Re: Random Ramblings

by Guest Fri 10 Aug 2018 - 21:22

Tim Wakefield wrote:Indians @ White Sox now

Have one for me

by **Floyd Robertson** Sat 11 Aug 2018 - 12:46

I saw an article that Macomb township near me is going to develop four pickleball courts. I never heard of pickleball, but upon doing some digging I learned it is apparently the fastest growing sport in the U S of A. When will ESPN start broadcasting it?

By the way, the cost of 4 pickleball courts is $425,812 Random Ramblings - Page 4 502811600

by Guest Sat 11 Aug 2018 - 13:08

Floyd Robertson wrote:I saw an article that Macomb township near me is going to develop four pickleball courts. I never heard of pickleball, but upon doing some digging I learned it is apparently the fastest growing sport in the U S of A. When will ESPN start broadcasting it?

By the way, the cost of 4 pickleball courts is $425,812

I'm very disappointed in you. Had you been following the Grand Hotel thread you would have know all about Pickleball.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** Sat 11 Aug 2018 - 15:23

I've seen it played a few times as I'm playing tennis. Looks fun, like a bigger version of ping pong.

by **Floyd Robertson** Sat 11 Aug 2018 - 16:32

LooseGoose wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:I saw an article that Macomb township near me is going to develop four pickleball courts. I never heard of pickleball, but upon doing some digging I learned it is apparently the fastest growing sport in the U S of A. When will ESPN start broadcasting it?

By the way, the cost of 4 pickleball courts is $425,812

I'm very disappointed in you. Had you been following the Grand Hotel thread you would have know all about Pickleball.

I pop in and out of that thread but I've missed the pickleball posts. I don't have much to add to that thread as I haven't been to the Island in about 26 years.

by Guest Sun 12 Aug 2018 - 15:17

Ok, ya gotta admit this guy tried...

https://triblive.com/sports/steelers/13963536-74/steelers-fan-in-full-uniform-sneaks-onto-field-with-team

by **The Pantry** Mon 13 Aug 2018 - 17:47

Milk pick-up at lunch today. Popeyes is very conveniently right there so I figured I'd give them one last shot and went to the drivethru.

Odd menu because it doesn't list any prices. Ordered a 3-piece combo with biscuit, mashed potato side and large unsweetened ice tea. Told me to pull around to the window for my total. $9.49!?

As shocked as I was at the price I just paid and didn't say a word. On the bright side, was by far the quickest service I ever got there...place usually takes forever. Probably helped that there were no other customers. Got back to work. Nothing in the bag but the food. No straw, utensils, napkins...nothing.

The food was disappointing as well. Very heavy breading on the tiny chicken parts. No where near as flavorful as KFC. Mashed potatoes and gravy were the best part of the lunch, but they were not as good as KFC's either. Didn't try the biscuit.

Over-priced, lousy food, and bad service. I'm done with Popeyes. Never again.

by Senior Dickfist Mon 13 Aug 2018 - 18:05

Popeyes opened in kzoo a few years back. Line down the road for a few days. I'm surprised that joint is still open. Went once and will not go back. For the record, former employee of the colonel.

by **Death Roe** Mon 13 Aug 2018 - 22:35

I'm at the Beyonce and Jay-Z concert. She's so hot

by Guest Mon 13 Aug 2018 - 23:15

Death Roe wrote:I'm at the Beyonce and Jay-Z concert. She's so hot

You only want her for her $$

by **The Pantry** Mon 13 Aug 2018 - 23:22

Not that hot. Never understood the fascination. Not even that good a voice.

by **Death Roe** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 2:06

The Pantry wrote:Not that hot. Never understood the fascination. Not even that good a voice.

Seriously? Dumb post. She's a fantastic singer and I'm not even that big of a fan of her music

Who do you think is better?

by Guest Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 9:16

Some words of comfort for those of you on our roads.

My 80 year old mother got a speeding ticket this morning while driving up here to visit.

by **Floyd Robertson** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 9:44

Today is the 15th anniversary of the great blackout.

Random Ramblings - Page 4 Blackout_from_space

by **Watch Out Pylon!** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 9:46

Floyd Robertson wrote:Today is the 15th anniversary of the great blackout.

I was living in Indianapolis at the time. Missed it by a few counties over. Didn't a good portion of SE Michigan get hit?

by **Floyd Robertson** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 9:51

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:Today is the 15th anniversary of the great blackout.

I was living in Indianapolis at the time. Missed it by a few counties over. Didn't a good portion of SE Michigan get hit?

I was in Manhattan on business for the couple of days before the blackout. Lucky me I flew out that morning, beating the blackout by 2-3 hours. I had to go to the west coast from there, but I know we had no power at my house in Sterling Hts for 24 hours.

by **tGreenWay** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 9:59

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:Today is the 15th anniversary of the great blackout.

I was living in Indianapolis at the time. Missed it by a few counties over. Didn't a good portion of SE Michigan get hit?

Yes, that’s why a good portion of SE Michigan is in darkness in that photo.

by Senior Dickfist Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 11:07

I threw a blackout party that night. I know, cool story...

by **Watch Out Pylon!** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 11:17

tGreenWay wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

I was living in Indianapolis at the time. Missed it by a few counties over. Didn't a good portion of SE Michigan get hit?

Yes, that’s why a good portion of SE Michigan is in darkness in that photo.

Looks like it stops around Toledo to me. Do we need to start a Pantry-esque Up North war?

by **The Pantry** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 11:57

Power was out in Troy for 3 days. Think it was out all the way to Flint.

Saw neighbors I'd never seen before because everyone was outside.

by **tGreenWay** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 12:09

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Yes, that’s why a good portion of SE Michigan is in darkness in that photo.

Looks like it stops around Toledo to me. Do we need to start a Pantry-esque Up North war?

What we need to do is get your eyes examined.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 15:53

tGreenWay wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Looks like it stops around Toledo to me. Do we need to start a Pantry-esque Up North war?

What we need to do is get your eyes examined.

by Guest Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 16:18

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

What we need to do is get your eyes examined.

Mendoza level cartography.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 16:25

by **tGreenWay** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 18:56

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

What we need to do is get your eyes examined.

Good god, man, are you 90 or just have rheumatoid arthritis? You write the way Bobcat Goldthwaite talks.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 19:11

tGreenWay wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Good god, man, are you 90 or just have rheumatoid arthritis? You write the way Bobcat Goldthwaite talks.

Writing with a mouse is hard. I thought I did a pretty decent job.

by aualum06 Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 19:22

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Good god, man, are you 90 or just have rheumatoid arthritis? You write the way Bobcat Goldthwaite talks.

Writing with a mouse is hard. I thought I did a pretty decent job.

You forgot up north

by Senior Dickfist Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 19:40

The Pantry wrote:Power was out in Troy for 3 days. Think it was out all the way to Flint.

Saw neighbors I'd never seen before because everyone was outside.

It wasn't out for 24 hours in Chesterfield, but my neighbor had to drive from the west side of Detroit the day it happened. It took him 2 hours to get home.

by **The Pantry** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 19:40

Death Roe wrote:
The Pantry wrote:Not that hot. Never understood the fascination. Not even that good a voice.

Seriously? Dumb post. She's a fantastic singer and I'm not even that big of a fan of her music

Who do you think is better?

What's dumb about the post? That you find her hot and I don't? Beauty is in eye of the beholder. Sure she's decent looking but not what I consider hot. To me she's just average, even though she's usually made up and dressed to kill. I find her her voice unremarkable and most of her songs over-produced and soulless.

Same goes for Chrissy Teigen, as far as looks go. Many obviously consider her hot. Again decent looking but not what I consider supermodel material. No idea how she got that job.

by **Floyd Robertson** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 19:42

tGreenWay wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Good god, man, are you 90 or just have rheumatoid arthritis? You write the way Bobcat Goldthwaite talks.

It's OK, he the "fucking Ohio" right.

by Guest Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 19:53

Floyd Robertson wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Good god, man, are you 90 or just have rheumatoid arthritis? You write the way Bobcat Goldthwaite talks.

It's OK, he the "fucking Ohio" right.

And on the Pylon curve 50% is pretty good.

by **The Pantry** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 20:06

Senior Dickfist wrote:
The Pantry wrote:Power was out in Troy for 3 days. Think it was out all the way to Flint.

Saw neighbors I'd never seen before because everyone was outside.

It wasn't out for 24 hours in Chesterfield, but my neighbor had to drive from the west side of Detroit the day it happened. It took him 2 hours to get home.

Mentioned the blackout anniversay to a co-worker today. He lived in Rochester out close to Lakeville. Said his power was still on at home after it happened and the businesses near him still had power. Wish I'd known at the time or I'd have driven farther north than the Home Depot on Avon Road looking for a generator. Running out of gas miles from home would have sucked.

Was a very strange time. Landlines still worked. Got spotty news but nothing concrete from anyone as to the nearest location to get gas, ice, or beer.

by Guest Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 20:11

The Pantry wrote:
Senior Dickfist wrote:

It wasn't out for 24 hours in Chesterfield, but my neighbor had to drive from the west side of Detroit the day it happened. It took him 2 hours to get home.
Mentioned the blackout anniversay to a co-worker today. He lived in Rochester out close to Lakeville. Said his power was still on at home after it happened and the businesses near him still had power. Wish I'd known at the time or I'd have driven farther north than the Home Depot on Avon Road looking for a generator. Running out of gas miles from home would have sucked.

Was a very strange time. Landlines still worked. Got spotty news but nothing concrete from anyone as to the nearest location to get gas, ice, or beer.

This country is going to be so fucked when someone takes the grid out. No cells, no gps, no water for most, etc, etc...........

by **Floyd Robertson** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 20:21

LooseGoose wrote:
The Pantry wrote:Mentioned the blackout anniversay to a co-worker today. He lived in Rochester out close to Lakeville. Said his power was still on at home after it happened and the businesses near him still had power. Wish I'd known at the time or I'd have driven farther north than the Home Depot on Avon Road looking for a generator. Running out of gas miles from home would have sucked.

Was a very strange time. Landlines still worked. Got spotty news but nothing concrete from anyone as to the nearest location to get gas, ice, or beer.

This country is going to be so fucked when someone takes the grid out. No cells, no gps, no water for most, etc, etc...........

It will happen, to some extent, eventually. The only questions are how extensive the outage will be geographically and which threat actor it gets attributed to (Russia, DPRK, Iran).

by Guest Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 20:32

Floyd Robertson wrote:
LooseGoose wrote:

This country is going to be so fucked when someone takes the grid out. No cells, no gps, no water for most, etc, etc...........

It will happen, to some extent, eventually. The only questions are how extensive the outage will be geographically and which threat actor it gets attributed to (Russia, DPRK, Iran).

I don't worry too much about a lot of stuff but that would be an insane period of time if it were out over a large area for even 4-10 days. I'd be fine for as long as my gas held out because of having a well to pump water and a couple generators for power.

I read something a couple weeks ago regarding the massive disruption if just gps went out....it was pretty startling.

by **DWags** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 20:34

The Pantry wrote:
Senior Dickfist wrote:

It wasn't out for 24 hours in Chesterfield, but my neighbor had to drive from the west side of Detroit the day it happened. It took him 2 hours to get home.
Mentioned the blackout anniversay to a co-worker today. He lived in Rochester out close to Lakeville. Said his power was still on at home after it happened and the businesses near him still had power. Wish I'd known at the time or I'd have driven farther north than the Home Depot on Avon Road looking for a generator. Running out of gas miles from home would have sucked.

Was a very strange time. Landlines still worked. Got spotty news but nothing concrete from anyone as to the nearest location to get gas, ice, or beer.

Out all three days on the east side. Hot as a bitch. I’m to cheap to have a pool but my neighbor does. They were popular.

by Guest Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 20:34

PS - that was easy to find.

The World Economy Runs on GPS. It Needs a Backup Plan

by **The Pantry** Tue 14 Aug 2018 - 21:34

DWags wrote:
The Pantry wrote:Mentioned the blackout anniversay to a co-worker today. He lived in Rochester out close to Lakeville. Said his power was still on at home after it happened and the businesses near him still had power. Wish I'd known at the time or I'd have driven farther north than the Home Depot on Avon Road looking for a generator. Running out of gas miles from home would have sucked.

Was a very strange time. Landlines still worked. Got spotty news but nothing concrete from anyone as to the nearest location to get gas, ice, or beer.

Out all three days on the east side. Hot as a bitch. I’m to cheap to have a pool but my neighbor does. They were popular.

They were. My not-as-secretly-as-he-thought-growing-pot-in-his-basement neighbor attorney had a really nice in-ground. My kids spent a lot of time there. Never asked him if his crop got ruined.

by Guest Sat 18 Aug 2018 - 12:55

Damn. This gives me the chills for some reason....

DOCTORS FOUND A 28-YEAR-OLD CONTACT LENS HIDDEN IN WOMAN'S EYE

After complaining of a droopy eyelid for about six months, a 42-year-old unnamed woman recently visited an ophthalmologist to figure out what was going on. The doctor examined the area and found that there was indeed a lump under the lid skin, which an MRI later identified as a "well-defined" cyst. However, once they went in to surgically remove it, the cyst burst to reveal an old, hard contact lens, per a report on the case published last week in the journal BMJ Case Reports.

by aualum06 Sat 18 Aug 2018 - 15:09

LooseGoose wrote:Damn. This gives me the chills for some reason....

DOCTORS FOUND A 28-YEAR-OLD CONTACT LENS HIDDEN IN WOMAN'S EYE

After complaining of a droopy eyelid for about six months, a 42-year-old unnamed woman recently visited an ophthalmologist to figure out what was going on. The doctor examined the area and found that there was indeed a lump under the lid skin, which an MRI later identified as a "well-defined" cyst. However, once they went in to surgically remove it, the cyst burst to reveal an old, hard contact lens, per a report on the case published last week in the journal BMJ Case Reports.

Can't even imagine, mine move a milimeter to the wrong spot and I can't handle them in my eye

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