Post what you are thinking at this very moment

[Griffin]

I don't own a gun

Well I have a couple so next time you're in the states and want to shoot a few rounds, I've got you covered up to a .308 Winchester. :thumbsup:

[lost in melb.]

I'll try anything once :| :doh:

[Griffin]

or twice

[DemonGeminiX]

Happy mother's day to all of the mothers that y'all have in your lives, whether they're your moms or your wives.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I was going to use a portion of the stimulus check for charity (more to Team Rubicon), and possible a 9mm.

I decided that I work with enough people that could use a boost that charity should start at home.

Coworker 1: New baby, boyfriend has an alcohol problem. She doesn't have waterproof shoes and we have to walk between housing units. A couple hundred at JCP will help her. Done.
Coworker 2: Got screwed by her ex into transferring her student loans to her ex father in law. Barely makes bills. She needed as therapist. Got her in to see my therapist. Gave her the $100 for the first 4 insurance co-pays. Done.
Coworker 3: Having her first baby. Registry items to help mom. Done.
Coworker 4: Having her first baby. Waiting on her registry....

I feel good about it. It wasn't my money to begin with, I'm still working, and this little bit helps them a lot. I will probably still send some to the organization that runs the group home for my disabled niece.

Awesome that you chose to do that, you're a better person than I am, but you are wrong about it not being your money. If you pay federal taxes, then it sure is hell is your money.

[RBP]

Awesome that you chose to do that, you're a better person than I am, but you are wrong about it not being your money. If you pay federal taxes, then it sure is hell is your money.

Fair point and one I often make myself.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Are we all dead yet? :-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Took the kid out for her very first driving practice yesterday. Luckily there's a huge Park and Ride parking lot nearby and on the weekends there's not a lot of people there taking the bus. So, we did it for about half an hour just getting her used to how the vehicle handles, steering, brakes, accelerator. She did okay considering it was her very first time behind the wheel. I don't think we topped 10 mph the whole time though. :lol: But I think it will be several more parking lot lessons before she will be ready to actually get out on the road. And when we do that, I'm going to have to get her outside of the city where there is far less traffic before I throw her into the mess that is Denver metro traffic.

[RBP]

Are we all dead yet? :-k

Just inside.

[RBP]

Took the kid out for her very first driving practice yesterday. Luckily there's a huge Park and Ride parking lot nearby and on the weekends there's not a lot of people there taking the bus. So, we did it for about half an hour just getting her used to how the vehicle handles, steering, brakes, accelerator. She did okay considering it was her very first time behind the wheel. I don't think we topped 10 mph the whole time though. :lol: But I think it will be several more parking lot lessons before she will be ready to actually get out on the road. And when we do that, I'm going to have to get her outside of the city where there is far less traffic before I throw her into the mess that is Denver metro traffic.

Very nice of you. :)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Just inside.

I'm not inside :hand:


:-k


Well, technically I'm inside, but I'm not at home [-(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Very nice of you. :)

Gotta be done :lol:

I was more patient than I thought I would be.

[DemonGeminiX]

Are we all dead yet? :-k

Nope, we aren't getting off that easy.

[DemonGeminiX]

Gotta be done :lol:

I was more patient than I thought I would be.

My first time, my Dad was the calm and silent teacher. He said once, "It's ok to take your foot off the brake and give it a little gas." We drove a few laps around our neighborhood block. He told me I was a natural.

This is the same man that grabbed my brother by the throat and lifted him up in the air with one hand for stealing a cigarette from him. My brother was 16 at the time and weighed close to 160 lbs.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Nope, we aren't getting off that easy.

But everyone on the news says that we are all gonna die from the Flu Manchu if the country re-opens, which has slowly been starting. :sad2:


My first time, my Dad was the calm and silent teacher. He said once, "It's ok to take your foot off the brake and give it a little gas." We drove a few laps around our neighborhood block. He told me I was a natural.

This is the same man that grabbed my brother by the throat and lifted him up in the air with one hand for stealing a cigarette from him. My brother was 16 at the time and weighed close to 160 lbs.

I tried to keep my cool because she's already scared/nervous enough about learning to drive. I know that getting upset with her wouldn't do either of us any good. And even though we were in a VERY large parking lot, there were still some close calls with some curbs and a light pole. :lol:

[Goofy]

Took the kid out for her very first driving practice yesterday. Luckily there's a huge Park and Ride parking lot nearby and on the weekends there's not a lot of people there taking the bus. So, we did it for about half an hour just getting her used to how the vehicle handles, steering, brakes, accelerator. She did okay considering it was her very first time behind the wheel. I don't think we topped 10 mph the whole time though. :lol: But I think it will be several more parking lot lessons before she will be ready to actually get out on the road. And when we do that, I'm going to have to get her outside of the city where there is far less traffic before I throw her into the mess that is Denver metro traffic.

Nice :tup: My dad started me off at the local cricket pitch where he was the groundsman - think i was around 10 or 11 :lol: Manual gears so there was a stall or two and plenty 'kangaroo petrol' moments to begin with :oops: It was great though, made life a lot easier for me when i actually took real lessons and sat my test :)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Nice :tup: My dad started me off at the local cricket pitch where he was the groundsman - think i was around 10 or 11 :lol: Manual gears so there was a stall or two and plenty 'kangaroo petrol' moments to begin with :oops: It was great though, made life a lot easier for me when i actually took real lessons and sat my test :)

It will still be awhile, she needs a total of 50 hours of supervised driving plus another 10 hours of supervised nighttime driving, so there's still a looooooong road to go :lol:

[Goofy]

It will still be awhile, she needs a total of 50 hours of supervised driving plus another 10 hours of supervised nighttime driving, so there's still a looooooong road to go :lol:

I remember the first time my dad took me out on the roads at night - we were out on the back roads (country lanes) and it started fucking snowing :rofl: I was shiting myself the entire time, could barely see 10 yards ahead!

What age are you allowed on the roads over there, is it 16? 17 over here - you can then apply for a provisional licence and drive under supervision.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I remember the first time my dad took me out on the roads at night - we were out on the back roads (country lanes) and it started fucking snowing :rofl: I was shiting myself the entire time, could barely see 10 yards ahead!

What age are you allowed on the roads over there, is it 16? 17 over here - you can then apply for a provisional licence and drive under supervision.

Yeah, you can get your license here at 16.

[KevinD]

My grandfather taught me the basics of driving on a tractor, once I was old enough to bounce on the clutch pedal and throw it in gear. My uncle taught me how to actually drive on the road when I was around 12. Uncle also taught me how to race cars.

[Goofy]

My grandfather taught me the basics of driving on a tractor, once I was old enough to bounce on the clutch pedal and throw it in gear. My uncle taught me how to actually drive on the road when I was around 12. Uncle also taught me how to race cars.

Actually, now that you mention it, i was driving tractors, a scrambler motorbike and a quad on a schoolmate's farm when i was a kid too so i guess i had plenty of practice before driving for real! I remember my mate and i falling off the bike a few times out in the fields, no idea how we always walked away injury-free :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I learned to drive in Driver's Ed in high school.

[Pony]

What age are you allowed on the roads over there, is it 16? 17 over here - you can then apply for a provisional licence and drive under supervision.

15 1/2 You can get a "temp" to drive supervised during daylight, 16 full license.

[lost in melb.]

Wanna see Trump with mask. Git one on orange man!!

:dance: :fu:

[DemonGeminiX]

Obama needs to be arrested.

[lost in melb.]

Obama needs to be arrested.

Did he forget to wear a mask :-s

[KevinD]

Posted this elsewhere, but am honestly curious of yalls opinions.
Trying to figure out the logic. If folks cant work,theres no taxable income, much less food. How is this a good thing for the uber lords( political party)? Politics, on local, state and federal levels, are extremely dependent upon the tax $$ raised. If say 40% of the working population is no longer working, doesn't that immediately equal a 40% reduction in the tax base? Once the dumbasses that we have all elected figure this out, Covid19 will disappear faster than a $20 bill in a politician's hand.

[RBP]

Posted this elsewhere, but am honestly curious of yalls opinions.
Trying to figure out the logic. If folks cant work,theres no taxable income, much less food. How is this a good thing for the uber lords( political party)? Politics, on local, state and federal levels, are extremely dependent upon the tax $$ raised. If say 40% of the working population is no longer working, doesn't that immediately equal a 40% reduction in the tax base? Once the dumbasses that we have all elected figure this out, Covid19 will disappear faster than a $20 bill in a politician's hand.

Except that the job losses are at the lower end of the scale and the taxes are paid at the top. The business taxes are probably a larger issue. But yes, tax losses are massive and the emergency fund distributions are devastating. The interesting question is why we have not seen any government furloughs. If they can't recover budgets, why haven't they reduced expenses?

[KevinD]

Times like this, I kinda miss the old AS messenger/talk ap.

[KevinD]

Just spent 30 mins or so on the phone with a cousin. She and I were very close when younger. Without getting into details, all I'll say is,no mater how you think your life is going, someone in your family is way more screwed up than you thought. I can't even smdh. I always thought she had her shit together, other than the forays into her HS sweetheart (he's a drug addict) but, damn. I'm absolutely shocked. Dunno what I'm going to say next time I talk with my aunt.

[DemonGeminiX]

That's ok, I think all but one or two of my cousins are fucking insane. I've come to the realization that the majority of them probably feel the same way about me. I only talk to one of them and that's on occasion, but I grew up with the guy and we were joined at the hip when we were kids, so when we do talk it's just catching up with an old friend... we just happen to have had fathers that were brothers.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Except that the job losses are at the lower end of the scale and the taxes are paid at the top. The business taxes are probably a larger issue. But yes, tax losses are massive and the emergency fund distributions are devastating. The interesting question is why we have not seen any government furloughs. If they can't recover budgets, why haven't they reduced expenses?

A government entity practicing fiscal responsibility? :-s

:rofl: :lmao: :rofl: :lmao:

:serious:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:tumble:

[DemonGeminiX]

I've read stories online about Amazon terminating the accounts of people who they've deemed to have abused their service by returning "too many" items, but I'm wondering if anyone here actually personally knows anybody that has had their account terminated for returning too much stuff.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I've read stories online about Amazon terminating the accounts of people who they've deemed to have abused their service by returning "too many" items, but I'm wondering if anyone here actually personally knows anybody that has had their account terminated for returning too much stuff.

I'm pretty sure that's a standard practice industry wide, not just with Amazon. I've seen Walmart being accused of the same thing (sort of) by banning people from returning items to the store if they return an unusual amount of items. If people are "serial returners" then usually something shady is going on. Personally though, I don't know anyone that has had their account terminated because of it.

[DemonGeminiX]

I'm pretty sure that's a standard practice industry wide, not just with Amazon. I've seen Walmart being accused of the same thing (sort of) by banning people from returning items to the store if they return an unusual amount of items. If people are "serial returners" then usually something shady is going on. Personally though, I don't know anyone that has had their account terminated because of it.

The problem is, my Mom gets me to order shit for her all the time, and she keeps about half of it. The rest, she makes me return. She has her own account but because I'm subscribed to Prime, she wants that free shipping. I'm about ready to cut her off.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The problem is, my Mom gets me to order shit for her all the time, and she keeps about half of it. The rest, she makes me return. She has her own account but because I'm subscribed to Prime, she wants that free shipping. I'm about ready to cut her off.

Yeah, I'd put a stop to that, mother or not. :lol: Because all those returns will just go as a mark against you. Why doesn't she just spring for Prime if she buys that much stuff? I mean it pays for itself in the free shipping alone.

[Godfather]

My folks just ordered this Ooni Koda outdoor pizza oven. Looks awesome, excited to try it. I think it gets up to about 900 degrees so it'll cook a pizza in a minute or two! Unfortunately they live in a municipality where they can't burn wood outdoors for cooking, so it'll have to be gas, but that's okay.

[deebakes]

such a 1%-er...

[RBP]

such a 1%-er...

Not that bad, actually. :shrug:

https://ooni.com/products/ooni-koda

[Godfather]

Ya not too bad at all. Friends of ours have the Roccbox which is quite a bit more expensive, but I think the Ooni actually gets better reviews!

[lost in melb.]

Not that bad, actually. :shrug:

https://ooni.com/products/ooni-koda


These Ooni Koda pizza ovens have very minor cosmetic flaws in the front nose paint, from rubbing on the the packaging whilst in transit.

:obama:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

3 million more new unemployment claims in the US bring total claims to 36 million.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

such a 1%-er...


Not that bad, actually. :shrug:

https://ooni.com/products/ooni-koda

It's not about the cost, it's about the flex of having a special oven that is JUST to cook one singular item :hand:

[Pony]

From my Nextdoor:


corona Possible cause

I was reading tonight and found some interesting things that are caused by dust from like construction sites type dust from drywall , brick laying granite its in a lot of different rocks its in our soil. As I continue I noticed that it's called silicosis/ which is an opportunistic type issue that causes virus and infections like staph/MRSA which America has had a lot of this past ten years or more and causes are from the crystalline silica that's in just about everything! Then I thought to myself who's the main state that's dying from the corona and its New York upper area also where two twin towers were hit knocked down and then rebuilt! that is how I connected that! makes sense to me? how about you? any comments welcome

I have reported this information to the police.

:facepalm:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

From my Nextdoor:



:facepalm:

:suicide:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Thor had a seizure of some kind :| The wife and kid have taken him to the vet.

[lost in melb.]

Sorry to hear

[Pony]

Thor had a seizure of some kind :| The wife and kid have taken him to the vet.

Aw man. :( Hope the big guy is gonna be all right. Sorry to you and your family bud.

[Godfather]

Sorry to hear that bud, will be thinking about your pooch, hope he's okay.

[Goofy]

Thor had a seizure of some kind :| The wife and kid have taken him to the vet.

Damn, hope he's ok mate :(

[DemonGeminiX]

I hope it's nothing serious, Lance.

[DemonGeminiX]

And so it begins... we have our first tropical system predicted to form into a tropical storm off the southern tip of Florida. Getting started early here in the year of our corona.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Thanks everyone. Which is just our luck, the vet was swamped with emergency visits when the wife got there. And because of the stupid fucking Flu Manchu, you can't even go inside the vet's office anymore. You have to park, call the desk, and they send a tech out to talk to you. So since she had called ahead, they knew she was coming and if it would have been bad enough, I'm sure he would have gone back quickly. But since he recovered and his vitals were good, they had to wait behind the other emergency visits. When they finally were able to look at him, he seemed fine, so they wanted to have him come back tomorrow (now today) for a proper exam. So we have to go back at 3:45 this afternoon. So as of now, we know absolutely nothing more than we did yesterday. The only good thing is that they didn't charge us for anything yesterday.

I guess the episode was that the kid said he was acting a little weird at first, then kinda staggered, and then just tripped over himself and fell over and started really foaming at the mouth. It took a few minutes for him to "come to" and he was acting all disoriented. But the longer it went after the episode, he seemed to come back to his senses.

[lost in melb.]

Good stuff Lance. Hopefully just a one-off. Can you recall if he was doing anything unusual just before it happened? Sorry to pry ...the neuropsychologist in me :)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Good stuff Lance. Hopefully just a one-off. Can you recall if he was doing anything unusual just before it happened? Sorry to pry ...the neuropsychologist in me :)

I don't know, I wasn't home from work yet at the time that it happened unfortunately. And it's not prying at all.

[Pony]

Do you think he might have gotten into something and ate it? In the yard maybe? Although I would guess that he wouldn't have bounced back so quickly if it was some sort of poisoning....
....hope you get it sorted out.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Do you think he might have gotten into something and ate it? In the yard maybe? Although I would guess that he wouldn't have bounced back so quickly if it was some sort of poisoning....
....hope you get it sorted out.

I don't think so, but we really don't know. I'm assuming they will run blood tests when we bring him in today.

[Muddy]

Thor had a seizure of some kind :| The wife and kid have taken him to the vet.

Thors a Saint, correct?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Thors a Saint, correct?

Yes.

[Muddy]

Yes.

Best of luck in his speedy recovery.

[RBP]

Sorry to hear, Lance. Godspeed to Thor.

[Pony]

So, I live on an inside corner of a "T" intersection in a quiet neighborhood. Apparently during the week while I was at work, 11PM some kid came barrelling down the road, blowing stop signs and totally missed the turn at the end. Went up the drive across the street from me, took out the corner of his house, fence, gazebo and hottub before slamming it in reverse backing into the chimney on the side of the house (which collapsed) pulling forward, backing into the house next door (putting a Jeep Cherokee sized hole in that), pulling forward, backing into the street, pulling forward over the curb across my OTHER neighbors lawn and hitting her big planter around a huge maple. Backing out of that he proceeds to limp the car down the road, periodically stopping and stumbling around the car to look at damage before getting back in and continuing back up the road the same way he came from ending in another yard dead into a tree. Apparently walked home from there.

The neighbor who took the bulk of the damage was sitting in his car and witnessed the whole thing, his son even tried to pull the guy out of the car before following him down the street and all the way home. When confronted by the police on his couch wearing the same clothes and bleeding from the nose his answer was "I was carjacked". Apparently the carjackers put $1600 bucks in his pocket and 22 vials of THC in his car too. Kid was 17 years old.

[Goofy]

So, I live on an inside corner of a "T" intersection in a quiet neighborhood. Apparently during the week while I was at work, 11PM some kid came barrelling down the road, blowing stop signs and totally missed the turn at the end. Went up the drive across the street from me, took out the corner of his house, fence, gazebo and hottub before slamming it in reverse backing into the chimney on the side of the house (which collapsed) pulling forward, backing into the house next door (putting a Jeep Cherokee sized hole in that), pulling forward, backing into the street, pulling forward over the curb across my OTHER neighbors lawn and hitting her big planter around a huge maple. Backing out of that he proceeds to limp the car down the road, periodically stopping and stumbling around the car to look at damage before getting back in and continuing back up the road the same way he came from ending in another yard dead into a tree. Apparently walked home from there.

The neighbor who took the bulk of the damage was sitting in his car and witnessed the whole thing, his son even tried to pull the guy out of the car before following him down the street and all the way home. When confronted by the police on his couch wearing the same clothes and bleeding from the nose his answer was "I was carjacked". Apparently the carjackers put $1600 bucks in his pocket and 22 vials of THC in his car too. Kid was 17 years old.

:shock:

[RBP]

So, I live on an inside corner of a "T" intersection in a quiet neighborhood. Apparently during the week while I was at work, 11PM some kid came barrelling down the road, blowing stop signs and totally missed the turn at the end. Went up the drive across the street from me, took out the corner of his house, fence, gazebo and hottub before slamming it in reverse backing into the chimney on the side of the house (which collapsed) pulling forward, backing into the house next door (putting a Jeep Cherokee sized hole in that), pulling forward, backing into the street, pulling forward over the curb across my OTHER neighbors lawn and hitting her big planter around a huge maple. Backing out of that he proceeds to limp the car down the road, periodically stopping and stumbling around the car to look at damage before getting back in and continuing back up the road the same way he came from ending in another yard dead into a tree. Apparently walked home from there.

The neighbor who took the bulk of the damage was sitting in his car and witnessed the whole thing, his son even tried to pull the guy out of the car before following him down the street and all the way home. When confronted by the police on his couch wearing the same clothes and bleeding from the nose his answer was "I was carjacked". Apparently the carjackers put $1600 bucks in his pocket and 22 vials of THC in his car too. Kid was 17 years old.

Wow.

[DemonGeminiX]

So, I live on an inside corner of a "T" intersection in a quiet neighborhood. Apparently during the week while I was at work, 11PM some kid came barrelling down the road, blowing stop signs and totally missed the turn at the end. Went up the drive across the street from me, took out the corner of his house, fence, gazebo and hottub before slamming it in reverse backing into the chimney on the side of the house (which collapsed) pulling forward, backing into the house next door (putting a Jeep Cherokee sized hole in that), pulling forward, backing into the street, pulling forward over the curb across my OTHER neighbors lawn and hitting her big planter around a huge maple. Backing out of that he proceeds to limp the car down the road, periodically stopping and stumbling around the car to look at damage before getting back in and continuing back up the road the same way he came from ending in another yard dead into a tree. Apparently walked home from there.

The neighbor who took the bulk of the damage was sitting in his car and witnessed the whole thing, his son even tried to pull the guy out of the car before following him down the street and all the way home. When confronted by the police on his couch wearing the same clothes and bleeding from the nose his answer was "I was carjacked". Apparently the carjackers put $1600 bucks in his pocket and 22 vials of THC in his car too. Kid was 17 years old.

:huh:

You know, I was coming in here to bitch about something, but I don't think what I've got can top this. Not by a long shot. So I'm just gonna shut the fuck up for now.

[Godfather]

Ya holy shit Pony that is wild.

So... since everyone is okay... any chance any of your neighbors have cameras so we can see this shitshow :lol:

[Pony]

Ya holy shit Pony that is wild.

So... since everyone is okay... any chance any of your neighbors have cameras so we can see this shitshow :lol:

If only I'd had a video doorbell.....

No video I'm aware of, just the firsthand account from my neighbor. I might sneak over and snap a few pics today.

I am in contract to sell my house pending the FHA inspection report, I hope the potential new owners don't freak out. :lol:

[Griffin]

I am in contract to sell my house pending the FHA inspection report, I hope the potential new owners don't freak out. :lol:

"It's been pre-disastered."


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

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Well, we took Thor to the vet yesterday and found out...nothing. The vet doesn't know what's wrong. He doesn't think it's anything terribly serious at this point, but they drew blood to run a full panel and see if there's anything that stands out. What's good is he had blood work done just a few months ago for something else, so if there's a change that's happened, it should be obvious. So all we can do at this point is wait.

[DemonGeminiX]

Everybody Wang Chung tonight.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Everybody Wang Chung tonight.

:umno:

[Griffin]

They said all I need to go to the store is a mask and gloves. They lied... Everyone else was wearing clothes. :meh:

[DemonGeminiX]

:rimshot:

[DemonGeminiX]

:umno:

[-(

You're not one of the cool kids.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Had to make a pick-up for an online order I placed at Sam's Club yesterday. I refuse to wear a mask. They aren't enforcing any mask wearing at the Sam's Club I go to, but probably about 90% of the people that I saw there were wearing them.

[DemonGeminiX]

:rip: Lance

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:rip: Lance

Masks are (allegedly) to protect others from you, not to protect yourself from the virus :nono:

[DemonGeminiX]

:rip: Lance

[DemonGeminiX]

That fucking armadillo tore up my yard. I'm gonna have to sit outside all night with one of my guns if this keeps going on.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:rip: Lance

:snapout:


That fucking armadillo tore up my yard. I'm gonna have to sit outside all night with one of my guns if this keeps going on.

Get some armadillo repellent :dunno:

[DemonGeminiX]

Get some armadillo repellent :dunno:

I don't want to make my yard smell. The best repellents for armadillos involve heavily disagreeable scents, like ammonia and/or predator piss.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

What is a predator for armadillos? Get a stuffed one and put it in the yard :tup:

[DemonGeminiX]

Down here? A dude in a wheelchair with a gun.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:facepalm:

[DemonGeminiX]

:dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:dance:

:slap:


An armadillo doesn’t wear that armored shell for nothing! A number of predators, or natural enemies, like to eat armadillos. Chief among them is the coyote. But such predators as bobcats, cougars, wolves, bears, raccoons and even some of the larger hawks and other birds of prey will also attack and devour an armadillo.

:tup:

[DemonGeminiX]

We had a bobcat in our backyard not but a few months ago. I haven't seen him in a while.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

See if you can get a few tigers from Joe Exotic's old zoo :-k

[Griffin]

I bet you have moles in the yard. Get rid of the moles and the armadillos won't be in your yard hunting them.

[DemonGeminiX]

The tigers would probably eat me.

:no:

[DemonGeminiX]

I bet you have moles in the yard. Get rid of the moles and the armadillos won't be in your yard hunting them.

No moles. Grubs. We've sprayed and laid down year long bait, but it hasn't worked yet.

[Pony]

What is a predator for armadillos? Get a stuffed one and put it in the yard :tup:


Down here? A dude in a wheelchair with a gun.

I don't know if they fear stuffed dudes in wheelchairs.....

[RBP]

What is a predator for armadillos? Get a stuffed one and put it in the yard :tup:

Coyote urine.

[Pony]

Coyote urine.

I just had a visual of DGX chasing down a coyote and making him piss all over his yard.


Been a long day.....

[RBP]

I just had a visual of DGX chasing down a coyote and making him piss all over his yard.


Been a long day.....

He'd have to "milk" the coyote.

Or go to Amazon. Either or. https://www.amazon.com/Wildlife-523-Coyote-Urine-4-Ounce/dp/B0000AVXJ8

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Politics, shmolitics
They oughta save their breath
Mean streak, blue streak
They sentence me to death
Harangue me from a tree
Twist and shout until I crawl
Do the flip, do the flop
Piss on the wall…

[RBP]

Politics, shmolitics
They oughta save their breath
Mean streak, blue streak
They sentence me to death
Harangue me from a tree
Twist and shout until I crawl
Do the flip, do the flop
Piss on the wall…

That's deep, bro.

[RBP]

I worked a deal. I was in training for 3 days, took a vacation day tomorrow, in exchange I cover the entire facility for 2 says on 10 hour shifts Saturday and Sunday. I might take the double time shift Monday. Well, not really double time. Straight time plus the holiday which they call double time. Liars. If I sit on my ass you pay me 8 hours. If I work you pay me 16. That's not double time.

[lost in melb.]

I worked a deal. I was in training for 3 days, took a vacation day tomorrow, in exchange I cover the entire facility for 2 says on 10 hour shifts Saturday and Sunday. I might take the double time shift Monday. Well, not really double time. Straight time plus the holiday which they call double time. Liars. If I sit on my ass you pay me 8 hours. If I work you pay me 16. That's not double time.

Don't understand...

[lost in melb.]

China's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that Pompeo's message "seriously endangered relations between the two countries and two militaries and seriously damaged peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait".

Queue - invade Taiwan

[DemonGeminiX]

I've got way too many story threads running around in my head right now.

[lost in melb.]

I've got way too many story threads running around in my head right now.

How's the book coming along?

[DemonGeminiX]

How's the book coming along?

Which one?

[lost in melb.]

Which one?

The One

[DemonGeminiX]

In the beginning, there is never just The One. There are The Many. Sooner or later, I'll focus on one, but for now...


I've got way too many story threads running around in my head right now.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

We got the bloodwork back for Thor and there's nothing out of the ordinary showing up. So we still have no idea what caused the seizures.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That's deep, bro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QYTxozuVaY

[DemonGeminiX]

We got the bloodwork back for Thor and there's nothing out of the ordinary showing up. So we still have no idea what caused the seizures.

Just keep an eye on him then. It may have been just a one off. It happens.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Just keep an eye on him then. It may have been just a one off. It happens.

That's what we're hoping.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

2.4 million new unemployment claims bringing the US total to around 39 million.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Wife told me to check the front camera from 9:10 this morning (there's sound too):

https://ring.com/share/6829314973553018240

[Godfather]

Wife told me to check the front camera from 9:10 this morning (there's sound too):

https://ring.com/share/6829314973553018240

:lol: What the hell... where would a turkey have come from?! They're not wild around your parts are they?

[RBP]

Don't understand...

Monday is a holiday, a "super holiday" in the union contract. I get a paid day off. I get paid 16 hours and lose the holiday pay if I work.

[lost in melb.]

Monday is a holiday, a "super holiday" in the union contract. I get a paid day off. I get paid 16 hours and lose the holiday pay if I work.

Gotcha!

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQij0z6TCmXLxdAcp-dTm1O8grrkeEw9F1JnD-xnnEN-ng8_B76&s

[Pony]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsYuQVKIVu4

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:lol: What the hell... where would a turkey have come from?! They're not wild around your parts are they?

There are actually wild turkeys that roam the neighborhood. :lol: There's a small wildlife preserve/nature area not far from our house and it's home to wild turkeys. Sometimes they roam solitary like the one our camera caught and sometimes they are in rather large groups. It's kinda funny. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Well, the wife just texted me, Thor had another seizure this morning. :|

[DemonGeminiX]

Did she call the vet?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

No, he (the vet) said to keep a "diary" of seizure incidents (if they keep happening) and then if they keep happening/get worse to get him an appointment and they will look into medication.

[DemonGeminiX]

How old is Thor? I'm reading that Saint Bernards can be prone to idiopathic epilepsy, that it's an inherited condition, and that it generally begins anywhere from 6 months to 3 years of age.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

He's 6-1/2

[DemonGeminiX]

http://aubreyamc.com/canine/saint-bernard/


Epilepsy

There are three types of seizures in dogs: reactive, secondary, and primary. Reactive seizures are caused by the brain’s reaction to a metabolic problem like low blood sugar, organ failure, or a toxin. Secondary seizures are the result of a brain tumor, stroke, or trauma. If no other cause can be found, the disease is called primary, or idiopathic epilepsy. This problem is often an inherited condition, with Saint Bernards commonly afflicted. If your friend is prone to seizures, they will usually begin between six months and three years of age. An initial diagnostic workup may help find the cause. Lifelong medication is usually necessary to help keep seizures under control, with periodic blood testing required to monitor side effects and effectiveness. If your dog has a seizure: Carefully prevent him from injuring himself, but don’t try to control his mouth or tongue. It won’t help him, and he may bite you accidentally! Note the length of the seizure, and call us or an emergency hospital.

"Usually begins", but that usually means that outliers do exist.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yeah, we got all the info on seizures from the vet. Just sucks that there's really not much we can do at this point.

[DemonGeminiX]

I'm sorry, bud. :empathy:

[RBP]

Poor Thor. :(

[Muddy]

Yeah, we got all the info on seizures from the vet. Just sucks that there's really not much we can do at this point.

If he can be medicated that's something, right?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I'm sorry, bud. :empathy:


Poor Thor. :(

Thanks, we'll get through it though and we will make sure we do what is best for our God of Thunder. :)


If he can be medicated that's something, right?

Yeah, and from what the vet told is, it could keep it completely under control. So we just have to wait and see how frequent/bad they become and then get back to the vet and get him in for a follow-up visit.

[Griffin]

We had a dog that had to take pills twice a day for seizures. If you think it's scary to witness just imagine how confused and scared he is.
The only advice I can give is that if one occurred while we were there we would hold and comfort till it was over. Easy for us since he was only about 18 pounds. A bigger dog cover with favorite blanket if he has one and put any toys close by while stroking. They were usually over in a couple of minutes just keep him comfortable and encourage happy memories to bring him around.

[KevinD]

Man, just had to take a pic for a safety ID. With a cap on, I'm straight up rocking the 80's mullet. With the cap off, my hair in front hangs down below my nose. I kinda like it. Not sure I'll get it cut yet.

[Pony]

Man, just had to take a pic for a safety ID. With a cap on, I'm straight up rocking the 80's mullet. With the cap off, my hair in front hangs down below my nose. I kinda like it. Not sure I'll get it cut yet.

Our grounds maintenance guy at work cut my hair yesterday. :lol: I couldn't take it anymore.

[lost in melb.]

Man, just had to take a pic for a safety ID. With a cap on, I'm straight up rocking the 80's mullet. With the cap off, my hair in front hangs down below my nose. I kinda like it. Not sure I'll get it cut yet.

Can you time your hair's movement with guitar playing? Could be money in that

[Griffin]

Our grounds maintenance guy at work cut my hair yesterday. :lol: I couldn't take it anymore.

use his pruning shears did he?

[Pony]

use his pruning shears did he?

Had to bribe him to not use the weedeater.

[lost in melb.]

Yeah, we got all the info on seizures from the vet. Just sucks that there's really not much we can do at this point.

Just caught up with this. Really sorry to hear about it

[DemonGeminiX]

My neighbor caught a possum in his trap last night. That thing is huge. :lol:

[Pony]

My neighbor caught a possum in his trap last night. That thing is huge. :lol:

:lol:

A couple years ago my Aunt had an outdoor cat who she fed on a small table outside her kitchen door, one night I heard her screaming "Get the fuck out of here!" I ran downstairs to see what was happening. Turns out she stepped out, closed the door, turned around to see her cat sitting their on the table waiting to be fed. Right next to the cat sitting just as patiently was a possum.

[Goofy]

Well, the wife just texted me, Thor had another seizure this morning. :|

Awww, poor pup :(


use his pruning shears did he?

https://i.imgur.com/VK1TiZz.gif

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

A couple years ago my Aunt had an outdoor cat who she fed on a small table outside her kitchen door, one night I heard her screaming "Get the fuck out of here!" I ran downstairs to see what was happening. Turns out she stepped out, closed the door, turned around to see her cat sitting their on the table waiting to be fed. Right next to the cat sitting just as patiently was a possum.

Opportunistic little fucker. :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Just talked to this girl who used to live on my street
After all these years you're here and you remember me
She said her old boyfriend
Packed up and headed back east
But she always knew someday he would go
She just got a new job and she doubts it will last
So let's take a drink and never think and here's to the past
She says it's so funny how life burns out so fast
It's just another wasted day

A boring life in a boring town
In the same old crowd
And I used to say that I'd never stay
But I'm rotting here today
With that same old crowd that's always been around
And I always thought I'd be the first to go

That same old crowd that drags me down
Another day in a boring town
That same old crowd that brings me down
A boring life in a boring town

[KevinD]

My neighbor caught a possum in his trap last night. That thing is huge. :lol:

Possums are actually beneficial. When one of my dogs traps on in our yard, I run the dogs off so the possum can escape.

[DemonGeminiX]

Possums are actually beneficial. When one of my dogs traps on in our yard, I run the dogs off so the possum can escape.

Yeah, they let him go. Still, huge. :lol:

[Muddy]

Dis' mfucka be tryin' ta tell us we gotta wear masks in public come Friday... Sheeeet.. fuuuuuck you..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Dis' mfucka be tryin' ta tell us we gotta wear masks in public come Friday... Sheeeet.. fuuuuuck you..

Mayor or the governor?

[Muddy]

Mayor or the governor?

Guvna blackface.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Guvna blackface.

I already told the wife I will not wear one, even if the governor says we have to. So far, only the city of Denver is forcing people to wear one. That mayor thinks he's a dictator.

[Muddy]

I already told the wife I will not wear one, even if the governor says we have to. So far, only the city of Denver is forcing people to wear one. That mayor thinks he's a dictator.

Obviously, you can see our governor has lost his mind.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Obviously, you can see our governor has lost his mind.

Yeah, yours and a few others in the country are straight up out there :lol:

[Muddy]

Yeah, yours and a few others in the country are straight up out there :lol:

Whats wild is in general Virginia is a pretty realistic place to live.. It's just this fuggin' crack-head that got elected in there..

[Pony]

There's already been a few lawsuits filed directly against our Director of Health who has overstepped her authority issuing "orders". Pretty much as long as the lawsuit is ongoing there can be no action taken against the businesses involved.

The latest was a suit regarding entertainment in bars here. Less that 24 hours after the attorney got involved the Director and Governor did a 180 about face and "decided" to allow entertainment.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

There's already been a few lawsuits filed directly against our Director of Health who has overstepped her authority issuing "orders". Pretty much as long as the lawsuit is ongoing there can be no action taken against the businesses involved.

The latest was a suit regarding entertainment in bars here. Less that 24 hours after the attorney got involved the Director and Governor did a 180 about face and "decided" to allow entertainment.The restaurant that was open in Colorado on Mother's Day and then shut down by the state (and having their license pulled) for violating an "order" is suing the state, the governor, and the health department.

[lost in melb.]

Twitter gives Rumples a bit of a tap on the fingers :nono:

[Godfather]

I already told the wife I will not wear one, even if the governor says we have to. So far, only the city of Denver is forcing people to wear one. That mayor thinks he's a dictator.

I wore a homemade mask today my wife ordered on Etsy. They're not required, but with my wife working in hospitals I'd say the chance of me being a carrier on any given day is high. Didn't bother me one bit to wear for an hour of errands :shrug: On the off chance it stops me from spreading COVID I have no issues with it personally.

[RBP]

I wore a homemade mask today my wife ordered on Etsy. They're not required, but with my wife working in hospitals I'd say the chance of me being a carrier on any given day is high. Didn't bother me one bit to wear for an hour of errands :shrug: On the off chance it stops me from spreading COVID I have no issues with it personally.

I wear one all day at work and at every stop off hours. It's not a big deal, but shopping is surreal. The stores here have repeated robot voice messages that masks are mandatory and to observe 6 foot distancing. I am living a dystopian nightmare.

[Godfather]

I wear one all day at work and at every stop off hours. It's not a big deal, but shopping is surreal. The stores here have repeated robot voice messages that masks are mandatory and to observe 6 foot distancing. I am living a dystopian nightmare.

Sucks having to wear it all day. My wife is doing the same and complains her ears hurt and she's getting zits :lol:

Haven't heard the robot voices in stores yet, that's creepy. I do just keep thinking it's temporary and so minor to wear in the grocery store though, especially when I think of you and my wife wearing medical masks and shields all day. I have more nightmares about facial recognition and infringement on internet and phone privacy than being asked to wear a mask during a pandemic personally. I think the later will disappear in a few months or a year and it's a cycle that repeats throughout history, while the former is the silently creeping dystopia most folks never talk about. I guess one doesn't negate the other, but again I'm just hoping this all fizzles out within a few more months.

[RBP]

Sucks having to wear it all day. My wife is doing the same and complains her ears hurt and she's getting zits :lol:

Haven't heard the robot voices in stores yet, that's creepy. I do just keep thinking it's temporary and so minor to wear in the grocery store though, especially when I think of you and my wife wearing medical masks and shields all day. I have more nightmares about facial recognition and infringement on internet and phone privacy than being asked to wear a mask during a pandemic personally. I think the later will disappear in a few months or a year and it's a cycle that repeats throughout history, while the former is the silently creeping dystopia most folks never talk about. I guess one doesn't negate the other, but again I'm just hoping this all fizzles out within a few more months.

Ummm... well the new Apple update includes facial recognition while wearing a mask. Not kidding.

[Godfather]

Ummm... well the new Apple update includes facial recognition while wearing a mask. Not kidding.

Shit, I was just thinking today at the store my work phone didn't unlock with the mask on and wondered how long before they patch that :lol: I'll have to update.

Then again, now that you say it, I'm thinking to an article I saw months back on a tech forum about recognition software being able to recognize you even without seeing faces at all (hat down over the face was the example I think, will try and find it)...

[RBP]

Shit, I was just thinking today at the store my work phone didn't unlock with the mask on and wondered how long before they patch that :lol: I'll have to update.

Then again, now that you say it, I'm thinking to an article I saw months back on a tech forum about recognition software being able to recognize you even without seeing faces at all (hat down over the face was the example I think, will try and find it)...

It also updates to allow for transmission tracking. So basically, you are giving your face and your contact points to the government. Funny how crisis brings more government control. 911 gave us the Patriot Act. COVID gives us China-level tracking.

[Godfather]

It also updates to allow for transmission tracking. So basically, you are giving your face and your contact points to the government. Funny how crisis brings more government control. 911 gave us the Patriot Act. COVID gives us China-level tracking.

I still don't see how wearing a mask is the problem that folks are mad about though, which is my whole point. They were one patch from tech working at the consumer level with a mask - so we know it already existed.

The China level tracking isn't COVID's gift, it's been there since the Patriot act. Ironically China tried to ban masks in Hong Kong :lol: It's all very backwards. I'm convinced we're being sidetracked to get angry about wearing masks as it's the one tangible thing folks feel they can control.

Look at this bill introduced a few weeks back: https://www.businessinsider.com/mcconnell-patriot-act-renewal-fbi-web-browsing-history-2020-5

Renew the Patriot Act again, search our phones without warrant... Horrific stuff. Wearing masks during a pandemic won't be long term and has been shown to serve the greater good (interesting article here about Austria (https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/25410/20200421/austria-90-drop-coronavirus-cases-requiring-people-wear-face-masks.htm)). We should be mad about everything else infringing on our privacy but by and large it's the masks we whine about. Why is masks the part where everyone suddenly gets upset, not everything else?

[RBP]

I still don't see how wearing a mask is the problem that folks are mad about though, which is my whole point. They were one patch from tech working at the consumer level with a mask - so we know it already existed.

The China level tracking isn't COVID's gift, it's been there since the Patriot act. I'm convinced we're being sidetracked to get angry about wearing masks as it's the one tangible thing folks feel they can control.

Look at this bill introduced a few weeks back: https://www.businessinsider.com/mcconnell-patriot-act-renewal-fbi-web-browsing-history-2020-5

Renew the Patriot Act again, search our phones without warrant... Horrific stuff. Wearing masks during a pandemic won't be long term and has been shown to serve the greater good (interesting article here about Austria (https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/25410/20200421/austria-90-drop-coronavirus-cases-requiring-people-wear-face-masks.htm)). We should be mad about everything else infringing on our privacy but by and large it's the masks we whine about. Why is masks the part where everyone suddenly gets upset, not everything else?

Because we don't want to know. So don't tell us. Once we know, we have to react.

[Godfather]

Because we don't want to know. So don't tell us. Once we know, we have to react.

Right, I agree, I was being somewhat rhetorical.

I'm mad about what is happening to our privacy and the grabs being made at it under the guise of COVID. Masks are the one piece I just actually feel strongly is going to be temporary, and probably could do some real good, so I guess I'm a little ranty on the subject.

I can see people not wanting to wear a mask, I really can, but I think there are bigger hills to die on with respect to our liberties and privacy, that don't potentially endanger our neighbors with illness. Anyways :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I wore a homemade mask today my wife ordered on Etsy. They're not required, but with my wife working in hospitals I'd say the chance of me being a carrier on any given day is high. Didn't bother me one bit to wear for an hour of errands :shrug: On the off chance it stops me from spreading COVID I have no issues with it personally.

From a discussion in another thread showing my PoV on it (because I'm too lazy to type something out right now :lol: ):


You do know that in all probability, there is no way to avoid the virus forever. Odds are that you WILL come in contact with it at some point and that you more than likely will contract it because of its virulence. Masks do nothing to protect you from the virus. Unless you are wearing the good ones (N95 or better) the stupid cloth masks (and even surgical masks) do absolutely nothing. They can't filter out the virus. Can they slow it down? Maybe, but it doesn't stop the virus.


Sure, but this premise that not taking the basic precautions being thrown around out there is ridiculous.. Had this lemming taken some basic precautions and not run around acting like the whole thing is a hoax may have prevented his wife from possibly dying.


I won't wear a mask, period. That doesn't mean I don't take precautions. I wash my hands regularly. I try and be conscious of touching my face when I'm out and can't wash my hands. I stay away from people as much as space allows. I've reduced drastically trips to the stores and whatnot and opt for delivery of most items. I don't think the Wu Flu isn't serious, but it's nowhere as dangerous as the press and certain wannabe tyrants running some states want you to think it is.

We have to ascertain taking risks in this country as citizens every day. The virus is no different. I could just as easily die of a heart attack or get in a horrible car accident or catch some other virus/bacteria that's out there. All this lockdown bullshit is doing now is elongating the time period that we have to deal with this. Nobody is saying that we shouldn't protect the vulnerable (sick and elderly people) but the rest of us need to be able to go back to living our lives. Make our own risk assessments like we've done every single day of our adult lives.

[DemonGeminiX]

HBO Max launched, but it's not available through my subscription on Amazon Prime. Should I just wait and see if they strike a deal or should I dump the subscription on Prime and sign up with Max on its on?

:-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

HBO Max launched, but it's not available through my subscription on Amazon Prime. Should I just wait and see if they strike a deal or should I dump the subscription on Prime and sign up with Max on its on?

:-k

What's the difference? Is there more stuff on HBO Max that isn't available on HBO itself?

[DemonGeminiX]

What's the difference? Is there more stuff on HBO Max that isn't available on HBO itself?

Apparently a lot of junk.

https://deadline.com/2020/05/hbo-max-launch-what-you-need-to-know-1202943369/

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Apparently a lot of junk.

https://deadline.com/2020/05/hbo-max-launch-what-you-need-to-know-1202943369/

Eh, doesn't sound worth it to me at this time. Plus, no app for the Roku yet, so double no for me for now.

[DemonGeminiX]

Don't you have HBO already?

:-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Don't you have HBO already?

:-k

Yes, through my cable package.

[DemonGeminiX]

Then you should already be able to grab HBO Max at no additional cost.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Then you should already be able to grab HBO Max at no additional cost.

Yeah, but there's no app on the Roku for it yet. :dunno: We use a TiVo for our cable, I don't have a Comcast box. Plus it wouldn't matter anyway because, from the link you posted:


Three notable gaps at launch are Amazon Fire devices, Comcast and Roku, though the last is having conversations with WarnerMedia.

Which is odd because Comcast is the largest cable provider in the country and Roku the largest market shares for streaming boxes.

[DemonGeminiX]

HBO must be trying to bilk them for more money.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

They're freezing out A LOT of people by not having deals with Comcast and Roku.

[lost in melb.]

I wonder how long before they run out of TV shows/movies cause none are being filmed now :-k

[Muddy]

I wonder how long before they run out of TV shows/movies cause none are being filmed now :-k

I tried to watch network programming last night.. The news and PBS were so over the top I had to turn it back off because my wife said it was making me angry.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I tried to watch network programming last night.. The news and PBS were so over the top I had to turn it back off because my wife said it was making me angry.

https://i.imgur.com/Caa28zul.jpg

[Muddy]

God damn PBS was presenting Anti-Semitism and its rise across the entire globe.... Woooooo... heavy..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

God damn PBS was presenting Anti-Semitism and its rise across the entire globe.... Woooooo... heavy..

I can't even watch PBS anymore :lol:

[Muddy]

I can't even watch PBS anymore :lol:

It was very informative but definitely Jewish produced as George Soros was totally being portrayed as an 89 year old innocent victim of the propaganda machine.

[DemonGeminiX]

Tropical storm Bertha developed in less than 2 hours and is now battering the South Carolina coast. Came out of nowhere.

[Muddy]

Tropical storm Bertha developed in less than 2 hours and is now battering the South Carolina coast. Came out of nowhere.

wow.. thanks I will check it out.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Tropical storm Bertha developed in less than 2 hours and is now battering the South Carolina coast. Came out of nowhere.

An alternate dimension? :shock:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I forgot that sports betting had become legal in Colorado. Every other ad on the local podcasts I listen to are all from Draft Kings for their sports book.

[DemonGeminiX]

Ok, look: I'm sorry the guy died, and yes the officers that killed him should be brought up on charges and convicted, but what the fuck does burning down local businesses have to do with this? It's not business owners' faults that this happened. It's the few stupid police officers, especially the one who put his entire body weight down on the guy's neck that killed him.

[lost in melb.]

Ok, look: I'm sorry the guy died, and yes the officers that killed him should be brought up on charges and convicted, but what the fuck does burning down local businesses have to do with this? It's not business owners' faults that this happened. It's the few stupid police officers, especially the one who put his entire body weight down on the guy's neck that killed him.

Frustration of simple minds. They can't touch the officers so they go for something they can get their hands on.

But you probably knew that...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

2.1 million new unemployment claims in the US, bringing the total to approximately 41 million.

[DemonGeminiX]

NASA has a program to send a probe to Alpha Centauri, with a tentative launch date by 2069. It will theoretically take a probe 100 years to get there. While incredibly exciting, I'm sad that I might not live to even see the launch.

:(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

NASA has a program to send a probe to Alpha Centauri, with a tentative launch date by 2069. It will theoretically take a probe 100 years to get there. While incredibly exciting, I'm sad that I might not live to even see the launch.

:(

:(

Makes me think about the thing that has always been said about interstellar probes/missions like that. By the time that probe gets to Alpha Centauri, will technology on earth have progressed far enough that we will have built something in the ensuing 100 years that would beat the original probe there?

[lost in melb.]

Good news. they've got the journey down to 44 years


also https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/100-million-for-probes-to-alpha-centauri-yes-really/



nanoprobes" would take only 20 years to get to Alpha Centauri, at least the ones that survive (a dust particle along the way would be fatal). As each zips through the system, a tiny camera and atmosphere analyzer are to grab pictures and data on any planets there. Then — hold on now — it would transmit this data the 4.4 light-years back to Earth using a "compact laser." The total mass of each probe, including power supply, camera, sensors, processors, fine-navigation thrusters, and that amazing transmitter, is to be just a few grams.

The laser array would boost this delicate snowflake of a thing out of Earth orbit with an acceleration of 25,000 gs, delivering the force to a lightsail purely as radiation pressure. It will have to do this without vaporizing the lightsail and the probe, which will have to be incredibly super-reflective. Such intense power is required to push the probe to its cruising speed in just two minutes, before it gets beyond good laser range. The lasers would then take a day to recharge their batteries (from a dedicated power plant), before sending off the next probe, and the next.

[DemonGeminiX]

We do not propose any rules; we offer observations. "No right on red" is a rule. "Driving at high speed toward a brick wall usually ends badly" is an observation.

:rofl:

[KevinD]

Damn I'm a dirty old man. At least shes 23. Been watching a netflix show called "Daybreak" its decent, but the female lead is exactly the type of girl that would have made me stupefied when I was young.
Sophie Simnett

[Pony]

Damn I'm a dirty old man. At least shes 23. Been watching a netflix show called "Daybreak" its decent, but the female lead is exactly the type of girl that would have made me stupefied when I was young.
Sophie Simnett

Definitely a cutie!

[RBP]

Heather Harmon (Heather Brooke) is back. IDeepThroat reopening.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

She must be broke.

[Griffin]

what is she in her 50's now? :-s

[Griffin]

I like when the guy blows his load and cum shoots out her nose.

[DemonGeminiX]

Looks like Henry Cavill's back in as DC's Superman.

[Godfather]

Took a vacation day with the wife and went for a 15km hike up a mountain outside the city today in a provincial park. Got eat alive by mosquitoes but worth it for the views and fresh air. I'm pooped.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Caught under wheels roll
I take the leech
I'm bleeding me
Can't stop to save my soul
I take the leash that's leading me

[DemonGeminiX]

So last night, I hear what I think are gun shots a few streets away in my neighborhood. I get all paranoid and get the arsenal out, load everything, and sit by the door at night until an hour passes without hearing any other noises. Reluctantly, I go to sleep.

Today, I find out that an asshole around the corner was shooting off fireworks late last night ( like 1 am) because he had company and for some odd reason, that called for fireworks during a time in our nation when there are massive riots and unrest. Granted, I live in a small town, but you never know when shit's gonna come to your doorstep. Anyway, the entire neighborhood jumps down this idiot's throat and he's all indignant and shit, and I'm just looking for a good reason to not go around the corner and beat this dickhead's head in... and no, jail's not enough.

Motherfucker.

[RBP]

So last night, I hear what I think are gun shots a few streets away in my neighborhood. I get all paranoid and get the arsenal out, load everything, and sit by the door at night until an hour passes without hearing any other noises. Reluctantly, I go to sleep.

Today, I find out that an asshole around the corner was shooting off fireworks late last night ( like 1 am) because he had company and for some odd reason, that called for fireworks during a time in our nation when there are massive riots and unrest. Granted, I live in a small town, but you never know when shit's gonna come to your doorstep. Anyway, the entire neighborhood jumps down this idiot's throat and he's all indignant and shit, and I'm just looking for a good reason to not go around the corner and beat this dickhead's head in... and no, jail's not enough.

Motherfucker.

I feel the same way about people that blow off fireworks on Memorial Day. Great idea, trigger the PTSD of Veterans on Memorial Day. Ignorant dicks.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

So last night, I hear what I think are gun shots a few streets away in my neighborhood. I get all paranoid and get the arsenal out, load everything, and sit by the door at night until an hour passes without hearing any other noises. Reluctantly, I go to sleep.

Today, I find out that an asshole around the corner was shooting off fireworks late last night ( like 1 am) because he had company and for some odd reason, that called for fireworks during a time in our nation when there are massive riots and unrest. Granted, I live in a small town, but you never know when shit's gonna come to your doorstep. Anyway, the entire neighborhood jumps down this idiot's throat and he's all indignant and shit, and I'm just looking for a good reason to not go around the corner and beat this dickhead's head in... and no, jail's not enough.

Motherfucker.

Come live in my neighborhood, it's almost a nightly occurrence, doesn't matter what time of the night. Could be 8 PM, could be 3 AM. It sucks and people that get off on fireworks are nothing but assholes.

[DemonGeminiX]

Audiobooks don't work for me.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Audiobooks don't work for me.

Have you tried pushing "play"? :-k

[DemonGeminiX]

Have you tried pushing "play"? :-k

:slap:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:dance:

[KevinD]

Audiobooks don't work for me.

I only listen to them traveling to work and back. 7.5hr drive one way. About 2hrs of that in west texas has little to no cell service, Verizon or ATT.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I hate the month of June.

[DemonGeminiX]

I hate the month of June.

:hand:

I was born in this month. It's the greatest month ever.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:hand:

I was born in this month. It's the greatest month ever.

It's the month that has Father's Day, my dad's birthday, and the day he died in it.

[RBP]

Have you tried pushing "play"? :-k

:giggle:

[DemonGeminiX]

It's the month that has Father's Day, my dad's birthday, and the day he died in it.

I know how you feel. :empathy:


:giggle:

You shush. :slap:

[DemonGeminiX]

Tropical depression off the Gulf coast of Mexico. Projected to become a tropical storm. Could become worse. Texas and other Gulf Coast states should keep an eye on it.

[Griffin]

https://pics.me.me/maggie-find-you-what-rickstuff-he-said-hell-keep-an-5772460.png

[Teh One Who Knocks]

FFS another sports podcast that had to chime in on the riots going on. First Jim Rome yesterday (http://www.tehfalloutshelter.com/showthread.php?104632-Protesters-clash-with-Minneapolis-cops-after-George-Floyd%92s-death-in-police-custody&p=966934&viewfull=1#post966934) and now two local guys on the Avalanche podcast I listen to. Listened to it this morning and they had to make sure to condemn the killing of George Floyd, admit their privilege as two white males, and promise to be allies to people of color and listen to their concerns. No actual condemnation of the rioting, looting, and destruction of course.

Really getting tired of all this white guilt BS. :|

[DemonGeminiX]

:nono:

Admit your guilt, whitey.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:nono:

Admit your guilt, whitey.

Guilt this! :beatdown:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I think someone stole my ambition for the day. :|

[DemonGeminiX]

Must've been the same person that stole my ambition a few years back.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

We shouldn't complain, we're privileged :sealed:

[DemonGeminiX]

Privileged with no ambition. We must be lazy white people.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Fucking wypipo :x

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I wish I was in Tiajuana
Eating barbequed iguana
I'd take requests on the telephone
I'm on a wavelength far from home
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
I dial it in from south of the border
I hear the talking of the dj
Can't understand just what does he say?

[Godfather]

FFS another sports podcast that had to chime in on the riots going on. First Jim Rome yesterday (http://www.tehfalloutshelter.com/showthread.php?104632-Protesters-clash-with-Minneapolis-cops-after-George-Floyd%92s-death-in-police-custody&p=966934&viewfull=1#post966934) and now two local guys on the Avalanche podcast I listen to. Listened to it this morning and they had to make sure to condemn the killing of George Floyd, admit their privilege as two white males, and promise to be allies to people of color and listen to their concerns. No actual condemnation of the rioting, looting, and destruction of course.

Really getting tired of all this white guilt BS. :|

I love all these posts that go: Instead of saying "it's horrible an innocent black man was killed but destroying property has to stop" say "it's horrible property was destroyed but killing innocent black men has to stop"

Hey... how about both? How bout we agree both are completely repugnant instead of competing with outrage?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I love all these posts that go: Instead of saying "it's horrible an innocent black man was killed but destroying property has to stop" say "it's horrible property was destroyed but killing innocent black men has to stop"

Hey... how about both? How bout we agree both are completely repugnant instead of competing with outrage?

Annnnnnd there was more of it on the Jim Rome Show yesterday.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Chris Cuomo on CNN compared the riots to the Boston Tea Party. :facepalm:

[DemonGeminiX]

Philly took down former police chief and mayor Frank Rizzo's statue. To be fair, he was a racist prick. :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed and is currently projected to hit the gulf coast centered on Louisiana next week on Monday. Of course, that's days away so Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida needs to keep an eye on this.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Annnnnnd there was more of it on the Jim Rome Show yesterday.

And on the local Broncos podcast I just finished listening to this morning. :|

[DemonGeminiX]

You can search for information all over the place and read all the how to's you want, but sooner or later you just need to do it and see how it turns out.

[KevinD]

Got home about midnight last night. Grass isn't as high as I thought it'd be. Only about 10" tall on average. Of course its raining today, and supposed to rain the rest of week. Maybe I WILL go to San Antonio with the wife.

[Goofy]

Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed and is currently projected to hit the gulf coast centered on Louisiana next week on Monday. Of course, that's days away so Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida needs to keep an eye on this.

https://i.imgur.com/EuN3MMN.jpg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/EuN3MMN.jpg:-k

[Godfather]

:lol: Chris becomes an artist Cristobal in an early Family Guy episode. Pretty good one I seem to remember.

[DemonGeminiX]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq52YeBpXHs

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:lol: Chris becomes an artist Cristobal in an early Family Guy episode. Pretty good one I seem to remember.

Well that's a pretty obscure reference :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Amazon Prime delivery drivers need to learn to leave packages by the freakin' door instead of in the driveway.

Assholes.

[DemonGeminiX]

We gonna rock down to
Electric avenue
And then we'll take it higher

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I FUCKING HATE COMPUTER NETWORKING :x :x :x

[RBP]

This week sucked balls. That is all.

[DemonGeminiX]

Dude, 2020 sucks balls.

[Godfather]

I feel like we need a positivity thread or something :lol: Everything sucks right now.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I feel like we need a positivity thread or something :lol: Everything sucks right now.

:tapfoot:

[RBP]

I feel like we need a positivity thread or something :lol: Everything sucks right now.

Fuck you and your positive bullshit.

[DemonGeminiX]

I feel like we need a positivity thread or something :lol: Everything sucks right now.

Your wish has been granted, my friend.

http://www.tehfalloutshelter.com/showthread.php?104726-The-Positive-in-2020-thread

[DemonGeminiX]

Hangman
Hangman
Hold it a little while
I think I see my friends a-coming, riding a many mile.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Thank fuck it's Friday. :|

[Pony]

Moving most of my stuff out of my house this weekend. Closing on the sale is June 19th but since I'm out of town 4 days a week that leaves me essentially 6 days to pack up, move and get all my affairs in order.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Moving most of my stuff out of my house this weekend. Closing on the sale is June 19th but since I'm out of town 4 days a week that leaves me essentially 6 days to pack up, move and get all my affairs in order.

https://i.imgur.com/9sqJH30.jpg

:-k

[Pony]

Maybe I will get lucky and a "protest" will come down my street and save me the trouble....

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Post on social media that you are organizing a BLM protest in front of your house :tup: