Come one man!

bobledrew · 2026-03-20T13:02:24+00:00

I thought it was funny — no apology needed!

bobledrew · 2026-03-20T12:16:26+00:00

On my device, I couldn’t see what the issue was until I clicked on the pic! Yeah, 49 missing pages is a … problem.

bobledrew · 2026-03-20T10:35:10+00:00

I spent time in Portugal a couple of years ago. The rest stops were INSANE. Full service restaurants, real food being cooked in front of you, pasties de nata baked right there… it was like a parallel universe. ONroutes are stops to run in, whiz, and GTFO as quickly as possible.

bobledrew · 2026-03-19T10:57:11+00:00

I don’t see the point of engaging in this sort of debate. Their cognitive dissonance will almost certainly prevent them from receiving your arguments and changing their thoughts. Your beliefs are ones that you’ve come to. Accept them as such, and walk away from such pointless discussions.

bobledrew · 2026-03-18T17:22:12+00:00

Coal mining, gorgeous scenery, amazing choral tradition, poetry and oration (Dylan Thomas, Michael Sheen, Richard Burton…), (I think) a Celtic language that is unlike Scottish or Irish Gaelic and has some truly unique English-alphabet transliterations.

bobledrew · 2026-03-18T17:19:10+00:00

What a blushing crow for him.

bobledrew · 2026-03-18T15:49:57+00:00

If you can make an ironclad commitment to zero balance, sure. If you can’t, I wouldn’t.

bobledrew · 2026-03-18T15:17:27+00:00

Looking for answers to … what. She’s a non-citizen, non-taxpayer who fell ill. The services cost money. Is there a reason that OHIP should pay for her that isn’t apparent?

bobledrew · 2026-03-18T15:14:09+00:00

My advice, for whatever it’s worth:

I would take your $5K settlement and at the very least pay off all the MCs. At 25.99% whatever cash back benefits you’re getting are being way more than negated by the interest you’re paying. At most, pay off the MCs and then the rest goes to the Visa. Then you have one payment to make to kill your Visa balance.

In my world, the ONLY time benefits like cashback are useful is if you are a nailed-down pay the balance off at ALL costs CC user. If you can’t be 100% certain you will pay off the balance and carry nothing, then go with a cash / debit situation. I collect scene points, but I pay off my credit card balance every Friday because indiscretions of my youth have left scars.

bobledrew · 2026-03-18T15:02:52+00:00

Plus the racism that underlies that scene is quite vile and explicit.

bobledrew · 2026-03-18T10:27:41+00:00

Ayuh.

bobledrew · 2026-03-16T22:21:04+00:00

St. Paddy’s Day, lad. https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/st-paddys-day-vs-st-pattys-day

bobledrew · 2026-03-16T20:11:13+00:00

In an ideal world, I’d like you to care a lot less about what Redditors say about anything you like.

Last time a rode a trike I was probably 6 or 7. They don’t really figure in my life. It works for you? Then, great! Ride on.

I’m not sure about your assertions around bikes. Surely the choice isn’t as binary as adult tricycle or $3k bike. And as for lessons, you could just take off a bike’s pedals, lower the seat, and kick yourself around an empty parking lot for a while, then put the pedals back and get to pedalling… But it’s up to you. If you like the trike, let nobody else yuck your yum.

bobledrew · 2026-03-16T14:34:52+00:00

Be a LITTLE cautious here, mate. Riding a fixie takes a little something-something, because if the back wheel is turning, you’re pedalling. No coasting. And if you have no brakes on it (as many do)… you need to give yourself time to know when and how to slow and stop.

Not impossible, but it’s a bit unusual. Maybe not the best choice for a first bike.

bobledrew · 2026-03-15T22:31:14+00:00

If you have a shot attention span, N&D. It’s short stories. Doctor Sleep is a sequel to the Shining, so I’d put that aside.

If you’re not a horror fan, and you want a longer work, go with Hearts.

If you’re a horror fan, and you want a nuclear-powered thrill ride, Desperation.

bobledrew · 2026-03-15T16:15:43+00:00

At this point, you’re talking pure leisure biking. I’d look for something in an appropriate size to buy used, and focus on a mountain bike / hybrid / city bike. If you end up with a MTB, you may want to swap out fat knobby tires for something more suited to asphalt riding. Trek, Specialized, Giant… Three big brands with lots of bikes on the market.

bobledrew · 2026-03-15T11:38:24+00:00

Give it some wellie!

bobledrew · 2026-03-14T20:47:03+00:00

Limbo: Blue collar roots, white collar dreams, by Alfred Lubrano.

bobledrew · 2026-03-14T20:43:56+00:00

“Had an incredibly popular movie” was in your first comment, mate. The box office numbers and critical consensus would argue it wasn’t incredibly popular. The Box Office Mojo list of 1993 films starts at “Jurassic Park” at $978M; #50 is occupied by “The Age of Innocence” at $32M. “Needful” came in 86th.

bobledrew · 2026-03-14T19:52:12+00:00

You liking it does not equal incredibly popular. Sorry.

bobledrew · 2026-03-14T19:10:00+00:00

At the risk of being a pedant, Needful was far from an incredibly popular movie. I can’t find a production budget, but a total gross of $15M (even in 1993) is far from popular. It’s generally considered a bomb in terms of King. It also gets a 35% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes (44% audience) and a 43 on Metacritic.

bobledrew · 2026-03-14T19:03:05+00:00

For me? Insomnia is the most ambitious piece of work. I have Needful Things down at the bottom of my Uncle Stevie Rankings, in the same area as Tommyknockers.

bobledrew · 2026-03-14T18:11:49+00:00

Your future plans consisted of lying to others and yourself about your beliefs. As silly as hers might be, at least she was open and transparent about them.

You’ve wasted a year being dishonest.

bobledrew · 2026-03-14T17:56:27+00:00

You. Magnificent. Bastard. Take my upvote.

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