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[Daehawk]

I love pastrami. That pic makes me want a Firehouse Engineer Sub.



Smoked turkey breast, melted Swiss, and sautéed mushrooms, served Fully Involved.

Fully Involved® – Loaded complete with mayo, deli mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion, and a kosher dill pickle on the side.

[hepcat]

OO has a really odd fixation on mayo I've noticed...

[ImLawBoy]

OO has a really odd fixation on mayo I've noticed...

It's just that it's fascinating that something so disgusting is so popular.

[LawBeefaroni]

Man, what a whirlwind this has been, and the machine is only a few weeks old!

Typical. Pay for a Whirlpool, get a whirlwind.

[LawBeefaroni]

If you put mayo on the steering wheel it eliminates distracted driving, you say?

[hepcat]

OO has a really odd fixation on mayo I've noticed...

It's just that it's fascinating that something so disgusting is so popular.

It was more that every sandwich listed lately seems to include mayo. Even when it really shouldn't (like...say...in a damn Reuben or a Monte Cristo).

[Isgrimnur]

Mayo is fine on a cold cut sandwich. It does not belong in a warm one. And don't get me started on adding horseradish-mayo to a french dip.

[pr0ner]

So, here's a story about a washing machine. We've had a Maytag for over 40 years, but recently it had been on its last legs and not doing a very good job anymore.

We had to buy all new appliances when we bought our house. 30 years later, only the washing machine hasn't been replaced. It's a Roper (which is the same thing as Maytag or Whirlpool), and I'm sure they don't make 'em to last like that anymore.

In my last condo, I had a GE stackable. It was still going strong after 12 years when I sold the condo and moved on.

In my current condo, a Samsung washer that's less than 2 years old crapped out on me a couple months ago. Multiple repair attempts failed, and Samsung gave me the run around about replacing it. I plan on placing an order for a new washer (and dryer, because I'd like them to match now in case something comes up where I wind up moving on soon), and I'm hoping this one will actually last.

While I'm at it, does anyone have any pros/cons on getting a front loading washer vs. a top loader?

[Blackhawk]

All I can say is that I'm jealous of all of you. Laundromats suck.

[Smoove_B]

While I'm at it, does anyone have any pros/cons on getting a front loading washer vs. a top loader?

Pro: Front loader uses less water, better for environment
Con: Front loaders are notorious for having gasket issues which can lead to failure (water all over your floor) or odor problems (mold/mildew growing in gaskets)

They're allegedly better than they used to be but I'm always going to get a top loader.

I wouldn't spend $$ money on a washer. To borrow a phrase, they don't make them like they used to. The house we just purchased came with a high-end one that was less than 10 years old. It died about 2 months after we moved in. Like water heaters, I think modern washers are designed to last 8-10 years. I replaced it with a no-frills model - the same one we purchased in the house we sold. That one replaced a ~30 year old Maytag unit that was working like a champ. The guys that came to swap it out were stunned to see it.

All I can say is that I'm jealous of all of you. Laundromats suck.

Yeah, I don't really miss that. However, I do miss being able to sit uninterrupted for a few hours to read and maybe a little bit of the people watching.

[LordMortis]

Mayo is fine on a cold cut sandwich. It does not belong in a warm one.

Mmm... grilled ham and cheese with mayo... or [iStewie]Mircle hwip[/Stewie]... or on a sloppy burger... or to dip my fries in (not [iStewie]Mircle hwip[/Stewie] for the fries, that'd be gross) or cooked on top of egg in a hole (not what we call it but what the internet says it is).

Heck, you can take and cook egg in a hole with mayo and throw cheese on it as well as cooking it with mayo or [iStewie]Mircle hwip[/Stewie]

(Alternatively you can use grape jelly instead of mayo or [iStewie]Mircle hwip[/Stewie], cause runny egg yolk and grape jelly is dabomb yo.

[pr0ner]

While I'm at it, does anyone have any pros/cons on getting a front loading washer vs. a top loader?

Pro: Front loader uses less water, better for environment
Con: Front loaders are notorious for having gasket issues which can lead to failure (water all over your floor) or odor problems (mold/mildew growing in gaskets)

Yeah, I've read the mold/mildew con a lot of places - seems as though it's somewhat avoidable via leaving the door open and doing some semi-regular preventative cleaning.

There's a new GE line out now that has a vent and odor block system that's supposed to eliminate the mold/mildew problem, but of course, that feels like just one additional feature that could break down.

Do you happen to remember the make and model of the washer you bought?

[Smoove_B]

I do. It's a WTW5000DW2. That link goes to a 5000DW - not sure what the 2 means. When you start looking at the upgraded versions, those come with all kinds of sensors and special settings but the biggest difference is the lack of central agitator. At some point having one of those became "high end" instead of standard. I'm guess because it's something requiring extra power and parts. This model just had a flat twisty bit (technical term) in the base. There's some grumbling in the reviews, but I've never had a problem - with this one or the exact same one we left in the other house.

[pr0ner]

Thanks, Smoove.

[Smoove_B]

It's a good time to buy appliances - with all those President's Day sales happening (as our forefathers would have wanted).

[wonderpug]

OO has a really odd fixation on mayo I've noticed...

It's just that it's fascinating that something so disgusting is so popular.

Is it the vinegar taste you don't like?

[Blackhawk]

Mmm... grilled ham and cheese with mayo... or [iStewie]Mircle hwip[/Stewie]...

I love mayo. Miracle Hwip, on the other hand, is nauseatingly awful.

[LawBeefaroni]

Mmm... grilled ham and cheese with mayo... or [iStewie]Mircle hwip[/Stewie]...

I love mayo. Miracle Hwip, on the other hand, is nauseatingly awful.

"Miracle"whip : Mayo :: vinegar & potting soil : Dijon





On other random news, I met a dear old friend downtown for lunch. He was on an Amtrak layover. We met at a diner by the station and I had the special which consisted of a massive stuffed cabbage and mashed potatoes, all of it in gravy. Really damned good. Thank god that place is 35+ minutes from the office or I'd gain 15 lbs in 4 Wednesdays.

[Rumpy]

Man, what a whirlwind this has been, and the machine is only a few weeks old!

Typical. Pay for a Whirlpool, get a whirlwind.

Nevermind the brand , it's more of what it went through which could have happened to anything, and I suspect the problem started with those delivery guys who didn't really look like they knew much of what they were doing or supposed to be doing, causing possible damage. Either way, the tech agreed that there was something seriously wrong with the machine and gave the option of either sending it back or repairing it and repairing it was chosen as we didn't want to go through the whole ordeal again with that same team, which is the only available team in the whole region.

[Daehawk]

Some people think its their job to be in other peoples way. Lady in the food store standing in the middle of the aisle with a buggy on the phone.. "So what did you do yesterday" blah blah. Doesn't budge. I try to scoot around because she is right where I need to get something. Cant . So I grab her buggy and move it over. Hey lady I dont care if there is a kid in it he is going on a little ride.

Next guy is in a narrow area and grabbing something. No way around him either. I stand there 30 seconds. Thats my limit. He gets his item and stands up to put in in his buggy and sees me waiting. He moves 8" then goes to grab another item. Ya buddy I just moved your buggy too. Reach for it..I dare you.

Then theres the parking lot people in cars. If you get in your car do not set up dinner or a party there..get out of the spot. I have a horn ya know and I like the sound of it. 1 min is my limit once you are in the car. Unless you are elderly or handicapped. I give you all day or give up waiting.

Really I think some folks think its their job. There must be a letter that goes out each day and when you open it the text says "Its your turn" and people simply know what that means. "Welp time to go to town"

[LawBeefaroni]

Man, what a whirlwind this has been, and the machine is only a few weeks old!

Typical. Pay for a Whirlpool, get a whirlwind.

Nevermind the brand , it's more of what it went through which could have happened to anything, and I suspect the problem started with those delivery guys who didn't really look like they knew much of what they were doing or supposed to be doing, causing possible damage. Either way, the tech agreed that there was something seriously wrong with the machine and gave the option of either sending it back or repairing it and repairing it was chosen as we didn't want to go through the whole ordeal again with that same team, which is the only available team in the whole region.

I just thought it was a funny choice of words. Funny ha ha, not funny bad.

[Rumpy]

Well, I may have chosen those words on purpose

[Blackhawk]

On the other hand, people who park in the middle of the lane in the parking lot because somebody just got into their car are my pet peeve. When the brake lights are on, sure. Wait. If the lot is completely full, yeah, I'll hurry. But if it just a normal day, not a handicapped space, and there are other spaces 30 feet further away, then if I am just getting in my car and somebody blocks the lane waiting for me, I'll absolutely set up dinner in there. And then dessert. And then read a book. And if they blow their horn? Well, now it's time to read the sequel.

[Daehawk]

I knew it was you.

I also ripped the seat out of my jeans. I have two pair of pants. Both jeans. Now I have 1. If something happens to this old pair Im wearing jogging pants to town.

I didn't even notice for the first two stops either.

[coopasonic]

On the other hand, people who park in the middle of the lane in the parking lot because somebody just got into their car are my pet peeve. When the brake lights are on, sure. Wait. If the lot is completely full, yeah, I'll hurry. But if it just a normal day, not a handicapped space, and there are other spaces 30 feet further away, then if I am just getting in my car and somebody blocks the lane waiting for me, I'll absolutely set up dinner in there. And then dessert. And then read a book. And if they blow their horn? Well, now it's time to read the sequel.

I don't really get into these situations because I generally don't go to crowded places or park particularly close, but this is a situation where I could actually see myself taking advantage of the fact that my car has Stardew Valley built in. Usually I just play 2048 when I have to wait for something for a few minutes.

[Anonymous Bosch]

Some people think its their job to be in other peoples way. Lady in the food store standing in the middle of the aisle with a buggy on the phone.. "So what did you do yesterday" blah blah. Doesn't budge. I try to scoot around because she is right where I need to get something. Cant . So I grab her buggy and move it over. Hey lady I dont care if there is a kid in it he is going on a little ride.

Next guy is in a narrow area and grabbing something. No way around him either. I stand there 30 seconds. Thats my limit. He gets his item and stands up to put in in his buggy and sees me waiting. He moves 8" then goes to grab another item. Ya buddy I just moved your buggy too. Reach for it..I dare you.

I don't know if there's an equivalent to this in the American lexicon, but the British approach couldn't be simpler. Just state the following loudly to the person in the way:

"'SCUSE ME, PLEASE!"

It lets the obstructor know that you need to get by, but you're doing so politely so they're unlikely to take offense. It's an inoffensive way of saying "Oi! Move yer arse, chuffwit!" Simple and highly effective in my experience.

[LawBeefaroni]

What I hate are the cars following me while I'm waking through a lot, them hoping I'll vacate into a car in a prime spot. They're like vultures. But since I rarely have the prime spots the joke is on them.

Back in the day when I walked everywhere I'd cut through a parking lots just to drag some of these parking spot sharks. Hook, line, reach into my pockets, slow down, speed up, act lost...

And yes, the people waiting for a spot to open while blocking the whole lane. Awful. Get over or move on. It's a fucking parking spot. But I usually don't get on the horn because you never know. They may be oldies or have little kids or all the handicapped spots may be taken.


I never wait for a spot. I'll park at the end of a lane before waiting. What do I have to do, walk 100 feet? 200? Heaven forbid.

Edit: to Daehawk's point, I hear my dad saying, "Ya got two good legs, one day ya won't. Be glad and use them! "

[Kasey Chang]

I call them "lot stalkers", but vultures would also work. I've gotten to the point where I part a bit further away... when I was making deliveries, to supermarkets and stuff, partly because I was driving a large cargo van, but partly because I knew I need to move some more.

[Daehawk]

Ive parked in handicap spots for 20+ years . The plaque is for my wife though and even though its still good I dont use it. I haven't gotten my own yet. I need to park as close as I can due to my disability. Walking is a pain literally.

[Blackhawk]

And sure enough, I just had to make a trip to the local Wal-Mart to pick up a prescription (which they screwed up.) When I got back out to the lot, someone drove up behind me. It was raining, I had a good spot near the door, and it was fairly crowded, so I decided to let them have it. I got in, started my car, and pushed on the brakes so people would know I was backing out. Sure enough, Shitwit got so excited that they pulled up so close that I didn't actually have room to pull all the way out of the spot, and didn't seem to take the hint until I started blowing my horn at them.

I like person. I hate people.

[TheMix]

I like person. I hate people.

So much this.

[Pyperkub]

I like mustard. I hate mayo.

FTFY!

[Rumpy]

I don't know if there's an equivalent to this in the American lexicon, but the British approach couldn't be simpler. Just state the following loudly to the person in the way:

"'SCUSE ME, PLEASE!"

Oh, believe me, I've seen people in this day and age get offended for being asked nicely, as if to say it's their god given right to stand in the way while jabbering on their phones.

[Daehawk]

Storm line coming in. heard in AL the straight line winds were 90 mph. the wind is howling here ahead of the line. Should be another 30 min or more before the actual line gets here.

[Anonymous Bosch]

I don't know if there's an equivalent to this in the American lexicon, but the British approach couldn't be simpler. Just state the following loudly to the person in the way:

"'SCUSE ME, PLEASE!"

Oh, believe me, I've seen people in this day and age get offended for being asked nicely, as if to say it's their god given right to stand in the way while jabbering on their phones.

Granted, having a British accent likely helps while in the US. But I've never met anyone that took any offense to my saying that. Besides, everyone knows Canuckians are all aboot being more polite than uncouth Americans so you should be safe as houses, guy.

[Rumpy]

I don't know if there's an equivalent to this in the American lexicon, but the British approach couldn't be simpler. Just state the following loudly to the person in the way:

"'SCUSE ME, PLEASE!"

Oh, believe me, I've seen people in this day and age get offended for being asked nicely, as if to say it's their god given right to stand in the way while jabbering on their phones.

Granted, having a British accent likely helps while in the US. But I've never met anyone that took any offense to my saying that. Besides, everyone knows Canuckians are all aboot being more polite than uncouth Americans so you should be safe as houses, guy.

You'd be surprised, given how touchy people can be these days. I've had people roll their eyes at me, as if to say, "Well, I never!" because their phone is too important to spare a few seconds.

[Kraken]

Me: Move.
Wife: "Excuse me" works, too.
Me: Too many words. Move.

[morlac]

If you put mayo on the steering wheel it eliminates distracted driving, you say?

I doubt it, we'd all juts be licking it off. Especially Hepcat, he puts that shit on everything.

[Isgrimnur]

When is the spring Octocon?

[Daehawk]

I wish flea markets around here had stayed the way they used to be when I was young. Up until my mid 20s .....which would put this time in the mid 1990s.........flea markets were places indoor or out where people brought their used things to sell. Used is the word. House goods, farm equipment, toys, garden and yard stuff. Whatever. It was your used junk. Flea markets were places where people brought all their yard sale items together to sell.

Then they started changing them. More and more....and it seems all there is here now....are places called flea markets but they aren't. They are ridgedly set up stalls filled with shops basically. The items are new but they are cheap junk. More cheap made than cheap sold now. Plastic, light, and well just new junk. Knockoff purses and shirts and shoes. They are places you don't really want to go or bother with.

They are NOT flea markets.