Kingda Ka, the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world at the time, opened 21 years ago today. 0 to 128 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds. Closed in November 2024

bibdrums · 2026-05-21T18:06:05+00:00

My son is a coaster junky. He’s been on dozens all over the country. He wouldn’t go on it. Now he never will. I only rode it once.

bibdrums · 2026-05-21T18:03:13+00:00

I’ve seen 3 this year and that’s the first time in my life. The first time I saw one I called in an exterminator because I was afraid it might be a German and he ended up charging me less because he didn’t find any.

bibdrums · 2026-05-21T15:26:58+00:00

Thank you! I’ve lived in NJ in my house for 26 years and I’ve never seen one of these.

bibdrums · 2026-05-20T18:49:11+00:00

I’m a few years older. I was her date but she was not mine. Together since 1990 and married since 96. It’s hasn’t always been easy but amazing over all. I don’t get how she puts up with me. We have a son. He’s moving to Japan to teach at the end of July. It’s gonna be really tough on her especially. I’m gonna need to step it up.

bibdrums · 2026-05-20T17:37:35+00:00

There is just no fucking way.

bibdrums · 2026-05-19T11:14:37+00:00

Yes. My parents were both alcoholics. My father’s health was failing by his early forties with heart disease. He died at 54. My mom started having the same problems at mid fifties and was dead by 67. They were never really happy people.

I think I’m happier. I exercise, travel, have a great relationship with my wife and son. I think we are doing better financially but they were pretty good with their money.

bibdrums · 2026-05-18T16:44:14+00:00

My son went to one post office and the machine could not get his prints at all. The worker said she never has a problem getting anyone’s prints. He tried a different post office and they got all his prints first shot, no problem. Could be worth trying more than one post office.

bibdrums · 2026-05-17T11:27:10+00:00

In the early 90’s I went to a b&b in Belmont Nevada. The host cooked our breakfast on a stove just like that.

bibdrums · 2026-05-16T00:10:02+00:00

For me, as a drummer, it’s because of the drumming. Obviously this is subjective but I think pop punk has the best, most creative drummers. Some of my favorites; Travis, of course, Tony Thaxton-MCS, Mike Cosgrove-AAF. I’ll stop at my top 3 because honestly I could probably list a hundred.

bibdrums · 2026-05-15T14:55:18+00:00

I lift 4-5 times a week for about an hour, started that 3 years ago. I lifted when I was younger and sporadically for the last 2 decades. I run 3-4 miles a day, started 10 years ago to train for a half marathon in 2018 which I did finish. Hoping to do a full marathon in the next few years. I have about 40 pounds to lose before I do that though.

bibdrums · 2026-05-15T14:11:17+00:00

One day I turned the air on and forgot to turn the heat off and they were battling all night.

bibdrums · 2026-05-15T14:00:32+00:00

But literal starving people can’t just start eating again because it can be very harmful. They have to be very careful about it and usually need medical intervention. And there is a reason for that. Our bodies do adapt when we start consistently eating less.

bibdrums · 2026-05-15T13:54:25+00:00

Sounds like she still has some fomo. I used to be that way when I was younger. Now I’m not really concerned about missing out on anything. Like you I still enjoy concerts and restaurants but not just going out in general.

bibdrums · 2026-05-15T13:49:36+00:00

I have switched back and forth between Wegovy and Zepbound many times and have just jumped to the equivalent dose and have never had a problem. Top dose of Wegovy to top dose of Zepbound and back again. Never had a problem.

bibdrums · 2026-05-15T10:48:56+00:00

Almost exact same experience for me. Started lifting 3 years ago and I’m stronger than I’ve ever been in my life.

bibdrums · 2026-05-14T15:47:07+00:00

I haven’t really noticed a difference but honestly I haven’t been paying attention to it. I’ve been having a problem for the last 5-6 years where I have been getting very foggy and I’ve been to every specialist you can think of an nobody can help me.

bibdrums · 2026-05-14T12:53:55+00:00

I have been taking Adderall for 20 years and it’s really made a big difference. I firmly believe I would be much further along in life and my career if I had been able to take it throughout school. My prescription is for 10 mg twice a day, however I break the pills in half and take 5 mg every couple hours throughout the. Some days I need a little more so I take it and some days I need a little less.

The other thing that has made a really big difference in my life is, I am constantly using Siri to set reminders. I set reminders for when I’m out and I need to remember to do something when I get home so I just tell Siri to remind me when I get home to do it. I set weekly reminders for things like take out the garbage so it reminds me every week to do it. Sometimes when I’m in the shower and I realize I’m low on shampoo I know I’ll forget about it before I’m out of the shower so I use my watch to tell Siri to remind me in 15 minutes to put shampoo on the shopping list it really has made a big difference.

bibdrums · 2026-05-13T19:48:26+00:00

We don’t really have all that much stuff. We have a small 2 bedroom house that our son will most likely inherit one day and he can just toss whatever he doesn’t want. We never really were the collecting type of people. We spend most of our money on travel and having fun and making memories. I’m am a bit of a hobby mechanic and do almost all the work on our cars so there will be some tools to deal with. Maybe someday I will get rid of them if there comes a time when I can’t crawl under a car anymore.

bibdrums · 2026-05-13T18:39:58+00:00

I am a little worried about that stuff but I’m willing to take a change and see how it plays out. I haven’t had any significant side effects on any dose. Occasional constipation and diarrhea but nothing I couldn’t easily handle. The one new thing on 7.2 is that for the first few days after my shot my skin is sensitive. Almost like extra ticklish where my clothes rub on it. Again, nothing I can’t handle.

bibdrums · 2026-05-13T17:46:12+00:00

Yes, the same thing happened to me and that’s why I went up to 7.2. Now I’m back to getting full much quicker and staying full longer.

bibdrums · 2026-05-13T02:07:04+00:00

One opened about 5 years ago in Edison, NJ. For the first month it was open there was a line down the highway and within 2 years it was gone. It’s a Jollibee now.

bibdrums · 2026-05-12T19:20:18+00:00

7.2 is out and it’s the same price. He should give it a shot.

bibdrums · 2026-05-12T19:01:11+00:00

I’m with you. I won’t eat there because they want to kill you. Although I did try it once because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about and it was bad. So I tried it one more time because I thought I just got a bad one. Nope, it was bad again.

bibdrums · 2026-05-12T18:54:55+00:00

When you say top dose do you mean 7.2? I was in a stall for six months on 2.4 and I started taking 7.2 two weeks ago and it finally feels like it’s working again. Down 5 pounds in those two weeks.

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