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Sunday Overnight Open Thread (4/10/22)
Quote I “Being a primary source in the sharing of that history — my history — and giving shape to a new national park has been exciting and fulfilling. It has proven to bring meaning to my final years.” Betty Reid Soskin
Quote II "Immediately I heard a voice inside my head saying, 'pay for the groceries'. I stopped to think for a second but then I heard again, 'Pay for the groceries Maria!'"Maria Balboa
Quote III “So many workers have lost their jobs, yet he’s rewarding the millionaires because he doesn’t want them coming after him. We are being punished by a blatant and egregious double standard.” Waitress Virginia Alleyne
Quote IV “An obligation to receive the vaccine which a person objects to because it has been tested on cells derived from a human fetus, potentially an aborted fetus, does involve a limitation on the manifestation of a religious belief.”New Zealand Justice Francis Cooke
The Sun is a strange and dynamic place. No shit Sherlock.
Sunspot Activity on The Sun Is Seriously Exceeding Official Predictions Weather predictions here on Earth are more accurate than they've ever been; trying to predict the behavior of our wild and wacky Sun is a little more tricky. Case in point: according to official predictions, the current cycle of solar activity should be mild. But the gap between the prediction and what's actually happening is pretty significant – and it's getting wider. Sunspot counts, used as a measure for solar activity, are way higher than the predicted values calculated by the NOAA, NASA, and the International Space Environmental Service.
Paul Joseph Watson NSFW-Language
A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that New York City cannot void the golf course contract with Trump Organization, saying former mayor Bill de Blasio was interpreting the contract in a way not as written. The de Blasio administration notified Trump Organization on Jan. 15, 2021, that they were terminating the company’s license for a golf course in Throgs Neck of the Bronx borough. The city initially claimed that the Jan. 6 event at the Capitol was the reason behind this decision. But de Blasio officials changed course and stated that the city was canceling the contract because Trump Organization was incapable of attracting professional tournament quality events to the Ferry Points golf course. The city cited the decision of the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) to support its decision. “The PGA’s decision to cancel the 2022 PGA Championship at a Trump-branded golf course demonstrates that a key purpose of the License Agreement has been undermined,” the city argued. “We believe it is clear that neither the PGA nor any similar tournament event organizer will wish to associate its event with the Licensed Premises as long as it is associated with the Trump brand.”
The Senate is working on a Bi-Partisan bill. Shocking. And it appears Big Tech isn't too happy. This could be good. Although I am not holding my breath.
If you want to know how worried an industry is about a piece of pending legislation, a decent metric is how apocalyptic its predictions are about what the bill would do. By that standard, Big Tech is deeply troubled by the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. The infelicitously named bill is designed to prevent dominant online platforms—like Apple and Facebook and, especially, Google and Amazon—from giving themselves an advantage over other businesses that must go through them to reach customers. As one of two antitrust bills voted out of committee by a strong bipartisan vote (the other would regulate app stores), it may be this Congress’ best, even only, shot to stop the biggest tech companies from abusing their gatekeeper status.
Genie, bottle, some assembly required.
Fed-up managers declare WFH is over, as 77% say they’d fire you or cut your pay for not coming back to the office About three out of five managers believe that remote work is on the wane and workers will be back in the office full-time by the end of this year. And they’re apparently prepared to use some tough tactics to get workers back at their desks. About 77% of managers said they’d be willing to implement “severe consequences”—including firing workers or cutting pay and benefits—on those who refuse to return to the office, according to a recent survey by employment background check company GoodHire of 3,500 American managers.
The Sound of Silence is a song. It shouldn't be the theme of our "Medical Elites".
UPDATE: A Jaw-Dropping 769 Athletes have Collapsed While Competing Over The Past Year – “Avg. Age of Players Suffering Cardiac Arrest is JUST 23” – (VIDEO)
The following was forwarded to me by Nurse Ratched. Oh FFS!
The Owl and the KITTY-cat? Charity reworks Edward Lear's classic poem to teach seven-year-olds about trans rights... and drops the P-word for its 'linguistic connotations'
The poem has been renamed 'The Owl And The Kitty-Cat'
It forms the basis of a children's tale called 'Peter's Story' produced by charity Gender Identity Research and Education Society
Peter's Story is aimed at seven-to-11-year-olds and centres on character Peter telling a teacher one of his parents has transitioned to be woman named Rosie
Teacher then reads 'The Owl And The Kitty-Cat' to the class
It's not nice to fvck around with Mother Nature.
British bug-engineering company Oxitec is at it again. According to a new LA Times story, the company is planning to release millions more of its controversial gene-hacked mosquitoes in California in an effort to reduce the population of the nasty bloodsuckers. Oxitec’s new bug, called OX5034, is made from mosquitoes captured in Mexico. When males mate with females in the wild, a special gene inserted into its genetic code will kill future generations of female mosquitoes, effectively curtailing the insect’s ability to reproduce. The company said only female mosquitoes bite, so they’re releasing males, nixing the fear about being bitten by a modified bug.
Born on this day: 10 Apr 1959
American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Brian Setzer, guitar, vocals, The Stray Cats who spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 1980s. They scored the 1980 UK No.9 single 'Runaway Boys', and the 1983 US No.3 single 'Stray Cat Strut'. He later worked with his swing revival band, the Brian Setzer Orchestra.via thisdayinmusic.com
Born on this day:10 Apr 1947
Jamaican singer songwriter and percussionist Bunny Wailer, who was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he is considered one of the long-time standard-bearers of reggae music. He died on 2 March 2021 age 73. via thisdayinmusic.com
The Living and The Dead Genius Award Winners this evening.
A toilet on the roof? Living Genius Award Winner.
Man flees Altoona police, throws toilet from roof of apartment building
Carlos Ortiz, 47, allegedly went to Nic’s on 6th Avenue on March 27. He began to physically attack customers and struck numerous vehicles with plastic signs before striking someone with a sign. Witnesses told police he said he had a gun and threatened to shoot one of the victims. When a female employee tried to get Ortiz to leave, he struck her with the sign and pushed her against a wall. He then chased after her when she tried to run back inside. Ortiz reportedly broke the mirror off of someone’s car before going inside the store where he hit the female employee and then punched a man in the face.
Belleview Police: Boy, 16, was fatally shot when he and friend tested bulletproof vest
And just like that he was gone. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.
The Dothan Eagle reports that a Dale County, Alabama homeowner who was on the phone with a police dispatcher shot an alleged intruder in the head during the call. According to the Eagle, “While the caller was updating dispatchers the suspect broke an exterior window of the residence and began to make entry. As the suspect entered the window the homeowner discharged a firearm striking the suspect in the head.”
The previous Feel Good Story of The Day too Misanthropic? Another Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.
Diabetes successfully treated using ultrasound in preclinical study Promising new research has raised the possibility of treating type 2 diabetes without drugs. Across three different animal models researchers have demonstrated how short bursts of ultrasound targeted at specific clusters of nerves in the liver can effectively lower insulin and glucose levels.
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 10, 2022 10:00 PM (4NlP1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 10:00 PM (U2p+3)
Posted by: Theodore at April 10, 2022 10:00 PM (GJnvT)
Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2022 10:00 PM (Msys3)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2022 10:00 PM (iam1O)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 10, 2022 10:00 PM (4I/2K)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:00 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Theodore at April 10, 2022 10:01 PM (GJnvT)
Posted by: wing at April 10, 2022 10:01 PM (PlW9M)
Posted by: Theodore at April 10, 2022 10:01 PM (GJnvT)
Posted by: Theodore at April 10, 2022 10:02 PM (GJnvT)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:03 PM (rF64X)
I could so live on that beach....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 10, 2022 10:04 PM (9uqbB)
Posted by: Muad'dib at April 10, 2022 10:05 PM (WUSNl)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 10:06 PM (U2p+3)
Posted by: DB at April 10, 2022 10:06 PM (geLO8)
Posted by: DB at April 10, 2022 10:07 PM (geLO8)
Fuck management.
Good Sunday evening, y'all.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 10:07 PM (II3Gr)
Very good movie, as the Movie thread has noted.
Got to go.
Have a remarkable night, and sound sleep.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 10, 2022 10:08 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: DB at April 10, 2022 10:06 PM (geLO
They are expecting the assault from the land rather than the sea.
Posted by: Muad'dib at April 10, 2022 10:08 PM (WUSNl)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 10, 2022 10:10 PM (9uqbB)
Posted by: DB at April 10, 2022 10:06 PM (geLO
Yes, sand you can see anytime!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:11 PM (hOUT3)
That photo up top is so... relaxing. Nice concert behind the photo too.
Loved the comment of the week!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient, HONK! Believing in America at April 10, 2022 10:11 PM (XTpZy)
Posted by: Miklos,pretty sure Pete knows how to take care of himself at April 10, 2022 10:11 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 10, 2022 10:11 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:12 PM (rF64X)
Good Sunday evening, y'all.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker.
But I thought we were all in this together...
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:12 PM (hOUT3)
It's a wacky world where a sacker can front $100 out of her pocket.
But
Good for you, Maria.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2022 10:12 PM (iam1O)
Posted by: Jeff Bezos at April 10, 2022 10:13 PM (ZsR3z)
Posted by: Anonymous Guy in Kaliforniaistan at April 10, 2022 10:13 PM (15UjB)
Posted by: nerdygirl
And they can bring their four legged fur friends with them.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 10:13 PM (U2p+3)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer
chiqueita, I rate this as harsh, but accurate!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:14 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at April 10, 2022 10:14 PM (YynYJ)
That's when the murders will begin.
Posted by: Chaise lounges at April 10, 2022 10:14 PM (mNhhD)
I want to know what they intend to do about people named Dick.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 10, 2022 10:14 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: free tibet at April 10, 2022 10:15 PM (CL76w)
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 10, 2022 10:15 PM (sAmhv)
The left only ever destroys. They never build up.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2022 10:15 PM (Msys3)
Posted by: Jeff Bezos at April 10, 2022 10:15 PM (ZsR3z)
For those of you who had to start working from home because of the rona, how was general productivity affected?
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:16 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2022 10:16 PM (i4Gw3)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at April 10, 2022 10:14 PM (YynYJ)
* * * *
Me too.
I am fully feral and doubt I could return to an office setting. Not without a corresponding body count in HR...
Posted by: Legally Sufficient, HONK! Believing in America at April 10, 2022 10:17 PM (XTpZy)
Fuck management.
Good Sunday evening, y'all.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 10:07 PM (II3Gr)
Speaking of genius awards.... after you fire the people who don't want to come back to the office, how many people are going to want to become a new employee for you? Wonder how many of the fired will end up working for the same company, or doing very similar work, for a shitload more money because now they're contractors.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 10, 2022 10:17 PM (llON8)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 10, 2022 10:17 PM (9uqbB)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:14 PM (hOUT3)
Haha. Hi Commissar.
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:17 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 10, 2022 10:11 PM (+lVUW)
NO FISH!!!
Posted by: Edna Mode at April 10, 2022 10:18 PM (llON8)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2022 10:19 PM (i4Gw3)
I could so live on that beach....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 10, 2022 10:04 PM (9uqbB)
Yes. but the chairs are facing the wrong way.
Anyhoo, easy fix.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 10:19 PM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:12 PM (rF64X)
I know how you feel. I had to write a check again. I upped my withholding again. Bastards never get enough of my money.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 10, 2022 10:21 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2022 10:23 PM (dwYx+)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 10, 2022 10:23 PM (9uqbB)
Posted by: Quirky bookworm at April 10, 2022 10:23 PM (EbJ6H)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 10:13 PM (U2p+3)
Fortunately for me I'm retired. My dog is so used to me being home that when I go to the grocery store as I'm backing out of the driveway, she's at the picture window looking forlorn.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 10, 2022 10:23 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:16 PM (rF64X)
Well, my office had just finished setting up a robust remote working thingy for us, so it was pretty smooth, far more than for other companies. So in '20 I worked at home because of the 'rona. In '21 I worked most of the year in Montana to help Mom take care of Dad.
I don't really like working remotely, but I am pretty proficient. And I just rearranged my home office to make it even more comfortable.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 10:25 PM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 10, 2022 10:25 PM (bQe/o)
Posted by: Jeff Bezos at April 10, 2022 10:15 PM (ZsR3z)
I thought the author of that was in trouble for not being woke enough on the issue of fake men and fake women.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 10, 2022 10:26 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at April 10, 2022 10:26 PM (YynYJ)
Posted by: Theodore at April 10, 2022 10:26 PM (GJnvT)
Posted by: nerdygirl
Thank you for not bringing her into the grocery store with you. I hate that. It's so gross.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 10:27 PM (U2p+3)
Shall I enumerate the ways?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2022 10:16 PM (i4Gw3)
There's a cheesy movie script just waiting to be written.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 10, 2022 10:27 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at April 10, 2022 10:27 PM (YynYJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2022 10:27 PM (i4Gw3)
There were a few days that I worked at home, or worked afternoons at home (writing reports, etc). Otherwise, I was at work.
I still don't understand why people are so entranced about working at home. But the office is actually quiet as most of the noisy accounting and sales people are at home, working in their sweatpants.
Well, I can't work at home (mostly) because I do stuff that requires our lab, and I don't have a lab at home.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative...Living on the Prison Planet at April 10, 2022 10:27 PM (tjZg/)
Maybe it doesn't matter...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 10, 2022 10:23 PM (9uqbB)
I love watching the sea. Plus you gotta watch for tsunamis.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 10:27 PM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: davidt at April 10, 2022 10:28 PM (EdQIG)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2022 10:28 PM (dwYx+)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at April 10, 2022 10:27 PM (YynYJ)
yes. When we had to start working at home, I made sure I was dressed (including shoes). And coffee. Lots of coffee.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 10:29 PM (x8Wzq)
There were a few days that I worked at home, or worked afternoons at home (writing reports, etc). Otherwise, I was at work.
I still don't understand why people are so entranced about working at home. But the office is actually quiet as most of the noisy accounting and sales people are at home, working in their sweatpants.
Well, I can't work at home (mostly) because I do stuff that requires our lab, and I don't have a lab at home.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative...Living on the Prison Planet at April 10, 2022 10:27 PM (tjZg/)
Depends on the office... also the cow-orkers.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 10, 2022 10:30 PM (llON8)
Results are the ONLY metric which should matter. If the Team is getting the Results, all is well. And if individual employees are producing the results, all is well. If not, deal correctively, as needed. Coaching, not cancelling.
But how lost is the feeling of a "manager" who doesn't have the line-of-sight control over his or her
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 10, 2022 10:30 PM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 10, 2022 10:31 PM (bQe/o)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:31 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
Apparently, the demographics have changed a bit since I was there last.
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 10, 2022 10:32 PM (sAmhv)
Hard to get purchasing to fund your own HPLC-MS with auto sampler for home.
How is Shibumi? I rarely see her post. Hope she is OK.
You have been married longer than many in Hollywood, so you gots that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 10, 2022 10:32 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2022 10:33 PM (EZebt)
Giant mosquitoes, Miami beachfront, and lots of big breasted women in bikinis...
David Hogg thought he was bringing balance back to nature with his genetic tinkering at Harvard's Everglades research facility.
Pure 24K Gold.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2022 10:33 PM (i4Gw3)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2022 10:33 PM (dwYx+)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:33 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at April 10, 2022 10:33 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 10:27 PM (U2p+3)
Yeah, all those people with so called therapy dogs are ignoring the fact that dogs shed. A lot. I can vacuum my floor every other day and I keep my sofa covered and there is still dog hair all over. And this is a beagle, not a double coated dog. Other people shouldn't have to put up with dog fur floating around their groceries.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 10, 2022 10:33 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 10, 2022 10:34 PM (bQe/o)
Posted by: Braenyard
"What is it you say you do here?"
-- The Bobs
Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2022 10:34 PM (Msys3)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2022 10:33 PM (EZebt)
So, we pretend to work and they pretend to pay us, da?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:34 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Braenyard
"What is it you say you do here?"
-- The Bobs
Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2022 10:34 PM (Msys3)
WE HAVE PEOPLE SKILLS!!!
Posted by: 77% Managers at April 10, 2022 10:35 PM (llON8)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
You are not the boss of me!
But I like the way you think!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:35 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2022 10:35 PM (XbH2s)
Posted by: Beartooth at April 10, 2022 10:36 PM (+3ARs)
According to Sock Monkey and Wagnall:
Bi-partisan; Sexual attraction to $'s irregardless of political persuasion. Frequently involves complex variations of anal insertions
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Ungovernable at April 10, 2022 10:36 PM (uPguu)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
My drive back to my former homestead takes me up near Altoona. I-99 is a pretty drive. Helpful that it's a barely used interstate. I did spend a weekend in Altoona but that was in the 80s.
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 10, 2022 10:37 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2022 10:33 PM (EZebt)
My life would indicate the extreme opposite, trust me.
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:37 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 10, 2022 10:37 PM (bQe/o)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 10, 2022 10:38 PM (ybIRR)
Some work is not suited for remote setups, I get that. But mine definitely is. And the tech industry is reading the writing on the wall, and mostly resigned to the fact that a lot of workers like being remote. Plus, it gives them a HUGE hiring pool that was not accessible before. People can live where it is cheap and work anywhere.
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 10, 2022 10:39 PM (Puq9y)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 10, 2022 10:39 PM (bQe/o)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 10, 2022 10:39 PM (7bRMQ)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 10, 2022 10:37 PM (bQe/o)
Bi-Partisan means Enough Significant Graft For Both Parties!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:40 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2022 10:33 PM (EZebt)
Not so, in my case. I actually work harder at home, because I know I will be distracted by things during the day. But I still have to complete my numerous projects on time. Which is why I don't like working remotely. But sometimes I have to.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 10:40 PM (x8Wzq)
June 4!
Left sidebar! There will be a host distillery and a topless crab cake Wench! Just kidding
But it will be fun. Swearsies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 10:41 PM (U2p+3)
When I was sick this week, I actually had my boss's boss, who is the kind overlord of our division (or whatever it is) offer to give my presentation to the students we are training.
I do realize this is uncommon.
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:41 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
Haven't been that far north on it. I go as far as the US Rt 22W exit. PA is a pretty state to drive in. I'm a bit biased being an ex-pat.
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 10, 2022 10:42 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 10, 2022 10:11 PM (+lVUW)
NO FISH!!!
----
Heh heh ..... kippers at 10 am every day.
Posted by: Ciampino at April 10, 2022 10:42 PM (qfLjt)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:42 PM (rF64X)
I intend to MoMe with you degenerates. Do we have a group bail bondsman yet? Or a fire truck on standby?
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 10, 2022 10:42 PM (Puq9y)
I do realize this is uncommon.
Posted by: chiqueita
I do not understand the terms "kind" and "overlord" used in this manner!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:44 PM (hOUT3)
I intend to MoMe with you degenerates. Do we have a group bail bondsman yet? Or a fire truck on standby?
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April
Ha! With Mark's fire maker skills, perhaps that's a good idea.
There is a hotel with a group rate though. Email me.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 10:44 PM (U2p+3)
'bama castle law rocks the effing casbah.
wierd that it was in such a red district. perp should've tried it in Montgomery, or Birmingham.
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 10, 2022 10:45 PM (UgAdJ)
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 10, 2022 10:45 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 10, 2022 10:45 PM (WZ5i4)
Just remember that the second time God said he was going to use fire, instead of water. The rainbow don't mean diddly as far as flame.
Posted by: GWB at April 10, 2022 10:45 PM (D/wPf)
I intend to MoMe with you degenerates. Do we have a group bail bondsman yet? Or a fire truck on standby?
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 10, 2022 10:42 PM (Puq9y)
If nurse is involved, I think she usually sets up a gofundme account in advance, just in case...
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~every book has been totally rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 10:45 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 10, 2022 10:34 PM (bQe/o)
Same is true around most cities. I have relatives who live in suburbs of Detroit. There neighborhoods are very nice. Of course, you pay a bit to live in the nice neighborhoods.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 10, 2022 10:46 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase
Bring your own fire extinguisher. Refer to the grey boxes for legal counsel.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Ungovernable at April 10, 2022 10:47 PM (uPguu)
Anyone see where that is headed?
Posted by: Legion of Boom at April 10, 2022 10:47 PM (mtmGz)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 10, 2022 10:48 PM (lCui1)
But me and the Missus are going to the CO Morondezvous and the TX meetup.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 10:49 PM (x8Wzq)
Hello, fine sir. I trust your evening is going well?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 10:49 PM (U2p+3)
Posted by: Javems at April 10, 2022 10:49 PM (AmoqO)
Posted by: nerdygirl
This is our Corporate Policy.
Posted by: GlobalMiklosCorp World Headquarters at April 10, 2022 10:51 PM (QzkSJ)
https://tinyurl.com/35v42ube
Bill Gates brags about the 20 to 1 return on his investment in "vaccines." Of course, that means needing "a needle in every arm."
People are nothing but lab rats to these monsters.
Posted by: Ju at April 10, 2022 10:52 PM (aTmM/)
Left sidebar! There will be a host distillery and a topless crab cake Wench!
Are there topless crabs in Bikini Bottom?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2022 10:52 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 10, 2022 10:52 PM (OssQ4)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2022 10:53 PM (EZebt)
Can't hang this tiny phone, y'all have a good evening g'night.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2022 10:53 PM (CLkaN)
Good Sunday evening, y'all.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker.
State of Oregon rules for its own workers was that all essential workers that remained workin in the offices were required to wear masks, even while in their cubicals, but managers and other employees with offices with doors were exempt while at their enclosed offices.
When essential workers asked if they could use the various conference rooms as offices since they all had connectivity and doors, they were told that was not possible because conference rooms were needed in case there was a need for group meetings.
And now they don't understand why workers don't want to come back to the office to work, and are considering sanctions for those that decide not to
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 10:53 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 10, 2022 10:54 PM (OssQ4)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 10:42 PM (rF64X)
Or a misanthrope
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 10, 2022 10:55 PM (al4du)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
I think Crabby Patty went topless.
But what was up with Sandy Cheeks? One bikini top and some species of squirrels have up to ten nipples. So, she'd need five tops.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2022 10:55 PM (Msys3)
speaking of overlords.
i'm supposed to be 'hr migrated' to the director of engineering for my division this week. once i got promoted, i've been expecting it, but the overlord is retiring in June and i expect him to 'give' me a shit program to fix that he doesn't gaf about.
i've already fixed the program i inherited when i got promoted and frankly, i'm bored af. maybe something interesting will happen. i'm 100% work from home, but would relish the opportunity to interact with people in real life again.
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 10, 2022 10:55 PM (UgAdJ)
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid honors math at April 10, 2022 10:58 PM (n/szn)
Posted by: chique l'African Viking Math Queen King of Greenland, the Merciless (don't/stop/believin') at April 10, 2022 10:59 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion
When I was a college student I often took two old ladies to buy groceries at Da Schwegs (Schwegman Brothers Giant Supermarket) across the Parish Line from New Orleans (cheaper).
They would give me their grocery list, a collection of paper food stamps, and some very crumpled 1 and 5 dollar bills. "Make sure we don't go over!"
They always went over, and I made up the difference from my $2.65/hr pay.
Sometimes I had to tell the Girlfriend "No money for much of anything this weekend". She knew why, and treated me nice.
Posted by: Miklos, not as Evil as he may aspire to be at April 10, 2022 10:59 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:00 PM (II3Gr)
Working from home is pretty kick ass, as long as everyone else understands to leave you alone and not walk through the background during meetings.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at April 10, 2022 11:01 PM (SchxB)
One of my many regrets this year is sure to be that I cannot attend the spectacular MoMe you and MAE are planning.
I hope your evening and your week are most excellent in every regard!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ every book has been rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 11:02 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:00 PM (II3Gr)
Private attorneys have that issue too, which is why they drink so much
Boundaries have to be enforced, or they don't exist. Just like in real life
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:02 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Strong disagree. Setzer was a genius. Although some of the neo swing stuff out of Seattle had some seriously evil undertones, in the lyrics, art, and videos. Still does, along with its evolution, a genre called electro swing. I'm a fan of the sound, but not all that devil stuff. Ain't hep to that, as they say.
Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 10, 2022 11:02 PM (OssQ4)
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the architect of our nation's COVID-19 response, seemingly conceded on Sunday that new government restrictions weren't going to happen and that it's now up to Americans to assess their own risk and act accordingly.
https://tinyurl.com/2p969cxu
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2022 11:03 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:03 PM (II3Gr)
Posted by: Miklos, not as Evil as he may aspire to be at April 10, 2022 10:59 PM (QzkSJ)
That was sweet of you and the gf.
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:03 PM (rF64X)
You may remember that Toobin fellow messing up remote work. Don't be that guy.
Posted by: Ricardo Romantico at April 10, 2022 11:03 PM (g6+Ik)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at April 10, 2022 11:01 PM (SchxB)
Cats used to come in for cuddles when I was on zoom meetings and interviews. It is odd to have a meeting with a cat in my lap
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:03 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at April 10, 2022 11:01 PM (SchxB)
Just airing things out here. Was that wrong?
Posted by: Chris 'Fredo' Cuomo at April 10, 2022 11:04 PM (4I/2K)
Posted by: Blanco Basura
rhomba and i have had deep touchy feely interpersonal discussions about entering my office while i'm on the phone. i've begun to think that rhomba is we todd did.
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 10, 2022 11:04 PM (UgAdJ)
Posted by: BifBewalski
So I take it you've been working remote for some time and haven't met any real people lately?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ every book has been rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 11:04 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:02 PM (xhaym)
Tell me about it.
Posted by: US Southern Border at April 10, 2022 11:04 PM (7bRMQ)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:04 PM (R8uWY)
It was a reason to not answer the phone.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 10, 2022 11:04 PM (jTmQV)
As it should have been in the first place.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at April 10, 2022 11:04 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: Insomniac
I find that a good tzompantli makes for respectful neighborly boundaries.
Got the HOA off my ass too.
Posted by: Miklos, a practical man at April 10, 2022 11:04 PM (QzkSJ)
Schwegman. Not a word I've heard for a while. When driving I used to park my truck in their old parking lot. I haven't lived more than 2 miles from there in over 30 years.
Posted by: Javems at April 10, 2022 11:05 PM (AmoqO)
Thank you for posting this. Lots of noise from all sides on the subject but this here caught my attention and I think for good reason.
Posted by: ... at April 10, 2022 11:06 PM (7HyDs)
Got the HOA off my ass too.
Posted by: Miklos, a practical man at April 10, 2022 11:04 PM (QzkSJ)
Indeed. Rows of impaled bodies are good too.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:06 PM (II3Gr)
As it should have been in the first place.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at April 10, 2022 11:04 PM (SchxB)
AKA an election year where Democrats are in big trouble.
Posted by: ... at April 10, 2022 11:06 PM (7HyDs)
https://tinyurl.com/2p969cxu
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2022 11:03 PM (63Dwl)
I see the malevolent gnome is still trying to drag out his 15 minutes of fame. I bet every night he shakes his little fists at Putin for stealing the limelight.
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:07 PM (rF64X)
rhomba and i have had deep touchy feely interpersonal discussions about entering my office while i'm on the phone.
You talk to your vacuum cleaner?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2022 11:07 PM (63Dwl)
1. Landing gear painted. Decided not to install the brake lines, for the moment.
2. BLU-23 napalm tanks were painted and then had some grunge put on them.
3. Added some of the gray insulation to the inside of the canopy and used a bit of scrap PE to simulate the upper canopy center console. Put the Eduard canopy masks on and glued the cockpit and observer canopies on.
4. Installed the resin 8 machine gun mount from Quickboost into nose and then glued the whole nose to fuselage. And yes there is plenty of weight in the nose to ensure the kit sits properly.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2022 11:08 PM (i4Gw3)
Boundaries have to be enforced, or they don't exist. Just like in real life
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:02 PM (xhaym)
It's a huge problem. There's an expectation in law firm culture that you don't have any boundaries, and you'll get dinged for setting and enforcing any.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:08 PM (II3Gr)
Posted by: Theodore at April 10, 2022 11:08 PM (GJnvT)
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:00 PM (II3Gr)
If you work from home, you are on call 24/7. No owner wants to hear you are at dinner, or you are sleeping, or that you want to spend a moment with your family.
It's as if they believe that because they pay you a salary for your work, that they now own your house where your office is...the office that you, the employee, pay all the connectivity for, the electricity, the heating, and the mortgage.
Best deal these owners ever got, but it doesn't temper their 24/7 demands - it seems to fuel it.
Posted by: Boswell at April 10, 2022 11:09 PM (5iUNf)
Posted by: Theodore at April 10, 2022 11:09 PM (GJnvT)
I have it roughed out, and I should have it complete tomorrow, or the next day.
as usual, I started with lofty, high tech ideas and pruned it down to what is actually possible.
Having power tools is a blessing
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:10 PM (xhaym)
https://twitter.com/JackCarrUSA/status/
1513038564581203971
https://tinyurl.com/2s3vdf99
Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 10, 2022 11:10 PM (UHVv4)
----
In Western parlance, the banditos and the good guys.
Posted by: Ciampino at April 10, 2022 11:12 PM (qfLjt)
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Best deal these owners ever got, but it doesn't temper their 24/7 demands - it seems to fuel it.
Posted by: Boswell at April 10, 2022 11:09 PM (5iUNf)
Well, Hell, I guess I lucked out. My company does not do that. We observe office hours and weekends.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:12 PM (x8Wzq)
I have it roughed out, and I should have it complete tomorrow, or the next day.
as usual, I started with lofty, high tech ideas and pruned it down to what is actually possible.
Having power tools is a blessing
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:10 PM (xhaym)
If the women don't find ya handsome they should at least find ya handy
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 10, 2022 11:12 PM (al4du)
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the architect of our nation's COVID-19 response, seemingly conceded on Sunday that new government restrictions weren't going to happen and that it's now up to Americans to assess their own risk and act accordingly.
https://tinyurl.com/2p969cxu
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2022 11:03 PM (63Dwl)
I'll only believe Joe "COVID Destroyer" Biden has finally told CDC to quit the COVID War when two things happen:
1. Masking no longer required in airports and on planes.
2. The White House ceases their mask on-again/off- again policy and goes to no masks required all the time, everywhere in the White House. The game of protecting Joe from having a positive test, let alone getting sick, for political purposes, needs to end.
Posted by: Gref at April 10, 2022 11:12 PM (AMIL/)
Well, Hell, I guess I lucked out. My company does not do that. We observe office hours and weekends.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:12 PM (x8Wzq)
Fist bump Pug. Same here.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 10, 2022 11:12 PM (al4du)
So I take it you've been working remote for some time and haven't met any real people lately?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar
yeah. i was already leading a future architecture group of 'on the spectrum' engineers nerding out the baseline hypersonic defense effector requirements. good nerds. only needed about 10 or 15 minutes of 'y'all do this, and that sounds cool' leadership everyday. i probably published two or three technical papers that two years. when the coof hit, i was already mostly wfh. then i phucked up and got promoted to technical fellow and now they pay me to just sit on my ass and think. i got 40 or so systems engineers working for me now and they're all remote. so far they're delivering and prooducing on time. week of the 18th, i'm in joysee for an I&T event that should be a sleeper.
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 10, 2022 11:13 PM (UgAdJ)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:12 PM (x8Wzq)
You are indeed lucky. Then again you probably don't work in a super fucked up profession.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:13 PM (II3Gr)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 10, 2022 11:12 PM (al4du)
Or in my case, handsy
Posted by: ... at April 10, 2022 11:14 PM (7HyDs)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Ungovernable at April 10, 2022 11:14 PM (uPguu)
Posted by: Javems
They had hurricane maps printed on the sides of their paper grocery bags.
They even sold Schwegman Bonds at the checkout.
Posted by: Miklos, wistfully recalling days of yoot at April 10, 2022 11:15 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Ciampino at April 10, 2022 11:15 PM (qfLjt)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:12 PM (x8Wzq)
Never got that - I'm envious. I am like a doctor with a beeper - on call 24/7. I have gotten used to that after all these years - but I'm starting to tire of being called every weekend for an "emergency" - it tends to tire you out at my age.
Posted by: Boswell at April 10, 2022 11:15 PM (5iUNf)
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:13 PM (II3Gr)
Land survey. So, well, jury's out on that one. Heh.
"We solve problems you did not know you had with methods that are not easy to explain."
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:15 PM (x8Wzq)
Some don't have the luxury to work from home.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:16 PM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder
I know some people who are skilled in the Old Ways
Posted by: Miklos, Friend of all Noble Gypsy Peoples who do impaling (not roofing) at April 10, 2022 11:17 PM (QzkSJ)
I'm heading back into the office starting tomorrow, now that masks and testing are gone (about 2 years too late, but whatever). But I still plan to telework basically whenever I feel like it, which is what I was doing 2 years ago anyway. (Apparently, I was supposed to be asking permission to do that. I never did, and no one said boo to me about it. Benefits of being a high performer, I guess.)
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 10, 2022 11:17 PM (8548M)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:15 PM (x8Wzq)
Kinda like law. Or consulting.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:17 PM (II3Gr)
You talk to your vacuum cleaner?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
i 'relish the people part of the job'. rhomba pretends to listen, just like my junior engineers. gives me practice for telleijg someone to pull their head out of their 3rd point of contact tactfully.
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 10, 2022 11:17 PM (UgAdJ)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:17 PM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Pug Mahon
Miklos will stand...right...over...here
Posted by: Miklos, with laser--like terrestrial focus at April 10, 2022 11:18 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:08 PM (II3Gr)
There is actually studies that show that when you push your staff like that you lose productivity, even among the type-A sorts that like that sort of life (and it forces women out, even the best of the best)
I won't bother suggesting options. You know them already
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:18 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: BifBewalski
Sounds like you have worked your way into a very sweet working arrangement, good on you!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ every book has been rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 11:19 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:19 PM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Youthful Miklos at April 10, 2022 11:19 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:15 PM (x8Wzq)
Kinda like law. Or consulting.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:17 PM (II3Gr)
Client: "Wait. What? Can't you just find the property corners and sign the thingy?"
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:20 PM (x8Wzq)
Land survey. So, well, jury's out on that one. Heh.
"We solve problems you did not know you had with methods that are not easy to explain."
Posted by: Pug Mahon
rece t fielded query from a junior engineer.
'i need help understanding the Haversine equation'.
*phuck me, how did you escape your freshman year as an engineer?*
yeah, that one is tricky. how about you share your screen and let's see what ya got going on.
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 10, 2022 11:20 PM (UgAdJ)
Is anyone, anywhere being arrested for this shit? Because its pretty clear the clot shot mandates were the worst violation of human rights in the first world since WWII.
And...these mandates are still kicking around in a bunch of places.
This, more then anything else, is the most disappointing things of the last couple of years. Sure you had DeSantis, and a few others, fighting back against rolling out the mandates. But where is the fight to bring Fauci and the rest to justice?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:21 PM (ESjRY)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:22 PM (z36Gg)
It's as if they believe that because they pay you a salary for your work, that they now own your house where your office is...the office that you, the employee, pay all the connectivity for, the electricity, the heating, and the mortgage.
Best deal these owners ever got, but it doesn't temper their 24/7 demands - it seems to fuel it.
Posted by: Boswell at April 10, 2022 11:09 PM (5iUNf)
I guess it depends on the work situation, and for non-awful work situations, on the individual.
I do not answer work calls after 5.30 (6 at the latest) and never on the weekend, and, with some exceptions, I don't respond to client emails after 6 or 7. I may work like on ox, but I don't have to make myself available to people 24/7.
Of course, I realize I can only say this because I have a reasonable work environment. But some of my colleagues feel they have to constantly be at their clients' beck and call.
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:22 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 10, 2022 11:22 PM (8548M)
Posted by: Mary Cloginstien from Brattleboro, VT at April 10, 2022 11:23 PM (GDgvI)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:15 PM (x8Wzq)
Kinda like law. Or consulting.
Posted by: Insomniac
NEED MOAR SYNERGY
Posted by: The Miklos-Boston Consulting Group at April 10, 2022 11:23 PM (QzkSJ)
I worked in the oil field for a great deal of my adult life, in particular the Gulf of Mexico. We were on call 24/7/365 in any case.
Posted by: Javems at April 10, 2022 11:23 PM (AmoqO)
My job has the same on-call policy. I've purposefully booked rooms in spots with no cell reception for vacations. "Oh, I didn't know there was a problem three days ago, my phone never rang."
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at April 10, 2022 11:24 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: Theodore at April 10, 2022 11:24 PM (GJnvT)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:20 PM (x8Wzq)
Sounds about right.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:24 PM (II3Gr)
(I really hate when it does that in Duolingo - I type the correct translation, and it changes it to an incorrect translation as my finger descends to the Check button, giving me a wrong answer. Argh!!)
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 10, 2022 11:25 PM (8548M)
Posted by: No ring around Miklos' collar at April 10, 2022 11:25 PM (QzkSJ)
Some don't have the luxury to work from home.
Posted by: SMH
*fistbump*
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 11:25 PM (U2p+3)
COVID led to broad adoption of work from home...and it turns out the technology to allow large numbers of people to work from home has gotten MUCH better.
So there are two concerns around it one real and one...very leftwing.
1) Do people still put in as much effort from home? You do have to manage differently but...I'd actually say yes. At least for these office/tech type jobs.
2) You can't subject people to all the leftwing corporate crap as easily when they are home. Sure you can tell me the corporate policy on pronouns and make me go to online diversity meetings...but I don't have to sit next to a tranny and call him "her" from home...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:25 PM (ESjRY)
Posted by: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at April 10, 2022 11:26 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Robert at April 10, 2022 11:26 PM (RpqN2)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:21 PM (ESjRY)
Bottom line:
Q: Will anyone of stature face serious consequences for the COVID debacle?
A: No way, it is true that mistakes were made, but our hands were tied because we trusted experts, and, besides, at this point what difference does it make?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ every book has been rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 11:26 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace
I'm 6'1" already
Posted by: Youthful Miklos at April 10, 2022 11:19 PM (QzkSJ)
Five feet ten inches here.
Posted by: Robert at April 10, 2022 11:26 PM (RpqN2)
Posted by: SMH
ummm, sergeant? my lmtv is bleeding q class 3 leak from it't rear axle on both sides.....help a stooopid spec 4 out, please?
kidding. i already told him to change the little pressure relife valve that got carc painted over by depot.
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 10, 2022 11:27 PM (UgAdJ)
I won't bother suggesting options. You know them already
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:18 PM (xhaym)
My work environment is very supportive and open, not hierarchical at all, no abuse (in fact, my boss refused to even interview a guy who was known for being an awful boss). And everyone is very enthusiastic about doing the work and works very hard. No yelling or haranguing needed. It also builds loyalty, with people being to help if they can.
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:27 PM (rF64X)
How can they tell the difference?
Posted by: Judge Brown at April 10, 2022 11:27 PM (dJs6r)
I am in Colorado, and I do not have PLS, but I am a CAD tech who does mostly land survey projects. I love it so much more than civil engineering, which is what I do for ten or so years.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:28 PM (x8Wzq)
(PS. Autocorrect changed "like" to "pile". That doesn't even make sense. At least I noticed this time.)
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 10, 2022 11:28 PM (8548M)
Some don't have the luxury of homes.
DONATE YOUR CAR TO-DAY
Posted by: K-a-r-s 4 KIDS (THESE PEOPLE ARE ON THE big list) at April 10, 2022 11:28 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:28 PM (rF64X)
All it takes is one prosecutor, anywhere in the US, to bring a case against Fauci for a death/injury of someone forced to take the clot shot.
And yet...we don't have one person like that...anywhere in the US? Including those "far right wing" people in the red states?
As you point out, would the Supreme Court eventually dismiss it? You bet. But make them do it. Then arrest Fauci again for a second case. And repeat one by one.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:29 PM (ESjRY)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:21 PM (ESjRY)
Bottom line:
Q: Will anyone of stature face serious consequences for the COVID debacle?
A: No way, it is true that mistakes were made, but our hands were tied because we trusted experts, and, besides, at this point what difference does it make?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ every book has been rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 11:26 PM (hOUT3)
We tried......Doesn't that count?
You are so spot on, what difference does it make!
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 10, 2022 11:29 PM (al4du)
How can they tell the difference?
Posted by: Judge Brown at April 10, 2022 11:27 PM (dJs6r)
The males start lifting tiny little weights around the females.
Posted by: Robert at April 10, 2022 11:29 PM (RpqN2)
Posted by: Inspector Miklos Clouseau at April 10, 2022 11:30 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 10, 2022 11:30 PM (8548M)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:30 PM (R8uWY)
How can they tell the difference?
Posted by: Judge Brown at April 10, 2022 11:27 PM (dJs6r)
They lift their leg while urinating
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 10, 2022 11:30 PM (al4du)
How can they tell the difference?
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The males all have luxuriant mustaches and also that dangling sack .... you meant mosquitos?
Posted by: Ciampino at April 10, 2022 11:30 PM (qfLjt)
Posted by: Robert at April 10, 2022 11:31 PM (RpqN2)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:29 PM (ESjRY)
My brother!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ every book has been rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 11:31 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:31 PM (R8uWY)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:31 PM (R8uWY)
In the presence of a female the males will suck in their abdomens.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at April 10, 2022 11:32 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: Miklos, noticing the depth of these cold waters at April 10, 2022 11:32 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:32 PM (II3Gr)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:33 PM (R8uWY)
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 10, 2022 11:33 PM (UgAdJ)
You are so spot on, what difference does it make!
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 10, 2022 11:29 PM (al4du)
Our putative betters have perfected the "Really, it wasn't out fault!" defense...
and worse, we have let them get away with it!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ every book has been rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 11:33 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder
With a budget from CDC
Posted by: Miklos, aspiring Federal research grant aspirant at April 10, 2022 11:34 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker.
I knew there was something about your attitude I liked!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ every book has been rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 11:35 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 10, 2022 11:35 PM (UgAdJ)
And yet the save government has repeatedly arrested soldiers for making the "wrong" choice in various situations in 'Stan and Iraq.
If Fauci was a just corpsman that had given some Iraqi prisoner a bad vaccine he'd have been sentenced to a long stint in club fed already...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:36 PM (ESjRY)
In the presence of a female the males will suck in their abdomens.
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A male will also stick out its thorax.
Posted by: Ciampino at April 10, 2022 11:36 PM (qfLjt)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy
We haven't been ordered to get boosted either. But. We are all masked up. Well, supposedly. If there's not an admin or a patient around, very few people are following the rules.
Whatever.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 11:36 PM (U2p+3)
I knew there was something about your attitude I liked!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar
Listen to him.
He's post-law.
Posted by: Miklos has a long tradition of existence at April 10, 2022 11:36 PM (QzkSJ)
Got two deliveries to make tomorrow. Got be up bright and early. It's only a 40 minute drive from here to the first location but I need at least an hour to lay there and lament the sad state of my existence before I get coffee.
Stay free and keep the faith.
Night!
Posted by: Robert at April 10, 2022 11:36 PM (RpqN2)
Posted by: kbdabear at April 10, 2022 11:36 PM (qAR6u)
Posted by: Theodore at April 10, 2022 11:37 PM (GJnvT)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:37 PM (R8uWY)
First: That is a rightwing conspiracy theory!
Then: Well, it technically didn't violate any law
A little later: Well everyone does it. People are only human you know?
Finally: That's old news we need to move on.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:37 PM (ESjRY)
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at April 10, 2022 11:17 PM (8548M)
That would be Mrs B. Meetings all hours of the day, and some at night, usually with her counterparts across the planet. I hear accents I didn't even know existed coming out her frigging office.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 10, 2022 11:38 PM (VwHCD)
I knew there was something about your attitude I liked!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar
Listen to him.
He's post-law.
Posted by: Miklos has a long tradition of existence at April 10, 2022 11:36 PM (QzkSJ)
Continue to drink heavily.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:39 PM (II3Gr)
Posted by: Judge Brown at April 10, 2022 11:27 PM (dJs6r)
Two things are going on, one is there is either a chemical or temperature threshold that kills the gene altered females and allows the males to live and be released, and this same (or possibly similar) threshold makes the males sterile.
IIRC it is a chemical treatment that prevents the inserted lethal gene from expressing until the chemical is withheld, that way the gene altered mosquitoes can be bred successfully, but also the final generation can have the females excluded because their genetics become lethal during development. Further, if the mosquitoes are not fully sterilized, they tend to have only male offspring that survive, and they are not toxic to bats and other mosquito eating fauna.
Finally, there is no concern about genes getting into the wild species since the dangerous mosquitoes in the new world are invasive species anyways
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:39 PM (xhaym)
Don't you just love it when a plan of defensive action just comes together so smoothly and, surprise, NO ONE is held accountable...
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ every book has been rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 11:40 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
*notes to use the Extra Special Hungarian Accent next time*
Posted by: Miklos, or I will taunt you again at April 10, 2022 11:41 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos, or I will taunt you again at April 10, 2022 11:41 PM (QzkSJ)
Rum, sodomy, and goulash.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:41 PM (II3Gr)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar
We are made fresh every day!
Posted by: "mistakes" at April 10, 2022 11:42 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:33 PM (R8uWY)
Do the vaccinated have to do the same? Because you would think a hospital, of all institutions, would know that vaxxed people get and transmit covid. But like it seems all companies do, why not brainlessly jump on the bandwagon.
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:42 PM (rF64X)
And again...this is another sign of not having an opposition party.
Why does LinkedIn feel comfortable doing this? Because nothing bad will happen to them over it.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:42 PM (ESjRY)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ every book has been rewritten ~ at April 10, 2022 11:42 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Miklos, almost quoting Meatloaf at April 10, 2022 11:43 PM (QzkSJ)
and the difficulty of sexing and segregating only male mosquitoes.
Fortunately gamma radiation only makes ants become gigantic and likely to build colonies under LA where you have to use flame throwers to clean them out. Mosquitoes don't do that.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:43 PM (xhaym)
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What happens with tranny mosquitos? Can they tell the difference and who do they tell without being called out as a racyss?
Posted by: Ciampino at April 10, 2022 11:43 PM (qfLjt)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:37 PM (R8uWY)
Cool, first I got kicked out of college, then twitter now soon LinkedIn
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 10, 2022 11:43 PM (al4du)
Night!
Posted by: Robert at April 10, 2022 11:36 PM (RpqN2)
Safe travels, brudda!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:44 PM (x8Wzq)
Sometime after the clot shot mandates were introduced the FNM started saying that "Of course the jab doesn't stop you from getting/transmitting COVID, it just stops you from getting really sick/dying!". And yet...we still have a bunch of policies, like the one you are being abused by, based on the notion that the clot shot is sanitizing and only pure bloods can spread it.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:45 PM (ESjRY)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 10, 2022 11:38 PM (VwHCD)
LOL. My little team consists of 2 Chinese people, 1 Korean-American, 1 Korean, 2 Indians, and my Nigerian (American) self. Just one American accent among us all.
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:46 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:15 PM (x8Wzq)
Kinda like law. Or consulting.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at April 10, 2022 11:17 PM (II3Gr)
I'm an Architect. Nobody knows what we do, but they sure as hell miss it when we don't.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 10, 2022 11:47 PM (LOVUx)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 10, 2022 11:47 PM (N6wvK)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:37 PM (R8uWY)
FFS, is it "hate speech" to say *if* they're forgiven the student loans should be paid off from the bazillion dollars of college endowment funds??
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 10, 2022 11:47 PM (llON8)
And...she did her tax bill and is in shock. In the past she had vigorously argued "the rich should pay their fair share!"...and I pointed out as of this year she is the rich...and asked why she isn't happy about paying her fair share?
Err...maybe she'll talk to me again in a few days.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:47 PM (ESjRY)
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:48 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at April 10, 2022 10:27 PM (YynYJ)
Same here, except for wearing house slippers when working from home.
Posted by: a.moron at April 10, 2022 11:48 PM (F6Xpw)
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 10, 2022 11:47 PM (LOVUx)
My sister studied Architecture (but never practised). So I have a pretty good idea what y'all do.
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:49 PM (rF64X)
As with many things, you'd think something like this would be an easy win for the GOP. Take all American college endowments and use them to pay for tuition or even yes student loan forgiveness.
The people who are strongly opposed to this idea will never, ever vote GOP. And there are a bunch of LIVs who might over it...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:49 PM (ESjRY)
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:49 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:42 PM (rF64X)
I still have to mask and get tested weekly, so when I go to work on Monday they know that I didn't have the coof on Friday. Every week we get a new update on all the places on base the vaxxed can go without a mask. No change on those of us who are the lepers.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 10, 2022 11:50 PM (LOVUx)
Posted by: Theodore at April 10, 2022 11:50 PM (GJnvT)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
Seven years of LinkedIn down the drain.
Posted by: Miklos, in his best Bluto Voice at April 10, 2022 11:50 PM (QzkSJ)
Eh. Whatever.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:50 PM (x8Wzq)
The people who are strongly opposed to this idea will never, ever vote GOP. And there are a bunch of LIVs who might over it...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:49 PM (ESjRY)
Gotta love the GOPe, they're nothing if not consistent(ly stupid). Maybe DEATH! Santis or some other state governor will suggest it.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 10, 2022 11:51 PM (llON8)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:51 PM (R8uWY)
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 10, 2022 11:47 PM (LOVUx)
As a sympathetic insider, are we close to identifying, arresting and executing the person responsible for the "Brutalist" style state office building?
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:52 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:39 PM (xhaym)
Wow, that's harsh. Maybe I don't want biologists trying to determine who is female after all. Much better to just let them self-identify.
Posted by: Judge Brown at April 10, 2022 11:52 PM (dJs6r)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:51 PM (R8uWY)
Ya think?!?
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 10, 2022 11:52 PM (LOVUx)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor
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Yeah, that's not happening.
There are worse things than death.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:52 PM (z36Gg)
Err...maybe she'll talk to me again in a few days.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:47 PM (ESjRY)
They engage in various forms of NIMBYism, and for being the purported sole possessors of empathy, they seem to have incredible difficulty putting themselves in others shoes.
The mega rich ones who talk about the rich paying their fair share can say such things comfortably knowing that the politicians they support financially will not screw them over but take care of them.
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:52 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:51 PM (R8uWY)
Ya think?!?
Posted by: tcn in AK
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lol
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (R8uWY)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:51 PM (R8uWY)
"You should have listened to me! I am SCIENCE!!" -- Tony Fauci, Dog Lover
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (llON8)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:52 PM (xhaym)
I feel bad that I didn't tell AlQueda which one to hit.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (LOVUx)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor
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Yeah, that's not happening.
There are worse things than death.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:52 PM (z36Gg)
I'm with you, LOL.
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 10, 2022 11:47 PM (LOVUx)
I implore you to adopt decimal scaling!!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2022 11:39 PM (xhaym)
Life finds a way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oijEsqT2QKQ
Posted by: Half Dozen at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (dJs6r)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (R8uWY)
I saw today that (apparently) Trump said at a recent rally that Oz has been on TV for 18 years and that is like a poll saying people like you.
Sigh.
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:54 PM (rF64X)
Posted by: Kindltot
I don't want government offices to be architectural marvels, either. They should serve their function.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:54 PM (R8uWY)
The actual data says those who have the original double tap shot with no "boosters" are the ones most likely to get COVID now.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:54 PM (ESjRY)
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:54 PM (rF64X)
Sigh.
Posted by: chique-ita l'African
Well, then, Joy Behar for Senate!
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:56 PM (R8uWY)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (x8Wzq)
What's a 2 x 4 in decimal, Skippy, and can you explain it to a Contractor?
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 10, 2022 11:56 PM (LOVUx)
And we're still not gonna be able to move. Oh well.
Dehydrated strawberries and apples, and made a couple of jars of trail mix.
The vacuum food sealer is a godsend.
Next up, canning meats.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:57 PM (z36Gg)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:57 PM (ESjRY)
We still go out for Mexican now and then, and I still eat onions and garlic and tomatoes, but I mostly eat bacon and riveted now and don't miss anything! Kinda crazy.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 10, 2022 11:57 PM (N6wvK)
Sigh.
Posted by: chique-ita l'African
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God love him, I think Trump can be a real idiot at times.
Never watched Oz, never will.
Then again, daytime TV is never watched, so there's that.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:58 PM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (x8Wzq)
What's a 2 x 4 in decimal, Skippy, and can you explain it to a Contractor?
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 10, 2022 11:56 PM (LOVUx)
I think it's really 1.5 x 3.5 and I have no clue to explain it to a Contractor, especially not if that's capitalized for a reason.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 10, 2022 11:58 PM (llON8)
But then I remembered that my wife was binge-watching Barn Builders.
Kind of a cool show, really.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:59 PM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 11, 2022 12:00 AM (llON8)
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Heya Tammy. : )
We're currently growing potatoes, tomatoes, various herbs and have jars upon jars of all kinds of beans.
When (not if) the lean times hits, people that turn their noses up at carbs will suddenly have a change of heart.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:00 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 11, 2022 12:01 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:02 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 11, 2022 12:02 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 10, 2022 11:58 PM (llON
It's actually about 1/16 of an inch less than that in precise measurement, but it's still a 2 x 4. Just like 3/4" plywood is about 1/16 of an inch less than 3/4", and on and on. However, once in place, the measurements tend to even out for the full assembly. 16" CMU is 15-5/8", plus the 3/8"
joint, and it's 7-5/8" thick.....
Nobody is going to call it what it really measures. Not in the office, not in the field.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 11, 2022 12:02 AM (LOVUx)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:56 PM (R8uWY)
Right?
Unfortunately, there are a bunch of folks (including a couple hear), who will uncritically go along with whatever Trump says. I fear that this has sealed the deal and Oz will win. (I hope not. I won't vote for him in the primary.) Unfortunately, there are 7 republican senate candidates for the primary, so yep, Oz it is.
This is one of the reasons why, while I truly appreciate what Trump did in his first term, I really don't want him to run again.
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 11, 2022 12:03 AM (rF64X)
I am good at my job, dammit.
----
"Picture Sicily, 40 million little squares of fudge."
(Posted by: Sofia - Golden Girls)
Posted by: Ciampino at April 11, 2022 12:04 AM (qfLjt)
The vacuum food sealer is a godsend.
Next up, canning meats.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 10, 2022 11:57 PM (z36Gg)
I recently put up half pints of hamburger cooked with onions, it makes a nice taco filling, and an even better used for the "spaghetti" that my mom used to make with canned tomatoes and elbow macaroni.
Vacuum sealers are a good deal too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 12:05 AM (xhaym)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at April 11, 2022 12:05 AM (aommx)
Hub's boss has expressed concern that he may not be able to stay in business if prices continue to climb regarding fuel, parts, and other costs regarding residential electrical repair.
Copper wiring is unreal compared to two years ago.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:05 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 10, 2022 11:21 PM (ESjRY)
Bottom line:
Q: Will anyone of stature....
ISWYD
Posted by: ... at April 11, 2022 12:05 AM (7HyDs)
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That's what I'll be puttting up this week, along with more Asian flavors.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:06 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 11, 2022 12:03 AM (rF64X)
I don't take everything Trump says and does as gospel but I do not trust ANYONE else. The track record of the GOP is far below that of scum ridden shit.
Posted by: ... at April 11, 2022 12:07 AM (7HyDs)
Kind of a cool show, really.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 10, 2022 11:59 PM (x8Wzq)
When I had the WuFlu, I had the entire run of Night Court going on my laptop.
Now THAT resulted in some weird dreams.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at April 11, 2022 12:07 AM (aommx)
Tony "The Science" Fauxci actually said the following on one of the morning shows this morning, I see: "This is not going to be eradicated, and it's not going to be eliminated. And what's going to happen is that each individual is going to have to make their own calculation of the amount of risk they want to take."
So, well, fuck you Tony, that's what us lunatic conspiracy whackjobs have been saying from the get-go. The Barrington declaration folks said the same thing as well, and you sicced your buddies on the to destroy them.
Fuck Fauci in particular.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:08 AM (Mzdiz)
Will the assorted GOPers, LIVs, and apolitical types notice what this out of control inflation will do to the economy and start supporting "far right wing extremists" or continue to keep their heads in the sand until the economy collapses?
The "good" thing is inflation doesn't care if you are a caring, nice woke person...or you don't care about politics...or you have a nice small grift. It just steals 7, 10, 25% of your wealth year in and year out making it hard to ignore.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2022 12:08 AM (ESjRY)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:08 AM (Mzdiz)
How about Cuomo do it instead?
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at April 11, 2022 12:09 AM (aommx)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:09 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:05 AM (z36Gg)
Most of our projects are coming in between 30% and 50% over budget. Not just the prices, but the risk. Thanks Joe Biden.
One suggestion with the apples: when I lived in WI we had tons of apples, so I of course canned applesauce, and strawberry applesauce is nearly dessert, but the best was a recipe for canning apple pie filling, and I must have put up 40 quarts of it. So simple to either dump it in a pie crust or just put it in a pan with crispy topping. Instant dessert.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 11, 2022 12:09 AM (LOVUx)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 11, 2022 12:09 AM (x8Wzq)
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That's a good idea.
Think I'll do just that.
Thanks!
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:12 AM (z36Gg)
Ol' Sol might just throw another Carrington event our way. It did throw one, which missed the earth by "that much" back in, *gasp* 2012.
Now, taking out the power grid would be a bummer, but seeing a spectacular aurora down to the equator would be pretty lit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:12 AM (Mzdiz)
Hi SMH girl.
Kicking around trolls is good fun. Keeps the talons sharp.
Posted by: ... at April 11, 2022 12:12 AM (7HyDs)
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 11, 2022 12:12 AM (rF64X)
There's also a huge lake at the end of our road, and enough wild game to feed us for years. We're surrounded by family and very blessed.
Been thinking about a dehydrator, though.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 11, 2022 12:12 AM (N6wvK)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:12 AM (z36Gg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epMeXh6IqZI
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:14 AM (z36Gg)
I could so live on that beach....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 10, 2022 10:04 PM (9uqbB)
Those ugly chairs would have to go.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 11, 2022 12:14 AM (P3gRi)
The Bad Cat came back from vacation, and posted this:
https://tinyurl.com/yaac2kea
Rather than herd immunity, these injectable mRNA products have given us (and us the 1st world countries) herd OAS.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:14 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 11, 2022 12:09 AM (LOVUx)
That's what we do. We have a nice selection of canned apple, cherry, blueberry and peach pie fillings.
Posted by: Beartooth at April 11, 2022 12:15 AM (+3ARs)
That's when I became absolutely certain (instead of just sure) they were bullshitting us about everything.
Posted by: ... at April 11, 2022 12:15 AM (7HyDs)
Peas grow like weeds all summer, plenty of carrots, strawberries by the bowlful daily, but those darned beans.
I love to can dilly beans. Tasty as treats and also to garnish your average Bloody Mary. This past year I made dilly carrots because, no beans. They are sweet-sour, which is pretty good, but not quite the same.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at April 11, 2022 12:16 AM (LOVUx)
Posted by: Ciampino at April 11, 2022 12:16 AM (qfLjt)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor
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This is what we have:
Cosori Food Dehydrator:
https://tinyurl.com/2p8tdxp5
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:16 AM (z36Gg)
Another trick is to make apple jam instead of jelly. Peel and core your apples, and instead of extracting the juice run them through the shredder like you were making carrot salad out of apples. Then cook the shreds like you were preparing pulp for jam. It makes the jam much brighter in taste. You can do this with pears too. Pear jam is heavy and kind of muddy in flavor in general, when you use the shreds it is very delicate and tasty
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 12:17 AM (xhaym)
https://is.gd/W097Ch
I don't understand how someone that barely failed to kill someone gets to be out on bail.
Posted by: Ciampino at April 11, 2022 12:19 AM (qfLjt)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 11, 2022 12:19 AM (N6wvK)
Posted by: Miklos, or I will taunt you again at April 10, 2022 11:41 PM (QzkSJ)
Miklos Soze.
Posted by: flounder, wrecker, hoarder, saboteur at April 11, 2022 12:20 AM (SH2Zi)
I intend to MoMe with you degenerates. Do we have a group bail bondsman yet? Or a fire truck on standby?
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April
Ha! With Mark's fire maker skills, perhaps that's a good idea.
There is a hotel with a group rate though. Email me.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2022 10:44 PM (U2p+3)
Yay! Little league schedule is finalized, and there are no conflicts, which I was dreading. So we will be there, including the Mrs.
Posted by: flounder, wrecker, hoarder, saboteur at April 11, 2022 12:21 AM (SH2Zi)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 11, 2022 12:21 AM (KFhLj)
Swarms of mostly suburban hunters, hungry and desparate to feed their families, will range far afield, poaching and scavenging their way down to the roots.
Nice to think that the ranchers and landowners will stop them, and they certainly will make a dent and slow them down. But in the end, the poaching will be 24/7, innumerable and overwhelming as an invading force. (and yes, many will turn to theivery, thuggery, rape and murder)
I think Rural Defense is going to have to rally around a strong Sheriff, deputize all eligible and willing adults, and roadblock & patrol as many roads in/out of the county as possible. Lots of Drumhead Trials, and rapid imposition of sentencing. People are going to have to be afraid to GO into those Counties, unless invited.
Individual homes and even ranches, are just targets. Gonna take a lot of rallying and developing rapid response systems. Gotta rain hell down on intruders, and that by the metric shit-ton.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 11, 2022 12:21 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 11, 2022 12:22 AM (N6wvK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho"
Ok, but they are learning resilience and that is even more important than work.
Posted by: Ripley at April 11, 2022 12:23 AM (PTDkx)
You can read about the urban hoardes pillaging the countryside during the Wiemar collapse. Farmers had their cows basically ravaged by these people like wolves.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:23 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: publius
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If that happens here, the bridges between here and St Louis will be blown.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:24 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 11, 2022 12:22 AM (N6wvK)
Hmmmmmmm... I have some croissants I made in the freezer. Hmmmm...
Posted by: ... at April 11, 2022 12:25 AM (7HyDs)
If you pay close attention to the people in the office they are going for long lunches, working out in the gym, chit chatting with coworkers, surfing FaceTaGram or whatever too
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2022 12:25 AM (ESjRY)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 10, 2022 11:53 PM (R8uWY)
I saw today that (apparently) Trump said at a recent rally that Oz has been on TV for 18 years and that is like a poll saying people like you.
Sigh.
Posted by: chique-ita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:54 PM (rF64X)
For a dude that can be so smart, he sometimes can't help stepping on a rake..without a codpiece.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 12:25 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:25 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:23 AM (Mzdiz)
And who do you think the authorities are going to support when push comes to shoot?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 11, 2022 12:25 AM (7bRMQ)
Elon Musk has turned down the seat on the Twitter board. No one knows why. A board member must own less than 15% of the stock, so this could mean he, or perhaps a group, wants to own far more than that. Like for a hostile takeover.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:26 AM (Mzdiz)
The only bought things were the screen and the heat lamp.
I dried raisins, apples, pears and plums last summer, and did ginger and various garden herbs as well.
Like most of my projects, it is ugly as a scab and could be done much better, but it works.
I finally got the derelict Honda out of my driveway, but I now have a reason to have a dead major appliance in my back yard . . .
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 12:27 AM (xhaym)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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In my county, not a problem.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:27 AM (z36Gg)
Wouldn't this little drama over the board be exactly what you do NOT want to do if you are going to a hostile takeover?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2022 12:29 AM (ESjRY)
But if you've found a new way to use it, doesn't that make it an undead appliance?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at April 11, 2022 12:29 AM (SchxB)
In a collpase scenario like this, the govt. will become as feral as the urban hordes.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:29 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at April 11, 2022 12:29 AM (SchxB)
It wanders aimlessly around the back yard moaning "freeeeeeoooooooon. Freeeeeeoooooon"
Zombie appliances, the worst sort.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 12:31 AM (xhaym)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 12:31 AM (2JoB8)
Posted by: Jim at April 11, 2022 12:21 AM (QzJWU)
This place is lousy with turkey and white tail deer. Some moose, elk, black bear. Loads of quail. I am imagining the local harvest will make a greater dent, long before suburbans can make it out this way, especially when you can take them from your back yard.
Posted by: flounder, wrecker, hoarder, saboteur at April 11, 2022 12:31 AM (SH2Zi)
You have a Zombifier? It makes dried Zombies?
Cooollllll !
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 11, 2022 12:31 AM (QzJWU)
You don't say?
Posted by: Some Roman Peasant finding the invading Germans to be offering a better deal then his governor at April 11, 2022 12:32 AM (ESjRY)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 12:27 AM (xhaym)
When I gut my kitchen I'm thinking of using the old wall oven for powder coating small parts. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 12:32 AM (VwHCD)
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 11, 2022 12:32 AM (dNqv+)
Posted by: publius
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Like I stated earlier, there are worse things than death.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:32 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 12:34 AM (2JoB8)
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Hub and eldest daughter, for two.
They had no choice but continue working, taking care of those that did have the luxury of working from home.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:34 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor
This is what we have:
Cosori Food Dehydrator:
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:16 AM (z36Gg)
Nice. I had a Nesco, which was a pita to clean. I ended up giving it to my SiL. That one seems to fit the bill, and they show the dishwasher safe (and fitting) trays.
Posted by: flounder, wrecker, hoarder, saboteur at April 11, 2022 12:34 AM (SH2Zi)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:34 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:35 AM (z36Gg)
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What authorities and with what army?
Soldiers will be going home to help their own families rather than guard the rich. Those guarding the rich will become targets.
Posted by: Ciampino at April 11, 2022 12:37 AM (qfLjt)
I am still reminded that when teachers recently had a tantrum about returning to schools that grocery workers, for example, had never stopped going into work.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2022 12:38 AM (ESjRY)
Posted by: irongrampa at April 11, 2022 12:38 AM (KATBx)
1. End all covid panic, restrictions, mandates tomorrow. Tell peopl if you want to come is this bank or govt. office you HAVE to take off that stupid rag.
2. Drill here, drill now, drill everywhere.
3. Seal the border and start rounding up all the illegals and throwing them back across the border with minimal, if any hearing. No papers, you are out of here.
None of this will happen with the current regime so we are left with tinkering with interest rates and more govt. spending and green energy. Good luck with that.
Posted by: Ripley at April 11, 2022 12:38 AM (PTDkx)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 12:39 AM (2JoB8)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 12:32 AM (VwHCD)
That is clever, I hadn't thought about that. What do you do to put the static charge on the parts?
(I once got a very hostile look from the owner of a powdercoating company we used when I mentioned that powdercoating was the moral equivalent of a Xerox machine. I don't think he understood what I was saying, so I never got to the point of asking if there was a way to put the company logo on large coated items instead of using the expensive vinyl stickers)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 12:39 AM (xhaym)
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:34 AM (z36Gg)
No reason to be bitter. I've hand-washed plenty in my 29 years.
Posted by: flounder, wrecker, hoarder, saboteur at April 11, 2022 12:40 AM (SH2Zi)
I like our chances for a good while, and if nothing else, we'll take plenty of dirtbags down with us should we die as free men.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 11, 2022 12:40 AM (N6wvK)
China and India working with Russia, against the sanctions is interesting.
The US government can get away with a LOT if it is the world's reserve currency...but if that ends suddenly you aren't going to be able to just keep the printing presses on warp speed. And when that happens the current system falls apart...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2022 12:40 AM (ESjRY)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 11, 2022 12:40 AM (N6wvK)
We are about an hour away. But with one easy way in, it wouldn't take much to restrict access.
Posted by: flounder, wrecker, hoarder, saboteur at April 11, 2022 12:42 AM (SH2Zi)
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Youngest daughter and the g-babies live in the Ozarks also, two hours from STL.
That is our BOL if the SHTF.
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 11, 2022 12:43 AM (z36Gg)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 12:44 AM (2JoB8)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 11, 2022 12:44 AM (N6wvK)
(I once got a very hostile look from the owner of a powdercoating company we used when I mentioned that powdercoating was the moral equivalent of a Xerox machine. I don't think he understood what I was saying, so I never got to the point of asking if there was a way to put the company logo on large coated items instead of using the expensive vinyl stickers)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 12:39 AM (xhaym)
Well you buy the powder costing rig, some are pretty cheap actually. You just need to oven to cook it. No way would I do that in the regular house oven, especially since the wife blew a gasket one time when she found a set of harley engine cases in her dishwasher. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 12:46 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 12:39 AM (xhaym)
I have seen far too much powder-coated stuff, where the coating either falls off in sheet for the sheer Hell of it, or else gets stone chips. which then spawn rust which gets under the coating, which then falls off in sheets. Epoxy paint FTW.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 11, 2022 12:46 AM (P3gRi)
Posted by: irongrampa
Put up the hammock and got the lawn furniture out yesterday. Today it snowed decently hard for a couple hour. Enough to make the ground white. Melted by late afternoon. Just stepped outside. It's snowing like wintertime on the prairie. Springtime in my neck of the woods.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Ungovernable at April 11, 2022 12:47 AM (uPguu)
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Downstate Illinois - I don't know where, direction-wise, most Chicago denizens will go scavenging, or STL. Gas will probably become unavailable very quickly so we are looking at people on foot. They could be thinned out pretty quickly with a determined and organized rural 'militia'.
Posted by: Ciampino at April 11, 2022 12:49 AM (qfLjt)
I still like our chances, but I am glad we don't have kids to worry about in the long haul.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 11, 2022 12:49 AM (N6wvK)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2022 12:40 AM (ESjRY)
It looks as if the international clearing of credit is going to be done in Gold instead of US Dollars, which is a problem since there is far more gold credited to accounts than there is actual gold in vaults.
If I owned paper gold or gold shares, I might think a bit on my position on owning it. I also wonder about defaults on all these massive loans and if that would keep inflation under control
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 12:50 AM (xhaym)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 11, 2022 12:46 AM (P3gRi)
Those are shit powder coaters. The guy I use for the harley stuff is great, his shit is bomb proof. I don't know how he does it, but it's space travel ready.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 12:52 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at April 11, 2022 12:53 AM (N6wvK)
The dollar's reserve status is the only reason the US govt. has gotten away with this insanity for the past few decades. The reason the dollar has reserve status is not "cause we're the US", which it seems a lot of our leaders believe.
Yes, it was set after WWII because we were king of the hill then, but it wouldn't have been sustained without providing benefit the rest of the world. That benefit was a stable currency (the dollar is stable), and a stable economy, and perhaps most important of all, a stable and rule-of-law financial system.
The dollar and US govt and economy provided that. In return we got print a lot of money and run huge deficits without much consequence. The reason is it "exports" the inflation that would normally result.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:54 AM (Mzdiz)
Then, add in the Ukraine response and the sanctions, where they just started cutting off access to the financial system for people they didn't like. This undermines that faith in dollar and financial system stability.
Fuck that, the rest of the world says.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:55 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Ciampino at April 11, 2022 12:59 AM (qfLjt)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 12:59 AM (2JoB8)
Goodnite, good people. Be safe, stay warm and sleep well.
Posted by: irongrampa at April 11, 2022 01:00 AM (KATBx)
Posted by: a dude in MI at April 11, 2022 01:02 AM (+I6Y/)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 12:46 AM (VwHCD)
Wait until you get into shooting black powder pistol, the best way to get the carbon out is to run it through the dishwasher. Wash separately from the good china, of course.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 01:03 AM (xhaym)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 11, 2022 01:05 AM (dNqv+)
20 Tweets from Bad Blue
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 01:05 AM (2JoB8)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 01:06 AM (2JoB8)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 11, 2022 01:06 AM (P3gRi)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 11, 2022 01:07 AM (KFhLj)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 01:07 AM (2JoB8)
We only painted the harrows because the powdercoat company didn't have ovens big enough for them. We had good luck with it, but we also bought the toughest coating we could get. We started out with a hammercoat but that had pinprick spots that would start rust, so we went to a solid coat.
The owner grew up running farm equipment and was particular about finish and durability.
I still see the equipment around, the company has been closed for 15 years at least
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 01:09 AM (xhaym)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 01:09 AM (2JoB8)
Posted by: Miklos, with a bit of Smirnov at April 11, 2022 01:16 AM (QzkSJ)
I wonder if Twitter is combing through who owns what right now.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 01:17 AM (xhaym)
Posted by: Ever Helpful Miklos at April 11, 2022 01:17 AM (QzkSJ)
Oh, just saw this. There's baby formula shortage. Walgreen's is now rationing it (limit so many per customer).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 01:20 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: SPETZNAZ at April 11, 2022 01:20 AM (QzkSJ)
I was already thinking about Jurassic Park - Jeff Goldblum's quote "Life will find a way". Your comment about "prevents the inserted lethal gene from expressing until the chemical is withheld" sounded SOO MUCH like the lysine deficiency plot device in the movie that I got shivers.
OK, giant mutant mosquitos, coming soon to a neighborhood near you!!
Posted by: Doo-Dah, Doo-Dah at April 11, 2022 01:22 AM (QuyZC)
Oh, just saw this. There's baby formula shortage. Walgreen's is now rationing it (limit so many per customer).
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But they are giving it away free (your tax dollars at work) at the border to illegal aliens.
Posted by: Ciampino at April 11, 2022 01:24 AM (qfLjt)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2022 01:25 AM (xhaym)
Posted by: Slapweasel at April 11, 2022 01:26 AM (Ckg4U)
Posted by: publius, Rascally
When I last left Hungary, I changed all Dollars into Swiss Francs, cash. Can't do it in bank accounts.
Kept the Hungarian forints, because that is now trash.
Posted by: Miklos, noting that Hungary had the highest recorded inflation, even beyond Weimar or Zimbabwe at April 11, 2022 01:29 AM (QzkSJ)
Fuck that, the rest of the world says.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 12:55 AM (Mzdiz)
Yup, our 'elite' don't understand that our entire society and way of life, is based on TRUST. If you can't trust people to do their jobs? If you can't trust the Product in the store is correct? If you can't trust your neighbor to at least NOT SHOOT YOU? And if you are so afraid of what others will do or say, you no longer speak your mind?
Our very very complicated way of life... ends.. because if I can't trust the lights to stay on, and my water to work.... and planes to be on time... (all three things which have impacted me in the last couple of weeks)... then we have real problems.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2022 01:29 AM (oHd/0)
Posted by: Doo-Dah, Doo-Dah at April 11, 2022 01:22 AM (QuyZC)
They are just importing Mexican Mosquitos to do the ... job... ours's won't do?
/looks confused.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2022 01:31 AM (oHd/0)
-That is all.
*static*
Posted by: Slapweasel
Is she made of wood?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 11, 2022 01:36 AM (R8uWY)
I know what this means, which is the chance to book cabins that are otherwise unbookable
Posted by: Miklos, exploitational at April 11, 2022 01:41 AM (QzkSJ)
Yes, and you can call trust "certainty". It's not so much blind faith, but having a system that guarantees you will be paid and have contracts enforced.
International trade is a relatively long term process. Somebody in Country B wants to purchase some products from Country A. When the producer in A commits to producing that product, he thus puts himself on the hook right then for a lot of costs.
He ain't gonna do it without a guarantee that he's gonna get paid. That's what the US dollar reserve and financial system enabled. He knows he's gonna get paid, and has a mechanism for enforcement. And the currency is gonna get paid in is not going to be worthless when he does get paid.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 01:42 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Miklos, goodbye to all that at April 11, 2022 01:47 AM (QzkSJ)
See the whole letter of credit/bills of lading system. Producer A gets a letter of credit from some "trustworthy" financial party, a bank that's good for it. That LOC tells the producer and the producers home bank that yep, you're gonna get paid, no matter what. You produce and ship the goods, we're covering it.
That all depends on trust, stability, and certainty. The US economy, financial system, and dollar provided that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 01:48 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: publius
I dealt with L/Cs ,the Irrevocable Documentary type.
Posted by: Youthful GlobalMiklosCorp at April 11, 2022 02:06 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Wherever Miklos goes, there he is at April 11, 2022 02:10 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Whatever Miklos just said at April 11, 2022 02:11 AM (QzkSJ)
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Still here, just not very inspired.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 11, 2022 02:15 AM (bk3Sg)
It's late where I am, is it late where you are?
Posted by: Wherever Miklos goes, there he is at April 11, 2022 02:10 AM (QzkSJ)
2:15 here. My witching hour.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 02:15 AM (VwHCD)
I remember a Perry Mason episode dealing with fraud in international shipping and the payment system. A murder resulted, of course.
Anyway, the scheme was steal the goods and re-sell them, and put dummy cargo on the ship. The captain would then have an "emergency" which required him to jettison the cargo to save the ship. Insurance would take the hit on the shipment, and they'd get the profit from selling the real goods.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 02:18 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Pat "Miklos" Henry, just warming up at April 11, 2022 02:18 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Pat "Miklos" Henry
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This about the cabin rents, isn't it?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 11, 2022 02:21 AM (bPH26)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 11, 2022 02:21 AM (bPH26)
Posted by: Miklos, saying Duuuud (also Bitchin' Camaro) at April 11, 2022 02:22 AM (QzkSJ)
I've just had the strangest transformation of opinion. Like flipping a light switch. I've loved Donald Trump. His rallies were stirring and patriotic, joyously American. He stopped Hillary cold!! His first three years as President were the best administration of my long lifetime. The border! The regulations rollback! The energy policies! The foreign policies! Melania! ('Nuff said.) So much good done!
But I think he's lost what little edge he had. It's not just the endorsement of Dr Oz. It's what it represents about him. The other day when Ace was all never-Trumpish I was harshly objecting (not out loud; I don't argue with the Boss) all the way - oh, that Ace! But Trump really is so bad about judging people!
I'm thinking, President Trump would not be good for us. Not again. Not anymore. We need a real, serious swamp-drainer who won't fold to a Fauci, fall for the bamboozlers, but say and do all those good things Trump was saying and doing. Is there such a person who could win, and have us tired of winning again? Not that I know of. But it isn't Trump.
I'll re-evaluate in the sober morning, but that's where I am at the moment.
</rant>
Posted by: mindful webworker - click for easterish comic at April 11, 2022 02:23 AM (2a3L4)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 11, 2022 02:21 AM (bPH26)
431 'This is'...
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
yankees
The kind who come to stay
Damn Yankees
Posted by: Miklos, with respect to the Mountain Peoples at April 11, 2022 02:24 AM (QzkSJ)
I don't like the cut of this Oz fellow's jib.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 02:24 AM (Mzdiz)
I'll re-evaluate in the sober morning, but that's where I am at the moment.
Posted by: mindful webworker
Get real drunk again first,
'Cause yu rong
Posted by: Miklos, reporting from Trailer Acres at April 11, 2022 02:26 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Pat "Miklos" Henry, just warming up at April 11, 2022 02:18 AM (QzkSJ)
Shit, this is no time to try to decipher that. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 02:26 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion
I had my "jib" cut.
Not even Jewlish.
Posted by: Miklos, the girls say its' cleaner than my socks at April 11, 2022 02:28 AM (QzkSJ)
I do like the cut of the Trump fellow's jib still.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 02:28 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 11, 2022 01:07 AM (KFhLj)
People in and around NYC do not want to start commuting back to Manhattan again because they might just get killed thanks to the progressives' war on criminal justice; you know: Arrest, trial, conviction, sentencing, jail/prison term. The only people progressives want to send to jail are people who protest against big 'Sugar Daddy' government, like the January 6th protesters. Even though progressives probably do not support the death penalty, oh how they'd love to publicly hang those January 6th protesters.
Posted by: RickZ at April 11, 2022 02:29 AM (ldL4g)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads
It is a slightly modified version of the beginning of the famous "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" speech.
I though all American kids learned that.
Posted by: Miklos, foreigner from another brother at April 11, 2022 02:31 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos
Heh. Possibly. It was an impulsive rant.
I'd certainly vote for him again!
Posted by: mindful webworker - click for easterish comic at April 11, 2022 02:31 AM (2a3L4)
I'll re-evaluate in the sober morning, but that's where I am at the moment.
Posted by: mindful webworker
Get real drunk again first,
'Cause yu rong
Posted by: Miklos, reporting from Trailer Acres at April 11, 2022 02:26 AM (QzkSJ)
Trump's problem is he actually thought there were "clean" areas of our government. There isn't, its 100% corrupt, and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have made some of his decisions had he really known that. I'm sure he knows it now, and to come in with a fucking blowtorch that would make the sun go Holy fuuuuuck.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 02:32 AM (VwHCD)
I though all American kids learned that.
Posted by: Miklos, foreigner from another brother at April 11, 2022 02:31 AM (QzkSJ)
Slightly modified?? I'm surprised Patrick Henry don't rise from the grave and frigging bitch slap you. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 02:34 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: mindful webworker - click for easterish comic at April 11, 2022 02:34 AM (2a3L4)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
I am going long on propane.
Posted by: Miklos, having nowhere else to go (ok, Hungary) at April 11, 2022 02:34 AM (QzkSJ)
Mrs DIG used to work at a plant that makes the stuff, and this was a continuous problem. Stories of trucks getting hijacked.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 11, 2022 02:36 AM (uH4Lk)
His jib cut is damned good.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 02:37 AM (Mzdiz)
It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 02:38 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
The Ouija Board informs me that Patrick Henry is a Moron.
Posted by: Madame Miklos, Reader and Advisor at April 11, 2022 02:39 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Berserker
That's the thing I can't be sure about. Similar to how we didn't know how he'd really be when he was first elected.
Posted by: mindful webworker - click for easterish comic at April 11, 2022 02:42 AM (2a3L4)
Posted by: publius, Rascally
Men may cry Peace, Peace!
But there is no peace.
Posted by: Miklos learned thgis when he was about seven (7) at April 11, 2022 02:43 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: mindful webworker
Fine then
We all vote for Webworker.
Posted by: Miklos2031! at April 11, 2022 02:45 AM (QzkSJ)
Our brethren have already taken the field. Why stand we here idle?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 02:46 AM (Mzdiz)
I'll re-evaluate in the sober morning, but that's where I am at the moment.
Posted by: mindful webworker - click for easterish comic at April 11, 2022 02:23 AM (2a3L4)
I tend to agree that a second Trump presidency will not be good. I think Trump's presidency over-all was a failure because he listened too much to his family and didn't comprehend how wide and deep the swamp that is the Deep State really is. And while loyalty is generally a good thing he was too loyal to those in his administration who undermined his agenda. Trump was a model for other non-politicians to run for higher office. I just don't see any non-politicians running for office who are worth a damn. While many seem to be on a high with pushing DeSantis to run, he's a politician, too. I simply do not trust political animals in government any more.
Posted by: RickZ at April 11, 2022 02:46 AM (ldL4g)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion
The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!
Posted by: Miklos2033! at April 11, 2022 02:50 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: RickZ
Who, in your opinion, could or would have done better?
Name names pls
Posted by: Unreconstructed Miklos at April 11, 2022 02:52 AM (QzkSJ)
Is life so dear, is peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 02:53 AM (Mzdiz)
Methinks Mr. Henry would trigger the snowflakes.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 02:53 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion
Many targets.
Posted by: Mr. Henry, with Repeating Rifle at April 11, 2022 02:55 AM (QzkSJ)
Awaken with JP interviews Klaus Schwab:
https://tinyurl.com/y84m3ydr
That fucker is a James Bond villain. He would be very triggered by Mr. Henry.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 02:57 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion
They invited me, then said no.
Posted by: Thomas Paine, with some Down Home Truth at April 11, 2022 03:00 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: JQ at April 11, 2022 03:01 AM (dpnJh)
Posted by: chiqueita l'African Latinx Viking Math Overpersyn of Greenland and other kingdoms, on xer computer at April 10, 2022 11:28 PM (rF64X)
My name's not Robert.
Posted by: JT at April 11, 2022 03:04 AM (arJlL)
*sigh*
Posted by: JQ
Ask not what the ONT can do for you
Ask what you can do for the ONT
*cat pics ok*
Posted by: President John Fitzgerald Miklos at April 11, 2022 03:04 AM (QzkSJ)
Now, Schwab's henchman there, Dr. Yuval Harari, scares the shit out of me. "Hacking humanity". My God.
Systematically hack all the people.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at April 11, 2022 03:05 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: not Robert at April 11, 2022 03:05 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: mindful webworker - click for easterish comic at April 11, 2022 02:42 AM (2a3L4)
Well, personally I think he was going to unleash hell in that 2nd term, and the left knew it, and why they had to steal the election. They were gonna go down. It was steal or die. We know enough about him to know that there can't be any chance in hell he would be that fucking stupid again. He faced tough business people in his time, but I don't think he ever faced pure fucking evil. He saw it now, and if there is a slim chance in hell he hasn't figured it out then yeah, I'll be the first to tell him to take his wind bag speeches and press them in his ass. There has been nobody like him in my lifetime, he was an outsider and had some shit to learn. The left robbed him of the chance to use what he learned, because I think they knew. Not voting for him at this point just gives the left what they wanted, to make him toxic. Yeah, not falling for it. Fuck them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2022 03:06 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: JQ at April 11, 2022 03:07 AM (dpnJh)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion
Caste War of Yucatan
Small Mayans with machetes=systemic and bodily hackings
They are pretty friendly today though
Posted by: Nohoch Uinic Miklos, respected by My People at April 11, 2022 03:08 AM (QzkSJ)
We all vote for Webworker.
Posted by: Miklos2031!
What is your damage? Why you makin' this personal?
Because, Miklos, I guess.
OK, then, I'm checking out of the asylum for the night.
Zzzz
Posted by: mindful webworker - click for easterish comic at April 11, 2022 03:10 AM (8EgQG)
Is true
Many tales of Sadness, I deny of nothing.
But so, we drink, and we dance!
Posted by: The Unberable Lightness of Being Miklos (aka Zorba) at April 11, 2022 03:13 AM (QzkSJ)
I call those pink and blue sunsets "sleeping beauty's dress" sunsets.
I've read through the comments and feel informed and entertained.
Hope everyone is well.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:13 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: Miklos in handbasket, going somewhere at April 11, 2022 03:16 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: JT at April 11, 2022 03:17 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: JT at April 11, 2022 03:17 AM (arJlL)
Name names pls
Posted by: Unreconstructed Miklos at April 11, 2022 02:52 AM (QzkSJ)
That's not my point as I'm not comparing Trump to other people, I'm just comparing Trump to Trump. Of course there aren't any other names of people who might do better that I can name, but that doesn't detract from Trump' faults (and mean tweets is NOT one of his faults). I just think the political class is so far entrenched today that the whole concept of We the People running the show is lost forever. Trump was a step in the right direction to reestablishing that concept, but a wobbly baby step nonetheless. Trump set a path, will anyone follow?
Posted by: RickZ at April 11, 2022 03:18 AM (ldL4g)
Good night mindful
Monty's Doom posts are what hooked me on this blog and the comments of course. Our system has lasted longer than I thought it would.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:19 AM (IDhUW)
How did you like the P D James novel? Which one did you read?
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:20 AM (IDhUW)
I know where that handbasket goes, I advise you to jump!
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:21 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 11, 2022 03:23 AM (KFhLj)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:24 AM (IDhUW)
Please remember
There is no "Miklos"
There was never a "Miklos"
If "Miklos" was ever mentioned, forget.
--CNN and All Reputable Fact Checkers
Posted by: at April 11, 2022 03:17 AM at April 11, 2022 03:25 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
Insert quarter HERE
Posted by: vibrating motel bed c.1963 at April 11, 2022 03:27 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: JQ at April 11, 2022 03:29 AM (dpnJh)
How did you like the P D James novel? Which one did you read?
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
------
Just finished 'A Taste of Death'. The writing is quite good. As I have mentioned, I think I will next read her autobiography, 'A Time to be Ernest'. She seems to have led an interesting life.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 11, 2022 03:30 AM (830x5)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
Have I mentioned my Vegan Cross-fit Parasail Lifestyle?
Posted by: Double Nought Miklos at April 11, 2022 03:30 AM (QzkSJ)
I call those pink and blue sunsets "sleeping beauty's dress" sunsets.
I've read through the comments and feel informed and entertained.
Hope everyone is well.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:13 AM (IDhUW)
This is nicely zen!
Good morning.
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 03:31 AM (2Q+cC)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 11, 2022 03:32 AM (830x5)
I do think things are happening to ensure more honest elections. I'm watching PDT trying to get a sense of where he's at. He's probably the only one that can fight the system.
I don't trust any politicians, as I don't see mechanisms in the system to cause them to do the right things.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:32 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:13 AM (IDhUW)
This is nicely zen!
Good morning.
Posted by: m
OK then
Coffee with chicory and beignets for all.
Don't hurry, there's plenty.
Posted by: Cafe du Miklos Monde, right by the Old French Market at April 11, 2022 03:34 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:34 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:35 AM (IDhUW)
Mrs DIG used to work at a plant that makes the stuff, and this was a continuous problem. Stories of trucks getting hijacked.
see 412
Posted by: Ciampino at April 11, 2022 03:35 AM (qfLjt)
Posted by: raimondo at April 11, 2022 03:38 AM (NX1ja)
Miklos, if you're here, thanks for the card to Mandina's! We finally went yesterday afternoon, arriving about 3:45 to avoid the dinner crowd and long lines. We each had veal parmesan with spaghetti. Miss Linda ordered a White Russian to toast and remember Chekov the late Codger Cat. No face diaper or papers nonsense, though the hostess and our waiter both wore the damn things. A great place as always!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 11, 2022 03:38 AM (c6xtn)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
"Hi", she said, My name is Hydra
Dra Codone
"I leave the Italians alone, and they don't bother me"
"Actually I'm Greek, and I need your help, Mr. Hammer"
Posted by: Mike Hammer and the Opioids #3 at April 11, 2022 03:40 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:41 AM (IDhUW)
We used to not-so-laughingly joke about Republican candidates needing to beat the margin of fraud to win. But after 2020, the margin of fraud is a sliding scale on a state-by-state basis, with machines pre-programmed to spit out enough votes for Republican candidates to lose. Even Trump couldn't beat that.
Posted by: RickZ at April 11, 2022 03:43 AM (ldL4g)
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 03:44 AM (2Q+cC)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
A Distant Miklos is now Happier than a Zulu Coconut!
Hope you tried the Special Old Fashionds (they claim there is a Secret)
Posted by: Now see? We csan have nice things on occasion at April 11, 2022 03:44 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 03:44 AM (2Q+cC)
Posted by: Miklos drunkenly ordering a cheese Hamlet at April 11, 2022 03:49 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
A Distant Miklos is now Happier than a Zulu Coconut!
Hope you tried the Special Old Fashionds (they claim there is a Secret)
Posted by: Now see? We csan have nice things on occasion at April 11, 2022
***
Well, I don't drink any more, M. (I asked for a sparkling water like Perrier, but all they had were sodas.) As for Linda, she has her favorites like margaritas. The White Russian was a step outside her usual. I'll have to look up to see what goes into Old Fashioneds to see if they're something she might like.
The quantity of food was astonishing, too. Neither of us is a big big eater, so we each brought about half home!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 11, 2022 03:51 AM (c6xtn)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 11, 2022 03:51 AM (KFhLj)
Posted by: Miklos, champion at Milles Bornes at April 11, 2022 03:52 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: JT at April 11, 2022 03:53 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:53 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 11, 2022 03:55 AM (c6xtn)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
So you gots money left!
Posted by: Miklos, liking the Mandina family and also Certian NOLA Morons at April 11, 2022 03:55 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 11, 2022 03:57 AM (c6xtn)
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 03:58 AM (2Q+cC)
Posted by: Le Mikleuse, mes cheres amis at April 11, 2022 03:58 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 03:58 AM (2JoB8)
Ok, I'm retreating to my peaceful pink and blue sunset.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 03:59 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 03:59 AM (2JoB8)
I mean....
https://tinyurl.com/ydh3db96
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 04:00 AM (2Q+cC)
I'm trying to connect with a remote editing/writing gig myself, to supplement my income in retirement. So far no nibbles. Maybe Indeed dot com is not all it's cracked up to be.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at April 11, 2022 04:01 AM (c6xtn)
All I know is from listening to the rant above. Sounds good.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 04:01 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 04:03 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Now see?
When I worked at the Tulane book store, I took my daily half hour break between when Miss Stella and Mrs. Barbara took their breaks to watch their "stories".
Everybody was effectively "on break" for three hours every afternoon.
Posted by: Miklos, the New Orleans Stakhanovite at April 11, 2022 04:03 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Also---
The Miss Hilda's Salad is a monster.
Named for Miss Cindy's Grandmother.
Posted by: Miklos, the things you leran on planes to Cancun sitting next to a Mandina at April 11, 2022 04:06 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Stay in touch, because that has been my game for *xxx* years.
Posted by: Permanently 1099 Miklos at April 11, 2022 04:08 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at April 11, 2022 04:09 AM (jiTUF)
All I know is from listening to the rant above. Sounds good.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 11, 2022 04:01 AM (IDhUW)
Oh, I hadn't seen the rant; I had gone straight to the comments! Glad you mentioned it. Will watch that now.
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 04:16 AM (2Q+cC)
Posted by: Miklos "Fats" Domino at April 11, 2022 04:17 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Heavenly Fats "Antoine" Domino at April 11, 2022 04:19 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos, about to take his balls and go home at April 11, 2022 04:21 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 04:23 AM (2JoB8)
Posted by: Upper, not lower Manhattan at April 11, 2022 04:24 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Skip
The Apache Campground is still there, but most spots are leased year-round.
Big pool though.
Posted by: Coastally Inclined Miklos at April 11, 2022 04:26 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos blames Society at April 11, 2022 04:32 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 04:36 AM (2Q+cC)
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 04:37 AM (2Q+cC)
Posted by: JT at April 11, 2022 04:37 AM (arJlL)
Looks Like This Is Actually Happening
Expect to sign the contract tomorrow or the day after.
Then all that's left is shifting 1.5 tons of books. And junking 15 years worth of accumulated crap.
https://ai.mee.nu
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 04:39 AM (2Q+cC)
20 Tweets from Bad Blue
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 01:05 AM
Thanks, Skip.
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 04:41 AM (2Q+cC)
Posted by: Totally Legit Miklos at April 11, 2022 04:41 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos Dundee at April 11, 2022 04:44 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos Dundee
Hopefully Maureen, Doreen and Chlorine don't snore.
Posted by: JT at April 11, 2022 04:46 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: JT at April 11, 2022 04:46 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at April 11, 2022 04:49 AM (jiTUF)
Looks Like This Is Actually Happening
Expect to sign the contract tomorrow or the day after.
Then all that's left is shifting 1.5 tons of books. And junking 15 years worth of accumulated crap.
https://ai.mee.nu
Posted by: m
So Pixy has left us for greener pastures ?
Posted by: JT at April 11, 2022 04:50 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: JT at April 11, 2022 04:50 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 04:51 AM (2JoB8)
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at April 11, 2022 04:52 AM (jiTUF)
Posted by: JT at April 11, 2022 04:55 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 05:00 AM (2JoB8)
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2022 05:10 AM (2JoB8)
Posted by: m at April 11, 2022 05:10 AM (2Q+cC)
Posted by: KarlHungus at April 11, 2022 05:31 AM (zB2xb)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 11, 2022 06:22 AM (1VG7x)
Posted by: DOC OZ at April 11, 2022 07:08 AM (1IJnB)
My Gramma was born in 1879.
She said, "If you're caught downtown without money, even the dogs piss on your feet."
As a general rule, Gram took no prisoners.
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