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First World Problems...
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (jtM2q)
Cognac
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:03 PM (do7Gm)
Cognac
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Rum
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:04 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 08, 2026 02:04 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 08, 2026 02:05 PM (kpS4V)
Cognac
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
I drifted away from Cognac and Armangnac many years ago, but recently somebody gave me a very good bottle, so I might have to revisit!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:05 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:06 PM (n9ltV)
Indiana teen arrested after threatening to shoot up school because some students support ICE
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 02:07 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew
Just think about what birds eat. Worms as poop. Bugs. Cockroaches.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:10 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew
I have decided to change the tone of this post. It is the first "First World Problems" post that isn't 100% serious and completely literal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:11 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:11 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:12 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: the lower depths at February 08, 2026 02:12 PM (4QwTz)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:13 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:14 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:14 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:13 PM (RIvkX)
Sometimes, in some places (not where you are) the temperature actually varies by more than a 20 degree range.
The ambient temperature in these places can actually get BELOW the melting point of H2O. It then becomes solid on a widespread scale.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (bss/y)
Took two hours of gentle picking at the ice so as to not damage anything before I could free it. In temps around 17F. With the wind blowing.
It sucked.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: That's what she said at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (Riz8t)
I really like sipping Kog-nak while listening to Choppin.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (Riz8t)
*golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:14 PM (Kt19C)
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Stop on a crowded sidewalk without warning to answer a text
Put both earphones in and ignore your surroundings
Stand at the green light but don't walk, look at your phone, then suddenly realize you have the green and dart into turning traffic
Walk on the left side
Walk down the center
Walk 5 across
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:17 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:17 PM (g8Ew8)
It sucked.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (jtM2q)
It is going to be 40 here in Lexington tomorrow. And then Tuesday will be... 60. I want that so bad.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:17 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (bss/
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Ice comes from the ice maker, silly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:18 PM (RIvkX)
Took two hours of gentle picking at the ice so as to not damage anything before I could free it. In temps around 17F. With the wind blowing.
It sucked.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (jtM2q)
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Sounds absolutely brutal. But CBD has icicles!
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:19 PM (do7Gm)
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:19 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:18 PM (RIvkX)
You know, we talk about horse and carriage and all the infrastructure and support systems for that. Think about OG refrigeration before refrigeration. Ice farms in the northern states. Insulated ice boxes. Using sawdust to insulate. Ice delivery.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:20 PM (bss/y)
What are those pointy things?
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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I'm pretty sure I've seen those things at Disneyland. One of the rides, can't remember which.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia in SoCal at February 08, 2026 02:21 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:22 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (bss/y)
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Polynesian God who demands virgins be thrown into volcanoes.
P.S. My FWP is that it's difficult to know how to make plural singular nouns ending in "O". Sometimes it's "os"; sometimes "oes".
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (J+Psw)
Y'all have any idea how much snow you need to fill a two quart pan with water?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia in SoCal at February 08, 2026 02:21 PM (n7rxJ)
I think they were in that Disney movie about the blonde girl and her sister. She built a palace out of them or something.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 08, 2026 02:25 PM (JbyEi)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 02:25 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (jtM2q)
That's why they say in terms of precipitation something like a .25 in of rain converts into something like a foot of snow.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (IhIKR)
You know, we talk about horse and carriage and all the infrastructure and support systems for that. Think about OG refrigeration before refrigeration. Ice farms in the northern states. Insulated ice boxes. Using sawdust to insulate. Ice delivery.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:20 PM (bss/y)
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In some places they would use caves as ice storehouses. Yes, ice production and delivery were quite a chore for a long time.
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (do7Gm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (bss/y)
Mmm-mmm good.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 08, 2026 02:25 PM (JbyEi)
Bunch of modern philistines who cannot name: The Matterhorn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 08, 2026 02:18 PM (RIvkX)
Word.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (SRRAx)
My specific First World Problem is that I can no longer get bulbs that match the ones I originally used. The branding means nothing, what you get is whatever cheap Chinese crap is cheapest this month, and bulbs I buy today are different than the ones I bought a few years ago, in terms of physical appearance, brightness and light color. These things are important to a person of OCD such as myself.
I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones and living with mismatched bulbs, or buying all new matching bulbs and throwing away the remaining working bulbs, or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)
pussies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (IhIKR)
LOL.
Quiet you. You're almost as bad as San Franpsycho. I hear from my parents my sister complains endlessly about the weather in Seattle.
Cry me a river.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:28 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew
Yeah, but the alcohol kills all the bad stuff. It's science.
Posted by: fly gal at February 08, 2026 02:28 PM (lgLIO)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (jtM2q)
I'll bet it is 10:1!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:15 PM (bss/y)
Solid water?? Really? Next you'll tell us rivers and lakes can freeze over and people cut holes in the ice to fish.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (QGaXH)
Retarded people. But yes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew
Thats what my mother said when we were kids, in her usual colorful language.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (snZF9)
Oh, boo hoo.
Posted by: The heat death of the universe at February 08, 2026 02:30 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 02:30 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (do7Gm)
Long ago, women would meet their men coming in from hot days in the fields by saying, "Ya wanna piece of ice?"
Now you know the rest of the story.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (g8Ew8)
Clearly you don't pay attention to this weekly thread.
1. Level the foundation.
2. remove the flooring and subfloor, and replace.
3. If necessary, burn the house and start over.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (30Gj0)
pussies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (IhIKR)
be nice....(kidding)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:33 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 02:33 PM (/Chlc)
I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones and living with mismatched bulbs, or buying all new matching bulbs and throwing away the remaining working bulbs, or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.
Posted by: a.moron
The solution is to come up with several pleasing patterns for two different bulb styles, and work through them as you go from "all current bulbs" to "all new bulbs".
Halfway through you'll have a chessboard pattern.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 02:34 PM (VHUov)
Went home for the day to take a shower and warm up after about four days. Heard power was coming back on in Louisville, so I went back.
When I got there, the power must have just come back on. Bitterly cold inside, but the lights on. Turned on the TV and watched TV while the heater ran and in my parka. It is weird to be inside your house with the power on, but your breath fogging in front of you.
As things warmed up (took a couple hours) the walls, plastic everything started popping. That was weird too.
Cool experience.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:34 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Javems at February 08, 2026 02:34 PM (F1TH+)
Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 02:34 PM (/Chlc)
Seriously...go to Costco, and buy a couple of boxes of BR40s. Then swap everything out.
Yes, they will burn out in 3-4 years, but at the same rate, and they will be approximately the same color as they age.
By the way, I have had good luck with their brand. I have BR40s all over the house, and the kitchen ones stay on 10-12 hours a day. They last about four years!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (n9ltV)
I'm rolling in the Takaichi thread like a dog rolling in a cow paddy. bbl
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (OAPjy)
Maybe 20 years ago a winter like this lost hot water for a few days. Wife washed heating some on stove.
I have a large aluminum tub, so outside had a fire under it, melted it 1/2 filled with snow, got about 10 jugs of water sealed and heated with hot tub of water. Afer 1/2 hour brought all 10 hot jugs inside and dumped in bathtub adding water.
Had nice hot bath a couple days
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (Ia/+0)
No, that's not the FWP.
The FWP is that I've been scrubbing my hands a lot to get rid of the purple dye, and now my fingertip-password ID no longer imprints!
How long do you think it will last? Anything I can do?
Posted by: Wenda at February 08, 2026 02:36 PM (tgwMD)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Tell me about it. Sheesh.
Posted by: Dan Quayle at February 08, 2026 02:36 PM (Pm0eT)
Long ago, women would meet their men coming in from hot days in the fields by saying, "Ya wanna piece of ice?"
Now you know the rest of the story.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (g8Ew
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LOL. Puts me in mind of my great-great grandfather after working the farm on a long hot day, came to the house, sat on the porch and drank (so the story goes) a gallon of lemonade, slumped over and died.
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:36 PM (do7Gm)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 08, 2026 02:25 PM (JbyEi)
Bunch of modern philistines who cannot name: The Matterhorn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (bss/y)
Car commercial : 'It's a matterhorn....' - no wait it was the Matador.....AMC product....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:37 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM (g8Ew
Thats what my mother said when we were kids, in her usual colorful language.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (snZF9)
Some of us who are slightly over the age of 29 remember being told not to eat snow because it might contain radioactive fallout from nuclear testing. Never mind the yellow snow, watch out for the glowing snow!
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:37 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Wenda at February 08, 2026 02:36 PM (tgwMD)
I honestly don't know. Will it grow back the same way? Maybe wait a minute? The whorls may have just gotten a bit jumbled with the scrubbing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:37 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 02:38 PM (GbONR)
I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones and living with mismatched bulbs, or buying all new matching bulbs and throwing away the remaining working bulbs, or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)
You obviously were at my house last week. I have 3 LED spots in the kitchen. the bigger ones br60 I think. I put all new ones in when I did the kitchen remodel 2 years ago. One burns out, can't get the same lumen in that brand. I said well the ones we can get are the same, just brighter. No biggies, we got dimmers, so just get 4 new ones, we keep one as a spare, and keep the used ones for the bedroom since we went through that shit last year for that room.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:40 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Javems at February 08, 2026 02:40 PM (F1TH+)
I'll bet it is 10:1!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
That's what you call a good martini!
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 02:40 PM (Pm0eT)
Posted by: washrivergal at February 08, 2026 02:26 PM (do7Gm)
In his book 'My Life as a Small Boy' Wally Cox talks about ice fishing etiquette and I believe also talks about how they would harvest ice from frozen lakes and store it for summer in warehouses with straw or sawdust for insulation.....don't recall if they ran out before the first freezes......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:40 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Was that the 1994 storm, or 2003? We lost power for over a week in 03.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 02:41 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 02:42 PM (30Gj0)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 02:41 PM (XvL8K)
I was in that apartment from about 2007 til 2013 or so. I got Ajax in Jan 2010 so it would have to be before that.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:42 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 02:24 PM (jtM2q)
I'll bet it is 10:1!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:29 PM (n9ltV)
I live in Surf City where it's two to one......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Javems
Don't you hate it when your boogers freeze?
Posted by: Calvin (sans Hobbes) at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Rancherbob at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (BYJJK)
Seriously...go to Costco, and buy a couple of boxes of BR40s. Then swap everything out.
Yes, they will burn out in 3-4 years, but at the same rate, and they will be approximately the same color as they age.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (n9ltV)
I'll probably do something like that. We have several rooms with can lights, with different numbers of cans in different rooms. I've considered shuffling the surviving bulbs to a different room, with fewer cans, but that involves a lot of ladder climbing, and once they start dying, the survivors probably won't last long.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (X5Jzz)
Maxine Waters says she won’t attend Trump’s SOTU speech:
"I will never honor him with my presence."
Oh no.
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Whatever will Trump do?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 08, 2026 02:44 PM (J+Psw)
Eastern Ice is the big ice company around here. The original business started in the early 1900s largely to supply the fishing fleet. That's what they did in the early day, harvested the ice from local ponds and lakes.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 02:44 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (QGaXH)
But 75% of them are trans dudes (California, modern day.)
So do the math again.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:44 PM (bss/y)
Been watching the Olympics (more interesting than the Super Bowl tonight).
Something struck me when we (USA) won our first gold medal this morning (actually first of any medals).
Breezy Johnson (Wyoming) won the gold in Women's Downhill. The medal ceremony was extremely touching as she was crying AND singing along with the National Anthem through her tears. THAT is the kind of althete that I WANT to represent the USofA!!!!!
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 02:45 PM (7kJyR)
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)
a.moron - I suffer the same problem except some of mine are recessed into a cathedral ceiling high above a bed so can't get a ladder directly under them.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:45 PM (QGaXH)
So now I get to take it apart and put it back together again.
For the record ...it was cheap but it was either the 44 inch fan blade model or the 52 inch (too big for the room) that allowed me to get the iced glass lightbulb housing and not the eye blinding exposed singular glass encased bulb housing .
Whatever
Posted by: GigantorX at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM (jQsLq)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM (Kt19C)
I have a related problem. My ceiling is too high to easily reach the can lights so I use a stick with a suction cup on the end from Amazon to change them. (There's a pull string that lifts a corner of the cup away from the bulb to break the seal when you're putting a bulb back in). Unfortunately, because cheap Chinese crap, the bulbs tend to separate from the base when unscrewing them, leaving the metal base screwed into the socket 12+ feet in the air and the rest of the bulb in my hands.
There are a ton of suggestions online for fixing this, including using a wooden handled broom to unscrew the base, and none of them have worked thus far.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM (QZThv)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:48 PM (Kt19C)
Has the Bangles cover of Hazy Shade of Winter. Proves not all covers are good. Also that Susana Hoffs must sacrifice the blood of 1000 Japanese Boys per day to maintain youth. Either that or she is an elf.
https://tinyurl.com/29t5tmcm
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:48 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Basically Zombie Patrick Stewart at February 08, 2026 02:48 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: DaveA at February 08, 2026 02:49 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: based Chinese college chick at February 08, 2026 02:49 PM (Pm0eT)
I rate that cover better than the sleepy original. And not just because I was 14 when that video came out with Susanna Hoffs.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:49 PM (QZThv)
Clearly you don't pay attention to this weekly thread.
1. Level the foundation.
2. remove the flooring and subfloor, and replace.
3. If necessary, burn the house and start over.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:32 PM (n9ltV)
You left out - Salt the earth then start over...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:49 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:37 PM (QGaXH)
I had an AMC Matador in college that I got from the Grands...made it through 3 more years until I got a real job and could afford my own car (brakes were a bit iffy in the last year though).
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (7kJyR)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Always the default answer at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (2Ez/1)
Yes, they will burn out in 3-4 years, but at the same rate, and they will be approximately the same color as they age.
By the way, I have had good luck with their brand. I have BR40s all over the house, and the kitchen ones stay on 10-12 hours a day. They last about four years!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 02:35 PM (n9ltV)
Thats our method. We have a bulb stockroom in the basement from changing everything every time we lose a bulb somewhere because the new ones are never the same. Lose a bulb in the bedroom, oh can't get that one anymore, well just change them all. Move the spares into the basement where they get cataloged, where they came from, new or used, what room they'll work in, etc. Had to deal with the kitchen last week. Changed them all, the ones we took out are the same in the bedroom, so they get marked bedroom spares. Because you got daylight, soft white, bright white, etc, it makes things even more interesting.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (snZF9)
How long do you think it will last? Anything I can do?
Huh. I've never heard of that before; it's unprecedented. Sounds like a First Whorl problem.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (Riz8t)
The bus ride to the stadium was longer than the flight from Seattle to San Francisco.
And we're still not there.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (yIi8a)
Piss, and have to break off the last few drops.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:48 PM (Kt19C)
Taking a leak outside, with a five inch dick while wearing six inches of winter clothes.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:51 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 08, 2026 02:51 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Ian S.
I've read of using a potato, not sure about 12 ft up tho.
Posted by: based Chinese college chick at February 08, 2026 02:51 PM (Pm0eT)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 02:51 PM (Kt19C)
I heard that in George Costanza's father's voice.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 08, 2026 02:52 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 02:33 PM (/Chlc)
Queens, NY? I lived on 67th Ave and spent first and second grades in Resurrection Ascension school......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:52 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 02:09 PM
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Boosts your immune system.
Posted by: Stuff grandad would say at February 08, 2026 02:53 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Archimedes
OK, we're done here. Where's the Food Thread?
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 02:53 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 02:33 PM (/Chlc)
Queens, NY? I lived on 67th Ave and spent first and second grades in Resurrection Ascension school......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:52 PM (QGaXH)
Queens is a thing with the Horde. My Grandma was from Queens. I think JJ was in Queens as well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (Pm0eT)
Move the spares into the basement where they get cataloged, where they came from, new or used, what room they'll work in, etc. Had to deal with the kitchen last week. Changed them all, the ones we took out are the same in the bedroom, so they get marked bedroom spares. Because you got daylight, soft white, bright white, etc, it makes things even more interesting.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (snZF9)
Greetings, fellow Person of OCD !
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 02:55 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Paco at February 08, 2026 02:55 PM (2L+MU)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (Pm0eT)
This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:55 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Case at February 08, 2026 02:55 PM (E7+ue)
The last two Sumo tournaments Emperors Cup were won by a Ukrainian Aonishiki.
Posted by: DaveA
Not unprecedented. A Hawaiian wrestler named Akebono won 11 of them in 2000. That's the 10th-most anyone has ever won.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 02:56 PM (VHUov)
There are a ton of suggestions online for fixing this, including using a wooden handled broom to unscrew the base, and none of them have worked thus far.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM (QZThv)
I had the same problem. My fix was a little giant ladder. It goes stupid high and is the most stable feeling ladder I ever climbed on, like walking up stairs. The down side its a heavy bastard. If you're going to use a broom hand and its too small you can wind duct tape around the end, but sticky side out, then go down a few inches and wind more sticky side in to secure the first wrapping. It will fit snug in the socket and the glue side grabs the base and don't slip.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:56 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:27 PM (X5Jzz)
Do what I do, and make pattern of some kind with the two types; then as more fail and get replaced, rearrange them as necessary so that there is still a pattern.
Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 02:57 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:43 PM (QGaXH)
But 75% of them are trans dudes (California, modern day.)
So do the math again.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:44 PM (bss/y)
I live in a different century.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:57 PM (QGaXH)
You'd have to limit your killing to colder locales though.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 02:58 PM (6kxNV)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:57 PM (QGaXH)
Heh. Jan and Dean WERE a different country.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:58 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (Pm0eT)
I stocked up on 100 watt bulbs back then, and still have a few left. In reality, I don't mind LED bulbs, other than the short lifetime and inability to buy the same bulb after a few years. They're far better than the compact florescents they replaced.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:59 PM (X5Jzz)
The bus ride to the stadium was longer than the flight from Seattle to San Francisco.
And we're still not there.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (yIi8a)
Going to the Super Bowl? That's a like a 1st world benefit, not a first world problem...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 02:59 PM (tOcjL)
Halfway through you'll have a chessboard pattern.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2026 02:34 PM (VHUov)
Oh whoops, I should've read further. Yes, that.
Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 02:59 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 02:59 PM (tOcjL)
Yeah. He gets to see a tranny in a dress waving his junk in his face- in person!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:00 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:01 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Javems at February 08, 2026 02:40 PM (F1TH+)
You need experience the -55 degrees that I did in Fairbanks, AK. It didn't just freeze nostrils.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:02 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:02 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM (QZThv)
I have a tool for this issue!
It's a flexible rubber ball that screws onto an extension. It bites into the broken bulb base tight enough to unscrew it. Works great!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 03:02 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 03:02 PM (6kxNV)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
If that's what it takes, then yes.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (abIsI)
You'd have to limit your killing to colder locales though.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 02:58 PM (6kxNV)
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Ice cubes. You have more control. You put poison in the ice cubes and share from the same bottle with your victim. The ice cube melts releasing the poison into your victim's drink. He/she consumes, and the poison takes effect. The ice melts. Inspector Clouseau checks the bottle for poison. None. Checks the security camera/ interviews witnesses, no footage of you putting anything in the victim's drink. Enjoy your Life insurance payout.
Actually, I think I might have stolen that from somewhere. Agatha Christie maybe. I can't remember.
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:05 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (dIske)
Justified. 'The Poison was in the jar.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:06 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 03:06 PM (XvL8K)
Bacon Bypass Button!
Posted by: Aetius451AD [/i
LOL I would rather not have the alarms sound until their rolling smoke filling the house.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:07 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 02:51 PM (X5Jzz)
Heh. First world problems indeed.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:07 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 02:50 PM (snZF9)
I had a similar problem with an early '80's Volvo sedan. It had a 'bulb out' lamp would come on if a headlight, taillight, etc went out. If you changed out one headlight, the lamp would stay on. It was because the lamp out module used a reed switch with the two bulb wires wrapped around it, for each set of lamps. If one lamp went out, the imbalance in the magnetic field caused the reed switch to close. But....but ...but a new bulb had a sufficiently different current draw that it closed the switch so you had to usually swap out both lamps....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:07 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:06 PM (bss/y)
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Nah, it's an old foible. Justified stole if from somewhere too.
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:07 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:08 PM (abIsI)
Now that I've typed all that out, I guess it's not that funny. But it's kind of unusual to be reprimanded by Kamala about alcohol.
Posted by: Emmie at February 08, 2026 03:08 PM (FMtrg)
And Games Workshop can look at this and insist Warhammer 40K can be a Girl's brand.
https://tinyurl.com/4sdfxz7c
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:08 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:08 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:09 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 03:09 PM (GbONR)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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I've never even tried baking it. I assumed you meant broiled. I'll try it, but what makes it better than broiling?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 03:09 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:54 PM (bss/y)
Maybe we're all just a buncha queens....lol!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:10 PM (QGaXH)
I had to go to Walmart anyway, where I'll pick up a cheap replacement, which will get clogged with lime scale too in a couple of years.
Anybody have experience with a higher grade model, that can be cleaned and rebuilt?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 03:10 PM (zZSxi)
Posted by: DaveA
Not unprecedented. A Hawaiian wrestler named Akebono won 11 of them in 2000. That's the 10th-most anyone has ever won.
Posted by: mikeski
Correction, won his 11th in 2000. There aren't 11 tournaments a year. His 1st was 1992.
Posted by: mikeski needs an editor at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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I've never even tried baking it. I assumed you meant broiled. I'll try it, but what makes it better than broiling?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
It comes out crispier and less greasy. Cookie tray lined with tin foil makes cleanup a breeze. 375 oven for 20 mins.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (dIske)
I put the poison in glass beforehand.
Posted by: Mags Bennett at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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I've never even tried baking it. I assumed you meant broiled. I'll try it, but what makes it better than broiling?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 03:09 PM (XvL8K)
SHUN THE HERETIC!
Posted by: Pan Fried Primarch at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (bss/y)
__________________________
In Agatha Christie’s Three Act Tragedy (adapted for Poirot), a killer uses a clever, delayed-action method, placing nicotine poison inside a cocktail ice cube. The ice melts, releasing the toxin into the drink, causing the Reverend Babbington to drop dead, with no initial trace of poison found in the glass.
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (dIske)
LED puck lights have adjustable color temperatures.
Speaking of Queens, any you morons attend Mary Lewis school?
Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 03:12 PM (GbONR)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 03:10 PM (zZSxi)
Delta/Brizo will simply send you a new one under warranty. But I have stripped them and cleaned them as well.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 08, 2026 03:12 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (dIske)
Huh. Cool. Nicotine insecticide was also used in the murder of a smoker in an episode of CSI: Miami that is trapped in my sewer of a memory.
Posted by: Pan Fried Primarch at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (bss/y)
Also I am still in couch decision paralysis.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 02:57 PM (QGaXH)
Heh. Jan and Dean WERE a different country.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 02:58 PM (bss/y)
I actually met Dean once or twice. One of his daughters was in my son's elementary school class. His wife was the room mom - really nice lady.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 02:59 PM (tOcjL)
Yeah. He gets to see a tranny in a dress waving his junk in his face- in person!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:00 PM (bss/y)
That's when you take the bathroom break...which will take that long in line...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 03:14 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (QGaXH)
Heh. Weird. Real people. Different planet indeed.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:14 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:15 PM (dIske)
How long do you think it will last? Anything I can do?
Posted by: Wenda at February 08, 2026 02:36 PM (tgwMD)
Try touching your face. That is where the oil comes from that is left behind, that detectives lift fingerprints from. (Trivia: this is why they have half the time to collect evidence in cases of abducted children, because their facial oils are lighter -- witness the lack of acne -- and evaporate quicker.) So, if I washed my hands a lot and I'm having trouble picking up seeds or separating slips of paper, I rub the oiliest parts of my face. It works for traction, so maybe it would work for imaging?
Posted by: SciVo at February 08, 2026 03:15 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (dIske)
I put the poison in glass beforehand.
Posted by: Mags Bennett at February 08, 2026 03:11 PM (0aYVJ)
Margo Martindale played that character perfectly.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (g8Ew8)
pussies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February
😂. There is a reason I live where I do. 60 today, 65 tomorrow and right up on 70 by Friday.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Orson at February 08, 2026 03:04 PM (dIske)
Columbo?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Wenda at February 08, 2026 03:17 PM (tgwMD)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (g8Ew
That was probably the LAST good season of Justified. Had moments, but started to get off.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)
Don't shoot your eye out.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)
We might give it a shot.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (bss/y)
I actually liked the whole series a lot. Michael Rappaport being one gigantic pale blemish in the show. Dude, talking like a retard does not count as an accent!
Never bothered with the reboot. I knew it would suck.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Accomack at February 08, 2026 03:22 PM (GbONR)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)
Wooden end goes toward you.
Posted by: Methos at February 08, 2026 03:22 PM (vSvIl)
https://t.ly/-7Kpj
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (Cqx++)
*****
Hormel thick cut bacon is my favorite. Weather permitting I prefer to cook it in my pellet grill. Indirect heat; comes out great.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 03:23 PM (feRRB)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)
Only if it is a FWP.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 08, 2026 03:23 PM (LMRVO)
Margo Martindale played that character perfectly.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM
she was also in Lonesome Dove, briefly
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 08, 2026 03:23 PM (tljrc)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:24 PM (/EFeL)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 08, 2026 03:23 PM (feRRB)
Now I am thinking about frying up some bacon.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:25 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:25 PM (/EFeL)
https://youtu.be/4EizR92SQ38
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 08, 2026 03:25 PM (nb+4z)
Heh
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:26 PM (/EFeL)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 08, 2026 03:23 PM (tljrc)
Oh yeah! the Buffalo Heifer. I *thought* that was her.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 08, 2026 03:26 PM (0aYVJ)
Also I am still in couch decision paralysis.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:13 PM (Wmg4n)
In bitter apple sprays, vinegar is the solvent/carrier, not the actual repellent. That would be something like berberine or the plant from which it derives, and there are other, probably proprietary, ingredients added to enhance the bitter taste. I would not experiment with trying to add those myself; the actual spray is not that expensive and is available on sites like Chewy and Amazon.
Posted by: HTL at February 08, 2026 03:27 PM (srDgu)
pussies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February
😂. There is a reason I live where I do. 60 today, 65 tomorrow and right up on 70 by Friday.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:16 PM (OoFl2)
*fistbump*
76 here today....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:28 PM (QGaXH)
My specific First World Problem is that I can no longer get bulbs that match the ones I originally used. … These things are important to a person of OCD such as myself.
… … …
I'm facing the choice between replacing the dead ones … or buying all new matching bulbs … or doing nothing, while sitting and cursing the darkness as the remaining bulbs slowly die, one by one.
_______________________________________
I am SO happy I bought cases of the old incan GE bulbs from W'mart when they were still on-shelf before the Philly mfg plant closed. That's when the 'new & improved' bulbs were replacing 'em. Incans Rule! LEDs suck. 5,200°F light is good light!
Posted by: Dr_No at February 08, 2026 03:29 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:29 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 03:29 PM (T40NF)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:24 PM (/EFeL)
To give you an idea on pricing, I bought one a couple of years ago. I'd call it in average condition, no rust, decent wood, not beat to crap. I paid $125 for it from a dealer at a gun show.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 03:30 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:24 PM (/EFeL)
Take it to a local gunshop that will sell it on consignment for you. Do not sell it outright at a pawn shop, as even an honest shop can only give you a fraction of its value.
Selling on consignment means you get less money than a face-to-face sale, but it also keeps you out of trouble.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 03:30 PM (zZSxi)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:31 PM (/EFeL)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)
179 Don't shoot your eye out.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (X5Jzz)
180 We might give it a shot.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 08, 2026 03:21 PM (g8Ew
184 Wooden end goes toward you.
Posted by: Methos at February 08, 2026 03:22 PM (vSvIl)
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Are you sorry you asked?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:31 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:18 PM (/EFeL)
Don't shoot your eye out.
Posted by: a.moron
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You can blame it on CBD's icicles.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 08, 2026 03:32 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 08, 2026 03:32 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 03:29 PM (T40NF)
Seconded!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:34 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: mpfs. I'M BACK at February 08, 2026 03:24 PM (/EFeL)
Take it to a local gunshop that will sell it on consignment for you. Do not sell it outright at a pawn shop, as even an honest shop can only give you a fraction of its value.
Selling on consignment means you get less money than a face-to-face sale, but it also keeps you out of trouble.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 08, 2026 03:30 PM (zZSxi)
This is good advice. Otherwise, you might see if a friend or family member is interested in buying it. I would not advise trying to sell it directly to a stranger, too many ways that can go wrong.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 03:35 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Kurt Cobain at February 08, 2026 03:35 PM (T40NF)
Posted by: Methos
Now you tell me.
Posted by: Kurt Cobain at February 08, 2026 03:35 PM (T40NF)
No, no, you did it right.
Posted by: a.moron at February 08, 2026 03:36 PM (X5Jzz)
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Gramp's talked of horse drawn cutters (think plow) on the frozen lake cutting or scoring the ice to be separated and loaded on to wagons.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:37 PM (OAPjy)
It's the most first world of first world problems -- can't even find a small thing to be truly annoyed at.
Posted by: markn23 at February 08, 2026 03:38 PM (86mbm)
Off to buy some 4.85/gal gasoline....
But the weather is nice....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 08, 2026 03:39 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 08, 2026 03:29 PM (T40NF)
I can't imagine what a winch system would cost. I know they're about $1000-1200 to buy, but then installation. I can't believe they build houses without them, but they do.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 08, 2026 03:39 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: markn23 at February 08, 2026 03:38 PM (86mbm)
I am thinking of going back to vaping. This getting sick every couple months with some sort of respiratory mild thing is annoying as hell.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:40 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03
Yes, he has yak chews, he has olive wood chews. He chews those all the time. Now that he has been told no, which was an entire affront to his being, he only does it when we are gone. I may wrap that leg in foil, he is skittish so the noise or just its presence may be a good deterrent.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:40 PM (OoFl2)
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If you get an answer on exchanging those pointy bulbs too high to reach let me know.
I have three sconces in my stairwell far too high above, all with skinny pointy bulbs. My only answer has been construction scaffolding and that's too much.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:43 PM (OAPjy)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (OAPjy)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)
Heh. I first thought: which of the 'Rons has mentioned shooting poison in their dicks?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (OAPjy)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)
Heh. I first thought: which of the 'Rons has mentioned shooting poison in their dicks?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (bss/y)
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Sid?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)
Heh. I first thought: which of the 'Rons has mentioned shooting poison in their dicks?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (bss/y)
The anti-American female figure skater just choked...will probably get a gold anyway when her NoVa male teammate ends the competition...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 03:48 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 08, 2026 03:48 PM (FpP3s)
https://tinyurl.com/ForWARd-TheFrankenRabbit
BAD BUNNY is just the symptom, the tip of the bad adviceberg.
LIBs are all Smiles because they know that the countdown continues and they will do everything to distract you from the clear, the Obvious and (their) INEVITABLE inthe next two weeks: forWAR'd or (quite possibly) fORelse.
Why? $12Trillion for peace, yes, (equivalent to 12000 points on the DOW). yes, peace, not just in Ukraine, but for Gaz and Beyond -- and still that's not enough. Events to watch Florida/MaraLago+Miami next weekend and then the first meeting of Board of Peace one week later.
LIB leadership are simply besides themselves, yes, they can co-exist, but only on their terms -- and only if that money goes into their pockets. Huma Abedin's demonic apotheosis is nothing compared to their simmering rage, who dare challenge their right to decide who must be sacrificed that 'they' may live?
What fresh hell the LIBs plan? is there anything beyond?
Guess we're gonna find out. only too soon.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 08, 2026 03:49 PM (ifm8h)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Amazon sells extension poles to exchange bulbs but not those candle bulbs, only standard shape bulbs.
They need one with a trigger that can grasp the bulb from the side.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:51 PM (OAPjy)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)
Heh. I first thought: which of the 'Rons has mentioned shooting poison in their dicks?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:46 PM (bss/y)
The anti-American female figure skater just choked...will probably get a gold anyway when her NoVa male teammate ends the competition...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 08, 2026 03:48 PM (tOcjL)
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I can't hate these miserable worms any more than I already do. Which is too bad, because I'm a big time skier, and I actually like the figure skating. It used to be cool to watch ever 4 years. Not any more.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)
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Posted by: Kurt Cobain at February 08, 2026 03:52 PM (T40NF)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 03:52 PM (diia5)
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Every day I get older and older.
Did you look in the mirror?
You should worry too.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 08, 2026 03:53 PM (OAPjy)
You'd have to limit your killing to colder locales though.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 08, 2026 02:58 PM (6kxNV)
That's similar to that short story, used for a show on Alfred hitchcock Presents.
It a wife bludgeons her husband to death with a leg of lamb and then cooks it as the police detectives meander about her house and in the end serves it to them for dinner.
So...there you go. There's your perfect murder.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2026 03:54 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 08, 2026 03:48 PM (FpP3s)
I think he is genuinely tired, but he has determined that he will give it all he's got to save America. He may indeed use himself up entirely during his term. I don't demand this from him, but the fact that he's willing to do this fills me with gratitude and admiration. My job is to help carry the torch however I can.
Posted by: Emmie at February 08, 2026 03:54 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: one hour sober at February 08, 2026 03:54 PM (Y1sOo)
Now missing the Olympics...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 08, 2026 03:55 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 08, 2026 03:56 PM (diia5)
Emmie,
I agree with you.
President Trump is giving his life fighting for what is right for our country.
We will not see another like him.
Posted by: fourseasons at February 08, 2026 03:56 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Tiger Woods at February 08, 2026 03:57 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)
Isn’t it just hyaluronic acid? Basically filler? I mean we produce it anyway, and it is good for your skin, but it sounds painful.
There is active rooting for the Europeans happening over here. I probably shouldn’t admit that.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:58 PM (Wmg4n)
I first saw this way back in the day on Showtime. 1982, so I might have seen it at 7 or 8 when it came out.
I always remember this scene. I still remembered most of the words.
https://tinyurl.com/yj29x335
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 03:58 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 08, 2026 03:59 PM (Yw4Qw)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)
Isn’t it just hyaluronic acid? Basically filler? I mean we produce it anyway, and it is good for your skin, but it sounds painful.
There is active rooting for the Europeans happening over here. I probably shouldn’t admit that.
Posted by: Piper at February 08, 2026 03:58 PM (Wmg4n)
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I'm not sure I believe the dick-injecting stories because it makes no sense. You can get a larger suit by injecting your dick, making it incrementally bigger, and somehow that gives you a bigger suit which in turn gives you an advantage in flight? Seems like bullshit to me. But who knows?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 08, 2026 04:01 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 08, 2026 04:01 PM (bss/y)
FOODIE NOODIE TIME
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)
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There are a ton of suggestions online for fixing this, including using a wooden handled broom to unscrew the base, and none of them have worked thus far.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 08, 2026 02:46 PM
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Use hot glue gun to stick end of broomstick to broken stump of bulb?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 08, 2026 04:01 PM (krI25)
How true. And precisely why the LIBs are all-in, right now, to defeat/despose/impugn him before he can preside over the America250/July 4th proceedings, why Kiev/Peace by June30 is not optional. Why these next two weeks will determine the course for the rest of the century -- yeah, mouthy LIBs carping, not just for your cheesecake
LIBs intend to take away your virtue, and then your very life, and then send you a bill for it
Imagine all that ctHARRIS's America250/July lust for. LIBs believe that's still possible, and this final superbowl is a kickoff to their season finale set their terms, moral bankrupcy, depravity, not only open sponsorship of our adversaries, but actively defending them as weel. -- yes, we can coexist with LIBs, only on their terms. WAR. forever WAR to pit man against other men until we exist no more
A war on normal people, punctuated by the upcoming testimonies of both Clinton's, the bonfire of their moral corruptions, epstein, maxwell, brennan and all the others who knowing stood by. Time to clean house, now or never
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 08, 2026 04:30 PM (Hf0dt)
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