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by Steve of phpBB
Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Travel Guide: Santa Monica
Replies: 40
Views: 648

Re: Swamp Travel Guide: Santa Monica

So, I pulled the trigger and I'm headed out to LA for the Rose Bowl. I've really only been out there a couple of times for business, and never got to spend much time exploring. How are you planning to get to the stadium? We drove and parked there, which worked fine though it was a long walk. But it...
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Electric Vehicles
Replies: 128
Views: 2662

Re: Electric Vehicles

Shirley wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2023 8:45 pm
sancarlos wrote: Mon Dec 25, 2023 9:58 pm
https://www.kbb.com/car-news/report-evs ... ered-cars/
The autopilot is also probably way less likely to hit toddlers than cars that aren't using autopilot.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Electric Vehicles
Replies: 128
Views: 2662

Re: Electric Vehicles

Holy shit, Dave. I hope your wife is doing ok. I'm sorry to hear that. Thanks. It was amazing, other than some bruises, she just had a broken finger that wasn't quite bad enough to go to the emergency room. The SUV took the damage for her. Luckily it hit her on the passenger side and I guess wasn't...
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook
Replies: 2496
Views: 208024

Re: Ridiculous Things You Read On Facebook

Hard disagree on the cursive “L” being too difficult. Mine looks like it should sewn onto Laverne’s sweaters. This. I'll write in cursive just so I can do the capital L. I basically relearned cursive when my kids had it in third grade. I've actually found it to be useful when I'm taking notes, beca...
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Auto Repair
Replies: 224
Views: 5650

Re: Swamp Auto Repair

Bassholes?
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Presidential Election 2024
Replies: 501
Views: 12084

Re: Presidential Election 2024

Rex wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:17 pmWhat's a textualist to do?
Whatever they want, just like non-textualists?
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Presidential Election 2024
Replies: 501
Views: 12084

Re: Presidential Election 2024

I thought states got to set their own voting ruless. Also it hasn’t been too much of an issue with other presidents committing treason. So maybe it isn’t the end of the world if this holds. 14th amendment doesn’t cover “ we don’t like them” I don’t think. You don’t think it’s treason for Biden to l...
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:46 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Presidential Election 2024
Replies: 501
Views: 12084

Re: Presidential Election 2024

Well huh. Colorado did something. Oh well, our democracy was nice while it lasted. God I hope SCOTUS reverses this thing in like 15 minutes. The last thing any Democrat should want is antionwide rule that state courts can disqualify presidential candidates if they feel like it. This will be exactly...
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:22 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Travel Guide
Replies: 1221
Views: 81149

Re: Swamp Travel Guide

Anyone know anything about Quebec City? I haven't been since the 90s. Going for a couple of days before Xmas. No, but that's a city I'd love to revisit as an adult. I went when I was about 17 on a family vacation. Biggest takeaway was an unreal amount of gorgeous women everywhere. It was summer, an...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9202
Views: 462640

Re: Random Politics

Even more corruption from Clarence Thomas... A “Delicate Matter”: Clarence Thomas’ Private Complaints About Money Sparked Fears He Would Resign In early January 2000, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was at a five-star beach resort in Sea Island, Georgia, hundreds of thousands of dollars in de...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3857
Views: 213749

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

Totally worthy of mention. Guy Stern at 101. He escaped the Nazis at age 15, the only one in his family to survive, to St. Louis. Then joined the Army as one of the Ritchie Boys, German-speaking Jews who interrogating captured German commanders. Their intel saved, what?, tens to hundreds of thousan...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Old Skool Swamp
Replies: 137
Views: 7278

Re: Old Skool Swamp

Ha, we live in the Golden area. We lived in Denver for about 10 years and loved it, but once we had a kid (+ COVID), we were constantly driving across the city to get to the foothills and mountains to do stuff outside, so moving to the west side made more sense. My son did a semester at Mines a few...
by Steve of phpBB
Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6196
Views: 340884

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

I’m surprised they have the capacity to stream so much video. That’s amazing.
by Steve of phpBB
Sat Dec 16, 2023 4:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6196
Views: 340884

Re: Television (no longer temporary)

Really late to this particular party, but an unexpected benefit of sitting for hours on the Alaska airlines plane to and from Hawaii was the opportunity to binge the entire second season of The White Lotus . Lots of fun! (We don’t have Max at home.) Did your flight have tvs? I flew to Seattle on Al...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Old Skool Swamp
Replies: 137
Views: 7278

Re: Old Skool Swamp

P.D.X. wrote: Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:38 am
billy wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:37 amI'm living west of Denver
Golden? Evergreen? San Diego?
Kansas City - if you go far enough?
by Steve of phpBB
Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:35 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Old Skool Swamp
Replies: 137
Views: 7278

Re: Old Skool Swamp

Billy, I think you need to post in the Brushes Thread so we can hear about your visit with Obama.
by Steve of phpBB
Thu Dec 14, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET
Replies: 485
Views: 4130

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET

brian wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:30 pm Stuck in LA tonight because we have no empty trailers anywhere in this entire fucking city. Not the best first day but alas tomorrow is another day.
How is your pay structured? If it’s per mile, do you get any makeup compensation when you’re stuck waiting for a load?
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:46 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023-2024
Replies: 59
Views: 1250

Re: UEFA Champions League 2023-2024

cerranoredux wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:34 pm I’m sad. The call in the PSG game no longer matters. NUFC had a home match to go through and they bottled it. Fair play to Milan and Dortmund. This is a tough one to take. Schaar didn’t need to make that run. Goddamnit.
Gotdamn Pulisic.
by Steve of phpBB
Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:49 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET
Replies: 485
Views: 4130

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET

What are the limits on hour per day/week?

Do they have a proprietary navigation system for you to use, or do you just use Google Maps like everyone else?
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:20 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Captain Holt (Andre Braugher)
Replies: 18
Views: 389

Re: Captain Holt (Andre Braugher)

mister d wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:53 pm That sucks shit, he was great in Homicide.



(Not sure if I put this in brushes, but he lived in my town and I stood in line behind him at the grocery store once.)
That’s a great one.

And damn this one makes me sad.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET
Replies: 485
Views: 4130

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET

Good luck, Brian.

Are you responsible for taking care of any maintenance at all besides filling the diesel and DEF tanks?
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:39 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET
Replies: 485
Views: 4130

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET

brian wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:13 pm Passed all my final tests this morning and just waiting on the paperwork from the corporate safety department in Phoenix to pick out my own truck. Should be hitting the road tomorrow morning.
This is great, Brian.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 12, 2023 3:43 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023-24 MLB Offseason Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 2232

Re: 2023-24 MLB Offseason Thread

Any idea if the teams are able to insure these contracts, and how much that insurance costs?
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 12, 2023 3:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023-24 MLB Offseason Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 2232

Re: 2023-24 MLB Offseason Thread

A_B wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 3:22 pm I think I came up with 365mill, using MLB's discount rate of 4.43%. Didn't save my work.
Sounds good enough. Does that include the $2 million they're paying him every year?
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 12, 2023 3:22 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Home Repairs
Replies: 1559
Views: 108216

Re: Home Repairs

Yeah, we had guys tromping on our roof a few weeks ago, and it drove the dog crazy all day.

This was to install solar panels. Our system went online last week - just in time for the Winter Solstice of course.
by Steve of phpBB
Tue Dec 12, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023-24 MLB Offseason Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 2232

Re: 2023-24 MLB Offseason Thread

Another thing to keep in mind about who's taking on what risks is that Shohei doesn't actually need the money. So even though he's taking a risk from a financial standpoint, it's not like one of us deferring 98% of our salaries for ten years. Mr. D, are you able to easily figure out what the present...
by Steve of phpBB
Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023-24 MLB Offseason Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 2232

Re: 2023-24 MLB Offseason Thread

I’d much rather it be Toronto.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:08 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Autism Thread
Replies: 300
Views: 19813

Re: The Autism Thread

God, that's so good to see, it's getting dusty in here.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Dec 04, 2023 1:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
Replies: 1434
Views: 108294

Re: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza

The Sybian wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 1:01 pmCan't wait for the follow up where the DOJ comes after her for current-day value of whatever $250,000 was back then plus interest.
Theoretically the bank or its insurer could sue his estate, if there's enough in there to be worth pursuing. The statute of limitations might be a problem though.
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9202
Views: 462640

Re: Random Politics

It all makes sense. And Timothy Olyphant beefed up for this role. https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1726977031601271203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1726977031601271203%7Ctwgr%5E36ba793eb087054de0de9348833cf59971c61d3f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediai...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:32 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA FB 2023
Replies: 1011
Views: 16107

Re: NCAA FB 2023

I get that, I just still think FSU should’ve gotten a slot. I look as if this was March Madness and a Power 7 (Power 5 + AAC & Big East) team won its conference and tied for the fewest number of losses among those Power 7, they get a 1-seed, no questions asked. Reasonable minds can disagree. I’...
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
Replies: 1434
Views: 108294

Re: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza

Good for him I guess? And WTF with the picture at the top of the article? A "stock image of a young woman, an elderly woman, and a sick male patient in a hospital bed"?
by Steve of phpBB
Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore
Replies: 1008
Views: 52421

Re: Fast Food Thread: Not just about assholes anymore

There's a few around here. I think I ate at one once, and it was basically fine but nothing special. Raising Cane's has just moved into the area in the past few months and I haven't eaten there yet. We have a local upscale fried chicken place so I haven't felt the need to check out the new chain ver...
by Steve of phpBB
Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET
Replies: 485
Views: 4130

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET

brian wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:59 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:46 am If you’re driving 550 from Farmington to Albuquerque, there’s a great Mexican restaurant in Cuba.
I passed it yesterday (I think). There wasn’t much in Cuba
There isn’t. Just that restaurant. With a parking lot big enough to easily park a motor home. And possibly an 18-wheeler.
by Steve of phpBB
Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:46 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET
Replies: 485
Views: 4130

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET

If you’re driving 550 from Farmington to Albuquerque, there’s a great Mexican restaurant in Cuba.
by Steve of phpBB
Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Twitter:The New Batch
Replies: 1033
Views: 28137

Re: Twitter:The New Batch

by Steve of phpBB
Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Kissinger Him Goodbyeinger
Replies: 28
Views: 490

Re: Kissinger Him Goodbyeinger

Shirley wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:49 pmStill, haven't we taken the wrong side in a million coups and rebellions? What makes Kissinger unique?
The body count.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Movies
Replies: 4662
Views: 289680

Re: Movies

TIL its Anya and not Anna . How long has she been famous? I sometimes wonder what the hell is wrong with me. What's wrong with you is that you haven't been doing the NYT crosswords. Her name seems to come up every week. The NY Times crossword still features Eno on a regular basis. Although Mel Ott'...
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:49 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Movies
Replies: 4662
Views: 289680

Re: Movies

GoodKarma wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:25 pm TIL its Anya and not Anna. How long has she been famous?

I sometimes wonder what the hell is wrong with me.
What's wrong with you is that you haven't been doing the NYT crosswords. Her name seems to come up every week.
by Steve of phpBB
Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Kissinger Him Goodbyeinger
Replies: 28
Views: 490

Re: Kissinger Him Goodbyeinger

Well handled by Biden.