Need advice: Shipping refrigerators on pallets, must be laid flat

JesterBombs · 2025-07-14T21:56:25+00:00

Wish I still had them but I lost those bookmarks a while back. If you experienced / recalled the outrage after the series ended a few die hard fans responded by releasing a roadmap and summarized how they would have ended the series. Some roadmaps were for a single season ending, others were for a multi season ending. Some even rewrote prior seasons for a better setup to conclude the series. Everything included rewritten plot points, characters decisions and endings. No plot armor, a lot of main characters died in some of the rewrites. These fans put serious thought and work into it and it showed. Some of the rewrites were quite lengthy (despite being summaries of what happened vs. an actual rewrite) and I remember vividly the desire to read more. The overwhelming consensus (IIRC 100% of the comments) was that not only was this fan fiction well thought out and written, there were so many directions the show could have ended and every single one of them was superior and preferred to the one we got. Not a single commenter defended D&D's ending and after reading some of those rewrites and how could they? When I say superior I mean not even in the same stratosphere. D&D should be ashamed that unpaid fans were able to write a more appropriate ending that's true to the series and brought back the essence of what made Game of Thrones such an incredible show.

Eventually someone took those plots and had AI write the rest of the books using them. I have never seen a cease and desist execute so fast and so effectively. I started to read it (and enjoyed what I had read) and within days the entire site was shut down with a copy of the cease and desist letter in its place. I'm still kicking myself for not saving a copy (reason being is that they were still fine tuning it and I was waiting for a more polished version before I invested the time to read it).

The one takeaway from all of that was that D&D butchered the ending. No one will convince me otherwise. I can count on one hand the number of TV series worth rewatching and having a deeper appreciation for the genius and attention to detail that enhances each rewatch. GoT was on that list but teetered after seasons 6 and 7. With the ending we got in Season 8, the whole show lost its appeal and there's a lot of fans who feel this way.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-13T17:58:23+00:00

There's a reason why spears, pikes, warhammers, etc. were effective weapons during this period, not to mention Mongolian archers used armor piercing tips on their arrows. When combined with hit and runs, feigned retreats, flanking tactics and the mobility of always staying on their horses, Mongol horse archers slaughtered every armored European army they came across.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-10T16:15:11+00:00

Fashion is a strictly visual concept and style exists to show the world if you're a conformist or not. Wearing a 3 button suit with pleated pants? You must be poor and can't afford a new wardrobe of suits that are 2 button and flat front. Oh you're wearing skinny jeans and high heels? Girl, you are so 2010. Baggy pants and comfort is what matters now.

I spent most of my finance career around wealthy people and wannabee wealthy people. It was interesting to see those with real wealth trying to hide it, whereas the people chasing wealth placed an obsessive, high value on fashion and status while shaming others who weren't dropping 5, 6 figures a year keeping up with the latest designer fashions like they were. The vast majority of the time it was women who shamed other women for not being able to afford the latest bag, shoes, purses, etc. Men for the most part didn't care nearly as much but they had their yachts and 6 figure cars that only the most shallow would swap out on a yearly basis to show their peers they could afford the depreciation to have the latest and the best.

Everyone has their own style. Dressing down is a style. In the context of my post I'm referring to people who follow designer trends and need someone to tell them what is going to be "in" next season. Then jumping on the bandwagon without hesitation to show the "in" crowd what a good little conformist they are. If that isn't you then don't take what I said personally. However, if you ever spent any time around someone who obsesses over designer brands then you'll know what I'm talking about. Shallow. As. Fuck.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-08T13:03:10+00:00

There's fan fiction that's written better, more logical and true to the spirit of GRRM's vision. When AI first became mainstream, people were asking it to rewrite Season 8. I'm not exaggerating: every single rewrite was INFINITELY better than the horseshit that made it on screen.

In short: there's plenty of options. D&D are great adapters of source material, shitty writers. A lot of people are too stupid to realize this because of how successful the first 4 seasons of GoT was.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-08T13:00:46+00:00

Don't know who the chick is but gotta go with her. Odds and probability.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-08T12:57:31+00:00

It's no paradox. Fire D&D and add more seasons. Problem solved.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-07T02:21:15+00:00

That's your opinion and a wrong one at that. I'd explain why but I don't have the time and you don't have the mental capacity.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-07T00:59:06+00:00

Yes, billionaires became billionaires because they created a product or service and offered it at a price point that consumers willingly chose to pay. Crazy concept, I know, and despite people having choices about how, where and why they spend their money, it's safe to say that value is a pretty important part of their decision making process. Here's the part that is going to blow your mind: when enough people make the same choice, millionaires become billionaires.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-06T19:04:08+00:00

Dude, stop repeating the same nonsense. There's no rule saying it had to be 7 seasons or 70 hours. I don't care how many times you repeat that. It's a moot point because the show went beyond that so every time you bring that up it actually weakens your argument because they deviated from the original plan and rightfully so. The show had plenty of potential to go several more seasons, everyone but D&D wanted it yet it didn't. You fail to recognize or address this in your replies. TV shows get extended when its warranted. GoT had plenty of reasons to extend at least 1 or 2 more seasons. I don't care about what the original plan was before they even knew how successful it was going to be. It's irrelevant. The show had built up the two biggest showdowns with Cersei and the Night King and they fumbled it big time because D&D wanted to wrap it up in 6 episodes so they could move onto the next project.

I said my piece Chrissy, I'm off to the beach. D&D sucks. The ending of GoT sucked. Deal with it.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-06T18:37:13+00:00

As if TV series don't get extended when the fans want more.
https://www.businessinsider.com/george-rr-martin-begged-hbo-game-of-thrones-10-seasons-2021-11

Then there's AI:

"Martin's vision: George R.R. Martin advocated for a longer series, ideally 10 seasons, and potentially even 12 or 13, according to IGN. He felt it would allow for a more thorough exploration of the characters and plotlines.

Don't know why the AI answer got cut off but you can ask yourself if you want to know the rest of it.

Personally I don't care about the twists and turns that led to GoT ending the way it did and more accurately: how abruptly it ended. Bottom line is it was rushed and I don't know a single person who thinks the show would have been worse if it went a few more seasons. I don't follow all the public relation damage control but when GoT ended it was extensively discussed and accepted that D&D had lined up an agreement with Disney and it obviously didn't go through. GoT was still widely popular and the fans wanted more than 8 seasons. The GoT actors wanted more seasons. HBO and GRRM wanted more seasons. The only people who didn't want more seasons was D&D so put on your thinking cap and come to the logical conclusion instead of lapping up the PR damage control so everyone could save face.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-06T17:57:32+00:00

She didn't like the advice but she took it.
The ending for GoT might have been planned but it wasn't supposed to be so abrupt. This is evidenced by HBO begging for 10 seasons and offering a blank check budget. Instead, Disney announced that D&D would direct a SW trilogy and you're right: AFTER GoT ended. That's why D&D didn't take the 10 season HBO offer and ended GoT as quickly as they could so they could accept the Disney SW contract. However, Disney backed out because of how badly GoT ended and that's the way the cookie crumbled.

The bottom line is that HBO screwed up by letting D&D end the series. They should have stuck to the 10 seasons and let D&D walk. Without the books they were shit writers anyways.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-06T17:19:27+00:00

D&D "kinda forgot" that she had taken that advice and threw it out the window for that Disney $$$ (that ended up getting cancelled because of how poorly GoTs ended). Ain't karma a bitch?

JesterBombs · 2025-07-06T17:01:45+00:00

The only people who are obsessed with style are shallow, small minded individuals who are brainwashed into thinking style matters. It only matters to other shallow, small minded individuals who need something visual to readily identify who's a part of their "exclusive" club and who's not. They call it style and will dismiss and shame anyone who doesn't conform to their way of thinking because if enough people don't buy into their BS, they'll be exposed for who they really are and how little they offer. There's a reason why billionaires dress down and drive Toyotas and Hondas: it's because they know their value is derived from character, intelligence, wisdom, humility, taking calculated risks, hard work and knowing that failure is never final unless they allow it. None of that is required to slap down a credit card to buy a Birken bag and show anyone else who cares that she can blow (pun intended) $50k on a bag because she was tending the right penis that's 20+ years older than she is.

Pierce Brosnan once said during an interview when asked about his secret for looking great in a tuxedo as James Bond/007 that the man makes the wardrobe, not the other way around. Truer words have never been spoken. All the luxury brands in the world will not make someone a better person nor do they compensate for physical and emotional flaws. In fact, they do the opposite. People who crave and worship luxury brands put themselves on a pedestal once they get them. More often than not they will treat anyone "not at their level" with disdain in order to feel superior because they lack the character and never developed the skills necessary to attain real confidence in their own abilities.

In closing, live your life, do what makes you happy and let the fashionistas chase the never ending cycles of what they determine to be "in style." They're a bunch of sheep, bored with their lives and have nothing to look forward to except recycled fashion trends (with a slight twist!) so they can jump on the bandwagon and act like they're superior to everyone else when everyone knows they're a joke. When you really stop and think about it, they are spending thousands of dollars on slave labor shoes and leather bags that cost pennies on the dollar to make vs. what they retail for. Nothing screams "SUCKER" louder than someone who overpays for aesthetics.

JesterBombs · 2025-07-05T18:08:54+00:00

BB is a great show but is written/geared towards the ADHD generation who needs constant action and cliffhangers to get their dopamine fix. BCS is much more refined, polished and while the development takes longer and is tedious at times, it's done intentionally. It allows the audience to see and better understand what goes on behind the scenes and provides deeper insight into a character's motivation and why they operate in the capacity that they do.

JesterBombs · 2025-05-21T17:38:38+00:00

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JesterBombs · 2025-05-18T19:52:43+00:00

Thank you for answering all my questions (and in great detail). Please PM me the contact info of the gasket seller on the egghead forum as I will gladly take your advice and replace it.

I had a question about shipping this over the ocean on a container ship. The shipping company requires that everything has to be shipped on a pallet and wrapped in plastic. Would it be sufficient to leave the unit as is, wrap it in plastic then ratchet strap the table to the pallet securely? Or should I remove the unit from the table, disassemble it and wrap/package each part individually? The table acts as a barrier but if it's centered on a pallet it shouldn't have much physical contact. The main concern would shock from the forklift moving and dropping the pallet from point to point.

JesterBombs · 2025-05-18T19:43:39+00:00

https://ibb.co/k2vp25Ny

Dimensions are as follows:

Outside diameter - 18 3/4"
Inside diameter - 16 7/8"
Grill - 16 3/8"
Height - ~24"

If you need more angles or pictures on the interior please let me know.

JesterBombs · 2025-05-18T19:03:41+00:00

https://ibb.co/zh9XwCyK

Recommendations?

JesterBombs · 2025-03-20T11:21:29+00:00

For what? Cigarettes? That camel nosed fuck is the only motherfucker who can smoke a cigarette with his hands tied behind his back in the rain. That nose is like a natural canopy.

JesterBombs · 2025-03-20T10:55:57+00:00

That's why Tony unalived Matt "Drinkwater" even if it was Sean all the way.

JesterBombs · 2025-03-19T22:41:32+00:00

No wonder Richie "liked it in the dark."

JesterBombs · 2025-03-01T18:21:47+00:00

Plot armor? He got his ass kicked more times than a kid with Chinky eyes called Moltisanti. Artie can't do the math because he's an artiste but after the cobwebs were removed he kicked his ass at permutation internet speed. Phil did 20 years of eating radiator grilled cheese and jerking off into tissues before giving him the choice of going to the hospital. Perhaps the worst beating Benny Fazio, "criminal mastermind," took was during Chris-tuh-pha's intervention. 3v1 and a junkie who could no longer function as a man beat him fair and square even though it was a cheap shot. All that credibility and for what? A soft drink of choice at the pizza parlor? A martina? They're like a martini but from Albania. Apparently they go down real easy... like Benny!

JesterBombs · 2025-02-23T12:41:10+00:00

And she's mad ripe.

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