The Craziness Continues

[Cachoo]

For the first two looks, you would have to have a perfect body. For many, it would be What Not to Wear.

Yes...this wouldn't work for a lot of people including most seniors like me. I might be able to get away with some funky shoes!

Could we have a spray on skating dress?

 

[sk9tingfan]

Yes...this wouldn't work for a lot of people including most seniors like me. I might be able to get away with some funky shoes!

Could we have a spray on skating dress?

In the senior ranks myself...

 

[sk9tingfan]

This takes the cake. We live in extraordinary times:

https://twitter.com/EdKrassen/status/1695125956975813004

 

[skatingguy]

This takes the cake. We live in extraordinary times:

https://twitter.com/EdKrassen/status/1695125956975813004

When I worked at Canadian Tire in Guelph we had a customer come in and by a cannister of paint thinner, then walk to the parking lot, call 911 and drink the paint thinner.

 

[sk9tingfan]

When I worked at Canadian Tire in Guelph we had a customer come in and by a cannister of paint thinner, then walk to the parking lot, call 911 and drink the paint thinner.

That's probably like drinking anti-freeze!

 

[Cachoo]

United Airlines Pilot versus Automatic Gate Arm

https://x.com/thenewarea51/status/1692388922217640363?s=46&t=W7enJ1Dq12y-_kOi_4kikQ

 

[sk9tingfan]

And if you ever wanted to vacation in Somalia, here's what The US State Department advises you do beforehand:

https://twitter.com/UberFacts/status/1696976834284466493

 

[sk9tingfan]

Stupid is as stupid does...

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1698682339725853137

 

[Cachoo]

The pilot is alright---they just can't find the jet:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/17/us/south-carolina-fighter-jet-pilot-ejects/index.html

 

[once_upon]

When I worked at Canadian Tire in Guelph we had a customer come in and by a cannister of paint thinner, then walk to the parking lot, call 911 and drink the paint thinner.

Yep. And get hospitalization for IV alcohol

Why Do Alcoholics Drink Antifreeze? | Banyan Pompano

Why do alcoholics drink antifreeze? Can alcohol cure antifreeze poisoning? Learn more about what drinking car coolant does to you and why it’s a growing trend.

www.banyantreatmentcenter.com

The poison control director I worked with would talk about it.

 

[sk9tingfan]

The pilot is alright---they just can't find the jet:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/17/us/south-carolina-fighter-jet-pilot-ejects/index.html

A picture says a thousand words:

https://twitter.com/nagy_minaj/status/1703826210122305562/photo/1

Really:

Debris Spotted in Search for Missing US F-35 Fighter Jet

Wreckage has been discovered after an intense hunt for a $100 million Marine F-35 fighter jet that disappeared after its pilot ejected from the aircraft during a training mission over South Carolina.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[skipaway]

Danish Artist Ordered to Repay Gallery for Commissioned Work

In autumn 2021, a Danish museum opened two large crates to inspect two works it had commissioned from the artist Jens Haaning.

But when museum staff pulled out the canvases — a new work the artist had informed the museum was titled Take the Money and Run -- the canvases were completely blank.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Again, stupid is as stupid does:

https://twitter.com/realTuckFrumper/status/1704268908159750439

 

[sk9tingfan]

Now curing autism with bleach:

Evangelical pastor sells bleach tablets that parents think will cure their children’s autism – DeadState

deadstate.org

 

[once_upon]

I'd find a different set of friends.

Hiker with severe injury left behind by group at national park | OutThere Colorado

A recent incident that took place in Grand Canyon National Park captures a scenario that can be encountered in Colorado's backcountry, providing a great learning example when it comes to

denvergazette.com

 

[Icetalavista]

Yes...this wouldn't work for a lot of people including most seniors like me. I might be able to get away with some funky shoes!

Could we have a spray on skating dress?

I nominate Loena Hendricks for the first one

 

[Simone411]

If the Big Red Dog saw this rolling around on a beach, he'd go after it thinking it was a toy!

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/1198252469/coast-guard-hamster-wheel-reza-baluchi-atlantic-ocean

Try as he might, Reza Baluchi can't reach his destination without running afoul of the U.S. Coast Guard.

The key problem is his vessel: a giant floating hamster wheel made of buoys and wire, self-propelled by Baluchi running inside.

Baluchi, who lives in Florida after being granted asylum from Iran, was taken in by the Coast Guard last week aboard his vessel, following several days of back and forth with the authorities.

According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. district court in South Florida, the Coast Guard cutter Valiant came across Baluchi and his homemade vessel about 70 nautical miles east of Tybee Island, Ga., on Aug. 26 as the Coast Guard was preparing for Hurricane Franklin.

 

[sk9tingfan]

And from the land of fruit and nuts....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/10/11/bottomless-brunch-vomit-fee-california-restaurants/

 

[once_upon]

And from the land of fruit and nuts....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/10/11/bottomless-brunch-vomit-fee-california-restaurants/

Have you ever been near a table of people slamming down alcohol? Who then proceed to vomit?

It has to be obvious to anyone that this must have been more than one incidence. It does take time to throughly clean and discourages other diners from staying or coming back. Not everyone is charged the fee - only patrons who do vomit in public spaces.

I was at a wine tasting last year, where there were 12 free tastings. The bridal party at our table slammed them down like shots - they had no desire to really participate in the tasting, just drink. They had been drinking at several wineries and in the rented limo all afternoon.

ETA - it's not a "fruits and nuts" type of policy. It's economic sense

 

[sk9tingfan]

Have you ever been near a table of people slamming down alcohol? Who then proceed to vomit?

It has to be obvious to anyone that this must have been more than one incidence. It does take time to throughly clean and discourages other diners from staying or coming back. Not everyone is charged the fee - only patrons who do vomit in public spaces.

I was at a wine tasting last year, where there were 12 free tastings. The bridal party at our table slammed them down like shots - they had no desire to really participate in the tasting, just drink. They had been drinking at several wineries and in the rented limo all afternoon.

ETA - it's not a "fruits and nuts" type of policy. It's economic sense

Should not have labeled it with a disparaging remark. I approve of this. I was active in Tall Clubs International for many years and a large segment of their members were heavily into drinking. I was not and neither was my local chapter. That being said, I both attended and ran events, i.e. individual, weekends and conventions. I always resented the need to factor in a large portion of event costs and/prices to cover the open bars that pervaded these; btw, people wouldn't attend without them. Can you imagine having to provide 10 days of liquor for over 300 people; tall/large ones?

 

[sk9tingfan]

After 25 year Joren van der Sloot has finally confessed to bludgeoning Natalee Holloway.

https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/1714710682459836564

 

[sk9tingfan]

The Teddy Bear caper....

https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/1714776476086603896

 

[Barbara Manatee]

This is not going help my flying phobia -

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder in alleged engine shutdown attempt​

• Alaska Airlines said a San Francisco-bound plane diverted to Portland after an off-duty Alaska pilot tried to interfere with the engines.
• A recording of the incident appeared to show a pilot of the flight say that the person tried to shut the engines down.

 

[sk9tingfan]

The Horizon pilot who was deadheading and attempted to turn off the plane's engines admitted to taking magic mushrooms prior to the flight!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/10/24/alaska-airlines-pilot-flight/

 

[skipaway]

Italian Mom Evicts her 2 Parasites from Home

 

[sk9tingfan]

Italian Mom Evicts her 2 Parasites from Home

I think that this is a more generic problem in Italy than we think..

Average age of Adult Italians living wwith parents - Google Search

This contrasts with their American counterparts:

Young adults in the U.S. are less likely than those in most of Europe to live in their parents’ home

One-in-three U.S. adults ages 18 to 34 live in their parents’ home, according to U.S. Census Bureau data from 2021.

www.pewresearch.org

 

[Buzz]

I have no idea where to put this so I hope it is okay to put it here. Canadian singer Buffy Sainte Marie has long since claimed indigenous ancestry but a new investigation calls into question this claim.

Doubt cast on indigenous roots of Buffy Sainte-Marie

A new investigation by Canadian broadcaster CBC has questioned her claims of indigenous ancestry.

www.bbc.com

 

[Judy]

Surrey B.C yesterday .. watch the videos it’s pretty wild. https://twitter.com/TiktokScientist/status/1728589277322523018
The 2nd video shows the successful stop. Insurance will not cover of course when you’re committing a crime. Lol

 

[sk9tingfan]

I was going to put this in the Glorious Food thread, but I thought better of it....

Greenwich Woman Finds Severed Finger In Restaurant Salad: Lawsuit

The Department of Health conducted an investigation and issued a $900 violation ticket to the restaurant.

patch.com

 

[Simone411]

Oh gosh. That almost made me gag, @sk9tingfan. I didn't, but it reminded me of something that actually happened around 1992. Whenever my stepmom and I would go to the mall in Shreveport, we would stop and eat at El Chico before we left on our way home.

I always ordered the Chicken Enchilada dinner with their house dressing for the chips. It was always good except for one particular time. Now mind you, it couldn't be seen inside the Enchilada even after I cut off a portion to eat. When I began to chew I bit down on a wingnut, and it broke off part of one of my jaw teeth.

If any of you don't know what a wingnut is, here's a picture of it from Wikipedia. It's the middle one in the picture on the left.

Wingnut (hardware) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I was freaking out and had the wingnut and half of my broken off tooth in my hand. My stepmom yelled at the waiter to come over to the table. The waiter started apologizing and said that they had wondered what happened to the wingnut that was on their chicken shredder!

The supervisor came to the table and told me that they would pay for any dental work I needed and gave me a year's worth of free coupons to eat at El Chico. I accepted and told them not to worry about a lawsuit.

I did have to get my jaw tooth pulled, and after that happened, I always asked any time I went to a Mexican restaurant if the wingnuts on their chicken shredder were tight and secure. The waiters always looked a little curious as to why I asked that, but they would assure me that the wingnuts were secure. I would then tell the waiter that was great and ordered the Chicken Enchilada dinner.