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Scheiss Meister

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  1. Is it the one that went off? Maybe? This puzzles me. Grenades have to have the initiating mechanism in place to go off. Screw out the initiating mechanism and it takes a lot to set off the filler. Surely explosives experts would have removed the initiators before moving them. I guess that if the grenade was very old and the filler was degraded it might be more sensitive and easier to set off, but it sounds to me like someone was playing around and got Darwined. CSB: My reserve unit went to MCAGCC 29 Palms for live fire training. The night before we returned, the entire battalion had a complete dump everything on the rack gear inspection to ensure that no one took home any C4, live ammo, or other dangerous souvenirs. One Marine in my company had two live smoke grenades and one high explosive hand grenade in his sea bag. He had another HE grenade in his ALICE pack. A Marine in another company had three 40mm grenades, one of which was white phosphorus, in his sea bag. Explosions and the explosives that cause them make people stupid.
  2. They're trying to be as shitty as the cops at Uvalde. Failing, but trying really hard.
  3. I thought that Shrek was green.
  4. It's like the sign at the door of the funeral home said, remains to be seen.
  5. Having similar unresolved issues myself, I have nothing but sympathy for your friend. I am, however, stealing "wonky dong pills". Brilliant!
  6. Damn. Sorry to hear that, nnm. I hope that you have a smooth, rapid, and complete recovery.
  7. Where else could they store it? They have to stay true to the film.
  8. She drives with files covering the instrument panel so she can't see the fuel gauge or any of the other instruments? Is that what I'm reading? If so, why would you let your kids ride with her? How much insurance do you... Oh. Never mind.
  9. Texas Fight makes it sound like the tsunami sirens in the PNW are useless. I guess when I visit the Oregon coast, if there's a tsunami I'm fucked whether or not the siren sounds and I can get uphill.
  10. And reading that article without knowing the layout of the equipment, how does someone inside the machine inadvertently activate the machine? Either some safety gear was disabled/not used, safety procedures were bypassed, or someone outside the machine turned it on. Probably a bit of one and a bit of another, or all three. Lock Out/Tag Out is more than just a good idea.
  11. Not on your life. I know that the product that I have was produced before this incident, but the boo boo jeebies are too strong. I ain't eating that.
  12. Guess what I bought this morning in an attempt to have a more diverse quick breakfast menu? Damn I wish I'd seen this first.
  13. Cletus lives!
  14. The day I retired I set an auto reply that said something like "As of EOB today I will be retired. If you expect me to reply to an email after 10:00 am today, you will be disappointed." At the 3:00 pm farewell party the department director informed me that he and the city manager weren't fans of my auto reply. I really enjoyed hearing that.
  15. That's a lot of words to say, "Stop expecting me to stand up for what's right."
  16. Guess who gets to have his next colonoscopy on his birthday in a couple of weeks. Yay me! At least I'll get a good nap and big lunch on my birthday.
  17. Nothing sucks like a flooded wastewater plant. I just had a flashback to the aftermath of Harvey and a couple of other big rain events in my career. I imagine that there's ruined motors and electrical gear all over the plants that will have to be replaced. TCEQ has, or had, a list of A licensed operators who volunteer to help out in situations like this. Unfortunately, due to some family business I cannot do so right now. But I'm sure that the supervisors or directors of all of the affected plants have been in touch with TCEQ, so they should have some help coming.
  18. Done! You're a good hand, Bob Lives!
  19. I hope that you're right.
  20. The assumption that there will be an honest and complete examination of these events is very optimistic, in my opinion. I expect another "It could have been worse."
  21. Lol. She'll spend the time arguing that she's ready and you don't need to say a damn thing. Then spend the five minutes getting ready once you're parked, because she can't get ready while the car is moving. I mean, it should work your way. But it doesn't.
  22. It's probably been mentioned already, but I re-watch The Legend Of Boggie Creek once a year. Awful movie. I love it.
  23. We really need a WTF reaction.
  24. Don't let him get you, Brat!
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