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    Great!
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    Well, I know of him, of course. And I've heard the story Needless to say I thought it was an interesting story. I was asked once it would like to meet her if I could... I've never wanted to meet her, have her autograph, or anything else. There wouldn't be any point for me. She narcissistic and rude IRL by all accounts.
  • When do you turn on your heat

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    I turned mine on last night and the result was unsatisfactory. I had trouble choosing between 2 settings. I had to get up and choose the lower one. Then I woke up this morning sweating. I turned the AC back on this morning and left it at 78. At this point, I'm think more of my electric bill than my comfort since I can't seem to get comfortable anyway.
  • Something to round out your charcuterie board

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    My what?
  • France

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    It matters that they don’t have their own currency because they can’t print money to pay their debt any more than you or I can. Hence the eventual need for a bailout.
  • Gas clothes dryer

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    OK. I was going to chime in with "If you have an old Maytag, repair it if possible. Even if it's near the cost of new you'll likely get more use out of it.". Incidentally, I was in Maytag's hometown this week, Newton, Iowa again. Sadly, Maytags are no longer produced there but there are a lot of spaces and magnificent old buildings that the Maytag legacy built. We stayed a block for this dining/entertainment area utilizing the courtyard and buildings by the old Maytag HQ and factory. https://yoursourcenews.com/2023/03/new-mission-for-maytag-hq/
  • Agrotourism.

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    Could be a clever psy-op by PETA.
  • What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble?

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    Japan is being impacted by this pretty severely (from what I can from this distance). Tons of sites have been taken offline to try to patch the flaws.
  • For Steve

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    @mik those are adorable! @Steve-Miller said: fluffy idiots.
  • Word association thread

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    Pasiphaë
  • Goodbye, Landlines

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    Link to video The people get ****** **** * ****** ******* ****, again.
  • Hegseth

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    Absolutely not. You must have the jawline.
  • Laughter is the best medicine

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  • Devices cause danger to kids...

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  • So, how weird are you??

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    So, I just took down the two plastic panels covering the "light box" over the 2 sinks in the his and hers bathroom. This is what I found: One incandescent bulb that was working but was literally pulled apart. The base of the bub was disconnected from the rest of it and you could see the wiring inside the bulb. It was working and just hanging there waiting to start a fire. Apparently, one of the grates had knocked into. I imagine the previous owners did the damage, ignored it, and flew back to Canada, with the electric never turned off, of course. I'm sorry but what id One soft white incandescent. Um, why? One incandescent lamp light. Again, why? I put in 3 LED's of the right length and closed the 2 panels, making sure the grates were in place and made sure the bulbs (I wrote down the bulb height) were not touching the grates. Then I tried to investigate the light in the "VENTLINE" brand (I wrote it down) but couldn't get the plastic covering off and had to give up for the day. I know this was a vacation home but a vac!ation home will burn to the ground as soon as any other.
  • A flying first for me

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    The best flight attendant instruction that ever was or will be- “In case of a loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks above your seat will deploy, please place the mask first and then assist your child or other passengers. Why do airlines announce like this. It sounds funny and crazy right. For everything we say children first. But here, why do we put them as second. Well, there is a reason for it and let me explain to you simply. You may be thinking in other way, If I do not try to put the oxygen mask to my child first, then child will die before I. Who wants this? No. absolutely not. You are wrong in thinking this way. If the flight is at an higher altitude like 20,000 ft. or above, within 20 to 60 seconds one can get unconscious. This is the main reason flight attendants always advise you to put the oxygen masks first and then assist your children or other passengers – in case of an emergency. Meanwhile, if you try to put your children oxygen mask first and if it takes time, unfortunately you will not get enough time to put your mask within a few seconds, resulting death for both of you due to Hypoxia. Also if you do not give yourself oxygen first, definitely you will not get the chance to assist your child to get the oxygen they need. You should not forget that on high altitudes depressurization and unconsciousness could happen within a few seconds, so during this very minimal time if the parents waste time for putting children oxygen masks, the result will be death for both of them due to nil oxygen. This is the reason flight attendants always announce on board, in case of a cabin pressure, please put your own oxygen mask first and then assist your children or other passengers. Help yourself first so that you can help others, which will save everyone’s life." https://cockpitvoice.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/oxygen-mask-adult-first-and-then-children-why/ It's a good philosophy of life. Many people repeat it out of context for its wisdom including myself. I admit it, through. I haven't always followed this advice. Sometimes I've encountered exigent and complicated circumstances and I've had to wing it (pun intended). This part was was- Yikes!- "If the flight is at an higher altitude like 20,000 ft. or above, within 20 to 60 seconds one can get unconscious." "... you should know that in a commercial passenger flight the oxygen masks contain enough oxygen only for 12 minutes and after that everyone on board will go unconscious due to Hypoxia (oxygen deprivation)." Ftr, The oxygen masks descend during a hard landing on a flight I took a long time ago. It happened once to me. Also, did get lucky in the late '60's and throughout the 70's. Plane crashed seemed to be happening all the time.
  • Daniel's Music

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    @shirokuro Interesting! I don't know why I like like dance music so much and can't dance.
  • Governor's race in Ohio

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    He has acknowledged that the ad is from his campaign but trying desperately to turn it back on her. Slimebucket. I'm voting for Don Kissick, the Libertarian. I really don't care what happens to the other two. If Acton wins she will be one term and unable to shove anything through a GOP legislature. Divided government will probably be better than Vivek with a rubber stamp legislature.
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    A clump of washed-up trees. Get a life.
  • I made this up out of thin air

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