 16, 2016 12:58 AM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at December 16, 2016 12:58 AM (6Ll1u)
When range-fad, battered in Guinness and savory smoked, followed by single-malt.
Posted by: Baraka at December 16, 2016 01:01 AM (GsAUU)
>> happen for you?
My dog mostly keeps my wife's feet warm, but he's thermostatic - when he gets too warm he hops off and sleeps on the floor for a while, then an hour later he'll come back.
Posted by: JEM at December 16, 2016 01:01 AM (TppKb)
Heh.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at December 16, 2016 01:03 AM (CnpFU)
It's basically one of those low tables they favor there, where you sit on the floor to use it. It has a heater underneath it, and a quilted skirt hanging around it. You sit at it, put your legs under the skirt and enjoy the heat underneath it. Sounds pretty awesome!
Posted by: The Deplorable Prothonotary Warbler at December 16, 2016 01:04 AM (0OG8D)
Posted by: rickl at December 16, 2016 01:04 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: irongrampa at December 16, 2016 12:58 AM (X35Yt)
I miss my warm hubby.
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 16, 2016 01:04 AM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby
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Well, it's true that the dog's body temp is higher than mine, but the little creature certainly likes to cozy up. The cat likes to creep under the covers and sleep against my chest. Hell... it gets so that I can't move on account of the livestock.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 16, 2016 01:04 AM (ZO497)
Well, i danced a dress rehearsal for a local civic ballet. I think that almost counts. I wasn't in charge by any means but getting a lot of my fellow big rats (mostly middle schoolers i guess) to get it together and stay together and terrify Clara! Yeah, i think i celebrated right!
And no, i didn't dance the sugar plum fairy role... i just chose that nic in protest of the book thread no tutus rule of old and it stuck.
Off to read the content!... or as much as i can take! More rat herding tomorrow!
Posted by: sugar plum fairy #176-671 at December 16, 2016 01:04 AM (ubeNv)
Out here on the Brown Coast it's not that cold right now, but it's raining a bunch, had to go out earlier and make sure all the gutters and drains were guttering and draining.
Posted by: JEM at December 16, 2016 01:05 AM (TppKb)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 16, 2016 01:06 AM (tHwdc)
Posted by: The Deplorable Prothonotary Warbler at December 16, 2016 01:06 AM (0OG8D)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 16, 2016 01:04 AM (ZO497)
You may find it necessary to get one or two cold-blooded pets, say turtles, to avoid possible overheating.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 01:06 AM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 16, 2016 01:07 AM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 16, 2016 01:04 AM (tHwdc)
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So do I...
Posted by: SMFH at December 16, 2016 01:07 AM (CRotO)
>> livestock.
If my daughter goes to school without closing her door I will later text her video of the dogs snoring like logs, curled up on her pillow.
Posted by: JEM at December 16, 2016 01:07 AM (TppKb)
Posted by: SMFH at December 16, 2016 01:07 AM (CRotO)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 16, 2016 01:07 AM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:07 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: SMFH at December 16, 2016 01:07 AM (CRotO)
Hmmmm . . .
Posted by: One-eyed Cat Peepin' in the Seafood Store at December 16, 2016 01:07 AM (aeVIR)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 12:36 AM (6gk0M)
Hopefully, you've taken appropriate security measures after recent reports of security breaches....
Posted by: cthulhu at December 16, 2016 01:08 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 16, 2016 01:08 AM (tHwdc)
Anton Bruckner, "Virga Jesse":
https://youtu.be/5LPvoppqOLk
Posted by: logprof at December 16, 2016 01:09 AM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 16, 2016 01:09 AM (tHwdc)
>> oodles of money from you for killing a bird
Unless you put up a wind turbine, in which case you can kill a whole lot of them.
Posted by: JEM at December 16, 2016 01:10 AM (TppKb)
Posted by: The Deplorable Prothonotary Warbler at December 16, 2016 01:10 AM (0OG8D)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 16, 2016 01:11 AM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Willy J. at December 16, 2016 01:11 AM (bqN/x)
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 16, 2016 01:11 AM (tHwdc)
Guess I'll wait for the number.
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 16, 2016 01:07 AM (tHwdc)
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thread winner
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 16, 2016 01:11 AM (nKLZ2)
I am scrunching in all the PTO at work possible so I am going in an hour late . . . so I'm up late for a week night.
Posted by: logprof at December 16, 2016 01:12 AM (GsAUU)
>> can kill a whole lot of them.
So under the Obama plan, wind-turbine operators are allowed to kill lots of birds. But how do you determine which operators are allowed to kill how many? Will there be quotas assigned based on bald eagle density in the area? Bald Eagle Carcass Credits exchanged on a market like 'carbon credits'?
Hopefully Trump follows through on his disgust for wind turbines and just uses them as drone practice targets.
Posted by: JEM at December 16, 2016 01:12 AM (TppKb)
673 Cooth, were these breaches actually recent, or the revelations of them? That's what's so confusing about Yahoo and their foot-dragging.
Posted by: Miley, Duchess of the DSR at December 16, 2016 01:09 AM (tHwdc)
Ancient breaches (2013), current reports.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 16, 2016 01:12 AM (EzgxV)
That idiot Eichenwald was ranting on Twitter after his TV meltdown tonight. Somebody with the handle @jew_goldstein sent him a strobing gif. Actual reply from Eichenwald:
"This is his wife. You have caused a seizure. I have your information and have called the police to report the assault."
That's a 911 call you won't forget. "Please help! My husband has been gif assaulted by Jew Goldstein!"
Posted by: gewa76 at December 16, 2016 01:12 AM (B6OKy)
I told him to stay-put while I grabbed a Busch 30-pack.
I gave him a "sixer" at no cost because I would have wanted someone to do that for me when I was his age.
Dude was happier than a clam.
-Merry Christmas.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:13 AM (6gk0M)
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except, of course, for being in Minnesota...
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 16, 2016 01:13 AM (nKLZ2)
Posted by: Dude with six turtles at December 16, 2016 01:13 AM (VdICR)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:14 AM (6gk0M)
If Weft Cut-Loop doesn't pick on you?
You're doing it wrong.
Posted by: Slapweasel
I've never attended a pleasure cruise.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 16, 2016 01:14 AM (SkR14)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:15 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: The Deplorable Prothonotary Warbler at December 16, 2016 01:15 AM (0OG8D)
-Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 16, 2016 01:14 AM (SkR14)
Of course you haven't.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:16 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:17 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 16, 2016 01:17 AM (VdICR)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:17 AM (6gk0M)
Well yes there is the physical and psychological price one pays living in Minnesota.
Posted by: Willy J. at December 16, 2016 01:17 AM (bqN/x)
>> husband has been gif assaulted by Jew Goldstein!"
Actually, I think Eichenwald blamed some incident of his past behavior on epliepsy. So a GIF Assault isn't beyond the realm of possibility.
Speaking of warm dogs, and not beyond the realm of possibility...here Fido, here Fido:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/animals/vile-dog-videos-127439
Posted by: JEM at December 16, 2016 01:18 AM (TppKb)
Posted by: logprof at December 16, 2016 01:19 AM (GsAUU)
>> ACME catalog.
Just before Tucker gets them to run off the end of the cliff?
Posted by: JEM at December 16, 2016 01:19 AM (TppKb)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:20 AM (6gk0M)
Palpatine #527: ...my angel... grabbed me one day and popped my upper back. ... Sounded like a bomb going off.
Heh. I expected our doc (a if not the top NUCCA guy) to do something painful, and I felt this gentle press on my neck, a little tiny "click" and he said he was done. I teased that he had one of those old Halloween clickers concealed in his hand.
Funny thing. After a car wreck in '78, I went in for a full check-up and the doc measured my legs and said, "you're a half-inch shorter on the right side than on the left. Has nothing to do with the wreck - you've been that way all your life." Recommended putting a #something insert in my shoe.
Some twenty years later, when I went to the NUCCA doc, he said, exactly the same, "You're a half-inch shorter etc." and then he said, "We can fix that." And by the time I walked out of his office, he had. A myriad of problems I never thought much about - and would never have thought were interconnected - went away as well.
I did feel like I was listing to one side that afternoon until I got used to having both legs the same length for the first time in decades.
I took a cousin to him - she was severely out of whack. I was across the room when he adjusted her, and it really sounded like a gunshot.
Posted by: mindful webworker - striding easy at December 16, 2016 01:20 AM (5a8XA)
I told him to stay-put while I grabbed a Busch 30-pack.
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major crime here in #Failifornia... the state even deploys decoys to sucker you in.
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 16, 2016 01:22 AM (nKLZ2)
-Posted by: redc1c4 at December 16, 2016 01:22 AM (nKLZ2)
In Ohio it is called "charity".
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:25 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 16, 2016 01:26 AM (EzgxV)
Fuck those busybodies.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 16, 2016 01:26 AM (VdICR)
Cats'll be claiming spaces by time I can reach up and switch off the light, too. heh.
Hasta la nite nite, Horde!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 16, 2016 01:26 AM (v5iqM)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:26 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:27 AM (6gk0M)
22° is when I hate living this far off the road.
So, I was looking for dessert - with all the talk earlier, i decided on a baked potato with butter, sour cream & alms the last scallions on the front porch. And yes, I used a gutter spike. (Saved me maybe 10 minutes?)
Delicious.
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 01:29 AM (qc1G2)
...meh. I have enough cash and beer.
Dude got a six-pack charity via Slapweasel Incorporated.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:30 AM (6gk0M)
It was 10 deg when we came back to Akron from N Canton a couple of hours ago.
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at December 16, 2016 01:35 AM (di1hb)
The kid just seemed ...
...pathetic before the 1:00 am deadline.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:35 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:40 AM (6gk0M)
'Tis a blistering 20 degrees, where's my tanktop and cutoffs?!
Shovel'd snow a good couple-a hours
Posted by: JQ Flyover at December 16, 2016 01:40 AM (044Fx)
Posted by: Willy J. at December 16, 2016 01:40 AM (bqN/x)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:41 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at December 16, 2016 01:43 AM (di1hb)
Posted by: JQ Flyover at December 16, 2016 01:44 AM (044Fx)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 16, 2016 01:44 AM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:44 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:45 AM (6gk0M)
Your daughter. Intervention team. White windowless van.
Some assembly required. ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2016 10:08 PM (u8kLQ)
Made it even better.
Posted by: Fox2 LAte an Officer of the United States Air Force (Reserve) at December 16, 2016 01:46 AM (brIR5)
Posted by: JQ Flyover at December 16, 2016 01:46 AM (044Fx)
Tomorrow, a sweltering 55°. Ah, those lovely winds out of the South!
Then, the wind turns. Saturday, 34° high, 5° low with 74% chance of snow. Just in time for the weekend trip to daughter's ballet.
Then sub-freezing all the way to Tuesday, when it's back to temperatures in the 40s and sunny.
OooooooOH-klahoma! North wind? Montana. South wind? Louisiana. West wind? Tornadoes and dust.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Okie by birth and choice at December 16, 2016 01:48 AM (5a8XA)
Posted by: Willy J. at December 16, 2016 01:49 AM (bqN/x)
* throws switch *
BBBAZZZZZZZPPPPPTHHHSHS KERBLOOOOSH!!
Posted by: mindful webworker - cosmic traveler at December 16, 2016 01:51 AM (5a8XA)
Posted by: JQ Flyover at December 16, 2016 01:55 AM (044Fx)
Posted by: JQ Flyover at December 16, 2016 01:57 AM (044Fx)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at December 16, 2016 01:58 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel
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Sain't Pauli Girl!
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 02:04 AM (qc1G2)
Use the right shovel for the job, especially if you're in a mid-Atlantic or central area that gets different kinds of snow. I have a plastic-blade ergonomic-handle (bent) shovel for lifting. Use that for the powdery snow and when you have more than three inches.
My plow-blade shovel is the cat's whiskers when it's the wet and sloppy snow. It's a solid steel blade that curves up. I cock it on an angle and just slide on down the walk and the snow comes off it like the surf breaking at Waikiki.
Grain scoops are the wrong tool: you try and take a big bite with one and the snow falls off the back. Coal scuttles are the wrong tool too: they're too small so you're spending your energy lifting the shovel instead of the snow.
Posted by: Otto Zilch at December 16, 2016 12:09 AM (5uQlQ)
One of the earliest works in human factors/ergonomics was to define the right size shovel for various products. The ideal shovel tare weight plus load is somewhere in the 18-21 pound range, IIRC. Use a grain scoop for grain, and a coal shovel for coal, and you can shovel all day.
Posted by: Fox2 LAte an Officer of the United States Air Force (Reserve) at December 16, 2016 02:09 AM (brIR5)
"Cooking is not trivial. Observe food stamp recipients’ tendency to buy junk food because they simply do not know their way around a kitchen."
Just last month I actually burst out loud laughing at a quote in this article (http://tinyurl.com/z7amg2s) about a "food justice" event in Berkeley -- a local activist said this about the black students attending the local high-school-for-dropouts:
"The only food they could afford to buy was Hot Cheetos...at the liquor store."
He said that with a straight face.
If you know local geography and the location of that school -- it is ONE BLOCK from a gigantic natural/healthy/produce supermarket that sells an infinite variety of super-healthy food options for less than the price of a bag of Hot Cheetos.
What no one wants to admit is that most people in America CHOOSE to buy what they want to buy, and they are not forced into it by poverty. Most (or maybe even all) of the kids at that school are on food stamps, and anyone with half a brain knows that the bogus "food stamp challenges" are kabuki theater to create sympathy for increases welfare payouts.
Bad shopping/diet decisions are intimately intertwined with other bad decision-making processes people do -- short term pleasure/satisfaction is prioritized over long-term benefits that would entail "delayed gratification." Cooking involves time and effort -- sort of the perfect test case for "delayed gratification." The kind of people who take drugs to get a quick feeling of false achievement, who rob to get money instead of working for it, and so on, are the exact same kind of people who buy bags of Hot Cheetos rather than produce and raw ingredients for a home-cooked meal, or even healthier quick-food options.
It's a matrix of interconnected poor life decisions which in most cases lead to comparative poverty but are not caused by poverty.
/rant off.
Posted by: zombie at December 16, 2016 02:21 AM (jBuUi)
I really wanted to dislike this movie and bitch about being stuck in the front row.
And I can't.
No spoilers because it's that good. If you're not specifically boycotting Disney, go see it. And if you are, sorry, though my brother feels the same way about Trump voters as the writers do, so the transaction was a wash.
Hey, that's the truth from my point of view.
Posted by: Methos at December 16, 2016 02:21 AM (3Liv/)
I realized something. It was like it was just yesterday. I remember the various events that Johnny was joking about. In my mind, it's still about that time, and the damn near 30 years seems like a blur. To some damn Millennial, it would be like ancient history and they would appreciate it or get the jokes.
And watching Carson in action again tonight was a stark contrast to the piss poor hosts on late night TV today. There's no comparison.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 16, 2016 02:27 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 02:32 AM (qc1G2)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at December 16, 2016 02:33 AM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at December 16, 2016 02:43 AM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: redc1c4, in The Valley, like totally at December 16, 2016 02:46 AM (nKLZ2)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 16, 2016 02:47 AM (EzgxV)
of course, last year, a "Mega El Nino" we got maybe 7 inches of rain, so there's no way this year's La Nina is going to do anything but tease.
regardless, forecasters gotta hype.
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 16, 2016 02:49 AM (nKLZ2)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 16, 2016 02:55 AM (4ErVI)
Looks like Leslie Nielsen is the murderer on tonight's Columbo.
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 02:58 AM (qc1G2)
It's hard to get the real skinny on him because his enemies have feasted on his corpse for years after he died. There's a great movie made for HBO starring James Woods as the man that is chock full of the smearing. It even borrows from the gay fantasy Angels in America at points I think which I didn't know at the time.
Hard to say what is true and what isn't. I think more of it is true than not. Not a likeable guy that Roy Cohn and a huge hypocrite (as are we all if not in that particular way we are in our own way). Still wasn't wrong about the Commies or never backing down though.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 16, 2016 03:01 AM (4ErVI)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at December 16, 2016 03:19 AM (8iiMU)
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 03:25 AM (qc1G2)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 16, 2016 03:38 AM (d76uN)
The website was created on Nov. 26, and has just this one video post. The site is registered through a Canadian domain.
Whoopsies!
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 16, 2016 04:04 AM (oZEJt)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 16, 2016 04:08 AM (d76uN)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 16, 2016 04:09 AM (d76uN)
My Mom had me in the kitchen young, starting with cleaning pots and pans. As I got a little older, she'd have me prepare garlic and onions, moving on up to bigger items as I got older. She told me once, 'I'm not having any son of mine grow up to be as ignorant in the kitchen as their father'; my Dad could burn water.
When I was a Boy Scout, I practiced cooking for my merit badge. One Saturday morning, I got up early and cooked bacon, sausage, eggs, gravy, canned biscuits and coffee. At about 7 a.m., breakfast was ready. I went in and woke up my Mom to let her know. Much later, was told my Dad didn't want to get out of bed to eat my meal. Mom told him, 'You will get up, you will go eat the food and you will tell him (me) you like it, then you can go back to bed. I'm not going to have you ruin any love of being in the kitchen he has'.
One thing mentioned in passing in the article about cooking was shopping by the poor, and the poor choices they make (pun intended). Mom used to take me grocery shopping at the commissary on the Navy Base on Saturday mornings. Mostly, my job was to watch the cart full of paid groceries while she went to get the car. But she also taught me shopping. She might say to me, we need 8 tenderloin steaks. So she'd continue down the aisles while I picked out the meat. When I came with my selections, she'd go back to the meat counter with me to go over what I picked versus what was left, explaining what picks I made were good and which ones had better choices left in the meat section. She'd teach me things like marbling, whether the fat was trimmed, etc. That was an important life lesson.
As a Boy Scout, my Scoutmaster always use to joke that on camping outings, if he wanted anything to eat, he always came to my patrol as we had the best food. If you can cook spaghetti and meatballs over a campfire, you can cook spaghetti and meatballs in a kitchen.
When I was married, my ex loved that I could cook (because she couldn't). But one thing always bothered me. If I made something for her and she liked it, I could never change the recipe. But I'm an adventurous cook and to this day, I like trying new things and new combos, even with 'established' recipes. I blame my Mom for that as she never followed recipes (except for baking), adding a little of this and a little of that. I've posted some recipes on the food threads. Writing down my recipes is hard because I'm a freewheeling 'eyeball' cook, too, tasting as I go. It takes effort to figure out how much my 'dash', 'splash' or 'pinch' measures out to be.
Posted by: RickZ at December 16, 2016 04:11 AM (dQLTf)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 16, 2016 04:15 AM (DW+jj)
Well you better choose quick, prick; you've got a month. And a mouth. But mostly a mouth. You've got that mouth, and your pen, and a lot of empty words that scare no one, especially Putin.
That sorry sumbitch is taking another Hawaiian vacation on our dime before he goes.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 16, 2016 04:18 AM (oZEJt)
Looks like Leslie Nielsen is the murderer on tonight's Columbo.
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 02:58 AM
You'll find out soon enough!
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 04:18 AM (lmIoG)
My Mom had me in the kitchen young, starting with cleaning pots and pans. As I got a little older, she'd have me prepare garlic and onions, moving on up to bigger items as I got older. She told me once, 'I'm not having any son of mine grow up to be as ignorant in the kitchen as their father'; my Dad could burn water.
When I was a Boy Scout, I practiced cooking for my merit badge. One Saturday morning, I got up early and cooked bacon, sausage, eggs, gravy, canned biscuits and coffee. At about 7 a.m., breakfast was ready. I went in and woke up my Mom to let her know. Much later, was told my Dad didn't want to get out of bed to eat my meal. Mom told him, 'You will get up, you will go eat the food and you will tell him (me) you like it, then you can go back to bed. I'm not going to have you ruin any love of being in the kitchen he has'.
One thing mentioned in passing in the article about cooking was shopping by the poor, and the poor choices they make (pun intended). Mom used to take me grocery shopping at the commissary on the Navy Base on Saturday mornings. Mostly, my job was to watch the cart full of paid groceries while she went to get the car. But she also taught me shopping. She might say to me, we need 8 tenderloin steaks. So she'd continue down the aisles while I picked out the meat. When I came with my selections, she'd go back to the meat counter with me to go over what I picked versus what was left, explaining what picks I made were good and which ones had better choices left in the meat section. She'd teach me things like marbling, whether the fat was trimmed, etc. That was an important life lesson.
As a Boy Scout, my Scoutmaster always use to joke that on camping outings, if he wanted anything to eat, he always came to my patrol as we had the best food. If you can cook spaghetti and meatballs over a campfire, you can cook spaghetti and meatballs in a kitchen.
When I was married, my ex loved that I could cook (because she couldn't). But one thing always bothered me. If I made something for her and she liked it, I could never change the recipe. But I'm an adventurous cook and to this day, I like trying new things and new combos, even with 'established' recipes. I blame my Mom for that as she never followed recipes (except for baking), adding a little of this and a little of that. I've posted some recipes on the food threads. Writing down my recipes is hard because I'm a freewheeling 'eyeball' cook, too, tasting as I go. It takes effort to figure out how much my 'dash', 'splash' or 'pinch' measures out to be.
Posted by: RickZ at December 16, 2016 04:11 AM (dQLTf)
Dammit! I really need to get to sleep.
One of the things about slavishly following a recipe is that the ingredients vary over time. You might have a container of oregano that is 1/5 as pungent as another right next to it. When you're seasoning a dish, you have to use your senses to find the blend point -- dry measures will not do.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 16, 2016 04:18 AM (EzgxV)
The both of you! - he was dead an hour ago, though.
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:23 AM (qc1G2)
The both of you! - he was dead an hour ago, though.
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:23 AM
Steinmetz done it.
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 04:24 AM (lmIoG)
Robert Culp, too.
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:25 AM (qc1G2)
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 04:31 AM (lmIoG)
Good morning horde
Posted by: Skip at December 16, 2016 04:31 AM (5sOEp)
Anyway, he guested twice in the 70s, this episode and "By Dawn's Early Light", and twice in the second run. And MeTV is going to start running those later 90s episodes starting in January. When I don't think they've said.
Now, Robert Culp had three guest murderer appearances in the 70s. And their was one three timer I can't recall at the moment.
And yep McGoohan and Peter Falk were good friends. The network suits actually considered replacing Falk with McGoohan at one point during the 70s run. McGoohan wouldn't hear of it, saying the only Columbo is Peter Falk.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 16, 2016 04:33 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 16, 2016 04:33 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 16, 2016 04:33 AM
His killer/s were fucking awesome. Iconic.
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 04:36 AM (lmIoG)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 16, 2016 04:38 AM (EzgxV)
It's never too late, guys (and a few ettes).
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 16, 2016 04:38 AM (oZEJt)
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 04:41 AM (lmIoG)
Great episode. Filmed at the Citadel!
Dick Van Dyke was a pretty good bad guy. Almost as good as Donald Pleasance.
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:42 AM (qc1G2)
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:42 AM
Van Dyke was the photographer one, yeah? Yeah, Pleasence was great in the wine one. Very odd fellow. Typical. Cassavetes did a good turn also.
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 04:45 AM (lmIoG)
Posted by: Ben Had at December 16, 2016 04:47 AM (XQvbv)
You have the inside scoop on their programming? Input?
#FreeRockford!
They recently started airing the very early Bonanza - damn those Cartwrights softened a lot over the years. They were ruthless in the beginning.
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:47 AM (qc1G2)
The neighbors at his house (I assume out in some ritzy place in CA) spotted him mowing his lawn with a push mower. Buck Naked.
And Shirley came home one afternoon and found him sitting in a chair, buck naked with a drink. He declared himself to be Jesus Christ.
He was killed by falling asleep with a lit cigarette on a suede couch. They had to identify his corpse from dental records.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 16, 2016 04:47 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:48 AM (qc1G2)
The neighbors at his house (I assume out in some ritzy place in CA) spotted him mowing his lawn with a push mower. Buck Naked.
And Shirley came home one afternoon and found him sitting in a chair, buck naked with a drink. He declared himself to be Jesus Christ.
He was killed by falling asleep with a lit cigarette on a suede couch. They had to identify his corpse from dental records.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 16, 2016 04:47 AM
Damn. Did not know that. He certainly left a legacy on Columbo. It wouldn't be the same without him. It almost sounds like one of his characters.
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 04:50 AM (lmIoG)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 16, 2016 04:51 AM (DW+jj)
He was the magician, and probably another, right?
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:51 AM (qc1G2)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 16, 2016 04:52 AM (EzgxV)
I wish they'd replace MASH with Rockford or maybe Vega$.
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:55 AM (qc1G2)
He was the magician, and probably another, right?
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:51 AM
Yeah, the magician one, the publisher who hires a bomb maker(?) and one of the greatest ever, the writer that kills his partner, very creepy dude that bumps off the woman at his local store also.
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 04:57 AM (lmIoG)
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 04:57 AM (qc1G2)
Second one was a publisher who killed one of his authors who was going to go to a rival publisher when his contract expired. THe author was played by Mickey Spillane.
Third was the magician who was really an ex-Nazi in hiding. THe owner of a nightclub he's working at is blackmailing him and Cassidy thus kills him.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 16, 2016 04:57 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 04:58 AM (lmIoG)
Posted by: Ben Had at December 16, 2016 04:58 AM (XQvbv)
There was a third son I think. Anyway, there's also granddaughter who is also an actress. I saw something that mentioned her roles, but it was all modern stuff I don't know about.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 16, 2016 05:02 AM (DW+jj)
It basically boils down to that, while Obama has actually attempted to persecute journalists for doing their job, he's never said mean things about them.
Check Newsbusters if you don't believe me.
Posted by: Nigel West Dickens at December 16, 2016 05:03 AM (FqgrG)
Posted by: Chi at December 16, 2016 05:04 AM (qc1G2)
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 05:05 AM (lmIoG)
My wife, long ago, was a contestant on the original Gong Show with Dave Barbour as host. It was either the pilot or an early episode. In any event, she was gonged by Jack Cassidy, who made some very cutting comments about her tap-dancing ability. My wife remembers wishing Jack Cassidy into the cornfield, and if you know my wife, you know she can throw triple whammys like nobody since Evil-Eye Fleegle.
Cassidy perished not long after.
As for my wife's performance, it perished when Barbour was canned before the show debuted, and Chuck Barris took his place. They asked her to come back, but she said F U.
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at December 16, 2016 05:05 AM (0MKRD)
Posted by: otho at December 16, 2016 05:06 AM (lmIoG)
Posted by: Skip at December 16, 2016 05:16 AM (5sOEp)
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at December 16, 2016 05:25 AM (0MKRD)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 16, 2016 05:32 AM (d76uN)
Posted by: Bill at December 16, 2016 05:32 AM (FbFKQ)
Posted by: Nigel West Dickens at December 16, 2016 05:33 AM (FqgrG)
Posted by: Catwrangler at December 16, 2016 05:35 AM (mdwk9)
Posted by: Ben Had at December 16, 2016 05:42 AM (XQvbv)
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at December 16, 2016 05:43 AM (0MKRD)
So how can a crime with a $100,000 fine be considered a misdemeanor? In addition, any crime that punishes one offender with a $100K fine and lets another offender off with no charge what-so-ever is blatantly unconstitutional. At least, so says the federal courts a number of times in the past starting with Caldwell v Texas in 1891.
This Obama pen and phone "crime" will be struck down the first time it is challenged.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at December 16, 2016 05:45 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: fluffy at December 16, 2016 05:55 AM (jw2Xw)
Now we are at 3 to 5 today and tomorrow.
But, they can project that the earth will be getting warmer in 20 years?
Posted by: Bruce at December 16, 2016 06:00 AM (8ikIW)
"Will Shriek Hysterically 4 Grant Money
Please Help"
Posted by: fluffy at December 16, 2016 06:02 AM (jw2Xw)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 16, 2016 06:14 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 16, 2016 06:19 AM (u82oZ)
From IMDB:
Jack Cassidy was father, with Evelyn Ward of son David Cassidy, and father, with Shirley Jones, of sons Shaun Cassidy, Ryan Cassidy and Patrick Cassidy.
He died in a fire at his home after having fallen asleep on a couch while smoking a cigarette and his body was identifed only by the ring he had worn bearing his family's crest.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Gob-Smacked Rage Monkeys (Suck It, NR!) at December 16, 2016 06:22 AM (BK3ZS)
Posted by: Jean at December 16, 2016 06:23 AM (2RVmA)
Posted by: CDR M at December 15, 2016 10:14 PM (9I51B)
You obviously don't know how to do a movie review.
Talk to Ace.
Posted by: Paladin at December 16, 2016 06:23 AM (q8X5O)
-3 degrees, snowing. Must be wanting to get an early start on the 8 - 12 inches they're forecasting.
"But, they can project that the earth will be getting warmer in 20 years? "
With Absolute Certainty + Moral Authority !
Having already been there for the overpopulation and ice age panics, I was already more than half a disbeliever .... then they started with No You Can't See Our Proprietary Algorithm, onward to Oops The Dog Ate Our Raw Data ....
And here we are today where the raw data is being Adjusted before we even get to see it ....
Sorry, /rant
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 16, 2016 06:24 AM (nrnR5)
Well, well, welllllllllllllllll!
Look who decides to show up.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 16, 2016 06:24 AM (d76uN)
Posted by: Jean at December 16, 2016 06:26 AM (2RVmA)
http://tinyurl.com/j7kxgwd
The original predictions in the original papers are unfulfilled. "Bad scientist, no grant for you." would be appropriate.
Two big volcanic eruptions and we will beg for more coal plants to save the planet with CO2. Note the data point trend below the fitted line.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 16, 2016 06:28 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 16, 2016 06:29 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at December 16, 2016 06:29 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 16, 2016 06:30 AM (u82oZ)
http://tinyurl.com/zjvt4ke
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 16, 2016 06:31 AM (tOcW/)
coal plants to save the planet with CO2. Note the data point trend
below the fitted line.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
But the sciencey guys said : Ya know, I just got this feeling that's it's going to get warmer.
Okay, good enough for us!
Posted by: Bruce at December 16, 2016 06:32 AM (8ikIW)
Here we have nothing. Haven't seen a single flake yet. I'm in the middle of the state near Peoria.
Disappointing too. Need that Christmas Snowman.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 16, 2016 06:33 AM (d76uN)
Why? Because as the Obamas head out the door we're supposed to think that Michelle is as or more stylish and lovely than Trump's wife. So lame.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 16, 2016 06:34 AM (tOcW/)
Posted by: Guy that's always testing at December 16, 2016 06:35 AM (voYu7)
When the snow gets too deep that we cannot leave the driveway, WE STAY HOME. I used to shove snow, but then it would just snow again. What's the point?
Posted by: cicero Kaboom! kid at December 16, 2016 06:36 AM (ixxO0)
Posted by: Tim
If you weren't such a traditionalist, you could make one out of the ice pellets (didn't that used to be sleet?) that are forecasted for you.
Posted by: Bruce at December 16, 2016 06:36 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: cicero Kaboom! kid
My uncle, who had a farm, would always say he'd wait until the fourth to shovel.
The Fourth of July
Posted by: Bruce at December 16, 2016 06:38 AM (8ikIW)
Another reason why people hate the press.
Posted by: fluffy at December 16, 2016 06:38 AM (jw2Xw)
A grandfather lived in Peoria, and I still have some distant relatives living there.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 16, 2016 06:39 AM (u82oZ)
If you weren't such a traditionalist, you could
make one out of the ice pellets (didn't that used to be sleet?) that are
forecasted for you.
Posted by: Bruce at December 16, 2016 06:36 AM (8ikIW)
You haven't lived until you get caught on the highway in a sleet storm on a motorcycle w/o a face shield.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at December 16, 2016 06:39 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Vic
That sounds like too much fun. It's bad enough in a car.
Posted by: Bruce at December 16, 2016 06:40 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 16, 2016 06:41 AM (d76uN)
Posted by: Bruce at December 16, 2016 06:40 AM (8ikIW)
I thought I was going to go down to Tacoma, but somehow I decided to turn around and go back home.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at December 16, 2016 06:41 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 16, 2016 06:42 AM (tOcW/)
Posted by: Sam the Janitor at December 16, 2016 06:43 AM (ucA/p)
Posted by: Puddleglum at December 16, 2016 06:44 AM (/sLYh)
Posted by: creeper, lost in the Witopia web at December 16, 2016 06:44 AM (voYu7)
Posted by: Puddleglum at December 16, 2016 06:45 AM (/sLYh)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at December 16, 2016 06:45 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: creeper, lost in the Witopia web at December 16, 2016 06:46 AM (voYu7)
817
If you weren't such a traditionalist, you could
make one out of the ice pellets (didn't that used to be sleet?) that are
forecasted for you.
Posted by: Bruce at December 16, 2016 06:36 AM (8ikIW)
You haven't lived until you get caught on the highway in a sleet storm on a motorcycle w/o a face shield.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party
I always wore full face hats after a thunderstorm caught me out. Unfrozen water hurt, I don't even want to think what sleet would be like. Even if you were laying down on the tank and just peeking over the top of the speedo and tach it couldn't have been fun.
Posted by: Gmac- Deplorable Conservative at December 16, 2016 06:46 AM (4pjhs)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 16, 2016 06:46 AM (tOcW/)
Have a serene day, everyone.
May every traffic light turn green as you approach.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 16, 2016 06:47 AM (u82oZ)
Having already been there for the overpopulation and ice age panics, I was already more than half a disbeliever .... then they started with No You Can't See Our Proprietary Algorithm, onward to Oops The Dog Ate Our Raw Data ....
And here we are today where the raw data is being Adjusted before we even get to see it ....
Sorry, /rant
=========
H. L. Mencken Quotes. The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
Or as I apply it to the Press:
Fear sells fishwrap.
Posted by: Vlad the Impaler, whittling away like mad at December 16, 2016 06:47 AM (FeQVL)
Hehehehe. And now you know why I moved, sweetie.
Posted by: creeper, lost in the Witopia web at December 16, 2016 06:48 AM (voYu7)
Posted by: Gmac- Deplorable Conservative at December 16, 2016 06:48 AM (4pjhs)
caught me out. Unfrozen water hurt, I don't even want to think what
sleet would be like. Even if you were laying down on the tank and just
peeking over the top of the speedo and tach it couldn't have been fun.
Posted by: Gmac- Deplorable Conservative at December 16, 2016 06:46 AM (4pjhs)
It wasn't long after that I bought a face shield.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at December 16, 2016 06:50 AM (mpXpK)
MisHum, I think I love you. That Carrie Underwood version of "O, Holy Night" had me in tears.
I'm not a very good atheist.
Posted by: creeper, lost in the Witopia web at December 16, 2016 06:50 AM (voYu7)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 16, 2016 06:55 AM (d76uN)
My favorite Ambrose Bierce definition from 'The Devil's Dictionary':
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
Posted by: RickZ at December 16, 2016 06:57 AM (dQLTf)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 16, 2016 07:01 AM (tOcW/)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at December 16, 2016 07:02 AM (d76uN)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 16, 2016 07:02 AM (nrnR5)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 16, 2016 07:03 AM (nrnR5)
Never seen that one before. That is good. Very good.
Posted by: SD at December 16, 2016 07:04 AM (fiGNd)
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2016 10:46 PM (iMxBJ)
There's a Tempura Women's Shelter near me.
It's for lightly battered women.
Posted by: Tonypete at December 16, 2016 07:24 AM (4mIHO)
Snow thrower for when the snow is deep enough for it to pick it up and actually throw it some distance.
Wovel for when it's less than that. Archimedes principles of leverage are a wonderful thing in relation to snow shovels.
Posted by: Snidely Whiplash at December 16, 2016 11:24 AM (y6b1g)
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