Fo3 posted:

Giftcards are the worst.
"couldn't be hosed doing anything other than locking you into one shop that may have conditions of use".
It's worse than cash, and it's not really a gift. Just send cash or a proper thoughtful gift.
I have strong opinion on this because amazon is poo poo, plus I never bothered to cash in a gift card most times. $$$$ wasted by the people that bought them for me and now I wouldn't get anything decent for them ever. The few I used was to buy a gift for someone else next christmas I think.
I'm fussy and get what I want where I want and don't carry giftcards around everywhere with me so they are often forgotten (plus often not valid where I want to get something right now)

A gift card is the lamest thing ever. Shops that sell them suck, people that buy them are fools. Stick cash in a card or something jeez.
It's like treating your friends and family like hobos begging for money. "no, I won't give you cash because you'll use it for drugs/booze, but I'll bring you food/a blanket". Like "can't trust this person with cash they'll use it for blow and hookers" type poo poo and retailers feed on that and hope all the people you buy gift cards for never use them.

everdave posted:

MomJeans420 posted:

I've never driven in the snow, but I'm flying to a bachelor party in an area that will have snow in January (Truckee, NV) , and need to rent a car. From what I hear from my friend who lives there, as long as it's not actively snowing they're good at keeping the roads clear. I'm debating renting a minivan or a Ford Transit, just because we have so many people, however I could pay double the price for a car with AWD (that only seats 5). I guess I just have to put on chains if I end up driving in as it's snowing, I'm assuming the rental car in a snowy area comes with them in the trunk? I guess my question is am I crazy for renting a minivan in a place that may be snowing? I could just uber everywhere and then not have to worry about it, which also sounds nice.

cakesmith handyman posted:

You left it a little late to check there buddy. How old is he?

MrChips posted:

There are 10 days left to play the Sheep Game!

We've only got 26 players so far for it, and I want to see a bare minimum of 50, and ideally over 60. So I'm calling on you, shitposters valued members of AI, to come play the Sheep Game today!

meatpimp posted:

I was emphatically expressing my disapproval of my son's reply yesterday and slapped my hand down on the kitchen island.

Granite is hard.

Tungsten Carbide is hard.

Tungsten Carbide lost and I broke my wedding ring in half.

Darchangel posted:

My dad has kept his gold ring on his keychain for as long as I can remember.

Gingerbread House Music posted:

Yeah, i told her that's the classic player move, but she's too afraid of being alone to face it.

Also, lol, my wife knows our marriage is dead, and has been for the better part of a decade.

nm posted:

I get what you're saying, but my s9 is so much better than previous version imho. The software is barely annoying.
If you don't want a headphone jack, the new pixel isn't truly mindblowing, but the software is great.

Liquid Communism posted:

This may be heresy, but that did nothing for me. It's all closed-course stunt driving with a sfx budget and a ton of jump cuts and special effects. Basically an over-long Ford commercial.

Somewhat Heroic posted:

Pros: You are a grown-rear end person with your own money and nobody to say "No", and "It's too expensive".

Cons: All the sets you wanted as a kid are even more and harder to find. You still buy them anyways.

tetrapyloctomy posted:

Huh, I didn't know rear-only brakes were a thing. I obviously knew you could throw yourself over the handlebars if you hit only the front brakes hard, but I always figured you still wanted both because of weight transfer limiting rear braking. How much does a bike like that weigh?

Applebees Appetizer posted:

Double post because this is awesome engineering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoxhDk-hwuo

InitialDave posted:

I'm expecting the result of this to be additional regulation that makes things harder and generally buggers things up for everyone, while failing to actually prevent anything similar happening again.

Geoj posted:

Police magdumping at a flying drone in a densely populated area - what could possibly go wrong?!?

Ether Frenzy posted:

Yeah, all those mass shootings that don't happen in the UK are sure burdensome to their kids who aren't being murdered I bet.

One of the more amusing parts of gun fetish culture and the unfounded fear that everyone needs to be running around like it's the final circle of PUBG at all times is that cops in the UK, unlike their US counterparts, have actually come into contact with terrorism at some point in their careers. Ever hear of the IRA?

meatpimp posted:

Ah yes, when I want better data, I look for peer-reviewed academic sources such as Monster Hunter Nation dot com. (that in which cites wordpress and guncite.com )

meatpimp posted:

Care to explain that? You were not being sarcastic in your post, and you gave the monster hunter site as a place for "data." The only thing I can't comprehend is your world view.

meatpimp posted:

He knows guns and shoots guns and teaches guns. Big loving deal. That has nothing to do with the way guns are handled in a policy or regulation format. And his "support" was other bloggers. Absolutely zero credibility in an academic forum. If that's the type of source you think is reliable and valid well... that explains a lot.

Adiabatic posted:

Hey speaking of, my dad and sister got to shoot my sniper rifle today. It was a good time.



E: wtf imgur ill fix this later

InitialDave posted:

When wishing you had another orifice in your body, it's very important to be specific with the universe at large as to where.

Adiabatic posted:

I, for one, personally, love dicks.