The totally off-topic thread

[Denali]

Next time you go to plug in...

 

[Pushka]

Waiting for Bobby Darin performance with David Campbell.

 

[Denali]

How they made world globes back in the old days.

INVENTIONS | TECH on Instagram: “How globes were made (1955) Video: British Pathé/YouTube Follow @splendor_universe Follow @splendor_universe …”

 

[JohnK]

Will be interesting to see if today can get any worse. Only a few hours left.

 

[RooFlyer]

I had a wonderful day. Started visiting Colonial houses for the next book and 3 out of 3 were remarkable beyond what we were expecting.

Rocked up at one place unannounced because we didn't have a phone number and received a very enthusiastic welcome. Gorgeous, hospitable, country people

More tomorrow!

 

[Denali]

Gorgeous, hospitable, country people

Or they're waiting until you fall asleep, then they will remove your kidney for the black market

 

[drron]

A couple of red faces in Seatle.
‘Suddenly there is a Confederate flag flying’ in Seattle’s Greenwood area – well, not quite

Simply hanging down, not spread out, you could make some assumptions that it was the star-filled “Southern cross” of the Confederacy.

Darold Norman Stangeland lives at the corner house.

“That’s a Norwegian flag,” he says. “It’s been up there since the start of the Olympics.”

 

[Pushka]

Groan. We have a water leak from the washing machine in our leased apartment. The water outlet goes into the wall - we can’t access it as the outlet is ‘somewhere in the wall cavity’ but the water treks about 1.5 meters hidden until it wets the carpet at the entrance to the bathroom.

The logistics of getting it sorted are beyond me. It’s an apartment owner/body corporate/Insurance issue as the wall cavity on the other side is the stairwell so it’s body corporate property. Will need owner inspection. Body corporate inspection. Insurance inspection (owners) then repair to pipe and then carpet repair. And I’m not here all that often and when MrP is he’s working.

Our property is not impacted. The washing machine area is up top and to the left of this picture so water is being taken out then must be running along the wall cavity to the carpet

 

[JohnK]

Or they're waiting until you fall asleep, then they will remove your kidney for the black market

I wouldn't recommend my body parts to anyone.

 

[Denali]

Groan. We have a water leak from the washing machine in our leased apartment. The water outlet goes into the wall - we can’t access it as the outlet is ‘somewhere in the wall cavity’ but the water treks about 1.5 meters hidden until it wets the carpet at the entrance to the bathroom.

The logistics of getting it sorted are beyond me. It’s an apartment owner/body corporate/Insurance issue as the wall cavity on the other side is the stairwell so it’s body corporate property. Will need owner inspection. Body corporate inspection. Insurance inspection (owners) then repair to pipe and then carpet repair. And I’m not here all that often and when MrP is he’s working.

Our property is not impacted. The washing machine area is up top and to the left of this picture so water is being taken out then must be running along the wall cavity to the carpet View attachment 118868

Uggh. Hope the strata is easy to deal with and its sorted out soon.

 

[Pushka]

Uggh. Hope the strata is easy to deal with and its sorted out soon.

It isn’t our issue to sort thankfully other than being here when things need to be done. But currently no washing facilities. We are just leasing it so owner/property managers job to sort but being a CBD property and owners live some distance away and ??? Property managers it’s a bit of a pain.

 

[coriander]

It just makes me want to weep........

Florida lawmakers on Tuesday passed a resolution declaring coughography a public health risk, less than an hour after they rejected a motion to consider a bill that would ban assault rifles.

The Florida House of Representatives opened its Tuesday session with a motion to debate a bill banning assault rifles, which it rejected by a 36-71 vote within three minutes, according to The Washington Post.

In the same session, less than an hour later, according to the newspaper, the legislature considered a GOP-backed bill to declare cough a public health risk, which it passed by a voice vote.

Florida House declares cough a public health risk shortly after denying assault rifle ban

 

[Pushka]

It just makes me want to weep........

Florida lawmakers on Tuesday passed a resolution declaring coughography a public health risk, less than an hour after they rejected a motion to consider a bill that would ban assault rifles.

The Florida House of Representatives opened its Tuesday session with a motion to debate a bill banning assault rifles, which it rejected by a 36-71 vote within three minutes, according to The Washington Post.

In the same session, less than an hour later, according to the newspaper, the legislature considered a GOP-backed bill to declare cough a public health risk, which it passed by a voice vote.

Florida House declares cough a public health risk shortly after denying assault rifle ban

And I’ve heard that exposed nipples are also very damaging.

At what point do they declare themselves a sick society?

A country that cannot protect their children at school from physical harm, but does like to ensure their moral sensibility, is not a great country.

 

[love_the_life]

And I’ve heard that exposed nipples are also very damaging.

At what point do they declare themselves a sick society?

A country that cannot protect their children at school from physical harm, but does like to ensure their moral sensibility, is not a great country.

And that's one of the reasons I have lost any desire to visit, regardless how 'nice' or 'welcoming' people say ordinary citizens are.

 

[drron]

This time things may be different.airlines and rental car companies cutting out discounts to NRA members-
A List of the Companies Cutting Ties With the N.R.A.

 

[Denali]

The NRA won't back down quietly or easily but the kids are social media savvy, empowered AND they will start voting soon themselves.

Change is a'coming. It will be slow but eventually they will at least make a start.

 

[Pushka]

And that's one of the reasons I have lost any desire to visit, regardless how 'nice' or 'welcoming' people say ordinary citizens are.

It’s interesting. They go out of their way to say ‘excuse me’ when in normal circumstances we in Australia would pass a bump in the street off as just being crowded. Or Thankyou with a heavy emphasis that sounds rather ingenuine. Yet when politeness is really needed it’s lacking. I was caught in a rain storm in NY and all my paper shopping bags just collapsed. Not one person tried to help me gather the purchases. They either stepped over them like they weren’t lying in a puddle or went all the way round to avoid me. I really don’t like insincere politeness.

The NRA won't back down quietly or easily but the kids are social media savvy, empowered AND they will start voting soon themselves.

Change is a'coming. It will be slow but eventually they will at least make a start.

A marathon starts with one step.

 

[GarrettM]

Found some stragglers in the cupboard from last year's trip to Japan.
Package says best before November 2017... they don't seem to bad though.

 

[Cynicor]

The NRA won't back down quietly or easily but the kids are social media savvy, empowered AND they will start voting soon themselves.

Change is a'coming. It will be slow but eventually they will at least make a start.

But with voting optional, I doubt it will make any difference. Most of the youth don't vote, even when eligible.

 

[Major]

RIP Emma Chambers

Emma Chambers, Vicar of Dibley star, dies aged 53

The Vicar of Dibley was one of the best comedies around