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The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

batmagadanleadoff Aug 09 2020 04:52 PM

What? China, of all nations, doesn't have eminent domain? Check out the video below. A woman refused to move to make way for a major highway. So the government built the highway to surround her house. Two lanes to one side of the house and two lanes on the other side. https://nypost.com/video/highway-built-around-house-of-woman-who-refused-to-move/

ashie62 Aug 09 2020 05:03 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

Today is my moms 9th day at assisted living. Its not a quarantine but they keep new residents from family for 14 days to settle into their new home. I miss her very very much and cant wait to see her. Coulda talked on phone with her but Verizon put off installations due to the outage

Frayed Knot Aug 09 2020 08:04 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

I saw that that Chinese house story as well and was shocked that the gov't didn't just demo the house whether she was still in it or not. Maybe they decided that allowing her to stay while they built the highway around her was worse punishment. btw, we didn't skip this year's version of the 'Apropos of Nothing' thread, it's just disguised as 'Small Things Considered'

nymr83 Aug 09 2020 08:11 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

What? China, of all nations, doesn't have eminent domain? Check out the video below. A woman refused to move to make way for a major highway. So the government built the highway to surround her house. Two lanes to one side of the house and two lanes on the other side. https://nypost.com/video/highway-built-around-house-of-woman-who-refused-to-move/ crazy!

MFS62 Aug 10 2020 05:38 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

We just got power restored at 11PM last night. It has been knocked out in the storm, returned for one day, the went out again. Later

Lefty Specialist Aug 11 2020 02:22 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

Today, I received a LinkedIn invite from someone in China named Teddy Waffles. He's real, works for one of our vendors and loves puppy and kitten. https://www.linkedin.com/in/teddy-waffles-13732885/?midToken=AQHDg7aRO_NXHA&trk=eml-email_m2m_invite_single_01-hero-4-prof%7Ecta&trkEmail=eml-email_m2m_invite_single_01-hero-4-prof%7Ecta-null-jevbc%7Ekdq4xukq%7Elt-null-neptune%2Fprofile%7Evanity%2Eview

Benjamin Grimm Aug 11 2020 02:39 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

He sounds adorable!

Lefty Specialist Aug 12 2020 09:20 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

Yeah, he'd be more adorable if he could get me product on time. His wife Suzi Maplesyrup is lovely, though. Not to mention his Aunt Je......oh, never mind.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 18 2020 10:43 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

Newsday definitely devotes more back pages to hockey than the News or the Post do. If there was a Tabloid Cover Derby for the Islanders, Newsday would be tremendously favored.

Lefty Specialist Aug 27 2020 08:47 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

Macaulay Culkin @IncredibleCulk Hey guys, wanna feel old? I'm 40. You're welcome. 5:13 PM · Aug 26, 2020

kcmets Aug 30 2020 09:30 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

I got gas this morning a Sinclair station. I don't know why, but I thought Dino went extinct decades ago but there he was adorning some fancy new pumps.

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 31 2020 06:12 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

We totally got into Sinclair gas when we were out west. Where were these pumps?

Lefty Specialist Sep 02 2020 06:54 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

So, there's this guy flying around in a jetpack in Southern California. At 3,000 feet. One way to beat traffic on the 405, I guess. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/airline-pilots-reported-seeing-guy-jetpack-flying-3-000-feet-n1239027

kcmets Sep 02 2020 09:11 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

And just like that, gas is like half the price it was a number of years ago. Surprised The Grand Wizard is trumpeting his pie hole over that too. Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: We totally got into Sinclair gas when we were out west. Where were these pumps? Peekskill/Cortland area. It's a dumpy station that has changed brands frequently but they always have cheapest gas on a mile or so strip that has a lot of stores and gas. I only remember Sinclair I think because they had big colorful ads in the early Mets memorabilia.

whippoorwill Sep 02 2020 09:33 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

I remember that dinosaur. Dad would go to Sinclair every so often just to make me happy I think. He was a sweetie

whippoorwill Sep 09 2020 06:39 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

Someday my kids will be as stupid as I am

whippoorwill Sep 11 2020 06:03 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

My mom, and my son and his wife incidentally, are in a neighborhood which currently has air quality warning in place because of a (so far) 24 hour fire at a neighborhood hospital. 2020 keeps getting better and better

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 12 2020 06:02 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

This is a really great thread, I was LOLing reading it last night. The penalty on Willets, whether Berry and worry really rhyme, etc. : http://archives.thecranepool.net/16900/f2_t16916.shtml

MFS62 Sep 12 2020 07:50 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

=whippoorwill post_id=46350 time=1599868986 user_id=79] My mom, and my son and his wife incidentally, are in a neighborhood which currently has air quality warning in place because of a (so far) 24 hour fire at a neighborhood hospital. 2020 keeps getting better and better

Hope they're ok. Keep us posted.

Later

whippoorwill Sep 12 2020 08:58 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

Yes everything seems to be fine now Thank you!

MFS62 Sep 16 2020 11:32 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

I had a new roof put on my house today. The crew arrived at 8:00 AM and were finished at 1:30. Later

ashie62 Sep 16 2020 01:56 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

That is a very fast crew. May it not leak anytime soon.

MFS62 Sep 16 2020 02:22 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

=ashie62 post_id=46677 time=1600286219 user_id=90] That is a very fast crew. May it not leak anytime soon.

Knock wood.

That was the reason we got the new roof. The old one was well over 20 years old.

The guy lives in town, and his company has been around for 30+ years. He did the house across the street and it was fast because he had about half a dozen guys working on it. They have it down to a science.

Thanks.

Later

Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2020 02:52 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

The roof that came with my newly built house lasted eight years. It's replacement has been doing really well and it's been in place for twelve years. I hope to be long gone from here before it turns twenty.

MFS62 Sep 27 2020 06:24 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

I'm down to one team I root for with a possibility of making the post season (The Jets have no chance). Go Connecticut Sun! They're one win away from making the WNBA finals. Later

MFS62 Sep 29 2020 08:08 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

They lost, too. No playoffs this year. Rats! Later

Lefty Specialist Oct 02 2020 12:43 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

Bruce Springsteen graces the cover of this month's AARP magazine. (He's 71)

MFS62 Oct 12 2020 11:49 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

To any Canadian CPF'ers we may have - Happy Thanksgiving Day! Later

Lefty Specialist Oct 15 2020 03:18 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158826702073814&set=a.96880828813&__cft__[0]=AZVYr1bMtEWutRsI6IhcIjq0nvGGFcADz9z8nELh79CDMl3OyNKC_RERydeKRJ-SlLJkq2Km7sCNv_cW88DjQi4iwz5sOWdNuiVuiUCqCTzmybasfFzBL3FDH4_bNhZJIzi21Zx8YveVmQTN87tGtzQ1AcnYRup0iF7WeMysDCHU0FCPLyebUk1SnDuE9ZvxGUg&__tn__=EH-y-R

MFS62 Oct 19 2020 03:07 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

How do you take your penis out "by accident"? https://www.thecut.com/2020/10/media-reacts-to-jeffrey-toobin-zoom-dick-incident.html I'll take Dumb Excuses for $200, Alex. Later

Benjamin Grimm Oct 20 2020 08:13 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

Today is Kamala Harris' birthday. It's also Keith Hernandez's birthday. And, get this... THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME INITIALS! I'm going to get the people at Ripley's on the phone...

Lefty Specialist Oct 20 2020 05:33 PM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

And neither one will be voting for the other.

ashie62 Nov 08 2020 06:59 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

I'll put this here. My mom went into assisted living three months ago. Her decline has been incremental month to month for some time. She is currently in St. Peters hospital with a gall bladder issue and possibly liver as well. Surgery is being recommended to remove her gall bladder. She is 82 on blood thinners and with some level of dementia. I am trying to hope for the best. I just don't know what best is.

MFS62 Nov 08 2020 07:46 AM Re: The Apropos of Nothing 2020 Thread

Hang in there, pal. The most serious immediate thing is undergoing surgery while on blood thinners. That's experience talking. Best wishes for positive outcomes. Later