was driving down the highway two days ago, and an armchair suddenly yeeted itself out of the back of a pickup truck two lanes over and about fifty feet ahead. If I’d been in that lane, I’m sure I wouldn’t have been able to stop before I bashed it, and if it had rolled up the hood of my van there’s a good chance it would have smashed through my windshield too. Gave me a right good scare for all of thirty seconds!
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Exactly why I refuse to travel behind loaded vehicles. A secured semi, whatever. Anybody in a UHaul is a screaming signal of “I don’t know what I’m doing with this much vehicle.” A truck with tie-downs is screaming “stay FAAAAAAAAAR away and in another lane if possible.” I’ll let multiple people pass me before I keep speed with such a truck, after maybe 4 vehicles are between us. And then I give the 4th one lots of room.
whoops
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My grocery store puts the LED bulbs down low. In Kansas, incandescent bulbs are still considered top shelf, it seems.
Per https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/business/incandescent-light-bulb-ban/index.html
it is no longer legal to sell most incandescent bulbs. (I.e., most which could be sold in the past can no longer be sold)
My local grocer may be a bit of a rebel!
Had a similar experience with a burner from a stove. A few minutes later the broiler pan was flying around the interstate. Granted, both are a lot smaller than an armchair… that must upped the heart rate and adrenaline.
I was driving behind a 5-yr old VW downtown this evening. It came to a stop att a light but then would not go. The driver was having problems so I went around and parked. As he tried to move the car it made a terrible noise, it sounded like either the engine or the tranny was destroyed. A few of us helped push his car out of the way. What a sucky day for him. Also found out two women I know lost children at an early age, one is about five, the other in his 20s. Maybe I should have saved this for the sucky thought thread…
I think my Roomba is drunk. It’s been cleaning eight square feet for quite a while now. Hardwood that wasn’t dirty to begin with, at least not terribly dirty.
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Do I LOOK like someone who wants to pick up and move to Bermuda to lead a pricing team? Move along, recruiter I’ve never spoken to.
They did at least get my industry right this time.
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I’m sure the recruiter was impressed by your background.
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I’ve got a zit directly above my eyelid.
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better than having a zit big enough for it’s own eyelid!!!
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I could fly from DSM to Paris for only $550 round trip through the end of February. Even though I’m going to Scotland in early May and even though I usually use frequent flyer miles I’m sniffing around for another destination at those prices.
Or are they always that cheap in the winter and I never considered it before.
I thought Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics were referred to as STEM. When did it become STEAM?
When the arts felt left out.
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I remembered in time to put Kewpie on my sandwich.
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Well this is the Random Thoughts thread, not the Happy Thoughts thread, so you must be confused.
There wasn’t a Relieved Thoughts thread.
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It is the most stereotypical grey fall day today. No leaves on the trees, and the sky is grey. Looks like something out of the book of eli.
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