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13 hours ago, Fizzzzle said:

Apparently his drinking problem was so bad that is doctor was like "quit now or you won't make it to 40." He's been sober for almost 10 years, but I imagine he did a lot of damage to his body. I've only known one person in my life who had a drinking problem so bad that a doctor was like "you are literally killing yourself," and there's only so much you can undo that damage.

Wow I didn’t know it was that bad. 

From 2015:

Deryck Whibley had to re-learn to walk after alcohol collapse

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'Partying like that becomes the norm, that’s all you know and you don’t see any way around it'

“Almost died 5 times when his liver and kidneys collapsed”.

Damn that’s sad.  He’s looked pretty frail a lot through life. It mentioned bad bronchitis and back injuries over the years.  That party life didn’t help.

Scary stuff and I’m glad it worked out. It’s weird how life works sometimes. You’re having car problems so you quickly get off the exit. Now that exit leads to you almost getting smashed by a huge truck. Like wtf. The car trouble wasn’t bad enough? Good on you for being observant though.

5 hours ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

I'll take a practical, small-time car chase or real shootout in a 1990's or 2000's film (pre-CG) than any number of gonzo stupid CG action fests from a Marvel or DC film with no tactile feeling or weight. I just re-watched Antoine Fuqua's The Replacement Killers starring Chow Yun-Fat (making his English film debut) and it was so fucking refreshing to see practical action sequences (it's not The Raid or John Wick but few films are). Any time I now turn on an older movie it's one of the first things I notice: longer, frequently slower and quieter scenes. Films bother to include scenes of drama and character (even if only a few scenes) that slow things down rather than an action fest that just shuttles you from one story exposition point to played out action scene over and over again in an action adventure film. When the CG is well done, well incorporated and carries real weight (Eternals and Andor did this by shooting on practical, real sets in the real world) then I'm all for CG, but that's not how it's usually used, especially these days.

I’ll add to that with the horror genre. I don’t have a lot of examples off the top of my head but one that sticks with me is the remake of the killer clown movie “It”.  Just didn’t find it scary with all the effects they chose to use. Some of it looked like something out of a video game.

18 hours ago, silentbob said:

Unionize and maybe the VFX will look good again. I kid with all the Covid issues they dealt with, but then again, yeah. 

I’ve been kind of turned off with a lot of vfx that’s been put into movies and shows the last few years. So much of it is too over the top and just looks like people standing in green screen room. Could just be nostalgia, but I find myself enjoying and appreciating older movies a lot more.

Deadly fire in Hawaii, deadly earthquake in Morocco, and now a massive flood. Do I want to know what could be next?

10 hours ago, GoldenTongue said:

It may feel good, but ice baths/cold plunges would tend to dilute many of the benefits you are looking for from training.  They reduce/negate the inflammation which is a natural (and necessary) part of the stress-recovery-adaptation cycle needed to drive and improve strength/performance gains.

 

For professional athletes looking to be able to display athletic performance, they can be extremely useful.  But for those who are training to get bigger, stronger, faster, etc., then there is a strong likelihood that cold plunges could limit your growth.

Sounds like that makes sense.  At the moment I haven’t been doing much training or lifting. I’ve had some rough physical work days week to week. Mix that with knee pain caused by a recent Lyme disease diagnosis.  I’ve felt a lot of relief since starting the cold plunge. 

6 wheels!? 

I think you’re right about the marketing team being on drugs @best3444, that commercial was…something.

10 minutes ago, best3444 said:

It's so off putting its like the marketing team was on acid when they approved of this. It's hideous. 

It’s the pizza filling eyes that just seem painful.

I’ve seen this thing on 3 different gaming websites within 24 hours. Just innocently scrolling when suddenly this monstrosity appears. Can’t take much more.

I had some weird ass chest pain about 2 years ago. Mine was a little more right side, the sharp pain was about 2-3 inches to the right of the center of my chest. Just appeared around 8:30pm one night. By 10pm it was a sharp stabbing pain like someone was pushing their finger into my chest with every inhale. Slept maybe 2 hours the whole night. Debated repeatedly about going to the ER but it just never felt life threatening. In the morning I went to an urgent care and the tests, blood work, ekg all came back fine. About a day or two later it was gone and hasn’t returned since. 

3 hours ago, Ominous said:

But why?

 

Just feels so good.  It puts me in a nice mindset afterwards that last for hours. No pills, medications, or supplements. 

5 hours ago, Nokra said:

I would be interested to see if you get the same benefits from a cold shower every morning.

I tried that for a while. I’d feel a little refreshed but only during the coldest months when the water was colder. All summer the cold water coming out of the tap is rather warm. I’ve read 58 degrees it’s the starting point for cold water therapy. It’s actually colder than it sounds when you are suddenly immersed up to your chin. Your heart immediately starts racing and then calms down.

1 hour ago, Fizzzzle said:

Okay but the main question everyone is asking... Does your peepee look like a slightly oversized clit when you're done?

There’s surprisingly less shrinkage than I expected.

For the last year or two now I’ve heard people raving about cold plunges and how great you feel afterwards. Two weeks ago I started to….dip my toes into the idea. Bought a portable “tub” called The Cold Pod. Found someone on eBay selling the XL size for $100. Just set it up and fill it with water. Keeping it cold is definitely annoying. I seem to have picked the hottest week here to try this out(pushing 100 degrees some days). We have a BJ’s membership(similar to Costco) and they sell 20lb bags of ice for $4.49.  So for about $24 I can get the thing down to 48 degrees and then maintain it for a few days.  I have a chest freezer so I can freeze a bunch of gallon jugs and toss them in like big ice cubes. 
I look forward to jumping in every morning. For the rest of the day my arms and legs feel so loose and free.  It zaps my appetite completely in the morning.  I won’t even think about food until 12-1pm. Interested to see if I notice any differences mentally.  My wife said I seem calmer since starting two weeks ago.  I have a physical job and this really has taken away aches and pains better than Tylenol or ibuprofen ever has.  I think it’s crazy how I can sit down for 3 minutes in cold water and feel the way I do for a whole day.
 

Really looking forward to the cold weather to make my life easier to keep it cold.  Of course I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of making something more permanent. There are a bunch of expensive options online. The biggest component is a water chiller. Seems like your not going to get one big enough for under $700-800. A popular option is converting a chest freezer into a cold plunge but that seems sketchy.  If I stick with it for a year, I have a DIY plan I’m going to go with that should keep me around $1,700 for everything. Sounds like a lot, but my body has seriously felt good the last two weeks.

Really sorry to hear that. If you need to vent anything out, feel free. We’re here for you.

I beat it but that was after everyone else said how great it was. I thought it was just ok.

Walls can be really inconvenient.

A lot of people don’t realize you get a “nice settlement” because you are fucked up for the rest of your life. It’s not “oh that person hit me, yay I hit the lottery”.  

I’ll take Saints Row for sure! 

1 hour ago, best3444 said:

 

No. I was just at the doctor's again and its gastrointestinal viral bacteria infection. It causes all the symptoms I have so they gave me even better medication this time.

 

I litteraly couldn't get in to work today so I'm going to sleep all day. 

Damn. Hope you get well soon man. That stuff is no fun.

Are they thinking food poisoning?

All hail Drill**** Bot!