Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967
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3 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:
'Cept mebbe in california....
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On 7/24/2024 at 5:03 PM, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:
On my front porch, in the shade, slight breeze wafting through at 1645 (4:45 PM) this afternoon: 🥵
But I ain't worried. Nope, now worried one bit. 😊
Gov Gav sez he's gonna save us all from the climate! Invest in sweaters and muk-luks NOW!! 😃
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On my front porch, in the shade, slight breeze wafting through at 1645 (4:45 PM) this afternoon: 🥵
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1 hour ago, Alpo said:
My daughter and her boyfriend came to visit me one year, and we went to the Olive Garden for supper. There was a crowd and we had to wait, so he suggested we wait in the bar.
I told him I couldn't go in the bar.
Why, he wanted to know, could I not go in the bar.
I can't go in the bar.
His voice is now rising. Why can't you go in the bar?
Shut up. I can't go in the bar. Now the little light bulb over my daughter's head comes on, and she grins and says yes, he can't go in the bar.
Now he's really starting to get loud. What have you done that they won't let you in the bar?
Shut the f*** up! You can't carry a gun in a bar in Florida.
YOU'RE CARRYING A GUN!!??!!!?
A little louder next time. I don't think they heard you back in the kitchen.
So did you fire the boy...?
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Thass sad news indeed....
Hardpan's allus been a fan ~ since getting a Wiener Whistle from Little Oscar hisself when I was five!
~ Little Oscar and the 1952 Gerstenslager-built Wienermobile ~
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7 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:
I don't think he should resign. He should be FIRED.
C'mon, Cyprus ~ surely you can think of something more imaginitive than a simple firing...!
For instance: Suspended by the ankles from an overpass over a busy freeway... just high enough for his fingertips to barely brush the tops of passing semi's, sometimes facing incoming traffic, sometimes away. Reel 'im in every hour or so for a drink of water, then rotate and back over.
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2 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said:
Her boss should also resign!
1 hour ago, Cypress Sun said:Careful what you wish for.
That would make Harris POTUS. IMO, that's even worse than Biden.
Noooo... Cheatle's boss should resign. That would be Mayorkis.
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On 7/13/2024 at 11:49 AM, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:
I was at the mall the other day and as I was walking by a store this charming young lady stepped out and began talking to me. Her eyes were looking at me. Her body language was enticing and she was a decent conversationalist. I was smitten. I was ready to propose when a clerk told me she was some sort of holographic AI. The photo does no justice to how real she actually appeared and sounded. She was in 3D. Alas all I have are fleeting memories of her.
So wha'd she have to say for herself...?
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We all know that the McD's kiosk phenomenon started as a california thing (thankee kindly, Emperor Newsom
). But, for the investment into the ordering machines, it becomes more cost effective if McD's rolls 'em out to other states, even where the ridiculous $20 minimum wage does not exist.
"Social Engineering at it's finest." Which ain't so fine.
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1 hour ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:
I read that ford was allowed to make some sedans for the military.
You might never find one, but if you did it might look like this....
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Could be wrong, but I don't think that's a '43. Cool though!
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Spent last weekend in Reno, for a "Celebration of Life" for my Uncle Frankie; a terrific guy who will be and is missed.
But that's why I was in Reno. And while there, Ms Helen Brimstone thought we'd pop into a McD's for a quick breakfast before dropping in on my aunt.
So we walked in. And waited. And waited. And waited even more, then figgered we might as well use the self-service kiosk. What a pain in the a$$ that was! I s'pose for a kid, it would be intuitive. For us - not so much. You could order a meal; you could order individual items; but you could not order more than one individual item. I wanted two Sausage Burritos and a large coffee; no way. I could get a Sausage Burrito meal with one burrito, a small coffee, and a hash brown. But no way would it let me order what I wanted.
Finally, in frustration, we managed to flag down a random young lady working behind the counter. Sorta.
"Uh... Miss? Can you take our order?"
She gave us a surprised look, then replied "Well, technically, no. We're not allowed to take orders anymore. You gotta use the kiosk! But I can help you if you need help!"
We did. *Grump!*
"Here! I'll show you!" she said, and keyed in our order, with her fingers flying across the screen so fast we'd never be able to repeat what she did. But I did learn that the key to MY order was to first order a coffee, select "Large," then order an individual burrito and then order a second individual burrito. Ms Brimstone's order was much simpler; a Sausage McMuffin Combination meal. Our order number was 6-4-3.
We sat and waited. And waited. And waited some more. Finally, an announcement was made for "Order Number 1-4-3." Hm. Better go check. Yup... that was ours.
Now, this is odd... Ms Helen's Sausage McMuffin was shrunk! Literally about a third small than they were just a few weeks ago. And then, after two bites, Helen lifted the lid off and revealed that it was actually a Sausage-less McMuffin. Even though the order was for Sausage and the wrapper declared it to be a Sausage McMuffin.
Sadly, this was not an isolated incident. I will take advantage of the $1 drink while we can, but otherwise, done with those clowns.
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4 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
Okay, what am I missing? All it goes to is reloading data.
It does. Absolutely not relevant to the topic... but an interesting, interactive reloading tool nevertheless.
Serendipitous! Like looking in a plot of grass for a dropped quarter and finding a cool Swiss Army Knife.
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11 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:
Interesting animation - true or false, I can't say. https://hodgdonreloading.com/rldc/?t=2
Actually kinda interesting!
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4 hours ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said:
They may be stuck with Harris. If it's not her they are admitting she was just there because of race/gender.
Well... if her party has a collective mind, they might consider Wes Moore, the governor of Maryland.
Certainly not an endorsement, but if they brought him out they just might have a horse race. But then, there's that "collective mind" thing... I just can't see them nominating a relatively moderate candidate who's a former 82nd Airborne captain.
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The "R/P Flip"
in SASS Wire Saloon
Posted · Edited by Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967
The Glomar Explorer was a totally different ball o' wax. She had huge doors in her hull that opened onto a "moon pool" what allowed cabled equipment to be lowered through her bottom.
I drove past her hundreds of times when she was mothballed in Suisun Bay near the Benicia-Martinez Bridge, with the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in the background. There used to be literally hundreds of "retired" Navy ships stored there - anchored and rafted for as far as you could see when motoring along in a fishing boat. As of last year, all but seven have been scrapped.
Glomar Explorer
Portion of Suisun Bay Reserve "Mothball" Fleet