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Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 2:05 am

So will Chevy ever bring back a modern Corvair?

Default · Post by **Default** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:34 am

Why would they want to?

gbasden · Post by **gbasden** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 2:11 am

Default wrote:Why would they want to?

"Unsafe at any speed" has *amazing* marketing potential!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 9:57 am

Been watching music videos from the 1990's and as much as I and many others give music shit for being crap since the 90's there were some damn good songs out there then. Im bad to rag on music at any year as Im living it...but when I look back theres always stuff that rocked for reasons I didn't appreciate at the time.

BTW Im Daehawk . I live in the past. I have no future.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 6:22 pm

Someone built an HO scale model of Lovecraft's Arkham, complete with interiors.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:49 pm

No matter what I might've said while drunk, I really don't think a board game based on the film Sophie's Choice would work. So stop bringing it up as if I was serious, damn it.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:20 pm

We're in the process of getting our basement finished. They've got all the framing done, and and working on getting the sheet rock up. We've had crews here pretty much every day for the last week or so, and they seem to be making good progress. Had three guys show up at 7:45 tonight and start hammering and sawing away downstairs. I ended up having to kick them out because they were working right under the Wonder Twins 2.6 bedroom and the noise was ridiculous. Dudes were pissed, but I wasn't about to have them keeping the kids up for another 2 hours.

Is it a common practice for contractors to show up after hours like that? I've never had any home improvements done before...not really sure how this all works. I've got zero issue with them making a shit-ton of noise during the day, but 7:45 at night seems a bit much.

Default · Post by **Default** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:00 am

Not unless they are doing it after their day jobs. That's unprofessional as all getout.

Default · Post by **Default** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:02 am

hepcat wrote:No matter what I might've said while drunk, I really don't think a board game based on the film Sophie's Choice would work. So stop bringing it up as if I was serious, damn it.

That flight sim based on "The English Patient" was kind of underwhelming, too.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:09 am

Default wrote:Not unless they are doing it after their day jobs. That's unprofessional as all getout.

That was my thought as well, but I wanted to check and see. Thought that maybe it was usual for the construction thing and I just didn't know it.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:35 am

Today is the day that I can officially declare "Mission Accomplished" in my War on Hypertension®. After discussing the issue with my physician, I discontinued my hypertension meds (Valsartan/HCT) on 1 Dec, and after two weeks there should be no drugs left in my system. My average daily BP has gone from ~115/65 mmHg while still on the meds to ~117/69 without them. The maximum non-stressed reading over the transition period was 126/76 mmHg, well within the normal range, while the maximum stressed reading was 134/72, which is high-normal but comfortably short of being hypertensive. When I started on the meds 5 years ago, my BP readings were... considerably higher. It's nifty what you can accomplish by eliminating job-related stress.

Now I just need a flight suit, a banner and an aircraft carrier...

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:54 am

Skinypupy wrote:
Default wrote:Not unless they are doing it after their day jobs. That's unprofessional as all getout.
That was my thought as well, but I wanted to check and see. Thought that maybe it was usual for the construction thing and I just didn't know it.

As "The Client" I think it's perfectly within your rights to determine when the work is done. There should be a little more communication between parties and they shouldn't just be showing up at night to work in an occupied residence without letting you know ahead of time and planning for it.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:39 pm

Max Peck wrote:Today is the day that I can officially declare "Mission Accomplished" in my War on Hypertension®. After discussing the issue with my physician, I discontinued my hypertension meds (Valsartan/HCT) on 1 Dec, and after two weeks there should be no drugs left in my system. My average daily BP has gone from ~115/65 mmHg while still on the meds to ~117/69 without them. The maximum non-stressed reading over the transition period was 126/76 mmHg, well within the normal range, while the maximum stressed reading was 134/72, which is high-normal but comfortably short of being hypertensive. When I started on the meds 5 years ago, my BP readings were... considerably higher. It's nifty what you can accomplish by eliminating job-related stress.

Now I just need a flight suit, a banner and an aircraft carrier...

Well done!!! Congrats!!

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 3:30 pm

+1. It's always great to read mission accomplished stories.

Scuzz · Post by **Scuzz** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 3:59 pm

Skinypupy wrote:We're in the process of getting our basement finished. They've got all the framing done, and and working on getting the sheet rock up. We've had crews here pretty much every day for the last week or so, and they seem to be making good progress. Had three guys show up at 7:45 tonight and start hammering and sawing away downstairs. I ended up having to kick them out because they were working right under the Wonder Twins 2.6 bedroom and the noise was ridiculous. Dudes were pissed, but I wasn't about to have them keeping the kids up for another 2 hours.

Is it a common practice for contractors to show up after hours like that? I've never had any home improvements done before...not really sure how this all works. I've got zero issue with them making a shit-ton of noise during the day, but 7:45 at night seems a bit much.

That is really strange. I can only guess they were very busy and maybe somebody else was waiting for them to get to their work first. But your general contractor should have really asked about working those kind of hours, especially in a residential situation. Very strange.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:07 am

We have a silly photos section and a YouTube video one and one for self photos and stuff but none for normal photos. So Ill stick this here unless people want their own thread for normal photos.

https://www.thedodo.com/first-last-phot ... ign=buffer

This is a place where people posted some first and last photos of their pet. Its sad in a way. I teared up. I miss my little guys still.

Heres an example of the pics..this is not mine btw none are.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:12 pm

The Cranberries singer pleads guilty to air rage offences:

Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan shouted ‘I’m an icon, I’m the Queen of Limerick’ during an incident at Shannon airport where she headbutted and spat in the face of a garda.

An outline of the incident on November 10th last year was given at Ennis District Court on Wednesday, where the 44-year-old mother of three pleaded guilty to a number of air rage related offences.

The court heard O’Riordan had initially become quite difficult on a JFK to Shannon flight where she stepped on the foot of Aer Lingus Flight Attendant, Carmel Coyne and airport police officers were notified.

Insp Tom Kennedy said O’Riordan - dressed in black for the court sitting - told an airport police offer: “You can’t arrest me. I’m an icon. I’m the Queen of Limerick. You don’t know who you are dealing with. I pay my taxes so I pay your wages and I am going to sue.”

He said O’Riordan of Friarstown, Grange, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, was “quite irrational, quite aggressive, quite difficult.”

The inspector said while she was in the back of a patrol car to take her to Shannon Garda station, “she was banging and kicking, it looked like she was trying to break the windows but she didn’t do that”.

He said that after escaping from the patrol car, Garda Shane Dawson gave chase and on apprehending her, O’Riordan “turned around and headbutted him into the face and spat into his face.”
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Solicitor for O’Riordan, Bill O’Donnell accepted on behalf of his client that there is no substance to the allegation made by her against Garda Dawson.

In his plea of mitigation, Mr O’Donnell said “these were the actions of a very, very ill person” who “was somewhat out of control”.

He said O’Riordan was going through a very, very difficult time having recently separated from her husband of 20 years. “She moved to New York City and hadn’t seen her children for two months who live in Canada and was living out of a suitcase in New York City.”

Mr O’Donnell said O’Riordan was returning to Ireland for the second anniversary of her father’s death. “This was a very emotional time for my client and she was not in a good place.”

He handed into court medical reports on O’Riordan, with one psychiatric report concluding her actions “were of a person suffering a severe psychiatric illness”.
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O’Riordan pleaded guilty to assaulting Garda Shane Dawson and two members of the Airport Police at Shannon, Ronan O’Reilly and Eamon Power on November 10th last. She also pleaded guilty to resisting/wilfully obstructing Garda Dawson in the execution of his duty.

Judge Patrick Durcan adjourned the case for mention to January to fix a date for sentence.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 3:48 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:The Cranberries singer pleads guilty to air rage offences:

Solicitor for O’Riordan, Bill O’Donnell accepted on behalf of his client that there is no substance to the allegation made by her against Garda Dawson.

Which allegation was that? That she paid his wages or that she paid taxes?

Sounds more a drugs/alcohol thing than merely a "being in a bad place" thing.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 3:56 pm

Bad quoting on my part.

[Insp Tom Kennedy] added: “She then alleged that Garda Dawson had grabbed her tit and claimed that he sexually assaulted her by groping at her. It was a very nasty situation for Garda Dawson and for all concerned.”

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:11 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Bad quoting on my part.

[Insp Tom Kennedy] added: “She then alleged that Garda Dawson had grabbed her tit and claimed that he sexually assaulted her by groping at her. It was a very nasty situation for Garda Dawson and for all concerned.”

Ah. I didn't bother clicking through, I thought he was being contrite-non-contrite about her "do you know who I am" crap.

That's a pretty strong allegation and good on them to come out and put and end to it.

Z-Corn · Post by **Z-Corn** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 8:26 pm

When Irish people get sad they get sad.

Default · Post by **Default** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:46 pm

Just spent 40 minutes talking to my ex mother in law. Blind, diabetic, congestive heart failure and living alone in her house.

I know, not my circus, not my monkeys, but goddammit...

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:45 am

The kids are away for the week, so Blackhawk gathers together all of the presents to be wrapped...

Realizes one, for his eldest son, is missing...

Can't remember seeing it for a week or so...

Digs through the closet...

Digs through the other closet...

Searches every box...

Checks the trash can...

Considers checking the outside trash, then realizes the trash man came several days ago...

Realizes he probably threw away a present his son was very much looking forward to...

Depressed and saddened, checks the finances to see if he can afford to replace it...

Glances at the tree...

Realizes he wrapped that present last week.

wonderpug · Post by **wonderpug** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:12 pm

I just had a similar experience. I went ice skating last week and forgot to bring my gloves. Was going again yesterday and was halfway to the skating place when I realized I forgot them yet again. I had even put them right next to my keys to make sure I remembered.

Or so I thought. Pulled my skates out of the trunk and there were my gloves, sitting on top of my skates. Apparently past me knew future me wouldn't be reliable, and past me put the gloves there without telling me.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:06 pm

Whenever I need to remember to bring something to work I put the trash can in front of the door so I can't leave without moving it (and remembering the thing I need to bring).

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:29 pm

Jaymann wrote:Whenever I need to remember to bring something to work I put the trash can in front of the door so I can't leave without moving it (and remembering the thing I need to bring).

I only do that for trash day.

But I do use that technique for a lot of other things. Sometimes it works. Rarely I haven't had any coffee and it still fails.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:15 pm

Jaymann wrote:Whenever I need to remember to bring something to work I put the trash can in front of the door so I can't leave without moving it (and remembering the thing I need to bring).

Good god, that's ingenious.

wonderpug · Post by **wonderpug** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:21 pm

hepcat wrote:
Jaymann wrote:Whenever I need to remember to bring something to work I put the trash can in front of the door so I can't leave without moving it (and remembering the thing I need to bring).
Good god, that's ingenious.

What if you need to remind yourself to move the trash can in front of the door?

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:22 pm

Simple. Push the fridge in front of the trash can in front of the door.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:33 pm

hepcat wrote:Simple. Push the fridge in front of the trash can in front of the door.

Actually I just set the password on my PC to "trashcan"

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:38 pm

I stick a big, blue decorative bottle off of the shelf onto my pillow if it is something to do today, or hang a plastic bag on the front door handle if it is something to remember tomorrow.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:42 pm

What if you like sleeping with a big, blue decorative bottle to begin with?

I call him "Bottles".

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:57 pm

I was wondering what if the thing you had to do today was:
Pick up my daughter at the train station at 5 PM.
You would be all over it as you hopped into bed.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:47 pm

hepcat wrote:What if you like sleeping with a big, blue decorative bottle to begin with?

Hey, was that you? I saw that video!

J.D. · Post by **J.D.** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 11:06 pm

Went to the supermarket tonight - the first time since beer has been allowed to be sold in such establishments. There was a group of men milling around the beer aisle that you would think the province just ended Prohibition or something. What a time to be alive.

Default · Post by **Default** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:24 am

Blackhawk wrote:hang a plastic bag on the front door handle if it is something to remember tomorrow.

I do have to get rid of those extra body parts...

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:11 am

Civilian living in barracks at Fort Bragg:

Investigators are looking into how a civilian was able to move into barracks reserved for Fort Bragg's 3rd Special Forces Group.

A spokesman for the group confirmed the unit discovered a civilian living in the barracks on Wednesday and reported the matter to Fort Bragg's Provost Marshal's Office.
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The popular Facebook account U.S. Army W.T.F. Moments also has reported on the incident.

The page reported the soldier had a fake identification card that he used to access post.

o-/ I want to be an Airborne Ranger /-o

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:29 am

Isgrimnur wrote:
o-/ I want to be an Airborne Ranger /-o

I want to live in Airborne housing
Fake ID and out carousing...

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:34 am

I thought you were supposed to throw flour on a grease fire. How come I ended up getting a combination grease flour fire?

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:36 am

dbt1949 wrote:I thought you were supposed to throw flour on a grease fire. How come I ended up getting a combination grease flour fire?

No! Flour dust is highly flammable and if you "throw" it on the fire you could end up with a giant cloud of fire.

Youtube "flour fire" or "flour explosion". But don't get any wise ideas.

Salt or a wet towel are better. A fire blanket is best.