GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (11 Viewers)

[Dan Lambskin]

Just an FYI, stay away from the hippos in Botswana. Son-in-law of a family friend apparently got gored (I have no idea what the correct term is) a day or two ago.

Just expand this to stay away from Hippos period, they kill a lot of humans per year, roughly 500.

I tussled with a hippo or two back in the day and lived to tell the tale.
My encounters were not on the African plains but rather at after hours party where alcohol and questionable decisions were aplenty.

That’s someone’s daughter

 

[El Floppo]

Any large wild animal. Dont be dumb.

People at Yellowstone with the ... Look at me petting a buffalo!

 

[arrow1]

Any large wild animal. Dont be dumb.

People at Yellowstone with the ... Look at me petting a buffalo!

and a selfie!

 

[El Floppo]

Any large wild animal. Dont be dumb.

People at Yellowstone with the ... Look at me petting a buffalo!

and a selfie!

Live streamed

 

[General Malaise]

Just an FYI, stay away from the hippos in Botswana. Son-in-law of a family friend apparently got gored (I have no idea what the correct term is) a day or two ago.

Just expand this to stay away from Hippos period, they kill a lot of humans per year, roughly 500.

That seems a lot given the relative dearth of articles on hippo attacks on the web (I may have gone down that rabbit hole). I do know the few youtube videos out there are downright terrifying. I guess boat sneak attacks are not uncommon (which I guess makes sense given how territorial they are), but they just explode out of the water. They seem so nice and docile at the San Diego zoo.

It's San Diego. Everybody there is mellow. Probably because they're all on grass, even the hippos.

 

[nirad3]

Staying at another (yes another) haunted hotel, this time in beautiful Flagstaff, AZ. I happened upon one in Fresno a few months ago, and instead of the usual Courtyard by Marriott or something, I opted for an older downtown hotel here in Flagstaff. Got to the front desk and they had flyers for ghost tours at the hotel. Definitely haunted! Will report back after my sleep tonight.

 

[Snoopy]

Staying at another (yes another) haunted hotel, this time in beautiful Flagstaff, AZ. I happened upon one in Fresno a few months ago, and instead of the usual Courtyard by Marriott or something, I opted for an older downtown hotel here in Flagstaff. Got to the front desk and they had flyers for ghost tours at the hotel. Definitely haunted! Will report back after my sleep tonight.

Don't get 2 sheets to the wind.

 

[nirad3]

Staying at another (yes another) haunted hotel, this time in beautiful Flagstaff, AZ. I happened upon one in Fresno a few months ago, and instead of the usual Courtyard by Marriott or something, I opted for an older downtown hotel here in Flagstaff. Got to the front desk and they had flyers for ghost tours at the hotel. Definitely haunted! Will report back after my sleep tonight.

Don't get 2 sheets to the wind.

Oops. I had a "few" IPAs and being at 7000 ft. really knocked me good.

Nothing to report spook-wise. I am VERY paranormal-sensitive, too.

 

[-fish-]

How are original triscuits still a thing? They're essentially inedible and are useless as a snack except as a way to hold a dip or appetizer of some kind. The texture is like a mix of sand, cardboard and twine. Literally all other chips or crackers, and all other flavors of triscuits, are superior to the original unflavored product both as a standalone snack and as a delivery system for dips and appetizers.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

How are original triscuits still a thing? They're essentially inedible and are useless as a snack except as a way to hold a dip or appetizer of some kind. The texture is like a mix of sand, cardboard and twine. Literally all other chips or crackers, and all other flavors of triscuits, are superior to the original unflavored product both as a standalone snack and as a delivery system for dips and appetizers.

Love em.

 

[arrow1]

How are original triscuits still a thing? They're essentially inedible and are useless as a snack except as a way to hold a dip or appetizer of some kind. The texture is like a mix of sand, cardboard and twine. Literally all other chips or crackers, and all other flavors of triscuits, are superior to the original unflavored product both as a standalone snack and as a delivery system for dips and appetizers.

and not aerodynamic like a Ritz

 

[Dan Lambskin]

How are original triscuits still a thing? They're essentially inedible and are useless as a snack except as a way to hold a dip or appetizer of some kind. The texture is like a mix of sand, cardboard and twine. Literally all other chips or crackers, and all other flavors of triscuits, are superior to the original unflavored product both as a standalone snack and as a delivery system for dips and appetizers.

Love em.

Team Triscuit

 

[El Floppo]

Triscuits are like Grape Nuts cereal to me...if theres nothing else, I'm starving, and somebody has a gun to my head telling me to eat ir they'll kill me and my entire family... I'll eat.

 

[SWC]

triscuits are like the worlds best delivery vehicle for cheese and you need them no on ever says hey we need a load of 2x4s lets walk over to home despot and carry them home they say lets take a truck and get some 2x4s that is what triscuits are the pick up truck of cheese take that to the bank bromigos

 

[DA RAIDERS]

So my 80 year old dad got bitten by a Pitbull. Currently in the hospital. Neat

He’ll probably be ok but it’s not great.

Can’t find the Pitbull thread. It was an old deaf dog. A friends. Dog got scared and latched onto his thigh. Stupid dog.

 

[General Malaise]

So my 80 year old dad got bitten by a Pitbull. Currently in the hospital. Neat

He’ll probably be ok but it’s not great.

Can’t find the Pitbull thread. It was an old deaf dog. A friends. Dog got scared and latched onto his thigh. Stupid dog.

Hope he is okay, GB. That's a terrifying thing to get attacked and bitten by a dog.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

So my 80 year old dad got bitten by a Pitbull. Currently in the hospital. Neat

He’ll probably be ok but it’s not great.

Can’t find the Pitbull thread. It was an old deaf dog. A friends. Dog got scared and latched onto his thigh. Stupid dog.

Sorry man. Fn pit bulls ..

 

[Joe Bryant]

So my 80 year old dad got bitten by a Pitbull. Currently in the hospital. Neat

He’ll probably be ok but it’s not great.

Can’t find the Pitbull thread. It was an old deaf dog. A friends. Dog got scared and latched onto his thigh. Stupid dog.

Aw man. I'm sorry, GB

 

[SWC]

i hope your dad is on the mend da raiders best wishes

 

[DA RAIDERS]

They sprung my pops! Surgery not needed!

His leg is a freaking mess though. Few stitches on the big punctures. And his leg is mostly purple. Dark purple. Circulation is a problem for him normally, so this bears close monitoring. They’re going to have to stop/start his eliquis so that the damn thing will heal. That’s the concern now. He teared up in the ER with my mom not knowing what was going to happen. Rough to watch.

He told me to call the cop son, of his deceased best friend, and tell him to go shoot that ****ing dog.

 

[nirad3]

Got a bomb dropped on us on Tuesday by our landlord of 10+ years.... "they need the house back".

We have had the sweetest of deals on a house big enough for the four of us for the past decade-plus, close to the kids' schools, etc., and now we are forced to try finding another rental (which will probably be WAY more than we currently pay) or figure out a way to buy a place, which would mean we probably have to find something further away from the kids' schools and shuttle them to/from every day. Yikes.

This also means my MIL is likely going to move out from Louisiana and live with us in a MIL unit or separate quarters of some kind. I don't know what I feel about that, but she's getting up there in age and lost half her leg to diabetes so is having trouble getting around, etc.

Mainly it's just making my anxiety (which is already very high) skyrocket. We have 10 years' worth of crap accumulated in this house, but are very balanced life-wise. It's going to be an interesting couple of months as we do this transition, which may be moving in with my mom (she has the room) for a couple of months while we look. Sucks.

 

[SWC]

They sprung my pops! Surgery not needed!

His leg is a freaking mess though. Few stitches on the big punctures. And his leg is mostly purple. Dark purple. Circulation is a problem for him normally, so this bears close monitoring. They’re going to have to stop/start his eliquis so that the damn thing will heal. That’s the concern now. He teared up in the ER with my mom not knowing what was going to happen. Rough to watch.

He told me to call the cop son, of his deceased best friend, and tell him to go shoot that ****ing dog.

glad no surgery is needed and the medication pause is scary but they will monitor him and they have a host of ways to deal with if numbers get out of whack so good vibes brother

 

[SWC]

Got a bomb dropped on us on Tuesday by our landlord of 10+ years.... "they need the house back".

We have had the sweetest of deals on a house big enough for the four of us for the past decade-plus, close to the kids' schools, etc., and now we are forced to try finding another rental (which will probably be WAY more than we currently pay) or figure out a way to buy a place, which would mean we probably have to find something further away from the kids' schools and shuttle them to/from every day. Yikes.

This also means my MIL is likely going to move out from Louisiana and live with us in a MIL unit or separate quarters of some kind. I don't know what I feel about that, but she's getting up there in age and lost half her leg to diabetes so is having trouble getting around, etc.

Mainly it's just making my anxiety (which is already very high) skyrocket. We have 10 years' worth of crap accumulated in this house, but are very balanced life-wise. It's going to be an interesting couple of months as we do this transition, which may be moving in with my mom (she has the room) for a couple of months while we look. Sucks.

best wishes and in the end just have the view that you got a screaming deal for a decade which is good and that even though adding someone to the household is stressful its the right and good thing to do and your kids will have an extra babysitter change is hard but it can be good if you stay on the sunny side

 

[kevzilla]

He told me to call the cop son, of his deceased best friend, and tell him to go shoot that ****ing dog.

I hate that this happened, but I love your dad

 

[Joe Bryant]

Got a bomb dropped on us on Tuesday by our landlord of 10+ years.... "they need the house back".

We have had the sweetest of deals on a house big enough for the four of us for the past decade-plus, close to the kids' schools, etc., and now we are forced to try finding another rental (which will probably be WAY more than we currently pay) or figure out a way to buy a place, which would mean we probably have to find something further away from the kids' schools and shuttle them to/from every day. Yikes.

This also means my MIL is likely going to move out from Louisiana and live with us in a MIL unit or separate quarters of some kind. I don't know what I feel about that, but she's getting up there in age and lost half her leg to diabetes so is having trouble getting around, etc.

Mainly it's just making my anxiety (which is already very high) skyrocket. We have 10 years' worth of crap accumulated in this house, but are very balanced life-wise. It's going to be an interesting couple of months as we do this transition, which may be moving in with my mom (she has the room) for a couple of months while we look. Sucks.

Aw Man. That sucks, GB. Hang in there and best to you as you navigate.

 

[El Floppo]

Got a bomb dropped on us on Tuesday by our landlord of 10+ years.... "they need the house back".

We have had the sweetest of deals on a house big enough for the four of us for the past decade-plus, close to the kids' schools, etc., and now we are forced to try finding another rental (which will probably be WAY more than we currently pay) or figure out a way to buy a place, which would mean we probably have to find something further away from the kids' schools and shuttle them to/from every day. Yikes.

This also means my MIL is likely going to move out from Louisiana and live with us in a MIL unit or separate quarters of some kind. I don't know what I feel about that, but she's getting up there in age and lost half her leg to diabetes so is having trouble getting around, etc.

Mainly it's just making my anxiety (which is already very high) skyrocket. We have 10 years' worth of crap accumulated in this house, but are very balanced life-wise. It's going to be an interesting couple of months as we do this transition, which may be moving in with my mom (she has the room) for a couple of months while we look. Sucks.

Damn.

As a long time renter in the same spot with a family, i feel you in a big way.

My nerves just frayed thinking about it.

Best of luck to you guys...heres hoping you end up with something even better

 

[-fish-]

Going to Vegas tomorrow for 4 days. Seeing the When We Were Young festival on Saturday. Their ticketing system is a mess and wristbands didn't get sent out in time, so I'm hoping that the couple hours spent on the phone will result in the wristbands being shipped to the hotel tomorrow.

MGM rewards is pretty great. Getting 4 nights at Aria comped, $450 freeplay and $250 resort credit, and the girlfriend was able to get a second room comped for my daughter to stay in.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Got a bomb dropped on us on Tuesday by our landlord of 10+ years.... "they need the house back".

We have had the sweetest of deals on a house big enough for the four of us for the past decade-plus, close to the kids' schools, etc., and now we are forced to try finding another rental (which will probably be WAY more than we currently pay) or figure out a way to buy a place, which would mean we probably have to find something further away from the kids' schools and shuttle them to/from every day. Yikes.

This also means my MIL is likely going to move out from Louisiana and live with us in a MIL unit or separate quarters of some kind. I don't know what I feel about that, but she's getting up there in age and lost half her leg to diabetes so is having trouble getting around, etc.

Mainly it's just making my anxiety (which is already very high) skyrocket. We have 10 years' worth of crap accumulated in this house, but are very balanced life-wise. It's going to be an interesting couple of months as we do this transition, which may be moving in with my mom (she has the room) for a couple of months while we look. Sucks.

Sorry D. That blows

 

[-fish-]

Going to Vegas tomorrow for 4 days. Seeing the When We Were Young festival on Saturday. Their ticketing system is a mess and wristbands didn't get sent out in time, so I'm hoping that the couple hours spent on the phone will result in the wristbands being shipped to the hotel tomorrow.

MGM rewards is pretty great. Getting 4 nights at Aria comped, $450 freeplay and $250 resort credit, and the girlfriend was able to get a second room comped for my daughter to stay in.

well...got the tracking today. says it will be delivered on Monday. Show is Saturday.

 

[arrow1]

Going to Vegas tomorrow for 4 days. Seeing the When We Were Young festival on Saturday. Their ticketing system is a mess and wristbands didn't get sent out in time, so I'm hoping that the couple hours spent on the phone will result in the wristbands being shipped to the hotel tomorrow.

MGM rewards is pretty great. Getting 4 nights at Aria comped, $450 freeplay and $250 resort credit, and the girlfriend was able to get a second room comped for my daughter to stay in.

well...got the tracking today. says it will be delivered on Monday. Show is Saturday.

oof

 

[urbanhack]

Back to stupid internet dating. Broke up with my lady after 4 years back in May. I wanted this so happy about the outcome. Took the entire summer off to just have a great time, travel, disc golf, hike, etc. Wasn't even interested in meeting anyone. Decided to download some apps back in September. Not many matches, no activity, deleted and added the app a few times. Finally connected with a lady a few weeks ago. Thought it was a pretty good match, everything lined up perfectly for what I'm looking for and I thought things were going well. Had a third date on Monday night...met at a dessert bakery and talked for 2 hours while eating pie. Agreed to go see a movie this Saturday and finally got the first kiss at the end of the date. Got a message Wednesday morning saying "good luck, but don't think there is a connection."

OOF - I hate this ****.

 

[arrow1]

Back to stupid internet dating. Broke up with my lady after 4 years back in May. Took the entire summer off to just have a great time, travel, disc golf, hike, etc. Wasn't even interested in meeting anyone. Decided to download some apps back in September. Not many matches, no activity, deleted and added the app a few times. Finally connected with a lady a few weeks ago. Thought it was a pretty good match, everything lined up perfectly for what I'm looking for and I thought things were going well. Had a third date on Monday night...met at a dessert bakery and talked for 2 hours while eating pie. Agreed to go see a movie this Saturday and finally got the first kiss at the end of the date. Got a message Wednesday morning saying "good luck, but don't think there is a connection."

OOF - I hate this ****.

uggh

 

[urbanhack]

Don't be sad for me guys! I'm all good! Just needed to rant.

 

[Scoresman]

talked for 2 hours while eating pie.

Might be too soon to start doing that on a third date.

 

[heckmanm]

talked for 2 hours while eating pie.

Might be too soon to start doing that on a third date.

All the talking was probably distracting. Focus on the task!

 

[rockaction]

Back to stupid internet dating. Broke up with my lady after 4 years back in May. I wanted this so happy about the outcome. Took the entire summer off to just have a great time, travel, disc golf, hike, etc. Wasn't even interested in meeting anyone. Decided to download some apps back in September. Not many matches, no activity, deleted and added the app a few times. Finally connected with a lady a few weeks ago. Thought it was a pretty good match, everything lined up perfectly for what I'm looking for and I thought things were going well. Had a third date on Monday night...met at a dessert bakery and talked for 2 hours while eating pie. Agreed to go see a movie this Saturday and finally got the first kiss at the end of the date. Got a message Wednesday morning saying "good luck, but don't think there is a connection."

OOF - I hate this ****.

I hate it for you. Hell, I want your two hours back. We’re getting old, man, and those are finite:

 

[Osaurus]

Don't be sad for me guys! I'm all good! Just needed to rant.

You were a great date from what I remember

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Don't be sad for me guys! I'm all good! Just needed to rant.

You were a great date from what I remember

you can always count on a nice breakfast the morning after.

 

[mr. furley]

Don't be sad for me guys! I'm all good! Just needed to rant.

You were a great date from what I remember

my best ever

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Had some triscuits with the pimento cheese spread from Trader Joe’s. Deeee-licious!

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Had some triscuits with the pimento cheese spread from Trader Joe’s. Deeee-licious!

the jalapeno one? We smash a tub of that once a week.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Had some triscuits with the pimento cheese spread from Trader Joe’s. Deeee-licious!

the jalapeno one? We smash a tub of that once a week.

No. But it’s on the list now. Mine is essentially pub cheese

 

[urbanhack]

Had some triscuits with the pimento cheese spread from Trader Joe’s. Deeee-licious!

the jalapeno one? We smash a tub of that once a week.

No. But it’s on the list now. Mine is essentially pub cheese

I don't buy that because it won't last two days with just me eating it. Maybe once or twice a year as a treat.

 

[heckmanm]

We have a little grocery nearby that makes a "burnt end dip" - basically cream cheese with shredded smoked brisket.
(me, not the dip)

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Had some triscuits with the pimento cheese spread from Trader Joe’s. Deeee-licious!

the jalapeno one? We smash a tub of that once a week.

No. But it’s on the list now. Mine is essentially pub cheese

I don't buy that because it won't last two days with just me eating it. Maybe once or twice a year as a treat.

Yep. I do my best to get 3 sittings out of it.

 

[urbanhack]

Haven't had one yet, but Honeycrisp × Cripps Pink sounds like a winner.

I think most of these new apples are Honeycrisp hybrids. The Cosmic Crisps are outeffingstanding.

Ironically, honeycrisps themselves seem to have gotten worse the last several years.

The sweet tango is where's IT'$ at.

@mr. furley

It's that time of year...

 

[nirad3]

Any of you indulge in nicotine pouches?

I've never been a smoker; I could probably count the number of (tobacco) cigarettes I've had on my two hands. I've had Swisher Sweets and of course many a rolled "J", but cigs? Nah.

But I have caught the nasty habit of these "Zyn" nicotine pouches that you hold in your lower lip for an hour or so and MAN, maybe it's just cuz I'm not used to nicotine, but they pack a nice punch.

I had my first one(s) during my work fantasy football draft - along with a few IPAs - and I was on Cloud 9. Guys at work are heavy users.

I gave in and bought a canister for like $8 at the local 7-11 and have thrown one in while at my desk at work, and boy does it make the workday much more enjoyable LOL.

I know that these things can't be good for me and I don't plan on using them but a couple/few times a week, just wanted to see if anyone else is addicted like I am.

 

[shuke]

Any of you indulge in nicotine pouches?

I've never been a smoker; I could probably count the number of (tobacco) cigarettes I've had on my two hands. I've had Swisher Sweets and of course many a rolled "J", but cigs? Nah.

But I have caught the nasty habit of these "Zyn" nicotine pouches that you hold in your lower lip for an hour or so and MAN, maybe it's just cuz I'm not used to nicotine, but they pack a nice punch.

I had my first one(s) during my work fantasy football draft - along with a few IPAs - and I was on Cloud 9. Guys at work are heavy users.

I gave in and bought a canister for like $8 at the local 7-11 and have thrown one in while at my desk at work, and boy does it make the workday much more enjoyable LOL.

I know that these things can't be good for me and I don't plan on using them but a couple/few times a week, just wanted to see if anyone else is addicted like I am.

Dude, stop now. This is every addict's lie, whether they know it yet or not: "I don't plan on using them but a couple/few times a week".

I was a heavy nicotine user for over 20 years. Trust me.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Any of you indulge in nicotine pouches?

I've never been a smoker; I could probably count the number of (tobacco) cigarettes I've had on my two hands. I've had Swisher Sweets and of course many a rolled "J", but cigs? Nah.

But I have caught the nasty habit of these "Zyn" nicotine pouches that you hold in your lower lip for an hour or so and MAN, maybe it's just cuz I'm not used to nicotine, but they pack a nice punch.

I had my first one(s) during my work fantasy football draft - along with a few IPAs - and I was on Cloud 9. Guys at work are heavy users.

I gave in and bought a canister for like $8 at the local 7-11 and have thrown one in while at my desk at work, and boy does it make the workday much more enjoyable LOL.

I know that these things can't be good for me and I don't plan on using them but a couple/few times a week, just wanted to see if anyone else is addicted like I am.

Dude, stop now. This is every addict's lie, whether they know it yet or not: "I don't plan on using them but a couple/few times a week".

I was a heavy nicotine user for over 20 years. Trust me.

Seriously

 

[-fish-]

Enjoy your life. Freaking scientists are about to make everyone who can afford it live 150 years. Do whatever makes you happy.