The Dysfunctional-Palooza Obnoxious Masshole BS Thread

[Dland]

Scrip,,? ,we don't need no stinking scrip.

 

[paulthenurse]

I’d be willing to write that script.

(Assuming you have good insurance.)

 

[Dland]

Back in 2004, I asked my doc if he could write me a prescription for a swim spa, for chronic back pain. He did, sort of as a joke, but said he was not sure he'd advise to use it, tax deduction wise. Never did try to write it off, but I did install one, and it has helped dramatically and has left me better off than if I'd got the more common opioid script.

 

[balrog]

Yes, but just imagine if you now had the swim spa **AND** the opiod script.

And a disco ball.

 

[paulthenurse]

Can ya swim in platform shoes and a leisure suit?

 

[Dland]

I'll pass on the opioids and disco ball, as well as the '70s clothing. Jeesh, I was in Detroit area during the height of the disco thing, which I guess I recovered from.

 

[balrog]

SO. It's been one of those days. 5:30AM ransomware started encrypting files across the windows network and killed a couple file servers but stopped mercifully (why? how? dunno) likely after domain controllers croaked. Some were already on VM so restore was fine, and the Oracle on Unix is fine, but this is going to suck for the next few days. I really am getting too old for this poopy.

[edit: and we all know darned well it was some idjit in HR or MKTG that clicked on some fvcking cat video link in an email that caused it]

 

[day_trippr]

A couple of decades ago the outfit in which I was chief engineer allowed me to build my own big ass workstation - dual quad-core 2.4ghz Pentium Xeons, scads of fast ram, mirrored 10krpm SCSI-3 drives, and three 21" monitors, all of it scrounged from our fault tolerant server proto builds. Everyone else was running white box Dells with a canned suite of software including antivirus (McAfee). I, otoh, installed only what I needed (mostly huge and very pricey CAD/CAE suites) - and went with Norton.

A few months later some virus got into the network and literally screwed every one of those corporate Dell pcs, and every one of them had to have their boot drives re-imaged with complete loss of any local user data. Meanwhile I cruised right through the chaos, blithely pointing out to whomever would listen the perils of software mono-cultures...

Cheers!

 

[Dland]

Well, I'm glad someone is around to run all that stuff. Seems like some of that may sometime fall into the same category of much of my technical knowledge, such as wisdom like this;

The point gap on most chevy distributors from the early 60s to the early electronic ignitions is .019, or around 32 on the dwell meter, if you want to get fancy.

Anyway, happy Thursday, ....

 

[homebeerbrewer]

40 dwell worked better for me. But then again, I’m a Mopar guy.

 

[Dland]

Yup, mopar in very low 40's. Had a few Dodges, mostly diesel pickups though. Still got a '97 2500 w 6DT & NV4500, keeping up w maintenance, going to put new cab mounts in it the winter, good off island w turbo & overdrive...not going to let the rust get this one.

On a more festive note; happy Friday everyone !

I'll admit I have had several beers,... anyway, ... on one level, we are all in this together,... might be good to remember.

 

[Melana]

Ok Massholes. I have about 50 habeneros. Who wants them?

 

[Melana]

End of an era. BigJohn and I sold the Caddy tonight. Sad day.

 

[Dland]

My condolences, it is a classy car, hopefully you got a good price and it goes to a good home.

Not on the same level, but I remember the wistful feeling I got when I sold a '66-K20 I restored, not to mention the Studebaker.

Got to move on and stay practical,... at least the caddy gave you a ride that justified the fuel consumtion.

 

[balrog]

Sheesh. Not a good year to live on the gulf coast.
Now a Cat 4
https://weather.com/storms/hurrican...recast-caribbean-united-states-projected-path

 

[paulthenurse]

Sup, *******?
Not a lot of time to hang online these days. Once we started doing rapid COVID testing my world turned into a sh!tshow of intergalactic proportions.

Hope you lads and lassies are doing well and using the two ply. Cover up yer openings folks.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Hangin' in Boothbay. Port of Italy. Best restaurant in New England takeout

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

2 ply? I haz 3 ply.

 

[day_trippr]

1-ply, 2-ply....since March 6th I've pretty much just avoided being anywhere there are people.
Seems to be working...

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

 

[paulthenurse]

And Yeagers says “I didn’t know that was even an option!”

 

[balrog]

Had MRI for shoulder rotator cuff yesterday. I really think if they tried hard, they could make that fvcking tube you're in smaller. Face no more than 10 mm away from tube, shoulder clamped in painful position, about 20-30min, I was ready to kill something. Luckily, I couldn't move my arm for $hit afterwards so the techs were safe. Went straight home for Makers Mark, sugar cubes, bitters and orange slices. And beers. Getting old sux. I recommend avoiding. I also recommend that if you do slip up and get old, and ride a bike on a crowded rail trail, just fvcking fall down instead of trying to grab a nearby fence as you go, thinking stupidly that you can do that gymnast "Iron Cross on the rings" maneuver.

Because, dipwad, you cannot.

 

[paulthenurse]

Pics or it didn't happen.

Please Lord. let it have happened.

 

[balrog]

MRI said I fractured my greater tuberocity, with a full thickness tear of the infraspinatus, and a tear of the superspinatus.

I wasn't aware my greater tuberocity could break <insert some terrible 30 yrs of marriage joke here>.

As soon as I get the MRI I'll be happy to prove it.

Unless you're looking for pics of the Maker's Mark and sugar cubes.

 

[paulthenurse]

Nah, I wanted the vid of you pimping for Americas Idyits on Video.

 

[Melana]

In our valiant war against the demon MS, BigJohn lost the battle today against the MRI tube. My heart went out to the big guy when he came home dejected after MRI attempt #2. MS is stealing my husband and it sucks hard.

 

[paulthenurse]

John is a hell of a guy, friend, son, father and husband. Thoughts and prayers for a guy who in so many ways is bigger than most

 

[smurfjuice]

Amen ...

 

[paulthenurse]

You’re always around, peeking out from inside those hollow logs where no one can see you little blue arse, watching over things. You’re kind of like a little blue NORAD. I feel better because of you.

 

[Dland]

Anyone else ever think ..?.....never mind, ...it is only tuesday

have a better one