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Re: 40 YEARS !!!!!! - 3 months ago
Congrats you two. You're ahead of me...we still have 1.5 years to go to get to 40.by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: Pot fillers - actually useful or unnecessary kitchen jewelry? - 4 months ago
IF I was remodeling AND IF it was straightforward to pipe into the wall behind the stove I'd probably do it. Otherwise, fahgeddaboudit!by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: World Cup: USA vs. England (possible spoilers!) - 4 months ago
I had the strong feeling that both teams were happy for it to end in a draw and didn't want to take big risks by playing a risky offensive game. Sort of boring for us viewers, but probably a tactical decision based on where they are in the standings. This is why I usually don't watch so many of the first round games, where points and standings are on everyone's minds.by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: Why do we hold international events in countries with poor human rights record? - 4 months ago
Qatar bribed FIFA officials, which is the only reason that the world cup is to be played there.by davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: How Dry I am, - Qatar banns beer from World Cup - 4 months ago
It was a complete absurdity that Qatar was allowed to bribe their way into hosting the world cup in the first place. Now that they have reneged at the last minute on a formal agreement to allow beer that has been in place for a very long time it is a travesty that the games will be allowed to continue to be played there.by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: My sister's boyfriend hates me - 4 months ago
I'm wondering how Festivus will be for Elon.by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: I was born in 1950. There were two and a half billion people on the planet. - 4 months ago
QuoteLemon Drop And the places that still have high fertility rates generate very little carbon, in fact the least on the planet. Not entirely true. One of the greatest carbon producers is agriculture via fertilizer production and mechanized farming. The population explosion blew past the limits of natural fertilizers decades ago. The current human population requires synthetic carbon-based feby davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Trump Speaks Live! various places 9pm - 4 months ago
More interesting than Trump's speech is that Steve G has posted 23 (so far) out of the total of 35 posts in this thread. I haven't read any of them but it feels to me a bit like Trump's obsessive pre-ban twitter posting habit. I'm just curious as to what sort of motivation is there for something like this.by davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: "The old party is dead. Time to bury it. Build something new" - Josh Hawley - 4 months ago
I think it's time to bury Josh Hawley.by davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: The jubilant celebrations in Kherson make my eyes water - 4 months ago
I fear that until someone puts a bullet through Putin's head (which is extremely difficult given his extreme security measures), the residents of Kherson will experience multiple future repeats of the carnage (including bullets through their heads) created by Putin.by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: B-17 and Bell P-63 Kingcobra collide at Dallas Air Show - 4 months ago
That's pretty rough. Airshows seem to be fairly frequent accident scenes. They bring together a large number of unrelated pilots flying aircraft that may or may not be up to snuff with regards to modern safety standards. A couple of months ago I went to the Reno Air Races, where the jet race had a fatality, including a spectacular fireball crash that killed one of the pilots, apparently due to thby davester - Tips and Deals
Re: Garbage disposal dishwasher drain connector broke off: Fix? - 4 months ago
Usually there's a flange that holds that pipe to the dishwasher. Should be able to unbolt it. What brand of garbage disposal do you have?by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: How did we get to this point? - 4 months ago
QuoteS. Pupp QuoteCa Bob I would disagree with the claim that Democrats are far left. I see a party which is basically centrist and which includes a number of interest groups such as labor, teachers, and people who suffer under the current system of medical insurance. In California the Democrats are essentially the default party for people who aren't totally crazy and for people who haven't beenby davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Can't remove washer. - 4 months ago
Maybe not futile. Clamp some vice grips on it and exert pressure to pull the bolt and washer apart while unscrewing the bolt. Might need to apply quite a bit of pressure.by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: ‘ Sudbury, Ont., man says he knows where his stolen laptop is, but police won't retrieve it ‘ - 4 months ago
On the flip side, my daughter's MacBook was stolen during a house burglary in our city (Berkeley, CA). I had Orbicule Undercover installed on it which directed me to its location in the adjacent city. Undercover also provided screenshots via the camera of the person in possession of the MacBook. I provided this info to the Berkeley police. They went to the address and determined that the MacBookby davester - Tips and Deals
Re: Fox opinion: Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party leader - 4 months ago
QuoteTed King I've been burned so many times, though, by eagerly anticipating a meaningful fracturing of the Republican Party that I'm leery of the flame. But it's such a pretty flame - I just want to touch it! You might even call it a precious flame...by davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Milley: 'More than 100,000 Russian military casualties in Ukraine' - 4 months ago
So one authoritarian with a fragile ego is now responsible for causing the murders of a quarter of a million people. It's complete insanity. How can things like this possibly happen?by davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Driving interstate in a Chevy Bolt EUV - some observations - 4 months ago
Quotekj One thing that does matter to me is that EV's are really not a lot of fun for an enthusiast. I wish there were more tracks available for racing etc., like seems to be available in Europe. Gas cars could be more for hobby/enthusiast use, etc. if there were places to race, etc. Apparently you have never driven a Model 3, which feels to me like a little Ferrari with quick steering, blindby davester - Tips and Deals
Re: power to the people?!…..Tesla recalls over 40,000 cars over loss of powering steering….. - 4 months ago
Why is this even news? A software update rolled out over the air? Yep, nothing to see here, except....TESLA!!! MUSK!!!by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: Auto-Updating forecast map for Atlantic storm Nicole - 4 months ago
It needs some sharpie mods added!by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: A good monologue on saying goodbye to democracy - 4 months ago
QuoteDeusxMac Little Lindsay has already demonstrated that he's the perfect toady... ...and he'd be beyond happy to suck on Mr. Golden Shower's toadstool-shaped appendage, unlike most of the other candidates.by davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Damn it. - 4 months ago
Quoteraz Quotedavester "World" series? How did Cuba and Japan do? “World“ refers to the New York World - the newspaper that promoted the first series between the leagues. But you probably knew that. Actually I didn't know that. I just thought it was ultranationalist "USA Number One!" nonsense. Thanks for enlightening me.by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: Driving interstate in a Chevy Bolt EUV - some observations - 4 months ago
Clearly, the Bolt, with its slow charging speed, is not designed for routine long distance travel, though it and similar cars such as the Leaf is great as a local errand runner/commuter. There is a groundswell of other non-Tesla EVs out there (e.g. Ford MachE, Volvo, Mercedes, etc) that are either in production or coming soon that will be able to fill the long distance role, but not until the chaby davester - Tips and Deals
Re: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) - 4 months ago
Absolutely! That low rating blows IMHO. One of the best biofilms I've watched in the last few years. Maybe it wasn't "edgy" enough for the reviewers.by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: Mother with three kids crying in checkout line - 4 months ago
QuoteAmmo To say overall grocery inflation is 13% is one thing, but that doesn’t mean everyone is paying 13% more at the checkout line. It all depends on what’s in your cart. My wife is an extremely frugal shopper and never splurges - basic food, no beef and very little other meat. I accompanied her to the grocery store last week and was shocked at how prices have climbed for the things we nby davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Mother with three kids crying in checkout line - 4 months ago
US grocery inflation is 13% 0ver the last year so this story is bogus. Inflation is a worldwide, not solely US, problem caused by the lingering supply/demand problems associated with Covid and the war in Ukraine. Also note that voting won't help because US politicians don't have the tools to deal with these worldwide issues, and because approximately 40% of inflation in the US is due to large corby davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: F/U on my cervical fusion surgery. - 4 months ago
Glad it went well! I'll be undergoing much more minor surgery on Monday...removal of the plate and screws that were holding my collarbone together.by davester - Tips and Deals
Re: A good monologue on saying goodbye to democracy - 4 months ago
I don't know if "good" is the best descriptor. I'm slightly (but not very) hopeful that "prescient" is the operative adjective. I am quaking in my boots about the coming election (and the next one after that). This is exactly how the nazis came to power.by davester - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: 'Dinner in the Sky' on a table suspended 150' in the air - 4 months ago
"Excuse me, could you direct me to the WC?"by davester - Tips and Deals