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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 22, 2020 11:55:55 GMT -5
Today, after a deep bout of introspection, I arrived at this epiphany: I like beer. That is all. Welcome to the Patch from Humble Texas! 🤠🐴 |
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 23, 2020 2:55:02 GMT -5
The last message received from Mars rover Opportunity was, 'My battery's low and it's getting dark.'
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Post by trailboss on Apr 23, 2020 9:39:08 GMT -5
Without a doubt.
It would be interesting to see that place within six months. Fungal in the jungle.
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Post by bigwoolie on Apr 23, 2020 10:14:09 GMT -5
I got malaria while spending 2 years in the highland jungles of Papua New Guinea many years ago. I've had it twice, in fact. I reckon if I get it again, it'll kill me.
Fun fact...the last time I got malaria, I was simultaneously hit with kidney stones.
Me and mosquitoes, we no longer gee haw.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 28, 2020 18:23:03 GMT -5
I just read that Gretna, Louisiana is the safest place in the United States crime-wise. I wonder if people don't commit crimes there, or if those who do end up as alligator bait?
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Post by ironclad on Apr 28, 2020 18:36:46 GMT -5
This thread, for some reason, reminds me of Jack Handy.
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 28, 2020 21:48:30 GMT -5
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 29, 2020 3:15:32 GMT -5
I love these videos. The only problem I have is that within a couple weeks they'd become a fortress of malaria, with all the skeeters breeding in that thing. There's no aeration or replenishment of water. Some of these guys are able to pipe water in and out making them a more viable novelty. I wonder what they do with them when they're done? I was thinking the same thing myself. I also wonder if they got the heavy machinery in between the filming. That guy doesn't seem the build to be doing all that, but I'm probably wrong. I was also thinking is the grass not going to die very quickly? Surely a tiny layer of sod won't be enough to keep the grass surviving will it? That's just brilliant! |
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Post by pappyjoe on Apr 29, 2020 7:52:00 GMT -5
I just read that Gretna, Louisiana is the safest place in the United States crime-wise. I wonder if people don't commit crimes there, or if those who do end up as alligator bait? Gretna is basically a low rent suburb of New Orleans. The people in Gretna who commit crime just drives a mile or two and commit the crimes in New Orleans where there is more money. (Gretna is considered to be part of the West Bank area of New Orleans - Algiers, Gretna, Harvey & Marrero - which are small towns located on the west bank of the Mississippi River.) |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 29, 2020 8:16:47 GMT -5
My nephew who was a Jefferson Parish sherrif deputy before Katrina lives in Gretna. I posed the question to him and he said "gator bait".
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Post by puffy on Apr 29, 2020 10:43:43 GMT -5
In towns close to an interstate such as the one I live in..It's common for someone to jump off the interstate and rob something.Then jump back on the interstate and be gone.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 29, 2020 11:31:26 GMT -5
In towns close to an interstate such as the one I live in..It's common for someone to jump off the interstate and rob something.Then jump back on the interstate and be gone. We are moving to a house right on Interstate 69 in NE Texas, but it's a rural area and the house can't be seen from the highway and we will have a fence with an electric gate and motion detectors. By the time he gets to the house we will be waiting for him. 😉🤠 |
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Post by pappyjoe on Apr 29, 2020 15:10:13 GMT -5
In towns close to an interstate such as the one I live in..It's common for someone to jump off the interstate and rob something.Then jump back on the interstate and be gone. We are moving to a house right on Interstate 69 in NE Texas, but it's a rural area and the house can't be seen from the highway and we will have a fence with an electric gate and motion detectors. By the time he gets to the house we will be waiting for him. 😉🤠 With clear firing lanes? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 29, 2020 22:22:00 GMT -5
We are moving to a house right on Interstate 69 in NE Texas, but it's a rural area and the house can't be seen from the highway and we will have a fence with an electric gate and motion detectors. By the time he gets to the house we will be waiting for him. 😉🤠 With clear firing lanes? Where would be the sport in that? |
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 29, 2020 22:36:02 GMT -5
If McDonald's sold hot dogs, could you keep a straight face while you ordered a McWeiner and asked them to supersize it?
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 29, 2020 22:45:05 GMT -5
We used to go to DQ and order GutBusters all the time. There was a hamburger stand that had good burgers and they sold a 1 Gallon Coke! In Houston in July there was no competition. Anyway, we went to school with the girls who worked there and we ordered some really nasty stuff.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 30, 2020 1:02:23 GMT -5
In towns close to an interstate such as the one I live in..It's common for someone to jump off the interstate and rob something.Then jump back on the interstate and be gone. We are moving to a house right on Interstate 69 in NE Texas, but it's a rural area and the house can't be seen from the highway and we will have a fence with an electric gate and motion detectors. By the time he gets to the house we will be waiting for him. 😉🤠 I live not far from a two lane highway that runs from NM to CO and the reverse! My road is about 1/5 mile from the border. While I have had stranded motorists come to my door and front gate, no bandits. I do not even keep a firearm handy any longer. I stopped greeting people while armed long ago. I just do not want to live that way. Not moralizing, just making a life choice. On my old gun rack rests a saber made in Toledo Spain in 1940. I suppose that could do some damage during a home invasion. I Fenced both Saber and Foil many years ago. |
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 30, 2020 4:40:07 GMT -5
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 30, 2020 9:37:37 GMT -5
We are moving to a house right on Interstate 69 in NE Texas, but it's a rural area and the house can't be seen from the highway and we will have a fence with an electric gate and motion detectors. By the time he gets to the house we will be waiting for him. 😉🤠 I live not far from a two lane highway that runs from NM to CO and the reverse! My road is about 1/5 mile from the border. While I have had stranded motorists come to my door and front gate, no bandits. I do not even keep a firearm handy any longer. I stopped greeting people while armed long ago. I just do not want to live that way. Not moralizing, just making a life choice. On my old gun rack rests a saber made in Toledo Spain in 1940. I suppose that could do some damage during a home invasion. I Fenced both Saber and Foil many years ago. I have a Windlass Viking Sword by the door that could do some damage. But it's a completely different situation. We're on the US 69 corridor that runs from Mexico to the central US, and it's going to get busier. Still less crime than Houston or Humble, but some risk. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 30, 2020 9:38:50 GMT -5
I love these videos. The only problem I have is that within a couple weeks they'd become a fortress of malaria, with all the skeeters breeding in that thing. There's no aeration or replenishment of water. Some of these guys are able to pipe water in and out making them a more viable novelty. I wonder what they do with them when they're done? I was thinking the same thing myself. I also wonder if they got the heavy machinery in between the filming. That guy doesn't seem the build to be doing all that, but I'm probably wrong. I was also thinking is the grass not going to die very quickly? Surely a tiny layer of sod won't be enough to keep the grass surviving will it? That's just brilliant! I don't overthink it, it's just fun to watch. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 30, 2020 22:46:05 GMT -5
We live 3 miles from the big Houston Airport, and we heard a roar tonight and wondered if it was thunder, before we realized that it was the first plane we had heard in a month.
Usually there are several planes in the sky. On Friday nights I can usually count at least a dozen by the lights and once I counted 17. It's just crazy! Anyone planning on flying in the next month or so?
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Post by Cramptholomew on May 3, 2020 22:20:02 GMT -5
I'm sure glad spiders can't fly.
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Post by trailboss on May 3, 2020 22:29:40 GMT -5
I am not planning on it, but my wife's sister is lowly dying in San Jose, and I think a flight is imminent. The wife thinks we should drive, we will fly if that happens.
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Post by adui on May 3, 2020 22:52:14 GMT -5
I am not planning on it, but my wife's sister is lowly dying in San Jose, and I think a flight is imminent. The wife thinks we should drive, we will fly if that happens Charlie; being as you drive for a living is it safe to say you would prrefer to fly if traveling other than work long distance? |
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Post by simnettpratt on May 3, 2020 23:02:08 GMT -5
With airline tickets down to less than $70 roundtrip, it would be actually cheaper to fly. Let the pilot drive.
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Post by simnettpratt on May 3, 2020 23:10:41 GMT -5
Quarantine Day 27:
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Post by trailboss on May 3, 2020 23:17:17 GMT -5
I am not planning on it, but my wife's sister is lowly dying in San Jose, and I think a flight is imminent. The wife thinks we should drive, we will fly if that happens Charlie; being as you drive for a living is it safe to say you would prrefer to fly if traveling other than work long distance? I I am not getting paid to drive, it is more sensible to fly, in terms of money and time.. by far. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 3, 2020 23:31:02 GMT -5
I'm sure glad spiders can't fly. You are so wrong. 😁😜🤠 |
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Post by simnettpratt on May 4, 2020 1:17:59 GMT -5
Just for the hell of it, and because I'm bored, I looked up roundtrip tickets from Dallas (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX), and they start at $53. That includes a laptop bag, not a full-size carry on, but ain't no way an Airbus A320 burns less than $53 bucks worth of jet fuel on a 1,215 mile flight, each way. Hell, you could go to LA for dinner, if the restaurants were open.
Bring a regular size carry on and they get you though - $35-$150, and guess which end yours falls on.
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Post by bigwoolie on May 4, 2020 15:18:45 GMT -5
Ive discovered that the cheapest, easiest way to get everything you want.
Dont want so much.
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