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A one human gainer, With a half twist ;-?
Quote: TigerWuI don't know how true this is, but I've been told that alligators can climb fences if there's one in the way of where they want to go. I mean, I guess I can believe it; they have huge claws and they're strong as all get-out.
But they are lazy. If you encounter one on land all you have to do us run. They are not thay fast and once you are 20 feet away they will stop.
Quote: DrawingDeadI've heard some similar things said about bears. Some say you shouldn't fear them, you should wave your arms and make noise, and the bear should get scared and run away. I've not yet heard from a single person who said the bear got pissed off and ate them instead, so I think it must be true.
Try a math problem on them. Maybe they hate math.
Quote: rxwineTry a math problem on them. Maybe they hate math.
I've never heard of a case of using math against a bear attack to be successful. Thus, bears probably eat people who try to teach them math. Poor bears, we're just trying to help.
Why are bears so stubborn?
Quote: RSI've never heard of a case of using math against a bear attack to be successful. Thus, bears probably eat people who try to teach them math. Poor bears, we're just trying to help.
Why are bears so stubborn?
When I was 15, I was an exchange counselor at a Girl Guide camp on the Manitoba/Ontario border, north of Lake of the Woods. We slept in platform tents, used dirt trails with log steps, had a dining hall and latrines. I was there for 5 weeks. No food allowed outside the dining hall due to bears.
One late evening, I was coming from the latrine before bed when I heard a noise beside the path; I was on the stairs. I looked over, and sure enough there was a brown bear. Hard to say what size it was when you're scared, but I would guess 4-500 lbs. Not huge, but sizeable.
They had told us to play dead, so I dropped on the stairs and acted unconscious. The bear came over, sniffed at me, nudged a little, and wandered off slowly. The smell was beyond a dead thing; garbage, rotted plants, sickly sweet all at once. I could smell it for a long time, but didn't dare open my eyes until the smell was gone; I figured the bear had to be a good ways away by then.
So, I've believed since then, that they knew what they were talking about; don't run, just die. I'm probably also lucky that it was mid-summer and the bear must not have been particularly hungry.
My other favorite story from that camp was when about 20 of us were on a hike. A portion of it was next to a major highway. It was early August, and the temperature was above 90F.
As we were walking, a car with Tennessee plates stopped alongside us. There were two young couples inside, and a ski rack on the roof with several pairs of snow skis and poles. They said, "Hey, do you know where the snow is around here? We came up to ski." Honestly. They did.
Canadians are polite, so all they got in response was dead silence for a moment, then, "Ummm. Nothing close by we know of." They saved the laughter and eye-rolling for after the car drove off.
As the only American in camp that summer, I was held responsible for their ignorance the rest of my stay. Merciless.
Quote: GWAEI started working on my porch at 5am. Just cracked open a beer at 9am not realizing that it was still pretty early. Nothing wrong with that, right?
Now I know if face reads this, he will be like wtf, 4 hours and your first beer.
Nope. Just here to say I'm proud of you. Even us skinny guys would've been all "f#$% that", but you instead got busy at 0500 to beat the heat.
Feels good, don't it? Doing for yourself =)
Quote: FaceNope. Just here to say I'm proud of you. Even us skinny guys would've been all "f#$% that", but you instead got busy at 0500 to beat the heat.
Feels good, don't it? Doing for yourself =)
Thank you. Yeah the heat was brutal. I finally finished the floor on the porch yesterday. I should post s picture since I have been complaining about it for a month.
Still have to replace 1 post, and install the railings.
Quote: GWAEThank you. Yeah the heat was brutal. I finally finished the floor on the porch yesterday. I should post s picture since I have been complaining about it for a month.
Still have to replace 1 post, and install the railings.
I'm starting to think you have some talent in this. No offense, but I would not have guessed.
Quote: odiousgambitI'm starting to think you have some talent in this. No offense, but I would not have guessed.
Haha no offense taken, I understand. Talent, not so sure. It ended up complete after about 60 hours of work. A professional probably has it done in 30. The big time consumeing part was stain both sides of 120 pieces of 8 foot boards.
Baccarat bears.Quote: rxwineTry a math problem on them. Maybe they hate math.
Quote: TigerWuI don't know how true this is, but I've been told that alligators can climb fences if there's one in the way of where they want to go. I mean, I guess I can believe it; they have huge claws and they're strong as all get-out.
Yup.
see: you bet they can
Fist make sure you're phone is updated. It's to my understanding there's different kinds of signal boosters. Some are bunk and some are legitimate however the legitimate ones are expensive and actually connect to your regular internet and have to be enabled though the company and are account specific.Quote: GWAEI have been at my job for many years and I have had the same T-mobile cell phone plan for about 8 years. All of a sudden last month my phone has no signal at all while at work. My phone is the only one with problems, but I am also the only one with T-mobile. If I go outside the building there is signal. They are building a new 8 story apartment building across the parking lot. Could that be enough to block my signal? I have heard of signal boosters, has anyone actually used one of these or are they scams?
Taped mouth? Yeah, those who take up alligator wrestling as a hobby know that while nature has given them incredibly strong muscles for closing their mouths they have rather weak muscles for opening them. Many people who survive alligator attacks succumb to massive infections within a few days.
https://theblondecoyote.com/2011/10/19/bobcat/
Quote: AxelWolfFist make sure you're phone is updated. It's to my understanding there's different kinds of signal boosters. Some are bunk and some are legitimate however the legitimate ones are expensive and actually connect to your regular internet and have to be enabled though the company and are account specific.
I have a Samsung S5. If I am remembering correctly, my OS updated to the new Snickers bar or whatever the hell they call it now. I think my signal issue started after that. I wonder if that had anything to do with it.
I talked to Tmobile and was told a booster only works to boost your current signal. If you have no signal then there is nothing to boost.
I don't know how many co-workers you have, but if you are the only one in the building with T-Mobile, the answer to your question might be staring you in the face. Maybe not....Quote: GWAEI have a Samsung S5. If I am remembering correctly, my OS updated to the new Snickers bar or whatever the hell they call it now. I think my signal issue started after that. I wonder if that had anything to do with it.
I talked to Tmobile and was told a booster only works to boost your current signal. If you have no signal then there is nothing to boost.
Quote: TwoFeathersATLI don't know how many co-workers you have, but if you are the only one in the building with T-Mobile, the answer to your question might be staring you in the face. Maybe not....
Only 6 of us. I am surprised how well T-mobile performs especially for the price. We pay $64.00 a month for 2 phones with unlimeted talk, text, and internet. yeah yeah yeah, what good is unlimited if it don't work. Well prior to it not working it was working great. International calls are free and calling back to the US from Canada and Mexico are free as well. When we went on our cruise last year I also had free internet in Mexico.
So other than this recent period where it sucks, it has been great.
I keep trying to tell people, a Pacer is not a sports car.Quote: FleaStiffThe Blonde Coyote in addition to writing about her trail side encounter with a Bobcat in Yosemite is also a certified Alligator Wrangler and has reported than an alligator can go from zero to thirty five faster than a sports car and can keep it up far longer than an Olympic runner can.
Taped mouth? Yeah, those who take up alligator wrestling as a hobby know that while nature has given them incredibly strong muscles for closing their mouths they have rather weak muscles for opening them. Many people who survive alligator attacks succumb to massive infections within a few days.
https://theblondecoyote.com/2011/10/19/bobcat/
So is that why a Pacer was never used as a Pace Car at an auto race?Quote: AxelWolfI keep trying to tell people, a Pacer is not a sports car.
Anyway, that Blonde Coyote leads an adventurous life and takes great photographs.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/led-zeppelin-prevail-in-stairway-to-heaven-lawsuit-20160623
Quote: FleaStiffSo is that why a Pacer was never used as a Pace Car at an auto race?
Probably because it would break down after a few laps.
When I was younger my friend had a Pacer, we always busted his balls. My dad came to his defense and told us when the Pacer first came out it was all the rage, people loved them, they outsold high estimates and there was even a waiting list. It had good reviews. He said the steering was great on the cars and they were actually beefed up cars (safety wize). He said most cars built then were poorly built and junk. New regulations and high gas prices made it difficult and expensive. The Pacer was just an easy target and for good reason they rushed the production line. It was a bitch to work on them because no room under the hood(lots of room inside the car) and what should have been a small repair job turned into a major one.Quote: DRichProbably because it would break down after a few laps.
He ended with it's not a bad car compared to the other crap.... for a female.
Got the floor completely done, installed and stained the facia board, painted the roof trim, and repainted the ceiling. Had to take about an hour break at some point to get out our inflat able pool and other water toys. Here is a fun fact. If you take a helium balloon and make a water balloon out of it. When you hit the other person you leave a welt on their leg and the balloon does not break. 2nd attempt I threw it off the chair and it broke.
Anyways, porch is completely done Minus the railings and the posts. They are pressure treated and I can't paint them until next year. We are also putting fake stone around the bottoms to make it more decorative. Thay won't be done till next year. We had plans for the railings but those got messed up this week so we are looking for a plan b.
Here is a picture of the porch and our new free to us used furniture. Oh btw, for you vegas folks, those green things in the back round are called trees.
Why the hell would anybody want those kind of trees? They would block all of the sunlight. I think our trees in Vegas are much better because they don't get in the way of anything.
Is that an illusion that if you were drunk you could fall off that and roll down quite a hill? Is there more flat land around that than I see.
Quote: rxwineGreat job!
Is that an illusion that if you were drunk you could fall off that and roll down quite a hill? Is there more flat land around that than I see.
Hahaha flat land in pittsburgh. I guess there is some if you are lucky. We have 3 acres and all on a hill. You should hear me complain during a snow storm.
Cactuses (Cacti?) are not trees, whole different branch along the representation of various forms of Flora. Yes, that representation forks and branches but it is not a 'tree' either. Why do you hate trees? Hate is a strong word. Do the trees chase you in your dreams or sumptin? Why can't you own a cactus? Are you currently incarcerated in a Federal facility where Cactus ownership is not allowed? Cactus is good, tree is better, or so I've heard on the I-Web.Quote: RSI hate trees. Except for cactuses. Cactuses are cool. I'd own one, if I could.
Quote: TwoFeathersATLCactuses (Cacti?) are not trees, whole different branch along the representation of various forms of Flora. Yes, that representation forks and branches but it is not a 'tree' either. Why do you hate trees? Hate is a strong word. Do the trees chase you in your dreams or sumptin? Why can't you own a cactus? Are you currently incarcerated in a Federal facility where Cactus ownership is not allowed? Cactus is good, tree is better, or so I've heard on the I-Web.
I used to have a few pet cacti, but they all died quickly. Someone recommended a Chia Pet....not sure how I feel about something like that. Seems unnatural.
I don't hate trees -- I misspoke. I just don't like places where there are a bunch of trees everywhere and it's all super duper green. Like much of the east coast. Just awful.
You have inspired me.
"Son, I do not know why you woke up with a tree in your underwear, it could have been worse, it could have been a cactus".
Quote: RSI just don't like places where there are a bunch of trees everywhere and it's all super duper green. Like much of the east coast. Just awful.
Please make like a Khan and spread your seed far and wide, and please do import your spawn to WNY.
Plant a cactus RS. Do not water it every day like it's a darn fern or something. You will drown the poor thing. Do not pee on it after a long shift at the machines. Even Cacti got feelings.......
Quote: Guy at UTH tableBecause of terrorism, I won't travel overseas.
I might not agree with that statement, but I can understand someone having that sentiment. Except this was in a casino on board a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean Sea!
Well, you didn't exactly tell us what cruise line, or the conditions in the casino. I'm looking for the TR now and can't find it. We needs us some TRs and scouting reports from the 'Cruises'.Quote: JoemanI was playing UTH a couple weeks ago, and I overheard a guy at the table say:
I might not agree with that statement, but I can understand someone having that sentiment. Except this was in a casino on board a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean Sea!
Can you hear me now?
Now I gotta post a trip report? Me and my big mouth! :)Quote: TwoFeathersATLWell, you didn't exactly tell us what cruise line, or the conditions in the casino. I'm looking for the TR now and can't find it. We needs us some TRs and scouting reports from the 'Cruises'.
Can you hear me now?
I will tell you this, it was on the Carnival Paradise; 5 nights out of Tampa. We went to Grand Cayman & Cozumel. The ship is a sister ship to the Sensation, whose casino I reviewed here. This casino was very similar to that one, except the $10 BJ was now 6:5. You have to go to the $15 table to get 3:2.
You know that famous photo of the Loch Ness Monster with its head sticking out of the water? The guy that took it said on his deathbed that it all a hoax. I wonder if those involved in the famous 1967 footage of Bigfoot will do the same? (Only one of the two "filmmakers" is still alive.)
That never ends well.Quote: lilredroosterI've been thinking about Bigfoot,...
Yes he is, he's got a lucrative deal with Jack Links. And if you do run into him he will divulge his foolproof winning betting system.Quote: lilredroosterI've been thinking about Bigfoot, or if you prefer the Sasquatch or the Yeti. And I've been wondering how it could be that thousands of people have claimed to have seen Bigfoot but there is no real proof that he's out there. How could he for all these many years have eluded sophisticated camera technology and motion detectors and other high tech stuff. And then the answer came to me in a flash. It's pretty obvious. Bigfoot is very, very smart.
I will bring you several photographs of BigFoot. You pay my airfare to the PNW and you pay our bar bills until eventually BigFoot appears and snaps a few photos of us, then we borrow his camera and take a few of him.Quote: lilredroosterAnd then the answer came to me in a flash. It's pretty obvious. Bigfoot is very, very smart.
None of this six pints of Guinness stuff; I'm talkin' 'bout real booze: Jack Daniels.
Hey, no matter what you call them... they make Tequila.Quote: TwoFeathersATLCactuses (Cacti?) are not trees,.
So legally you were under Panamanian jurisdiction for most of the voyage.Quote: JoemanI will tell you this, it was on the Carnival Paradise; .
If I recall correctly that is a cruise ship that has a 'Singles' booking, meaning certain rooms are Single Occupant Only with no penalty involved. If you add up all the 'extras' its a good deal: special lounge, Exotic coffees in the morning and early afternoon, pastries, dances and games just for the single room passengers. Weird placement of the nightlight security switch though.
here in SWFlorida, lots of organizations have Travel Buddies wherein a woman does not have to pay the usual cruise ship penalty for a Single Occupancy Booking.
ALL casinos on cruise ships are "drops in the bucket" and senior management of the ship leave everything to the Independent Contractor who runs the franchise. The duty free gift shop makes more money than the casino.
Now if you are talking about Holy Ship out of Fort Liquordale....just bring earplugs and sobriety stimulants.
http://www.sloansportsconference.com/mit_news/the-following-appeared-in-espn-columnist-chad-millmans-blog-on-august-10th/
And the dealer still gets all the blackjacks ;-?
