General chit chat and shit talk.
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I had a tree come down in my yard last night. Crazy that I didn’t hear it or feel it… though I am pretty deaf. Even crazier that it fell right along the fence and did no damage to it or my house. Very thankful it didn’t fall over the fence and onto my neighbors house.
I've spent a good part of the day hacking the tree up with a dinky electric chainsaw.. and my body says ouch. But at least I've have some free firewood for next season.
No I believe this is a Black Locust, super annoying invasive tree, lots of little ones pop up in the yard and they have sharp thorns on them when they are smallish. Should be great firewood though. The other issue is there is another, much larger one just a couple of feet from the back of my garage. It's on the border of the property with a neighbor so I'm not positive who's tree it is.. Wouldn't mind that thing getting taken down but I sure as shit can't afford it right now.
HSanders
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it would be really cool if insurance companies would offer some kind of incentive to homeowners to get trees like that taken down because it could prevent a future large insurance claim down the road. Good for the home owner good for the company.
I picked up some of these.
The membership card was originally printed by Ken Kesey’s Intrepid Trips, Inc. in late 1965, around the time of the second “Acid Test” held at Big Nig’s house in San Jose, California (December 4th, 1965), an occasion notable as the Grateful Dead’s first Acid Test performance. The membership cards were distributed at the Acid Tests and other notable GD shows.
The "Acid Tests" were gatherings, particularly in the San Francisco area, that centered around LSD use and music, often featuring the Grateful Dead. These events were a key component of the San Francisco counterculture and its transition from the Beat Generation to the Hippie Movement.
The membership card was originally printed by Ken Kesey’s Intrepid Trips, Inc. in late 1965, around the time of the second “Acid Test” held at Big Nig’s house in San Jose, California (December 4th, 1965), an occasion notable as the Grateful Dead’s first Acid Test performance. The membership cards were distributed at the Acid Tests and other notable GD shows.
The "Acid Tests" were gatherings, particularly in the San Francisco area, that centered around LSD use and music, often featuring the Grateful Dead. These events were a key component of the San Francisco counterculture and its transition from the Beat Generation to the Hippie Movement.
Chainsaw-wielding robbers flee Louvre with jewellery
Chainsaw-wielding robbers broke into the Louvre in Paris on Sunday and made away with jewellery, several sources said, leading the world's most visited museum to close for the day.The Louvre said on X it was closing its doors for the day "for exceptional reasons".
Chainsaw-wielding robbers broke into the Louvre in Paris on Sunday and made away with jewellery, several sources said, leading the world's most visited museum to close for the day.
The thieves arrived between 9:30 and 9:40 am (0730 and 0740 GMT) and stole jewellery, a source following the case said, adding its value was still being estimated.
A separate police source said the robbers had drawn up on a scooter armed with small chainsaws and used a goods lift to reach the room they were targeting.
France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati earlier on Sunday reported a break-in at the Louvre in Paris.
"A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum," she wrote on X.
"No injuries reported. I'm on site with museum staff and police," she added.
The Louvre said on X it was closing its doors for the day "for exceptional reasons".
But contacted by AFP, it did not wish to immediately provide further comment.
The seat of French kings until Louis XIV abandoned it for Versailles in the late 1600s, the Louvre is regularly listed as the world's most visited museum.
The exhibition venue welcomed nine million visitors last year.
HSanders
Well-known member
Was listening to the radio this morning and heard the host give this quote. I really liked it a lot because I think sometimes people feel that if you want to keep traditions going you just are doing it for the sake of doing it rather than preserving something worthy to pass on. I am not sure who originally said the quote. when I looked it up i saw is has been attributed to various people and to interpretations of various people's comments.I can't say definitively where it came from.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes but the preservation of fire
Tradition is not the worship of ashes but the preservation of fire
Chainsaw-wielding robbers flee Louvre with jewellery
Chainsaw-wielding robbers broke into the Louvre in Paris on Sunday and made away with jewellery, several sources said, leading the world's most visited museum to close for the day.The Louvre said on X it was closing its doors for the day "for exceptional reasons".www.yahoo.com
Chainsaw-wielding robbers broke into the Louvre in Paris on Sunday and made away with jewellery, several sources said, leading the world's most visited museum to close for the day.
The thieves arrived between 9:30 and 9:40 am (0730 and 0740 GMT) and stole jewellery, a source following the case said, adding its value was still being estimated.
A separate police source said the robbers had drawn up on a scooter armed with small chainsaws and used a goods lift to reach the room they were targeting.
France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati earlier on Sunday reported a break-in at the Louvre in Paris.
"A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum," she wrote on X.
"No injuries reported. I'm on site with museum staff and police," she added.
The Louvre said on X it was closing its doors for the day "for exceptional reasons".
But contacted by AFP, it did not wish to immediately provide further comment.
The seat of French kings until Louis XIV abandoned it for Versailles in the late 1600s, the Louvre is regularly listed as the world's most visited museum.
The exhibition venue welcomed nine million visitors last year.
That takes some balls.
I was talking to my daughter and she had gone to a concert recently. Somebody named Brown, I didn't know who the fuck she was talking about. Anyway, she says "Dad, you have to hear this" and played about 30 seconds of a song over the phone. Then she asked me what I thought of it, which was probably a mistake on her part. So I said " It sounded like a Vietnamese dude getting his balls slammed in the car door". She then asked "So, you didn't like it"? No, I didn't, not at all.
I didn't think she'd have to ask me twice. I thought I made it pretty clear with my answer.
I didn't think she'd have to ask me twice. I thought I made it pretty clear with my answer.
HSanders
Well-known member
A couple of cool pins I picked up..
Ahhh...... Memories of the good days and times:
Alabama Police Get Revenge Using ‘Old School Rules’ After High School Seniors Cover HQ With Toilet Paper
Alabama Police Get Revenge Using ‘Old School Rules’ After High School Seniors Cover HQ With Toilet Paper
Officials investigate ‘intentional’ explosion at Harvard University medical building that left no injuries
An apparently “intentional” explosion at a Harvard University medical building early Saturday is under investigation, authorities said.
