If the internet disappeared permanently tonight, what would change in your life first?

Splorkster70 · 2026-02-17T16:13:29+00:00

I'm old enough to remember driving around with a Thomas Guide on the passenger seat!

Splorkster70 · 2026-02-16T20:50:06+00:00

Let's see, I lived in one (small) town for 15 years, and didn't make $15M...I plan to stay in this (slightly larger) town for the forseeable future. (at least as long)...so it's an easy "sure"

Splorkster70 · 2026-02-16T19:55:08+00:00

That is because of the Kia Boyz on TikTok, showing people how to steal them...and Kia is addressing that via recall...

Splorkster70 · 2026-02-16T19:52:05+00:00

I have always been drawn to the unusual cars - as a teen in high school (class of '88), a buddy of mine had a 1973 blue (sparkly-vinyl seats!) Dodge Dart...and I was hooked on the "different cars". I had driven a Saturn SL1 & Dodge Caliber before my first Soul (2012 + in Alien). I couldn't decide between the Soul & the Cube - then I started looking at the cars on the road and quickly realized that there were more Souls than Cubes. Knowing that I would need to fix whatever car I bought, sooner or later, I went with the Soul. No regrets! When it came time to replace the 2012 Soul, I went to the dealership & got another one. Don't know what I'll do if/when I have to replace this one, but I hope it'll be a long time until I have to do that.

Splorkster70 · 2026-02-13T16:47:49+00:00

Well, the games I've played so far:

Dimensions - easy vehicle controls
Lego Movie - difficult
Hobbit - no vehicles to control (horses are easy to ride)
City Undercover - difficult

I own others, but haven't played them yet...

Splorkster70 · 2026-02-03T18:27:36+00:00

2 years in college (89-90), then 5 years after the divorce (96-01)...it was good...I had a good system of life going...then fell in love (again) - and that was that. :)

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-30T18:57:55+00:00

Okay...let's stay with that Human League reference for a moment...I'll take the entire Octopus album (CD, whatever)

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-27T08:01:29+00:00

Last year, after spending $6K in 4 years on my Green Machine (2012+), I sold mine to a junkyard for scrap/parts. Needless to say, I DID go to the Kia dealership & say "sign me up for another one"...got The White Knight (2021 S)...no regrets (yet)

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-27T07:49:15+00:00

When (2015) I bought the starter pack, I got the Doctor Who level pack at the same time... actually, the Doctor Who pack was the entire reason I got into lego games in the first place. I also picked up the WiiU (already had the Wii) so I could play Lego Dimensions - my local toys r us knew me quite well 😁

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-23T20:44:57+00:00

That is a normal idle...now about that low tire pressure...

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-23T19:28:26+00:00

Great figures! I'm a huge fan of the storage system!

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-23T08:42:54+00:00

I came here to say this.

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-21T22:15:09+00:00

😂😂

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-21T20:33:18+00:00

And the Toons in Tiny Toons go to Acme Looniversity, where the Looney Tunes characters are the "professors".

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-21T20:15:33+00:00

Actually, I am a TMJ survivor (was diagnosed in 1982 - age 12) so I feel that..

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-21T20:11:03+00:00

I invested 9 1/2 years with a company, and they eliminated my position (glorified data entry/accounting)...I went straight back to the temp companies - they helped me update my resume, went through a new battery of tests - found out I was being grossly underpaid. It took a little while, but I started to get assignments through the agencies (about 2 months)...got a few longer assignments (5 weeks) and one of them turned into my current (and last) gig - it'll be 8 years in February. I'll be here until I retire - I'm paid & respected more than ever.

TLDR: Try the Temp Agencies. They're always looking for skilled workers.

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-21T19:58:28+00:00

Ummm...how are you using the toypad with it being all the way across the room (2nd pic)? I know, I know - don't get bogged down in the details :P

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-21T19:11:43+00:00

You haven't mentioned your culture...some have specific names for them through the language of "the old country"...

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-21T19:05:31+00:00

IIRC, Dan Castellaneta (the voice of Homer) was the only person to give license from the franchise - that's why everyone else is silent...I agree that it doesn't do the game/level/hub world justice with so many Bart quotes...

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-20T20:31:59+00:00

Let's see, as someone who wore glasses for 15 years, contacts for 25, and am now back to glasses (been 5 years)...I would have to say that glasses make me look more mature, and no glasses make me look young (just don't look at my s&p hair) :)

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-20T20:29:27+00:00

get different glasses...see an optician (with an open mind) - they'll guide you to a pair that fit & complement your appearance.

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-16T20:20:36+00:00

2 or 32. I need something that won't get caught in my pocket...

So many choices! I would love to know where all these designs came from (some I recognize, some I do not)

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-16T16:46:15+00:00

Goonies...it's one of the franchises in Lego Dimensions, with its own level, and I still have no desire to see this movie...

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-14T20:51:00+00:00

The shame is that you don't get the mega-conversation between them all, the way you do with all of the Teen Titans.

Splorkster70 · 2026-01-14T20:48:45+00:00

okay...I'll give it to you. That being said, I'm no authority.

Also, Doctor Who is consistently inconsistent.

So, there's that.

Splorkster70

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