Anathema- Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 3 hours ago, TUFKAK said: Very few service members are war fighters, even during the surges most weren’t kicking in doors. America absolutely needs those Americans, but they also need logistical clerks, intel operations, mechanics, food service. My little cousin, 19, is talking about enlisting in the marines and going infantry, I’m telling him to go Air Force and be an avionics tech instead. Not sure where she's going to end up exactly but my niece is at meps right now for the chair force, but she's got a bright future. She was cadet CSM in ROTC and thinking of one of those brainy jobs like criminal justice, really proud of her. Hope your cousin does well, if they'll take him for avionics tech he'd almost gotta be stupid not to take it. Sounds like a good kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Anathema- said: Not sure where she's going to end up exactly but my niece is at meps right now for the chair force, but she's got a bright future. She was cadet CSM in ROTC and thinking of one of those brainy jobs like criminal justice, really proud of her. Hope your cousin does well, if they'll take him for avionics tech he'd almost gotta be stupid not to take it. Sounds like a good kid. I’d definitely push her to commission as I’d be very scared to have a female loved one in the armed services at the enlisted level. He’s a young kid, we were all stupid back then. Lol In other news, anyone been to Japan? I’m currently prepping my fiancés bucket trip I have 10-22 days to play with. But I need to save time to get back to Crete later in 23 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 8 hours ago, TUFKAK said: I’d definitely push her to commission as I’d be very scared to have a female loved one in the armed services at the enlisted level. Yeah she's trying to get them to give her a degree. She apparently qualified for top three choices (instead of five or ten) because of how well she did in ROTC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 Forgot to post a week ago, but got my new Prius Prime in. It was supposed to take 12+ months, but only ended up being 4. It's a plug-in hybrid, but so far I haven't used any gas at all since the electric range is 65km and my daily commute (and only every second day) is about 10km. It's really cool driving electric, it's way more responsive. Also nice to not have to buy gas, and even in a coal-using province like mine, the power cost is far less than gas. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Very dapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: Forgot to post a week ago, but got my new Prius Prime in. It was supposed to take 12+ months, but only ended up being 4. It's a plug-in hybrid, but so far I haven't used any gas at all since the electric range is 65km and my daily commute (and only every second day) is about 10km. It's really cool driving electric, it's way more responsive. Also nice to not have to buy gas, and even in a coal-using province like mine, the power cost is far less than gas. Slap a Co Exist bumper sticker on that beauty and you are ready for Starbucks! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Nice color. I was going for a blue civic but they didn’t have any. Been happy with bright red though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Does anyone remember heyyoudvd? I think I found him on Twitter doing his same old thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 You’ve got a lot nerve showing your face around here 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Vitalsign said: Does anyone remember heyyoudvd? I think I found him on Twitter doing his same old thing. We know but don't talk about it, he was balefired off the board a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Anyone ever been to capri/Amalfi coast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 7:07 PM, TUFKAK said: Anyone ever been to capri/Amalfi coast? The Amalfi coast. Absolutely gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 5 hours ago, thewhyteboar said: The Amalfi coast. Absolutely gorgeous. Recs on where to stay? Fiancé wants to go for her bday, all my gf will say is dont stay in Salerno so she’s less than helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 12 hours ago, TUFKAK said: Recs on where to stay? Fiancé wants to go for her bday, all my gf will say is dont stay in Salerno so she’s less than helpful. This was so long ago I don’t recall. I feel I stayed in Sorrento? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 3 hours ago, thewhyteboar said: This was so long ago I don’t recall. I feel I stayed in Sorrento? I’ve heard good things, easier to drive too apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Discovery of bronzes rewrites Italy's Etruscan-Roman history | AP News APNEWS.COM ROME (AP) — Italian authorities on Tuesday announced the extraordinary discovery of 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and said the... at least this is exciting news. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Tuscany is god's own land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Kevin Conroy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Woke up with a middle ear infection Monday morning, had some severe pain Thursday night, then Friday my ear canal started swelling shut because an outer ear infection that I'm finally getting over tonight (no more pain/discomfort and my hearing in the affected ear seems to be back to normal). I think I may have had a cold or something else viral two weeks ago that made me susceptible to the middle ear infection, but the outer ear infection is pretty baffling because apparently the middle ear infection shouldn't have been able to spread to the outer ear. In fact on Friday morning it seemed like my middle ear infection was completely gone given that the perceived pressure seemed to flip completely from being inside pushing out to outside pushing in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 6:24 PM, marioandsonic said: My car seems to be leaking coolant. I had to get it towed to a dealer, and the earliest they can look at it is next week. Thank goodness I work from home, or I'd be fucked. Considering my car had another issue after this, I started looking for a new car. And this weekend, I found it: a 2020 Honda Insight EX. It has about 60k miles on it, but I'm really happy with it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, marioandsonic said: Considering my car had another issue after this, I started looking for a new car. And this weekend, I found it: a 2020 Honda Insight EX. It has about 60k miles on it, but I'm really happy with it. My first Italian gf, aka my Giulia, is more needy than my actual Italian gf. I’m at the shop again! Hopefully just standard pmcs but I’m a bit jaded after the last year of computer faults. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 2 hours ago, TUFKAK said: My first Italian gf, aka my Giulia, is more needy than my actual Italian gf. I’m at the shop again! Hopefully just standard pmcs but I’m a bit jaded after the last year of computer faults. Does she look like Monica Bellucci? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 3 hours ago, marioandsonic said: Considering my car had another issue after this, I started looking for a new car. And this weekend, I found it: a 2020 Honda Insight EX. It has about 60k miles on it, but I'm really happy with it. A good friend of mine has that same car and loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 18 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: A good friend of mine has that same car and loves it. It’s a great car, when she’s not in the shop! Doesn’t even have a dipstick 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, TUFKAK said: It’s a great car, when she’s not in the shop! Doesn’t even have a dipstick 😂 What? omg... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Just now, GeneticBlueprint said: What? omg... Yeah, that was a recent discovery. The warning sensor tripped so I was all, I’ll just measure and top it off but nooo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 lol I met mayor Pete’s husband at a wedding this weekend. Not who I was expecting to run into by any means 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Happy turkey day mericans from the north Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Several of my nurses are rsv and Covid positive, I’m working through some type of ILI plague but was Covid negative. my fiancé is officially plague demon as I got this shit from her. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, TUFKAK said: Several of my nurses are rsv and Covid positive, I’m working through some type of ILI plague but was Covid negative. my fiancé is officially plague demon as I got this shit from her. I’m finally down to like one bad dry coughing fit when I wake up in the morning from the RSV infection that I had a month ago. Be well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 My city briefly ran out of ambulances last week, and now the ER wait times are exceeding 12 hours on average. Standing room only at the hospital. It doesn't help that our provincial government is quite clearly trying to starve public healthcare so that they can offer private solutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: My city briefly ran out of ambulances last week, and now the ER wait times are exceeding 12 hours on average. Standing room only at the hospital. It doesn't help that our provincial government is quite clearly trying to starve public healthcare so that they can offer private solutions. It’s like that all over the nation here, hospitals discovered a way to make more money during the pandemic recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Today my oldest kiddo begins finals week in college for the first time. The start of the semester was a bit rough, we’ve never once given a multiple choice exam to any of our kids (always short answer or essays), so my son was thrown off by the sorts of trickery lame-o teachers in freshmen/sophmore gen-ed classes will use on multiple choice tests. An example: he was asked about what made a particular king famous, and the answer that seemed correct was something like “he killed a majority of his wives” when in fact he only killed 3 of the 6 wives he had, this not a majority. Since then he’s gotten the hang of things and is on pace to finish quite well. My wife and I decided to end the rest of his high school stuff and have him full time doing college classes beginning this next semester. Nothing makes me feel older than my kids growing up. Our oldest will be turning 16 in January and getting his driver’s license and it’s wild to me for him to be an age I can vividly remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: Today my oldest kiddo begins finals week in college for the first time. The start of the semester was a bit rough, we’ve never once given a multiple choice exam to any of our kids (always short answer or essays), so my son was thrown off by the sorts of trickery lame-o teachers in freshmen/sophmore gen-ed classes will use on multiple choice tests. An example: he was asked about what made a particular king famous, and the answer that seemed correct was something like “he killed a majority of his wives” when in fact he only killed 3 of the 6 wives he had, this not a majority. Since then he’s gotten the hang of things and is on pace to finish quite well. My wife and I decided to end the rest of his high school stuff and have him full time doing college classes beginning this next semester. Nothing makes me feel older than my kids growing up. Our oldest will be turning 16 in January and getting his driver’s license and it’s wild to me for him to be an age I can vividly remember. https://youtu.be/daLAT8SmQdc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Woke up after 4 hours of sleep and wasn't falling back asleep, so got up to make breakfast and then crawled back into bed hoping to get a REM cycle. Proceeded to have several dreams in a row where I was struggling to wake up, and proceeded to realize I was still dreaming. Makes me wonder if I actually was kinda-sorta waking up and immediately passing back out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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