This is the thread where I say things and maybe other people say things too

[Yw-slayer]

2006

[Godson]

Gets me Everytime

[21Kid]

I was quickly editing some photos over the weekend and Windows 10 new hoto editor is actually not horrible, I was surprised. Obviously it's nothing that special. But for a newbie like me, who had to do something really quick, it was pretty handy.

Tips to Get the Most Out of Windows 10's New Photo App (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2488238,00.asp)

[Drachen596]

Realized that this woman is lying to me about dumb things for some reason.

Not sure i ever believed her in the first place though.

[novicius]

Cubs win? :?

Ross, arrest any streakers last night? :lol:

[21Kid]

I meant to ask him if he worked last night. :lol:

[Sad, little man]

I now have a short commute to work on some days, as opposed to a very short 10 minute jaunt of city driving to get to work. This gives me some time to be alone with my thoughts. Just enough to fully flesh out an idea.

Today's musing? The significance of naming it the "Civic" Del Sol instead of just Del Sol. There's something to that I think. It's an inference that, even though this was by all means a separate car with a separate purpose, there was some commonality there with the utilitarian car everyone loves and depends on. Maybe it was a reflection of the optimism of the mid-90's that you could have it both ways. You didn't have to stake your flag in one of two camps. You could have a Civic Del Sol. And beyond that, for one gleaming moment, you could have an edition of the Civic that was truly something unique. This wasn't just an Si or a Type R, a hopped up version of the base car, it was something else entirely. The only truly special Civic. A high water mark from the flood of exuberance of the Clinton years. There were smoke signals coming from the marketing department of Honda in those days, and they were trying to tell us something with the name Civic Del Sol. And now, two decades later, I think I finally took the time to decipher them.

[GB]

Also, aren't there complications when an automaker introduces an entirely new model to the U.S. market? Certifications and licensing and fees and whatnot? But NOT if it's a variant to a current model? I remember a bit about this when the Stanza changed to Altima. The first year of the Altima, it was officially "Stanza Altima". It somehow made the transition less complicated and expensive for Nissan.

Or it could be as you imagine. :D

[TheBenior]

Cubs win? :?

Ross, arrest any streakers last night? :lol:
Nope, but when we were waiting for a tow on a car stolen in a robbery that we found, we noticed a car with its high beams on across the intersection. Guy was passed out drunk 20 feet back from the stop light for multiple light cycles.

He was double the legal limit.

[Alan P]

Nope, but when we were waiting for a tow on a car stolen in a robbery that we found, we noticed a car with its high beams on across the intersection. Guy was passed out drunk 20 feet back from the stop light for multiple light cycles.

He was double the legal limit.

I suppose it's a good thing he passed out at the stop sign and not while doing 50 on some crowded street. What's likely to happen to him? Will he likely get jail time, depending on how good a Lawyer he can hire?

[TheBenior]

Nah, in Illinois a 1st time DUI gets a 6 month driver's license suspension if they submit to chemical testing unless there are aggravating factors (usually no valid/suspended/revoked DL, personal injury crash, or prior DUI conviction). Not submitting to chemical testing gets a 1 year suspension.

[Kchrpm]

Some people use frequent flyer miles earned from business travel to go on free vacations. I use Papa John's points earned from business lunches to get free pizza.

[Random]

Free pizza! :toast:

[TheBenior]

Recent BAC champ: 0.324 on the blood draw (equivalent to something like 0.307 on a breath test) after a rollover crash thankfully only resulting in minor injuries on the driver's part and property damage to parked cars.

[dodint]

Beautiful.

[Godson]

What'd he win?

[Random]

A second chance.

[Alan P]

So my mum, nearly 69 fell in the local shopping centre this afternoon and has broken her shoulder in two places. :( she's home at the moment but no doubt won't be having a very good nights sleep. :(

[speedpimp]

Sorry to hear.

[TheBenior]

Bad times.

[Godson]

So my mum, nearly 69 fell in the local shopping centre this afternoon and has broken her shoulder in two places. :( she's home at the moment but no doubt won't be having a very good nights sleep. :(

:(

[Alan P]

Going to see her later today.

[Drachen596]

Suddenly my week has turned to crap.

The pump on the transmission broke spewing fluid all over. Transmission fluid smells bad when its burnt/vaporized/turned to smoke. That's gonna be 2500 bucks to fix and in addition its going to take nearly a week. So now i need to rent a car, guess whats really hard to do without a car, that's right pick up a rental car.

Its also like 70 buck cheaper from a 'Neighborhood' vs Airport location with the same agency. Anyone know if you get penalized for returning a rental early?


OH.. and this is causing some mental issues with the process of house buying for myself. I can do it still but it cuts my extra money by more than i'm really comfortable with.

[Yw-slayer]

Take care, bros and your relatives.

[Alan P]

Mum doesn't need surgery or anything and she was an orthopaedic nurse before retiring so she knows about broken bones. She's got a substantial sling in place but is doing well and managing to stay mobile. No driving for a few weeks though!

[mk]

I was about to change winter tyres but happened so that they gave me all from same side.

No idea what actually is the problem but I was still back there arguing.

[Drachen596]

Do or have any of you had that one person that you can't seem to just walk away from?

you're never sure if they're honest but for whatever reason you simply can't cut them off and out of your life completely.

[Rikadyn]

Sent my application to the JET program. I don't expect to make it to the interview round so... Heh.. M

[21Kid]

Had a friend like that. Except I knew he was lying, and it was always about stupid stuff. He was compulsive. Everyone knew he was a liar and just accepted it as who he was. I thought it was annoying that I always had ot try and figure out if he was being honest or not.

Eventually he stopped returning my calls. It worked itself out. Still saddens me somewhat as he was my room-mate and stood up in my wedding. I still considered him a friend.

[MR2 Fan]

I have a bad habit of coming up with ideas for products/business ideas and never ever following up with them.

Then later I see that another company has used the idea I had.

found these chocolate bars based on your mood. I had a similar idea related to energy bars that you could eat based on your emotion (with an emoji on the front):

http://atlanta-food-critic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/astor-chocolate-moodibars.jpg

[Sad, little man]

Meh, look at it this way... Just because someone started a business making something doesn't mean it won't fail, leave them penniless, cause their wife to leave them, and then two years later they're sobbing over a cold bowl of instant oatmeal trying to think of reasons to continue living while they stare at their last remaining product, a "happy" chocolate bar.

So hey, who knows, you might have dodged a bullet!

...Too dark?

[21Kid]

Oh that's an idea SLM!!! "Dark" Chocolate with Dark messages. :lol:

Is this the end?
Why Bother?

[MR2 Fan]

Meh, look at it this way... Just because someone started a business making something doesn't mean it won't fail, leave them penniless, cause their wife to leave them, and then two years later they're sobbing over a cold bowl of instant oatmeal trying to think of reasons to continue living while they stare at their last remaining product, a "happy" chocolate bar.

So hey, who knows, you might have dodged a bullet!

...Too dark?

:lol: :up:

[speedpimp]

Nothing makes you stand on your tip toes and say "OH GOD!" quite like a prostate exam.

[Godson]

I am pretty much done with being single.

[TheBenior]

I am pretty much done with being single.
Murphy refuses to leave your side?

[Godson]

Nah, he does his thing right now. Spends the day at my house. Then the night at the parents.

I need to get stronger so I can start walking him again .

[Phil_SS]

Murphy refuses to leave your side?

I thought you were talking about the Law.....

[MR2 Fan]

On tumblr, seeing video ads for an anti-drone gun...it's apparently a signal jamming device of some kind....so it begins.

I do think drone use should be licensed and regulated, but this is a bit ridiculous.

[novicius]

From what I've read, it still needs to be approved by the FCC (highly doubtful since it blocks usable data) and it doesn't destroy the drone or stop it from flying/filming.

Most drones will fly back to their origin point (allegedly) so how good of a deterrent is it?

[Cam]

When my wife got a drone for her lab, she was supposed to register it with the FCC, which she did. There was no one around to make her do it though. When the drone is using GPS, it will not fly within five miles of an airport (we live less than five miles from an airport) and in certain no-fly zones (nearby military base.) However, GPS can be disabled in the settings and it can be flown manually. Rules only affect lawful people.

[Kchrpm]

If all I want is the drone off my property, a tool that does exactly that without destroying property seems like the best option. You can even follow it back to its origin to find the pilot and have a discussion with them.

[Godson]

I'd just shoot the fucker.

[Cam]

That would be reckless and unsafe.

[novicius]

Instead of shooting an enemy drone, wait until it's leaving and then fire up your own drone to follow it back to its handler? :assclown:

[Leon]

import a Drop Bear. They can fuck up any drone flying under about 100 feet.

[Godson]

That would be reckless and unsafe.


Shotgun wouldn't do any damage outside of that to the drone.


Leon, :lol:

[George]

A slingshot might take more attempts to score a crippling blow, but would be a lot quieter than a shotgun.

[MR2 Fan]

Confusion....was browsing youtube yesterday and they had Carrie Fisher on the Ellen Show and talking about Coke and her affair with Harrison Ford.

The odd part is that was about her addiction to Coca-Cola, and I thought at first they were being coy and using that as a cover for the REAL Coke, but apparently no, she's been addicted to that also. Strange.

[tigeraid]

I've been alllllmost 2 years without drinking a single sip of soda pop, and started losing the weight. I wouldn't go as far as to say I was "addicted" but it was most certainly habitual for me to drink a litre a day of Dr. Pepper. I suppose I can sympathize.

[Freude am Fahren]

I go through phases with soda. Only ever really drink Diet Coke, but when I do, it becomes an addiction until I manage to kick it. I first did it in my mid 20's an immediately felt better, lost weight, had energy. It was awesome. I had some other things helping me at the time too, so I was able to not have any for probably about a year, minus a few as mixers here and there.

Lately though, I'll have some here and there, kick it for a month or two, then back on it. It's annoying.

[21Kid]

I only rarely have soda now...


Usually it's with rum.

[Cam]

:toast:

[novicius]

I only rarely have soda now...


Usually it's with rum.
Same here. :toast:

[Kchrpm]

One of my co-workers (CW1) has had the intro to Shoop by Salt n Pepa ("Oh yeah, I wanna shoop, baby"), as his main ringtone I think for as long we've worked together, about 4 years. He's a very conservative Christian, so I always thought it was odd, but never went past that.

Today, I was asked a question by another co-worker (CW2).

CW2: "Wouldn't it be funnier if his ringtone ended with 'myself in the hand'."

Me: "I don't get it."

CW2: "Because of the time he shot himself in the hand."

Me: "Oh... It's not 'shoot', it's 'shoop'. It means having sex."

CW1: "What?"

Me: "It's the intro to a song by Salt N Pepa called Shoop. It's about how they see a guy in a club and they want to have sex with him."

CW2: "I thought it was 'shoot' too. A lot of people at my gun club have that ringtone, they all think it says 'shoot'."

Me: *laughing* "One of the lines in the song is 'mmm mmm mmm for the smell of it'."

CW1: "I thought it meant the smell of the smoking gun."

Me: *doubles over laughing* "Hold on." *grabs headphones, gives them to CW1 and plays Shoop

CW1: *takes off headphones after less than a minute* "That's enough. That was pornographic! I have to change this in a heartbeat."

I'm just picturing the clientele at shooting ranges across middle America all jamming out to Salt N Pepa's anthem to the fine brother they spotted at the club.

[novicius]

:lol:

[21Kid]

:lol:
CW2: "I thought it was 'shoot' too. A lot of people at my gun club have that ringtone, they all think it says 'shoot'."

That's gold!!!:D

[balki]

cool story, would read again.
/has to watch that part of Deadpool again, may also be misleading/

[FaultyMario]

Thanks for the lols.

[Cam]

Seriously? How the eff could someone make that mistake? :erm:

[Kchrpm]

My guess is it's just a thing, someone in the gun community parodied the song or sang it with the word "shoot" in it and a bunch of people thought they were the real lyrics.

[George]

Who is more clueless? CW2, who mis-heard the lyrics, or me, who doesn't even know what song is being discussed?

[speedpimp]

And tomorrow we hear about Keef being called into HR for having a "lewd conversation".


George, it's a song from the '90s. You've had to have heard it.

[Cam]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vaN01VLYSQ

[Dicknose]

I'm with George, even playing the video I don't recognise it.
Which is good, not missing much! Back to metal...

[novicius]

Aw DN, this is history! :smh:

[tigeraid]

not missing much! Back to metal...


The correct answer to everything.

[21Kid]

Free your mind!!! and the rest will follow!!!

[FaultyMario]

Your ass...

YOUR ASS!!!

[Drachen596]

Starting to hope that a few of my coworkers get fired to kill off some of the negativity at work.

I don't understand volunteering for a position where the hours have been what they are for probably 9 years and then crying about it the whole time you work it.

[speedpimp]

Talking a selfie with a coworker and we got photobombed.
2082

[MR2 Fan]

Interesting single-person "drone".

Partially posting because it looks cool, partially because the CNN presenter IMO was asking a lot of hostile questions to the guy...being quite a dick the whole time.

http://www.cnn.com/videos/cnnmoney/2016/01/18/ehang-human-drone-prototype.cnn/video/playlists/technology/

[21Kid]

Found the new GTXP house (https://www.monsterhouseplans.com/house-plans/mediterranean-style/3177-sq-ft-home-1-story-5-bedroom-4-bath-house-plans-plan41-1116.html).


all the fucking ridiculous shenanigans on one side
and the family on the other

https://www.monsterhouseplans.com/uploads/images_plans/41/41-1116/41-1116m.gif

[speedpimp]

Hell yeah.

[21Kid]

Shannon's on-board with me building it. :lol:

[Kchrpm]

tsg and I will wire(less) that bitch up good :up:

[George]

Rambling ranches (one-story homes) that you can almost get lost in are great.

[Godson]

That's awesome

[dodint]

Rambling ranches (one-story homes) that you can almost get lost in are great.

My Mom bought one a few years ago. They're fun, but they run the risk of feeling unplanned as sometimes it's hard to tell if the rambling is because of the original design or if people kept adding additions over the years. It does have character though.

[Yw-slayer]

That's not a problem most people have in HK.

[drew]

Bedrooms right off the kitchen. Ugh.

I see a bunch of "sleeping" room, but fail to see any fuck nooks.

I should re-draw that.

[mk]

Today the day is 5h1min and decreasing.

[SportWagon]

You have daytime? Luuxury!


Edit:
Alert Canadians are in the middle of an approximately 4 month polar night right now...

[dodint]

:lol:

[mk]

You have daytime? Luuxury!


Edit:
Alert Canadians are in the middle of an approximately 4 month polar night right now...

But Grand Valley ~ Monaco
(Raleigh ~ Tehran)

[MR2 Fan]

I've had a Paypal Prepaid account for a few years, get direct deposit about 2 days before "regular" banks, and a few days ago they posted that you can instantly send money to your Prepaid account.

That worked because due to some issues, I was a bit broke, so I was able to sell a few things, and get some money.

Unfortunately, my money is now in LIMBO between them as the website continuously asks me to link the accounts, then gets stuck on loading...doesn't matter what browser or PC or anything I use. Called customer service 3 times, been told they're "working on it". Left messages on twitter with @AskPaypal who will happily respond to everyone else...have not responded to me. I left a message on their FB account, again, happily responding to everyone else...no response for me

[FaultyMario]

Never used the account i had set up with them. Then after a couple of years i wanted to use it but i had lost my password and it wouldn't let me create a new account because one of my identity indicators (name, or email, or something else) was already in use by their data base. So i ended up in a process loop where i couldn't go forwards or backwards and was thankful i never put money thru their service.

[MR2 Fan]

Finally got *a* reply on FB asking me to send them a direct message...that was a few hours ago, no response yet.

[mk]

You seem to have someting disabled.

Can it be international payments?
If memory serves all net stuff are international.

[SportWagon]

But Grand Valley ~ Monaco
(Raleigh ~ Tehran)
Yes, some of my recent drives remind me of footage I've seen of various Monte Carlo rallies.

[mk]

What stages?

[Drachen596]

Really worried about someone i can do nothing to help. Theyre too far away and my finances wont allow sending money or flying there.

[21Kid]

Rent Any Digital Movie From Amazon For Just $1


If you need a way to fill your holiday downtime, Amazon will rent you any movie in their digital catalog for a buck today with promo code MOVIE99. That applies to holiday films, new releases (I’m renting Sully), classics; if you can rent it on Amazon, you can rent it for $1.

[dodint]

I'm told that Google/Youtube is running the same promo but I'm getting mixed results while browsing for the deal.

[21Kid]

Shannon got it via email. But, I didn't. hmmmm

We both got 75% off though.

edit: it's on their banner. https://play.google.com/redeem?code=AB3Z3ENNBL22QVGRSA00HJ8

[speedpimp]

I was at my niece's apartment for Christmas today. My dad and nephew left and they weren't gone for five minutes before my nephew calls and says that my dad has a flat on his car. I drive over to his apartment, which is in the same complex, and see he's pulling the spare out of the trunk. I get out and grab the jack out of my car. I see he's got a 12v impact wrench to get the lugs off. Turns out the 12v socket doesn't work, so I grab the lug wrench out of my car. I put the jack under the car and raise it just a bit. I break the first few lugs loose and when I break the third one loose I use a bit too much force and my dumb ass bumps into the jack. Lessen learned, don't kneel while trying to break the lugs loose. I get the last ones loose and raise the car enough to get the flat off. Raise it a bit more and get the spare on and get the lugs tightened. I let the jack down and the spare bows out a bit at the bottom. I ask my dad if he knows what that means, "I put air in it?" "No, dad, it means you go and get the other tire fixed before the spare is flat as well."
The spare is twenty years old and had never been on the car('96 Lincoln Mk VIII).
My dad said the tire has a slow leak in it and he keeps putting air in it. What really got me was when he said "It doesn't leak air as bad when its warm out." Which means it has been leaking since at least last summer. He's had the car since last April and it has probably been leaking air since before he got it. Why, oh, why, do people continually put shit like this off? Especially when it's something as simple and vital as a tire.
A few months ago he called me and said that the car was jerking/surging when you accelerate. I talked to my ex-brother in law today and he said it was probably the u-joints being so out of whack and are in dire need of being replaced.
WTF dad.

[Kchrpm]

I have two tires that leak air, I have to fill them up once a week or so. It was not fixed by putting new tires on. I don't want to buy new wheels.

[Random]

Valve stems or valve stem cores. Have to dismount the tires to deal with the former; the latter can be done in your driveway if you have a core removal tool and an air pump.

[TheBenior]

I had a bad valve stem core from the start on my Monster 696, because Italian, presumably.

My air compressor tire inflator never worked properly, and that tire never held air as well as the other, then one day the tire was flat. Replaced the valve stem core, and everything was good.

[speedpimp]

Could be the rims as well, considering they are twenty year old chrome plated alloys. Not sure how well they hold up or if they pit badly.

[Godson]

I always look at the valve stem core first, sometimes they just back out.

[speedpimp]

Talked to my dad last night and he said it was the rim and that it was able to be fixed and they didn't charge him. I asked what was wrong with the rim and got an "I don't know. Oh they said the balljoints are bad too."

ugh

[MR2 Fan]

confession time:

I haven't seen a dentist in a loooong time.

I have 2 cracked wisdom teeth that have been that way for about 10 years...never had a problem, but this week one of them started hurting.

I do have insurance and have a dentist appointment, can't wait to see what happens next (sarcasm).

I don't know why I never went to a dentist, just stubborn I guess.

[21Kid]

There was a big chunk of time where I didn't go... because I didn't have insurance. And I had some pretty unfortunate things happen during that time that weren't taken care of very well.

I've made sure to go to every appointment since then.

[speedpimp]

I went from '92-'16 without a dentist visit until this past July. It took two sessions to get my teeth clean. Amazing thing was no cavities and nothing needing to be pulled other than the I teeth they want to pull. They aren't bothering me so I'll pass for now.

[Random]

confession time:

I haven't seen a dentist in a loooong time.

I have 2 cracked wisdom teeth that have been that way for about 10 years...never had a problem, but this week one of them started hurting.

I do have insurance and have a dentist appointment, can't wait to see what happens next (sarcasm).

I don't know why I never went to a dentist, just stubborn I guess.


There was a big chunk of time where I didn't go... because I didn't have insurance. And I had some pretty unfortunate things happen during that time that weren't taken care of very well.

I've made sure to go to every appointment since then.

Ditto. Cost me about $5k (with insurance!) to get "caught up." A couple root canals, a couple crowns, fillings, wisdom teeth extraction, and some gum work. :| Kids, don't neglect your teeth.

[Freude am Fahren]

I was in a similar situation. I always hated the dentist. In high school it was recommended I get my Wisdoms taken out, but I didn't because IDK why.

Then my dad lost his job right after I left for college, which mean I lost insurance. I probably could have gone on my mom's plan, but I didn't.

Then I had an issue with an infection around one of my back teeth around the age of 21, while I was still in school. My dad had a new job, so I had insurance of some kind, I think, so I went in, got it cleaned up a bit, and got some anti-biotics, and an prelim appointment with an oral surgeon to get the Wisdoms out. Never followed up on the actual surgery though...

Then earlier this year (age 30), I had a bit of an issue again around my back teeth hurting. I have my own insurance of course now, so I finally went back to a Dentist. Amazingly, he said my teeth were in pretty good shape, but my gums could use some care. Be better about flossing.

As to the widsoms, he said at this point, there's no reason to take them out unless a problem actually arises. They're in as far as they're gonna go and not impacted. I forgot I had 4 molars taken out for braces when I was in my early teens. So that made the room for them to come in, kinda. They're uneven, in that the tops reach further down, and the bottoms are a bit faced out and not in as much. I have lots of crowding on my bottoms, so If I ever want to sort that out, the Wisdoms would need to come out I think.

I'm much better about brushing in my 20's and now than I was in my teens, and I try to floss every night, but need to be better. I'm going to be going for my free cleaning every 6 months.

[Alan P]

I haven't been in a while and I know my teeth aren't in great condition but they don't hurt so I've never bothered. Like you I got four molars out when I was a kid so gave never had any bother with wisdom teeth.

[tigeraid]

I had all four wisdom teeth pulled at once when I was in the my late teens. SO goddamn thankful I did, after hearing horror stories from others. They had started to cut my cheek whenever I moved my jaw.

Tara and I have the money to fix her teeth. She has a crooked front tooth that could be fixed, but more importantly a couple of painful back teeth that have had cavities in the past and probably have them again.

But she's so terrified of dentists (and needles, and blood, and surgical implements, and pretty much anything touching her) that she refuses to go. Her literal answer to me is "in 10 years when my mouth is about to fall apart, I'll just get dentures." Which is bullshit since you have to PULL YOUR TEETH to use dentures.

They started advertising heavily around here for "dental work while you sleep" and figured that'd be perfect. Nope. "What if I wake up in the middle of it?!" :rolleyes:

[Godson]

I had all four wisdom teeth pulled at once when I was in the my late teens. SO goddamn thankful I did, after hearing horror stories from others. They had started to cut my cheek whenever I moved my jaw.

Tara and I have the money to fix her teeth. She has a crooked front tooth that could be fixed, but more importantly a couple of painful back teeth that have had cavities in the past and probably have them again.

But she's so terrified of dentists (and needles, and blood, and surgical implements, and pretty much anything touching her) that she refuses to go. Her literal answer to me is "in 10 years when my mouth is about to fall apart, I'll just get dentures." Which is bullshit since you have to PULL YOUR TEETH to use dentures.

They started advertising heavily around here for "dental work while you sleep" and figured that'd be perfect. Nope. "What if I wake up in the middle of it?!" :rolleyes:

Even if you do wake up in the middle of it, which is infinitesimaly small, the chance of you remembering any of it is even less.

[Drachen596]

Coworker of mine is 32 and now has dentures... no idea how dudes teeth got that bad though i know he has played with some heavier drugs in the past and i really think still does given dudes inability to sit still and overall twitchiness.

[mk]

Spring is coming.

[Cam]

Local Taboo (sex shop) with "Parking in rear -->" sign. :lol:

[Godson]

Coworker of mine is 32 and now has dentures... no idea how dudes teeth got that bad though i know he has played with some heavier drugs in the past and i really think still does given dudes inability to sit still and overall twitchiness.

My brother is almost in the same boat.

He was on meth if you all remember my posts some 10 years back

[MR2 Fan]

Coworker of mine is 32 and now has dentures... no idea how dudes teeth got that bad though i know he has played with some heavier drugs in the past and i really think still does given dudes inability to sit still and overall twitchiness.

I saw the documentary "That Sugar Film" which had a part about the people in the south who grew up drinking Mountain Dew non-stop and have all of their teeth falling out by the time they're in their teens, really shocking

[speedpimp]

Coworker of mine is 32 and now has dentures... no idea how dudes teeth got that bad though i know he has played with some heavier drugs in the past and i really think still does given dudes inability to sit still and overall twitchiness.
My dad has had dentures since he was 23. He went into the dentist to get a few teeth pulled and when he woke up they were all pulled.

[Drachen596]

People keep posting the dumb Betty White survived 2016 thing on facebook.

I have an alternate theory. Betty White is the one killing other celebrities off and absorbing their life forces.

[Godson]

Dude, Betty white wouldn't do that.


That is something Keith Richards would do

[speedpimp]

No but the Grim Reaper did pay a visit to Keith Richards. It wasn't too long after that it was trending that the Grim Reaper had passed away.

[SportWagon]

Number 3, for the same reasons as Tom...

http://gtxforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=2135

[Sad, little man]

2017, I like your angle...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/charles-manson-prison-calif-hospital-report-article-1.2933301

[MR2 Fan]

Dentist update:

Gums aren't in great shape, need more cleaning....have one bad tooth that I can either get a filling/root canal possibly with crown, or they can just remove it...it's far back so I think I might just have it removed, instead of root canal...*shudder*

Total cost for everything would be $2,100 without insurance...or $700 if they just pull the tooth.

I HAVE insurance, or so I thought, but now they're saying it ended in 2014...argh, will need to check on that.

My week is going soooo well.....now to see if my fiancee is talking to me after I made her mad a few days ago.

[novicius]

THIS JUST IN: life is more expensive than you think! ;) #goodluck

[MR2 Fan]

Honestly it wasn't as bad as I expected

[Godson]

Root canals aren't bad. Just expensive.



Kinda like girlfriends/fiancés

[Jason]

Decided to be a bit more assertive with dating this year, I kinda took it easy last year.

I have a couple dates lined up, but I forgot how frustrating it is to get people to set and stick to a plan, especially new connections. Does no one else use a calendar and actually do the things on their calendars? :?

[novicius]

Christ you're old. :lol: #jk

(<3)

[Kchrpm]

Do young women with non-technical jobs use the calendar on their phone and actually do the things on their calendars? :?
FTFY, and no.

These are the same people that mostly have broken screens, lose all of their contacts with every new phone despite multiple ways to back them up, have phones that don't work because they are full from taking pictures that they also haven't backed up, etc. They can do amazing things with Snapchat, but have no daily interest/need in other things so they do nothing with them.

[21Kid]

Someone sounds jaded. :lol:

[Cam]

I'm kind of glad to be so boring that I do not need to use an organiser or calendar to schedule my life. :lol: If I have an appointment, I just stick it on my monitor. I have three on there right now and the appointments are months away. Using my phone to do it is useless, because I can go days without looking at my phone. It rings very infrequently. :(

[Kchrpm]

Someone sounds jaded. :lol:
Maybe :)

Luckily with the latest time that happened, I predicted it with enough foresight to find someone else to take her place :)

[Cam]

TRENDING
Canada: 1M people talking about this

Did Canada blow up or something? :?

Edit:

The New York Times has named Canada — the entire 9.985 million square kilometre country — its top travel destination for 2017. Canada is "a world unto itself, with cosmopolitan cities, barely explored natural wonders and everything in between," says the newspaper.
:)

[Jason]

Christ you're old. :lol: #jk

(<3)

Wait, only old people use a calendar? How the hell do you keep your life organized otherwise?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE

[21Kid]

Just wing it!!!!

#YOLO

[MR2 Fan]

Did Canada blow up or something? :?

Edit:

:)

In other words, promoting Canada as a place for all disgruntled Americans to move to :)

I keep hearing good things about Vancouver

[Cam]

It's a beautiful city with favourable temperatures and mountains in the back yard.

It is also the most expensive Canadian city to live in.

[FaultyMario]

But... Whistler!!!

[Cam]

That moment you watch an old TV show and remember that TV used to be 4:3 and low-def. :o :lol:

[Sad, little man]

I have determined how many photos can be taken!

With a digital camera that has 22.3 megapixels, and takes photos at 14 bit color (camera can record about 4.4 trillion possible colors), the number of possible photos that could ever be taken is 1.175743e282349557.

So that number is 1175743 plus approximately 81 thousand pages of zeros at the end of it. That is the number of all photos that ever have been taken or ever could be taken, including photos that never will be taken. That number includes close up portraits from every possible angle of tank man in Tienanmen Square. It includes an absolutely complete documentation of a misson to Mars led by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (as well as missions to every other planet.) That's everything. Every photo you could ever take, 1.175743e282349557 photos.

[balki]

Sounds like a lot of photos.
Maybe dn can chime and and say that won't even cover the state of a single electron over 1 minute.

[21Kid]

:? why?

[speedpimp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmdcuF1I0nU

[Jason]

Decided to be a bit more assertive with dating this year, I kinda took it easy last year.

I have a couple dates lined up, but I forgot how frustrating it is to get people to set and stick to a plan, especially new connections. Does no one else use a calendar and actually do the things on their calendars? :?

Update:

2 of the 3 dates I had lined up were cancelled, one by me, one by the other.

The one date that did happen when extremely well, to the point she grabbed me and kissed me at the end of the night as I was about to give her a hug :lol:

Second date lined up next monday.

Odds I screw this up? At least 20 to 1.

[FaultyMario]

You might wanna do some weighed squats between now and Monday. She's gonna wanna grab again. Ok?

[Godson]

I had a gym date today, so J, if my fucked up GIMP self can do it. You can to!

[novicius]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmdcuF1I0nU

:lol:

Rich! You're becoming Hunter S. Thompson more every passing year! :up: :up:

[21Kid]

Update:

2 of the 3 dates I had lined up were cancelled, one by me, one by the other.

The one date that did happen when extremely well, to the point she grabbed me and kissed me at the end of the night as I was about to give her a hug :lol:

Second date lined up next monday.

Odds I screw this up? At least 20 to 1.

:up:

Don't show her your nudie pics!!!

Or tell her about this place. :lol:

[FaultyMario]

Unless she's a goth chick named Marla. She could be helpful.


You know.




For the operation.

[speedpimp]

Buzzed at noon. That's what not drinking since July 4 will get you.

[Godson]

I think I really like this chick.

[Drachen596]

People say follow your heart. I think that is bullshit advice.

I'd be single unemployed and without a place to stay in Dallas if i did that.

The heart is stupid.

[Jason]

:up:

Don't show her your nudie pics!!!

Or tell her about this place. :lol:

She has seen the photography and wasn't offended/actually liked the work, so that's a good sign. GTXF/my facebook is another thing entirely... :lol:

[21Kid]

I was surprised that Janelle survived the 1st auto-show MWGTXP weekend. She almost didn't survive the 2nd. :lol:

[Godson]

Like, literally?

[21Kid]

Nearly. :lol:

[novicius]

I, for one, kept calling her "Janette". :(

Sorry Janelle!!

[Jason]

Update:

We texted a bunch leading up to the date, entertaining times. Date had engaging conversation and a boat load of laughs... then at some point her body language changed. Didn't really catch exactly when. She called the date early, at which point I asked her to be blunt if she wasn't into me, which she appreciated, and she explained that she wasn't, and we parted ways.

I am not good at being human.

[novicius]

Did you say you're never getting married or don't want kids or something?

[Jason]

We actually agreed on both of those things. She basically said that I'm too insecure. Which is kind of ironic, considering my history but whatever *shrugs*

[Kchrpm]

I think that's when you're supposed to grab her, kiss her, then carry her off to bed. Based on various fictional documentaries I've seen.

[Jason]

:lol:

[Godson]

"how to end up with a night or more in prison."

[Kchrpm]

I carried a girl to bed once. She woke up during it and said "my hero." It was awesome.

(leaves out the rest of the boring details for the far superior GTXF imagination to fill in)

[Cam]

A lot of ladies like a man to take charge. *shrug* But yeah, you're running the risk of assault too. :|

[Jason]

That's why you discuss that stuff before hand, and get consent before manhandling :up:

[speedpimp]

I entertain myself by interacting with a millennial coworker who is all like "will I ever find Mr. Right? When will it be my time?" and helping her through her need for "spank bank material" when she needs it. But she just wants to be friends because "I wish you were younger". Heh. Whatever.

[Godson]

The thing I am starting to learn about Mr. / Mrs. Right is both parties need to be willing to lay it all on the line, and think of each other's best interest before their own.

I have deeper theories on this, but I'll dig into it another time.

[TheBenior]

Worth dying for.
Worth killing for.
Worth going to hell for.

[Kchrpm]

In my case it's more like "worth losing 100 lbs for." Haven't found that girl yet.

[Cam]

The problem is, one has to happen before the other. :lol:

[Kchrpm]

Ain't that the truth :( Plus I get to keep hearing Mr Skin and Bones's struggles, too. And seeing guys bigger than me with lovely ladies.

[Jason]

Wait, does this mean I have to lose 100lbs also?

[Kchrpm]

I think you need to gain 20 lbs of pure muscle.

[novicius]

Don't forget the ability to read minds.

[GB]

"It looks like you fell!"

Comment from a smartass member of the media crowd that gathered to watch Orlando police escort the just caught, triple murderer and cop killer Markeith Lloyd into the station for processing.


He didn't "fall" enough.


http://gtxforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=2167&stc=1


Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, of course.

[speedpimp]

I've lost 140. Still haven't met one that really moves me.

[Cam]

140? Effing-A, man! Supreme work. :up:

[novicius]

Yeah that's some seriously life-changing weight! An entire person! :up: :up:

How's your skin holding up?

[Jason]

That's awesome, Rich!

[speedpimp]

Yeah that's some seriously life-changing weight! An entire person! :up: :up:

How's your skin holding up?

Yup, about the same as shedding Drew.

It's really kind of stretchy. Lose twenty more pounds and I'll be able to braid it into a skin ponytail.

[Drachen596]

My mother thats unable to work anf on disability just got notified her insurance costs are doubling this year.

Pretty sure im going to end up paying a good bit of it.


Edit - for comparison i looked at my w2 which shows everything paid towards my health insurance by me and the company. For dental, vision and health the total each month is 464.46. Thats less than the government subsidy on my mothers plan which i'm pretty sure is ONLY health, not dental or vision.

[tigeraid]

Yup, about the same as shedding Drew.

It's really kind of stretchy. Lose twenty more pounds and I'll be able to braid it into a skin ponytail.


I've been working tirelessly since I lost the 100 lbs on toning, with weight traning, hoping to get rid of the saggy skin. I think I got off pretty lucky with it honestly, when I'm just standing still I look pretty normal. If I bend over though, my whole torso just kinda sluices off my body.

Still looks better than fat, I keep telling myself. :|

[21Kid]

Nice work guys!


My mother thats unable to work anf on disability just got notified her insurance costs are doubling this year.

Pretty sure im going to end up paying a good bit of it.


Edit - for comparison i looked at my w2 which shows everything paid towards my health insurance by me and the company. For dental, vision and health the total each month is 464.46. Thats less than the government subsidy on my mothers plan which i'm pretty sure is ONLY health, not dental or vision.Yeah, it's too bad we don't have a single payer system, to help keep the cost down. :(

[speedpimp]

I've been working tirelessly since I lost the 100 lbs on toning, with weight traning, hoping to get rid of the saggy skin. I think I got off pretty lucky with it honestly, when I'm just standing still I look pretty normal. If I bend over though, my whole torso just kinda sluices off my body.

Still looks better than fat, I keep telling myself. :|

Yeah I should do something like that, but...after dealing with loaded carts of produce every day, I get a bit lazy at the end of the day. Also having a job that keeps me active has definitely helped me in a lot of different ways.

[tigeraid]

I was told "You're young enough that it should all spring back into place." So uuuuh.... I dunno. We'll see in a few years?

[speedpimp]

How old are you?

[George]

67.

[tigeraid]

Half of what George said. :P

[21Kid]

33.5?

[tigeraid]

Rounded up.

[Godson]

So, depleted nuclear fuels for weapons and power plants. There really isn't a way to "dispose" of them is there?

[Drachen596]

You can reprocess/recycle the stuff. however its banned in the US. If we did it'd cut the waste in half according to the article below.

Article from Forbes back in 2014 (http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/10/01/why-doesnt-u-s-recycle-nuclear-fuel/#6acd93517db4)

[21Kid]

Shoot them into the sun?

[Dicknose]

You really want to put that stuff in a rocket considering how often they go bang?

What's so wrong with "put them back in the ground where they came from"?
It's not like anyone is going to live in a uranium mine.

[Random]

You really want to put that stuff in a rocket considering how often they go bang?

What's so wrong with "put them back in the ground where they came from"?
It's not like anyone is going to live in a uranium mine.

Absolutely nothing wrong with that other than the (US) general public's (and politicians) non-understanding of risk (and relative risk). Yucca Mountain should've been opened decades ago. :|

[21Kid]

Sorry. Sarcasm fail.

[Sad, little man]

Have you ever locked out someone else's website account because you thought your username was actually theirs, and you forgot your password, so you just tried a few different ones until it wouldn't let you anymore? :lol:

[Yw-slayer]

Nope.

[Freude am Fahren]

Almost, kinda.

All of us directors share computers at work, so I've put my password in without changing the log-in for both windows and iNews (a newsroom computer program). One time I think I got one try before the lockout when I realized.

[Drachen596]

I think someone should develop a game where the final bosses power gets a multiplier based on how many enemies you fail to take out through the story.

[Kchrpm]

There was actually a game that did the opposite, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, I think. Near the very end of the game you had to take a slow walk through a dark river, and the souls of all the enemies you killed in the game would be there.

I haven't read about it or seen it in years, and I haven't watched this video, but that's how I remember it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdNg9OQWgao

[SportWagon]

Happy Australia Day to You,

Happy Australia Day to You,

Happy Australia Day, Dear Australians!

Happy Australia Day to You!


Is it just a coincidence that Australia Day comes immediately after Robert Burns Night?

Things my 2017 MG calendar teach me.

[Dicknose]

Thanks but Aussie Day has come and gone. Was yesterday by our "a little bit in the future" timezones.

[Cam]

I just had someone from the university call me. The young lady's enunciation was so bad I could not fully understand her. "I cannot understand you. Goodbye."

[speedpimp]

Enunciation or accent?

[Cam]

Would I be a racist asshole if I called it ebonics?

[JoshInKC]

The preferred terminology is African-American Vernacular English or AAVE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American_Vernacular_English).

[Cam]

Thank you.

On a completely different topic, I was not sure where to put this anecdote. Lori called me this morning from Antarctica. They have a VOIP phone now, so people there can talk to their families, etc. Lori is getting to know the people there, including the mechanics. One of the mechanics there has a real job the rest of the year: restoring old cars. Apparently, he has 13 cars of his own, his favourite being a Jaguar E-Type. :eek: I told Lori to make sure she gets his contact info so that we can visit in the future. :D

[balki]

...Antarctica...One of the mechanics there has a real job ...
so are you saying there's one non-hippy in Antarctica?

[Cam]

More than that. Most of the people at the station are maintenance, construction and tech people. Lori and her colleague are the only scientists there at the moment.

[Dicknose]

Seen plenty of ads for "want to work in Antarctica", nearly all mechanic, engineering jobs.
I'd be keen but no jobs for my lazy arse skills (they can all be done remotely, the poor life of the keyboard warrior!)

[speedpimp]

About a week and a half ago the cider mill that presses our apples gave me a gallon of Honey Crisp apple cider. I took it back to work, had a glass and left it in the fridge to share with others. I open the fridge yesterday and the jug has expanded outward even though its only 1/4 of the way full. I open it and it lets off a little hiss. I pour a glass of it and I notice that it smells like cheap alcohol. Looks like it was starting to ferment. Tasted pretty damned good and after ten minutes or so I had a smile on my face.

[MR2 Fan]

Seen plenty of ads for "want to work in Antarctica", nearly all mechanic, engineering jobs.
I'd be keen but no jobs for my lazy arse skills (they can all be done remotely, the poor life of the keyboard warrior!)


But it's a short commute for you!

[Dicknose]

But it's a short commute for you!
Actually not too bad!

Think it would be interesting but yeah nothing I can do for them.
Hmm maybe start up a snow volleyball school there!!

[Cam]

Whuddya do when a twenty-something dude hits on your fourty-something wife?

Be proud of her and gloat about it on the internet, of course! :D

[novicius]

:lol: :up:

[21Kid]

:lol:

[Drachen596]

Realized tonight how ridiculous the management situation is at my job tonight.

Out to dinner with my mom like every week when my boss walked by and waved hi to me. It took me a good minute before I realized who the woman was. Guess thats what happens when you see the boss once every 3 or 4 months at max. I know who the warehouse supervisors and our warehouse General Mills rep(including his assistant) are and recognize them immediately, yet I have to think about what my boss actually looks like.

[Leon]

at one of my previous job, there had been so many restructures, and re-arrangement of the reporting chain, that I actually gave up bothering to know who was where in the organisation.

I know who my team leader was (a pain in my arse is what she was). I met my manager three times. Once when she was introduced to us, once when she gave my going away speech, and once when I went into a meeting with her and my team leader and reamed them out for utter incompetence.

[balki]

would like to hear little more about that "going away speech" and a lot more on the next thing.
TIA

[Random]

His new gig is über-exciting. ;)

[Leon]

would like to hear little more about that "going away speech" and a lot more on the next thing.
TIA

To clarify, this was a job that I left several years ago.

My current job I enjoy most of the people I work with, but it's a very small organisation (seven people), and I find the office manager very difficult to deal with. The atmosphere is high stress though, so I'm leaving for the sake of my mental well-being, despite enjoying the work. I'm potentially staying on there for a while part time, but I'm getting myself all licenced up to go Uber driving, where I can work strange hours, be my own boss, and go to the gym lots.

The previous job referred to where there was a going away speech, I really enjoyed giving my speech, because I made some terrible jokes.

I announced that I had been preparing to leave this job for the previous month, so therefore had been stealing all the stationary, and if anyone had any documents they wished to dispose of, then I was willing to burn them on the fire that I intended to start on my way out the door.

The manager who didn't know anything about my sense of humour stood there looking extremely shocked. :)

[balki]

that's what she gets for not micro-managing you!

[MR2 Fan]

Hans Rosling, who had those famous data-driven TED talks, has passed away :(

https://www.aei.org/publication/data-rock-star-statistician-visionary-dr-hans-rosling-antidote-to-pessimism-dies-at-68-he-made-data-sing/

[Cam]

Only 68? Bummer. Dude was pretty awesome. :(

[Cam]

Lori's back in civilisation. She is in Cape Town for a couple of days then she flies home. My wife is awesome. I'm so proud of her, just in case it wasn't obvious. :D

[dodint]

Awesome. Been fun seeing her accomplishments on Facebook. :up:

[Cam]

The dude that runs the station (A national hero in his home country) told her to bring me next year. :lol:

Did I mention she's going again next year? :)

While it is a possibility that I could go, it would be in her best interest to take another fellow scientist.

[21Kid]

:up:

But who would fly the drone? ;)

[Cam]

It's easy for a lady to get dudes to do things for them, especially when said dudes haven't seen a lady in months. :lol:

[drew]

:lol:

[Dicknose]

Cape Town is amazing, but also just a little bit scary. Go next time.

[Sad, little man]

Praise the sweet baby jesus, for he hath answered the plea to end California's drought by flooding thy shit out of it. He is truly an awesome (but also crappy) lord.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/02/13/not-a-drill-thousands-evacuated-in-calif-as-oroville-dam-threatens-to-flood/

[drew]

Climate change is a myth though. DUH

[Cam]

Yeah, I don't envy Random's job right now. :random:

[Phil_SS]

That very well could be part of Russ's District. Good thoughts sent his way. :random:

[dodint]

Yeah, he said he's working 14hr days on it for the time being.

[drew]

Yikes. I'd gladly volunteer to help, if I knew shit about dams. Fuck knows I'm not doing anything else right now...

[George]

[:random: is] working 14hr days on it for the time being.

mAdministrator not here? :eek:

FOOD FIGHT! :devil:

*hurls globs of mashed potatoes across the Pit Stop*

[balki]

Yikes. I'd gladly volunteer to help, if I knew shit about dams.
them him you have 20+ years of intense beaver experience.

[speedpimp]

Drew, not sure if you know about what's going on in Lagrange County or not, but over the past three days they've had two different gun shops broken into and cleaned out in short order.

[Drachen596]

Ever been in a situation where you actually hope the person is lying to you and not telling the truth because of how terrible what they're saying is?

Yeah, having that feeling right now.

[Random]

That very well could be part of Russ's District. Good thoughts sent his way. :random:


Yeah, he said he's working 14hr days on it for the time being.

Hi, yep, in my region. Only clocked 9.5 hours today!

[speedpimp]

I was making a delivery to a nursing home today in a very tight parking lot. I had my ramp out and just as I started loading my cart I noticed a silver Impala trying to sneak around the back of the truck. The next thing I hear is the car running over my aluminum ramp. I walked to the back and noticed the handle for one side of the ramp broken off and laying on the ground. The lady who had been driving the Impala comes over with her arms full of Taco Bell bags and says "It wasn't marked. I didn't think it went that far out."
Well ma'am if you had paid attention maybe you would've noticed.
Replacing the handle is simple. Just undo a few bolts, slap the new one on and bolt it back up.
Called into work, talked to the boss and he said not to worry about any insurance info and to just filling out an accident report when I got back.
2259

[21Kid]

WTF were you supposed to mark???

[Freude am Fahren]

Found a big ass ray swimming behind my neighborhood tonight. He stuck around long enough to grab my camera.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPu-NvJ4RNQ

By the way, it was way darker than it appears. Yay, ISO 51200, lol. Probably could have gone down one more notch to save some noise.

[GB]

:sing: "Ohhhhhhh, seaweed is cool. Seaweed is fun. It makes it's
food from the rays of the sun..."

[drew]

Drew, not sure if you know about what's going on in Lagrange County or not, but over the past three days they've had two different gun shops broken into and cleaned out in short order.

Saw that. They've been popular lately. Gun shops and the start of the Sargento cheese/listeria thing.

[dodint]

Drew, you still in Jax?

[drew]

Yeah, at least for the time being. The redneckishness and Trumpyism is starting to get a little overwhelming.... and the job market/opportunities are shit.

Other than that, it's awesome here....