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Posted by: Dr_No at April 13, 2025 02:02 PM (ayRl+)
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Is the picture what you see after too much wine? It is sideways.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 13, 2025 02:02 PM (zZSxi)
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CBD... whining about the wine.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 13, 2025 02:04 PM (dg+HA)
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Slacking, watching a Mark Feldman video on a new Tiger tank found, or might be
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2025 02:06 PM (ypFCm)
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FWP. My cigar went out when I was halfway done. I re-lit it with my handy torch lighter.
Torch lighters run very hot, and their flame extends beyond the visible portion.
Fortunately, it's only a second degree burn on my finger.
Torch lighters run very hot, and their flame extends beyond the visible portion.
Fortunately, it's only a second degree burn on my finger.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 13, 2025 02:07 PM (zZSxi)
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sounds like heaven!
Posted by: Black Orchid at April 13, 2025 02:08 PM (Pv3Rg)
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Fortunately, it's only a second degree burn on my finger.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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On the good side, you still have your eyebrows.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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On the good side, you still have your eyebrows.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 13, 2025 02:09 PM (64TDs)
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"Is the picture what you see after too much wine? It is sideways."
must have been taken with a wide angle lens ... both walls are leaning in.
must have been taken with a wide angle lens ... both walls are leaning in.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 02:10 PM (Cus5s)
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"Is the picture what you see after too much wine? It is sideways."
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must have been taken with a wide angle lens ... both walls are leaning in.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 02:10 PM (Cus5s)
Looks like a scene from Inception.
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must have been taken with a wide angle lens ... both walls are leaning in.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 02:10 PM (Cus5s)
Looks like a scene from Inception.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 13, 2025 02:12 PM (qgNVD)
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FWP: My cordless (landline-based) phone *still* will not accept having its time set manually.
Ever since DST, when I set it forward an hour... it will stay set for a while, but return to standard time as soon as it detects an incoming call.
It's a game now-- I reset it, 'save' it, and wait... wth? Good thing I don't rely on it for timekeeping!
Ever since DST, when I set it forward an hour... it will stay set for a while, but return to standard time as soon as it detects an incoming call.
It's a game now-- I reset it, 'save' it, and wait... wth? Good thing I don't rely on it for timekeeping!
Posted by: JQ at April 13, 2025 02:13 PM (rdVOm)
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"Is the picture what you see after too much wine? It is sideways."
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must have been taken with a wide angle lens ... both walls are leaning in.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 02:10 PM (Cus5s)
Looks like a scene from Inception.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 13, 2025 02:12 PM (qgNVD)
A minor glitch in the Matrix.
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must have been taken with a wide angle lens ... both walls are leaning in.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 02:10 PM (Cus5s)
Looks like a scene from Inception.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 13, 2025 02:12 PM (qgNVD)
A minor glitch in the Matrix.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 13, 2025 02:13 PM (VNX3d)
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must have been taken with a wide angle lens ... both walls are leaning in.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 02:10 PM (Cus5s)
Nah, it is French engineering. To assist in emptying your chamber pot out the window without annoying your downstairs neighbors.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 02:10 PM (Cus5s)
Nah, it is French engineering. To assist in emptying your chamber pot out the window without annoying your downstairs neighbors.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 13, 2025 02:13 PM (zZSxi)
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@ 10 FWP: My cordless (landline-based) phone *still* will not accept having its time set manually.
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If you were using a REAL landline phone, tho', that wouldn't be a problem 'cos it would be too dumb to know the differents ...
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If you were using a REAL landline phone, tho', that wouldn't be a problem 'cos it would be too dumb to know the differents ...
Posted by: Dr_No at April 13, 2025 02:15 PM (ayRl+)
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My FWP comes from the world of books. We need a word for the syndrome I'm currently experiencing where, having finished a book I quite liked, I can't find another to scratch my itch.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 13, 2025 02:16 PM (L/fGl)
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IIRC narrow streets were preferred at the time to increase how defensible the town was
Posted by: 18-1 at April 13, 2025 02:17 PM (t0Rmr)
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If you were using a REAL landline phone, tho', that wouldn't be a problem 'cos it would be too dumb to know the differents ...
Yeah, but the old BellSouth Trimline doesn't screen out scam calls or display caller ID!
Yeah, but the old BellSouth Trimline doesn't screen out scam calls or display caller ID!
Posted by: JQ at April 13, 2025 02:18 PM (rdVOm)
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I got your first world problem right here.
On Friday I awoke to water dripping from my dining room ceiling. My first thought was it was coming from my washing machine which is located right above on the 2nd floor. I checked and didn't see any problems so I called the plumber to come have a look.
He said he was going to have to cut a hole in my dining room ceiling to get at the leak. After cutting the hole he said it appeared to be coming from somewhere upstream so he needed cut a hole in my guest bedroom wall which backs up to the washing machine.
He then said it appears to be coming from even further upstream so he went up into the attic and sure enough the waste vent in the roof which is plumbed along the same space as the washing machine drain was leaking and the water was running down the outside of the pvc and ending up in my dining room. And of course he could deal with it. Cause of course.
So now I have a hole in dining room ceiling, a hole in my guest bedroom wall and a big hole in my pocket. Hopefully, the roofer will be here this week to charge me more money.
On Friday I awoke to water dripping from my dining room ceiling. My first thought was it was coming from my washing machine which is located right above on the 2nd floor. I checked and didn't see any problems so I called the plumber to come have a look.
He said he was going to have to cut a hole in my dining room ceiling to get at the leak. After cutting the hole he said it appeared to be coming from somewhere upstream so he needed cut a hole in my guest bedroom wall which backs up to the washing machine.
He then said it appears to be coming from even further upstream so he went up into the attic and sure enough the waste vent in the roof which is plumbed along the same space as the washing machine drain was leaking and the water was running down the outside of the pvc and ending up in my dining room. And of course he could deal with it. Cause of course.
So now I have a hole in dining room ceiling, a hole in my guest bedroom wall and a big hole in my pocket. Hopefully, the roofer will be here this week to charge me more money.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 13, 2025 02:19 PM (LkLld)
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@ 16 Yeah, but the old BellSouth Trimline doesn't screen out scam calls or display caller ID!
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That only means you're missing out on all the extra additional fun-at-no-extra-charge that can be had only with a landline phone. "Oh, I'm so glad you called! I'm an invalid and a shut-in, and I have no friends to talk with! Thank you so much for calling! Can you hold on for just a minute?" ... then put the phone down and go do something else for a half-hour or so ...
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That only means you're missing out on all the extra additional fun-at-no-extra-charge that can be had only with a landline phone. "Oh, I'm so glad you called! I'm an invalid and a shut-in, and I have no friends to talk with! Thank you so much for calling! Can you hold on for just a minute?" ... then put the phone down and go do something else for a half-hour or so ...
Posted by: Dr_No at April 13, 2025 02:21 PM (ayRl+)
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16 If you were using a REAL landline phone, tho', that wouldn't be a problem 'cos it would be too dumb to know the differents ...
Yeah, but the old BellSouth Trimline doesn't screen out scam calls or display caller ID!
Posted by: JQ at April 13, 2025 02:18 PM (rdVOm)
Yeah, but back in the old days Marlene the operator, would tell you ‘Max, there’s some Nigerian named Prince wants to talk to you. You know anything about him?’
Yeah, but the old BellSouth Trimline doesn't screen out scam calls or display caller ID!
Posted by: JQ at April 13, 2025 02:18 PM (rdVOm)
Yeah, but back in the old days Marlene the operator, would tell you ‘Max, there’s some Nigerian named Prince wants to talk to you. You know anything about him?’
Posted by: Eromero at April 13, 2025 02:22 PM (LHPAg)
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Samsung has decided to add a new feature to their Smart TVs.
You have a row of apps that you can organize in the order you want.
It seems after the last update Samsung has decided that their Samsung Plus streaming app should always be first.
I move it 6 apps down and out of my way and after turning the TV off and when it’s turned on again it’s back in first place.
I’m appealing to Trump personally to add a 50% tariff on Korea until they stop copying Microsoft in thinking they can control my app layout.
You have a row of apps that you can organize in the order you want.
It seems after the last update Samsung has decided that their Samsung Plus streaming app should always be first.
I move it 6 apps down and out of my way and after turning the TV off and when it’s turned on again it’s back in first place.
I’m appealing to Trump personally to add a 50% tariff on Korea until they stop copying Microsoft in thinking they can control my app layout.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 13, 2025 02:23 PM (6ydKt)
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@ 20 Samsung has decided to add a new feature to their Smart TVs.
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Didn't some 'informed and knowledgeable'-type people tell us a few years back that we should 'learn to code' ... ?
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Didn't some 'informed and knowledgeable'-type people tell us a few years back that we should 'learn to code' ... ?
Posted by: Dr_No at April 13, 2025 02:25 PM (ayRl+)
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That only means you're missing out on all the extra additional fun-at-no-extra-charge that can be had only with a landline phone.
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It was all fun & games until hubby started dementia-- THEN I had to put a stop to it, before he gave up info to them!
Now? I have a few more accounts to deal with, to switch contact # over to cell. (Another FWP, hahaha)
And THEN I can ditch the landline altogether!
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It was all fun & games until hubby started dementia-- THEN I had to put a stop to it, before he gave up info to them!
Now? I have a few more accounts to deal with, to switch contact # over to cell. (Another FWP, hahaha)
And THEN I can ditch the landline altogether!
Posted by: JQ at April 13, 2025 02:26 PM (rdVOm)
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So now I have a hole in dining room ceiling, a hole in my guest bedroom wall and a big hole in my pocket. Hopefully, the roofer will be here this week to charge me more money.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 13, 2025 02:19 PM (LkLld)
Being retired means I no longer have to chase water leaks in industrial buildings. I recall one older facility that the maintenance crew just gave up on, and they built a large sheet metal pan in the attic to catch the drips and drain them away.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 13, 2025 02:19 PM (LkLld)
Being retired means I no longer have to chase water leaks in industrial buildings. I recall one older facility that the maintenance crew just gave up on, and they built a large sheet metal pan in the attic to catch the drips and drain them away.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 13, 2025 02:27 PM (zZSxi)
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So now I have a hole in dining room ceiling, a hole in my guest bedroom wall and a big hole in my pocket. Hopefully, the roofer will be here this week to charge me more money.
Posted by: JackStraw
Oh my gosh, this happened to me awhile ago, not sure if you remember. We thought it was the upstairs AC, turns out it was a shower head that malfunctioned. That has been fixed, but there is still a hole in our ceiling in the living room, and a sort of patched hole in J’s daughter’s room. Just enough so the cats couldn’t get through. The painter was booked out until the end of April. Good news is since we had to wait so long we went ahead and scheduled painting the fireplace and my daughter’s bathroom that I never finished.
Posted by: JackStraw
Oh my gosh, this happened to me awhile ago, not sure if you remember. We thought it was the upstairs AC, turns out it was a shower head that malfunctioned. That has been fixed, but there is still a hole in our ceiling in the living room, and a sort of patched hole in J’s daughter’s room. Just enough so the cats couldn’t get through. The painter was booked out until the end of April. Good news is since we had to wait so long we went ahead and scheduled painting the fireplace and my daughter’s bathroom that I never finished.
Posted by: Piper at April 13, 2025 02:28 PM (pZEOD)
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20 Samsung has decided to add a new feature to their Smart TVs.
You have a row of apps that you can organize in the order you want.
It seems after the last update Samsung has decided that their Samsung Plus streaming app should always be first.
I move it 6 apps down and out of my way and after turning the TV off and when it’s turned on again it’s back in first place.
I’m appealing to Trump personally to add a 50% tariff on Korea until they stop copying Microsoft in thinking they can control my app layout.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Sounds like the SirusXM in my truck. You hate it and want it to go away but, it always shows up and plays the lamest ads to sign up now. Every time I start the vehicle. I hate it. I hate GM for it as well.
You have a row of apps that you can organize in the order you want.
It seems after the last update Samsung has decided that their Samsung Plus streaming app should always be first.
I move it 6 apps down and out of my way and after turning the TV off and when it’s turned on again it’s back in first place.
I’m appealing to Trump personally to add a 50% tariff on Korea until they stop copying Microsoft in thinking they can control my app layout.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Sounds like the SirusXM in my truck. You hate it and want it to go away but, it always shows up and plays the lamest ads to sign up now. Every time I start the vehicle. I hate it. I hate GM for it as well.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 13, 2025 02:29 PM (/U5Yz)
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I’m appealing to Trump personally to add a 50% tariff on Korea until they stop copying Microsoft in thinking they can control my app layout.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 13, 2025 02:23 PM (6ydKt)
I have about 20 on my apple phone that I want gone, they’re useless to a 76 year geezer.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 13, 2025 02:23 PM (6ydKt)
I have about 20 on my apple phone that I want gone, they’re useless to a 76 year geezer.
Posted by: Eromero at April 13, 2025 02:30 PM (LHPAg)
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I’m appealing to Trump personally to add a 50% tariff on Korea until they stop copying Microsoft in thinking they can control my app layout.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 13, 2025 02:23 PM (6ydKt)
Yeah, all of that stuff needs to stop. After the latest update my expensive Sony TV shows me ads on the home screen. They play automatically if you’re not doing anything. No way to turn them off.
Tech companies have gone way too far in selling you a piece of hardware, then later pushing software updates that turn it into an advertising platform to squeeze more money out of you.
Should be illegal. Or, at the very least, just gut the overly-generous copyright laws which allow large corps to get away with this at consumer expense, while being protected by big gov’t.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 13, 2025 02:23 PM (6ydKt)
Yeah, all of that stuff needs to stop. After the latest update my expensive Sony TV shows me ads on the home screen. They play automatically if you’re not doing anything. No way to turn them off.
Tech companies have gone way too far in selling you a piece of hardware, then later pushing software updates that turn it into an advertising platform to squeeze more money out of you.
Should be illegal. Or, at the very least, just gut the overly-generous copyright laws which allow large corps to get away with this at consumer expense, while being protected by big gov’t.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 13, 2025 02:30 PM (l3YAf)
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Now I got another gripe… with the USPS,
I know, who doesn’t?
I ordered a product from Florida on Thursday.
Tracking said it would be here Wednesday.
I checked it this morning and that package went from Opa Locka, FL to San Francisco, CA it’s “Destination”
I’m no Zip Code genius but I’m pretty sure the east coast starts at the 10000s and goes to the 20000s, so how they got it to California which is the 90000s is absolutely beyond my level of understanding.
But all those new scanners and sorters and Distribution Centers are working out fine.
Elon & DOGE, after you’re done with the IRS I got an idea on where you can go next.
I know, who doesn’t?
I ordered a product from Florida on Thursday.
Tracking said it would be here Wednesday.
I checked it this morning and that package went from Opa Locka, FL to San Francisco, CA it’s “Destination”
I’m no Zip Code genius but I’m pretty sure the east coast starts at the 10000s and goes to the 20000s, so how they got it to California which is the 90000s is absolutely beyond my level of understanding.
But all those new scanners and sorters and Distribution Centers are working out fine.
Elon & DOGE, after you’re done with the IRS I got an idea on where you can go next.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 13, 2025 02:30 PM (6ydKt)
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Now, this is a FWP!
Fact Check: Rumor claims Trump will declare martial law on April 20. Here's what we know
https://shorturl.at/ESWiE
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Makes sense. April 20 is Hitler's birthday.
Fact Check: Rumor claims Trump will declare martial law on April 20. Here's what we know
https://shorturl.at/ESWiE
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Makes sense. April 20 is Hitler's birthday.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 13, 2025 02:30 PM (L/fGl)
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@ 22 ----------- It was all fun & games until hubby started dementia -- THEN I had to put a stop to it, before he gave up info to them!
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In an odd sorta way, that reminds me of when my Mom told me she was still paying AT&T $5/mo to keep her old black rotary-dial phone. When I asked her how long that had been going on, she thought for a minute, then said "30 years". Let's see here now: 30 years x $60 a year = $1,800 bucks to keep a crappy old black rotary-dial phone. I called AT&T five minutes after our talk and told them to discontinue the black phone and send me the packaging to use for return. They did, I did, bought Mom a new push-button phone (with her old number still linked to it) ... then I had to 'splain Mom how to use it. After that was done, Mom was a Happy Gurl once again ...
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In an odd sorta way, that reminds me of when my Mom told me she was still paying AT&T $5/mo to keep her old black rotary-dial phone. When I asked her how long that had been going on, she thought for a minute, then said "30 years". Let's see here now: 30 years x $60 a year = $1,800 bucks to keep a crappy old black rotary-dial phone. I called AT&T five minutes after our talk and told them to discontinue the black phone and send me the packaging to use for return. They did, I did, bought Mom a new push-button phone (with her old number still linked to it) ... then I had to 'splain Mom how to use it. After that was done, Mom was a Happy Gurl once again ...
Posted by: Dr_No at April 13, 2025 02:32 PM (ayRl+)
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>>Being retired means I no longer have to chase water leaks in industrial buildings. I recall one older facility that the maintenance crew just gave up on, and they built a large sheet metal pan in the attic to catch the drips and drain them away.
I have a lovely bucket catching the runoff because of course it's been raining on and off for the last 3 days. It doesn't really match the decor but I considered just leaving it and not fixing anything as a conversation starter.
I have a lovely bucket catching the runoff because of course it's been raining on and off for the last 3 days. It doesn't really match the decor but I considered just leaving it and not fixing anything as a conversation starter.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 13, 2025 02:33 PM (LkLld)
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Sounds like the SirusXM in my truck. You hate it and want it to go away...
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I bought a truck from a friend, 2 years ago. Evidently, she has or had SXM in her *other* vehicle.
Last summer, I began receiving snail mail from SXM: my address, *her* name. WTF? I hate the info-sharing BS.
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I bought a truck from a friend, 2 years ago. Evidently, she has or had SXM in her *other* vehicle.
Last summer, I began receiving snail mail from SXM: my address, *her* name. WTF? I hate the info-sharing BS.
Posted by: JQ at April 13, 2025 02:35 PM (rdVOm)
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Oh how could I forget Apple?
The Grandaddy King Master of App Layout Cobtrol.
The Grandaddy King Master of App Layout Cobtrol.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 13, 2025 02:36 PM (6ydKt)
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"Good news is since we had to wait so long we went ahead and scheduled painting the fireplace and my daughter’s bathroom that I never finished.
Posted by: Piper
I do my own repairs, but with age I certainly am more accepting of small things ... like a hole in the ceiling.
Posted by: Piper
I do my own repairs, but with age I certainly am more accepting of small things ... like a hole in the ceiling.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 02:37 PM (Cus5s)
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FWP I had an in-building workday Friday, meaning another teacher watched my students while they worked on assignments already in progress.
NOTHING worked properly. I signed into a desktop computer and jumped through the hoops (texted verification code, face show, etc.) Instead of me getting access to my documents, it gave me the previous user's background image and a couple icons to outdated browsers. I couldn't update the browser because Technology needs a workorder. From my account.
Luckily, I had plenty of other work to catch up on.
Today I am working on the project that is due tomorrow morning. Strangely enough, I logged into the oh-so-extremely-secure work documents without verification. But I need to use a separate device to pull up information because going back-and-forth on tabs is annoying.
NOTHING worked properly. I signed into a desktop computer and jumped through the hoops (texted verification code, face show, etc.) Instead of me getting access to my documents, it gave me the previous user's background image and a couple icons to outdated browsers. I couldn't update the browser because Technology needs a workorder. From my account.
Luckily, I had plenty of other work to catch up on.
Today I am working on the project that is due tomorrow morning. Strangely enough, I logged into the oh-so-extremely-secure work documents without verification. But I need to use a separate device to pull up information because going back-and-forth on tabs is annoying.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 13, 2025 02:37 PM (N6I6O)
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no Zip Code genius but I’m pretty sure the east coast starts at the 10000s and goes to the 20000s, so how they got it to California which is the 90000s is absol
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Starts with 0s on the east and goes to 9s on the west coast
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Starts with 0s on the east and goes to 9s on the west coast
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 13, 2025 02:38 PM (DKKgv)
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Sounds like the SirusXM in my truck. You hate it and want it to go away but, it always shows up and plays the lamest ads to sign up now. Every time I start the vehicle. I hate it. I hate GM for it as well.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 13, 2025 02:29 PM (/U5Yz)
SiriusXM needs to be declared a Superfund site. Why does it still exist, and why is it in every new vehicle? Then the manufacturer sells your info to SiriusXM so they can pester you to sign up with texts and junk mail for the next decade. Afuera!
And why do so many modern car stereos default to “on”? You start the car and the radio starts blaring. If it can finagle a bluetooth connection, mine will just start randomly playing music.
I had to write a “script” on my iPhone to stop it from autoplaying music. Apple says it’s out of their control.
So then the car stereo falls back to radio or SiriusXM. You can “mute” the system, but that doesn’t persist across car starts. No off button. The only thing you can do is turn the volume knob all the way down.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 13, 2025 02:29 PM (/U5Yz)
SiriusXM needs to be declared a Superfund site. Why does it still exist, and why is it in every new vehicle? Then the manufacturer sells your info to SiriusXM so they can pester you to sign up with texts and junk mail for the next decade. Afuera!
And why do so many modern car stereos default to “on”? You start the car and the radio starts blaring. If it can finagle a bluetooth connection, mine will just start randomly playing music.
I had to write a “script” on my iPhone to stop it from autoplaying music. Apple says it’s out of their control.
So then the car stereo falls back to radio or SiriusXM. You can “mute” the system, but that doesn’t persist across car starts. No off button. The only thing you can do is turn the volume knob all the way down.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 13, 2025 02:39 PM (l3YAf)
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Posted by: JackStraw at April 13, 2025 02:33
Wait.
You have
A guest bedroom
A dining room
AND A BUCKET?
Wait.
You have
A guest bedroom
A dining room
AND A BUCKET?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 13, 2025 02:39 PM (mT+6a)
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Welp, it's a sunny day. Yardwork beckons! Another FWP, for sure.
Posted by: JQ at April 13, 2025 02:40 PM (rdVOm)
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>>I do my own repairs, but with age I certainly am more accepting of small things ... like a hole in the ceiling.
My days of climbing around on the roof are done. It's not the falling that bothers me, it's the sudden stop.
My days of climbing around on the roof are done. It's not the falling that bothers me, it's the sudden stop.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 13, 2025 02:41 PM (LkLld)
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Why are TVs so cheap? Because they sell your data. We’re almost to the point where TVs will be free. Same reason Facebook and Instagram are free to use.
When the product is free you’re the product.
When the product is free you’re the product.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 13, 2025 02:41 PM (DKKgv)
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Disinterested FDA Director, you have successfully convinced me not to buy a "smart" TV until my dumb one dies.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 13, 2025 02:43 PM (N6I6O)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 13, 2025 02:44 PM (LkLld)
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wine, ooze and friends and no cell...Txmome for the win!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2025 02:44 PM (K/Fyt)
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I want a TV that’s just a TV. HDMI inputs only. No apps. I have an audio receiver, and several input devices.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 13, 2025 02:44 PM (l3YAf)
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wine, ooze and friends and no cell...Txmome for the win!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2025 02:44 PM (K/Fyt)
Sounds good to me!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 13, 2025 02:44 PM (K/Fyt)
Sounds good to me!
Posted by: The Blob at April 13, 2025 02:45 PM (zZSxi)
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One of my cars has an app that allows me to set everything I want when I enter the car. Temperature I want, whether I want the heated/cooled seats on, etc. part of it is the stereo. I can set my default if I want radio, Bluetooth, or other source. And the volume. With the option of 0 available. And every driver has their own settings and the car knows who the driver is by whose phone is in the car. If two phones are detected, it asks who is the driver.
It’s pretty cool. But I also realize some data broker knows all my preferences. Oh well they know I like my ass to be toasty in winter and I prefer quiet music. 😀
It’s pretty cool. But I also realize some data broker knows all my preferences. Oh well they know I like my ass to be toasty in winter and I prefer quiet music. 😀
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 13, 2025 02:47 PM (DKKgv)
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45 I want a TV that’s just a TV. HDMI inputs only. No apps. I have an audio receiver, and several input devices.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 13, 2025 02:44 PM (l3YAf)
We can help.
- The year 2005
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 13, 2025 02:44 PM (l3YAf)
We can help.
- The year 2005
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 13, 2025 02:48 PM (DKKgv)
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I remember that scene in "Wall Street" when Michael Douglas was talking on that cell phone on the beach and all The Sheeple thought he was so cool. Looked like a PRC-77 sticking out of his ear.
Posted by: Oliver Stone, Coke Head at April 13, 2025 02:49 PM (R/m4+)
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zips made me look up USA center of population. It moved straight west in early decades, then started moving WSW. Currently it is in South central Missouri.
wiki map
https://tinyurl.com/4wx5xx7h
wiki map
https://tinyurl.com/4wx5xx7h
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 02:50 PM (Cus5s)
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"My cordless (landline-based) phone *still* will not accept having its time set manually...it will stay set for a while, but return to standard time as soon as it detects an incoming call."
I had the same problem. On my phone, when you go to settings for "date and time" there's an option called "Time Adjustment." The default is that it's set to Caller ID. If you change that setting to "manual" the phone will accept the time you enter...and stay there.
BTW, this is a "landline" only in the sense that it's the same number we've had for nearly 40 years, which has some advantages. It's now a VOIP that I pay about $15 a year for.
I had the same problem. On my phone, when you go to settings for "date and time" there's an option called "Time Adjustment." The default is that it's set to Caller ID. If you change that setting to "manual" the phone will accept the time you enter...and stay there.
BTW, this is a "landline" only in the sense that it's the same number we've had for nearly 40 years, which has some advantages. It's now a VOIP that I pay about $15 a year for.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 13, 2025 02:51 PM (FEVMW)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 13, 2025 02:52 PM (LkLld)
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41 Why are TVs so cheap? Because they sell your data. We’re almost to the point where TVs will be free. Same reason Facebook and Instagram are free to use.
When the product is free you’re the product.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 13, 2025 02:41 PM (DKKgv)
And they won’t be called teevees anymore, they’ll
be called vidscreens.
When the product is free you’re the product.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 13, 2025 02:41 PM (DKKgv)
And they won’t be called teevees anymore, they’ll
be called vidscreens.
Posted by: Eromero at April 13, 2025 02:55 PM (LHPAg)
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must have been taken with a wide angle lens ... both walls are leaning in.
See also: online real estate listings with pictures taken with a lens so wide that you can barely make out the opposite wall in a 10' wide room.
See also: online real estate listings with pictures taken with a lens so wide that you can barely make out the opposite wall in a 10' wide room.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 13, 2025 03:00 PM (dekvX)
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must have been taken with a wide angle lens ... both walls are leaning in.
Posted by: illiniwek
Nah, it is French engineering. To assist in emptying your chamber pot out the window without annoying your downstairs neighbors.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
Well, the "leaning" angle extends to the street. And the trickle of chamber-pot dumpings running down the middle of the street means it's real, and not a lens effect.
Unless it's a really powerful lens.
Posted by: illiniwek
Nah, it is French engineering. To assist in emptying your chamber pot out the window without annoying your downstairs neighbors.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
Well, the "leaning" angle extends to the street. And the trickle of chamber-pot dumpings running down the middle of the street means it's real, and not a lens effect.
Unless it's a really powerful lens.
Posted by: mikeski may be kidding at April 13, 2025 03:01 PM (DgGvY)
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>>>I’m appealing to Trump personally to add a 50% tariff on Korea until they stop copying Microsoft in thinking they can control my app layout.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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When you speak to the President ask him about Tim Cook's invasive meddling with iPhones. Every update my phone is in disarray. They insist nothing has been changed; I guess it's what the definition of change is. Oh, and he can also ask him why, controverting his request, PRONOUNS have been added in the contacts.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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When you speak to the President ask him about Tim Cook's invasive meddling with iPhones. Every update my phone is in disarray. They insist nothing has been changed; I guess it's what the definition of change is. Oh, and he can also ask him why, controverting his request, PRONOUNS have been added in the contacts.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 13, 2025 03:01 PM (64TDs)
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"Unless it's a really powerful lens.
Posted by: mikeski"
or maybe the picture cropped out the lower third?
Posted by: mikeski"
or maybe the picture cropped out the lower third?
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 03:03 PM (Cus5s)
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I have been traveling on the train a lot lately and almost missed a stop because my phone wasn't updating to time zones correctly. Turns out a lot of the country that trains go through are dead zones to cell coverage and few trains have wifi, so it does not update your phones well
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 13, 2025 03:03 PM (P9Amw)
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Been napping
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2025 03:04 PM (ypFCm)
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Speaking of Caller ID: why are we still bombarded with spam callers and scammers?
I recently got a second number for a business line and I get 15 Social Security scam calls a day. They’re trying to reach the previous owner of the number, who I take was a little old lady. They all appear to be from India, but they’re using Caller ID spoofing.
This is a problem that could be fixed, if we had the will. India needs to crack down on scammers, and send some of them to us so we can put them in CECOT. If they won’t, declare it a national security situation and shutdown all telecoms from India. Also, drone strike the scammer call centers.
The fact that we permit these vile, cowardly foreign criminals to prey on our elderly just so we can keep “global trade” open for multi-billion dollar corporations to offshore call centers to the third world is a national disgrace.
I recently got a second number for a business line and I get 15 Social Security scam calls a day. They’re trying to reach the previous owner of the number, who I take was a little old lady. They all appear to be from India, but they’re using Caller ID spoofing.
This is a problem that could be fixed, if we had the will. India needs to crack down on scammers, and send some of them to us so we can put them in CECOT. If they won’t, declare it a national security situation and shutdown all telecoms from India. Also, drone strike the scammer call centers.
The fact that we permit these vile, cowardly foreign criminals to prey on our elderly just so we can keep “global trade” open for multi-billion dollar corporations to offshore call centers to the third world is a national disgrace.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 13, 2025 03:04 PM (l3YAf)
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BTW, this is a "landline" only in the sense that it's the same number we've had for nearly 40 years, which has some advantages. It's now a VOIP that I pay about $15 a year for.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey
My current neighborhood doesn't even have "land line" POTS wiring. Cell phones or IP phones are our only choices.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey
My current neighborhood doesn't even have "land line" POTS wiring. Cell phones or IP phones are our only choices.
Posted by: mikeski at April 13, 2025 03:04 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: eleven at April 13, 2025 03:04 PM (0HaGk)
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I think that the scam industry is so big in India that they are pretty protected. I have seen how hard it is for those scam buster YouTubers to get cops to respond
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 13, 2025 03:08 PM (P9Amw)
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Being retired means I no longer have to chase water leaks in industrial buildings. I recall one older facility that the maintenance crew just gave up on, and they built a large sheet metal pan in the attic to catch the drips and drain them away.
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I visited a steel mill where (among other things) they rolled seemingly endless lengths of red hot, glowing steel, maybe 3" thick, 6"wide. This stuff snaked it's glowing way through the plant in a trough with rollers in the bottom. I noticed on a far wall that the brickwork was mismatched, and that there was a solid wooden door (maybe 4' x 4') in that section. I asked the guy about it, and he said that they got tired of the steel jumping out of the trough and punching a hole in the wall, so they put the wooden gate in.
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I visited a steel mill where (among other things) they rolled seemingly endless lengths of red hot, glowing steel, maybe 3" thick, 6"wide. This stuff snaked it's glowing way through the plant in a trough with rollers in the bottom. I noticed on a far wall that the brickwork was mismatched, and that there was a solid wooden door (maybe 4' x 4') in that section. I asked the guy about it, and he said that they got tired of the steel jumping out of the trough and punching a hole in the wall, so they put the wooden gate in.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 13, 2025 03:08 PM (XeU6L)
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It seems that President Trump is a first, second, and third world problem. From El Pais:
Hurricane Trump grabs the spotlight
to learn more about the subject:
- Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí: Inundar la zona
- Ezra Klein: Don’t Believe Him
- María Márquez Guerrero: La estrategia comunicativa de Trump: la energía del caos
- Adam Tooze: Chartbook 361 Flooding the zone: The first 54 days of the second Trump administration and the end of the world as (we thought) we knew it
- Jennifer Mercieca: La constante actividad noticiosa de Donald Trump puede ser agotadora, lo que dificulta que la gente analice sus acciones presidenciales
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Pobrecitos, comunistas y socialistas de todo el mundo no están teniendo un buen año.
Hurricane Trump grabs the spotlight
to learn more about the subject:
- Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí: Inundar la zona
- Ezra Klein: Don’t Believe Him
- María Márquez Guerrero: La estrategia comunicativa de Trump: la energía del caos
- Adam Tooze: Chartbook 361 Flooding the zone: The first 54 days of the second Trump administration and the end of the world as (we thought) we knew it
- Jennifer Mercieca: La constante actividad noticiosa de Donald Trump puede ser agotadora, lo que dificulta que la gente analice sus acciones presidenciales
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Pobrecitos, comunistas y socialistas de todo el mundo no están teniendo un buen año.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 13, 2025 03:11 PM (64TDs)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 13, 2025 03:11 PM (rnpfc)
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I'd avoid those narrow streets early in the AM. French are notorious for dumping their chamberpots out the nearest window.
Posted by: Oui, Oui, Madame at April 13, 2025 03:12 PM (G5+As)
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"It's now a VOIP that I pay about $15 a year for."
idk exactly what protocol I have, but I switched from the hard line ATT (which kept getting broken) to the fiber company, when I got fiber internet. Same number, but I suppose it is now VOIP? Has been dependable, but more like $15/month.
idk exactly what protocol I have, but I switched from the hard line ATT (which kept getting broken) to the fiber company, when I got fiber internet. Same number, but I suppose it is now VOIP? Has been dependable, but more like $15/month.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 13, 2025 03:13 PM (Cus5s)
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Fish Eye Lens>>Fish-Eyed Fool
Posted by: Aunt Esther at April 13, 2025 03:13 PM (G5+As)
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Extremely expensive hipster "Coachella" featured a surprise appearance by Bernie Sanders.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 13, 2025 03:13 PM (rnpfc)
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BTW, this is a "landline" only in the sense that it's the same number we've had for nearly 40 years, which has some advantages. It's now a VOIP that I pay about $15 a year for.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 13, 2025 02:51 PM (FEVMW)
Verizon got rid of all the copper in our area and wanted me to go to VOIP. If I didn't make the decision by a certain date, they would disconnect anyway. Told them go ahead. I only kept the POTS line for reliability since 1974. Once they install fiber and an interface unit, I no longer have that. We have two cell phones in the house, plus my wife is an EMT with a two way radio directly to the police dept. Besides, the land line became a depository for telemarketers. No more. Gone. **makes hand wipe motion**
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 13, 2025 02:51 PM (FEVMW)
Verizon got rid of all the copper in our area and wanted me to go to VOIP. If I didn't make the decision by a certain date, they would disconnect anyway. Told them go ahead. I only kept the POTS line for reliability since 1974. Once they install fiber and an interface unit, I no longer have that. We have two cell phones in the house, plus my wife is an EMT with a two way radio directly to the police dept. Besides, the land line became a depository for telemarketers. No more. Gone. **makes hand wipe motion**
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 13, 2025 03:14 PM (5xuJ/)
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I think that the scam industry is so big in India that they are pretty protected. I have seen how hard it is for those scam buster YouTubers to get cops to respond
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 13, 2025 03:08 PM (P9Amw)
Then shutdown all traffic from India. How long would it take Big Tech to get the Indian gov’t in line?
“Naw, we can never do that,” says the Uniparty. “Overbearing government power exists only to enrich large corporations and foreign scammers, not to protect our own citizens.”
“That’s just racism! Not all Indians are scammers!” screams the Democrat wing of the Uniparty.
“That’s anti-free trade! It’s practically right out of Marx!” shouts the Republicuck wing of the Uniparty.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 13, 2025 03:08 PM (P9Amw)
Then shutdown all traffic from India. How long would it take Big Tech to get the Indian gov’t in line?
“Naw, we can never do that,” says the Uniparty. “Overbearing government power exists only to enrich large corporations and foreign scammers, not to protect our own citizens.”
“That’s just racism! Not all Indians are scammers!” screams the Democrat wing of the Uniparty.
“That’s anti-free trade! It’s practically right out of Marx!” shouts the Republicuck wing of the Uniparty.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 13, 2025 03:14 PM (l3YAf)
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The Leaning Towers of Dijon.
I actually DID fix something this week - my dishwasher. I started it, went out for a walk and came back to find it flashing a code and making an unholy noise, which turned out to be the pump trying to pump nothing. Turning it off did not stop the noise, so I switched it off at the fuse box. But at least my dishes had been cleaned.
I checked the impeller and there was a hard piece of white something stuck to the metal ball that should move freely, but wasn't. I cleared that out, then opened the panel on the bottom and mopped up the little bit of water in the pan. I ran a test wash, and voila! It worked! And all put together before my husband got home from work.
Spent the rest of the week finishing everyone's taxes, including my parents. Ready for a two-week nap.
I actually DID fix something this week - my dishwasher. I started it, went out for a walk and came back to find it flashing a code and making an unholy noise, which turned out to be the pump trying to pump nothing. Turning it off did not stop the noise, so I switched it off at the fuse box. But at least my dishes had been cleaned.
I checked the impeller and there was a hard piece of white something stuck to the metal ball that should move freely, but wasn't. I cleared that out, then opened the panel on the bottom and mopped up the little bit of water in the pan. I ran a test wash, and voila! It worked! And all put together before my husband got home from work.
Spent the rest of the week finishing everyone's taxes, including my parents. Ready for a two-week nap.
Posted by: bluebell at April 13, 2025 03:16 PM (79pEw)
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Extremely expensive hipster "Coachella" featured a surprise appearance by Bernie Sanders.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 13, 2025 03:13 PM (rnpfc)
I was happier to hear that Brian May was there, and playing his guitar solo on Bohemian Rhapsody, after he had a stroke that affected his left arm last year. That's far more impressive than Bernie yelling.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 13, 2025 03:13 PM (rnpfc)
I was happier to hear that Brian May was there, and playing his guitar solo on Bohemian Rhapsody, after he had a stroke that affected his left arm last year. That's far more impressive than Bernie yelling.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 13, 2025 03:16 PM (VNX3d)
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The fact that we permit these vile, cowardly foreign criminals to prey on our elderly just so we can keep “global trade” open for multi-billion dollar corporations to offshore call centers to the third world is a national disgrace.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director
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Our mail and telephone conversations used to be sacrosanct.
A person violating those protections would be pursued and prosecuted. No one, except Elliot Ness, would violate that with impunity. Now days, it's a shrug of the shoulders.
Amidst all of the wonders of this age we are in a stage coach vulnerable to highway men. Top Men
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director
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Our mail and telephone conversations used to be sacrosanct.
A person violating those protections would be pursued and prosecuted. No one, except Elliot Ness, would violate that with impunity. Now days, it's a shrug of the shoulders.
Amidst all of the wonders of this age we are in a stage coach vulnerable to highway men. Top Men
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 13, 2025 03:18 PM (64TDs)
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Being retired means I no longer have to chase water leaks in industrial buildings. I recall one older facility that the maintenance crew just gave up on, and they built a large sheet metal pan in the attic to catch the drips and drain them away.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
This is The Travelers way.
But they usually just put a five gallon bucket up there to catch the drip and they'll be long gone before it overflows.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
This is The Travelers way.
But they usually just put a five gallon bucket up there to catch the drip and they'll be long gone before it overflows.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 13, 2025 03:19 PM (/lPRQ)
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The 'center of population' is a big issue for the shipping/freight industry. Where to locate their depots?
Center of population seems a strong influence, but then, there is the issue of travel distance to where the densest populations are. Also, distance/access to higway systems, and air freight facilties. It is a complex problem for planners.
Center of population seems a strong influence, but then, there is the issue of travel distance to where the densest populations are. Also, distance/access to higway systems, and air freight facilties. It is a complex problem for planners.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 13, 2025 03:19 PM (XeU6L)
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Praise Allah for the Democrat Socialist Party .......
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated safely from the governor’s mansion early Sunday after authorities say a suspected arsonist set fire to the residence.
The fire broke out overnight after Shapiro, considered a potential presidential contender for the Democratic Party in 2028, and his family celebrated the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Shapiro posted on X that he and his family awoke at about 2 a.m. to police banging on their door after "an arsonist set fire" to the governor’s residence.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated safely from the governor’s mansion early Sunday after authorities say a suspected arsonist set fire to the residence.
The fire broke out overnight after Shapiro, considered a potential presidential contender for the Democratic Party in 2028, and his family celebrated the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Shapiro posted on X that he and his family awoke at about 2 a.m. to police banging on their door after "an arsonist set fire" to the governor’s residence.
Posted by: Jack Mehoff at April 13, 2025 03:20 PM (3vVOG)
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Idaho Spud, you of course already keep the torch lighter at a distance from the cigar, so the visible tip of the flame does not touch? Also makes it easier to avoid the ouchie oopsies you describe. A new eff-up was added to my portfolio last week. Touched the torch lighter's flame valve/whatever when picking it up - big ouch. Duh.
And Adam Tooze appears to be a shallow disappointment based on the few snippets I've seen from him about contemporary issues. His economic history of Nazi Germany is quite good.
And Adam Tooze appears to be a shallow disappointment based on the few snippets I've seen from him about contemporary issues. His economic history of Nazi Germany is quite good.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 13, 2025 03:22 PM (1m82a)
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Spent the rest of the week finishing everyone's taxes, including my parents. Ready for a two-week nap.
Posted by: bluebell
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We who suffered The Storm, have been granted a two week automatic extention for filing. May 1.
I get to procrastinate for two more weeks. A smart guy would get it done now. A smart guy...
Posted by: bluebell
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We who suffered The Storm, have been granted a two week automatic extention for filing. May 1.
I get to procrastinate for two more weeks. A smart guy would get it done now. A smart guy...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 13, 2025 03:22 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 13, 2025 03:25 PM (/lPRQ)
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Speaking of Caller ID: why are we still bombarded with spam callers and scammers?
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Just don’t ever answer the phone. Problem solved.
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Just don’t ever answer the phone. Problem solved.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 13, 2025 03:25 PM (DKKgv)
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I am proud to announce the next Governor of Californica.........
Kumala "Cackles" Harris.................
Che !!!!!!!!!!!!! Long Live Californica Socialism !!!!!!!!
Kumala "Cackles" Harris.................
Che !!!!!!!!!!!!! Long Live Californica Socialism !!!!!!!!
Posted by: Buster Hymand at April 13, 2025 03:26 PM (FDlb9)
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Bucket conveys.
Posted by: Important note in the real estate listing at April 13, 2025 03:27 PM (yvUHm)
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Yeah 30 years ago "screen my phone calls" was a hit song about an annoying ex boyfriend, now almost nobody answers the phone unless its a number they know
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 13, 2025 03:28 PM (P9Amw)
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Friday got a new 32 in TV for bedroom, tore old one apsrt to trash it. 1987 it was made
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2025 03:29 PM (ypFCm)
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But those dukes built the town without realizing that those narrow streets also shielded cell phones from GPS signals.
Well maybe *somebody* should have taken the time machine for a little visit to let them know.
Well maybe *somebody* should have taken the time machine for a little visit to let them know.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2025 03:30 PM (Vqx30)
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No cell phone reception for navigating? You mean the CBD "clipboard of fun" is not operational and you'll have to wing it?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at April 13, 2025 03:35 PM (tT6L1)
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Well maybe *somebody* should have taken the time machine for a little visit to let them know.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2025 03:30 PM (Vqx30)
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Still can. After all, it's a time machine.
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Well maybe *somebody* should have taken the time machine for a little visit to let them know.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2025 03:30 PM (Vqx30)
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Still can. After all, it's a time machine.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 13, 2025 03:39 PM (t1fZA)
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The fact that we permit these vile, cowardly foreign criminals to prey on our elderly just so we can keep “global trade” open for multi-billion dollar corporations to offshore call centers to the third world is a national disgrace.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director
I closed several credit card accounts over the years except for one. When I call customer service, I either get Florida or Ohio call centers.
Similarly, when I had trouble with the corporation previously known as Angie's List, a gal in Detroit Metro area took care of the problem after the continuous hang-ups from the foreigners who didn't want to deal with the problem in a way that I could understand.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director
I closed several credit card accounts over the years except for one. When I call customer service, I either get Florida or Ohio call centers.
Similarly, when I had trouble with the corporation previously known as Angie's List, a gal in Detroit Metro area took care of the problem after the continuous hang-ups from the foreigners who didn't want to deal with the problem in a way that I could understand.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 13, 2025 03:41 PM (N6I6O)
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What, no Grey Poupon jokes?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 13, 2025 03:42 PM (63Dwl)
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What, no Grey Poupon jokes?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 13, 2025 03:42 PM (63Dwl)
No gray background to make the joke funnier.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 13, 2025 03:42 PM (63Dwl)
No gray background to make the joke funnier.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 13, 2025 03:43 PM (VNX3d)
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Ever since DST, when I set it forward an hour... it will stay set for a while, but return to standard time as soon as it detects an incoming call.
Have you tried setting it ahead two hours?
Ever since DST, when I set it forward an hour... it will stay set for a while, but return to standard time as soon as it detects an incoming call.
Have you tried setting it ahead two hours?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 13, 2025 03:44 PM (63Dwl)
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>>> 78 Praise Allah for the Democrat Socialist Party .......
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated safely from the governor’s mansion early Sunday after authorities say a suspected arsonist set fire to the residence.
The fire broke out overnight after Shapiro, considered a potential presidential contender for the Democratic Party in 2028, and his family celebrated the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Shapiro posted on X that he and his family awoke at about 2 a.m. to police banging on their door after "an arsonist set fire" to the governor’s residence.
Posted by: Jack Mehoff at April 13, 2025 03:20 PM (3vVOG)
I really want to know how someone just happened to get right by the residence to start a fire that grew large enough for the police department to notice from outside, and apparently to get away without ever being seen.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated safely from the governor’s mansion early Sunday after authorities say a suspected arsonist set fire to the residence.
The fire broke out overnight after Shapiro, considered a potential presidential contender for the Democratic Party in 2028, and his family celebrated the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Shapiro posted on X that he and his family awoke at about 2 a.m. to police banging on their door after "an arsonist set fire" to the governor’s residence.
Posted by: Jack Mehoff at April 13, 2025 03:20 PM (3vVOG)
I really want to know how someone just happened to get right by the residence to start a fire that grew large enough for the police department to notice from outside, and apparently to get away without ever being seen.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2025 03:44 PM (Vqx30)
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Yeah you want a first world problem, one is getting people in the phone with an accent so hea y they are almost incomprehensible. I don't care if it's Swedish or Urdu or Ebonics, don't put someone on the customer service desk if they have so heavy a brogue nobody can comprehend it
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 13, 2025 03:47 PM (P9Amw)
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I really want to know how someone just happened to get right by the residence to start a fire that grew large enough for the police department to notice from outside, and apparently to get away without ever being seen.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2025 03:44 PM (Vqx30)
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Shall we got out front of the issue and say the arson attack is "Trump's Fault?" Or do we blame the VRWC? MAGA? I mean, you know that's what MSM is going to say.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2025 03:44 PM (Vqx30)
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Shall we got out front of the issue and say the arson attack is "Trump's Fault?" Or do we blame the VRWC? MAGA? I mean, you know that's what MSM is going to say.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at April 13, 2025 03:48 PM (tT6L1)
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I really want to know how someone just happened to get right by the residence to start a fire that grew large enough for the police department to notice from outside, and apparently to get away without ever being seen.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2025 03:44 PM (Vqx30)
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Shall we got out front of the issue and say the arson attack is "Trump's Fault?" Or do we blame the VRWC? MAGA? I mean, you know that's what MSM is going to say.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at April 13, 2025 03:48 PM (tT6L1)
I expect the suspect is Mohammed Mahmoud Mehmed.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 13, 2025 03:44 PM (Vqx30)
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Shall we got out front of the issue and say the arson attack is "Trump's Fault?" Or do we blame the VRWC? MAGA? I mean, you know that's what MSM is going to say.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at April 13, 2025 03:48 PM (tT6L1)
I expect the suspect is Mohammed Mahmoud Mehmed.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 13, 2025 03:50 PM (VNX3d)
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95 Yeah you want a first world problem, one is getting people in the phone with an accent so hea y they are almost incomprehensible. I don't care if it's Swedish or Urdu or Ebonics, don't put someone on the customer service desk if they have so heavy a brogue nobody can comprehend it
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 13, 2025 03:47 PM (P9Amw)
Yaw paymo tension wam sayin.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 13, 2025 03:47 PM (P9Amw)
Yaw paymo tension wam sayin.
Posted by: Eromero at April 13, 2025 03:51 PM (LHPAg)
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Alors peu importe.
Posted by: m at April 13, 2025 03:52 PM (CQE5S)
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100
Posted by: m at April 13, 2025 03:52 PM (CQE5S)
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w00t
Posted by: m at April 13, 2025 03:52 PM (CQE5S)
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Scrolling through YouTube a life in the 70s
Riding in back of a station wagon without a seat belt to worry about
Riding in back of a station wagon without a seat belt to worry about
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2025 03:52 PM (ypFCm)
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91 What, no Grey Poupon jokes?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 13, 2025 03:42 PM (63Dwl)
Grape ooh pon?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 13, 2025 03:42 PM (63Dwl)
Grape ooh pon?
Posted by: m at April 13, 2025 03:53 PM (CQE5S)
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Gray poop on?
Clay like stool is often a sign of pancreatic, live, gallbladder, or bile duct issues. See a doctor!
Clay like stool is often a sign of pancreatic, live, gallbladder, or bile duct issues. See a doctor!
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 13, 2025 03:55 PM (l3YAf)
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102 Scrolling through YouTube a life in the 70s
Riding in back of a station wagon without a seat belt to worry about
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2025 03:52 PM (ypFCm)
Riding in the open bed of a pickup with a bunch of saws, and flooring hammers, and nails back in the 60s.
Riding in back of a station wagon without a seat belt to worry about
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2025 03:52 PM (ypFCm)
Riding in the open bed of a pickup with a bunch of saws, and flooring hammers, and nails back in the 60s.
Posted by: Eromero at April 13, 2025 03:56 PM (LHPAg)
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That's Dijon, home of the mustard
CBD, ignore the Commentators above whose non-seriousness doesn't cut the condiment of the intelligent discourse which is a revered standard of this Smart Military Blog.
Let us inquire instead about the tour of the Grey Poupon factory which the Government of France is arranging for you. Can we expect a Food Thread with pictures in the near future?
CBD, ignore the Commentators above whose non-seriousness doesn't cut the condiment of the intelligent discourse which is a revered standard of this Smart Military Blog.
Let us inquire instead about the tour of the Grey Poupon factory which the Government of France is arranging for you. Can we expect a Food Thread with pictures in the near future?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 13, 2025 03:58 PM (0sNs1)
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Get cleaned up and upstairs
FOODIE NOODIE TIME
FOODIE NOODIE TIME
Posted by: Skip at April 13, 2025 04:01 PM (ypFCm)
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CBD, we were in Dijon last September and had the same navigation trouble. Had no idea it was the narrow, yet charming streets. Hope you visited the indoor market place. One vendor found out we were from the States: picked up a piece of paper, drew a crude US outline, then started blocking out states and naming capitals. Poured himself some more white wine, got me a glass, and paused for some sales. Then back the map and the wine. Did about 40 states before i bought dried morels and a bottle of wine, and got away to the cheese shop. Got the best cheese ever,Soumaimtrain, if you like rich and flavorful (stinky). It’s also for sale in the Duty Free shop in the airport they named for you, CDG. In a bag that snaps shut for odor control!
Posted by: Lester Fahrner at April 13, 2025 04:02 PM (piwf8)
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@ 95: Yeah you want a first world problem, one is getting people in the phone with an accent so hea y they are almost incomprehensible. I don't care if it's Swedish or Urdu or Ebonics, don't put someone on the customer service desk if they have so heavy a brogue nobody can comprehend it
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I see you, too, have had need to contact AT&T recently ...
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I see you, too, have had need to contact AT&T recently ...
Posted by: Dr_No at April 13, 2025 04:02 PM (ayRl+)
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I’m appealing to Trump personally to add a 50% tariff on Korea until they stop copying Microsoft in thinking they can control my app layout.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 13, 2025 02:23 PM (6ydKt)
TV sets, deserts, firearms. All is well.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 13, 2025 02:23 PM (6ydKt)
TV sets, deserts, firearms. All is well.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 13, 2025 04:09 PM (8zz6B)
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>>>I really want to know how someone just happened to get right by the residence to start a fire that grew large enough for the police department to notice from outside, and apparently to get away without ever being seen.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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You conservatives are always ready to put down a man who does a good job.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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You conservatives are always ready to put down a man who does a good job.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 13, 2025 04:19 PM (64TDs)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 13, 2025 04:28 PM (64TDs)
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Calling, hind tit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 13, 2025 04:32 PM (64TDs)
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when you go to settings for "date and time" there's an option called "Time Adjustment." The default is that it's set to Caller ID. If you change that setting to "manual" the phone will accept the time you enter...and stay there.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey
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Thank you! Problem solved!
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey
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Thank you! Problem solved!
Posted by: JQ at April 13, 2025 05:45 PM (rdVOm)
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Have you tried setting it ahead two hours?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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I did, in fact, try that!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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I did, in fact, try that!
Posted by: JQ at April 13, 2025 05:54 PM (rdVOm)
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We're a gaggle of volunteers and opening a new scheme
in our community. Your web site offered us with helpful information to work on. You've done a formidable
process and our entire neighborhood shall be grateful to you.
in our community. Your web site offered us with helpful information to work on. You've done a formidable
process and our entire neighborhood shall be grateful to you.
Posted by: ReinwinBoost at April 13, 2025 11:09 PM (SHBei)
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Scammer calls:
Scammer: Hello, I am calling from the Accident Reporting Centre (in heavy Indian accent)
Me: Oh, my God! Thank you SO much for calling back! I've been trying to contact you all morning! I know I shot the guy six times, but it was an accident! He's still alive because I can hear him moaning from here, but I don't know what to do! He's bleeding all over the new carpet.
Me: Hello? Hello?
Scammer: Hello, I am calling from the Accident Reporting Centre (in heavy Indian accent)
Me: Oh, my God! Thank you SO much for calling back! I've been trying to contact you all morning! I know I shot the guy six times, but it was an accident! He's still alive because I can hear him moaning from here, but I don't know what to do! He's bleeding all over the new carpet.
Me: Hello? Hello?
Posted by: Sendarius at April 13, 2025 11:44 PM (y4ov7)
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