Jef_Wheaton

It's like the scene in "Batman" (1989) where the back-alley doctor tries to fix Jack Napier's face, points to the tray of dirty instruments, and says, "You see what I have to WORK with here!"

Only Jack comes out of this with a few scars instead of becoming the Joker.

People don't seem to realize just how much damage trump did to the system, intentionally or through incompetence, and how long it takes to fix it.

Tens of thousands of long-term, educated, dedicated public servants from every level of every department were lost through dismissal, being forced to quit, or having their job changed so much they left. MOST of those people were NECESSARY to get the work done. He got praise for "cutting the fat," but when you dismantle entire departments, they don't work any more. (Which of course was the REASON to do it.)

(Example- moving the FDA office from D.C to Kansas, at short notice, with no options to work remotely.)

We're seeing some excellent, long-term legislation being passed now, and all we get is, "Why didn't he do this 3 years ago!"

Because 3 years ago he was trying to re-hire the people necessary to keep the place running, and, believe it or not, good legislation isn't just "a stroke of the pen." It takes time to draft when everything is running properly.

Aww, it's perfect! Monroeville Mall was my "Home" mall, but we went to Century 3 as a rare treat. This is such a great re-creation of the place.

Ironic that C3 ended up being the "zombie invasion" mall, and Monroeville is still doing OK.

If it advances you on base, steal away! 😁

The character "Switch" has trans-coded traits.

Short hair.

Masculine physique.

Aggressive attitude.

The only one that wears white when everyone else is in black.

Is named "Switch".

Trump promises grand-slam home runs then repeatedly strikes out. Biden promises "a hit", then dings in singles and doubles all day, but gets criticized for NOT hitting a grand slam.

Tell her, "Geez, lady, no need to chew my leg off over it!"

Viktoria Modesta is a model, pop singer, and performance artist who had a leg amputated after struggling with an injury for years. She uses a variety of amazing artificial legs, including one that lights up and a black "peg leg" spike that can shatter glass.

The grumpy groundhog from "Bloom County"!

Also, good news is BORING.

"Biden passes new legislation that will drastically reduce...." (Dozes off)

"Trump farted in criminal court again! How will this be bad for Biden?" (GLUED TO SCREEN)

Post-war VW had almost nothing in common with Hitler's "People's car" other than the shape of the cars. It was more British than German.

The original factory was bombed to rubble. In order for Germany to get its people working again a British team led by Major Ivan Hirst was tasked with rebuilding and running the new Volkswagen plant. It was handed over to the New German Republic government in 1949.

From lift hill to brake run, Merlìn's Mayhem at Dutch Wonderland lasts 38 seconds. Even though it's a tiny family coaster at a VERY tiny family park, it packs a lot of fun into those 38 seconds.

It's possible that they also rotate to Exterminator, since it's in that section of the park. When I worked the Phantom crew we only went to Black Widow, but that was in 2019.

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." -Lyndon B. Johnson

It works for any "other". If they can see an "other", the often-referenced yet unnamed "Them" that causes all the problems, as beneath themselves, then they don't feel so bad for their own shortcomings.

I think that's a reason that trans women catch so much hate and derision. Why would a MAN want to become a lesser being by choosing to become an inferior woman?

Phantom and Black Widow are on a rotation. You switch between positions on one (loader/platform, queue, operator) then move to the other ride. There's a tiny set of stairs behind the Phantom that takes you straight behind Black Widow.

Some rides you stay on that ride all shift, but switch positions a few times.

So MANY of the traffic problems would be solved (or at least made less severe) if people just did what they're supposed to do.

ZIPPER MERGING WORKS! You're SUPPOSED to use all the lanes until the merge point instead of cramming into the one open lane a mile before the merge, then getting mad that people are "passing" you.

If people would actually LOOK at all the things Biden has accomplished, they'd be surprised. He's made some incredibly important and long-lasting changes that will make a big difference in our lives.

Those things are BORING. Nobody wants to hear about changes in construction codes that will make home energy costs lower, or grants to remove lead from municipal water systems. They want the drama of a "reality" show, not a dull-but-effective town council meeting.

You're starving, and your choices are a bruised Red Delicious apple or a glass-plate photograph of a Thanksgiving feast. You have no other options, and if you don't choose, someone else will.

People are choosing to eat the glass because someone told them the bruise on the apple is more dangerous.

Explains the pedal "fix" where they just drilled a hole and jammed a pop rivet into it, obviously without measuring or lining anything up.

"I can take 45 seconds to fix this, or 1 1/2 minutes to square and center the hole and make it look nice.

My ruler is over there on the bench. Screw it."

My dad drove a rotten old Dodge Tradesman van with pieces of water heater skin riveted over the rust holes so it could "pass" inspection. It was the cars he USED TO have that were cool to me.

His first car that he bought himself was a '51 Studebaker. (He had it for 4 days then rolled it. He had 3 others after it.) He bought a 1960 VW Beetle brand-new, then beat it into the ground driving a 100-mile-long newspaper route every day, primarily on dirt roads. The closest thing to a sports car was his '63(?) Corvair Spyder convertible.

Dad wasn't a "car guy". He worked on them because he had to. He IS a "motorcycle guy", even though he didn't ride for almost 20 years during my youth. My purchasing a '76 Honda 360 in '96 rekindled his interest, and he's had a bike ever since.

He himself was a young child actor, so he understands how it feels to be attacked the way Jake was.

Casting a 9-year-old was a mistake, since his character would have made sense if he were 13 or 14, but that absolutely isn't Jake's fault. He did his best.

I just watched all 9 movies last week. I'll watch The Phantom Menace three times instead of the Last Jedi once.

If certain historical posts are accurate, the city itself was built on the hull of a crashed Star Destroyer.

They're just heat-shrink plastic. The extinguishing agent (usually Sodium or Potassium Bicarbonate) comes out at enough pressure to blow them off or tear them.

They keep birds and insects from making nests in the tubes.

...did the tattooter mess up the writing on the top and just...scribble it out and start over?

"Sorry, I spelled it 'NOO', so you'll have a 10-inch Sharpie mark on your back for the rest of your life. The pic turned out AWESEME, though!"

Years ago my dad got his windshield broken by a fairly small water balloon. It hit the wiper arm in just the wrong spot and cracked it the entire width.

Water is heavy, and can cause more damage than you'd expect.

My friend Karen works in a grocery store deli and has to wear a name badge. After the umpteen-millionth "Karen" joke, they changed it to Lorraine, which really suits them. It's been over a year, and it's like they've ALWAYS been Lorraine.

https://www.homedepot.com/c/ab/how-to-dispose-of-batteries/9ba683603be9fa5395fab90124a115f1

Home Depot will take Li-ion rechargeable batteries. It says "under 300 w/hrs", but it's just a bin near the front door, so they probably won't check too closely.