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OTFPOTD: 12/15/08 - I'm Freezing My Ass Off Edition

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Holy dumb fuck, even though it's ass-butt cold outside, there is a ray of warmth and awesomeness this morning. Harmonix announced that they have reached an agreement with Pearl Jam to bring the album Ten, in its entirety, to Rock Band.

Excuse me, I need to go clean out my trousers now.

WARNING NSFW unless you have headphones.



So, yeah, how cold is it at your house right now, and how much snow did you get? We kinda got gypped down here in Vancouver, WA. Only a dusting of snow, while 7 or so miles south in Portland, OR they got 2 inches. Dammit. But, it is cold, and we're supposed to get more snow on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Yay storms!

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About three inches around my place.

All of the non-highway roads are frozen sheets of ice.

by BrianL on Dec 15, 2008 8:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

9 inches here

And what are you calling cold? It was -12F this morning here.

by TheEmrys on Dec 15, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I might be late on this,

but Jonah Keri (ESPN baseball writer and editor of BP’s Baseball Between the Numbers book) is writing a book on the Rays and the Wall Street guys who turned around the franchise. I’m excited.

by Teej on Dec 15, 2008 9:08 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Has anyone seen Judd Apatow's Freaks & Geeks?

I just started watching it this weekend, and six episodes in I’m pretty blown away. Why did this show get canceled?

by Phildopip on Dec 15, 2008 9:20 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Pretty amazing show that was

anyone who had liked 40 y/o virgin or knocked up or pineapple express needs to go watch it.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 15, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There was no laugh track to tell people when it was funny.

I really have no idea. Maybe it was just ahead of its time. It’s a wonderful show. And when you’re done, watch “Undeclared,” Apatow’s show about college freshmen. Some of the same cast members, including some awesome work by Jason Segel.

by Teej on Dec 15, 2008 9:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why canceled? Let me count the ways

I believe it aired Fridays at 8pm. It was a one-hour comedy, with no laugh track, that sometimes made viewers uncomfortable. And I read once that NBC had a different president when it aired than when it was developed, and the prez when it aired had gone to private high school, so he totally didn’t “get it”.

Absolutely my favorite short-lived TV series ever. Great cast that has almost universally gone on to great things.

by edgar is good on Dec 15, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a damn shame.

I’ve yet to see a poor actor on the show.

by Phildopip on Dec 15, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because they're all rich from movies

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

60 degrees here in NYC

we had 65 last week and its going to hit 60 again Wed or Thu. I’m kinda pissed off about this actually, I was going to go skating this weekend.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 15, 2008 9:21 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

No Jack Black.

Link

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 15, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ha! I totally read that wrong!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 15, 2008 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Way to go dude

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I do my best!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 15, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And it still isn't good enough

Never try

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is good advice.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 15, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Works well for me

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And today just got that much brighter.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

2010 is the best.

Mariners ----> Brewers.

by Taylor H on Dec 15, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I got 1.5 inches of snow up here in Renton

My entire neighborhood is perfectly flat and completely sheeted with ice. As such, when I reached the stop sign at the end of my neighborhood I sat still for several minutes while spinning my wheels. I also couldn’t leave my driveway due to the end of it being a short, but steep, hill which was also sheeted in ice. I had to drive across my neighbor’s backyard to get out

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 9:49 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yesterday I realized that I can't really leave West Seattle until this snow clears out

because you pretty much cannot get out of West Seattle without driving down a not insignificant hill.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 15, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The roads in Queen Anne were fine this morning

but all the smaller streets in Burien were sheets of ice like you described. That was my first experience driving in those conditions.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 15, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The first rule of driving on ice like this is don't ever, ever come to a complete stop

go like <1 mile/hour and just leave a shit ton of distance between you and the next car, so unless there’s like 8 cars coming to a 4 way stop at once you should be totally fine

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Believe me, I was trying to avoid it.

Unfortunately, though, the way the other traffic was going on the cross street (which was nicely plowed and sanded) I would have never been able to do a roll-through. No worries though, because I wasn’t in a hurry to get to work

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah I forgot about that

if you’re turning from a side street onto a major arterial it can be difficult to do that

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The thing with this road condition is that people need to just not use their brakes

Brakes + lots of ice === disaster

Drop your transmission to its lowest gear setting and slowly decelerate. If you have to use the brakes, for isntance if driving down a hill, put the minimum pressure necessary down AT THE TOP OF THE HILL and hold the pressure constant until you reach a flat spot.

People get fucked up by applying their brakes, which seems counter intuitive but that’s that

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like they'd practice it anyway

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Everybody would crash their cars and not be able to drive if it was like this that often

And thus be unable to learn

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If today were the beginning of the four month period, yes

If this had been going on since the beginning of time, people would have figured it out

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know, I know

I just have no faith in people around here. Hell, everybody drives like an idiot when it’s raining and it does that 9 months of the year

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've noticed that

The average velocity of the freeways INCREASES 5 to 10 miles an hour when it rains

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So in conclusion

Seattle drivers are largely dumb

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You've never been to Utah.

But really, it’s everywhere in America. There are “standards” set in place here, but there is no culture people follow on the roads. People from all over the world come here and drive like they do back in their home nations. And then, the people who grow up in America learn bad driving habits at an early age.

The only way to correct the problem is to make getting a license expensive.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or to require that you actually know how to drive a car before getting your license

Chicago drivers aren’t bad- fairly aggressive but they know what they’re doing.

I just prefer the more aggressive style then you find in Seattle that most larger cities seem to have, it just works better.

People here are passive-aggressive and do things like pointlessly not allow you to merge in when it’s really easy for them to do so and cruise in the left lane at speed limit “to make a point” and stupid stuff like that at a far greater rate then in other cities I’ve driven in

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

I learned how to drive in Tokyo and city driving has a much better culture about it. People need to understand that letting you merge and to keep up with the flow is the best way to drive. Instead, people have the “defensive driving” attitude and they become more of a liability on the road.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I nominate Italian drivers as the worst.

But there’s a lot of places I haven’t been.

Other than that, when I’m on the road I own that space, so stay out of it. Just read my bumper stickers and thank me for providing you some reading material. Hmmm, idea for next OT I post.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Dec 15, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone who finish high school physics can drive on ice without difficulty

All it requires is a basic understanding of friction and inertia.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Dec 15, 2008 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup

Drive slower and give your self time to slow to a stop. I nearly went off a cliff in the mountains breaking on ice.

by chrisisasavage on Dec 15, 2008 3:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Brian L isn't too far from me, and he said he got three inches of snow up in Everett,

but at my house it looks more like about 5 or 6 to me. The main streets are all pretty good (except turn lanes and that sort of thing), but all of the side streets are horrible. My street is a solid block of ice, as are all the other side roads.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And more snow coming on Wednesday!

WOOO

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever.

If it gets bad enough I don’t have to go to work, but I still get paid!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice

I don’t get paid if I’m not here, which sucks. But I’m switching my work schedule this week to have Wednesday night, Thursday and Friday morning off

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The downside to that is my work just piles up if I don't come in,

so unless it’s absolutely horrible, I still go to work at least for a few hours.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That does suck a bit

This weather is murder on my business, so I may as well not be here anyhow

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I fell down trying to open my car last night

I grabbed the door handle and when I pulled it both feet came out from under me. Landed on my tush and started laughing

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Miss NOLA yet?

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Dec 15, 2008 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's almost 60 here.

I didn’t even have to get my coat to go outside for lunch. Just wait, it’s supposed to get worse there and better here.

In short AHAHAHAHAH suckers!

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 15, 2008 10:08 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Depends on your definition of "better" and "worse"

I love this cold weather, especially when there is snow on the ground to accompany it

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I suppose it might be a nice change of pace.

But when you’re like that 3+ months out of the year, you might change your tune.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 15, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

THIS.

After I graduate, I will never live in Utah again…. or anywhere else where it is below 32º three months out of the year.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't like it because it's a change of pace

I like it because I prefer cold weather. I like being able to add layers and adjust to the temperature.

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You pretty much can.

I used to wonder why the paper always treated rain as front-page news, then I realized that people die all over the freeways every time it rains.

A lot of that can be chalked up to the ridiculous swimming pools in the middle of our freeways, but those numbers still amaze me.

by Teej on Dec 15, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What really amazes me is how poorly San Diego county is prepared for rain

every time it rains there are giant ass potholes all over the major roads the next day, and they don’t get filled for weeks. I know it doesn’t rain much here, but still

by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

more Angelinos?

We’ll have to have an opening FELIX DAYYY WOOO party. unless you bastards live way the hell outside of the city.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 15, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Woo!

I love Deion Branch.

by Phildopip on Dec 15, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Some stunning passing plays in that game.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 15, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So Mike Vick was absolutely killed by the press and public for dogfighting,

and may have a hard time getting back in the league based on this, yet nobody seems to care that Leonard Little is still pulling a NFL paycheck. Can someone explain this to me?

by waldo rojas on Dec 15, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

People really love their dogs I guess.

But it is crazy that he seems to have gotten a free pass.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Star power.

The media loves to give it, only to take it away even harder.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Vick was a bigger star than Little as well.

I think that has something to do with it. The average person knew who Vick was from ads on TV, but Little was relatively unknown to the average person.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I get this,

I just hate that I live in a world where the outrage over a little dog murder >>>>> the killing of an actual human (capped with another DUI!).

by waldo rojas on Dec 15, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But humans can defend themselves!

That poor dog had no choice…

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a PC nation.

Humans have a choice, dogs do not. Therefore, dogs are more innocent.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Annnnnd late...

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And I was actually semi-joking

That’s bullshit reasoning, even though it is the reasoning that is implemented in this sort of case

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, definitely bullshit reasoning.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

8 straight.

Mariners ----> Brewers.

by Taylor H on Dec 15, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Has anybody been on I-5 between Tacoma and the airport recently?

I have to head up there and am curious how fast its moving so I know when to leave

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 10:39 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Though less cars typically means faster traffic

But Google Maps’ traffic lists speeds and not volumes, so try that

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd imagine it's speed, since black is Stop and Go.

Also, there are cameras.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 15, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's the better way to go

Check the cameras. I can say from my experience this morning that freeway traffic is moving along right at its normal speed (so like 55 mph because of idiots), or at least it was from Renton to Seattle, including near the I-5/518 interchange for the airport

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I miss the crazy snow driving in Seattle

We had an unusually warm weekend in Chicago (40s) and then it rained a bunch yesterday. Naturally, the temp drops to single digits overnight and everything instantly freezes. So we have the sheets of ice everywhere, too, except that when I woke up this morning there was a howling wind and the wind chill was supposedly -11.

I’d complain about driving but I walked the 2 miles to work and that was nasty enough.

But we don’t have to drive on hills, either, so less of our driving adventures end up on YouTube.

by busplunger on Dec 15, 2008 10:48 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Ooh, excellent

I didn’t realize it was that cold out there.

by busplunger on Dec 15, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wind chill today in Spokane will be -20

And the daytime high there will be -1, with a low of -4.

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd say so

I have trouble trying to wrap my head around how cold that actually is. Like, it was 11 degrees outside just before I went to bed at 2, so I went outside to feel it. It was really cold. I don’t know how another 12-15 degrees under that could feel.

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I honestly can't tell the difference between about 25 and 10 below

Once I’m cold I’m cold

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's much easier to know that it's 10 or 15 warmer

But that’s it: once you’re cold, you’re cold. And when it’s cold to the point of an instant chill, it’s hard to gauge a difference beyond that

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To me wind is the only difference

If it’s 7 degrees but sunny and still, it’s no problem.

If it’s 33 and windy I’m miserable.

by busplunger on Dec 15, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The wind kills you.

I can handle almost any weather if the wind stays away.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me three.

  I keep thinking of thewyrm. Everybody sitting in a coffee shop bitching about Seattle cold, while he keeps running back and forth past the front window. Roll of toilet paper in one hand, magazine in the other and being chased by a polar bear.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Dec 15, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know, did you see how he was dressed?

He was asking for it!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I figure it's cold outside,

someone besides the bear has to be warm and fuzzy.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Blizzard warning in effect up his way.

Daytime highs this week hovering in the low single digits, with high winds. Oh yeah, it’s always pretty much always dark up there. Good times…

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd definitely be dressed better for that situation.

Small mistakes could kill you at that temp. I still get cracked up when I see people running around in flip flops in weather like this. Fashion over function in certain contexts makes me shake my head.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Dec 15, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Though I've not experienced the -40

I do hate 35 and rainy. I love the cold, and I love the rain, but I hate when it’s so close to snow temps without actually snowing. -40 sounds kind of fun

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

clearly not as bad, but...

my hair used to freeze in Chicago on my walk from my dorm to class in the mornings. I lived about an 1/8 of a mile from class.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 15, 2008 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For sure

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And you know what you get to do later? Walk the 2 miles back home.

I do not envy your position.

(Of course the walking is fine, but if it is still cold and windy.)

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I could pretend to be some kind of cold-weather badass/idiot

But in reality, I bought a car today so I’m driving home. Hooray for no more walking! Boo for scraping ice off of windshields.

by busplunger on Dec 15, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's that cold

I was going to buy a warmer ski jacket but they didn’t have my size in stock so I bought a car instead.

by busplunger on Dec 15, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

That's pimp.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So they had a car in stock that was your size

Is it hard to put on and take off?

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Always make sure you have a can of this between November-March:

It’s safe on cars, but I have no clue what it does to the environment. All I know is that it works great and saves me the hassle of scraping.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome, thanks

I don’t care if it’s made out of polar bear tears, so long as it saves me from a minor inconvenience!

by busplunger on Dec 15, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's the spirit!

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I need to get some of this.

The blower motor on my 1990 Honda Accord doesn’t work, and even after I scrape my windshield it re-freezes.

by Phildopip on Dec 15, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

800 bucks with labor to replace.

The car is probably worth $1000.

by Phildopip on Dec 15, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

$800.00???

How much of that is parts? A blower motor should be pretty simple to replace.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Most shops are ~$100/hour for labor

Shit adds up quick

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is that how much a blower motor costs?

Shit- I told the guy I sold my Dodge Colt to that it couldn’t cost more than $100 to fix

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

See above

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh ok

Interesting

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, and cutting into the dash is not something I'm comfortable doing on my own.

I just park it in my garage during cold weather, but sometimes I’m too lazy.

by Phildopip on Dec 15, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They do, but they don't generate enough heat to do anything.

The cigarette lighter just simply doesn’t have enough juice.

by Phildopip on Dec 15, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just pack around an extra car battery and hook one up to it

And then set it on the front passenger seat

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same here

I tried youtube, but couldn’t find it

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's the one real downside with newer vehicles

The entire engine compartment is like a jigsaw puzzle these days. Very hard to do maintenance on your own. This is why an extended warranty isn’t always a bad idea, because it will pay 100% parts and labor

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The manufacturers do that on purpose too

My favorite was Europe’s Audi A2. Without a special screwdriver that only the dealers have the only thing you could do is change the washer fluid and use the oil dipstick

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 15, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've heard about that kind of thing

It allows them to capitalize on your business more often. Again, this is why an extended warranty can work well in your favor, especially on a used car.

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's not new.

Old Pintos had head bolts that required a specific tool.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Damn.

I guess I still remember the old days when you just crawled up under the dash and replaced it (or took the dash out).

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did anyone see The Office last Thursday?

I’m trying to figure out why everyone hates this episode so much.

by JI on Dec 15, 2008 11:15 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I loved it.

The Office has been great this season.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 15, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Was that the holiday party one?

Seemed like every other Office episode. Maybe a little more serious than people like?

by Teej on Dec 15, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The black unicorn princess joke at the end was priceless

I couldn’t believe they did that on netwrok tv.

by JI on Dec 15, 2008 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought that was hilarious.

Just because it kind of puts Toby into a weird place.

I really liked the episode. I don’t know why people would’ve hated it so much.

by Fin on Dec 15, 2008 6:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone have some leads on a computer monitor that can display in 1920x1080?

Don’t ask, it’s for work. The reasoning is stupid but I need to indulge my superiors.

by BrianL on Dec 15, 2008 11:17 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

This is perfect.

Cheap, right resolution. I’ll be making a trip down during lunch.

by BrianL on Dec 15, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd call ahead

I know there are some items that are online only.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 15, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not worried.

I need to make a trip down there to pick up some stuff for myself anyways. This is just a good excuse to go.

by BrianL on Dec 15, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like you need an excuse

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WOO

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Go to the Fry's site, go to Monitors, all

search 1920. Get a few results. Still can’t tell if they’re in store.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 15, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Win XP question:

When you take a screenshot, where does the file go? I can’t find it…

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 15, 2008 11:18 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You need to paste it into Paint or some other app

it’s just stored like any other copied item would be until you paste it into something

by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As in hitting the PrintScrn button?

It goes into the clipboard. Open up a blank Paint document and hit Control+V.

by BrianL on Dec 15, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks guys.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 15, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love when he's "mopping"

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Who knows

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:52 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

It's coming out of a bad period.

SNL has always been good for a stretch, then the best cast members move on and everyone says it’s terrible and dead, and it sucks for a few years while the new cast gels, and then it’s good again. I’m sure the cycle will come to an end eventually, but there are really funny people on the show right now; I think it will be consistently funny next season.

by acblue on Dec 15, 2008 11:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is Amy Pohler still on the cast?

I find her to be terrible when she’s not leeching off of Tina Fey’s talent.

by BrianL on Dec 15, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't watched a second of SNL in several years now

Digital Shorts notwithstanding, of course.

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think this is awesome!

I hope he pitches until he’s 50!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am skeptical that he can keep his GB% as high next year.

It is not in line with his most recent performances. If that goes down he could have a rough year.

by Sec 108 on Dec 15, 2008 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree,

but it’s not the stats I’m looking at, he;s just one of my favorites, and I like having him in the sport.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jamie Moyer is the Jermaine Dye of pitching.

I just assume he will be awesome and have totally given up on trying to figure out how he’s going to perform. He’s just not normal.

by acblue on Dec 15, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's ok to put these on the front page.

People will never find them in here.

by JI on Dec 15, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Someone will bring it up soon enough

It just seems strange when people post on topic news in the off topic thread

by JI on Dec 15, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So this brings up a thought...

Who are your say… Top three players that you have an irrational love for. For me it would have to be Jamie, Cameron, and RJ.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 15, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs