what "upgrade" was worth it?

[Dentist 1,692]

1 hour ago, Terminalxylem said:

Hmmm. I’ve had little trouble with people visiting me in Hawaii. And I made the trip to visit my sister when she was in San Fran, but never in New Hampshire.
 

I wouldn’t want to go to Ft. Myers either.

Do you pick up the flight tab?

I gotta be honest I've never been to Hawaii and if my sister lived there I wouldn't go there either, don't like the idea of the flight time and time change.

If she lived in Vegas I'd go twice a year

[Terminalxylem 428]

2 hours ago, Gr00vus said:

Well Terminalxylem, I have some bad news...

Ha. Definitely not a fan of the move.

[Terminalxylem 428]

1 hour ago, Dentist said:

Do you pick up the flight tab?

I gotta be honest I've never been to Hawaii and if my sister lived there I wouldn't go there either, don't like the idea of the flight time and time change.

If she lived in Vegas I'd go twice a year

No. Visitors get a free place to stay, vehicle, meals and a tour guide. They can pony up for the flight.

Once or twice a year is plenty family interaction for my liking.

[Ron Swanson 1,637]

6 hours ago, Terminalxylem said:

If NFL players had some semblance of fiscal responsibility, they could live and retire comfortably just about anywhere on the planet. Personally, I’d take a big pay cut to play for San Diego, San Fran, Seattle or Denver.

If they had some semblance of fiscal responsibility they'd all live in non-income tax states.

 

[Ron Swanson 1,637]

13 hours ago, Dentist said:

Interestingly enough I have a sister who lives in Ft. Myers, so she's in a wonderful climate.   I haven't visited her in 10 years, nor have her friends, my dad hates traveling to her and will only do it once per year out of obligation.   I've seen similar experiences with multiple people..  people with homes in the Caribbean and such..  people just won't go out of their way to come to you... whereas now I live 5 min from my parents and my kids have a wonderful relationship with their grandparents...  my sisters kids barely have any relationship with them by comparison.

Since we moved to FL I can't beat the visitors off with a stick.  Visitors we lived within a few miles of in Houston and see more frequently now.

[bcat01 105]

Just saw this about Lasik. 

Lasik

[kutta 4,392]

On 11/11/2019 at 4:41 PM, Gr00vus said:

Razors/razor blades. There's probably something better, and I've tried many of the alternatives recommended here in various threads, but the top end Gilletttes really seem to do the least amount of damage to my face and last longer.

I'll tell ya, those Mach 3's are a damn good razor. I shave my head and face a few times a week and it's always a great shave.

[shuke 19,807]

7 hours ago, bcat01 said:

Just saw this about Lasik. 

Lasik

Looks like I’m waiting another 10 years. 

[Brony 6,366]

Lillie Q Carolina Gold BBQ sauce with any smoked meat is $. 

Q-tips over cotton swabs. 

Really good beer over so-so beer. 

[skycriesmary 483]

19 minutes ago, Brony said:

Lillie Q Carolina Gold BBQ sauce with any smoked meat is $. 

Q-tips over cotton swabs. 

Really good beer over so-so beer. 

I still don't understand how people drink Bud and Coors, or the like.

[Binky The Doormat 9,101]

8 hours ago, bcat01 said:

Just saw this about Lasik. 

Lasik

yikes - I always wanted Lasik, but was told my corneas were too thin.  This could have really gone wrong for me.  

[Terminalxylem 428]

16 minutes ago, skycriesmary said:

I still don't understand how people drink Bud and Coors, or the like.

I feel the same about any beer. 

[Terminalxylem 428]

48 minutes ago, shuke said:

Looks like I’m waiting another 10 years. 

Maybe you can invest your $100k in lasik research?

[TheIronSheik 6,228]

18 hours ago, bcat01 said:

Just saw this about Lasik. 

Lasik

This has always been my fear with Lasik.  You go in for elbow surgery and they mess up, you might have some slight pain in your elbow when you move it a certain way.  You go in for Lasik surgery and they mess up, you're blind.

[Caesar 508]

3 hours ago, TheIronSheik said:

This has always been my fear with Lasik.  You go in for elbow surgery and they mess up, you might have some slight pain in your elbow when you move it a certain way.  You go in for Lasik surgery and they mess up, you're blind.

Yeah, but lets be real.  The chance of them messing up BOTH eyes is pretty astronomical.

[TheIronSheik 6,228]

20 minutes ago, Caesar said:

Yeah, but lets be real.  The chance of them messing up BOTH eyes is pretty astronomical.

But I don't want to be blind in either eye.

[mr. furley 10,948]

Just now, TheIronSheik said:

But I don't want to be blind in either eye.

"Let the blind man cast stones at the eye of a camel, gb"

           -Winston Churchill

[TheIronSheik 6,228]

Just now, mr. furley said:

"Let the blind man cast stones at the eye of a camel, gb"

           -Winston Churchill

How drunk was he when he said that?

[wlwiles 630]

PSA for the folks in here talking about buying good TP

DO NOT buy Quilted Northern if you have a septic tank.  There's a chemical additive that's added to the paper-making process to help give it strength when wet (like in paper towels) so they don't break down/dissolve like normal TP does.   I used to work at the Georgia Pacific mill that made QN and Sparkle paper towels.  I forget the ppm dosages but QN gets 2/3 of the amount of chemical that the towels get.  QN was originally invented for women who complained about their fingers going through their TP while wiping, but it'll wreck your septic system. 

[mr. furley 10,948]

1 hour ago, TheIronSheik said:

How drunk was he when he said that?

substantially, i'd say, considering he believes that camels are a real thing

[kutta 4,392]

15 hours ago, skycriesmary said:

I still don't understand how people drink Bud and Coors, or the like.

When I'm at a divey bar and want something "safe," Bud Light is always my go to. I don't trust the glasses in those places, or what comes out of the gun. And I don't want to get a funny look by ordering a fancy IPA or something they don't have. Bud Light bottle is always available and I'll never get any funny looks or diseases ordering it.

[Gianni Verscotchie 460]

Call girl vs Crack Wh**e

[NutterButter 4,992]

On 11/14/2019 at 1:34 PM, bcat01 said:

Just saw this about Lasik. 

Lasik

I'm pretty glad that this guy didn't bring this up prior to me getting the procedure b/c I might not have gotten it done and I'd still be wearing crappy glasses.

[Terminalxylem 428]

12 hours ago, TheIronSheik said:

This has always been my fear with Lasik.  You go in for elbow surgery and they mess up, you might have some slight pain in your elbow when you move it a certain way.  You go in for Lasik surgery and they mess up, you're blind.

Except that it hasn’t happened as a direct result of the surgery. Granted, the reporting of such complications is problematic.

There is at least one case of an eye infection leading to loss of vision as a delayed complication of lasik, but there are also people who’ve gone blind from infections associated with contacts. And I’m sure someone has died from complications of elbow surgery, too.

[shuke 19,807]

17 hours ago, TheIronSheik said:

This has always been my fear with Lasik.  You go in for elbow surgery and they mess up, you might have some slight pain in your elbow when you move it a certain way.  You go in for Lasik surgery and they mess up, you're blind.

You know people die from surgery infections all the time, right?