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I visited Stockton once. I was unimpressed.

Stockton street is right up the hill for me...

John Stockton was a pretty good point guard.

Holman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:10 pm

Hrdina wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 1:47 pm (apologies in advance to people who get bored by genealogy)

Another fun Stockton fact:

Richard (of Declaration fame) was the only signer who recanted. He was captured by the British and placed in a prison ship, and the experience broke his health (as prison ships were intended to do). He signed a paper rejecting American independence.

Congress later voted to forgive his recantation as it was made under duress. I guess this is why there's a rest stop named after him on the NJ Turnpike.

Huh, I thought that Richard Stockton didn't actually recant but was required to stay out of the war after being paroled.

I thought about mentioning the rest area in my last message. I drive past it every time I go visit my mother. I live near exit 14 and I usually take exit 7 when I go there. The rest area is between 7 and 7A.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:36 pm I visited Stockton once. I was unimpressed.

Was that before or after he was captured by the British?

Jaymann wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 7:44 pm John Stockton was a pretty good point guard.

And has some recently-revealed "opinions" on vaccines and medical science...

This is no longer random either

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:14 pm This is no longer random either

Sorry, I guess it's time to get back to discussing whatever weird crap you ate today.

When I was 12 I spent one of the most miserable weeks of my life stuck in a 1920s hotel turned homeless shelter in Stockton. Central California summer temps, one window, no AC, cast iron bed with a mattress just as old, one bathroom per floor, and the stomach flu.

(I know that doesn't count, but dammit, I want to play, too!)

That's what I was talking about! A miserable place.

What, like the back of a Volkswagen?

I remember as a kid riding in the "back back" luggage compartment of our Volkswagen. If seat belts were invented we sure as fuck weren't using them.

Seatbelts been around since before I was born but no laws back then. As a kid in the 70s we rode in the back of pickup trucks. I would lay in the back window of dad's car and sleep on rides...where the speakers are. My best friend's dad had a pickup with a camper top on it. He'd pick us up...Im talking backroads not main roads....and we'd leave the camper window up and the back gate down and sit on the gate with our legs hanging off and ride home like that as teenagers..

In the 80's a friend had a Datsun pickup with a camper shell. Since it really only held two people up front we'd often end up with people riding around in the back in Houston.

Jaymann wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:17 am I remember as a kid riding in the "back back" luggage compartment of our Volkswagen. If seat belts were invented we sure as fuck weren't using them.

You were sitting in the engine compartment??

One my friends once hauled 6 people to an event in a VW Beetle by stuffing 3 in the backseat and one in the front trunk.

Fortunately it was a very short drive.

Holman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:31 pm

Jaymann wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:17 am I remember as a kid riding in the "back back" luggage compartment of our Volkswagen. If seat belts were invented we sure as fuck weren't using them.

You were sitting in the engine compartment??

Think more Golf, less Beetle.

This morning I renewed my subscription to the AP Stylebook Online on my work laptop, using my work email address and paying with my company Amex, because that's something I use every day. A few minutes ago I logged into Facebook on my personal desktop...and immediately saw an ad for the AP Stylebook Online. I keep my work and personal lives separate on these two machines and they only share the same home network. Well done, FB adbot.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:38 pm

Holman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:31 pm

Jaymann wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:17 am I remember as a kid riding in the "back back" luggage compartment of our Volkswagen. If seat belts were invented we sure as fuck weren't using them.

You were sitting in the engine compartment??

Think more Golf, less Beetle.

And for god's sake don't think of Rabbit.

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Blackhawk wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:13 am When I was 12 I spent one of the most miserable weeks of my life stuck in a 1920s hotel turned homeless shelter in Stockton. Central California summer temps, one window, no AC, cast iron bed with a mattress just as old, one bathroom per floor, and the stomach flu.

(I know that doesn't count, but dammit, I want to play, too!)

While almost any week spent in Stockton is going to be rather sub-par, I'll grant you that sounds worse than most.

My BIL is negotiating his divorce with his Ex. Not only does she want half of everything (including his SS and teachers retirement) but she want's him to take care of her. She obviously has mental health problems plus they've been married about fifteen years.

Disturbing video shows moment building collapses in Florida

Apparently they were doing renovations on the roof. Who knows if that's related, but that's terrifying. If you look closely at some of the pictures you can see half rooms with beds hanging out.

Wow.

Demo companies do a lot of work to have such a rapid and clean collapse.

That just cannot be roof related... gotta be foundation supports failing for some reason.

Swamp or sink hole?

I can’t even imagine bad concrete or steal would fail so uniformly.

(/armchair)

Left my credit card with the packaging of the food I bought on the way home last night. I did quick grocery before coming home to WFH the 2nd half of the day. I had to pay... cash for groceries. $60. Now I remember why I carry cash. I think that is more cash in one outflow than I have spent in the last 18 months or more combined. If I do that twice more I will have to visit an ATM. My account suggests it's been 21 months since my last trip to the Automatic ATM Machine.

Also, groceries, nahhht getting any cheaper.

Unagi wrote:Wow.

Demo companies do a lot of work to have such a rapid and clean collapse.

That just cannot be roof related... gotta be foundation supports failing for some reason.

Swamp or sink hole?

I can’t even imagine bad concrete or steal would fail so uniformly.

(/armchair)

Or landfill?

Now 99 missing. I thought 50 seemed kind of low as it was the middle of the night and it was 55 units.

Since getting up today Ive smelled what smells like heated oil....like thin machine oil or a motor running hot. I only smell it hear at the pc in front of my oscillating fan. I smell it a little in the next room. Ive checked and checked and cant find the source. Id swear it must be the fan but I turn it off and smell nothing from it. its not even warm to the touch. Strange.

What did the surimi stick impressionist say?

I'm artificial.

Stores keep using cheaper and thinner plastic bags. Ive had a lot rip or stretch. Lost items because of it. But one of my local places has a new thick plastic bag with good handles that dont cut into you. And surprisingly its a Dollar General store.

Target used to have the best bags.

You could always take your own.

Tote life!

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 12:40 pm Target used to have the best bags.

You could always take your own.

Never!

ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:03 pmTote life!

Wouldn't carrying around bins be difficult

/runs out of thread

Daehawk wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:05 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 12:40 pm Target used to have the best bags.

You could always take your own.

Never!

It's just a matter of time. More and more states are moving toward banning plastic bags, or at least charging you extra for them to incentivize you to reuse.

wonderpug wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:24 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:05 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 12:40 pm Target used to have the best bags.

You could always take your own.

Never!

It's just a matter of time. More and more states are moving toward banning plastic bags, or at least charging you extra for them to incentivize you to reuse.

He's fine

As enacted, prohibits a local government from banning or regulating certain auxiliary containers; specifies that the state is the exclusive regulator of food and drink sellers, vendors, vending machine operators, food establishments, and food service establishments and prohibits local governments from taking certain actions in regard to such entities and activities.