Miscellaneous Discussion Thread
Quote: rxwineMiscellaneous discussion indeed.
I skipped over the video a day or two ago, played it today, I had 12.5 minutes.
My conclusion. There is a God.
That God is beyond my conclusionating.
Who said "this isn't brain surgery" anyway?
I noticed 1BB hit 5,000 posts.
Most of them good stuff.
I am impressed.
Salute.
Quote: TwoFeathersATLAt some point you just forget all the silly jhit you did in your life, the really dumb stuff.
I've forgotten some of it already....
Another nice thing to realize, with age anyway, is most of the knowledge of that 'dumb stuff' is going to the grave. The only ones who knew much about it besides you are dead , or dying soon enough
US soldiers heard someone loading an automatic
rifle in a restroom and they tackled him when he
came out and started firing. These men are hero's
of the highest order, they saved who knows how
many lives.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/21/2-american-military-personnel-attacked-on-paris-bound-train/
Quote: 1BBThis calls for a celebration. Leaving for NYC later tonight and, after checking the AC weather forecast, probably spending the weekend on the Boardwalk. Should I keep an eye out for our good friend aceofspades?
You should celebrate.
Looking for AOS might be frowned upon.
Looking for beatable game might be applauded,
Especially if you DO beat it.
Then the sound of the choir kicks in, the clouds roll back..
Have fun
Head to your local TREE nursery (not the nursery Subway Jared is interested in) Grab an immigrant for $8 an HR + tip. There must be better stuff to be doing with your time, like strip clubs and casinos.Quote: GWAEI have to give mad props to landscapers. We decided to change a retaining wall and I wanted to add a french drain to another section. We could never afford to pay someone to do it so I volunteered. I figured how hard could it be. Well let me tell you. I spent 4 hours today and all I did was remove a small wall, dig a small hole and take down a small tree. I am exhausted. This may be a 2 month project.
Quote: odiousgambitAnother nice thing to realize, with age anyway, is most of the knowledge of that 'dumb stuff' is going to the grave. The only ones who knew much about it besides you are dead , or dying soon enough
True for a lot of it.
Unfortunately my kids, and nieces and nephews and cousins and a couple people I don't remember continue to tell the stories. I don't look very good in several of them, am the butt of the joke in one or two. All good.
Quote: TwoFeathersATLYou should celebrate.
Looking for AOS might be frowned upon.
Looking for beatable game might be applauded,
Especially if you DO beat it.
Then the sound of the choir kicks in, the clouds roll back..
Have fun
The only way I'll play blackjack in that town is if I find a weak dealer like that little Dominican girl that used to deal at Revel. She flashed me a lot. Oh, go ahead. You know you want to. :-)
Quote: AxelWolfHead to your local TREE nursery (not the nursery Subway Jared is interested in) Grab an immigrant for $8 an HR + tip. There must be better stuff to be doing with your time, like strip clubs and casinos.
Haha yeah have not done that. However it is like a trade off. I get to work and get credit for staying home with the kids.
New developments in extracorporeal ultrasound seem to hold promise however for smashng the amyloid plaques.
Quote: FleaStiffalz patients often become extremely violent but its the early alz patients that impose a great deal of cost for care often on people who have medical insurance to some degree but not long term care coverage.
New developments in extracorporeal ultrasound seem to hold promise however for smashng the amyloid plaques.
You said what?
Don't make me come kick your ass (joke).
Quote: GWAEWhat is wrong with people? Why does someone think it is ok to throw garbage our their window. Do people feel so entitled that they can do what they want? Car in front of me threw a McDonald's bag out the window. I wish I had the ability to give tickets or somehow turn them in.
Get a dash cam you can send your video into law enforcement. Mobius makes a good one for under $100.
IF its in california or other extreme fire situation, cops will definitely take action if you see a cigarette butt being discarded.... during extreme fire risk, it goes up to a felony in some areas.Quote: rainmanGet a dash cam you can send your video into law enforcement. Mobius makes a good one for under $100.
Quote: TwoFeathersATLYou said what?
Don't make me come kick your ass (joke).
In order to avoid being on wrong end of an ass-kicking:
Queensland Brain Institute reported that mice given alzheimer disease and treated with focused therapeutic ultrasound have their Blood Brain Barrier temporarily impaired and cranial microglial cells then begin to destroy the accumulate amyloid plaques that are in the brain. see. journal of translational medicine about six months ago.
Get license plate, find address, send it back to them in the mail.Quote: GWAEWhat is wrong with people? Why does someone think it is ok to throw garbage our their window. Do people feel so entitled that they can do what they want? Car in front of me threw a McDonald's bag out the window. I wish I had the ability to give tickets or somehow turn them in.
I had a friend tell me that if her Mom saw someone doing this, she would pick it up, follow them to their destination, then hand it back to them. "Oh, I saw that you dropped this back there..."Quote: GWAEWhat is wrong with people? Why does someone think it is ok to throw garbage our their window. Do people feel so entitled that they can do what they want? Car in front of me threw a McDonald's bag out the window. I wish I had the ability to give tickets or somehow turn them in.
I like this, too!Quote: AxelWolfGet license plate, find address, send it back to them in the mail.
A school has reportedly banned a little girl's 'Wonder Woman' lunch box deeming it too violent.
Meanwhile a school in Missouri is allowing a male high school student to use the girls bathroom because he says he's a girl. They offered him a gender neutral bathroom but, oh no, he wants the girls room.
Have we had enough yet?
I have. In your face 24/7.Quote: 1BB
Have we had enough yet?
"Everywhere is freaks and hairies, dykes and fairies: tell me where is sanity?"
It's 45 years after, but 1BB can finish the verse...
Quote: chickenmanI have. In your face 24/7.
"Everywhere is freaks and hairies, dykes and fairies: tell me where is sanity?"
It's 45 years after, but 1BB can finish the verse...
Tax the rich, feed the poor
'Til there are no rich no more
RIP Alvin Lee.
Amen.Quote: 1BBTax the rich, feed the poor
'Til there are no rich no more
RIP Alvin Lee.
What I was looking for here: "I'd love to save the world,
But I don't know what to do.
So, I leave it up to you..."
How can that be a bad thing?
Quote: MrVIt seems each generation is more tolerant and open-minded than the one preceding it.
How can that be a bad thing?
Too much political correctness. Sometimes things just have to be said.
Quote: djatcToo much political correctness. Sometimes things just have to be said.
Can't say I totally get the anti-PC thing. In some cases, it just seems like practicing disrespect, just because you can. Like keeping the "Redskins" name. Team names have changed over the years. It's not like a sacred thing to keep it, and probably a thousand different names you could pick that would be fine. I doubt if a lot of fans would even notice a couple years down the road.
But whatever, show you're tough by offending someone because you can rather than any damn good reason. If you want to have good reasons, just get in afternoon traffic for awhile. That car cut me off $#^%$^! Yeah, like that.
By no means. Imagine a girl who is becoming a man trying to use the men's bathroom.Quote: 1BBMeanwhile a school in Missouri is allowing a male high school student to use the girls bathroom because he says he's a girl. They offered him a gender neutral bathroom but, oh no, he wants the girls room.
Have we had enough yet?
Quote: SanchoPanzaBy no means. Imagine a girl who is becoming a man trying to use the men's bathroom.
Apparently you've never been to Joe Louis Arena. Women use the men's room all the time.
I'm going to guess they do, but the reason is many women have told me men's rooms are nastier. At least when they're not well kept like they usually are in a casino. And too many men pee on the toilet seat.
Quote: rxwineCan't say I totally get the anti-PC thing. In some cases, it just seems like practicing disrespect, just because you can. Like keeping the "Redskins" name. Team names have changed over the years. It's not like a sacred thing to keep it, and probably a thousand different names you could pick that would be fine. I doubt if a lot of fans would even notice a couple years down the road.
But whatever, show you're tough by offending someone because you can rather than any damn good reason. If you want to have good reasons, just get in afternoon traffic for awhile. That car cut me off $#^%$^! Yeah, like that.
I'm a die hard redskins fan. It wouldnt be the end of the world if they had to change the name, but it would hurt me a little bit. Theres a lot of honorable tradition there. I'm pretty sure they've taken polls and most native Americans are somewhere between indifferent and actually honored by the name. It's all just something for people to be offended by so they can feel self righteous in my opinion. Just the simple mentioning of a skin color doesn't make it racist. Just my 2 cents
See any racial connotations there?
Hey, I get what you're saying, but American society is evolving.
Quote: MrVHow about "The Blackskins" or "The Yellowskins?"
See any racial connotations there?
Hey, I get what you're saying, but American society is evolving.
true but sometime we gotta take a step back and use common sense. not everything equates to everything else. If a majority or even close to half of native Americans were offended Id be all for a name change. But they're not, plain and simple. A lot of them actually really dig it and are proud. We can't change something every time someones offended. The PCness has to stop. And all these broadcasters all of the sudden refusing to say the team's name; where was this ten, even five years ago? It's just something to hitch your wagon to to feel high and mighty for a lot of folks. Thats just my opinion. I totally respect and understand the other side's opinion too, theres just bigger problems in the Native American community
In the larger ones, yes. Nudist colonies and art/music/theater schools tend to often be unisex in facilities.Quote: rxwineDo males and females use separate bathrooms in nudist colonies?
Old Joke: Man and woman meet poolside at a nudist colony and start kissing. slowly the mans hands descend lower and lower as he deftly removes her sandals.
Women's public restrooms are worst than men's.Quote: rxwineDo males and females use separate bathrooms in nudist colonies?
I'm going to guess they do, but the reason is many women have told me men's rooms are nastier. At least when they're not well kept like they usually are in a casino. And too many men pee on the toilet seat.
Quote: AxelWolfWomen's public restrooms are worst than men's.
I cleaned some restrooms in my time. ^^^^
At least in my experience. They couldn't even find the target when they sat down...
I didn't do that job for very long--that was some motivation to find something better!! You have to start somewhere, though!
Quote: RonCI cleaned some restrooms in my time. ^^^^
At least in my experience. They couldn't even find the target when they sat down...
I didn't do that job for very long--that was some motivation to find something better!! You have to start somewhere, though!
I don't think you see them much anymore, but gas station bathrooms used to be single occupancy and outside the building. If you were traveling across the country, you never knew what condition they would be in.
I think the single occupancy encouraged some nasty behavior from some road travelers.
Would make one a real juggernaut, then. Carry on.Quote: jjjooogggI woke up looking for something to wear and found my Nautica Jeans.
With the keys chained to a hubcap/licence plate/steering wheel/block of wood so they didn't "get misplaced!"Quote: rxwineI don't think you see them much anymore, but gas station bathrooms used to be single occupancy and outside the building.
I dunno, I usually had a pretty good idea what condition they would be in! ;)Quote:If you were traveling across the country, you never knew what condition they would be in.
https://gma.yahoo.com/british-airways-flight-catches-fire-during-takeoff-las-073700694--abc-news-topstories.html
Yes. My daughter was landing on the Virgin flight three minutes after the fire broke out. The responses were so fast and accurate on the part of the plane and land crews that the de-boarding etc. all proceeded seamlessly.Quote: IbeatyouracesDid any of you in Vegas see this yesterday? https://gma.yahoo.com/british-airways-flight-catches-fire-during-takeoff-las-073700694--abc-news-topstories.html
I lost a cousin, a really good guy, on that day. He was on the 92nd floor of tower one where he worked at a futures job.
We could see the smoke here in Connecticut for several days.
Someone called me up, said "turn on the news!", and I started watching shortly after the live coverage started.
Never has the power of television been as obvious as when I watched the horrific events of that dark day unfold.
Yes.Quote: MrVNever has the power of television been as obvious as when I watched the horrific events of that dark day unfold.
I would also like to take this opportunity to salute all First Responders across our great nation. On this anniversary of when so many gave all, I want to thank you for your service.
Quote: 1BBDoes anyone have any 9/11 recollections on this the 14th anniversary?
I lost a cousin, a really good guy, on that day. He was on the 92nd floor of tower one where he worked at a futures job.
We could see the smoke here in Connecticut for several days.
Yes, I remember.
I was on a sales call, listening to talk radio on the way there, heard about the 1st plane.
Got a sick feeling in my stomach.
Blew the sales call, just another typical long odds deal anyway....
Drove to one of my best long term customers, sat down with the traffic manager and assistant and watched the day unfold on their TV. Never been a day like that in my lifetime, I hope it is the only one. BTW, I was selling air cargo services, we didn't fly a lot of freight for the next few days.
We had a group of executives in from New York for meetings at the mid west company I worked for then, and even though they didn't work directly in the Trade Centers, their company had offices there. They knew many people in the building and watching the pain on their faces as they watched the events unfold on TV was heartbreaking. We ended up renting a 12 passenger van with driver to take them home since the airlines were grounded indefinitely.
I remember having conversations with my wife, who for a while was considering leaving work to pull our 4 year old out of pre-school, there were so many questions and so few answers.
I also remember looking up at the sky as I left work that day (4:30 or 5:00 central), not expecting to see any planes. But, directly above was a big plane being accompanied by two smaller planes on either side. I knew it had to be Air Force One. Later I found out that Bush had hopped around the country a little bit after the attacks, but his last leg back to Washington DC was from the air force base in Omaha (Offlutt AFB I believe) which would have taken the plane directly over my location.
There are very few days that are as vivid in my mind as September 11, 2001.
I'd echo the comments about the salute to the First Responders, as well as to those in our military who were thrust into action as a result of the cowards who attacked and killed innocent people.
Eventually, we all got home. We watched for hours wondering what would happen next.
I held hockey practice that night, optional of course, just so people could get out of their houses, talk, and the kids could skate a bit. That helped relieve some tensions...but just a bit...
