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Ended the night with 207 kids I believe. I texted my brother that lives in a small city in the middle of a neighborhood which is Halloween central and he had something like 500 or some drat thing. I think he tries to buy all his candy for the kids today so he has it for next year. tetrapyloctomy posted:Your numbers are slightly off (LMP for ovulation window of mid-February would be late January, with subsequent due date around the sixth to ninth), but I applaud your attempt to gross out fellow posters. 
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Are they actually worse panels than other TVs from the same brand or are they just short of features compared to other models? I always understood it was the later but high end electronic stores would say that the panels are seconds and stuff like that to scare people away from them, but when asked for some sort of proof they are substandard there never is any. Or is there?
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Nov 1, 2018 18:10
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shy boy from chess club posted:My cat is fluffy and stripey My jealousy burns with the rage of 1000 suns. I've literally wanted a pet skunk ever since I was 5 years old In other news, new company truck came in. 2019 Silverado LD. I should be driving this for a couple years. Not entirely surprisingly, gets noticeably better fuel economy than the smaller Tacoma that it's replacing.
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Nov 2, 2018 21:35
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STR posted:That's a fuckload nicer than I expected for an LD! I was expecting a stripper model. I knew from my fleet company it would be some sort of LT model (we don't get absolute stripper work trucks, 1 step up is typical) but imagine my surprise when I realized it was an LT2 (Z71) and not only that, a special edition package with power seats, remote start, dual zone climate, 110V AC plugs, LED fogs, posi-lock, full trailer package even including a good drat built in trailer brake controller. Chev must be making some sweet, sweet deals for fleet operators on this carry-over model. You only have 1 choice of engine in them now too, a 5.3. The guys that got 17-18 models were all V6 powered basic LTs. I was a little disappointed when I found out it wasn't going to be the new gen 2019 at first, but after seeing what I got, I'm pretty happy. Wasn't keen on white (we no longer have say on colors) but I think it looks pretty good with the body colored bumpers, grill, etc. I'm just glad to have a mostly usable rear seat instead of the smaller than kid size jump seats with suicide doors in the Taco. tetrapyloctomy posted:Hey, even a small banana can make a for a big cream pie.
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Nov 3, 2018 16:10
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Darchangel posted:Funny, I would have thought that Elton John would be right up their alley, what with all the leather chaps, studs and tassels. (I never get tired of pointing out exactly how gay BDSM most wannabe bikers actually look. Not because *I* think gay is bad, but because they do - or claim to.)
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Nov 7, 2018 02:06
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Rhyno posted:Man, the sellers have had more than half of our requested repairs completed. We might be able to close on the original date.
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Nov 10, 2018 18:01
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If nothing else, removing the drywall will give the opportunity to see far better what's going on. Hope it all works out for you.
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Nov 10, 2018 18:31
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Rhyno posted:So. house stuff. The service tech at one of the properties my wife worked at is having a rough time financially. He mentioned he was looking for side jobs and he's a licenced contractor so we're having him do the wall repair and he's gonna toss a quote at us to paint the whole house. He's also going to demo the french doors and wall up the hole. As we have access they've also given us the go ahead to start cleaning so I'm going over tomorrow to clear the junk out of the attic and garage. Rhyno posted:Um, they gave us the key lock access code. So we have full access to the house.
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Nov 11, 2018 20:32
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Aren't those metric 340mm rims? I remember back in the 80s we had a few cars, mostly fords iirc, here in Canada that had metric tires and they were drat near impossible to get tires for. How is tire availability in other parts of the world today?
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Nov 15, 2018 15:22
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cakesmith handyman posted:14" as far as I can tell, the ones I'm watching on eBay anyway In other news, more confirmation I am possibly the worlds biggest manchild. Stopped by a grocery store on my way home for lunch. Ended up bringing this bucket of goodness home..... of which I am borderline addicted. Previously I have eaten so many of them at one time I have literally, with no exaggeration, caused my tongue to bleed. I really need to learn to not go to the grocery store when I'm hungry
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Nov 15, 2018 20:25
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Good to know I'm not alone with lack of self control with some candies. I'm a total sucker for sour stuff, the more sour the better. The sweet/sour thing just does it for me. Those soothers are consistently the best I've found. Most other sour candies aren't sour hardly at all. Warheads can be pretty good though, but I prefer chewy candies over hard ones although I think they make chewy ones too.
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Nov 15, 2018 22:01
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mewse posted:I hadn't had a sugar binge in a while so I bought a big bag of M&Ms and ate the whole thing after lunch. I feel disgusting now. I am holding you personally accountable I've got big shoulders dude. cakesmith handyman posted:One day I aspire to owning a computer good enough to run a first-person fallout game Fermented Tinal posted:gently caress.
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Nov 16, 2018 15:13
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Here's my drama today. Dr started me on some physio and muscle relaxants for my back a couple weeks back. Seem to be helping. I can even sleep now, more or less. Day or two after I started on the muscle relaxants, I noticed a rash start on my lower right back (basically right kidney area). Didn't think much of it as it wasn't terribly itchy, but rashes are unusual for me in general. Thought it was maybe a side effect of the medication or something so I didn't really think about it. After a week it persisted, decided to make an appt to get it checked out as it changed color a bit, but did seem to get a bit smaller. Appt was this morning. Show it to the doctor (early 30s dude, super nice cool guy), he kind of smiles at me and says  Hey, you have chicken pox as a kid? Think so. Pretty sure. Congrats. You have shingles! Really? Are you sure it's not just a rash or side effect. It's not really even that itchy or bothers me much. Haha, yeah, I'm pretty sure. Consider yourself lucky. Bad news is that we need to catch it within about 3-4 days to do much about it, too late for anything now really. Good news is it hasn't bothered you much and it looks like it's going away. At 2 weeks it's pretty much run its course and will probably be mostly gone next week. Stay away from kids, but don't worry too much about it. Thanks. FFS. God drat shingles. That's something my 80 year old grandpa got Oh well. At least I'm not a scratchy mess.
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That's one of the things that made me so surprised. It's really not itchy or painful at all. If I scratch it, it might get slightly itchy for a moment, but doesn't stick around. Certainly not painful at all. Doctor seemed pretty darned sure though. Although, a "rash" to hang around for 2 weeks is super unusual for me too, so IDKWTF.
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Nov 16, 2018 20:55
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Jesus christ man, what a lovely deal all around
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Nov 17, 2018 03:40
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Total guess with that molten aluminum, is it's head/block as the fluids catch fire along with all the plastics under the hood. Another total guess from the wheel arch shape and wheels is Toyota. 4Runner maybe?
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Nov 17, 2018 05:47
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Queen Combat posted:You really should freeze most of that. Refrigerated foods can have lives as short as 3 days. My wife has a firm 4 day leftover rule for foods in the fridge. I'm closer to a week (and as far as I know never got sick from it). Her father, who is presently batching it because mom is away for a couple months, is still happily chowing down on a vat of Costco Potato Salad that's been in his fridge since something like Aug... maaaaybe Sept. I asked him how long it's been in there and his reply was "I might throw it out, it's tasting different now but I just add some hotsauce to it. "Hey  if you bought a CRT TV between 95-07, you can claim a chunk of free money.http://www.crtclassactioncanada.ca/ No proof of purchase necessary.
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Hey question to ask without wading into console-specific threads in games, and I kind of trust the hive mind here a little more.... I am thinking about getting a new video game console for myself and probably also buy one as a gift to my father in law for xmas this year. There are some good black friday deals on and coming up and not sure if I should stick with Sony or jump to MS. We both presently use a PS3 as our main home entertainment hub but not necessarily handcuffed to Sony, although I do like the Gran Turismo series. We do both own a PS3 and various assorted games along with it, although it doesn't sound like there is backwards compatibility so I'm not sure if that has any value. Besides, it's not like the current PS3 has to be thrown away. We both have 1080p TVs, is there any benefit going to one of the "upgraded" consoles like the PS4 Pro or Xbox X for 1080p? Not a huge gamer, but probably would end up buy RDR2 right away for myself, and I'd probably look for car racing games for dad. He also likes pinball games (like Pinball Arcade - owns every season in PS3). Opinions for which way to go for the casual gamer? Online play is minimal, if any, we might sometimes play head-head in racing games but that hasn't happened in a long time. I see there is a good deal now for a One S bundle w/Forza.
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Well, as I said not being a big gamer exclusives really has minor benefit to me, but it does seem the One S is the least powerful/capable of the 4 machines, so I'm going to rule that one out. PS4 does seem to have the best/most recommendations going for it and since I plan on buying RDR2 immediately for myself, I'll probably look for a pro RDR2 bundle. A PS4 Slim + RDR2 will probably not be all that much cheaper assuming I can get a decent deal on a Pro. I'll probably then get some sort of PS4 slim bundle of some sorts for father-in-law, unless the Pro is a really, really good deal as he'll never play RDR2 so it would be wasted on him. Thanks for the help.
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I kind of dabble in VR, but I have a fairly beefy home PC for that (1080ti w/Rift). Although, I could see myself trying PS4 VR if it's any good.
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Nov 17, 2018 23:52
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mewse posted:Is brown butter made from chocolate milk? Sounds disgusting
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Went to a new physical therapist today to do some work on my back. Holy poo poo. She wanted to check my psoas muscle. And by check I mean she reached into my abdomen, under my ribs (literally, I'm not exaggerating), around my organs and hunted around like she was checking what I ate for dinner last night by feel. If you've never had it done, it wasn't completely unbearable, close, but do-able, but it wasn't fun. Saying to relax when it feels like your getting multiple shivs into your abdomen is easier said than done.
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Suburban Dad posted:I remember a PT doing this after I had my hips replaced. Holy poo poo I didn't think you could go much deeper into my guts. Felt like being stabbed (well, I imagine). Mine was tight too. I see her again in 2 weeks, I suspect for similar treatment. My Taekwondo instructor who recommended this PT to me texted me this AM to ask how I felt. She knew exactly what I was in store for as she has had it done many times by her and has really helped with movement. She didn't tell me the process though. Probably best I found out on my own anyhow LOL.
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Nov 20, 2018 18:21
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Rhyno posted:He's old and frail and moving to the southern part of the state with his son. It's more likely a neighbor realized the house would shortly be sold and jacked the wood. Congrats! If you're buying locks, Weiser smartkeys are pretty common now and pretty cool as you can basically key them yourself in the future. Have a guest coming and don't want to give them a house key? Key a lock to their key so they can use it and when they leave key it back to yours. They're kind of neat. Or, of course, keypads are becoming pretty common too.
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Yeah, there is all sorts of poo poo you can do now. Bluetooth locks, wifi so you can open with your phone, same thing with your garage door, it's pretty nuts. In other news, decided on going the PS4 over Xbox. Just waiting for the black friday deals to start. Unfortunately there is really nothing for the PS4 Pro in that I can see, so I'm leaning towards buying dad a myself both slims. We don't have 4K TVs and probably won't be buying anything until the next gen comes out, so I'm leaning towards just sticking with the cheaper slim for that reason too.I might try PS-VR but I'm not sure if the Pro makes enough of a difference to make it worthwhile. From the little bit of research I've done, other than loading times there really isn't much of a benefit.
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Rhyno posted:We want to get the locks done asap for several reasons. All three doors use different keys and the elderly owner was unable to find the keys so there's some worry that there may be copies floating around. We won't have internet service at the house for at least two more weeks so I don't know if the smart lock will be an option. I think the basic keypad is our best bet then. I'd personally go with a cheapo Weiser keypad on your front/main door, and just regular deadbolts for the rest. You can get smartlocks key systems for all of them... it might even be standard now. They make a really inexpensive keypad that doesn't even have a backup key cylinder (in case your batteries die or something) but that might not be a big deal if you have 2 other doors in the house so ymmv. And yeah, it *should* be super easy to do with the caveat that it's not out of the realm of possibility that an existing door might not have a standard cut-out. Measure the hole to be safe (IIRC 2.125" is standard?) or be extra thick/thin, but 99% chance it should be 5 minute procedure to change them. Ether Frenzy posted:The Pro is a bigly step up from the slims in a lot of ways beyond the 4k textures. I wouldn't buy anything but a Pro or an Xbox One X at this stage. e: Found this. https://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/ps4-pro-vs-ps4-what-s-the-difference-1328341 Yeah, it seems like there are some general overall differences even @ 1080p slidebite fucked around with this message at 21:06 on Nov 21, 2018 |
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Keypads are handy, and I've had homes with them, but I'd just use put one on the outside door you're going to use 99% of the time. My house has 4 outside doors but only 1 of them is pretty much the ONLY one used if I'm not coming in from the garage. In fact, I don't think I've even used a key on 2 of them since we moved in. They're only used when we've already been in the house. Of course, YMMV.
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QuarkMartial posted:Welp. My parents make me want to drink. How about y'all's? I love her dearly, but drat, my mother literally cannot go 30 seconds without saying something. This includes if we're all together watching a movie. I'll literally put the movie on pause, look at her and say "Mom, say what you need to say, and then let's watch the movie OK?" she'll get her nose out of joint, say FINE, we'll start watching the movie. 5 minutes later, starts again.  I cannot understand how someone has to talk about nothing all the time. No, I really don't care about hearing how your neighbors 4 doors down (that I literally don't even know) how their daughter in law is being a bitch to them.
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Rhyno posted:The ceilings and walls will be different paints, that was where my taping question originated. I dont fancy the idea of taping that off but will of there's no other option. Tape it where you can. If you can't cut well it will look terrible just like how a terrible fill job on cracks/chips will probably look worse than just leaving it. Protip - Make sure you clean the walls well. Try to pull the baseboards if you can, you will probably need to if you are laying that laminate anyhow. You don't have to be so careful painting .. but if you are really ambitious, new baseboards make a huge difference in the aesthetics of a house and really don't cost much. If you seal the top of the baseboard against the wall gyproc (make SURE you use paint compatible sealant, if not the paint will not stick to it worth a poo poo) it'll look extra pro.
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Charles posted:What about asbestos? Asbestos was the big concern on builds up until about 1960 and pretty much completely banned in the 70s.
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Really? I did not know that. Gotta protect the  industry.I thought the only asbestos poo poo we even had the potential of up here in a house of that vintage was flooring like linoleum. Learn something every day.
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Galler posted:A power roller will save a ton of time and effort. I got one of these plus the roller attachment and it made painting 5 rooms a breeze. Getting it setup and then cleaning it when you're done takes a bit so ideally you would paint multiple rooms at once but I did one room at a time and it was still worth it. Power rollers really do work well., I totally forgot about those. I bought a fairly inexpensive Wagner unit and it was fine. A real time saver. Good call with the white/light baseboards. I might have missed it, but where you just going to paint your old ones or replace it? If you want to replace the baseboards to even just a plain 3"-4" baseboard, don't even have to have a profile/molded shape, it will make a big difference. They don't cost much either. Here is our living room as our house was just getting finished off. Sorry for the crappy cell pic, and the walls look darker than they really are but it's more of a warmer, light taupe. I like how the light baseboards/trim contrast. 
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Adiabatic posted:Yay Mars lander made it! First "good" image (not including the initial ones with the dust cap) This stuff blows me away 
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Man, that's a nice picture. I guess cameras have improved since the last time we chucked a robot at the rustball. Interesting fact: The lens dust cover was/is still on for this photo. The descent camera which relayed the first image was clobbered with dust, but this one isn't bad at all. Can't help but think it will be even better once they pop it off. They were discussing that MRO was passing above insight when it was descending, so there is a chance there might be a good shot of it descending, just like they grabbed an image of Curiosity on descent. And that kind of poo poo is impressive as gently caress.
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Fermented Tinal posted:Windshield on the rental got hit by a rock and chipped with some minor cracking. Where do you live? Prices like that are typically found in areas with public insurance. When I lived in BC I was quoted $650 for my windshield, got the exact same one in Alberta for $240 e: somehow missed the rental part. You would get hosed on that one way or another. Will your credit card help out?
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Dagen H posted:I want to replace my slow old POS refurb Dell Optiplex 755 with a newer (used) laptop. Internet and occasionally Netflix, no gaming or live streaming. What specs should I be looking for? Any specific recommendations?
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