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We have about two inches of snow so far. It's light, fluffy, sparkly as an emotionally complex vampire in the daylight, and slippery as well, ice.
Looks like it will be an interesting drive home at midnight.
Luckily for me, I have Improved Initiative, and Combat Reflexes (driving only, please don't hit me) as feats. :-)
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We have about two inches of snow so far. It's light, fluffy, sparkly as an emotionally complex vampire in the daylight, and slippery as well, ice.
Looks like it will be an interesting drive home at midnight.
Luckily for me, I have Improved Initiative, and Combat Reflexes (driving only, please don't hit me) as feats. :-)
Not Skill Focus: Winter Driving?
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Not Skill Focus: Winter Driving?We have about two inches of snow so far. It's light, fluffy, sparkly as an emotionally complex vampire in the daylight, and slippery as well, ice.
Looks like it will be an interesting drive home at midnight.
Luckily for me, I have Improved Initiative, and Combat Reflexes (driving only, please don't hit me) as feats. :-)
Driving Feat tree
Driving, High speed driving, off road driving, military vehicle driving, rain driving, snow driving, improved speed driving, improved off road driving, Jeep specializationSkills
Vehicle operation
Radio operation (communications)
muscle car driving and Identification
Interstate Navigation
Local street navigation
Equipment:
+4 Jeep, CB of long range communication, master crafted tool kit, emergency kit +1, Military sleeping bag of warmth,
When it snows, it gets quiet.
Except for the snowplows...
(Cover of the cover by Disturbed of the Simon and Garfunkle song.)
It's basically my favorite version of the song!
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Improved Initiative is more important than skill focus.
Besides, winter driving is an art form, not a skill. :-)
It was actually a nice relaxing drive, I went the long way through Middleton so as to avoid the big hills with turns at the bottom. :-)
Still, it'll be nice not having to go out tomorrow after the other half a foot comes down.
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Saw that. Will reserve judgement until it has been shown conclusively that it works. It seems to violate the Law of Conservation of Momentum.I agree - that's why it's so weird!
If you read my posts there, I want to believe, but find it worth being skeptical until proof is definitively shown. Still, there's a looooot of weirdness with it.
Well, I'm off. Got a few things to do before tomorrow. Like, get my weekly bus card renewed, have some pizza and a beer, browse the adjacent bookstore, and so on.Enjoy!
Also, does anyone know how much this thing has been studied? I'm afraid that my eyes are un-focusing (along with my brain) every time I try and read the article thoroughly. :/
I think it's a really cool concept - I'm just wondering if the effects of the thing also lend itself toward indoctrination.
Apparently, it has been studied enough that the early findings of generally positive effects have been outweighed by studies showing no effect. I wouldn't worry about it.
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For months I've been hearing mice chew on stuff in the wall behind our computer. So for months I've been trying to hunt down and kill them, to no avail.
Even the General started making Caddyshack jokes.
Well, funny story, not funny in "haha!" way, well it probably will be for you. Pea Bear has a gold star with her picture in the middle wrapped in gold foil hanging on the wall behind our computer, it turns out when the heat or air conditioning, or any fan really is going the draft makes the gold star with her picture in the middle wrapped in gold foil sway and brush up against the wall, which sounds exactly like mice chewing on stuff in the wall.
Yup.
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Somehow I suspect that won't stop the Caddyshack jokes...
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I hurt. Moving sucks.I feel your pain. No really my toes seriously hurt from those evil shoes. It may be time to draw the line with my boss.
You know... Just a few phone calls and I could really help out on the foot pain front.
Wha... How does that help my feet?!
Seriously though my work outfits now consist of a set of polos (summer) and sweaters (winter) that are a size too small and feel painted on, those stupid muffin top style work pants, and now these murderous narrow toed shoes. I already led one rebellion and won a concession for women to be allowed to wear skirts in the summer as long as we provide our own. The men were jealous (their pants are also cut to be muffin top style) and one of them even started wearing a skirt himself (he calls it a kilt silly boy) so we helpfully reinforced his self image with compliments on how pretty it made him look. If my revolt against the shoe wins then I think that most of the staff will name me a 'Champion of the People!'Or it could backfire... Freehold could win a spot on the board... and everyone would blame me for our new bunny uniforms. Although my new Russian assistant sounds like she might like it... maybe with a whip and handcuffs to punish those she doesn't like. She was a former women's prison guard.
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Improved Initiative is more important than skill focus.
Besides, winter driving is an art form, not a skill. :-)
It was actually a nice relaxing drive, I went the long way through Middleton so as to avoid the big hills with turns at the bottom. :-)
Still, it'll be nice not having to go out tomorrow after the other half a foot comes down.
No it's a skill... wait so is art...
I just had a grandfather who sat my little rear down in the driver seat when I turned 16 and drilled me on EVERY maneuver you could put a car through over and over and over till I could do it all blindfolded. That included ice driving and regaining control of the car after it went into a skid. I did great only causing a few scuffed tires and one broke signal light in damage (my brother did worse). And now I can confidently b&++$ about all the crazy drivers on Michigan's roads with a smug sense of superiority (especially if I get to drive past them while they wait in a ditch).| 2 people marked this as a favorite. |
For months I've been hearing mice chew on stuff in the wall behind our computer. So for months I've been trying to hunt down and kill them, to no avail.
Even the General started making Caddyshack jokes.
Well, funny story, not funny in "haha!" way, well it probably will be for you. Pea Bear has a gold star with her picture in the middle wrapped in gold foil hanging on the wall behind our computer, it turns out when the heat or air conditioning, or any fan really is going the draft makes the gold star with her picture in the middle wrapped in gold foil sway and brush up against the wall, which sounds exactly like mice chewing on stuff in the wall.
Yup.
That's too bad. I could have loaned you my mom's cat. He can catch any mouse... and helpfully show off his trophy to you by arranging their remains across your neatly folded clean laundry.
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what am I supposed to be signing up for?It's like you're not even paying attention to my posts...
... as noted:
It has been brought to my attention that not enough of you are paying attention. To me. ... also to taig.
SO!
...
>:I
I don't even know what you're talking about and yet I am strongly compelled to agree with you wholeheartedly.DAGGUMMIT MAN!
10 - Freehold! (... children and Like Limey!)...
Aranna! At least post in that other thread with a "Thanks, this is generous, but not for me!" so that Freehold's pheromone-hunting nose will follow you there!
EDIT: hm, a word was missing...
Well... if you think it will help I can post over there.
Just tell Freehold all the girls over there are wearing bunny outfits he will come running.:)
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Ok I just posted over there... BUT are you getting old TL? Freehold is the third person on the first page of the contest.
You are talking about taig's contest right?
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Seriously though my work outfits now consist of a set of polos (summer) and sweaters (winter) that are a size too small and feel painted on, those stupid muffin top style work pants, and now these murderous narrow toed shoes. I already led one rebellion and won a concession for women to be allowed to wear skirts in the summer as long as we provide our own. The men were jealous (their pants are also cut to be muffin top style) and one of them even started wearing a skirt himself (he calls it a kilt silly boy) so we helpfully reinforced his self image with compliments on how pretty it made him look. If my revolt against the shoe wins then I think that most of the staff will name me a 'Champion of the People!'Or it could backfire... Freehold could win a spot on the board... and everyone would blame me for our new bunny uniforms. Although my new Russian assistant sounds like she might like it... maybe with a whip and handcuffs to punish those she doesn't like. She was a former women's prison guard.
Completely *this*.
About three years ago Corporate in the typical not knowing where it's head was at bought us these horrific 'Geneva Convention violating' 100 percent polyester polo work shirts as our 'provided uniform'.
The shirts:
-Absorb 100 percent of all bodily odors and do not release them in the wash.
-Act as a heat conduit during any temperature above freezing in the store.
-Were initially required to be 'tucked in' but after several of us pointed out that we'd be *taken to the hospital for HEAT EXHAUSTION* this has been sort of not enforced.
The pants, provided by the associate, may not have any sort of elastic in the waistband.
Miscellaneous Bonus Round:
By contract, we are supposed to get four shirts per year (full time) or two per year (part time).
I'm one of the 'lucky' ones, due to shirt property one above, I have *five* of the *twelve* I'm supposed to have... due to customer complaints about hygiene...
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Somehow I suspect that won't stop the Caddyshack jokes...
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what am I supposed to be signing up for?It's like you're not even paying attention to my posts...
... as noted:
It has been brought to my attention that not enough of you are paying attention. To me. ... also to taig.
SO!
...
>:I
I don't even know what you're talking about and yet I am strongly compelled to agree with you wholeheartedly.DAGGUMMIT MAN!
10 - Freehold! (... children and Like Limey!)...
Aranna! At least post in that other thread with a "Thanks, this is generous, but not for me!" so that Freehold's pheromone-hunting nose will follow you there!
EDIT: hm, a word was missing...
dood, I was the 4th person in that thread!
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For months I've been hearing mice chew on stuff in the wall behind our computer. So for months I've been trying to hunt down and kill them, to no avail.
Even the General started making Caddyshack jokes.
Well, funny story, not funny in "haha!" way, well it probably will be for you. Pea Bear has a gold star with her picture in the middle wrapped in gold foil hanging on the wall behind our computer, it turns out when the heat or air conditioning, or any fan really is going the draft makes the gold star with her picture in the middle wrapped in gold foil sway and brush up against the wall, which sounds exactly like mice chewing on stuff in the wall.
Yup.
ROTFL!!!
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Ok I just posted over there... BUT are you getting old TL? Freehold is the third person on the first page of the contest.
You are talking about taig's contest right?
Ha! Tacticslion is old!
Wait a minute, what does that say about me.
Probably that we're almost out of prune juice... wait, what were we talking about...
Ha! Tacticslion is...
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It has absolutely nothing to do with a Christmas contest that taig (another guy not afraid to not capitalize his name) is throwing.
Yup, absolutely nothing to do with that, nothing to see here (and thus keep my odds of winning higher).
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I actually don't care if I win anything (I usually don't)
It's just a fun and incredibly generous thing to take part in, and It's fun to root everyone on. :-)
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Some people take stuff like this to be an excuse to... well, you know. Just like the time I was in Boston. Let me tell you, it was a long time ago. The Statue of Liberty hadn't been built yet. And there I was, and along comes a young woman, and she's carrying a ladder. So I ask her what the ladder is for, and she asks me to hold the ladder for her while she climbs up and checks something up on the roof. I think it was about gulls or something. I used to hate gulls...
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I hurt. Moving sucks.I feel your pain. No really my toes seriously hurt from those evil shoes. It may be time to draw the line with my boss.
You know... Just a few phone calls and I could really help out on the foot pain front.
Wha... How does that help my feet?!
Seriously though my work outfits now consist of a set of polos (summer) and sweaters (winter) that are a size too small and feel painted on, those stupid muffin top style work pants, and now these murderous narrow toed shoes. I already led one rebellion and won a concession for women to be allowed to wear skirts in the summer as long as we provide our own. The men were jealous (their pants are also cut to be muffin top style) and one of them even started wearing a skirt himself (he calls it a kilt silly boy) so we helpfully reinforced his self image with compliments on how pretty it made him look. If my revolt against the shoe wins then I think that most of the staff will name me a 'Champion of the People!'Or it could backfire... Freehold could win a spot on the board... and everyone would blame me for our new bunny uniforms. Although my new Russian assistant sounds like she might like it... maybe with a whip and handcuffs to punish those she doesn't like. She was a former women's prison guard.
why blame when they could thank? I mean come on! Playboy bunny outfits! What could go wrong? Employee satisfaction and overall productivity would skyrocket. I've run the numbers. And don't forget casual cosplay Friday! I'll make scones. Or have CH make a pie!
Also if your friend has the accent and is handy with a riding crop, she can be my left hand, as you would be right.
We can rule, Aranna. Together.
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About 6 inches of snow on the ground so far, it's started to really come down again so probably another two or three inches of snow.
Very pretty out.
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We can wear whatever we like at work.
It is only a matter of time before someone comes in dressed in a Playboy bunny outfit.
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I can pull it off.
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And bring plenty of booze!
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For months I've been hearing mice chew on stuff in the wall behind our computer. So for months I've been trying to hunt down and kill them, to no avail.
Even the General started making Caddyshack jokes.
Well, funny story, not funny in "haha!" way, well it probably will be for you. Pea Bear has a gold star with her picture in the middle wrapped in gold foil hanging on the wall behind our computer, it turns out when the heat or air conditioning, or any fan really is going the draft makes the gold star with her picture in the middle wrapped in gold foil sway and brush up against the wall, which sounds exactly like mice chewing on stuff in the wall.
Yup.
That's too bad. I could have loaned you my mom's cat. He can catch any mouse... and helpfully show off his trophy to you by arranging their remains across your neatly folded clean laundry.
I was told that if a cat brings you mice they caught it's because they think you suck at hunting and they're trying to show you how it's done.
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So you should be frying them up then.
[Obnoxious pet owner voice] kitty want a Fievel Fritter! Kitty want a Fievel Fritter!! Yes he does! Who's a good wittle shnookums!! [Obnoxious pet owner face burying embrace]
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Nine inches (of snow) I have.
"Could affect morning commute" they say.
Not I, said the guy with a harness attached to his sled.
Having all schools and places of employment within easy walking distance in the winter is the beezneez. :-)
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Will you be that someone?We can wear whatever we like at work.
It is only a matter of time before someone comes in dressed in a Playboy bunny outfit.
Only if you ask very nicely.
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Tiny T-Rex: I'll give you twenty dollars if I don't have to go to school tomorrow.
Pea Bear: I'll give you thirty!
Tiny T-Rex: I'll give you my twenty AND her thirty!... Pea Bear, can I borrow thirty dollars?
The General: No one is bribing dad to get off school!
Pea Bear: I don't think you realize how cheap he is!
Me: I don't think you realize how valuable quiet time is.
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Tiny T-Rex: I'll give you twenty dollars if I don't have to go to school tomorrow.
Pea Bear: I'll give you thirty!
Tiny T-Rex: I'll give you my twenty AND her thirty!... Pea Bear, can I borrow thirty dollars?
The General: No one is bribing dad to get off school!
Pea Bear: I don't think you realize how cheap he is!
Me: I don't think you realize how valuable quiet time is.
<3
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I have a suit and tie job. Stiffing but I do get to look at my associates and say: "You know what the difference between you and me is? I make this look good."