Zorral Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Saw so many carrying and / or reading actual print books. The numbers I'm seeing with books seems to have significantly increased since the long stretch of brutal heat started. They have finally broken, thank goodness, down to a 3rd day in a row of truly pleasant, even superb weather -- despite the severe drought. The dogs are so happy trotting along the sidewalks now, in complete contrast to most of them earlier this month. Additionally, I overheard this, from a group of three guys, who had evidently just finished doing a job of some sort: "Ya headin' uptown now? "Na, too many vampires." I'm still pondering what this could mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mance Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I did not win $20,000 on the slots in the Vegas airport once. I would have, if I'd played my last two quarters together instead of one at a time. For a brief moment after all three of the biggest, fanciest, lucky 7s came up I thought maybe there was a delay on my payout so security could rush out and make sure nobody else tried to steal any of my loot. But, no, as the person next to me pointed out, those 7s only payed for two or more quarters. Fuck Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 ^^^Yep, I was much like Longrider only instead of working in the casinos I was part of the building boom erecting them. Just wanted to do my part in helping to dry up the area reservoirs I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 29 minutes ago, DireWolfSpirit said: Just wanted to do my part in helping to dry up the area reservoirs I guess That's tough job with Los Angeles not so far down the road, they steal water from several states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Larry of the Lawn Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 8/15/2022 at 3:39 PM, LongRider said: That's tough job with Los Angeles not so far down the road, they steal water from several states. I worked at a garden center / plant nursery in San Diego from 2005-2009. Between understanding the water requirements that allowed the coast portion of the county to grow plants native to Hawaiian and PNW rainforests, seeing the business water usage, and exploring the eastern parts of the county was quite the learning experience in water usage. And then once you've flown in a few times and really see the desert for what it is from above, contrasted to the oasis near the beaches.... It's freaky as hell to think about what that city is built on. Don't even get me started on the central valley farming ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Larry of the Lake said: I worked at a garden center / plant nursery in San Diego from 2005-2009. Between understanding the water requirements that allowed the coast portion of the county to grow plants native to Hawaiian and PNW rainforests, seeing the business water usage, and exploring the eastern parts of the county was quite the learning experience in water usage. And then once you've flown in a few times and really see the desert for what it is from above, contrasted to the oasis near the beaches.... It's freaky as hell to think about what that city is built on. Don't even get me started on the central valley farming ... "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 The wall will protect us from fl00b 2.0, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 One of our A/C units at home conked out two weeks ago, despite being only five years old. Our HVAC service contractor, after deciding that the compressor must be replaced, has been assiduously dodging our calls ever since. It wasn’t so bad for the first week but then the next heat wave arrived on Friday. I’m worried that there just aren’t any parts available and we’ll have to wait months. Our basement and ground floor are mostly ok as their A/C unit is fine, albeit overworked now. But the upper floor with all the bedrooms has no cooling. And, for an unrelated reason, my remote work is currently from a spare bedroom upstairs rather than my office on the ground floor. We open windows upstairs if the evening cools off enough, but that hasn’t helped much for the last few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Nightmares tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 It's like Stifler watching chimps using tools in Dude Where's My Car: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacuna Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Tywin et al. said: It's like Stifler watching chimps using tools in Dude Where's My Car: I like the efficiency of this clip. "How boring is baseball" and "How terrible is mass produced US light beer" in under 20 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 If you see the term "ESP skills" on someone's resume, what do you think that means? My first thought was Extra-Sensory Perception. But, hopefully, that person meant English for a Specific Purpose. I had never heard of that term before today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 16 minutes ago, Teng Ai Hui said: If you see the term "ESP skills" on someone's resume, what do you think that means? My first thought was Extra-Sensory Perception. But, hopefully, that person meant English for a Specific Purpose. I had never heard of that term before today. ESP could be shorthand for Spanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Tywin et al. said: ESP could be shorthand for Spanish. That does make more sense than Extra-Sensory Perception. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 15 minutes ago, Teng Ai Hui said: That does make more sense than Extra-Sensory Perception. Thank you. De nada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 My sister bought me some lovely new K-Swiss trainers. I had them on for two hours yesterday and now the backs of my heels each have a large, painful blister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Spockydog said: My sister bought me some lovely new K-Swiss trainers. I had them on for two hours yesterday and now the backs of my heels each have a large, painful blister. That's why I have been wearing the same style of trainer (Adidas Forest Hills) for about 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Spockydog said: My sister bought me some lovely new K-Swiss trainers. I had them on for two hours yesterday and now the backs of my heels each have a large, painful blister. Regardless of style, size, or precautionary measures taken, the one inevitable for any new shoes I've ever bought are blisters. Such is the natural order of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Favorite thing, i.e. the thing that has entirely tickled my funny bone, so to speak: I called mi amigo who is a high end designer and fabricator -- she breathlessly answers her fone, to say, "Hi, can't talk, I'm making Rhianna's money suit and I have to keep overseeing my printer printing thousand dollar bills." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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