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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2023 17:43:13 GMT -5
Oh, wow. I don't know enough about the newspaper syndication machine. I thought a huge amount of newspapers dropped him. I didn't realize he was entirely cut loose by all of them/his publisher. Well, all right, then. It started with large numbers of papers dropping him and letting the syndicate know why. When the syndicate realized he was now a liability, he got dropped. Capitalism at work. If you're a resource and bring profit, they want you, if you are a liability and bring losses, you're done. -M
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 1, 2023 16:38:21 GMT -5
I had to move a few boxes from storage today and found the old cut-outs I had made for my kids when we were impecunious and they were big Godzilla fans. They played with these so much that they're fairly falling to pieces (Mothra even lost one wing, poor thing)! The watch is there for scale. We used to have a lot of fun back then with what was available. With a cardboard box we would make movie monsters, with golf club dividers we'd make lightsabers, and people would be surprised by how much fun a kid can have just throwing pebbles into a stream. I'm ready to be a granddad, I tell ya.
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Post by tartanphantom on Mar 1, 2023 17:59:06 GMT -5
I had to move a few boxes from storage today and found the old cut-outs I had made for my kids when we were impecunious and they were big Godzilla fans.
"Impecunious" is a hard town to live in... I've spent some time there myself after my divorce back in '92. Wouldn't wish it on anyone, but it's obvious that you made the best of it. That looks like some of the things I did with my son when he was small (pre-school age, and not only a Godzilla fan, but also a Universal Movie Monsters fan!) back then. Cardboard, construction paper, glue and crayons can really stimulate creativity when there are few other alternatives.
Sometimes I'd procure a large cardboard box, like a packing crate for a refrigerator or other large appliance. We'd draw dials, knobs and switches on the inside, and cut a viewport... My son and I went to a lot of imaginary planets in that box-rocket!
The great thing is that you still have these. I still have a few of our creations as well, packed away in a crate in the attic.
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 1, 2023 19:42:04 GMT -5
Selfishly, I wish these creators would shut up and keep their private views private so we can continue living in blissful ignorance.
This. Please .
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 1, 2023 21:20:05 GMT -5
I had to move a few boxes from storage today and found the old cut-outs I had made for my kids when we were impecunious and they were big Godzilla fans.
"Impecunious" is a hard town to live in... I've spent some time there myself after my divorce back in '92. Wouldn't wish it on anyone, but it's obvious that you made the best of it. That looks like some of the things I did with my son when he was small (pre-school age, and not only a Gozilla fan, but also a Universal Movie Monsters fan!) back then. Cardboard, construction paper, glue and crayons can really stimulate creativity when there are few other alternatives.
Sometimes I'd procure a large cardboard box, like a packing crate for a refrigerator or other large appliance. We'd draw dials, knobs and switches on the inside, and cut a viewport... My son and I went to a lot of imaginary planets in that box-rocket!
The great thing is that you still have these. I still have a few of our creations as well, packed away in a crate in the attic.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 3, 2023 14:25:56 GMT -5
So having paid off my wife's SUV and my youngest son's car, I finally was able to get a new vehicle. I've been driving a 17 year old Dodge Caravan that was what we hauled the boys around with when they were young. And it was within a week or so of its last gasp. So this is a thing that I did yesterday and today.
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 3, 2023 14:40:22 GMT -5
Awesome, Slam. You work hard you deserve it.
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 3, 2023 15:58:20 GMT -5
Nice work getting all those years out of your Caravan, Slam_Bradley . How many transmissions did you blow through? Good luck with the truck!
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Mar 3, 2023 16:01:43 GMT -5
Selfishly, I wish these creators would shut up and keep their private views private so we can continue living in blissful ignorance.
This. Please . I just pay zero attention to social media. I have no idea what the man said and don't care to. If Pinterest is social media its the only one I use. Otherwise it is here or discord when I am online. It is sad that some people are the way they are. And I am sure there is good news and reports of people doing outstanding things that redeem our species otherwise. But with the internet I try to minimize the amount of bad I have to take with the good, even if that means missing more of the good.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 3, 2023 16:05:44 GMT -5
Nice work getting all those years out of your Caravan, Slam_Bradley . How many transmissions did you blow through? Good luck with the truck! Zero transmissions. 225,000 miles. That vehicle owes me nothing at all.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2023 23:57:35 GMT -5
Been in a bit of a news blackout today, so just found out there was another train derailment in Ohio, this time in our county (Clark) up by the fairgrounds (which is on the other side of town from me). Same company involved ad the East Palestine derailment but supposedly no hazardous materials involved in this derailment. About 20 of the 212 cars on train derailed form the tracks. We're fine (for now) and hope reports of nothing hazardous involved are true. There were o explosions or fireballs this time at least...
It's never fun when you scan the national headlines on google news and see a story about the town you live in...
-M
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2023 17:00:47 GMT -5
Been in a bit of a news blackout today, so just found out there was another train derailment in Ohio, this time in our county (Clark) up by the fairgrounds (which is on the other side of town from me). Same company involved ad the East Palestine derailment but supposedly no hazardous materials involved in this derailment. About 20 of the 212 cars on train derailed form the tracks. We're fine (for now) and hope reports of nothing hazardous involved are true. There were o explosions or fireballs this time at least... It's never fun when you scan the national headlines on google news and see a story about the town you live in... -M Bloody hell. Another derailment. It does hit home as you show when it’s in a town you reside in. I truly hope any lessons that can be learnt, if there are lessons to be learnt, can be applied regarding railroad travel in the future.
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Post by impulse on Mar 7, 2023 12:39:47 GMT -5
Are more derailments happening, or are we just hearing about them now?
Also 225,000 miles out of a Dodge Caravan on one transmission? You should buy a lottery ticket.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2023 14:43:30 GMT -5
Is Quora now as user-unfriendly as IMDb, Wikipedia and so many others?
I Googled a question, which led me to a Quora page. But some of the answers were for other questions. I had to find a needle in a haystack.
It used to be simple: you’d Google, say, “Why is it only officers that can fly aircraft in the RAF?” You’d get a load of answers. Now, it seems there are answers to other questions to navigate through (this is on an iPad), no doubt the Quora equivalent of promoted posts/adverts.
It used to be that there may be 40 answers to the question you came across. It just seemed totally cluttered, with a lot of irrelevancies.
That’s as best as I can explain it. Quora just seemed different. Oh well, that’s another site ruined. Someone else mentioned Goodreads has been ruined, too.
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 7, 2023 15:01:26 GMT -5
Are more derailments happening, or are we just hearing about them now? Also 225,000 miles out of a Dodge Caravan on one transmission? You should by a lottery ticket. THAT! 60,000 miles and it was time for another van for us. So glad after that second one when we emerged on the other side of the van era.
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