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4 hours ago, Doc Reeves said:
They’re in Oklahoma. It’s all piss.
Hey man, we don't have 3.2 beer anymore! How dare you!
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I discovered water in my garage, coming from around my shitty old garage fridge. I figured the cold has finally killed it and it was thawing out. But then I heard the dripping water. A pipe had busted (I thought). This was late last night, so the wife called a 24hr plumber, they said they'd be here this morning. Well, it turns out the wife had talked to the answering service and they overbooked for this morning. They'll be here today but we don't know when.
I decided to clear out the part of the garage to give them access. It turns out that it wasn't a busted pipe in the wall. The filter for the icemaker had ruptured. I was able to shut of the water and we're ok for now. I think I'll have to replace some drywall, though.
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31 minutes ago, LebongJames said:
Do you have power? Did the pilot light go out? Try to build a make shift barrier with blankets and put a space heater out there if you have one
I have power. I get no water at all from the hot side, it's not flowing. The cold side is fine. I'm sure the main pipe/line from the water tank is frozen.
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I woke up to find that I have no hot water. Cold water is flowing strong. Water heater is in the garage. I have no idea how to get those lines heated up. Water heater is gas, FWIW.
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The rolling blackouts have arrived in OK. We lost power for almost exactly one hour. Got the womenfolk charging their phones and laptops. Luckily, our governor left for vacation right before the storm hit. Fuckwad.
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After many hours of using a small space heater to heat up the walls in my laundry room, the pipes were thawed at around 11:15 last night. Much rejoicing in the house. I ran the load that was in it and when it was done, I ran it for another round with nothing in it, just to keep the water flowing in the pipes.
The wife and I celebrated with some late-night nookie. After we finished, we heard the washer go off and she went to check it for anything out of the ordinary. When she came back, I said I wanted to run it again. She said "Oh, I thought I'd run the dishwasher instead." We've had zero problems with the dishwasher, not sure why she thought that was important. I was too tired to argue with her, so I went to bed.
Any guesses as to the status of the washer lines this morning??? Fucking hell. The heater is back in place and the process has started all over.
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I drove over to my mother-in-law's and borrowed a space heater. I have it blasting the wall behind the washer. Hopefully this will do the trick.
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I did the laundry yesterday and thought I'd wash the bedding today, just to keep the pipes clear. No water to the washing machine. The showers, dishwasher and all faucets are fine, just nothing to the washer. The pipes go into the wall in the laundry room, no chance to do any preventive measures, nor can I see a way to thaw them out. I don't know if anything has burst in the wall, it's been below freezing here for days here in central OK. But it worked fine all day yesterday, so I'm stumped.
How can I thaw this out when I can't see or reach any pipes?
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2002 World Series game 6: Giants blow a 6 run lead and lose. I knew they'd lose game 7 and they did. I never thought I'd see a WS title in my life, thankfully I was wrong.
2002 NCAA final: Indiana took the lead in the 2nd half but let it slip away. I felt like I had seen my last chance to watch IU win another title and I'm pretty sure I'm right. My dad was born & raised in Bloomington and there's no one else on the planet that I can talk with about IU hoops and I really wanted to have them win one when I was an adult, so we could talk about it. Dad's 73 and not all that healthy, IU hoops is trash. The dream is gone.
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17 minutes ago, bmbmd said:
I've got one I drive inn bad weather. It would be perfect if I could see out the back. So much for "suicide doors".
I sat in one at Carmax once. I felt like I was in a shipping container. Couldn't see out the back and there was an echo anytime we spoke. I was turned off after that. But now? I'm rethinking my position.
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13 hours ago, CHIEF said:
Holy shit. The guy in that FJ not only lived, he walked away after being cut out. You can see him come in the screen about :47, he gets hit at about 1:03.
CHIEF
I've never cared for FJs but damn, this makes me want to get one. Reading that thread was kind of emotional, glad the guy's alright.
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2 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:
Yep. When I worked at a job about 9 years ago, my boss called me early in the morning and told me not to come in. It isn't worth it. This was when DFW would get snow and ice every year. This was leading up to the Super Bowl in 2011 that was at Jerry World. Snowed like 4x that week it seemed. They would put people up in a hotel no charge down the street if they could not make it home. It's sad that is behavior is praised and uncommon. This should be the norm. Hell it is even worse if you work retail or restaurant. They will tell you that you better be dead if you don't show up. Sad thing is, it's most of the very low paying jobs with no real job security who are risking it like this. They live check to check and are desperate not to miss work. This is how companies can have you trapped. They know if they dangle termination, the employee feels scared to miss even a single day.
And I also think too many employees think too highly of themselves. They claim the world's grid will stop if they don't show up to work lmao. Riiiight. Or that they can't be replaced at all and can't miss a day. I saw someone on Reddit this morning mention a janitor and how he can't work from home. I think a building will survive for a day or two if the janitor does not show.
We had a bad ice storm in OKC about 5 years ago. I debated on calling in but I was raised by hard-working parents that always emphasized working every day and not being a goldbrick. I was crawling down I-40 at 20-25 mph and I just spun out, hit the barriers and totaled the car. Luckily I didn't hit anyone else. Called work and told them, I never heard anything from them afterwards. No "Are you OK?", nothing. Ever since then, I say "Fuck you, not driving" anytime we get ice. They don't care if I get in a wreck? I don't care if shit doesn't get done that day.
I'm fortunate that I work for the state and have leave I can use, a lot of people don't have that luxury. It's supposed to snow like a motherfucker on sunday/monday, so who knows when I'll be going back in?
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My dad was career USAF and I grew up overseas, hearing it all the time. Every time AFN started/ended their broadcast day; before any event on base. Shit, they play it at the movies before the film starts. I remember the first time I went to a movie after we came back to the States, I told my dad "Uhh, do they not do the anthem here?". He laughed.
Having said that, I don't think it's a huge deal to play it or not. Each venue should make their own decision on whether or not to do it. The whole argument feels like a waste of energy.
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1 hour ago, Machinator said:
I seem to remember Wilson shilling for some "recovery water" with "nano-bubbles" that was supposed to keep him from getting concussed.
Drink up, fuckface.
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13 hours ago, orangecat92 said:
Basketball has Russell. What 9 rings out of 11 years? He lost in the finals once I think? So in terms of winning championships he is slightly better than Brady.
Even better. Russell got 11 titles in 13 years. Fucking insane. Had two in college as well, just for good measure.
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44 minutes ago, UncleSonny said:
Ok...what is your point? Watson signed a four year non-guaranteed contract and both he and the Texans knew the deal. Watson is expected to treat that contract as sacrosanct, keep his mouth shut and let the chips fall as they may. Nobody forced him to sign that deal after all. The Texans are free to terminate that contract as the cost of a salary cap hit whenever it is beneficial to them.
Mentioning him taking a regular job is just an attempt to confuse the issue. The numbers on the check don't matter.
I'm not trying to confuse anything. I'm saying either take the millions or don't. I assume he wants the cash because he signed the deal. If he decides that football isn't his thing, he can move on and do something else. IDGAF what he does.
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6 hours ago, closetohumping said:
TTT. Thoughts on a Mac and cheese franchise?
*low barrier of entry
*lower operating costs (easy to make, no overhead hoods)
*scarcity, I just don't see a lot of these places
*Familiarity, and generally everyone loves Mac and Cheese
Would this happen to be "I Heart Mac & Cheese"? My daughter worked there a couple of years ago when they opened up in our town. It didn't last, prices were high and the parent company was always messing with things. Good food but my kid said most customers balked at the prices.
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17 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:
It absolutely was a bitch move. No argument there. But the Giants didn't give him a low ball offer, even though they had more leverage. They made him whole as if he was any other draft choice.
Add that to Favre's own drama in GB and he is being a hypocrite on this.
And FTR, DW signed the new contract with with Cal, Esterby and BoB, so he knew exactly what he was getting into. He's not an innocent victim in this.
The Giants didn't have leverage. San Diego drafted Eli, who said he'd refuse to sign. He would've gone back into the draft next year and SD would've eaten that pick. So Eli had the leverage. The NYG wanted him, he wanted to go there. They made the trade and he signed with NY.
The real drama was from Phillip Rivers' agents. Because he got traded from 4th to 1st, they wanted him to be paid like the #1 pick.
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9 minutes ago, UncleSonny said:
When NFL contracts are guaranteed we can talk about this argument but until then being under contract means jack shit in the NFL. How can a contract that is only binding for one side matter?
You can get one, but for less years and total money. Kirk Cousins got one. But they know they deal before they sign, it shouldn't take them by surprise. Roll the dice for a chance of a multi-million dollar salary or take a regular job like the rest of us chumps.
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11 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:
It didn't hurt his career, cost him any money.
He wasn't under contract. Doesn't mean it wasn't a bitch move, but it's not like he signed for 100+ million and THEN told SD he wasn't playing there.
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22 hours ago, Gil Bang said:
I had an amazon return the other day. I took it into a UPS store, and my account was credited as soon as the clerk scanned my phone.
I take my Amazon returns to Kohl's, they handle that shit now. Easy as pie.
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47 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:
Wasn't he all fucked up on meth a while ago? I vaguely remember hearing some news story after that stupid celebrity boxing thing he was briefly involved with, and in hindsight, the idea that he volunteered to be paid for getting his ass kicked by Webster or some shit suddenly made a lot more sense.
He boxed the guy that played Horschach on Welcome Back Kotter. A much smaller and older guy. DD roughed him up. It was just all-around bad TV.
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Depression, OCD, and whatever else ails you between the ears
in Can You Help Me With This?
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I think this is more of a philosophical thought but I didn't think it was right for the DT board.
I look at a PC screen for most of my day and I can't help but look at the day & time in the bottom right corner and think "My God, is it really 2021? Am I really this old?". Just saying 2021 out loud makes it feel like some Buck Rogers shit. That's just too far into the future. isn't it?
It gets me to thinking about my own mortality, and how much time my dad has left. My BIL died recently and that's also putting more weight on my mind about life and living. If I let it, it can really overwhelm me and leave me almost powerless to think or move or do anything.