@Horace said in Jennifer Lawrence Explains Why Americans 'Have to Be Political': reasonable people are not capable of disagreeing about politics [image: 1662650325346-image.jpeg]

@Mik said in Mayor Daley would be proud: @LuFins-Dad That was not in the list. I guess a sick would be irrelevant to biology anyway.

You need to do your part.

Saw this. Dont think it will happen however. https://politicalwire.com/2022/09/04/some-republicans-want-to-force-constitutional-convention/

A bit late, but happy birthday!!!

OK, so this is what happened: [image: 1662648282537-2b3bca63-5bf7-4dad-86e2-cc2463b43da1-image.png]

I've heard an internet rumour that some Disney characters aren't real, either. Scurrilous, I know - still, there's no smoke without fire.....

Paint yer Porsche: https://soranews24.com/2022/07/05/worlds-blackest-porsche-painted-with-japans-musou-black/ Musou Black paint is made in compliance with environmental regulations and nearly odorless. However, in order to maintain its peak black appearance, it’s not possible to wax or apply much of any protective coating to the coarse, powdery paint. This means the paint job is extremely vulnerable to the elements, especially rain. This means you probably won’t see this Porsche on the streets of Gifu anyway, but it will be on display at Pit One until the end of July. Musou Black is also readily available to buy for whatever your ultra-black needs may be, but at 2,500 yen (US$18) for 100 milliliters (three ounces), a whole car would get pricey. It’s probably best left to gunpla.

I went from running a clinical lab to working as a retirement counselor for state, parish and city government employees and elected officials. Made less money, but worked from my home office and called on people in nine parishes (including almost all of the state prisons). Had a blast. Do something different. It's fun! I have a friend who is a retired accountant, that went to work as counter help at a large sporting good store and now runs their range, along with their sponsored shooting competitions. Talk about different. It's all good.

I play that. I play Wordle, dordle, quordle, and octordle. LOL Good help in improving language skills. My best ever on octordle was a score of 55. I always start with the same two words and try and guess from there.

That’s a hard pass. I love adventurous sausages, but that’s a bridge too far.

@brenda said in New deck and patio: am I crazy?: @Mik said in New deck and patio: am I crazy?: Great work! You have a nice eye for design. +1 This is beautiful! Well done. +2

Yeah, but can she make a sammich? [image: R.de13135d5e4bb6c136951c0abd9a8b78?rik=CcWahecULyDnDg&pid=ImgRaw&r=0]

And don't buy cheap Chinese disks.

@George-K said in My Son Hunter: Laurence Fox? As in "Inspector Lewis?" He's gone full right-wing activist in the UK. He's started his own political party, "Reclaim". He's really quite annoying, and IMHO none-too-bright. But what do I know? He sees himself as a kind of cultural Nigel Farage. I know, it's a weird idea. He comes from a long line of rather posh folk, and thinks that upper-class actors are being discriminated against and apparently have a really hard time finding work. Unlike the regular, working class ones. It's all so unfair.

@Mik said in Meanwhile, at the grocery store: If you have a gas or charcoal grill, you're ok for the pizza. But it's not what I'd pick. I always have an extra tank of propane around too. Hate to run out. Always have probably 100 pounds of charcoal too. If you don't have a generator, your freezer won't hold out but for 2-3 days. Freezer on a frig? Not that long. You can stair-step it...Perishables first, then frozen stuff that is thawing out, then smoke or can your meat for longer term (one week to longer) storage at room temps (lucky for some of y'all, you have access to root cellars. No such thing, here). A person can do an awful lot with a barbeque pit or open fire, if you know how and have the right tools. I suspect 90%+ don't have either.

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@Klaus said in Inverters for cars and trucks?: I think your calculation isn't quite right. First of all, 2 Amps at what voltage? It can't be 12V - that would be just 24W. You're right. I was in a rush to count the Amps that I skipped over the Watts. Recalculating in Watts: A typical 12V car battery, fully charged, stores about 1300 Watt-Hours of energy. A typical crockpot draws around 250 Watts of power. Take 50% off the battery's capacity then divide by 250 Watts gets you maybe 2.5 hours or crockpot cooking time. :man-shrugging: