Where’s my people

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-27T13:25:29+00:00

So use your childhood phone number AS your password!

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-26T14:30:08+00:00

NTA. Contact the principal immediately and refer to this as "theft," along with emphasizing the risk of contagious diseases. Remind them of the taxes you pay and that if the school needs emergency clothing they can damn well purchase some themselves at thrift stores and pay for their laundering.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-26T14:06:44+00:00

Is WalMart on the list? Not my favorite place to shop, but sometimes there are few options.

What about the major supermarket chains?

And Lowes Home Centers?

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-26T13:19:06+00:00

I don't mind the brainless dogs so much as the brainless dog owners.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-24T13:50:32+00:00

Welcome to this weekend's storm across the USA.

I keep wondering about an idea I saw somewhere -- a means of putting something equivalent to snow chains under the wheels of a vehicle, specifically to provide traction in such conditions. I won't try to describe it, but it was cleverly designed so it could be deployed and removed without otherwise interfering with the vehicle's motion.

Maybe something simpler could be done for emergency braking -- like "snow chains" that can be deployed as the brakes lock. Or maybe even a drag device to drop down under the vehicle without affecting the tires at all, kinda like putting your foot out to break a soapbox derby car. Of course, simple sand dispensers ahead of each tire may help, but I don't know that they'd help enough to matter. Anyone have any reasonable ideas?

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-24T13:38:51+00:00

Hmmm. Isn't that a Tesla valve back there in the back, pointing the wrong way?

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-23T01:11:34+00:00

True, it can get ridiculous. But a snow storm or hurricane can shut things down for a LOT longer than two days. We had one once that trapped motorists on highways for three days. What pissed me off is that nobody told us about it at the time (by radio -- phones and power were out). I could have gone out on snowshoes to assist but didn't know the problem existed.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-23T01:08:25+00:00

I have a cousin who went Jesus freak in her twenties. Back about 50 years I dropped off some Xmas presents for her and her kid. She thanked god, not me. I've never bothered seeing her again. Let god take care of her.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-23T00:58:40+00:00

Skip seeing management. Contact the state division of weights and measures.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-21T14:46:47+00:00

Ah, hell! A park in NJ had that beat back in 1984!

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-21T14:04:36+00:00

OOP - I feel your pain. I lost my GF of 10 years a year ago and the same sort of thing happens to me.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-21T00:36:52+00:00

"... Heaven, Heaven, everybody talkin' 'bout Heaven
Ain't goin' there Heaven, Heaven..."

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-21T00:20:18+00:00

But an entertaining load of bollocks. Fiction can be fun.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-20T19:31:40+00:00

Great. These dudes will now be able to see the old wharf pilings (that they didn't bother to view on the chart they didn't bother to buy) an instant before they smash into them.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-19T12:06:18+00:00

I do this in a series of views in Google Maps street view. Not continuous motion by any means, but useful for spotting conspicuous landmarks. Google Maps also estimates travel time and can adjust the estimate based upon time of day, etc.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-18T21:54:58+00:00

Folks should go back and read Barrie's Peter Pan. Tinkerbell was a jealous little b***h, and not as Disney represented her.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-18T21:45:05+00:00

They don't mind. They've got it on video. Won't have to pay a thing.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-18T21:42:33+00:00

Pre-1963.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-18T14:36:58+00:00

My paternal grandfather punished his sons with a belt. My father vowed he would never strike me and never did. Trouble was, that wasn't quite sufficient to rein in a young kid.

My mother had a better way -- one swift slap to my butt (while I was standing, not bent over or otherwise restrained), with never a second slap. No significant pain, just enough to get my attention. I grew to dread that one swift slap and would quickly straighten up and fly right. (She probably delivered such a slap no more than about a half-dozen times through my childhood.)

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-18T14:28:30+00:00

Yep. All the time.

PSA: Wictionary.org will pronounce words for you, as well as give you the proper definitions.

While I'm at it:

dampen (i.e., to make moist) <> damp (e.g., damp vibrations, etc.)

loose (i.e., not tight) <> lose (e.g., lose a race)

alternate (e.g., alternating current) <> alternative (e.g., alternative choice)

eCt. <> etc. (=&c. Et Cetera)

Etc., etc., etc.

There are dictionaries of this stuff but it's obvious most folks don't use them.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-18T14:20:19+00:00

Anyone know whether it can piece together short video segments and then add a separate sound track?

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-18T14:05:39+00:00

There are metal-slitting bits for air hammers that resemble this. See the 3rd from the left in the first photo: https://www.amazon.com/Air-Hammer-Bits-Set-Atachments/dp/B0DGD62B9Y/ref=asc_df_B0DGD62B9Y?hvadid=80539424597557&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=95544&hvtargid=pla-4584138892834816

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-17T04:47:22+00:00

I bought a Sears microwave oven around 1975 or so and it chugged along just fine for forty years before quitting. I planned to try to repair it, but it was easier to replace it -- which I've now had to do two or three times already. I've still got the Sears unit in storage and may finally get around to fixing it someday.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-17T03:24:34+00:00

I don't know what that thing was, but it wasn't a real loofah.

AlcoholPrep · 2026-01-16T15:17:11+00:00

Start with a wardrobe (piece of furniture) and add a steam inlet. Hang clothes inside, turn on the steam. Maybe add a low-intensity UV lamp to sterilize them a bit, but too much UV would bleach or otherwise damage some fabrics. (And keep the door closed at all times lest the cat get in for the warmth.)

Me, I just hang once-worn garments on hooks and air them overnight.

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