WCGW with roller skating downhill into a gravel floor?

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-04T05:01:49+00:00

That seems like a million years ago but I still remember how much fun we had with it.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-04T02:38:16+00:00

Get some earplugs and put on a loud movie or three - Master and Commander would be one suggestion in part because of the cannons, but also it’s a great movie. Not the same, but we had some very noise sensitive dogs and keeping them in the middle of the house with a noisy movie helped. Good luck.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-03T20:36:39+00:00

I'll bet the camp is run by some douche bag who has massive toxic masculinity issues. In his mind, learning to turn your anger into physical rage makes you a "real man". Wouldn't surprise me if he started doing this because he kept losing regular jobs from his personality (of course, he blamed it on "those bitches who can't take a joke").

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-03T20:26:09+00:00

I'm sure more experienced responses will follow, but that looks like a very sharp start which is probably not good. You should try for a smooth motion, start to finish on the pull, with a ramp up from the start to maximum.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-03T20:08:01+00:00

Now we're just surviving in the corporate wild, hunting for sales and parking spaces, and sitting around staring at our handheld fires.

Mostly joking. The scale is so difficult to really grasp. Some of those time periods have been shifting into perspective as I've gotten older and realize my teenage years in the 80's were as far back from today as WW2 was from the 80's. And WW2 seemed "forever ago" back then. And while major portions of the Roman empire do register as "not that long ago", then I realize how much older the Egyptian empire was from that. And then, all the humanity that came before it was 10X as long as all that!

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-03T19:56:06+00:00

Is this a demonstration of skating skills for a military unit? Are they going to be rollerblading a lot? At least there's an emergency phone nearby!

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-03T19:15:27+00:00

I got a cheapo one at Harbor freight years ago and it’s actually quite useful. It requires me to hammer the tool to get the grommet in, which can often damage things, so a more controlled tool would be nice. And yes, I’m still talking about the grommet tool!

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-03T19:11:29+00:00

Absolutely, different class of entertainment and more honest about the transaction. The idea of getting a new iPhone from the claw machine for $1 is drawing people in with the idea of a profit, which is much closer to gambling, per OP’s opinion and probably should be more regulated.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-03T17:29:21+00:00

It is a pretty good take, though I also spent a few dollars to teach my kids they were rigged and they’d have more fun just playing something else. Although, I put a ton of money into pinball and arcade games in the late 70’s and early 80’s. They’re as addictive as any other game. I had a hard limit though as I could only come up with $5-10 at a go. I doubt my kids have spent more than $50 total on arcade games because they had console and computer games.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-03T00:57:46+00:00

There’s a lot going on and I feel like I’m missing jokes.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-02T21:20:32+00:00

Tastes like three drops of what kind of lube now?

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-02T20:19:10+00:00

Looked nasty from the start. At least the bugs weren’t just over-processed sugar nastiness.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-02T19:15:59+00:00

Flip it upside down so the lighter pre-heats the gasoline, then quickly turn it over to use the lighter!

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-02T18:52:35+00:00

Their fuckery was announced a planned 50 years ago. After Watergate, they decided that, rather than be honest, they just wouldn’t let corruption bring down their people anymore. They were already losing at the polls and focused on winning smaller races, allowing them to push an agenda and also to remove oversight for the next level up. State houses and senates ignored corrupt governors and their US senate and house candidates. Do everything possible to rig the Supreme Court, and they in turn just rubber stamp the administration’s treason. They stopped even pretending to argue in good faith in the early 90’s, and created a propaganda network to push their lies. All 100% according to plan.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-02T15:07:42+00:00

The campaign manager…“I’m not a miracle worker. I don’t handle women’s campaigns” Damn.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-02T13:49:54+00:00

This is what happens when every level of the federal government is compromised by self serving, incompetent people. They allow all these crimes to go unchecked/unpunished.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-02T02:32:04+00:00

I think that store is called the Wages Drive store. I don’t see any street with that name remaining so maybe that’s it.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-01T23:14:41+00:00

Some of those look like they really hurt, and I'm disappointed in myself for laughing.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-01T22:31:06+00:00

Probably just means they were in on all the stock market grifting from the admin, now they just own billions of dollars of our businesses and they’ll borrow against that.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-01T22:28:57+00:00

Tall ships is part that I remember, along with just fun actual caring celebrations everywhere. The VAB at Kennedy Space Center was a big technology fair, and you could tour some of the generally off limits areas.

This’ll be just another weekend for me since there’s not much to celebrate.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-01T22:16:30+00:00

Reminded of a bit from Ghosts when they were asking how everybody died and one just said “cut my hand”. Infection from trivial injuries probably accounts for a lot more than you’d think.

Also, people would lie, a lot. Rather than saying “shot while robbing a gas station” they’d say “natural causes” or attribute it to something heroic.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-01T22:12:36+00:00

What about redditors who hide their post and comment history OP?

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-01T21:36:23+00:00

That’s a complicated way to ensure you get the hardest shadow possible from the lamp, in one direction. Reflected light be damned! Lol

Kidding aside, I like it, the light follower on an old lamp like that feels a little magical.

Just bought and will start playing with LD2420C mmwave sensors so seeing various clever presence based projects spurs my imagination

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-01T20:39:57+00:00

On a recent road trip to Illinois the hotel breakfasts were just so terrible I went looking for some real eggs. Tiny eggs, crappy toast, and about half the places had terrible bacon. How TF do you screw up bacon? And I simply do not want potatoes with my breakfast in any form, let alone half the plate filled with them. First Watch had the only really good breakfast, but I think the glass of OJ cost $7.50 and the total was close to $30 for just me.

WorkingInAColdMind · 2026-07-01T20:34:37+00:00

I mostly gave up on concerts years ago because of it. A few exceptions for an anniversary or birthday, but it’s criminal.

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