First World Problems...

That wonderful photograph is of the bottom of a loose tea tin. Never mind that the tins were designed to stack nicely, at the expense of getting at the last bit of tea. And yes, there is a lip at the top that corresponds to the indentation at the bottom, so the last bit of tea CANNOT. BE. POURED.

It exposes a larger problem...the tea leaf dust that is created by the bumping and banging of the tins during filling, packaging, shipping, sale, and use!

Obviously the solution is to pack the leaves in single layers on some sort of soft medium so that they are cushioned. But Big Tea has no interest in preserving the customer experience, and would rather sell the maximum amount of tea, even in the form of dust!

And the biggest problem? I don't even drink tea!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 1 ith

Posted by: Skip at October 11, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 And the biggest problem? I don't even drink tea!

But coffee is such a grind...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:02 PM (l3cgK)

3 Drink alcohol, problem solved

Posted by: Skip at October 11, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Is tea dust snortable?

Posted by: Tuna at October 11, 2026 02:02 PM (lJ0H4)

5 I bet a giraffe could lick the bottom clean...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:02 PM (l3cgK)

6 Ceylon, tea freaks, Ceylon....

Posted by: Tea Is For Fagg@ts at October 11, 2026 02:02 PM (EdP2u)

7 So Telefreako was in a mental clinic during his absence from the campaign trail?

Posted by: Unkaren at October 11, 2026 02:03 PM (m6fGY)

8 Watch more gladiator movies.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 11, 2026 02:03 PM (I/c/o)

9 6 Ceylon, tea freaks, Ceylon....

Posted by: Tea Is For Fagg@ts at October 11, 2026 02:02 PM (EdP2u)

Weren't those the evil robots in "Battlestar Galactica"?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:03 PM (l3cgK)

10 So, teatotaler.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 11, 2026 02:03 PM (Wy0hw)

11 7 So Telefreako was in a mental clinic during his absence from the campaign trail?

Posted by: Unkaren at October 11, 2026 02:03 PM (m6fGY)

He couldn't figure out how to get the last of the tea dust out of the bottom of his tea tin...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:04 PM (l3cgK)

12 The bottom of my stained espresso carafe looks pretty rank nowadays too. But I try to look for the bright side in things.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at October 11, 2026 02:04 PM (nDXEV)

13 7 So Telefreako was in a mental clinic during his absence from the campaign trail?
Posted by: Unkaren

Wearing one of those white jackets with the long arms.

Posted by: Let Joy Be Unconfined! at October 11, 2026 02:04 PM (EdP2u)

14 So Telefreako was in a mental clinic during his absence from the campaign trail?

Posted by: Unkaren at October 11, 2026 02:03 PM (m6fGY)
-

He's got a fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3uch5v4c

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 11, 2026 02:05 PM (Wy0hw)

15 Who cares? If I want tea, which is rare, I use a teabags in a cheap porcelain (made in China) teapot.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:05 PM (LOvBA)

16 12 The bottom of my stained espresso carafe looks pretty rank nowadays too. But I try to look for the bright side in things.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at October 11, 2026 02:04 PM (nDXEV)

https://youtu.be/uAzwji5Cfmk

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:05 PM (l3cgK)

17 And the biggest problem? I don't even drink tea!

Posted by CBD

Solutions:
1 don't buy tins of tea.
2 thro out tins before seeing what is left
3 Buy tea in mylar bags.
4 Don't buy tea.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 02:06 PM (NnhvP)

18 I have a first-world problem, and I only wish it involved nothing but tea dust.

Our 6-year-old washer started occasionally leaking water back into the drum, and after shutting off first one valve and then the other, I determined it was the cold-water valve. We had replaced one on our old washer years ago so we knew we could do this.

So I went to the manufacturer's website, put in the model number, and got the part number. I ordered it from Amazon (an OEM part, I made sure) partly because it was a little cheaper and partly because Amazon returns are so easy.

That turned out to be foreshadowing. . .

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:06 PM (uyuYG)

19 12 The bottom of my stained espresso carafe looks pretty rank nowadays too. But I try to look for the bright side in things.
Posted by: Dr. Varno

How can you stand it Doktor?

Posted by: Don't Settle For Substandard at October 11, 2026 02:06 PM (EdP2u)

20 Pray continue.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:07 PM (LOvBA)

21 Going hootie tootie with tea is definitely looking for a problem
Boiled water and a tea bag is easy

Posted by: Skip at October 11, 2026 02:07 PM (Ia/+0)

22 This midterm election should be a layup for democrats, but they’re too effing crazy. Oyster Nazis, terrorist lovers, etc., don’t make great candidates!

Posted by: Unkaren at October 11, 2026 02:07 PM (m6fGY)

23 I think the only reasonable solution to the tea problem is to laminate each leaf and place it in a 3-ring binder.

Then toss those binders into Boston Harbor once a year as a ceremonial reminder of our roots.

Posted by: RandomDave at October 11, 2026 02:07 PM (aJQbY)

24
This is a test.

If this was a real comment, your bank accounts would be emgorged with riches beyond your wildest imaginings.

But this is only a test.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 02:08 PM (eRlcH)

25 15 Who cares? If I want tea, which is rare, I use a teabags in a cheap porcelain (made in China) teapot.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:05 PM (LOvBA)

Some of those teapots from China leech lead...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:08 PM (l3cgK)

26 24
This is a test.

If this was a real comment, your bank accounts would be emgorged with riches beyond your wildest imaginings.

But this is only a test.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 02:08 PM (eRlcH)

I'm still waiting on that Nigerian Prince...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:08 PM (l3cgK)

27 Hibiscus tea is lovely. It Naturally lowers blood pressure and is quite tasty.

I also drink Earl Grey tea. I love the smell of bergamot.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 02:09 PM (yEz+x)

28 17 And the biggest problem? I don't even drink tea!

Posted by CBD

Solutions:
1 don't buy tins of tea.
2 thro out tins before seeing what is left
3 Buy tea in mylar bags.
4 Don't buy tea.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 02:06 PM (NnhvP)

Also, the standard Horde solution to all of CBD's FWPs,
5 Burn down the house and rebuild.

Posted by: Gref at October 11, 2026 02:09 PM (5rh/l)

29
Tea? Tea?

*lifts pinkie derisively*
*snickers cruelly*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 02:09 PM (eRlcH)

30 14 So Telefreako was in a mental clinic during his absence from the campaign trail?

Posted by: Unkaren at October 11, 2026 02:03 PM (m6fGY)
-

He's got a fan:

https://tinyurl.com/3uch5v4c

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 11, 2026 02:05 PM (Wy0hw)

What the hell has he been smoking? Oh, nevermind...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:09 PM (l3cgK)

31 Today we went to replace the part, and when we took the cover off we discovered that the part actually had a QR code on it. When we tried to put in the new part that was about half an inch higher than the old part, I used the QR code and discovered that the old part was a different number than the replacement part that LG had told me to get.

Sigh.

So I went searching for the "correct" part. Except, every website, INCLUDING LG, told me that the QR code part number was not the correct part for my model. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't have it, so I ordered it from the Home Depot appliance repair website because it seems they have the least complicated return system, just in case. Although not as easy as buying something directly from Home Depot. It arrives Wednesday.

Wish me luck.

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:10 PM (uyuYG)

32 17 And the biggest problem? I don't even drink tea!

Posted by CBD

Solutions:
1 don't buy tins of tea.
2 thro out tins before seeing what is left
3 Buy tea in mylar bags.
4 Don't buy tea.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 02:06 PM (NnhvP)

5 Poke yer eyes out so you don't see the dust at the bottom...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:10 PM (l3cgK)

33 My FWPs for today are NFL field goal kickers being able to make 60 yard FGs, the Bears jerseys not having a Ditka badge today, RIP Coach, and that the Dodgers-Milwaukee series isn't the World Series.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 11, 2026 02:10 PM (VyD10)

34
Texas needs to elect a mewling quim to the Senate!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 02:11 PM (eRlcH)

35 Sorry, for going oof topic so soon in the thread. It’s just . . . I literally don’t know what’s going on anymore. Plus, my tea involvement stops at Earl Grey.

Posted by: Unkaren at October 11, 2026 02:11 PM (m6fGY)

36 "Some of those teapots from China leech lead..."

I saw the Marcus Welby episode where a child was being lead poisoned by using a ceramic cup. Porcelain is suspect too? I wouldn't put it past them.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:11 PM (LOvBA)

37 Good luck, bluebell! It's probably something like, "well, that part (and the part it connects to) has been superceded, therefore it's 'not the right part' anymore".

Posted by: RandomDave at October 11, 2026 02:12 PM (aJQbY)

38 Which mewling quim are you suggesting?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:12 PM (LOvBA)

39 Moral of the story, I guess, is that now we have to check for QR codes in order to replace something because we can't be sure that the manufacturer is going to give us the correct information.

Bah.

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:12 PM (uyuYG)

40 leach, not leech...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:12 PM (l3cgK)

41 I have a Brit friend who introduced me to Typhoo.

Just excellent stuff.

Company bought out. Selling crap now.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:14 PM (LOvBA)

42 we can't be sure that the manufacturer is going to give us the correct information

To be fair, that's apparently been an issue for a while now... I think my parents had a similar problem with guys 'following the manual' trying to fix their fridge, then they finally got one who actually knew how the things worked.

Posted by: RandomDave at October 11, 2026 02:14 PM (aJQbY)

43 This is a test.

If this was a real comment, your bank accounts would be emgorged with riches beyond your wildest imaginings.

But this is only a test.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 02:08 PM

There are other types of emgorging, you know.

Posted by: Grok, when asked how zombie The Bob Dole might reply at October 11, 2026 02:14 PM (0sNs1)

44

Evil manufacturers want you to give up and buy a new machine.

Posted by: four seasons at October 11, 2026 02:15 PM (/QHx4)

45 Earl Gray was a poofter, like all the Gay Lords.

Posted by: Hetero Henry... at October 11, 2026 02:15 PM (EdP2u)

46 Good luck, bluebell! It's probably something like, "well, that part (and the part it connects to) has been superceded, therefore it's 'not the right part' anymore".
Posted by: RandomDave at October 11, 2026 02:12 PM (aJQbY)
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Thank you, Dave. It's always something!

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:15 PM (uyuYG)

47
There are other types of emgorging, you know.
Posted by: Grok, when asked how zombie The Bob Dole might reply at October 11, 2026 02:14 PM (0sNs1)

_________

*looks*
*throws phone across room*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 02:16 PM (eRlcH)

48 My FWP is I have a Fink on my lap and I can’t reach my coffee which is getting cold.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 02:16 PM (yEz+x)

49 Evil manufacturers want you to give up and buy a new machine. Posted by: four seasons

Try and make a warranty claim for a Mr. Coffee machine. You need less paperwork to get a heart transplant.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 11, 2026 02:17 PM (VyD10)

50 Which mewling quim are you suggesting?

If it’s any consolation, I did predict on this blogsite that he’d end up the next Andrew Gillum!

Posted by: Unkaren at October 11, 2026 02:17 PM (m6fGY)

51 You know what, I could use a spot of tea right now.

It's a gloomy rainy day here in East Bumblehump Pa.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 11, 2026 02:18 PM (XV/Pl)

52 Just use your Sawzall to slice the bottom of the tin off, allowing you to pour the recalcitrant tea remains out.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 11, 2026 02:18 PM (syz1S)

53
My FWP is I have a Fink on my lap and I can’t reach my coffee which is getting cold.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 02:16 PM (yEz+x)

__________

Is that the one who was having problems?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 02:18 PM (eRlcH)

54
Warranties??

What a joke these days.

Posted by: four seasons at October 11, 2026 02:18 PM (/QHx4)

55 Try and make a warranty claim for a Mr. Coffee machine. You need less paperwork to get a heart transplant.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 11, 2026 02:17 PM (VyD10)
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How long have you had it? Could you take it back to the store? Some stores, like Costco, have great return policies.

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:18 PM (uyuYG)

56 I'm very proud to say that my custom limited-edition lifetime-guaranteed bluebell shiv has no QR code.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 11, 2026 02:19 PM (0sNs1)

57 And the biggest problem? I don't even drink tea!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

My tea comes in these handy dandy little bags so I don’t have to worry about these kinds of 19th century problems.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:19 PM (6ydKt)

58 I'm very proud to say that my custom limited-edition lifetime-guaranteed bluebell shiv has no QR code.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 11, 2026 02:19 PM (0sNs1)
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And never will, because bluebell is a Luddite.

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:20 PM (uyuYG)

59 54
Warranties??

What a joke these days.

Posted by: four seasons at October 11, 2026 02:18 PM (/QHx4)

After a little over two years, my display started going out (horizontal lines, first at the bottom, in the end all across the entire display). It was the Display. Just two years, and I never abused it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:20 PM (l3cgK)

60 I had a Krups espresso machine last from the early 90's til about a year ago when the gasket finally went.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at October 11, 2026 02:21 PM (nDXEV)

61 58 I'm very proud to say that my custom limited-edition lifetime-guaranteed bluebell shiv has no QR code.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 11, 2026 02:19 PM (0sNs1)
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And never will, because bluebell is a Luddite.

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:20 PM (uyuYG)

::: high-five :::

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:21 PM (l3cgK)

62 This wasted tea disaster is a perfect reason to only drink scotch.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 11, 2026 02:21 PM (VyD10)

63 Try and make a warranty claim for a Mr. Coffee machine. You need less paperwork to get a heart transplant.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

Been a-moulderin' in my grave for a while now. You ain't gettin' diddly squat!

Posted by: Zombie Joe DiMaggio at October 11, 2026 02:21 PM (EdP2u)

64 Wish me luck.
Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:10 PM (uyuYG)

If the Home Depot part doesn’t work out you can try:

repairclinic.com

They’ve had all the parts I needed in the past.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:23 PM (6ydKt)

65 It's a gloomy rainy day here in East Bumblehump Pa.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Have an Uncle in West Bumblehump. He's the Black Sheep of the family.

Posted by: Da Niece at October 11, 2026 02:25 PM (EdP2u)

66 Try and make a warranty claim for a Mr. Coffee machine.

"It worked fine when I bought it in the '70s."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 11, 2026 02:25 PM (guGkK)

67 If the Home Depot part doesn’t work out you can try:

repairclinic.com

They’ve had all the parts I needed in the past.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:23 PM (6ydKt)
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Thank you. I did look at them, and they did indeed have the part. But their return process (which I hope I don't need, but I'm a realist) was more involved than Home Depot and at this point I'm look for easy, lol!

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:25 PM (uyuYG)

68 Moral of the story, I guess, is that now we have to check for QR codes in order to replace something because we can't be sure that the manufacturer is going to give us the correct information.

Bah.
Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:12 PM (uyuYG)

I have never used a QR code for anything, and have never had a QR code reader in a phone. And it would be ridiculously easy to print the wrong QR code on a part, since they are not human-readable.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 02:25 PM (quk5M)

69
One thing to be wary of. Twice this year we bought something from the hardware store and find out that the item was a return from another sucker because the item did not work.

The store was really good at concealing the fact the box had been opened and returned.

Anyway they can screw you they will try.

Posted by: four seasons at October 11, 2026 02:26 PM (/QHx4)

70 1WP this morning was waking to a chilly room, laying all toasty in bed with electric blanket on and Cat snoozing at my feet... but it was *time to get up*! Ugh!

Posted by: JQ at October 11, 2026 02:26 PM (rdVOm)

71 I also drink Earl Grey tea. I love the smell of bergamot.
Posted by: nurse ratched

You might love Art of Tea's Earl Grey Crème Tea. Very fragrant.

Posted by: Tuna at October 11, 2026 02:26 PM (lJ0H4)

72 I'd say this is more a UK first world problem. Because that Beta-country loves their tea. BUT, in truth, it's evolved to stacking Khat containers and Curry cans. They hate when they can't scrape that last bit of khat out of the crevice. It sends them into a rage causing them to kill elderly pedestrians.

Posted by: Orson at October 11, 2026 02:26 PM (dIske)

73 Oh me oh my. CBD, a question asked by a Non-Understanding Reader: IF you don't even DRINK tea, then WHY do you even have this appurtenance in your domicile? Toss it, man! You'll feel better knowing you've done The Right Thing. And you'll have opened up just another wee bit of shelf space. Win-win.

Posted by: Dr_No at October 11, 2026 02:26 PM (ayRl+)

74 Looks like you suffer from low tea.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Cqx++)

75 AOP, the QR code is just read by your phone's camera, and then the website pops up on your default browser. I had to learn how to use that during the plague.

In this case I'm glad it had the QR code because I would be at a loss as to what to try next, except calling a repair company which would be way more expensive.

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:27 PM (uyuYG)

76 74 Looks like you suffer from low tea.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Cqx++)

Heh.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:28 PM (l3cgK)

77 After a little over two years, my display started going out (horizontal lines, first at the bottom, in the end all across the entire display). It was the Display. Just two years, and I never abused it...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2026 02:20 PM (l3cgK)

My mom was a coffee addict.
She bought a coffee maker that did that to her.
It started out fine, then slowly over the next year the LCD display went out on it.
Coffee maker still made coffee, but she couldn’t read the display to set the time on it to be able to automatically make coffee in the mornings.

So that one went in the attic as an emergency coffee maker in case the new one she got conked out out of the blue.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:28 PM (6ydKt)

78 My FWP is I have a Fink on my lap and I can’t reach my coffee which is getting cold.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 02:16 PM (yEz+x)
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Warm kitty or warm coffee...you can't have both!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 11, 2026 02:28 PM (FZ29D)

79 This would also make a wonderful range target …

Posted by: Dr_No at October 11, 2026 02:28 PM (ayRl+)

80 I want a program that will snap the mouse to the center of the main display, but no one seems to make such. 1st world complaint.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 11, 2026 02:28 PM (CHHv1)

81 3 chapters in today

Posted by: Skip at October 11, 2026 02:29 PM (Ia/+0)

82 Ummm … has this ever been introduced to soap 'n water? Or a Brillo pad? Those 'fiddly bits' appear to be firmly attached to the metalworks …

Posted by: Dr_No at October 11, 2026 02:29 PM (ayRl+)

83 And it would be ridiculously easy to print the wrong QR code on a part, since they are not human-readable.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 02:25 PM (quk5M)

A lot of the QR codes on parts are slapped-on stickers.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:30 PM (6ydKt)

84 You can't even go to a parking garage or similar unless you can scan the QR code. That's why I stay home.

Posted by: The Hermit at October 11, 2026 02:31 PM (EdP2u)

85 re: tea

Buy loose leaf bulk from country of origin in paper or plastic bags
Convert a virgin Mr Coffee to a Dr Tea and use a gold mesh filter that fits the drip basin
One set of leaves usually good for 3-4 batches, excess converts to ice tea (that 2 gallon red Tupperware pitcher has a great use)

New Real World Problem

rear concrete block fence needs to be 2 feet higher (don’t ask)
current top made with xx pattern 8x16x4 breeze block they stopped making last century
no one has any breeze blocks even in a different pattern locally

Posted by: epador at October 11, 2026 02:31 PM (3VS7c)

86 I always examine the packaging. If it looks like it was opened before, I look for another.

I learned a long, long time ago, the only reason someone opened the box was to steal a part.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:31 PM (LOvBA)

87 The store was really good at concealing the fact the box had been opened and returned.
Anyway they can screw you they will try.
Posted by: four seasons

If it's something expensive, and you suspect it has been opened-- request to open it yourself, before purchase.

A-holes have been known to buy things, put their old crap back into the box & seal it up, then return to store while claiming to have never used the item. Dufus employee looks at (apparently) unopened box, processes the return and puts item back onto shelf.

Posted by: JQ at October 11, 2026 02:31 PM (rdVOm)

88 re Talafreako
I don't know if Sortor is correct about T's stay in a mental hospital. But the Media does not appear to be reporting it. No story on Daily Mail. Nothing in the first three pages of Google search results. The DNC is obviously still working on the official talking points, to either deny and slam Sortor, confirm (with caveats), or simply invoke the HIPAA waffle.

Posted by: Gref at October 11, 2026 02:32 PM (5rh/l)

89 Recently got cheesed-off at the local Subaru dealer who went from charging $49 for an oil change to $149.

Since the filter is mounted on top of the engine, I procured an oil extractor and went in search of the special 'high-pressure' filters Subies use (no Fram or Wix for them!). Manual lists the part, ending in -020, which was confirmed visually with the filter on the car.

Checking sites to order from, one said it had been superceded. That part turned out to be a -021. Searching for that, a different site said it was superceded by -022.

Guess which # the dealer is still selling, at 2.3x the $$ you can get it online?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 11, 2026 02:32 PM (0sNs1)

90 SpeakingOf,

It is always wise to have the main pot, on a timer, for the whole house, and the secondary pot, for personal use, near your usual haunt.

Posted by: RandomDave at October 11, 2026 02:33 PM (aJQbY)

91 88 re Talafreako
I don't know if Sortor is correct about T's stay in a mental hospital. But the Media does not appear to be reporting it. No story on Daily Mail. Nothing in the first three pages of Google search results. The DNC is obviously still working on the official talking points, to either deny and slam Sortor, confirm (with caveats), or simply invoke the HIPAA waffle.
Posted by: Gref at October 11, 2026 02:32 PM (5rh/l)

Talaricos campaign says it's a lie.. He was home recuperating from the flu

Posted by: It's me donna at October 11, 2026 02:34 PM (+gK6I)

92 AOP, the QR code is just read by your phone's camera, and then the website pops up on your default browser. I had to learn how to use that during the plague.

In this case I'm glad it had the QR code because I would be at a loss as to what to try next, except calling a repair company which would be way more expensive.
Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:27 PM (uyuYG)

That presumes one has a QR code reader in the phone, and that one has data enabled on one's cellular plan. If I were dictator, every QR code, regardless of where and how posted would be required to be accompanied by a plain-language label disclosing everything embedded in the code. Violations to be punished by death by bunga-bunga.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 02:34 PM (quk5M)

93 If I was sitting on your lap, you would forget about the coffee. And probably ask me to get up before I crush you.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:34 PM (LOvBA)

94 Or the Ultimate Answer to the Problem: LET THEM DRINK MILK!

Posted by: Dr_No at October 11, 2026 02:34 PM (ayRl+)

95 rear concrete block fence needs to be 2 feet higher (don’t ask)
current top made with xx pattern 8x16x4 breeze block they stopped making last century
no one has any breeze blocks even in a different pattern locally
Posted by: epador at October 11, 2026 02:31 PM (3VS7c)
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Yikes. I guess you have to order from somewhere far away and have them shipped? I didn't know what breeze blocks are so I looked them up. They're pretty.

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:35 PM (uyuYG)

96 Seeing Texas get smoked by OU was delightful. I think the long term outcome of this is Arch Manning's future will be one of endless frustration and failure in football and will eventually see him give up and settle for being Taylor Swift's third husband.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 11, 2026 02:36 PM (VyD10)

97 Looks like you suffer from low tea.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 11, 2026 02:26 PM (Cqx++)
-

This also happens to me every time the tea leaves.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 11, 2026 02:37 PM (Wy0hw)

98 Duncanthrax, it is an intelligence game. Play the game. Win the game.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:37 PM (LOvBA)

99 Hi Hadrian,

She seems to be all better now. The ghastly, stinky lump on her tail got infected and exploded and she had to go to the emergency vet a couple times to get shaved and prodded. Two weeks of twice a day antibiotics were a nightmare.

Her appetite is back and she is pretty much back to her Finky little self. The antibiotics did a number on her gut though. Still working on getting her back to normal.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 02:37 PM (yEz+x)

100 If it's something expensive, and you suspect it has been opened-- request to open it yourself, before purchase.

A-holes have been known to buy things, put their old crap back into the box & seal it up, then return to store while claiming to have never used the item. Dufus employee looks at (apparently) unopened box, processes the return and puts item back onto shelf.
Posted by: JQ at October 11, 2026 02:31 PM (rdVOm)

I got a $800 Mini-PC from Amazon a few years ago. Made the mistake of not opening it to check the contents because I got it on sale and was waiting to get the monitor and accessories for it.

When I finally did open it up I discovered what was in the correct box was a Mini-PC which was worth about $120. Somebody had bought one, took out the more expensive PC and replaced it with the cheaper one, then sent it back to Amazon fir a refund.

It took me over a month arguing with Amazon to get a refund because I’d gone beyond the 30 day return policy.

Lesson learned, check your Amazon packages as soon as you receive them.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:37 PM (6ydKt)

101 I brew tea like an American, using tea bags

My FWP. I have to replace or have someone replace the 1/2 bumper on my horse trailer. My other trailer had caulk along the bumper but this one did not and water accumulated and rusted the square tubing that the rubber bumper was mounted to with a steel bar through the back of the bumper and metal screws. A local guy was doing trailer repairs for a while and fixed where the other 1/2 bumper had the same thing happen by drilling through the angle iron support at the back of the trailer and using a bolt in the rusted spot.

Problem: I am dreading drilling a hole for a bolt. Several years ago I fixed where my tack door hinges failing and drilling the holes for the replacement hinges that I bolted on (I could find no one who would weld them on for me) took 3 drill bits, that all had to be re-sharpened before I was done. This is just one hole to drill, the worst part is probably going to be getting it lined up correctly.

Posted by: PaleRider at October 11, 2026 02:38 PM (PV+Zw)

102 64 Wish me luck.
Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:10 PM (uyuYG)

If the Home Depot part doesn’t work out you can try:

repairclinic.com

They’ve had all the parts I needed in the past.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:23 PM (6ydKt)

I'll second the recommendation for repairclinic.com, I've used their parts and instructional videos to fix our dryer and electric oven.

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 02:38 PM (X5Jzz)

103 Arch Manning's future will be one of endless frustration and failure in football and will eventually see him give up and settle for being Taylor Swift's third husband.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions

*snort*

Posted by: Tuna at October 11, 2026 02:39 PM (lJ0H4)

104 No argument from me, AOP. As I said earlier, I'm a Luddite. I wish we could all go back to pre-cell phone and internet days.

Unfortunately, from having to deal with things having to do with my elderly parents who have not kept up with technology because they didn't want to, I've realized that I have to keep up whether I want to or not, for my kids' sake if nothing else.

I won't bore you with the details but I've spent many hours trying to untangle things for them. And not finished yet.

Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:39 PM (uyuYG)

105 A lot of the QR codes on parts are slapped-on stickers.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:30 PM (6ydKt)

And the sticker slapper-onners are low paid humans who cannot read the QR code. And until you need the information supposedly embedded in the QR code, you have no way of knowing if the code is relevant.

Your coffee maker quits working, and you scan the QR code: "Thank you for buying the Jiang Chang Lung chick brooder!"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 02:40 PM (quk5M)

106 Seeing Texas get smoked by OU was delightful. I think the long term outcome of this is Arch Manning's future will be one of endless frustration and failure in football and will eventually see him give up and settle for being Taylor Swift's third husband.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 11, 2026 02:36 PM

All these seasons and still no one has corrected his mechanics. He's bright and strong and fast, but does not have a pro throwing ability.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 11, 2026 02:40 PM (4NO2D)

107 90 SpeakingOf,

It is always wise to have the main pot, on a timer, for the whole house, and the secondary pot, for personal use, near your usual haunt.
Posted by: RandomDave at October 11, 2026 02:33 PM (aJQbY)

Mom thought so.
I don’t drink coffee though, so no worries for me.

I just make tea when I feel like having tea.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:40 PM (6ydKt)

108 Had a Krups grinder that lasted 30+ years. Still worked fine, just didn't feel comfortable rewiring down below where the power cord had dried/split. Some diligence and pliers and stripper work, coulda patched it. But lazy. Previous diswasher lasted 30+ years. Still worked fine, but upper rack was rusting out. Even as late as the 90s, some s**t was still made right, and to last.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 11, 2026 02:40 PM (U/Byj)

109 How do breeze blocks provide privacy when you can see right through 'em?

Posted by: Seems Like A Scam at October 11, 2026 02:42 PM (EdP2u)

110 "Talaricos campaign says it's a lie.. He was home recuperating from the flu"

FWIW, I got a Talarico 'donate to me' ad on my phone a couple days ago. So his campaign staff is still raising money. It may well be that they have realized that freaky was turning off voters and have simply decided to hide him away and just run attack ads against Paxton; after all that worked for Biden with a little help from DNC cheating.

Posted by: PaleRider at October 11, 2026 02:44 PM (PV+Zw)

111 Problem: I am dreading drilling a hole for a bolt. Several years ago I fixed where my tack door hinges failing and drilling the holes for the replacement hinges that I bolted on (I could find no one who would weld them on for me) took 3 drill bits, that all had to be re-sharpened before I was done. This is just one hole to drill, the worst part is probably going to be getting it lined up correctly.
Posted by: PaleRider at October 11, 2026 02:38 PM (PV+Zw)

I'm sure you know this, but if drilling a hole larger than a quarter inch in steel, drill a 3/16" pilot hole first.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 02:44 PM (quk5M)

112 Your coffee maker quits working, and you scan the QR code: "Thank you for buying the Jiang Chang Lung chick brooder!"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 02:40 PM (quk5M)

I just go to the company’s website, or a parts website and find the part according to the model number of the product itself.

I can do the QR code thing but it’s just a link to the company website, so I just skip that step.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:45 PM (6ydKt)

113 106 Seeing Texas get smoked by OU was delightful. I think the long term outcome of this is Arch Manning's future will be one of endless frustration and failure in football and will eventually see him give up and settle for being Taylor Swift's third husband.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 11, 2026 02:36 PM

All these seasons and still no one has corrected his mechanics. He's bright and strong and fast, but does not have a pro throwing ability.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 11, 2026 02:40 PM (4NO2D)

Too bad he doesn't have anyone close to him who can give him some tips on quarterbackin'.

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 02:46 PM (X5Jzz)

114 Another FWP that drives me bonkers is the heating plate paint on drip coffee makers becomes a hideous rusty mess after a couple of years which affects my self-esteem and leaves me in permanent therapy.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 11, 2026 02:46 PM (VyD10)

115 >>>I don't even drink tea!

And it knows that. Which is why it did this to you.

Posted by: m at October 11, 2026 02:46 PM (odBC9)

116 Bluebell, My understanding is that stuff sold at the Big Box stores is different from what is sold everywhere else. My gas stove is a GE from HD. I have the model info but only HD had the replacement knobs, but, not anymore. The OEM knobs I got from Amazon need modifications. We got our Bosch dishwasher from PC Richard’s so it is a real Bosch appliance.
My FWP is AI Retro Rewind on YouTube. If women really looked like this, there would be no war because the men would be too busy. Endless soft porn, AI jazz and the only white chicks worth doing.

Posted by: Accomack at October 11, 2026 02:46 PM (28cZF)

117 You know who else had a Krups grinder and a Krups coffee machine?

Posted by: Franz Liebkind, Sipping A Cuppa Krupa at October 11, 2026 02:47 PM (EdP2u)

118 I am disappointed to report that Indian Summer came to a jarring end here on the high plains about 4:30 pm yesterday. Afternoon mid 70’s. Today high in the low 50’s and drizzle. It was great while it lasted.

Posted by: Pete Bog at October 11, 2026 02:47 PM (qL1rE)

119 Talaricos campaign says it's a lie.. He was home recuperating from the flu"

Leave Britta... Tally alone!

Posted by: man at October 11, 2026 02:48 PM (pfXMo)

120 113 106 Seeing Texas get smoked by OU was delightful. I think the long term outcome of this is Arch Manning's future will be one of endless frustration and failure in football and will eventually see him give up and settle for being Taylor Swift's third husband.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 11, 2026 02:36 PM

All these seasons and still no one has corrected his mechanics. He's bright and strong and fast, but does not have a pro throwing ability.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 11, 2026 02:40 PM (4NO2D)

Too bad he doesn't have anyone close to him who can give him some tips on quarterbackin'.

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 02:46 PM (X5Jzz)

How much is his immediate family willing to pay?

Posted by: Payton and Eli, in it for the TV ad money nowadays at October 11, 2026 02:48 PM (5rh/l)

121 Get a Kuering instead of Krupps, problem solved.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:49 PM (6ydKt)

122 114 Another FWP that drives me bonkers is the heating plate paint on drip coffee makers becomes a hideous rusty mess after a couple of years which affects my self-esteem and leaves me in permanent therapy.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

Chinesium Industries sells a decorative Melamine/Asbestos cover that eliminates this problem.

Posted by: Dishwasher Safe at October 11, 2026 02:50 PM (EdP2u)

123 I've heard wearing Crocs with certain dangly attachments on the rear strap will get you removed from a high Tea.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 11, 2026 02:51 PM (0sNs1)

124 Lesson learned, check your Amazon packages as soon as you receive them.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:37 PM (6ydKt)

I just opened an Amazon package last evening. Sitting right here on my desk; a coil of vinyl-coated stainless steel clothesline wire. It was supposed to be 150 feet. This coil appears to be a lot less than that, and nowhere on the package was there a quantity marked. So I am going to have to spool it out and measure it. Anything less is no good, because you cannot splice it, and have splices that will go around the clothesline pulleys.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 02:51 PM (quk5M)

125 LOL, I just noticed that one of my five dollar bills is stamped in red with DONALD TRUMP IS YOUR PRESIDENT

I wonder if anyone's liberal fingers blistered when they touched this bill. "It burns! It freezes! We hates it!"

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 11, 2026 02:51 PM (kpS4V)

126

Scan everything.

Hey, scan my middle finger.

Posted by: four seasons at October 11, 2026 02:52 PM (/QHx4)

127 having to deal with things having to do with my elderly parents who have not kept up with technology because they didn't want to, I've realized that I have to keep up whether I want to or not"

Welcome to the club.

*installing ribbon and paper spool on calculator...*

Posted by: man at October 11, 2026 02:52 PM (pfXMo)

128 I fixed our Whirlpool stove/oven a couple years ago with a new heating element for the oven. The bottom element had failed... new one from repairclinic was reasonably priced and the video on installation was spot on.

Saved us some money for sure.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 11, 2026 02:53 PM (RORbl)

129 How QR codes work. They are actually some very, very clever computer engineering.

https://youtu.be/w5ebcowAJD8

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 11, 2026 02:54 PM (VyD10)

130 Haven't had tea since winter but maybe soon, or scotch, not sure yet

Posted by: Skip at October 11, 2026 02:54 PM (Ia/+0)

131 The 11 Italians lynched in Louisiana were hanged on just such a clothesline.

Posted by: Washee Irony at October 11, 2026 02:55 PM (EdP2u)

132 118 I am disappointed to report that Indian Summer came to a jarring end here on the high plains about 4:30 pm yesterday. Afternoon mid 70’s. Today high in the low 50’s and drizzle. It was great while it lasted.

Posted by: Pete Bog at October 11, 2026 02:47 PM (qL1rE)

I'm in Iowa and that's forecast to happen here. Yesterday, today and tomorrow in the 80s, then dropping into the 60s after that and 50's by the end of next week.

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 02:55 PM (X5Jzz)

133 Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
1h

🚨 BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Ohio mental hospital CONFIRMS James Talarico was discharged from the facility earlier this week

The “flu” thing was a BIG FAT LIE

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 11, 2026 02:56 PM (Wy0hw)

134 127 having to deal with things having to do with my elderly parents who have not kept up with technology because they didn't want to, I've realized that I have to keep up whether I want to or not"

My late father was 90 and he'd do online banking. He had a favorite math puzzle game. And I'd come downstairs with him occasionally asleep in my chair by the computer with stuff from WebMD printed out on the printer.

That was pretty cool.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 11, 2026 02:57 PM (Sco7b)

135 And the sticker slapper-onners are low paid humans who cannot read..."

This. Ordered dog food from Amazon (Mrs, not me). Sticker says dog food, box says cat food. It's all cat food. Contact Amazon, they say "keep it", and reorder. Wrong - sticker says dog food, box says cat food... again. Finally got refunded, and have two cases of cat food...

Posted by: man at October 11, 2026 02:57 PM (pfXMo)

136 I remember reading Consumer Reports 30 years ago. I would go to Best Buy, or Frys, Sears, or Montgomery Wards, or anywhere looking for a specific model.

GE and others would make slightly different models for each big retailer. Pissed me off.

I still trust Whirlpool, GE, and Maytag.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:57 PM (LOvBA)

137 So I am going to have to spool it out and measure it. Anything less is no good, because you cannot splice it, and have splices that will go around the clothesline pulleys.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 02:51 PM (quk5M)

Be sure to leave a review on Amazon:

“It reads 150 ft on the listing, but not on the package anywhere. I saved you guys all the trouble and measured it out to 75 feet. Never trust Chinese measurements! They probably measured it out in meters and made a guess in the feet! Do not buy unless you want half of the clothesline you paid for! Sincerely, AOP, your friendly Canadian measurement checker.”

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:57 PM (6ydKt)

138 Posted by: Skip at October 11, 2026 02:54 PM (Ia/+0)

I read too quickly and read that as "I haven't had tea since water" thinking that you really disliked tea and hadn't had it since the advent of water . 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 11, 2026 02:58 PM (JrHfD)

139 Donate it to a Cat shelter.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 02:58 PM (LOvBA)

140
It is a scan world now.

Posted by: four seasons at October 11, 2026 02:59 PM (/QHx4)

141 Talarico was in a 'mental health facility'?

I... did not see that coming. I guess I should have. But... wtf?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 11, 2026 02:59 PM (Y/06r)

142 124 Lesson learned, check your Amazon packages as soon as you receive them.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 02:37 PM (6ydKt)

I just opened an Amazon package last evening. Sitting right here on my desk; a coil of vinyl-coated stainless steel clothesline wire. It was supposed to be 150 feet. This coil appears to be a lot less than that, and nowhere on the package was there a quantity marked. So I am going to have to spool it out and measure it. Anything less is no good, because you cannot splice it, and have splices that will go around the clothesline pulleys.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 02:51 PM (quk5M)

Probably 150 Chinese feet. Theirs are smaller feet than ours.

Can you measure the diameter of the coil and the number of coils and get a rough calculation of the length without unspooling the whole thing?

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 03:00 PM (X5Jzz)

143 "I fixed our Whirlpool stove/oven a couple years ago with a new heating element for the oven. The bottom element had failed... new one from repairclinic was reasonably priced and the video on installation was spot on.

Saved us some money for sure."

The bottom heating element in the GE range caught fire. I had to open the circuit at the breaker panel to shut it off.

A local appliance store had the replacement part. $80 and same day replacement.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 03:00 PM (LOvBA)

144 139 Donate it to a Cat shelter.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

That’s a perfect solution.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 03:01 PM (yEz+x)

145
Don't trust the recommendations for a product on Amazon.

Posted by: four seasons at October 11, 2026 03:02 PM (/QHx4)

146 141 Talarico was in a 'mental health facility'?

I... did not see that coming. I guess I should have. But... wtf?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 11, 2026 02:59 PM (Y/06r)

Campaign says that's a lie and he was home in Texas with the flu.. Someone is lying here...

Posted by: It's me donna at October 11, 2026 03:02 PM (+gK6I)

147 It's too much pressure! AaahhhhhhH!!!

Posted by: Butters Talerico at October 11, 2026 03:03 PM (Ovx+P)

148 133 Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
1h

🚨 BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Ohio mental hospital CONFIRMS James Talarico was discharged from the facility earlier this week

The “flu” thing was a BIG FAT LIE

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 11, 2026 02:56 PM (Wy0hw)

Much as I'd like to believe pretty much anything bad about this twit, this story sounds dodgy to me. A hospital is unlikely to confirm that he was a patient due to medical privacy, also why would he go all the way to a loony bin in Ohio?

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 03:03 PM (X5Jzz)

149 What was Talarico doing in Ohio? You'd think that would just make him crazier

Posted by: 88C+u at October 11, 2026 03:03 PM (88C+u)

150 lead glaze was/is common in ceramic, especially old pieces.
IIRC there are test kits.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:03 PM (NnhvP)

151 145
Don't trust the recommendations for a product on Amazon.

Posted by: four seasons at October 11, 2026 03:02 PM (/QHx4)

Correct.. A lot of them are from people who receive the items for free

Posted by: It's me donna at October 11, 2026 03:03 PM (+gK6I)

152 Campaign says that's a lie and he was home in Texas with the flu.. Someone is lying here...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 11, 2026 03:02 PM (+gK6I)

Democrat politician so that’s a given.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:03 PM (6ydKt)

153 For a minute, I thought that AOP was showing us the piston in cylinder number one

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 11, 2026 03:04 PM (PKL0q)

154 Of course a truly investigative press would be all over the Talarico disappearance story, but, alas…..

*crickets*

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 03:04 PM (yEz+x)

155 Much as I'd like to believe pretty much anything bad about this twit, this story sounds dodgy to me. A hospital is unlikely to confirm that he was a patient due to medical privacy, also why would he go all the way to a loony bin in Ohio?

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 03:03 PM (X5Jzz)

Like I said his campaign has called it a lie... Maybe it was a set up to get someone on the Paxton team to run with it or at least someone on his side...

Posted by: It's me donna at October 11, 2026 03:05 PM (+gK6I)

156 I am becoming increasingly annoyed at having to walk out to the garage for vise-grips and plumber wrenches to loosen bottle and jar lids ... If this keeps up, I may ask Santa that a hand tool pegboard be installed in the kitchen ... Geez.

Posted by: Kathy at October 11, 2026 03:05 PM (MOK4W)

157 Much as I'd like to believe pretty much anything bad about this twit, this story sounds dodgy to me. A hospital is unlikely to confirm that he was a patient due to medical privacy, also why would he go all the way to a loony bin in Ohio?
___

Apparently one of his tranny pastor friends spent time there.

Posted by: Rainbow Railroad at October 11, 2026 03:05 PM (Ovx+P)

158 Campaign says that's a lie and he was home in Texas with the flu.. Someone is lying here...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 11, 2026 03:02 PM (+gK6I)

https://tinyurl.com/cnxv67t6

Could be a different Talarico... damn, the picture they used in the story looks creepy AF.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 11, 2026 03:06 PM (Y/06r)

159
We had to call the mortgage company last week to find out why they have not paid our property tax to our town.

It took an hour before we could to talk to a human.

Posted by: four seasons at October 11, 2026 03:06 PM (/QHx4)

160 150 feet, centimeters, whatever it takes

Posted by: Skip at October 11, 2026 03:07 PM (Ia/+0)

161 Don't trust the recommendations for a product on Amazon. Posted by: four seasons

Correct.. A lot of them are from people who receive the items for free. Posted by: It's me donna

You can get free stuff If you're willing to lie? I've been doing that for years without getting anything. How do I sign up for this?.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 11, 2026 03:07 PM (VyD10)

162 The top picture does look like those commercials for cylinder cleaners. Now we watch the piston rise and then an explosion!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 11, 2026 03:07 PM (Y/06r)

163 A hospital is unlikely to confirm that he was a patient due to medical privacy, also why would he go all the way to a loony bin in Ohio?

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 03:03 PM (X5Jzz)

It’s Ohio so there’s a good chance it was a Republican working at the hospital there, and couldn’t contain him/herself knowing that he is a mental patient running for U.S. senate.

I don’t think the hospital officially released the information, somebody ratted him out to a reporter.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:07 PM (6ydKt)

164
I don’t think the hospital officially released the information, somebody ratted him out to a reporter.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:07 PM (6ydKt)

Something smells here... Sortor better have the proof...

Posted by: It's me donna at October 11, 2026 03:09 PM (+gK6I)

165 This would also make a wonderful range target …
Posted by: Dr_No

Filling with Tannerite not recommended.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:09 PM (NnhvP)

166 They also kind of baited it as not a direct question of 'Is the weird twink senator hopeful from the democrats staying there because he is a suicidal twink?'

They asked in a way that implied they were just looking to see if there was anything for him. HIPA is real, but people are still retarded.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 11, 2026 03:10 PM (Y/06r)

167 If this keeps up, I may ask Santa that a hand tool pegboard be installed in the kitchen ... Geez.
Posted by: Kathy at October 11, 2026 03:05 PM (MOK4W)

Have you tried those rubber gripping pads for opening jars and such?

They work well for stuff that isn’t rusted on or something.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:10 PM (6ydKt)

168 156 I am becoming increasingly annoyed at having to walk out to the garage for vise-grips and plumber wrenches to loosen bottle and jar lids ... If this keeps up, I may ask Santa that a hand tool pegboard be installed in the kitchen ... Geez.
Posted by: Kathy at October 11, 2026 03:05 PM (MOK4W)

-‐---

I need a tool in the kitchen to penetrate the bags of food; this used to be wax paper. But now cereal is packaged in Kevlar.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 11, 2026 03:10 PM (PKL0q)

169 "During my recorded call, an individual identifying themselves as a female facility employee reportedly stated that Talarico was no longer a patient and had been discharged within the previous 24–48 hours."

https://tinyurl.com/258ewz39

Posted by: Ohio Cuckoos Anonymous at October 11, 2026 03:11 PM (Ovx+P)

170
JM,

We have the same problem.

Posted by: four seasons at October 11, 2026 03:11 PM (/QHx4)

171 Uranium glaze was/is common in ceramic, especially old, red pieces.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 11, 2026 03:11 PM (lUKBv)

172 Bottom of a tea tin? Wouldn't that be low tea?

Posted by: Weasel at October 11, 2026 03:11 PM (ei1sX)

173 If this keeps up, I may ask Santa that a hand tool pegboard be installed in the kitchen ... Geez.
Posted by: Kathy at October 11, 2026 03:05 PM (MOK4W)

Have you tried those rubber gripping pads for opening jars and such?

They work well for stuff that isn’t rusted on or something.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

A good whack or two with a knife handle will break the seal on the jar.

Posted by: Tuna at October 11, 2026 03:11 PM (lJ0H4)

174 Something smells here... Sortor better have the proof...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 11, 2026 03:09 PM (+gK6I)

The rumor got all the way to Spencer Pratt last week so people have been talking.

Short of a picture of him in the hospital or his medical records we may not get proof.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:12 PM (6ydKt)

175 169 "During my recorded call, an individual identifying themselves as a female facility employee reportedly stated that Talarico was no longer a patient and had been discharged within the previous 24–48 hours."

Yeah, but HIPAA is a pretty big thing and I have to imagine ANY and ALL employees are drilled on the rules repeatedly.

It seems odd that you can just call up, ask and get patient information.

Fishy.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 11, 2026 03:13 PM (Sco7b)

176 FWIW, we have a cat. Sort of...

(She's feral, but friendly...)

As far as Tally man goes - is this Eagleton 2.0

(Semi obscure reference)

Posted by: man at October 11, 2026 03:13 PM (pfXMo)

177 It is always wise to have the main pot, on a timer, for the whole house, and the secondary pot, for personal use, near your usual haunt.
Posted by: RandomDave

USB coffee cup heater for the win!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:13 PM (NnhvP)

178 I will say that Talarico comes across as very freaky. If you were going to vote for him before and now found out he spent time in a mental clinic? You are probably going to be easily convinced that seeking treatment is the healthy thing to do and only meanie MAGATs think it affects his ability to be a senator.

Barky had Serious daddy issues; granted there was no coverage of that fact, but it sure didn't stop awfuls from putting him in the oval office.

Posted by: PaleRider at October 11, 2026 03:14 PM (PV+Zw)

179 A good whack or two with a knife handle will break the seal on the jar.
Posted by: Tuna at October 11, 2026 03:11 PM (lJ0H4)

My Mom mentioned that a few times over the years.

She never really got to test the theory out because it was a lot easier to hand it to me and say “Open this for me, please”.

Worked for her every time.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:14 PM (6ydKt)

180 Talafreako should have come up with a better cover story than “the flu”, like saying he had to go to Kathmandu for urgent consultations with the Dalai Lama.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 11, 2026 03:14 PM (Y6Q+5)

181 Wouldn't that be low tea?"

*groan*

Posted by: man at October 11, 2026 03:14 PM (pfXMo)

182 Oh great, Hamas just congratulated the Nobel Peace Prize committee for awarding their award to Navi Pillay.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 11, 2026 03:15 PM (88C+u)

183 I need a tool in the kitchen to penetrate the bags of food; this used to be wax paper. But now cereal is packaged in Kevlar.
Posted by: JM

We call that tool a knife around here.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:15 PM (NnhvP)

184 No kitchen is complete without an acetylene torch.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at October 11, 2026 03:16 PM (4HoLg)

185 We call that tool a knife around here.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:15 PM (NnhvP)

Box cutters, scissors and cutting torches work, too

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:16 PM (6ydKt)

186 Wouldn't that be low tea?"

*groan*
Posted by: man at October 11, 2026 03:14 PM (pfXMo)
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Arguably not my best work.

Posted by: Weasel at October 11, 2026 03:16 PM (ei1sX)

187 It seems odd that you can just call up, ask and get patient information

You can't, HIPAA is no joke in the medical sector. Talarico might cop to his stay in the Rubber Wall Inn, but if he does he pretty much gets to own the place after the lawsuit.

Posted by: 88C+u used to work with hospitals at October 11, 2026 03:17 PM (88C+u)

188 Gimme, Gimme, Shock Treatment!

Posted by: James Talarico at October 11, 2026 03:18 PM (EdP2u)

189 We call that tool a knife around here.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026

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LOL! But will a mere knife penetrate kevlar?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 11, 2026 03:19 PM (PKL0q)

190 Some of the plastic packaging the put products in now takes a pair of vise grips, a lighter, a pair of scissors and a fillet knife to get open these days.

Especially if it is some kind of electronic device that gets shoplifted a lot.

They could wrap those things around tanks and repeal drones attacks in Ukraine.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:19 PM (6ydKt)

191 I don't understand.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 03:19 PM (iLKq8)

192 187 It seems odd that you can just call up, ask and get patient information

You can't, HIPAA is no joke in the medical sector. Talarico might cop to his stay in the Rubber Wall Inn, but if he does he pretty much gets to own the place after the lawsuit.
Posted by: 88C+u used to work with hospitals at October 11, 2026 03:17 PM (88C+u)

Exactly. That's why this seems....off.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 11, 2026 03:20 PM (Sco7b)

193 He couldn't figure out how to get the last of the tea dust out of the bottom of his tea tin...

Tea for the Talarman.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 11, 2026 03:20 PM (nFQ9p)

194 183. I prefer to use scissors. I have a pair in the kitchen just for cutting open food packaging. What gets me sometimes is the cheese snacks and so on. I have not yet included a scissors in my lunch bag so sometimes I have to use my pocketknife to get to my trail snacks.

Posted by: PaleRider at October 11, 2026 03:20 PM (PV+Zw)

195 Scissors, Harbor Freight $0.99, get some.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 03:21 PM (iLKq8)

196 Box cutters, scissors and cutting torches work, too
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:16 PM (6ydKt

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But that deprives me of the manly art of tearing the bag open with my bare hands!

Posted by: The Hulk at October 11, 2026 03:21 PM (PKL0q)

197 >>>@167 Have you tried those rubber gripping pads for opening jars and such? ... Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:10 PM (6ydKt)
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Greetings ... Yes, those flat rubber pads and "jar pops" made things easier for the longest while ... And they're what we will attempt to use at first ... Now, however, hubby and I are facing a possible hernia unless we grab a tool from the garage.

Posted by: Kathy at October 11, 2026 03:22 PM (MOK4W)

198 Gimme, Gimme, Shock Treatment!

Bitchin’ in the kitchen and scraping at the tea dust all night.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 11, 2026 03:22 PM (nFQ9p)

199 78 My FWP is I have a Fink on my lap and I can’t reach my coffee which is getting cold.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2026 02:16 PM (yEz+x)
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Warm kitty or warm coffee...you can't have both!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 11, 2026 02:28 PM (FZ29D)

; )

Posted by: m at October 11, 2026 03:22 PM (odBC9)

200 Amazon sells scads of jar openers. They don't come with Bluetooth so that might be a deal-breaker.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 11, 2026 03:22 PM (VyD10)

201 No kitchen is complete without an acetylene torch.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at October 11, 2026 03:16 PM (4HoLg)
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And the obligatory fire extinguisher...

Alton Brown always said that's the only unitasker he allowed in his kitchen.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 11, 2026 03:22 PM (FZ29D)

202 200 Amazon sells scads of jar openers. They don't come with Bluetooth so that might be a deal-breaker.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 11, 2026 03:22 PM (VyD10)

I have one... My husband

Posted by: It's me donna at October 11, 2026 03:23 PM (+gK6I)

203 Ohio mental hospital CONFIRMS James Talarico was discharged from the facility earlier this week

HIPPA violation.
Some one is going to jail.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:23 PM (NnhvP)

204 Can you measure the diameter of the coil and the number of coils and get a rough calculation of the length without unspooling the whole thing?

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 03:00 PM (X5Jzz)

There are many, many coils. I will have to spool it out anyway, to install it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 11, 2026 03:24 PM (quk5M)

205 196: LOL, but spilling the bag of chips or whatever because the force needed to open it tears the bag apart only has to happen once before using scissors becomes the preferred option.

Posted by: PaleRider at October 11, 2026 03:24 PM (PV+Zw)

206 And here's a story that seems related to weird politics and jackasses. . Wild donkeys invade UC campus at Riverside. Legal Insurrection site:

https://tinyurl.com/mr4ysk84

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 11, 2026 03:25 PM (JrHfD)

207 " lead glaze was/is common in ceramic, especially old pieces.
IIRC there are test kits."

But I never heard of it in porcelain.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 03:26 PM (LOvBA)

208 LOL, but spilling the bag of chips or whatever because the force needed to open it tears the bag apart only has to happen once before using scissors becomes the preferred option.
Posted by: PaleRider

Band saw. Plus it is good cutting a roast into smaller chunks.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 11, 2026 03:26 PM (VyD10)

209 Beverage time still undecided what

Posted by: Skip at October 11, 2026 03:26 PM (Ia/+0)

210 clearly to get the stray tea-dust from the cannister, one should have the dedicated kitchen Van der Graaf electrostatic generator. It will attract loose material like that, and it will let them go when you turn the belt off.

Get a powerful enough one you can also use it to electrocute flies from across the room.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 03:26 PM (rbvCR)

211 176 As far as Tally man goes - is this Eagleton 2.0

(Semi obscure reference)
Posted by: man at October 11, 2026 03:13 PM (pfXMo)

My father saved everything, especially political buttons and signs. In the archives that reside under the guest bed now, is a McGovern Eagleton bumper sticker (they voted for Nixon). I think there’s a Goldwater yard sign somewhere in there.

Posted by: TxAnn at October 11, 2026 03:26 PM (itAg7)

212 Never mind that the tins were designed to stack nicely, at the expense of getting at the last bit of tea. And yes, there is a lip at the top that corresponds to the indentation at the bottom, so the last bit of tea CANNOT. BE. POURED.

Obviously, you're meant to brew the last cup of tea in the tea-leaf container. Triple-strain when pouring it into a teacup.

And the biggest problem? I don't even drink tea!

Then proper straining is less important.

Posted by: mikeski at October 11, 2026 03:26 PM (VHUov)

213 But will a mere knife penetrate kevlar?
Posted by: JM
It did when the 2 Russian solders tested it.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:26 PM (NnhvP)

214 That is funny. UC Riverside is literally butt-up against hills. Wild donkeys? LOL. Doesn't really surprise me.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 03:27 PM (LOvBA)

215 Kroger's, on a personal level, no respect; However, their kitchen implements are a good buy for the money. Bought a rubbery, tacky to the touch, pincer type thing with various sized notches for different jar lids. Hasn't failed once.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 03:27 PM (iLKq8)

216 Thanks for the reminder about pilot holes AOP. Would you recommend using some kind of filler like J-B Weld SteelStik where the square tubing is rusted?

Posted by: PaleRider at October 11, 2026 03:27 PM (PV+Zw)

217 Unfortunately, from having to deal with things having to do with my elderly parents who have not kept up with technology because they didn't want to, I've realized that I have to keep up whether I want to or not, for my kids' sake if nothing else.

I won't bore you with the details but I've spent many hours trying to untangle things for them. And not finished yet.
Posted by: bluebell at October 11, 2026 02:39 PM (uyuYG)

The stories I could and do tell re my father's thirty-year war with AT&T. His first forty years with AT&T was fine until his brother and sister started telling him about their rates in NM.
Then I bought him a cell phone for emergencies.
It was all downhill from there.
However, when he fell and broke his 94 year-old arm he was able to get his cell phone out of his pocket and call me to take him to the ER.
BTW. I have a rule that if I have to transport someone to the ER, I get to play "Ride of the Valkyries" during the drive.

Posted by: waepnedmann at October 11, 2026 03:28 PM (Hqnkf)

218 So far only plate, bull hide and chain mail stop knives.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 03:29 PM (iLKq8)

219 So the fact that someone was simply AT a medical facility is protected by HIPAA? Then why are we are ALWAYS hearing about people (e.g., Trump) going to the doctor, etc.?

Posted by: Weird at October 11, 2026 03:29 PM (Ovx+P)

220 HIPAA is no joke in the medical sector. Talarico might cop to his stay in the Rubber Wall Inn, but if he does he pretty much gets to own the place after the lawsuit.
Posted by: 88C+u used to work with hospitals at October 11, 2026 03:17 PM (88C+u)

Exactly. That's why this seems....off.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 11, 2026 03:20 PM (Sco7b)

HIPAA didn't stop my boss from appointing his assistant to call me and ask about my COVID vaccine status. This even after I explained to him that his inquiry by itself violated the statute. So I guess HIPAA is now more of a guideline than a rule...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 11, 2026 03:30 PM (08OqX)

221 I get to play "Ride of the Valkyries" during the drive.

You know, that only makes sense if the guy was a Christian. Otherwise, it is too dark.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 03:30 PM (LOvBA)

222 But I never heard of it in porcelain.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 03:26 PM (LOvBA)

lead glazes were used because they had a lower firing temperature for melting, that temperature is up there with the final firing temperatures for stoneware and standard clay bisque ceramics.
Porcelain, IIRC, requires a much higher temperature for firing, and would not require a lead glaze, though I think Wedgewood did actually use lead glazes in the 1800's
I know lead poisoning was an occupational hazard in the English ceramics industry, especially for the girls who did the painting.

Sorry, my brain is a wastebasket of random facts.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 03:30 PM (rbvCR)

223
The Midwest Borzoi Club had two specialty shows in Lima, OH yesterday. The Big Dummy was Award of Merit in the first show and Select Dog in the second.

TBD was handled in both by his Ohio mom. She sent pictures and neither end of the leash looked their best. Why leave anything on the table?

Her Majesty, when she was handling, would never have gone into the ring without both the dog and herself looking perfect. No detail was small enough to overlook. I remember a big Fall show in Columbus. Dorothy MacDonald was the breed judge and Roberta Campbell was the Hound Group judge. So HM wore a red sweater and a Tartan skirt. Breed and Group 2. That's using your kopf.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 03:30 PM (eRlcH)

224 But I never heard of it in porcelain.
Posted by: no one

From the web so you know it just has to be true!

Porcelain itself is naturally lead-free, as its clay body consists of kaolin, feldspar, and silica. However, the glaze applied to porcelain may contain lead, particularly in vintage pieces or those from manufacturers that have not adopted modern safety standards

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:31 PM (NnhvP)

225 Talafreako should have come up with a better cover story than “the flu”, like saying he had to go to Kathmandu for urgent consultations with the Dalai Lama.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Big hitter, that Lama.

Posted by: Carl Spackler at October 11, 2026 03:31 PM (seCv0)

226 Then why are we are ALWAYS hearing about people (e.g., Trump) going to the doctor, etc.?
Posted by: Weird

We all had to watch animated diagrams on TV about Reagan's bunghole when he had his polyps removed so I dunno.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 11, 2026 03:31 PM (88C+u)

227 196: LOL, but spilling the bag of chips or whatever because the force needed to open it tears the bag apart only has to happen once before using scissors becomes the preferred option.
Posted by: PaleRider at October 11, 2026 03:24 PM (

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I saw the chips fly everywhere exactly as you say while watching a football game at my cousin's place. His wife was NOT amused. What must have been forty years ago and I still remember it

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 11, 2026 03:31 PM (PKL0q)

228 Yeah, COVID also destroyed the Nuremberg Protocol whereby you do not have to submit yourself to experimental treatment without "informed consent."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 03:32 PM (LOvBA)

229 BTW. I have a rule that if I have to transport someone to the ER, I get to play "Ride of the Valkyries" during the drive.
Posted by: waepnedmann at October 11, 2026 03:28 PM (Hqnkf)

Make a second rule: You get to write any pre-treatment and initial diagnosis taken prior to the parking lot on their foreheads in sharpie "just in case"

Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 03:32 PM (rbvCR)

230 Well, I drink tea. A lot of tea. And pretty much all of it Red Rose. It's black, it's good, and it's been the same damn thing since I was a kid. I drink it black or with a pinch of sugar (only use I've ever found for the 1/16th tsp spoon). And I can usually get it for under $5/100. A product of always been satisfied with. Rare.
Lipton, on the other hand, is pig piss.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 11, 2026 03:33 PM (sl73Y)

231 "Sorry, my brain is a wastebasket of random facts."

Not a wastebasket. A treasure trove.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 03:34 PM (LOvBA)

232 213 But will a mere knife penetrate kevlar?
Posted by: JM
It did when the 2 Russian solders tested it.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:26

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Good to know

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 11, 2026 03:35 PM (PKL0q)

233 So I guess HIPAA is now more of a guideline than a rule...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 11, 2026 03:30 PM (08OqX)

The only purpose for HIPAA was to assure that politicians would not have their AIDS / HIV status revealed. The fact that your medical records now can be revealed to anyone other than your family is merely a side benefit.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 03:35 PM (rbvCR)

234 If Freako’s stay was leaked to a 3rd party unknown to the joint, he could plausibly deny the story as hearsay.

Posted by: Accomack at October 11, 2026 03:36 PM (FqNtp)

235 HIPAA didn't stop my boss from appointing his assistant to call me and ask about my COVID vaccine status. This even after I explained to him that his inquiry by itself violated the statute. So I guess HIPAA is now more of a guideline than a rule...
Posted by: Joe Kidd

The rule is for hospital / pt care workers,. They can ask you. you don't have to answered.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:36 PM (NnhvP)

236
Not a wastebasket. A treasure trove.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2026 03:34 PM (LOvBA)

"Your brain, [Kindltot], is a vast wading pool of information. Miles wide, inches deep"

Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 03:36 PM (rbvCR)

237 Carried this knife for years, it's very handy, all of the tools are sharp and work well. It's so small you can easily forget it's there.
But it will cut your packages open.
It will trim that errant thread.
It won't win a knife fight.

Victorinox Classic SD Swiss Army Knife, Compact, 7 Functions, Swiss Made Pocket Knife with Small Blade, File, Scissors, Screwdriver and Key Ring - Style Icon (Red)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 03:37 PM (iLKq8)

238
One of my FWPs is that I never know what I'm looking at in these FWP photos.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 11, 2026 03:39 PM (mmrXZ)

239
"Your brain, [Kindltot], is a vast wading pool of information. Miles wide, inches deep"
Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 03:36 PM (rbvCR)

__________

Mine is like the Milky Way. Looks good until you remember how much empty space there is.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 03:39 PM (eRlcH)

240 Her Majesty, when she was handling, would never have gone into the ring without both the dog and herself looking perfect. No detail was small enough to overlook. I remember a big Fall show in Columbus. Dorothy MacDonald was the breed judge and Roberta Campbell was the Hound Group judge. So HM wore a red sweater and a Tartan skirt. Breed and Group 2. That's using your kopf.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 11, 2026 03:30 PM (eRlcH)
===-

Poise counts!

Posted by: Kramer at October 11, 2026 03:39 PM (RIvkX)

241
We all had to watch animated diagrams on TV about Reagan's bunghole when he had his polyps removed so I dunno.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 11, 2026 03:31 PM (88C+u)

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Remind me of the torture scene in Goldfinger;
Do you expect me to talk?
No Mr Bond/Reagan, I expect you to die

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 11, 2026 03:40 PM (PKL0q)

242 Love tea.
That said, take the empty tin, fill with water, replace lid, use as target at the rifle range. Results will be impressive.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 11, 2026 03:40 PM (2WIwB)

243 Your brain, [Kindltot], is a vast wading pool of information. Miles wide, inches deep"
Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2026 03:36 PM (rbvCR)

__________

Mine is like the Milky Way. Looks good until you remember how much empty space there is.
Posted by: Hadrian

Mine is a steel trap for trivia. Important info? It's a sieve.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 11, 2026 03:41 PM (NnhvP)

244 Braenyard atOctober 11, 2026 03:37 PM (iLK

All the tools are sharp
And work very well.
I carried this knife for years—
It’s very handy.
It will cut through packages.
It will trim that thread.
It won’t win a knife fight
So you’re gonna be dead

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 11, 2026 03:41 PM (nFQ9p)

245 219 So the fact that someone was simply AT a medical facility is protected by HIPAA? Then why are we are ALWAYS hearing about people (e.g., Trump) going to the doctor, etc.?

Posted by: Weird at October 11, 2026 03:29 PM (Ovx+P)

I think Presidential doctor visits are typically announced in order to avoid rumors and speculation about the President's health. Nothing to stop the patient from talking about their health, HIPPA prohibits medical personnel and facilities from disclosing patient information without permission from the patient. And I believe merely confirming that someone was a patient is a violation, however I'm not a lawyer.

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 03:41 PM (X5Jzz)

246 >>>@215 Kroger's ... Bought a rubbery, tacky to the touch, pincer type thing with various sized notches for different jar lids. Hasn't failed once ... Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 11, 2026 03:27 PM (iLKq

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Thank you ... I found an image of this item only, then saw that it's available at a local hardware store for $5 ... Betcha hubby and I each find one in our stockings this Christmas!

Posted by: Kathy at October 11, 2026 03:42 PM (MOK4W)

247 Making herbal licorice tea

Posted by: Skip at October 11, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)

248 Lipton, on the other hand, is pig piss.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 11, 2026 03:33 PM (sl73Y)

My Lipton tea is excellent.
You must be doing it wrong.

You already said you use a 1/16th of a teaspoon of sugar so I know you're doing it wrong. I bet you don't even put ice in it, amateur.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 11, 2026 03:43 PM (6ydKt)

249 220

HIPAA didn't stop my boss from appointing his assistant to call me and ask about my COVID vaccine status. This even after I explained to him that his inquiry by itself violated the statute. So I guess HIPAA is now more of a guideline than a rule...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 11, 2026 03:30 PM (08OqX)

That was different, Covid was going to kill everyone unless you were vaxed and wore three paper masks.

Posted by: a.moron at October 11, 2026 03:43 PM (X5Jzz)

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