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WEDNESDAY FACT CHECKED OPEN COMMENTS

In todays cynical world it is important that we check, check and double check everything that is presented to us as fact.  Ain’t nuttin personal but I never take on face value anything that is said to me as truth.  Yesterday our fearless leader made a statement and I wondered if Texpat was being truthful or just blustering beating his chest.  (See disclaimer below)

News has broken that Elon Musk is indeed going to buy Twitter

Twitter confirms it intends to close deal with Elon Musk
Twitter has again agreed to let Elon Musk buy the company.

Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

We all know that Twitter is full of bots that lie and tell stories all the time.  So I cannot verify the veracity of the Twitter claim that Musk is going through with the purchase.  So I mark this part of the story as
who knows Maybe, maybe not - Disaster Girl | Make a Meme
but Texpat made his claim that he knew the deal would go through.
Texpat says:
Edit

I knew it. I said it. I can’t remember when.

I always thought Musk would do the Twitter deal, no matter what.  All the genius chattering heads said he was backing out.

Well there was just no way I was going to let that go.  Texpat is our fearless leader could it be that all the corruption on the interwebs had sullied his once pristine character.  Could it be for hollow recognition he blurted out an unverifiable claim?  Well I had to know.

I waded deep into the bowels of Hamous V3.0 blog commentary comments searching for the evidence that would either vindicate  or condemn him.  It took a lot of work wading through many Covid and Coffee comments, a plethora non related comments, not to mention my own inane contributions to burning volumes of cyber paper.  And would you look at that.

Musk said from the beginning he wouldn’t negotiate.  His $54.20 offer was final.  All the smart people on Wall Street said Twitter would beat him up for a lot more money before they accept.

Twitter accepts offer at $54.20.  Enough said.

The dude is a real stud.  No doubt about it.

By golly he did say it.  It does not renew my faith in humanity but it does allow me to proudly afix the Good to Go graphic on this whole commenting affair.

 

DISCLAIMER:  Before anyone gets their knickers in a twist… I AM KIDDING

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101 responses to “WEDNESDAY FACT CHECKED OPEN COMMENTS”

  1. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Well I’m glad we got that out of the way and we’re good to go. 55 here and shooting for the low 80’s, man I do like this weather.

    Mornin’ Gang

  2. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Morning gang.  Showing 55 degrees out here this morning near daybreak.  First up a trip to the bathroom, then it’s off to the TOK.  I hear that it’s Wednesday, but out here they sort of seem to all run together after a while.  No Friday nite football for the Armadillos this week either.  They need a week to heal anyway it looks like.

    You all have a great day out there, and I’ll check in later as the day develops.

  3. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I’d been using my contractor Mike’s old beat up 12′ scaffolding to wire up the Pole Barn and it’s strong and lightweight but has no outriggers. I’m they would be required on anything over 6′ but I guess they got lost in the scuffle. Also it has no basket or guardrails at the top. This is really no problem for anyone with and IQ above 80 but OSHA would panic and go screaming into the woods if they saw this contraption. All that said; Mike does make the Mesicans tie the scaffolding off to the support beams above it. Now that I’m finished up with the overhead work I got to thinking about how much scaffolding would cost and was shocked to find out I can get a 12′ unit complete with outriggers and basket for $900 Bucks! OSHA approved. They also an 18′ unit for $1400 bucks. BTW; This is from Northern Tool so it is of high quality.

    Oh and is it just me or does the outriggers look too short on the 12 footer?

  4. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Sanibel Lighthouse before and after Ian. 🙁

  5. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Graveyard Dead! Am I good or what?  😀

  6. bsue54 Avatar
    bsue54

    Super Dave, those pictures of Sanibel were shocking… After our trip down the Bolivar after Ike I don’t know why but…

  7. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #3 –

    Oh and is it just me or does the outriggers look too short on the 12 footer?

    Outriggers weren’t a requirement last time I used any (late 90s)

    That being said those tiny outriggers IMHO wouldn’t prevent much in the way of tipping over!

  8. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    That being said those tiny outriggers IMHO wouldn’t prevent much in the way of tipping over!

    I agree but those were OSHA approved so I guess that they think so. At the Rocket Ranch we had to have all our scaffolding approved and tagged by a “Qualified Scaffolding Engineer” before use. BTW; I wuz one so there’s that. 😀

  9. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Another attack on the Church, this time a (failed, fortunately) attack on the sacrament of Confession:  Return to Tradition

    If government is allowed to intrude into religion….

    An then Stine has a discussion of the Pope’s Vatican response to the new Italian PM.  Let’s just say they have an issue with a secular government that has conservative values.  Because the Pope is a socialist, and so are his lackeys.

  10. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I’m late getting up, since I was up late studying.  I see Childers was successful in his case (the other side settled, making everyone happy), but he’s taking the day off to recuperate and truck their many boxes of evidence back to the office.  I’m a-gonna see who/what is posting today…

  11. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    BTW – I watched Tucker on replay last night.  The whole show featured Bobolinski (?) and the failure refusal of the DOJ to use him and his documents against the Bidens.

    I’m gonna hafta find a substitute for spit, because I’ve run out.  Maybe I’ll go chimpanzee and fling feces.  Virtual, of course.

     

  12. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I’ve ordered Dr. Marshall’s new book, discussing Revelation, the Antichrist, etc.

    I’m really interested in reading his study of  the topic.

  13. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    At one rental equipment outfit I worked at they carried scaffolding and “erection” crews, always giggled about that. Anyhow they also had swing stages, that’s the platforms on the side of buildings hanging on winch lines. One time they sent me to  look at one that would not go down as they had no one else to go, I knew hardly anything about them and had to climb out of a fifth story window to try and get the brake released. That was scary, but I got it working without dropping five floors!

  14. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Another cloudless sky today, and the bright sun is killing my eyeballs.  Next week begins the cataract replacement procedure.  Got a friend who needs a ride this morning, so I’ll go deliver him to his appointment.  Send rain.

  15. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    #13 – I used to work on th 45th floor of a Dallas building.  It was always a surprise to hear a racket going on at the window and see a window washing crew out there acting like they were routinely standing on the ground and swishing away at the windows.

  16. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I’m not terribly impressed with the style of today’s Open Letter to Klaus, but there are some pretty important/shocking statements.

    After predicting two thirds of the population will die off by 2031 (interesting choice of year) in his autobiography, Where on Earth Are We Going?, Strong dreams a little dream:

    “A glimmer of hope for the future of our species and its potential for regeneration.”

    This is a man who once mused about a “fiction book” in which a global cabal torpedoed civilization to save the planet:

    “What if a small group of world leaders were to conclude that the principal risk to the Earth comes from the actions of the rich countries? And if the world is to survive, those rich countries would have to sign an agreement reducing their impact on the environment. Will they do it? The group’s conclusion is ‘no.’ The rich countries won’t do it. They won’t change. So, in order to save the planet, the group decides: Isn’t the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn’t it our responsibility to bring that about?”

    What’s weird is that sounds exactly like the Club of Rome’s origin story:

     

    I had a hard time getting through it, the prose just really was off-putting to me.  Off to water the garden and treadmill.  I missed my exercise yesterday.  

  17. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Hubby says they’re planning on mounting the generator today.  He’s been welding special brackets for it the last few days.  He’s pretty excited to have backup power for the house.  I’ve heard predictions for another cold winter, so if the grid goes down, we’ll be able to keep warm.

    We may have to get Centerpoint to increase the gas flow to the house, though.  If we run both the generator and the boiler, it may exceed our flow rate and starve one or both of the appliances.  We use an almost-commercial size boiler for our heating system.

  18. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Story of the wildwood flower

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ItrzLCGv044&feature=emb_title

  19. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Today’s Hamousonian

    Upon returning to the barrio I had lots of paper on my door hawking Sylvester the Rat’s money-grabbing bond elections. When I become king my first royal decree will be that only property owners are allowed to vote on bond elections.

  20. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I found a cucumber hiding down under some leaves.  Had no idea it was there.  It’s a decent size, especially for this late in the year.  This is a plant that was hit by blight but I hadn’t made time to pull it out yet.  It started coming back from the root with green, healthy leaves.

    And my tomatoes are trying to put on more fruit. I picked one that was 75% ripe, gonna let it finish on the counter.  Because I don’t trust the birds or the bugs.  My eggplant has four fruit on it, one of them getting closer to picking size.  I think my green beans are about done for the season, even though there are a few blooms on them.  I’ll let them go until I’m ready to plant.  My radishes are getting huge, and putting out multiple leaf  nodes, so I can harvest the greens.  I add them raw to my salads.  And my ginger is going crazy, so I guess I’ll harvest some of that this year, too.  I don’t use a lot of ginger, but it’s good to have for medicinal purposes and Asian cooking.

  21. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    When I become king my first royal decree will be that only property owners are allowed to vote on bond elections.

    I don’t think I’d shut out renters completely, but I’d go for a half vote weight.  Property owners pay for everything, but renters pay through their rent.   They have a right to have a voice in things that affect them, but property owners certainly don’t deserve to be picked like ripe fruit to satisfy the desires of those who don’t have as much of a motivation to improve society by property ownership.   I don’t know if I’m saying that correctly; I hope y’all can figure out what I’m trying to say.

    Now, if you are able bodied and on welfare, I’m not sure I want them voting.  If jobs are available, one is able to work, and instead chooses to be a societal leech, then those folks shouldn’t have a voice.  They’ll continue to trade votes for money, which is what got us into this mess.

    Well, they deserve some kind of voice. But what level? No CITIZEN should be shut out completely.

  22. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    OH HELL NAHHHHHH

  23. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Women’s suffrage was the beginning of the end.

    >>>>>>>>>>>>scram>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

  24. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    You think that’s bad.

    How about:

    Homemade Pumpkin Spice BBQ Rub Recipe: Try This Easy Fall Delicacy To Up Your Grill Game 

  25. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Hat Tip ACE once again!

    David French Makes the ‘Conservative’ Case for Transgender Conversion of Children

    —Ace

    Update: I missed a huge point. I stupidly allowed the perverted fictions of David French to infect my thinking and took his framing as the basic parameters of the argument. See end of post for a very, very important correction.

    As they say RTWDT

     

  26. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    MY #23 – left out the LINKY!

    https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=401258

  27. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    #21 – right on.

     

  28. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I done lost my appetite.

  29. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Pumpkin spice is my Devils Smegma as Mayo was Hammie’s DS.  Pumpkin spice at one time was a nice diversion from the norm.  A few items originally was okay but it like HEY I know, let’s put pumpkin spice with feta in a KFC wrap.  Yes they did it.

    Enough already.

  30. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Collectors estimated that Aaron Judge’s potential 62 HR ball may surpass $5 million

  31. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    #24

    Vile.

    Evil.

    Same letters, same message.

     

  32. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I love how McGwire, Bond’s steroid homer records are disregarded completely.

  33. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    “most transparent presidency” my ever-lovin’ rear end:

    Secret Service claims no records exist of Biden’s Delaware visitors, report says

    Of course, he was probably sleeping a lot or wandering aimlessly at the end of a leash, so they wouldn’t be Biden’s visitors.  Those visitors would be talking to the people who are actually making decisions from/for the Oval:

    The New York Post reported that it requested the information about who visited the president at his Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach homes as part of the Freedom of Information Act but had its appeal denied.

    In a letter dated Sept. 27, Secret Service deputy director Faron Paramore wrote, “the agency conducted an additional search of relevant program offices for potentially responsive records,” according to the paper.

    “This search also produced no responsive records,” the letter read. “Accordingly, your appeal is denied.”

    /snip

    Meanwhile, Republicans have called for transparency regarding the records of who met with Biden at his Delaware homes.

    Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., told the Post that the agency’s claims of no records existing are “a bunch of malarkey.”

    “Americans deserve to know who President Biden is meeting with, especially since we know that he routinely met with [Biden’s son] Hunter’s business associates during his time as vice president,” Comer said.

  34. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I just priced bacon online.  It has to be thick sliced because (1) that’s what I like, and (2) it needs to be thick to stand up to the canning process.  I thought a restaurant supply store I found online would be a good place to start, but to my surprise, the Kroger packages at my local store are cheaper.

    So, I guess I’ll start going to Kroger to get my bacon.  After I exercise.  I’m still working some stuff through/out of Fred.

  35. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Good afternoon, y’all. The yard work I did yesterday seems to have knocked me for a loop. I didn’t hurt anything, but I sure was tired last night. Slept poorly and couldn’t get up when the alarm went off. Well, I did get up long enough to open my hall door, allowing the 6 cats who hadn’t had access to come on in and watch for signs that there would be chow eventually. And there was! For them and for me.

  36. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    I found this in my saved posts Over Yonder:
    JFK’S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60’s when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible. Rusk responded, “Does that include those who are buried here?”
    DeGaulle did not respond. You could have heard a pin drop.
    When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of ’empire building’ by George Bush.
    He answered by saying, “Over the years, the United States has sent many of Its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for In return is enough to bury those that did not return.”
    You could have heard a pin drop.
    There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, One of the French engineers came back into the room saying, “Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?” A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: “Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships. How many does France have?”
    You Could have heard a pin drop.
    A U.S. Navy admiral was attending a naval conference that included admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French navies at a cocktail reception. He found himself standing with a large group of officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks when a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, “Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?” Without hesitating, the American admiral replied, “Maybe it’s because the Brit’s, Canadians, Aussie’s and Americans arranged it so you wouldn’t have to speak German.”
    You could have heard a pin drop.
    AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE…
    Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. “You have been to France before, monsieur?” the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. “Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.” The American said, “The last time I was here, I didn’t have to show it.” “Impossible. Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in France !” The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ”Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn’t find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.”
    You could have heard a pin drop.
    If You are proud to be an American, pass this on! If not, delete it. I am proud to be an American!

  37. bsue54 Avatar
    bsue54

    31 Tedtam – you got a link to the bacon canning directions?

  38. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good Afternoon Hamsters,

    How fortunate we are to have another absolutely marvelous day.  Windows are open in the garden room, 😯 outside and 52% humidity, and it has the entire house comfortable without the AC going.  Only downside is the pollen count is still way up, so the bountiful ragweed are spreading their next generation all over, riding on the breezes.  Claritin to the rescue again for most of the day, but it does not work for me for all 24 hours as advertised.   However, the Kleenex folks appreciate the business.

  39. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I can’t remember how many mgs of CoQ-10 I used to take, the last time I was on a statin (2015).

  40. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    I’m getting the feeling that nap time is just around the corner.

  41. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Tough crowd

  42. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    I just walked a “route” to deliver the HOA ballot and other election materials for the upcoming board and budget event. I’ve been off the board and stopped doing them a newsletter as of Dec 2021. Was glad to see some new candidates on the ballot, and they all appear to be get-up-and-go folks, so they probably will have enough move-em-out people to get anything they need to deliver in 2023 done without me.

    It was thought that the newsletter would continue without me, but the volunteer they sent to me for training last year was only interested in the design and layout. She may have thought that was all I did, and it didn’t seem to have occurred to her that someone had to write all the articles before there was any need for design and layout.

    The HOA prez for the last several years has been my friend and neighbor a block away, and she was able to take the editable version of my 2020 election issue, filled with bios of those running 2 years ago and mostly running again. Only 2 new bios plus the new proposed budget needed to be fitted in to the file I gave her, to have it ready to send to the printer in the neighborhood.

    That 7 block walk to put my old newsletter route in mailboxes (after I had seen the USPS jeep service our street) totally wore me out. Now having a late lunch, then nap nap nap.

     

  43. bsue54 Avatar
    bsue54

    #36 Shannon… when I googled it, I found the following:

    If you’re on a statin drug, it is imperative that you take at least 100-200 mg of a highly absorbable CoQ10 supplement daily. And to get the maximum benefits you want to take it in divided doses, preferably with a meal

    I also found this:

    For adults 19 years and older: The recommended dose for CoQ10 supplementation is 30 to 200 mg daily. Soft gels tend to be better absorbed than capsules or other preparations. Higher doses may be recommended for specific conditions.

    Personally, I’ve been on a statin drug for EVER (well it seems like it) and nobody’s ever mentioned CoQ10… Guess it’s because I’ve never complained of muscle pain…

    I guess when you consult the inter webs for medical advice, you get what you pay for LOL… but thought one of those doses might sound familiar.

  44. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Nap thing worked out just fine.  It’s heated up nicely outside, and think I’ll go water my plants.  Still extremely bright out there.  Fortunately it’s also extremely dry or I’d be mowing twice weekly.  As it s, the mow job I did last week still looks pretty good, even in brown rather than in green.  I’m predicting an extremely cold winter for some reason.

  45. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Good grief.

    I head out to do my afternoon route, and blocking the first intersection (which is a mile from the entrance to my subdivision) are five round bales on the pavement completely engulfed in flames. I manage to squeeze by (quickly). A half mile down the road is a grass fire in the ditch which has already made it past the fence line.

  46. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Bsue

    Alaska Prepper and bacon

    https://youtu.be/cj01DOmBj8o

    There are other videos out there.

  47. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I stopped by Buccees to fill up with gas ($2.99 BTW, up from $2.73 this weekend FJB). Lady next to me in a SUV, she was at the diesel/DEF pump, had the hood up and had the nozzle in one place filling it up, then moved to the other side and filled something else. Couldn’t tell if it was the diesel or DEF hose she had. Was she a blonde filling the windshield washer tank or radiator with diesel? So I look up the car, BMW X5, sure ‘nuff on the diesel models there are two places you have to fill with DEF. DEF pumps aren’t always available so you’d have to fill from jugs. What a pain.

  48. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Doctor appointment was for 9:30 this morning, and I got in to see his nurse first just before 10, then he came in.  The practice has about 5 or 6 doctors, and mine had recently joined it from a different location at the Methodist Hospital facility in Sugar Land.  The new place was about a mile away from the hospital and considerably less crowded getting there.  Came out with one appointment for bloodwork in early February to be done at the practice and a follow-up visit in early June.  Very good, as all can be accomplished at the same clinic so there is no reason to find someplace else to do the bloodwork.   I previously had to do that.

    Very nice offices with lovely fall decorations here and there.  The entire atmosphere is upbeat from the large staff, which is surely helpful since most of the patients have cancer of one or another type.  In my case, I just have more platelets than usual, and he is saying just keep taking the med for that, and it is not a cancer.  Great news continuing from the last appointment to this one.

  49. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    So here I sit. Trying to get back home.

    How long does it take to put out five burning round bales?

    The fire trucks have been here since 4:20.

  50. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I’m wondering if they’ve decided to just let them burn.

  51. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Dang, and probly not a beer in sight.

  52. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Actually a friend from the neighborhood is waiting in line, too, six vehicles behind me.

    with Beer

  53. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    First night we were headed to Giddings to race last Thursday we were going thru Brenham at the circle exit to continue on 290 – right before the Dairy Queen – on the merging lane there was a big round hay bale right in the lane. Almost hit the dang thing as I was concentrating on the traffic to merge in and didn’t see it lol.

  54. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    There are probably a hundred permanent residences in the campground, like mine.

    I bet the line of cars behind me is three miles long.

    Everyone trying to get home from work.

  55. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    :thumbsup:

  56. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    This is the ultimate rig for the zombie apocalypse.

    Spoiler alert:  It is a converted Blue Bird school bus.  I also noted a distinct lack of air conditioning.

  57. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    #52

    Thats awesome. People do some crazy stuff.

  58. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #53:  The platform makes for lots of choices, not necessarily those which he chose.

  59. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    We are ready for the paint/ stain stage on the new front porch, we could do a lot of it but we have a ton of caulk work to do, and I just can’t do a nice caulk job. Nor can I stain. Anyway, every stage of this dang project getting bids from contractors their big deal is “free estimates!” Who pays for an estimate for, anything!?

  60. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Yippppeeeee

    Theyre letting us thru!!!

  61. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I got around to installing the Ring doorbell the boys got us three Christmas’s ago about three weeks ago. Thing is cool I can watch all the goings on. I like to scare the heck out of my wife by hollering into it when she goes out on the porch when I’m not here lol.

     

     

  62. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Ring doorbell?

    You do realize that every government agency in the country is now monitoring your every move?

     

  63. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Only when I’m outside. I normally keep my clothes on when I’m out there.

  64. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Only when I’m outside. I normally keep my clothes on when I’m out there.

    Thank goodness for small blessings.

  65. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    SMALL???

  66. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I won’t ask you to prove otherwise, okay?

  67. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Only when I’m outside. I normally keep my clothes on when I’m out there.

    Heh I like to sit on the front porch in my BVDs and t-shirt smoking a fine Cuban cigar.

  68. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    GJT

    Who pays for an estimate for, anything!?

    /meekly raises hand in the corner.

    For the first time in my life, I paid for an estimate for the wood burning stove installation. The other three bidders were free. I really want to go with the guy we paid for the estimate. I knew he would be high bidder. I thought he may be 50% above the next highest. It turns out he was slightly more than 100% higher than the next highest bidder.

    The high bidder is completely one hundred percent legitimate. Starting with he is completely insured. He’ll pull a building and plumbing permit with the city. He warranties his work in writing. His subcontractor that specializes in fireplaces, is experienced. When the contractor described what and how his sub would actually build out the wall it made me feel safe that I would never inadvertently burn down my house. He plans on special cinder block filled with concrete that is spaced several inches from the studs in the wall so that there is an insulating air gap. That would be covered with the decorative brick that can handle the high heat of the stove. This guy even plans to erect a plastic tent and utilize a HEPA air filter to minimize and contain the dust from demoing the existing tile and sheetrock.

    None of the other bidders got this detailed so now we are going back to get more details about how they will install the brick wall and find out about permits and insurance.

    I’m a big DIYer and usually I do not mind skipping the permitting process. However, in this case I have a gas line that needs to be demolished back possibly several feet depending upon how it is routed behind the fireplace. Since I plan to have a hot stove with open flames, I want that gas line terminated and leak tested by a licensed plumber. Then I want the city inspector to come along behind him to check. The last thing I want to do is blow up my house.

    I was hoping to get this done before Thanksgiving, but we are running out of time.

  69. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    Large burning bales of hay: First World Country Living Problems.

  70. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    You guys that are taking statins are brave. I’ve read too many horror stories of bad side effects.

  71. bsue54 Avatar
    bsue54

    #65 TexMo… nope – not brave but chicken. Had early onset high BP, doc asked about family history… Knew the only grandfather I ever knew died of a heart attack at 63… Asked about grandmother – she died of complications of a stroke at 47. Blessedly, the 3 different BP meds and statin I take have kept me going so far.

  72. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I was hoping to get this done before Thanksgiving

    /insert here classic photo of laughing donkey

  73. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    65 Texmo

    Yes. I’m still struggling with it. I may not do it.

    I picked up the prescription today and got a feeling of foreboding.

     

  74. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    I complained a couple of times when Shannon and I were riding around Austin County and I saw guys hauling round bales with no straps at all.  The only time I ever hauled round bales without straps or chains was on a trailer specially designed for round bales to sit in cradles.  I’ve never hauled hay on a truck or trailer without over-strapping the load.  That’s just me, but I never lost so much as a square bale.  In fact, I’ve never lost anything off a truck or trailer except one time in New Jersey.

  75. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    The only side effect I’ve had from Atorvastatin is a difficulty sleeping.  It has helped to reduce my already low LDL level.

  76. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    The Amazing Race is actually pretty good television.

    This evening, the teams are in Italy.

    The ones who cannot operate the standard transmission vehicle provided are pretty funny.

    This one guy got a third of the way through a three-point U-turn and cannot figure out how to get it into Reverse. He’s letting his girlfriend push the car backwards while he maintains the stick shift in Neutral.

    Youre right SQK. We’re finished. There is no hope.

    🙂

  77. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Last time, I had to try three statins before I found one with an acceptable level of leg muscle pain.

  78. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Atorvastatin (generic Lipitor) is indeed the one prescribed this time.

     

  79. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    GJT

    Who pays for an estimate for, anything!?

    /meekly raises hand in the corner.

    Not ripping, I rarely pay anyone to do work for me so I’m a bit sheltered. I had no idea it was a thing.

  80. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    The contestants in Italy are now having to deal with full 88 lb. wheels of Parmagiano Regiano.

    I can smell it from here. Just wonderful.

    You can buy one online, right now, from Williams Sonoma for $3000. “No returns.”

  81. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    GJT

    In the top five of Things I Hate Most About Becoming Decrepit is having to pay someone else to do stuff you’ve done yourself all your life.

  82. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    #76 Shannon

    Amen to that. I finally had to hire a handyman this summer to take care of a bunch of little things that I just can’t physically do right now.

  83. TexMo Avatar
    TexMo

    I tried not to let it bruise my ego.

  84. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I dried 3 cartons of mushrooms and canned about 3 pounds+ of bacon today.  I have more bacon for tomorrow.

    Because if the SHTF, I would miss bacon.

  85. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Ego? What’s that?

    I’m driving a frkkin minivan and paying someone else to swing my hammers and weedeat.

  86. bsue54 Avatar
    bsue54

    Had to check to see which statin I’ve been on forever… Simvastatin – generic for Zocor. Have not had any side effects that I was aware of…

  87. bsue54 Avatar
    bsue54

    Tedtam – if I understood the video, you have to use the precooked bacon?

  88. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Bsue –

    I’ve watched multiple videos – most precook.  Alaska prepper didn’t.   I did mine uncooked tonight, but tomorrow I may precook, and then see what the difference is, which way I prefer.  Either way, it’d get crisped up in a pan before eating.  One lady did bits and pieces raw in the jar, which meant they clumped together, but then she uses bacon as a seasoning ingredient instead of on its own.

  89. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    But for slices, you MUST use the parchment paper.  I’ve seen a coupla different methods, but the purpose is the same: to keep the slices separate.

  90. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I had two sisters with severe pain from statins, and a friend whom it dang near killed.  It screwed up her circulation something terrible, and she had edema and other related problems.  Once she stopped taking it, everything cleared up.

    My old doc gave me the full court press on taking them, and I insisted I wouldn’t.  I’ve never regretted that decision.  Since I’ve had several scans since then and all the arteries are clear, I guess it was the right choice.

  91. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I didn’t get to dedicate any time to Latin earlier, and I have class tomorrow night…so off to do some homework.

  92. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Tonight I learned from KHOU that Texas state law allows you to put a monitor camera in your loved one’s nursing home room.

    Elder abuse is a real problem in some of these facilities.

     

  93. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Nite all.

  94. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Over the last few years I figured out that, if you’re very lucky, 50% of nursing home/ rehab facility employees give a damn about the residents.

    It’s a very touchy situation. If you complain, retaliation is a real possibility.

  95. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Ego? What’s that?

    I’m driving a frkkin minivan and paying someone else to swing my hammers and weedeat.

    I literally LMAO. That’s one for the ages Buddy!

  96. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    And, oh yeah, I’m driving my aunt’s 2001 Toyota Avalon.

  97. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I’ve driven a company truck for my entire adult life. Getting one of my own has not been in the cards yet.

  98. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    We had our eyes opened to a lot of things having our aunt in an assisted living home, one was we were pretty certain no matter the drugs she was supposed to be given were not and they basically “shared” many of them amongst all patients. It is a mess.

    We were surprised at her passing all the nurses that came by to tell their experiences with her, she was a bit odd but apparently they loved her.

     

  99. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Truthfully, I don’t miss driving a pickup one damn bit.

    My son showed up in his new Four Runner last weekend.

    Beautiful vehicle. Rough riding as hell.

  100. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    If I had my druthers I’d be floating around in a 1976 El Dorado.

    Battleship on wheels.

  101. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

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