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    Club? 16? Try bare hands, and 12.

    Club? 16? Try bare hands, and 12.
  2. "Patricia Kelmar, a health policy expert and...

    "Patricia Kelmar, a health policy expert and senior director with the U.S. Public Interest Research Groups, noted, however, that hospitals could familiarize themselves with local health plans, for...
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    No one has been claiming Homo spp are smart. Most...

    No one has been claiming Homo spp are smart. Most cannot use tools. And individuals walk into and through glass doors frequently. Sometimes on purpose.
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    We have a laundry chute. Useful for the kids when...

    We have a laundry chute. Useful for the kids when they slept upstairs and we sleipt downstairs. Now that it's just my wife and me laundry goes directly into the washing machine. We wash when it...
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    Jays are Corvids. Not all corvids are smart.

    Jays are Corvids. Not all corvids are smart.
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    A lot of companies have people whose job it is to...

    A lot of companies have people whose job it is to deal with govt agencies, BBB etc. People who actually have the authority to fix things, unlike the garden variety customer disservice people. And...
  7. Thread: P Diddy?

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    He gets himself Matt Gaetz' lawyer. The problem...

    He gets himself Matt Gaetz' lawyer. The problem goes away.
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    "Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes...

    "Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes
    And found my cleanest dirty shirt" Sunday Mornin' Coming Down, Kris Kristofferson
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    So the jays I mentioned on page 2 have decided to...

    So the jays I mentioned on page 2 have decided to nest on our house. They tried nesting on top of a motion light, on the ribs of a deck umbrella, and on a beam over the front door--I'd be ok with...
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    It may depend on where you can get a...

    It may depend on where you can get a reservation--lodging in LCC, parking at PT. The skiing will be better in LCC. Shuttle from SLC to LCC resorts is easy. For PT you're probably going to need a...
  11. Thread: Wildlife

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    Would you shed a tear for a Nevada moose?...

    Would you shed a tear for a Nevada moose?
    https://apnews.com/article/moose-hunt-climate-change-nevada-wildlife-science-0d935b67e0462831410a6e30116db0c2
    Interesting that moose only moved into the US...
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    Whether or not you can cross a double yellow to...

    Whether or not you can cross a double yellow to go around a stopped vehicle, for example, depends on whether or not you're Black.
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    If you've got $5000 I'll gladly sell you my copy...

    If you've got $5000 I'll gladly sell you my copy of Squallywood so you can scope out all the Silvy lines.
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    A sad wildlife story. Sad for the young man. Sad...

    A sad wildlife story. Sad for the young man. Sad for the lion.
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/24/mountain-lion-fatal-attack-california/73085116007/
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    There IS a legal requirement in California for...

    There IS a legal requirement in California for bikes to ride as close as possible to the right, which as has been pointed out is not necessarily the safest for the cyclist. (I do know a place on a...
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    Surprised High T and High Beaver not open. Or...

    Surprised High T and High Beaver not open. Or maybe I shouldn't be. Otherwise north and east now still good.
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    He'll tell us--if he can. Solar storms--some...

    He'll tell us--if he can.
    Solar storms--some scary shit could happen. Like all the substation transformers blown and could take 10 years to replace them....
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    I bought a Shark hand vac direct from the company...

    I bought a Shark hand vac direct from the company that stopped working after I used it a few times. I called for a return authorization and mailing label--they have no online option--and they said...
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    Yeah, if you fall, best to wait for someone to...

    Yeah, if you fall, best to wait for someone to come along to help you up, unless you have some fentanyl handy.
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    This is America. We all have rights. None of us...

    This is America. We all have rights. None of us has obligations.
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    That's bullshit. Every hospital I've ever worked...

    That's bullshit. Every hospital I've ever worked in has been good about honoring DNR's. But EMT's and paramedics are too low on the totem pole to feel comfortable letting someone die after they've...
  22. Zero since I stopped using Amazon for anything I...

    Zero since I stopped using Amazon for anything I could buy from someone else. Although a corporation cannot be evil--regardless of what SCOTUS says about it being a person--Jeff Bezos sure as fuck...
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    People with dementia can sundown but so can older...

    People with dementia can sundown but so can older people without dementia. Many sundowners go back to their previous, non-demented status when they can go back to their familiar home and be around...
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    The medical term is adjuvant chemotherapy, which...

    The medical term is adjuvant chemotherapy, which means chemotherapy given when all known cancer has been removed but there is a high chance that some microscopic cancer is still in the body which can...
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    So he would have gotten away with it if the...

    So he would have gotten away with it if the hadn't picked a full flight. Good to know.
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    Hah. Just spent a dry frozen week at Altabird. ...

    Hah. Just spent a dry frozen week at Altabird. Drove to Truckee from RNO at 1 am in a fucking slush storm. At least there was minimal traffic except for the 3 identical semis that seemed to be...
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    But poisoning every living thing by spraying the...

    But poisoning every living thing by spraying the crops--no problem.

    The automatic carryon baggage tray return at the TSA station at SLC is amusing. You put your carryon stuff in it, it goes...
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    How's the inherited constitutional monarchy...

    How's the inherited constitutional monarchy different than all the trust bunnies wasting the family fortune. Plenty of people with inheritied wealth doing a lot less to earn it than the royals. ...
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    The fish think so to. They certainly thought I...

    The fish think so to. They certainly thought I was. I could see them laughing.

    Back when the Sierra Sun posted police reports there did seem to be a lot more boards stolen than for skis. And...
  30. Are those maps of the traverse lines in Mineral...

    Are those maps of the traverse lines in Mineral Basin?

    We went pretty far out in Devil's Castle yesterday and wandered into someone's engagement/video session. So if you're here, mazel tov. And...
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    Weird. Troy's bet was calculated to be $1 more...

    Weird. Troy's bet was calculated to be $1 more than Yogesh doubled--ordinarily a wise bet but which left him one buck short of Ben doubled. What are the odds? I know I wouldn't want to play poker...
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    It's hard to stop when people keep taking the...

    It's hard to stop when people keep taking the bait.
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    Boards get stolen a lot.

    Boards get stolen a lot.
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    I prefer the ouevre of Ingmar Bergman. (And...

    I prefer the ouevre of Ingmar Bergman. (And Laurel and Hardy--about the only thing that made my father laugh.)
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    Or California's verson of Appalachia--the...

    Or California's verson of Appalachia--the foothills. Until they get burned out. (The real kind of burn out.)
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    He's an actor of the old school--the same no...

    He's an actor of the old school--the same no matter what role he's playing. That works when you're Humphrey Bogart, not so much when you're a smug face I want to punch. He's ok when he happens to...
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    I don't stoop to watch such low brow fare but I...

    I don't stoop to watch such low brow fare but I did hear on the grapevine that you are correct. Type casting.
    I think they cast him when Alec Baldwin is busy.
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    Jeff Daniels annoys me. Although he was good as...

    Jeff Daniels annoys me. Although he was good as the scumbag husband in Terms of Endearment. I think the worst was when he played George Washington on TV.
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    One Thanksgiving my wife spent it with her niece...

    One Thanksgiving my wife spent it with her niece in Socal while our two sons and I entertained a couple of their college friends. I photoshopped my wife into the Thanksgiving picture for our xmas...
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    Theoretically having buyers' agents paid a flat...

    Theoretically having buyers' agents paid a flat fee trying to get the lowest possible price for the buyer will bring down the cost of houses. As it is buyers' agents are actually working for the...
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    awww. was the toy missing or just not to your...

    awww. was the toy missing or just not to your liking?

    Those big bins with 3 kinds of popcorn annoy me. 1) the popcorn is shit 2) I can't stop eating it.
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    I turned badly in a parking lot and ruined two...

    I turned badly in a parking lot and ruined two tires on one side on a broken curb. Took them to the shop where I was told I would get a prorated warranty replacement of the damaged tires but would...
  43. Thread: Your TAXES

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    I've avoided having to adjust my withholding...

    I've avoided having to adjust my withholding since I retired 12 years ago. Until this year. With 7 different income sources the W-4R calculator was worthless. Fortunately one of my sources is a...
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    I found a broken off trowel handle inside a tire...

    I found a broken off trowel handle inside a tire once--not in the tread, rattling around inside.. And plenty of screws in the treads over the years. Screws would be a lousy way to try to sabotage a...
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    The bitcoin thread is too funny to ignore. I...

    The bitcoin thread is too funny to ignore. I don't go there often--only when I'm down in the dumps and need something to brighten my day.
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    The idea that carbon free energy has to be cost...

    The idea that carbon free energy has to be cost competitive assumes that we will depend on voluntary efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. In CA, towns can enact REACH codes that exceed state...
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    The name of that ski is considered an ethnic slur...

    The name of that ski is considered an ethnic slur by some, but not all, Romani. Best to avoid it.
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    I skied it on a powder New Years morning. I had...

    I skied it on a powder New Years morning. I had it almost to myself. I also did the dawn patrol, back when it was free for passholders. We got to ski Shirley in fresh before 9--which means we had...
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    Maze? We don't have a maze. We don't have to show...

    Maze? We don't have a maze. We don't have to show you no sitnkin' maze!!! Just pile up at the bottom and fight it out hand to hand.
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    The British Library was cool. The Magna Carta, a...

    The British Library was cool. The Magna Carta, a Gutenberg Bible, the lyrics to Yesterday on the back of an envelope.
    I liked the British Museum--neat to see the reading room where Marx (Karl)...
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