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  • M mark
    16 Feb 2023, 12:54

    @jon-nyc Huh. I thought it was all gone long ago.

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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 13:04 last edited by
    #870

    @mark

    That’s part of what’s remarkable. Why keep 3 stores around?

    Only non-witches get due process.

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      LuFins Dad
      wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 13:28 last edited by
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      @jon-nyc @mark I was doing a little shopping at a Kmart in Herndon, VA as recently as 10 years ago. They replaced it with a Big Lot’s I believe.

      The experience was much more low rent than Walmart, though they had many of the same goods.

      The Brad

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        George K
        wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 13:46 last edited by
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        Does that mean he has 3 lives left?

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        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • G George K
          16 Feb 2023, 13:46

          Does that mean he has 3 lives left?

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          LuFins Dad
          wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 14:00 last edited by
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          @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

          Does that mean he has 3 lives left?

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          I mean, if I was a sailor on a ship, we brought the cat on board, and saw on it’s collar how many ships sank with it on board, I’d be chucking that beast 50 yards over the port gunwale…

          The Brad

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            George K
            wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 14:11 last edited by
            #874

            Farrier work.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              mark
              wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 14:33 last edited by
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              Can you freeze a hamster solid then bring it back it to life using microwaves?

              Link to video

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              • G George K
                16 Feb 2023, 14:11

                Farrier work.

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                mark
                wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 14:36 last edited by
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                @George-K How often is that performed on a horse's hoof? I bet it stinks something awful when they apply the heated shoe.

                What happens to wild horses hooves over time?

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                • M mark
                  16 Feb 2023, 14:36

                  @George-K How often is that performed on a horse's hoof? I bet it stinks something awful when they apply the heated shoe.

                  What happens to wild horses hooves over time?

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                  George K
                  wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 14:46 last edited by
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                  @mark said in Mildly interesting:

                  @George-K How often is that performed on a horse's hoof? I bet it stinks something awful when they apply the heated shoe.

                  We had Simon seen by the farrier about every six weeks. It's another of those horse-owning expenses that add up, as @jodi can verify!

                  YEs, it stinks like a MoFo - nothing like it in the world, LOL.

                  What happens to wild horses hooves over time?

                  Domesticated horses live a very different life. They spend a lot of time in a stall where the ground is soft, or covered with hay. In the wild, the hooves are constantly being worn down by rocky and rough terrain.

                  Simon had arthritis problems and the farrier suggested that he go barefoot so that the natural "spring" and give of the hoof would be less stressful on his joints. It seemed to make a difference.

                  Being a farrier is hard, physical work. You have to have a furnace for heating the shoe, an anvil for pounding the shoe into shape to fit that horse's hoof, etc.

                  Go to about 5:25.

                  Link to video

                  And then, there are some horses that can be "less than cooperative."

                  It's also very much precision work. A poorly-fitting shoe can really make a horse miserable - just like a poorly fitting shoe in a human.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • G George K
                    16 Feb 2023, 14:46

                    @mark said in Mildly interesting:

                    @George-K How often is that performed on a horse's hoof? I bet it stinks something awful when they apply the heated shoe.

                    We had Simon seen by the farrier about every six weeks. It's another of those horse-owning expenses that add up, as @jodi can verify!

                    YEs, it stinks like a MoFo - nothing like it in the world, LOL.

                    What happens to wild horses hooves over time?

                    Domesticated horses live a very different life. They spend a lot of time in a stall where the ground is soft, or covered with hay. In the wild, the hooves are constantly being worn down by rocky and rough terrain.

                    Simon had arthritis problems and the farrier suggested that he go barefoot so that the natural "spring" and give of the hoof would be less stressful on his joints. It seemed to make a difference.

                    Being a farrier is hard, physical work. You have to have a furnace for heating the shoe, an anvil for pounding the shoe into shape to fit that horse's hoof, etc.

                    Go to about 5:25.

                    Link to video

                    And then, there are some horses that can be "less than cooperative."

                    It's also very much precision work. A poorly-fitting shoe can really make a horse miserable - just like a poorly fitting shoe in a human.

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                    mark
                    wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 15:50 last edited by
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                    @George-K what is the cost of new set of shoes every 6 weeks?

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                    • M mark
                      16 Feb 2023, 15:50

                      @George-K what is the cost of new set of shoes every 6 weeks?

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                      George K
                      wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 15:58 last edited by
                      #879

                      @mark in 2005, I was paying $110 - $150 depending on what needed to be done.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • G George K
                        16 Feb 2023, 15:58

                        @mark in 2005, I was paying $110 - $150 depending on what needed to be done.

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                        mark
                        wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 16:09 last edited by
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                        @George-K Just thinking, who decided to try this first? Then to know what to cut, how deep etc. Ugh. I feel bad for the first horses that went through that.

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                        • M mark
                          16 Feb 2023, 16:09

                          @George-K Just thinking, who decided to try this first? Then to know what to cut, how deep etc. Ugh. I feel bad for the first horses that went through that.

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 16:20 last edited by
                          #881

                          @mark

                          I also feel bad for the early farriers that dug too deeply and got the shit kicked out of them

                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                          • M mark
                            16 Feb 2023, 16:09

                            @George-K Just thinking, who decided to try this first? Then to know what to cut, how deep etc. Ugh. I feel bad for the first horses that went through that.

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                            George K
                            wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 16:23 last edited by
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                            @mark said in Mildly interesting:

                            who decided to try this first

                            Probably the same guy who looked at a cow, saw the udder and said, "Let's squeeze that and drink what comes out, m'kay?"

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • G George K
                              16 Feb 2023, 16:23

                              @mark said in Mildly interesting:

                              who decided to try this first

                              Probably the same guy who looked at a cow, saw the udder and said, "Let's squeeze that and drink what comes out, m'kay?"

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                              mark
                              wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 16:23 last edited by
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                              @George-K lol

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                                mark
                                wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 21:24 last edited by
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                                a stack of 32 shots taken over 40 minutes during a lightning storm in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.

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                                  Catseye3
                                  wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 21:28 last edited by
                                  #885

                                  From https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/blue-morpho-butterfly/ The blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.

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                                  Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                  • M mark
                                    16 Feb 2023, 14:33

                                    Can you freeze a hamster solid then bring it back it to life using microwaves?

                                    Link to video

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                                    LuFins Dad
                                    wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 23:01 last edited by
                                    #886

                                    @mark said in Mildly interesting:

                                    Can you freeze a hamster solid then bring it back it to life using microwaves?

                                    Link to video

                                    I am not sure that I want to watch this video… If it doesn’t have a happy ending, I don’t… And if it DOES have a happy ending, I still don’t think I want to know, LOL.

                                    The Brad

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                                    • C Catseye3
                                      16 Feb 2023, 21:28

                                      From https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/blue-morpho-butterfly/ The blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.

                                      7a177766-ca6e-4d2c-b8d2-4e8bafcb9618-image.png

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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 23:03 last edited by
                                      #887

                                      @Catseye3 said in Mildly interesting:

                                      From https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/blue-morpho-butterfly/ The blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.

                                      7a177766-ca6e-4d2c-b8d2-4e8bafcb9618-image.png

                                      Where’s Cano?

                                      @Aqua-Letifer should get that one, at least…

                                      The Brad

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 17 Feb 2023, 14:55 last edited by
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                                        For @Doctor-Phibes

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                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        • G George K
                                          17 Feb 2023, 14:55

                                          For @Doctor-Phibes

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                                          Doctor Phibes
                                          wrote on 17 Feb 2023, 15:06 last edited by
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                                          @George-K so the instrument is a sex machine! I knew it!

                                          I was only joking

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