The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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Me, last night: Little bit of cleaning to do after last night's party. Eh, screw it. It's Future Nick's problem.
Me, this morning: Screw you, Past Nick.
Me, this morning: Screw you, Past Nick.
Story idea:
War time, battles are fierce and devastating. The two sides are locked in a stalemate. A truce is called for peace talks. After about a month, peace talks fail and the war is resumed. Except, it doesn't. Battles just...don't happen. Troops do not respond to orders. Eventually observers are sent to the front lines by both sides and they find all of the troops still there, with all of the supplies they need, but no one is fighting. Seems during the week of peace talks, the soldiers on either side got to talking as well. They discovered they have a lot more in common with each other than with their superiors. THEY have decided that the war is over. They will no longer fight. The troops are recalled and replaced with new soldiers, but word has already spread amongst the ranks and still no fighting takes place. Generals eventually show up to inspect the troops and that is when the trouble begins.
War time, battles are fierce and devastating. The two sides are locked in a stalemate. A truce is called for peace talks. After about a month, peace talks fail and the war is resumed. Except, it doesn't. Battles just...don't happen. Troops do not respond to orders. Eventually observers are sent to the front lines by both sides and they find all of the troops still there, with all of the supplies they need, but no one is fighting. Seems during the week of peace talks, the soldiers on either side got to talking as well. They discovered they have a lot more in common with each other than with their superiors. THEY have decided that the war is over. They will no longer fight. The troops are recalled and replaced with new soldiers, but word has already spread amongst the ranks and still no fighting takes place. Generals eventually show up to inspect the troops and that is when the trouble begins.
GasBandit
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I miss getting free rubber bands from the daily newspaper.
poking a little tounge-in-cheek fun at @Emrys
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This morning I saw that the least expensive gas near me has hit US$5.19.9/gal (CAD$1.75/l at current exchange rates).
It was quite the eye-opener.
--Patrick
My knee is still healing. I have about 80% of a tube of Mupirocin left--think of it like Neosporin on steroids and that requires a prescription.
So, I get back from my trip, doctor and bandage my knee, and on Sunday, I can't find the damn ointment. So I sigh, go to CVS, get some less-effective-but-better-than-nothing Neosporin. Today--can't find the neosporin. But I found the Mupirocin.
Is there some online alzheimer's test I can take? lol
(The problem is that the bandage bothers me in my sleep, so I tear it off. Which wakes me up enough to go replace it and the medicine, while half asleep. And then, when I wake up I have no idea what I've done with the medicine)
So, I get back from my trip, doctor and bandage my knee, and on Sunday, I can't find the damn ointment. So I sigh, go to CVS, get some less-effective-but-better-than-nothing Neosporin. Today--can't find the neosporin. But I found the Mupirocin.
Is there some online alzheimer's test I can take? lol
(The problem is that the bandage bothers me in my sleep, so I tear it off. Which wakes me up enough to go replace it and the medicine, while half asleep. And then, when I wake up I have no idea what I've done with the medicine)
Having cats or kids means never finding anything ever again.
I add "having a wife" to that list. She is a magician in how she can make something disappear that she was just holding.
Guess who *just* also found the neosporin. lol
A cyclist in my city is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after getting hit at an intersection. I really hope they're okay. From the details released so far, it sounds like the cyclist was going straight (in the bike lane) and there was a collision when the driver turned right at the intersection. From my experience, I'll bet anything the driver didn't use a signal light and didn't check for the cyclist before turning. I see that way too often.
This is the intersection in question. It's a pic from last August.
This is honestly my biggest fear while riding among traffic. I've gotten used to riding among traffic, but I'm constantly on guard for any of them to take a turn the wrong way or cut me off. One time, I was riding towards a stop light, with a row of cars waiting at the light. Cyclists are allowed to pass on the right if it's safe and there's room, which there was in this case. And one asshole in a van purposely swerved to block me from passing them (even though I fully intended on stopping at the light with the rest of them). It's dangerous shit like that that I have look out for sometimes.
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This is the intersection in question. It's a pic from last August.
This is honestly my biggest fear while riding among traffic. I've gotten used to riding among traffic, but I'm constantly on guard for any of them to take a turn the wrong way or cut me off. One time, I was riding towards a stop light, with a row of cars waiting at the light. Cyclists are allowed to pass on the right if it's safe and there's room, which there was in this case. And one asshole in a van purposely swerved to block me from passing them (even though I fully intended on stopping at the light with the rest of them). It's dangerous shit like that that I have look out for sometimes.
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GasBandit
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Sometimes that happen on coub, click the video so the pause screen comes up, then click "restart" and it should be in sync after that.
Dave
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I would had I cared enough. Which I don't. So I won't. But in the future if I do care I will do that.
True Off My Chest: I think the memes of acktually (the MSPaint image) and "I think it is a shop, you can tell by the pixels, I've seen a few shops in my time." Came from arguments I had back in the day.
It's a well known Canadian fact that adding maple to anything vastly improves it.
figmentPez
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My favorite sweetener for iced tea is maple syrup.
The key to any scientific theory is if it's falsifiable. I will have to test this theory with...tacos.
Huh. I didn't think it'd be a thing, but a quick google search for "maple flavoured tacos" proved me wrong.The key to any scientific theory is if it's falsifiable. I will have to test this theory with...tacos.
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GasBandit
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And it is a Texas-sized fact that Tito's goes with everything, but especially things that are sweet.
I really want to try one of those Maple Drop Martinis now.
It said it was Tito's, Sapling, and Vermont Maple Syrup. I don't know the quantities, but that's what experiments are for, right?
GasBandit
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Hrm, never had Sapling before. Something new to try!It said it was Tito's, Sapling, and Vermont Maple Syrup. I don't know the quantities, but that's what experiments are for, right?