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Craft beer means you're paying 10-20x as much to get a buzz.  Though at least good craft beer tends to have a higher ABV % than High Life.LloydDobler posted:On the other hand, everything I read said no kids in the front until they're at least 4'9" or over 90 lbs which is when they can come out of a booster. This is usually around age 8 to 10. Ironically my daughter didn't hit 4'9 until she was like 13 and even now at almost 16 still doesn't weigh 90 lb. She was in a booster well into junior high, which sucked for her. I have a friend who's 4'9... and almost 40. She still sits on a (old as dirt, since they don't really exist much anymore) phone book to drive.  I'm not that tall myself (5'7), but every time I see her, I piss her off by using her head as an armrest (hey I've known her since we were 13, I can get away with that).Another friend's daughter is almost 16, and.... 4'8 and about 85 lbs. Wonder if drivers ed will make her provide a booster seat.  (said friend is also vertically challenged at about 5', but she didn't reach her full height until she was 19 or 20.. I didn't reach mine until 18.. said friend also drives a 6MT BRZ, it's kinda hilarious watching her try to see over the dash compared to her old ~2015 Chrysler 300 couch, but she's very much a "RWD OR DEATH" kinda person).
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Bulliet is best per dollar imo. Johnnie Walker Double Black is great value at Costco if you like smokiness.
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I can't get over how easy drinking that honey Jack Daniels is. I need to pick up another bottle.
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Honey Jack Daniels is downright tasty, and I'm not a liquor guy at all. To give an idea of my (terrible) taste in beer.... my beer of choice is bud light platinum.  It's my preference because it's the highest ABV (6%) easily available at its price point, though, and it's a lot less offensive than regular Budweiser. My favorite is a regional tripel (Real Ale Devil's Backbone), but it leaves one hell of a nasty hangover if you kill a 6 pack by itself. But a 6 pack at Kroger is 30 cents more than Bud Light Platinum, and packs a much stronger punch (8.1% vs 6%). Just... have to guzzle a gallon of water before I go to bed if I drink that.InitialDave posted:Johnnie Walker Double Black is great value at Costco if you like smokiness. Look at this guy who doesn't have to go to a dedicated liquor store to buy hard liquor.   
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STR posted:Honey Jack Daniels is downright tasty, and I'm not a liquor guy at all. I like a good ABV horserace, I'll check out Devil's Backbone. I like Bud Light Platinum, but it's truly not beer, I'm convinced it's Zima. There's no real taste to it, but it's an absolutely reasonable beverage. At a nice 7.3%ABV, my fridge is running out of Molson XXX right now. I like the flavor and it's got a good punch. My other beverage-drinking-not-real-beer is the aforementioned High Life. It's unironically a good beverage.
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So this is killing me, but.... I may have to rehome my cat when I move.  GF has 2 cats already. They're brother and sister, and have been together since birth, so it wouldn't be fair to separate them. They're also barely 3 yrs old, while my cat is 8 1/2 - her cats are much more active (... and to be honest, they're assholes). Some of you remember my cat came to me via an AI member. He doesn't do that well with other cats, but does great with dogs. I'm hoping I can leave him with my parents - they've since adopted another cat (who is a total alpha bitch), but my cat does really well with their dog - the first time they met, my cat hopped into his crate and made biscuits on his neck (which kinda freaked out the dog a bit, he was used to my old cat... who would always hiss and bop him on the nose when he got close). Leaving him with my parents will make sure I can see him whenever I visit (probably monthly). Stepdad's being a bit of a dick about the idea, mom's open to it, her cat is being her usual  bitch self when questioned about this, dog just flops over and goes back to sleep when asked.Also, 3 cats in ~850 sq ft would be really cramped. Especially with 2 young and 1 old. I think it's better for him to leave him with someone I trust, instead of dragging him 200 miles away and trying to introduce him to 2 very alpha cats that have already established their territory (GF moves into her new place in 2 weeks, I'll be moving in August). Pet rent is insane at the new place, and they have a 2 pet limit anyway. This sucks. Metal Geir Skogul posted:Hello there. I'm still a bit confused about my switch - I'm still very much on the gay side overall, I just happened to find a female I'm attracted to (and it just so happens to be someone I've known since I was 13 or 14...). I consider myself a solid 5 on the Kinsey scale, and to be honest, I don't know if this will last more than a year or two because of that (I hope it does, of course). But it's still nice to find someone that can tolerate my level of crazy, even if they're missing the physical parts I prefer. And to be totally honest, well, I'm almost 40, with only 1 long term relationship in my past. She's only had 1 long term relationship as well, so the bar is a bit... low for both of us. Seminal Flu posted:I like a good ABV horserace, I'll check out Devil's Backbone. If you can get it there, it's pretty tasty IMO (I thought it was a Texas-only beer though). fake edit: okay, looks like there's a Devil's Backbone brewing company. This is not from them; this is from Real Ale, which is only distributed in Texas (and based in Blanco, TX). BLP is like drinking bread. It has so much yeast. But it does the trick. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 11:15 on May 11, 2018 |
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May 11, 2018 11:02
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I made you a valentine's card to use next year: 
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STR if anything it just proves that such things really can be fluid and nothing is ever a certainty. Plus everybody has a butt. And maybe she's like a hyena! Okay I feel kind of gross for the last part but I said it so it's staying. hosed up and grabbed the wrong shirt this morning, I am a walking goddamn wrinkle bomb.
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For gently caress's sake man, smile and be happy. You've found someone who makes you laugh, puts up with your bullshit and even lets you do squelchy stuff with her. You should be bouncing off the walls, signing your posts with little hearts and making pasta collages of her face.
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spog posted:For gently caress's sake man, smile and be happy. Seriously, this. Dont over think it, GO WITH IT. Be happy because God knows life is too short
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spog posted:lets you do squelchy stuff with her. This may be my new favorite thing.
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iwentdoodie posted:STR if anything it just proves that such things really can be fluid and nothing is ever a certainty. There are definitely a nonzero number if straightish women who would be down to be the one topping given the correct tools for the job. Communication is the key to satisfying squishy plunging noises.
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STR: "I feel a bit weird to have a girlfriend when I am of the gay." AI: "Just go with what makes you happy. Also, ask her to peg you."
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 Oh don't worry, she's already offered to peg me. iwentdoodie posted:Plus everybody has a butt. And maybe she's like a hyena! I'm... more of a bottom.  I have rediscovered a rather major issue, though. I've been, uh, deflating at random. This was starting to happen occasionally with an ex years go, but it's a lot more consistent now (even if it's just my 5 brothers). I'm sure a lot of it is the whole "oh gently caress I'm with a female WHAT DO I DO" bit, but when it's just me and knucklebabies, I shouldn't be running into the same issue. It's particularly embarrassing when you're in the middle of sexytime, getting damned close, and Little DIckie decides to retreat. Guess it's time to talk to my dr about Cialis or Viagra. e: also, we're pretty drat comfortable with each other. met at 13 or 14, dated at 18 for awhile, stayed in touch this whole time, fooled around twice in our 20s, and still hung out now and then when I was in town. We're no strangers to each other, or each other's bodies. Key difference is back then, all it took was a gust of wind to make little STR go boing. Or a wink. Or a hug. Hell, even a handshake. These days he just kinda lays limp until there's a lot of stimulation. 
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STR posted:
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STR posted:I have rediscovered a rather major issue, though. I've been, uh, deflating at random. This was starting to happen occasionally with an ex years go, but it's a lot more consistent now (even if it's just my 5 brothers). I'm sure a lot of it is the whole "oh gently caress I'm with a female WHAT DO I DO" bit, but when it's just me and knucklebabies, I shouldn't be running into the same issue. It's particularly embarrassing when you're in the middle of sexytime, getting damned close, and Little DIckie decides to retreat. 
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Holy poo poo Spog. This page is cheering me up no end, considering I'm stuck at work until this damned motor is fixed, 22kw servo motor brake ate it, motor dragged it along for the ride until it couldn't any more, now we're swapping out the motor. I was supposed to pick my daughter up from her after school club (4yr old gardening is a whole new level of cute chaos) then grab a quick tea before going to archery for the first time in 2 months, guess that's not happening either. On the plus side my decision to purchase NOS motors from our sister plant when they upgraded has been totally vindicated.
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I'd forgotten how good it was to have a set work schedule. This service gig is great. And i passed the skills assessment at the other place and have an interview next week so I might have TWO jobs shortly.
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 Spent yesterday in ER with a possible bowel obstruction which eventually passed itself but still one of my least favorite ways to spend a day. As usual after doing a CT scan and seeing all my hosed up guts everyone panicked and the surgeons got exploratory surgery boners. After telling them all the weird looking stuff was normal for 8 hours and telling them that since I didn't have pain anymore there was no way in hell any of them were opening me up they let me go. I'm ordering a copy of the CT this time so I can bring it in next time to show them what a 'healthy/normal' CT for me looks like. The drat CT tech's description was a half page of "this shouldn't work, he shouldn't be alive". Finn continues to grow quickly, has his first puppy social and kindergarten tomorrow morning 
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spog posted:I made you a valentine's card to use next year: From the wikipedia page, the guy who invented that scale says folks can change over time. Also, hit the gym + meds for the other issue. NitroSpazzz posted:
More dog pics, please. I just read a bunch of this thread, and dude who's living with a woman he doesn't like and the 18 year old kid moving in - avoiding the problem by letting your lease expire is a lovely way to live life. Go see a shrink and see if they can help you develop better communication techniques at the very least. It's gonna be awful, it's just a question of whether it's awful on terms that are you being a decent human being or on terms that are you being kind of mediocre and avoiding your problems in the hope that hey, maybe she'll get hit by car. Also, I really want that off-brand transformer. 
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Fermented Tinal posted:You still have to buy the standard 1/4" nozzles to go with that. The lobes on it are a different shape from mine and the coupling has a different profile as well. I know. a set of nozzles is $8, but I'm going to see if the wand fits, first. The adjustable wand on mine is fine, but I'd like a low pressure nozzle so I can use the built-in soap/degreaser tank. Or get a foam cannon attachment. angryrobots posted:I know it works with the HF and a bunch of other electric pressure washers with that style wand. Mostly it makes it easy to pop on a cheap foam cannon that uses the standard 1/4" quick connect. Ding, ding, ding! Rhyno posted:It's not clear yet but it'll probably be a gun or something. There's a gallery of renders here. Hey, same manufacturer makes a pair of Porsche 944s: http://www.thechosenprime.com/XTToroCoprimozzo Can be had individually as well. So has anyone made a better version of "Camshaft", the FB RX-7 Autobot? (Yes, the irony.) I already have the RX-8, in the US Hasbro plastic version, and the actual Takara metal version. I've got a few of the old-school Autobots and Go-Bots. A 911 and a 928 that are actual metal, and, Wheeljack, the Lancia Stratos in Alitalia livery. (Oooo, just looked an there's a Masterpiece version of Wheeljack that looks stunning.) Rhyno posted:I used to be a snob in my heavy drinking days. Then I learned that the well poo poo gets you drunk just as good as the top shelf junk. I'm very much enjoying some stuff from the clearance aisle in Beverage Depot. The Buckshot Peppered Maple bourbon is good, as is the Bird Dog Peppermint Moonshine, but I really like sweet stuff, and I fully admit to not having fantastic taste or refinement in booze. I'm sure that the flavoring is covering up mediocre alcohol. Don't care. Tastes good, and does what alcohol does effectively. The apple cider whiskey (forget the brand) I picked up is OK. The Black Ginger Rum is... very ginger, which is great if you like ginger. It's a bit much for me, but the bottle itself was worth the $10:  Oh, hey, there's the apple cider whiskey. So Serpent's Bite, then. Might go back and get another bottle of the Buckshot and Bird Dog. Tasty. cakesmith handyman posted:I can't get over how easy drinking that honey Jack Daniels is. I need to pick up another bottle. Same, but Jim Beam. I would have gotten that if nothing in clearance appealed. Seminal Flu posted:I like a good ABV horserace, I'll check out Devil's Backbone. Huh. I'll have to try out the Platinum. Sounds like maybe no hops, which I am absolutely fine with. I'm one of like two people that actually liked Zima, apparently. Told you I had no taste or refinement. iwentdoodie posted:
Liquid Communism posted:satisfying squishy plunging noises. Heh. Thankfully don't have that problem. Finding time to be intimate when not wiped out by the day, child is not around, etc. - now that I have trouble with.
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Darchangel posted:Hey, same manufacturer makes a pair of Porsche 944s: MANCHILD CHAT No decent RX-7 TFs that I'm aware of. I tend to buy any TFs with excellent car modes. This 3P trend has made me broke too often.  You can get a $30 knockoff of that Wheeljack on Ebay, it's worth it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/TRANSFORMERS-MASTERPIECE-CYBERTRON-MP-20-WHEELJACK-LANCIA-STRATOS-TURBO/172474964573?hash=item28284f1a5d
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Goober Peas posted:If anyone tells you that a home warranty is a good thing they are lying through their teeth and deserve to have said teeth kicked in. I sense you just got burned by one? That's those policies that cover appliance repair and stuff right?
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Picking up the moving truck and loading it tonight. Thankfully 90% of the poo poo is still in boxes. Still not looking forward to it.
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Goober Peas posted:If anyone tells you that a home warranty is a good thing they are lying through their teeth and deserve to have said teeth kicked in. i had one for the first year of living in my house (paid for by the seller) and it saved me like 350 bucks on a furnace repair
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A friend of mine is looking to purchase a 2012 Chevy Volt tonight for 11k. Personally I would shy away from a GM electric vehicle that is six years old, but are they actually garbage or only in my head?
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Goober Peas posted:If anyone tells you that a home warranty is a good thing they are lying through their teeth and deserve to have said teeth kicked in. In my 30-ish person office I've had at 4 coworkers who've saved a total of over $38K due to having a home warranty. YMMV.
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Goober Peas posted:If anyone tells you that a home warranty is a good thing they are lying through their teeth and deserve to have said teeth kicked in. Bajaha posted:That's those policies that cover appliance repair and stuff right? Optional "extended warranties" on appliances and poo poo like that is suckers bet.
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Funny you say that, the only thing I ever bought an extended warranty on was a dishwasher and I used it. That said, they are pure money machine on the insurers & retailers side. If they weren't making money hand over fist they wouldn't be pushing them so hard. Of course there are exceptions to everything, but by and large it's a terrible gamble.
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builds character posted:More dog pics, please. CornHolio posted:A friend of mine is looking to purchase a 2012 Chevy Volt tonight for 11k. Nürburgring 24h is this weekend - http://www.radiolemans.co/2018/05/10/n24-2018/
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So every real estate transaction I've been involved with has the seller include a 'Home Warranty' - a 3rd party that is responsible for repairing/replacing specific things within/on the property for a prescribed amount of time (usually a year) -- in the contract. Each 'visit' is a $75 deductible. HVAC is not keeping up with 90 degree heat, thought I'd try to use it. It took a week to get someone out, contractor says that my HVAC was a high efficiency unit (it is) and that the warranty company will not allow them to work on those. Call the warranty company, sure enough they have separate contractors for high efficiency units. No contractors in the area, they'll have to research and get back to me. I've had 3 other contractors call me, schedule appointments for a week out, then call back and say they also "don't service high efficiency HVAC units".
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Goober Peas posted:So every real estate transaction I've been involved with has the seller include a 'Home Warranty' - a 3rd party that is responsible for repairing/replacing specific things within/on the property for a prescribed amount of time (usually a year) -- in the contract. Each 'visit' is a $75 deductible. What's the wording in that warranty agreement, because it sounds like you're getting yanked around for no other reason than "a layman won't know what a HE HVAC unit is, or how it's serviced"
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From the policyquote:Central Air Conditioning My unit is an 18 SEER Goodman. Evidently that is exotic around here. Goober Peas fucked around with this message at 21:11 on May 11, 2018 |
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Oh that's pissed me off, I set a reminder on YouTube for the falcon heavy block 5 launch, it just alerted me to the stream starting, 20 minutes after it started and 5 minutes after launch. Great job Google.
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Damnit. I was watching last night when it aborted and wanted to follow today. I guess I missed it. Did they ever disclose why it halted countdown?
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