First World Problems...

Interesting issue...did the grease gun shrink with disuse, or has the industry standard canister gotten bigger?

Either way, my best course of action is to raze the garage, and rebuild it with an integrated grease delivery system.

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Train too big for the tunnel, eh?

Does not happen that often.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 02:01 PM (bss/y)

3 My FWP is that my coffee cools too quickly for me to enjoy a leisurely cuppa.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 02:02 PM (A5RD0)

4 Give me Lithium grease, give me lithium grease, sayeth the gun.

Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at March 08, 2026 02:02 PM (9Nwmx)

5 Willowed from previous thread.
209 Has anybody considered that Quatarlson might be an op?
Posted by: Eromero at March 08, 2026 02:01 PM (LHPAg)

Posted by: Eromero at March 08, 2026 02:02 PM (LHPAg)

6 Old grease guns got loaded in a screw cap

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 02:03 PM (Ia/+0)

7 That's a Mini-grease gun. for greasing Minis.

Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 08, 2026 02:03 PM (vFG9F)

8 I'd assume there would be different sized grease, then. I mean, how much do you really use at once? (not sure I want that answered.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 02:03 PM (bss/y)

9 Lucas Oil, Co. also makes a superb line of firearm lubricants and cleaning solutions.

Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2026 02:03 PM (rj6Yv)

10 Jimmy!

I saw Williwah on his walk is this morning.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (A5RD0)

11
Train too big for the tunnel, eh?

Does not happen that often.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 02:01 PM (bss/y)

It happens to The Paolo every weekend

Posted by: The Paolo at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (Th7dZ)

12 7 That's a Mini-grease gun. for greasing Minis.
Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 08, 2026 02:03 PM (vFG9F)

So it takes that British Left handed grease, huh?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (bss/y)

13 Frequent greasing and other maintenance is one of my weak areas. I did buy the battery operated gun to make it easier, still hasn't really motivated me much.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (vbXSk)

14 Anyway, whatcha greasing CBD? Got on old truck?

Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (vFG9F)

15 My FWP is that my coffee cools too quickly for me to enjoy a leisurely cuppa.
Posted by: nurse ratched

I have a couple of insulated cups that slow the cooling process down considerably.

Posted by: Tuna at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (lJ0H4)

16 It happens to The Paolo every weekend
Posted by: The Paolo at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (Th7dZ)

The gals chasing the Paolo, I kind of doubt it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 02:05 PM (bss/y)

17 And did your little greasegun come with a five gallon bucket of grease? That's how it used to be.

Posted by: Eromero at March 08, 2026 02:05 PM (LHPAg)

18 How many kids today would even know what that is? I'd say less than 10%.

Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 08, 2026 02:06 PM (vFG9F)

19 17 And did your little greasegun come with a five gallon bucket of grease? That's how it used to be.
Posted by: Eromero at March 08, 2026 02:05 PM (LHPAg)

He used the bucket to burn down the last 5 houses.

Fresh out.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 08, 2026 02:06 PM (bss/y)

20 My FWP is watched F-1 for 29 years and refuse now to pay to watch.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 02:06 PM (Ia/+0)

21 @9 I get a lot of use out of their light machine oil (including on guns).

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 02:06 PM (cWLG3)

22 14 Anyway, whatcha greasing CBD? Got on old truck?
Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (vFG9F)
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Maybe his ball bearings need grease.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 02:08 PM (cWLG3)

23
I inherited a really olde grease gun from my paternal grandfather. No cartridge fit it. I would refill it by hand from a tub of axle grease. Sometimes the plunger would work to pull the new grease in, but it eventually died and I had to refill it like i was packing a bearing.

Wonder where that grease gun is, I haven't seen it since the 80s.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 08, 2026 02:08 PM (QVmho)

24 Arson isn't an option. Why isn't arson an option? Arson is always an option!!!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 08, 2026 02:09 PM (89Sog)

25 My FWP is that my coffee cools too quickly for me to enjoy a leisurely cuppa.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 02:02 PM (A5RD0)
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Surely you know that's resolvable:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=coffee+warmer

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:09 PM (1o8D5)

26 Arson is always an option.

Fire is cleansing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 08, 2026 02:10 PM (4USqZ)

27 @23 The "e" on the is how you know it's extra old.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 02:10 PM (cWLG3)

28 Dude. That's a beginner's grease gun. If you weren't such a cheap bastard, you can get a battery powered grease gun and not have to pump it by hand.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 08, 2026 02:11 PM (M9gjJ)

29 Anyway, whatcha greasing CBD? Got on old truck?

Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (vFG9F)
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Apply icing to some fancy French cake.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:11 PM (1o8D5)

30
And did your little greasegun come with a five gallon bucket of grease? That's how it used to be.
Posted by: Eromero

Yes! That's what the plunger is for. Unscrew the top, invert into the grease, and pull the plunger as you push the barrel down into the grease. Return the plunger to the stow position and screw the the top back on.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 08, 2026 02:11 PM (QVmho)

31 Different sizes for different uses.

Homeowner/hobbyist doesn't need the same size professional garages use.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:11 PM (oKJ0C)

32 Standard grease guns take a 14 ounce cartridge.
What's shown here is a mini grease gun that takes a 3 ounce cartridge usually sold in packs of three.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 08, 2026 02:12 PM (2Ez/1)

33 I had a grease gun but haven't used it in years.
I have a tube of lithium grease but its black ( comes in white too) and so have to watch where one uses it

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 02:12 PM (Ia/+0)

34
My FWP is that my coffee cools too quickly for me to enjoy a leisurely cuppa.
Posted by: nurse ratched

I have a couple of insulated cups that slow the cooling process down considerably.
Posted by: Tuna at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (lJ0H4)

Happens to me all the time as well. I tried loading a thermos right after brewing, and then getting in get in the habit of pouring smaller cups so that it stays warm. Works but I was constantly having to reload the coffee mug. Kind of ruined the experience.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 08, 2026 02:12 PM (Th7dZ)

35 Is if for greasing locomotive snowplows?

Posted by: Eromero at March 08, 2026 02:12 PM (LHPAg)

36 31 Different sizes for different uses.

Homeowner/hobbyist doesn't need the same size professional garages use.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:11 PM (oKJ0C)

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That's why I don't have 55 gallon drums of anything for the home.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 02:13 PM (cWLG3)

37 Two different size grease tubes. I have a gun got both.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 08, 2026 02:13 PM (xvV+O)

38 FWP:

Cooked burgers for lunch. Somehow flipped on where grease burnt the shit out of my hand. 😡

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:13 PM (oKJ0C)

39 Arson, bumpity bump bumpity bump... fire FIRE the first and last option.

Posted by: trash can man at March 08, 2026 02:15 PM (ehY6c)

40
FWP:

Cooked burgers for lunch. Somehow flipped on where grease burnt the shit out of my hand. 😡
Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:13 PM (oKJ0C)

You shoulda let Chuckie Schumer cook your burgers...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 08, 2026 02:15 PM (Th7dZ)

41 nurse,

Awesome! Did he come say hi?

They all are doing good. If you ever need home fix it stuff, Williwaw's owner is very good and dependable.

I always read and post so late at night, I miss everybody!

I'm a thread killer.

Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at March 08, 2026 02:16 PM (9Nwmx)

42 You shoulda let Chuckie Schumer cook your burgers...
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

I'll take a burn over food poisoning.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:17 PM (oKJ0C)

43 It's called the heat/shrink fit. Freeze the grease tube for 1 hr and heat the grease gun in the oven at 225F for 20 minutes. She'll slide right in.

Posted by: Statman at March 08, 2026 02:18 PM (qK45p)

44 It's called the heat/shrink fit. Freeze the grease tube for 1 hr and heat the grease gun in the oven at 225F for 20 minutes. She'll slide right in.
Posted by: Statman

Obligatory: That's what she said!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:19 PM (oKJ0C)

45 Wrong kind of grease gun, CBD. No way that's a .45.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 02:19 PM (Wnv9h)

46 I was about to sarcastically suggest a USB immersion heater, but checked, and there actually are such devices. In fact, cup warmers

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 08, 2026 02:20 PM (XeU6L)

47 Wrong kind of grease gun, CBD. No way that's a .45.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

That's what the 9mm looks like.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:20 PM (oKJ0C)

48 >>Cooked burgers for lunch. Somehow flipped on where grease burnt the shit out of my hand.

I was dropping chicken drumettes into a fry pan of very hot oil. On one drop, some oil slopped back at me and fell to the floor, right on top of my bare foot. That was, uh, painful for several hours.

I now wear long pants and shoes when deep-frying chicken drumettes.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 02:20 PM (Y1sOo)

49 My FWP is that my coffee cools too quickly for me to enjoy a leisurely cuppa.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 02:02 PM (A5RD0)

I feel your pain!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 02:22 PM (n9ltV)

50 I was dropping chicken drumettes into a fry pan of very hot oil. On one drop, some oil slopped back at me and fell to the floor, right on top of my bare foot. That was, uh, painful for several hours.

I now wear long pants and shoes when deep-frying chicken drumettes.
Posted by: one hour sober

OUCH!

That why there are some kitchen truisms.

"Never fry bacon nekkid"

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:23 PM (oKJ0C)

51 Anyway, whatcha greasing CBD? Got on old truck?

Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 08, 2026 02:04 PM (vFG9F)

Snowblower!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 02:23 PM (n9ltV)

52 Everyone seems to know what a grease gun is used for except me. Because you can't get to all the places that need to be greased?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:25 PM (RIvkX)

53 My FWP is that my coffee cools too quickly for me to enjoy a leisurely cuppa.

Posted by: nurse ratched

I was about to sarcastically suggest a USB immersion heater, but checked, and there actually are such devices. In fact, cup warmers
Posted by: Mike Hammer

Nurse, as Mike Hammer said, either USB or 110v cup warmer and a ceramic mug. It'll keep it hot enough.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:25 PM (oKJ0C)

54 Because you can't get to all the places that need to be greased?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:25 PM (RIvkX)

A lot of machinery (including cars) has grease fittings for often-greased parts. Those plus grease guns make it much easier, neater, and quicker to grease the parts.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 02:26 PM (n9ltV)

55 Snowblower? At this time of year? I'm getting the lawnmower ready. Redbuds are already blooming and pollen has started coating everything.

Posted by: fd - My Affirmations Are For Me Only at March 08, 2026 02:26 PM (vFG9F)

56 Oh. Oh-oh. Oh-oh-ohhhhhhh. That looks to be a complete and utter MIS-match of contents vs holder. What EVAH! is to be done?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 08, 2026 02:26 PM (ayRl+)

57 Everyone seems to know what a grease gun is used for except me. Because you can't get to all the places that need to be greased?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Other than farm equipment, old & big trucks, grease guns are going the way of buggy whips.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:27 PM (oKJ0C)

58 I worked with a supposed maintenance supervisor who thought it was a good idea to grease motors with a lithium grease, not knowing that motors require polyurea grease. Two 200 hp motors burned up with two days.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 08, 2026 02:27 PM (M9gjJ)

59 my FWP today is that the late night TV stations have started rerunning the "I've fallen and I can't get up!" commercial, so both my kids have started hounding me to get myself a collar and a dog tag.
yes, I live alone, but no, I'm not doing that.
I get along with my neighbors, and I don't smoke in the house, so if they see my car but don't see me, they'll call or come looking.
I'm not ready to be radio-tagged yet.
I don't know if I ever will be.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 02:28 PM (enw9G)

60 Two 200 hp motors burned up with two days.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 08, 2026 02:27 PM (M9gjJ)

Those are a bit pricey....$15,000 each?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 02:29 PM (n9ltV)

61 Other than farm equipment, old & big trucks, grease guns are going the way of buggy whips.
Posted by: rickb223
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I disagree, what's going away is learned DIY by current younger generations.

Posted by: Zerks everywhere at March 08, 2026 02:30 PM (XeU6L)

62 @ 3 My FWP is that my coffee cools too quickly for me to enjoy a leisurely cuppa.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 02:02 PM (A5RD0)
____________________________________________

Easy-solve: Drink it faster.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 08, 2026 02:30 PM (ayRl+)

63 A lot of machinery (including cars) has grease fittings for often-greased parts. Those plus grease guns make it much easier, neater, and quicker to grease the parts.
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Thanks CBD and RickB

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:31 PM (RIvkX)

64 Snowblower? At this time of year? I'm getting the lawnmower ready. Redbuds are already blooming and pollen has started coating everything.
Posted by: fd

Redbuds, Bradford Pears trees & fruit bearing Pear trees.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:32 PM (oKJ0C)

65 FWP? Obviously, Daylight Savings Time and resetting all the clocks.

I have a solution. The house across the street is a mirror image of mine, built by the same developer. I shall purchase it and furnish it exactly like mine, right down to the clocks. One house will be set on Standard Time, the other one on Daylight Time. Twice a year, I will put my cell phone in my pocket and move across the street.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 08, 2026 02:32 PM (P/woT)

66 f you weren't such a cheap bastard, you can get a battery powered grease gun and not have to pump it by hand.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 08, 2026 02:11 PM (M9gjJ)

That's what SHE said.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at March 08, 2026 02:33 PM (5xuJ/)

67 Some really old cars had central greasing systems that would grease 40 or more grease points with a push of a plunger. I don't know if there were any cars like that after WWII. Jay Leno has a few like that.

It used to be you had to grease everything everything every 1500 miles or so. "Going to get lubed" was different back then.

Posted by: fd at March 08, 2026 02:33 PM (vFG9F)

68 I disagree, what's going away is learned DIY by current younger generations.
Posted by: Zerks everywhere

Look for zerk fittings on a Honda Civis. Take days if you need to.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:33 PM (oKJ0C)

69 MY FWP is hotels that still allow smoking:

https://tinyurl.com/mw5trmna

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:33 PM (1o8D5)

70 That why there are some kitchen truisms.
"Never fry bacon nekkid"
Posted by: rickb223

I wear kitchen gloves when making the roux for gumbo, after learning why it's called "cajun napalm."

At least the spatter only caused a few small second-degree burn blisters.

Posted by: mikeski at March 08, 2026 02:33 PM (VHUov)

71 Huh. Lincoln was doing autolube in the 50's.

"The Automatic Multi-Luber, which was installed as an option on late-1950s Lincoln-Mercury cars. One touch of the dash-mounted button and Auto-Lube accurately distributed grease to front end components while you hurtled down the highway. A comforting green light signaled the process was complete."

Posted by: fd at March 08, 2026 02:36 PM (vFG9F)

72 It used to be you had to grease everything everything every 1500 miles or so. "Going to get lubed" was different back then.
Posted by: fd

POL used to be a thing.

Petrol, Oil & Lube.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:36 PM (oKJ0C)

73
One of the more memorable moments of my career was when I found a nice lady flat on her back shaking her fist at me "I'm independent! I'm independent!" she insisted.

You go, girl.

Then I called the ambulance.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:37 PM (RIvkX)

74 Posted by: barbarausa

I also live alone (wife died last August). I'm contemplating wearing a fall monitor. Hate the thought of it, too.

As of now, I text my daughter twice per day at the same time everyday -- no words, just a simple thumbs up emoji.

She knows to text me back if I forget and if she doesn't receive a reply from me in return, to call the locals for a welfare check.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 02:37 PM (Y1sOo)

75 Redbuds, Bradford Pears trees & fruit bearing Pear trees.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:32 PM (oKJ0C)

Yep, the Bradford Pears are blooming here in east TN. But it has been *quite* unseasonably warm up until today.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 08, 2026 02:37 PM (/HDaX)

76 San Fran Psycho,

look up 'grease zerk fittings'.

yep, that's a word.

you may see some on a bike, wheel, anything that rotates.

Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at March 08, 2026 02:37 PM (9Nwmx)

77 >>>Those are a bit pricey....$15,000 each?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

>Anywhere from 12K to 50K depending on how it's wound and application. Rewound motor are always cheaper.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 08, 2026 02:37 PM (M9gjJ)

78 My FWP is that my coffee cools too quickly for me to enjoy a leisurely cuppa.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 02:02 PM

Do like New Englanders do, nurse. Iced coffee in February!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 02:38 PM (Wnv9h)

79 "The Automatic Multi-Luber, which was installed as an option on late-1950s Lincoln-Mercury cars. One touch of the dash-mounted button and Auto-Lube accurately distributed grease to front end components while you hurtled down the highway. A comforting green light signaled the process was complete."
Posted by: fd

"While the deputy chasing you could suddenly no longer see out of his windshield".

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:38 PM (oKJ0C)

80 https://tinyurl.com/mw5trmna
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it is a Ramada after all

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:38 PM (RIvkX)

81 call the locals for a welfare check.

They use EBT cards now.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 08, 2026 02:38 PM (Kt19C)

82 MY FWP is hotels that still allow smoking:

https://tinyurl.com/mw5trmna
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:33 PM

I'm not seeing a problem here.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 02:40 PM (Wnv9h)

83 MY FWP is hotels that still allow smoking:
https://tinyurl.com/mw5trmna
Posted by: Biden's Dog

They blew up some terrorists at a Ramada during Ramadan?

That's more of an Ironic World Solution.

Posted by: mikeski at March 08, 2026 02:41 PM (VHUov)

84 I also live alone (wife died last August). I'm contemplating wearing a fall monitor. Hate the thought of it, too.

As of now, I text my daughter twice per day at the same time everyday -- no words, just a simple thumbs up emoji.

She knows to text me back if I forget and if she doesn't receive a reply from me in return, to call the locals for a welfare check.
Posted by: one hour sober

Same. I text my sister on Tuesday & Friday. A simple "Marco" & she replies Polo when she can. She knows my medical history and not worried yet about falls.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:41 PM (oKJ0C)

85 grease zerk fittings

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Fascinating, thanks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:41 PM (RIvkX)

86 I still say 'change the oil and filter. Grease it where it needs it.'.

Posted by: Eromero at March 08, 2026 02:41 PM (LHPAg)

87 I would be shocked to know some still allow smoking actually

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 02:42 PM (Ia/+0)

88 Had to look this guy up. Impressive! Most brilliant dressing-down of the UK I ever read:

https://tinyurl.com/ysur55uj

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:42 PM (1o8D5)

89 I live alone.

If I ever no show for work, my super knows to call in a welfare check.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 02:43 PM (A5RD0)

90 Unless there is an obvious risk or hazard, the best predictor of falling is falling.

After the first fall therefore it is essential to take steps to avoid a second fall, which is significantly more likely.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:43 PM (RIvkX)

91 "According to the IDF, it warned those residing in the hotel of an imminent attack, and most of those at the hotel evacuated."

I have to ask the obvious question -- why didn't the targeted bad guys also evacuate?

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 02:43 PM (Y1sOo)

92 MY FWP is hotels that still allow smoking:

https://tinyurl.com/mw5trmna

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:33 PM
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I'm not seeing a problem here.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 02:40 PM (Wnv9h)
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That's because the windows were finally left open.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:44 PM (1o8D5)

93 Aaaand

Son #1 coming for brunch to celebrate is 29th (for real) birthday coming up.

Crab cake Benny. With roasted potatoes and onions and garlic. Mimosas with pomegranate. Coffee.

I love my boys.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 02:45 PM (A5RD0)

94 San Franpsycho, my maiden aunt Irene lived alone into her 90s, and was a true Depression-era first-gen Luddite.
She finally allowed one of my cousins to set up home visits for her, to help as much as Irene would let her, and the woman came every other day.
Until the day she came and found Irene had been down due to a throw rug since the day before, and she had been unable to crawl to her ancient 15-lb black rotary dial to call for help, so she patiently waited, with her snapped femur.
She was proud of the fact that she did not break her HIP.
I already don't have throw rugs.
As my daughter the ER nurse constantly tells me: FALL RISK.
I tell them both I'm more likely to fall if I start getting paranoid about it.
I do still get down on the floor to do certain things, and I can get back up fine. It may take a bit longer and certainly isn't pretty, but I can do it.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 02:46 PM (enw9G)

95 I'm contemplating wearing a fall monitor.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 02:37 PM (Y1sOo)

I use a calendar. September 21st!

That IS what you mean....right?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 02:46 PM (n9ltV)

96 Lucas Oil, Co. also makes a superb line of firearm lubricants and cleaning solutions.
Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2026 02:03 PM (rj6Yv)

CBD, as mentioned above, they do make different sized canisters for different size grease guns. You do have there the smallest size and replacement tubes are readily available. For most folks not lubing automobile chassis, but rather lawn tractors and such, a 10.00 3 pack of general high temp grease will likely outlive you.
MRP
That red grease pictured is excellent for anything that slides on a gun. Again, that tube is a lifetime supply for any collection short of an actual arsenal.
Grease if it slides, oil for everything else.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 08, 2026 02:46 PM (Hx0tZ)

97 "According to the IDF, it warned those residing in the hotel of an imminent attack, and most of those at the hotel evacuated."

I have to ask the obvious question -- why didn't the targeted bad guys also evacuate?

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 02:43 PM (Y1sOo)
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And my question is why are we Israelis such idiots?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:46 PM (1o8D5)

98 I have to ask the obvious question -- why didn't the targeted bad guys also evacuate?
Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 02:43 PM (Y1sOo)
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Why is the Iranian president hiding inside a hospital?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:46 PM (RIvkX)

99 @59. barbarausa.

Look at it this way, at least you have children who care. They care about you and that is a blessing. An accident can happen to anyone at anytime. Not just because of age. At least try and keep your cell phone with you so you can push the 911 button in case you need help.

Posted by: Case at March 08, 2026 02:47 PM (rH6aZ)

100 I'm retired, so I don't have a job to go to where I'd be missed. My lone neighbor is a self-absorbed shithead who wouldn't even realize that he hasn't seen me in a while.

My fear is that I'll have a stroke or something and lie on the floor for a few days...and my two very hungry Bullmastiffs start eating me.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 02:47 PM (Y1sOo)

101 And my question is why are we Israelis such idiots?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:46 PM (1o8D5)
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Trying not to offend Tucker Carlson & Co.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:47 PM (RIvkX)

102 Had to look this guy up. Impressive! Most brilliant dressing-down of the UK I ever read:

https://tinyurl.com/ysur55uj
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:42 PM (1o8D5)

DAMN!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 08, 2026 02:48 PM (/HDaX)

103 I also live alone (wife died last August). I'm contemplating wearing a fall monitor. Hate the thought of it, too.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:41 PM (oKJ0C)
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Don't hesitate. It's harmless and a simple precautionary solution. Hopefully you'll never need it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:48 PM (1o8D5)

104 >>Other than farm equipment, old & big trucks, grease guns are going the way of buggy whips.

Outboards. AKA zerk fittings. You're going to want to keep them greased if you are in saltwater.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 08, 2026 02:48 PM (viF8m)

105 both my kids call or text every day.
I think they're just nervous, not because of any bad health on my part, but because my husband died almost three years ago now, so mortality has come to the immediate circle.
I think they're afraid I'm going to spontaneously die on them.
That can happen to anyone any day, and they know that, so lately they've been obsessing.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 02:50 PM (enw9G)

106 Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 02:46 PM (enw9G)
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Oh, ok. If you have your own kids barking at you then I will be satisfied.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:52 PM (RIvkX)

107 Outboards. AKA zerk fittings. You're going to want to keep them greased if you are in saltwater.
Posted by: JackStraw

Used to be, every car had grease fittings. Now?

Most don't.

No ball joint fittings, no steering linkage, no tie rod ends.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:53 PM (oKJ0C)

108 I'm contemplating wearing a fall monitor.
Posted by: one hour sober

I use a calendar. September 21st!
That IS what you mean....right?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Or are lizards now fashion accessories?

.....

If you want a panopticon of health monitors, a recent Apple Watch will have fall detection & automatic call-for-help (if you stop moving after the fall, i.e. you hit your noggin and are unconscious.) I assume the google/android panopticon has their version as well.

Posted by: mikeski at March 08, 2026 02:53 PM (VHUov)

109 "Fall montitors" these days are completely unobtrusive.

There's a great company called SafelyYou that makes a camera that turns on only when you fall, then calls whoever you want and sends live video of the fall.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:54 PM (RIvkX)

110 Case, I'm glad they call.
I wish they'd call each other, just in case something does happen to me--which of course it will some day.
They need a better relationship for when I'm gone.
I'm kind of hoping that if they have to join forces to make me do that, they'll start talking to each other more often.
My son is back in the hospital currently, and he calles me four or five times a day, starting about 8 a.m.
I sleep with my cell, if he's going through a bad patch.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 02:54 PM (enw9G)

111 Aaaand

Son #1 coming for brunch to celebrate is 29th (for real) birthday coming up.

Crab cake Benny. With roasted potatoes and onions and garlic. Mimosas with pomegranate. Coffee.

I love my boys.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2026 02:45 PM

Awww....

Enjoy! Crab cake Benny sounds delish.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 08, 2026 02:55 PM (Wnv9h)

112 FWP: Tapper

By Gabe Owners
BREAKING: CNN Reports NYC Explosive Throwers Were “Two White Men In MAGA Hats”
NEW YORK — Mere moments after NYPD officers tackled two counter-protesters outside Mayor Mamdani’s Gracie Mansion, CNN’s Jake Tapper cut in with the day’s most important update.
“Breaking news: two white men in MAGA hats have been throwing improvised explosive devices in New York City,” Tapper declared, gesturing at live footage of the actual suspects being cuffed. “This kind of senseless violence has ‘Trump supporter’ written all over it.”
Network sources later explained that eyewitness video, the suspects’ names, their appearances, and the complete absence of red hats were all “problematic” and “not helpful to the narrative.”
“The important thing is we don’t let facts get in the way of the story,” one producer told TDS News on condition of anonymity. “If we can’t blame MAGA, what are we even doing here?”
At press time, Tapper was reportedly asking his team how soon they could confirm the devices were radicalized by President Trump’s tweets.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:56 PM (oKJ0C)

113 That Lucas Red and Tacky is the bomb for chassis lubes.

My FWP is to replace two Zerks on the front end of my Chevy 4x4 with 45deg fittings. There is no possible way to get a grease gun nozzle on them, even with a 90 deg tip. I tried for over 30 minutes a few weeks ago. Frigg'n Chevy. Ugh.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 08, 2026 02:57 PM (abIsI)

114 Whoa! Have you seen the new guided TOW missile?

https://tinyurl.com/684nyrfz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 02:57 PM (1o8D5)

115 have fun Nurse! Pom mimosas are my favorite kind!

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 02:58 PM (enw9G)

116 montitors

Heh.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:59 PM (RIvkX)

117 Perhaps the grease gun is still a 'teen-ager' … ? It'll grow …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 08, 2026 03:02 PM (ayRl+)

118 Whoa! Have you seen the new guided TOW missile?
https://tinyurl.com/684nyrfz
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Now my FWP is visual puns.

Posted by: mikeski at March 08, 2026 03:02 PM (VHUov)

119 We're having the kids over too. SiL just got back from 2 weeks in Sydney.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 03:04 PM (RIvkX)

120 Kurdish fighters have begun ground activity inside Iran from areas near the Iraqi border, a development that could open an additional front against Tehran as regional tensions continue to escalate.

US doesn't need boots on the ground. Just support those that already are.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 03:05 PM (oKJ0C)

121 So, it's a gub thread now.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 08, 2026 03:05 PM (4NO2D)

122 I love this blog because people share their knowledge and crack a few jokes now and then without all of the bullshit.

Cheers!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 08, 2026 03:06 PM (M9gjJ)

123 103 I also live alone (wife died last August). I'm contemplating wearing a fall monitor. Hate the thought of it, too.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:41 PM (oKJ0C)

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Oh, please do. I've even started wearing mine. And while i'm being a nag, it's a good idea to take the throw rugs and put them in a closet. Trip hazard.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 08, 2026 03:07 PM (9qZ8R)

124 @ 94 San Franpsycho, my maiden aunt Irene lived alone into her 90s, and was a true Depression-era first-gen Luddite. She finally allowed one of my cousins to set up home visits for her, to help as much as Irene would let her, and the woman came every other day.
Until the day she came and found Irene had been down due to a throw rug since the day before, and she had been unable to crawl to her ancient 15-lb black rotary dial to call for help, so she patiently waited, with her snapped femur.She was proud of the fact that she did not break her HIP. I already don't have throw rugs. As my daughter the ER nurse constantly tells me: FALL RISK.
I do still get down on the floor to do certain things, and I can get back up fine. It may take a bit longer and certainly isn't pretty, but I can do it.
__________________________________________

I keep getting calls & emails from Aetna about scheduling an 'in-home wellness visit'. Nope. Sorry. I don't need it and don't want it. I also know they'll be 'quizzy' and looking at everything in the place. Sorry. If I fall and die, it's because it's how I'm supposed to check out.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 08, 2026 03:07 PM (ayRl+)

125 I even bought my ex-wife a fall monitor. But despite numerous falls, she won't wear it. Which kind of goes to the mental problems that led to the divorce.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 08, 2026 03:10 PM (9qZ8R)

126 I keep getting calls & emails from Aetna about scheduling an 'in-home wellness visit'.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 08, 2026 03:07 PM (ayRl+)

They might send a smokin' hot 26-year-old in a skimpy nurse outfit!

Probably not.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2026 03:11 PM (n9ltV)

127 I also live alone (wife died last August). I'm contemplating wearing a fall monitor. Hate the thought of it, too.
Posted by: rickb223

The median age in my community is 74 with lots of widows and widowers. One of our biggest concerns is balancing privacy with having friends and neighbors know if you are okay.

There are more than a few cases of someone falling or dying and lying there for a few days before anyone gets to you.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 08, 2026 03:12 PM (cYBz/)

128 Dr. No, I have Aetna too, and they made me have an in home last year, but not this (last was my first year medicare with them).
It was fine, young doctor was hilarious, and I messed with him--made him look in my fridge, which he admitted looked better than his. fruit, cheese, yogurt, fresh salad makings, a casserole.
Showed him my feet, and remarked that the ladies at Lucky Nails around the corner are MUCH cheaper than a podiatrist.
Asked him if he was there to make sure I wasn't fighting with my toaster, and so on.
Took my vitals, visited and played with the dog for a while, and handed me some info cards and a magnet for the fridge.
Haven't seen him since, so I guess I passed.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 03:13 PM (enw9G)

129 I think Pam Bondi needs a shot of Lucas in her indictment keyboard. Help things to get moving smoothly.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 08, 2026 03:13 PM (abIsI)

130 I think Pam Bondi needs a shot of Lucas in her indictment keyboard. Help things to get moving smoothly.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Lucas or Metamucil.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 03:14 PM (oKJ0C)

131
I keep getting calls & emails from Aetna about scheduling an 'in-home wellness visit'. Nope. Sorry. I don't need it and don't want it. I also know they'll be 'quizzy' and looking at everything in the place. Sorry. If I fall and die, it's because it's how I'm supposed to check out.
Posted by: Dr_No at March 08, 2026 03:07 PM (ayRl+)

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I affirm your right to live the way you choose. After our mother, who lived alone, had several falls, we went picked up fifteen throw rugs in the house.
B

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 08, 2026 03:15 PM (9qZ8R)

132 There's a great company called SafelyYou that makes a camera that turns on only when you fall, then calls whoever you want and sends live video of the fall.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:54 PM (RIvkX)
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The laughtrack feature is optional.

Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2026 03:16 PM (rj6Yv)

133
"According to the IDF, it warned those residing in the hotel of an imminent attack, and most of those at the hotel evacuated."

I have to ask the obvious question -- why didn't the targeted bad guys also evacuate?

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 02:43 PM

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Maybe the Israelis calculated that the targets would stay put, thinking they'd become targets for snipers outside. The proof is in the pudding -- you can try to say the Israelis were stupid about it, but the fact is everybody else evacuated and the targets actually stayed put.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 08, 2026 03:18 PM (azNOR)

134 There are 16 grease Zerks on my 1960 VW Bus front end. Keeping up with lubrication is the responsibility of every Bus Pilot.

Posted by: Grease Is The Word at March 08, 2026 03:18 PM (oftw2)

135 I'm guessing the Israelis had some means to block the reverse 911 equivalent sent to other residents of the hotel from going to the room with the IRGC guys. Which is kind of spooky. Or I suppose they might have had agents ready to take out the IRGC folks on the street if they bolted. I can see the IRGC folks thinking "not going to go out and make myself a target, but I can't see them not changing rooms if they had received the warning. Heh, maybe Mossad was at the front desk, did not know what room the IRGC were in and needed the request to change rooms for accurate targeting. Fun speculation game.

My dad acquired a power grease gun shortly before he decided he was too old to crawl under vehicles himself and started paying the mechanic neighbor to handle vehicle maintenance. I should give that away, I always just pay someone for maintenance, don't have spare hours and don't even know how to do most of it.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 08, 2026 03:19 PM (vlkz/)

136 TonyPete, I've got a couple years until 70, and I think one of the reasons my daughter is so psycho is because of the awful things she sees on the regular in the ER.
She told me a horrible story of a bedbound lady cared for by her equally elderly husband, who no one knew was starting dementia.
Neighbors saw him out in the yard one day naked and waving a weapon at a tree, called it in, EMTs found wife in bed, emaciated and lying in filth.
Daughter said it took several hours of careful cleaning of her tissue paper skin folds to remove all the baody waste, and the roaches that were feeding on it.
She knows I'm not there yet, but she worries.
I've told her it's been nearly 40 years since I lived alone, and I'd very much like to keep doing it until I can't.
She gets it, but I still hear about it.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 03:19 PM (enw9G)

137 I send my brother a simple sign of life text every morning.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 08, 2026 03:19 PM (9qZ8R)

138 "According to the IDF, it warned those residing in the hotel of an imminent attack, and most of those at the hotel evacuated."

I have to ask the obvious question -- why didn't the targeted bad guys also evacuate?

Posted by: one hour sober

Hubris. "Those steenkin Joos can't touch us".

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 03:21 PM (oKJ0C)

139 Asked him if he was there to make sure I wasn't fighting with my toaster

Shoot the TV like Elvis did

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 08, 2026 03:21 PM (Kt19C)

140 MRP
That red grease pictured is excellent for anything that slides on a gun. Again, that tube is a lifetime supply for any collection short of an actual arsenal.
Grease if it slides, oil for everything else.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 08, 2026 02:46 PM (Hx0tZ)
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Thanks for the tip!

I prefer to pay 3X the price for the privilege of purchasing a tiny plunger tube of grease with the words "Gun Grease" on the label

Kidding aside, I didn't know about Lucas Oil's firearms line until a senior tech at Langdon Tactical stated that it was his preferred brand.

Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2026 03:22 PM (rj6Yv)

141 Commissar, now I'm thinking of that great meme about carrying in the kitchen because of the decepticons

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 03:24 PM (enw9G)

142 There was a pre-war Packard that came equipped with an automatic jack at each wheel. -Flats were a common nuisance back then -

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2026 03:24 PM (XGXpY)

143 My FWP is soft suburban slactivists wearing stupid inflatables at the Pot Pourri Protest.

Drove past a cluster of freaks with anti-ICE, No Dictators No Gestapo posters, hijab hag with Palestinian flag, and an old bald guy with an anti-Trump sign holding a USMC flag. Sure, you were a jarhead, Pops! Inflatable alien, t-Rex, frog also standing up against The Man.

I wanted to plow through them but that's not my demo, so I just flipped them the bird like the classy broad I am.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 08, 2026 03:27 PM (3qkDH)

144 Fox has a 1:59pm report (sorry, Tapper):

Police say a counter-protester, identified as 18-year-old Emir Balat, lit and threw a device into the crowd.

Dig deeper:
Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were both arrested

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 08, 2026 03:28 PM (ZZIer)

145 Do yourself a favor and buy a battery-powered grease gun. Less work and a lot less mess when you have a yard full of equipment to service.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 08, 2026 03:30 PM (MZ+PY)

146 Ya better send a hearst.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 08, 2026 03:31 PM (Kt19C)

147 Old Ford needs a can of Lucas in the tranny and one in the crankcase.

Also, Valvoline sells a crankcase oil that will clean all the carbon of internal parts after three changes.
There are EweToobs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2026 03:32 PM (XGXpY)

148 There's a great company called SafelyYou that makes a camera that turns on only when you fall, then calls whoever you want and sends live video of the fall.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2026 02:54 PM (RIvkX)
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The laughtrack feature is optional.
Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2026 03:16 PM (rj6Yv)

As is the intro music to The Dick Van Dyke show...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 03:32 PM (nbLIj)

149 To worry about each other is just part of being a family.
Sounds to me if adult kids worry about their own kids and their parents they were raised right. Someone did a good job raising them.😉

Posted by: Case at March 08, 2026 03:34 PM (rH6aZ)

150 Out on the prairie one bright starry night,
They broke out the whiskey and Betsy got tight.
She sang and she shouted and danced o'er the plain
And showed her bare arse to the whole wagon train.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 08, 2026 03:34 PM (Kt19C)

151 Eris, must be a special protest day. I was just driving north on the highway and Mrs. Red says I need to go back to the store (don’t ask why). Before the next exit there was a bridge with doofusses on it. “No troops in cities!”, etc.
I had time to flip them a leisurely bird. Then, going south, I did it again. After return to store, we headed north again.
Yep, three birds in one day!

Posted by: RI Red at March 08, 2026 03:36 PM (1y9xj)

152 >>>Same. I text my sister on Tuesday & Friday. A simple "Marco" & she replies Polo when she can. She knows my medical history and not worried yet about falls.
Posted by: rickb223
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Isn't it the doc who contemplates the wearing of a monitor? ChristyBlinky just went through a round.
Mine is inserted and has a receiver/transmitter to home base in the house.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2026 03:37 PM (XGXpY)

153 As is the intro music to The Dick Van Dyke show...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 08, 2026 03:32 PM (nbLIj)
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Where Rob tripped over an ottoman, if I recall.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 03:38 PM (1o8D5)

154 Dig deeper:
Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were both arrested

Posted by: JM i
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What a tragedy.
They should have been shot in the head.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2026 03:39 PM (XGXpY)

155 AI AGENTS vs. HUMANs ... Am hoping this post will spare at least one person the frustration I recently experienced interacting with an AI Customer Service agent ... When I made an online purchase -- and was sent the wrong product -- I called Customer Service seeking either a replacement or refund ... Unfortunately, the AI agent was neither able to resolve my issue, nor would it offer me the option to speak with a human ... The obstacle (according to the AI agent) was that the Zip Code I verbally provided did not match the Zip Code in the company's system ... I'll spare y'all the 20-minute dialogue transcript that took place before getting the matter resolved by a human who informed me immediately that the company was aware of the Zip Code problem -- and that, if it happens again, simply ask to speak to a live agent THREE TIMES during my interaction with the AI agent.

Posted by: Kathy at March 08, 2026 03:39 PM (zuKcR)

156 Either way, my best course of action is to raze the garage, and rebuild it with an integrated grease delivery system.

No.
Save the garage. Build an oil well, and from the production produce your own grease in a container that fits.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 03:41 PM (2WIwB)

157 Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi

Two MAGA Amishmen for sure

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 03:41 PM (Ia/+0)

158 Yep, three birds in one day!
Posted by: RI Red at March 08, 2026 03:36 PM (1y9xj)
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Excellent!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 08, 2026 03:41 PM (kpS4V)

159 My FIL got the smartwatch thing on the combined efforts of BIL and a nephew, and had many stories to tell about it interfacing with his Alexa or Siri or whatever the hell the home spy device is called. he bore it because, as Case notes, family.
I have a flip phone, and they shall pry it from my cold dead hand

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 03:41 PM (enw9G)

160 If your stuck with the out sized Lucas stick gather your utensils, clean out the tube and pack the tool. The bit of balance can be stored for things that slide.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2026 03:42 PM (XGXpY)

161 " simply ask to speak to a live agent THREE TIMES during my interaction with the AI agent.
Posted by: Kathy"

Hi, how can I help you!!!

Posted by: Beetlejuice at March 08, 2026 03:42 PM (vFG9F)

162 My ex said her apple watch failed to detect her fall, a bad one. So she got rid of it.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 08, 2026 03:44 PM (9qZ8R)

163 My FWP:
It's raining.
Hard.
I'm trying to leave the grocery store parking lot. Some idiot Karen is pushing her cart one-handed down the center of the driving lane in the parking lot while trying to read her phone whilst still keeping it in her purse to avoid the rain. She slows to a near stop.
It was rewarding to lay on the horn and see her reaction.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 03:45 PM (2WIwB)

164 Oh, please do. I've even started wearing mine. And while i'm being a nag, it's a good idea to take the throw rugs and put them in a closet. Trip hazard.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 08, 2026 03:07 PM (9qZ8R)

My mother refuses to wear hers. She leaves it on her walker tray. Her reasoning: if she falls, she can knock the walker over somehow, and drag herself to the monitor. And the one that's supposed to be in the shower? Won't move it from the vanity countertop. I ask her, if you fall, how are you going to get to that?

Nobody wants to lose mobility; I get it. But i don't get the steadfast refusal to have access to an alert.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 08, 2026 03:49 PM (h7ZuX)

165 My FWP is learning to eat cereal like a gentleman.

https://is.gd/qtnx3x

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 08, 2026 03:50 PM (d9yT3)

166 23
I inherited a really olde grease gun from my paternal grandfather. No cartridge fit it. I would refill it by hand from a tub of axle grease. Sometimes the plunger would work to pull the new grease in, but it eventually died and I had to refill it like i was packing a bearing.

Wonder where that grease gun is, I haven't seen it since the 80s.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 08, 2026 02:08 PM (QVmho)

If you do find grand-paw's grease gun, my suggestion for filling it is to get a modern grease gun, that fits modern cartridges, and use that to fill grand-paw's olde grease gun. Much easier than packing it with your hands like an animal.

--Brought to you by "Helpful Hints from Morons, for Morons"

Posted by: a.moron at March 08, 2026 03:50 PM (X5Jzz)

167 @ 128 Dr. No, I have Aetna too, and they made me have an in home last year, but not this (last was my first year medicare with them). It was fine, young doctor was hilarious, and I messed with him--made him look in my fridge, which he admitted looked better than his. fruit, cheese, yogurt, fresh salad makings, a casserole. Showed him my feet, and remarked that the ladies at Lucky Nails around the corner are MUCH cheaper than a podiatrist. Asked him if he was there to make sure I wasn't fighting with my toaster, and so on. Took my vitals, visited and played with the dog for a while, and handed me some info cards and a magnet for the fridge. Haven't seen him since, so I guess I passed.
__________________________________________

Nurse, I'm glad you had such a pleasant experience. I'm not existentially opposed to such things (I remember when I found my Mom on her floor in a pool of blood - no crim activity, tho'), but this is the sort of thing that can escalate without warning to levels I don't want to participate in. Next time Aetna calls, I may call back and ask 'em to explain exactly what's done during one of these visits. Thanks for your input.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 08, 2026 03:51 PM (ayRl+)

168 Happy .308 Day.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 03:52 PM (oKJ0C)

169 an integrated grease delivery system.

Isn't it a little early for the food thread? DST?

Posted by: DaveA at March 08, 2026 03:52 PM (FhXTo)

170 It's astrophysics.
The universe is getting bigger AND smaller.
Explains Sydney Sweeney AND Peter Dinklage.

Posted by: Elect me because i'm dyslexic and racist at March 08, 2026 03:53 PM (nc2DJ)

171 36 31 Different sizes for different uses.

Homeowner/hobbyist doesn't need the same size professional garages use.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:11 PM (oKJ0C)

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That's why I don't have 55 gallon drums of anything for the home.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 08, 2026 02:13 PM (cWLG3)

I was in the local farm store the other day, and they had motor oil in 55 gallon drums. I was tempted, but I have no idea what I would do with it, other than some kind of fraternity prank.

Posted by: a.moron at March 08, 2026 03:53 PM (X5Jzz)

172 38 FWP:

Cooked burgers for lunch. Somehow flipped on where grease burnt the shit out of my hand. 😡

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 02:13 PM (oKJ0C)

Hopefully you were still wearing pants from the book thread.

Posted by: a.moron at March 08, 2026 03:54 PM (X5Jzz)

173 but I have no idea what I would do with it

Earth day is coming.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 08, 2026 03:55 PM (Kt19C)

174 Hopefully you were still wearing pants from the book thread.
Posted by: a.moron

Yes. Just my hand.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 03:56 PM (oKJ0C)

175 I wore an Apple watch for awhile, one with cell coverage. It didn't catch the actual fall but was concerned about me if I slapped the dog for misbehaving. The online clinic I worked with was concerned about EMFs and I found I was fiddling with the watch too much. I stopped using it

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 08, 2026 03:56 PM (gQ15S)

176 Had sex for an hour and forty seconds last night.

Thanks Daylight Savings!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 03:58 PM (oKJ0C)

177 I can't wait for the food thread.
Got the ribs on the smoker...it it smells wonderful!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 03:58 PM (2WIwB)

178 Where Rob tripped over an ottoman, if I recall.

He was hammered like tiger woods

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 08, 2026 03:58 PM (Kt19C)

179 @ 171 36 31 Different sizes for different uses.

I was in the local farm store the other day, and they had motor oil in 55 gallon drums. I was tempted, but I have no idea what I would do with it, other than some kind of fraternity prank.
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In 1962, we listened to WLAC (N'ville) while at college in Hammond, LA. One evening, the DJ, 'Big Hugh Baby', said he was donating a 55-gal drum of White Rose Petroleum Jelly to Kappa Alpha Fraternity for its 'Lay in the Hay Party'. That was the last night we ever heard 'Big Hugh Baby' on-air … he faded into the Mists of History after that episode.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 08, 2026 03:58 PM (ayRl+)

180 AI AGENTS vs. HUMANs ... Am hoping this post will spare at least one person the frustration I recently experienced interacting with an AI Customer Service agent ... I'll spare y'all the 20-minute dialogue transcript that took place before getting the matter resolved by a human who informed me immediately that the company was aware of the Zip Code problem -- and that, if it happens again, simply ask to speak to a live agent THREE TIMES during my interaction with the AI agent.
Posted by: Kathy

I love the ones that don't announce they're AI and pretend to be a human. Identical keyboard-clicking noises after you answer each question, and all that laugh-track-quality fakery.

The last time I got stuck in AI Agent runaround, I got sent to a live human when I asked the agent, quote, "are you fucking retarded?"

Posted by: mikeski at March 08, 2026 03:59 PM (VHUov)

181 Has anyone else noticed that James Carville may be just a tad goofy? (Language warning. X link.)

https://bit.ly/4sA4Qop

Posted by: mindful webworker - TDS can be fatal at March 08, 2026 03:59 PM (l8w2w)

182 Had sex for an hour and forty seconds last night.

Thanks Daylight Savings!
Posted by: rickb223 at March 08, 2026 03:58 PM (oKJ0C)

I'm stealing that.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2026 04:00 PM (2WIwB)

183 FOOD FIGHT TIME

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

184 Maybe the Israelis calculated that the targets would stay put, thinking they'd become targets for snipers outside. The proof is in the pudding -- you can try to say the Israelis were stupid about it, but the fact is everybody else evacuated and the targets actually stayed put.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Screen nic checks out.

I wasn't suggesting the IDF was stupid in alerting the hotel occupants. If anything, I was suggesting that the targets were stupid for not getting out with everyone else.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 04:03 PM (Y1sOo)

185 Dr No, I checked with daughter and asked if it was basically a screening to make sure I'm safe to live alone, and she said pretty much.
So, yes, the kitchen is in good repair and is used to make actual food, the house isn't cluttered, filthy, or a fire hazard, the bathroom is clean and works, and I'm not going to burn anything down or start taking the walls apart to see if my upstairs neighbor is stealing my electricity.
I approached it that way, had some fun messing with him, and we both went on our way.
I can understand the privacy concerns, and also any prying about possible arms, but I had some fun with it, and they haven't asked to do another one since.
So, either I passed, or I had TOO much fun messing with him.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 04:04 PM (enw9G)

186 The 30mm cannon on Me-262s blowing bombers apart.

https://is.gd/WTHjdN

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 08, 2026 04:06 PM (d9yT3)

187 I wasn't suggesting the IDF was stupid in alerting the hotel occupants. If anything, I was suggesting that the targets were stupid for not getting out with everyone else.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 04:03 PM (Y1sOo)
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Oprah: "Everybody gets a stupid!"

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 08, 2026 04:07 PM (1o8D5)

188 This is funny because I used to go through gallons and gallons of grease. The more the bettah. Now I work in an industry where I use paint brushes to, as I call it, Bob Ross it, on rails and jack screws inside million dollar machines where a drip can do hundreds of thousands of dollar in damage. I use those little grease guns a lot but only one pump, if that. Paint everything. Run the machine through a warm up and then clean the hell out of it. My last job was "pump it til it pukes". 15 gallon, air powered, monsters that if you put in a loose zirk fitting you could shoot grease 20 feet. A trade secret, so shhhh.
Anyway I hate grease. BUT it is essential where required. Must be clean and doesn't age well. So replentish it frequently to avoid costly repairs.

Posted by: Reforger at March 08, 2026 04:08 PM (rpbjO)

189
184

Screen nic checks out.

I wasn't suggesting the IDF was stupid in alerting the hotel occupants. If anything, I was suggesting that the targets were stupid for not getting out with everyone else.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2026 04:03

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Editorial "you," not you per se. It was actually Israeli commenter Biden's Dog who mentioned stupidity.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 08, 2026 04:13 PM (t1fZA)

190 Nobody wants to lose mobility; I get it. But i don't get the steadfast refusal to have access to an alert.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
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Exercise tip:
Put the bed on the floor. As close to the floor as possible. It approximates getting up off the floor.

Being so close to the floor one can't hop out of bed.
It's hard at first but it requires all the forgotten mussels necessary to get up off the floor.

It makes a difference.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2026 04:16 PM (XGXpY)

191 There's a great company called SafelyYou that makes a camera that turns on only when you fall, then calls whoever you want and sends live video of the fall.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Riiiight.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 08, 2026 04:16 PM (sR2WI)

192 There's a great company called SafelyYou that makes a camera that turns on only when you fall, then calls whoever you want and sends live video of the fall.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Riiiight.
Posted by: buddhaha at March 08, 2026 04:16 PM (

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I looked up the company. They may provide the service to homes, but it looks like it's more for institutional settings, motion detectors cameras

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 08, 2026 04:22 PM (v7EM2)

193 I have one mini-grease gun for the bullet press.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 08, 2026 04:25 PM (/lPRQ)

194 I've already made the habit to sit on the side of the bed for a minute whenever getting up.
That jump-right-up-to-vertical-and-get-going will start to get you as you age, when your blood doesn't go from horizontal to vertical without some dizzy.
My daughter made me start the habit, and when my FIL started getting the dizzies, I made sure to make it second nature.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 08, 2026 04:29 PM (enw9G)

195 Tommy Robinson @TRobinsonNewEra

Boy scouts announce an "Islamophobia awareness" badge.

Should be teaching them "anti-grooming" badges.

Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat

BOY SCOUTS LAUNCH ISLAMOPHOBIA AWARENESS MONTH BADGE

To earn the badge you have to:

- Learn about the five pillars of Islam
- Visit a Mosque
- Listen to the call to prayer
- Learn about Muslim ROLE MODELS

They want our kids to embrace Islam
It's sickening indoctrination

X: https://bit.ly/3N68MOI

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 08, 2026 04:30 PM (P5BPp)

196 Riley Gaines @Riley_Gaines_

Mentioning “terrorism” when two Muslims attempt to detonate a nail bomb = bad

Mentioning “white supremacy” when two Muslims attempt to detonate a nail bomb = good

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor

Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang organized a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism. Such hate has no place in New York City. It is an affront to our city’s values and the unity that defines who we are.

What followed was even more disturbing. Violence at a protest is never acceptable. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are.

I want to thank the brave men and women of the NYPD who acted quickly to keep New Yorkers safe. Our officers ran toward danger without hesitation, demonstrating once again the courage and dedication it takes to protect this city every single day.

My administration is closely monitoring the situation and I remain in close contact with our Police Commissioner.

X: https://bit.ly/3Pp4J0p

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 08, 2026 04:32 PM (P5BPp)

197 just looking at that thing has me reaching for the gojo and dawn.
one shop i worked at had a boss so cheap we burned spent motor oil in the winter (you had to decoke that thing every morning) and he made us load all the grease guns by hand, meaning scooping goops from thirty gallon tubs. it was great.

Posted by: cmeat at March 08, 2026 04:36 PM (R11M+)

198 For those with mobility concerns and wanting good exercises and stretches as they age, this is a great channel to follow on YouTube.

I have been following him for a few years now and he is great at explaining the reasons for doing the exercises / stretches and then showing clearly how to do them correctly.

He even has his mother into some videos and has her demonstrate some of the exercises / stretches.

YouTube (WeShape): https://bit.ly/4upyf6z

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 08, 2026 04:36 PM (P5BPp)

199 Boy scouts announce a "Gloryhole awareness" badge in time for pride month.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 08, 2026 04:45 PM (Kt19C)

200 The Boy Scouts had a bad time with pedophiles BEFORE. How long before they have a BIGGER problem?

Posted by: clarence at March 08, 2026 05:00 PM (lBwkW)

201
30 years ago the Montessori school we sent the kids to didn't have a functioning flagpole or scout troop; fixed that.

Probably for the best that they fly flags other than old glory there now.

Posted by: Auspex at March 08, 2026 05:01 PM (Y8DZL)

202 I've been sleepong on the floor on a futon for several years now. I am in the process of converting to floor sitting too. I really like it.

My fall was due to hitting a wet spot on the floor. I have put some strips with a rough coating into areas on the back porch. Helps me and the old dog too

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 08, 2026 05:22 PM (gQ15S)

203 Sorry, off topic, but is anybody else getting the pop ups every time you click on 'continue reading' and then routed away from the site?

Posted by: Mark at March 08, 2026 06:00 PM (gP8ie)

204 Is that your garage floor, work bench, or is it your kitchen counter? I hope a grease gun is not on your kitchen counter.
If so, your significant other is likely pissed.
If that's your garage floor, I am totally jealous! My garage floor is a mess of garden debris, bug stuff, grease, oil, road slime, lawn mower detritus, and dirt.
My work bench in the garage is plywood stained by oil grease, WD40, fuel, wine, whiskey, and paint, not a kitchen counter top quartz slab.

Posted by: John at March 08, 2026 06:24 PM (nEWxZ)

205 My administration is closely monitoring the situation and I remain in close contact with our Police Commissioner.

X: https://bit.ly/3Pp4J0p
Posted by: Clyde Shelton

That press release will be used by AIs as evidence that the "white supremacists" were the violent ones.... and are violent in general.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 08, 2026 06:53 PM (/lPRQ)

206 I fix things. Sometimes correctly.
Lucas Red 'n Tacky is great stuff!

Posted by: smokin' cat turd at March 08, 2026 07:32 PM (KXId6)

207 Last time I used a grease gun was 1973. No car since needed lube jobs.

Posted by: Flakey Foont at March 08, 2026 08:23 PM (kvDvI)

208 MacGyver, where are you?

Posted by: Statman at March 08, 2026 09:27 PM (qK45p)

209 That grease gun you show does not take a cartridge; you have to hand pack it with grease from a five gallon can. I messy job. Filling it for my mechanic father was one of my first jobs as a five year old.

Posted by: John D. Hays at March 09, 2026 12:16 AM (9qhcA)

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