Rant for the Day (keep it clean)

[Curmudgeon]

View if you'd like to see a day in the life of the police these days.

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't do well being a cop.

One thing of note, where were all of the good citizens watching that cops back until help arrived. All I saw was a bunch of tweakers.

 

[kenv1950]

I'm gonna go on a ham sandwich . Mama Cass I think?

Of course, I didn't do anything right all week, but heck, I'm a guy

Although it was widely reported that she had choked on a ham sandwich, the autopsy revealed that she actually died of a heart attack.

 

[Magus]

There is not enough profanity, blasphemy and general expressions of absolute white hot rage to express how POed I am at this moment. I go to vote, the best parking is two blocks away, the line is out the door, and its a BIG court house. I could do the walk, but I'd regret it, damn sure can't stand two hours on this foot. F* it, I go to the hardware store, full up. no parking. I go to the cable office, my bill has gone up again. I go to the dollar store and spend almost an hour filling my cart up, I go to check out and the MFing computer is down, my card is useless. I go to the OTHER dollar store, I play it smart and grab a few cans of gravy, card works great! I store the gravy, SPEND ANOTHER GD MFing hour filling my cart, BY NOW MY FEET ARE KILLING ME, never mind my back, I get to the check out and guess what? the computer has just crashed! God needs to pick on pedophiles and liberals for once, I've had enough for a while, I'm going to drink and smoke until I face plant into the keyboard! this whole day can kiss my butt!

 

[kenv1950]

There is not enough profanity, blasphemy and general expressions of absolute white hot rage to express how POed I am at this moment. I go to vote, the best parking is two blocks away, the line is out the door, and its a BIG court house. I could do the walk, but I'd regret it, damn sure can't stand two hours on this foot. F* it, I go to the hardware store, full up. no parking. I go to the cable office, my bill has gone up again. I go to the dollar store and spend almost an hour filling my cart up, I go to check out and the MFing computer is down, my card is useless. I go to the OTHER dollar store, I play it smart and grab a few cans of gravy, card works great! I store the gravy, SPEND ANOTHER GD MFing hour filling my cart, BY NOW MY FEET ARE KILLING ME, never mind my back, I get to the check out and guess what? the computer has just crashed! God needs to pick on pedophiles and liberals for once, I've had enough for a while, I'm going to drink and smoke until I face plant into the keyboard! this whole day can kiss my butt!

Wish I could drink

 

[Magus]

Tomorrow, I'll wish I hadn't. OH well! time to fill the bong with Mint schnapps.

 

[Magus]

"Looks liquor cabinet..."
Screw it, I'll make a 5th of snake bite! I got all the goodies but a 2" bud and a homie to drink with.

 

[Magus]

Got discord? we'll charge for tickets!

 

[Wingnut]

Damn, brother, wish you were here to PAR-TAY HARD, then MACK roast turkey, lol... I'll be sure to take a bong hit for ya, still got plenty of that weed left. This roast turkey and all the trimmings are kicking out delicious aromas from the oven, on days like today I always crack the door every so often just to make my home smell even better, lol. I believe they call that 'aromatherapy!' Sure beats the high odor coming from the fraudulent election, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Those dirty swine... at least the traitorous scum o' the earth can't ruin my turkey dinner! The stinking dirty criminal swine, lol.

I reckon it's about time for that bong hit, then maybe a Western on TV... I've been reading some decent Westerns lately, but I feel like some... er... visual stimulation today, and looking at that blasted Pelosi hag ain't gonna cut it, lol.

 

[Pearl]

Damn, brother, wish you were here to PAR-TAY HARD, then MACK roast turkey, lol... I'll be sure to take a bong hit for ya, still got plenty of that weed left. This roast turkey and all the trimmings are kicking out delicious aromas from the oven, on days like today I always crack the door every so often just to make my home smell even better, lol. I believe they call that 'aromatherapy!' Sure beats the high odor coming from the fraudulent election, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Those dirty swine... at least the traitorous scum o' the earth can't ruin my turkey dinner! The stinking dirty criminal swine, lol.

I reckon it's about time for that bong hit, then maybe a Western on TV... I've been reading some decent Westerns lately, but I feel like some... er... visual stimulation today, and looking at that blasted Pelosi hag ain't gonna cut it, lol.

And I thought I was having a bad day! We need to teleport Magus to to your house Wingnut!!

 

[Wingnut]

Where's Scotty when ya need him?

I just opened the oven door again and my home smells SO GOOD right now, lol... I'll be hungry when the time comes too, all I had for breakfast was juice and then some grapes later, as I knew I'd be MACKIN' HARD today, lol. I'll sample some of the dishes too, so that'll stave off starvation, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Sheeeee-it, this feast I'm making could not just feed an entire Somalian village for a month, it could feed the entire COUNTRY for a month, lol.

"WE GOT A ROAST TURKEY DOWN... WE GOT A ROAST TURKEY DOWN!!! WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS!!!"

 

[Magus]

Dang. giving me the munchies over here! save some for turkey Swiss nachos!

 

[sonya123]

My rant for the day is my phone.
At 8:00 sharp they started. it will continue until 8:00 tonight. the G.D idiots g!

Don't you know how to block numbers? Just block them all and you won't get anymore calls like that
Only answer the phone if it is someone in your contact list

 

[Curmudgeon]

We just got Rasmussened, lol twice...........his and hers.

 

[Cascadian]

So one of my sons and his wife didn't vote.

 

[Magus]

Don't you know how to block numbers? Just block them all and you won't get anymore calls like that
Only answer the phone if it is someone in your contact list

Its always a different number, a few times its been numbers of people I know being spoofed. I don't dare block any of them. I have it unhooked now, good luck bugging me in the morning!

 

[sonya123]

Its always a different number, a few times its been numbers of people I know being spoofed. I don't dare block any of them. I have it unhooked now, good luck bugging me in the morning!

I usually only have my phone on me when we go somewhere. At home people that want to talk to me need to leave a message or text and I will respond. I can't even remember the last time I got a crank call and my number is out there on the net because we sell livestock, so people call for that sometimes. But if they are serious about it, they will leave a message or text
something weird happened to husband, his number got on some family reunion group's text message and he got a gazzillion texts until he finally called the person that started the group text and told her they had the wrong number , but she didn't know how to remove him lol, so he continued gettting texts for some time until they were done

 

[Magus]

We get that here ever time some data miner hacks into a companies customer data base.

 

[Peanut]

Wouldn’t life be boring without unplanned events? But why do they always cost money? I have small issue with my guitar. A tiny buzz that’s driving me nuts! At first I thought it was my imagination, then I thought it was something I was causing. Nope, after a month it’s clear there’s a real problem that I can only hear in specific situations.

I have a ivory saddle on my guitar, hand carved decades ago. I think it has developed a tiny crack, something I can’t see. It’s allowing an abnormal string vibration. A saddle is one of the most important parts of an acoustic guitar. It transfers vibration of the strings directly to the wood body. I need an expert to look at this issue. I hope it’s something as simple as a cracked saddle. It might be something else though.

This tiny buzz might get expensive. The guy who works on my guitar lives near Nashville, Mr. Richard Starkey, A famous guy, the city is a mecca for great luthiers. Last time I waited 2 months for an appointment, his skills are in great demand.

I just called and spoke with him this morning. Someone canceled, he’s got a slot open this Monday, guess I’m going to Nashville. Last time he worked on it I hung out for a few days, great food, a little music at night. A mini vacation, I could use another, lol.

(Richard’s living room is amazing, works out of his home. Photos line the walls of famous people who bring him work, a who’s who list. He’s worked on willie nelson’s guitars for decades. A funny one… Steve Miller of the Steve Miller band drove his tour bus to Richard’s house early one morning and waited for him to wake up so he could make an emergency repair to a guitar. Hey, at least they brought coffee w/sausage biscuits! That story cracked me up.)

Anyway, even if Richard finished my work in a day I’ll have to come in the next day for a “test drive”. More work may be required. This means I’ll have to get a hotel room for at least 3-4 nights, because of cfs. I can be at his home in 3hrs but I’d be too exhausted for an intelligent conversion. I’d need to drive up the day before and get a room so I can be rested before talking.

Big picture… the actual cost for parts and labor isn’t that much. My guitar has a full lifetime warranty. Some but not all of this will be covered by the warranty. The big costs are going to be gas, food and hotel. I don't see getting out of this for less than $400.

Did some internet shopping for bridge pins also… I’m finally going to upgrade my plastic pins to at least bone. This is from the website of a company selling bridge pins. I had no idea fossil ivory bridge pins had gotten so pricey…
------------------------------------------------

Bone Guitar Bridge Pins
Martin, Gibson, Taylor, Collings, Santa Cruz etc.​

High quality precision acoustic guitar bridge pins, end pins and strap buttons. Made in USA in our Dover, Ohio shop. We make guitar pins of:

1) North American Cattle Bone for $39.95/set

2) Fossil Walrus Jawbone for $74.95/set

3) Fossilized Mammoth Ivory for $ 110/set

Bone and fossilized mammoth ivory pins can sell and ship internationally but FMI pins cannot sell to the US states of NY, NJ, IL, CA, HI or NV. Bone and ivory are harder than wood or plastic and improve an instrument by giving it a brighter and clearer sound…

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$110 for the 6 little pins that hold the strings to the guitar? Jeeze. Have to think on this, what I’ll do at Mr. Starkey's is play a couple of his guitars, compare FMI pins to bone pins. If I can’t hear the difference there is no point in spending the extra cash. On the other hand… if I go to this much expense and trouble to ask an experts opinion I should listen to his recommendation. He’s worked on my guitar twice before, one word, perfection!

Below is a bone blank that has been partially shaped into a saddle, lots of angles and curves… its interesting to watch one being carved from a blank.

 

[Amish Heart]

Grr; the dishwasher guy's "helper" installing a new dishwasher...cut through a water line. Flooded a corner of the basement where I store foodstuff. Flooded the kitchen. Now they're back with a new pipe line. Looks like I have a couple of loads of laundry. Kitchen is trashed, basement stuff is wiped down but things need to be put back. Heavy things.
At the same time, husband says the twin''s caseworker is calling a "family meeting" in their offices on Monday afternoon. I remember the last meeting we went for. Where the twins invited their "support" and we had numerous people voice their opinions about how we abuse them. (according to granddaughter). Never mind that abuse has been dismissed by the therapist and child services because it was BS. So husband thinks that this meeting will "set them on track again" and make them tolerable till they're 18. Not so, in my opinion. So, asking what is the point of the meeting...he does not know. Tells me to call the caseworker. Both of her phone numbers go to a full mailbox. Waste of my time.
Guys are still working on installing a new dishwasher.....

 

[zannej]

When I first moved overseas people back in mainland US could still smoke in restaurants and I remember sometimes there was no barrier between smoking section and non-smoking & if you got put next to smoking section you may as well have been in it. We always asked for a table far away since I have lung damage and my brother had asthma. Overseas they still had smoking indoors (although Singapore changed the laws after asthma & lung disease became rampant among young people & it affected their ability to do National Service). When we first came back to the mainland in 2001 I asked for a nonsmoking seat and the waitress looked at me like I had 3 heads and then said "There is no smoking section!" I said "Well, that's new". Not sure when it happened though since I wasn't in the mainland.

My gripe is that AC is still not working & my friend isn't reading/responding to messages bc he's being an idiot and ruining his life for his gf again. He keeps griping about how he can't stand her but says he can't get rid of her. My brother pointed out that its not that he can't get rid of her, but that he's not willing to kick her out. The new baby apparently looks just like the guy she cheated on him with, but he's the one waking up to deal with her & change diapers because his gf is doing nothing. Granted she had surgery so there's some recovery time. Doctor said one week should be sufficient, but I'm sure it will take longer for her because she has the lowest pain threshold of anyone I've ever met.

My eyes have been burning and I've been exhausted. I have been overheated. I was sleeping more than 12 hours per day and have to keep taking naps every couple hours.

At least I got my electrical kit so I can see which cables are live. The voltometer needs to have batteries put in but to open it up requires removal of some tiny screws and I don't think I have drivers that small.

 

[Neb]

When I first moved overseas people back in mainland US could still smoke in restaurants and I remember sometimes there was no barrier between smoking section and non-smoking & if you got put next to smoking section you may as well have been in it. We always asked for a table far away since I have lung damage and my brother had asthma. Overseas they still had smoking indoors (although Singapore changed the laws after asthma & lung disease became rampant among young people & it affected their ability to do National Service). When we first came back to the mainland in 2001 I asked for a nonsmoking seat and the waitress looked at me like I had 3 heads and then said "There is no smoking section!" I said "Well, that's new". Not sure when it happened though since I wasn't in the mainland.

My gripe is that AC is still not working & my friend isn't reading/responding to messages bc he's being an idiot and ruining his life for his gf again. He keeps griping about how he can't stand her but says he can't get rid of her. My brother pointed out that its not that he can't get rid of her, but that he's not willing to kick her out. The new baby apparently looks just like the guy she cheated on him with, but he's the one waking up to deal with her & change diapers because his gf is doing nothing. Granted she had surgery so there's some recovery time. Doctor said one week should be sufficient, but I'm sure it will take longer for her because she has the lowest pain threshold of anyone I've ever met.

My eyes have been burning and I've been exhausted. I have been overheated. I was sleeping more than 12 hours per day and have to keep taking naps every couple hours.

At least I got my electrical kit so I can see which cables are live. The voltometer needs to have batteries put in but to open it up requires removal of some tiny screws and I don't think I have drivers that small.

Consider logging your activities for a week then share it with your doctor. If you could muster more energy you could tackle more of your challenges. Not much gets done while sleeping that is not health related.

Just asking..

Ben

 

[Neb]

Wouldn’t life be boring without unplanned events? But why do they always cost money? I have small issue with my guitar. A tiny buzz that’s driving me nuts! At first I thought it was my imagination, then I thought it was something I was causing. Nope, after a month it’s clear there’s a real problem that I can only hear in specific situations.

I have a ivory saddle on my guitar, hand carved decades ago. I think it has developed a tiny crack, something I can’t see. It’s allowing an abnormal string vibration. A saddle is one of the most important parts of an acoustic guitar. It transfers vibration of the strings directly to the wood body. I need an expert to look at this issue. I hope it’s something as simple as a cracked saddle. It might be something else though.

This tiny buzz might get expensive. The guy who works on my guitar lives near Nashville, Mr. Richard Starkey, A famous guy, the city is a mecca for great luthiers. Last time I waited 2 months for an appointment, his skills are in great demand.

I just called and spoke with him this morning. Someone canceled, he’s got a slot open this Monday, guess I’m going to Nashville. Last time he worked on it I hung out for a few days, great food, a little music at night. A mini vacation, I could use another, lol.

(Richard’s living room is amazing, works out of his home. Photos line the walls of famous people who bring him work, a who’s who list. He’s worked on willie nelson’s guitars for decades. A funny one… Steve Miller of the Steve Miller band drove his tour bus to Richard’s house early one morning and waited for him to wake up so he could make an emergency repair to a guitar. Hey, at least they brought coffee w/sausage biscuits! That story cracked me up.)

Anyway, even if Richard finished my work in a day I’ll have to come in the next day for a “test drive”. More work may be required. This means I’ll have to get a hotel room for at least 3-4 nights, because of cfs. I can be at his home in 3hrs but I’d be too exhausted for an intelligent conversion. I’d need to drive up the day before and get a room so I can be rested before talking.

Big picture… the actual cost for parts and labor isn’t that much. My guitar has a full lifetime warranty. Some but not all of this will be covered by the warranty. The big costs are going to be gas, food and hotel. I don't see getting out of this for less than $400.

Did some internet shopping for bridge pins also… I’m finally going to upgrade my plastic pins to at least bone. This is from the website of a company selling bridge pins. I had no idea fossil ivory bridge pins had gotten so pricey…
------------------------------------------------

Bone Guitar Bridge Pins​

Martin, Gibson, Taylor, Collings, Santa Cruz etc.​

High quality precision acoustic guitar bridge pins, end pins and strap buttons. Made in USA in our Dover, Ohio shop. We make guitar pins of:

1) North American Cattle Bone for $39.95/set

2) Fossil Walrus Jawbone for $74.95/set

3) Fossilized Mammoth Ivory for $ 110/set

Bone and fossilized mammoth ivory pins can sell and ship internationally but FMI pins cannot sell to the US states of NY, NJ, IL, CA, HI or NV. Bone and ivory are harder than wood or plastic and improve an instrument by giving it a brighter and clearer sound…

-----

$110 for the 6 little pins that hold the strings to the guitar? Jeeze. Have to think on this, what I’ll do at Mr. Starkey's is play a couple of his guitars, compare FMI pins to bone pins. If I can’t hear the difference there is no point in spending the extra cash. On the other hand… if I go to this much expense and trouble to ask an experts opinion I should listen to his recommendation. He’s worked on my guitar twice before, one word, perfection!

Below is a bone blank that has been partially shaped into a saddle, lots of angles and curves… its interesting to watch one being carved from a blank.

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Not that I know...

Can you detail when you hear the buzzing?


Ben

 

[Peanut]

Not that I know...

Can you detail when you hear the buzzing?


Ben

I don't think I could explain it in an understandable way. I took me a month to figure out it was a real problem...

 

[Grimm]

one of the reasons paypal and ebay are dead to me.

If it's in Ohio, I know a guy

I spent the day on the phone with USPS and got them to re-pickup the package and hold it for me to pickup. I got the doll back in decent condition. I did refund the jerk's money less the shipping and handling costs since I had to buy a large box to fit the doll and packing peanuts. If Roo hadn't popped all my bubble wrap I would not have had to buy the peanuts.

Ebay did use the fees they charged me to reimburse part of the money to the jerk AND they then deduced the return shipping fees from the total I refunded them. They ended up getting half the price they paid from ebay after all the fees and such. I laughed as I clicked the button to approve it all.

 

[Cascadian]

My wife got a call from a friend. After she hung up she said we were invited to walk in a Veterans day parade with a group of Native Americans. I jokingly/ sarcastically said is it in Portland? She said how did you know. Well I am not sure exactly at what point I stopped swearing. Seriously Portland there is no reason I would go there. Going days after an election with a veteran theme? Oh hell no. I can almost guarantee some sort of violence.

 

[Magus]

Not that I know...

Can you detail when you hear the buzzing?


Ben

I think his pickup has a dead bug in it.

 

[backlash]

My wife got a call from a friend. After she hung up she said we were invited to walk in a Veterans day parade with a group of Native Americans. I jokingly/ sarcastically said is it in Portland? She said how did you know. Well I am not sure exactly at what point I stopped swearing and may have blacked out briefly. Seriously Portland there is no reason I would go there. Going days after an election with a veteran theme? Oh hell no. I can almost guarantee some sort of violence.

Maybe if everyone showed up in full battle rattle and the parade route was declared a free fire zone.
I drove through Portland last month and there is NO way I would ever get off the freeway and stop.

 

[Amish Heart]

Ugh. Mom. Dementia, mean, can't hear worth a darn and says she is too young for hearing aids. My sis tells me this afternoon that she told her that I shook her by the shoulders and slapped her. She also told her nurses. So I'm on the phone with her asking her what her problem is. She can't hear me, so I'm yelling. I tell her I never hurt her, ever. She thinks I'm saying that she slapped me. We go round about for 10 minutes. She says I'm crazy and she never said that. I told her to call my sis right now and tell her. She has a 15 minute attention span, so there's no telling if she will. I told her if people think I'm hurting her, then I can't see her anymore. Can't tell if it's the meanness or the dementia.

 

[Pearl]

Ugh. Mom. Dementia, mean, can't hear worth a darn and says she is too young for hearing aids. My sis tells me this afternoon that she told her that I shook her by the shoulders and slapped her. She also told her nurses. So I'm on the phone with her asking her what her problem is. She can't hear me, so I'm yelling. I tell her I never hurt her, ever. She thinks I'm saying that she slapped me. We go round about for 10 minutes. She says I'm crazy and she never said that. I told her to call my sis right now and tell her. She has a 15 minute attention span, so there's no telling if she will. I told her if people think I'm hurting her, then I can't see her anymore. Can't tell if it's the meanness or the dementia.

Walk away for a while!! Tell them at the home what's going on and step back for a bit! You are the easy target. It meanness intensified by the dementia!!

 

[Amish Heart]

Yep. Exactly what I'm going to do. Thankfully I have a good relationship with the two main nurses there, they know me really well. Her birthday is the 19th. I'll wait and see her then.