First-World Problems...

Why yes, that is a homemade candle. I like scented candles, especially when I make strong-smelling foods and my woefully inadequate exhaust fan fails miserably at IT'S ONE JOB! The commercial candles mostly suck, so...

We go through a fair number of wine glasses, so I take the most beat up ones and make candles. It's fun, I get to choose the scent...no disgusting, stinky, pungent aromas...and because I am a cheap bastard it satisfies my parsimony.

But the wicks available for homemade candle making stink. Not literally, but they burn inconsistently, so sometimes the wick extends too far above the wax and it smokes and does other irritating things. Or it burns too quickly and it is just the barest little snippet with a tiny flame.

THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 02:01 PM (fwDg9)

2 My wife likes to make candles out of old candles,

Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 02:02 PM (fwDg9)

3 Like a candle in the wind.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 07, 2024 02:03 PM (eGNbo)

4 We go through a fair number of wine glasses,

Bragger.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2024 02:04 PM (W/lyH)

5 Last two houses, but not this one, I installed a decent Broan hood $700 fan not included.
First Houston I used the low end fan and it caused a downdraft through the chimney (fireplace in use) and filled the house with smoke and ash in seconds.

Solution to that FWP - since I had a crawlspace I pulled the stove and installed a 12" relief air ducr with a butterfly valve below the stove.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2024 02:05 PM (3vcct)

6 I can’t hold a candle to this problem.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 07, 2024 02:05 PM (HFbEw)

7 The Newfoundland Growlers folded a few days ago.
That makes my potential 24-25 trip to every ECHL stadium thousands of dollars cheaper.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 07, 2024 02:06 PM (hsmn0)

8 Is there an advantage to using scented candles over the other scenting options, like potpourri, the melty wax blocks, diffusers, and other options I see around? I assume candles were the only option in the past, and maybe the others are hardy to DIY?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 07, 2024 02:07 PM (7ZBK+)

9 You can dip my wick anytime, buddy!

Posted by: Transportation Secretary at April 07, 2024 02:08 PM (V5BDR)

10 I reuse old candle wax in homemade candles also. Mrs. DIG has a bunch of rectangular crackling wicks.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 07, 2024 02:09 PM (hsmn0)

11 6 I can’t hold a candle to this problem.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly

I can hold one...but ONLY one. And someone else will need to light it. DAMN YOU TRUMP!!!!

Posted by: Michelle Fields at April 07, 2024 02:09 PM (7ZBK+)

12 We go through a fair number of wine glasses

Such a First World statement. I still use jelly jars.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 07, 2024 02:09 PM (y0c0u)

13 On my plumbing problem last week ( laundry sink pump stopped working in part) the problem was sink to drain connection was not threading. So used Flex Seal and glued the pipe to the sink. Works like a charm. Do have a better PVC part to make a better sink connection but as long as it's fine don't take it apart.

Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 02:09 PM (fwDg9)

14 6 I can’t hold a candle to this problem.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 07, 2024 02:05 PM (HFbEw)

Aptly named, Mr. Firefly!

Posted by: m at April 07, 2024 02:09 PM (o3SCB)

15 We have a shitload of Yankee Candle glass jars
What can they be used for?

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 07, 2024 02:10 PM (hsmn0)

16 Thought for sure we'd be regaled with the wanton destruction brought by the Great NJ Quake of 24!

Posted by: Shaky Steve at April 07, 2024 02:10 PM (V5BDR)

17 Hey though, the candle stubs from church are pure beeswax and are free for the taking at my church. One third beeswax, one third BLO, and one third turpentine make an excellent wood finish.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 07, 2024 02:12 PM (y0c0u)

18 BLO? Boiled Linseed Oil?

Posted by: PaleRider at April 07, 2024 02:13 PM (wTs+0)

19 OK the old stinky wick problem. Commercial candle makers seem to pretreat wicks for the slow burn. I wouldn't use plain string that would be stoopid.
When we were kids it was common a belief that violin strings were made of cat gut. Um that's what we were told.. I never thought about it until just now trying to make a joke..

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 07, 2024 02:14 PM (pqOO2)

20 CBD you just have to expand to making your own wicks as well.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 07, 2024 02:14 PM (wTs+0)

21 First world problem?

I'm at the airport.
I win.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 07, 2024 02:15 PM (bWDwv)

22 I remember reading a bungled "life hack" once, where someone put a cup of vanilla extract in the oven to make the house smell nice (instead of the teaspoon directed). I believe the quote was "my house smelled like the Pillsbury Doughboy's butthole".

I...haven't had the courage to try it.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 07, 2024 02:15 PM (7ZBK+)

23 Have you considered asking Gwyneth Paltrow for some pointers?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 07, 2024 02:15 PM (Q4IgG)

24 15 We have a shitload of Yankee Candle glass jars
What can they be used for?
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 07, 2024 02:10 PM (hsmn0)

Wine glasses..

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 07, 2024 02:15 PM (pqOO2)

25 15 We have a shitload of Yankee Candle glass jars
What can they be used for?
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 07, 2024 02:10 PM (hsmn0)
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Candle wax.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO, AI Expert at April 07, 2024 02:15 PM (snyZJ)

26 BLO? Boiled Linseed Oil?

Indeed.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 07, 2024 02:15 PM (y0c0u)

27 This problem seems a ghey to me. Just sayin’ boyz.

Posted by: The Don Lemon Journalist at April 07, 2024 02:15 PM (HFbEw)

28 16 Thought for sure we'd be regaled with the wanton destruction brought by the Great NJ Quake of 24!

Posted by: Shaky Steve at April 07, 2024 02:10 PM (V5BDR)

Are they naming earthquakes now?

Posted by: javems at April 07, 2024 02:15 PM (8I4hW)

29 @23 CBD scented candles takes on new meaning.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO, AI Expert at April 07, 2024 02:16 PM (snyZJ)

30 An old cotton sneaker shoe string taken from a harvested 'bo makes a decent wick.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 07, 2024 02:17 PM (y0c0u)

31 Do a little research on the wick sizes. They need to be proportional to the diameter of the candle. Too small will have a tiny flame. Too big will tunnel down. Trimming it correctly will help also.

Good Luck

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 07, 2024 02:17 PM (WF/xn)

32 BLO? Boiled Linseed Oil?
Posted by: PaleRider at April 07, 2024 02:13 PM (wTs+0)

The lesser known band Bachman Larry Overdrive.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2024 02:17 PM (W/lyH)

33 Why CBD, you don't use Gwyneth Paltrow candles?

Posted by: Ciampino - nuclear test exclusion zone? at April 07, 2024 02:18 PM (qfLjt)

34 This is what I'd call a burning problem!

Not your run of the mill FWP, nope, no way.

Posted by: Gref at April 07, 2024 02:19 PM (5fDan)

35 It's fairly nice out, should venture out and see if more sticks are on ground

Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 02:21 PM (fwDg9)

36 CBD: "We go through a fair number of wine glasses, so I take the most beat up ones and make candles."
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I make mosaics out of swiss watch dials. First world problems, yo.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO, AI Expert at April 07, 2024 02:22 PM (snyZJ)

37 >Why CBD, you don't use Gwyneth Paltrow candles?
Posted by: Ciampino - nuclear test exclusion zone? at April 07, 2024 02:18 PM (qfLjt)
_______
I once mentioned the Paltrow P—-y candle to my wife. Turns out it wasn’t as funny as I thought.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 07, 2024 02:22 PM (HFbEw)

38 31 Do a little research on the wick sizes. They need to be proportional to the diameter of the candle.
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 07, 2024 02:17 PM (WF/xn)

Math!

Posted by: m at April 07, 2024 02:22 PM (o3SCB)

39 You need to get yourself a wicked trimmer, CBD.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 07, 2024 02:22 PM (GIzpt)

40 I thought somebody dropped a wick in your margarita.

Posted by: t-bird at April 07, 2024 02:23 PM (XCbjz)

41 CBD, have you searched for commercial candle makers in your vicinity? If you find one, visit and ask if you can buy wicks from them, or ask who their wick suppliers are. The suppliers may not want to sell you less than 10,000 at a time, but who knows?

Posted by: Gref at April 07, 2024 02:24 PM (5fDan)

42 It seems someone is gaining consciousness. But not WOKE...

BREAKING: Sen. John Fetterman says he is not “woke.”

“Squatters have no rights. How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law?”

Fetterman also blasted soft-on-crimes policies, which critics say contributed to the deadly shooting of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller.

“I have gone to police funerals. If this individual is convicted, then he should spend the rest of his life and in prison, and never have an opportunity to get out.”

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 07, 2024 02:24 PM (pqOO2)

43 Throw away the candles and get a jar of Vick's Vapor Rub.

Use it when you cook something with a strong aroma or when disposing of things in your crawl space.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 07, 2024 02:26 PM (R/m4+)

44
“I have gone to police funerals. If this individual is convicted, then he should spend the rest of his life and in prison, and never have an opportunity to get out.”

-->

“I have gone to police funerals. If this individual is convicted, then he should spend the rest of his life in prison, and never have an opportunity to get out.”

Posted by: m at April 07, 2024 02:27 PM (o3SCB)

45 Do a little research on the wick sizes. They need to be proportional to the diameter of the candle.
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 07, 2024 02:17 PM (WF/xn)

Math!
Posted by: m at April 07, 2024 02:22 PM (o3SCB)

Somewhere here there is a "This is 8 inches" joke.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2024 02:27 PM (W/lyH)

46 Wick trimmer. She can be wicked if that's your fancy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 07, 2024 02:28 PM (GIzpt)

47 38 31 Do a little research on the wick sizes. They need to be proportional to the diameter of the candle.
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 07, 2024 02:17 PM (WF/xn)

Math!

Posted by: m at April 07, 2024 02:22 PM (o3SCB)
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It's worse, it's Math and Engineering.

Posted by: Ciampino - Material Scientist at April 07, 2024 02:28 PM (qfLjt)

48 We go through a fair number of wine glasses, so I take the most beat up ones and make candles.

How many boxes of Franzia does it take to wear out a wine glass?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 07, 2024 02:28 PM (2ovLw)

49 The thirst is real.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 07, 2024 02:29 PM (affYe)

50 Do a little research on the wick sizes. They need to be proportional to the diameter of the candle.
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 07, 2024 02:17 PM (WF/xn)

The angle of the dangle is inversely proportional to the heat of the beat.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 07, 2024 02:29 PM (2ovLw)

51 You could try a diesel soaked wad of cardboard. No wick needed. It's a "soft" flame.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 07, 2024 02:30 PM (Q4IgG)

52 Light fuse, get away.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 07, 2024 02:30 PM (affYe)

53 >>>I get to choose the scent

Like what?

Posted by: m at April 07, 2024 02:30 PM (o3SCB)

54
I'm about at my end of going through a drive-thru. If it's not the person who wants an individually-crafted item, if it's not the jerk ordering for an army division, if it's not the idiot renegotiating their mortgage, it's the amazingly low-fidelity speaker that turns simple English into Klingon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 07, 2024 02:32 PM (MoZTd)

55 That top picture looked at first glance like some really old blancmange with a mold growing in it.

Posted by: Ciampino - Material Scientist needed at April 07, 2024 02:33 PM (qfLjt)

56 The Paolo something something how you say dipping his wick something something...

Posted by: The Paolo at April 07, 2024 02:35 PM (dg+HA)

57 Soak a length of cotton weaved string in saltpetre and wine

Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 02:35 PM (fwDg9)

58 I used to be a thing.

Posted by: Whale oil at April 07, 2024 02:35 PM (dg+HA)

59 51 You could try a diesel soaked wad of cardboard. No wick needed. It's a "soft" flame.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 07, 2024 02:30 PM (Q4IgG)
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Well yes, very distinctive aroma. I have a predilection to the kerosene smell at airports, probably due to my love of planes and particularly jet turbines. The slowly increasing pitch as it gets higher and higher is somehow exciting. But then I was born and lived my first 4 years near an airport so that may have something to do with it.

Posted by: Ciampino - screaming jets for the win at April 07, 2024 02:40 PM (qfLjt)

60 50

The angle of the dangle is inversely proportional to the heat of the beat.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 07, 2024 02:29 PM (2ovLw)
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I always heard it as 'heat of the meat' but I won't quibble.

Posted by: Ciampino - I like my meat hot at April 07, 2024 02:44 PM (qfLjt)

61 It's fairly nice out, should venture out and see if more sticks are on ground
Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 02:21 PM (fwDg9)

36 CBD: "We go through a fair number of wine glasses, so I take the most beat up

And then what?
Ya gonna build a cabin ?

Posted by: JT at April 07, 2024 02:44 PM (T4tVD)

62 You may switch to Citronella candles. They don't have any odor at all..

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 07, 2024 02:49 PM (pqOO2)

63 If the wick is too high, make sure you trim it after use. Works much better that way. My $0.02.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 07, 2024 02:56 PM (Wnv9h)

64 You can make a candle or emergency heater from a container of Crisco. (Go look for Bob Wells.)

This guy uses something called a "beeswax candle" for a wick.

https://youtu.be/CM0Y2BKW9rc

Maybe that's an option.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 07, 2024 02:57 PM (dg+HA)

65 Fetterman may not be woke, but, he is a reliable D.

Posted by: Jamaica at April 07, 2024 02:57 PM (IG7T0)

66 So CBD has wick issues?

Look at Amazon, under dildo wicks.

They gotta have something.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 07, 2024 02:59 PM (a1415)

67 Look at Amazon, under dildo wicks.

They gotta have something.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 07, 2024 02:59 PM

No. Effin'. Way. Am I searching that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 07, 2024 03:00 PM (Wnv9h)

68 I never use BLO. Tung oil, shellac or polyurethane. Tung oil is $$$

Posted by: Jamaica at April 07, 2024 03:00 PM (IG7T0)

69 I never use BLO. Tung oil, shellac or polyurethane. Tung oil is $$$
Posted by: Jamaica at April 07, 2024 03:00 PM

Great stuff, though. I treat all my steak knife handles with it.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 07, 2024 03:01 PM (Wnv9h)

70 THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!
Posted by: CBD

CBD's getting burned out on candlemaking.

Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2024 03:01 PM (DgGvY)

71 Other suggestions? Jetex fuse, Cordtex (Primacord) ..... wait, these 'burn' too quickly.

Posted by: Tennessee Ernie Ford - check the Company Store at April 07, 2024 03:01 PM (qfLjt)

72 Come to think of it, they're due for a new coat.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 07, 2024 03:01 PM (Wnv9h)

73 Fetterman said he jumped into the Lt Governor race to let criminals out of jail

Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 03:02 PM (fwDg9)

74 The wind has died down here, it was still howling down south when we stopped at the new Buc-eye's. 60 mph gusts.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, My Two Cents at April 07, 2024 03:02 PM (MvA9C)

75 >>>Fetterman may not be woke, but, he is a reliable D.
Posted by: Jamaica at April 07, 2024 02:57 PM (IG7T0)-
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That’s the truth. Fetterman, Gabbard, Manchin all the same. Despite the RINO wish casting they will always fall in line and vote the democrat party line.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 07, 2024 03:04 PM (HFbEw)

76 One third beeswax, one third BLO, and one third turpentine make an excellent wood finish.

Posted by: G'rump928(c)
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Maybe some iron rust shavings for color.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 07, 2024 03:05 PM (eGNbo)

77 That’s the truth. Fetterman, Gabbard, Manchin all the same. Despite the RINO wish casting they will always fall in line and vote the democrat party line.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 07, 2024 03:04 PM (HFbEw)

Absolutely another lying shape shifter but I just like it when commies tell the truth to the press and deep stater heads explode..

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 07, 2024 03:08 PM (pqOO2)

78 JHC fix your GD exhaust fans before using these XX chromosome scent defoulers to clog your sinuses and give you headaches. Just saying. Maybe you live in an Uber-metro area where simply opening a window isn't an option. Sorry, but no scented candles for me.

Posted by: The Guy at April 07, 2024 03:09 PM (4cEdi)

79 THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!
Posted by: CBD

CBD's getting burned out on candlemaking.
Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2024 03:01 PM (DgGvY)

I guess you could say his candlemaking has been snuffed out.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2024 03:11 PM (W/lyH)

80 >Absolutely another lying shape shifter but I just like it when commies tell the truth to the press and deep stater heads explode..
Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 07, 2024 03:08 PM (pqOO2)
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I agree, probably because it’s so rarely that it happens. But, I’ll take it and enjoy the moment.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 07, 2024 03:11 PM (HFbEw)

81 A house that smells like well cooked food can be inviting.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 07, 2024 03:12 PM (eGNbo)

82 A house that smells like well cooked food can be inviting.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 07, 2024 03:12 PM (eGNbo)

You're not having liver are you?

Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2024 03:14 PM (W/lyH)

83 >CBD's getting burned out on candlemaking.
Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2024 03:01 PM (DgGvY)
I guess you could say his candlemaking has been snuffed out.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2024 03:11 PM (W/lyH)
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Well, it seems to have waxed and waned. However, I think CBD should ignore Skips advice and keep saltpeter off his wick.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 07, 2024 03:16 PM (HFbEw)

84 CBD, you said "But the wicks available for homemade candle making stink." but no info on these wicks. What are they made of? If I remember a wick was made from cellulose (cotton or sisal) and impregnated with beeswax. Paraffin wax may not burn as slowly. Also is your candlewax paraffin wax with a high melting point or a low one (cheaper wax).

Posted by: Tennessee Ernie Ford - checked the Company Store at April 07, 2024 03:16 PM (qfLjt)

85 A house that smells like well cooked food can be inviting.
Posted by: Braenyard

Yeah, they should make candles that smell like..... wait a minute.....

Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2024 03:17 PM (DgGvY)

86 The neighbor who lives behind me wants to have a pool put in his backyard, and he came by this morning while I was working in the garden to ask if it would be possible for the pool contractor to drive a crane through my yard, said it would be easier to lower the pool from there into his backyard. I told him I was strongly disinclined to authorize this. Even if the risk of damage is small, it isn't zero (I've got a sprinkler system and sprinkler heads in the yard, not to mention a big lawn), and any damage would most likely be to my property, and I'm not even a party to this transaction. Pretty big ask, but at least he seems to understand my reservations.

Posted by: Paco at April 07, 2024 03:18 PM (njExo)

87 36 CBD: "We go through a fair number of wine glasses,

Well, I go through a fair number of glasses of wine!

In a paragraph or less contrast these two themes and develop a conclusion on the preferable of the two.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 07, 2024 03:19 PM (cKEzy)

88 Like a candle in the wind.

https://c.tenor.com/7nBep3kaaJsAAAAC/tenor.gif

Posted by: Braenyard at April 07, 2024 03:20 PM (eGNbo)

89 82 A house that smells like well cooked food can be inviting.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 07, 2024 03:12 PM (eGNbo)

You're not having liver are you?

Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2024 03:14 PM (W/lyH)
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Kipper, fried ......

Posted by: Ciampino - 'Taking a dump' scented candle? at April 07, 2024 03:20 PM (qfLjt)

90 Grocery store today did see a brand new Rivian
Nice looking toy for $80G

Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 03:22 PM (fwDg9)

91 Never knowing who to cling to when the rain came in?

Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 03:23 PM (fwDg9)

92 88 Like a candle in the wind.

https://c.tenor.com/7nBep3kaaJsAAAAC/tenor.gif

Posted by: Braenyard at April 07, 2024 03:20 PM (eGNbo)
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..... and so perish all the enemies of the King.

Posted by: Ciampino - 'Taking a dump' windy at April 07, 2024 03:23 PM (qfLjt)

93 Rivian is uglier than a bag of smashed assholes.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, My Two Cents at April 07, 2024 03:24 PM (MvA9C)

94 >>> 86 The neighbor who lives behind me wants to have a pool put in his backyard, and he came by this morning while I was working in the garden to ask if it would be possible for the pool contractor to drive a crane through my yard, said it would be easier to lower the pool from there into his backyard. I told him I was strongly disinclined to authorize this. Even if the risk of damage is small, it isn't zero (I've got a sprinkler system and sprinkler heads in the yard, not to mention a big lawn), and any damage would most likely be to my property, and I'm not even a party to this transaction. Pretty big ask, but at least he seems to understand my reservations.
Posted by: Paco at April 07, 2024 03:18 PM (njExo)

Is he getting a pool or an entire fcking waterpark?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 07, 2024 03:30 PM (llON8)

95 How many boxes of Franzia does it take to wear out a wine glass?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

Doesn't one simply drink the Franzia from the box?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 07, 2024 03:30 PM (WXNFJ)

96 Curry goat

Posted by: Jamaica at April 07, 2024 03:30 PM (IG7T0)

97 I saw a bag of smashed assholes open for... Oh never mind...

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 07, 2024 03:33 PM (pqOO2)

98 Today's FWP is my daughter likes arts and crafts. She cut up boxes to make Five Nights Freddie costume. So, we have no scotch tape.

Posted by: Jamaica at April 07, 2024 03:33 PM (IG7T0)

99 Hi neighbor... yes your pool contractor can drive his crane in my yard.

I'll need a $2500 security deposit for any damage, cash. What that doesn't cover you will. Your contractor has exactly one hour to accomplish his task or you forfeit the deposit.

Deal?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 07, 2024 03:33 PM (Q4IgG)

100 All this candle talk on a Sunday. Could this be blasflamy!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2024 03:33 PM (W/lyH)

101 100

Posted by: m at April 07, 2024 03:33 PM (o3SCB)

102 *shakes fist at Diogenes*

Posted by: m at April 07, 2024 03:34 PM (o3SCB)

103 Is he getting a pool or an entire fcking waterpark?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 07, 2024 03:30 PM (llON

He should rent a larger crane and lift the pool over his house.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 07, 2024 03:34 PM (y0c0u)

104 I guess this is a fiberglass pool, eh?

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 07, 2024 03:36 PM (y0c0u)

105 Ever think about gettin' a roll of fuze cord and trimming to length ... ? The light that burns brightly but quickly ... and it makes that 'fssssssst ... ' noise like the cartoons ...

Posted by: Dr_No at April 07, 2024 03:41 PM (ayRl+)

106 Kentucky Fried Movie...

Fish For Dinner Last Night?

https://tinyurl.com/ksd7yv3n

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 07, 2024 03:41 PM (R/m4+)

107 You know, you could try the the dried pith of Juncus effusus, the common rush, as a wick.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 07, 2024 03:41 PM (y0c0u)

108 Bases loaded for the pirates

Posted by: Jamaica at April 07, 2024 03:42 PM (IG7T0)

109 @ 94 >>> 86 The neighbor who lives behind me wants to have a pool put in his backyard, and he came by this morning while I was working in the garden to ask if it would be possible for the pool contractor to drive a crane through my yard,
_____________

Ask what the ground pressure will be over the area to be traversed and if the driver will need to make any 'neutral turns' ... then say no.

Posted by: Dr_No at April 07, 2024 03:44 PM (ayRl+)

110 I stick to my old faithful Claire Burke Original candle for all my scenting needs. Never lets me down.

Posted by: Tuna at April 07, 2024 03:44 PM (oaGWv)

111 Out, not even close

Posted by: Jamaica at April 07, 2024 03:45 PM (IG7T0)

112 How much to fix your lawn after the truck leaves?

Posted by: Jamaica at April 07, 2024 03:45 PM (IG7T0)

113 I think Fetterman has already earned a little MAGA love. I'm willing to cut him some slack. He may be on the road to Damascus.

If Sinema had been shrewder, she would've switched to the GOP & been done with it. She'd be headed for re-election if she had. Because Schumer only has a 1-vote majority, & then only with the VP's vote, Sinema had enormous leverage with the GOP. "What can you do for me if I flip the Senate for you? And give you control of both the House & Senate?"

Posted by: mnw at April 07, 2024 03:47 PM (NLIak)

114 Skip wicks altogether. My wife started using a candle warmer and it works really well. They're like $20 on Amazon.

Posted by: brainy435 at April 07, 2024 03:48 PM (cXPTC)

115 >>>The neighbor who lives behind me wants to have a pool put in his backyard, and he came by this morning while I was working in the garden to ask if it would be possible for the pool contractor to drive a crane through my yard, said it would be easier to lower the pool from there into his backyard.

Had a neighbor who, very shortly after I moved, chastised me for ugly landscaping in front and sideyards. He recommended I get the hard / concrete edging like he just did.
I advised him I was keeping the narrow sideyard open for backyard access for forthcoming improvements. I later received a letter from HAO telling me to fix the 'sub-standard' landscaping.
Not even a year later I caught HIS contractor cutting across my yard with a bobcat bacause he had cut off his own access with hardscaping. So, parked my car there, gave a brief history to the contractor and that it won't happen again unless he wants to get trespassed.

Others might have offered access for only $10,000 plus restoration.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 07, 2024 03:49 PM (cOq4q)

116
On the PA Turnpike headed to New Castle, PA. Near Ft. Littleton now. Yes, we are out to see the solar eclipse tomorrow.

Lodging prices away from the path of totality haven't been jacked into the solar corona. From New Castle we can select from NE Ohio, NW Pennsylvania, and even western NY for a viewing spot. We'll see what the weather jackasses have to say for themselves tonight and tomorrow morning.

There's even more exciting news to relate, but that'll have to wait until tomorrow evening for me to tell it. L8r, h8rs!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 07, 2024 03:50 PM (IOMYY)

117 Kentucky Fried Movie...

Fish For Dinner Last Night?

https://tinyurl.com/ksd7yv3n
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 07, 2024 03:41 PM (R/m4+)

The funniest scene is the very last one with the couple on the couch with the TV tuned to the newscast. I ran that movie back in 1977 when I was working as a part time projectionist at a local theater. That scene still cracks me up. LOL.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at April 07, 2024 03:51 PM (iODuv)

118 Jamaica

AND ackee

I once knew a Jamaican girl who called her island "the Big Ackee."

Posted by: mnw at April 07, 2024 03:51 PM (NLIak)

119 If Sinema had been shrewder, she would've switched to the GOP & been done with it. She'd be headed for re-election if she had. Because Schumer only has a 1-vote majority, & then only with the VP's vote, Sinema had enormous leverage with the GOP. "What can you do for me if I flip the Senate for you? And give you control of both the House & Senate?"
Posted by: mnw at April 07, 2024 03:47 PM (NLIak)

Likewise Manchin, and Doug Jones of Alabama before them both.

Perhaps fear of being murdered stayed their hand.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 07, 2024 03:52 PM (y0c0u)

120 105 Ever think about gettin' a roll of fuze cord and trimming to length ... ? The light that burns brightly but quickly ... and it makes that 'fssssssst ... ' noise like the cartoons ...

Posted by: Dr_No at April 07, 2024 03:41 PM (ayRl+)
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see #71

Posted by: Ciampino - incredibly impractical at April 07, 2024 03:53 PM (qfLjt)

121
If Sinema had been shrewder, she would've switched to the GOP & been done with it. She'd be headed for re-election if she had. Because Schumer only has a 1-vote majority, & then only with the VP's vote, Sinema had enormous leverage with the GOP. "What can you do for me if I flip the Senate for you? And give you control of both the House & Senate?"
Posted by: mnw at April 07, 2024 03:47 PM (NLIak)

I remember Sinema's first SOTU when the Dem Hag Brigade all wore white and Sinema didnt comply.. I thought hmm this lady has a mind of her own. Last months SOTU I was looking for her to see if she was wearing a stoopid white Dem Hag outfit but couldn't find her...

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 07, 2024 03:53 PM (pqOO2)

122 I'm on this thread just because I expect Gwyneth to make an appearance.

Now to check out the comments.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at April 07, 2024 03:54 PM (tT6L1)

123 And, I was not disappointed.

Well done, Horde!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at April 07, 2024 03:55 PM (tT6L1)

124 I never thought Doug Jones was a boat rocker. As far as I remember, he made NO concessions to his conservative constituents. I may be wrong. I never paid that much attention to him.

Manchin & Sinema rocked Schumer's boat plenty.

Posted by: mnw at April 07, 2024 03:56 PM (NLIak)

125 I knocked over Mrs.D's candle once but told her it was a waxident.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 07, 2024 04:00 PM (W/lyH)

126 116 There's even more exciting news to relate, but that'll have to wait until tomorrow evening for me to tell it. L8r, h8rs!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 07, 2024 03:50 PM (IOMYY)

Bated breath!

Posted by: m at April 07, 2024 04:01 PM (o3SCB)

127 get cleaned up and upstairs
FOODIE NOODIE

Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 04:01 PM (fwDg9)

128 Sinema only voted twice for Constitutional Issues that were not in the Dem's playbook.

She is NOT in any way conservative.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 07, 2024 04:02 PM (N+fj3)

129 Personally, the pretty glass in the up-top photo reminds me of a Grandmother's sherbet dish more than a wine glass.

Posted by: Kathy at April 07, 2024 04:04 PM (yG7uN)

130 Sinema only voted twice for Constitutional Issues that were not in the Dem's playbook.

She is NOT in any way conservative.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 07, 2024 04:02 PM (N+fj3)

Neither is anyone else in Congress. It's all just one big show. Tell the rubes what they want to hear at election time and rake in the bucks.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at April 07, 2024 04:06 PM (iODuv)

131 My new problem, last night cooking dinner I was fluffing the rice with a fork & reached up to turn off the exhaust fan & pow, bright flash & down on the floor. Evedently I have a short in my stove top. Nice burn from the fork on the palm & a big bump where my head hit the floor. I'll be cooking with candles for awhile.

Posted by: Bob at April 07, 2024 04:07 PM (YiqZD)

132 Regarding neighbors, the best ones are those that you wave to when you see them and never have to talk too.

Posted by: Charles Martel at April 07, 2024 04:08 PM (smrxK)

133 We had a nood but it's wiped out I think

Posted by: Skip at April 07, 2024 04:08 PM (fwDg9)

134 We had a nood but it's wiped out I think
Posted by: Skip

A momentary glitch in the matrix. Bob@NSA got the info he wanted, so now it's back.

Posted by: mikeski at April 07, 2024 04:15 PM (DgGvY)

135 I have a predilection to the kerosene smell at airports, probably due to my love of planes

My dad loaded jet fuel onto tanker trucks, all night. He'd come home from the refinery in his "flameproof cotton" coveralls in the morning and get us up for school. Until I was in 7th grade or so I thought that was just what fathers smelled like.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 07, 2024 05:09 PM (zdLoL)

136 Have you tried buying wicks from Candle Science?

https://www.candlescience.com/candle-wick/

Posted by: Joe Williamson at April 07, 2024 08:20 PM (NWyT/)

137 In the photo, the burnt wick looks like a question mark.

Posted by: m at April 08, 2024 12:59 AM (o3SCB)

138 You have to tailor your wick to the type of wax you are using AND the size of the candle. For non-taper candles, a small wick will burn OK, but burn a taper-sized hole down the center of a candle until it drowns.

Too big of a wick and the wax all melts and runs everywhere.

Trial and error.

Posted by: West at April 08, 2024 07:33 PM (Gv2Zc)

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