What did you learn today?

[satxbonneville]

Keep it up, Matt. I will lead you to only bad BBQ if you're down for the GP again.

 

Hah! You know it's an empty threat because that would mean that I would have to eat bad BBQ, too, and we know that ain't gonna happen. 

[kneescrubber]

Keep it up, Matt. I will lead you to only bad BBQ if you're down for the GP again.

 

Hah! You know it's an empty threat because that would mean that I would have to eat bad BBQ, too, and we know that ain't gonna happen. 

You've never eaten bad bbq?

[Cablebandit]

Does such a thing exist?

[kneescrubber]

Definitely.

[Stripes]

STN blows.

[satxbonneville]

Keep it up, Matt. I will lead you to only bad BBQ if you're down for the GP again.

 

Hah! You know it's an empty threat because that would mean that I would have to eat bad BBQ, too, and we know that ain't gonna happen. 

You've never eaten bad bbq?

Oh, I have had some truly awful BBQ, a lot of it in Texas, but I would never knowingly lead someone to bad BBQ. Places that serve bad BBQ should be shunned until they die from lack of patrons. Latest example: joint called Cotten's BBQ (an old name in Q from down around Corpus Christi) opens a couple of miles from the house. BiL and I are running errands so we decide to give it a go. I've got a bad feeling about this, Chewie...

Clue the 1st: They have a hostess station.
Clue the 2nd: They have waiters in semi-formal garb, cloth napkins and full place settings.
Clue the 3rd: Hands down the shittiest BBQ I've eaten since a place, which I refuse to name in Cloudcroft, NM, on a bike trip in 2005.

Cotten's BBQ is closed. Shunned. Dead. I'd rather have eaten at Bill Miller than have given those folks another dime.

[mxvet57]

Loosing a good friend really sucks.

[kneescrubber]

Loosing a good friend really sucks.

I understand losing a really good friend. 

[Papa Lazarou]

Loosing a good friend really sucks.

I understand losing a really good friend. 

Me too.

Last week I learned that kindness comes from the unlikeliest people. An old man fell in a busy shopping street (he came into the hospital where I work) and all the shoppers just walked around him.

Three homeless street drinkers put down their bottles of cheap wine and rushed over to help him up.

[Stripes]

Well apparently the homeless drunks weren't busy!

[giaka]

Well apparently the homeless drunks weren't busy!

Homeless drunks are good people. Homeless freaks (mentally ill) on the other hand a freaking dangerous around here.

[Papa Lazarou]

Well apparently the homeless drunks weren't busy!

Homeless drunks are good people. Homeless freaks (mentally ill) on the other hand a freaking dangerous around here.

Round here, they are pretty nice. Steal your wallet? Tick. Help you out? tick.

[Max Wedge]

Honda thinks it invented the unibody SUV.
Honda is more concerned about 'looks' and 'perception' than actual performance.

[giaka]

Honda is more concerned about 'looks' and 'perception' than actual performance.

Then they are the PERFECT manufacturer for 90% of the US population.

[Max Wedge]

Honda is more concerned about 'looks' and 'perception' than actual performance.

Then they are the PERFECT manufacturer for 90% of the US population.

I think you are correct.

[Papa Lazarou]

I relearened that insurance companies suck. Which part of my accident insurance don't they understand? I've lost a finger. So, they need to check with a doctor. Fecking idjuts.

[coucours grad]

I learned how to change the licence plate bulbs on the truck today after getting pulled over last night by the local PD.


I'd say f'ing Cop but he was just doing his job...I work in a very bad area and upon walking up the side of the truck and seeing all of the grey in my beard he was visibly  disappointedHe then  told me to fix the lights and walked away without another word.

[mxvet57]

I learned how to change the licence plate bulbs on the truck today after getting pulled over last night by the local PD.

The licence plate lights on my P/U haven't worked for 10 years. Never been pulled over.


I did however learn today when you find your news paper buried in the snow with the snowblower it makes a lot of confetti.

[R Doug]

I learned that River Song is the Gallifreyan translation for... #spoilers

[CLAY]

I did however learn today when you find your news paper buried in the snow with the snowblower it makes a lot of confetti.

    I almost did that with my neighbor's paper.  I wondered what would happen...

[kneescrubber]

Flourescent lights don't like sub-zero temperatures.

[Cablebandit]

Flourescent lights don't like sub-zero temperatures.

I learned that Kneescrubber needs to upgrade bulbs/ballasts.

[coho]

"strap on" backwards is "no parts"

[CLAY]

There are some teachers with strong feelings about the need to still teach cursive handwriting.

[Flyer]

"strap on" backwards...

The "bewbie" thread is kinda bare.

[coucours grad]

Apparently,

Using a 12 gauge shotgun loaded with bird shot to clear icy limbs off of a power drop is not an LEO condoned course of action in the City Limits of Covington, Ga.


Infact, had I not pointed out that discharging a firearm in a safe manner within said City limits  is only a misdemeanor  the f-ing cop was gonna try to take my gun and lock my ass up.


So, what I learned is:


     Stay out in the County and never buy or rent "In Town."

[Black Hills]

Apparently,

Using a 12 gauge shotgun loaded with bird shot to clear icy limbs off of a power drop is not an LEO condoned course of action in the City Limits of Covington, Ga.


Infact, had I not pointed out that discharging a firearm in a safe manner within said City limits  is only a misdemeanor  the f-ing cop was gonna try to take my gun and lock my ass up.


So, what I learned is:


     Stay out in the County and never buy or rent "In Town."

Power supplier is not to impressed with it either...

[coucours grad]

Apparently,

Using a 12 gauge shotgun loaded with bird shot to clear icy limbs off of a power drop is not an LEO condoned course of action in the City Limits of Covington, Ga.


Infact, had I not pointed out that discharging a firearm in a safe manner within said City limits  is only a misdemeanor  the f-ing cop was gonna try to take my gun and lock my ass up.


So, what I learned is:


     Stay out in the County and never buy or rent "In Town."

Power supplier is not to impressed with it either...

   Your as bad as the f'in cop.....ya shoot the ice on the tree limb not the wire......
 

[CLAY]

That sounds like the start to a great story!    Who was holding your beer?   

In your defense, I have myself used the 12 ga tree trimming method, although not near power lines.  Mine were above a roof just out of reach of the trimmer.

[squeezer]

I learned that there's actually a definition of "buttload" and it isn't what I thought.


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[HipGnosis]

I learned that there's actually a definition of "buttload" and it isn't what I thought.

To borrow a phrase from another forum;  Ignorance fought.   Well done!

[sleazy rider]

I learned my mind is much more flexible than my body.     Learning a new exercise in yoga yesterday, I had my left hip crack like a shotgun just a fraction of a second before I collapsed on the mat.  I was fine, but my hip is much more limber today.  Apparently, I cleared a bunch of crud out of the joint and broke some bound up tendons free. 

[fourstring]

I relearened that insurance companies suck. Which part of my accident insurance don't they understand? I've lost a finger. So, they need to check with a doctor. Fecking idjuts.

Wait, what?

[HipGnosis]

I relearened that insurance companies suck. Which part of my accident insurance don't they understand? I've lost a finger. So, they need to check with a doctor. Fecking idjuts.

Ask them whom to send your finger to, and how much to insure the shipment for.

[bomber]

I learned two things, so far . . .

Thing the first -- Aerospace 303 Protectant is apprently water based. Who knew (not me).

Second thing -- my wife, while recounting stupid customer tricks, taught me to type #WTF - I am a fan of economy in communition. Bueno!

[stew71]

We learned this week that our 75lb black lab is no match for my sister's 18lb tabby.  The recent Feline - Canine Cold War went to DefCon 1 when Murphy, the aforementioned cat, dropped a turd directly in front of the dog's bed.  Recent intelligence reports suggest this may have been a retaliatory strike for being chased down the hallway the night before.

The initial on-site BDA showed a high degree of accuracy with little or no collateral damage.

[squeezer]

We learned this week that our 75lb black lab is no match for my sister's 18lb tabby.  The recent Feline - Canine Cold War went to DefCon 1 when Murphy, the aforementioned cat, dropped a turd directly in front of the dog's bed.  Recent intelligence reports suggest this may have been a retaliatory strike for being chased down the hallway the night before.

The initial on-site BDA showed a high degree of accuracy with little or no collateral damage.

Out.   

[fourstring]

I learned that there's a train line from St. Louis to Moline, with a bike path that heads along the Mississippi back to St. Louis.

I think I found my next trip...

[Black Hills]

Apparently,

Using a 12 gauge shotgun loaded with bird shot to clear icy limbs off of a power drop is not an LEO condoned course of action in the City Limits of Covington, Ga.


Infact, had I not pointed out that discharging a firearm in a safe manner within said City limits  is only a misdemeanor  the f-ing cop was gonna try to take my gun and lock my ass up.


So, what I learned is:


     Stay out in the County and never buy or rent "In Town."

Power supplier is not to impressed with it either...

   Your as bad as the f'in cop.....ya shoot the ice on the tree limb not the wire......
 

Typical redneck statement, two years later I'm back for a faulted cable (yea, it happens on overhead too)  trust me your not the first

[coucours grad]

Apparently,

Using a 12 gauge shotgun loaded with bird shot to clear icy limbs off of a power drop is not an LEO condoned course of action in the City Limits of Covington, Ga.


Infact, had I not pointed out that discharging a firearm in a safe manner within said City limits  is only a misdemeanor  the f-ing cop was gonna try to take my gun and lock my ass up.


So, what I learned is:


     Stay out in the County and never buy or rent "In Town."

Power supplier is not to impressed with it either...

   Your as bad as the f'in cop.....ya shoot the ice on the tree limb not the wire......
 

Typical redneck statement, two years later I'm back for a faulted cable (yea, it happens on overhead too)  trust me your not the first

Not likely...


this "redneck" is also a lineman.

[miles]

I just learned that nine out of ten recent high school grads can't find Canada on a map of the United States.       

[PatM]

I just learned that nine out of ten recent high school grads can't find Canada on a map of the United States.       

I'd worry more if they did. 

[kneescrubber]

I just learned that nine out of ten recent high school grads can't find Canada on a map of the United States.       

I'd worry more if they did. 

+1

[CLAY]

 

[Papa Lazarou]

 There are two rules in life:
1. Never tell anyone everything you know.

[Flyer]

There are two rules in life:
1. Never tell anyone everything you know.

If you are going to sabotage a clean pair of pants, bacon is best.

[satxbonneville]

I'll make an 8 hour round trip drive to buy a piece of stereo gear (and eat some top quality BBQ just to sweeten the deal).

[PatM]

Garmin Express is pain in the a** on underpowered notebooks. 

[kneescrubber]

I'll make an 8 hour round trip drive to buy a piece of stereo gear (and eat some top quality BBQ just to sweeten the deal).

Oooh. Where'd you go?

[HipGnosis]

If you make cream of chicken soup (for the base of chicken stew) with white wine instead of water you have to adjust the seasonings a bit.