[QuickTidal]

Andorion, on 14 June 2017 - 12:31 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 14 June 2017 - 11:39 AM, said:

worry, on 14 June 2017 - 06:24 AM, said:

Mentalist playing soccer: Oof I've been paralyzed from the waist down. Think I can still make it to the game on Monday though!
Mentalist playing Pictionary: Sorry I couldn't draw something this week. I had several emails to answer and finished 7 books during my commute.

Yup. That's exactly how priorities work!

Edit: did not sleep well. Some bruising of the wrist now.

My working theory is that at most it's a hairline Fracture (since no bone is sticking out anywhere, and I can bend the wrist each way, albeit the range is limited by the swelling. And yeah, no crippling pain at any point, though naturally it's not really comfortable either), so I won't waste time trying to see a Dr. just yet.

The real challenge ofc, lies in hiding this from my parents as long as possible in order to avoid another lecture.

Ment, you do know Rambo was fictional, right?

Right? At this point we should all just assume Ment is the Six-Million Dollar man and can be put back together all the time!

[Mentalist]

 amphibian, on 14 June 2017 - 12:26 PM, said:

No, the real challenge is changing your play style so you don't get hurt this badly and often.

I literally fight people for a hobby and I get hurt less than you do. Let that sink in.

Yes, that's the next step, AFTER I deal with the consequences of this particular incident. I'm beginning to appreciate self-restraint.

Also, this is the first year (if we start counting last December) when I've really had significant injuries since like 2009. I'm still coming to grips with that on some level, I suppose.

@ Ando: my friends prefer the nickname "terminator" .

@ QT: forget that. Let's just assume wolverine's healing factor,

[Tsundoku]

 Andorion, on 14 June 2017 - 12:31 PM, said:

Ment, you do know Optimus Prime is fictional, right?

FTFY.

And I stand by my long ago statement that the Universe is trying to tell you something, Ment.

[amphibian]

This is how cutting government inspection agency funds and mandates to the bone kills people: http://www.independe...t-a7789951.html

No single person can deal with something like cladding on the outside of their apartment building being a fire hazard. This is horrible and I hope the attempts to pin this on the policy makers who caused this actually stick. And I also hope that this doesn't happen in other places because politicians are too dumb or cheap to pay attention.

[Kruppe's snacky cakes]

 QuickTidal, on 13 June 2017 - 01:55 PM, said:

 Abyss, on 13 June 2017 - 01:51 PM, said:

Y'know, i'm not allergic to hairspray, and i'm not generally a violent person, but this would have fallen into the narrow category of times when i would have reached out and physically knocked the bottle away.
Because fuck that, you don't spray chemicals in other peoples faces.

^^This. I agree. Either I would have knocked it away, or I'd have brought the house down yelling at the person for being so disrespectful in a public space.

My sister used to spray her hairspray all over the place in the tiny bathroom we shared, while I would be trying to put contacts in my eyes. Poorly timed morning routine. This was the 80s, people!!!

[Macros]

im not lost, but I feel vaguely lost

I make good money


i work hard

i mean fuck you if you think other wise, totaly fuck you, I work hard.

but knowing what my cousin needs, I mean, there's an over flow monthly that I don't spend, I want to just give him enough money to take him to a fucking specialist in switzerland or where ever the fuck dr strange works these days.
but a theyeve set up a trust fund or whatever, zand it sounds fucking stupid but they havent set a target. i mean, how m uch does it cost to sen d him to far la nds??? etc. i want to give him as much as I can
but I also want a target for the other fundraisers

[Tiste Simeon]

 amphibian, on 14 June 2017 - 03:48 PM, said:

This is how cutting government inspection agency funds and mandates to the bone kills people: http://www.independe...t-a7789951.html

No single person can deal with something like cladding on the outside of their apartment building being a fire hazard. This is horrible and I hope the attempts to pin this on the policy makers who caused this actually stick. And I also hope that this doesn't happen in other places because politicians are too dumb or cheap to pay attention.

And the Sun and the Daily Mail have now found some poor bloke (black of course) who they have decided it is his fault for having a dodgy fridge or something. They have splashed his name and photo over their websites. I seriously hate those rags.

[amphibian]

That dude clearly spent years acquiring the means to buy the cladding production facilities, the shit architects and builders who made the plan and reality, the politicians who shut down the fire brigades and ignored residential complaints, and carefully ensured that he would make no money off the whole process personally.

Yep. Mhmm.

[worry]

https://twitter.com/...465866124697604
The Times says the "fire resistant" panels cost £24. The flammable £22. Making the building non-flammable would have cost £5K more. Stunned.

[worry]

[Tiste Simeon]

 amphibian, on 15 June 2017 - 08:55 PM, said:

That dude clearly spent years acquiring the means to buy the cladding production facilities, the shit architects and builders who made the plan and reality, the politicians who shut down the fire brigades and ignored residential complaints, and carefully ensured that he would make no money off the whole process personally.

Yep. Mhmm.

We'll make a Daily Mail reader out of you yet.

[Andorion]

Laid out the entire day with a cripping headache. Even now I can barely sit up.

[Gust Hubb]

Last weekend with my boys before the final prep for moving. Then the next time I see them in person is September. Thank gods for video chats.

[Puck]

We've got a mouse in our place. One single freaking mouse. Soon I'm going to start demanding that b*tch pay rent, 'cause she's living quite well off us. Warm 'n stuff.

Anyway, as soon as we noticed, I bought two mouse traps that are supposed to catch her alive. She's been expertly avoiding those no mattter what kind of bait I put inside, all the while scratching around behind the fridge. I swear, I'm going to catch that b*tch with my own hands and put her out of her misery if anything happens to the fridge. Anyway, after five days of that nonsense, I bought four (!) of your garden variety 'kill dat b*tch'-mouse traps. She's managed to squirrel away almost all of the bait I put in them without triggering the traps.

Is it even a mouse? OH YES! I've caught that b*tch sitting in the middle of a room with the big light turned on. Just looking back at me. Twice. She then turned and almost waltzed away.

I'm reaaally short on patience now, because I'm a light sleeper. I hear almost everything that happens in our apartment at night unless I'm in deep sleep mode. But I keep telling myself to stay in bed in case I scare that b*tch away just when she's about to finally get caught.

Anyway, gonna glue down that bait or something, make her to actually have to step on those already easy to trigger traps. Or build a log & water trap or something. Ugh. Mother dearest, while concerned and wanting to get rid of the mouse, has yet to bend one finger towards that goal.

Advice is welcome.

This post has been edited by Puck: 17 June 2017 - 08:06 AM

[worry]

Have you tried painting one hand to look like a sexy mouse and "walking" it back and forth in front of the mouse hole, while hiding an oversized wooden mallet behind your back with the other hand?

[Puck]

No, but maybe I will, as soon as I've found a way to displace fridge and find her little hideyhole. Got to make this fun somehow!

[Mentalist]

 Puck, on 17 June 2017 - 08:04 AM, said:

We've got a mouse in our place. One single freaking mouse. Soon I'm going to start demanding that b*tch pay rent, 'cause she's living quite well off us. Warm 'n stuff.

Anyway, as soon as we noticed, I bought two mouse traps that are supposed to catch her alive. She's been expertly avoiding those no mattter what kind of bait I put inside, all the while scratching around behind the fridge. I swear, I'm going to catch that b*tch with my own hands and put her out of her misery if anything happens to the fridge. Anyway, after five days of that nonsense, I bought four (!) of your garden variety 'kill dat b*tch'-mouse traps. She's managed to squirrel away almost all of the bait I put in them without triggering the traps.

Is it even a mouse? OH YES! I've caught that b*tch sitting in the middle of a room with the big light turned on. Just looking back at me. Twice. She then turned and almost waltzed away.

I'm reaaally short on patience now, because I'm a light sleeper. I hear almost everything that happens in our apartment at night unless I'm in deep sleep mode. But I keep telling myself to stay in bed in case I scare that b*tch away just when she's about to finally get caught.

Anyway, gonna glue down that bait or something, make her to actually have to step on those already easy to trigger traps. Or build a log & water trap or something. Ugh. Mother dearest, while concerned and wanting to get rid of the mouse, has yet to bend one finger towards that goal.

Advice is welcome.

Borrow a friend's cat.

[Tsundoku]

Use mother dear as bait?

The beauty of this plan is even if it doesn't work with The Mouseketeer it solves at least one of your problems.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 17 June 2017 - 04:18 PM

[Slow Ben]

Well, my bible thumping grandpa caused a shitshow in my little town this week by writing a letter to the editor in our paper comparing the LGBT community to ISIS.

Yep, you read that right.

[worry]

Have you considered the option of elder abuse?